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Friday, December I, 1961 The Daily Nebraskan Page 3 War Years Only Break Since Ball Began in 1908 By Stevie Port I Nine o'clock Dec. 8, 1961, marks the 49th University of Nebraska Military Ball, to be held this years at Pershing Municipal Auditorium. An atmosphere "Out of This World" is promised , and music will be provided by the Glenn Miller orchestra, di rected by Ray McKinley. The Honorary Commandant will be presented to those In attendance and the t h r e e service queens, Miss A r m y, Miss Navy and Miss Air Force will be revealed. Traditionally, the Military Scholarship Interviews Set Sundav Three finalists for two full tuition Interfraternity Coun cil scholarships will be select ed Sundav at 2:30 p.m. in the IFC office by the Council's scholarship committee. The University Committee on General Scholarship Awards will make final selec tions next week for the schol arship, which will provide full tuition for one semester for each of two sophomores. The scholarship was award ed for the first time last year to Chip Kuklin, engineering junior. The nine semi-finalists, who were selected from two ap plicants submitted by each house on the basis of scholar ship,; leadership, and partici pation in University lite, are as follows: 2:30 p.m Bill Buckley 2:35 Tom Kotouc 2:40 Jim Lemon 2:45 Jack Richard 2:50 Bob Seidell 2:55 Dave Smith 3:00 h Dick Weill Paths of Life Continued from Page 2 we admit that "there is nor health in us" apart from Him, He can restore us to spiritual health. Finally. , we must be persistent in our redis covery of prayer. We; read with fascination how Madam Curie and her husband spent year after year in their experimen- , t a t i o n and understand their persistence as part of the discipline demand ed by science. Yet many of ns become discouraged when our devotional life seems arid and our pray ers are seemingly unan swered. If we would ex pect great things to hap pen in our prayers and we should then we must allow God to speak to the hero in our souls. John L. Casteel reminds us that "if the life of prayer is to mean anything to us, our venture must be a heroic journey." If our desire for prayer is based on v our yearning for God, if we have a desire to know Him and live the life for which He has created us, then we cannot be con tent with half-measures. God demands our best striving and discipline if we are to rediscover Him through prayer. Once we have made this decision and stick by it, our lives will take on new dimen sions that can only come from Him. Films, Things Continued from Page 2 again to the States where Connie must choose be tween slick, wealthy suit or Bert Convy or poor stable operator Troy Don ahue. The choice in this type of film is obvious, but not before the baby puts himself on fire and Connie declares in front of everyone that the baby Is hers. t Why? Well, producer, di rector, writer Delmer Da ves has met earlier suc cess with the similar "A Summer Place" and "Parrish," so why not do it again. Daves has di rected some exciting, fine westerns "Cowbov," ; "3:10 to Yuma," "The Hanging Tree" but now he's seems to be obsessed with unwed motherhood and its social problems. Let's return to the stable from the cradle, it's much more comfortable! However, it IS better tima . . . Ball opens the winter formal season and since 1925 the dance has been' accepted as an all-university dance. Pershing Rifles The fii'st Military Ball was held in 1908 when Pershing Rifles staged the dance. Since then, the dance has, been held each winter except during wartime. Early Military Balls were strictly for campus mil itary personnel. In 1922, the first Honorary Coed Colonel was crowned at the ' ball. During 1925-28, it was the practice to reveal the Honorary Colonel immediately after elections. The title, Hon orary Colonel, was later changed when three branches of the. service were combined into ROTC. Three hundred couples at tended the 1926 Military Ball as compared to 1,500 couples in attendance in 1930. Five years later the largest Cadet Corps in the nation, a crowd of 5,000 attended the dance. Louis Panico and hts band provided music for the ball. Joe Sanders, known as the Ole Lefthander' played for the 1937 ball. Attended the dance were 6,000 couples. Red Nichols A big' name band was pre sented in 1939 when Red Nich ols of Five Pennies fame was contracted., The 1939 ball was held at the coliseum and a local radio, station broadcast the grand march. . j Military Ball plans on the "war campus" in 1942 found things far less elaborate. Co eds wore "victory corsages" of red, white and blue. The common slogan was 'Victory corsage means nine more .30 caliber bullets.' Corsage price? Sixty cents! Tills was the 34th annual Military Ball which 4,000 stu dents attended. Captain Glenn Miller was signed to lead the NU ROTC Band in several numbers. To the disappoint ment of many, Captain Mil ler was reportedly in an Army hospital with pneumonia and missed the Military Ball. Ticket prices in 1942 were set at 55 cents for spectators, $1.10 for ROTC cadets in uni form and $1.65 for others. Music Dancing music was pro- KNUS to Present War of Worlds' j KNUS will present "War of the Worlds," the Orson Wells j radio classic, on Dec. 21 at j 8 p.m. ! Applications are now being taken for the male lead in the program. Gary Gue, pubjicity director, said the part re quired a strong voice with dramatic ability. To apply for the part, leave your name, address and phone number at KNUS or call Gue. Chalk Talk For Wildlife Program Chalk talk, lecture and mo tion pictures will be presented by wildlife photographer Charles W. Swartz m a pro gram "Making Wildlife Mo tion Pictures," Sunday at Ne braska Center for Continuing Education. This program will be the first activity of the Midwest Wildlife Conference to be held at the Nebraska Center Sun day through Wednesday. The conference will, be made up of 300-600 fish "and game technicians from 12 midwestern states and three Canadian provinces. Various state wildlife control agen cies of the tLS. governmental services including forestry, agriculture and fish and wild life services will . be repre sented. The most surprised men in Holly wood are a couple of middle-aged cartoonists. Four years ago they were has-beens. Today they own a ! multimillion-dollar empire. Read the story of the men behind "The . Flintstones" in this week's Post vided by Johnny'Scat" Davis who was known especially for his "scatterbrain music," The ball was interupted dur ing the next years by war but the tradition was resumed in 1946. Chuck Foster and: his band entertained at the ; 1946 Ball. Ticket prices jumped to $3.00 per cadet couple and $4.00 per civilian couple. In 1953, "The nations most talked about musical person ality," Paul Neighbors and his band played. Five years previously It had been tradi tion for the Honorary Com mandants to be 21 years old, with brown hair and blue eyes but tradition was broken since no 1953 commandant fi nalist met these specifica tions. 1957 marked the first year that the dance was not held at the coliseum. Pershing Mu nicipal Auditorium was cho sen as the new ball site. Choir The Naval Aviation Cadet Choir sang in 1959 but it was decided to omit such enter tainment to leave more time for dancing. With the theme "From Muskets to Missiles" chosen; the 1960 Military Ball was held at Pershing Auditorium. "Glitter and Glamor decora tions were displayed while the students danced to Richard Maltly's- music. A tea was held in 1960 in order to present the Honor ary Commandant candidates to the student body. Swinging Weekend Approaches Having- recuperated fro m Thanksgiving vacation, the campus is beginning to get back into the social swing with house parties, formals and dinners. Friday Kappa Alpha Theta-Kappa Kappa Gamma-Pi Beta Phi Triad party, 9-12 p.m. Delta Gamma-Kappa Alpha Theta pledge slumber party. Kappa Sigma house party, 9-12 p.m. Saturday Alpha Xi Delta tree decor ating party. Chi Omega Ski Lodge house party, 9-12 p.m. Delta Delta Delta Turna- bout Dinner, 6:30-8 p.m. Kappa Delta pledge formal. Zeta Tau Alpha house i party, 9-12 p.m. . Beta Theta Pi Roaring 20' s house party, 9-12 p.m. Sigma Nu Cave house party, 8-12 p.m. Theta Xi Date Dinner, 6 7:30 p.m. Sunday Alpha Omicron Pi house decorating party. Alpha Xi Delta faculty tea. . Wi j. :. ,, jj . .. , v.r lien's ; , suit :'.y....:,u.25f, PanU ,65 Sweater .60 Sport Shirts ........ .60 Sport Coats .. .65 Jackets . . , .75 Overcoats ...1.35 mm- litcleman r ' I'M QO&meW THAT TH ?U4U1YoP 0 INr&ICTCrt HAS N Queenerteo, CteAM- whv vSs common ymcM,sp&e that I HUNK FKM 901090 m C&4T OF Atf 5!UCN8 EACH IBS,' Ag Chorus Will Present Carol Show The Agriculture C 0 1 1 e g e Chorus of the University will present its Christmas c 0 cert'at 3 p.m. Sundav in the activities building on Ag Cam- pus 6 8 , ... . ... .! The public is invited and there is no charge. j The 87-voice chorus will be; directed by Gene Dybdahl and , assisted by a brass ensemble j directed by Jack Snider. Cvn- thia Dybdahl will be accom panist. The chorus will sing ' Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light" by Bach; "Lo. How a Rose E'er Blooming" by PraetorioUs; "Up and Wake Thee, Peter Lad!" by Cald well; "The Little Lord Jesus is Sleeping" by Towley and a group of arranged carols. The Ag College Choristers, a select group of 17 voices, will sing "Jubilo for Christ mas" by Shaw, "Patapan," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" by Krones, "Rise j Up Early" by Kountz and "Sleigh Ride" by Anderson. ! The annual Christmas chor-! us is jointly sponsored by the I Ag Exec Board and the Ag Student Union. Choristers are Cheryl j Abrahamscn, Carol Sue Craw ford, Linda Livingston, Bon- me Groves, Helen Howe, Lin- da Kohler, Norma Monson. Bobbe Peterson. David : IT? l-i.U T Y' I ' l- mrscniem, i,arry jisxra, non aid Meinke, Mike W i 1 k i n s, Lercy Friesen, Gary McMar- ! gue, Roger Howell and Larry Stevenson. READ NEBRASKAN WANT ADS ij- 1 1 1 1 , ,..,.; ;i ONE HOUR MARTINIZING PRICES v LADIES' Dress (plain) Skirts Sweaters Blouses , Short Coats Medium Coata Long Coats ....... . SHIRT SERVICE on campus lg Union to Host C"'rs Banquet The location of the second annual Ag College Profes- i f"a OPPoies Ba"qUet' i be fi Thurs" has been m1theCfI?bra'ka !he Ag Stu? Uf - TphlS chaf- cording to Wes Grady, Ag Exec. Board coordinator, has1 allowed the deadline for banquet tickets to be extended to Saturday. Representatives of all the career fields will be present at the banquet ' and will' be available for personal inter- views, Urady points out. Dr. Peters, Kansas State director of placements, will speak at the banquet. Peters will speak on student-employer relationships. Tickets are available in Dr. Franklin Eldridge's office in the agriculture Administra-' tion building. READ NEBRASKAN WANT ADS WIN A TRIP "Out o JhiL WoaIcL " TO THE MILITARY BALL-DEC. 8 follow the clues given below to the hidden envelope and win: 1. Tux Rent-A-Tux 2. Dinner lor 2 Tonv & Luiei's 3. Tickets & Expenses AFROTC Dept. 9.00 4. Flowers RosewelPs ' 7.00 CLUE You'll find Glenn Go take time 1.25 65 ;60 65 .1.00 1.25 .1.35 2 Compete Plants 1 601 South Street 2601 "0" Street -FREE PARKING ; Russian Colors Burn On Minnesota Cainuns (Special to the Daily Ne braskan from John Shaver, editor of the Minnesota Daily, University of Minne sota.) The Russian flag flvine in front of the Student Union was burned about 11 a.m. on Nov. 28 by an unidentified man. University police said one of their officers had stepped into the union for a moment when the flag was set on fire. As he came out of the union he saw the flag burning and a man neeing. - j The man leaped over (he balustrade, ran down the steps and jumped into a wait- ; Ing car. I - All that was left of the flag was a few smouldering rem nants next to the pole. The flag marked the entrance to a Russian medical exhibit be ing held at the university campus. Apology Dr. Viktor Zhdanov, direc tor of the Russian exhibit, ac cepted an official apology for the incident from Malcolm Willey. academic vice presi dent. Later in the afternoon Willey presented a letter to the Russian doctor for Presi dent O. Meredith Wilson who is at the University of New' Tl r-.. .. i nampsinre mr a meeting. In his letter Wilson said, "I'm writing to express my chagrin that the flag of your country should have been damaged while you were guests on the c a m p u s a chagrin that I am sure the faculty and the 'students share. "I am concerned that this in dividual act should appear to represent the temper of our entire academic community, Ag Union Holds 1 V Decorating Party The Ag Student Union! will hold its annual Christ-! . ; mas decorating party Dec. i 1 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the Ag! J Union. , j All the Ag Union commit-) itees are to attend the event. I $7.00 "'7.00 $30.00 Miller U the very best. out for a little feat. at SUDDEN SERV CE 26th and "0" (Campus Location) and South Street at 16th (Off Camput Location) New 1-Hour Dry Cleaning No Extra Charge ONE HOUR M VRTINIZING . . . the most in quality dry cleaning i in the "PERFECTED" oue-hour process ... by using the newest, most modern equip ment, and applying our own spotting techniques, deep-cleaning methods and carefully finishing your garments, OXE-HOUR MARTINIZING ASSURES YOUt ir Odorless Cleaning r Garments Stay . Fresh Longer , ,, ir Sanitary Clothes ir Cleaner, Brighter Garments ir Gentle, Individual Treatment for Fabrics v ' V mm and 1 wish to express our apology for the vandalism and discourtesy it represents." Dr. Zhdanov accepted the apology and said he too was sorry the incident haJ oc curred. He said it was clearly a case of vandalism . and likened the guilty person to "our ancestors in the trees." Opinions , "These people cannot change our opinions of the city," he continued, "of the many thousands who have come to the exhibit, we still like them. We like to meet these people, to talk with them." He added that an incident like the flag burning could never happen in Russia. Also present during the apology presentation was John Greenagel' president of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), a conservative group on campus. He said that the YAF protest rally last Wednesday was not against the flag's presence but against the things It represented. The Russian exhibit is on the university campus as part of a , series of cultural ex changes with the Soviet Union. 5303 "O" ST. 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