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1D Out of the Depths BY BOB MILLER. If analogies are in order you have hoard of the fighter who was down but not out who took the count of nine and then oame back to win Ihe fight. Well . . . Kosmet Klub's banner dipped and even dragged in the dust this fall as all the forces of the elements were against it. But it weathered the storm and still waves on! Bliss to Reality. Returning from a vacation to find an accelerated academic year, Kosmet Klub actives began their plans for their annual fall revue. In previous years the show was one of the bright spots on the activity calendar and this is what they wished to perpetuate. It is hard to say what the first setback was that the Klub received, but when the reverses started they came thick and fast. Out of a clear sky came a bolt when 1'anhel, wilh many different channels contributing-to the final effect, announced that the sororities on this campus would not take part. This is war. a fact that will remain without so many dif ferent sources reminding us of it. Well, that was the reason that sororities could not put together their talents to lake the (See DEPTHS, Page 2.) Vol. 42, No. 42 Lincoln Nebraska. Wednesday, November 18, 1942 (Daamisetoirs LMMd Amnmimai taeir ddd Uqdooitq Toduq Ag College Junior Wins Essay Contest Secoml Place Honors In Nebraska Competition Awarded to Ag Senior Dale Wolf, junior in ag eoltege, was announced as winner of the annual essay contest sponsored by Swift and Company. The contest was open to all students of the college and CLiied for the writing of an essay on any phase of live stock marketing. Joe Koudcle, senior, also a UN student, won second place. Wolf will receive a trip to Chi cago and be a guest at the Chi cago market fat stock and carlot show. The show will be held December 2 to 5, and will replace the annual International Livestock (See CONTEST, Page 4.) Theatre Needs One Man-But Desperately WANTED! One, tall, dark, handsome, and intelligent man by all the coeds on the campus, of course but even more desperately by the ! speech department, to play the leading role of Mortimer Brew ster, drama critic, lover, and gal lant hero in the next University Theatre play "Arsenic and Old Lace." Tall, d;uk and handsome but even these requirements could be sacrificed if the man could read in telligently, show his emotions con vincingly, and make love on the stage under the brilliant lights, as well as on a park bench under the moon. Men, if you fit any one of these requirements, why not apply at the Temple, care of Joe Zimmerman. DuTeau Edits Alumnus, John Douglass Assisant For Military Ball . . . One Corsage Means Nine More .30 Caliber Bullets . . . For Fighting Men ' It does a fellow in uniform money he does put out is toward good to know that his girl is be hind the war effort even by so small a thing as wearing war stamp corsages," stated Cadf t Col. Dick Arnold yesterday concern ing the War Council's new idea of victory stamp corsages for the military ball. One corsage, worth 50 cents in stamps, will provide nine .30 cal iber rifle bullets for our armed forces. Fust day sales of the military ball corsages did not meet the exp.vtations of the War Council. All cadets and men students who plan on attending the ball are asked to purchase these red, white and blue corsages for their dates. Regular Booths. The regular war stamp sales booths, where the military ball corsages will be sold, will be manned by representatives of the fraternities and men's co-ops un til Friday afternoon at 3:40 p.m. No corsages may be purchased after that date. The coupons given at the time an order for a corsage is given will be redeemable Dec. 3 and 4 for the flower-like corsages made of five 10-cent war stamps tied with a red, white and blue Starred and striped ribbon. Furchase price of the corsages are 60 cents apiece. Cadet Colonel Arnold, disregard ing the military angle, expressed hi personal thoughts by stating: "From the boy's point of view tne girl's date is not required to put out so much money for flowers, and he knows that what a worth-while and lasting cause." The sale of the corsages will not disturb the regular Thursday war stamp sale day activities. Students may purchase their quota of war stamps from the regular booths as in the past. The corsages will be made at cost by the Rosewcll Floral com pany, which is co-operating with this effort of the War Council. BY M ARJORIE MAY. Taking over the place vacted by Ralph Reeder, who resigned to be come ag college editor, Ellsworth DuTeau will edit the Nebraska Alumnus with John Jay Douglas, senior at UN, as assistant editor. Reeder's last issue of the Alum nus, that for November, which came out yesterday, is an attrac tive and well illustrated edition and the editor's resume of his years at UN and the people he knows make an interesting ending to his career on the Alumnus. Starts in Publicity. To begin his journalistic oc cupation, Ralph Reeder started out by working in the University publicity department. "I was," he writes, "editorial assistant to Law rence Pike, who was assistant to Robert Crawford, who was assist ant to Chancellor Burnett. In other ords I was in a direct line for the chancellorship." The people he met considers a cross-section of humanity "some quaint, some dull, some admirable." Also notable in the November Alumnus is art article by Edna D. Bullock titled "My Alma Mater Reminiscences of an 89er." This is one of Miss Bullock's series of University Sketches and describes student life as it seemed in the '80s. Particularly good in these pages are the photographs of early campus scenes such as U Hall. Includes Letter. Included irf the Alumnus besides the regular columns are the letter Composer Returns ToPlayOwnWork Pvt. Paul Koenig will conduct his own arrangement of "Bach's Concerts for Two Violins" on November 22 at the Lincoln High Vespter Concert. Private Koenig, now stationed at Camp Forrest, Tenn., was Don Lentz s assistant last year. Johnson Beam and Thomas Pierson, two U. N. students, will play the violin parts. of Robert W. Stevens giving the University of Nebraska full per mission to use his song "The Corn- husker" whenever and in what ever way it may desire. This is the beloved Alma mater song beginning Uome a-runnin boys'' which students have sung since 1909. An article headed "He gave the 'Cornhuskers' Their Name" tells of Cy Sherman who saw his first Nebraska football game 49 years ago. Military Ball Tickets Heady Company commanders may check out Military Ball tickets anytime atfer noon today in Nebraska Hall, according to Col. George Schappaugh, chair man of the ticket committee. Students not in R. O. T. C. may also sell tickets and may check them out at the same time. Students who sell ten tickets will be given a free one. Style Show Highlight Of Program Varied Entertainment Open to All UN Women; 573 Tickets Purchased The annual Coed Counselor din ner, one of the largest events to be sponsored by any university women's organization during the school year, will be held this eve ning at 6:30 in the Union ball room. This dinner is a part of the work done by the organization in helping women to become ac quainted with campus life and in encouraging greater friendship be tween freshmen and upperclass men. Members of the Coed Coun selor organization and their "lit tle sisters" and all other univer sity coeds are invited. Features of the annual Coed Counselor dinner tonight will be a style show with 14 university models: a Delta Gamma trio; and speeches by the Misses Elsie Piper and Letta Clark, who are the two sponsors of the Counselors, and (See COUNSELORS" Page 4.) During This Week . . . YMCA To Contact All Men In Annual Campus Dance . . For Members Annual membership drive of the university YMCA is under way this week on both the ag and city YW-YM Holds Joint Meeting A group of 36 YWCA and YMCA ag students will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Copenhaver, Nov. 21 at 7:30. Copenhaver is the game leader for the extension service depart ment of the university and is well known to students on both cam puses for the instruction he and Mrs. Copenhaver have given in square dancing. 128 Men Report for First Meeting Of New Physical Fitness Class Kcporting for the first meeting in the now physical fitness course, offered by the uni versity, were 128 men who turned out Mon day evening to receive their first instructions from Dr. K. (!. Clnpp, supervisor of the course. Deciding on the time at which. the course should be offered and ironing out many other details were the main topics under discussion at the first meeting. Because of the short amount of time left before the current holiday season, training will not officially begin until Nov. 30, the first Monday after vacation. Since the curricula of the course is progressive in nature, Dr. Clapp felt it would not be wise to start the training until that time. However, the opinion was expressed that any individual desiring to physically prepare himself for the course should see Dr. Clapp or any of the instructors in charge for indi vidual fitness schedules between now and Nov. 30. This course, planned for instruction to all male students interested from 5 till 6:30 every week-day afternoon, is not a substitute or has not been offered competitively with that one offered by the military department on Sat urday mornings. Basic Course. It is not a commando course involving com mando tactics, but initially a physical fitness course supplementing the commando course taught by the military department under the supervision of First Lt. Robert Adams. The reason for promoting this course was 'to provide the students, both military ami civilian, wilh a means of building up their (See FITNESS, Page 4.) campuses. Officers and Y rep resentatives are making an effort to see to talk to every man at the university. All men living in organized house will be contacted personally and men not included here will be reached by personal canvass and telephone call. Membership chairman on ag campus is Lawrence Boydson and president i3 Bob Peterson. On th city campus Jim Hanson is mem bership chairman and Norman Sundberg president. Men making contacts on the city campus also include Warren Stage, Don Papez, Homer Livermore, Eldon Nie mann, " Dave Marvin, Norman Hahn, Yale Gotsdincr, Ronald Metz, John Burt, Loul Aukes. Meyer Ueoka, Dick Howell, an" Bob Wilkins. Offers Varied Program. "The Y offers a program of numerous discussion, recreation, fellowship and social groups, "Nor man Sundberg, president, ex plained yesterday. "Several proj ects are canted on in co-operation with the YW, and arrange ments are being made with the city Y to use its facilities at mem bership rates. "Any man who has not heard from a Y representative should see one of the men listed above or stop at the YMCA rooms in the Temple building to talk to Gene Floyd, Y secretary, sometime this week." Celtnian Addresses Slate Croup of English Teachers Dr. Royal A. Gcttmann of the English department spoke to Ne braska English teachers In Omaha recently. His subject was: "Are Novcl3 Worth Reading?"