Plan Eleoralioi Room
For Second Battalion'
At long last the Second Bat
talon in Love Library will soon be
enjoying the pleasures of its own
day room. Half of room 302 where
Battalion Headquarters is now
quartered will be converted into a
recreation center for AST trainees
in the Library.
Plans have already been laid for
this long-thought-of conversion.
The present occupants of the
space, the dent students, were
moved out last night and it is ex
pected that the room will be
ready for use some time next
week. Easy chairs and a radio
niagazines and books will be in
stalled. Ping-pong tables are be
ing obtained, and possibly a pool
table may be procured.
Place for Recreation.
The need for a place of recrea
tion and relaxation within the
Library for hard-working ASTs
has been considered t length, and
it is hoped that enough facilities
may be installed in the new day
room to satisfy the trainees. Bat
talion Headquarters will remain
In its present location, but will be
partitioned off from the day room
Figures Show
Height, Weight
Age Averages
Statistics revealed by the phys
. leal education department show
that the average AST trainee at
Nebraska is 19.97 years old,
sti etches up 5 feet 9 1 i inches and
tips the scales at 159.5 pounds.
These figures are based on infor
mation received in last term's GI
physical efficiency tests.
Characteristics of the basic en
gineers are that they are 19.5
years old. measure 5 feet 10 inches
and weigh 161.2 pounds. The ad
vanced engineers are 19.9 years
old, 5 feet 7.9 inches tall, and
average 156.2 pounds. The aver
age age of the area and language
group is 22.1 years, while they
are 5 feet 9.7 inches. Their weight
averages 156 pounds.
STAR
Notes
BY PFC. PATSY NOTO.
The "Case of The Missing Star
Column" is still a mystery to me.
Every time I turned to Page 4 of
the Ncbraskan last week, "Gold
& Co." stared me in the face.
Whether or not this was a direct
hint to get one of their $2 beau
tifying mask treatments, I don't
know.
Many hearts were broken two
weeks ago when a shipment of
, old-timers was made. Men who
had entered the unit four months
.ago, and were now considered
part of the decorations, finally left
our happy family. Among them
were Cpl. Fred Friestidt. Pfc.
Joseph Epstein, and Pfc. Herbert
Pensky. Friestedt was our art
manager, and a very popular fig
ure at Morrill Hall. He was also
well-known at the USO, and left
a few mementos hanging on the
wall in the Art Room. Epstein
was the lovable Study Hall mon
itor, and had been here longer
than anyone else. The Love Me
morial Hall girls felt the loss of
Pensky. He was often around
dating Lorraine French.
Lt. Bowman Rather Busy.
Lt. Bowman had more on his
hands at that same time than ever
before. First, Lt. Neff got a seven
day leave, leaving the office to
"Pvt. Hargrove" and his mad
ideas. Secondly, Captain Adams
fell ill and had to spend a few days
in the hospital. Thirdly, Lt. Cook
was encountering his first difficul
ties as the father of a baby and
experienced men know what this
means. Thanhs to the Infantry
training Lt. Bowmen received,
everything kept running smoothly.
Upon Lt. Neff's return, he too was
given a well-earned leave.
Last Saturday night the Home
Fc girls threw their first "Leap
Year" dance right in our gym.
Packs and packs cf hungry wolf
esses, who had been starving for
the past three years, invaded the
place. Picture this with a deco
rative background, cokes, sweet
puke-box music, and you can see
that everyone had a wonderful
time. Before your imagination
runs away with you, let me add
that the amount of chaperons was
Birthday Ball
Replaces Army
Hop Next Week
In consideration of the Lincoln
President's Birthday Ball com
mittee, Col. James P. Murphy,
acting for the air corps detach
ment; and Miss Pat Lahr, man
ager of the Union, have agreed
to give up the second monthly
army dance which was to have
been held in the coliseum Satur
day, Jan. 29.
Due to the Union's booking of
the only available orchestra in
Lincoln and the only dance floor
big enough to hold such a dance
crowd, the three groups connected
with the campus military dances
have agreed to relinquish their
bookings for that night in favor
of the President's Birthday Ball
celebration in connection with the
March of Dimes campaign.
An all-military birthday ball
will be held in the coliseum that
night to which all Lincoln service
men and service women will be
admitted free with their dates.
Music will be furnished by a
Lincoln Air Base band and the
dance will last from 9 to 12 p. m.
Because of the cancellation of
the regular campus military dance,
the Union has pledge to give the
men an extra dance in March.
The first January dance will te
held tomorrow night as scheduled
with Dave Haun's orchestra beat
ing out the rhythm for UN army
men and their dates and Lincoln-
ette hostesses.
Barney Reveals
Names of Blood
Donors from AST
A list of trainee blood donors
to date was released yesterday by
Lt. Chauncy E. Barney, Comman
der of Company F in the Field
House. Nineteen from Company
B have volunteered their plasma,
but are waiting till they can be
taken care of. Information about
the Blood Bank Drive may be
found elsewhere in this issue.
The following men have donated
bolod so far: James Karnes, Fred
Steed, John Tobin, Robert Baker,
Henry Lamapol, Frank Stepanek,
John Walberg Jr., David Meyer,
Goodwin Steinberg, Burnam Pope,
William Reckner, Richard Huitger,
Donald Robinson, Fred Patton,
Dwight Patterson, William Rew,
Harold Publicover, Frank Schmidt,
Louis Bosnyak, Thomas Michels,
William Meckling, Richard Wem
per and Richard Wagner.
in direct proportion to the amount
of girls.
Men Flock to Concert.
There were more STARs at the
Student Union Sunday afternoon
listening to the University Sym
phony Orchestra than you could
count at reveille. Men who could
neer be found for details were
seen for the first time. Sgt. Orne
lamented that he didn't have his
roll book with him. The "Overture
to the Bartered Bride" and the
How many people know that we
have two Robert E. Adamses
here? One of them is our Captain,
while the other is our mess ser
geant. And what an efficient mess
sergeant the latter is! The secret
to his success is that he takes a
personal interest in the toed work
ers. The Lincolnette dance last
Sunday found him cheek-to-cheek
with Pat Cockeran, the girl who
loves to smear gravy on your po
tatoes. However, those weren't
any gravy smears that were seen
on Adams that night.
"Corn-Feds" Take Revenge.
Ever since two Sunday's back,
I have been afraid to tafce a stroll
on this campus. Our neighboring
ferns from the dormitory are evi
dently after my hide. From the
way three of them manhandled me
that night I'm glad I've taken the
$10,000 insurance, policy-, Irkqd by
my words, "native cornfields" in a
recent column, tiiey hauled me off
the bus and deposited me head
first into the Ag campus well.
Authorized
Electric Shayer Service
Schick Shave Master and aemlngtan
New Part. Free estimates. Honest
wark ky factory trainee mei. One
ear service.
Electric Shaver Service
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DAILY NEBRASKAN
Precious Moments
. . and how about a
Wednesday
Army
Editors
Pfc. Bill Chisolm Pfc.Bill Calkins
GI Physical Efficiency
Ratings Improve 9.5o
During the fall term AST studenls improved their physical
efficiency raf injjs hy .(Jrt, according to figures released ly the
Physical Kducation Department. "Charles Atlas" of Nebraska's
ASTP proved to he engineer Koseoe D. Newton from Company
I with 90.57 per cent. He scored fi:U points out of the possible
700 perfect total in the seven efficiency tests.
All trainees took these Army PKK tests early hi the term
and again in late December in
seven events which tested their
strength, endurance and co-ordination.
The basic engineers
showed an overall improvement
of 6.86, while the advanced
engineers increased their ratings
by 7.57. The language students
in Company C raised their marks
3.16.
Vierk and Peers Also High.
Strong man Newton achieved
his high mark in the second set
of tests. In the first ratings he
3cored 620 points. Statistics on
this "Charles Atlas" show that he
is 19, weighs 150 and is 5 feet
8 inches. Runner-up for the
"Atlas" title was Ernest Vierk,
a German student in Company C,
with records of 622 and 614 points
in the two sets of triaU. Third
place on the list was also held
by Company C in the person of
George Peers, who registered 620
points for an 88.57 PER in the
December test series.
Other high men over the 600
mark included Jack Maticka, 614;
Bill Burns. 613; James Chandler.
612; Kenneth Weiser, 608; Neil
Arntzen, 607; Donald Pope, 606;
Frank Racher, Lewis Brannon,
Matthew Brade, 605; James Ber
nardi, Maxwell Smith, John Scan
Ion. 604; and John Jex. 602.
Statistics By Units.
Statistics broken down by events
for each unit may be found below.
Performance in the two sets of
tests is given in the average num
ber of times an exercise was done,
or in the average time it took.
Percentages indicate the gain in
His Antics Will Panic You
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Retu rns. With Piano Satires,.
4:00, SUNDAY, JAN. 23
A Duchin, Fets Waller, Templeton Show
All Rolled Into One
UNION BALLROOM
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achievement based on a perfect
point-score of 100 in each event.
Haste Knclaeer.
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Gain
14 4
14 .3
1 5
12
0
14 6
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Event Nov. Pec.
Push-1'ps SOT 24 T
Squat Jump 41 4 4
Sit-Ups 48 7 49 T
Pull-Ups (1.0 I
Burpee i0 11 8 11 a
100 Yd. Carry 24 4 23 II
300-Yd. Run 44. S 44
Advaaeed Kacli
Event N. Her.
Push-ups 22 4 24
Squat Jumps 42 I 48 (
Sit-Ups 43 1
Pull-Ups 53 1
Burpee 20 10 1 II T
100 Tr. Carry H I 22 t
300-Yr. Run 41.2 44 t
Are an lARgasvf.
Event Nov. Pee.
Push-Una 24 1 2r. J
Squat Jumps 45 8 47
Sit-Ups 4 5 48
Pull-Ups S 5
Burpee 2 114 12 0
lTr. Carry 24 1 21 I
300-Yd. Rua 44 3 4
Gain
15
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21 ft
6 2
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Gain
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SO
-lit
Since the army has taken com
mand of its stomachs and ordered
every man to eat breakfast at GI
mess halls, we understand that a
well known dairy hangout is con
sidering writing to Washington to
complain about the waste of food
at its morning meals now that
soldiers have discovered willy-nilly
the joys of Union chow. P. S.: The
Battalion,
I dSant&h,
Friday, January 21, 1944
Field House
Pits New 5
Against "A"
Saturday afternoon at 3:30 in
the Coliseum, the revamped Field
House five will tackle Company A.
in an Army tournament game.
Company B will meet the power
ful Air Base Raiders in the pre
lim to the Nebraska-Minnesota
fray Saturday night.
Several days ago the Field
House, was not able to field a
team to meet B company, but
since then Lieutenant Schaffer's
men have been working out, and
have organised a team made up
from the holdovers of last term's
team. The entire first team which
ended up in third spot, was trans
ferred from Nebraska, leaving th
B-2's in a tough spot. The start
ing whistle will find John Mc
Neilly and Jerry Hays at for
wards, Bill Lane in the pivot, and
Ed De Silva and Dick Froeschle
in the back court.
For the first time this season,
the Red and White Raiders of A
Company will find themselves the
favorites. They have lost two
games this round to B and C
Companies, but will be meeting a
team in their own class Saturday.
The Raiders will probably start
off with Olivers and McCaully at
the forward posts, Livingston at
center, and Pigott and Ahoe hold
ing down the guard positions.
The evening contest will find
an improving B Company meet
ing a colorful, and powerful Air
Base quintet. Scheer, Fuller and
Company may give the Raiders a
good run for their money the
Hustlers have heighth. Messrs.
Tatum, Krafft, Hudak, Brady, and
Koval always put on a good show,
and play a dazzling brand of bas
ketball. They're riding on the
crest of a six game winning
streak, and have what is generally
considered the best club in these
parts service or otherwise.
Intramural Schedule
Saturday. Jan. 22. A vs. Field
House. 3:30.
Saturday. Jaa. 2!, B vs. Air Base
Raiders. :M.
Tuesday, Jaa. 2(1, B vs. Air Carps,
:3a.
Saturday, Jan. 29, C vs. Field House,
7:.0.
Natarday, Feb. 3, Air . area vs.
Field House. 3:.HU.
Saturday. Feb. 3, A vs. Air Base
Baidrrs,
Tuesday, Feb. 8. B vs. C Company,
:M.
Katarday, Feb. 12, A vs. Akr Corps,
7:30.
food is pretty good after all.
Through our usually reliable
grapevine we hear that one of
the company commanders recently
received an anonymously sent
copy of Dale Carnegie's incompar
able "How To Make Friends and
Influence People." He's been seen
lately deeply engrossed in its
pages.
between exam
THE KK
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G. I. Test .
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with a dress that sparkles!
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