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THE NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, October 31, 1945
Clark Urges
Victory Loan
CampaignAid
"If any of us begin now to
think of returning to normalcy,
the men coming back from the
south Pacific will remember and
remind us of the rows of white
crosses on the islands over there."
With these words Ray Clark Mon
day convocation speaker, chal
lenged his audience to vigorously
support the National Victory Loan
drive.
Speaking for the present war
bond drive , Mr. Clark utilized
most of his speech in describing
his experiences as a correspondent
lor &talion wuw on Guam, Oki
nawa and later, Japan, and closed
with a short plea for support of
the Victory Loan drive.
Okinawa.
Describing the islands of the
Pacific, Mr. Clark said that Oki
nawa, with its rice and green
cane fields, was the most beautiful
of those he had seen. Man's works
in tne island, however, were so
disturbed that the U. S. govern
ment had to care for 1,000 of the
native Okinawans.
The radio correspondent went
on to tell of his ride on a bomb
ing run in a B-29. He described
for his audience of 800 people all
of the steps in a bombing trip,
the takeoff, the flight to the des
tination, the bombing run over the
target itself, and the fliers view
of the target after the bombs
have been dropped.
Visits Japan.
Mr. Clark also told of his visit
to Japan lasting thru the first few
weeks of the occupation. He was
one of the small group of corre
spondents present at the official
nag raising and surrender of
First University
Law College
Graduate Dies
T. S. Allen, the university's first
law school graduate, died in his
law office Mondav morninff fol
lowing a brief heart attack.
Graduating from the university
as a class orator in 1889, with a
B A. degree. Mr. Allon was a mem
ber of one of the earliest base
ball teams of the university and
lettered in the sport.
Bryan's Manager.
Following his graduation from
law college, he immediately en
tered law practice as a membei
of the A. R. Talbot and William
J. Bryan firm. Mr. Allen was
campaign manager for William J.
Bryan throughout Bryan's politi
cal career.
Upon his retirement from the
position of U. S. district attorney,
tor Nebraska, the attorney een-1
eral of the U. S. complimented him
for having obtained the largest
percentage of convictions than
any district attorney in federal
government service.
General Attorney.
Mr. Allen was also general at
torney for the Beatrice Creamery
company, general attorney for the
Farmers Mutual Insurance com
pany and director and treasurer
of the Central Health company
Aimougn, ne was was 80 years
old, Mr. Allen was an active mem
ber of the law firm, Allen,
Kcquartte & Wood at the time of
his death.
YWCA Conducts
Coed Rendezvous
For All Freshmen
Freshmen commission leadprs
of YWCA will hold a Freshmen
Rendezvous for all freshmen girls
from 3:30 to 5:30 Thursday after
noon at Ellen Smith Hall.
At this time the freshmen eirls
will meet the freshmen commis
sion leaders and will sign up for a
iresnmen commission group.
Meet Once Weekly.
These groups, which meet once
weekly, are to acquaint the fresh
men girl with the purpose and
ideals of the YWCA, to discuss
such topics as friendship, religion,
prouiems ot social living, and vo
cations, and to relate all these
topics with college Lie. The
whole YW program for freshmen
gins centers around these groups.
"This is your chance to find
your place in YW." according to
Suzanne Pope, who is in charge
ot tne iresnmen groups.
Honshu island
Dr. George W. Rosenlof, direc
tor of admissions, introduced the
speaker, who is traveling over the
midwest speaking for the Victory
Loan drive.
W. Bluhni Heads
Men's Group
Newly elected officers of the Ag
college mens' social club in
clude: president, Wilbur Bluhm:
vice president and social chair
man, Ed Klanecky; secretary and
treasurer. Francis Switzer nnri
athletic chairman, Stanley Bach-
man.
The club was estflhlishpH in
1943 and now has 54 memhprs
which is the largest membership
since the club was started.
Homecoming . . .
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ized groups who have floats will
meet at the Union and the na
rade v ill move to O street at
11. Judges will be on hand to
judge the best fraternity and best
sorority idea and winners will
receive their plaques at the
Homecoming dance that night.
Ending at the Union, the parade
will break up for the traditional
tug-or-war between freshmen
men and upperclass men. The
block in front of the Union will
be roped off for the struggle
which is being revived this year.
If freshmen win, the class may
take off their beanies but if the
upperclassmen Drove stronger.
freshmen must wear their beanies
until the first snowfall.
All organized erouns are asked
to have all their available nanpr
and wood on the mall for Friday
night's bonfire by 4 p. m. Fri
day, according to Ginnv nmol
Tassel publicity representative.
Texas Christian university wel
comed freshman girl who had
been prisoner of the .Tans in
Shanghai for eight months.
National Alumni
Group Convenes
Homecoming Day
Attendance at this year's na
tional board of the university
Alumni Association which will
meet here Saturday will show a
laree increase over war vears' at-
tandance. according to E. F. Du-
Teau, secretary of the ossociation.
Stating that travel difficulties
would probably still prevent the
attendance of directors from some
places, DuTeau said that Dr. Ver
non Filley, 34, of New Haven,
Conn., and R. O. Van Oradall
of Washington, D. C. had already
informed him that they would at
tend. 5 Districts Represented.
Meeting in the union at 10
a. m. Saturday ten directors from
the five former congressional dis
tricts of Nebraska will be nresent
Others attending the national ex
ecutive committee will be Clar
ence Swanson, Lincoln, president;
Mrs. C. P. Hildebrand. York, vice
president; and Bert L. Reed, Guy
Chambers, Nathan Gold and E. A.
Frerichs, members at large, all
from Lincoln.
Mr. DuTeau will give a com
prehensive report on alumni asso
ciation activities in former years.
The annual homecoming lunch
eon of the Innocents Society, Mor
tar Board and "N" Club usually
held on homecoming; dav. will nnf
be held Saturday but will hp re
sumed in 1946, said Mr. DuTeau.
esperia In itiates
Coeds in Monday
Night Ceremony
Increasing its membership from
eight to 28 In its first year on
the campus, Hesperia, social or
ganization for unaffiliated women,
initiated ten new members in a
candlelight service Monday night.
The organization, which meets
every week in Ellen Smith hall,
is under the sponsorship of Mar
gery Kuplic, professor of physical
education. As a Dart of the un
cial program, the group is plan
ning to hold monthly dinners.
New members initiated were:
Bettv Hurlburt. Jeanettp Nplsnn
Fern Bohlken, Ruth Moline, Irene
Koros, Marjone Adams, Arline
wittier, Marilyn Lholoupka,
Kathryn Kahoe.
Ag Clubs Hold Drive
Tne Home Ec club and the
Ag Y.W.C.A. will hold their
joint membership drive this
Thursday and Friday and the
following Monday and Tues
day. All coeds interested in be
coming members of the Home
Ec club and the As Y.W.C.A.
may do so on the second floor
of the Home Ec building any
time during the days of the
drive.
CONVOCATION
Victor A. Yakhonfoff
Secretary of War Under Kerensky.
General, Old Russian Army, Retired
"Is Cooperation With the U. S. S. R. Possible?"
11:00 A. M., TUES., NOV. 6
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