Vol. 43, No. 40
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Wednesday, March 31, 1943
War Council Flans
Dance fioir Trainees
Answering the cry for "social
life" voiced yesterday by the avia
tion cadets newly stationed on the
campus, the War Council is spon
soring a welcome dance this Sat
urday, April 3, from 9 to 12 p. m.
In the Union ballroom, open to the
cadets and university Lincolnettes.
Lincolnettes in the university
division will be admitted by their
Lincolnctte card, and those mem
bers who wish to attend the dance
are asked to leave their names be
fore Friday noon at the Union
office.
Expect 300 Trainees.
Fully 300 cadets are expected
to attend this dance, according to
Lt. F. Marshall, public relations
officer of the college training de
tachment here. Therefore lt Is
necessary that the War Council
know just how many Lincolnettes
will be on hand Saturday night, in
order that the ratio between coeds
and cadets may be approximately
the same.
Music for the dance will be fur
nished by the Union's master
juke box and public address sys
tem, while refreshments will be
furnished by the campus Religious
Welfare . association. Virginia
Steurmer is in charge of refresh
ments. First of Its Kind.
First of any kind of entertain
ment on the campus sponsored by
the university for trainees, the
dance meets the approval of the
AWS board, according to Janet
Hemphill, president. Dean Verna
Boyles, colonel of the Lincolnette
university division, has given full
approval of the idea, from the
dean of women's viewpoint.
Saying that probably in the fu
(See DANCE, page 2.)
Senior Wins
Architecture
First Prize
DeForrest Heggenbach was an
nounced today as winner of a
$100 prize offered by the Nebras
ka building chapter of the Asso
ciated General Contractors of
America for the best working
drawing of an elementary school
.building submitted by senior ar
chitectural students.
Drawings were submitted by all
senior architecture students and
were judged by a jury made up
of three architects and three con
tractors including Virgil J. Hag
gart and Earl G. Hawkins of
Omaha and Kverett Kingery of
(See AWARD, page 2.)
Find Chemical
That Destroys
Smells: CD-30
NEW YORK. (ACP). Discovery
of a chemical compound that will
destroy any offensive odor known
to man cr beast is claimed by three
industrial chemists. ,
Designated as OD-30, the com
pound was discovered by Dr. Wal
ter H. Eddy, Columbia university;
Dr. James H. Dalbey of Chicago;
and Dr. Lloyd Arnold, University
of Illinois.
OD-30, its discoverers said, has
been successful In killing the odors
of stench bombs, skunks, cooking
cabbage, fish and butcher shops,
dog pounds and public rest rooms.
Dr. Eddy explained the com
pound literally kills the smells by
burning them with oxygen as they
float in the air.
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DEAN VERNA BOYLES
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Coeds Fail
To Attend
War Group
Out of 188 university women
who registered for work on the
Red Cross surgical dressing units,
approximately 60 have appeared
for the Saturday meetings, accord
ing to Catherine Wells, one of the
student instructors.
Red Cross officials have been
disappointed at the apparent lack
of interest on the part of many
coeds, and have reminded them
that it takes two women for each
man at the front in the surgical
dressings group.
With the Lincoln quota rising
each month, the Red Cross and
the Student War Council have ex
pressed a hope that each girl who
has signed up for this type of war
work keep her contract. Hours
are Saturday from 9 a. m. to 1
p. m. or from 1 to 5 p. m. Those
who cannot stay the full time may
oe excused.
Required for the class is a white
garment, preferably a dress or
blouse, which must be carried, not
worn, to the building. Headdresses
must be worn, and nail polish and
jewelry are forbidden. War Coun
cil heads expect a full room Sat
urday if women who have regis
tered will attend.
Term Immediate
Of ROTC Unit
Further unfolding of plans of
the current specialized college
training program was revealed
yesterday with the activation of
all ROTC college units of the sev
enth service command as soon as
the program is put into effect
Immediate activation was
termed improbable, however; by
military and administrative offi
cials, commenting on the situa
tion. Word was received by Chan
celor C S. Boucher, early yester
day, advising of the impossibility
of an engineer unit before May 1.
Details of administration along
with technical obstacles were be
lieved to be the cause for the de
lay In the inauguration of the pro
gram In U. S. colleges.
Delay ROTC Activation.
Military officials believed the
added delay would , render an ac
Give Army,
Navy Exam
Friday at 8
Qualifying examinations will be
given Friday at 9 a. m. in social
science auditorium for the army
specialized training program and
the navy college training program,
according to T. J. Thompson, dean
of student affairs.
All students who expect to
take the Army-Navy qualify
ing tests Friday, April 2, and
who have not filed formal ap
plications should call at the
Junior Division office at once
and fill out the blanks that will
be furnished them there.
Blanks for both services are
now available, according to
Dean Nels A. Bergston. This
is an important formality that
must not be neglected. The ex
amination will be conducted in
social science auditorium Fri
day, beginning promptly at 9
o'clock.
Students should be in their
seats at least 15 minutes before
the hour.
Selection of prospective officer
candidate material for the army,
navy, coast guard and marine
corps will be aided by the results
(See EXAMS, page 2.)
Scholar Finds
Greeks Knew
A Way for It
LOS ANGELES. (ACP). The
Greeks had an idea about pay
ing enlisted men which does not
Jibe with Uncle Sam's, according
to Dr. Arthur P. McKlnlay, pro
fessor of Latin, emeritus, at the
University of California.
"The Athenians paid their
sailors nine cents a day, not thru
a lack of money but for fear
some of them would injure their
health by spending their money
on things which brings on sick
ness." So spoke Alcibiades the
general, 410 B.C., in Thucydides,
vm, section 45, Dr. McKinlay
reminds.
"As for our own well being and
fighting powers," said Dr. Mc
Kinlay, "I would take a large
percentage of the gross receipts
from the sale of tobacco, wine,
beer, whiskey and cokes and put
it Into a reserve fund to take
care of the wastage of these
businesses."
tivated ROTC unit for the remain
der of the semester highly imprac
tical, and would cause postpone
ment of such action until the end
of the semester.
In an Interview yesterday, the
chancellor stated university facili
ties Jiave been readied and are
awaiting the enactment of the pro
gram. All that remains to be
completed now is the signing of
the contracts, and it will be up to
the war department to make the
next move.
With the coming of the engineer
trainees, the university will go ful
ly on the long-awaited, much-discussed
manpower - training pro
gram. Engineering students com
ing off the campus and other col
leges will probably be housed in
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W. F. MILITZER.
, . , tells new inventions.
YW Plans
Activities
For Year
Members of YWCA will hold
their annual spring mass meeting
open to all women tonight at 7:30
p. m. in parlors X and Y of the
Union, according to an announce
ment by Jane Dalthorp, president
Discussion of the policy that the
Y should adopt for its fall pro
gram will highlight the meeting.
The membership amendment
which was voted in at the spring
election will also be presented to
the group as it will go into effect
this fall.
Summarize Year's Work.
A brief summary of the YW
activities on campus and in war
work this year will be given by
Betty Hohf, vice president.
Summer job opportunities that
can be obtained thru membership
in the YW will also be announced
at the meeting, which will be com
Dieted by officers' reports. Jane
Dalthorp will preside.
All women are expressly invited
to attend this meeting, when next
year's program will be outlined
according to the members' wishth
and suggestions.
Activation
Improbable
the library on the same basis, and
under regulations similar to those
of present college training detach
ment
Military Program Continues.
Meanwhile ROTC classes of
both the advanced and basic drill
units will continue with their pres
ent curriculum, until further an
nouncement of changes. First no
tice of activation of the cadet
corps appeared on the field artil
lery bulletin board, in a letter
from Col. Briggs, seventh service
command ROTC commandant, to
Colonel Murphy of Nebraska.
When questioned, Colonel Mur
phy stated the notice would have
no bearing on the present status
of the cadets until an official an
nouncements of the enactment of
the specialized training program
was released.
Professor W. F. Militzer of the
university chemistry department
will lecture on the "Promise of
Science" at the powarp forum to
day. The forum, a weekly activ
ity, will be held at 4:30 in parlors
XYZ of the Student Union. It is
open to all students interested in
the problems of the post-war
world.
New inventions to be rushed into
production after the war will be
revealed and discussed by Profes
sor Militzer in their relation to
future society. He will tell of im
provements in radio, television,
and in the lines of the "to-be" au
tomobiles. Traces Effect.
All of the factors in the produc
tion of the three great essentials
to man, food, shelter, and clothing,
will be greatly improved and
changed, and Professor Militzer
will attempt to trace out their ef-
fects upon post-war organization.
nis lecture will be in connection
with the broader significance of
these changes, not merely their
superficial benefits.
Professor Militzer has taught in
the chemistry department at Ne
braska for seven years. He re
ceived his scientific training and
doctor's degree at the University,
of Wisconsin.
Hold One More Forum.
The forum is the fifth in a se
ries of six sponsored jointly by
the University Council of Religious
Welfare and the University Coun
cil on Past-War Reconstruction,
for post war social, economic and
political planning. Most of the
(See POWARP, page 4.)
Red Cross
Discontinues
KnittingClass
Due to a shortage in the supply
of yarn, the Lincoln Red Cross
headquarters has advised that
there is no need for university
women to contribute their time to
this part of the War Council' pro
gram.
Catherine Wells and Joyce
Junge will transfer the preference
of each girl who registered for
Red Cross knitting today and
Thursday afternoon in the Nebras-
kan office.
If no indication is given of an
other preference, those girls will
be automatically transferred to
the surgical dressings group, also
sponsored by the Red Cross.
Home Ec Group
Rents Seniors
Caps, Gowns
Annually, the Home Economics
club sponsors the renting of caps
and gowns to graduating seniors.
This year's drive is now in prog
ress and will continue through
Saturday.
Orders and measurements are
being taken in Ag Hall for the
convenience of Ag college stu
dents. Other students or faculty
members who wish to place orders
may do so by calling Gladys Bow
man, chairman of the drive, be
fore Saturday.
. A deposit of $1.00 is required
but because of the uncertainty
of graduation for many fellows,
provisions have been made to re
fund this money if the person
is unable to be present at Com
mencement exercises.
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