YW, YM to Begin
MeoanIbeirsGiiDip rive
Barbara Speer, university
"YWCA president, and Don
Crowe, university YMCA presi
dent, announced Saturday that
the joint YW-YM membership
drive will open Monday, Sept.
20, under the direction of Wan
da Young tnd Al Short.
Between Sept. 20 and 29 pros
pective members will be con
tacted personally and thru or
ganized groups. Women may
also join in the YW office in El
Jen Smith hall.and men may sign
up in the YM rooms in the
Temple. Dues for each organiza
tion are one dollar.
YW Drive for Uppcrclassmen
Only.
Miss Young stated that the YW
drive is for upperclasswomen
only, freshmen joining after the
first six weeks. Both freshmen
and upperclassmen can join the
YM at this time.
A stag party and reception will
be the main event of the YM
drive. Features of the program,
to he beld Wednesday, Sept. 22,
at 7:30 p. m. in the lounge of the
Temple building, will be a magi
cian, stunts, explanation of the
YM commission groups, and re
freshments. YW to Hold Rendezvous.
Highlighting the YW drive will
be the rendezvous to be held in
Ellen Smith hall, Thursday, Sept.
23, between 3 and 5 p. m. The
cabinet will entertain and inform
prospective members and help
them in the choice of committees
University Chorus Tryouts
Scheduled to Open Monday
Student warblers have a chance
to put their talent to good use.
Six hundred positions are open on
the two campus singing groups,
the University Singers and the
University Chorus.
The Univensty Chorus is open
to all students, while the Univer
sity Singers are chosen by tryout.
These two groups, with approx
imately six hundred members,
present The Messiah, a musical
program which has become one
of the recognized campus tradi
tions. With guest soloists, who are
recognized artists, the combined
Advanced Quota
Doubled in ROTC
A staff of ten officers and 13
enlisted men will conduct the
training of nearly 1,800 ROTC
students this year.
Present enrollment figures place
the number of First and second
year basic students at 1,300. This
number is expected to be in
creased to 1,500 by the time reg
istration is completed. All fresh
men students who are not vet
erans and have not been
physcially disqualified from
ROTC must enroll.
Quota Doubled
The advanced corps this year
has had it's quota raised one
percent over last year. Applica
tions are still being received by
the Military department for first
year advanced. By Saturday 178
had signed for the junior course.
Eighty-nine were elevated from
the junior to the senior status this
year.
Applications sUU Open
Applications are still open for
the field forces with the ma
jority of openings appearing in
the Corp of Engineers and the
. Ordanance. The only additional
requirement necessary to qualify
for either branch is that the stu
dent must be working on a
technical or science degree.
Any freshman student not al
ready signed up for ROTC is
urged to do so immediately un
less he has recieved a reprieve
from the Military department.
Corn Coba
All Corn Cob workers who
have not yet attended meet
ings are expected to check out
Cornhosker sale books at the
Cornhnsker office Immediately
and to attend the next Corn
Cob meeting Tuesday, Sept. 23,
at 5 pjn. in room 313 of the
Union. '
I
DON CROWE
and commission groups for the
coming semester. Refreshments
will be served.
Besides their membership
drive, the Y's have other joint
projects including parties, pic
nics, retreats and socials. To
gether they publish the "N" book
and the Tiny Y. This spring they
plan to back a miniature UNES
CO conference which will in
clude the whole campus, o
The YWCA program includes
over 20 commission groups and
croups present this Christmas pro
gram which was described by
Professor David B. Foltz, associ
ate professor of music, as "one of
the most colorful and inspira
tional musical events on campus."
Chorus Open to AH Students.
Those interested in the Univer
sity chorus may register in one
of the three city campus sections
or the one ag campus section. The
chorus is listed in the cataloge as
Chorus 91, open to all students
In fact. Professor Foltz quipped
"Some students even have a good
time talking The Messiah."
The Univeristy Singers, under
the direction of Dr. Arthur West
brook, also present an annual
Christmas carol program, another
campus tradition of long-standing
Attendance at this Christmas carol
program has been so large in the
past, that' two performances have
always been necessary.
Singers to Try Out Monday.
To be eligible for the Univer
sity Singers, students must try out
Monday, September 20 from 2:00
p. m. to 6:00 p. m. in room 104 of
the Music building located at Uth
and R. Approximately 130 of the
best singers will be admitted to
the group.
Students may have these courses
added to their schedules beginning
Monday, September 20.
Service Group
Assists U. of N.
You rarely find something for
nothing. But that is what you find
when you look to the university
chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, na
tional service fraternity, for the
organisation has as one of its ob
jectives service to the students,
faculty, university, and nation.
You've seen members of Alpha
Phi Omega running back and
forth during registration, putting
up "Keep Oii the Grass" signs,
and tacking up A.U.F. posters.
The thirty members of the local
chapter mean business when they
say "this is a service fraternity."
They lend their service to many
worthy causes for the purpose of
the organization is "to assemble
college men in the fellowship of
the Scout Oath and Law, to de
velop friendship, and to promote
service to humanity".
Any student who has experience
in the Boy Scout "movement and
who has an earnest desire to join
the organization is welcome.
Paul Gaiter, secretary, an
nounced that all those interested
in the organization may attend a
smoker at 8:15, Thursday, Sep
tember 24, in the YMCA lounge
located in the Temple Building.
Gaiter also announced a business
meeting Thursday at 7:15 at the
Y".
Joint
Monday
committees which meet every
week for study and planning.
Two noon book review discus
sion groups and two knitting
groups are also oiiered.
1M. nans lonrnamems
There are ping pong tourna
ments, various intramural teams
and other social events planned
thruout the year by the YMCA.
While the main program centers
around weekly meetings, other
activities including a Co-Wed
club, foreign movies, all-campus
forums, foreign students pro
gram and a speakers bureau are
also sponsored by this group. The
facilities at the Temple are open
to all students for reading, study
ing, and recreation.
Last vear s memberships in
cluded 700 in the YW and 200 in
the YM.
Religious Choir
To Reorganize
In September
By M. J. Melick
The nationally known Lincoln
Cathedral Choir, under the baton
of John M. Rosborough, will take
its place again this year in the
ranks of fine musical entertain
ment.
Tryouts, which have been in
progress dt ing the past week,
will' continue through the month
of September. Any person inter
ested in choral music is eligible
for an audition at the choir head
quarters at 15th and U.
For the last thirty years, the
Choir has served as a medium
for the expression of religious
music of all denominations and
racial groups. It is composed of
university students and towns
people and its membership is se
lected by tryouts.
Since its founding by its pres
ent director, the choir has en
deavored to bring a nejv type of
religious music to the Middle
West. Its scope, however, has ex
tended far beyond its regional
bounds through appearances on
national networks.
Choir Reactivated
The choir, although discontin
ued during the war, was reacti
vated last year and will present
not only a new membership but
several other innovations. Guest
conductors will be invited to pre
sent their own compositions
Amonc them will be Paul Chris-
tensen, son of the founder of the
famed St. Olafs choir.
The sixty-voice group rehearses
tri-weeklv and presents all its
concert work a capella. An en
tirely non-denominational, non
nrnfit organization, its work is
financed by its alumni group.
Barbs To Begin
Membership Drive
Only organization to represent
all university independent stu
dents, the Independent Students
Association will begin their fall
program with a cabinet meeting
at 5 n.m.. Monday. Sept. 20, in
the Union.
Ben Wall, publicity chairman,
welcomes all independent stu
dents to join the organization.
The official membership cam
paign will begin this week.
All independent organizations
and independent houses will be
represented at Monday's cabinet
meeting. After the membership
campaign, members not repre
sented through organizations or
independent houses will be di
vided into groups of twenty stu
dents. Each group will send one
representative to the cabinet
meetings.
President Bill Moore said that
the purpose of the organization is
"to encourage the participation of
independent students in extra
curricular activities; to provide
suitable social activties for them;
and to afford leadership oppor
tunities for independent students."
Kosmet Klub
AH students interested in be
coming Kosmet Klub workers
are invited to attend a meet
ing Monday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m.
in the Kosmet Klub room in
the Union. Two men from each
orranlzed house are eligible
and any number of unaffiliated
men are welcome.
Vol. 49-No. 4 Lincoln, Neb. Sunday, Sept. 19, 1948
jC Explains
Prrft Determent i
"How does the draft affect me?"
That is the question many stu
dents have been unable to answer.
To clear up the doubt concerning
the new selective service act, the
university ROTC unit issued in
formation Friday on how the
draft will affect college students.
Any man between the ages of 18
and 25 who has not served 90
days between December 7, 1941
and September 2, 1945, or hat not
served for one year between Sep
tember 16, 1940 and June 24, 1948
is eligible for the draft.
A student, if called during a
school year, is deferred until the
end of that academic year. If the
student fails at the end oi the nrst
semester, he is inducted then.
The only alternative to the draft
offered at this university is the
ROTC. If a student will make cer
tain agreements concerning the
ROTC, he will be deferred.
Freshmen Take Exam.
Sometime during the first year,
all freshmen will take an ROTC
qualifying examination. A cer
tain ouota is set up. which is
Ag Publication
Asks Students
To First Meet
All students interested in work
ing on the Cornhusker Country
man, Ag college publication, are
invited to the first staff meeting
at 7:30 p. m., Wednesday, ac
cording to Phil Raynard, editor.
The meeting will be in the Coun
tryman office in the Ag Union.
The Countryman is a magazine
written and published by Ag col
lege students. Printed monthly, it
contains articles, cartoons, pic
tures and advertising of interest
to home ec and agricultural stu
dents.
Revived last year after the war,
the Countryman has a wide cov
erage on Ag campus and also has
subscribers throughout the state
in agricultural circles. Workers
have their choice of several de
partments in which they may
work, including home economics
and agricultural news coverage,
circulation, photography and busi
ness management.
Cornhusker Editor Suggests
New Beauty Contest Judging
The following letter was sent
out Thursday by Jerry Johnston,
editor of the Cornhusker, to or
ganized women's houses:
In the past years, organiza
tions entering candidates in the
Cornhusker beauty queen contest
have found fault with the system
Permit Issuance
Hits 1,750 Mark
Officer Jack Brown of the cam
pus police announced that ap
proximately 1,750 student park
ing permits have been issued to
date. He stated that students have
been co-operative, and issuance
of permits has been orderly.
Dick Schleusener, student coun
cil member in charge of applica
tions for parking permits, said
that things have progressed
smoothly on his end of the line,
too. There have been few falsifi
cations by students in order to
gain permits, though they have
had a number of problems, such
as "My student ident card is get
ting me a football ticket," and
"My car registration is in In
diana . . ."
Schleusener stated that a "court
of appeals" would soon be in op
eration to rule on cases of student
who were denied permits. Corn
Cob workers and student council
workers have been issuing the
applications for parking permits
and listening to the many prob
lems. Few students have had to
work over 15 minutes.
Eight hundred applications were
issued the first day.
slightly smaller than the freshman
class. In this way tne iow stu
dents are eliminated. Ihose re
maining may continue through
their sophomore year, tsut tney
must agree to take ROTC training
for three more years, accept a
commission, it oiierea, ana sere
too years active duty, it called.
Students who are sophomores
now will be graded on aptitude for
service, demonstrated leadership
and military and academic grades.
A certain quota is set up, which
is slightly less than the sophomore
class, for entrance into advanced
training. Sophomores must aiso
make the same agreements as the
freshmen.
Non-Veterans Must Serve.
Students in the advanced cours
es now who are non-veterans must
also agree to serve two years if
called. Any junior not now in the
advanced ROTC may still apply
till the end of September.
Any student who has completed
his advanced training but has not
completed his degree may obtain
up to one year of leave to complete
his education.
Thirty-eight
Answer 'Rag'
Reporter Call
Jeanne Kerrigan. Daily Ne
braskan editor, announced today
that there are still openings for
reporters on the paper.
All students interested in re
porting contact Norm Leger, man
aging editor, at the desk in the
Daily offices, Union basement.
Working hours are between one
and five. p. m. daily and Satur
day mornings. If reporters are
interested in regular news beats,
they should indicate this to the
managing editor. Those wishing
to be members of the regular re
porting staff this semester should
begin work immediately, Miss
Kerrigan said.
Beats Next Week.
Regular news beats will be as
signed to reporters next week
after the quality of their work
See REPORTERS Page 2.
of selection. This year it is the
intention of the 1949 Cornhusker
to have all of the judging done
personally, eliminating the final
judging from photographs.
However, there is a catch to it.
The 1949 Cornhusker cannot be
expected to finance the trans
portation of the judges to the
U. N. campus. Judge's fees will
be paid by the organizations en.
tering candidates and the fee per
candidate will be in the neighbor
hood of $2.50 or $3.00. Whether
the candidates or the sponsoring
organizations pay the fee is to
be decided by the organization.
Please understand that this
system is not final. It is up to
your organization to decide
whether they want the judging
done by professional model agen
cies who judge the candidates'
photographs from the profession
al and not the college viewpoint,
or whether you would rather have
college people from other camp
uses who know college beauty.
Discuss the idea with your or
ganization at your earliest con
venience and return your deci
sion to the 1949 Cornhusker as
soon as possible. Majority will
rule the selection of the 1949
beauty queens.l '
Sincerely,
JERRY JOHNSTON,
Editor-in-Chief.
Johnston also stated that this
letter was sent only to houses
which had candidates entered in
last year's contest. Other organi
zations are asked to return their
decisions to the Cornhusker office.
