Nebraskaii Reporter Gets
News, And That Isn't All!
by janilT MASON. around for a handsome man to
Finding out the news without sooth our nerves and find none
the aid of a newspaper can be
made an exciting experience by
interviewing that intellectually
elite class of people the college-
goers. Of course, these interviews
took place immediately following
a summers vacation in which few
of the inhabitants of the ivy-covered
institution managed to find
time for newspapers and world
events.
We started out last Friday aft
ernoon to find out where this ru
mored meeting between Roosevelt
and Churchill took place. Look
ing rather suspiciously at her
questioner, Jean Larson, new
Mortar Board prexy, says she
doesn't know where they met but
she could find out in just a min
ute, and picks up the nearest
newspaper. This will never do,
so Jean Cowden, member of last
year's Student Council, is accosted
next, immediately she names
"Quebec."
Overwhelming Knowledge.
This amount of knowledge, all
cooped up inside of one person,
was rather astounding, so we look
other than dent college senior Bob
Wilson. "What did Roosevelt and
Churchill talk about?" was the
next question; and then those big
brown eyes and that slow smile
turned on the questioner and the
answer was never heard.
On to less disturbing people.
Charlotte Hill, Cornhusker busi
ness manager, says they talked
about postwar plans. "Is that all
Ihcy talked about?" "Yes."
"Where does Japan come in?" "I
don't know, but there were sure
some darling lieutenants over at
the Sig Alph house last night!"
So we give up in disgust and
wonder why we weren t at the
Sig Alph house last night.
Then we begin wondering what
this is about Anthony Eden that
seems to be good for a couple of
inches in every newspaper. Walk
ing into Vat Lahr's office, sitting
down very quietly and mysteri
ously, the questioner suddenly
starts shooting: "Where is An
thony Eden?" "Oh my heavens,"
says Pat, quite flustered, "do you
(See NEWS, Page 3)
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UN Schedules
Annual Convo
For Freshmen
More than 1,000 freshmen are
expected to attend the annual
frosh convocation Thursday at 4
p. m. at the coliseum following a
Tassel sponsored pep rally, sched
uled to begin at the Temple the
atre at 3:30 p. m.
Welcoming the new class will
be Chancellor C. S. Boucher
Ellsworth DuTeau, secretary of
the Nebraska Alumni association,
will administer the traditional
freshman oath, and Jean Larsen,
president of Mon-ar Board, will
address the group. Col. J. P.
Murphy, commandant of univer
sity military units; T. J. Thomp
son, dean of student affairs, and
Verna H. Boyles, dean of women,
will be presented.
University enrollment for the
coming year is expected to show
an increase of from ten to fifteen
percent over the 1943-44 figure,
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All members of Mortar Board
and Tassels will participate in the
convocation
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CHANCELLOR C. S. BOUCHER
Fellow Student! :
We are all most thankful that
we live in a country tha lines not
have a "blackout" of higher edu
cation. Our privileges are many
ana of incalculable value. Uur re
sponsibilities are correspondingly
great. Our resolve is to make the
best possible use of our advantages
and to meet our responsibilities
faithfully and valiantly.
C. S. BOUCHER.
Dean Bengtson announced
Saturday that any freshmen
students who for any reason
were unable to complete the
examinations given Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of last
week will be allowed to finish
the examinations at some time
in the near future, the date to
be announced later
according to Dt.
registrar.
G. W. Rosenlof,
Lincoln 8, Nebraska Monday, September 18, 1944
Harold Hamil Leaves UN Post
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From Lincoln Journal
FORREST C. BLOOD
. . . heads journalism school.
Union Activities
For Students
Begin Saturday
For the seventh time since its
completion in 1938 the Student
Union opens its doors to a new
class of freshmen. Feature of the
opening this fall will be The
Campusline, newly decorated cafe
teria which was devoted to feed
ing arrny students during the
school year 1943-44.
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The Campusline, decorated with
line murals of campus buildings,
will serve noon and night meals
beginning Thursday. Tlie Corn
.rio, popular "coking spot, is
serving refreshments and short
orders as always and will be open
from 7:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m.
on week days beginning Thursday
and until 12:30 a.m. on Friday
and Saturday.
(See UNION, Page 2)
Forrest Blood
Becomes Head
Of Journalism
Harold Hamil, director of the
school of journalism, has resigned
his position at the university to
accept a place on the - editorial
staff of the St. Louis Star-Times
Coming to the university in the
fail of 1941, Mr. Hamil has headed
the school of journalism and acted
as director of the university pub
licity department. Before coming
to UN he worked for one year in
New York on the staff of the As
sociated Press. Previous to that
he had been managing editor oi
the Hastings Tribune.
Blood Takes Over.
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Altho figures win not be avail
able until the completion of regis
tration Wednesday afternoon, Dr.
Rosenlof predicted that the first
semester student body will num
ber nearly 3,000. He indicated
that the enrollment had been ex
pected to hit bottom this year, but
From Lincoln Journal
HAROLD HAMIL
. resigns post at UN
Freshmen Don
Mr. Hp.mil will be replacd bv
rrotessor Forrest C. Blood as act
ing director of the school. Pro
fessor Blood, member of the fac-
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advertising and has been a mem-j rfldltlOnol CopS
ber of the school of journalism' I
staff for several years.
The university publicity depart
ment, which Hamil has directed,
will be under the temporary super
vision of Miss Emily Schossbergcr,
university editor.
Coed Counselors Will
Entertain Freshmen
All freshman women are in
vited to attend a get-acquainted
party Thursday at 7 p. m.
in Ellen Smith. Members of
the Coed Counselor board will
be hostesses at the party,
which serves to acquaint new
coeds with tipperclassmcn.
There will be entertainment
and refreshments.
Besides his duties as director of
the school of journalism and the
publicity department, Hamil has
(See HAMIL, Page 7)
UN Students Buy
Alulctic Tickets
In Coliseum
Season athletic tickets which
provide students and faculty
members entrance t. mission V
all home athletic events, including
football, basketball and track, arc
on sale this week at the student
activities office in the coliseum.
The complete ticket for students
costs $5. SO, and for faculty mem
bers, $0.60.
The ticket includes the three
home football games, with the
University of Missouri, Oct. 28;
Iowa State, Nov. 11; and Kansas
State, Nov. 25. Also included are
the Second Air Force Super
Bombers vs. Iowa Seahawks foot
ball game, the nine home basket
ball games and the conference
track events.
For an additional 50 cents, stu
dents holding an athletic ticket
will be admitted to all games
played by the air base Wings.
At Registration
Along with registration comes
the bane of the lives of freshmen,
the badge of their inexperience,
the scarlet letter proving their
recent entry into college life-
freshmen caps. In the fall of tuchr
year, the freshmen blossom out
in the red and white beanies or
suffer the penalties imposed by
uppcrclassmen.
Traditionally, the raps are worn
by both .freshmen coeds and Joes
until the first snowfall. Before the
war and back in the days of men
by the thousands, the sophomores
and freshmen held a tug of war
between halves at the Homecom
ing game each year. If the fresh
men won, they were entitled to
take off the red caps which made
them narked men and women. If.
they lost, then on stayed the cans
until snow came.
This year, the freshmen men
(See FROSH CAPS, Page 6)
Cornhusker
Staff Plans
For '45 Book
Theme of the fourth wartime
edition of the Cornhusker, uni
versity yearbook, will be Ne
braska's contribution to the war
effort, according to Myra Col
berg, editor of the 1945 book.
Services rendered by the uni
versity since the outbreak of the
war will be featured in the book,
which, according to Miss Colberg,
will be larger and more colorful
than in former years. Each of the
four major sections of the book
will be divided into smaller sub
divisions. The Cornhusker staff revealed
that its goal this year is to pic
ture every UN student. Staff
members advise students to place
orders for books early this fall
to prevent a shortage when the
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ornnusKer maKes lis debut in
the spring.
Business manager of the Pub
lication is Charlotte Hill, formerly
in the same position on The Ne-
braskan. Her assistants are Myrtl
Louise Johnson and Marilvn Ad
ler. Managing editors of the book
are Joyce Crosbie and Alice Abel.
400 UN Coeds
Swing Into Rush
Week Activities
More than 400 excited and
nervous rushees were caught in
a whirl of social activity Satur
day, according to Mrs. Phil
Sehmelkin, Panhellenic adviser,
when they attended 12 open
houses on the first day of Ne
braska's traditional rush week.
it is now evident that the low
point was reached last year when
the number of students on the
campus was forty percent below
that of the previous year.
Creates Housing Shortage.
The beginning of a return to
postwar levels was also indicated
by the report of Elsie Ford Piper,
assistant dean of women, that a
greater number of women than
ever before will be atending the
university and that all dormitor
ies and rooming houses have been
filled. Miss Piper stated that Lin
coln householders have responded
well to a plea for additional rooms
for university women, and that on
the whole, all students have been
well satisfied with facilities pro
vided. To date, living quarters
have been found for all appli
cants.
The ten to fifteen percent in
(See NEBRASKA, Page 4)
Three New
Instructors
Come to UN
Dallas S. Williams, former su
pervisor ctf speech education at
the Louisiana State university
laboratory school, will replace
Berne Enslin as instructor in
speech and dramatics and direc
tor of the University theater, it
was announced last week. Wil
liams, who holds a master's de
gree, taught at Southwest Slate
Teachers college, San Marcos,
Tex., before going to Louisiana
State.
Handling courses in radio and
related fields taught last year by
Leo S. Martin will be William S.
Morgan, formerly director of ra
dio productions for the Houston,
Tex., public schools and announc
er at station KXYZ at Houston.
He attended Baker university,
Baldwin, Kas., received his
bachelor's degree from the Uni
versity of Tennessee and his
master's degree from Southwest
ern State Teachers college, San
Marcos, Texas.
Miss Barbara Payne, formerly
of Beatrice, will be the new in
structor in piano at the school of
music. Miss Payne completed her
work for a master of music de
gree during the summer session
at the university. She appeared
as piano soloist with the Lincoln
Symphony orchestra in April of
this year.
Nebraskan Cries
For Uppcrclass
Reporlorial Help
licporters for the NcbrasUan
are needed now. Upperclass
mpii Interested in such work
should report to the Nebraskan
office In the Union Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Sat
urday afternoons.
Two parties were held yester
day at all houses, one from 2-4
p. m. and one from 8-10:30 p. m.
The schedule today includes 4:30
7 p. m. and 9-11 p. m. parties. The
! annual sleep-disturbing sunrise
I breakfast will be held tomorrow
j at 7:30 a. m. and an evening party
from b-9 will end the season's
rushing activities. The six parties
will be climaxed Wednesday at
1 p. m. when rushees become
pledges by attending preference
luncheon.
Upperclassman rushees, living
temporarily this week in the Sig
ma Chi house, will move into
their respective hu:s?s following
the Wednesday luncheons.
Col. Murphy
Fixes ASTIl
Unit at 275
University military department
has been assured that the army
specialized training unit for- 11-ycar-okl
reservists will be main
tained ;it a level of 275 men. ac
cording to a recent announcement
by Chancellor C. S. Boucher ;md
Col. Jarnes P. Murphy, com
mandant. The reservist unit has been on
the campus since last spring, hut
previous to this time has had no
fixed quota. Chancellor Boucher
and Colonel Murphy pointed out
that a unit of the size now fired
for the university make;; the pro
gram economically feasible.
The number of military trainees
now on the campus is around 340
with an additional 207 medical
students stationed in Omaha.
Fifty air corps reservists are ex
pected to arrive in the nair
future.
Advanced ASTP engineers,
medical and dental students nre
also included in the Love Library
units.