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FORTY-THIRD YEAR
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days and Saturdays, vacations and examinations periods
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pervision of the Publications Board.
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Editor Alan Jacob
Business Manager Betty Dixon
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
Managing Editors. .. .George Abbott, Marjorte May
News Editors. .. .John Bauermeister, Pat Chamber
lin, June Jamieson, Marylouioe Good in, DhI
Wolf
Spo; Mitor. .. .Norris Anderson.
'Status Quo9"Profanc9
Academic Definitions
Everybody likes 1o use big words that im
press people. Perhaps that is why so many
persons are always talking about ihe "status
quo." Kew know just exactly what they
mean. After all, ihe status quo is well, it's
just the status quo.
Hut ihere is a philosophy professor at
Northwestern university who defined the ex
pression expertly. "The status quo,"' he said,
"is the one helluva mess we're in right now."
That is a pretty good definition, for surely
the world is in one helluva mess. When men
die as they are dying, kill as they are killing
hating and crying, and laughing and blooding--there
need be no further evidence that war
time is hell. !
Riddance of the present status quo is what
America is fighting for. . Tt is why young
fellows are being called out of college to serve
in the armed services, why loyal citizens are
quitting comfortable jobs and security for
positions in defense industries, why Americans
are going without so much sugar and shoes and
food and travel.
Everyone agrees that the status quo must
be ended. Everybody speaks in terms of col
lective security in a post-war world of changed
conditions. College students, like the Kansas
State coed whose article the Daily Nebraskan
printed Sunday, are prone to justify their con
tinuance at university to 1he fact that Ihey
will b the leaders who will make the post-war
world free from wars.
But all they know is that the status quo
should not continue. Some don't even know
the meaning of status quo, the academic or
profane one.
If there is a valid justification for students
remaining in school, then these students, from
a patriotic point of view, cannot afford to
sluff ; canot consciously ignore an opportunity
to increase their ability to cope with problems
of post-war.
A little serious thinking and reading helps
a lot. The Nebraska student should si ait now
to break long standing tradition by reading
books yes. even books 1 hat are not assigned
as required reading in academic courses.
That is one aspect of the status quo lhat can
be changed now, before the war.
Gardens For Victory Are
Essential And Enjoyable
When Ihink'mg of the ihings you have done
and the Ihifigs you are planning to do 1o help
your counlry, you might have thought of a
victory garden, which is an ideal way to do
something very useful.
If a backyard or neighborhood lot is avail
able, ihis makes a perfect plot for a garden.
If a group wishes to start a garden, this is so
much the better, as more can be accomplished
and it is more fun with a group.
Not only is this profitable and interesting
work for yourself, and not only does it aid in
producing fresh vegetables, but it provides ex
ercise as well. If you haven't done much in the
way of exercise at school and little more out
side of school, hoeing and planting will give
a great deal of outdoor exercise.
With driving restrictions and vacations in
other states greatly curtailed, and some pleas
ure like bicycling restricted somewhat, a vic
tory garden offers many people grand oppor
tunities for an interesting summer. So start
thinking about that patch of earth in your
yard, start rounding up some of your friends,
and plan your garden for victory, now I
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Dear Editor:
So much has been said about a proper
tribute to the departing KKO men. Maybe
they are the "cream of Ihe crop," but how
about the 240 air corps reservists who left our
campus two weeks ago! Weren't they de
serving a tribute T And when several of those
boys from Jefferson llarracks wrote asking for
a Daily Nebraskan (not '240, but one paper),
the reply was, "We have no funds."
Isn't every boy making the same sacrifice
and fighting for the same cause? Yes, let's
pay tribute to the boys, but not just the EKC
men. Let's pay proper tribute to every boy,
drafted, or otherwise, who has left our campus.
A Daily Nebraskan Reader.
(Editor's note: Right! As was stated in
the Nebraskan editorial urging the convoca
tion and rally, the ceremonies were more than
for the 340 men leaving, for these 340 men are
representative of all UN men drafted and who
have left for the armed services.'
The Nebraskan receives dozens of letters
every day from students seeking "free"
papers. These requests just can't be filled on
the present budget. The War Council has been
sponsoring a campaign to send Nebraskans to
men in the service. How about it?)
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Museum Exhibits Munitions
From Nebraska Factories
. . .1 hcludes Bombs, Grenades
Visitors to university museum
in the next few weeks will see an
exhibit that is a far cry from the
traditional fossils, mounted birds
and the tribal regalia of American
Indians.
The theme of thfe new exhibit is
bombs and the central figure is a
1,000-pounder borrowed from the
Nebraska Defense corporation,
whose plant at Mead is loading
thousands of bombs of this type
for use against the Germans, Ital
ians and Japs.
Nebraska Produces.
"We felt our visitors would ap
preciate this exhibit not only be
cause of the general interest in
the war but because of the fact
Nebraska is the scene of some
very important munitions produc
tion these days." Dr. C. B. Schultz,
museum director, said.
In addition to the 1,000 pound
bomb, there is a 250 pound aerial
bomb supplied thru the courtesy
of C. J. Frankforter. university
chemistry professor who recently
was called to active duty with the
army.
Exhibit Philippine weapons.
In the same case are a large
number of hand grenades and
other explosive weapons used in
the first World war.
Immediately adjacent to the ex
plosives exhibit in the basement
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Twenty-One Years of Nuthin
With the exception of looking at or listening
to Elmer Sprague, gentle reader, nothing is
quite as boring nn reading an autobiography.
With the idea in mind of running a close
second to Lady Roosevelt's diary, and with no
apologies to Eleanor, we offer the following
autobiographical column entitled : "My Life,"
or "She Had So Many Wrinkles On Her Fore
head That She Had To Screw Her Hat On."
Age O. Ten minuies after birth, 1 cas
ually remarked that Wilson was wasting his
time on that League theory of his. The physi
cian seemed surprised that a child my age
could speak. To which 1 replied: "Doc, you
falhead, if the kids in this town couldn't talk,
how the devil could they tell their folks when
they wanted to go to Fred's?
Age 1. Still too young to get much accomp
lished. For the most part, just sat around
looking dumb, considering pledging Hot a.
Age 2. Learned to spit through my two
front teth.
Age '). Made a pass at the nurse and got
my two front teeth kicked out.
Age 4. Eplainelthe facts of lile 1o ihe
little kids.
Age Tt. Pccame known as: "The Only
Child in Kinderparleu to Chaw Tobacco.''
Age ti. Flunked spelling and geography.
Age 7. Flunked singing and art.
Age H. Learned to pel nice big collie dogs.
Age 4t. Learned to pel.
Age 10. Won an old woman in a raffle.
Age 11. (iraduated from report school.
Age 12. Dropped out of ihe Hoy Scout
organization.
Age II. Had my first dale. 1 got little
shivvers every time she winked 1 me with
her good eye.
Age 14-16. Stayed in bed with the measles
and epileptic fits.
Age 17. Registered at Vassar. Discovers!
it was a girls' school.
Age 18. Learned to put a nickel in the Crib
juke box.
Age 1! Learney that Penn WToods was nol
just another group of trees.
Age 20. Learned lhat "shooting craps" did
not involve a shotgun and a hunting license.
Age 21. Learned lhat the EHC was not just
anolhor government agency.
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Peforc closing, in 1he interest of politeness,
I had better answer Bob McNutt's question.
Polar bears, Pob, are classified into two main
categories (male and female), while eats are
classified into three (torn, pussy and holy). ,
Modern Times
Calls for Planned
Birlh-Ocburn
CHICAGO, 111. (ACP). A new
league of nations may not be as
effective in counteracting the urge
for war as the falling birth rate,
believes Dr. William F. Ogburn,
chairman of the University of Chi
cago sociology department.
"The movement for planned par
enthood may put a stop to future
wars and may prove more effec
tive than a world federation, dis
armament, destruction of fascist
parties or an international police
force, Dr. Ogburn declared.
One of the great needs 6f mod
ern times, he said, is the spread
of the planned parenthood move
ment into eastern Europe and the
Orient.
of Morrill hall, whore the museum
is housed, is the John J. Pershing
collection of armor, spears and
other implements of war from the
Philippines. This exhibit recently
was reorganized and rearranged.
Union Variety
Show Includes
Music, Movies
Fifth Student Union variety
show of the year will be held next
Sunday at 8 p. m. in the Union
ballroom. Featuring vaudeville
acts, a movie short, and a full
length riotous film, the show will
present a full program of comedy
and fun.
Donald Duck and Pluto will go
ice skating in "On Ice," a short
filled with the humor of all Donald
Duck quickies.
The Pi Beta Phi trio, composed
of Dolores Weaver, Marilyn Simp
son and Helen Vennum, will swing
out on popular pieces to provide
pail of the music for the vaude
ville acts. Jeanne Rotton will dis
play her talent on a piano, and
give interpretations of modern
swing.
"Boys froir. Syracuse," the
comedy based on the twin brothers
who were separated in childhood
and their twin servants who had
also been parted at an early age,
will be the full length movie of
the variety show.
Starred in the film are Alan
Jones, taking the part of the sepa
rated brothers, Joe Penner, play
ing the role of the twin servants
and Martha Ray, who uses her
wits and brawn to capture the love
of the servant.
Charlie Butterworth adds fun
to the already hilarious comedy
as the king of the little Greek
community where the movie is
staged. Irene Hcrshy takes the
role opposite Alan Jones.
This original Greek play was
adapted by William Shakespeare
in the play called "Comedy of
Errors." From this play was
developed the present movie "Boys
from Syracuse."
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