University Observes
Armistice Today
As the university owe. ngiiin turns away
from its daily classroom and campus activity
to observe the close ol the first World war, to
day marks the first time the faculty and stu
dent hody have had 1o parallel the occasion
with that of fihtinp; another one.
In year's past campus activity subsided for
a two hour observance of the close of World
War 1 either in the form of a military parade
or indoor ceremonies. This year's observance
will set no precedent in form, but faced with
the proximity and "limncss of the present war
the student body as well as the members of
the cadet corp will observe the occasion prob
aby for the last time as a college group.
Classes Dismissed.
All classes from 0:'.Q to V2-M today will
le dismissed to allow all students to take part
in the ceremonies. Hoping for permissahle
weather, Cadet Colonel Dick Arnold, com
mander of the cadet corps, and his staff have
planned a ceremonial military parade to begin
promptly at 10:'!0. The entire brigade will par
ticipate in this parade and will assemble
promptly in the same assembly areas used in
previous parades, announced Ihe staff.
Officers may wear warm gloves instead
of the regulation chamois. All senior officers
will meet in front of the reviewing stand im
mediately following the parade.
The parade will promptly get underway
after assembly and roll call, each company and
battery, moving from their starting points
along their customary route to the parade
ground. The varsity hand will again lead the
parade, followed by the companies of infantry,
and engineers, and the batteries of field ar
tillery. Tassels Bear Flag'.
On the drill field, as a special feature of
the parade, the service flag will he borne by
the Tassels, women's pep group of the campus.
Flunking the flag ami Ihe Tassels will he the
Pershing Hifle company as it is formally
marched onto the field and presented to the
brigade. Following this event all units will pass
in review and march off the field.
An alternate indoor service for the coli
seum has been planned in the event of incle
ment weather at the time of ceremonies this
morning. Because of limited space in the coli
seum, only the Tassels and Pershing Rifle com
pany will participate in the celebration. All
cadets must attend Ihe ceremony, however, and
roll will be taken. Cadets will sit according to
companies.
Participating also in the services will he
the administration and faculty body as well as
the students. In charge of all preparation for
the parade and ceremonies is the brigade staff.
Schools Possible
Training Sites?
Facilities of American colleges for possible conversion
into training1 sites for the army is being' investigated by the
War department, according' to a United Press dispatch. .
The investigation was begun due to the anticipated short
age of camps for 18 and 19 year old inductees when legisla
tion drafting them goes into effect. The University of Ne
braska has received no communication on this, but the war
department has asked many questions concerning university
facilities, according to T. J. Thompson, Dean of Student
Affars.
No comprehensive plan has yet been developed and no
definite decision reached regarding what may be a wholesale
conversion of all colleges into military camps, the War depart
ment indicated. No mention was made of how far the investi
gation had progressed or how soon the decision of the investi
gators would be announced. Nor did the War department
elaborate its statement to tell whether normal college study
programs would be carried on injuUitroff'to the military
training' program. ... i
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Vol. 42, No. 37 Wednesday, November 11, 1942
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In Union Sunday ...
Sir Hubert Wilkins Speaks
On Air Control in Pacific
Sir Hubert Wilkins, interna
tionally known explorer, will speak
in the Union ballroom next Sun
day as part of the university con
vocation series co-sponsored by
the Union and the university con
vocations' committee. Wilkins,
who will address the group on
"Air Supremacy and Control of
the Pacific," will be introduced by
John Jay Douglass, head of the
UN Counselors
Hold Fashion
Show, Dinner
. . . On IS'ov. 18
Tickets are now on sale for the
annual Coed Counselors dinner
and fashion show which will be
held Nov. 18 at 6:00 p. m. in the
Union. Tickets may be obtained
from the coed counselor.
Big sisters .will contact fresh
man women concerning the din
ner. Catherine Wells is in
charge of the tickets and each
girl buying a ticket will be
given a colored ring which she
is supposed to wear to advertise
the dinner.
Posters have bee.- put up for
advertising purposes in the houses
and other places. These posters
were designed by members of co
ed counselors. Betty Brinkman
won the prize for the best poster.
Adelaide Kloepper is in charge of
publicity.
Dick Arnold
Says Military
Ball Informal
Contrary to rumors, the
military ball this year will be
an informal occasion, an
nounced Cadet Col. Dick Ar
nold, commander of the bri
gade. All persons present, in
cluding unit sponsors are asked
to attend informally.
entertainment committee for
Union board managers.
As the first to cross the Arctic
ocean by airplane and the first to
fly over the Anarctic region, Sir
Hubert has demonstrated the im
portance of aviation in making the
earth's most remote places ac
cessibe. War Stops Work.
Sir Hubert's successful experi
ment to remonstrate the value of
the submarine as a means of trans
portation in the Arctic was to have
been continued but the war inter
vened. In 1931 Wilkins crossed
5.000 mile of ocean, and came
within 450 miles of his goal, the
North Pole, in the submarine
"Nautilus."
On the eve of Pearl Harbor Wil
kins covered the entire Pacific
area, interviewing the leaders and
royalty of almost every country
now involved in this phase of the
World war. Sir Hubert reached
America less than six weeks be
fore the storm broke. This inci
dent Is a typical example of Wil
kin's "Johnny-on-the-spot" policy.
The year previous Sir Hubert
Wilkins had escaped from fallen
France by only a narrow margin.
ROTC Heads
Announce 10
New Officers
Completing the brigade set up,
ten more appointments to ser
geant major have been announced
in the junior advanced unit, by
the military department.
Assisting the brigade master
sergeant in the administrative
functions of the cadet corps, three
regimental sergeant majors, Rob
ert Heinzelman, infantry; Roland
Johnson, engineers; and Julian
Hopkins, field artillery, have
been appointed. .To aid the regi
mental and battailion staffs, three
sergeant majors in the infantry,
Fred Cassidy, Francis Morgan,
and Eugene Werner have been
chosen. Carl Pebler and R. Jacob
Sadlak of the engineer unit and
Richard Boughn and Carlyle Pet
erson of the field artillery, have
been appointed for their respec
tive staffs. ,
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Fast New Semiier Prexy;
RfflcNutt In Junior Post
Electing Union party candidates
to both senior and junior class
presidencies, and voting against
the proposed amendment to the
Student Council constitution, uni
versity students went to the polls
yesterday in the quietest fall elec
tion in several years.
The proposed amendment, which
would elect holdover members by
a preferential party system fol-
elections, was de
1479 votes cast
measure and 907
lowing spring
feated, with
against the
favoring it.
Fast, McNutt Win.
Bob Fast, Union candidate op
posing NIA-backed Roy Byram
for the senior class presidency,
won by a count of 202 to 122, while
the new junior class president,
Bob McNutt, was elected by a 310
Rooters Beam! Students
Want Girl Cheerleaders
Spirits
Raist
to 193 vote margin over
Dewey,, NI A candidate.
Bob
"Girl cheerleaders! Hoo-ray!
Hoo-ray!" The mere sup.estion
of dainty coeds romping and rah
ing in front of the grandstands
brought a gleam into the eyes of
the Nebraska men and enthusias
tic approval from all the gals ques
tioned by your reporter. That the
feminine touch will attract more
attention and get more response
seems to be the general idea.
Pat Hasselquist, Alpha Chi
thought it was "A keen idea girl
cheerleaders add a little interest
to the sport."
Bill Behrns, hopefully '46, prob
ably '42, always considering the
girls, agreed it was a good idea as
"It gives the girls something to
do."
Jo Weaver, Pi Phi, also declared
it was "Good! I've seen 'em go
to town on other campuses, why
not here? They must be able to
develop empathy (one, two, three
grab your dictionary) tho!"
Not very helpful on the subject
was George Hupp, ATO, "I don't
care, as long as my girl sits by
me."
Mickey McPherson presented
the idea of many by saying, "If
they're good, definitely yes! Any
thing to manufacture a little
school spirit!"
Marydean Lawler, Kappa Delta
senior, declared pugnastically,
"Since it's a co-educational insti
tution, cheerleading should be co
educational too."
An appropriate idea was brought
out by Mary Jo Gish. DG. who
thought "It will get the attention
of the fellows to yell, and they
at least have loud voices."
Six "eligible bachelors," selected
from a field of 14 candidates at
the polls yesterday, will be pre
sented at the annual Mortar Board
party in December. The bachelors
were elected by women voters
only.
Total number of votes cast in
yesterday's election was approxi
mately 250 less than the number
cast last year.
Sign Appears.
Only possible violation of elec
tion rules came with the appear
ance of a painted sign at the base
of the Union steps early yesterday
morning.
However, since identification of
the violators would be diffi
cult, and the fact that the sign
was removed within an hour after
the opening of the polls make it
seem unlikely that any action will
be taken.
Theatre's Next Play . . .
'Arsenic and Old Lace'
Tryouts Begin Tonighl
Tryouts begin tonight for "Ar
senic and Old Lace," the second
offering of the University Theater
season. Those interested in being
in the play will meet tonight and
tomorrow night in room 201 at
7:30.
"Arsenic," an hysterical farce,
has been widely acclaimed by the
nation's critics and was voted the
play which Nebraska students
most desired to see last year.
Permission Obtained.
It was impossible to obtain a
release for the comedy last year
and permission was obtained this
year only after much negotiation,
according to Joe R. Zimmerman,
play director.
The play has a cast of 11 men
and three women. The women's
parts are those' of two sweet old
ladies who quietly poison people
and one young juvenile part.
Lunatics Run Loose.
The 11 male characters include
a lunatic who imagines he if
Boris Karloff, another who has
hallucinations that he is Teddy
Roosevelt, a cop who has written,
a play and a comparatively sane
dramatic critic.
Athletic eligibility is-required t
be in the play, but the Theatu
does not require that its acton
be speech majors nor be taking
speech courses, Zimmerman said
R. E. Summers
Joins Speech
Department
Joining the faculty of the unl.
versity in the speech department
is Robert E. Summers, who will
replace Leo A. Martin now in
structing in speech at the Lincoln
Air Base.
.(Sec SUMMERS, Page 4.),