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Vol. 45, No. 18
THE NEBRASKAN
Sunday, October 28, 1945
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Ray Clark, Correspondent,
Speaks at First Convocation
Ray Clark, war correspondent,
who has just returned from the
Pacific area, is scheduled to speak
Monday morning, Oct. 29, in the
Union ballroom at 11:00. He
represented radio station WOW in
Omaha.
He was the first and only Pa
cific theater correspondent to
participate in the broadcast an
eye-witness account of an actual
"bomb-run" when he was aboard
the famed "City of Omaha" as it
aided in the dropping of incen
diary bombs on the oil refinery
city of Ogaki.
Ray Clark saw the first Ameri
can flag raised on Honshu island
Homecoming
Traditions
Return to UN
Homecoming week end will re
turn to the campus this Friday,
Saturday and Sunday with a rally
Friday night, Homecoming parade
Saturday morning, the tug of war
and the Homecoming dance Sat
urday evening in the coliseum.
"Plans have been laid for a big
Homecoming week end, but
whether the week end proves suc
cessful is dependent upon the
spirit displayed by the student
body," stated Tassel President
Gerry McKinsey.
Rally Friday Night.
The week end will get under
way with a rally Friday night in
front of the Union, followed by a
pep dance, also to be held in the
Union. During the rally and
dance, polls will be open to vote
for pep queen. Voting will take
place in the Union from 3 to 10
p. m., Friday.
A Homecoming parade has been !
planned for Saturday morning
from 11 to 12, starting at the
Union and proceeding down thru
(See HOMECOMING, page 2.)
Navy Day
Rear Admiral Arthur C. Davis
formally reviewed the Naval
ROTC battalion and presented
two medals at a parade held Fri
day afternoon, celebrating Navy
day.
Ensign John R. Doyle was
awarded the Navy Cross and Capt.
M. D. Matthews, commanding of
ficer of the NROTC, was presented
wi1h the Croix de Guerre.
First lieutenant Harry R. Jack
son received Ihe Silver Star and
Bronze Star medals during the
ceremony. Presentation was made
by Col. James P. Murphy, direc
tor of military training activities
at Ihe university.
As a pilot on a carrier in the
U. S. Third fleet, Ensign Doyle
won the citation fo the Navy
Cross. The citation reads as fol
lows: "For extraordinary heroism as
a pilot in Bombing Squadron
Eighty, attached to the U.S.S.
Ticonderoga, during an attack
against an enemy Japanese war
ship near the Philippine Islands,
Nov. 5, 1944. With his bomber
damaged by enemy fire and blaz
ing furiously as he initiated his
dive, Ensign Doyle resolutely con
tinued his bold run over a Japa
nese heavy cruiser, plunging
through an intense barrage of
antiaircraft shells to release his
deadly bomb at a perilous altitude.
Scoring a destructive hit on the
hostil? warship, he pulled up from
the dive and subsequently brought
after the Jap surrender, and was
the first war correspondent ac
credited to. the Pacific theater to
represent a single, radio station.
Tops List.
Topping this long list of firsts,
Correspondent Clark had many of
his broadcasts carried on the en-
Miss Ruth Korb, editor of
THE AYVGYVAN was sitting; In
her office yesterday, doubled
over with laughter at the latest
edition of that nationally fa
mous college humor magasine,
THE AWGWAN. She became
so yleful over this literary
masterpiece that some unedu
cated moron suggested that the
Awgwan staff be enlarged.
Therefore she has urged THE
NEBRASKAN to make an an
nouncement which we feel
forced to do because of our
unbiased, fair coverage policy:
All students interested in
working on the business or edi
torial staff of THE AWGWAN
will meet Monday at 1 p. m.
iu the Awgwan office. Union
basement.
Welcoming the Huskers
who had to stay home while
to march to the station and
With convertibles for the weary gridsters to rest in and the Phi Gam German band
to lull them with soft music, students will meet the train at the Burlington station at 4:45.
Rally Leaves 4:15. 1
The rally will leave the Union at 4:15 and let Lincoln know that the Huskers are
coming back by marching to meet them. After the train
they will be driven back to the Union.
Cowbells, dishpans or loud-yelling voices are the only
addition to large quantities
The Phi Gam "omph-pa-pa"
before the team left will be there to greet the Scarlet and Cream. With their marching
rhythm and endless variety of tunes, there should be no trouble keeping up the spirit
while waiting for the train to pull in.
Features Award of Navy Cross and Croix
his burning plane down In a
well-executed landing on the
water. Through his steadfast de
termination and cool courage de
spite grave danger, he con
tributed in a large measure to the
sinking of a major enemy fleet
unit and his daring airmanship
and heroic combat tactics were
, " ... I f- w t
I tire National Broadcasting com-
pany s network, as well as on
the "Noonday Forum" in Omaha.
He spent several weeks reporting
the United Nations' Conference in
San Francisco for Nebraska lis
teners before leaving for overseas,
and has interviewed 200 Nebras
ka men in the Pacific area.
Radio Work.
Clark was born in Eagle Butte,
So. Dak. in 1915, in the heart of
the Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
He majorfed in English, speech
and philosophy at the Yankton
College, with an education es
pecially designed for radio work,
and joined the WOW staff in 1940.
The theme of his talk will be 'On
the Road to Tokyo.
Another all-student convocation,
Nov. 6 in the Union ballroom at
11.00, will feature Gen. Victor
Yakhontoff, Russian military au
thority. He will speak on "Is
Post-War Co-Opera t ion with
USSR Possible?" General Yak
hontoff is also a well-known
author.
home with a royal greeting this afternoon, coeds and men
the team went to Missouri will gather at the Union at 4:15
escort the players home.
of that school spirit you've
band which stole the show
vital factors in the success of his
squadron's coordinated attacks
against Japanese surface vessels.
Ensign Doyle's indomitable fight
ing spirit and gallant devotion to
duty under fire were inspiring to
those who served with him and
enhanced the highest traditions of
the United States Naval service."
NBOLC Parades on Navy Day.
Hard-Charging Tiger Line
Bounces UN Squad 19-0
BV JACK CRESSMAN
Taking advantage of every
break, an alert Mizzou Tiger team
walked off with a 19 to 0 con
quest of Nebraska's Cornhuskers
yesterday at Columbia.
It was a hard-charging Missouri
lineand a trio of fine running
backs that spelled three touch
downs and defeat for the Husk
ers. To the line goes credit for the
first Missouri score. They broke
through to block Robinson's punt
midway in the initial canto, and
Burke, the right tackle, fell on
the oval on the Husker seven yard
stripe. From there it took just
three plays for the Tigers to rack
up six points. Twice Leonard
Brown gave the ball to O'Connell
ana me Dig luimacK picked up
two yards on each try. Then on
the same play, Brown faked-to
O'Connell and skirted left end for
the counter. Kekeris booted a
perfect placement and the Tigers
led, 7 to 0.
The Huskers came roaring back
and with Robinson passing first
to Kipper, and then Sailors, moved
to the Mizzou 39 yard line. An
intercepted pass halted them only
pulls in and the team piles off
articles needed to attend, in
been hearing so much about.
at the rally Thursday night
Awarding the Croix de Guerre,
high French honor, to Capt.
Matthews, a citation from General
de Gaulle of France reads as fol
lows: Croix de Guerre.
"For exceptional war services
V
temporarily as Story recovered a
Dellastious fumble on the 32.
Called interference on a Robinson-Kipper
pass brought a first
down on Missouri's 23; and then
Gerald Moore, the big boy from
Walthill, took over. He picked up
six yards and then, with no signals
called, slipped by the flat-footed
Tigers for seven more and a first
down just 10 yards from pay
dirt. On the first play of the second
quarter, Moore gave the ball to
Skog on a reverse and the former
Omaha star fought his way to the
six. But here the charging line
of Missouri again took over. They
smothered Robinson on the 16
yard stripe before he could spot
a receiver, and so hurried him
(See MIZZOU. page 2.)
Comedy Cast
Represents
Five Schools
Speech training at five colleges
will be represented in the cast of
"Blithe Spirit," when Noel Co
ward's comedy takes the stage
at the Temple theatre next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday.
Howard Henry, graduate of
Austin, Tex., high school, worked
with the Curtain club at Texas
university before he entered the
air force. Now stationed at Lin
coln army air field, Henry ap
peared in production at the Austin
Little Theatre, the Pasadena Play
house and the Cleveland Play
house, in civilian life.
Henry's First.
Appearing as Charles Condo
mine, Henry's first wife will be
Betty Russell, a junior, who
graduated from Coffeyville, Kas.,
high school. While attending
Kansas State at Manhattan, she
acted Sn several productions.
(See COMEDY, page 3.)
de Guerre
rendered in the course of opera
tions in the liberation of France."
A graduate of the university,
Lt. Jackson is now instructor in
the military department. He went
overseas in 1943 and fought with
the 34th Division in North Africa
and the Third Division in Sicily,
Italy, Anzio and Southern France.
His citation
reads:
for the Silver Star
Silver Star Citation.
"Harry R. Jackson, 0468489,
first lieutenant, Field Artillery,
Battery "C," 41st Field Artillery
Bn., for gallantly in action. When
advancing enemy infantry-tank
attacks closed to within 200 yards
of infantry positions along the
river in the , France, the
evening of 23 January 1945, 1st
Lt. Jackson refused to be evacu
ated because of frozen feet in or
der to direct artillery fire on the
advancing enemy. Despite the fact
that he required assistance in
moving from one position to an
other, he remained at his hazard
ous duty with enemy tank fire
hitting within 10-50 yards of him
until he had directed fire which
materially aided in repulsing the
enemy attack. 1st Lt. Jackson was
then evacuated and hospitalized."
The Bronze Star was awarded
to Lt. Jackson for meritorious ser
vice in actual combat during the
Italian campaign. He distinguish
ed himself as Artillery Liaison Officer.
