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EDITORIAL 8TAITK .'
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Managing Editor Leslie Jeaa Gl(flly. Betty Lea Ruiton
Nf Edidtnrs. rhyllli Teagardea, Shirley Jenkias, Mary Alice Caweed, Bill Roberta
Sporta Editor Check feleraen
Society Editor Betty Kiar
RISINBSS STAFF
Basinets Manarer Mildred Enrrm
Assistant Businen Manarera Lorraine Akramton, Shirley Stnben
Circalatien Manager Janet Hatehinaen
A Good Sign . . .
Encouraging word for the future of the university is
the announcement that UN has filed an application in
Washington for the establishment of a Naval Reserve Offi
cers Training Corps unit on the Nebraska campus.
There is little doubt that after the war, military and
naval training will be a vitally important part of the curri
cula of American colleges and universities. Applying a les
son learned from the present conflict, the United States
will undoubtedly go all-out for a thoro peacetime prepared
ness program, and the American university will naturally
be called upon to play its part in that program. No uni
versity, thus, which does not boast a strong military train
ing program will be in step in the postwar collegiate world
(provided, of course, that the given university has the fa
cilities, real or potential, for maintaining such a program.)
To contribute their maximum to the American democratic
way of life, American universities will have to maintain
strong military training courses in support of the nation's
preparedness program.
With its application for a Naval ROTC program to
augment its present Army ROTC unit, the university has
thus expressed its willingness to fulfill its obligation to
take a leading part jn the nation s vital preparedness pro
gram, given a clear indication that it intends to maintain
its role as a useful public institution.
How About It?
The Student Council has appointed a committee to in
vestigate the possibilty of a drive to rid the campus of
dandelions. The committee is to feel out students' reaction
to such a drive, make plans for the dandelion eradication
if enough students show enthusiasm for the project.
The issue is thus up to the students. Are they willing,
m the absence of enough regular university groundskeep
ers, to make this effort to help beautify the campus?
Wholehearted Support'
The University owes a real debt of gratitude to the
Lincoln Newspapers and the Lincoln Chamber of Com
merce. Both these organizations, co-sponsors of the recent
production of the opera "Aida," have contributed their en
tire share of the proceeds to the University Foundation.
The University thus is some $3,000 richer, and two
outstanding Lincoln civic organizations have once again
affirmed their desire to give UN their wholehearted sup
port. .
To University
Art Collection
A fresco panel and a typical
have been donated by Nebraskans
have ben donated by Nebraskans
to the permanent art collection of
the university in Morrill hall.
Edgar Britton, native of Kear
ney, Neb., and now art instructor
in the Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center, has given the university
the fresco panel of two figures
which he made during a demon
stration of the fresco process on
his recent visit to Lincoln, Feb.
27. This is the first example of
true fresco on plaster to be in
eluded in the Nebraska
tion.
Other Donations.
Dr. and Mrs. Everett E
Lincoln, have given the
tion a group of art objects typical
of 19th century art, including two
oil paintings, two "Roger's groups"
in plaster, an antique felt table
cover, and Several miscellaneous
curios.
Both gifts mentioned above are
now on display on the second
floor of Morrill hall, m the uni
versity art galleries, along with
related material in the art collections.
Development of City Campus
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SinfoniaGroup
Offers Annual
Spring Concert
Performing a variety of selec
tions, the Upsilon chapter of Phi
Mu AlDha-Sinfonia. mens na
tional musical fraternity, presents
its annual spring concert today at
3 p. m. in the Temple.
Of special interest is the clos-
inc number bv the Elee club, the
"Sea Chanty Suite" arranged by
Colin McPhee. Based on tradi
tional folk-song airs of Scotland,
the suite includes such unusual
numbers as the cheerful "High
land Laddie," "Lowlands Away"
and the mournful "Stormalong."
Soloists for the work are baritones
Roy Johnson, chapter president,
and Russell Leger. Duo-pianists
Cecil Smith and Lee Kjelson and
tympanist Trent Tiller provide
the accompaniment for the suite.
Classical Number.
Most classical number on the
program will be the performance
by violinist James Nehez of
Marccllo's Violin Sonata. Mr.
Nehez, who will be accompanied
by Cecil Smith on the piano, was
recently elected to Alpha Rho
Tau, fine arts honorary. Other
instrumental soloists are Norman
Todenhoft who will play a Mozart
clarinet Rondo, and Lee Kjelson
who will offer David's "Concer
tino." Opening the program will be
a glee club group of three fratern
ity songs directed by Russell
Leger. The program, which is the
final one in a series of annual
spring concerts presented by the
four fraternal musical organiza
tions on the campus, is as follows:
moo RAM.
Sinfonia I ...... SulMiraa
Sinfonia Pari inn Song Pendleton
A Sinfonia Anthem Palm
Sinfonia Clip Club.
Soma. (Uirt!o-Alli!ro, LarKO, Pr-to.
.Tnmr NfIwi, violinist, Ocil Smith, pian-
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Vocalise Raclimnnlnoff
Hornpipe Cowell
Lre Kjelson, Cecil Smith, duo-pianista.
Concertino Darld
Lee KJolnon, baritone nor
Concerto In B flat Moaarl
Rondo
Norman Todenhoft, clarinettat
Sea Cl.anty Suite lPHe
lowlands Away
Billy Boy
Storms Ion (t
Highland Laddfe
atnfonia Glee Club.
Roy Johnson, baritone
RuaaeM Letter, baritone.
Lee Kjcleon, Cecil Smith, duo-ntantata
Kent Tiller, tympaniat.
Dr, Westbrook
Reveals Spring
Concert Plans
Tentative plans wer announced
today by Dr. Arthur E. West
brook, for holding the annual
spring choral concert at the uni
versity on Sunday, April 29, in
the coliseum, starting at 2 p. m.
The concert will be open to the
public and will feature a chorus
of 300 voices. Included will be
the University Singers under the
direction of Dr. Westbrook; the
university choruses under the di
rection of Donald Glattly and Dr.
Westbrook; the agricultural col
lege chorus, under the direction of
Mrs. Altinas Tullis. The Uni
versity Orchestra, directed by
Miles Dresskell, will be heard on
the program.
The complete program, along
with the names of the soloists,
will, be announced later.
Religious Council
Elects Officers
Hastings Student
Receives Howard
Fellowship at UN
Miss Fanabel Tripp of Hastings
was revealed toaay as me re
cipient of the Alice Frost Howard
fellowship for 1945-46 at the university.
Miss Tripp will be graduated
from Hastings college this spring.
Her mother is a member of the
faculty there.
The Fellowship is provided each
year tnru trie university founda
tion and is valued at $150 this
year. It is given for graduate
work for research student;; in the
field of sociology.
For Coming Year
The Religious Welfare Council,
the group linking all other cam
dus organizations, has elected its
officers for the coming year. They
are president, Bill Miller; vice
president, Laverne Wichelt; sec
retary, Martha Davis; treasurer,
Dr. Meyer Gaba; and Mrs. Ray
Rice is chairman of the survey
committee.
The six other survey committee
members are: Miss Luivy Hill,
head of the commercial arts de
partment and Professor C. A.
Forbes of classics, who represent
the facility group. Representing
the student pastors are Reverend
Hinkhouse and Rabb Marx. Shir
ley Hinds and Alice Rife are the
student body representatives.
Ruth Ronlison Accepts
Red Cross Overseas Job
Miss Ruth Rowlison. former
UN student, has accepted a posi
tion as a Red Cross hospital staff
aide overseas, leaving this week
for Washington, D. C, for a short
training course.
While at the university, Miss
Rowlison majored in social sci
once and served as part time sec
retary to Dr. William C. Brenke
and to Miss Elsie Ford Piper. She
completed a nurses aide course in
Lincoln and will be stationed
the south Pacific area.
BY VIRGINIA KOVARIK.
Ag college, as we know it to
day, is very different from the
Ag college our elders knew. It's
story is also a story of the univer
sity, as they are inseparably con
nected. Ag college was first one of the
colleges of the university; later
it was incorporated in the Indus
trial college; and in 1909 became
a separate college of the univer
sity, the college of agriculture
we. know today. At first "book
farming" was frowned upon by
both farmers and non-farmers. It
was thought to be a futile task to
teach farming in schools.
, About 73 years ago the College
of Agriculture was established,
tho there were-no regular stu
dents. A very few students did
enter the regular course,.,rut it
consisted of lectures. Enrollment
was not enthusiastic lor the first
three years, but in the fourth
year, 15 students entered Ag col
lege. A college farm was set
aside and experiments were car
ried on.
Early Ag Campus.
The early Ag college campus
consisted of two buildings, one of
them a "dormitory" which pro
vided free rooms to the students
who, in turn, provided the labor
on the farm. Advertising stressed
the fact that by living on this
campus, students were assured of
a wholesome life away from the
evils and temptations of the city.
In the 15 year period that fol
lowed, the name was changed to
Industrial college, an experiment
braska hall, a building to house
braska Hall, a building to house
the Industrial college, was erected
on the city campus.
Many people today do not real
ize that there is both a school of
agriculture and a college of agri
culture. The former is a high
school, emphasizing secondary
school courses, while the latter
is a separate college within th
university.
A two year course mi domestic
science was outlined in 1898 to
"develop character in the kitchen
as well as in the laboratory." The
school of domestic science was
housed on the city campus and
was not a particularly flourishing
institution. When the home eco
nomics building was not yet com
plete, the course was offered at
the school of agriculture, as this
enabled all work to be given
there. It is interesting to note
that the home economics build
ing was first both a classroom
and a dormitory for the students
and fhe course was a high school
course. Home economics today is
a highly scientific course and the
students are trained m all phases
of domestic science from baby ,
care to interior decoration.
Continued Development.
Ag college has continued to de
velop and enlarge in spite of war,
drouth, and other adverse condi
tions until it is today a thriving
campus of well-equipped build
ings. Two new additions, the
foods and nutrition building and
Love memorial co-operative resi
dence hall, are a great asset.
Contrast the first campus with
our campus today, and you real
ize the great strides taken in ag
ricultural education. All of which
brings us to the fact that Ag
college will celebrate its annual
crowning of the Goddess of Ag
riculture on April 21, at 4 in a
novel ceremony. Plans are in
motion for a day of fun for all
and a picnic for Ag college stu
dents after the ceremony.
Correspondent
Analyzes Russo-
Japanese Pact
(Editor's Note: Taken from
The Daily Calif or nian, University
of California paper.)
Indicative of the general,
fho unofficial, reaction in 1941
to the R ires-Japanese neutral
ity agreement are the following
differing- interpretations ana
lyzed by correspondent Robert
Post and published in the April
14, 1941 issue of the New York
Times.
In Ixtrtdon at the time, Post
wrote that for the most part
observers sought the propa
ganda and political motives
behind the pact, arguing that in
no ease ha the moat solemn
sort of treaty prevented Russia,
Japan, Germany or Italy from
doing exactly what tohey saw
fit. Ed.
"Examining the treaty from this
point of view that is trying to
find out why the treaty was signed
and announced at this moment
observers here (London) balanced
off three possible motives, each
,ainst the others.
"First was the conclusion that it
was designed to tell the world that
Russia was growing closer to the
'new order' of Germany, Italy and
Japan and their satellites and that
the announcement of an agree
ment between these two tradi
tional enemies would leave Russia
; free to help Germany.
"This would not seem the
moat likely at this moment in
view of Russia's recent signs
that she dislikes the German
moves in the Balkans and the
general impression here of
growing coolness between Rw
sia and Germany.
"Some observers even predict
that Russia will be at war with
Germany before long either of her
own accord or because Germany
will attack the Ukraine. (Ger
many invaded Russia June 22,
1941.)
"Therefore the second of the
possible motives is almost the
direct opposite. The treaty or
rather its announcement can be
interpreted as a Russian warning
to Germany that the Soviets are
protecting their back in just such
an event as that mentioned above.
How valuable this warning will
prove if warning it is depends
largely on how far Russia can
trust Japan.
"The third of the possible mo
tives is a corrollary of the first,
Perhaps Japan wants to estab
lish a "new order" in the East
by moving southward and is
thus protecting her back by this
agreement. Again, it is hard to
sec what good this will- do un
less Ruia haa had a sudden
and remarkable change of heart
about living up to her agree
ments. "Therefore, it would seem from
this point of view, that the treaty
will be effective just so far as it
is used by propagandists on both
sides. Its interest lies in what
the various government-controlled
publicity organs say about it in
the future."
Michael Sage, New York radio
actor who makes his movie bow
in Paramount's "Miss Susie Sto
gie," was married in Brooklyn,
his home town.
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