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Page Houdini, Cardini and
Thurston the Innocents have had
to pull more than several tricks
out of the proverbial magician's
hat to offer to UN's coeds, ca
dets, soldier? nd sparsely popu
lated civilian Oxoup the last col-
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Courtesy ol Lincoln Journal.
Thornburt Hfnrt.mon
lege party of the year, Friday eve
ning, May 7, at the coliseum.
Directly paradoxical to situa
tions confronted by party sponsors
of other years when women's
hours had to be considered, per
mission first had to be gained
for a 1 o'clock leave, from proper
authorities for both the activated
ROTC cadets and the air corps
trainees.
campus. Leave for the dance will
be given the air crew if they at
tend the dance and buy a ticket.
Obtaining a full go-ahead signal
from Col. J. P. Murphy, comman
dant of all military personnel as
signed or attached to the univer
sity, the society scheduled a band,
"well known and popular on the
campus,'" and will hold the party
at the university coliseum, open
to all student soldiers of the
campus.
Review College Days.
Tabbed as a 'farewell to arms,'
the affair, lemiscent of pre-war
days, will be "the last college par
ty of the year, and certainly the
last opportunity for many individ
uals to review their college days,"
announced Bill Thornburg, presi
dent of the society. Altho military
Store Sales Drop.
Reviewing activity for the
month of March, Oscar F. Lit
terer, statistician writing in the
university business review, finds
that a 20 percent slump in depart
ment store sales stands out
against a general advance in busi
ness activity in the state.
The department store slump is
(See FAREWELL, Page 2.)
Federal Inspection
At (UM Ends Today
. . . Last for Duration
Final day of what is probably
the last federal inspection of uni
versity ROTC cadets, today, visit-
Announce Ivy
Day Program
Ivy Day officials have an
nounced the order of events for
the traditional ceremonies. At
1:30 the university band will
play a 15 minute concert. In
nocents, Mortar Boards and the
May Queen and her court will
begin the Ivy Day procession at
1:45.
After the court hat arrived
at the throne, the junior and
senior class presidents will
plant the ivy. From 2:15 to
3:30 sororities will compete for
the Intersorority sing trophy.
At 3:30 masking of the Mortar
Boards will begin.
ing officers will complete their re
port by checking facilities, of
fices, and classrooms, and an
nouncement of ratings for all units
observed.
Emphasis of the inspection this
year has been on the practical
rather than theoretical work. This
includes various demonstrations of
employment TJf tanks and asso
ciated arms, use of machine guns,
pistols, automatic rifles, M-l rifles,
methods of instruction, military
law, signal communications, first
aid, general combat principles,
chemical warfare, leadership, and
similar subjects.
Visiting officers in charge of the
inspection include Col. A. Mcln
tyre, field artillery, Missouri U.;
Col. L. W. Herman, engineers, of
Missouri School of Mines; Lt. Col.
J. Church, South Dakota U., and
Lt. Col. J. R. Gage, Kansas U.,
both infantry officers, and Col.
Raymond W. Briggs, civilian com
ponents officer in charge of Sev
enth Service command ROTC
units from headquarters at Omaha.
Vol. 43, No. 59
Lincoln Nebraska.
.Wednesday, April 28, 1943
Uni Theater Closes
Season with 'Claudia'
First performance of "Claudia."
last University Theater production
ot tne year, will be held tonierht
on the boards of Temple theater.
The curtain will rise on this
comedy, which played before New
xoi k audiences over 600 times, at
8 p. m.. and performances will
be given tomorrow night and Fri
day at the same time.
"Claudia'' is the storv of a
young bride who develops from
a cniid lo a mature woman in
the first few months of her mar
ried life. From her youthful un
concern of the family budget, she
progresses into a mature life
filled with problems of birth and
death.
Humor Runt Riot.
Humor runs riot thruout the
play. Claudia in her girlish ac
tion and ideas does her share to
supply the comedy, and Madame
Daruschka, a buxom Russian
singer, adds her bit to the enter
tainment. Dorothy James plays the lead
ing role of Claudia Naughton in
this her first appearance in a Uni
versity Theater show. Her hus
band, David Naughton, is played
by a veteran of the student pro
ductions, Bob Black. This will
be his fifth role of the year, parts
which have varied from Old
Witherspoon in "Arsenic and Old
Lace" to the Scotch big brother
in "What Every Woman Knows."
A Swiss Couple.
Bette Heine, who played the
lead in the last production, "What
Every Woman Knows," takes the
part of Bertha, the Swiss maid.
Her husband Frits is played by
Hank Lee, another university
actor who has appeared in past
productions.
Madame Daruschka, the Rus
sian singer who may best be de
scribed by the costume she wears
"a Vi yard of silk jersey for her
skirt and a strip of bias tape for
her blouse," will be played by a
new-comer to the Temple theater
boards, Bobbette Burke.
Dave Andrews and Mabel Jean
Schmer, who have both appeared
in past productions, will take the
parts of Jerry Seymour, the Eng
lish neighbor of the Naughton's,
and Julia Naughton, Claudia's
sister-in-law. The part of Claudia'
mother, Mrs. Brown, will be taken
by Marge Christensen, who a,p
(See CLAUDIA, Page 4.)
STARS
Honored
At Dance
First dance to be sponsored by
the university for the STAR unit
stationed on Ag campus will be
held from 9 until 12 p. m. this
Saturday night m the Activities
building at Ag.
Sponsored by the dean of women
and the Home Economics associa
tion, this dance is the third uni
versity dance given for soldier
groups stationed at the university.
Marjorie Claney and Mildred Yost
are serving as co-chairmen.
Coeds Register at Home Ec Bldg.
Plans are being made to enter
tain 300 couples. All coeds who
wish to attend are asked to regis
(See STARS, Page 2.)
fo Week Night Pate,
ore Study ROTC
. . . There9 s Been a Change
Sentries pacing with measured
steps the four borders of the li
brary, private's drab uniform in
stead of the glitter of officer's
pips, 10 o'clock taps, and we ask
the fellows with simpering smile,
"What's the biggest difference
you've noticed now that you've
been activated?"
Dick Arnold, ex-brigade cadet
colonel, smiled sardonically and
muttered, "I want to go home!,"
while his wife said, "Look at that
haircut!"
A lot of the fellows had the
same idea, and that idea pertained
to the "sensible hours." Ruben
Heeramann explained it thus,
"Hours are shifted you sleep
from 10 to 6 istead of 12 to 8, and
are your study periods and week
ends ever revamped!" A different
slant, typical of the "attached
fellows was given by Gene Neu
swanger, "It s the early visits to
the Alpha Phi house from 6:3Q
to 7:30 p. m.," while Yale Gots
diner summed up the idea by 6tafc
ing emphatically, "Time regulate
your life now!"
No More Picnics.
Bud Johnson doesn't seem to
mind it at all; he says, "I don't
believe I've noticed much change
unless it is that we don't slip
out of study hall to go out on pic
nics every night!"
Steve Wiles contributed his idea
of a change which agreed with the
(See ROTC, Page 4.) ,
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BY JO KINSEY.
Grant Memorial hall will under
go an annual transformation from
prosaic gymnasium to glamorous
"little theatre, Friday evening
when Orchesis presents its spring
recital, sponsored jointly by the
women's physical education de
partment and the WAA. The cur
tain goes up at 8:15, and there is
no admission charge.
The choreography, or dance pat
terns, of every number is original
with the group. Solos and group
numbers are the result of two
months of hard work by the club.
The prod-am onens with "Stare
Call," which is & technique study.
ine rest or the program is divided
into two main barts: American
mood and Contrasting moods.
Folk Patterns.
"American Mood" is a. Picture
of various folk patterns dressed
up in the modern idiom. The min
uet done with exaeerated atAteli.
ness, the polka characterised by
its freedom, the walti with its tra
ditional costume, the tango And
M
ood
the rhumba. both colorful, and the
mizerka are included in this di
vision. After the continuity of this see
tion, the audience will be jolted
by the variety of "Contrasting
Moods," with such themes at
"Moonshine," "Meditation," "So
phistocation," "Syncopation
"Kiddy Kapers," and "Ranch
House Cutups.'
As the recital draws to a close,
the entire cast returns with the
never-ending requisite of modern
dancing practice, as shown in
"Curtain Call.'
Costumes have been desicned br
the group and add much to the
vividness of the show. Accompani
ment will be provided by Mrs.
Pauline Bell. Janice Marx, and
Edna Sartorious. Lighting effects
are in charge of Jane Johnson,
TTsher for t.hA vATunir r
Dorothy Martin and Mickey Mo
Pherson. Miss Ailene Lockhart, in
structor of modem dance, to tha
director ot the recit&L