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CHARTER DAY EDITION. t r pais JV DDWCOT0)irD F(D)!ryirDD(0)imM4 CT7 T r 1mm 1(B (1 s3 Vol. 43, No. 9 Sunday, February 14, 1943 To 57,000 ,4Jims . . . University Grants 33,509 Degrees Since Founding . . . Arts and Science Leads Since the univernily was established 73 years ago, 33,"0fl degrees have been awarded to a majority of 57,000 alums in courses and 14S honorary degrees conferred. James Dale and William Snell, the first two university students to receive de grees, were each awarded bachelor of philosophy degrees, a degK'O which is no longer granted by the university. The number of degrees whi torv of the university included master's degrees, 4,860 profes sional degrees in dentistry, medi cine, pharmacy and law, and 348 doctor of philosophy degrees. More bachelor of arts degrees have been conferred than any other degree, the number being 9,201. The second largest of de grees conferred, 3,077, is bachelor of science in education. List By Colleges. The total number of degrees granted by the university from 1875 to the end of this past semes ter in 1943, according to colleges, are as follows: Agriculture, 2,745; Arts & Science, 11,454; Bu3iness Administration, 2,411; Dentistry, 527: Engineering, 2,411; Law, 2,175; Medicine, 3,056; Pharmacy, 587; Teachers, 4,166; Graduate College, 3,977. Several degrees that were granted by the university. Among (See DEGREE, page 2) ch has been granted in the his- 24,103 bachelor's degrees, 3,020 AWS Notice The AWS board has ruled that this Monday night will be a 12:30 night for all girls. No 1 o'clocks are to be given, be cause there are classes the fol lowing day. College Army Courses Begin Before March 1 ...No Word Here Although no official word has been received by the university, the specialized army training of personnel is colleges and univer sities will start as has been ex pected, March 1, announced Col. Herman Beukema, director of the specialized training program. According to Chancellor C. S. Boucher, "We have received no de tails nor any official notice at the University of Nebraska, concern ing the inauguration of the army specialized courses March 1." He added the University was ready and eager to do its part, and that official word is being awaited with eager interest. Engineer Courses First As word came from Washing ton, it was learned that engineer ing courses would be the first to be taken under the new plan, while other types of training are ex- (See TRAINING, page 9) U4 Courtesy, Lincoln Journal. C. S. BOUCHER ...presides at convocation. 3 If y a mlii Courtesy, Lincoln Journal. JOHN BOUCHAL ...gives Charter Day address. K. U. Triumphs, 56-24 (Page 11) Monday's Form Sheet (Page 12) ... Today In Coliseum Commemorating its 74th birthday, the university will high light its (.'barter Day program today by an address, "Beyond Our Borders," by John L. Bouchal, '12. former envoy to Czech o- Slovakia, at the Charter Day convocation in the Student Union ballroom at 4 :.'?() p. m. Chancellor Boucher will preside at the convocation, and the invocation wil be given by Kev. JJay V. Kearns. Samuel Ctorbach will direct the University Symphony orchestra in two selections, and lead the audience in singing I Alpha Chi O Booth Wins First Place . . . In Carnival Winning its second cup in six consecutive years, Alpha Chi Omega was given first-place honors yesterday at the annual Coed-Counselor sponsored Penny Carnival. A "Lonely Hearts Club" was the theme of the winning booth. Val entines with names, addresses and phone numbers on them were handed t omen and women. How ard Hall placed second with a "bean bag" booth, and Alpha Phi was third with a photo shop. The war stamp booth collected $23.25. "America the Beautiful" following the speech by John L. Bouchal. Was Prague Consul. The Charter Day speaker, a na tive of Wilber, Neb., went to Prague as vice counsul in the United States consular service. When diplomatic relations were severed between the United States and Austria-Hungary, Bouchal re turned to this country in 1917. After the war he was again as signed to Prague, this time' as American counsul. After five years he was assigned consul at Port Said, Egypt. Bouchal returned with his wife to Prague for a visit later and while there accepted the position of superintendent of an accredited public school using English as its language of instruction. When the nazis occupied Bohemia and Mo ravia the English school was forced to close. Not being per mitted to leave the country, he ac cepted a similar position at the Basic English school (a private English language school), where he was taken by the Gestapo, thrown into prison and later sent to the American Internment Camp, which was a medieval castle, at Laufen, upper Bavaria. Exchange Freedom. After five months, Bouchal and his wife were included in the group of Americans who were ex changed for German nationals in this country on the first diplo matic exchange ship Drottning holm. They arrived in New York on June 1, 1942. Since then they (See CHARTER DAY, page 12) Whose $18? The Student Foundation Sat urday found itself owing an $18.00 phone bill for a long dis tance call made last week to California from the Founda tion's office. The caller identified himself as Jin Van Landingham for the operator then proceeded to run up an $18.00 bill talking to his girl on the west coast. Van Landingham left the campus over a month ago to go into the air corps. PROM Seveals Mew uiMoceBufen B-fl Rfflomdlay aft Colisenmm i WRIGHT kg - U ' . , Kf:.y J. .... .M:S:cjLJ: L HECK Ami. A McCLINTOCK McCULLA Concluding a weekend of activities honoring Charter Day will be the Junior-Senior Prom, com prising an eventful evening with the choosing of the new IYom (Jirl, tapping of the Innocents, and a ' four-hour evening of dance music by Lloyd 11 tinier. Moved up this year to Monday to enable more students to attend the annual college party, the BLACK TRUE '- JOHNSON Prom marks the climax of a weekend of festivities and the weeks of preparation leading up to it. The dance will begin at 8:30, one-half hour earlier than the usual starting time, to allow more time for dancing during the evening's crowded events. At approximately -10 p. m., the new Prom Cirl will be revealed. 'Chosen by a door election, the winner will be one of the 17 candidates chosen 4 GIBSON by the Innocents society. Other major events of the evening will be the tapping of junior activity; men to succeed the seniors of the Innocents society, sponsors of the party. Featuring the party in its evening's program, radio station UNEB will broadcast th crowning of the new queen and the tapping over the air, begin ning promptly at 10 o'clock. (See PROM, page 2) "i ". ' 1 )( ' - j ! ' - , . i : z li -r: : . : ; ..m,' ... . i , 1 .kwX l,m FARRAR SMITH BROWNE I, . HEMPHILL. V i- v , ' SILVERMAN ' " WUNDIL . v J.J ' STAHL ' ' KLOEPPER