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Wednesday, February 10, 1943
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special rate or postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October S. lair.
Authorized September 30. 1922.
Published daily during the school year except Mondays and Saturdays,
vacations and examinations periods by Students of the University of Nebraska
under the supervision of the Publications Board.
Offices Union Building.
Day 2-7181. Night 2-7193. Journal 2-3330.
Editor Alan Jacobs
Business Manager Betty Dixon
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
Miinneinx Editors.. Crorce Abbott. Mnijoiie May
News Editors John biniei -mci.ster, Pat Chambcnm, June Janiitson,
Maryloinse Goodwin. Dale Wolf.
Sports Editor Norris Anderson.
Into the Basket . . .
Remember that editorial: "Respectfully Submitted to un
af filiated students?
We were going to wait two weeks, then give barbs a ver
bal beating for failure to cooperate in the student post-war
scholarship fund.
But we've thrown the editorial in the wastebasket. The
fellows from the Brown Palace Co-op saw to that by contribut
ing a $23 dollar bond to the fund. How they raised money,
we don't know. We do know they showed some real spirit by
pitching in.
But those Brown Palace boys have always shown a lot of
spirit. They were loyal attendees of rallies last fall, being the
impetus behind one of the most successful ones. Several of
their members have participated in the activities of the war
council.
They have the spirit. Perhaps, they will instill the same
in other unaffiliated groups and greek organizations, too, so
that Nebraska's post-war scholarship iuml will be truly rep
resentative and definitely successful.
For the Record . . .
An editor's first paper is his baby, lie can eloquently
dissertate on the aims, ideals and virtues of his paper, set fourth
the great plans and purposes of the paper.
Seven issues of the Daily Xebraskan have been published
this semester minus editorials or any contribution, tor that
matter, of the editor, lie was ill. Now be is back to deliver
his inaugueral which promises:
The Dailv Nebraskan will be fair. Of the two managing
editors on the staff, one is barb, other Greek neither violently
partisan. The Daily will print the news without regard to af
filiation. And that is the truth regardless of a spotted past
record.
With that matter settled, let's get one other thing under
stood. The editorials are the personal opinion of the editor,
Space for opposite opinion is provided in "Letterip," printed in
adjoining columns. All letters that are signed or are unsigned
for a good reason will be printed.
And lastly, please give our staff a hand. The Daily N
braskan is not published by seasoned journalisls; errors creep
up mostly because a young reporter has failed to write an
f the information necessary for understanding of the story.
Cooperate with staff members -especially in announcing club
meetings, for example and the paper will be accurate. Sin
cerely, we are striving for accuracy.
Criticism, by the way, is welcome. But don't let this staff
hearing anything about the Daily .Nebraskan being pro-green,
pro-barb or pro-any-faetion. It isn t the trutn.
Skinner . . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
day. "They are so hungry for
entertainment that I go to the
camps as often as I possible can."
She thinks that the theater should
be kept going now more than ever
before because entertainment is
good for morale. Her step-son,
who is now fighting in the Solo
mons, might be another reason
why she wants to keep up the
morale of the armed forces.
Lives on Farm.
When not traveling, Mrs. Skin
ner lives on a farm in New York
with her husband and twelve-year-old
son. Because of the ban
on pleasure driving in the eastern
fctates, she goes out very little.
A brief time in Bryn Mawr con
stitutes her college experience. "I
was just in and out, and then I
went to Paris to study dramatics."
She later made a a second trip to
Paris which provided the mate
rial for her last book. French and
Italian are almost as familiar to
her as English, and she speaks a
little German. "Right now I'm
studying Russian," she said, "and
it's a really a nightmare. I can
read it but I don't know what it
says."
Mrs. Skinner became a writer
entirely by accident A number
of years ago she had her first
experience with horseback riding,
"eastern style." The effects of
thia ride she told in a letter to
a friend. Just on a chance she
sent the letter to a magazine and
sold it. Later Mrs. Skinner sold
an aiwde on her first attempt at,
ice-skating. Having been told that
skating was good for the figure,
she was trying to stand up while
clinging desperately around her
instructor's neck. Robert Benchly,
who happened to be watching the
two as they struggled along, re
marked to her, "Really, the only
honorable thing that instructor
can do now is to marry you." Mrs.
Skinner does not regard herself
as a writer, even now, and say3
she goes at it in a "very hap
hazard manner." In spite of her
success in the literary field, her
first love is still the theater.
Ag Enrollment . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
to Bchool, according to Lt. Col.
Walter Gardner, artillery instruc
tor. The disbanded battery, for
merly meeting on Friday after
noon, was the only class reported
to have been dropped because of
this action.
Accelerated Program.
The training program for the
remaining students will be in
creased, however, to keep abreast
of the university's accelerated
military program. A Saturday
drill period from 9:30 to 11:30
a. m., has been designed, in the
words of Lt Col. Gardner, "to
provide additional intensive and
practical training in command and
leadership," has been resumed
from laat semester. Open to ba
sic artillery students only, at
tendance in this additional class
is voluntary. No registration is
required. Individual commanding
exercises, rifle manual of arms,
foot drill, and practical instrument
work arc taunt.
To affiliated students in general and to
the Pub Board in particular:
We acknowledge the validity of Mr. Ja
cobs' statement in his editorial of January 21,
regarding lack of unity on the campus be
tween the Barb and Greek parties.
There is no doubt that there must be more
cooperation between the parties; also, ihere
must be as you say, more support of the ac
tivities of the War Board by Hie barbs. The
barb leaders are no little concerned over this
lack of support and many hours of work have
been expended by these leaders in the attempt
to rally this suoport. in tact there are tw
members representing the barb party now on
the board.
l..i.H..T l .. i
dim, air. .iacoos, you are right wnen you
say that the ranks oi the barbs do suspec
the greeks of partiality and do resent wha
they feel to be a greek monopoly of the Daily
JNeoraskan and other campus activities.
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we regret mat mis leeimg exists on our
campus in a time when unity is needed. This
feeling, we admit, has made our work difficult
Now, Mr. Jacobs and all greeks, we of
fer a positive program. Wo want to join hands
with you in eradicating this feeling.
You must realize that our orr.niiyn.im.
does not have the power on the eamnns whir
yours has. Therefore, it is up to you to take
4i. 4':...i. ... ii ... ... .
uiu iiisL sicp in alleviating tins situation. You
must hold out the "olive branch." You must
)rove to the barb students that the mnnnrmlv
of the rag and Student Fonmhitinn rf
you speak; does not exist.
Here is a splendid opportunity for you to
iliiii
iane i ne lead :
On January 28, the Pub Board meets to
select, among others, as editor. Two of the
three student members of the Pub Board are
greeks.
The appoinlment of a barb cditor'of the
Daily Nebraskan could leave no doubt in the
minds of the barb students that you sincerely
uchirc real cooperation.
Here is your opportunity Will you take
tlie lead T
James Howe
Stanley Lowe
(Editor's Note: Yes, Pub Board has met,
as you know, but the Daily Nebraskan here
by welcomes applications for barb editor.
Some sort of remuneration will be worked
out.)
Clippi
ngs
Pat Chamberlin, Censor
The Known Soldier
(The following editorial by Julian Bow
man, leature editor of the Clark college (Du
buque, la.) Courier, won first prize in the 1942
editorial competition sponsored by Pi Delta
T1 M - . V
jcpsuon, nauonai nonorary collegiate journal
istic fraternity. It is republished here thru
courtesy of the Courier.)
I have watched him on the gridiron and
on the track field; he was calm in the face
of opposition, clear-headed under the stress
of circumstance. I have listened to him in the
classroom explaining with a halting eloquence
the beneficence of democratic government, the
necessity of liberty, the honor of freedom, the
justice of equality.
He was born at the close of the first
World war; he grew to manhood in a virile,
growing America; he bad just reached his ma
jority, to citizen's estate, when his nation
called him to bis first service. Having been
reared under the paternal protection of his
country in peace, he would now become its
defender in war.
Willingly, American that he was, he gave
what he had to offer: the vigor of his vouth,
the courage of his soul, the strength of his will
to victory. All that he asked in return was
security, safety, peace i'or freedom-loving peo
ples the universe over.
And, as if to show that his concern was
not alone with the welfare of America, he
sailed overseas the better to .stay the com
ing aggression. Uccause peace is internation
al, he did not question the locale of the con
flict, but assumed his place among the legions
striving for a peace above nationality, one
that would be for all men. To him, peace
was so vital to the common weal of the hu
man race, that he would war to win it. If
needs be, he himself would die that others
might live under its salutary influence.
The world he would win would be one
wherein authority would be rightly adminis
tered; wherein laws would be enacted and
iiidtrments decreed in wisdom and in justice;
wherein go mnwent, executed in righteous-
Mlt
Lincoln Journal.
'hrl I'rlrrwn
"Army life is 0. K. in fact, you get a lot
of things in the army that I understand are
pretty impossible in civilian life, like steaks
and sugar. On K. P. we walk in sugar."
This is the enthusiastic
opinion of former Innocent
Kappa Sig now army Tech
nical Corporal Chris Peter
sen, who stopped in at his
old rag headquarters yes
terday on his way back to
Fort Myer, Washington, D.
C. Chris is going via New
York City, so will only be
in town until Thursday.
The corporal is now in a
special service division in
public relation. He is edit
ing an army newspaper, "The Spirit of '7i"
and handling the soldier entertainment prob
lem. He arranges the entertainment in private
homes, embassies, with senators, etc. Incident--ally,
he recommends Fort Myer as a place to
be stationed, because there is more entertain
ment than there are men to be entertained
there.
Donald A. Archer and Robert S. Orr, both
freshmen, have received their orders and are
to report to Carlton college, Northfield, Minn.,
this Thursday, i'or army air force training.
Both students were in meteorology. Bob is a
member of Phi Gamma Delta.
Pvt. ROGER CUNNING
HAM, is now stationed at the
Lincoln Air ae. He was trans
ferred from Texas back to his
old stamping grounds, and he
celebrated the right way by
happening in on his old broth
ers out Farm House way. His
last year here, he was president
of the Innocent society. His
wile, the iormer Doris Grey,
is now teachnig outstate.
( J
Lincoln Jouriitil.
Itogrr ( unnlnthiini
Another old lace in a new uniform was
seen yesterday on the campus. Aviation Cadet
Clair JU iiier, here a year atro. is here and
around on a short furlough before he reports
to the U. S. air naval navigation school at
Hollywood, Calif., for his last training period
in the navy air corps. He has iust finished
his pre-flight training at St. Mary's.
Staff Sergeant M.A FENSLER. Phi Cam
of last year, has a GOLD STAR written after
us name. Max was killed a week airo in a
glider crash while in training at Muskogee.
Oklahoma.
While at Lincoln High, Max eaotured the
state championship as quarter-miler. He was
a freshman in the university when he enlisted
the first of the year, not wailing for his call.
His Phi Cam brothers tried to persuade him
to wait a little lonucr. but not Mnv 1I
wanted to join the army since he was a little
ness, would be eminently useful to the peo
ple. The woild he would win would be on
wherein harmony would be nreserved. human
happiness promoted, knowledge increased, and
equal liberty perpetuated.
To him is entrusted the winniiiL' of the
world security, the victory of peace over war.
le is prepared to die that what he would live
for may be preserved inviolable. Yet, he was
not even captain of his college team; he is
"private first class" now. He never estab-
ished a national record for the high hurdles:
jut he is surmounting international tyranny
today, lie will not be graduated this spring
with his college class, for his personal ambi
tion has been deferred to support his country
under arms. He may not become president
of the United States, but he is fighting to keep
he fact of the presidency a reality.
He is ready to give his life as the price
or peace if his own youth's ambition may
e fulfilled by others in the security he shall
win. lie could take cMeat, but he is all out
or victory"' in the defense of freedom He is
tlie known soldier.
