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mm qD n7 p 0 UU Vol. 44, No. 65 Lincoln 8, Nebraska Sunday, March 4, 1945 Mrs. R. Rohdc Urges Drastic Punishment of Axis Criminals J u w I II 11 u Mwrfb paras BY MARTIIELLA HOLCOMB. Punishment for the German war criminals should be drastic and not delayed, according to Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde, former Nebraska student and for a num ber of years American minister to Denmark, who is here to speak Monday night at the experimen tal peace conference. "The people of Germany must have it made perfectly clear to them why their war criminals are being punished," Mrs. Rohde said. 'They mustn't think that they are martyrs, or that they're being punished because they lost the war." After the last war 23 types of offenses were classified las war crimes and incorporated ' in international law. This time it isn't a "hazy unidentifiable sit uation," she pointed out. Trials should incorporafe both military and civil elements, espe cially the safeguards of open, free trial. Since most countries will be under martial law, the military will probably conduct the trials, but "they need not be summary, carried on under conditions of siege." Language Group Shows Pictures Of Pan America Movies picturing sections along the Pan American highway of country rarely seen by the aver 'age tourist will be shown by the infvtern language department of the university at 4 p.m. Monday and 4 d. m. Thursday in Sosh auditorium. "rui- Neighbors Down the Road" is an account of an auto- mnhilp expedition along the Pan American highway from Caracas, Venezuela, to the Straits of Ma gellan. This movie includes visits to nine South American capitals covering 13,000 miles of travel. All interested in Latin America are invited to attend. The modern language depart ment is sponsoring these shows of Latin America twice weekly. G. Schluckebier Bails From Plane In South Pacific CaDtain Glen H. Schluckebier, 41 UN graduate, during his 17 months of service in the Pacific theater has been forced to bail from his plane twice,- according to information received from the war department. Circling at low altitude over enemy territory in the Philippines, Captain Schluckebier prepared to drop his bomb in close support of Army Ground troops pushing toward Manila, when a bullet from a small caliber rifle pene trated the motor of his dive bomber. His plane losing altitude, he jet tisonerf his bombs and headed for home. He got back over the front lines where he prepared for a forced landing. "I simply picked out a rice pad die and made a wheels-up dead stick landing," he declared. Nei ther Captain Schluckebier nor his gunner were wounded although they were both shaken up. This was not the first time the pilot had returned to his base without his ship. Last May, dur ing fan operational flight of Hawaii, a fellow flier accidentally crashed into his plaine in midair. Captain Schluckebier celared the ship and opened his parachute a few seconds before the plane ex ploded. He has completed 17 months of service in the Pacific theater and was previously stationed at Hawaii. Mrs. Rohde, daughter of famed William Jennings Bryan, praised the Yalta declarations, saying that they were part of the re-education of the axis nations, and gave a stability to the world peace or ganization. Chairman of the in stitute for re-education of the axis nations, which headquarters at New York university, Mrs Rohde said that she expected the educational process to be a long range project, because there are three types of problems. The peo ple of Germany can be divided into three age groups, she says; those mature before Hitler's rise, the '14-40 group which is com pletely indoctrinated, and those too young to understand the pnn ciples of of the Nazis. Each group must be handled in a different way, she believes. She had special praise for the peace conference, saying that she had heard of no other school which had tried anything com parable to it. In a country such as ours it is extremely important, she said, for the general public to be well informed and con cerned about public affairs, "I hope other schools will follow your example." Honors, Awards Highlight Mortar Board Tea Today Presentation of senior and scholarship awards will be maajp at the annual Mortar Board tea this afternoon from 3 to 5 in Ellen Smith hall. Senior awards are given to out standing senior women, not Mor tar Boards, for exceptional work in scholarship and activities. Honor scholarships of $75 are granted to four students showing unusual ability in some speccific fields and retaining an 85 aver age in all their work. The awards will be presented at 4 p. m. Pouring at the tea from 3 to 4 p. m. will be Miss Elsie Ford Piper, the Misses Elda Rema and Leva Belle Walker, and Mrs. Rob ert Simmons. From 4 to 5 p. m. Miss Sally Wilson, Miss Eliza Emma Gamble, Mrs. Ray Rice, and Mrs. T. J. Thompson will pour. University Group Presents Senior Awards of 50 Three $50 scholarships will be offered again this year by the American Association of Univer sity Women to senior women who will graduate in June or August of 1946. The girls must be wholly or partially self-supporting and must have an 85 weighted average. Applications may be obtained in Ellen Smith hall and must be submitted by March 21. Miss Margaret Proctor, head of the scholarship committee, reports that personal interviews with the applicants will be held on March 27 and 28. Meek Reporter Of Morrill; Unique Sight Takes Breath Away BY DEAN WALL. Armed with the traditional catalogue and art guide, a meek trembling reporter crept into the renowned portals of Morrill hall to gain the audience of the im mortal genii of the joint in the hope that they would divulge the dirt that could be used to an nounce the opening of the 55th Annual Exhibition of Contempor ary Art presented by the Ne braska Art Association. The slghi that greeted his eyes was breathtaking and unique in that in these days of unions, time A i X f if From The Lincoln Journal. MRS. RUTH ROHDE. . . . returns to university to speak at plenary session of peace conference. Theatre Casts 'Room Service' For March 22 Twelve men and two women have been cast in a comedy, "Room Service," University Thea tre Director Dallas Williams an nounced Saturday. "Come heck or high water and I fully expect them both the University Play ers will produce Room Service March 22. 23 and 24," Williams revealed to the press. "A hotel bedroom is the scene of Room Service, where orders for fun and frolic are served by the sparkling jugful," expounded Williams. "There isn't a serious moment in the whole play; this play is designed strictly for en tertainment," he concluded. Produced in 1937. "Room Service" was produced in 1937 by George Abbot, famed for his Broadway comedies, and after two successful years on Broadway went on the road for two more years. The play was purchased by the Marx Brothers for a movie. All members of the cast, except for Bob Gillan, Betty Jeanne Hol comb, Marvin Bowhay and John Lind have appeared in other Theatre plays this year. The cast, as announced by Williams, is: Sasha Smirnoff . .Bob Samardik Gordon Miller Bill Swanson Joseph Gribble. .Geoffrey Gass Harry Binion. .Marvin Bowhay Faker Englund Bob Gillan Christine Marlowe Betty Jeanne Holeomb Leo Davis Dewey Ganzel Hilda Manney ...Barbara Jo Jenkins Gregory Wagner. . .Carl Zeigler Simon Jenkins. . .Van Weslover Timothy Hogarth John Lind Dr. Glass . . Avrum Bondarin Senator Blake Don Kline Ventures Into Renowned Halls and a half for overtime and work men's rights everyone is too busy to get any work done. But here apparently there was a reversal of usual practices. Roll Up Sleeves. Anybody who h anybody had rolled up his sleeves and was going into his tasks with that "For God and Country" attitude. Kady Faulkner, in her blue jeans and plaid shirt, was down on her hands and knees covering the pedestals with resplendent green burlap. Mrs. Kirsch, with elegant grace and exact strokes, was; Speaks Monday Mite On Axis Education One of the 25 women most likely to get a seat at the actual peace conference, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rohde, native Nebraskan and former university student will discuss "Re education of the Axis Countries at the first plenary ses sion of the experimental peace 7 in the coliseum. The conference planning committee has made ar rangements with KFAB, local radio station, to have a transcription made of the entire proceeding of the plenary session for a re-broadcast over KFAB later in the week. AUF Begins Campus Red Cross Drive Approximately 70 university stu dents will begin soliciting Mon day night in an effort to contact everv student on the campus to reach the $2,500 goal established by the AUF in connection with the National Red Cross drive, to be held March 5 to 10. The S2.300 collected on the campus this week will go to over seas clubs, Red Cross hospitals, prisoners of war, family assistance for servicemen, relief in time of disaster and the blood donor serv ice, to mention only a few of the functions of the National Red Cross. As of June 30, 1944, the Red Cross sponsored 727 overseas clubs and 194 clubs on wheels. Individual hospital cases, aside from the wounded, numbered 1, 300.000: 150.000 movies were shown; food parcels, emergency messages and medicine kits were sent to 10,850,200 prisoners of war. Family Assistance. Communications and assistance to servicemen's families last year included 17,875,000 contacts; re lief was given to 68,000 persons in 259 disasters; 11,000,000 pints of blood have been donated to the Red Cross since February of 1941 Basil O'Connor, chairman of the American National Red Cross, has said, "The Red Cross is great be cause it reflects and is sustained by an idea that is lodged in the emotions and in the consciousness of all the people. The idea is the dignity of man, and the respon sibility of all society toward its in dividual members." For this rea son, each student is being asked to contribute at least $2 to the drive, a small amount in proportion to the individual interest of each person, according to Margaret Beede, AUF director. rendering a picture irame in Kem-Tone. John Kirsch, in a voluminous white apron, correct to the mannish bow in the back, was diligently fastening picture wire in screw eyes. A bewildered coed flitting hither, thither and yon offering pins to the industri ous trojans lent the proper at mosphere to this little scene. Two men lecruited from an art class and the library were stand ing in the background assidiously hanging drapes and pulling them down again. But the gem of this (See MORRILL, pace 2.) conference Monday night at Gerry McKinsey, vice chairman of the planning committee, will preside over the beginning of the plenary session and will introduce the speakers of the evening, Chan cellor C. S. Boucher and Mrs. Rohde. Ellsworth DuTeau, secre tary of the Alumni Association, will act as secretary for the ses sions. Peterson Will Preside. After Mrs. Rohde's address, Senator C. Petrus Peterson, speaker of the Unicameral legisla ture, will preside during the read ing of committee reports and con sideration of amendments to the resolutions adopted by the com mittees. Born in Nebraska, Mrs. Rohde became interested in politics and world affairs by travelling with her father, three times candidate for the presidency and former re publican senator from Nebraska, and attending sessions of Con gress. She worked as a nurse in Egypt during the first World war and lived in Florida after the war. In 1928, she was elected to the House of Representatives from Florida and kept her seat in Con gress until 1932. She was the first woman member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress and held that position during her (See ROHDE, pare 20 Former Students Meet on Belgium Front Dec. 22 Lying wounded on a Belgium battlefield, Lt. Johnny Thompson was by pure chance found a UN student Lt. Bill Robinson, who hailed a medical jeep to ride Thompson to Bastogne, three miles away, Thompson relates in a let ter to his parents, Dean and Mrs. T. J. Thompson recently. Thompson, suffering chest and leg wounds, and Robinson were next day encircled by the Ger mans who cut off Bastogne from allied troops. Food and medical supplies dwindled for seven days, when the 11th armored division broke the German stranglehold to recapture Bastogne on Dec. 29. In Belgium Lt. Robinson en countered two former UN buddies of his, Lt. Fred Metheny and Capt. Ray Hershner, paratroop ers. Robinson was wounded Jan. 2, and was removed to Paris where he met Lt. Jim Brogan. Lt. Thompson has been evacu ated to England, where he wrote his parents of his rapid improve ment. Nebraskan Needs Six Fel). Issues Nebraskan Business Man ager Mildred Engstrom is call ing for four copies of the Sunday, Feb. 25, and two is sues of Friday, Feb. 16, Ne braskan. Five cents will be paid for any copies brought to the Nebraskan office. ss