Friday, December 10, 1943
DAILY NEBRASKAN
Officially our day starts in tne middle of the night at 6 a. m.
But we reallydon't count the first two hours. They're always sort of
hazv anyway. Reveille, cleaning- up
not until we hear class call at ten
Then's when our day starts in earnest.
Seeing's as we happen to be AiL students, we start the "Oh
What A Beautiful Morning" (to stay In bed) off with a little gram
mar class. A few rousing choruses of "O Du Lieber Augustine," or
maybe "Stille Nacht" if we're feeling Christmasy, gets us in the mood
(or does it?) for some grammar.
his "Das Selbe Wort" theory. The
man word zahn and the English
went from German to English to
man and somehow showed us that z-a-h-n spells tooth, or something.
But we're catching on. When he translates a word like zahe into
English, and comes up with "tough" the class, in unison; replies
"Das Selbe VVoit" and it is. Oh well, we're learning.
Next or the docket comes Anthropology class. We find out all
about races and cephalic indexes and glaciers. It was interesting when
our professor brought -a couple of our anthropologically more notorious
class members in front of us to illustrate racial types. There was a
pretty husky Irishman who turned to be a ' diluted upper paleolithic,"
and another son of Eire was a good example of "rugged facial archi
tecture." We have more talent in our group than we thought.
Occasionally there come announcements of interest before the
lecture. Take, for instance, the one the other day telling us that, our
final exam would be two weeks earlier than scheduled -making itj
mere eleven days off. Oh hum, that's what makes life interesting-it
says here.
We learn in history lectuics
hangers even a couple of centuries ago. At least the Russian Czar
Peter III was fanatically pro-Prussian,' and the prof told us, as ah
afterthought, liat he was somewhat insane.
One of our most relaxing classes was a geography lecture It was
mostly slides of Scandinavia and Northern Europe.There was one ot
some farmers making hay on the slopes of Sweden the lecturer
noted that it was quite a contrast to the way that we make hay here.
A couple of profiles of typical Russ'ans sneaked in somehow we still
haven't figrured out their connection, with geography. W e were a
little confused by the picture of some Poles gathering hops from poles
in Poland. The prof said that you begin to suspect something when
you see so many hopes, but we were beginning to wonder about the
poles. Our travelogue ti:p thru Europe ended on a quaint note with a
technicolor picture of a Polish maiden working in the field "with her
sickleher rake, and her bare feet," according to the professor.
And so it goes, daily except Sunday.
STAR
. BY PFC. PATSY NOTO.
For the first time in the unit's
history here the STARs published
their own newspaper. Altho the
first copy comprised two mimeo
graphed sheets, the editor, TC
Kroschell, expects a gradual in
crease in participation as interest
is aroused. Perhaps the most novel
feature was the introduction of a
new GI character, STARFU, by
cartoonist Fred Kriestcdt. Whui
the famous "Sad Sack" (Yank)
is to the camp boys, STARFU is
to the campus boys. A contest
to select a name for the news
pa par is being held and everyone
is inviled to participate.
The highlighted Christmas Ball
took priority over everything at
the Ag campus last Saturday
evening. Captain Adams under
standing gave the STARS until
1:15 a.m. to wait for Santa Claus
and his Stocking Girls. The lucky
STAR winner was Pfc. Patsy
Noto, who had asked for a "li J
fat mamma." Incidentally, he
still hasn't gotten over the strain
of his dream-come-true Betty Ed
Strain (Alpha Chi). "She's the
most beautiful blue-eyed blonde
t's a Dance
9 to 12 Tonite
Francis Ellsworth's
B an d
40c per person
Union Ballroom'
"A Smooth Floor
A Good Ban J!"
(the barracks and us), chow it's
of eight that we begin to wake up.
Our prof frequently amazes us with
other day we found that the Ger
word tooth p.re really the same. He
Latin to Greek and back to Ger
that people had trouble with paper!
Notes
I've ever had the pleasure to dance
with," he remaiked.
MB Date Bureau Complimented.
The Date Bureau for the Christ
mas Ball blossomed at the Ag
rampus, altho handicapped by
hipping lists. The' "blind dates"
apparently turned out satisfactor
ily, since the public relations man
's still alive and kicking.
A riaiine in the perron of Pfc.
Ruth Osborn invaded the STAR
unit last Sunday searching for
Fred En,Iemann. This figure
made quite an impression on the
STAR men, whom you often hear
say, "Join the ASTP and release
a woman for active duty. ' Ruth
really htd a time listening to the
howls in the mess hall as she
stood in line. Her parting words
were: "I've never heard such an
intelligent sounding line in vmy
life."
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lose time from your
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Eddie Garner
Plays for Gl's
Coliseum Hop
First of the two December
Union sponsored dances for train
ees in the coliseum will swing; out
at 9 tomorrow night with Eddie
Garner and his 12-piece orchestra
furnishing the rhythm for the oc
casion. Lincolnettes and Univer
sity War Council coeds will be on
hand to provide partners for stags.
Featured on the intermission
entertainment program will be an
AST jazz quartet composed of
Don Smith at the piano. Warren
Moore on the sax, Jerry Broder
ho'ding forth on the clarinet and
Don EJrod taking the high notes
with his trumpet.. Ralph Copen
haver from the Ag extension de
partment will act as master of
ceremonies and will organize the
mixers.
STARS Pay 25 Cents.
The dance will be free to mili
tary members of the Student
Union who present their yellow
membership cards at the door.
STARS and their dates may also
attend for a 25 cent admission fee.
There will he free cr.ecliing service
in the basement and cokes will be
sold at the sides of the dance
floor. Hostesses will wear white
arm bands as usual. No GI shoes
will be worn on the dance floor.
Before the dance a basketball
tilt between Company B and the
Field House at 7:15 will start off
the evening's entertainment.
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Big event of the week for the
CTD is the class banquet being
held tonight at the University club
for the members of Class 11.
Major Kinkead and the other offi
cers attached to the unit will be
guests of honor at the affair
which will be strictly a stag propo
sition. That odd box on the CQ's desk
is for entries in the CTD's news
paper naming contest. The editors
of the embryo publication which
is scheduled to make its first ap
pearance m print on Dec 18 aie
conducting a contest to choose a
suitable title for the paper. The
winner's name will be disclosed
in the first issue and he will re
ceive a valuable prize.
Downey and Kaplow Edit Paper.
The paper will represent the
348th's first venture into the
field of journalism, except for the
column of "Jottings" which has
been appearing on this page. The
two editors are Dave Downey and
Jerry Kaplow, both in Class 12.
Supervising the proceed. ngs it
Sergeant Tannebaum of the per
manent party.
Cadets are anxiously awaiting
the re-covering of the pool table?
which have been placed in the da;
room.
Belated news: Congratulation.1
to Lt. John C. Sullivan upon hi.'
commission as a first lieutenant.
Permanent Party Gets Around.
The 348th permanent part'
this week welcomed back Sgt
Dave Silverman, who spent to
days cavorting around' with thr
stars in California. Sergeant Sil
verman spent Thanksgiving at thr
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Pfc. Bill Cliisolm
Field House Faces Company B;
Smithmen Tackle 604th Group
This Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock, the Air Base 034th Train
ing Group's classy colored basket
ball team will invade UN to plav
Co. C in an exhibition game. Sport
ing two ex-members of the well
known Harlem Globe Trotters pro
fessional quintet, the 604th is cur
rently tops in Air Base circles, no
having lost a game yet this sea
:,on. The two pro stars are Tatum
and Krafft, and they have enough
support from the rest of 'the team
to be rated as the number one
team at the base. In a recent
game with the 610th Training
Group, which Company C tok
over last Saturday to the tune of
53 to 19, the 604th won easily 33
to 9. This pairing finds two of the
best service teams in the vicinity
pitted against each other.
Colorful Ball Club.
The Globe Trotter & Co. five
are reputed to play a colorful
brand of ball, and always put on
a good show. There will be no ad
mission charged, and all students
and military trainees are invited
io attend.
The Smithmen will probably
start out with Milt Dobre and Kv
Parmenter playing the forwards,
lanky George Bosma at center,
and Cliff Lind and Al Burstein ;r.
the guard ppots. j
famous Hollywood Canteen and he
CLAIMS that he stootf closer to
Hedy Lamarr than a, hot pilot
chasing a Jap Zero. The 348th's
medics are still supplying the ser
geant with sedatives.
After their first free week end
in Lincoln, Class 15 seems to have
taken a new lease on life, altho
the profound observation was
made that quite a few of them
would be much healthier if they
had been restricted for the week
end. However that may be, we
hear from the Kappa house that
a new Sinatra has been discovered
in the class, a young birdman
from the far west named Hal
O'Connor, who charmed the gala
last Saturday with some wonder
ful' singing.
Wnat's in Those Bags?
One of the bright looking AST
students was overheard prying
military secrets out of the avia
tion students the other day. He
p.sked one of the cadets what the
.'evil the boys were carrying in
.hosi field bags which blossomed
out on the campus recently he
.van ted to know if they were
ising Ihe bags to carry their knit
.ing in.
St ter?
"Stop flicking those fans!
I can't light my Sir Walter Raleigh"
NOTHING BUT FANS whenever smokeri iry this suggestion: clean
your pipe regularly, and keep it filled with mild V mellow Sir
Walter Raleigh. Af'tr your first puff of f ragrant Sir Walter, you'll
know in a flicker that it' extra niil.l, aua choice, extra cool.
Try "i fit quulilj pipe tobacco cj America." ' 1
SIR WALTER
RALEIGH
MM TOBACCO
Snwkes as sxocet' as it smells
News
Pfc.Bill Calkins
Saturday night's league contest
between B company and the Field
House will play a big role in de
ciding who's going to come out
on top in the first round of the
inter-unit basketball tournament.
The teams will meet at 7:15 in
the coliseum, preceding the bi
monthly Union-Coliseum dance for
the campus military trainees.
Company B is presently leading
the league with two wins and no
defeats. The Field House is tied
up in the second slot with C com
pany, having two victories and one
defeat. If the favored Hustlers
win, they will virtually clinch the
championship, but if the Shaffer
men should dump the leaders, a
three-way tie for first between B
company, and C company would
result.
Altho none of the teams have
reached midseason form yet, ' the
brand of ball has improved con
sistently. The Walker-Miles-Cas-son-Maekling-?.Ichels
combination
for the Kield House has the height
to combat the B Bombardiers, and
will be gunning for an upset.
Lieutenant Hesler's starting quin
tet will probably be Brady and
Scheer in the forecourt. Jessen at
center and Fuller and Anderson
:n the guard slots.
The Meld Housemen have wins
over the Air Corps and Company
A, while their loss was at the
hanls of C company, 48 to 25. B
company took over Company C
in the season, 37 to 28, and so
will rule as favorites.
Nation's Leading
Musicians Judge
War Song Contest
The one and only Frank Sin
atra along with Raymond Paige,
James Melton, Helen Jepson and
Arnold Eidus will be judges Tor
the nation wide "Salute to
Youth" war song contest. The
contest, open to all high school
and college students sponsored
by Magazine Digest, In coopera
tion with Raymond Paige and
his NBC "Salute'lo Youth" or
chestra. Winners of the best songs will
be awarded $250, a trip to New
York for an appearance on "Sa
lute to Youth" program, nation
wide publicity and promotion of
winning song, and all rights
royalties, and moneys resulting
from publication of the song.
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