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Sunday, October 15, 1944
Vol. 44, No. .13
Lincoln 8, Nebraska
Uni Theatre
Starts Ticket
Sale Monday
University Theatre, striving for
a sell-out this year, will begin
ticket sales Monday, Oct. 16, un
der the direction of Ghita Hill,
and continue the drive until Sat
urday, Oct. 21.
Tassels will sell season tickets
again this year, and they may be
purchased for $2.40, including
tax, entitling the purchaser to
five performances. The five re
served seats may be used at any
time for any play, and need not
be used one . at a time. General
admission for reserved seats will
be 60 cents, with 40 cents for
non-reserved seats. Soldiers will
be admitted for 30 cents. Reser
vations will be made in the order
in which they are received.
Produce Plays.
"The Wingless Victory," a vig
orous, poetic drama of early New
England, written by Maxwell
Anderson, is the first production
of the season, to be given Nov. 2,
3, and 4. Dec. 7, 8, and 9 a folk
comedy, "Papa Is All," by Pat
terson Green, will be presented.
4, The Skin of Our Teeth," by
(See THEATER, Page 2.)
Grad Receives
$100 Literary
Contest Award
Mrs. Dolores Gunnerson, former
Journalism student at the univer
sity now residing in Sarasota, Fla.,
has been announced as winner of
the $100 "award literary contest
sponsored by the Native Sons and
Daughters of Nebraska.
Planned to stimulate good writ
ing on Nebraska historical topics,
the main stipulation of the con
test was that a pioneer story of
Wehraska must conform with the
hi eh literary standards of the
Prairie Schooner, university liter
ary quarterly, and be accepted for
publication by rroi. u. t-. wim
berly, editor of the magazine.
i The nrize-winning story, which
is entitled "Buckskin Charlie
Nebraska Pioneer," will be pub
lished in the winter issue of Prai
rie Schooner, to appear in De
cember, 1944.
Unusual Deer
Arrives at UN
For Museum
Exhibited now in the university
state museum nt Morrill hall is a
giant deer, commonly called the
"Irish Elk," which the museum
acquired recently in an exchange
with Yale University.
The "Irish Elk," which is illus
trated in most biology text books
as an example of gigantism, orig
inated in Asia and migrated to
the forested regions of Western
Europe arid Asia during the Ice
Age.
Having the largest hornspread
of any deer, its antlers, measur
ing from 10 to 12 feet across.
were formerly used as foot bridges
by the Irish peasants. J.ne Dones
urnra frvunri in neat no PS away
from the air and are consequently
well preserved and modern in ap
pearance. Although at one time
monv cireletnns were unearthed.
comparatively few museums have
exhibits ol the fciK.
The museum has installed a
new show case in the north cor
ridor of the main floor to display
the "Elk" and other recently
added exhibits of. Pleistocene
mammals.
Favored!
Peffeafe
DrodKiamia U Teamm
KleEbiraska
Mystery Thriller
Provides Variety
Show Amusement
A mvsterv thriller with a lady
and a mug as each other's pris
oners is the variety show "Night
mare" to be held in the Union
Ballroom today at 3 p. m.
Starring Brian Donlevy and Di-
anna Barrymore - mgnunaic
find Miss Barrymore as the lady
,cnotoH of murder ana uuii-
levy as the young man who just
haDoened to be around when the
murders began.
A cartoon will be included in
Fnllnwinff the show
Rhellev will have her
Music ' As You Like It hour in
tVn Union narlors from 5 to 6
kilt w f
p. m. .
Coliseum Here
We Come Dean
OK's Late Night
Granting a 12:15 special per
mission night for Harry James on
Oct. 23, Dean Verna H. Boyles
answered the prayer of many
worried coeds who have heard
every rumor from the usual 9
o'clock to a possible 10:30 for
this one and only occasion.
In a letter sent to all the house
mothers and dorm counsellors, the
dean wrote:
"Vnu may rrant a 12:15 per
mission to anv house Ctrl who
nrishea In ro to the coliseum Mon
day night. Oct. 23. to hear Harry
James and his band.
"After all. I couldn't ro myself
if the others didn't ffo," commeni-
m) Mrs Rnvles. "As soon as It
was announced definitely that the
rianre would be at the coliseum,
there was no question about the
hours belnr chanced, rersonany
I think Harry James is fine."
Advance tickets for the dance
lastinff from 9 to 12 D. m., are
$2.15 including tax for single ad
mission, $4.30 including tax ior
couples. Spectator tickets are $i.su
each including tax; and admission
at the door, $2.40 including tax
for single admission. Mail orders
nnH advance tickets are on sale
at Rosewell Floral company, 133
So. 13th.
Scoring as they wished, Indiana's Hoosiers defeated the Uni
versity of Nebraska to the tune of 54-0 Saturday, one of the worst
defeats taken by the Cornhuskers In 54 years of football. Giving
the Huskers only one first down and making 20 themselves, Bo
McMillan's eleven started early in the game with their scoring as
Hunchy Hoernschemeyer circled the Husker right end to go 27
yards to score me miuai uuiy.
Campus Houses
Nebraska Roads,
Irrigation Office
Offices in the Mechanical Arts
VmiiHini and the laboratory be
hind it are leased bv the univer
sity under a rental agreement to
the department of roads ana irri
gation. This is a state project that
has been on the campus since
1923.
Several university students are
employed part time during the
school year, and full time during
the summer. Prof. C. M. Duff was
the testing engineer until 1942.
Since then, he has returned to full
time teaching, and R. E. Bollen
is the present testing engineer.
The principal functions of the
division of tests of the department
of roads and irrigation are test
ing, inspection, consultation, prep
aration of specifications, and re
search and investigation.
Test Materials
The majority of tests are made
on samrjles of various materials
which are used in the construc
tion and maintenance of high
ways. These materials are usually
submitted by project engineers
from preliminary surveys of pro
posed roads and have to meet
certain requirements. Most of the
physical tests and chemical anal
yses are made in accordance with
the methods a&bpted by ' the
(See CAMPUS, Tage t.) "
Chancellor Has
1944 Faculty
Staff Reception
Annual reception of university
f,,it,, and administrative staffs
latuitj b -
v.oii- drives hv Chancellor
and Mrs. C. S. Boucher was held
last night in Carrie Bell Raymond
hall.
New members of the faculty
and their wives were received by
the chancellor and his wife with
deans and directors as wen as
staff members assisting in the
various parlors and in the dining
room.
Those new faculty members
and their wives in the receiving
lino were- Mr. and Mrs. F. R.
Mian m; Anne Golz. Miss Bar-
ham Pavne. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
S. "Williams, Mr. ana Mrs. irann
A. Lundy, Mrs. Rhea I. Keeler,
Mr nazun K. Kimura. Mr. and
atc Vrne .Teffers. Mrs. L. C
1U1 01 '
Uimiv Miss Mariorie Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, Miss
Doretta Schlaphoff, Dr. and Mrs.
R. N. Mendenhall, Mrs. Iola M.
Shrout. Mrs. Nelle H. Wright,
Capt. and Mrs. Leigh P. Hopp
Miss Kathryn Dean, Miss Dora
Von Bargen, Dr. and Mrs. Lyle
w TTurct risnar J. Hammen.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Doryland,
William s Morgan. Miss Ma
rion Ijiwo Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
McHenry, Edward Higgen-
botham, Mrs. Verne Huff, Miss
Feme Fields, Mr. and Mrs. uavia
B. McCulley, Miss Jane A. Mott,
Miss Alva Bishop, Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Von Widen, and Mr.
and Mrs; Everett T. Winter.
UN Book Nook
Goes into Fifth
Year Tuesday
The university library Book
Nook and radio station KFOR will
celebrate their fourth anniversary
on the air together Tuesday, Oct
17 in a nrogram beginning at
4:15 p. m.
One of the first programs of
its kind ever to be broadcast,
Book Nook News is sponsored by
the university library in collabo
ration with the radio division of
the speech department under the
supervision of Prof. William Mor
ton, department of education.
Begins Fifth Season
Rt.art.ine its fifth season next
Tuesday, the series will be basi
cally the same as in past years,
with book news, book reviews,
and fremient interviews. A new
phase of the programs will be in
creased audience participation.
Research for the first program
is being handled by Joan Bohrer,
niorU Bornell and Edith Miller
Peggy Leach and Joyce Tucker
are in charge of script continuity
Student directors of the produc
tion are Helen Johnson ana Jac
queline Myers.
The first book to be reviewed
is "The World of Washington
Irving," by Van Wyck Brooks.
Patterson Talks
At Vespers
Dr. C. II. Patterson, associate
professor of philosophy, will
speak on "What Religion Is"
at the Vesper services Tues
day at 5 p. m. in the Union
ballroom.
Student leader for the meet
ing is Marylee Holler. Ruth
Way will be the accompanist,
and Helen Laird will lead the
vesper , choir.
Non-Student
Help Receive
Scholarships
Rphnlarchina will be available
in nnn-arademic classified service
workers on the campus, the
Board of Regents decided upon
recommendation by the chancel
lor and the administrative coun
cil.
Tir O." W. Rosenlof. director of
admissions, reports that not more
than 15 scholarships will be
awarded during any one semester
or summer. No individual may
receive the scholarship award for
more than three consecutive reg
istration periods, and he may not
rarrv more than one course or
five semester hours of credit dur
ing any one semester or summer
period.
The scholarships are available
to secretaries and employees in
the various departments on the
campus who are non-academic
workers.
Each application for a scholar-
shin shall be reviewed in the
light of the duties being per
(See NON-S1UUENT, rage
YW Gains New
Members; Nets
$250 in Drive
YWCA membership drive has
netted $250 since its opening
Oct. 5, leaving a balance of $750
he rniiertert hv next mursaay
in order to reach the $1,000 goal
set by President Ann wenensieK.
with the drive closing next
Thursday, its success will depend
upon student contributions and
nnnerelass memDersnin. rresn-
men may join aner me ursi ma
weeks.
The funds received from this
annual drive are used to pay ex
penses for group activities, to neip
finance the summer conferences
and in nav the YW secretary's
salary. The Estes Park Co-op con
ference is being stressed particu
larly this year. Last summer 23
out of the 125 delegates to mis
regional conference were Irom
Nebraska. The goal is to have 50
delegates this. year.
The YW has 30 different groups
meeting each week to carry out
the various activities. Among
these groups, which any univer
sity YW member may join, are
"International Relations," led by
Hazel Steam; "Aicane," a group
discussing racial problems, by
Mary Alden; "Bible Study," led
by Myrtle Johnson; Pan-American
affairs discussion with Gerry
McKinsey, and many other inter
esting groups.
Advise Students
To Carry Draft
Cards Constantly
All men students 18 or oiaer
should rarrv their selective serv
ice registration cards with them at
all times, according to uean i. J.
Thompson, dean of students af
fairs.
TTonnrablv discharged veterans
who do not have draft cards may
get their 1-C classification cards
by applying to their home boards
or to the board in which they
registered.' ' ' ' 1
Tho taking their share of the
pains as thev wished, the Hoosiers
let up the pressure slightly, giv
ing Nebraska two scoring cnancrs.
One of these came as Doug Nelson
took a Hoosier kick-oil and racea
from one side of the field to the
other on a spectacular 55 yard
return.
Bill Miller Scores.
To gain their second tally, the
McMillian clan fed the ball to
young Bob Miller, who scooted
around right end from the 4-yard
stripe. Tavener converted as he
had done following tne nrsv
marker.
Scoring for the third time, the
Hoosiers sent Sundheim driving
thru the middle from the j-yara
line. Tavener again split the up-
(See FOOTBALL, rage 3.)
AUFDrive
Contribution
Hits Slump
With four days remaining in
the current AUF drive, total con
tributions for the campus toaay
stood at $1,080.50, less than half
of the $2,400 goal. Donations hit
a slump naay, wneu suuuwu
turned in $210, making it a low
dnv as romoared with szbb ior
Wednesday and again for Thurs
day.
Pinnppr Po-nn was declared
;of nroonifffi ornnn on the cam
pus to go all out and contribute
100 percent when Fioneer solicitor
Carl Pointer Friday night turned
in subscriptions from ail or xne
26 members of the house. Speak
ing tours will again be macie
Monday night at all fraternity
hoases to encourage contributions
from the men's groups.
Five Groups Give.
To date, five campus activities
groups, YWCA, WAA, AWS, Mor
tar Rnard. and War Council have
each given $30 to the drive.
lvrariraret Reede. AUF chair
man, today urged all students to
contribute Monday and Tuesday
of this week so that all money
may be collected and tabulated
by Thursday, closing day of the
campaign.
All solicitors are to turn
their money in at 5 p. m. Mon
day in room 315 of the Union
instead of in room 313.
Religious Welfare
Council Sponsors
Religion Course
Bible study group sponsored by
the university Council of Religious
Welfare will hold its fourth ses
sion Thursday at 5:00 in room
315 at the Student Union.
This Bible study group will
continue six weeks, meeting at
the same time every Thursday.
Leadership for the class will be
furnished by University pastors
and faculty members.
This study course has been
planned for those students who
desire the Bible study course of
fered by the University who are
unable to work it into their sched
ule. The groups are open to all
students: 1
