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i pffer mu m mm SaVaf SSM itary Prof. E. E. Shramm .urges early registration 4 & r v ;.si:-:y .i;i: :'s:':::'-i:vv tf ' V -I Upon request of the UN military department a course including military geology, topog ography map reading, and aerial photography will be offered to students next semester. Many other universities thruout the country are offering such a course which the military department termed ''urgently needed by military men expecting to enter the armed serv ices.'' Name of the new course is (ieology 5. Altho the time for the course lias not been set, Prof. K. F. Shramm, head of the geology .'department, urged iiilertsted students to register for the course this week. The course will consist of two lecture periods of one hour each and a four 'hour lab period which may be arranged. It is likely that enough will register for two sec tions. Three credit hours will be given. Learn Barometer. The main scop cf the course will include mapieading; field use of maps, including the use of com- y passes; map making using the clinometer, compass, hand level, , barometer, plane table, and teles copic olodade; panoramic sketch ing; field mapping at night; the reading and interpretation of ae- ..rial photographs; and the general principles of military geology. Professor Shramm pointed out ' that some students will be able to get all their work done during the lab periods and will not have to do . any ouLside work. There will be some outside work at night study ing the stars. Professor Shramm. C. B. Schultz, and T. M. Stout will teach the course. In regard to the course Col. J. P. Murphy, PMSAT, stated, "this course will prove invaluable to all branches of the armed services, for in all military activities the use and understanding of maps, par ticularly air photos, is an essential part of military education. UN Gold Star List Includes 14 Alumni R--cent list of those on the university's roll of honor in cluded 14 alumni who have died in this country's war service. Thin includes all whose deaths have been reported since the United states first entered the war. Thes gold star alumni are: Ensign Stuart Lofax, '39. Ensign John Paul Hart, '38. Private Glenn E. Hedges, '38. Cadet William A. Vovanda, 39. Seaman Howard Gene White head, '40. Pilot Burdette L. Wertman, '42. Captain Robert D. Hunter, '35. Lieutenant Bishop Toms, '38. Captain Dwight Thomas, '18. Captiin Charles A. Dafoe, '25. Lieutenant Howard C. Aus tin, '40. Lieutenant Earl E. Snell, '40. Lieutenant William B. Gray, '38. Lieutenant Richard 0. Rad more, '41. 'Matinee Dance Today A Student Union matinee dance will b held this afternoon from '3:30 to 6:30. Mali nee Dance Tonight . The ag college matinee dance 'will Ik- held tonight from 5:30 to 0 3'). Much Needed- M up ' "" "' 'i r i Xf U -- I . 1v y All Pholoi Courliey Lincoln Journal COL. J. P. MURPHY. "Course invaluable to all branches of armed services, for in all military activities map reading is an essential part of military education." Vol. 42, No. $ iffBSy, J Buy War Stamps Almost ..0O0 University of Nebraska students value their peace, liberty and happiness at 2c a week! Last week's returns from War Stamp Thursday sales were $100.10. just 2c per student. Past week's sales have oftn been lower than this. Students don't seem to care. If each student would buy just one 10- war stamp he would be giving his government enough money to buy five cartridges, enough to kill five Japanazis. A 10c war stamp purchase from VOOU students would buv five bomber tires or two and one- halt parachutes or an army motorcycle phis 2,."00 bullets. Jiuy war stamps today war stamp Thursday! LeosssgBiol Attacks Views Of Mews Commentator Lewis . . . 'Economics Is a Science11 J. K. LeRosHignol, dean emeritus of biza.J college In an interview yesterday, emphatically disagreed with Fulton Lewis, Jr., news com mentator whose recent broadcast charged the difficulties of the OPA on Leon Henderson and his assist ants, who, he explained, had all been professors or specialists in economics. Complaining that men with practical experience rather than economists were needed for the success of price control and ra tioning program, Lewis said: "Kconomics Is purely a struc ture of guesses built on more guesses. Theories about what in dividuals think should happen if things were done this way or that. It has only one law that has stood up through time. The law of sup ply and demand, and that's not a law at all. It's an action of human psychology and behavior and the economists merely borrowed it from . there." Asked to comment upon tr. Lewis' outburst, J. E. LeRossignol, also a professor of economics, de clared: 'To say that economics is a Course C. B. Schultz .teaches map reading anuhry 14, 1943 I - - Conrteay Lincoln Journal. J. E. LE ROSSIGNOL . . "People Have Criticized Econ omists for Years." structure of guesses is nonsense ...Economics is a science which endeavors to explain human be havior in relation to production, distribution, and consumption of wealth and is able to do so to a "ft" ::' t m. V'''' V tMeouft Segosteirs .Close Secicioros With about 30 sections closed yesterday, Prof. A. II. Conjr don, liend of the assignment committee, announced that second semester registration for the first part of the week had been unusually heavy, with more than three-fifths of the students yet to be registered. An error in the Nebraskan last week which said resist ra. tion would close Wednesday probably accounts tor the early enrollment for a change, Congdon added. Registration ends Saturday. The committee recommended immediate action for stu dents who have not as yet completed their regist rat ioui. In order to facilitate a more rapid procedure, the com mittee urged that students check to sec that two-fifths of their hours were afternoon classes length counts only as one hour towards the two-fifths require ments. Students must obtain writ ten permission from the assign ment committee in order to take less work in the afternoon. Students hesitating to register because of uncertainty of comple tion of the semester's work be cause of the war, were advised to continue school by the administra tion. Fees will be refunded to any student dropping school neces sitated by the war effort, officials announced. Fees for next semes ter's courses will not be paid till Wednesday, January 25. Ag students may take their reg istration papers to the assignment committee in Dean W. W. Burr's office in 202, ag hall till Friday, between 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. Complete list of closed sections has been issued by the commit tees as follows: Baa. Or. 4. nrlkn X 4. B. C. Bun. Org. 172. wrlium 1, . Ihrm. 4. rcion. A. B. '. K, t ( hriit. 31, urcllon A. oninxrcUl Arts 27. krrtMm 2. Commercial ArU 122, rlliii I. Commrrrial Art 124. arrtlnn I. Coninirrrlal Art 127, swll-m I. Kc 11 arrtion 1. Er 12, arrtiiMI 1. Kd 8.1, arrtliMi 2. S, i. Kng. 2, art-dim 2. :i. 7. Km. 4. arrltmi 1. 2. S, 7. Km. 22, atrtion 9 f.rot;. 2, arrttoa A. drug. 72, arrtla I, C. Math 12, arctiwiii.. 1, S. 9. , 8, I. Math 22, arrtiona 1. 2. Math 104. acrtMim I. 2. 4. rtiyalra 4, arrttnn C. . Mna 94, aprtlon I. Speech 10. arrtton 2. (See REGISTRATION, Page 4.) Library Opens 'Alcove,' Students' Browsing Room . . . For Leisure Reading A browsing spot for news books displayed in "The Alcove will begin today when the new room is officially opened in the main reading room of the university li- large extent. No one is able to explain all human behavior." The dean continued, "Mr. Lewis thinks he is criticizing economists when he says that the law of sup ply and demand is an action of human psychology rather than a conclusion of economics. He Is not criticizing; he is merely stat ing what is true. Fx:onomics is psychology and singularly suc cessful psychology, too. "Neither is it true that the law of supply and demand is the only law of economics that has stood up," said Dr. LeRossignol. "There are many others, two. of which are the law of diminishing re turns in agriculture and Gresham's law in regard to money." The dean commented that, "peo ple have been howling at econom ists for years. To continue to criticize all economists and blame the fate of the OPA on them is not pertinent," he said. "The OPA is obviously a place where economists are needed, al though there is also a need for men with business experience. A combination . economist and busi ISee ECONOMICS, Page 2.) Majority Early; Anv laboratory desyjte its War Council Adds $50 Gift To War Fund Scholarship Fund Stands At $725; Sponsors To Solicit Contrihutions With surplus funds from Its recent benefit show, "Red Hot and Blue," the War Council voted Tuesday night to give a contribu tion of $50 to the War Scholarship Fund, thus concretely approving the undertaking sponsored by the Nebraska Student Foundation. The fund now stands at $725. Sponsored to obtain sufficient funds to continue the bi-monthly publication of "Cornhusker Rag Tags," Nebraska newsletter sent to former students in service, pro ceeds from the show have thus far amounted to $259 with still a few tickets yet to be reported to Catherine Wells, business manager of the show. Letters asking vcontribution to the War Scholarship Fund will be sent this week to all social frater nities and sororities, it was an nounced Tuesday by John Jay Douglass, president of the Student Foundation. He also asked stu (See WAR GIFT, Page 4.) brary. Interesting books covering a variety of subjects are included in the collection. "The Alcove" is being intro duced so that students can select books for leisure reading from the shelves. Card catalogs and call slips can be forgotten. Books found in this section may be charged out without any formality other than signing a name on the book card. Help for finals may be found in this display, for some of the books on these shelves represent the latest entertaining additions in the fields of travel, history, biog raphy, science and others. Books chosen for "The Alcove" include "The Turning Point," by Mann; Sandburg's "Storm Over the Land"; Lin Yutang, "Wisdom of China and India"; Morley's "Thorofare"; "Headhunting in the Solomon Islands," by Caroline My tinger; Crockett, "The House in the Rain Forest"; Morris, "Dig ging in Yucatan"; Derleth, "Still Small Voice"; Harland. "Farmer's Girl"; and Edna Yost's "Modern Americans in Science and Inven tion." Announce Plans For V-7 Naval Group Banquet All men students enlisted in V-7 Naval reserves have been asked to meet in room 313 of the Union at 2 p. m. Sunday, January 17, when plans will be made for a send-off banquet. All V-7 men who are interested are also asked to leave their names and telephone num bers at the Union checkroom by noon Saturday.