The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, November 21, 1943, Image 1

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Vol. 85, No. 30
Kay Detweiler Becomes Miss
ASTP of
Poa lit If 111 T"r1 f o r!oMmn L'mr
Beautiful Delta Gamma Kav
Detweiler from Omaha became Ne
braska's Miss ASTP of 1943 amid
cheers from the crowds of soldiers
and their dates at the coliseum
dance last night as she burst thru
a larg e paper a s i t insignia on
the stage and was presented to
her GI court bv Maior Harland Ot
Pattison, commander of the Second
Battalion of the ASTP.
The presentation was the feature
attraction of the second bi-monthly
coliseum' dance held by the Stu
dent Union for all military train
ees on campus. Dave Haun and
his orchestra furnished the danc
ing rhythm for the occasion.
The new beauty queen, attired
In a lovely, green formal, received
an arm bouquet of yellow chrys
anthemums tied with a dark blue
bow, signifying the ASTP colors,
after her introduction to the audi
ence. Major Pattison also pre
sented the other four finalists in
the beauty contest, which was
Annual Issues
Last Warning
For Pictures
This is the last week in which
students from all classes may
have their pictures taken for the
yearbook at the Cornhusker
studio. For the first time in the
history of the book the two lower
classes will be represented so
freshmen and sophomores as well
as juniors and seniors will have a
section.
All fraternities and sororities
which have a 100 percent of their
pictures taken by Monday, Nov.
22, will receive free copies of the
book, according to Betty Hohf,
editor.
People whose last names begin
with A to Z must get their pic
tures lanen uus week. This is pos
tively the last chance.
Junior Division
Issues Letters
Of Instruction
To aid students in their prepara
tion for 12 weeks examinations
scheduled from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4,
the junior division office i.q tannins'
letters to its students, according to
c oengsion, aean or tne jun
ior division.
The letters will also contain the
arrangements outlined for second
semester registration and a com
plete explanation of guidance test
which are available to all univer
sity students.
Walter W. Cook,
Former UN Law
Professor, Dies
Walter Wheeler Cook, former
professor of law at the univer
sity died Nov. 7, at the age of
seventy years. Shortly before his
death he resigned his law pro
fessorship at Northwestern Uni
versity. .
Professor Cook also served as
law instructor at Columbia Uni
versity, University of Missouri,
University of Wisconsin, Univer
sity of Chicago, Yale University
and Johns Hopkins University.
Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, November 21, 1943
Nebraska
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KAY DETWEILER
Nebraska's Miss ASTP of 1943.
Varsity Band
Gives Salute
To Nebraska
In a salute to Nebraska, the Ne
braska varsity band presented its
most spectacular and extensive
drill of the season duriner the half
of the Nebraska-Iowa football
game Saturday afternoon.
The 99 member band formed it
several formations: A hoe. an ear
of corn, and a chicken to represent
the various aspects of the agricul
tural industry in the state. It con
cluded with a reproduction of the
state capitol.
Appropriate music to fit the for
mations was played as the band
went thru its maneuvers.
Sorry ... .
Due to an error in editing, the
name of Bill Morita, business man
ager, was omitted from the en
gineering Blue Print story in Fri
day's Daily.
Pearl Harbor Refugee,
Relates Own Bombing
BY MARGARET NEUMANN.
Tall, dark Marv Kl MatLson of
Honolulu was a Dart of the t.
citement of the Peart Harbor
bombardment was rpnnrUH
drowned by Tokyo, and even had
ner name cnangea when she got
to iNeDrasKa,
Ki's father Is a lieutenant com
mander in the Hawaiian zone, and
her mother a nurse. Both nn ntiii
1 Vt .
in nonoiuiu. Lec. 7, 1941, Ki. a
Gamma Phi pledge, was asleep
wnen me Domus began to fall
Her mother awakened Ki to tell
her she was goinff to Trioler hos
pital, a large army hospital, to
help with the wounded. Ki herself
sat in the car in front of the
Frank Wynn clinic listening for
radio calls for the doctor. Later
she worked at the volunteer blood
bank.
Scared, But Busy.
KL whose Hawaiian nam 1
Kaiulani, says she was scared, but
too busy running errands and con-,
at Dance
st a.. -r-v . . i
sponsored by the Daily Nebraskan
Army News. The four coeds, who
attended the queen at her presen
tation, were Margaret Munson,
Barbara Stahl, Elinor Thomas and
Lois Wright. Pfcs. Bill Calkins
and Bill Chisolm, editors of the
Army News and also judges in the
contest, thanked the military and
university authorities, as well as
the soldiers for their co-operation
in selecting Miss ASTP. Captain
James D. Crabill, commanding of
ficer of the Third Battalion and
the third on the board of military
judges who selected the five final
ists, was commended for his help
in picking the candidates.
Following the presentation, Miss
ASTP Kay Detweiler led the
grand march, accompanied bv her
four attendants. As a friendly
gesture, Wing Commander John
Neill of Air Corns CTD unit was
given the honor of escorting the
Aa i s queen.
UN Campus
Gives Thanks
Monday at 7
Thanksgiving service sponsored
jointly by the Religious Welfare
Council and war council will be
held tomorrow evening at 7
o'clock in the. Union ballroom.
University students and men in
uniform for the first time will
meet together, regardless of faith,
to give thanks. Sororities and fra
ternities have consented to post
pone Iheir meetings until after the
service.
Rabbi Harry Jolt will give the
opening prayer, Rev. Thomas A.
Barton will address the group and
Rev. George Schuster will give the
benediction. Selections of hymns
and background music will be fur
nished by Myron Roberts at the
organ.
tacting doctors to think about
what was happening. Her first
worry was about their food sup
ply. After countine- the family
canned goods, she packed boxes
for her father nnd mother. When
her father returned three days
later, his first reauest was for a
can opener. The camps had plenty
oi cans, dui no way to open them.
There was little hvsteria nmontr
tne population, accordine to KL
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The Red Cross went rip-ht to
ana everyone volunteered to heln
People s imaginations worked
overtime. At nteht they saw Jan
paratrooDers in their next door
neighbors' wash on the line.
Jap Traitors.
Because of the larra Jan tvnnii-
lation, Ki said it gave her a queer
feelingr to walk down the street
and wonder which of those Japs
she met were traitors.
She came to tha TT. S on an
English skip. The third day out,
After haneinc on to a slim mar.
gin for three quarters, the Iowa
Hawkeyes broke loose . in the
fourth Quarter and n-laatered the
Nebraska Cornhuskers to the tune
of 33 to 13. Up until this final
stanza, it appeared as if the
Iowans would have to battle right
aown to tne final gun to maintain
meir raamn of vlctorv. but cani
talizing on the breaks, the Hawk
Hold Aviation
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t-aaet Lonvo
Monday at 5
To acquaint students with the
aviation cadet training program, a
convocation wm De neid for all in
terested persons at 5 p. m. Mon
day in social science auditorium.
According to Dean T. J. Thompson,
From Lincoln Journal
DEAN THOMPSON.
the convocation is the result of in
quiries from students concerning
aviation cadet training- and win
discuss the opportunities for avia
tion caaets.
An aviation cadet board, nre-
sided over by Maj. V. A. Spoone-
more, nas ocen invited to the cam
pus and will be present at the con
vocation. 17 Year Olds Apply.
Men of 17 vears of ae mav hp
selected but will not be called to
active duty until after reaching 18
years of age. Those between 18 and
26 years of age may volunteer for
caaet warning tnru tneir local se
lective service boards.
"A meetiner to acau&infc Inter.
ested students in the navy is being
planned for in the near future,"
saia ue&n Tohmpson.
Ki Mattson,
Experiences
Tokyo announced the entire con
voy sunk. The ship had a skirmish
with some submarines, too, but Ki
didn't know about it till th nd
or tne trip.
Hobby.
Ki finished hifh ar-hnnl at
leachers college and is now living
in me uorm. iter maior i. fann nn
design. Portraits are her hobby.
When she atArted man UTAalr
friends told her to use her first
name instead of Kaiulani She
says she has since had a great
deal of trouble "coming when
called." Her Hawaiian name, in
cidentally, means "nreolnna fmm
heaven."
Honolulu durin? neace tim Ha.
pends entirely uoon tourist trnA
Kl says her favorite sport is tl-
leai sliding. The three require
ments for it are Old rlnlhoo
muddy hill and a hie
slick, oblong tl leaves. The slider
kli.- A a a
wui on uie leaves, grasps the end
of the branch and slides. 1
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eyes pushed over two touchdowns
to clinch their first win of the
season. .
It was the smashing plunges of
Bill Gallagher, stellar fullback of
the Iowa clan that spelled victory
for the Hawkeves. and defeat for
the Huskers. SDarked the Tnw
drives with plunges that were con
sistently good for 5 to 10 yards.
Hollins Sparks Huskers.
Hollins. was the outstanding
player for the Huskers. both on
the offense and the defense. Buzz
was smashing the line with force
equal to that of Gallagher, and
made several "saving" tackles and
pass defensive efforts.
Play By Play.
Nebraska kicked off to the
Hawkeves. Larson returned to the
37 yard line before Goldstein made
the tackle. Terrell tried ritrht
end for 4 yards, but a penalty
for holding moved the ball back
to the 22 yard line. Terrell aeain
found the rieht end e-ood. and
See GAME, page 3.
Honor Home
Ec Founder
With Dinner
"Hands Across the Water" has
been announced as the new theme
for the Droeram of the annual
Ellen H. Richards dinner, home
economics dinner held in honor of
the founder of home economies.
Time of the dinner, to be served
Tuesday evening at St. Paul
church, has been chanered from
6:30 to 8:15.
Main address will be a talk by
an anonymous woman sneaker
who came to this country from
Germany just previous to the out
break of the war in Germany. She
will tell of her exDeriences in that.
country and will stress the differ-
ences in tne oia country and the
new.
Students Participate.
Others who will take nart In tha
program are Blanche Reed, toast
mistress; Dorothy Anderson, who
will give the invocation; Miss
Margaret Fedde, who will give a
short talk; Marjorie Claney, who
win present a tribute to Ellen H.
Richards, and Gwen Row as song
leader. A violin solo by Jo Michael
Flack will complete the program.
.rline Casey and Kay Huston,
general chairmen of the dinner,
announced that 160 tickets have
been sold.
Herbert Schmidt
Presents Recital
At USO Program
Herbert Schmidt will present a
piano recital at the Temple Thea
ter at 4 p. m. today. The public
is Invited to the recital which is
sponsored by the USO clubs of
Lincoln.
The program will be divided
into three' parts. The first part
includes selections by Bach and
Mozart. In the second part, the
selections are from Schumann.
Bridge, Lord Bcrners, and Dohn
anyl are the composers repre
sented in the third part of the
program.
Only 14 days left to
Christmas Ball!