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Scrap! It's Wonderful . . .
''Scrap" liiis become the password of loyal 'ornhuskers
this wt'tk with 1 ho sera) drive sponsors! v tlio Innocents'
society ami ihe War Committee well under way. Houses are
being literally snowed under by washing in.ieliines, old pipe
and oilier old pieces of scrap metal and rubber.
Cooperation in ihis drive liis been gratifying. Instead of
tbe usual lazy afternoons, men ..ml women on this campus have
donned old Hollies ;md have scoured the countryside for scrap.
The contest has made a task seem a pleasure and every person
artieipal in: seems to he enjoy i up; the drive.
The following facts should give students on the campus
some idea of the net results of their efforts this week:
Enough metal is contained in four all-wire coat hangers
to make five feet of four-point barbed wire.
One small garbage can will make two 30 caliber rifles.
One set of golf clubs will make a 30 caliber machine gun.
One set of mud chains will make twenty 37 millimeter
anti aircraft shells.
One discarded lawnmower will make six 3-inch shells.
Hy these figures students should realize how important it
is that this si-rap is collected. In our own small way on this
campus we will be providing many shells and guns which
are so badly needed at the present lime.
If the drive continues as it has in iho past two days, each
liouse will have a pile of scrap which deserves commendation
from both the university and ihe slate.
A Great Loss . . .
Students and faculty arp today mourning Ihe dealh of
congenial Hoy L. Cochran, history professor, who died Tuesday
evening. Prof. Cochran left behind him 24 years of valuable
Venice to this institution.
One of the most popular professors on the campus.
Cochran always greeted students with a twinkle in his eyes.
His classes were always well filled and his instruction was
1m;is most interesting and valuable.
1'rof. Cochran was really more attached 1o the universily
than most people realized, since he was born at the site of
Ihis school. A hader in many organizations. Cochran had an
fair of leadership and ability which drew many groups to him.
The rniversity of Nebraska regrets deeply the p.is.ing
of this man.
P3E3
'S MATTER?
by
Carton Broderirk
P rrm r-rrrTTi rem rr. n t n t i i i ir t i tm .fmi
Siap, Mtap, fump, and more
fcrap. I Mumbled over it when
I left the tiou.se this m. lining. 1
Mumbled over it when I came
home at noon, tut wnen I came
b.m torught I couldn't even find
the house. So I sleep on a slightly
rusly be-ispring with a rubber
biith mat for a eevr. I've heard
plenty about this busm ss of not
being able to sec th"1 wowls for
the trees, hut I never thought the
time would tome that I couldn't
iw-c my house for the scrap.
At the Sig..Alih house? several
pledges have I en thrown into the
pile, their scrappy arij.-erirance be
ing the excise (if course, and the
ATO's can hardly wait until Sat
urday when (Wiinc broken down
alum will stumble over the pile
and they run hHiil hirn away be
fore he can get tip.
Kay, ha anybody seen my broth
er lately? I got a litter from Aunt
Tillie just yesterday telling me he
had left for the University of Ne
braska. I guess he thought thin
wajj the bot place to dodge the
draft that there waa and o he is
coming. Well, anyhow, he hasn't
come yet. I don't think he would
lit in a p-lc of arrap but rnaybe he
By Gene Bradley
P. S. Just notice it as you go by on the way
to classes and see if you don't think that it
would be better elsewhere.
- METHENY ON A BAT.
A Sequel to "Casey at the Bat."
It looked extremely rocky for the llusker team
that day;
The score stood twelve to six with but a quar
ter left to play;
So when I'.radlcy made a fumble, and Debus
missed a block.
No one in the stands could doubt that this
game was a crock !
A straggling few got up to go; imagine miss
ing lunch
Just to watch Nebraska bow to Indiana's
bunch!
The rest stayed on with heavy hearts, and lips
quite tightly sealed :
Kor they still "hoped that Pres. might let
Mellieny on the field!
Then Debus faded back aw ays, and, while the
line held tight.
Kathol darted down the 'field and cut some
to the right ;
The ball sped fast and mighty low, and never
touched a soul
Til Kathol caught the darn pig skin and ran
across the goal.
Then from the gladdened multitude went up
a joyous shriek;
It rumbled up on Sig- Alf Hill, and echoed
on Salt Creek,
It rattled in the Union grill, was heard in
Freddie's joint,
For Fred Metheny, mighty Fred, came out to
kick the point.
Metheny strode with easy step to join his
gridiron mates,
Metheny called ihe one sure play to open
yiet'ry's gates.
Metheny saw the ball snap back, and let his
right foot ride!
The ball flew through the goal-posts, and
someone yelled: "Off-side!"
"Fraud" cried the maddened lluskers. and
the echo answered "Fraud,"'
Hut one scornful look from Fred and then
the audience was awed;
They saw his face grow stern and cold, they
saw his muscles strain,
They knew for sure that mighty Fred would
make that point again.
Fred joined the huddle, named the play, and
waited for the ball ;
He stood there 1en.se with cruel hate-the
Idol of the Mall;
" Kxtxravagance in any form, by eilizens
by government, imperils the war effort. Ii,.
d'ividuals are asked to reverse the habits f
spending if inflation is not to destroy i hen
substance. The same obligation resls upon the
government. 1C we proceed without waste, V
we increase our productive power, if we do.
crease our expenditures for non-essentials, we
can not only survive but survive without bank
ruptcy. This can be done only if consi. Ora
tions of political advantage are put aside, oi.
if government curtails its own activities as it
expects citizens to curtail theirs, only if tht.
government makes its policies consistent witf
each other." Dr. Henry M. Wristou. presi.
dent of Brown university, jemphasiz.es tl
point that extravagance helps Hitler. t.(T.)
Dear K1..
It has been a long time since I approached
you via ihe postman because usually it is
vocally and vice versa. w
A si roll around the campus along Iraternily
ami sorority row, hack along other co-op
houses and then onto the campus proper rfk
veals the fact that the scrap drive is being
earnestly pursued. And that, is good.
Some time ago the university made a .
eonlribiilion to the scrap pile that is growing
steadily when they donated an old Civil w;u'
cannon or some relic equally remote. It lad
long been a landmark on the campus.
Another landmark still stantls unpcrtuth.fl
with none of the activity along the scrap
project ruffling its serene calm. The pieeje
of iron, allhough artistically shaped, that I
refer to is a huge gate on the norlhucst ct rner
of I "Jib and K streets plus a replica on I4t1i
and K. It may have a grand and glorious
tradition attached to it but it would have 41
better future.
Do you think it would be hard to get the
permission necesary to tear this prospective
i7 millimeter gun down and put it where it
will be more effective than as a gate baduj;
to nolhing?
Yours sincerely,
HOB MIU.KK.
(Ed. note). Tradition as exemplified by these
old gates should be retained as long as pos
sible. Before it becomes necessary to give up
the gates, we should sponsor another scraj
drive.
Now Forrie Bnehman snaps the ball, now Fred
is lunging out,
And now the air is shattered by the force of
Frederick's clout.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land young
hearts are not so black,
Somewhere Thetas drink a coke, and D. X).
slap a back,
And somewhere laughter tinkles, and smily
will greet you fair.
But there is joy at Nebraska ... Metbenj
kicked the air.
got confused when I told him the
swell room I whs living in. Maybe
ho wanted one just like it and i.t
rooming on somebody's scrap pile.
I can hardly wait to find my
brother cause he is sorta dumb
and I got lot.i of things to tell him
about what to do jn college. Like.
I cotta tell him that he can't ie
gom' Iran-foot to clasH anymore,
and this business of appioaching
every female he sees like he was
going to milk a cow has to skip
immediately. After all, when you
gel down lu re to Lincoln you got
to ait bx city. That's what J al
ways say. When in Lincoln act as
tne Liiicolns ilo.
.S;.y. I saw all the "i ( mi nt
bortdV' coking in the grill hot
night. Anyhow that's what one of
my girl friends told nie they ;ik
That is horta a funny because they
wear funny little hats too, my girl
friend told me, just hue when jh-o-ple
graduate. The hats are railed
"renu-nt boreds'' too. I gueps they
spend a lot of time mixing cement
on the side and then rover them
Kelves with it and stand like
statues. Anyhow, their nose were
awful high in the air and they
were acting like they were some
big shots who oufcht to have
statues.
Well, I have to go out and )xk
for my brother r.ow. If anybody
sees him will you rail mc down at
the Crand hotel where I pend a
Jot of time with some ol the boys.
(S&ij&a, to Q&ms'mp
A C P i Concpondrnt Rport bom Whrngton ""
WASHINGTON. fAC). Latest Washington figures show
that college enrollment has fallen off at least Id percent; the
filial figure may prove 1o be mu h higher. Nobody knows
yet exactly bow drastic the drop.
War needs for technical and professional nu n have prob
ably kept enrollment in sH, courses at a relatively hie), level.
However, the liberal arts curricula have taken a "kick in the
face which, as an official in the office of education here put it.
is "somewhat disturbing."
What's the answer? Apparently there isn't any wh'l.- the
war lasts. And it's a moot ipiestioi, whether an answer should
be sought before the war's end.
Manpower Commissioner McNutt has said that " non
isseniial courses we have come lo regard as essinlial to a
clasieal education must be replaced. Tins war demands chem
ists, engineers, dociors, experts in nut nt ion, pi.hlie health and
agriciilt ure."
Then there were Secretary of War Stimson's two contra
dictory statements of recent date which, once unraveled, seemed
to echo McNutt.
Since there's nolhing to be done about war inspired cur
riculum changes, the attention of ediietaors here is now focused
on two problems: getting a specific policy on Ihe selective
service status of college men, and charing the way for much
more government-financed college training.
The former presents some knotty problems. Shall defer
ment depend entirely upon the courses taken? Then what
courses shall be basis for deferment? How far along in his
studies should a student be before he i considered for de
ferment, if at all? And what about the .18 and 19 3 ear olds
if the age limit is lowered?
Council ...
Continued from page 1
War Council be contacted for !
cussion of the subject. Dick Hams
berger, picsident of the Council
emphasized the fact that this pla
did not'include membership dnf
of the YM and YV.
Responding to an inquiry fici'
a committee from "Who's Who .r
American Colleges and ilnivc f-w
ties," Harnsbersrer appointed Johr
Jay Doug toss and Marjorie Bmn
ing to investigate and choose r .
rescntativrs from Nebraska.
Rifle
Continued from pace 1
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Additional tryouts will U- heh
Tuesday for those men intcrenlct
at that time. Tershing Rifles wi)
meet today in room 208, Nebraski
Hall.