Sunday, December 13, 1942
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Dear Editor:
The present plans for Christmas vacation
have a most illogical basis, we think.
We suggest that vacation bepin at noon,
Saturday, the 19th, and end at 8:o0 a. m., Mon
day, Jan. 4. for these reasons:
1. There will undoubtedly be less holiday
travel on the ISth and 19th than on the 23rd
or the 24th.
2. Vacation would then include three week
ends instead of two.
3. Our plan would enable students from
distant points to get home by Christmas with
out cutting classes.
4. As any student knows, very little work
is ever accomplished during a split week, such
as present plans calls for.
5. We might add that the university offi
cials have probably known for some time that:
(A) There is a war on, and (11) Christmas
comes on Friday, the 25th of December, this
year.
"With these choice bits of inside dope, it
teems odd that the university officials could
not have had the dates for Christmas vacation
settled far enough in advance so that the home
folks could at least know when to expect us.
Respectfully,
Jim Newcomer.
Bob Wallin.
Donald Jones.
Plans are under way by the Toho motion
picture company of Japan, and an unidentified
Chinese film company, to make a screen ver
sion of the rise of the Chinese puppet govern
ment for Chinese consumption,
(You can make a Chinese look but you cant
make him see.)
Tomorrow niaht will bring a new
experience to most oi the people of
Lincoln and most of the students on
this campus. The first black-out of a
large area comprising several states
in the middle west will be staged at
10 p. m.
University officials have contacted
members of organized living groups
on the campus and asked their co
operation in carrying out the blackout
on the campus. The university, itself,
is cooperating with the city in blacking
out the buildings on the campus dur
ing this period.
Since the city is cooperating with
civilian defense authorities, it is the
duty of every student on the campus
to cooperate with the university in
making the campus one of the black
est parts of Lincoln. This cannot be
accomplished unless every student co
operates. Rules of what to do during the
short blackout appear in the pages of
this paper. Every person should read
those with care and take the responsi
bility upon himself to comply with
these rules.
If we believe this type of civilian
defense is silly, especially in the mid
dle of the United States, we should
think of the many thousands of people
who go through this type of drill every
night of the year. Those people aren't
playing for fun. They are cooperating
in blackouts because it means life or
death to them. If we accomplish noth
ing elsa tomorrow night, we should
spend the twenty minutes in the dark
thinking about the war and what it
means to the people who are in the
midst of it.
Sometime during that twenty min
utes, we may suddenly realize what
this war is and what it is all about. If
the blackout accomplishes nothing
else but this, it will be worth three
times the time and effort exerted in
staging it.
Twenty minutes in the dark will
utes in the dark is hell in London,
be fun tomorrow night Twenty min-
By Associated Ollegiatt Praaa.
"Education is the backbone of an army.
The job of the schools in this total war is to
educate the nation's manpower for war and
for the peace that follows." The army's Lt
Gen. Erehon Somervell recommends that
schools and colleges become pre-indnction
training centers for the armed forces, leaving
the army and nary free to concentrate on com
bat training. (ACP).
The Wax Day
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AFRICAN FRONT
Berlin admitted late last night that General Montgomery's
British Eighth army, after pursuing Rommel's forces 700 miles
across the desert, had launched a major attack around the line
extending southward from M Agnena,
tv. KoHin nf fron thus takes on a new lieht. While both
axis and allied forces have faced a serious problem of main
taining supplies to their forces in the Airican campaigns, me
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problem of the axis military icauers nas ueen narursi to mi-ei.
All food and arms leaving Italy for Africa can go only to one
of two places to forces in Tunisia, or to Rommel's armies in
Both have been hard pressed, and reports a wcck ago inuieami
a serious shortage of food had developed, forcing Rommel to
call for more supplies.
A decision must now be made, since tne launcning oi me
British attack, as to which of the two task forces needs them
most. In either case, one of the two will be softened for any
allied attacks thrown against them.
RUSSIAN FRONT
While wind-piled snow hindered the Red forces counter-attacking
west of Stalingrad, reports from Moscow claimed 1,200
enemy troops destroyed near Rzhev, northwest of the capital.
This latter report, as compared with communiques from General
Mac Arthur's headquarters, should convince American readers
of one thing, and that very surely: land engagements of Amer
ican forces to date have been very limited while one entire
communique from the south racific is devoted to telling of the
capture of 90 enemv troops in two days' fighting, both Red and
DNB forces admit day after day, the destruction of several
hundred times that many during the same period of fighting
on the Russian front.
All of which should indicate that there are at least several
large-scale battles to be fought by American troons before the
war will be over.
Investment in Peace
The first dollar has been contributed to the World Student
Service fund on this campus, beginning the annual drive to
collect money for the students all over the world who are
badly in need of help. This first contribution gives the reli
gious welfare council, sponsors of the drive which begins next
semester, only $999 to go.
Many students have contributed to th; fund in the past
but few really knew what their money went for. The money
is sent from here to a distributing agency which buys supplies
such as text books, recreation facilities and other material
needed Vy students in Europe and the Far East.
In (iiina, for example, the National Student Relief Com
mittee distributes the WSSF money. Here they have created
student centers in the Chinese universities. These refugee uni
versities have been very inadequately equipped, in many eases
almost make-shift. The students have been furnished such lux
uries as baths in these student centers which have been sup
ported directly by our contributions.
There is generally some provision for serving simple re
freshments in these student centers. Tea can be provided at a
minimum cost. It has been impossible for the centers to provide
real meals since the students' limited means have made it nec
essary for them to get their meals at one place, generally the
college dining room. In several centers there is a soy bean milk
bar for students suffering from malnutrition.
There are at present only six student centers of this type
in the 18 university cities of Free China. Twelve more are
needd urgently. Colleges all over the country re being asked
to contribute again this year for this type of relief which may
mean so much to fellow students all over the world. The in
vestment may mean a better peace following the Mar since
some contact of fellowship is being made between us and the
students in the Far East, and Europe.
Naturally, we are interested in fulfilling the obligation we
owe to our own government and our own people by purchas
ing war stamps and bonds UNTIL VICTORY, lt will not work
too great a hardship on any of us, however, if we contribute,
even one dollar, to this fund when the drive begins in Febru
ary or March. It is an idea to think over and discuss.
You've Waited A Year for
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