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. Hundreds of letters, aH addressed to Santa Claus, have come
streaming into the Mortar Boards all because of the contest for se
lection of Bix "Christmas Stocking Girls" to be presented at the an
nual Mortar Board party, December 4. Each one of the many letters
written by a civilian or army man on the campus Is a description
f THE girl he would like most to receive in his Christmas stocking.
In spite of the huge amount of mall already received, the Mor
tar Boards say they will gladly accept letters from thoss contestants
-Who have not already entered. Fifty words is tne minimum, 150 the
maximum and should include the description, not the name, of the
girl, and should be nJdresse to Santa Claus in care of Mortar Board,
Student Union.
Firat of the letters to be received came from an anonymous man.
The description of his "Christmas Stocking Girl' is as follows:
Dearest Santa Claus (es);
First Fifty Words:
Blonde or brunette, red or brown, she's got to be happy
(and I don't mean the "companion" type). She's to have
loads of interests (and not other men) Wd in general she'd
have to be a wonder (compatible with me I mean). And
she's got to have a figure to fit not necessarily, the stock
ing. Second Fifty Words
To be specific five foot three to seven, beautiful dim
ples (not particular where), a pretty regalar line of chat
ter, two feet, brown to brunette, morals (a few), and most of
all the ability to take all kinds of cracks and dish them
back just as fast. And from any old sorority.
"A Hopeful."
Winners will be given free tickets to the dance and will be pre
sented with 'the girl' of their choice at intermission. The dance will
. be in the coliseum and ticket sales begin Nov. 16. Admission is
$1.10 and tickets may be obtained
Curtain Rises
Curtain rises at 8:00 tonight for
the opening of "Letters to Lu
cerne," the first University
Theater play of the season.
Significant and quiet in tone,
the play is a moving and tender
story concerning the effect of the
war on the lives and friendships
of six girls in a boarding school
near Lucerne, Switzerland. With
the outbreak of the war, the Pol-
Council Plans
All University
Fund Study
In order to discuss the proposed
AH University Fund organization,
the student council will hold a
meeting today at 5 p. m. in room
315 of the Union, according to
Lois Christie, president. N
AUF is an organization to pro
mote, organize, and administrate
all drives for funds for any off
campus organizations who desire
to derive funds from the students
as a group.
Although the public is Invited
to attend this meeting, the ad
visory council and working heads
are extended a special Invitation
to attend and enter into the dis
cussion. Composing the advisory council
are: Dorothy Anderson, Howard
Chapin, Virginia Stuermer, Estelle
Lenneman, Bob Henderson, and
their director, Jimmy Howe.
Working heads are Dorothy
Carnahan, soliciting Virginia
McCulla, treasurer and Margaret
Beede, clerical head. A publicity
head has not been decided upon.
Gene Floyd, Y. M. secretary and
Barbara Arnold, T. W. secretary
are also invited.
Lois Crozier, who is talking for
W. S. S. F. will attend the meet
lng and enter in the discussion.
Major Edmison,
Captain Carroll
Leave Ag Unit
The University of Nebraska
STAR unit lost two of its officers
Monday when Maj. Marvin T.
Edmison and Capt. Robert P. Car
roll left for stations in Iowa.
Maj. Edmison's new position will
be to aid in the training of in
fantrymen at Iowa State College,
Ames, and Capt. Carroll will be
attached to the classification serv-
ice as Adjutant at the State Uni
versity at Iowa City.
from any Mortar Board or Tassel.
on 'Letters to
ish. French, English and American
girls are faced with the problem
of living with Ema, the German
girl.
Letters from Home.
Their letters from home sin
cere and human messages from
parents who are vitally affected
by the chaotic world situation
increases the strain they are be
ginning to feel. Further complica
tions result when the Polish girl
falls in love with the German
girl's brother, who is in Warsaw
when that city is bombed, by the
Germans.
The way in which the bewildered
Ema fights to break down the
wall of enmity which has shut her
off from her friends, provides a
poignant situation packed full of
intense action and honest emo
tion.
Atmosphere for "Letters to Lu
cerne" will be created by a new
lighting system, which is the re
suit of six weeks of diligept work
by Director Berne Enslin and his
student assistants. A lighting
panel containing 14 rheostats an
increase of 1 over last year has
been installed and three people are
required to handle the lighting
ASTP, Civilian
Engineers Hold
First Meeting
First meeting of all the student
engineers will be held at 6:30 to
night in room S15 of the Union.
All ASTP men who are interested
are invited to attend.
Dale Erickson, Lincoln city engi
neer, will talk on the economic
problems of Lincoln as it expanded,
using slides for illustration. The
mating was arranged by Eldon
Mathauser, president of the civil
engineers.
The student engineers, over 75
in all, include members of the
American Society of Civil Engi
neers, electrical engineers, me
chanical engineers, architectural
engineers, And agricultural engi
neers. The Society of Military Engi
neers dissolved this year. '
Tickets for the Engineers'
Ball Nov. 13 are on sale now.
With music by Earl Gardner
and his orchestra the dance will
be held in the Union ballhoom.
Only 250 tickets will be sold
so first come, first served.
Vol. 85, No. 24
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More ROTC
Men Return
To Nebraska
Twenty-six ex-Nebraskans ar
rived last Monday noon from
Camp. Roberts, Calif., where
they have lust completed their
basic training. They are the
third contingent of first year ad
vanced ROTC students to re
turn. As the boys piled their bar
racks bags in army trucks at
the station, there wasn't time for
comment, but they looked happy
to be back. The group is now
stationed in the STAR unit at
ag college while taking reclassi
fication tests.
See "ROTC," Page 2
Lucerne'
during the performance.
The Cast.
The cast includes: Dorothy
James as Olga Kinnski, Don
Keough as Gustave, Janice Marx
as Erna Schmidt, Jerry Neumeyer
as Gretchen Llnder, Victor Ferris
as Hans Schmidt, June Heilman
as Margarethe, Phyllis Overman
as Mrs. Hunter, Betty Rhodes as
Bingo HilL Jeanne Racine as
Felice Renoir, Barbara Berggren
as Sally Jackson, Joan Bohrer as
Marion Curwood, Art Beindorff as
Francis and Bill Major as Koppler.
Don Rickey is head of lighting
and his assistants are Virginia
Seacrest and Janet Betty Kenny,
The play will be given Wednes
day, Thursday. and Friday of this
week and tickets may be pur
chased at the box office in Temple.
As a special courtesy to service
men who are free only for week
ends, there will be a fourth performance-
given Saturday evening
Service men and their dates will
be admitted at a special price of
25 cents each. This performance
is open to the public at the regu
lar price, but no advance reserva
tiona will be made.
Five Soldiers
Work on 1944
Yearbook Staff
Five men, representing theLfive
companies stationed in the field
house and library have been se
lected to work with the Cornhusk
er staff on the military section,
according to Betty Hohf, editor.
The men are: Jack D. Baker,
Co. B; Henry P. Hoffstot Jr., Co.
C; Eddie De Silva, Co. E; Herman
Turk, Co. A, and M. P. More
house, Co. F,
In charge of the work of the
soldier staff will be Lt. Charles
E. Lawrence.
Pictures Taken Next Week.
Wednesday and Thursday of
next week pictures will be taken
of the estimated 1,200 trainees
stationed in the field house and li
brary. The visual education de
partment will take the pictures by
sections and they will appear in
the 1944 Cornhusker in group pic
tures with the name and a short
biography of each man.
The above named members of
the yearbook staff will meet in
the Cornhusker office in the base
ment of the Union at 5 p. m. Fri
day to have their pictures taken.
They are asked to wear their
blouses.
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Lincoln, Nebraska Wednesday, November 10, 1943
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Armistice day will be observed
tomorrow by civilian and military
students on the campus with a
parade, on the military parade
grounds.
All military units stationed on
the campus will take part in the
parade, and university officials,
Psychiatrist
Talks to Social
Service Groups
- Dr. Janet Forbes, well-known
psychiatrist from the State Hos
pital for the Insane, will address
the Y. W. C. A. social service
staff tomorrow at 4 p. m. in Ellen
Smith hall. Dr. Forbes will speax
about the social problem which
mental patients present to the
community, and the manner in
which the problem is solved.
Her speech will include illustra
tions from among her own pa
tients, and she will describe the
modern electric and insulin shock
treatments now used in in the hos
pital. In addition Dr. Forbes will lead
the staff on a tour through the
State Hospital Thursday, Novem
ber 18. . This tour will giVe any
interested persons the opportunity
to talk with some of the patients,
visit the various wards, and see
the facilities of a modern, well
equipped psychiatric hospital.
Her husband, also a doctor, is
with the army in Australia. Dr.
Forbes and her two young daugh
ters reside in Lincoln.
This address and tour are un
der the guidance of Bonnie Hin-
richs and Betty Gage, who are the
heads of the social service staff.
Coed Counselors
Hold First Charm
School Tuesday
Coed Counselor Charm School
will hold its first meeting Tues
day evening, November 16, from
7 to 8 p. m., in Ellen Smith hall.
Mrs. Verna Boyles, dean of
women, and Mrs. Jerry O. Hertz
ler will take part in the program.
Also at that time the new charm
school leaders will be announced.
All freshmen and coed counsel
ors are invited and any others who
are interested are especially urged
to attend.
Bailey Receives Citation
For Bravery in Pacific
From Unoola Journal.
LT. COL. FRANK DAILEY.
with Gov. Dwight Griswold ex
pected as a guest, will .observe
maneuvers from the reviewing
stand.
Begin Program at 1 10:30.
A definite program has been
planned, beginning at 10:30 a. m.,
whe.i a buglet will Bound taps and
the military units will march be
fore the reviewing stand. At 11
a. m. a full minute of silence will
be observed in commemorationof
those who lost their lives in World
War I.
University classes usually held
tomorrow morning from 10 to 12
m. will be dismissed in observance
of this day.
L. A. Martin
Directs Red,
Hot and Blue
Leo A. Martin, director of radio
at the university speech depart
ment, has consented to act as ad
visor for the Red, Hot and Blue
show, to be given late in January.
Mr. Martin directed the last UN
Kosmet Klub show in the spring
of '42.
Berne Enslin, director of the
University Theater, will help put
on the finishing touches during
the last few weeks of rehearsal.
Tryouts for specialty acta in the
show will be held tonight and to
morrow night in the Union. All
students and organized houses, not
having submitted names yet, are
urged to contact Gerry McKinsey
immediately to enable her to
schedule further tryouts next
week.
Schedule.
The schedule for Wednesday,
and Thursday is as follows:
Wednesday, v ltoeni Sit.
Alpha Chi.
7:30 Trio: Marty Whitehead, H&t
Mai on lad Margie Andrew.
See "Martin," Page 2
Ag Tassels, War Council
Sell Barn Dance Tickets
Tickets are now on sale for
the Kalico and Khaki dance at
the ag college activities build
ing next Saturday night.
Tickets are 15c each and are
now in the hands of ag Tas
sels and ag war council mem
bers. The party is open to
both civilians and the members
of the STAR unit
Lt Col. Frank G. Dailey,
U.S.M.C., an outstanding athlete
and 1927 graduate, has been com
mended by Admiral W. F. Halsey,
U.S.N., for devotion to duty aa
operations officer of an aircraft
unit participating in battles over
the Solomons from April 6 to
June 9, 1943.
A veteran of the Nicaraguan
campaign and a holder of the Nic
araguan cross of valor, Lieutenant
Colonel Dailey has been a mem
ber of the marine corps since 1927.
He was promoted to his present
rank on August 7, 1943.
Cited for Courage.
The citation follows:
"For devotion to duty as opera
tions officer while attached to the
staff of commander aircraft Solo
mon islands at Guadalcanal front
April 6 to June 1943.
"Lieutenant Colonel Dailey
See "Dailey," Page S