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ijMiTi jt r roi csroi on Stl UtLUUiJIJU LiuLI L Vol. 45, No. 62 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Friday, March 1, 1946 i v o5aa (g to Follies Cast Equals Past Productions By Dalfe" Novotny. I was the envy of a large ma jority of the campus male popu lace I had legal entrance to the Coed Follies. '"Press," I said, and pressed I was against the wall by a rather muscular coed whose talents in the field of pugilism were unsur passable. Dragging my beaten and broken body down the aisle I had the dubious pleasure of occupy ing a seat in the DG section. The lights dimmed and the show was on the road! "Where Do We Go From Here?" by Delta Gam ma headed the program and I wondered. Any place was right with me after Dotty Manion's Deep in the Heart of Texas ea trance. By then I fully realized the" importance of geography and 20-20 vision when Pat Winters, Nancy Watkins and Ginny Cole man, representing California, in those now-you-see-it, now-you-don't bathing suits, paraded by. The judges' decision was truly a wise one in awarding the D.T.'s -er D. G.'s the winner's cup. Hink Aasen as the Chi O's Fire man's Bride, displayed latent tal ents unknown to campus critics. A hose brigade and barber shop quartet ably supported her pan tomiming antics. Kappa Kappa See FOLLIES, Page 7. Veterans Announce Aims, Constitution PREAMBLE. We, the student veterans of the University of Nebraska, realizing our responsibility to our school, state, nation, and fellow students, associate ourselves for the follow ing purposes: To uphold and de fend the constitution of the United States of America and to promote through education the principles of democracy for which we fought. ARTICLE I. The name of the organization shall be "Veterans Organization." ARTICLE II. SECTION 1. To act as a liaison agent between administration and veterans of University of Ne braska of World war I, and other campus organizations and vet erans. SECTION 2. To provide an or ganization to encourage fellowship among all veterans. SECTION 3. To insure the or derly return of veterans to uni versity life. SECTION 4. To Insure in our membership a sense of loyalty, spirit, and responsibility to the University of Nebraska. SECTION 5. To promote social activities of veterans, and an ath letic program. SECTION 6. We believe that this organization is a public stew ardship and trust and must be ad ministered as such; that it is our responsibility as students to ex CHANCELLOR Church Groups Plan Parties For Weekend Three university church groups are having parties Friday night, as part of their week end activi ties. Members of the Lutheran Stu dent association will hold a party ercise our voting franchise and to sponsor those groups that serve all student and University inter ests instead of any bloc, organized See VETERANS, Pace 8. Preparing for the opening of the spring Red Cross drive Monday, AUF workers began plans to cover the campus by solicitation of do nations from all students, accord ing to Jan Engle, director. The drive will last a week, from March 4 to 9. The goal for the campus has ben set at $2,500. Money contributed will be added to the Lincoln city goal of $84,000. Each organized house on the campus has a representative ap pointed to collect from members of that house. Students will be asked to contribute $2 to the Red Cross. Unaffiliated students liv ing in Lincoln will be contacted anl may donate at booths which will be set up in the Union and in Sosh on the city campus and in Ag Hall on ag campus. Monday, speaking tours will go to all organized houses on the campus to open the drive officially. Up " -r- Lincoln Journal C. S. BOUCHER. for Lutheran students at 8:30 at the First Lutheran church at 17th and A sts. Tickets are 25 cents, and may be purchased from LSA members. The party will consist of games, refreshments and a pro gram. Students are to meet at the Student Center, 315 No. 15th, at 8 o'clock, if they wish to go to the church in a group. Catholic students will have a "hard times" party at the Lincoln CYO hall, 18th and J, beginning at 8 o'clock Friday night. All Catholic students and their friends are invited to attend. Costa Rican Speaks. Fabio Urbina, university student from Costa Rica, will speak at the Methodist "Friendly Friday" par See CHURCHES, Page 2. 30is Ged Cross ' 'i f ., - ; . - - Afc V? Lincoln Journal JAN ENGLE. C2ecpeti SirauDtied Chancellor C. S. Boucher's request for retirement will be accepted by the university Board of Regents at its March 23 meeting, according to an announcement made late yes terday by R. W. Devoe, president of the organization. Since the chancellor's request, a committee composed of Devoe and two other members of the Board of Regents, Marion Shaw and Frank Long, have been surveying candi dates for the vacancy. "The committee has not contacted anybody yet, however," Mr. Devoe said. Dr. Boucher, who has been chancellor since July, 1938, said Thursday that his original request for retirement was made Jan. 18, 1945. "Since my request for retirement on Sept. 1, 1946, was submitted approximately .a year ago, the chancellor added, Kosmet Klub Reveals New Members Ten honorary members were tapped by Kosmet Klub at a meet ing held in the Union Wednesday night. Van Westover, Dick Lahr, Harry Mease, Stan Johnson, Art Beindorff; John Dale, Neale Cop pie, Fred Teller, George Arbogast and Tom Green are the first new members tapped since March, 1943. The honorary members were selected from a long list of appli cants who were judged on a basis of leadership, scholarship and general ability, according to Dick Folder, president. " The Klub is planning to present the annual Kosmet show some time in April and many workers are still needed to help with the production, said Folda. The present officers of the Kos See KOSMET KLUB, Page 7. rive The city campaign, which is scheduled to open Mpnday, also was a preliminary start Wednes day night when workers in all di visions met at the Cornhusker to hear Harold Read, former field director in the Mediterranean theater of war, tell of the work of the Red Cross overseas. Mr. Read stated that the work of the field director was mainly that of liaison betwen the soldier and his home, but the Red Cross co-operated with the Special Serv ices officer and the Chaplain in planning entertainment for the men. Club service was also an im portant part of the Red Cross work, he declared. In the Naples club, 10,000 men a day went through the snack bar, according to Read. In discussing some of the criticisms levelled against the Red Cross, Read stated that the men were asked to pay for snacks See RED CROSS, Pare 2. Well Be Pewe "my hearing has become in creasingly impaired and the fre quency and length of suffering from periods of nervous exhaus tion have increased." Respect for Regents. "My respect for the intellectual honesty and capacity for clear thinking of the Board of Regents is profound. For many of our faculty members and administra tive staff members, I have great armiration professionally. I deep ly regret that physical infirmities have forced me to give up my associations with them." Mr. Devoe said that Chancellor Boucher's request for retirement had not been officially acted upon because "it was hoped that the See BOUCHER, Page 3. Undergraduate Coeds Receive Scholarships Two undergraduate university women are eligible to receive the $75 scholarships to be awarded by the Lincoln branch of the Ameri can Association of University Women at the Honors Day convo cation April 16. Girls who apply for the scholar ships must be of either sophomore or junior standing and should be registered for 12 hours of class work. In addition, applicants must be wholly or in part self supporting with a scholarship average of 85.' Application Blanks. Application blanks may be ob tained from the office of the Dean of Women in Ellen Smith hall. After the blanks have been filled out, they should be mailed to Miss Amanda E. Anderson, 1844 P street, Lincoln, before March 12. Recommendations from a uni versity faculty member and from a person not connected with the school must be sent directly to Miss Anderson before March 12. A. A. U. W. Members of the A. A. U. W. scholarship committee will meet with applicants at Ellen Smith on either March 20 or 21. Specific time of the conference is to be announced by the office of the Dean of Women. Members of the scholarship committee are Miss Amanda E. Anderson, Miss Belle Farman, Miss Lucile Ledwith, Mrs. C. S. Hamilton and Mrs. J. L. Sellers.
