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THE NEBRASKAN
Hell and High Water
By Les Glotfelty
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LETTERIP
Dear Editor:
A year ago The Nebraskan to us was an
enjoyable 1 supplement to our daily school
routine. It was something to read in biology
lecture. Now, 12 months later, The Nebras
kan is almost our sole contact with the UN
campus.
In reading the Nebraskan, the most no
ticeable difference is of course, the lack of
men on the campus. With the ASTP gone
and the drafting of 4-Fs into labor bat
talions, wealthy Nebraska families can now
send their daughters to UN instead of Vas
sar or Smith 'cause anything left must cer
tainly be either 'too young or too old.
News of our own sex is limited to Pat
Chamberlin's V-Mail Clippings, so we have
to content ourselves with what the gals are
doing and, if the Nebraskan is any accu
rate reflection, they seem to be doinb plenty
In reeard to these various feminine activi
ties we have ou rown little likes, dislikes and
sympathies which we have to offer, hoping
that you, Miss Jamieson, will cnoose tne
Nebraskan rather than the waste basket as
a place for our scribblings.
We definitely favor Les Glotfelty's at
tacks "on "politics." Looking back on pre
vious years, it's time that someone has
taken the courage to present the true facts
concerning the Gods of Mortar Board.
With the limelight thrown on politics the
barbs are again rising to their well deserved
place. We're glad to see that such positions
as Pep Queen, TNC, president of Tassels and
YWCA are filled with capable independents
Although last year's society columns
were good, the job of writing them seemed
to be thrown around as if the editor placed
this particular task on any unlucky soul who
wandered into the Rag office at the wrong
time. We like Mundirs column for once
we're getting the news of all houses instead
of just the one house of the society editor
and a few others in which she has friends.
In regard to the recent election, we're
glad to see that Roberta Burgess, all-out
activity girl, has received a well earned posi
tion. We're glad, too, that Ghita Hill an
other activities person of no little impor
tance is as busy as ever, though it still is
an amazement to us as to how she does it.
But we're sorry to see that Virginia
Stuermer and Helen Johnson were not
elected to top positions. Their past records
show that they have played long and hard
in the activities game; and, in our opinion,
they were entitled to presidencies. (But, as
is proper for us to say, "Who are we ?"
Sympathies to Mary Jo Gish for losing
a WAA position by the flip of a coin. We
noticed Jo at the football games for two
seasons working energetically in the WAA
concessions, seeing little of the games. This
added to the fact that Jo is a phys ed
major and has participated in a good portion
of the WAA games, tourneys and the like
Now that spring elections are out of the
way for another year, political machines can
turn off the juice and relax. Also due for
some taking it easy are student council
prexy Lois Christie and council elections
head Jean "Cuzz" Cowden. These two were
about at the end of their respective ropes
on the day before elections, what with strik
ing fourteen names from the ballot for in
eligibility, and other little things. They have
decided to- run for something themselves.
Christie suggested herself for pep queen
and Cowden is all set to run for Inter-fraternity
sweetheart. Two bits the student coun
cil declares them ineligible.
The tie between Midge Holtzscherer and
Edith Pumphrey for ag member of the
council is another in the long line of ties
this year. Far as we have been able to find
out, somebody is going to flip a coin to de
cide the tie. Edith Pumphrey was declared
winner at first because she polled one more
vote than Midge at ag campus. However,
when Dave Sander, ag exec board president,
was convinced that the ag college students
who happened to vote at the city campus
should have their votes counted, too, the
election turned out to be a tie. As far as the
coed vote at ag is concerned, we are never
surprised at anything that happens. Love
hall dorm sticks together against all comers,
as does Loomis hall, and usually it is woe
unto the coed who attempts anything with
out one of them behind hert- Neither Midge
nor Edith lives at ag campus, which should
say a lot for them.
The fact that only about 194 barb votes
were cast m comparison with the 610 Greek
votes, is too bad. There were . some good
unaffiliated candidates up, but without sup
port, they haven't got a chance.
year.
VallisheJ three Ui weekly ea dT. Weie4T Mi txHvf arlf Mt
makes us sorry that the coin didn't favor
Jo for the office of treasurer.
The orchids that we have go to the uni
versity theater for maintaining its superior
quality of productions. In spite of the man
shortage, the theater has not had to resort
to such means as "The Women" or "Cry
Havoc."
A dozen roses to Eleanor Knoll, DG
freshman, whose outstanding academic rec
ord does not outshine her activity accom
plishments AWS board and the Barber
classical prize all in one week. Who knows?
Perhaps another Dorothy Weinck.
Orchids and roses both go to all Ne
braska coeds for carrying on while the boys
are gone and maintaining the old UN spirit
until the boys are back in school again.
Now that we ve added our two cents,
we'll crawl back into our corner to grasp
the problems and procedures of our own life
in the service.
See ya after the war . . .
Norman Leger
McKinsey . . .
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only those with invitations were
admitted.
"The students did admirably
well in their answers, surprising
many of the questioners, I be
lieve, with their extensive knowl
edge of Inter-American affairs,"
commented Miss Jeannette Fra
sier, university instructor in
speech who accompanied Gerry to
Washington.
Miss McKinsey was greatly im
pressed with Mrs. Roosevelt,
whom she met at the White House
tea April 15.
Charmed by First Lady.
"Contrary to what I had been
told, she is very good looking and
one of the most charming persons
I have ever met," she said. She
met Cordpll Hull, who spoke at the
Pan American celebration and
Henry Wallace, who advised the
erouD not to be tourists when
they enter Mexico but to learn the
language and visit the places
which tourists do not frequent
The speaking contest was spon
sored by the office of the co-or-dinator
of Inter-American affairs.
The 500 dollar scholarship Miss
McKinsey will receive will pay for
When Main Line Philadelphia Meets
the Irish, It's an Explosive Story
"KITTY FOYLE"
with Ginger Rogers & Dennis Morgan
"Information Please'' & Cartoon
3:00 P. M.f Sunday, April 23
UNION BALLROOM
Free Variety Show
summer school at the University
of Mexico in Mexico City where
she will study Spanish, Mexican
diplomacy, and archeology. She
plans to take as many trips as her
money will allow into the rural
districts. She believes the money
will last her for quite a while
since one American dollar is now
equal to five Mexican dollars.
Case of Train vs. Tutt
BY JIDCE MASON
Those of vou who have followed the stories and articles
concerning the fictitious lawyer, "Mr. Tutt," m the Satur
day Evening Post may have thought that you were getting
a hilarious lesson in the relative ease with which an author
can fool the public. However, H. G. Deming, professor of
chemistry at UN, has recently upset the applecart by mak
ing the author, himself, the brunt of the foolery.
To start at the beginning, it seems that Mr. Train,
author of the Tutt stories, received a great deal of fan mail
accusing him of using a real life character as the hero of
his stories some even believed that Mr. Train himself was
Mr. Tutt. The author, apparently amused by this deception
of his readers, promptly wrote a book about Mr. Tutt, called
Yankee Lawyer. From this, his readers were even more
convinced that Mr. Tutt was not a fictitious character.
Finally the author published an article in the Post explain
ing that any resemblance of Mr. Tutt to any persons, living
or dead, is purely coincidental.
The whole affair might have died right then, if it had
not Been for our own university professor, H. G. Deming.
Mr. Deming wrote a letter to Mr. Train, which was later
published in the Post, claiming that he had actually met
the supposedly fictitious Mr. Ephriam Tutt!
It seems that Prof. Deming has created quite a dilemma
and the editors of the Post have advised that Mr. Train
just "forget the whole thing and take a good, long rest
better still, go on a fishing trip with Mr. Tutt."
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