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DAILY NEBRASKAN Friday, March 12, 1943 JltSL Oaih VkbfiaAkcuv FORTY-SECOND TEAR Subscription Rates r Jl.TO Per Semester or $1.60 for the College Tear. $2.50 Mailed. Single copy, 5 Cents. Entered as second-class matter at th postoffice In Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 8, 1917. Authorized September 30. 1922. Published -dally during the school yesr 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. Pay 2-71S1. Night 2-7193. Journal 2-3330. ! Editor , .....Alan Jacobs Business Manager ..Betty Dixon EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT. ManapinR Editors George Abbott. Marjorie May News Editors John Bauermeister. Pat Chamberlin, June Jamieson, Marylouise Goodwin. Mary Helen Thorns. Sports Editor Norris Anderson. Circulation Manager Don Papcz. To The Young and Not So Young-Thank You For an inspiring rally and convocation, the Daily Ne braskan says thank you to "the younger generation" and also to those who are not so young all of whom were instrumental In planning the affair. Thanks to: Pat Chamberlain and the War Council. John J. Douglass and the Student Foundation. Don Lentz and the varsity band. Bill Thornberg, Dorothy Weirich and Innocents and Mor tar Boards. Chancellor, Dean Thompson and university officials. Senator Norris. James E. Lawrence. Col. Murphy. Corn Cobs and Tassels. Staff members of the Daily Nebraskan. About 3,000 loyal students. What I s Typical In UN Coeds? Ail hail Nebraska's 1943 Typical Coed. With no reflec tions on her, however, it seems wise to forget about the per sonality involved but rather to consider what is actually im plied in typical UN womanhood. Paul Svoboda, now of the marines, editorialized on the subject last year at this time. He wrote: "Whether the skirt is above or below the kie so long as it remains within Ihe region of decency is quite a superficial and ineffectual method of solving the problem of being a typical university woman. Running against the prevalent style conventions may bring looks of amazement and disdain, but being "typically Nebraskan" goes far beyond Ihis veneer of society into the field of moral values and standards which have been established 'from precedent to precedent.' " He Ihen went on to make his point which had something to do with good taste as far as drinking alcoholic beverages and Penn Woods partying is concerned. This editorial also has a point: that university women, University of Nebraska women in particular, still have not figured out what they should be doing now that the nation is at war. They have just found out that there was a war; a lot of their boy-friends are leaving, so they have reason to fret. As one pretty coed remarked in the Corn Crib yesterday, "I know a boy who is at JB. 1 don't know what that is, but it must be pretty bad. Say what does JB stand for, anyway?" This isn't to suggest that everv woman immediately drop out of school to join the WACCs, WAVES, WAAFS, SPARS or the "Marionettes." altho that wouldn't be such a bad idea for more than a few of them. But it's about time they stop sneering every time they learn that a girl is joining one of the service organizations. They seem to look down upon these organizations. Coed Bnobberyt And, more important, it is about time they stopped grip ing about phys ed and go about the business of getting them selves into the best physical condition, for absurd or not, that is what the government wants them to do. And it's also about time they stopped wasting their time with courses they will never use and start taking subjects which tho not "snaps" are worthwhile, can be put to prac tical use. At other schools, women are taking mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering courses, meteorology. UN women are still taking peacetime subjects. Women are going to have to offer more than moral sup port to U. S. soldiers and even that moral support is lacking in some instances. They are needed in the service, in industry, and within the home. ,It is about time that UN coeds begin adjusting themselves lor life involving one of the three and if they are wise they will make plans to prepare themselves for more than just the home. V,., Mail Clippings Pat Chamberlin, Censor Lt. ROBERT N. LAMB is back visiting his Farm House brothers on a short leave between camps. He is on his way to Camp Roberts, Cali fornia from Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The lieuten ant is in the field artillery. TOM WOODS is a corporal in officers train ing school with the artillery at Fort Sill, Okla homa. Tom left the Beta house about two weeks ago. DICK READ is with the headquarters com pany at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, according to his V-Mail. lie was an engineer at Ag College, and a member of Palladian Society. Another Beta, Ensign THOMAS M. DAVIS, is now attending an advanced com munications school for the navy at Norfolk, Va. Tom obtained his M. A. and Ph.D. in history while he was at Nebraska. STEVE BROWNING, who attended UN three years ago, was back in the Union Grill this last week. He is a lieutenant, S. G., and is on his way to Philadelphia where he will pick up a ship to go on sea duty. jrii " " " 1 Dear Editor: Guess it has become customary to write a letter of thanks after the close of a drive, fco here is our two-bits worth. We'd like to thank first the entire student bodv for their complete cooperation. The job that thev did in giving will certainly be more than appreciated by the Red Cross. Although Iherc were only two thirds as many students, thev were able to top last year's mark by bet ter' than twice. The $2,700 they gave took some good digging to give particularly with so many drives coming at one time. That amount ain't hay you've really shown the American Red Cross what you can do. Next the most important person was our faculty sponsor, Dr. C. H. Patterson, who really headed the thing and went to a lot of meetings ami through a lot of work we couldn't have done. The work and help of the majors really made the whole thing go. The fraternities and sororities were handled by Bill Thornberg and Pat Chamberlin enmassing contributions of $1,930. Outstanding also was the work of Bob Dewey, Virginia Stuermer. Bob Law, with the Lincoln unaffiliates and Ralph Fox and Ormand ($300) Mills on this campus. Laura Lee Mundil handled the Dorm for $104 while Dorothy Anderson got $12.") from Ag campus. These majors spent all of their nights and most of their days calling and reporting. Their positions were new to the Red Cross set up. and they wcrcthe keystone to success. The placing of the drive directly into stu dents hands, letting them run it completely, was also something new. We hope that the results warrant continuation of this policy. It seems the most logical way of assuring student contributions is by student participation and leadership. Iu closing we would like to thank our pro fessors who so understanding let us skip all our classes for the last four weeks (even Mr. Arndt). Also included should be a warning: don't put on a Red Cross Drive unless you want to hang your pin, we all managed to in the current campaign. Sincerely, BOB HENDERSON TOM DBUMM01TD . CLIFF BLOOM White Space We have a great columnist today that is we translate freely tho ideas the Dicaeoplis, an Athenian youth, who wrote to his sistor, Helcne, as he was about to sec his first fight ing in the last year of the IVlopennesian War. Helcne, my sister, May my greetings find father and you in the best of health. If father is well enough, perhaps you can read him some of my letter. Tomorrow we go to the front. I do not sup pose that it will be easy to see my comrades die in battle, but in battle one has no time for tears, and in fighting one can push aside the memory of a fallen friend; but I think that seeing my fellows die in battle, will be an easier trial, than the task you have of staying at home and watching the old men die. The old men have ideals, have plans, and have dreams for them to die with so little ac- complished; but young men have only living to accomplish, and in dying well they have lived well. Take falher into the sun often. In the sunlight the talk he lives by may not seem too important. When I have given this letter to Hesio dides, I must go with my battalion to ihe Agora, to hear the Magistrate Aristippus give us the city's farewell. He.Jike our father, is an old man and will be certain to send us off with philosophy. We do not think of philosophy now; and if we did it would not be a philosophy of fine sounding words about patriotism and the glories of Athenian civilization, but one of laughter at everything from Athens to our selves. If we could choose the kind of farewell we wanted, I think we would ask for a comedy of Aristoplianes. Some would finish the pro gram with dancing girls. But Hesiodides is impatient to leave and I must finish. Thank him for bringing this Utter. Your brother, Dicaeopolis. BY BOB McNUTT. BY BOB McNUTT. Situated half way between the Avery lab oratory and former museum, stands a broken down, two story structure known as Nebraska hall. Besides housing a myriad of different types of weapons and instruments of destruc tion it provides desk space for men who are as different as Nebraska weather from day to day. Of course, the whole campus knows alout Colonel Murphy, Captain Paltison, and Lieu tenant Adams, but the list only begins there. These men are officers and command respect. I'd like to mention a few men who have no commissions but are respected just the same. First off should come Sgt. Johns, keeper of supplies, issuer of uniforms and collector of same from ERC men, and principal haven for all Ihe headaches of the whole department. Complete in his regalia of baggy pants, black sweater and cigar, he listens daily to excuses from students over lost equipment, remands from department heads, and through it all retains a great sense of humor. Second on the list is "Coppy" genial ser geant and weapons expert. Show him any part from a military weapon and he will give you the exact name for it, the reason for its existence and where it fits. Possessed of great patience he is the favorite of every student who has wrestled with the disassembly of the M. 1. Next come two men, Sgts. Grau and Brit ting, who have quite a responsibility this se mester since now they are instructors for the freshmen. They do a good job, too, because they know their stuff and get along well with other men. Not in the military department, but a great asset, nevertheless, is a man resplendant in a blue uniform, the janitor. Chief custodian of the coke bottles and general debris, he is a good guy and the first to join you in a good laugh. Well, these are some men not generally mentioned in print but who have a definite part in the college military scheme. It's true, of course, that these men are responsible to Colonel Murphy and he must assume responsi bility for their work. It works out well be cause although wearing an eagle on his shoul der while they wear chevrons on their sleeves, he is as much a man's man as thej. . r
