Vol. 44, Mo. 55
Surprising Huskers Down
Phog Allen's Jayhawkers
BY DICK DILSAVER.
Nebraska came out of the losing
dumps last night to take a sur
prising verdict from the Kansas
Jayhawks at a 59-45 count. Pre-
Train Kills
H. J. Kesner
February 10
Professor Henry James Kesner
of the college of engineering was
killed instantly Saturday morn-
PROF. II. J. KESNER.
. . . Killed by Train.
ing when he was struck by a Bur
lington train at First and J streets.
He had been a faculty member of
the university since 1923, attaining
the rank of professor of civil en
gineering in 1927.
A graduate of the University of
Colorado, where he received the
B. A., B. S. in C. E., and C. E. de
grees, Kesner had been an instruc
tor in structural engineering at
the University of Minnesota, as
sistant professor of civil engineer
ing at the University of Cali
fornia, associate professor of
structural engineering at Purdue
University, and associate profes
sor of civil engineering for the
Armour Institute. He had also
done bridge designing and struc
(See KESNER, Page 2.)
War Show Plot
Pictures Life
Of Three GI's
The off duty activities and en
tertainment ot three soldiers as
they move from the United States
to Italy, Paris and the South Pa
cific serves as background for the
variety of talent making up the
1945 War show, "Till Johnny
Comes Marching Home", to be
staged i,i two weeks.
Action of the war benefit show
centers around the letters which
Johnny, the typical Nebraska stu
dent gone to war, writes to his
girl Mary, back home on the uni
versity eompus. As Mary reads
the letters, the audience follows
Johnny and his pals.Happy, a
slightly dazed green rookie, and
Brooklyn, a GI from the village of
the same name, in their adven
tures In their last American bar
racks, in Italy, a Paris cabaret,
(See WAR SHOW, Page 2.)
War Show
Rehearsals
Sunday 3 p. m. act 3, Room
313, Union.
4 p. m. act 4, room
313, Union.
7 p. m. act 1, ball
room. 8 p. m. act 2, Union
ballroom.
Tuesday 7 p. m. act 3, Union
ballroom.
I p. m. act 4, Union
ballroom.
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vious to the Husker defeat, Phog
Allen's Kansas quintet was up
on top in conference standings.
Strahan Big: Gun.
Jim Strahan was big gun in the
Cornhusker triumph, potting 13
out of 15 points in the last half,
Strahan consistently hit set shots
from ajiy place on the court.
Coach Al Lewandowski started
a revised quintet to meet the Jays
and the Husker five was 6-0 be
hind with but a minute and a
half of playing time elapsed.
Then Bob Hahn entered the
game after Hecox had hit the goal
on a rebound and Art Peterson
had looped the leather thru the
hoop twice to draw abreast with
the game seven minutes old.
Hecox Hits.
Hecox set the Huskers ahead on
a setup, making the count read
10-8, and never again was the
Kansas quint ahead. Hahn added
a charity toss to the total and Pe
terson hit again.
Reynolds, lanky Jayhawk for
ward, put in a- setup following
three points by Peck to tie the
count, 17-17, as six minutes were
left in half, but Buzz Hollins
pulled the Huskers away with a
setup and a charity toss. As the
half came, the Nebraska squad
was out in front by a 30-24 count
recK counted tne urst tally in
the second period, but Art Peter
son equalled the little KU guard
and in short time Strahan started
(See HUSKERS, paffe 4.)
Theatre Cast
Gives Amusing
'Problem' Play
BY WALLY BECKER.
The most spectacular, and the
most deeply philosophical play
produced at UN for some time, is
"The Skin of Our Teeth," which
runs Feb. 15, 16, 17, according to
Dallas S. Williams, director.
"Unless the audience is oriented
in the real meaning of the play,
they will remember only its color
and humor," Director Williams
said Saturday. "To understand
the story of man. Every theater
goer should read this article pre
paring him to comprehend the
play."
Study of Man.
Beyond its comedy and humor
ous incongruity, "The Skin of Our
Teeth" is essentially a study ol
man his nature, his problems, his
future. The comedy is a veneei,
covering Thornton Wildor's thesis
of man and the profound riddle of
the universe.
"Here is a comedy about George
Antrobus, his wife and two chil
dren, and their general utility
maid, Lily Sabina. George An
trobus is John Doe to you the
average American at grips with a
destiny, sometimes sour, some-
limes sweet. The Antrobus' have
survived fire, flood, pestilence,
the seven-year locusts, the ice age,
the black pox and the double
feature, a dozen' wars and as
many depressions. They run
many a gamut, and are as dur
able as radiators. Alternately be
witched, befuddled, and becalmed.
(See THEATRE, Page 2.)
UN Peace Conference
Chairmen Meet
The second meeting of the
conference committee chair
men and vice chairmen for the
experimental peace conference
will be held At 5:30 p. m. Tues
day in room 316 of the Union.
Bill Miller will be in charge of
this meeting and requests that
all chairmen and vice chairmen
be present.
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Sunday, February 11, 1945
Tri Belts Win
Carnival Cup;
AOPi Second
The Penny Carnival cup, pre
sented each year by Coed Coun
selors to the prize winning booth,
remains in the hands of Delta
Delta Delta again this year as the
group carried off top honors yes
terday with the theme "Test Your
Love Appeal.
Second place went to Alpha
Omicron Pi, who carried on a
"Black Market in Final Exams."
The Women's Residence halls'
"Sideshow," including a sword
swallower, gold fish, a fat lady and
a bearded lady, took third place.
"All the booths were very clever
and showed originality," accord
ing to the judges. Decisions were
reached by a committee of judges
and the vote of those attending
the carnival.
Curtis Elliott, Katy Faulkner
and Letta Clark, faculty members,
constituted the judging committee.
Universities Ask
For Peace Time
Military Training
Recent statements to the white
house by 14 university presidents,
favoring peace-time compulsory
military training, has culminated
in a definite stand on the subject
by the Association of Land Grant
Colleges and Universities.
During a January 13 meeting in
Washington, D. C, th Association
went on record as believing in
the "maintenance of a continu
ous policy of military training.".
Training Strengthens U. S.
The statement of 14 university
presidents to the white house
favored compulsory peace-time
military training as a means to
strengthen the hand of the United
States in the peace conference.
In commenting upon this move.
Chancellor C. S. Boucher submit
ted the following statement by the
Association of Land Grant Col
leges and Universities, signed by
C. A. Dykstra, chairman of the
Executive Committee.: I
"The Land Grant Colleges and
Universities have had long and
successful experience with mili
tary training in peace and war.
We believe in the majntenance of
a continuous policy oi military
training. Since the extent and
character of such a program for
the postwar period cannot wisely
be determined at the present time,
we recommend decision on mis
mportant policy be postponed
until the expiration of the present
Selective Service Act."
American Dieting Institution
Fades in the Past, or Does It?
BY BARBARA KIECHEL.
Maybe Ohio coeds have some
thing in their "reducing via the
record machine." Maybe there is
another way out. But we, person
ally, doubt that the good old
American institution of dieting
will ever completely disappear.
For if it does, the country's en
tire social system will have to be
reorganized. Think of all Hie
manufacturers of lettuce-centered
chocolates who would be thrown
out of work think of all the
casualties from shock if a woman
failed to respond, "Oh, but 1
shouldn't!" as she gobbles her
thirteenth slice of bread.
Heaven knows why but all
members of the feminine species
are firmly convinced that they
could run Lana Turner a close
race if they could just lose fifteen
pounds. Like the proverbial
weather, it is a topic which every
one talks about, but seldom does;wer,ty pounds heavier!
anyining aooui. inere are exc-ci-
tions, however: some coeds thai:
have a will of iron, determination I
Peace Committees Begin
Discussion, Organization
General discussion and organ
ization of conference committees
at their first meeting, Friday
afternoon from 3 to 5 p. m
opened the experimental peace
conference of the university.
The twelve committees met as
separate bodies for the first time
Friday, with meetings of most
of the committees given over to
roll call, appointing sub-committees
and debate on major issues.
Committee No. 1, World Se
curity Organization, debated the
UN Cancels
Midwestern
Debate Meet
Because of recent ODT rulings,
the annual university Debate and
Discusion Conference which was
previously scheduled for Feb. 23
and 24, has been definitely and
finally cancelled, recently an
nounced Dr.- Leroy T. Laase, di
rector of debating. To conform
with the ODT rulings, two smaller
conferences are planned for Feb.
16 ad 17, and 23 and 24.
Attract 100.
In the past, this major midwest
debate conference has attracted
over 100 debaters from 25 col
leges and universities in seven
surrounding states. In regard to
its cancellation Dr. Laase said,
"We regret very much the nec
essity for cancelling the confer
ence. It is a disappointment, but
if the cancellation of this confer
ence will in any way contribute
to the war effort, I am confident
that the debaters, as well as I,
are more than willing to do so."
Other Conferences Affected.
Other conferences as well as
UN's have been affected by this
directive, explained Dr. Laase. In
reply to a committee of repre
sentatives of the National Associ
ation of Teachers of Speech and
the three national honorary speech
societies, the ODT stated that col
leges and universities would be
permitted to hold conferences pro
vided the attendance be restricted
to less than 50 traveling partici
pants. On this basis the larger
conferences which have been can
celled are being replaced with
smaller conferences in which at
tendance is being severely lim
ited. UN Plans Two Meetings.
In accordance with the above
directive. UN is planning to hold
two smaller conferences, one for
junior varsity debaters on Feb. 16
and 17. and another for senior de
baters on Feb. 23 and 24. To the
first conference are invited repre
sentatives of Nebraska colleges
while the second will be made up
of teams from about 10 outstate
colleces and universities, for
which a full list is not yet avail
able. of steel and a box -f Hershey
bars hidden in the bottom drawer.
Routine Varies.
The routine may vary with the
individual, but it is substantially
(there should be a better word;
it's doubtful if even a truck farm
er could see anything substantial
about a raw carrot) the same in
all cases. Breakfast consists of
a cup of black coffee and half a
grapefruit. If the poor experi
menter has the strength to hobble
back from "sosh" in time for
lunch, she finds a bowl of hot
water and a tempting Rye Krisp
awaiting her. But she needn t en
dure it for long. After gorging
herself on a salad consisting of
celery, unsweetened gooseberries,
and red peppers smothered in
vinegar (dinner) she is usually so
ill that she must take to her bed
and be placed in solitary confine
ment until she stops seeing choco
late drops in front of her eyes.
After six weeks she generally
emerges as well as ever and
T' e coeds who work in pairs
(C?e DIETING, Tage 2.)
Dumbarton Oaks, the Culbertson
peace plan and India's position
as a representative. All of the
nations present agreed either com
pletely or with a few changes to
the Dumbarton Oaks plan. Ger
many and Japan refrained from
comment. India's position was re
ferred back to the planning com
mittee with the recommendation
that India be repfesented by a
pressure group or as a part of
the British Empire. Eleanor
Knoll, chairman, formed sub
committees to find further in
formation on differnt phases oi
the security organization.
Form Sub-Committees.
Treatment of War Criminals
was the topic of Committee No.
2. Sub-committees on determin
ing war criminals of Germany,
Italy and Japan, and on classi
fication of crimes and machinery
to carry out punishments were
formed. The committee defined
war criminals as military leaders,
(See PEACE, Page 4.)
Home Ec Club
Gives Ag Style
Show Feb. 14
Dresses, suits and accessories
made and designed by 30 home ec
coeds will be modeled by their
creators in a style show spon
sored by the home ec club Wed
nesday at 7:45 p. m. in the ag
cafeteria, Monica Ann Alberty,
home ec club president, an
nounced today.
Styles presented will range
from cotton and spun rayon
dresses made by the beginning
class to woolens and rayon date
and afternoon dresses draped and
designed by advanced students.
Invite Ag Coeds.
According to Miss Alberty, all
home ec students are invited to
attend and may bring a guest. She
asked that coeds who wish to at
tend sign the list on the bulletin
board in the home ec building.
Margaret Hagen and Roxanna
Shepherd serve as commentators
for the review and announced that
a Valentine theme will be used
for the presentation. Refreshments
will be served.
Laurel Adams, Mary Ellen Mc
Farland, Marian Rivett, Alice Sor
enson and Lois Jacobsen are in
charge of arrangements for the
remainder of the program.
Discuss Student
Unity at Teachers
College Meeting
A meeting of all teachers col
lege students will be held Tues
day night at 7:30 to discuss a plan
of a student organization to pro
mote teachers college unity and
increase interest in the profession.
The student advisory board to
the dean of teachers college has
asked Dean F. E. Henzlik and
Dr. C. W. Scott to explain the
value of some form of organi
zation such as the Nebraska State
Education association, after which
an open discussion will be held.
A temporary chairman and board
will be elected to draw up the
constitution.
The meeting is voluntary, and
if carried thru will add prestige
to the teaching profession. Dean
Henzlik said. This meeting is open
to all students who are enrolled
in teachers college.
Mrs. A. Hill Gives
Tuesday Review
Mrs. A. W. Hill, state president
of the Nebraska Federation of
Woman's Clubs, will be featured
at the next Coed Counselor Book
Review, Tuesday night at 7 in
Ellen Smith. Her book will be
"The Rummelharts of Rampler
Avenue," written by an Omaha
authoress, Maude Smith Delavan.
Business Manager Aks
February 4 Papers
Mildred Engstrom, business
manager of the Ncbraskan has
announced that she will pay
five cents for eacb copy of the
Sunday, Febrcary 4. Nebraskan
turned in at the office.