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theater's lira IFex CTT3 a Sit nn ml IUIPDDS IliOillg I i in i iihiiimii I j .iK ,i. iii i. ii. n-ri-fir y,-, . v ? jrW" , : v-. s4'n O VS :;:t ft f. '. ':('. " 1 -'C inr2 ' ,rn iiii.ni.iiM mr-rrm--i -- . Reading from left to right: Betty Rhodes as Alexandra, Don Keough as Horace, and Janice Marx as Birdie are shown in a scene from the third act of "The Little Foxes" which will be given Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 8 p. m. in the Temple theater.. The story centers around the despotic Hubbard family as they become involved in a complicated financial situation in which Horace proves entirely uncooperativee. rrrroni) mm Vol. 85, No. 88 Wednesday, February 16, 1944 AUF Red Cross Begins March 5 Spring AUF drive for the Amer ican Red Cross will take place March 5 to 12. This will mark the second campaign conducted by the organization since its estab lishment, last fall. One hundred eighty-three thou sand dollars, the largest quota ever given to Lancaster county, is this year's challenge. The Red Cross has never been called upon to meet as gigantic a filling of needs as AWS Vocational Series Features Home Decorating Interior decoration and con struction of postwar houses will be discussed by Miss Evelyn J. Mrtzger today at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. "Space for Living," is the title of her talk. Miss Mettzger, an instructor in home economics at ag college, studied in Paris. She will tell about the decided changes in the homes of tomorrod which will be brought about she feels because factories will not go back to making pre war products. Present homes will be outmoded; new ones will be smaller and have such features as a whole glass brick wall and no paititions between rooms. This is another in the series of AWS vocational talks. Mary Lou Holtz is chairman of the program. Gross Receipts for War Show Totals $832.30 Gross receipts for the War Show of 1944 were $832.30. Estimated expenditures for this year"s show, the third to be sponsored by the War Council, were $71.00. Federal tax, costumes, etc., amounted to $100 and tickets and programs. $20, according to Mary Lou se Goodwin, business man ager of the show. The net in come was $691.00. The show, which was presented on Feb. 11, 12 and 13 netted the largest receipts of any of the preceding shows. in this total war, according to Mr. E. F. DuTeau, chairman of pub licity. Plans for the campus drive will (See AUF, Page 3.) WaltcrWciland SpcakstoSigma XiTucsdayNitc Walter F. Weiland, associate professor of Mechanical Engineer ing, spoke Tuesday night at the Sigma Xi's meeting in Morrill Hall on the future possibilities pertain ing to the rocket propelled air plane, the gas turbine, and ultra high pressure steam plants. One of the most important prob lems involved in these new major developments is that of developing alloys and non-metallic materials which will withstand very high temperatures and pressures. Pro fesor Weiland stated that highly specialized steels, many of the stainless 18 to 8 variety, have solved some of the difficulties. In addition to the lecture Pro fessor Weiland showed slides to illustrate his theories. He has been able to combine his wide expe rience In photography with micro scopic studies in metallurgy to ob tain first-hand knowledge of this problem. UN Representatives Attend Speech Contest In Denver Ann Wellensiek, Jean Kmme, Robert Gillan, and William Miller left today to attend the Rockey Mountain Speech Conference at Denver. The conference will last three days. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and the debators will return on Friday. They will participate in six rounds of debate, four rounds of discussion, legislative assembly, news commentating, and victory speaking. Japs Straf Grad of '36 In Pacific War Capt. Robert L. Pierce, who graduated from UN in 1936, has returned from the west Pacific area after 160 air combat missions against the Japs. In addition he has flown 15.000 miles over the Pacific for the U. S. Army Air Force. Captain Pierce prefers to re member the exhilarating sights in the South Seas area rather than the dangers he has experienced He has rceived the Distinguished Flying Cross, th Air Medal, Oak Leaf clusters and service ribbons for his seixicc in New Guina. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pirce of Lincoln, Captain Pierce studied art at Cooper Union. At the time he joined the air corps he was a staff artist on the World- Telegram. Three weeks after Pearl Harbor he was on duty in Aus tralia, and has been in New Guinea until a few weeks ago. Nebraskan Publishes Draft Regulations for Engineers To answer questions which have come to The Nebraskan office re cently regarding draft regulations of engineering students in the uni versity, an activity and occupa tion bulletin is being printed here in answer to the inquiries. In the January "Selective Serv ice" paper it is stated that job deferments closed Feb. 1, for men under 22 years of age, and stu dent deferment after that date was curtailed, and placed on a Miss Jeanette Frasier, instructor in the speech department, accom panied the debators on their trip. She is appearing in the faculty stand in a panel discussion on "College and University Speech Curriculum Problems." Tuesday night they will be guests of the university alumni chapter at Denver on their annual Charter Day dinner. Misa Frasier will jfive a greeting to the Denver alumnae from the university. Veterans Stage Former Hollywood Production A story of greed that surpasses loyalty and overwhelms love, "The Little Foxes," third Uni Theater production of the year, will expe rience opening night when the cur tain rises at 8 tonight. Included in the cast are Phyllis Overman as Regina, Janice Marx in the role of Birdie, Don Keough as Horace, Bill Major as Ben, Vic Ferris in the role of Oscar, Betty Foundation Re-elects T.B. Strain Head T. B. Strain was re-elected president of the Nebraska Foun dation at a Charter Day luncheon held Tuesday at the University Club. Other officers re-elected were Howard S. Wilson, vice pres ident, and John K. Selleck, treas urer. Trustees re-elected are: for two years, John ri. Agee, jonn u. From Lincoln Journal. T. B. STRAIN. . . . re-elected Nebraska Founda tion president. Clark. R. W. Devoe. Nathan J Gold, H. S. Wilson, all of Lin coln; for six years, Dr. Olga Stastny, Dr. E. L. MacQuidJy. A. C. R. Swensen, William Ritchie, Paul H. Grummann, all of Omaha; Frank A. Anderson of Holdrege, E. P. Brown of Davey. Harry D Landis of Seward, Fred A. Marsh of Archer, C. Potrus Peterson. T. B. Strain, Joe W. Seacre.st, (See FOUNDATION, Page 4.) quota basis for certain scientific and specialized fields of study in colleges and universities tis well as for pre-professional fields. The new occupational and ac tivity bulletin, No. 33-6, as be comes effective Feb. 15, J944, is as follows: MUTATIONAL SERVICES STl 1I NT lUTLKMEXT Part I. Policies that apply to this activity. In aildition to cpnenil policies, the fol IowIiik policies and procedures apply to this activity: A. tienerul policy on student deferment: 1. Chance In policy. The current needs In connection with the war ellort require a chance in the policy Koverninc the oc cupational deferment of atudents. The army and navy specialized training pro Kr.im is providing for the specialized train ing of a large number of men. This num ber will furnisli n supply of persons In scientific and specialized fields and cer tain profession adeouale for the needs of the nrrfled forces. Therefore, students o cupationa'ly deferred should be limited to a number sufficient to nieet civilian needs In war production and in support ol the war effort. 2 Student quota. It is necessary that students in certain professional fields be considered for continued deTermenl. In certain scientific and specialized fields students who will graduate on or before july 1. 1944, should be considered for deferment until graduation. National quotas have been determined In accord ance with which occupational deferment may lie granted to undergraduate students In certain scientific and socialized fields, and undergraduate atudents in pre-professional courses of udy. The quotas and the procedures hy which they are con trolled and certified to the local board are : n Rhodes as Alexandra, Don Kline as Marshall, Helen Patrick as Addie, Stanley Cooke as Cal, and Herbert Spence as Leo. Veterans Will' Appear. For the third time this year, Janice Marx, Vic Ferris, Bill Ma jor, and Don Keough are making their appearance before the public. Previous plays in which they have appeared are, namely, "H a y Fever" and "Letters to Lucerne." Phyllis Overman and Betty Rhodes are making their second debut, having held parts in "Letters to Lucerne." "The Little Foxes" is the story (See THEATER, Page 4.) Infantry ROTG Leaves for Ft. Beiiiiiii; School Col. James P. Murphy, com mandant, university military units, announced that nine former sec ond year and 26 former first year advanced infantry ROTC students left the campus this week for of ficer candidate schools. Last fall the second year ad vanced men returned to the uni versity either from an ROTC camp to complete work on their degrees or from basic training for ASTP work while awaiting the opening of OCS classes. Six Go to Benning. Charles J. Duda, jr., William W. Gist III, Lewis W. Lehr, Paul G. Rebmar, John H. Safford, and Ernest B. Smethers were sent to the infantry OCS at Fort Ben ning, Ga. Jack T. Hazen was sent to field artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Okla., and Paul Murfin and Paul E. Schlcusener were sent to the en gineering OCS at Fort Belvoir, Va. First Year Men Leave. First year advanced men who were sent to Fort Benning, Ga., were: John G. Bottorff. Fred J. Cassidy, Truman E. A. Clare, Henry H. Marvin, jr., Francis W. Morgan, Ernest J. Kokahr, Ueraict W. Bernstein. Billy B. McBridc, Fred W. McLafferty. Irving Mal ashock. John M. Peters. Sidney M. Schwartz, Salem M. Flaum, John A. Goe, Clyde C. Irwin, War ren E. Lancaster, Harold A. Lang land, Robert D. MoNutt, Frank J. Matnon, Jack H. Lorensen. Ben jamin W. MeCashland, Wayne T. Meshnier, Carroll M. Meyer. Wil bur M. Mumford, Eugene K. Rcece, James W. TeSelle. set forth in Sub-Part F h. renf. B. Slndciils. resular rtiiirM'H, siienllric and MH'dalized fields: I. I nderirailiiale student who will arndiiHte on or belnrr July I, l44. An iiiKlernrniliiate student In any ill the sci entific and specialized fields listed In Ibis paragraph, who will Kradiiale on or before July I. I44. should be considered for oc cupational determent If he Is a full-time student In good stunding in a recognized college or university and if it is certilied an follows: (a) Pv Ilie institution that he Is com. petent and gives promise of the sucre lul completion of a course of study ma juring in one of the scientific and sie ciHlled fields listed in this paragruph; and lb Bv the Institution that If he con tinues his progress he will graduate from such a course of study on or belore July I, IW44: and (c) By the National Roster of Scienlilie. and specialized Personnel of the War Man power commission that the certification nf the institution as to the course of study and competence of the registrant, and that if he continues his progress he will grad uate from such a course ot study on or before July 1, 1S44, are true to the best of Its knowledge and belief. Aeronautical Engineering Agricultural Sciences Automotive Engineering Bacteriology Chemical Engineering Chemistry ivil Engineering Electrical Engineering I'orest ry fieopnysics Marine Engineering Malhemat ics Mechanical Engineering Meteorology Mining and Metallurgical Kawlaecring, Including Mineral Technology (See DRAFT,' Pag 2.)