Wednesday, September 29, 1943
DAILY NEBRASKAN
Coeds
Orchesis Dance Club Holds First Meeting
Of Year; Dorothy J. Brown Is President
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Orchesis in action. Pictured are a
a pattern of
WACs Need More College
Trained Women for Officers
More WAC officers are needed
for the Army immediately. Re
quirements for the Women's Army
Corps are not difficult to meet, but
some college experience is re
quired. A college graduate with a record
of leadership, resourcefulness, and
responsibility to her credit is
eligible for WAC Officer candi
date School. Four years of experi
ence ia work, study, social, or civic
fields; or two yea 13 of college with
expei ience to fill out the four
yeais also entitles a recruit to this
opportunity.
Commissions.
When officer-qualified women
join the WAC, they will go
through basic training, and on
completion be sPnt to Officer's
Candidate School. At the end of
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BY PHYLLIS BULL.
"When the bugler sounds reville
for a new class of would-be para
chute soldiers in a United States
marine corps or army paratroop
training center, it signalizes the
"""Start of one of the most strenuous
physical training programs ever
devised for warriors."
In this manner Mr. Rathbone be
gins his account of a paratroop
er's training in "He's in the Para
troops Now." He gives the an
swers as to how American para
troopers are chosen, how they are
trained, what equipment they are
given, and what they may be ex
pected to accomplish. Mr. Kath
bone, who has written on para
troops and parachutes for Scien
til ic American, describes in an
easy, informal style the training of
a parachute fighter from his ac
ceptance to his emergence as
full-fledged paratrooper.
1942 Science.
The year 1942 was significant
not only in the progress of the
war but also in scientific history
In the Sciejice Yearbook of 1943
under the four main headings
"Medical Research," "Aviation,'
"Natural History," and "Agricul
ture" are grouped popularly writ
ten articles from magazines and
books on practical developments
in these fields. Included are ar
tides such as New Aides for the
Wounded, Exit, the Common Cold
and How to be Cool at 03.
Imperative Books.
Included also is the Alcove are
the four books which have been
chosen as "imperative books" by
the national council on books in
wartime. These books are White
They were Expendable; Horsey
Into the Valley: Wtllkie, One
World; and Lippman, U. S. For
elgn Policy.
An Ugly Man contest was upon
acred lust spring on Uie San Jose
Kta'.e colleg campus in California
- by Alpha Phi Omega, scout serv
ice fraternity. At' at Denny a vole
$150 war, .enrnivd ly Hhf baJlots
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group of lovely members forming
the dance.
eight weeks of training, they art
commissioned second lieutenant?
in the Army of the United States
and proudly wear their gold bars.
Company commander, teaching
basic training, courses in WAC
specialist school, and administer
ing WAC affairs in training cen
ters will be some of their new
duties. As an officer, they can be
assigned as assistants to officers
public relations - personnel and re
cruiting, or a staff member of
commanding generals in service
commands and overseas.
Opportunities for women as
WAC officers are varied and in
teresting. Students interested
should contact the recruiting sta
tion at 116 N. 13th street in Lin
ocln immediately and discover how
to become an officer in the WAC
Ad Solicitors Meet
Ad solicitors for the Daily
Nebraskan will meet this eve
ning at 5:00 p. m. in the Daily
office, Charlotte Hill, business
manager announced today.
Solicitors must be present
because accounts will be as
signed at that time.
Did You Know?
Women student out-number the
men at the University of Texas
this fall for the first time in
history. The normal proportion
is two men to each woman, but
in this war year, registration ot
women is 3,291 as compared to
3,155 men.
The Indiana University School
of Dentistry is celebrating its
twentieth anniversary this year.
Library Air Cadet Poses
For Recent Telephone Co. Ad
Have you ever noticed aviation
student Reinhardt Will's picture?
All you have to do is look at the
recent Bell Telephone company's
advertisement pleading for the
elimination of unnecessary civilian
calls. Under the heading, "Give
him a break," this air cadet's smil
ing face has appeared in all the
leading magazines and newspapers
thruout the country since last
April.
Stationed In Love.
Will Is now stationed in Love
library and is receiving pre-flight
training as an air cadet. He was
formerly a member of the perma
nent staff at Jefferson Barracks,
Mo., where he was picked as one
of 12 soldiers to pose for a scries
of pictures for telephone company
ads.
Will's six feet two inches, blond
hair and gray eyes made him the
company's choice as the ordinary
American soldier who looks like
your brother or the boy next door.
In the ad Will is seen smiling
broadly as If he were pleased to
have surprised the folks or his
girl friend back home. He is us
ing a pay phone to call during the
few hours a day when he ia off.
Free Lines.
The advertisement accompany
Surgical
Orchesis, modern dance ciud
sponsored by the women's athletic
association and the physical ed
ucation department, held their
first meeting of the year on last
Friday. Dorothy Jean Brown was
elected president, and Eunice Way
secretary.
The. club will convene every
Wednesday night from 7 until 9.
Dr. Aileene Lockhardt, sponsor of
the club, urges any one with any
dance training to try out for the
club. The choriography is entirely
original and interperative on the
part of the dancers, and both men
and women may join the group.
There will be a formal tryout on
Wednesday, Oct. 6, those wishing
to join, or further information are
asked to contact Dr. Lockhart or
Dorothy Jean Brown.
It is expected that the club win
have a bigger than usual member
ship this year, and a more far
reaching program is planned.
Library Now
Showing UN
Publications
Most students are familiar with
only a few of the university pub
lications, such as the Cornhusker j
and the Daily Nebraskan. 'there
are, however, many which arc
published by the university and
students. Representative publica
tions of this large group are be
ing exhibited this week in the
mainfloor showcase of the
library.
Some of the publications in
cluded in this exhibit are the Ne
braska Alumnus, The University
of Nebraska News Weekly, Per
shing Rifleman, Prairie Schooner,
Nebraska Law Review, Cornhusk
er Countryman and Blueprint.
On exhibit in the upstairs show
case, are the books published by
the University Press. This press
service was set up in December
1941 and the first book published
under it was Schmidt's, "An Ap
praisal of the Nebraska Tax Sys
tem." The latest book published
by the press is Norris', "Peace
without Hate."
Other books included are "J.
Sterling Morton," by James C.
Olson, "The Educational Theories
of John Ruskin," by Hilda Boctt
cher, and "U. S. from War to
War," by James L. Sellers.
Two non-academic members of
the Randolph-Macon women's col
lege staff, Lynchburg, Va., have
been with the scnool ever since
its founding in 1893. The two
are Mr. Burks, superintendent of
the buildings and grounds, and
"Aunt Maria," for half a century
a maid in the college domitories.
ing the picture asks civilians not
to make long distance calls be
tween 7 and 10 p. m. unless the
calls are absolutely necessary.
Comparatively open lines in the
evening permit more soldiers to
use the wires in their limited free
time.
Will, who hails from Oklahoma
City, enlisted in the army before
Pearl Harbor and has seen three
years of service at Brooksficld,
Tex., Jefferson Barracks, Shepard
Field and now with the air cadets
at Nebraska.
He spent two and a half years at
Jefferson Barracks where he was
a technical sergeant In charge of
forms and publications. Finding
that the Job would keep him there
for the duration, he tried to get
out into the fight on the front
lines by applying for cadet train
ing. Last week, Will was selected as
a member of the honor board of
the aviation students on campus.
This board consisting of student
soldiers solves all student prob
lems that Involve points of honor,
and then turns the case over to the
officers for final decision. Will Is
also a student "flight commandor"
in charge of one flight group at
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BY MARY ALICE LEHR.
Three thousand dead, wounded,
and missing at Salerno! The
United States felt a great blow
when the war department re
leased the American losses for
September 9 to 15 in the battle of
Salerno last Sunday.
In innumerable ways each day
we here in the m'd-west, including,
those of us right here on the cam-'
pus, are being awakened to the
positiveness of the statement that
this is OUR war. If you, fellow
coeds, are burdened- down with
this truth and the fact that you
are not carrying your part but
just riding along, now is the time
to unburden yourselves of this de
pressing feeling and to put your
energies and time to worthwhile,
constructive use. Join the univer
sity volunteer group making Red
Cross Surgical Dressings this Sat
urday and continue to work thru
the coming months.
Goal of 10,000.
Mrs. John Curtis, head of the
Lincoln Surgical Dressings Pro
gram and of the university group
which is sponsored by the YWCA
has set a goal of 10,000 bandages
to be filled by the student unit by
the end of November. To meet
this assignment at least sixty uni
versity girls will be needed for
each university working period.
These periods will be from 9 a. m
to l p. m. and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.
commencing this Saturday and on
each following Saturday when the
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take the leading rofe in
the Fall Fashion Show. Be a leading lady
in one of the bright-colored styles in ray
ons or wools, sizes 12 to 18, fl.50 to $!()
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Cornhusker team is not playing in
Lincoln. A radio will be supplied
the volunteers duing the afternoon
hours, so that they may fol'ow
their team in action. The head
quarters for surgical dressings is
in the Telephone Company build
ing at 14th and M.
All university coeds are elig'ble
for this work irregardless of class
in school. Girls volunte?ring must
be dressed in white while working,
and must not wear their working
outfit to the Red Cross room but
put it cn after arriving there. In
addition to the white uniform,
dress, or Skirt and blouse a white
head dress approximately twenty
inches square worn in such way
as to cover the hair is reouired.
No nail polish or jewelry may be
worn, and smoking whil? working1
is not permissable. No previous ex
perience is necessary.
50 Needed Per Man.
In estimating the number of
surgical dressings needed by each
wounded man the figure fifty has
been chosen as an approximate,
for each wound requires five to
six bandages for swabbing pur
poses in addition to several
hanges of wrappings. The medics,
doctors, and nurses wiio rank so
high in the esteem of our service
nen cannot work without supplies.
You can keep bandages rolling to
them. Bandages which help to
save the men who are saving our
world.
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conjuume jto a war puqifi
formations.