Vol. 44, No. 40
Peace Conference Group
Assigns Countries for Study
Nations to be represented by
organized campus groups at the
miniature peace conference Feb.
19-21, have been announced by
the planning committee of the
conference.
Large countries are represented
by two or three groups who will
combine members to study the
plans. Several nations have not
yet been assigned.
United nations and adherents to
be represented by campus groups
are:
Assign Groups.
United States of America,
Delta Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, and
Zeta Beta Tau; Australia, Pal
ladin; Belgium, residence halls
for women; Canada, Towne club;
China, Alpha Chi Omega and
Alpha Xi Delta; Costa Rica,
Loomis Hall; Czechoslovakia,
Alpha Omicron Pi; Greece, Inter
national House; Guatemala and
Nicaragua, Delian Union; India,
Mary Thorns
Receives Bizad
Sorority Honor
Mary Helen Thorns, senior
bizad student, has been appointed
as a member of the national per
sonnel committee of Phi Chi
Theta, national business adminis
tration honorary sorority.
Miss Thorns will serve as col
legiate chapter chairman of the
personnel committee. She was
rlectcd by Ordrey Palmer of the
llanta alumna chapter, who is
chairman of the committee, be
cause of her work with the Bizad
Placement Bureau at the Univer
sity. The personnel committee, ap
pointed by Elien Hawley, national
president of Phi Chi Theta, con
sists of two alumna members and
Miss Thorns, who is the only mem
ber from an active chapter.
Committee Assists Members.
The work of the personnel com
mittee is to assist Phi Chi Theta
members in getting jobs, finding
living quarters and receiving
business news. The biggest un
dertaking of the committee will
be the national job and position
placement bureau.
Tassels Sell $94
In War Slainns
Monday Night
As part of the War Council's
program to boost the sale
stamps and bonds
Anr irrihe
of $94.10 in the:
with the Sixth W
Tassls sold a total of $94.
organized houses Monday night.
On Wednesday, regular stamp
day. a total of $46 60 was sold
on the city campus with ag
campus buying $81.35. The city
campus booth selling the most was
Andrews with $17.60. The Union
was second with $14.55 and Sosh
third with $14.45. This was the
third consecutive high week for
the As? booth which sold $118 and
$100.50 on
stamp days.
the two proceeding!
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Editorials pa?e '
Lcs Said Paffe 7 i
V-Mail Paee ?
Society pases 4-5
Sports Pa:e 6 j
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Sigma Delta Tau; Luxembourg,
Howard Hall; Netherlands, Beta
Theta Pi; New Zealand, Sigma
Chi; Norway, Love Memorial
Hall; Panama, Ca1 Hall; Poland,
Kappa Alpha Theta; Union of
South Africa, Phi Gamma Delta;
Union of Soviet Socialist Repub
lics, Alpha Phi and Sigma Phi
Epsilon.
United Kingdom (Great Brit
ian), Alpha Tau Omega, Delta
Delta Delta, and Kappa Kappa
Gamma; Yugoslovia, Cornhusker
Coop; Brazil, Chi Omega; Iraq,
Sigma Kappa; Mexica, Theta Xi;
Commonwealth of the Philippins,
Pioneer Coop; Denmark, Wilson
Hall; France, Gamma Phi Beta
and Brown Falace Coop; Liberia,
Sigma Nu; Turkey, Mary Russell
and Blance Rei Group; Ethiopia,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Suzanne Pope and Marie
Yamashita's group- together with
the Ag Memn's Social club, will
represent pressure groups and
Neutral countries. These pressure
groups and neutrals are allowed
to sit in on all sessions and com-
Singers Give
Sixth Holiday
Carols Concert
Christmas carols from other
countries will be presented at the
two performances of the sixth
annual Christmas concert of the
University Singers on Sunday,
Dec. 17, in the Union ballroom
A chorus of 100 voices, directed
by Dr. Arthur E. Westbrook, will
sing carols from other lands, in
cluding England, Germany, Spain,
France and Russia.
Admission cards for the 3:30
concert are almost gone, accord
ing to Pat Lahr, director of the
Union, but there are enough cards
for the 5 o'clock concert to accom
modate all who wish to attend.
The cards may be obtained free
of charge at the Union office and
ag finance office.
Organ numbers by Myron Rob
erts and Vesta Zenier, and num
bers by a string quartet composed
of Miles Dreskell, Ernest Harri
son, Ann Golz and Mary Alice
Ziegler, will also be on .the pro
gram.
Attention Seniors
Saturday is the last day for
seniors to file for January or
May degrees and certificates,
according to the office of the
registrar. Applications may be
obtained in the administration
ofice.
sPat Lahr. Mac.
Cooperate For
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BY JIOGE MASON.
Belter be good, better not cry
. . . just take a look in the Union
and you'll know why . . . Santa
Claus is coinin' to town. That's
silly because no one is ever good
anyway so if Santy doesn't ap
pear there's no need to cry be- I
cause the Union is throwing a
huge party Saturday which will
be enough to take anyone s mind
off their troubles.
Students can't say that Christ
mas is sneaking up on them un
awares this year all they have
to do is step into the Union and
their eyes will be dazzled by a
Ll 5-foot tree, towering in vari
colored glory in the main lounge.
(Pat Lahr is usually standing by,
'Itho, in case anyone gets any
n y
Friday, December 15, 1944
mittee meetings at the conference
but have no vote.
Countries, and pressure groups
as yet unassigned are: Dominican
Republic, Haiti, El Salvador, Hon
duras, Bolivia, Colombia, Iran and
Liberia. Possible pressure groups
and neutral countries not assigned
are: Cuba, Korea, International
Labor Socialist groups, Interna
tional chomber of commerce, and
International Federation of
Churches.
Groups May Form.
Any twenty people who organ
ize into a group may choose one
of the above nations or groups
and will be given a voice in the
conference.
Barbara Stahl, member of the
planning committee, stated that,
in making selections, the commu
te tried as far as possible to con
sider choices, but there was so
much overlapping that it was dif
ficullt. The committee has been
as fair as it could be and changes
may still be made if it seems
wise.
Adjustments and complains will
be taken care of by the planning
committee -at a meeting Monday
night at 9:00 in room 316 of the
union.
City Symphony
Soloist Appears
On Philharmonic
Erica Morini, noted violinist ap
pearing on a Lincoln Symphony
recital in Lincoln on Feb. 22, will
give UN students and Lincolnites
a preview ot her violin skill this
Sunday, Dec. 17, when she ap
pears as soloist on the New York
Philharmonic - Symphony broad
cast. Miss Morini, criticaly acclaimed
as "one of the master violinists
of our age," was chosen by Ar
thur Rodzinski, Philharmonic mu
sical director, to appear with the
orchestra twice this season. Czech
conductor George Szell, who di
rected the opening performances
of the Metropolitan Opera season
last week, acts as guest conductor
on Sunday's broadcast.
Made Musical Debut at 8.
European-born Erica Morini,
who has secured her first U. S.
citizenship papers, made her mu
sical debut at the age of eight.
Altho she is the only eminent
woman violinist, Miss Morini has
always contended that being a
woman is no handicap to being an
artist. Her artistry on her price
less Stradivarius violin, made in
1727, confirms that fact, accord
ing to the nation's leading music
critics.
The melodious Tchaikowsky
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Crib Waiters. ASTs. Trees
Union Christmas Weekend
, funny ideas about the fuel short
age.)
Hidden Talent.
This Christmas brought out
some hidden talent on UN cam
pus that would probably other
wise have reposed unrecognized.
The beautiful big wreath in the
lounge over the fireplace was
made by Nebraska's landscape
gardener, William H. Dunman.
Besides the tree in the lounge,
there are seven other Christmas
trees in the Union. The waiters
lugged an eight foot tree into the
Crib last Saturday and Charley
Raymond and Bryson "Red"
Weisenreder were ambitiously
decorating it from atop a none
too stable stepladder. Dick Batch
elder claims he helped too but
more informative sources- doubt
Council Declares Election
Void; New Date January 9
At a closed meeting of the stu
dent council Wednesday night the
contested class officer election of
Dec. 12 was officially declared
void by a unanimous vote of the
members. The new election date
has been set for Jan. 9, the first
Tuesday after Christmas vaca
tion. The council voted the results of
this week's election invalid on
the basis of discrepancies occur-
ing in the number of voters
signed up to receive ballots and
the number of ballots cast. An
other reason given for voiding the
election was that there was no
validating stamp at the Ag cam
pus election polls and none of the
Ag ballots were validated.
Draw Up New Rules.
The elections committee was
instructed by the council to draw
up defnite election rules which
will prevent similar mishaps in
Army Provides
Free Education
To 17-Year Olds
OMAHA, Neb. (Special) Young
men of 17 have just another two
weeks to take advantage of the
army's offer to give them college
education at government expense
before active military duty, Lieut.
F. Caene. commanding officer,
Nebraska Recruiting District, 225
Post Office Building, warned to
day. Enlistments for the college pro
cram, known to high school and
college authorities as the Army
Specialized Training Reserve pro
gram and once called the A-12,
will be suspended January 1, the
War Department has announced.
Pay All Expenses.
The free military scholarship
under which ASTRP trainees at
tend leading colleges and univer
sities includes tuition, require
textbooks, a complete issue of
clothing, living quarters, meals,
medical care, as well as trans
portation to the assigned univer
sity. Eligible to apply is any young
man who is a high school graduate
and who will be 17 but less than
17 years -and nine months of age
on the first day of the month in
which his college study begins.
Also accepted are applications
from high school seniors who will
be graduated by next March 1,
when the last ASTRP classes now
are scheduled to begin, and who
also meet the age requirements.
Pass Two Exams.
Successful applicants who
must pass a mental and physical
examination, are assured at least
six months college study before
active army duty, Lieutenant
Gagne said. School terms are of
12-weeks each. Mathematics,
English, history, geography and
physics are the principal courses
of .study. Chemistry, engineering,
drawing and biology are offered
in some courses.
The ASTRP trainee is called to
active army duty after graduation
from the ASTRP but under no
circumstances is he called to ac
tive duty before he reaches age
18., Lieutenant Gagne emphasized.
Written consent of parents is
necessary to applications for the
ASTRP.
the statement, though he was seen
near the tree at the time.
The ballroom stage sports four
beautiful ten foot trees and a big
silver star hanging between them.
The star is there to light the AST
band as they play for the dance
Saturday night from 8:30 to 11:30.
Rumor (from Love Library) is
that the band is pretty neat. An
other rumor, traced to Pat Lahr's
office, is that ice cream and cake
will be given away on third floor
from 10 to 11:30 p. m., and brown
ies and cokes in the lounge from
10 to 12 p. m.
Cheers for Mac.
There's another Christmas tree,
about eight feet tall, in the army
mess hall on second floor and a
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future elections. These rules are
to be inserted int the constitution
under Section IV which row
reads "Election Rules. . See
Harnsberger."
Several members expressed
their annoyance at the prospect of
running all over the country look
ing for the mythical "Harnsber
ger" to find out how to run an
election.
Election After Vacation.
The new election date was set
for after vacation because it was
believed that too many people
were going home over the week
end and there would not be time
enough to draw up and adopt
election rules before vacation.
There will be a council meeting
Jan. 3 at 5:00 to receive the re
port of the elections committee
and complete plans for the new
election.
Students Draw
For $25 Bonds
At Juke Dance
Students attending the Friday
night juke box dance sponsored
by the War Council and held at 9
in the Union ballroom, will have
several chances to win a $25 war
bond, Ghita Hill, Council presi
dent, announced today.
Admission to the dance will be
25 cents per student. War Council
members at the door will paste a
25 cent war stamp in a book for
each paid admission and will
place the student's name in a hat.
As soon as a book is filled, the
dance will be stopped while the
winning name is drawn. If an
incomplete book remains at the
end of the evening, it also will be
given away.
The dance is a feature of the
campus Sixth War Loan drive.
City Churches
Plan Weekend
Holiday Events
Lincoln churches are planning
various holiday activities for the
last week end before Christmas,
including parties, dinners, com
munion services and special pro
grams. A White Christmas party for
the benefit of the Child's Savings
institute in Omaha will be held
Wednesday evening at Christian
church. Everyone is to bring a
gift wrapped in white for the oc
casion. Gifts will consist of such
articles as clothing, brushes, and
soap.
After the covered-dish dinner
which will be at six o'clock, a
program will be given by the
church school students. The pro
gram will consist of carols, solos,
a one-act play, and Christmas
plays.
After the program there will be
a dedication of the White Christ
mas gifts.
Communion Services Held.
Holy Communion services will
be held at the University Episco
pal church at 8:30 a. m. At 11
a. m. the Choral Eucharist and
sermon will be given. The Choral
Evensong at 6 p. m. Sunday eve
ning will be followed by a din
ner and Christmas party.
The Confirmation class will be
given Wednesday at 8 p. m. and
Thursday at 7 p. m.
At the Friday night service at
Tifereth Israel, which will be
held at 8 p. m., Rabbi Noah Go
linkin will deliver the sermon on
'Lot There Be More Light." Sat
urday morning services will be
held at 9 a. m. Children's services
will be held Sunday morning at
10 p. m. There will be a cultural
and musical program for Jewish
soldiers in celebration ot Hanukah
at 8 p. m. Sunday.
Christmas Spirit Dominates.
The Lutheran chapel service of
worship will be held at 10:45
a. m. Sunday in room 315 of the
(See CHURCHES. pa?e 7)
