The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 17, 1943, Page 6, Image 6

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    Coeds
or War Worfc
Sign
Four Activities Show
Lead in Registration
Heading a popularity poll of
women's war work are USO and
Linncolnette hostessing', the newly
formed Women's ROTC under the
sponsorship of Coed Counselors,
and Red Cross surgical dressing.
Over 300 women have registered
during the first two days of war
work enrollment.
Registration for all university
women will continue thru Friday
of this week in the Union lobby
every afternoon. Each coed is
asked to register her number of
hours of class work, employment
and extra-curricular activity this
week. If she is carrying a sched
ule into which she cannot fit any
war activity, she may be excused
from participation, but .she is
asked to register her name and
address.
Those who do not register dur
ing this week will be contacted by
the War Council, sponsor of the
plan which has been approved by
the office of the dean1 of women.
Catherie Wells, member of War
Council, is heading the work.
Also included in the list of war
activities are Red Cross knitting,
First Aid classes, Rag Tags, war
stamp sales, and emergency relief
work for any civilian organization
whenever needed.
Lincolnettes
Lincolnette and USO work may
be done any day of the week, the
choice of time being up to the in
dividual. Lincolnettes must sign
Awna Sebwce
Men's
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II ARROW-Ts
in the office of the dean of women
after registration with the War
Council. They will then be as
signed with the university division
of Lincolnettes and to a company
in this division.
USO Hostesses
USO junior hostesses sign with
the local USO center at the Rudge
& Guenzel building downtown
after registration with the War
Council. They then choose a week
night or weekend night when they
can entertain regularly. Junior
hostesses are expected to serve
as dance partners, play bridge,
and various games at the USO
center. They will also receive no
tification of various special dance
nights, which they may attend if
they wish.
Surgical Dressing
Surgical dressing is sponsored
by the YWCA, is held for the
university women every Saturday
either from 9 to 1 p. m. or from
1 to 5 p. m. Saturday is reserved
at the Red Cross center in the
Telephone building for university
students, but women may work
there any time during the week
that they wish.
Service, Knitting
Knitting is also offered as a
war activity. Needles, patterns,
and yarn may be checked out
from Red Cross headquarters and
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Wherever your soldier, sailor or
' marine is stationed, he'll like these
, regulation Arrow Ties and Handkerchiefs!
The Arrow Military Ties have a
special lining: that makes 'em
wrinkle-resistant and per fcr knot
ting. Made of Khaki!
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Illustrating university women at war work is the soaring university
war stamp sales. Sponsored by the War Council and in charge of
Tassels organization, women sell stamps on the two campuses
every Wednesday.
the articles finished as soon as ROTC. The class is offered from
possible on the individual's own
time.
First Aid
First Aid classes are sponsored
by AWS, and are under the leader
ship of Ann Craft. The class runs
ten weeks, two hours a week. A
Red Cross certificate is given at
the end of the course after an
examination. Women may sign
for this class separately or take it
in conjunction with the Women's
qui;
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Q. In w lidt denomination) are
War Savings Stamps avail
able? At Savin Stamps are is
sued in denominations
of 10,', 2V, 50ft, $1,
nn J $5.
Q. Is llie registration of VTar
Savings ltiinds a matter of
pulilii: record?
A. No. Records of owner
frliip of War Saving
lionds are confidcnliul
mid inrorinatiiiil is giv
rn only to tlio-e persons
vliose, right to it is fully
cMalilislu-d.
Q. Vliere can 1 buy a War .Sav
ings Bond.'
By Cih Croekrtt.
A. Al United States post
offices of the first, sec
ond, and third classes,
and at selected post
offices of the fourth
rlass, and generally at
lasified stations and
branches; at Federal
Reserve Ranks and
branches; at most com
mercial hanks, savings
associations; credit
unions; other financial
institutions; many re
tail stores, theaters, and
oilier official tales
agencies; or through a
I'uy-Roll Savings Flan.
You may also buy them
by mail direct from any
Federal Reserve Bank
or branch, or from the
Treasurer of the United
States. Washington,
D. C
Q. Wl it is the limit of owner.
tliip of War Savings Bonds?
A. There Is an annual limit
of $5,000 maturity
alue, a $3,750 cost
price for each calendar
year, of bond origi
nally iteui'd during that
year to any one person.
Remember the longer
you keep War Bonds,
up to 10 years, the more
valuable they become.
War . . .
3:30 until 5:30 p. m. Tuesdays,
Rag Tags
Rag Tags is the Cornhusker
newsletter which is sent monthly
to former Nebraskans now in
service. This activity is sponsored
by the War Council, and is under
the direction of Margaret Beade
and Gil Ryder.' Girls may partici
pate in this work any week day
or Saturday from 2 until 5:30
p. m.
War Stamp Sales
War stamp sales are under the
sponsorship of Tassels and girls
who wish to sell on Stamp Wed
nesdays at any hour may be used.
Occasionally these girls may be
called to sell stamps on special
occasions, such as rallys, etc.
Relief Work
Emergency relief work will not
be a weekly activity in all prob
ability. From time to time civil
ian organizations in the city call
on the university to fill secretarial
positions, or other positions which
have been temporarily vacated by
the regular person. Such calls wiil
be relayed to the reserve relief
list.
Women's KOTC
Newest war activity on the
campus is Coed Counsellor spon
sored women's ROTC. This will
include one hour of drill under
the direction of Lt. Robert Adams
of the military department, to be
given from 3:30 until 4:30 p. m.
Thursdays. The remaining hour
will be devoted to one hour of
class in staff assistants, map
reading, radio, aerial navigation,
photography, and cryptography.
The choice of the class is left
up to the coed. All classes have
not yet been worked out, but plans
are being made by Catherine Wells
to eventually include a well
rounded program.
The recommendation has come
from the women's physical educa
tion department that all freshmen
and sophomore girls registered in
individual gymnasium at the de
partment not register for the hour
of ROTC drill. This is recom
mended merely to protect the
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War Council
IntroducesNew
Speaking Plans
Announcement of a speaker's
bureau institute, and an intra
mural victory speaking contest
were the highlights at the War
Council's meeting Tuesday. Bar
bara Shonka. chairman of
speaker's bureau presented the
plans to the group.
The institute, to be held in the
near future, will consist of one
or more evening sessions. It
will furnish volunteers with ma
terial prepared by the Office of
Civilian Defense. These students
will answer campus and city
calls for speakers, and will be
come ramuiar witn many ques
tions which face civilians today.
Instead of Debate.
An intia-mural victory speak
ing contest is scheduled in place
of the annual intra-mural de
bute which was won by Phi
Kappa Pdi in 1912.
Speaker's bureau is one of
those activities included in the
present War Council drive for
active participation in the war
effort by college women.
Highland Uni
Begins Course
In Radio Work
LAS VEGAS, N. M. ( ACP). A
summer session workshop at New
Mexico Highlands university for
elementary teachers in Spanish
speaking communities of the state
has been virtually assured in a
communication from Nelson A.
Rockefeller's office of inter-American
affairs. " '
This program first of its. kind
to be set up in New Mexico to
gether with special reta
courses for teachers, will ma
Highlands' 1943 summer session
the most important and extensive
in the school's history, according
to Dr. Edward Eyring, president.
Conduct Radio Classes.
With cooperation of the office
of the coordinator of inter-American
affairs, Highlands will insti
tute a six-week workshop to pre
pare especially-selected rural
e especially-s elected rural
chers to conduct radio adult- 'Vx
ication classes. These teachers,
teac
educat
working under scholarships, will
prepare materials for weekly
broadcasts in Spanish to commu
nity listening centers.
Highlands' summer-school re
taining program will include
courses for teachers in pre-flight
aviation, machines, shop work,
chemistry and mathematics, ac
cording to Harlan Sininger, direc
tor of teacher training. "Plans
also are underway to offer work
in radio and electricity," he said.
The University of Texas leads
the south and ranks 13th nation
ally in number of its graduates
to be admitted to the American
Institute of Accountants.
Intensive instruction in Japa
nese is being pffered by the Uni
versity of Michigan and more than
2C Michigan students already have
been placed in government service.
health of the girls participating.
The work as planned at the pres
ent will not be strenuous, but will
be extended to iclude calisthenics
and obstacle running in a short
time.
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