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Despite The Trend . . . fijihu Stilt (xUL Wl ... College Adds Courses Despite the general trend of a' university at war toward practical and technical courses, the college of arts and sciences fared better in total enrolment figures last se mester than did Nebraska as a whole. Total enrolment dropped 11 percent as compared to the 6 per cent drop in arts and sciences col lege, said Dean C. H. Oldfather yesterday. He staled that the reason for this comparatively slight drop was because of the very heavy in crease in student enrolment of physics, 45 percent higher than last year, of mathematics courses, 40 percent higher than last year, of bacteriology, 16 percent, and of chemistry. 8 percent. Enrolment in all other courses dropped in arying amounts. AIM Speeds Up. Operating on the same "speed up program" as the university Itself, the liberal arts college has added several timely courses in its various departments and has tele scoped some others. Leading in the addition of cur rent courses is the history depart ment with courses in military his tory, Latin American, British overseas empire 20th century his tory, and current history courses. The sociology department will be gin this coming semester courses on war and post-war adjustment. Map Reading. In the geology department courses in military map reading Attorneys To Teach Law Courses Here G. ( Chambers Replaces Judge Ralph P. Wilson; Sorenson Granled Leave Appointment of three Lincoln attorneys to serve as part-time instructors in law college was an nounced today following action by the board of regents. Guy C. Chambers was named to replace District Judge Ralph P. Wilson, who until he assumed the judgeship had been a part-time instructor. Carence A. Davis and Flavel A. Wright were named to take over classes formerly taught by James A. Doyle, who was granted a leave of absence to ac cept a position as regional attor ney in the Lincoln office of the solicitor of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Leave Granted. A one-year leave of absence was granted Wank E. Sorenson, for service with the State Department of Public Instruction. Other leaves w-ere granted Howard S. Kalten born. who has accepted a position with the War Labor Board in Chi cago, and to J. Richard Sorby, in- (See LAW, Page 2.) and making, climatology and geo graphy, military geology, and topographic mapping. Answering the Pan-American trend, the lan guage department has added a course in Portuguese, and to aid the future navy men on campus, the astronomy department has in augurated a navigation course. Psychology has also begun a new course in personnel testing. According to the dean, the col lege of arts and sciences is con templating the addition of other courses as the demands of stu dents at war require. (DlfinnSe (Kfives (CdDedls InnfldDii'nmicattncDniL Warn A"VS War Clinic, designed to give coeds information on the part they may play in the war effort, started yesterday in Ellen Smith hall and will continue thru Friday afternoon. Justin? five to seven hours each day, the purpose of this clinic is to show how univer sity women may help in the war, not just hy joining one of the active military groups hut in entering business and industry, preparing for technical work while in college. Members of the AWS board are conduct ing conferences each day with interested girls, and the clinic is encouraging them to stay in school until prepared for war work. Tell of Service Fields. Based on recommendations of a confer ence of college women and the war held in Chicago this fall, the clinic will tell I'N women of the fields of the WAVES, the WAAC's, tl.vs SPAHS and of business and industry and com munity services. Requirements for each field will be dis cussed, as well as the pay and other desired information. Courses and work to qualify for (See COEDS, Page 2.) JAN 12 1913 Vol. 42, No. 66 Lincoln Nebraska. Tuesday, January 12, 1943 War Show Accents Blues; Is Red, Hot And Successful Union Benefit Takes in $190 Sunday Night Players Give Stage IKlit Thunder Rock' London, New York Acclaim Wartime Play A modern story told by people of 1849 forms the basis for "Thunder Rock," the University Theater production which goes into tryouts tonight and tomorrow night, Tuesday and Wednesday, at 7:30 in room 201, Temple build ing. Robert Ardery. the young Amer ican playwright, has built a fan tasy around a lighthouse keeper who lives in a world peopled only by own imagination, in his effort to escape from the grim world of today. And in these shadowy spec tres of the passengers and crew of the ship. "Land o' Lakss," which sank in 1849. Ardery nas discovered a significance and philosophy of young people m the world" of 1943. "Thunder Rock" is probably the most important as well as the most difficult play which will be attempted by the University The ater this year. The cast calls for eight men and three women, vir tually all of whom play character roles. All persons who are now eligible or will be eligible after the be ginning of the second semester are invited to tryouts. "Thunder Rock" opened in New York in the spring of 1940. It is one of the few serious Ameri can plays to be popularly re ceived in bomb-blitzed London during the past two years, and this year is being played by i portant non-commercial theaters throughout the country. U. Journalism Classes Open To Freshmen . . According to Hamil Speeding up UN's journalism program "as much as anyone can do it." Harold Hamil, director of the school of journalism, an- (See JOURNALISM, Page 2.) BY ROBERTA BURGESS. "Red. Hot and Blue," with ac cent on the Hot and Blue, was a most successful $190 -worth benefit show presented Sunday evening to a student-packed Union ballroom. Sponsored by the Student War Council and directed by Ronald Metz and Joe Weaver, the show deserved and received enthusiastic applause. The Sigma Chi singers swung the show out with mood music of a patriotic, flamboyant style. The Hot was steamed on thru by the military taps of Joanne Kinsey, Alpha Phi, and the novelty danc ing of Mary Helen Farrar, Kappa Alpha Theta. Steam heat on Ivories, no less, was rendered by Frances Haberman and Jane Johnson, Alpha Chis, in the form of a Count Basie medley. The Blues were given even more prominent position by the original songs played and sung by Gamma Phi Jeanne Bovard and those of Betty Krause, Pi Beta Phi, accompanied by Jeanette May Smith on the marimba, and Betty Stanton on the piano. Highlights of the show were (See RED HOT, Page 2.) j!r it k i . "A- Coed Uncovers Campus Paradise BY JEAN CLOTFELTY It must be a dream. Nothing like this could happen on a University of Nebraska campus that was covered with ice and fchiverinp in January winds. Yet there I sat, surrounded by palm trees, tropical ferns, African violets, and with a Philippine orchid hanging by each fclioulder. Goldfish swam around in a shaded pool covered with water lilys. It couldn't be but it was! I had just decided that by some devious path I had found my way into heaven when I heard an icy Nebraska wind skid around a near corner. Shaking the pollen out of my eyes I began to think. Chronologically. First, my editor had sent me out On a story nimely to find out something about the U. of N. greenhouse. I vaguely remem bered fightine the wind across the campus and stepping inside t little wooden door. Such reasoning could lead to only one log-1 ical conclusion. I definitely was not in heaven since 1 am cam pused and heaven is out of bounds this week. Therefore, I was in the greenhouse. Wondering what kind of people lived in such a place, I let out a plaintive "lley!" A voice from somewhere near said to walk due north, taking care not to step on any horned toads or boa constrictors, and I would find myself in the caretaker's office. I did and I wasl Not a Cactus, Well, Well! Mr. Schnitter, who has been in charge of the greenhouse since 1931 and on the campus since 1930, confronted me. After explaining to me that what I thought was a cactus definitely was not, he agreed that I should be shown thru the place. And I hadn't been dreaming either. There actually were orange blossoms and palm trees. 1 remarked that it looked like a wonderful place for a picnic. Mr. Schnitter solemnly handed me a nastursium leal "Its good on ham sandwiches," he said. le PARADISE, Page 2.). First Day's Registration Encouraging Congdon Asks Students To Observe Two-Fifths Rule; No Sections Closed Registration Monday for the sec ond semester was heavier than usual for the first day of registra tion, according to Prof. A. R. Congdon. head of the assignment committee. No sections were closed, however, during the first day. The committee emphasized that students could facilitate registra tion bv checking to see that two- fifths of their hours were in after noon classes. Any laboratory de- despite its length counts only as one hour towards the two-fifths requirements. Students must ob tain written permission from the assignment committee in order to take less work in the afternoon. The administration announced that students should pay their fees in Memorial hall during the hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. from Monday, Jan. 25, until Wednesday. Jan. 28, instead of this week as announced in Sunday's Daily Nebraskan. Registration Procedure. Procedure of registration for junior division students who have made out their worksheets is t call at the division office, room 1, U hall, for their registration blanks. Nels A. Bengston, dean of the junior division, declared that these blanks had been check ed and signed, and must be taken by students to the assignment committee. Other students will register with their advisers and then take their registrations to the dean of their college. Finally the registra tion must be approved by the as signment committee. Ag students may take their registration papers to the asignment committee in Dean W. W. Burr's office in 202 Ag hall from Tuesday to Friday between 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. After a student has filed a reg istration no substitute or changes in registration will be accepted un til Monday, Feb. 1. Employed stu dents should register by today t insure getting their class sched ules to fit their working hours, Congdon said. Military Group Holds Informal Meet Tonight Pershing Rifle Members Plan Semester Program, See Training Pictures Replacing the customary after noon meetings of each week, the local company of Pershing Rifles will sponsor an informal business meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in parlors YZ of the Union. In announcing the shift from an afternoon meeting to the evening, Cadet Captain Francis Cox ex pressed the desire for a full turn out of men to help formulate and organize plans for next semesters activities. The probability that preparation of final examinations would cut down attendance for the remainder of the semester, ISee MILITARY. Pafle 2.)