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Friday, May 15, 1942 Lincoln, NeKraslta (University, Govern merit Advise Students to Enlist in Reserves And 'Stick by' College Studies Enlist in the Army, Navy, or Marines and at the same time go to college, is the advice of the U. S. government as well as the administration of the university. The army and navy now believe that the leadership which the na tion and its armed forces must have will be found in college trained men. "It is the patriotic duty of every student now in school to stay by his or her studies in the belief that they will be worth far more to the govern ment later," stated G. W. Rosen lof, director of admissions. The Navy has already put into effect a plan by which freshman may enlist in the U. S. Navy Re serve and attend college for two years at least. One-fifty of these men are selected to continue for two more years as candidates ofr commissions as dick or engineer ing officers. They may seek com missions as aviation officers in aviation cadet training schools. The Army and Marines are also introducing plans under which col lege men can enlist and remain in school until the conclusion of their four years. They then be come candidates for commissioned officers. 3 Eat and Enjoy ICE CREAM The peak of quality The scholastic reauirements of auch nroerams are not severe, and the physical examinations are those of the respective services. All branches of the armed forces are urging young people under 20 to enlist in the branch of the service which interests them and for which they are qualified and so deferr their in duction until they have met me requirement of needed officer per sonnel. Boys who enlist in the service under one of these programs will not be required to wear the uni form while inactive, but will be authorized to wear a distinctive insignia marking them as men who have joined the armed forces. The University of Nebraska has opened all departments to these students including a series of two year courses which grant the de gree of Associate in Applied Sci ences, Associate in Arts, Associate in Applied Arts, Associate in Business Administration, Asso ciate in Commercial Education, Associate in Journalism, and As sociate in Science in Education. Those interested should apply to the director of admissions. The army ar.d the world say "Keep 'em Flying" our leaders in the armed forces say "Keep 'em training." Take home new SPORT . . . for an active summer! if 7 .in . ."i 1 " 7 ' MI RK'S fun ahead picnics, j swimming, golfing, cycling, tennis ... all those playtimes that require Kmart - looking (yet comfortable) sports logs. You can liave a smooth collection ready if yon shop on Mil ler's Second Floor where you'll al ways find the nmcrsl in sportSM'ear. 4 Amy 'v sl VP MM'. f PLAY SUITS 2.50 to 6.50 SEPARATE SLACKS 2.95 to 7.95 BLOUSES 1.25 to 3.50 SWIM SUITS $3 to $8 Ifi Miller's Serond Flaor for SPORTSWEAR Guy Reed Speaks At UN Graduation Over 800 men and women in caps and gowns will march across the Coliseum platform past Chancellor C. S. Boucher to receive their degrees and charges on the morning of May 25, in the 1942 Commencement Day exercises. Guy E. Reed, distin guished graduate of the university, class of 1911, will deliver the commencement address. Mr. Reed is vice president of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. Following his graduation from Nebraska he served as manager of Cornhusker athletics and was secretary of the Nebraska Alumni Association from 1913 to 1915. Mr. Reed is especially interested in boys' work, and in the past 25 years has interviewed over 10,000 boys, helping them to find their places in the world. He organized the Chicago Alumni club in 1924 and was its president for two years. Seated upon the platform during the ceremonies will be members of the university faculty and a small group of men and women upon whom the university is confering honorary degrees, and alumni who will receive University-Alumni Dis tinguished Service Awards. Mr. Reed was the recipient of one of these awards two vears aeo. Honorary decrees and distinguished service awards will be presented following the Commencement Day address and the confering of baccalaureate and high degrees. Baccalaureate Begins at 4:30. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by the Right Rev. Howard R. Drinker, of Omaha, Episcopal Bishop of Ne braska. The service will be held Sunday, May 24, at 4:30 in the afternoon in the coliseum. All graduates are required to at tend this ceremony in caps and gowns. The Rev. Mr. Drinker was elected Bishop of Nebraska m 1939. He received his bachelor of sacred theology degree from the Divinity School of the University of Pennsylvania and a doctor of divinity from Nashotah House in Wisconsin, lie was awarded the Doecesan Distinguished Service Cross m Lnicago in 1932. The 1942 Alumni Round-up will include reunions of the honor classes of 1892, 1902, 1912, 1922, 1932. These classes will have honor tables at the traditional reunion luncheon Saturday, May 23. The class of 1902 will have a reunion breakfast Satur day, as will the class of 1898. The traditional Alumni-Faculty Reunion Luncheon will be held at 12:30 p. m. Saturday. R. A. Van Orsdel, class of '06, will speak on "War Requirements A Challenge for the Uni versity." The university band will present a concert at 3:30 p. m. Saturday and the Chancellor's Senior-Alumni reception will be held at 8:30 that evening followed at 9 by the Senior Aumni dance in the Union ballroom. lO-HKUM THl GIRLS. ARE CHOOSING A W V 'I X w&sho Fourth Floor Select fine GRADUATION GIFTS at Miller's . . . the quality store. m i LLE R 6 P A i 0 B T"