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-. Vol. 85. No. 73 I bunday, Uecemb 19, 1943 1 oiuuiatioii Scholarship Attains Goal War scholarship fund, sponsored by the Student Foundation, this week reached its goal of $2,500. The last $75 which was needed to fulfill the desired amounl was received from the A. W. S. and with the help of Colonel. James P. Murphy. AWS board contributed a $25 war bond and Colonel Murphy was responsible for the donation of $50 which was the commission from the coke sold at the Mortar Board Christmas ball. 'The fund will assume the roll as contact man for the university after the war," said Polly Petty, president of Foundation. To provide scholarships, to help returning students find employ ment and to encourage them to complete their education will be the way in which the fund is put to use. Established November, 1942, by John Jay Douglas, then president of the Student- Foundation, the fund was to be given in small amounts to students of the uni versity who were forced to inter- (See FOUNDATION, Page 3.) Union Closes for Xmas Tuesday at 7:30; Opens Wednesday, January 5 In observation of the Christ mas holidays, the Union will close Tuesday evening, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p. m., and will remain closed until Wednesday, Jan. 5 when the Corn Crib and all other Union facilities will reopen. Omicron Nu Gives Award To Ag Coed For attaining the highest schol astic record in her freshmf ". year on ag campus, Edith Pumphrey was recently presented with the Omicron Nu award by the honor ary home ec organization. Miss Pumphrey's name will be inscribed in a placque which is displayed in the social rooms of the home ec building. She is a member of ag 4-H club, publicity chairman of the home ec club, and a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman honor ary. Ton sophomore ag roods who were the highest ranking home oeonomics freshmen last year have al.so been announced. They are: Margaret Alma, Noncy F.nchkora Beverly Davis, Vivian Ferris, Lor raine French, Madeline Holtz schcrcr, Mary Kumagsi, Edith Pumphrey, Asaho Sato, and Lil lian Synder. With the exception of Asaho Sato, all are in the uni versity at prcesnt. Daily Issues Last Kdilion Until Jan. 7 This morning's edition of the Daily Nebraskan will be the last for 1943. The Daily sus pends publication until after the Christmas and New Year holi days. The next issue will appear Jan. 7, 1944. BY MARYLOUISE GOODWIN Books are being stowed in the nearest closet, suitcase or desk. Traveling apparel dragged out from under the bed and dusted off. Last minute exams being met . . . and a civilian student body is off for the nearest train or bus for exactly two weeks of Yuletide cheer which comes each CJhristmas in the form of a vacation. This will be Nebraska's third war-time Christmas and this year as never before, traveling facili ties will be at a premium. Stu dents are leaving the Lincoln sta tions for all points both east and west, border to border. Galloping around for a short poll, it was discovered that the majority will vote for loads of home cooked food, plenty of shut eye, and a liberal sprinkling of good, old fashioned fun. And that's one order the holidays can fill with ease. Then there is always the con scientious few who will lug a text book or two along with all the good intentions in the world. But Christmas comes but once a year and now it's bere, so Ensign Zacek Returns Here From Africa Ensign Casey Zacek, former student, has just returned to his home in West Point, Neb., from the Mediterranean theater of war on a 30 day convalescent leave. He received the purple heart after being wounded in action near Salerno. While in charge of transferring equipment to shore, his barge was hit and he received shrapnel wounds in the left eye and hip. After being in an army hospital for three months, Ensign Zacek was sent home where he will re main until Jan. 8. Then he will travel to New York for further operations on his eye. Ensign Zacek graduated from bizad college in 1942 and was a freshman in law college his last year. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Free Fun! Union Asks All To Party Put aside your studies and for get about those down slips and fi nal exams! Take an evening off for two and a half hours of Christ mas fun at the Student Union party Monday night. If vou are broke, don't let it get you down because everything is free at the Union from 7:30 to 10 and your girl will even get a 10:30 night with no strings attached, thanks to AWS. If you chance to wander up to hallroom, you will find none other than Eddie Garner and his hep pups, swinging out with all the best tunes for your ambitious feet to jive. When dancing wears out, (See UNION, Page 3.) Holiday Greetings At this time of year when we have absorbed a certain amount of the Christmas spirit and benevolence is a thing quite in order, we can safely look into the past somewhat pridefully of our progress and with not too critical an eye for our failures. Retrospection of the past year discloses many changes in the Military at the University of Nebraska. We have launched a completely new and important program of Army Specialized Training quite different and with considerably more problems than confronted us in the ROTO. (Jone are the days of things no more serious than Military Balls, sabre wounds, and peace-time difficulties of jockeying for position for the simultaneous culmination of an academic and mili tary education. This new program of Army Specialized Training is the result of a war-time need for in their best capacity and is of necessity a program of in creased tempo. As 1 look back I view the efforts of all concerned, the officials of the university, the faculty jmi1 the Military personnel and I to be ones of diligence and splendid cooperation. Therefore I take this opportunity to express to each and all my personal appreciation of the loyal support they have given me in theSuccesses arrived at in the AST pro gram and to wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and even more Stressful New Year. Col. James P. Murphy, Commandant. There are three days in the calendar year-which 1 have always considered as family gather together. They are Easter. .... There has never been a time in our history when it is more important for us to keep the home fires nurtured and burning. Let each one of us try to make this the most joy ous Christmas possible for the home folks under present conditions. I bid you dodpeed and wish you a Merry Christmas. T. J. Thompson, Dean of Student Affairs. UN Me Commencement exercises for 73 graduates of the university col lege of medicine at Omaha were held yesterday afternoon at Joslyn Memorial. The degrees were conferred by Chancellor C. S. Boucher and the commencement address was made bv Lt. Col. K. V. Allen. Army and naval commissions were pre sented by J. P. Murphy, comman dant of university military units, and Cart. J. J. Freymart, M. C V (G) USNK. This ?s the second class to be graduated since the accelerated program has been functioning. Receiving the degree of doctor of medicine were: RoHallr V.vk Brener. Hnrlanil Thnmas Hermann. Warren Chancellor Lewia Carrnl Wllaon Oos. Orlln Harry Jorcetiaen. Klmrr Krwin C.leim. William Burrltt Nlehua Klmrr ixiuta Penner. Harold Raymond Prtetnon. Owen LeRoy Slmichlcr. Kenneth William Tolr.h. Kalhleen Ruth Wlckman. Stuart PouRlaa Campbell. John Howard Freed. Cedrlc Cloy Johnson. Billy Elmer Reaaoner. - --. Ei 1 young men to serve the Army i find thou to my satisfaction days, days Avhen the families ; Thanksgiving, Christmas and j egress Raymond Hazen Rldenour. Austin Lorenio Vleliery, jr. WiUiam Franklyn Warner. Receiving commissions as first lieutenants in the army medical corps were: Ruasell Mulaihl Cnhon. Krvln Nichols 1'etaer. Richard Harry l.ltiri. Kenneth Kuul WittMrurk. J a mm Wllann Allrly. Harlan liurnell Atirierann. (Sc-e MED STUDENTS, Page 3.) Library Announces Hours for Holidays Library vacation hours, as announced by Miss Margaret E. Rutledge, head of the circula tion department, will be as fol lows: Dec. 21, 7:50 a. m. to 6 p. m.; Dec. 22, 23, 8 a. m. .to 5 p. m.; Dec. 24, 8 a. m. to 12 noon; Dec. 27-30, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. ; Dec. 31, 8 a. m. to 12 noon; and Jan. 3, 4, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. The library will be closed Christmas day and New YesVs day. Books on reserve for which there are dpulicate copies will be charged out Tuesday noon, Dec. 21, due at 9 a. m. Jon. 5. As the university civilian popu lation prepares to take off for the Christmas holidays, we sol diers begin to realize that the nicest time of the year is almost here. We too get ready to stort our books away to collect dust for two days. We take our travel ing bag out of the closet (so to speak), open it up, give it p yearning once over, and put U back where it belongs. We can't help but think back to last year, when most of us wen decorating the Christmas tree wit', our families, and enjoying th. companionship and yuletide spiti of our homes. No AST Classes Friday Too. We'll all miss our families cv1 our wives and sweethearts, bir Nebraska's really ' doing its bes to make our Christmas a nice one. The best news comes from Ma.i. General Uhl, who says that ther will be no classes for AST Unit? on Friday or Saturday. Some i 1 the Air Corps men will receiv three-day passes over the hol- (See CELEBRATION, Page 3.) Professors To!k on Air Forum Xmas Christianity in a post-war worl I is the topic of the Christmas Day program of the University Forum of the Air. Dr. C. S. Patterson, chairman oi the philosophy department, will b the moderator. Other participant? will be M. A. Hyde, secretary o the Security Mutual Life Insur ance company; the Rev. Ray V Kcarns, Presbyterian student pas tor, and Dr. O. H. Werner, profes sor of principles of education. Longevity of the ideals of broth erhood and goodwill in a realistir post-war world will be topics cov ered in the forum, Dr. Patterson said. This will be he third in the st -lies of forums heard every Satin day afternoon from 5 to 5:30 p. m. over KFAB. Frosli Register Now for Second Semester Work Although no computation of tin number of junior division stu dents who have registered h;u been ln.'ide, Dean Nels A. Bengdtuii has announced that most of th students have already made out registration blanks and schedult . Tor the second semester. The advisors however will b glad to register these students wl;: have not already had consultation; but arrangements must be mad Monday or Tuesday for the regi. -tration. It is important to have the pre liminary work completed befon the holidays because there will otherwise be a rush during early registration in January when upper classmen will be given pri mary consideration. fo) in n
