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, Yol. 1, No. 2
Lincoln Nebraska.
Friday, June 12, 1942
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Three companies have decided to erect indus
trial alcohol and synthetic rubber plants in Nebras
ka and are seeking priority ratings for the neces
sary machinery, Dr. Leo Christensen, research ex
ecutive fr the Chemurgy Project at the University
bf Nebraska college of agriculture, announced Tues-
day following his return from conferences in Wash
ington, D. C.
Names of the three companies cannot be made
public at this time, he stated, but one, a large
eastern alcohol manufacturer, wants to build a 25
million dollar plant, and would build with its own
capital. Officials say they are ready to start just
as soon as the War Production Board says they
can have the machinery. They state that they can
be producing rubber eight months after construc
tion is started. Two Midwest corporations have
developed or are developing similar plans. Both
private and government financing are available,
company officials have stated.
The Chemurgy Project and other departments
of the University of Nebraska will co-operate in
surveys of raw material supplies, water and fuel
resources, and other work required by construction
of any plants, Christensen said.
"It is hoped that these plants can be built soon
enough to be of use in handling the large grain
crop soon to be harvested," he declared. "It is all
up to the War Production Board. Every day of
delay is one more day of waiting for new tires."
, University Receives Copies
" Of Late Senator's Papers
Papers of Gilbert M. Hitch
cock, late Nebraska senator,
have been presented to the uni
versity library in the form of
microfilm copy and photostats
by his widow. The original col
lection of papers has been de
posited in the Library of Con
gress. The collection, although a small
one, derives great value from the
fact that Senator Hitchcock, chair
man of the senate commtitee on
foreign affairs during 1917-1920,
was in close touch with President
Woodrow Wilson and had charge
of the resolution declaring a state
of war between the United States
and Germany. As ranking demo
cratic member of this committee,
he also led the unsuccessful fight
for ratification of the Treaty of
Versailles in 1919-20.
Opposes War
Among: the documents Is a
carbon copy of a letter from
Senator Hitchcock to President
Wilson, dated March 29, 1917,
expressing: opposition to a decla
ration of war. Illustrating: the
controversy in the senate over
establishment of the League of
Nations is a four-pare letter of
Jormer President William IIow-
Prof. Mabel Lcc
Talks at Phys Ed
Iowa
meeting
in
Miss Mabel Lee, director of the
department of physical education
for women, will give two talks at
the University of Iowa's 13th an
nual conference on problems in
physical education June 11. In the
morning she will speak on "Physi
cal Education's Opportunity in the
Present War ftinergency," and in
the afternoon on "Co-operation on
an Intensive Scale."
On June 12 she will attend a
conference on college wartime
programs of physical education for
women to be held at Iowa City by
the U. S. Office of Education war
time commission.
. . . From Widow
ard Taft to Senator Hitchcock,
dated Nov. 15, 1919, and auto
graph signed.
Also included are letters from
Senator Hitchcock to Mrs. Wilson,
Jan. 5 and 13, 1920; from John
Sharp Williams to Senator Hitch
cock, Jan. 9, 1920; and from Presi
dent Wilson to Senator Hitchcock,
Jan. 26, 1920.
Another document of interest
is the address of Senator Hitch
cock before the Nebraska demo
cratic convention. Also included
is a letter to the senator from
Munroe Keeser, then editor of
the Daily Nebraskan at the Uni
versity. The letter is dated
Febr. 25, 1928, and Senator
Hitchcock began the expression
of his views on the back.
Union Resumes
Harmony Hour
This Summer
Harmony-Hour, the recorded
concert of the best in music will
be resumed during the summer
session. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia,
professional muisc fraternity will
continue to sponsor and plan each
program.
Seven programs have been
scheduled in the Union for the
summer under the following head
ings:
Music prohibited in occupied
Europe June 17
Contemporary music June 22
Chamber music June 29
Violin concerto July
Music of our allies July 13
Opera July 20
All-request July 27
TEueatfce (romp
KlexH Tuesday
All summer students are eligible to try out Tuesday, Jun
16, at 2:30 o'clock in room 201 of the Temple, for parts in the
summer session theatre to be presented July 11 and July 25,
The plays, regular summer school features, are co-sponsored by,
the speech department and the Union, and will be directed by;
Joe Ziraniermann.
Two productions will be chosen from Rose Franken 3
"biauaia,' a iiveiy comeay
Two New
Professors
Know Asia
Taylor Arrives Here
From Malaya; McKim
To Teach Geography
Two men well acquainted with
the Asiatic war theater Prof.
F. L. Taylor and Dr. B. Clavin Mc
Kim will be included on the Uni
versity of Nebraska geography de
partment's sumer faculty.
Professor Talyor arrived in
the United States only three
weeks ago from Malaya, where
he was profesor of geography
and principal of an English
school until the Japanese con
quest, and Dr. McKim taught
north of Bataan peninsula in the
Phillippines for three years be
fore doing graduate study here
where he received his Ph. D de
gree in 1935.
Dr. Nels A. Bengtson, geography
department chairman. secured
Professor Taylor for the sum
mer to replace Dr. A. B. Cozzens
of the University of Illinois, who
(See PROFS, page 2.)
Roving Reporter Finds
Coeds Against War Marriage
By Mary Aileen Cochran.
War has made a puzzling ques
tion out of that most fascinating
subject MARRIAGE. Students
haunting the campus this summer
have varied views on whether the
army should be an interfering fac
tor with their plans.
When asked if they thought
a couple should be married if
the boy was entering the armed
forces, the girls tended to be
more conservative. Some were
almost rabidly against it. In
most cases, when interviewed,
the answer was conditioned with
"it depends upon the situation
and the couple involved." (In
every case personal feelings
toward the subject were elim
nated, supposedly.)
Kay Tunnison NO. "Conditions
in army camps aren't conducive
to normal living, and the mar
riage is apt to be risky with the
husband necessarily away so
3UqhL io. CfanicL . . .
Dream and Variations
much of the time."
Rather puzzled over the ques
tion was Al O'Connor. His final
answer was YES, if marriage had
already been planned. "Might as
well go through with it."
Nate Eastman, who was mar
ried to Elizabeth Gailey June 1,
didn't have to state his opinions.
Obviously, they are pro.
Jean Murray NO! "Things are
entirely too unsettled for mar
riage." The only girl to answer in the
UN Orchestra
Begins Practice
Students registered for sum
mer school are invited to par
ticipate in the summer school
symphony orchestra, Mr.
Wishnow, the director of
the orchestra, announced yes
terday. Those able to play some or
chestrational instrument and
desiring to take part in the
group should see Mr. Wishnow
at room 210 in the school of
music or they may come to re
hearsals 1:30 to 2:30 daily ex
cept Saturday. This course may
be taken with or without
credit.
affirmative was Betty Hochreiter
She said that if they were both
in love war or nothing else could
change them.
Bud Johnson thought that the
final step should be taken only if
they had planned cn it for some
time. Sam Seifert brought in a dif
ferent angle: "If she wants you
badly enough she will wait, if not,
she's not worth marrying:
Beth Greene NO. "There is too
much of the danger that both of
the persons involved might change
after what they had been through
apart from one another.
Two of the best victims of the
roviner reporter were Janet Hag
gart and Don Steele. They strolled
into the Crib, with Don in uni
form of 2nd lieutenant and ready
to report to Camp Roberts in Cali
fornia for active duty. Said Janet:
"NO. If a girl likes a boy, she
misses him enough if they are not
married. It makes it even worseif
thev are. Besides, colleee girls
have a definite part in the war. It
would be a detriment to their
chance to do defense work if they
have to take care of a home too."
Lieutenant Steele replied "No.
There is too slim a chance for a
2nd lieutenant to come back."
which has been playing all year
on Broadway; "Outward
Bound," a comedy drama of
novel plot by Sutton Vane and
"The Importance of Being
Earnest," Oscar Wilde's farci
cal comedy.
The plays will provide oppor
tunity for those wishing to learn
technical work and directing, and
Zimmerman stated that there will
be demonstrations of methods in
producing amateur plays, open to
all students.
Joe Zimmerman, formerly of
the University of Iowa, has been
named director of the summer
session theatre and instructor in
dramatics replacing Paul Bo
gan, who is now in the army.
Zimmerman received his bache
lor's and master's degrees at
Iowa, is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, and has had a year of
graduate study beyond his mas
ters. He has been assistant in the
Iowa university during the past
year.
UN Journalism
School Holds
Short Session
Featuring courses in news writ
ing, editing, features, advertising
and news photography, the univer.
sity school of journalism is now
holding a two weeks newspaper
short course at University Hall
under the direction of Harold
Hamil,
The course started last Monday
with the registration of people
from ten Nebraska towns and will
last until June 20. Designed espe
cially for training men and wom
en who must fill out newspaper
staffs during the war emergency,
the course offers elementary work
in many types of newspaper prob
lems.
Special field trips under the di
rection of Mr. Robert Crawford
are taken each ay from 10 to 12
a. m. to places of interest around
Lincoln. This morning a group will
go to the Nebraska Farmer, and
next week tours are scheduled for
home ec building and ag hall on
ag campus. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday will be devoted to lec
tures and answering questions iti
this class.
From 8 to 10 a. m. each day Mr.
Hamil is conducting news writing
and editing sessions with lectures,
practice periods, and discussions.
Afternoon advertising and news
photography laboratory sessions
are arranged with Mr. Blood and
Mr. Jensen.
Sludenls Secure
Work at Bureau
New students desiring part
time employment during the
summer fusion should inquire
about work at the Student Em
ployment bureau, room 8, Adm.
Bldg.
Opus 1 Number 1.
' (The dream is that one day stu
dents of the University of Ne
braska will know the inscription
in the school of music that reads:
"Of all the arts great, music is
the one that raises the soul above
all earthly storms." Until that
day we can have only variations
on that dream.)
Whatever other charms music
may have it has drawn over 100
Lincoln and outstate high school
music students to the university
campus for three weeks of in
tensive study in the theory of
, music and more particularly In
the expression of their talents
(which are assumed to be fairly
considerable) In chorus, band
and orchestra classes.
The public will have its first
look at these students in a concert
this Sunday at 3 p. m. in the Un
ion ballroom. Understandably they
cannot, after only two days prac
tice, be expected to sound like the
New York Philharmonic orches
tra, but I expect an enjoyable aft
ernoon. Play As Well.
All will not be work for these
young musicians. Last night
they heard Mr. Ulmer, pianist,
and Miss DeLange cellist, in a
recita', and tonight they will
hear Mr. Wishnow, violinist, and
Miss Klinker, pianist and organ
ist. An organ demonstration
at the Plymouth Congregational
church, tours through the cap
ital building and teas for par
ents are being arranged for
them over the week end by Mr.
Folti.
Monday night the SAI's, DO's
and Sinfonians will show them
what a grand place the University
of Nebraska is and what nice
music organizations on the campus
there are.
The students are being ac
comodated at the Phi Gam, PI
(See DREAM, page 4.)
Marionette Show Sunday
Highlights Week at Union
Henry Mattison and his orchestra will play for
dancing in the airconditioned union naiiroom to
night fro..i 9 to 12 midnight. Admission will be 15c
per person. There will be four orchestra dances this
summer with Johnny Cox and Mattison alternating
on the podium. Matinee Dances with 'juke-box'
music will be from 5 to 6 each Tuesday afternoon
in the Ballroom with no admission charged.
Mission to Moscow.
"Mission to Moscow" by our former Ambassa
dor to Russia, Joseph E. Davies, will open the
summer school series of book review to be held
each Thursday at 5 p. m. in the Union Book Nook
next Thursday, June 18. Patricia Lahr, Union so
cial director, will present six books on this sched
ule. Marionette Show.
Was Marjorie Shanafelt will present her
marionette show in the Union Ballroom this 'Sun
day night at 8 p. m. as a part of the aeries of the
Union Sunday night Shows this summer. Miss
Shanafelt and Jack Hendnx will open their acis
with "Gooseberry Manadrin."
Six specialty acts will follow, Including a bal
lerina, clown, contortionist, a skeleton. "Whistler
and his Dog" will conclude the program along with
"The Whatchamacallit," a fabulous bird.
The show is free, and students are asked to
present their identification cards. The next Sunday
show will feature old-time movies in true 'Flicker
Show" style with Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton
highlighting the screen.
Concerts.
There will be a number of concerts sponsored
by the school of music this week opening with a
publio rehearsal concert of the state high school
music course students Sunday at 3 p. m. in the
Union Ballroom.
Wednesday and Friday night at 7 p. m. in the
Union Ballroom will feature two faculty recitals
with Miss Janet Regnier and Mr. Herbert Schmidt
(See UNION, page 2.)