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M Hilary
May Stop 'Slow' Recall
If Emergency Declared
Military reservists and those
who are eligible for the draft are
now able to see where they stand
in regard to being called into the
service.
The question "What will hap
pen to us if President Truman
declares a national emergency"
has been answered for the re
servists by Defense Department
officials.
The following views on the
situation have' been clarified.
1. The October "slow-down"
policy in calling reserves, to ac
tive duty is not Delng carried out
IJ.N. Troops
Guard Seoul
Approaches
The Chinese communists have
forced U. N. troops to evacuation
by the sea from northeast Korea.
Approaches of the South Ko
rean capital, Seoul, are being
guarded by Eighth army troops,
while U. N. troops fought their
way out of a trap maintained by
the communists by the Chosin
reservoir.
In Hungnam harbor, marine
3rd and 4th divisions are being
loaded on transports and landing
craft after beating off an attack
by Chinese reds dressed in
American uniforms.
Some of the units, it is believed.
would be landed at allied-held
ports south of the 38th parallel to
fight with troops there against an
expected red attacK.
Tenth Army Retreats
Nearly 200 Miles
A withdrawal of nearly 200
miles was made by 10th army
corps to reach Hunnam. These
troops were stationed at points
north of Chongjin, on the norin-
past coast.
The evacuation was covered by
marine and navy airmen who
were constantly strafing small
enemv groups.
A future test of strength on the
the front in western Korea where
part of both sides is expected on
reds are holding back for supplies
and reinforcements.
Many sources are wondering 5f
the reds are awainng to see
Lake Success negotiations will
proclaim a cease fire order.
Light Infantry Unit
Dock in Yokahama
The famous Princess Pat light
infantry docked at Yokahama,
Japan to reinforce General Mac
Arthur's forces in the far east.
The daily report from General
MacArthur was the shortest since
the beeinning of the war, report'
ing light enemy attack northeast
of Hamhung on the northeast
front and on the Seoul front, only
patrol activity.
January, February
Draft Quotas Upped
Selective service headquarters
in Nebraska announced the in
creased number of calls to be
made for draftees during January
and February.
Increased speed in the produc
tion nf weaDons. and other equip
ment is requested by the armed
forces. President Truman is ex
pected by some to declare a state
f national emergency which
would step up production even
more.
The new draft call corresponds
to the casualties incurred in the
TCnrenn war. The draftees are
needed most in the army, which
is the branch -? the service sui
fcring the heaviest losses in com
bat. , t
By July 1 the army will at
tempt to gain forces of 1,264,900
increasing the goal if the situa
tion becomes more serious.
Plot to Assassinate
Mac Investigated
In Tokyo, agents are investigat
ing an attempted assassination
plot on MacArthur's life.
Tho recruits of the Japanese
police force revealed the plot to
reliable sources in Hachinoe city
in northern Japan.
It is said that communists
ordered some of their agents to
join the reserve police force,
which is under MacArthur's com
mand. Truman to Address
Nation Friday Night
A radio address will be given
by President Truman at 9:30 Fri
day night. His talk will be con
cerned with the present world
crisis.
The announcement of the
speech followed the declaration
of Congress to give full support
to Truman for a fast built-up of
military strength by boosting pro
duction measures.
Drop In University
Registration Expected
According to Dr. Rosenlof of
the office of registration, en
rollement next year is expected
to drop to 6,000 or about three
fourths of the present number of
students.
Dr. Rosenlof says, however,
that no true prediction can be
made yet, as the office is now
awaiting information from Wash
ington concerning the action of
Congress on the draft bill.
The Weather
Partly 'cloudy with high near
46. Light winds.
Clarif ies
as originally planned because of
the pressure of events in Korea
2. If a national f.mergency is
declared, this might be the occa
sion for throwing the "slow
down" policy out the window
entirely.
3. A declaration of national
emergency would not require
reservists to report for active
duty. It would not automatically
mean the mobilization of reserv
ists. The army, navy and 'air
force would continue to use their
regular procedures, each service
calling up men according to its
needs.
National Emergency
The impression of some re
servists that declaration of a na
tional emergency would auto
matically put them on 24 hour
call for active duty should be
relieved by the Defense Depart
ment statements,
In regard to those in position
to be drafted, the army has called
for a total of 160,000 draftees in
January and February. This
move nearly doubles the quotas
previously asked for by the army.
While the navy and air force
continued to rely on volunteers,
the army quota for January was
raised from 40,000 to 80,000 and
that for February from 50,000 to
80,000.
Army Action
This action was taken by the
army in line with President Tru
man's decision that the United
States must raise its . military
manpower sights beyond the goal
set before the recent reverses in
Korea. This previously amounted
to 2,800,000 men by next June 30.
Specifically, in regard to Ne
braska draft commitments, these
are expected to reach about 702
in January and 704 in February.
ieprasKas quota had been
formerly set for 351 and 440,
respectively.
ine pool composed of men
aged 19 to 25, inclusive, will now
be dipped into at a faster pace.
This was released by Selective
service headquarters,
A Selective Service spokesman
said that he believed the new
January and February quotas
could be filled without changing
the draft law or the existing
regulations issued by the presi
dent.
However, if the draft pace is
to be long maintained the law
will undoubtedly have to be
changed at the Congressional
session beginning Jan. 3.
Guard Officials
National guard officials in Ne
braska, in conferring with a Fifth
army spokesman, were unable to
determine to what extent the
Nebraska-Iowa National Guard
would be affected by the pro
posed national emergency.
See DRAFT, Page 4.
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RAYMOND A. McCONNELL
JR. The editor of The Lincoln
State Journal will speak today
at a meeting of the Soil Con
servation society.
Journal Editor
Will Address
Soil Meeting
Raymond A. McConnell, jr.,
editor of the Lincoln State
Journal, will address the Uni
versity chapter of the soil con
servation society tonight at 7: jo
p.m. in Ag hall, Room 307.
McDonnell -will discuss prin
ciples of watershed management
at the regular monthly meeting
of the soil conservation chapter.
The Journal editor co-chair
man of the Salt Wahoo Water
shed association formed after the
disastrous flood that covered
the Lincoln area last May 9.
This association was formed to
develop a program on a water
shed basis to conserve the soil
and reduce the damage caused
by floods and uncontrolled water.
McConnell has for several
years carried on an educational
program through the columns of
The Journal for the purpose of
acquainting the readers with the
fact that conservation of soil
and water resources was one of
Nebraska's urgent problems.
The University chapter of the
Soil Conservation Society of
America is the first student
chapter of the national organ
ization. The only requisite to become a
member in this organization is
an interest in soil conservation.
All students and faculty members
interested in this subject are in
vited to attend the
tonight.
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At 'Y' Christmas Vespers
The second annual All-Campus
Christmas service will be held
tonight at-7 p.m. at the Univer
sity Episcopal Chapel. This is
the first time that the service has
been held in the Chapel.
Under the sponsorship of the
Unfversity YMCA and YWCA
groups the service is being put
on for all University students.
Dr. Theodore Leonard of Trin
ity Methodist church will speak
and the Lutheran Student Choir
will present a program. The
choir will sing two anthems,
"Jesu Bambino" and "A Cradle
Hymn."
Five student pastors will take
part in the inter-denominational
service. Rev. O. H. Turner of the
Christian Student Foundation
will give the invocation.
Christmas Scriptures
Rex Knowles, Presbyterian
Student Pastor and Rev. C. B.
Ag Ec Club
Will Discuss
Asian Situation
The Asian problem will be the
topic for discussion at the reg
ular meeting of the Ag Economics
club Thursday Dec. 1 . A. T.
Anderson, assistant professor of
history, and C. Clyde Mitchell
will lead the discussion.
Both men have had experience
in Asiatic problems. Informality
will be the key note in discus
sing the topic, "What can we do
in Asia?"
Anderson, who has studied the
Asian situation and is currently
instructor of History 102 at the
University, will lead off the dis
cussion at 7:30 p.m. in telling the
group what he thinks the United
States can do in Asia.
Mitchell will follow with a
fifteen minute talk presenting his
ideas. Dr. Mitchell spent 25
months in Korea immeditely
after the Japanese surrender in
1945. He was administrator of
the National Land Administra
tion of Korea, employed by the
American government.
Bob Hermanson, Ag Ec club
member in charge of the pro
gram, said that all University
students interested ' in the Asian
problem are invited to attend the
meeting.
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(Editor's note This is the
third In a series of articles en
titled "My Most Unforgettable
Student.")
BY GERRY FELLMAN
A sensitive, hard working,
roughneck named Jack is John
Lane's most unforgettable stu
dent. Lane, a sociology instructor,
met Jack when the roughneck
enrolled in one of his classes at
the University of Oklahoma. At
the time, Jack was completing
the process of re-entering school.
A short time before this, he had
been expelled from the univer
sity for cheating on an examina
tion. When Jack first enrolled in
college, gambling, drinking,
fighting, and cussing were his
favorite pastimes. However, he
was a roughneck in more ways
than one. The term roughneck is
used by oil men as a nickname
for an oil driller. This is a job
which includes hard physical
labor. Jack roughnecked for eight
hours a day.
Not satisfied with merely one
job, he also worked in a clothing
store. The second job took four
hours of his time each day. All
of this was in addition to the 12
credit hours he was carrying at
college.
'Earn Money
He took on all of this work
because he was in love with, one
of the coeds. He wanted to earn
money so the two of them could
get married.
During the day, Jack would
take every opportunity possible
to see his sweetheart. Lane re
members that after sociology
class in the ten minute break be
fore the next hour the roughneck
would rush over to another
building where his girl waited
for her next class.
Since there were approximate
ly 300 yards between the two
buildings, he would run as fast
as possible "in order to sit and
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Howells of the Baptist House
will read the Christmas scrip
tures. The Christmas prayer will
be given by Rev. Richard Nutt
of the Methodist Student House.
Fatter John Sweigart, Episco
pal chaplain will close the serv
ice with the benediction.
Co-chafrmen for the services
are Marilyn Orput and Rudy
Nelson. )They represent the Uni
versity iYW and YM groups, re
spectively. Three1 years ago the YM and
YW groups presented a Lenten
service for all University stu
dents. The success of this venture
led to a Christmas service the
following year. The two annual
service are now a traditional
part of YM and YW campus ac
tivities.' Last year's Christmas service
featurea the reading of Van
Dyke's ; story, "The Other Wise
Man."
Cooperative Worship
The purpose of the services is
to offer an opportunity for co
operative worship service with
out denominational emphasis.
Most O;' the denominational stu
dent houses participate in the
bi-annual programs.
Dr. Leonard, who will speak at
the services, will have a Christ
mas message for the students.
The Lutheran student choir
that will present a" program of
religious music is a regular func
tion oi the Lutheran student
group. Each semester rehearsals
are held every Thursday night.
During the school year the choir
sings far church services and
special programs throughout Lin
coln. In the Spring the choir goes
on tour to present programs for
churchts, schools and special
events n the state.
Denn s Rohrs, choir director,
has led the group for two years.
YWCA Membership
Fees Due At Once
The YWCA is urging all of
those who have paid their mem
bership fees to pick up their
blue membership cards imme
diately. An additional fee of 10 cents
charged those who wait until
after Christmas to call for them.
The membership cards are need
ed to vote in the January elec
tions. make eyes at her" for four or
five minutes. Because of this
frequent 300 yard dash, Lane
nicknamed him "Dagwood."
Another of Jack's unforgetable
traits was his passion for argu
ments. At a drop of a hat, he
would argue or bet about any
thing any place, any time. And
to top it all, he would never for
get an argument.
Enjoyed Arguments
A few years ago, he and Lane
disagreed as to whether or not
Al Jolson had the lead part in
the motion picture, "The Death
of Washington Square." Jack, an
avid Jolson fan, swore that Jol
son had the main part in the
movie. Lane disagreed. A short
time ago, the instructor received
an envelope containing a news
paper clipping. The item was an
advertisement proclaiming the
re-issuipg of "The Death of
Washington Square."
Lane exclaimed, "He's unfor
gettable from that point of view.
He'll probably remember that
argument 50 years from now."
The instructor added that
Jack's cussing was another un
forgetable trait. Lane would
shudder every time the rough
neck opened his mouth. A re
mark such as this would usually
be uttered: "Oh! hell, John, you
know that isn't right." But this
did not cause trouble between
the two men. They were very
close friends and still carry on
correspondence with each other.
In his second semester at
school, Jack announced his en
gagement. Later he got married.
This proved to be the turning
point in his life. He was a
changed man. He buckled down
and earned good grades.
Time for Studies
Because his wife had a small
income of her own, Jack was
able to give up roughnecking
and work only at his clothing
store job. This enabled him to
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LUTHERN CHOI R-Featured
in the All-campus Christmas
Service is the Luthern Student
Choir. Front row, (1. to r.)
Phyllis Johnson, Mary Lou Sol
fermoser, Corola Johnson, Viki
Johnson, Lucille Anderson,
Bert Anderson, Vicki Norstog
and Dennis Rohrs, director.
Middle row, (1. to r.) John Eb
right, Vivian Johnson, Alma
Fruehling, Marj Van Gronin
gen, Irene Roberts, Ethelyn
Mogenson, Imogene Vehling,
Lois Zabel, Janet Oakeson,
Glen Johson. Back row, (1. tor.)
Harold Johson, Glenn Lundahl,
Phil Hain, Dan Lindquist, Lee
Stauffer, Walt Weiland, Bill
Barrett, Don Anderson, John
Gordon Magnusson and Ben
Anderson. The Christmas Ser
vice will be held tonight, 7 p.m.,
University chapel.
Doane Prof
Will Speak
To NUCWA
Prof. I. C. G. Campbell of
Doane college will speak at the
NUCWA mass meeting tonight at
7:30 p.m. in Parlor K of the
Union.
Professor Campbell will dis
cuss his experiences in the Near
East.
The speaker was born in Eng
land and graduated from the
University of St. Andrews in
Scotland. He received his mas
ters in medieval and modern
European history in 1935.
Professor Campbell worked at
excavations of Verulam and di
rected the excavation .on the site
of the imperial palace in
Istanbul.
During the war, Campbell was
instructed to stay by his teaching
post and during this period he
wrote many educational books.
He received his naturalization
papers in June, 1950. Campbell is
now an American citizen. His
wife was a member of the Amer
ican Board of Missions.
Campbell has spent some time
in Bruges, Ghent, Marseilles,
Genoa, Vienna, Cairo and Bel
grade besides traveling in Asia
Minor. The professor speaks
French and some Latin and
Turkish.
His hobbies include Byzantine
and Roman numismatics, stamp
collecting and general collections
of antiques.
According to Prof. S. J. House
and Marilyn Coupe, mass meet
ing chairman, "Prof. Campbell's
talk promises to be a tremendous
opportunity to hear information
of the Near East from a reliable
source."
spend more time on his studies.
He had chosen to major in
economics. After getting married,
he became very enthusiastic
about his school work. He was
constantly asking questions.
But Jack pulled no punches
about his interest in academics.
He thought of an education- as a
means of making money and
nothing else. He made no bones
about it, openly acknowledging
this. He was fascinated with the
subjects concerning his major.
But he had no use for mathe
matics and other requirements
which he termed ridiculous.
Lane recalls that before
sociology examinations Jack
used to say, "John, I got this test
down cold." But the roughneck
never seemed to "cool" the tests
quite as well as he predicted.
Favorite Subject
As far as sociology was con
cerned, Jack was fascinated with
the study of crime and criminol
ogy. Marriage and the family be
came his favorite subject during
the time he was courting his girl.
When the topic of ancient mar
riage was discussed, he declared
that marriage founded on reasons
of convenience and work was
terrible.
Unconventional as he was on
most subjects, he could not
visualize marriage existing on
anything but love and romance.
The roughneck had an exciting
background. His father was one
of the best oil drillers in the
business. Consequently, his fam
ily was constantly on the move,
going from one oil field to an
other. He was never able to stay
in the same grade or high school
for more than a year at a time.
Lane declares that he will
never forget "that wonderful
roughneck." The instructor will
always remember how Jack
would sit in class, chewing a big
wad of tobacco and waiting for
an opportunity to start an argument.
Council Analyzes
Big Seven Reports;
Probes ISA Issue
Members Discuss Various
Teacher Rating Possibilities
Reports and ideas from the Bi Seven Student Gov
ernment association affected committee reports and gen
eral discussions in Student Council meeting yesterday.
Rob Raun, Council president, presented the system Under
which the independent students are organized at Oklahoma
university. This organization op
erates solely as a service organ'
ization for independent students.
How this can be applied to the
ISA problem at Nebraska is not
known by Raun but he reported
that new ideas gathered from the
convention will be applied to the
situation and that other schools
in the Big Seven share the same
problems.
ISA Recognition
Betty Green, chairman of the
student activities committee,
asked the Council members:
"Should ISA continue to be
recognized as a campus organiza
tion by the Student Council?"
Recommendation by the Coun
cil was that no action be taken
on the ISA problem until the
suggested poll of the opinions of
all Independent students is tabu
lated. Include Poll
Attempts are being made to
have this poll included in regis
tration forms for second semester.
The teacher-rating program
which is being worked on by
Council members was discussed
by the academic committee at the
convention. Miriam Willey was
Council delegate on this commit
tee. Kansas and Iowa State have
teacher rating programs the re
sults of which are made avail
able to individual faculty mem
bers and not administration of
ficials. Campus Improvements
Kent Axtell, reporting on the
campus improvements committee,
stressed that results of the rating
program will not be used as a
criterion for "hiring and firing"
of faculty members.
Proposed plan for the program
would include passing out of
criticism questionnaires in classes
on a strictly voluntary basis.
Raun said that he was "only
sorry that the whole Council
could not have attended the con
vention. I don't know how
three days could have been better
spent."
Hans Dieter Berendt, exchange
student from Bonn university,
was a guest at the Council meet
ing. He is collecting ideas on stu
dent government in the United
States to take back to his coun
try. Raun reported that a block of
seats for faculty members will be
reserved in the west bleachers of
the Coliseum for next Tuesday
night's basketball game. "If the
plan is successful, it will be con
tinued," Raun said.
Counselors
To Recognize
'Best9 Sisters
The Coed Counselors will
sponsor their annual Christmas
tea this afternoon in Ellen Smith
hall from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The tea will climax the work
done by Big Sisters this semester
in helping the freshmen coeds
adjust to college life.
Main event of the tea will be
at 4:30 p.m., when Marilyn
Campfield, president, announces
the 18 outstanding Coed Counsel
ors of 1950.
The Counselors to receive the
recognition will be chosen by
their sincere interest shown in
the organization, project work
such as the charm school book
review, friendship dinner and
freshman party, actual contacts
with their little sisters and their
ratings as given by little sisters
on the evaluation sheets.
Outstanding Work
In regard to choosing the out
standing Counselors, Miss Camp
field said, "Many of the Counsel
ors are doing outstanding work
in helping make the program
this year a success, but the ones
who were selected are the out
standing Coed Counselors."
The president, vice-president
and Coed Counselor board mem
bers were responsible for the se
lection of 18 out of the 150
Counselors.
Carols
During the tea Marilyn Preuss
and Janice Fullerton will play
the piano. Christmas carols will
be sung by Nancy Button.
Miss Helen Snyder, sponsor of
Coed Counselors, and Miss
Campfield will be in the receiv
ing line. Pouring the spice tea
will be Mrs. R. C. Gustavson,
Miss Marjorie Johnston, Miss
Mary Mielenz and Mrs: Elvera
Christiansen.
House presidents and presi
dents of the various campus or
ganizations have been invited to
the tea. All freshman women are
urged to attend. The tea is
informal.
Chamber of Commerce
Post lo Dean Green
Dean Roy M. Green has been
elected to serve a three year
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
membership. He was one of nine
newly elected members chosen at
the annual balloting.
Thursday, December 14, 1950
Candidates
For Calendar
Girl Selected
Twenty-two candidates for
Calendar Girl of the Year will
be judged tonight at 7:30 in the
music room of the Union. From
the group 12 girls will be se
lected to represent the month!
of the year. The Calendar Girl
of the year will be elected by
popular vote at the annual Cal
endar Girl show, Saturday, Jan.
6, in the Union ballroom.
The candidates are:
Alpha Chi Omega, Snooky
Coryell; Alpha Omicron Pi,
Phyllis Wheeler; Alpha Phi, Mary
Ann Covington; Alpha Xi Delta,
Lou Kennedy; Chi Omega, Bev
erly Fuglei; Delta Delta Delta,
Grace Burkhart; Delta Gamma,
Ruth Raymond; Gamma v Phi
Beta, Jo Ann Berry; Kappa Al
pha Theta, Harriet Wenke.
Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta, Jo Richards;
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Nancy
Pumphrey; Pi Beta Phi, Cathy
Corp; Sigma Delta Tau, Lois
Gerelick; Sigma Kappa, Verba
jean Miller; Raymond hall, Bar
bara Kroitz; Love hall, Hattie
Mann; Heppner hall, Muriel
Softley; Terrace hall; Caryl Gilt
nei; Wilson hall, Mary Ann
Groningen; Adelphi, Lois Stew
art; Towne club, Barbara Roland;
and Love Memorial hall at Ag,
Luella Cooney.
The girls will be judged on the
basis of personality, poise, and
general appearance. The judges
selected are Professor Lane and
Professor Elliott of the Univer
sity faculty and Herb Reese, a
senior student.
Dance
The dance will be the first big
event of the new year and is co
sponsored by the University
Builders and the Union.
Aaron Schmidt and his combo
will play. Admission charge will
be 44 cents.
Adele Coryell was the 1950
Calendar Girl of the Year. The
12 finalists who represented the
other months of the year were:
Mary Pitterman, Mary Chase, Jo
Chase, Pat O'Brien, Clo Ann
Caul, Marge Jensen, Lois For
sythe, Gladys Bygland, Ruthe
Jewett, Pat Gaddis and Dorothy
Elliott.
Sophomore
Registration
Starts Today
Registration will begin today
for all sophomores when they
pick up their numbers and sched
ules at the Military Science build
ing from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The members of the junior di
vision may get their numbers on
Friday, Dec. 15. Ag students may
obtain registration material from
Dr. Hixson's office in Agricul
tural hall.
All students are urged to see
their advisers and arrange their
schedules before the Christmas
vacation.
The steps which should be fol
lowed in registering are:
1. Make an appointment to
meet with your adviser by sign
ing his appointment schedule.
This should be done before Dec.
20.
2. Be on time for your appoint
ment. Make out a worksheet and
leave it with yor adviser.
3. Go to the Military Science
building and pick up your num
ber and schedule at the appointed .
time.
4. Watch for the time when
your number will be posted. It
will appear on the blackboard in
front of the Military Science
building and in The Daily Ne
braskan. Numbers will be posted begin
ning Jan. 4,
5. Registration fees must be
paid from Jan. 22 to 24, alpha
betically: Jan. 22, A to H; Jan. 23,
I to Q and Jan. 24, R to Z.
Sophomore standing includes
those having 27 to 53 hours and
junior division students are those
with less than 27 hours.
Classes for the second semes
ter will begin Monday, Jan. 29.
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