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1 Cadets Overthrow Traditions; Elect Ann Craft Honorary Colone Advanced Officers Choose Own Commander at Special Meeting . W(Kt i Pi v ! I . 1 1 1 i l:-- J i. . t i ! la i .Sis , if Miss Ann Craft will command 2,078 Honorary Colonel of the ROTC a vote of minor ana senios - j V V iversity cadets as She was elected by iters last night. T A , . 1-. i .i i Ovei throwing out' of 1 ho oldest campus Ira-lit ions by announcing' the honorary colonel previous to the military bail, tlio cadet corps elected Ann Craft to the position lasl night in a mcetinir in the Union. (loins; all out this year in running; their own brigade, tlic corps seleclcd the new honor ary colonel entirely by balloting of the junior and senior cadet officers to represent 1heni 'Mint just for one evening, but for the entire yea r. ' ' In years past the election of the honorary colonel has been hold by the sludent body of Ihe campus in their annual fall election. An other innovation crealed last night was Ihe presentation of the honorary colonel to the cadets and the public almost five weeks previ ous to the ball. Galesburg is Home. Miss Craft, the new colonel, comes from (ialesl)urg, Illinois, is five feet four inches in height and has light brown hair. A senior in Teachers college, she is a 'member of Kappa Kappa Camma sorority. Her other activities include vice-president of A W S board, Ihe !H2 .Junior Senior Prom girl, outstate chair man of the student foundation, member of Y W, and past member of Tassels, women's pep group. In choosing a girl to be representative of them "tor more lhan just one evening." the cadet corps has planned for the new colonel an entirely new schedule of activities In be j'oU lowed in her position of the cadet corps rela tive to the student body and the public. Enact Business. Other business enacted durum the meet, ing. the first of its kind for the corps inad official the position of the juniors in the ad vanced corps in respect to llieir new uniform. Order blanks were issued by ('apt. Johnson, supply officer for all junior cadets to fill oiif. and return 1o him at the earliest possjb moment. A fee of 10 dollars is to be charged, in excess of their present deposit, in ;ill juniors for payment of the uniform. .V representative from Henry's will be at Nebraska Hall next. Meek to take measurements of the men. noason for the extra charge was the sudden increase in materials, according to an an nouncement of the military department. Discuss Policies. New policies of the cadet brigade were: discussed for the ensuing year by the brigade staff and the regimental staffs Future meet ings have been planned to be held periodicly throughout the year. It is a plan designed to form the new junior and senior officers and the instructors into a closer knit organization and to sustain a high morale throughout ihe year. liast night's meeting was attended by practically every cadet in the junior and .senior advanced corps. Attendance was volun tary and in uniform. Further discussions at future meetings will follow along the same lines as ihe one last night. Closing Ihe meet ing was a free lunch furnished to all by the military department. Vol. 42, No. 29 rnirsday, October 29, 1942 CoumciB Wotes San Proposal Changing Holdover Setyp Members of Student Council yesterday appioved for addition to the fall election ballot an amend- Teachers Meet on Campus This Weekend in Annual Convention "-:: NT? Si : - , . , with a general session at 8:30 this morning in the coliseum. Fol lowing the invocation which will be given by Rev. Harold Gosnell, rector of the Lincoln Holy Trinity church, Richard O. Johnson, mayor of Lincoln, and Chancellor C. S. Boucher, will extend welcomes to the group. Principal speakers of the morning will be Dr. Walter Judd. physician from Minneapolis, and Dr. Rufus B Kleinsmid, presi dent of the University of South ern California. "Our Job in the Pacific," will be the topic of Dr. Judd's address. Dr. Kleinsmid will speak on "Education in War." Panel discussions and special Colli U'h' Lllico.Ii JuUIIlHl. Or. Walter Judd Opening session of the state teacher's convention was held yes terday in a pre-convention clinic, followed by a Panel Member din ner. A folk dance festival at the coliseum climaxed yesterday's ac tivities. Today's activities will begin Knntor Avsks All Daily Solicitors To Report Today Phil Kantor, business man ager of the Daily, asks all ad vertising solicitors to see him today between 1:30 and 5 p. m. Good accounts are obtainable and the system of paying is ten percentage of sales PLUS a bonus! JT' V' : 'iSj- V' " " ment to the Council constitution calling for a proportional selection of holdover members. Recommended by a predominant Creek judiciary committee, the amendment was approved by the barb party and is a rehash of the barb proposal of last fall's election to replace the current membership selection procedure with that of the Hare system. It provides for a selection of holdover members to be chosen one week after spring election on a ratio according to party pre ferential vote in the election. Poll- I' nun J'Mii iimI. Dr. R. B. von Kleinsmid meetings will be held this after noon. Another general session meets tonight at the eoliscum with Charles W. Ferguson, Associate Kditor of The Reader's Digest, scheduled to speak on "The Per sonal Klement in Kdiication." (See CONVENTION, Page 2.) at this year's election will be open from 9 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 8 p. m Nov. 10. Filings must be completed by next Tuesday in John K. Selleck's office in the coliseum. The Council approved, after a two week tabling, the recom mendation of the class organiza tions committee that the office of junior class president be re tained. The committee announced intention of investigating the Sen ior Council, originated two yeais ago. for possibilities of greater service to the university. (See SETUP, Page 2.) On Thursdays ... Twelve Groups Aid in Stamp Sales Twelve campus groups have vol unteered to act us "Thursday stamp day" salesmen on the va rious war stamp booths on city and ag campuses today. They ate Alpha Camma Rho. Farm House, Baldwin Hall, Beta Sigma Psi. P.eta Theta Pi, Delta Sigma Pi. Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma. Cam ma Phi Beta, and Kappa Alpha Theta. Sponsored every Thursday by the Student War Council, these weekly drives are held to facilitate students in the purchase of war savings stamps, and also to inter est those who have not as yet started a war stamp book. Last week the booth on a campus located in ag hall outsold any one of the thiee city campun booths, not only in number of peo ple who bought, but also in dol lars and cents collet ted, despite the fact that three-fourths of tlie student body is on city campus. City booths will be placet! at the same locations as always tin Union, Mechanical Alts, and So cial Sciences. Stamps are sold in the demnomi nations of 10c and 2rc, and book are given five for the asking. Booths are open today from a. ni. until 12:40, and from 1:20 p ni. until 3:40. Today's War Stamp Day; Fa ao 9 OOKJ