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BY BOB MILLER.
The long anticipated invasion of the Nebraska campus by the array began with the
arrival of a large detachment of air corps student trainees yesterday afternoon.
It was at that time that a long convoy of trucks bearing the soldiers rolled to a stop
in front of the new Don L. Love library, their home for the next five or six months. The
iBxact number of men comprising the detachment and the size of the convoy was not released.
To be known as the College Training Detachment (Air
Crew), the unit will begin a three fold schedule next week
when academic classes get under way. The set-up will include
academic, military and physical training.
According to the officers comprising the cadre, the sol
diers will be stationed here for approximately five months
after which they will move on to more advanced training.
After detrucking and stowing their duffle bags in the
library, the trainees, who are mostly from the west coast,
stormed the Student Union in approved military manner for
"chow." Following their meal, they returned to the barracks
for further orientation and unpacking activities.
Military Reservation Now.
From this time on the library with its new war cognomen,
"Barracks," will be a military reservation, the officers in
charge of the detachment pointed out, and visitors will not be
allowed in the interior without proper permission and pass
privileges.
The unit will occupy all but the third floor.
A tour of inspection provided information as to how the
army would live, Nebraska style. The first floor houses the
supply rooms from which the bedding was being issued, double
deck bunks in the east and west wings and a large bulletin
board for information pertaining to the entire group.
Bunk, Wardrobes, Hanger.
In the dormitory sections there are double deck wooden
(See ARRIVE, page 2.)
Students Say
Y Earlier Classes All Right
BY SHIRLEY CROSBY.
This morning in biology class
Dr. Webster made an announce
ment, as did other teachers, to the
effect that beginning next week,
classes would be on the hour,
starting at eight o'clock. There
was silence for a moment Then
whispers ran wild. What was the
student body thinking? It can't be
said that the ten or so students
interviewed are absolutely accur
ate representatives of the student
body, or so the English teachers
will tell you, but it would seem
that most of the students are all
for earlier rising.
Lois Metcalf, Chlo I think It's
swell. It's so nice out I would
just as soon get up the extra half
hour early.
Paul Torcn, Sigma Chi If the
army's doing it, it's O. K,
Roberta Burgess, Gamml Thl
Anything for the cadets!
Lee Chapin, Phi Delt I think
it's the nuts. I can't see it at all.
It's swell to help the army, but I
don't like getting up that early.
Margie Patterson, Alpha Phi
Tla spring and we'll have more
BY JEAN GLOTFELTY.
At approximately 1:15 p. m.
yenlerday it finally happened! The
long-awaited air corps cadets
were here.
For some of the Union staff
who had charge of feeding the
cadets when they arrived, the ex
citement was too much. One of
the women broke her arm and an
other cut her hand. Pat Lahr,
Union social director, explained
that the cadets were being fed
cafeteria style on the second floor,
and that the Union will be feed
ing them from now on.
Social Life for Cadets.
To see what the cadets them
selves thought of the university,
this reporter caught up with 20
or so cadets who were at the Stu
dent Health office. I had just
barely come up the stairs of Fhar-
Air Co.
Half Hour
. Since Ifs For Army
time to study .
James Shamberg, ZBT I had a
couple of 7:45 classes last semes
ter, so I don't see why I should
mind eight o'clock classes.
Ed Westfall, ATO That's a lit
tle early, isn't it? Being summer
though, I guess it's O. K.
Katy Anderson, Theta We can
eat dinner earlier, which Is O. K.
by me.
Carter Kokjer, DU I wouldn't
get to bed any earlier, and I'd
have to get up earlier and this is
the army's doings and I'm in the
navy so don't blame me.
Midge Holtzcherer I have Phys
Ed which means calisthenUcs
earlier. We can't hear Harry
James if we eat earlier, but can
hear "Lights Out."
Keith DeLashmutt, Sigma fau
lt's swell, because I don't have any
eight o'clocks.
Gene Tallman, Beta It's fine.
It will help the soldiers out. The
sun is coming up earlier anyway.
Bernard Urlch, Delta Sig I'll
probably miss ec. No one can get
me up that early, short of dyna
mite. diets
macy when an advance guard of
three cadets hailed me with the
question, "Are the Phi Psl's any
good here?" Then came queries
in rapid, fire order about the Phi
Gams, Sigma Chl's, Pi Phi's and
Thctas. But the one thing all the
cadets wanted to know was the
chance for some social life.
"How about that ballroom in
the building where we ate?"
"Will the girls have dances for
us?"
,"How about inviting us over to
the house for dinner?"
One cadet expressed what
seemed to be the universal senti
ment "We're very social mind
ed!" "Yeah, but who's going to have
See CADETS, page 44,
Hello Cadets!
Vol. 43, No. 39
Students Take Qualifying Tests
For Army, Navy Training (Units
. . . Friday Morning in Sosh
Qualifying examinations for the
army specialized training program
and the navy college training pro
gram will be given Friday at 9
a. m. in social science auditorium,
according to T. J. Thompson, dean
of student affairs.
Purpose of the tests is to aid in
the selection of prospective officer
candidate material of the army,
navy, coast guard and marine
corps. Tests will determine apti
tude and general knowledge of the
candidates, who will express pref-
Binders
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Mongers
. . . 15,000 of Them
Students responded to the camp
us hanger drive for the newly ar
rived air cadets stationed in the
Don Love memorial library and
contributed nearly 15,000 hangers,
over seven times the number re
quested as necessary for the men's
use,
Contributions were received
from every organized house, from
several independent university
See HANGARS, page 4.)
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First group of soldiers arrived at 1:30 Monday afternoon
U. N. They were immediately taken to mess at the Union.
Classes Return to Former
Schedule; Start on Hour
University students will get up
half an hour earlier beginning
April 5 as class schedules go back
to the 1942 hour system.
Changed last summer to facili
tate bus transportation, the rule
goes back into effect because of
greater convenience to army train
ing officials who prefer classes on
the hour instead of the half hour.
The plan automatically will
Lincoln Nebraska
erence for the army or navy at the ;
time of the examinations.
Students desiring to take the
tests should make application at
the office of the junior division.
Nels A. Bengtson, dean of the Jun
ior division, and Dr. W. R. Bailer,
professor of educational psychol
ogy, will serve as supervisors for
the tests.
To Be Commissioned.
"Most boys accepted for either
the army specialized training pro
gram or the navy college program
will eventually become commis
sioned officers In the army, navy,
coast guard or marine corps," ac
cording to Dean Thompson.
"The army and navy will pay
all expenses of the colleges of stu
dents selected on the basis of the
tests on April 2, Since there will
be no further tests for some
months, all high school students or
recent graduates will have to take
the April 2 examinations to qualify
for this training. This is an ex
cellent opportunity for every am
bitious boy, especially for those
who are likely to be drafted within
the next year."
Explain Programs.
Students selected for the army
program must undergo further
screening during thirteen weeks of
basic military training before they
are finally qualified for college at
change 8:30 classes to 8 o'clocks,
beginning an earlier school day;
while late afternoon classes will
be dismissed half an hour earlier
than previously.
Lunch and dinner hours will
move up as class schedules go
back to the time used before the
summer ruling went into effect
evening classes will not be af
fected by the change, according
to G. W. Rosenlof, registrar.
Tuesday, March 30, 1943
tendance. Students chosen for the
navy program, after selection by
the office of naval officer procure
ment, will be detailed directly to
college.
While in college they will be In
uniform with pay on active duty
under military discipline. Stu
dents selected for the training pro
grams following the tests on April
2 will enter college sometime in
1943.
Vlfin Four
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Members of the university var
sity debate squad and Romulo
Soldevilla won second, third and
fourth place honors at the annual
Missouri Valley Forensic league
meet which wasN held at Kansas
university last week-end.
Romulo Soldevilla placed second
in the meet in the oratorical di
vision. Bill Rlst, member of the
debate squad, tied for second place
Individual speaking honors In de
bate and won third place in the
extemporaneous speaking division,
Frank Mattoon and Bill Rist
teamed together as the affirmative
See AWARDS, page 4.)
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