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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.
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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.
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