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"On stage, everyone!" The fa
miliar call heralding the opening
of a play is resounding through
out the Temple theater as "Hay
Fever" prepares for its opening
tonight at 8 p. m.
When the nine experienced ac
tors and actresses step out on the
stage this evening, first-nighters
can prepare themselves for an hi
larious" two hours of fun and en
tertainment, as Noel Coward's
brilliant comedy unfolds before
their eyes.
Guest Troubles.
In a charming living room set.
with striped walls and hand paint
ed pictures, the story of a well-to-do
English family on a typical
week end vacation, unravels and
poreal entanglement of guest af-
Ag Presents
Traditional
Event Tonight
Traditional ag Christmas pro
gram will be given tonight at the
college activities building.
Thirty-three candles, one for
each year of Christ's life, will be
lighted by two senior girls, Doro
thy Anderson and Marjorie Claney
from the ag executive board. The
row of candles will be placed along
the front of the stage against a
background of greens and flanked
by two large Christmas trees on
either side of the stage.
The complete program is:
OrKnn pn-linle, Myron Rotiorts.
CaiulltllKrit. , ,
Trumpot solo, Julianne Gustofson, "Holy
Cltv."
A college chorus. "I-e.Kl Your Sheep.
"Jesu Biiniliino," "Lund of Hope and
Glory."
Alto aolo, Julia Crom, "He Shall Feed
His Sheep."
Suprnno solo, Shirley Marsh, "Come
Unto lllm." ,
Star Spantiled Banner.
B';:" li- "I'll.
The presentation is sponsored by
the ag executive board and staged
by the ag college chorus under the
direction of Mrs. Altinas Tullis.
Gwen Row and Max Baird are co
chairmen for the evening with Kay
Huston, Julia Crom, and Blanche
Reid in charge of the decoration,
prog'.-am and publicity committees.
UN Varsity
TeamDebates
At Omaha U
UN debators will attend the
University of Omaha invitation
conference debate tournament
Dec. 17 and IS, with three fresh
man team un one freshman-junior
combination.
Representing the university, the
men's teams are: Bob Gillen and
Bill Miller and Robert Coonley and
F.ugene Tedd. Women's teams are:
Berty Lou Hoickon and Anne Wel
Icnsiek and Maurine Evnen and
Joan Gellatly. x
Use Frosh Members.
All the participants in the
Omaha tournament are freshmen
except Anne Wellensiek, who is
a junior. An entirely different
squad has been chosen from the
teams that entered the Iowa com
petition last month and this will
be the first intercollegiate debate
for those students this year.
Co.mnenting upon the tourna
ce DEBATE, page 3.)
KfMii'M Seniors Apply
For Degrees by Saturday
At Office of Admissions
Candidates for degrees or
certificates who will graduate
in either January or May of
this school year should make
application for their degree not
later than this Saturday noon,
according to G. W. Rosenlof, di
Vector of admissions. Applica
tions may be made In the of
fice of admissions, room 7, of
the administration building.
ravels up again with an omnicor
fairs. The comedy is made more
humorous by the oblivion of the
family to their guests' confusion.
Main cause for perplexity
among the guests is the unique
eccentricities of each member of
the Bliss family. The mother, Ju
dith Bliss, is a retired actress who
has reached the "Billie Burke
Helen Hayes" point in her life,
which is a combination that would
put the most depressed onlooker
in high spirits. Janice Marx De
comes a versatile actress by tak
ing- the role of Judith, after her
last play in which she appeared
a serious minded German girl.
Beau-Brummel.
Another deviation from former
(See ON STAGE, page 2.)
Dr. Whitney
Gives Talk
lo Sigma Ai
Speaking before an audience of
students and faculty members
Dr. D. D. Whitney, of the depart
ment of zoology, gave an illus
trated lecture last night on the
role of environment and heredity
From The Lincoln Journal.
DR. D. D. WHITNEY
. . . gives illustrated lecture at
Sigma Xi meeting.
on the physical traits in wan. His
talk was a part of the regular
meeting of Sigma Xi, national
honorary scientific society.
Dr. Whitney showed that the
nrotound inr uence or environ
ment niav be equalled bv the in
fluence of environment and hered-
(See WHITNEY, page 2.)
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UN Extension Division Displays
Activities Tomorrow from 2 to 5
Opening its doors to students,
faculty and the general public,
the extension division will display
the work of the past years from
2 to 5 p. m. tomorrow, Dr. K. O.
Broady, director of the division
announced.
The quarters of the extension
division are on the upper two
floors of the former museum
building, in the west basement
room in Andrews hall, and also
rooms 101 anil 2n7 in the social
sciences annex. Copies of a guide
to the division will be available
at each of these places.
Continue Regular Work.
For the most part the regular
work of the offices will be carried
on during the open house but spe
cial exhibits will be arranged. Mrs.
Nellie May Schlee Vance will dis
play a junior art exhibit and one
of her rural traveling art galler
ies which has brought her nation
wide recognition. Motion pictures
for class and community groups
will be shown continuously from
2 to 5 p. m. In room 102 of f or-
Vol. 85, No. 71 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, Wednesday, December 15, 1943
WAVES Explain Training
Program
AT LAST!
New Student
Directory Out
At long, long last it can be
told. It is ready, it has been
checked and rechecked, it hau
been bound and tied, the print
ers ink is dry and now it goes
on sale.
For months now the an
nouncement has been forthcom
ing but it was always coming
and now its here after four
long months of waiting. It's
dressed in a smart cream col
ored jacket and trimmed with
the black letters STUDENT
DIRECTORY.
Due to labor and material
shortages the directory staff has
had a difficult time getting the
(Se DIRECTORY, page 3.)
Schooner, English
IDept. Open Contest
Prairie Schooner literary contest
which is being sponsored in col
laboration with the English depart
ment begins today. Manuscripts
may be submitted to the office of
Dr. L. C. Wimberly until Jan. 30.
The best short story writer will
be awarded a prize of $10 and the
author of the best poem will re
ceive a $5 award. The winning en
tries will be published in an issue
of the Prairie Schooner. Runners
up will" receive a year's subscrip
tion to the Schooner. ,
Professors Judge.
Judging the contest will be pro
fessors of English, Miss Louise
Pound, Kenneth Foiward and Orin
Stepanek.
Drive Ends Monday.
Prairie Schooner subscription
drive ends Monday, Dec. 20.
About 200 subscriptions have
been sold, according to Jo Martz,
to whom all subscriptions must be
turned by Monday.
Tassels and Theta Sigma Phi,
journalism honorary, have charge
of the drive.
WWW
From Lincoln Journal.
DR. K. O. BROADY.
...directs extension division. ;
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at AWS
Navy life for both men and
women will be explained in mo
tion pictures and speeches at a
navy mixer, sponsored by AWS.
in the Union ballroom this after
noon from 4:30 to 6 p. m.
The WAVE training program
will be pictured in the first film,
"Women in Blue," and the second
movie, "Eyes of the Navy," will
show the entire training program
followed by naval air cadets. The
part the WAVES play in the en
tire navy program will also be
pointed out in the second picture.
Officer, Yeoman Speak.
Ensign Lois Swabel will give a
short talk on the "Officers Train
ing Program" and "Enlisted
Corps" will be the subject of Yeo
man Second Class Virginia Ash's
address.
According to a release from the
navy department branch public re
lations office, the WAVES quota
for December has been filled in
this area, as announced by Lt.
Comdr. W. J. A moss, officer in
In promoting the drive for sub
scriptions on the campus, a free
copy of the 350-page Prairie
Schooner anthology will be award
ed to the houses which have at
least 30 subscriptions.
The committee for the ag cam
pus drive is being headed by
Blanche Reid. Other members of
the committee are Margaret Ruth
Heim, Phyllis Dodge, Arlene Casey
Betty Huston, Monica Ann AI-
berty, Mary Jean Jones and Peggy
Larson.
Tuesday Soldier Ark
Classes Need Model
A model is needed for the
soldier art classes held on Tues
day nights in Morrill hall un
der the direction of Miss Kady
B. Faulkner.
Any coed who is interested
in art or would like to help out,
should go to Morrill hall any
time from 7 to 10 on any Tues
day night. An exhibition of sol
diers' drawings is being planned
for the near future.
mer museum. Each department
will display illustrative materials,
or charts, maps, or graphs.
Information Given on Courses.
Information will be given con
cerning evening and off-campus
classes and study centers, classes
in nursing education, non-credit
courses in English and mathema
tics, correspondence courses on
the college level, supervised cor
respondence instruction in ele
mentary and high school subjects,
audio-visual a ids' for faculty,
school and community groups,
citizenship education, and univer
sity speakers and discussion lead
ers. Information will also be avail
able on off-campus clinics, publi
cations, plays available on loan,
radio activities, extension activi
ties in the fine arts, and institutes
held in co-operation with such or
ganizations as the American Red
Cross, the Nebraska Federation
of Labor and the Nebraska public
assistance" department.
Mixer
charge of WAVES Procurement
for. Iowa and Nebraska. "Younr
women who enlist in the navy any
time this month may be assured
of spending the holidays with their
families," Lt. Comdr, Amoss stat
ed, "for in no case will they be
called to active duty until after
Jan. 4, 1944."
The program is another in th
series of vocational talks spot
sored by AWS under the chair-
manship of Mary Lou Holtz.
Ag Home Ec
Club, Faculty
Sponsor Tea
Annual home economics Christ
mas tea, sponsored yearly by the
home ec club and faculty, will be
given from 3:30 to 5:30 Thurs
day afternoon in the social rooma
in the ag home ec building. AH
home economics students are in
vited to attend.
Dr. Ruth Staples and Lona Has
kins will pour the first hour and
Miss Margaret Liston and Frances
James will pour the second hour.
Miss Margaret Fedde, head of the.
home economics department, and
Monica Ann Albeity. acting presi
dent of the home ec club will re
ceive the guests.
Christmas Decorations.
Centering the tea table will be
a Christmas tree designed by Miss
Evelyn Metzgar of the ag art de
partment. The social rooms have
been decorated by the YWCA witli
a large Christmas tree and greens.
Gwen Row will be in charge of
the Christmas carols and special
music.
Mrs. Angeline Anderson anJ
Betty Brown are general chair
men for the tea.
Counselors
Fete Frosh
Coeds at Tea
Offering an opportunity for
freshmen women to become ac
quainted with upperclassmen, and,
presidents of campus women's or
ganizations, coed counselor board
will hold a tea tomorrow in Ellen
Smith from 3 to 5 p. m. All fresh
men women, coed counselors,
presidents of organized houses,
presidents of organizations, and
house mothers are invited to at
tend the tea.
Mrs. C. S. Boucher and Mrs.
Verna Boyles will pour from 3
to 4 p. m. coed counselors who
will serve during this hour are
Phyllis Johnson, Wauneta Zieg
ler, Betty Albert. Vicky Chilquis't,
Joyce Crosby, Margaret Dolezal,
See COUNSELORS, page 3.)
Discuss Allied
Peace Aims
At 7:30 Tonite
Students and faculty will taki
part in A panel discussion on ihs
differences in the peace aims of
the allied powers at 7:30 tonight
in the faculty lounge of the Union.
A student will present the aims
of each of the powers Great Brit
ain, China, Russia and the United
States, after which the discussion
will be opened to other panel mem-
bers and the audience.
The discussion groups are held
monthly under the sponsorship of
the international relations club.