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Vol. 42, No. 46
Students Elect
Sweetheart at
Those tooth-paste smiles are be
ing worn by Nebraska Sweetheart
Myrldene Buller and Prince Kos
met Harold Hunt. The two were
chosen by the votes of students
'Life' Pictorializes . . .
Traditions Glimmer
Faintly During lnJar
. . . And
Realizing that college life as it
is lived today will soon be "just
another past tradition," "Life,"
pictorial magazine, presents in the
pages of its Nov. 23rd issue n
aeries of pictures on average
campus life as it was lived before
the war.
Stating that the proposed 18-19
year old draft law will sweep the
colleges clean of their young meu
in a few short months, and that
the end of the war will bring a
new set of customs to replace
those now existing in universities
over the states, the magazine pic
tures social, academic, and extra
curricular activities of Indians
university as a typical American
college.
The magazine went on to state
that college boys and girls are
"still living cozily in a world of
fantasy far removed from the
harsh realities of the world around
them.
"Boys who are already in the
army will read these pages and
feel a little silly because they will
see their faces in the faces shown
here, and a little sad because it
will. never come again."
Tuesday, November 24, 1942
Prince Kosmet,
K-Klub Revue
Court wy Lincoln Journal.
attending the Kosmet Klub revue
Saturday afternoon. Myrldene is
a member of Alpha Chi Omega
and Hunt is affiliated with Alpha
Tau Omega.
Then Disappear
Included in the somewhat satir
ized, "informal" shots, are jitter
bugging, cheek-to-cheek dancing,
BMOC, the hanging of a Sigma
Chi pin on a Kappa Kappa Cam
ma, good-night at a sorority house
door, and apple polishing.
Chicago Alum
Club Sponsors
Nebraska Night
Chicago's Nebraska Alumni
Club sponsored the first big USO
State Night within the Chicago
area. Called Nebraska Night, the
affair was a big party night for
all the men in the Army with Ne
braskans the special guests of the
evening.
Following the example of the
Nebraska Alumni Club, Cornell,
Harvard, and many other univer
sities are going to follow suit and
have special nights at the big Chi
cago USO center for their men In
the service.
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Navy Release
Lists Changes
For Reserves
Affecting those university stu
dents who attempted to enlist in
V-l and V-7 programs of the
Naval reserve and who were
turned down due to physical
qualifications, a release changing
some of the qualifications has just
been officially passed by the Navy
department.
The change was suggested by
the Manual of the Medical De
partment of the Armed Forces.
The following was the official
word received concerning the
matter:
Official Statement.
"It is requested that Armed
Service Representatives inform
students at their institutions who
may have been rejected because
of failure to meet the minimum
or maximum weight requirements
for enlistments in classes V-l or
V-7. Such students should reap
ply for examination and consid
eration to the nearest office of
Naval Procurement or Sub or
Main Recruiting Station."
The new standards:
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For Military Purposes . . .
Twelve UN Students
Take Chinese Class
Chinese is the newest lan
guage course to be taught at Ne
braska. The course, instructed by
Albert Fer.n, assistant in philoso
phy, is designed to teach the stu
dents to read, write, and speak the
Chinese language.
The 12 students enrolled in the
class are taking the course for
military purposes. Upon entrance
into the military service, they an
ticipate being sent to China be
cause of the knowledge of the lan
guage which they are acquiring
in the course. Several of the stu
dents in the class are advanced
drill men.
Keep Catalogues.
During the last two months of
class work, the students have kept
card catalogues of the Chinese
characters they have learned with
the nearest English pronunciation
of them on the reverse side of the
card. Thru this method they are
learning to read, write and speak
the language.
During the class period Fenn
supplements the assignments with
a discussion of the Chinese cus
toms and philosophy. Because of
the similarity of the Chinese and
Japanese customs and language,
the discussion aids the students in
understanding the Japanese race.
The Japanese written language is
the Chinese, altho their spoken
language is their own.
Two Each Week.
Two class periods are held each
week In social sciences. One meets
IBM TTM, MrolbcHa
EBuinrgess
With the selection of Bill Todd
for the male romantic load, cast
ing has been completed for
"Arsenic and Old Lace," the sec
ond production of the University
Theatre players to be presented
Dec. 16, 17 and 18.
Speculation has been active over
the campus as to who would re
ceive the part since the remain
der of the characters were selected
over a week ago. Playing opposite
Todd's Mortimer Brewster will be
Roberta Burgess in the role of
Elaine Harper.
Playing the characters of the
two kind, sweet old maids who
poison their visitors are Martha
Students May
Take U.S. Civil
Service Exam
Government Adds Junior
Pharmacist's Position;
Salary Is $2,000 a Year
Junior and senior students ma
joring in pharmacy will be inter
ested in the new examination
announced by the U. S. Civil Serv
ice commission for junior pharma
cist, at a salary of $2,000.
To be eligible to take the test,
applicants must either have suc
cessfully completed a full year
course with a pharmacy major, in
an accredited school, or be seniors
in such a school, expecting to
graduate by July 1, 1943.
Apply to Washington.
Applications must be filed with
the commission's Washington of
fice by Dec. 15, 1942.
Registered pharmacists lacking
the required education may also
qualify for the test providing they
can substitute pharmaceutical ex
perience, or study in resident
pharmacy schools, for the neces
sary college training.
War workers are not advised to
apply unless higher skills would
be utilized in a change of position.
Announcements containing com
plete details as well as forms for
application may be obtained at
first or second class postoffices,
and from the United States Civil
Service commission, Washington,
D. C.
Wednesday evening from 7:30 to
8:30, the other Saturday night at
the same time.
Organization of the class was
undertaken after Fenn had been
a dinner guest of the Brown Pal
ace Co-op. The men were so in
terested in the after-dinner talk
given by Fenn they decided to or
ganize a Chinese class with Fenn
as instructor.
Fenn Teaches.
Albert . Fenn, native of Chendu,
China, came to this country seven
years ago and has taken under
graduate work at Missouri and a
seminary in Omaha. An ordained
minister in the Presbyterian
church, Fenn was taught the Eng
lish language by an Englishman in
China.
Those students taking this
course in Chinese are: Roy Byram,
(See CLASS, Page 4.)
Phalanx to Hold
Special Meeting
Tonight at 7:15
Meeting of all members of
Phalanx will be held tonight
at 7:15 in parlor Z of the Union.
According to Charles White,
commander, final plant for the
Phalanx banquet and Military
Ball Saber sales will be made
at this time.
Top Casit
Ann Bengtson and Janet Marx as
Abby and Martha Brewster. Two
other insane Brewster brothers,
Johnathan, who looks and acts
like Boris Karloff, and Teddy, who
imagines that he is Theodore
Roosevelt, are portrayed by Larry
Taylor and Bob Hyde.
The companion of Johnathan, a
drunken doctor, Einstein who spe
cializes in changing criminals
faces, is to be played by Bernard
Swartz. Others in the cast in
clude Dick Putney, Robert Silver
man, Bill Palmer, Romulo Solde-
villa, Glen Nelson and Robert
Black.
Now in rehearsal, the play is
a sparkling comedy. Last year
chosen as the production the Uni
versity of Nebraska students most
desired to see. Plot of the play
has a light romance running
through the murderous antics o
a houseful of lunatics.
Debate Squad
Names Frosh
Team Members
With the selection of the fresh
man debate squad, this year's de
bate activities get completely un
derway. Members of the squad
are:
Andrew Andros, Norris Bettner,
George Fenger, Gene Haugse. Bill
Hill, Norris Learner, Peter Loew,
Roland Luedtke, Mary Mattoon,
Eddie McCullough, Gerry McKin
sey, Willis Olmstead, Warner Ste
vens, Robert Stiniger, Bernard
Urich, Jar" Wenstrand, Irvin
White, Dale Wisser, and James
Reed.
An informal meeting of the
Freshman Squad will be held at
7:30 p. m. today, in which a prac
tice debate by the Varsity Squad
will be given. The next meeting
is scheduled for Dec. 3 and final
team pairings will be made then
for inter-squad debates.
Bizad Review ;
Carries Article
On Insurance
C. M. Elliott Emphasizes
Advisability of Investing
In an Uncertain Period
A reassuring message to per
sons questioning the advisability
of investing in insurance will be
carried in the November "Business
Review" of the college of business
administration. The review was
published Saturday.
Writing on "The Future of In
surance," Curtis M. Elliott, in
structor in insurance, says: "The
fact that prices have risen exten
sively and may continue to do so
in the future should not lead one
to conclude that insurance is an
undesirable investment during a
period of inflation.
Purchasing Power Declines.
"While it is true that the pur
chasing power of the indemnity
payable under insurancec con
tracts declines as the general price
level increases, the fact that the
money is available at the time of
the loss when the need for funds
is the greatest is of utmost impor
tance. Since the contingncy in
sured against may happen any
time, insurance is just as im
portant during a period of infla
tion as at any other time."
Mr. Elliott points out that at
present the government seems to
be sympathetic to insurance as an
institution.
Rev. H. C. Gosnell
Speaks Tonight
At YW Vespers
Rev. Harold C. Gosnell, Holy
Trinity Episcopal church, will
speak at Vespers tonight at 5:30
at Ellen Smith. Everyone is invited.
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