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THE NEBRASKAN Thursday, April 11, 1946 COMMENT EDITORIAL Page 2 n JJisl (Daihj VkifioAkaiv rORTI-FIFTH TEAS Subscription rates are $1.00 per semester or $1.50 for the college year. 12.60 mailed. Single copy 5c. Published daily during the school year except Mondays and Saturdays, vacations, and examination periods, by the students of the University of Nebraska under the supervision of the Publication Board. Entered as Second Clas Matter at the Post Office In Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, act of October 2, 1917, authorized September 30, 1922. Serious Students . . . We had a chat with some of our faculty friends the other day and came away fully aware of the high regard the majority of the faculty has for the attitude of the returned servicemen on the campus. Seems the general consensus of opinion in faculty circles is that the veterans are the most serious bunch of students we have ever had at the univer sity. The veterans have earned all the government financed education they are getting and it is evident that they are taking advantage of what is being offered to them. Their record looks especially good when put up beside that of the average wartime student. They are conscientiously hitting the books and they keep their instructors and fellow stu dents on their toes by asking intelligent questions in class. One instructor reports his amazement at being able to give more than a one page assignment to a class without having it received with groans and sighs. To top it off he finds that the ex-GI's will have read the assignment by the next class period. The sincere attitude of the majority of the veterans and the fact that only a few have had to drop out because of lack of ability have been developments be yond the hopes of many instructors. The general feeling is that the returned servicemen are causing the scholastic standards of the university to move upward by leaps and bounds. Papers are being graded more carefully and assignments are becoming nearer to what should be expected of college students. In time, these things should raise the scholastic average of the school. J Jul (hPu Qcuv by Marthella Holcomb Let's Overhaul With the recent announcement by the journalism department concerning the addition of three new subjects available to the stu dents next year comes a lea from this writer for the complete over haul of the athletic department's publicity dr ision. This particular branch is in a sad state .l decay. The univer sity is going all out in their rejuvenated athletic program, but so far little (or no) attention has been given to the building up of strong and highly efficient publicity personnel whose sole job would be to promote athletic publicity. The journalism curriculum next year will include a course in public relations, long needed and wisely adopted. Since tiine began, it has been said that experience is the best teacher. In the light of this statement, I offer this plan: A student or students interested in work of this type should be given an office and paid a designated sum to carry out the work of an athletic publicity agent. Said student should have previously taken the public relations course but in the beginning this could hardly be considered a requirement. Selection would be made by the student publications board and qualifications of the individual applicant to their discretion. In order to receive positions on conference teams or mention for outstanding ability, a player in any sport must have the support of state and national publicity. With such a department, strengthened by revision, that aim would be accomplished. In order to put the university back on the athletic map, its name, through the players of its sports, must be made prominent again. A strong publicity de partment is the answer. Dake Novotny I GOT A LETTER FOR CROSSING 12 AND R 5 Tints' WITHOUT BEING Had we followed our natural inclinations Monday night and walked into the Sigma Chi house about 9:30, we wonder who would be the most surprised, the Jawect heart boys or their guests? And why was Noggin out on a date while the dirty work was bub bling? Johnnie B. (for barefoot) Cook tells us we wouldn't enjoy the cigars, or the jokes. Of course they could all intersperse "That a joke, sis. We have it on re liable (well, almost) authority that there isn't any such thing as a faction, but it s going to dis band, anyway. That decided limp we sported Tuesday and Wednesday was not due to a left leg shorter than our right. Main cause was having the whole campus on our left shoulder right after press time And we do mean right after, be cause the papers went out at seven, and the first letter of pro test was in the office before noon Honest, children, you shouldn' be so touchy, we love you all dearly, and we're sorry our twist ed similes set you all aflame. But we've discovered a few of you do read the Daily Truth is Stranger Than Fiction selections And to think we were consid enng committing suicide, thought we'd seen everything! Now we know we've had it ... . Leo Schnei der was walking down R street the other afternoon with his hat squared and a bunch of lilacs in his hand. Nope, he wasn't headed for Navy hall, so he couldn't have been bucking for PFC, or even for CDD. Kosmet Klub members have as sured us that there's no use in anyone planning to come to the Union ballroom before 6 a. m Saturday to save seats. The rush for the afternoon show isn't ex pected before 7:30. The Theta Sig banquet is sche duled for this evening, and every sorority sister is spending the day with her fingers crossed. Last year, an hour before the dinner, the president died, and all activi ties were held up till the prac ticing members could get out the extras. This year, barring na tional catastrophes, the meal will be served on time. Can't tell from this distance, but big things have been planned, providing the eve ning journalism classes are dis missed for the event. Those clouds had holes in them Wednesday afternoon, and we were certainly happy that we had holed up in the Rag office for the day. While everyone else was combing their hair with a towel we sat around and laughed, cause that s what we always use for our coiffure. Since sister BJ stood so close to us when she cut it Sunday, it's back to wash-cloth length again. We're hoping to achieve an Ingrid Bergman ef fect, though closer acquiantances (those who get within six feet) suggest a Veronica Lake hairdo would better serve the purpose. No, we wouldn't say it rained very much, but it's not often you can step off the curb in front of the Union, meet a Phi Gam life guard, get- a Saturday bath and find enough fish in your pockets for supper, all without getting the white line dispised by certain personnel as marking the boun dary of the campus. FORUM Dr. Lou II. Silberman Alternatives to Chaos1 3 P. M. THURS. APR. 11 PARLORS XYZ UNION To the Editor: Can the Farmers' Fair and Coll-Agri-Fun again be outstand ing activities in the ag campus life? That is the question ag students will answer by filing for and voting in the spring elections. The Farmers' Fair was formerly one of the annual spring events on the ag campus but during the war it dissolved due to lack of student participation. Some be lieve it was great for publicizing the college's activities and at the same time instrumental in creat ing student spirit, a necessity to college life. Others, also those who have planned and taken part in the annual affair say, "It died a natural death." Students of the years '39, 40 and '41 had not given it full support, thinking it to be old fashioned and too much along the carnival line. The Coll-Agri-Fun was for merly one of the annual fall events. It was for ag campus as the Kosmet Klub is for the city campus. In the spring of '43 its board along with their activities were dissolved as was the Farm ers' Fair. On the whole, ag peo ple feel that it should by all means be brought back into the circle of the extracurriculars; yet, others say that there is too much of this "stage show stuff" now. This SDrine (April 23) the ag students may'' elect six (three unior and three senior) for the Coll-Agri-Fun board and twelve (three junior and three senior men and three junior and three senior women) for the Farmers Fair board. However, if there are no students interested in fil ing for these offices, an election could not be conducted and the activity would not be reborne. Filings should be made from choices of a formally organized . group. The whole matter is left in the hands of the ag students them selves. What will they do? Sincerely, JOHN CROMER, President, Ag Exec Board. P. S. A meeting will be held in Ag hall, room 305, Tuesday, April 16 at 5 p. m. for those in terested in giving suggestions and information along this line. eria Elects Fern IV. Bohlken To '46 Presidency Fern Bohlken was elected the new president of Hesperia club organization for unaffiliated girls, at its regular meeting, Monday, Erdice Lukasiewicz is the new vice president; Arlene Wittier, secretary; Penny Anderson, treas urer; and Jenny Nelson, social chairman. These new officers will hold their positions for the re mainder of this semester and the whole of next year. Outgoing officers are Bilhe Smith, president; Pearl Doyle, vice president; Jackie Eagleton, secretary; and Peg Hansen, treasurer. Hesjn SOIL 7 ZMMl AO i ,- -ws :.. . if I m m mm 11 CROSS PATCH PRIST Junior Guild checks off another winner in this gayly plaided print that wraps you with dash and young excitement a 'plenty. New scoop sleeves band-box waist and lew'ard buttons on a full flip skirt make news on the fashion front. Ail done up in soft spoken rayon suede in wonderful colora- 1995 GOLD'S . . . Third Floor