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HIfm) Vol 43, No. 38 (Board Vetoes For Missouri - V ' y - Y FY 9 & Courtesy Lincoln Journal GLENN PRESNELL. ... No Game. A permanent student group whose duty it Sunday, March 28, 1943 will be to discuss and draw up future rulings oi. me nomc economics ucparuiicni, w;is planned at Friday's open meeting of home ec students, sponsored by the Home Ec club. To be elected by a vote of the home ee de partment this next week, this group will be composed of 12 students and four faculty members, who will be chosen by tbe student members. Three students will be elected from every class, freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior. Election date will be announced later. Plan Go bus . . No Date Agreeable Plans for the prospective spring football game between the foot ball squads of Nebraska and Mis sourl were abandoned Saturday because of the inability to find a Over CO students were present at the Friday meetnig, called by the home ec council, in date agreeable to both teams, it order to discuss and revise the recent rulings was announced by Glenn Presnell, madc by the faculty of that department which bad caused much dissent ion among the girls. director of athletics and head foot ball mentor at the University of Nebraska. Missouri and Nebraska athletic officials were whole-heartedly be hind the idea asserted Presnell, but couldn't come to a popular decision as to the date of the game. Coach Don Faurot's Missouri gridders had a month jump on Presnell's Cornhhuskers in spring A platform was drawn up at the meeting which stated the feelings of the student body toward faculty rulings in the future. The statement reads: "The students of this council, represent ing the student body, believe that the major ity of the students arc in college with earnest purpose, therefore, we believe that university regulations concerning all students give us freedom to pursue our goals and at the same time give us sufficient leverage to maintain good standard "At the same time, realizing, that in every department of the university, there may be a few students with no definte purpose or se- (See HOME EC, page 4.) Norris Speaks at Convo Former Senator George W. Norris will come to Lincoln Thursday, April 2, to address a university convocation on America's Uolc in l'ost-War Reconstruction. lie will speak training. The Tigers opened drills at 8 p. m. m the btudent Union ballroom. forces didn't start whinin? the Diff- His appearance is being sponsored by the university con i n - A n I A v i -a - t 1 . 1 skm untu the middle of March, vocations committee, ot which rrol. Karl M. Arndt is chairman causing a difficulty in game sched- XT . , . , : , i orris made nn impromptu uumfss uuuie umvuisiijr mu dents on March 11 at an affair arranged by students to honor practice campaign will be marked ull,a,ll,,B """""- Ui l" w,.. with general toughening drills and several inter-squad games. ule matters. Remainder of the Ilusker spring M. K. Elias Takes Position On Geological Committee Aviation Cadets Get 2,000 Hangers Today r Or National lieSCarClltor the new group of aviation ca- M. K. Elias, associate professor In research with the conservation and survey division of the univer sity, has been named to a commit tee which will attempt to co-ordinate certain national research in the fields of 'genetics and geology. Mr. Elias has attained national and international recognition for his work in a new branch of botanical science, called paleoa grostology and concerned with the study of fossil grasses. He is au thor of a lengthy paper on the sub ject recently published by the Geological Society of American and entitled "Tertiary Prairie Grasses and Other Herbs from the High Plains." Tertiary Period. Seeds of the late tertiary period (age of mammals) are fairly com mon in fossilized form throughout the prairie states, Dr. Elias found. The most common among these show close relation to the most typical modern grass, the spear grass or Stipa, which has world wide distribution. Other paleontologists named with Dr. Elias to meet within the dets who will be stationed in the next few months include D. I. new library will be collected this Axelrod and R W. Chancy, afternoon according to Estella rn 1 trt t cJAfTi t?f a r ra tin lira atr w ' of California. Four California Lennemann, chairman of the new- geneticists will meet with these est ar Council project. men for the first discussion of common problems. Harriet Gartner Heads Ag Staff Ag college board of publications yesterday named Harriet Gartner editor of newa from that campus for the Daily Nebraskan. Miss Gartner will work with two assist ants on social and academic newt from ag. Vni Orchestra Gives Concert In Coliseum At least 2,000 wire or wooden hangers must be obtained for the aviation cadets in order to fill their needs stated Lt. L. T. Bacon of the College Training detach ment. If more than the requested number of hangers are collected, the surplus will be sent to the Linncoln Air Base, as reports from there indicate that these soldiers The University of Nebraska are suffering from a similar short symphonic orchestra will present aSe a concert today in the university No Collapsible Hanger. l : o r 3 . . . -e I e TTfwever. onlv wire and wooden the orchestra is Samuel Gorbach. hangers will be acceptable col- member of the faculty of the lapsable hangers wiU not do. I me army is rumiamnr we Accompanying pianist for the transportation for the collection concert willMe Harold Averv. who of these hanerers irom au me or will also nresent a solo, as will eranized houses. a college, the Mifl Rarharn Miller, f ut st. The theaters ana ine siuaem union, program: Suite In B minor for flute and string orchestra; Sarabande, Bourree, Polonaise, Menuet, Ba- dinerie: J. S. Bach. Miss Bar bara Miller, flutist. Prelude to The Loreley, Bruch. Concerto No. 4 in D minor for piano, Moderato Assai; Rubin stein. Harold Avery. Overture to Russian and Lud- milla; Glinka. National Anthem. The student committee in charge of collection includes Warren Jef- fey, Levi Arehart, Virginia. Mc Donald, and Roberta Collins. Contact All Houses. Every house and organization has been contacted during this past week by letters and asked to collect as many hangers as pos sible from members, alumni and townspeople. Notification commit tee for the project includes Amy Colburn, Evelyn Kuhne and Nina Nix. Phyllis Dodge is in charge, 'Black Magic' Enters Union Tonight at 8 . . . With Conjurer Magic conjurer, J. Elder Black ledge, will appear on the Union ballroom stage tonight at 8 to display his powers as an expert in the field of magic and the super natural. He will appear under the sponsorship of the Union in one of its convocation programs. A magician of 28 years pro fessional standing, Blackledge bases his performance on a re view of magic down thru the years, illustrating his program with optical illusions and leger demain. Besides being an expert in the art of magic, he has become a well known authority on the his tory of his profession. He has collected an extensive library on magicians and their feats. A former pupil of E. Maro, well known American magician of past years, Blackledge abandoned career of architecture to follow his boyhood attraction to magic. He has performed before many outstanding audiences, including one at the white house where he was invited for a special appear ance by President and Mrs. Roose velt. YWCA Holds Spring 73 eet This Week Mass meeting for all YWCA members will be held Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p. m. in parlors X and Y of the Union. This will be the only spring meeting for all YW members. The purpose of this meeting will be to make an outline from the suggestions and comments of all the members for the policy the Y.W.C.A. should adopt in plan ning the fall program. An inter est-finding questionnaire, to be filled out by the members will eilso be used as an indicator for specific groups needed in the fall program. Request Approval. Handkerchiefs, Haircuts Rule; UN Says Goodbye to ERG Men Innocents, barbs and fraternity men were all represented as the second group of Enlisted Keserve Corps men left Friday morning at 7:30. Luggage Kff"1- New GI haircuts pre dominated. Conversation was scarce inside the car, but the crowd remained smiling and cheerful. The train that took them as far as Union, consisted of an engine and one car. Those who visited longer with the crowd of relatives and friends before boarding had to stand. ITcre and there a girl could be seen tak ing out her handkerchief, a father sheepishly slipping another bill into his son's hand, two brothers standing and looking at one another, not knowing what to say. It was the last day for the sloppy cords that were just beginning to become a part of the wearer. It was the last flashy necktie that would be worn for a while. The diamond- checked socks made their last appearance be fore going into hibernation. Characteristic of the departure of the new Cornliuskcr privates was this overheard con versation: "Don't forget to write, Bob." "No, I won't, and take care of yourself, Mom." Two new committees and an amendment to the constitution will be presented for the approval of the membership. The ability of tthe YWCA to find students sum mer jobs will be discussed at this meeting, and several opportunities for work and study will be pre seuted. Elect Freshman New President OfAg4-HClnb Gale Erlywine was elected presi dent of the University 4-H club at their meeting Tuesday night. Gala is the first freshman ever to be elected president of an Ag club. Virginia Smith was elected vice president and Doris Bamsberger, secretary and Edith Pumphery was elected treasurer. Whether the club will be able to exist during the coming year is a question which is very much doubted, but it is hoped that by electing a freshman as president that the club may be easily per petuated after the war. Prairie Schooner Includes Work of Faculty Members ... In New Spring Edition Featuring the work of 21 writ ers including members of the uni versity faculty and alumnus the spring edition of the Prairie Schooner made its appearance yesterday. Charles II. Patterson, professor of philosophy contributed an ar ticle entitled "Philosophy and the War" in which he defends the Unassigned ERC Men Take Test Word has been received thru the office of Col. R. W. Biggs from the adjutant general in Washington, D. C. that eligibility to participate in the joint Army-Navy qualifying test to be given April 2 is limited to ERC college students who are unassigned and not repeat and are not enrolled in advanced RROTC courses. Previously lt had been an nounced that all Enlisted Reserve corps college men were eligible to take the tests. necessity of that subject during the present conflict. "The American University Press" is the second of the article written by Emily Schossberger to appear in the Schooner. She is University Editor and Editor of the University of Nebraska Press. Surmelian Autobiography. Leon Surmelian, former student here, came to America at the age of 17 from Constantinople. His "Introduction to Mortality" is autobiographical and tells of the author's early childhood. Mr. Sur melian has written two other ar ticles for the Schooner. Some of the other well known contributors are Sprague O. Smith, William De Lisle, Frank Brook houscr, A. C. Edwards, and Edythe Hope Gence. Wimberly Contributes. Prof. L. C. Wimberly, editor ol the Schooner, authors a story for (See SCHOONER, page 4.)