Vol. 85, No. 62
Sunday, November 28, 1943
YR3CA Membership
Prive Ends Nov. 30
Annual YMCA membership drive
has startea ana win continue until
Nov. 30. Open to all men, the fee
is 50 cents. A membership card
in the university Y entitles the
owner to member rates for use of
facilities at the city YMCA.
Recently elected officers for the
city campus are Levi Arehart,
president; Bill Sakayama, vice
president; Charles Kressen, secre
tary; and Yukio Nakashima, mem.
ber-at-large of the board of man
agement. Officers of the ag cam
pus are Sam Kamino, president;
Max Baird, vice president; Dave
Sanders, secretary: and Ed Yada
member-at-large of the board.
students desiring to join the Y
may see any of these men or Gene
Floyd, YM secretary, in the Y
office in the Temple. .
Other Board Members.
Faculty and community mem
bers of the board of management
are: Dean W. C. Harder, Dr. G. W.
Rosenlof, Dr. C. H. Patterson, Dr.
C. E. Rosenquist, Prof. C. W.
Smith, Mr. W. A. Robbing and
Mr. Clarence Miles. Prof. Smith
is chairman of the board.
Tuesday there will be a reten
tion for the new members at the
general YM meeting which will be
held at 7:30 at the Temple. That
same evening Dr. Miller of the
irst Presbyterian church will ad
dress the ag YM-YW religious dis
cussion group. This will take
place in the home ec parlors on ag
uaaipua at can.
Wednesday afternoon TW i
the university YMCA heard rf
management will meet at i in the
im. rooms in tne Temple.
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T C raplee 1 si Prive Plsins
EUGENE FLOYD
Mile. Presents
Monthly War
Work Awards
jviaaemoisene will present a
aeries of monthly awards to be
known as the M-V Awsrds to the
women whose lives best repre
sent me nignest type of civilian
erron in winning the war. Stu
dents in college or training school
are eligible and all nominations
along with the candidate's qualifi
cation may be turned into the war
council before 5 o'clock Tuesday.
Certificate of honor and a pin,
designed by Cartier of New York,
in the form of an M set with small
square-cut sapphires, backed by
gold V will be awarded to the win
ner. Three runners-up in the con
test will also be presented a cer
tificate and their names, together
with that of each winner, will be
published in Mile and will be
placed on the roll of honor in
Mademoislle's editorial offices.
To be eligible the nominees'
must be between 17 and 35 and
making notable contributions to
the war nroeram bv: takine a war
Job or a job releasing a man to
me services; aoing volunteer war
See Mile., Page 2.)
Lincoln Artists9
Annual Exhibit
Closes Today
Lincoln Artists's Guild, which
la composed of the skilled artists
of the city, will terminate its
annual art exhibit held in, Mor
rill Hall gallery II today.
Seven service men who have
been working under Miss Kady
Faulkner's tutelage every after
noon this fall have an auxiliary
exhibit in the corridor. The guild
also sponsored these men.
This exhibit Is open to the
public free of charge.
Next exhibit will be sponsered
by the Lincoln Camera club Dec.
11. Anyone may enter prints if
they pay annual dues of $1 and
mount the prints. Those entered
will be judged by a board who,
as yet, have not been selected.
Reports of Second Six
Weeks Available pec. 4
Reports of the second six
weekt grades will be turned In
and completed next Saturday.
Prof. Hertzler
Heads Section
Of A. S. S. Meet
Professor Joyce O. Hertzler,
chairman of the sociology depart
ment, will be chairman of a sec
tion of the annual meetings of
the American Sociology Society, to
be held at the Hotel McAlpin,
New York, on December 4 and 5.
Professor Hertzler will preside
over the meeting on Social Theory,
considering the topic "Some Con
tributions of Social Theory to
Post-War Organization," and will
begin the meeting with his paper
on "World Planning: What Is Involved?"
In all there will be seventeen
section meetings, at which sev
enty-three speakers will present
the results of their study and re
search. They will represent 37
colleges and universities, besides
many federal and state govern
ment agencies and private social
research institutions.
Stamp Sales
Hit New Low
Wednesday
Stamp sales struck a new low
on the down town campus last
week. Only $34 worth were sold
in the Union, Sosh and Andrews
booths last Wednesday.
Christmas is around the pro
verbial corner but, that is no
reason to slacken up on the
buying of stamps and bonds.
The government has suggested
tnat stamps oi bonds make
the most practical and patriotic
gift that can be found for
Christmas.
Stamps were not sold at the
school of music last week since
Thursday, when they are sold
there was a holiday. However.
next Wednesday stamps will
again be sold at all booths and
at ag. The new boothes fur
nished by the Mortar Boards
are now beintr constructed and
will be in use next Wednesday.
Tassels and WAA sponsor the
stamp sales.
Pi Beta Phi,
Kappas Win
War Effort
Group Reveals
Weekly Reports
Last week's reports from "On
the Beam" representatives showed
Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta
Phi doing the most toward con
serving: materials which will be
collected in community drives
later.
WSSF, Rags for Ser vicemen
Receive Funds From Drive
Council and division heads of
the AUF will meet tomorrow at
4 p. m. in room 315 of the Union
to confer on their final plans for
their first drive which begins
Dec. 3. Each division head will
also meet with their groups sepa
rately this week.
Dorothy Carnahan announces a
meeting or solicitation division on
the AUF, All University Fund
tomorrow at 5 d. m. to complete
plans and to educate solicitors
who will collect from the student
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From Lincoln Journal.
C. M. ELLIOTT
body the funds for the World's
Student Service Fund and Rags
for Servicemen.
Collect Later
The drive will be so conducted
that the individual will first
pledge the amount he wishes to
contribute and then at a later
date the solicitors will collect the
student's pledge.
Solicitors for the drive are:
Blanch Reid, ag campus; Selma
Pfingston, organizations; Marjo
rie Marlette. military: Mariorie
Jean Raecke. relieious crounsr
Gerry Lyon, dorm; Eldon Mat-
nouse, co-op houses; Hazel Steam,
boarding houses; Ann Seacrest,
sororities.
Give Speeches
In cooperation with the nublic-
ity committee the speech depart
ment will provide speakers chosen
from victory speaking corps, de-
Date team, and speech classes.
These students who will speak at
organizations church groups, and
organized houses will meet at 7
P. m. Tuesday in the Temnle rnnm
203. Representatives from WSSF,
Kags tor bervicemen and AUF
will be presented to give the
speakers additional information.
These speakers will exnlain
more fully to the organizations
the purpose of the World's Stu
dent Service Fund and Racs fnr
Servicemen and also tell how
their funds are used. The various
(See AUF, page 2.)
Kappa Sig and Sigma Phi Ep-
silon were at the bottom of the
list but were the only fraternities
who handed in their reports.
In order to put everyone "On the
Beam." the weeklv reports of the
two too ana tne two bottom or
ganized houses will be printed in
tne Daily Neoraskan.
Committee Meets Tomorrow.
"On the Beam." the war coun
cil's service drives committee will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock in the Union, room 315.
The committee will meet to dis
(See War Effort, page 2.)
Christmas Vacation Lasts
From Dec. 22 to Jan. 5
Christmas vacation will be
gin Wednesday, December 22,
at 8 a. m. and school will be
resumed Wednesday, January
5, at 8 a. m., according to an
announcement from the Stu
dent Affairs office.
Tri-Delta Gives
Junior, Senior
Scholarship
Application for a Delta Delta
Delta scholarship available for
either Greek or unaffiliated worn
en students must be made thru
the dean of women's office by
Tuesday, according to an an
nouncement made by that office
The cash award, representative of
the scholarship, will be made
January 1, 1944.
In order to qualify for the schol
arship, the students must be
either a junior or senior working
toward a degree. She must be use
ful to the war effort at the pres
ent time or be able to contribute
to the post-war reconstruction pe
riod. The applicant must be in
need of financial assistance be
cause of economic dislocation re
sulting from the war.
Further information concerning
the scholarship may be obtained at
the dean of women's office at the
time of completion of the application.
MB Christmas Ball Takes
Limelight Saturday Night
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"Mutter Bird" chirps out that the
Mortar Board sponsored "Christ
mas Ball" Is the coming big event
or the week. To be held Saturday
from 8 to 12 n. m. in the colesium.
the ball will be the only big all
university party of the year, due
to the abandonment of the Mili
tary Ball and the Junior-Senior
Prom.
Ticket sales for the ball are
beine conducted bv the Tassels.
and tickets at a $1.10 per couple
may be purchased at any time.
To accommodate military students
tickets will be sold at the pay
tables Tuesday in the library, field
house and on ag campus. They
may also be purchased at the door
and spectator tickets will be sold
ror ou cenia per ticket.
Present Coeds.
Presentation of six "Chrlstmn
Stockine Girls" will climax the
evenlne filled with the rhvthm nf
Basle Givena orchestra, To be
them by civilian and army men
on the campus, the "Christmaa
Stocking Girls" will be answers to
the six prize winning letters de
scribing, but not giving the name,
of the coeds.
Winners of the contest will be
Only 7 days left to
Christmas Ball!
and will be presented, with the
girl of their choice, at intermis
sion. An effort will be made to
Include a representative from each
of the army branches on both ag
and city campuses. Identity of
the coeds will be kept secret until
the night of the party, and letters
should be addressed to Santa Claus
in care of Mortar Board, Student
Union. Letters will bo accepted
until the contest closes Friday.
The date bureau set up In the
Union main hall has arranged 23
dates so far and many more stu
dents, both men and women, have
signed up. Mortar Boards urge
all who wish the date bureau to
arrange dates for them to sign
their names, heights, age, school
previously attended and preference
durlne the first part of this
Early registration means dates
can pe arranged early enough so
that the counlo can met onrh
other before the niirht of the,
party.
Uni Musicians
Give Handel's
Messiah Dec. 12
Under direction of Arthur E.
Westbrook. head of the school of
fine arts the annual presentation
of Handel's "Messiah" will be
given Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3 p. m.
This oratorio is presented each
year by the university singers,
chorus and orchestra.
Twelve soloists have been
chosen. They are:
Soprano.
Loig Baker, Lincoln, "Rejoice Greatly."
UarV Hlpn Rtiah T .lnnln "T I:..
That My Redeemer Llveth."
Charlotte Filter, Bloomfield, The Reci
tatives. 8hlrley Smith, Hickman, "Come Unto
Him."
AltM.
Bernlce Prince. Rnvnrrl. w ra-
plaed."
Dornthv Huffman T lnln av.lf
the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened." "Ha
Shall Feed Hi Flock."
Tenon.
D. H. Pinkerton, Lincoln, "Every Val
ley." - Reiner Andreeaen, Filley "Comfort Ye."
Robert Calklnn, Beatrice, "Thy Rebuke."1
"Behold and See."
Baritones.
Carloa Atklnaon, Red Cloud, "For Be
hold Darkness."
Roy Edward Johnson, Lincoln, "Why D
the Nations."
Russell Legcr, Burchard, "Who May
Abide."
Nominates UN Men
For Commissions
In Marine Corps
Nominations of seven former
U. N. first year advanced ROTC
engineers for commissions in the
Marine Corps Reserve with the
opportunity to qualify for perma
nent commissions in the regular
Marine Corps were revealed by
Chancellor C. S. Boucher yester
day. Men selected were: Rogers S.
Cannell, Richard M. Green, Mark
C. Hargraves, Jr., Paul S. Johrde,
Raymond J. Scdlak, John W. Wat
son and Robert L. Sorenson.
Nominating Group.
Nominations were made by
Chancellor Boucher, Col. J. P.
Murphy, university commandant;
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the col
lege of engineering, and Col.
Arthur T. Lobdell of the Star Unit.
Scholarship, leadership, and the
recommendations eubmltted by
Dean. Ferguson and Col. Murphy
were bases of the nominations.
If Marine Corps makes thesa
appointments, the men will ha Hin.
charged from the ROTC-AST and
will be ordered tn th Marina
Corps Training School at Quan-
uco, va.