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Vol. 85, No. 12
Friday, October 15, 1943
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By Bob CiUan
The allies win more victories1
on all lronts both military and
diplomatic.
Two blows were dealt the weak
ened naxi foreign front when in
quick succession the government
of Portugal granted Great Britain
anti-submarine bases In the
Azores, and Italy declared war on
her former ally, Germany. Aside
from the great importance of the
island bases in the war against
Hitler's undersea raiders, Portu
gal's step reflects the opinion of
many of the erstwhile neutrals
that the United Nations are going
to win the war. This move, defy-
and Sweden have been tightening
their attitude toward the remain
ing half of the axis and these two
could grant the allies favors that
would be- very useful access to
the Russian southern front thru
the Dardanelles, for example. It
is rumored that Argentina, for
one, is preparing to break rela
tions with Germany and come
under the banner of the United
Nations.
The Italian declaration of war
is of little practical value for al
most all of the Italian soldiers
and fleet that could escape the
nazis are fighting on our side now,
ins: the nazis, might be followed
by other non-belligerents. Turkey (See HEADLINES AHEAD, P. 5.)
Tri DeBs Eteeeive
Top W AA Honor
Delta Delta Delta won the WAA
plaque at the annual WAA mass
meeting lat night for the best par
ticipation and most tournament
points in intra-mural sports last
year. The Delta Gammas were
runners-up for this award.
Winners of the various intra
mural tournaments last year were
revealed at the meeting and
awards given. They were as fol
lows: Soccer baseball Tri Delt,
first; Delta Gamma, second.
Nebraska ball Tri Delt, first;
Alpha Chi Omega, second.
Swimming Chi Omega, first;
Kappa Kappa Gamma, second.
Deck tennis Tri Delt, first;
Raymond Hall, second.
Bowling Tri Delt, first; Al
pha Chi Omega, second.
Basketball Raymond Hall,
first; Chi Omega, second.
Softball Tri Delt, first; Ray
mond Hall, second.
Badminton Raymond Hall,
first; Independents, second.
WAA officers for this year were
introduced for the benefit of new
students, and there was a movie
of the WAA cabin and activities
for entertainment.
War Council
On Ag Elects
Yost Prexy
Mildred Yost was elected presl-
dent of the new ag war council at
their first meeting Wednesday and
Peggy Larson was elected vice
president-secretary.
Mildred was a member of war
council last year and is on the
Home Ec executive board. Peggy
Larsen is a member of Towne
Club is Ag YW secretary and on
the Interhouse Council.
Phyllis Dodge was put in charge
of stamp sales on ag campus. On
the entertainment committee are
Blanche Reid and Marjorie Claney.
The first activity of the new
council started last Wednesday
with stamp sales and preparations
are already underway for war
work registration of ag students.
Arrangements are being made for
hour dances in the Activities
building at ag, for the STAR unit,
Cornhuskcr Takes
A thru H Pictures
During This Week
All students whose last names
begin with one of the first eight
letters of the alphabet, A through
H, must have their pictures taken
this week if they want them to
appear in the 1944 Cornhusker, ac
cording to Betty Hoff , editor of the
yearbook.
The pictures are tpr
Miller and Paine pho
south of the main ;
regular store hours
nings by appointment..
Counselors
Make Plans
For Dinner
The annual Coed Counselor din
ner will be held Oct. 27 this year,
according to Catherine Wells,
president of the organization. The
purpose of the dinner is to ac
quaint all new women students
with the old students, both Coed
Counselors and otherwise, as all
university women are invited to
attend.
Style Show.
A feature of the dinner will be
Coed Counselor style show, with
coeds doing the modeling. All or
ganized houses on the campus will
be represented in the show.
The dinner will be in the Resi
dence halls, and the dining room
will be decorated for the occasion.
Tickets are 50 cents apiece and
will be on sale Monday from Coed
Counselors. Organized houses will
be not be served dinner that night,
so that more girls may attend the
dinner.
Contrary to expectations, cus-'
tomary homecoming decorations
will be in evidence the week-end
of October 23.
In former years the Innocents
Society has taken charge of home
coming preparations but this year,
since there is only one member of
the society on the campus, the job
has been alloted to the war council
by the Innocents. This will be one
vestige of tradition left on a war
time campus; however, several re
strictions have been placed upon
those participating in the decora
tion contest.
There is to be no professional
help of any kind and this includes
hired labor. Members of the house
must do any work to be done them
selves. 7, instead of the pre-war
(25, has been set as a limit to the
amount that can be spent and or
ganizations are urged to use ma
CouncilReopen
Registration
For War Work
Women are being given an ex
tra day to register for war work,
by the war council. Today is the
last opportunity for upperclass
women to register.
Police Continue
Probe in Igor
Disappearance
BY-JOHN C. BENTLEY.
Investigation of the Igor kid
nap case still continues. Police
and private detectives are daily
closing in their drag-nets, and a
break is expected at any mo
ment. Further investigation on
the part of authorities has re
vealed new clues and informa
tion which has narrowed the
field of suspicion down to three
suspects.
Police headquarters would re
lease no further information
which might hinder them in
their search. Orville Gummshu,
chief of the detectives bureau,
stated, however, "There Is a defi
nite mystery here, and we in
tend to solve It." He also added,
that any information involving
the case would be appreciated,
and asked any and all civilians
to lend in the solving of this
dastardly crime.
Lutherans Hold
Party Saturday
InYMCARoom
Lutheran activities for this week
end include the regular Sunday
services in the Union and a special
program for Saturday evening.
The regular Lutheran Chapel
service will be held in room 315
of the Union at 11 a, m. Sunday.
Rev. H. Erck, university Lutheran
pastor, will conduct the service of
worship and deliver the sermon,
and Miss Charlotte Filter will ac
company the hymns. Civilian stu
dents as well as campus service
men are invited to attend.
To date only 460 women stu
dents have registered for their
three hours of war work per week,
and all who have neglected to do
so are urered to sign up In the
Union lobby by this evening.
Choice of activities include sur
gical dressings, Lincolncttes, emcr
jrency relief work, Rag Tags
stamp sales, talent for "Red, Hot
and Blue" shows, social dancing
classes, home nursing, food and
nutrition classes and women's
ROTC.
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Lutheran students and soldiers
are planning a social evening for
Saturday in the religious center,
the YMCA room of the Temple, at
8:30 p. m. Music and games will
be included la the evening's program.
Hey, Men!
Hey, Men! If you've got a
date Saturday night with a fe
male who lives at the dorm, get
on the ball and let her know
when you will be after her. The
chancellor's reception for the
faculty is being held at the
Residence Halls that night; con
sequently, no one will be al
lowed to use the main lobby and
there will be no buzzer service
for dates after 7 p. m.
If your date is for after seven,
fix it up so that your date can
meet you in the Love Hall par
lor at a set time. To get in
Love parlor, use the small front
door at the north end of the
Dorm on 16th street
Opera Soprano
Delight Press
With Sincerity
Charming, gracious, sincere
These are the impressions one
takes away with him after seeing
and talking with Helen Traubel
prima donna soprano who ap
peared here Wednesday night at
the St. Paul church on the second
of the season's symphony con
certs.
Miss Traubel who is the out
standing interpreter of the Wag
nerian music dramas, sang only
one of Wagner's compositions in
her program. This year, however,
she will return to the Metr Mi-
tan opera house, to play the role
of Isolde.
Praise Is High.
MA symbol of music's coming of
age in these united states," the
critic of the Los Angeles Times
recently termed this 5 foot 8, red'
blonde singer who was born in St
Louis. Mo., and who made her
debut there. "Hers is a voice that,
far from being overwhelmed by
an orchestra of a hundred men, is
best revealed by just such a mus
ical complement," was written in
the New York Times.
terlal that they have on hand. A
complete itemized account of ex
penditures must be handed in to
Mary Lou Holtz at the Alpha Chi
house by 5 p. m., Friday, October
22. House decorations will be
udged between 7 and 8 p. m.
October 22.
A cup will be awarded at the
Homecoming Dance, October 23,
to the organized house, both men's
and women a, Judged to have the
best decoration. The two houses
winning second place will be pre
sented $5 each in war stamps
which will be turned over to the
student foundation. Honorable
mention will also be made.
The war council hopes that stu
dents will get behind this effort
to continue an old campus tradi
tion. In an informal poll conducted
during the week the majority of
students stated their desire to have
decorations. Although war times
do not merit spending much money
on such a project it is significant
that for a small sum Nebraska can
have an old time homecoming to
bolster up morale of both military
trainees and students.
The committee in charge of the
decorations includes Mary Lou
Holtz, Marylouise Goodwin and
Mary Alice Lehr.
Birch, Magician,
Appears In Free
Union Show Soon
Birch, the magician, will in
augurate the Union free guest se
ries of events Sunday, November
7, at 8 p. m., in the ballroom.
This well known magician will
bring an elaborate stage show
which will include the Hindo rope
trick, vanishing live pony, sawing
of a girl, and his Houdini Box
trick. In the latter trick, people
from the audience will nail him
into a three foot cube wooden box
and he will disappear from the
box in five seconds.
Mabel Spcrry will furnish the
music on the xylophone.
Helen Traubel believes that if
a program is worth putting any
time into, it should be good music
She works on a program almost
a year before using it.
Sincerity Is Important.
Having presented 83 concerts
last year she knows her audiences
and their likes well. Most of all
audiences appreciate sincerity
Sincing down to an audience is
lot of hooey," is her firm belief.
All her time is devoted to the
opera, concerts and radio. "Now
I do not even think where or when
is the concert. All I do is put on
my hat and coat and let them
turn me in the right direction."
Delighted with Lincoln.
She was delighted with the city
and weather of Lincoln. She was
certain she could smell the wheat
fields of Nebraska when she got
off the train.
She greatly enjoys movies. "I'm
just like Johnny at the rat hole.
I wait for an opening, and if it's
not too crowded, as I am suscepti
ble to colds, and if I am a good
girl ..." here she laughed, a
hearty and infectious laugh, "I am
allowed to go."
Uni Debaters
Hold Tryouts
Tuesday at 7
Tryouts for the varsity debate
squad were announced by Dr. L. T.
Laase, head of the speech depart
ment, at the open debate meeting
held last Tuesday.
All students interested in try
ing out for the squad are asked to
report to Temple 203 at 7 p. m.
Tuesday, October 19 to select
sides and draw for speaking or
der. Tryouts will begin Thursday,
Oct. 21 and the speeches will be 6
minutes in length, 3 minutes to be
spent on constructive argument
and 3 minutes on rebuttle.
Announce Program.
The varsity debate program for
the year was also announced at
the meeting, the first conference
being scheduled for November 10
to 12 at the University of Iowa.
Last year 4 speakers attended this
conference and the number to at
tend this year will depend upon
the number of team members who
can be prepared in time.
The usual UN debate and dis
cussion meet will be held here this
spring and it is possible that some
members of the team may have
the opportunity of participating in
radio quorums Other tournaments
will be held at the Universities of
Omaha, South Dakota and Den
ver. The Missouri Valley League
will be held at Kansas University.
Anyone interested in debate who
was not able to attend the meet
ing last Tuesday should get in
touch with Dr. Laase before next
Tuesday.
Concerning tryouts Dr. Laase
said, "There has never been a bet
ter opportunity for freshmen to
get on the varsity team, nor has
there ever been a better oppor
tunity for women to participate in
debate activities."
Veallelloii0 ILeaives
UJM fiawr JLaDniicJlapm
Today is the last day for the week nad there receive his orders
ana iniormiiuon on me wum uv
duration that Dr. Harold C.
Vedeler will address Nebraska
students.
Dr. Vedeler, visiting professor
of European history, has been ap
pointed to a position with the of
fice of strategic services and will
leave shortly to assume his duties
In the London office. He will leave
for V. ashington the middle of next
on
is to perform in England. He has
been granted a leave of absence
from the university.
Charles Morley, former assistant
professor of history at the Uni
versity of North Dakota, has been,
employed to take over Dr. Vedel
er's work for the current school
year. ' He will tak up his duties
next week.