SERVICE MEN'S EDITION
Vol. 43, No. 31
Lincoln, Nebraska.
.Wednesday, March 17, 1943
Uutb Will Addresses
MomeEcCoffi vocation
. . . On Ag Campus
Only those women who arc
brave will have the courage to
stay and finish school in these
confusing years, Ruth Davis Hill
of Lincoln told 225 coeds yester
day afternoon at a convocation at
ag college. She explained it as
a question each girl must answer
for herself, realizing that she
would be sacrificing the glamor
of a uniform or the money of a
well-paid job.
"We need maturity of think
ing," Mrs. Hill said. "Women in
school are making financial sac
rifices. Most of them could make
a lot of money in industrial job;
so could their teachers. I have a
great deal of respect for those
who stay. There will be no uni
forms or parades for them. It will
not be easy to do."
Speaking especially to the home
economics students, Mrs. Hill said
she thought it offered valuable
training for the future. Some
women will give up their jobs
when the boys in service come
home. Others will wish to com
bine a business career with the
job of homemaker because heavy
taxes will present a financial
problem.
Students Learn Maturity.
The speaker, an alumna of the
university and member of Mortar
Board, explained that she under
stood the confusion in the minds
of young people. College students
have a real opportunity to learn
(See CONVO, page 4.)
Coeds Continue
Registration
Thruout Week
The registration of over 300
women for the war work plan
sponsored by the War Council
shows that USO and Lincolnette
hostessing lead the list. Registra
tion has now been goings on for
two days, and will continue thru
Friday of this week.
The newly created Women's
ROTC unit sponsored as part of
this program by Coed Counselors
is second on me popularity list.
Next comes Red Cross surgical
dressing.
All Women to Register.
All women are asked to register
in the union lobby sometime this
week. Each girl will list the num-
Der or credit hours she is carry
ing, any outside employment, and
extra-curricular activity. If it is
found that she is can-vine- too
heavy a schedule to be able to fit
a type or war work in her pro
gram, she will be excused, but
every women is asked to register
her name and address.
Those who do not register dur
ing this week will be contacted by
the War Council. Catherine Wells,
(See WAR WORK, page 4.)
While You 'reFighting
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Irishman Makes His Point:
Students Too Messy in Grill
BY SHIRLEY CROSBY.
A big, brawny Irishman has
spoken. And though his words
won't be immortal, like "Sighted
sub, sank same," he has made his
point well.
About a week ago this black
moustached Irisher applied for a
job as clean-up man in the Grill.
His hours, from 6 to 12 were ar
ranged with Miss White, the head
of such stuff. He was so anxious
to work that he came an hour and
a half early the next day.
When he left at 12 that night,
his work was well done, and Miss
White was much pleased with the
spotless grills and floors. The
Irishman never came back. He
was one big1 mystery until Miss
White and Mac, the janitor, got a
letter from him a day or so ago.
It goes as follows:
Miss White and Mack.
Meant to see you I did not re
turn on the job Really I don't
think there would have been a
chance to do that job, and get
home before next day, as found
last car leaves 9th and P St.,
12:15 a. m.
Just looking on from the out
Contact Alums
In U. S. Service
Pooling alumni records to cover
ail sections for the country, sev
eral Eastern colleges have inau
gurated a college registration pro
gram to provide more pleasant
leaves or furloughs for college men
in. serving in the armed forces.
The plan will enable the men
to find fellow alumni living in or
serving in their locality and calls
for a local civilian representative
In charge of registration for each
section.
. . . Can't Take It
side, Seems to me that throwing
cranberries, potatoes -etc. over
that floor, walking through
them all evening for others to
clean up, is quite unnecessary I
didn't have time however to do
much to it that evening, as I saw I
was not going to make it all.
Those students throwing all those
napkins, straws etc., behind those
tables, necessitating moving all
those heavy tables, just as well
leave them on tables, swept in
tray, and thrown in garbage bar
ren Now don't think I am trying
to tell you folks your business
those are Just my observations on
that job. So I just decided I didn't
want it. . . .
Very Respectly-
The friends we have danced with and laughed with are
going to war. We are staying at home. Can you future
soldiers imagine the agony of that, "staying at home"? At
the front you won't have time to think, but at home, we
think. Every minute, we think. After each bit of news, we
think. After each letter, we think.
Sometimes we can't stand it any longer, but we can't
run away from reality.
You can't know what a hcartaching thrill it is for us to
wave goodbye to you at the train each of you so strong,
so idealistic, so sure each that he will come back.
We who give life hate death. Not the facing of death
there is something magnificent in facing death. It must be
like looking the Lord in the face. Rather we envy you that
privilege. But we hate and fear the death of you who are
dear to us.
Nevertheless we must let you go, only remember: there
is faith behind you. There is love behind you, friendship,
and the bright silver of courage. Because courage is silver.
It is the sterling silver of the silver pattern your fiancee
saves so tenderly. It is the silver band of her engagement
ring. It is your mother's silver tea set. It is your country's
silver currency in your pocket.
These thngs are what you are fighting to keep for us.
May God keep you.
Pat Cbamberlin.
'The Second Mile' Appears
In February Blue Print
. . . By W. E. Wickenden
"Every calling has its mile of
compusion, its daily round of
tasks and duties, its standard of
honest craftsmanship, its code of
man-to-man relations, which one
must cover if he is to survive.
Beyond that lies the mile of vol
untary effort, where men strive
for excellence, give unrequited
service to the common good, and
seek to invest their work with a
wide and enduring significance.
' "It is only in this second mile
that a calling may attain to the
dignity and the distinction of a
profession," said Dr. William E.
Wickenden, president of Case
School of Applied Science, in On
tario In 1941. His address. "The
Second Mile," since then widely
published, is reprinted in "The Ne
braska Blue Print" for February,
Prof. Wickenden deals with pro
fessions; how they came to be,
their connection with citizenship,
their duty to society and their
ethical obligations. He also argues
against the proposed lengthening
or training for engineers to six
years, and predicts the future of
engineering.
Marlette Writes Article.
"Inter-American Highway" by
Ralph R. Marlette, related the dif
ficulties arising in the completion
of the highway to extend from
the United States to Panama.
(See BLUE PRINT, page 4.)
Campus Sights Bring Nostalgic
Memories of Home to Air Cadets
(The Air Corps Reserve was called up
from all colleges a couple of weeks ago, and
a large number of those from the west coast
have been stationed at the Lincoln Air Base
until further assignment. Three of these boys
wandered down into the Daily office Sunday
homesick for school life. Two of them -used
to work on papers one on the Daily
Californian and one on the San Francisco
Examiner, So they sat down at a type
writer, and here's a story as told by John
Edwards of the Examiner.)
It's growing dark in here as the Nebraska
twilight dims the light coming in through
these basement windows. But in this Daily
Nebraskan office it is nice, it is warm, and it is
college I
You see, we're just a couple of buck pri
vates from the Lincoln Air Base, leaving in
couple of weeks for aviation cadet training,
taking today, our first leave, to look over your
campus. Call it nostalgia, I guess, because
two weeks ago we, too, were studying, coke
, dating, and cutting classes on a Pacific Coast
campus. But today we were sight-seeing on
the campus and per chance happened to hit
the Nebraskan office.
We are asked to write a feature story about
the change that take place going from college
to the army. That would be trite, so often
has it been discussed.
But this we can say: We who have been
called, and those of you who wil be called
shortly, will have this war to fight. But on
(See CADETS, page 4.)
T IKleair
IrfloirfeDeir
This week's address in the
"Powarp" forum series will be
given by Professor J. O. Hertzler,
chairman of the department of
sociology. His topic will be "Out
look for Society," a discussion of
the post-war status of various
peoples on the earth.
This meeting of the group,
which the third in the series of
six, will be held in parlors X, Y.
and Z of the Student Union.
Professor Hertzler will expand
his subject along the line of the
sociological consideration for the
post war planing concerning mi
nority groups, backward peoples
and primitive populations and
their status at the conclusion of
this war.
The three lectures which will
conclude this forum series on post
war planning include: March 24,
"Remaking the Map," by Dr. Nor
man Hill, professor political
science; March 31, "The Promises
of Science" by Dr. W. E. Militzer,
associate professor of chemistry;
and April 7, "Religion Prepares
for a Just and Durable Peace," by
Dr. Gerald Kennedy, pastor, Lin
coln St. Paul M. E. church.
GladtoGo
ui- Say
Reserves
BY PAT WELSH.
Interviews with Enlisted Reserve
Corps men going into the army at
the end of this quarter show they
are glad to go into the service, al
tho all of them have a few linger
ing regrets about leaving college.
Here are some typical remarks
of service-bound students:
Tom Drummond, Delta Upsi
lon: "I'm very glad I was called.
All I can say is that I hope that
I get into the service I want
finance." Walt Olson, Delta Sig: "Altho I
hate to leave the university, I ant
glad that I am going, for I would
feel strange staying around when
everyone else is leaving."
Jack Stream, Beta: "I will
miss the fraternity and the fellows
most of all. However, I am happy
to go. I knew I was going to have
to leave so am all ready for it.
Don Kroger: "I'm going to miss
all the females on the campus. I
guess I can do without them. tho.
I am glad that I am leaving, for
now I won t have to worry about
not having anything to do."
The remarks as made by the fel
lows here at the University of Ne
braska have been compared with
those made by students at UCLA,
and it is found that regardless of
where they are from all the men
hate to wait around. They are glad
to have the chance to prove helpful
to the war effort, and altho going
into the ERC means they might
not get a chance to graduate, the
students feel they will have a
larger chance of getting a com
mission now than if they could
stay in school until graduation.
Carl Hall Donates
$25 to War Fund
Carl Hall, co-op house has do
nated a S25 bond to the Student
Foundation's war scholarship fund,
according to Polly Petty, new
Foundation chairman.
