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Vol. 45, No. 34.
THE NEBRASKAN
Sunday, December 9, 1945
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Naval Course Opens
To Certain Civilians
Announcing continuation of the
naval science department at the
university Capt. M. D. Matthews,
commanding officer of the NRO
unit, stated that the courses will
be open to .certain civilian stu
dents. The wartime V-12 navy pro
gram will be terminated at the
end of the first semester and
trainees are expected to be given
their choice of being released to
inactive duty or returning to gen
er.ii navy duty.
Own Choice.
Those who elect to be released
to inactive duty will continue
NROTC training at the school of
Group Sings
Xmas Carols
At Vespers
Favorite Christmas carols will
be sung by students at the Christ
mas program, of Vespers Tuesday
night at 5 p. m. in parlors X, Y
and Z of the Union.
The entire program will be
made up of carols chosen by
members of the audience. To open
the program, Phyllis Sorenson,
who is in charge of Vespers, will
read the Christmas story from
the Bible.
Members of the Vesper plan
ning committee are Martha Clark,
chairman; Julia Ann House, Phyl
lis Sorenson, Marilyn Markusson,
Gretchen Burnham, Mary Lee
McCord, Bill Roberts and Rev.
Sam Maier. Committee members
represent every student religious
group on campus. The Vespers
planning committee is under the
general supervision of the Reli
gious Welfare Council.
Prize Contest
Offers Young
Writers $1500
A $1,500 prize contest open to
all olficially enrolled college stu
dents throughout the United
States has been announced by
"Tomorrow" magazine, which has
sponsored the work of new and
young writers.
The best short story and the
best article will each receive a
first prize of $500, while second
prize in both of these categories
will be $250. Choice of subject
matter for both stories and ar
ticles is left to the discretion of
the contestants, and manuscripts
will be judged solely on the basis
(See PRIZE CONTEST, pare 3.)
UNAFFILIATED WOMEN.
All unaffiliated women in
terested in wearing activity
pins are invited to meet Mon
day at S p. m. in room 31S of
the Union, according to Jane
McElhaney, president of
BABW.
their own choice at their own ex
pense. The naval science department at
the university next semester will
operate somewhat like the Army
ROTC program does in peacetime,
according to Capt. Matthews. The
course will be open on a prewar
basis until new legislation is en
acted establishing the status of the
peacetime NROTC.
Continue Training:.
According to Capt Matthews, a
majority of the trainees at the
university will probably continue
naval training since most of them
are eligible to receive financial
help under the GI Bill of Rights.
Some of the trainees, numbering
180 at present, will undoubtedly
transfer to other schools nearer
their homes, while others will
come to Nebraska from other in
stitutions, he added.
With a few exceptions, the
present officer and enlisted staff
of the NROTC unit will remain
after termination of the V-12 pro
gram. Other officers on the staff
are: Commander W. W. Fitts,
USN, who is expected to report
here for duty Dec. 12; Lt. Com
mander J. W. Lawson. USNR; Lt.
G. T. Havican. USNR; Lt. C. H.
Hogan, USNR; Lt. L. D. Naffsiger,
USNR: Lt. V. W. Snyder. USNR;
Lt. R. H. Steinkellner, USNR, and
Ensign F. R. Sloan, WAVES.
Cornhusker Staff Meels
Cornhusker staff will meet at
4:30 p. m. Monday, Dec. 10, in
the Cornhusker office, accord
ing to Editor Joyce Crosbie.
Cast of "Juno and the Paycock"
Changes as Flu
Juno and the Paycock," which
opens Thursday night at the
Temple theater, will have a slight
ly modified cast due to sporadic
cases of the flu, according to Paul
Bogen, director. Mary Paulson
who played the title role of Juno
has been confined under doctor's
orders, and other members of the
ccast have also been unable to
attend rehearsals.
June Cast, sophomore, has been
Robert Friers,
World Traveler,
Gives Travelogue
Robert Friers, world traveler
and motion picture producer, will
present his all-color travelogue,
'Mexican Holiday," at a univer
sity convocation Sunday after
noon, Dec. 16, in the Union ball
room. Friers has hiked over every
main highway on this continent
and has visited in 38 countries.
Twice he walked all the way to
the Panama Canal and once to
Alaska. In 1939 he hitch-hiked
around the world on an $82 ex
pense account.
The lecture is open to the pub
lic at no charge, according to the
convocation committee.
SPECIAL PRICES. CALL A CORNCOB
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Sunday Tea
Honors Guest
Of YWCA
Honoring Bernice Miller, ad
visory secretary of the YW of
Uruguay, university YW mem
bers will give a tea Sunday from
4 to 6 p. ni. in Ellen Smith Hall.
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BERNICE MILLER.
Miss Miller will speak in the
drawing room of Ellen Smith at
5 p. m. Sunday on the work of
the YW in Uruguay. A graduate
of the university, Miss Miller
(See YW TEA, page 4.)
Strikes Actors
carrying on in Mary Paulsons
place, and it has been announced
by Bogen that Miss Cast will
alternate with Miss Paulson in the
part during the three perform
ances of the production. Bob
Samardick, formerly cast as Bcn
tham, was eliminated by the
eligibility rules and has been re
placed by NROTC man, Larry
Gilling.
Experienced Performers.
Both Miss Gast and Gilling are
experienced performers. Miss
Gast played the leading role in
last week's experimental theater
performance of "Riders to the
Sea" and Gilling will be remem
bered for his performance of Dr.
Bradman in "Blithe Spirit," first
show of the University Theater
season.
Mr. Bogen, director of "Juno,"
stated that the starting cast will
be announced in Wednesday's Ne
braskan. "Right now, we are
struggling to keep a nucleus of
the cast going and to have enough
well-trained substitutes to take
care of any eventualities," con
tinued the director.
Dallas Williams, director of the
theater, who has also been a vic
tim of the flu, has managed to
keep a crew going so the stage
set will be ready to go for Mon
day's technical rehearsal.
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Chorus of 500 Presents
Oratorio in Coliseum Today
"The Messiah," Handel's; Christ
mas oratorio, will be presented
Sunday at 3 p. m. in the univer
sity coliseum, with over 500 stu
dents participating. This will be
the 50th annual presentation of
"The Messiah" by the school of
fine arts under the direction of
Arthur Westbrook.
The University Choral Union,
composed of the ag college chorus,
Lincoln male chorus, university
singers, university chorus I and
university chorus II, will give the
oratorio, assisted by the univer
sity orchestra with Wilbur Price
directing.
Pianist, Organist.
Also aiding in the production
will be Earnest Harrison, pianist,
organist Myron Roberts and a
brass quintette composed of Mar
garet Modlin, Vestley Bethel,
Maxine Stone, Leota Sneed and
Lee Kjelson.
Soprano soloists are Barbara
Army Requests
Dr. Leverton
For Meeting
Dr. Ruth Leverton, associate
professor of home economics and
nutrition specialist, has been re
quested by the Research Labora
tory of the Army Service Forces
to attend a special meeting in Chi
cago, December 6 and 7, according
to an announcement made by the
home economics office.
Purpose of the conference will
be to plan a food research project.
A study of the relation of food
consumption to the nutritional
status of men as they enter the
army will be made. "Food Habits
in Army Selectees" will also be
discussed.
Experimental
During the past few years, Miss
Leverton has carried on extensive
nutrition experiments. Each year
coeds participate in an experi
mental program in which their
meals are planned according to
certain specifications. Results of
the coeds' progress is then tabu
lated and the value of certain
foods is determined. As a result of
her experiments, Dr. Leverton
will present a naner on the food
habits of Nebraskans.
William Primrose
Appears as Viola
Soloist in Concert
William Primrose, the man who
has made the viola a popular solo
instrument in this country, ap
pears as soloist with the Lincoln
Symphony orchestra next Wed
nesday, December 13, at St. Paul
Methodist church.
The violist caused New York
critic Robert Bagar to exclaim
last year, "It's no exaggeration to
call Primrose the finest violist of
our time."
(See PRIMROSE, page 4.)
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Jean Olson, Jean Thompson and
Fanabel Tripp; altos are Marion
Bradden and Helen Laird; tenors
are Burl Beam, and Jack Buf
fington and baritones are Leonard
(See MESSIAH, page 3.)
YW Holds
First Mass
Meeting Wed.
All members of the YWCA will
meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in
Sosh auditorium for the first all
membership conference of the
year, according to Mary Ann
Mattoon, president.
A skit will be presented at the
meeting and members will vote
on a constitutional amendment.
The YW cabinet has passed the
amendment and voted to present
it to the entire YW membership.
. The amendment would add
"The candidate for president re
ceiving the second highest num
ber of votes will become vice
president" to the article concern
ing officers and their election,
according to Miss Mattoon.
Dismiss Groups.
Staff meetings and commission
group meetings, except freshmen
commission groups, will be dis
missed so all members can attend
the meeting.
The special committee for this
conference includes Margaret
Neumann, Maurine Evnen, Mary
Esther Dunkin, Shirley Hinds,
Betty Lou Horton, Phyllis Tea
garden, Gerry McKinsey, Made
line Holtzcherer and Mary Louise
Weidemann.
Miss Mattoon urged that all
members come to this meeting.
Bret a Peterson
Speaks on Civic
Educational Duties
"Civic Responsibilities of Edu
cation Trained Women" will be
the topic of a talk by Miss Breta
Peterson, member of the Lincoln
city council and instructor in the
college of law, at the Christmas
meeting of Pi Lambda Theta, hon
orary education fraternity, to be
held Dec. 11 at 7 p. m. in Ellen
Smith hall.
Carols will be sung by the
group and refreshments will be
served.
Last Meeting:.
At the last meeting. Nov. 13,
an educational tour of a com
munity school in Lancaster county
was conducted by Dr. Clara Wil
son, chairman of the elementary
department. .She explained the
co-operative project worked out
by the department of elementary
education and Superintendent
Glenn Turner of Lancaster county.
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