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Vol. 45, No. 16.
BY SHIRLEY JENKINS.
"What are the Corn Cobs?"
"Who are the Corn Cobs?"
You'd better start knowing the
answers, because the Corn Cobs
are coming back.
Wearing red sweaters with a
pep emblem on front and huge
white letters on the back spell
ing Nebraska, the two remaining
actives of the pep organization
have started recruiting pledges for
Corn Cobs.
Dean Skokan and Dick Batch
elder, with Col. C. J. Frankforler
as adviser, are reorganizing the
Corn Cobs.
Established in 1921.
Established in 1921 by three
cheerleaders for the purpose of
Homecoming
Plans Swing
Into Form
In keeping with the annual
homecoming tradition, the high
light of the weekend is the home
coming dance following the game,
when the '45 Pep Queen will be
presented.
Eddy Haddad and his orchestra
starring vocalist Don Rice and
Ginny Lyons will play for the
dance from 9 to 12. Last year's
Pep Queen Jackie Scott, and
Bernie Urich Yell King will in
troduce the new queen.
Card Section.
Celebrations strive to make
homecoming equal to the one of
prewar days, according to Ginny
Demel, Tassel's publicity chair
man. For the first time in three
years, the Tassels will have a card
section during the half of the
- game, and decoration rivalry be
tween houses will be stronger
than for some time.
Homecoming tradition predom
inates at the game when last year's
Pep Queen rides across the field
on the Victory Bell to be intro
duced by Chancellor Boucher.
Further announcements con
cerning house decorations, the
J homecoming dance, end other ac
tivities scheduled for the week
end will be announced in The Ne
braskan next week, said Miss
Demel.
DuTeau Speaks
At Foundation
Mass Meeting
Mr. Ellsworth DuTeau, alumni
secretary, will be the featured
speaker at the Student Founda
,tion mass meeting Thursday eve
ning. DuTeau will discuss the pur
poses of university activities and
urge the cultivation of school
spirit. The program will start at
7:30 p. m. in room 313 of the
Union.
Vice president Lorene Novotny,
treasurer Shirley Hinds, secretary
Olive Pope, publicity chairman
Marilyn Hartsook, Bulletin editor
Pat Raun and Tassel president
Gerry McKenzie will give short
talks explaining Student Founda
tion work. They will all stress
the value of school spirit.
Miss Novolny, yesterday, urged
all students to attend this meet
ing in order to become, better ac
quainted with the university and
the part thit Student Foundation
plays in university life.
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forwarding pep at athletic games,
Corn Cobs grew from that nu
cleus to a powerful campus or
ganization and a national pep
organization, Pi Epsilon Pi.
Under the original set-up of the
club, which was modeled after
the Tassel organization, each or
ganized house and barbs chose
representatives as members of
Corn Cobs. In 1937, a new con
stitution was adopted. Under the
provisions of that constitution,
only the 16 pledges who had the
largest number of working hours
were initiated as active Corn
Cobs, out of the 50 to 100 pledges.
As set forth in the constitution,
the purpose of Corn Cobs is "To
cooperate with the Student Coun
cil and the Innocents society, in
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Army Okelis ROTC
Unit Reactivation
Aimroval from the war depart
ment has been secured on re
activating the ROTC unit on the
campus next semester, Col. J. P.
Murnhv. director of military
training, stated Tuesday.
Training will be resumed for
three branches of the service
represented before the war which
include infantry, field artillery
and the engineers. Application
for an air corps program has not
yet been approved.
Prof. C. McNeil,
UN Economist,
Writes for Review
Prof. C. E. McNeil, university
economist in writing for the bu
reau of business research's "Re
view," stated that Nebraska rail
roads are ready to launch an all-
out drive for a big share of post
war freight and passe nger revenue
in the coming batile of traffic.
The railroads' vital problem is
competition from trucks, airplanes
and pipeline, Professor McNeil be
lieves. Need Funds.
The economist added, "Fortified
with adequate funds saved from
wartime earnings and reinvigo
rated with men possessing trained
minds, the railroads are making
ready to use new equipment, new
schedules, new rates and any
other new policy necessary to win
the coming battle for traffic."
YW Membership
Party Features
Spooks, Witches
Corn stalks, pumpkins and
witches will fill Ellen Smith Hall
Friday night as the YW mem
bership party gets under way at
7 p. m.
All upperclass members of YW
are invited to attend the party
which is the first of the year.
Cleone Reetz, YW social chairman,
is in charge of the party. It 'will
last until 9 p. m.
Games, entertainment and re
freshments will fill' the evening,
according to Miss Reetz. Jean
Wolrath is in charge of games,
Marilyn Graham is in charge of
entertainment and Lorraine Kin
ney will provide the food and
decorations.
Wednesday, October 24, 1945
fostering and engendering student
pep and enthusiasm." During the
years before the war, Corn Cobs
had a finger in almost every
service on the campus.
Eligibility.
Eligibility to participate as a
pledge requires men to conform
to the requirements set up by
the dean of student affairs office,
A student must carry 12 hours
successfully and must have com
pleted 24 hours in the university
Corn Cobs is a non-profit or
ganization. All money made by
the club is used to further its
services and for the benefit of the
university. Cob funds are han
dled by the university student
activities office.
(See CORN COBS, page 4.)
The quota for the university is
100 students and Colonel Murphy
expects it to be filled quickly.
"In view of the stepped-up dis
charge system, there will be many
veterans returning to the univer
sity in January who will seek
commissions in the peacetime
army," Murphy said.
Honorably discharged veterans
(See ROTC, pace 4.)
Frosh Women
Inspect Annual
Activities Mart
Freshmen coeds may sign up
for activities at the annual ac
tivity mart Saturday, afternoon in
the Union ballroom from 1 to 3
p. m.
The mart gives all freshmen
women a chance to investigate all
activities on the campus and enter
those which interest them. The
six weeks quarantine on activities
for the freshmen ends Saturday.
Restriction.
AWS rules, for four years, have
imposed that restriction on new
students and the activitiy mart is
held to give them an opportunity
to enter activities.
Sponsored by the AV.'S, the
mart includes booths set up by
YWCA, Coed Counselors, Asso
ciated Women Students, Student
Foundation, Tassels, WAA,
BABW, the Nebraskan, the Corn
husker and all the honoraries
which choose to be represented.
Jan Engle, activities chairman
of the AWS board, announced
that the Nebraska-Missouri foot
ball game would be broadcast in
the ballroom and refreshments
would be served.
Correction to
Cornluisker Picture
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Nebraskan Copies
Lorraine Abramson, business
manager of The Nebraskan,
will pay 5 cents for each copy
of the Sunday, October 21,
issue of The Nebraskan. They
may be turned in at the office
in the Union basement.
WOW Staff
Man Speaks
October 29
Ray Clark, WOW Pacific war
correspondent, will speak at the
first convocation of the year Oc
tober 29 at 11 a. m. in the Union
ballroom.
Recently returning to Nebraska
from Tokyo on the E-29 "City of
Omaha," Clark is making a tour
of 25 cities in Nebraska, Iowa,
South Dakota, Kansas and Mis-
RAY CLARK.
souri in behalf of the Victory War
Loan Drive and war charities.
His topic for the convocation will
be "On the Road to Tokyo."
While he was overseas, the cor
respondent interviewed more than
200 servicemen and women from,
the midwest. He was the first war
correspondent, it is said, ac
credited with representing a single
radio station in the Pacific.
Clark attended Yankton College
at Yankton, South Dakota, where
he majored in English, speech and
philosophy.
Immediately following the con
vocation, Clark will conduct his
daily "Forum of the Air broad
cast over WOW.
Sailors Linger
At Navy Hall;
Use Rec Room
BY MARILYN MEYER.
There's no place like home as
someone once said and we agree
it is pretty nice to have some
place to hang your hat on a cold
winter night. Even a sailor doesn't
like to venture out in the chilly
blasts of a Nebraska wind when
he has a comfortable place to be.
So the Red Cross decided to dec
orate the third floor recreation
room in Navy Hall.
Drapes, Rugs.
Blue print drapes on Wie win
dows and rugs on the floor form
the background for - the various
chairs and couches, and it is ru
mored that a radio of some sort
is on the way. Tables for games
(poker is against the rules) are
available for those who indulge.
As one sailor put it, "all we
need is a 'reefer (refrigerator) for
ah food!"
John Burt Heads
University Band
For Coming Year
Heading the university band as
president, John Burt was elected
to the office at a meeting of the
organization, Monday, October 15.
Director Don Lentz, announced
that Marion Beckmann was
elected as vice president and Mar
tha Nickerson is secretary. Phil
Fredickson is promotion director
and Dean Sko'tan head the pub
licity depaumtnt.
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Fred Hecox and Fred Teller
will rule the senior and junior
classes as the new presidents ac
cording to results of the election
held yesterday.
Results were announced last
night by the election committee
of the Student Council after an
afternoon of balloting.
Hecox.
Fred Hecox is president of
Phi Kappa Psi. Mr. Teller is a
member of Zeta Beta Tau, and
belonged to the War Council.
Two hundred and seventy-three
votes were cast in the election,
which included only juniors and
seniors in the university. Mem
bers of the junior class voted for
the junior class president and
seniors chose their president.
Among the duties of the new
presidents is the traditional plant
ing of the ivy at the Ivy Day
ceremony. The presidents are also
on the junior prom committee
if the junior prom is held.
UN Students
Cheer Team
To Victor
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Rallying once more to send the
Huskers off, students will gather
at the coliseum tomorrow night
at 7 to cheer the team to victory
over the Missouri Tigers.
The students will meet at the
coliseum and begin a victory
march down Vine street to 26th
street. Cheerleaders and Tassels
will lead the parade up fraternity
and sorority row, calling all stu
dents out from organized houses,
and dorms.
Union Steps.
On R street, the parade will
head for the Union steps where
songs and yells will be given.
The team will be present at the
rally, as well as Coach "Potsy"
Clark.
A band will play for the parade
which will stir up enthusiasm for
the team, according to Colleen
Kahoa, who is in charge of this
rally.
Send Team Off.
This rally is the last rally be
fore Homecoming rally at which
students will have an opportunity
to send the team off to an out-of-town
game. Saturday the Husk
ers face the Missouri Tigers at
Columbia for the third game away
from home this season.
Mary L. Boehm
Displays Talent
In Sunday Recital
BY SAM WARREN.
Exploiting the pianoforte color
range, Mary Louise Boehm last
Sunday displayed keen musician
ship in the first of four school of
music faculty recitals. From the
passages of Bach's "Chaconne in
D minor" to the patterns of the
modernist Ravel, Miss Boehm's
technique proved one that pre
supposes intensive, hard work.
The Chopin group Including a
Nocturne, Etude and Ballade al
lowed variety of expression and
tone-coloring that makes such a
recital complete. The difficult
octave-passages of the Ballade
were lucid and distinct; the fami
liar Etude was rendered with
feeling, and the Nocturne with a
singing quality. The sizable audi
ence was well pleased with Miss
Boehm's entire performance.
Joint Recital.
Contralto Kathryn Doan, part
ner in the joint recital, offered
a group of four German art songs,
of which the most effective ones
were "Verborgenheit" by Wolf
and Richard Strauss' famous
"Serenade." Contributing to the
effectiveness of the "Serenade"
was the accompaniment of Earnest
Harrison. Miss Dean's quality,
tone placement and stage poise
characterized her performance.
Next Sunday's recital will pre
sent two new faculty members
Sara Davis, 'cellist and Wilbur
Price, violinist together with
Donald Lentz, flutist, and Earnest
Harrison, pianist. Mr. Pric is
the new director of the university
orchestra.