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mm mm M m I n in m 1 on Ctomni iradley, Fv3etheny Lead Aeria SD r 0 U 11 HSWfKJr V Wy BY Vol. 42, No. 11 Sunday, October 4, 1942 Cobs, Tassels Sell XiomecomingTickefe ... For Dance Tickets for the HoineeominR Dance will so on sale to morrow, according to Jack Hngan, co-chairnian for the affair which is scheduled for Saturday niht in the coliseum. Admission will lie 73 cents per couple, including tax, in the advance sale of tickets. At the door the tickets will be 90 cents. Advance sale tickets may be purchased from Corn Cob and Tassel workers. The band is signed and the name will be released shortly. Univer sity officials have banned the so called name bands this year be cause of the terrific costs and also because of the lack of transporta tion facilities. This ban is for the duration. Interest is running high because of the large number of entries Tor pep queen. Nine candidates filed this year, whereas only five filed last. year. The student council will handle elections at the door. The Innocents society will pre sent the annual homecoming cup to the fraternity or sorority plac ing first in the scrap metal and rubber drive. The dance, fct for 9 o'clock Saturday night, will cul minate homecoming festivities. Filings Open For Positions On Yearbook Putting out a call for students interested in staff positions on the 1943 Cornhusker, Alice Louise Becker, yearbook editor, an nounced that filings wil open at J :30 today in the Cornhusker of fioe. Deadline for filings has been set at 4 p. m. Tuesday. Editors' positions are open in the following sections: administration, classes, military, women, campus life, beauties, athletics, the arts. (See YEARBOOK, page 4) (Offensive Against Cyclones NORRIS ANDERSON. Sports Editor. MEMORIAL STADIUM. A rampant, pass minded Cornhusker grid machine that had plumbed the depths of mediocrity against Iowa all last week scaled the heights here today in trouncing the Iowa Cyclones, 26-0, before 15,000 whooping bystanders. Flooding the airlanes with an eye-filling dis- f ' f ' "! i ... 4 r " y i I L-z .J L- : D QSENKAAT FBfcD MLtbuir OAl BRADLEY Courtesy Lincoln Jourmil. play of aerials that made mockery of the enemy's anti-aircraft guns, the Presnell boys swiped a weapon from the Ilawkeye arsenal in completing 11 of 16 passes through the be fuddled Cyclone secondary. Deadly Passes. It was the deadly aerial gunning of Iowa's Tom Farmer which spelled defeat for the Huskers at Iowa City a week back. Today it was the deadly aerial bombs of Dale Bradley and Fred Metheny that kept the Cyclone sec ondary against the wall. Every touchdown was a direct result of some phase of aerial gunnery. Starting on the enemy 44-yard stripe, Nebraska marched 56 yards aground straight over the double stripes. Key figure in the march was sophomore full back, Ki Eisenhart whose plunging on third and fourth downs accounted for four straight llusker first downs enroute. Bradley flipped 15 yards to Al Zikmund on the Cyclone four yard stripe ot set pins for the score. Zikmund leaped high to snare the leather from the beck oning arms of-an enemy defender. Two sud den Eisenhart jabs brought the initial six points. Schleich's conversion struck the onrushing (See BRADLEY, page 3) YW, War Council Sponsor Surgical Dressing Classes All unaffiliated girls interested in Red Cross surgical bandage work, typing, or telephone work may register next Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. in the office of Mary Lockett, YW secretary, in Ellen Smith. . Pnirstt MBflntteiiry (EaDnwciD ' With represent alien from every branch of the United States armed forces the first mili tary convocation of the year will be held Thursday at 8 a. m. in the coliseum to advise students interested in entering the enlisted reserves. Touring under the direction of Lt. Frederick K. Kngol, infantry, the speakers will represent the army, navy, air corps, marines and coast guards. Also present at the meeting will be Cen. (!uy II. Hennigcr, head of the Nebraska selective service; heads and staffs of the local draft hoards, and heads of the Lincoln re cruiting services. Chancellor C. S. Boucher will preside at the meeting. Classes at 8:30 will be dismissed Thursday so that all students may attend, and the con vocation will be over by 9:o(), according to Naval Research ' Representative Here Monday Seniors, Gral Students In Laboratory Research To Be Interviewed A representative of the Naval Research Laboratory of Washing ton. D. C, Howard C. Lorenson, begins a series of meetings with university students Monday. Sor enson will interview all seniors and graduate students interested in a research position. Group consultations begin at 9 a. m., and individual interviews will be held Tuesday. Application forms will be distributed at the time of the interview. Positions in research or devel opment for the following are open in the laboratory: chemistry, phys ics (sound, physical optics), math ematics, metallurgy, radio engl- (See NAVY, page 2) T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs. Women students and all members of the faculty are also invited to be present since the services anticipate the probability that many women, especially those trained in edu cation will be in the services in personnel work, in the WAACs or the Waves. The joint procurement board of five com missioned officers consists of: n army officer representing the various ground forces; an army air force officer; a navy officer repre senting the V-l and Y-7 programs; a navy officer representing the V-5 flight training program and a marine officer. One of the navy of Heel's will also speak on behalf of the coast guard. Following the general convocation at which the officers will speak non-competitivcly on the (See CONVO, page 2) Uni UOTC ioasts Capable instructors . . In All Branches StudentsObtain Copies of Daily In Nine Places Students on the city campus may obtain the Daily in six build ings after 8:15 a. m. any publica tion -dar.- These - buildings are Social Science, the Union, Teach ers' College, Mechanical Arts, Andrews, and Avery lab. Papers are distributed on ag campus in the following build ings: Ag Hall, Home Economics building, and the Ag Engineering hall. Affiliated students, who auto matically receive their copy of the Daily at the individual houses, are urged not to pick up a paper in any of the above men tioned places. The Daily prints a limited number of copies ac cording to the subscription list, and for every student who ob tains more than one copy there is one other student who doesn't receive his. Boasting one of the most capa ble groups of instructors of any ROTC institution in the country, University of Nebraska's military unit has 16 commissioned officers and 14 enlisted men. With the infantry having the most officer-instructors, six, fol lowed by the artillery with five and engineers with four, the setup at Nebraska provides for training facilities for all those enrolled in the various military branches. Prairie Schooner, Nebraska Literary Quarterly, Is Released Wednesday Vf - J S J1 -J LVwA Jul L NJ Court pay Lincoln Journal. C. WIMBERLY. , fcdIW "Schooner" A new Prairie Schooner will be released Wednesday, October 7, as announced by its editor, L. C. Wimberly. The Schooner is a literary quarterly published by the diversity since 1927. This edition is Number 3, Volume 16. Writers from Nebraska and all over the United States contribute to the magazine, which has gained nationwide recognition and is rated by critics to be one of the twelve best American literary ma gazines. The leading article of this edi tion is by Michael Ginsburg, asso ciate professor of the classic, in the university. His subject is St Petersburg, where he has spent most of his life. The article re lates the events causing the changing of the name of the for mer capitol of Russia to Petro grad and, finally, Leningrad. A companion article by Dr. Gina- (See SCHOONER, page 4) V- f Courtmry Lincoln Journal. MICHAEL GINSBUKvi. , . . W.t- Idln Artie. One commissioned onicer, japi. James Crabill, acts as adjutant for the entire unit Col. James P. Murphy is the P. M. S. & T., but is also an in structor in the infantry. Col. Theodore Wrenn heads the field artillery staff, located at ag college. A complete list of personnel on duty in the military department is as follows: Adam. Robrrt V.., 1mt lleutrnant. Hunt Int. Jamrft M., rnptain. Ttnnr, ftonrrt V., mptaln. dial field, I -re W., major. Crabill, Jaitm It., raiitain. (iardnrr, Walter t. lieutenant colonel. Jolinton, Robert K., captain. Iilidell, Arthur T.. lieutenant colonel. Matxchullat. Kdward K., major. Mc.Namara. Klrhard t ., niajur. Murphy, Jnmc I'., colonel, I". M. 8. $i I. I'atllHon, Hmiand ., captain. Klcliurditon, Kdward ( ., captain, WhllinK, Kdward T., major. Wrenn, Theodore H., colonel. Kerb. I. like !., lieutenant colonel, KemiliiKcr, Herbert I'., Tech 6th ffrtMle. KrittiiiK, Floyd O., aerKeanl. lapper. ( harlen l, Mlatt acrceant. Clere, Jwih V., private flrtl rlatn. niiClinrrne, Joneph C, aericeant. Keuerhelm, John H., private. (irau, Martin K., aerKeant. Herren. Andrew i., private tlmt rlaaa. Hoffman, arl K., alaff aerneai... Ilorrh, Arnold K Tech ftth Krudr. Kauppi, Arne A., aentennl. I Jinn, Aaron A., atafl aerceant. Winn, Harold I,., ataff aericeanl. Walla. William ft., aerreant. ilohin, tieore W., military alorekeeper, Students Keep All-UN Church Sunday Today University students become further acquainted with the church of their choice today as Lincoln churches observe all-university church Sunday. This observation is a continuance of the program to help students know their Lin coin church and become a part of it. The program was offially opened on all-university church night Friday. Sermons today are designed for special interest, and following Sunday school and regular church services, students will be invited to various suppers and special youth gatherings for singing nd recreation.