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LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Friday, April 25, 1947
UN Converts
Apartments
At Air Base
Officers' quarters at the former
Lincoln army air base will be con
verted into apartments for 60 stu
dent veterans and their families,
L. F. Seaton, operating superin
tendent, announced yesterday.
The officers' barracks are lo
cated within a mile of Huskerville
which now has 264 five room
apartments nearly completed for
married veterans. The new apart
ments, which are expected to be
finished by September, have four
rooms, bedroom, living room,
kitchen and bathroom.
Combined Space.
Only 40 vets are now occupying
the dormitories which were com
pleted last fall for 250 single stu
dent veterans. Some space in
these buildings has been combined
into two-room apartments for 20
married veterans. Mr. Seaton said
that additional space will be made
available if necessary.
To help . relieve the critical
short'ge of apartments, the uni
versity will have apartment space
next fall for a minimum of 335
married veterans and their fami
lies. Army Reserve
Officers Back
Merger Move
Nebraska Reserve officers at
tending the 22nd annual Nebraska
department reserve officers con
vention in Grand- Island this week
passed a resolution favoring .the
merger of the armed forces of the
United States.
Delegates attending the first
post war meet advocated the pas
sage of the universal training pro
gram with details to be sponsored
by reserve officers.
Oppose Merchant Marines.
Members attending the con
vention went on record opposing
any bill which would include the
Merchant Marine under the G.
'I. Bill of Rights, and they is
sued a resolution advocating the
commissioning cf all officers of
the military establishment in the
United Slates army.
Further statements issued re
solved that an increased num
ber of reserve officers be ac
cepted for active duty training,
See MERGER, Face 4.
Students of
Prove Value
BY LARRY GOLDBLATT.
University students are proving
again and aj,ain that one need not
sit back and depend upon a text
book in an effort to receive an
education. Instead, they are dem
onstrating to the adjacent business
world that book learning can be
supplemented with practical expe
rience to result in a well-rounded
and profitable training.
Examples could be taken from
any one of tiie colleges of the uni
versity, and any one of these could
be used as a measuring stick of
achievement. One example of
close coordination of school with
practical education is apparent in
the training of journalism stu
dents. Continued Policy.
Since the founding of the uni
versity school of journalism in
1923, the directors have encour
aged and advocated that students
participate in practical work. Re
sults of tliis advocated theme
speak for themselves in the illus
i tiious careers of alumni.
.Nfn accordance with this tradition
TV foster education, university stu
aents are holding down respons
ible positions on local metropolitan
publications. Seventeen students
are numbered among employes of
the Lincoln Journal and the Lin
coln Star.
On the Lincoln Star" staff, the
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Norrie Anderson, journalism jun
Coed Solves Marital
Problems With T-Shirt
One newly wed coed has
proven to herself that she can
win out over married life's lit
tle problems.
After a shopping: spree at the
grocer's during a recent rain
storm, she and her soaked bag
of groceries boarded the bus.
Two bus stops later the sack
gave way to the dampness, and
grapefruit, oranges and carrots
rolled onto the floor.
Calmly she unzipped her
notebook, took out a T-shirt
she was taking home to her
husband, tied up the sleeves,
put a book over the inside of
the neck opening, and filled the
make-shift bag with groceries.
She reached home without an
other mishap.
Aquaquettes'
Water Show
Opens Tonite
Aquaquettes, WAA swimming
club, will present its "Aquatic
Calendar," a program of group
swimming set to music, at the col
iseum tonight and Saturday eve
ning at 8. -N
The performance will be built
around a calendar theme and is
to include 12 numbers represent
ing holidays or activities associ
ated with the months of the year.
The program will open with a
May pole dance and will forecast
events of each month around the
year to April again. This is con
trary to the chronological calen
dar. The finale, "April Showers,"
will be highlighted by twirling of
dozens of gaily decorated para
sols. Other parts of the program will
include a synchronized swimming
duet by Jane Eickmeier and Dor
othy Meshier and a clown diving
act by Les Oldfi,cld from the
men's physical education depart
ment. "December," which ends with a
Christmas tree formation by 20
swimmers holding lighted tapers,
and "October," a witches dance to
be performed while circling the
flames of a fire in the center of
the pool, are two numbers tht
will employ unusual lighting ef
fects. Miss Jeanne Branch, president
of Aquaquettes, is general chair
man of the production, and Miss
Jane Molt of the women's phys
ical education department is fac
ulty sponsor.
Fourth Estate
of Experience
ior, has taken over the post of
sports editor. Two other students.
Bill White and Walt Panko, serve
on Anderson's staff. Bill also
doubles as a reporter for the Star
Marcella Slajchert edits the radio
page, and, in addition writes by-
lined feature articles.
Charles Mueller, freshman, is a
Star reporter. Incidentally, catch
his Sunday features; they're good.
News reporters include Sid Brad
ley, Bill Hope, Ralph Stewart and
George Miller, an outstanding
campus group.
More Fourth Estaters.
Among fourth estate members
working for the Lincoln Journal
is senior Dick Thornton, who
holds a responsible spot with the
advertising staff. Emmy Lou Hill
is also turning a fine perform
ance with that department.
Taylor Lewis, Tom Sorensen,
(Feb., '47 ), Robert Hertzler and
Miles McNamara are reporters of
note. Scott Greenwood, former
editor ot a small town weekly,
keeps busy with his assignment in
the composing room. Neale Copple
('47) spends his time editing the
weekly publication, "Nebraska
Education News," published N by
the Nebraska State Education as
sociation. A cross section of the univer
sity student body, these individu
als typify the fine start many
are getting in their education with
preparation for a lifetime career.
Ivy Court to
At One Day
Husbandry
Club Honors
A. Thompson
Col. Arthur Thompson was hon
ored for his outstanding contribu
tions to the Nebraska livestock
industry last night at the annual
Honors Banquet sponsored by the
Block and Bridle club, ag student
organization.
Calvin Dahkle, former vice
president of Block and Bridle,
presented a portrait of Col.
Thompson to Prof. Wm. J. Loef
fel, chairman of the animal hus
bandry department. The portrait
will hang irl the Honors gallery in
animal husbandry hall. Willard
Visek, former president of Block
and Bridle, acted as toastmaster.
Richard Wahlstrom was award
ed an Elgin watch for winning
the student livestock judging con
test held this spring. Prof. M. A.
Alexander, national vice president
of Block and Bridle club, made
the presentation.
The Knights of Ak-SarBen also
presented medals to the champion
livestock showmen in the recent
Junior Ak-Sar-Ben stock show.
The medals were awarded to Wil
lard Stowell, Harry Stokely, Rob
ert Koehler, Don Popken and
Lyman Rehemeier.
Univets'Spring
Party Planned
UniVets Spring Fling party
will feature Gay Fcistner and his
11 piece all Lincoln band for
dancing from 9 to 12 in the union
ballroom Friday, May 2, it was
revealed today by Harve Podoll,
publicity chairman.
Members will be entertained
at an informal dinner in the 'Y'
room of the union from 6:30 to
8:30. There will be no charge
lor dancing and cost of the din
ner is 85 cents. Tickets are on
sale in room 209 Nebraska hall
or ihey may be purchased from
Kec'h Kittle, ticket-sales chair
man or any council member.
Door Prizes
Eleanor Newcomb, party
chairman, has named this the
May-basket dance and promises
"something new" in the tradi
tioral distribution of door prizes.
Members may obtain dinner
tickets for one guest or they may
bring one guest to the dance.
Tic'cets should be purchased be
fore Wednesday of next week,
or they may be reserved by call
ing university extension 146.
This is the last major social
evcit of the semester for Uni
Vets. Y.W. Elects New
Officers, Honors
7 Senior Women
Camilla Palmer and Janice
Ch;.ppell were elected secretary
and district representative resepc
tively of the YWCA at that or
gai.ization's all-membership meet
ing Wednesday night.
Another principle feature of the
meeting was the honoring of seven
serior women who have all been
active in Y Wwork but have never
held a noffice or cabinet position.
Those honored were Eva Crangle,
Mrgaret Cobb, Elizabeth Easter,
Gladys Grosback, Patricia Raun,
Alice Rife and Anne Robinson.
Reports ,were presented by the
representatives who attended the
NzMonal Assembly at Illinois Uni
versity in December.
Band Program, Presentation
Of Queen to Open Festivities
Ivy Day festivities for the 46th annual celebration will
begin at 9 a. m. Saturday, May 3, when selections played by
the university band open the full day's schedule.
The Daisy and Ivy chains, composed of junior and sen
ior women and led by outstanding members of the two
classes, will follow at 9:30. Ati
9:45 the 1947 May Queen and her
attendants will be presented. Iden
tity of the queen, who was se
lected at the women's spring elec
tions, will not be revealed until
that time.
Ivy Day Oration.
Fred Steiner, named Ivy Day
deliver an address at 10 a. m. Fol-
orator at the April 1 election, will
lowing the traditional oration, will
be the reading of the winning
poem. Dake Novotny and Don
Chapin, presidents of the junior
and senior classes, will plant the
ivy at 10:z5. completing the
morning s activities will be the
inter-sorority sing which begins at
10:30.
The 1 cclock processional of the
Ivy Day court will be followed by
the inter-fraternity sing scheduled
for 1:15. At 2:15, the band will
play the recessional as the court
leaves. Masking of Mortar Boards
for 1947-48 at 2:30 is to be fol
lowed by the tapping of Innocents
at 3:45.
Queen's Court.
The court of the May Queen is
composed of two pages, two fresh
men, two sophomores, four juniors
and two senior attendants and the
maid of honor.
Les Glotfelty reigned, as May
Queen in 1946, and -Suzanne Pope
was the maid of honor.
Navv Seeks
Students for
V-5 Program
A nationwide campaign to en
list students in the Navy reserve
has been launched and will con
tinue thru June.
Chief drawing-card of the V-8
program is a two week summer
training cruise which reservists
will make on ships of the re
serve and active fleets. Cruise
ships sail the seven seas and
often make foreign ports of call.
Reservists who choose submar
ine work will get training in
submarines of advanced type,
and members of the naval air
reserve will fly first line planes
at one of the two dozen naval
air stations.
"Learn A Trade."
Naval reserve training centers,
located in many localities, pro
vide training in radar, sonar,
radio, electronics, military man
euvers, fire control, gun pointing
and attack problems, y
Advantages of reserve mem
berships include a 5 increase
in pay every three years and
yearly summer training cruises.
Navy veterans of World war II
who join the naval reserve can
enlist at the rate they held when
discharged. For all reservists
there is opportunity for ad
vancement in rate.
Eligibility.
Any veteran under the G. I.
bill of rights is eligible to join
the naval reserve with no change
in his status.
Those eligible to enroll in the
Naval reserve are:
1. Navy, coast guard and ma
rine corps veterans of World
war II, of any age, who serve
for more than six months.
2. Veterans of any other mili
tary service between the ages of
17 to 39 inclusive.
3. Non-veterans in the age
group 17 to 39 years.
KOSMET CLUB
All active Kosmet Klub mem
bers are to meet in Room 307 of
the Union today at 5 p. m., ac
cording: to Van Westover, busi-
ness manager. J
Event
J. Solomon
Wins Long
Debate Cup
The Long Debate Cup was
presented to Jack Solomon for
being the outstanding freshman
debater on the varsity squad, at
the Delta Sigma Rho annual
spring banquet Wednesday night.
Awarded on the basis of rat
ings received in the Nebraska
Debate and Discussion confer
ence held here last February, the
presentation was made by Don
Kline, Delta Sig prexy. Bill Mil
ler, Ted Sorenson and Betty
Jeanne Holcomb were awarded
the cup in previous years.
Convention Reports.
Reports on the recent Deta Sig
National Congress at Chicago
were given after the banquet by
delegates Ted Sorenson, Marthella
Holcomb, Don Kline and Betty
Jeanne Holcomb. Dr. L. T. Laase,
faculty sponsor and national vice
president-elect, also spoke on the
convention.
Four students, Helen Plasters,
Ted Sorenson, Jackie Wjghtman,
and Leo Ramer were initiated into
the honorary.
Officers elected for next year
are Betty Jeanne Holcomb, presi
dent; Mary Dye, vice president;
Frank Mattoon, secretary-treasurer.
Neale Copple,
Slajchert Win
$500 Awards
Journalism students Marcella
Slajchert and Neale Copple were
awarded the two annual $500 J. C.
Seacrest scholarships in journal
ism, Dr. William F. Sinwdler, di
rector of the school of journalism,
announced Thursday.
Awarded annually, the scholar
ships are granted students plan
ning to pursue graduate work in
journalism.
Practicing Journalist.
Miss Slajchert will receive her
AB degree in journalism in June.
She plans to take graduate work
in journalism in Europe some
time late this summer. She has
been a member of the editorial
staff of the Lincoln Star for five
years, the past two of which she
has been its radio editor.
Copple, who received his AB
degree in February, plans to be
gin work on a masters degree at
Northwestern University's school
of journalism this fall. He plans
to teach journalism. He is a for
mer member of the United Press
staff in Salt Lake City, and is now
editing "The Nebraska Education
News."
The recipients were selected by
a committee headed by Dr. Swind
ler. Ag Wives Hold
Meeting Monday
Ag Colleens, an organization of
ag students' wives, will meet
Monday, April 28, at 8 p. m., in
the Ag union.
Officers of the group are: Mrs.
Duane Munter, chairman; Mrs.
David Sander, co-chairman, and
Mrs. Aldon Nielsen, historian.
Discussions on interior decora
tion, child care, table decorations,
etiquette, book reviews, knitting,
meal planning and budgeting are ,
being planned for the meetings.
All ag students' wives are in
vited to attend.