$2300
Red Cross Goal bet at
New K. State
Prexy Talks
At UN Convo
Allied Commander's
Brother Talks to Honor
Students Here in April
Milton S. Eisenhower, brother of
the Allied commander in Europe
and recently installed president of
Kansas State college, will be the
speaker at the university annual
honors day convocation April 18.
MILTON S. EISENHOWER.
k . . addresses honors convocation.
Students who rank in the upper
ten per cent of - their classes for
the preceding two semesters, mem
bers of honorary scholastic organi
sations, and winners of scholar
ships will be honored.
The names of all newly
elected members of honorary
societies, prize winners and re
cipients of other awards should
be mailed to Professor L. B.
Smith of the department of
architecture. Home towns
should be included.
President Eisenhower was Amer
ican vice-consul at Edinburgh.
Scotland in 1926, and director of
information of the department of
agriculture in 1928. In 1936 he be
came co-ordinator of the land-uso
programs of the department of ag
riculture. In 1942, at the request
of President Roosevelt, he became
drector of the War Relocation Au
thority and organized and directed
the relocation of Japanese-Americans
evacuated from the Pacific
Coast. Following the completion of the
evacuation. Eisenhower became
associate director of the Office of
War Information, a position he ic
sirned to become president of Kan
sas State.
UN Songstress
Wins National
Radio Honors
In the Hour of Charm's search j
for "The Undiscovered Voice of
America," Lenore Beck, sophomore
in the School of Music, was one of
four women from this district to i
win in the preliminaries. j
Majorine in voice, piano, ami
foreign languages. Lence, Chi
Ornega, hopes to make a career oi
radio and light opera. She has ap
peared in many university produc
tions and is a soloist in the West
minister church choir in Lincoln
Try-outs were held at WOW in
Omaha where the winners made
records to be sent to New York
to enter competition with winners
from 28 other cities. Several na
tional winners will be called 1
New York for an appearance with
Phil Sptalny's All-Girls' orchestra.
One national winner will receive
a contract with the orchestra for
13 weeks.
According to R. P. Burrows of
the General Electric company, who
supervised the Omaha auditions,
"The middle west certainly may n--proud
of the musical talent in this
section of the country."
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Vol. 86, No. 97
Tollies' Holds
Full Rehearsal
Wednesday at 7
Organized houses bring their
Coed Follies skits out in the open
for the first time Wednesday
night, when dress rehearsal for all
acts is scheduled. The rehearsal
will be from 7 to 9, but props for
all acts must be in Temple theater
not later than 5 p. m. Wednesday.
Dorothy Carnahan, AWS board
member in charge of the Follies,
announced that there will be no
programs this year. Instead, large
poster cards mounted on a tripod,
in the manner of the old burlesque
and vaudeville shows, will an
nounce each skit and curtain act.
Announce Committee Heads.
Chairmen of the various Coed
Follies committees are as follows:
skits, Jo Martz; style show, Mary
Lou Holtz; TXC, Rachael Ann
Lock; publicity, Mary Ann Ma-
toon; correspondence and notifi
cation, Midge Holtzscherer; door
men and ushers. Betty Lou Simon;
tickets, Virginia Stuermer; pro
gram and balcony manager, Mary
Jo Latsch; lighting and props,
Alice Abel; flowers and cups, Nat
alie Porter; dressing rooms and
backstage, Ellen Sim Dewey.
The stae-e crew is composed of
Don Keuogh, Barbara Berggren,
Anne Wellenseik, Jean Cowden,
and Virginia Seacrest.
Former Advanced
ROTC's Receive
Lieutenant's Bars
Recently appointed second lieu
tenants were four former ad
vanced ROTC students here, Mil
ton R. Adler. John W. Gill, Robert
E. Jungman and Stephen G. Wiles,
according to Col. James P. Mur
phy, commandant, University of
Nebraska.
The men were commissioned at
the engineer school. Fort Belvoir.
Va.
ProfesMr B. Hendricks
Writes Cltemistrv Article '
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B. C. Hendricks, professor of
chemistry is the author of an ar-j
ticle in the February issue of the j
Journal of American Chemistry oni
"Examination Practice in Genera!
College Chemistry: Quality of'
Questions."
Art Galleries Exhibit Best Pictures
Of 'First Rate' American Artists
National exhibition of the best
pictures of "first rate" American
artists begins today at Morrill hall
and will last four weeks, accord
ing to Dwight Kirsch, director of
the university art galleries.
"This exhibition is considered
one of the best in the country
with pictures from New York and
other shows in the east." said Mr.
Kirsch.
Some of the pictures to be added
to the university's collection will
be selected from the exhibition.
Because of the reputation of the
show, artists have sent paintings
here, removing them from private
shows in th east.
Bring 8et to Exhibition.
"The reputation has been built
up thru consistant buying over a
period of years," was Mr. K:,-sch's
comment.
The pictures for the show are
selected from art exhibited all
over the country by Mr. Kirsch.
lnce Nebraska's show is later
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JDUHD
Sunday, March 5, 1944
Budget Reels;
Govt. Raises
Postal Rates
Expense of campus correspond
ences will be increased after March
26 by the new postal rates which
were raised by the revenue act of
1943 enacted Feb. 25, 1944.
The changes are:
First class local mail: Rates
raised from 2 to 3 cents.
Air mail: Rates increase from
6 to 8 cents per ounce or frac
tion ti.reof.
Parcel post: Rates increased 3
percent. The minimum charge
per package will be a one-cent
increase.
Insured and C. O. D.
have doubled.
rates
Registered mail: Up to $5 in
creased from 15 to 20 cents.
Rates of sending on books,
library books, catalogues and
printed advertising have been
changed slightly. Second class
rates and airmail rates outside the
continental United States and for
eign rates for civilians have not
been changed.
Due to the paper shortage the
present stock of air mail stamps
must be used and when the new
rates go into effect it will be
necessary to add the required
postage.
University Church
Groups Observe
Lenten Services
University church groups will
meet this week end to observe
Lenten sen-ices, for social hours
and to hear speakers.
For the second Sunday in Lent
Rev. H. Erck. university Lutheran
pastor, will speak on Christ's sec
ond word from the cross: "Verily,
I say unto thee: Today shalt thou
be with me in paradise." The serv-
iSee CHURCHES, page 2.)
In Today's Nebraskan:
Necessity of adequate
funds for faculty Page 2
Red Cross Editorial Page 2
V Mail Page 2
Sports Page 3
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From Uncoln iwrn
DWIGHT XIRSCH
. . . Selects art for Nebraska
galleries from National art
exhibit.
Ask Each Student
To Contribute $2
1944 goal in the AUF Red Cross
war fund drive which begins today
is $2,300. This goal must be
reached within seven days, by
March 12, according to Jim Howe,
AUF director.
The thermometer in the Union
Essay Contest
Opens to Coeds
In Advertising
Gamma Alpha Chi, national pro
fessional advertising fraternity an
nounces their sixth national con
test for college women.
This year"s contest has a $500
prize in war bonds and is spon
sored by Mademoiselle magazine.
The prize will be awarded to the
best three minute broadcast (ap
proximately 450 words) using one
to three characters or to the top
essay (no longer than 450 words)
entitled: "The Advantages of Be
coming a WAC, WAVE, SPAR or
Woman Marine." The essay is to
be written about only one of the
four women's services.
Winning entrees will be broad
cast or published thruout tho
country.
Contest rules are &s follows:
1. All entries must be typewrit
ten, double spaced on S'jxll
paper. Original sheets and one
carbon must be enclosed.
2. Contest closes March 31 and
all entries must be postmarked on
or before midnight of March 31.
3. Contest is open only to women
students enrolled this year or last
year in college advertising courses.
4. Address entries to Mrs. R.
Dean Johnson, vice president,
Gamma Alpha Chi, 6616 Paseo, of
Kansas City, Mo.
Judges for the contest are Mr.
Clifton Fadiman, literary critic
and radio personality, Mr. Milton
S. Eisenhower, president of Kansas
State college and Mrs. Betsy Tal
bot Blackwell, editor in chief of
Mademoiselle magazine.
First prize will be a $250 war
bond, second prize a $100 bond,
third prize a $75 bond, fourth
prize a $50 bond and fifth prize
a $25 bond. All bonds are listed
in their maturity value.
Dr. Warren Bailer Talks
At Teacher Convention
Dr. Warren Btfller of teacher's
college will speak in place of Dean
Nels E. Bengston at the Nebraska
Council of Teachers of English.
The council meets in Omaha Sat
urday. Dean Bengston was prev
iously announced as the speaker.
i than most, he is able to select the
best from each show.
Over 200 pieces will be exhibited
exclusive of drawings. Every type
of painting is included: water
colors, oils, temporas, a local
i monotype and even some new
, encaustics.
j "Altho there are some Nebraska
.artists included in the show, they
!are exhibited because they are top
, notch artists, not because this is
their home state" said Mr. Kirsch.
j Beginning on Art Association
Day, as is the custom, the exhibi
tion will be open to the public
from 9 to 5 on week days and
from 2 to 6 on Sundays for four
weeks. On Tuesday and Thurs
days the exhibition will be open
until 9 p. m.
Also celebrating Art Association
(Day. the Nebraska Art Association
held a Living Ait hxhibil Satur
day afternoon in the Union.
The schedule of gallery talks
which will take place during the
exhibition will be posted in the
Union,
lobby shows the mercury raised
to the $250 degree mark. Of this
amount $200 was contributed by
the Tassels organization and $50
by the Cornhusker and Nebraskan
publications each of which gave
$25. These contributions were
made before the drive had offici
ally opened.
National Goal Set 50 Higher.
At the Union Juke-box dance
Friday night, a news reel of ac
tion, battle conditions and services
rendered by the Red Cross was
shown.
Since the nation's goal has been
raised 50' over last year's total
due to the need for funds for war
time services, AUF solicitors are
asking $2.00 or more from student
contributors, said Howe.
Head solicitors will turn in col
lections daily Monday thru Friday
at 5 o'clock in the Union, room
313. In this way a running ac
count of the money contributed
will be kept and reported on the
goal thermometer.
Rally Held Friday.
At the Lancaster Red Cross
rally which was held Friday night
in the Cornhusker ballroom. Al
DuTeau, general chairman of the
Lancaster county drtve, said,
there is not a home in Lincoln
but what is touched by the war.
There is not a man or woman in
the service of our country but who
receives some service from the
Red Cross. We know, therefore,
that every person at home will
want to give an increased amount
this year to the Ked Cross.
Home Ec Frosh
Win State 4-H
Championship
Betty Jean Peters, a freshman
home economics major on the ag
campus has been chosen one of
the four champion 4-H club cham
pions for 1944, the highest sta'.e
honor that a 4-H club member can
receive. She was chosen on the
basis of her past record in 4-H
club work.
Betty Jean has been a member
of 4-H clubs in her home com
munity near Sidney for the la.t
nine years and has been a club
leader for six years of that time.
She has carried on thirty-six
projects including both homemak
ing and livestock work.
Has Won Numerous Honors.
In 1941. 1942. and 1943 she won
trips to national 4-H club week in
Chicago and has also won two
trips to state conservation camps.
Among other awards, she has been
a member of the state champion
dairy demonstration team, has re
ceived a second in state judging
contests, in 1942 was state and na
tional champion of girl's records,
and the following year rated sec
ond in national leadership contest,
YWCA Sponsors
Leap Year Dance
Traditional Style
Tradition was reversed at the
Mortar Board ball and the men
took the coeds. But on March IS,
the women get a chance, after all,
to pursue the Leap Year tradition
in true Nebraska style at the
YWC A-s ponsored Leap Yea r
dance.
This will be one of the last
university dances before the AST
men leave. Coeds can follow the
Leap Year idea and ask either sol
dier or civilian men. or the men
can assert their position as mem
bers of the stronger sex and take
the women. Either way, tickets
are 35 cents a couple.
The dance will be held if! the
Union ballroom from 4 to 6 ia the
afternoon.