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-J" s jrl 7ieQaitif Vol. 43, No. 69 , Friday, May 14, 1943 Dsniroa 10 Elects i 7 Meiv Members Sigma Xi, national honorary for students and teachers of "science, initiated 17 persons to active membership and 33 to associate membership following a banquet Wednesday night at the Corn husker. Approximately 165 people at tended the dinner. J. B. Butt, past president, gave the address. Preceding the main speech, C. K. Georgi and C. O. Wiggans introduced the initiates and the active members of the so ciety. D. J. Brown administered the pledge and presented the cer tificate of membership to the in coming members. J. M. Blatensek gave the re sponse for the new actives and E. J. Dyksterhuis replied for the Air Crew Sponsors Dance For Their Best UN Dates Returning the favor recently ex tended them by the campus coeds, the aircrew trainees are turning the tables on the gals and throwing a party themselves to which they are Inviting their best Nebraska girls After lending an ear to the toot- Ings of local musicians over the last few week-ends, the boys decid ed that nothing hereabouts would do, so they trucked up to Omaha to pick up Jack Swanson, and his rhythm specialties to do the job. Of the band Lt. W. A. Marshall, special services officer, commented enthusiastically, "He s really sol Id," which is a good enough recom mendation in any man s language For those who don't care for dancing there's always the Union game room where bridge, check era and what have you can be taken up. Mess Call. The high spot in the evening will be mess call which this time means punch and refreshments free for all. Serving will go on thruout the evening in the ballroom. The coeds may not recognise their dates in their new "suntans," summer uniforms to the military. May 15 will be the first appearance of Bummer uniforms for on that Uniform Turn In Begins At 8:30 Tomorrow ROTC basic course uniforms will be turned in to the military prop erty custodian, basement Nebraska Hall, starting at 8:30 a. m., Fri day, May 14, according to the fol lowing alphabetical schedule: Friday, May 14 Students' last name A to E, inclusive. Saturday, May last name S to Z, 15 Students' inclusive. Monday, May 17 Students' last name M to R, inclusive. . Tuesday, May 18 Students' last name S to A, inclusive. ' Only articles of clothing of gov , eminent issue will be accepted. Missing items should not be re placed with commercial items be cause these will not be accepted, and loss will . still be charged ' against the student's deposit. associate members, both gradu ates and senior students. INITIATES Kor Active Mrnibrmlili. Murvrl I.. rtakrr, Animnl lltilnndry. Vthilnry Mc.N'Klr Horlnml, t'lvll KnRl- Thomas Klton RrliiFijur, Atninmny, Kithrrt ln (lurk, (iirmlntry. I'atil r'lirnnliij, (iroloiy. t'ranrit llrnry (iprhnrdl, Chi-mlntry. l.rwU Texnda (irahnm, Kntonxilogy. Wrnilrll i:iinpr Hani, Agrlrullurul 'hi-mUtry. Ron rw Karl Hill. Kntomology. Wlllliun Holland Hornry, Oniloty. Jump Ijiurlrtwn, Mrdlrinr. )rfiry arl Meyer, (lirmlstry. Jack Krnnkllii Morgan, CliemlMry. Albert (Union Mueller, I'hemlMry, Rlrhard Clair Ripple, Ecology. John Martin Mate nitek. Agronomy, Henry Walter Nmilh, Airronnniy. For Associate Memhemhlp (graduate (Indents) Lawrenee Doyle Beeknrd, BueterM y. Chemistry. Kdiku Jerry Pyksterhuls, Botany, Agronomy. Ovklla (iarrla-Molliuiri, Hotany. (See SIGMA XI, page 6.) date all enlisted men over the country don summer attire. The dance is a date affair and exclusively for aircrew men and their dates and all advanced re ports say that it'll be one of the better parties the campus has seen Chaperones for the evening are Lt. and Mrs. Marshall, and Lt. and Mrs. John T. Sullivan. Scholarship Fund Tops $2,350 Mark The Student Foundation war scholarship fund is within $150 of its $2,500 goal and it is hoped that it will be reached by the last of May, according to a report submitted by foundation presi dent, Polly Ann Petty. m The Alpha Sigma Phi's contrib uted another $50 war bond to the $25 bond they gave early in the year making their total contri bution to the fund $75. Col. J. P. Murphy gave another $50 bond to the foundation from the coke machine which the cadets use in Nebraska hall. This makes the second $50 bond that the coke machine has netted. Towne Club and Alpha Gamma Rho have each contributed $25 bonds recently. Tarewell Following the first official an nouncement of the future training of the junior and senior advanced course students, "who will leave the campus May 25, Col. Murphy disclosed they would go directly to a reception center, either Ft. Crook or Ft. Leavenworth. At the center, all men will be processed and - issued clothing, after which furloughs, not to ex ceed two weeks, will be granted to allow students to visit their homes prior to departure for camps and replacement training centers, it was learned. "It is possible, said the colonel, that in a few cases, furloughs granted may be less than two weeks due to the fact that train ing camps over the various branches of aervice do not open on the same date.'? $ ThUt will be i r' t's' ( I . Irs m;m W hi Courtesy Lincoln Journal. Honorary Colonel Ann Craft. WftOTC's May Drill In Summer Although it was impossible for the Women's ROTC unit to march in the parade yesterday due to the number of units already par ticipating and the insufficient size of the parade grounds, they met yesterday for two hours of' drill under the direction of third offi cer Betty Seeley, of the WAACs Many of the coeds in the corn piny will be attending the sum mer session of school and the pos sibility of drilling during the sum mer is being considered by Lt. Seeley. Summer Drill. She said that she believed she might be located in Lincoln for at least the first six weeks of the session and that those girls who would form the nucleus of next semester's company could obtain some valuable practice in drilling and giving commands by continu ing to meet during the summer. No definite plans have been (See WROTC, page 5.) Students Place Names on Cornhusker Mail List Students wishing to be placed on the Cornhusker mailing list are asked to sign names and addresses on the lists provided in the Daily Nebraskan office, according to Dave Walcott, business manager of Corn husker. Books will be out May 28th, and anyone remaining in town until this date or those living in Lincoln are asked to pick up their own book. to TroopsMurphy an exception, however. Turn in Uniforms. It Is planned that uniforms will be turned into the ROTC supply room immediately following the noonday meal of graduation day. This must be accomplished prior to departure for the reception center. The colonel, in continuing his farewell address to the men of the advanced course, added, "this will mark the close of the activation period of the ROTC-i-the largest group in the Seventh Service Command." The Commandant expressed himself as being pleased with the excellent showing made by all students both in scholarship and in military training during this brief activation period. He leels this preparation for service in the field i valuable ,irou the .( XT K I ' r -V: ., .air-" Hvwa'Wvf Cuuiieity Lincoln Journnl Capt. Wm. A. Whiting Julian Hopkins Wins . . Pershing Medal Approximately 2,000 men, a combined army of STARS, air ca dets stationed on the campus, basic and advanced ROTC took part in the military ceremony on the pa rade grounds west of the coliseum Thursday evening. It was the last ROTC parade for the duration, the military depart ment announced. The parade and awarding of medals took the place of the an nual brigade competition. Julian Herbert Hopkins was presented the coveted Gen. John J. Pershing Medal by Miss May Pershing, sister of the general. Hopkins is the outstanding mem ber of Pershing Rifles, campus military organization. William B. Rist was awarded the Field Artillery Association medal, given by the U. S. Field B AB W Gives Awards, Cup For Activities Betty Lou Simon was awarded the outstanding barb freshman woman of the year pin Thursday night at a recognition meeting sponsored by BABW. Betty is a freshman representative on the AWS board, a member of Y. W. C. A. and on the BABW board. Other freshmen honored were Arlene Wacha and Claire Keplir. Sophomore women who received activity pins were irma mi ana Hazel Stearn. Howard Hall Gets Cup. Th sholarshiD cud was pre sented to Howard Hall which had not only the highest average among barb organized houses but also among the Greek houses. Certificates for home nursing were presented to the following girls: Mary Alden, Barbara Berg gren. Wilma Comstock, Lillian Durkap. Dorothy Heim, Jean Kirschner, Anita Indra,' Ruth Mo line LaVerna Olsen. Elizabeth Pettit, Arlene Pedfern, Betty Steh- lek, Carol Werner, Lu Ann Wil liams. Pat Sand, Georgia Walker, and Marianne Ziegler. standpoint of discipline and pre liminary training for the officers training schools. Largest Group. This is the largest group of po tential officers to leave the school In any one year since the institu tion of military training at the University of Nebraska. Thou sands of former graduates now serving as commissioned officers in all the services in the various parts of the civilized world will be joined by the last wartime clas3 of Juniors and Seniors, for the duration to leave the institution to become commissioned officers in the Reserve. "The military faculty bids them God speed In their new venture Intq the armed forces." Col J. P. Murphy. ;'?. . , . , . ! 11hA .r. I Wii. jitu j - ii iii nWiin A iryfm''uiMiii'JI Courtesy Lincoln Journal. Col. James P. Murphy. Artillery Association, and pre sented by Chancellor C. S. Boucher. Scholarship Award. John W. Watson of Lincoln was presented a $20 cash prize and the Forty and Eight medal given by the Grand Voiture of Nebraska and formally presented by City Councilman Virgil H. KitrelL The award is for scholarship. The $10 cash prize given by the D.A.R. of Nebraska went to Rob ert C. Guenzel. Mrs. Robert Arm strong presented the award, for the senior with highest scholarship in military courses. The Chamber of Commerce medal was won by Gene H. Tall man. The award presented by S. C. Waugh, president of the Lin coln Chamber of Commerce, is given to a basic infantryman. Gardner Medals. Sidney Ann Gardner presented the Gardner medals given by Lt. Col. Walter J. Gardner. The award is given to the best first year advanced ROTCf students. Homer N. Leymaster won the gold medal, first place; Eugene T. Allen won the silver medal, second place; Paul E. Toren won the bronss medal, third place. The ROTC Rifle Team medals, given by the military department was presented by Dean O. J. Fer guson, dean of the college of en gineering. Awards and winners are: First place, James Hugh Stuart; second place, Roger D. Anderson; third place, Oscar M. Powell; fourth place, Warren W. Koenig; fifth place, Fred W. Mc Lafferty; sixth place, Keith T. Reed. Capt. C. E. Richardson presented the Richardson medals given by the University of Nebraska Rifle Club. The Richardson trophy and the first place gold medal went to James Hugh Stuart. The second place silver medal was awarded to Roger D. Anderson; and the (See CADET AWARDS, page 4.) Until Fall ... Staff Sounds Retreat- This morning's issue of the Daily Nebraskan will be the last one which this semester's staff will put out. So now the staff pauses to pay special thanks to those who will not be here to work with us when school takes up again in the fall, to the fellows who will see perhaps their last issu. of the Daily today until after the war and to the seniors who will not be in school next year. To all the persons who have supported the paper and help on it and to our readers we say "Thanks." A new staff was elected by the publications board yester day which will put out the Ne braskan next fall. In past years the paper has come out five times a week but next fall due to manpower shortage and de creased enrollment, the Daily will make its appearance only three times weekly. In the meantime the summer rag will come out for the benefit of nm roer- students -'
