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Vol. 45, NO. 50
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Wednesday, February 13, 1946
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The identity of the Typical Ne
braska Coed, selected last night
at a review in the dormitory ball
room, will be revealed Feb. 28 at
the AWS Coed Follies show.
Twenty girls were selected for
the final show at a review Sun
day afternoon. The Typical Ne
braska Coed will be one of the
20 chosen to participate in the
Coed Follies style show.
Finalists.
Finalists named at the tryouts
Sunday are Joanne Ackerman,
Nancy Bachkora, Virginia Buck
ingham, Betty Chipman, Mary
Cox, Mary Esther Dunkin, Doro
thea Duxbury, Mary Dye, Joan
Fankhauser, Priscilla Flagg, Betty
French, Betty Lou Horton, Lor
raine Kinney, Sylvia Lasher, Beth
Montgomery, Harriett Q u i n n,
Shirley Schnittker, Arlis Swanson,
Joan Titus and Jackie Tobin.
Student judges for the event
were Jean Chilquist, Jackie Eagle
ton, Claire Kepler, Mary Ann
Mattoon, Kay Blue, Midge Holtz
scherer and Eleanor Knoll.
Miss Mary Guthrie, Miss Clara
Rausch and Miss Agnes Jensen
served as faculty judges.
Student Poll Decides
Adm in is t rat ion Plans
A poll of students now attend
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ducted by the university March
18 to help determine faculty and
classroom requirements, determin
ing number of students in a sec
tion. By ascertaining the number
planning to attend summer ses
sion, the administration will be
able to judge the size of the
faculty.
The poll is expected to sub-
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HARRIET FREEMAN models
in An show.
stantiate a current estimate of at
least 2,500 students which would
be the largest summer session en
rollment since 1932, when 2,520
students registered, said Dr.
George Rosenlof,director of ad
missions. Last year summer ses
sion enrollment totaled 1,332;
there were 1,218 in 1944, 1,483 in
1943 and 1,677 in 1942.
Veterans Finish.
Rosenlof said many veterans de
siring to finish their education as
soon as possible are expected to
attend summer session. "Teach
ers college had the biggest enroll
ment in normal years but veterans
are expected to put the engineer
ing and business administration
colleges at the top this year,"
stated Rosenlof.
the increased enroll-
now planning an
"Despite
ment, we are
educational program that will be
equal to any normal year," Rosen
lof added.
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Six Beauty
Queens Rule
Holiday Tea
The six 1946 beauty queens
will be revealed in the Union
ballroom Thursday at the Valen
tine Tea Dance sponsored by the
Student Foundation.
The dance will last from 4 to
6; the juke box will furnish the
music, and refreshments will be
served. It is free, and everyone
is welcome to come at any time
they wish.
Semi-finalists.
The beauty queen finalists
were chosen by Harry Conover
Modeling agency of New York
from the 12 semi-finalists who
were: Betty Gompert, Frances
(See BEAUTY QUEENS, page .3.)
M. J. Reynolds
Assumes New
ROTC Duties
The appointment of Major
Maurice J. Reynolds (Inf.) to the
R.O.T.C. staff was announced
Tuesday by Lt. Col. Merle J.
Senn, acting director of military
activities at the university.
Major Reynolds is to be director
of the R.O.T.C. infantry unit and
assistant professor of military
science and tactics.
Overseas Service.
On June 26, 1945, Major Reyn
olds returned after ten and one
half months in the European the
ater of op.iations. He was a bat-
(See REYNOLDS, page 2.)
Fairyland, wishing wells and juke boxes playing favor
ite tunes will be featured Saturday when the Coed Coun
selors sponsor their annual Penny Carnival in Grant Mem
orial Gymnasium from 2 to 4 p. m.
Nineteen organized groups and sororities are complet
ing plans for entertainment booths to be entered in the
carnival. The event is in charge of a general committee
composed of Sally White, Joy Hill and Phyllis Sorensen.
Tickets For 20c.
Tickets, which are being sold for 20 cents, will be
punched as they are used at each booth and will serve as
ballots in the voting.
Mortar Boards
Establish Four
Scholarships
Mortar board has announced
the establishment of four or more
scholarships of $75 each, avail
able to any student carrying 12
hours or more a semester.
The $75 scholarships will be
given in two payments of $39.50,
one for each of two semesters
ine recipient must be carrying
12 hours this semester, and 12
hours during the next semester.
Application blanks are obtain
able in the office of Miss John
son, Ellen Smith hall. They must
be filled out and turned in by
March 2, members of the Mortar
Board emphasized.
Recipients of the scholarships
will be chosen on the basis of
need, scholarship, ability and
promise. Applicants must submit
two recommendations, one from
a person not connected with the
university, to vouch for need and
for career, and the other from a
professor, for scholarship and
ability.
Winners of the scholarships will
be announced at the Mortar Board
scholarship tea, March 10.
The ballots are to be, counted at 3:00
and the results of the contest will
be announced at 4:00. Student vot
ing and faculty judging will deter
mine the winning booth. Tickets
may be purchased in the Student
Union Thursday and Friday and at
the door of the gymnasium on Saturday.
Home Ec Sponsors Style Show
Tonight; Coeds Model New Styles
Modeling a basic college ward
robe and costumes made in cloth
ing classes, 60 girls will present
a style show Wednesday evening
at 7:30 in the college activities
building on ag campus.
Sponsored by the Home Ec
club, the style parade is open to
everyone, and will show 15 girls
modeling a typical college girl's
wardrobe. The remaining 45 mod
els will show handmade costumes
fashioned in their beginning class
(with cotton and spun rayon ma
terials), or in their intermediate
classes (wool.)
Also represented will be the
students from the advanced cloth
ing classes who will show crepe
dresses draped, designed and made
by themselves.
Coeds Brown Coat.
Cac Curley previews a brown.
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coat as part of her coed's ward
robe and a brown wool suit will be
shown by Helen Wulf. Jean Po
tadle will abide by a Vogue pre
scription beautifully in her mus
tard colored wool dress with the
new wing sleeves.
Lois Opper will model a brown
crepe afternoon dress and a spe
cial handknit skirt and sweater
will be seen on Punky Rapp.
Bright 'n cheery enough to bright
en even the gloomy pre-spring
rains, will be Cac Curley in her
yellow jersey blouse tucked in
her wide belted green straight
skirt.
Also previewed will be a flashy
green raincoat, tailored brown
slacks, and a checkered battle
jacket. The jacket can be worn
alternately with much of the
coed's wardrobe. Joan Titus will
model a two tone green crepe.
Formats.
Marie Abraham previews her
shimmering aqua taffeta formal
Wednesday evening. In a kelly
green jumper Betty Ann Hill will
show her preference for a touch of
Irish.
Every style-conscious coed will
revel in Margaret Alma's bright
men's pajamas under a tailored
wine corduroy robe. Following the
same theme wi'l be Betsy Kovan
da, darkly pr.tty in her tommy
coat. Marily i Green closes the
style parade in a fetching flannel
nightgown figured with red roses,
blending beautifully with her soft
red hair.
The style show was planned by
four members of the advanced
clothing and textile class. Co-
chairman are Harriet Freeman and
Betty Huston, and the committee
is composed of Betty Ann Hill and
Marie Abraham.
A trophy is to be presented to
the booth voted best. Booths in
second and third place will receive
honorable mention.
For the past two years, Delta
Delta Delta has entered the win
ning booth, and Alpha Omicron
Pi has placed second.
Lord Halifax
Speaks Here
Next Week
Lord Halifax, Creat Britain's
ambassador to the United States,
will speak to the student body in
the Union ballroom on Thursday,
Feb. 21, at 2 p. m., as a final part
of his current trip thru this coun
try. When Halifax was sent to
Washington early in 1941, he ac
cepted a burden which Winston
Churchill called "as momentous
as any that the monarchy has en
trusted to an Englishman in the
lifetime of any of us." According
to a recent issue of "Time" mag
azine, he won the resounding re
spect of the United States for
himself and for his country dur
ing the years of the isolationist
debate and the greatest war coali
tion in history.
Speaks in 44 States.
After completing his present
speaking tour, Lord Halifax will
have visited 44 of the states in
this country. When, according to
present plans, he leaves for Eng
land at the end of April, his po
sition will be filled by Sir Arch
ibald John Kerr Clark, who is
now on a peacemaking mission for
Great Britain in Java.
The convocation is open only to
students and faculty members of
the university. This limitation has
been made at the request of Lord
Halifax, who wishes only to speak
to a student audience.
SPRING FOOTBALL CALL.
Coach Bernie Masterson has
announced that a meeting for
men Interested in going: out for
football will be held Thurs
day, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p. m., in
the coliseum.
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