The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 17, 1944, Image 2

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    WAA Rcotes
On Treasurer
Due to a tie between Leslie
Jean Glotfelty and Mary Jo
Gish in the election of WAA
treasurer Wednesday, there will
be another vote taken for this
position today from 8 to 12 and
1 to 5 Hi the physical education
office in Grant Memorial.
All those who voted in the
Wednesday election, including
the council, intramural repre
sentatives .sports heads, club
heads, promotions board and
concessions board, should vote
again today.
WASP Boasts
Not One UN
Grad But Three
In announcing the graduation
of Ann Craft, '43 from the Wo
men's Airforce . Service Pilot's
training course, the Nebraskan
said, that "as far as it could as
certain Miss Craft was the first
Nebraskan to complete the
course."
Yesterday a letter was received
from Miss Mable Lee of the phys
ical education department giving
the names of two former coeds
graduated from Avenger Field,
Sweetwater, Texas, prior to Miss
Craft's graduation.
On September 11, 1943, Betty
Clements, '39. received her wings
in the WASPs and on February
12, 1944, Eileen Kealy, '41, was
awarded her wings. Both received
recognition in the local papers
and in the Nebz-aska Alumnus.
Stamp Sales Total
$98.80 for Week;
Union Sells Most
Campus stamp sales totaling
$98.80 was $20 95 less than last
weeks total of $119.75. Union
booth was high with a total of
$24.95, and closely followed by
Social Science booth with a total
of $24.
School of music sold stamps
Thursday and collected $14.75.
which is one of the largest
amounts collected by this group.
Ag campus also increased their
sale of last week of $16.85 to
$19.50 for this week's total.
Dr. Walter Beggs
Leads Air Forum
Dr. Walter K. Beggs from the
school of education will be mod
erator for the third time on the
university "Forum of the Air"
broadcast Saturday over KFAB at
5 o'clock.
Problem for the discussion will
center around postwar education
for returning war veterans and
war workers.
Participating in the panel will
be F. E. Sorcnson from the state
department of public instruction;
O. H. Bimson, assistant superin
tendent of schools, and Lieutenant
Raeklcy of the Seventh service
command.
Mu Phi Epsilon Presents
Concert Sunday at Union
Fine arts students of Mu Phi
TTnuilnn national music sorority,
will present a concert at the
Union this Sunday, March 19, it
3 p. m.
SURE AW ST. PATS DAY
BRINGS OUT THE GREEN
"Sure an' what is all this blarney I'm hearing about St. Pat
rick's Day and the warhV of the green." students were asking
themselves today. Some of the intellectuals took it upon them
selves to investigate the matter.
The dictionary ia the thing," they said. "Mmmram,. St. Pat
rick --aec ORDER, n. 1. St. Tatrlck-cabbage see U.ndon Pride.
The season when partridge hunting opens in England, can t oe.
Now wonder, that's St. Partridge Day. ORDER, n 1., wonder what
means. May as well look it up too. 'Quia scparabit white shield
with shamrock. Getting nowhere. Try Holiday only says some
thing about March 17. OK, so this is March 17; right back where
it started from. Webster's Collegiate was no Irishman. Also Funk
and Wagncll.
Nice color, green. Seems like there is something about the
blarney Bton ?'t and shamrocks-for ,uck. .YcoZ
This is leap year. Might be green for dear old St. Pat. or it could
be green for envy of the other coeds who didn t need the blarney
stone or a rhamrock for leap year luck. Miinin(T
And tl.-,.i there is the St. Pat's party at se ven this evening
in the Union ballroom, as Irish as Paddy's Pig. Also the color
orange-which has something to do with southern Ireland, noth
ing to do with gTeen, and lots to do with St. Patrick. Bcgorra,
hoot mon, cheerio, and yipe!
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Vol. 8eX No. 102
Alice Visits 'Pitcher' Wonders
(jJaJbuiSu, CaApLcntou Qompsdn w&k. (bit
fcxhibiL goA. ihsL ChayuLbL fombinaijuDnA.
Bv Ruth Korb.
"Pitchers" to the right of me
"pichers" to the left of me, and
I am left in complete bewilder
ment. Could this be the great art
exhibit I had heard so much
about? My heart is in my throat,
my knees are shaking, and my
iipflrt is sninnine I know, I'm in
wonderland, and my name's Alice.
I see a beam ol iignt irom some
hirMpn window, and my senses
come back to me. I'm still in
Morrill Hall, looking with glazed
eyes upon "modern art." Anyway,
that's what th-y told me at the
door.
Feathered Violins.
Not even pretending to appre
ciate the finer points of this great
culture, I wanaer arouna, com
nletelv oblivious of color combi
nation, shading, and idea, enjoying
mvself in no uncertain terms.
Take that picture over there for
Church Groups
Present Varied
Weekend Plans
Relitrious sneakers. Lenten de
votions, and parties for trainees
will highlight the church calendar
for this weekend. Newman club
announces the Discussion club will
meet every Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.
in the Union, room 315. Sunday
there will be the usual tea dance
from 3 to 6 at the CYO club, at
18th and J streets.
Father George Schuster, chap
lain, will say mass every Wednes
day and Friday at 6:15 a. m. at
the TemDle. room 201. Sunday
services will be held at 11 with
confessions before and after the
mass.
The Roger Williams fellowship
uin meet at 5:30 i). m. Sunday
with Professor Clifford M. Hicks
of the bizad department speak
ing on "Important Facts about the
Law Everyone Should Know."
Robert Turner will lead me wor
ship. Baptists Have Party.
A "pic" party sponsored by the
Drrar Wililnms fellowshin Will be
held Saturday, March 18, at 7:30
p. m. at the Baptist siuaenx nouse.
Following the dessert, there will
be games, movies, and square
dancing. All university students
and trainees are invited.
Rev. Ray Kearns announces the
usual Sunday youth discussion
(Sec CHURCHES, page 2.)
a
Friday, March 17, 1944
instance the name plate says
"Pampas Grass," but to my be
fuddled brain, it looks like a violin
just had baby feathers. For that's
what I see a violin, feathers, a
water pitcher, and a carriage.
Another picture, consisting of a
skeleton of a walrus, a candle
lamp, and a table with fruit on it,
might be captioned "That 198 per
cent proof alcohol finally killed off
father, but it preserved his bones.
The painter liked "Winter" better.
It'll Slay You.
If you are ever troubled with a
bad case of indigestion, please
come and look at "The Cabbage."
It will really slay you, and I do
mean really. It is painted with
every color in the rainbow; sits
upright in the middle of a grassy
plain, and spreads its rainbow
leaves to the winds. Nothing but
poetical
I came upon another great lit
erary work, that was reminiscent
of a blackout. Here and there was
a slight glimmer of light. "Brood
ing Night" was its name, but that
painter can t fool me that's Sher
lock Holmes looking for Dr. Wat
son with his little microscope.
If you should ever want to take
a trip to "The Coast of Never
more," one artist thinks a golden
ship would be just the thing to
(See 'PITCHERS, page 2.)
Miss McKinsey
Represents UN
In Speech Meet
Geraldine McKinsey, sophomore,
has been selected as one of the
regional representatives to take
part in the national semifinals
discussion contest on Inter-American
affairs to be held in Austin,
Texas, March 29.
Miss McKinsey won admittance
to the national semifinals by submitting-
a manuscript to the na
tional office of the co-ordinator of
Inter-American affairs, who spon
sors the contest under the auspices
of the American council of educa
tion. "The Basis for Permanent Co
operation among American Re
publics" is the subject for the dis
cussion conference. All scmifinal
ists will participate in a round
table discussion on this subject,
March 29. A panel discussion will
(See MeKINSEY, page 4.)
Barbara Arnold
Recruits for YW
Barbara Arnold, general secre
tary of the YWCA, has been ap
nointed to one of four national re
cruiting committees for the YWCA
in the United States.
This committee, which has its
headquarters In Uncoln and serves
the state of Nebraska, has been
appointed In order that students
and adults may know more about
the professional opportunities in
the YWCA, and to help the na
tional board in New York reach
more directly the prospective YW
workers and leaders.
Leap Year Dance Off
Until March 25
Due to conflicts with sorority
initiations, the Estes Co-op
staff, which is sponsoring a
Leap Year dance scheduled for
tomorrow at 4 p. m has an
nounced that the dance will be
March 25, same time, n the
Union ballroom.
Trainees Start Third
Term Here, in Omaha
Over 500 AST trainees will start the next term at Ne
braska on April 10, it was reported by authoritative sources
yesterday. Confirmation as to the exact quotas in the several
phases of the Army Specialized Training Program which will
definitely continue on campus is expected today from Sev
enth Service Command Headquarters in Omaha.
The unofficial report that advanced engineers, dents, pre
professional dental and medical students, AST Reservists, as
well as the medical students at Omaha, will begin their next
12 week cycle cleared up the prevalent doubt on campus that
Nebraska's entire ASTP contingentmight suddenly be trans
ferred. According to the latest information available, these
assurances of at least the partial
continuation of Nebraska's ASTP
in no way affect the status of the
approximately 600 basic engineers.
There have been no plans made for
retaining these men after the com
pletion of the present term, and
they are expected to leave the
campus at any time. The question
of the fate of the area and lan
guage group is still undecided, but
the university has as yet received
no word that they should not go
ahead with plans for a third term
for the A and Ls.
Excluding the 290 members of
the air corps training detachment,
which will go on reducing its num
bers thru graduation as previously
announced, approximately 640
trainee-students will go on with
their education at Nebraska next
month. Eighty-five advanced en
gineers are expected to continue
their studies, along with 69 dents,
and 209 medics who are enrolled
in the School of Medicine in Oma
ha. Also in uniform on campus
will be approximately 75 ASTRPs,
and perhaps more although no
further expansion of UN's reserv
ist program has been announced.
The pre-professional medical and
dental course will be represented
by about 100 trainees.
Mortar Board
Gives Awards
At Sunday Tea
Five $75 scholarships and three
senior awards will be announced
Sundav at the annual Mortar
Board tea which will be held at
Ellen Smith hall between 3 and
5 p. m.
Assisting with serving between
3 and 4 p. m. will be members of
AWS. Coed-Counselor and BABW
boards. From 4 to 5 p. m. the
boards of WAA, YWCA and Ag
home ec organizations will serve,
Pouring at the tea table the first
hour will be Mrs. C. S. tfoucner,
Mrs. Arthur E. Westbrook, Mrs,
Frank E. Henzlik and Miss Elsie
Ford Piper. During the second
hour Miss Eliza E. Gamble, Miss
Elda Rema Walker. Miss Leva
Belle Walker and Miss Barbara
Arnold will pour.
In the receiving line will be
Racheal Ann Lock, Dean Verna H.
Boyles, Betty Hohf, Breta Peter
son and Pat Lahr. Betty Bone
brierht and Catherine Wells will
be at the door.
AI&smsleceivePJ3ecSai
Air Forces Award
Lt. P. Van Keurtfn
D.F.C. in Pacific
Award of the distinguished fly
ing cross has been made to Lt.
Philip O. Van Keuren, serving with
the Fifth air force in the south
west Pacific. Lt. Van Kucren of
Lincoln attended the university
with the class of '39, and he was
a member of Delta Upsilon.
Expected home in the near fu
ture, he has completed 300 hours
flying on combat missions in the
Pacific area, van Kueren, wno is
a navigator, participated on the
first raid in the Japanese base at
Rabual, New Britain. He has been
overseas since May, 1943.
Lt. Van Kueren Is the son of
Mrs. Claudflie Van Kueren, Who
lives at 239 So. 18th st.
STAR Unit
At Ag Closes
On Monday
Uni May Use
Army Quarters
Last contingent of STARs will
leave ag by Monday, when the
specialized training and replace
ment unit will officially close
down, according to an announce
ment made by Chancellor C. S.
Boucher yesterday. Col. James P.
Murphy, UN military comman
dant, confirmed the fact that the
UN unit will shut down Monday
with the transfer of the final
remnants of STARs.
The STARs moved into the
newly constructed foods and nu
tritions building on ag campus
last spring, and have assigned
men all over the country since
that time. During the past sev
eral months the number of men
stationed at the unit has been
gradually decreased in prospect
of the eventual shut-down.
Unless the army wishes to make
further use of the building in the
near future, Boucher said, it will
be returned to the home economics
department. Soldiers have occu
pied the building since its com
pletion and consequently it has
never been used by the students.
AAUW Entertains
All Senior Coeds
With Tea Sunday
Senior women will be enter
tained at a tea given by the Lin
coln branch of the American Asso
ciation of University Women at
the Governor's mansion Saturday
afternoon at 2:00 p. m.
In the receiving line will be Mrs.
Dwight Griswold, Mrs. C. S.
Boucher, Miss Fern Hubbard,
president of the Lincoln Branch of
AAUW; Mrs. Oviatt, Mrs. J.
Bryant Drake, wife of the pres
ident of Doane College; and Miss
Elizabeth Belka, president of the
Crete branch of AAUW.
Lt. R. L. Kelley
Wins Air Mcda
In European Area
Second Lt. Robert Ijpo Kelley.
'38, has been awarded the air
medal at an Eighth air force
bomber station in England.
Navigator on a bomber, Kelley
received the award for "exception
ally meritorious achievement,
while participating in five sepa
rate combat missions over con
tinental Europe."
Lieutenant Kelley, who was
commissioned in August, 194S, ia
the son of Mrs. George H. Kelley
of Lincoln. His wife, Mrs. Bettec
Lee Kelley, also resides in Lincoln.