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THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, September 21, 1945
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Editor Leslie Jean Olotfelty
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This Ain't the Army!
Last spring when we kissed-off the last of the AST
17 year old trainees, UN thought it had seen the end of
servicemen on campus, except for the ever-present ROTU
That we were wrong was obvious when bell-bottom trousers
began to appear a few days ago and we found out that
although the army had gone, the navy had moved into the
old library.
In the past, UN students have had relatively little to
do with the trainees stationed on the campus, except so
cially, of course. Army trainees were tightly restricted and
were not allowed to participate in campus activities. They
attended their 6wn special classes and we didn't get to
know them very welL
The navy, however, has an entirely different set-up,
Members of the Nebraskan staff spent Thursday afternoon
talking to the navy unit officers to find out just what
the navy trainees could or couldn't do as far as the campus
is concerned. As a result of the interviews we know that
the navy is going to be very much with us. We'll see the
sailors in classes, coking in the crib, playing on the football
team, working for the Nebraskan, the Cornhusker and the
Awgwan, pledging fraternities and generally participating
as much as time allows in all university activities.
So long as we will be associating with the trainees much
more than we have been able to in the past, it is well for
the civilian students at the university to know all they can
about the sailors. We heard one civilian refer to the trainees
as "a bunch of dry-land boots." That in itself is one of the
biggest mistakes we can make about UN's new navy stu
dents. Out of the group of 184 that were stationed on the
campus as of Thursday, 85 have had combat experience
overseas, 60 others have served on sea, and only 39 came
here direct from boot camp. The new Okinawa campaign
ribbon, the Philippine ribbon and numerous other ribbons
and battle stars are in evidence on their uniforms.
Many of the men in the navy unit had high nav rat
ings before coming here. First class quartermasters, first
class machinists' mates and numerous other petty officer
and seaman ratings were held by the present UN trainees.
They have given up these ratings to come to the University
of Nebraska as apprentice seamen. Their ages range mostly
from 19 to 23. They are definitely not the 17 year old re
cruits to which we have become accustomed.
The officers of the unit and the men themselves have
expressed a wish that they be treated as ordinary students
and not as migratory servicemen. They plan to enter whole
heartedly into university activities and social functions and
to become a definite part of the university as much as they
can. rom tnereon, it is up to us to make them feel at
home. It is our job to help them as much as they want to
nelp us, to cooperate with them as they will cooperate with
us, and, most of all, to remember that they are UN students
who gave up ratings and higher pay to attend the univer
sity, that they are as much a part of the campus as any
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I LETTERIP
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Ke-printexl 'rota th October issue of Esquir VJCf
II UnU only (Umobiiixcd-he't immobilized
TO THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY:
What do you know about the Student Council? What
purposes do you think it should serve? What projects do
you wish undertaken? In the past several years your Stu
dent Council has not been what it should be. The officers
and members of this year's group are determined to im
prove the organization so it will fulfill its purpose that of
service to the students and administration of the univer
sity. It is up to you as students to express your ideas to
this group. The members are the following:
Roberta Collins Vice President
Helen Vennum Secretary
Stuart Goldberg Treasurer
Mary Jo Gish Chairman of Judiciary Committee
Bob Gillan Helen Laird
Lowell Anderson Gene Merchant
Catherine Curley Bob Coonley
Joyce Crosbie Virginia Buckingham
Ruth Korb Janet Mason
Dorothy Mastin Jim Crowderville
Marie Abraham Gene Dixon
Barbara Emerson
The president will keep office hours 9 to 1:30 each
Tuesday in the Student Council office, room 305, Student
Union building. It is your challenge accept it.
Yours truly,
Edith Pumphrey, President.
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Jidge Mason.
A group of seniors were stand
ing in the hall of the Union dis
coursing upon the status of their
alma mater when two juniors
passed them by, giving out with
the following oft-heard remark:
'Things are going to be differ
ent this year!"
The seniors glanced at one an
other, raising their eyebrows and
smiling benignly, and one of them
said to the others:.
"Those noor siirkprs All iun-
iors are the same. Every year
they think things are going to be
different this time, just because
they're enjoying the prime of their
college career and are being a bit
optimistic. Wait 'til they get to
be seniors then they 11 see that
school is dragging on just the
same as it has for the last four
years."
"Yen, those poor juniors think
they own the college and conse
quently it has to be lively and
spirited," retorted another of the
group. "Give 'em time, their crests
will fall!"
The others all nooded assent
and were just about to change
the morbid subject when a group
of sophomores passed them, so
they paused to hear the current
gossip:
"This is really going to be a
good year," one was saying en
thusiastically. "Maybe Corncobs
and Kosmet Klub will start up
again and we can have a Nebraska
Sweetheart of '46."
Another chimed In: "Boy, we'd
better get on the ball and be
thinking of a candidate to put
up just in case!"
Their voices trailed away as
they moved on and the seniors
again turned to each other with
raised eyebrows, but this time
the benign smiles were missing.
Their expressions could best be
described as a mixture between
astonishment and pity. One of
them said:
"Well, it's been a long time
since we've lieard people talking
like that. It almost sounds like
the good old days. But then soph
omores are always like that
impetuous, over-enthusiastice, full
of that well-known sophomore
complex."
"That's true," returned another,
hey always have big ideas and
then manage to let them fizzle out
without much of a fight. Still,
it's kind of nice to know that the
old traditions haven't been de
cayed and buried."
The ghost of a smile appeared on-
their faces for a moment but was
soon wiped out at the thought of
that elusive thing known
"school spirit" dying away again.
As the conversation was re
newed along different lines, one of
the seniors took her leave and
disappeared out the front door.
The dubious students were about
to break up when suddenly a
commotion at the door and the
sound of flying feet down the
hall made them turn quickly.
There, coming toward them at
breakneck speed was the recently
departed member of their group.
She came tearing up, babbling in
excitement and grabbing their
arms.
"I saw it, I saw it! Six of them
all of them " she broke off
breathlessly.
"Well what did you see? asked
one of the others, disgusted at
her companions lack of control.
"It's back! It's back! School
spirit they were right. Oh isn't
it wonderful!"
"For heaven's sake, what are
you talking about," inquired the
others.
"I saw them six freshmen,"
the excited senior shouted. "All of
them, th they were all wearing
their freshman beanies!"
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