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Army as Editors Pfc. Bill Chisolm Pfe.Bill Calkin Convocation Outlines Program For ASTP Men at Nebraska Five speakers outlined the aca demic and army phases of the pro gram to the approximately 1,200 students of the army specialized training program at a convocation in the coliseum Monday. German and American ideas of education were briefly compared by Chancellor C. S. Boucher who, quoting from the continental con gress records, said that schools are necessary for "religion, morality, and knowledge," and from Hitler, "Knowledge is ruin to my young men." AAL Program Excellent. Dean C. H. Oldfather of the arts and sciences said "the area and language program was one of the very best that has been set up in the ASTP." He pointed out that this group has clear objectives: fluency in the language they study and a knowledge of the area. Speaking for the college of en gineering, Dean O. J. Ferguson said the work and study required offered a challenge and that he re gretted it was difficult to nego- ASTP Valuable To Meet Army's 'Greater Needs' In srme ways, the infantry sol dier who has been selected for ASTP may feel he is out of things He worked like the devil for four months to learn how to fight. And then, because he has some brains he is ordered back to school. The slufl from training camp to schoolroom is an abrupt one. It hardly seems to make sense un less the probably continuing need for men of education as leaders ana specialists in tomorrow's army is held in mind. The empha sis on intensive physical work to intensive mental work, the knowl edge that other hundreds of thou sands of men are joining their regiments or going directly over seas as replacements these things all help to make you feel that the w;m is passing yo'i by. that you wil; never get the chance to fight. Yon had kaincd a lot about fighting, and you were all for us in what you had learned where it would do the most good when the schoolbel! rang for you again. Must Meet Army Needs. Well, those who laid the plans for ASTP could only be thinking about the greater needs of the army. You can be certain that you would never be picked out of sev eral million m:-n and sent to school f r the better part of a year unless there was a coming need of trained and educated men of your cal:b?r already apparent. It may b-? a gripe to read what soldiers already fighting in the war thea ters are accomplishing toward victory, while you are sitting in class. But you belong to this war every bit as rr.uch as they do. and the thing you can help most by doing is tackle your assignments with the same will with which the others are tackling the German ti the Jap. You'll be getting the benefit where you are of military instruc tion. When the nine months are over, further training will follow for some, and every soldier in ASTP will be ready for greater war responsibilities. War Will Last. The war it not likely to end be fore vou finish school, or for a long time after that. It could con ceivablyif you can imagine 10 million German officers and sol diers, and the millions of Hitler's second armv who hold the Oer- n'an people in line, suddenly quit ting and letting the Allied fores thru to Berlin. Or it could if you can imagine several million fanat ics! Japs, who actually believe t'.iat they are every one better fiddling men than any American soldier, with an unquestioning na tion behind them almost as big in rvoulation as ours if you can '"7'r" F'jch people folding up in THE News J tiate as much personal contact as advisers would like. Classification officer, Capt. C. J. Lindley, explained that approxi mately 10 percent of those begin ning in September had been dropped. He also pointed out that ASTP men may be called for other duty at any time. Don't Worry, Says Murphy. Col. J. P. Murphy, commandant, summed up the convocation by ad vising the student-soldiers to wor ry only 24 hours ahead and to confine that worrying to the next day's lessons. He praised the re lations with civilian students, say ing that "the university has gone all out to entertain the soldiers." In honor of the occasion the uni versity ROTC band also played. Jjt LET 'EM The The NEBRASKAN Military Holds GI Ping-Pong Championship For the everlasting glory of all wielders of the ping-pong paddle, an All-Military Ping-Pong tourna ment is scheduled to open next week. GIs interested in participat ing in this contest of skill to decide once and for all the weighty prob lem of who shall bear the title of Nebraska's military champion must sign up for the singles or doubles division before Saturday, January 22. The AST and the Air Corps will each determine their unit champs, who will then hold a battle royal for the coveted honor. The grand winners will receive leather-bound stationery sets, while the unit champs in both singles and doubles may select a $5 year's subscription to the magazine of their choice. Pairing will be made after the registration is complete and the schedules will be posted on the re spective bulletin boards. Company A Commended Company A has achieved 100 percent participation in National Life insurance, and every man has also taken out a War Bond allot ment. Major Pattison commended the company yesterday. HAVE IT... BUY EXTRA WAR ro)n nw a O) AND GET A FME THCT TO of Paramount's latest PREHIERE jiUlJyLllJv53 DOROTHY LAMOUR VICTOR MOORE DICK AT THE STUART THEATRE TUESDAY, JAN. 25, 8:30 Get your extra Bond NOW and receive a tirket for this BIG BOVD SHOW (no tax to pay . . . it's all FREE!) 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But then Lind and Dobrer worKea several fast breaks to leave the halftime score at 28-19. Lind Leads Scorers. High point man for the eve ning was C's pivot man, Cliff Lind, who dropped in 22 points, many on fast breaks and pivot shots. Milt Dobrer added 10 points to the winner's total, while Olivera made 9 points for the loser's. As the game progressed, both teams loosened up and the play became rougher and faster; with C Company's fast break showing to advantage. A Company was held to three field goals in the second half; meanwhile Lind alone was tallying 13 points. The victory put C Company out in front in the round-robin, with two wins and no losses. The Field o) Q) THE Technicolor picture ilf IE! I shouieig ruinFum Pa a 4 siLru starring VICTOR MOORE TICKETS AT "FREEDOM CORNER" THE "0" ST. ENTRANCE AT GOLD'S! t t t If J Wednesday, Tanuary 19, 1944 House, hit hard by transfers and men shipping out, has withdrawn from the competition. Co. A lost Miller and McKeever in the re cent shift. C Cornpany gained sev eral new from the STAR Unit. Mainstay on the officials' bencli with a record of having kept the scorebook and watched the time for every intramural contest have been Gene Balaban and Ted Tway. Advt BOX SCORE. Co. C Rottorf rf Dobrer If l.amphlr jnd c Bon ma Burstein rg Parmlnter Rurdettt Ik U 2 1 t 0 10 1 2 2 2 0 f pUI Co. A 0 4 'Oliver rf fpU 9 2' Fallon lOMcCaully tg lClfver 22 IJvlnR.4ton C 3 Ktnnrdy 6!) Rellly 4' Pigott r( tiKimp O A hoc IK IMallon Caaaidy Tot a la 24 57 Totals 11 3 25 CLASSIFIED a Km par tor. raroM k Mi LOST Brown lipper key case. Name card inside. Jan. 17 between soc. ana Union. Call 2-7465. BONDS iV POWELL P. M. tiie i. idcLe ol their war.