The Fiji Cornhusker Lincoln, Nebraska vol. 10, No. 1 Septem'oer, 1942 Fall Issue, 1942 Lambda Nu Chapter AUnifTdtn Reserves Open to U N Freshmen 'Mom' Minier Sends Word Home of Nebraska Gives Chance iF or Education To Fiji Sons For nine months out of the year, To allow men students at the she is second mother to a houseful University of Nebraska to get a college education, the war depart ment has authorized university heads to accept preliminary appli of Fiji boys. Sewing on buttons, mending snags, straightening ties, offering advice and consolation occupies all of her moments. cations for enlistments in the army, navy and marine corps re serves. This offers security for the as piring freshman or sophomore to get a university education pro vided he can pass set require ments. Since the two groups men tioned above are the two most concerned, this article will per tain particularly to them. The purpose of a reserve branch is to qualify men students for service as an officer upon com pletion of their college training. f 4 It must be understood that since Nebraska is a land grant univer sity the army is the main branch and that the freshman and sopho more lacking his two years of basic training can not enlist in anything but the army reserve. This is not as ironclad as it sounds since provision has been made for all those enlisting in the army reserve upon completion of their basic training to switch to either the navy or marine reserve. MotherMinier When a new group of pledges accept the white star, symbolic of pledgeship in Lambda Nu of Phi Suppose John Smith is a fresh man and wants to get in the re serve, since he is 18 years old and will more than likely be subject to the draft following the fall Gamma Delta, her work begins for another year. As soon as pos sible she begins to get acquainted with "her boys," finding out their likes and dislikes, their troubles and problems. Her note that appears i.clovv elections. to all Fijis, present, past and prospective, is a sample of the feeling she holds for all those who wear the badge of Phi Gamma Upon matriculating in the uni versity he will apply at the office of the dean of the junior division, Nels A. Bengtson, for enlistment. T".:at office will check various pro visions of the act authorizing such Delta. enlistments. Some of these follow. He must; A true and loyal Fiji, she's "Our Mom." "1942 finds me still with the Home for Lambda Nu's Fijis is shown above. Built on oid English lines, the present Fiji home came into the fold in 1936 and from that year forward it has housed on the average of 39 fellows per year. Its homelike atmosphere is just the thing needed after a grueling day under some inquiring professor. Nebraska Fijis, and it is a hap To The Prospective Pledge each group goes down the walk, capped and gowned, anticipat that coveted sheepskin. Graduation 'day is about the toughest one of the whole year for me. You don't know how I dread the absence of so many of my young scamps when Sep tember rolls around. But I'm eager to gather under my wing the new sons who are for tunate enough to be chosen to carry on Phi Gam traditions. My heart is bound closely to practically every army camp in this country and some overseas, for Lambda Nu's sons are loy ally serving their country. Mes sages come constantly from them, and I'm making a sin cere effort to keep up those contacts. To all my Fijis, and especially my sons in khaki, my love—my blessings—and my prayers." Affectionately, Your "Mom" MAE RENARD MINIER. Be a citizen of the United 2. Be IS years of age or over. 3. Have consent of parents' if ■ll under 21 years of age. pier, closer bond every year as ing 1. States. \\ )i This paper was put together with one purpooo in mind. Said purpose was to give you some idea of the fellows you would meet at 1425 R street during rush week. Our intention was to give you a little information concerning the set-up of the various reserves at Nebraska in the hope that it might be useful. The remainder of the paper is devoted to showing some of the many and varied activities to be found in joining a fraternity. The fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta was founded in 1848 at Jefferson college in Canons- burg, Pennsylvania. Lambda Nu chapter at Nebraska came into the world in 1898 and since that time has placed itself among the leading fraternities on the campus. Since its founding 74 chapters throughout the nation have been added and the combined membership has passed the 35,000 mark making it one of the top fraternities from the national standpoint. But size alone does not make a fraternity. It is the character of every one of those 35,000 that accepted the white star pledge pin and pursued the straight and narrow course to be chosen to carry on the traditions of the fraternity as an active member. Their love for the 4. Pass a rigid pfiysicai exam- \\ mation. 5. Nui- have been formally Jn- I / ducted by Selective Service. I 6. Meet specific scholastic re/ quirements. (For the freshman, / the requirement is that he must I be in the upper three quarters of I his high school class and must pass certain entrance exams given by the university.) 7. Ee accepted by the Registrar under quotas assigned to the Uni versity of Nebraska. 8. Attend the University on a full-time year-round basis. The quotas mentioned above fraternity did not disappear following graduation, though. Alumni chapters sprang up over the nation to permit Phi Gams wherever they might be to keep up their fraternity ties. To be asked by Phi Gamma Delta to pledge is a testament which a rushee may be proud to claim. No one is asked to accept the white star if he has not passed the entire chapter have been set and this writer made unanimously. the above will be sworn into the Following pledging the plebe is put through training which will determine whether or not he possesses the traits desired by the fraternity. Upon passing another vote he is eligible to be initiated and to wear the badge of the fraternity. This is an experience which can not reserve. be forgotten. The Phi Gamma Delta tradition has been building for 94 years and it will go on building fcr many 94-years to come! absolute inquiries into the matter and was assured that nearly every freshman who could qualify under Numerically the quotas are as signed with freshman enlistments in the army set at 472 and 472 for the navy. There will be 233 enlist ments for sophomores in both the (See EDUCATION, Page 4.) \r\nThe Fiji Cornhusker Lincoln, Nebraska. Phi Gams Take Part In Major Activities Trio of Beauties Dance In Fall Revue UN Activities Give Students Every Chcince Diversity seems to be the rule of the Fijis where activities are concerned. Last year they were represented in every major ac tivity on the campus. These included a student council member, a Cornhusker editor, a Kosmet Klub member, a Corn Cob officer and member, several N Club members, and varsity players on the football, basketball, baseall, track, and wrestling teams. Highlights of the year were the / election of Gene Reese as the first sophomore class president in class I history, Bob Miller's thorough \apoTls edWATvg otv \\>raskan, and Marvin "Bub" I Thompson's sparkling end play on the football team. Those of you who saw any of the football games will no doubt I Frank White remember the smartly dressed drum major of the varsity band. That was DeWayne Wolf. Enough of the past. Now let's look into the future. What part will the Ffjis play in activities dur ing the academic year 1942-43? Here's the answer. "Bub" Thomp son, Roy Long, and Ki Eksenhart will be fighting on the gridiron, Frank White will be the president of Corn Cobs, Bob Miller will take over a news editor post and Norris Anderson will be sports editor on the Daily Nebraskan, and Ed Coppie will carry on his brother New ton's champions'nip work on the A sample of FIJI beauty may be seen in the above cut as three local Carmen Miranda's go Into their dance. The trio from left to right includes Fritz Wolf, Blair's addition to the baseball world; KIrwin "Kl" Elsenhart, 200 pound answer to head coach Glenn Presnell's fullback worries; and John Carr, the navy's answer to the Japs. Noval Flyer, Huh? Socially Speaking-It's Time wrestling team. In addition there will be a Fiji member on the stu dent council, two members each in Kosmet Klub and Corn Cobs, and aagin varsity members on the basketball, baseball, and track teams. Everything points to a big This, dear readers, although we shudder at the fact, is none other year for Phi Gamma Delta. than seven dialects plus English, War ren "Gus" Swanson. His glib ment, but also has so arranged its social life as to develop poise of its members in mixed and stag groups tongue and gracious personality . . . especially the former. have won him many friends both in and out of the fraternity. Gus, as the story goes, toolc his Gams are making their weekly that examination Dlustrious for the master Naval of In the fall of every year the Phi excursions to nearby sorority houses to indulge in that age old .Air tradition -hour dances. Corps and it was necessary to have his picture taken. After severely fracturing the lenses on three new members can Here the become ac cameras and causing the photog quainted with the feminine quali ties of the campus in the most rapher to pass into the third stage wholesale manner. of delirium tremens—this was the result. Our artist added the license plate. Of course the upper-graduates are interested, not only in the Good luck, Gus, if you can't shoot 'em you can sure scare them to death. Incidentally, the Swede tracted by the new crop. perennial flowers, but are also at Then toward the end of the hour dance season comes that much awaited House Party. It's one of passed his tests and is now a Naval those things which is planned so far ahead that dates are switched around four or five times before Aviation Cadet. Along with his achievement in the Naval line, there was also This came as good news to the more good neWs for Swannie. He artist as he has worked himself was recently informed that he had through university by doing art One of the outstanding benefits been awarded a cash scholarship work. Last year he made all but a fraternity should offer to its of $100 by the Gruen Watch com several of the homecoming decora pany in their national advertising tions for the fraternities and members is a well-rounded social program. The group-social life en ables the fraternity pledges to make acquaintances which will among some 10,000 students all licity and some hard cash. His clever imitations make him last throughout and after his col over the country who also entered a standout wherever he goes. lege years. the contest. contest. He took fourth place from sororities netting him both pub the one and only is decided upon. This last year the whole party was Too often fellows with a college education lack that training which based upon a Shipwreck is necessary to enable him to cope including costumes. with the complex social life out side of school. Lambda Nu of Phi Gamma Delta, in preparing its schedule of social events, has strived not only for utmost enjoy- theme Everyone will remember the ad mission charge to the refreshment rpL...,'-„r.LrLT (See BEuIN, Page 3.) \r\nLincoln, Nebraska Intramurals Offer Much Needed Diversion The Sports Whirl Copple Brothers Mix on Mat Phi GamsCop By Bob Miller Second Place In l-M Race Aiter writing a sports column for the university Daily for the past year, the task of devoting a corner to Phi Gams in the sports world requires little effort on our part...In every major sport last Newt year as will be the case this year, there are Lambda Nu Fijis carry ing on the Husker traditions ..By making a name for themselves, they in turn make a name for their fraternity and school. * * * Holding down the runner-up spot in the 1941-42 fraternity in tramural race, Nebraska's Fijis brought home many a trophy to Copple Let's take football as the first sport in which there are Fijis participating...Topping the list is MARVIN "BUB" THOMPSON, senior end from Mitchell.. .Bub is playing his last year as number add to the collection. Starting off the season by tak ing third place in football followed by a runner-up award in volley ball gave the Phi Gams a good start toward the championship. In one end on the varsity after 'two years of competition during which a trick knee hampered him to some extent...He had his big chance last fall in the Minnesota game when he played all but two minutes of the entire game...Weighing but 170 pounds then, Marv had a field day against the bigger Gophers.. . After the game was written all sports the Fiji teams won a majority of the games in which into the history books Minneapolis sports writers had to be shown that he weighed only 170...They couldn't believe that a player of they played. Among the sports offered were that weight could make so much trouble for the Gophers... At the end of the season, for his show against them, the Gopher squad voted ; water polo, badminton, tennis, golf and ping pong. In basketball, one of the three major sports, the Fiji five swept through to win the championship of all the leagues. Paced by Con Healey and Ned Nutzman, the Phi Gam quint met Shown above are two Fiji brothers who stick together from the all the competition offered and him a place on their all-opponent team...Standing six feet and weighing 185 now, he is expected to be one of the Husker standouts this season...His good looks and pleasing personality win him many friends, friend and opponent alike « * « Number two on our list is KIRWIN "KI" EISENHART...Holding up the tradition of a Phi Gam family, Ki has been out for the team word "go". They are Newt and Ed Copple and together they form at the fullback position...He went out for the first time last spring the nucleus of the Husker wrestling team. Since Newt has graduated and since the fullback position was wide open with both Vike Francis and is in officer's training camp, it is up to Ed to carry on the tradi and Wayne Blue gone, the coaches were glad to see 200 pounds of tion. If the war ends within a reasonable time. Newt will be back meat on a 6-1 frame out for practice...This fall in early scrimmages, to use up his last year of ccmpetition. Both brothers have an im Ki has been on the number one eleven and his plunging and line- pressive string of victories with Newt wrestling in the 145 division backing have won him his spurs ..He is a junior in school although and Ed at 165. this is his first year of competition...Remember that name this fall because it is one that will be pounded out on a lot of sports copy such as this. « * * Last but certainly not least of the Fijis on the grid aggregation is the blond bomber from Blair, ROY LONG...Roy has been playing behind Dale Bradley in the tailback spot and won a minor letter at this position last faU...After working on a deefnse project all sum Marv Leaves Trophy Won Via Back Door For Largest * CRT Class One of the most interesting and prized trophies to be added to the * collection on Lambda Nu's shelves last year was one that was given by the university along with the Civilian Pilot Training corps. Getting to the hardcourt sport, one Fiji is carrying on with the varsity...ALLEN ARTMAN, Kearney left-hander, holds down a for ward spot on the Husker net squad...In addition A1 plays a mean first base on the baseball team, his fielding being one of the bright spots of last spring's campaign...Making a bid for the basketball team will be CONNIE HEALEY, sophomore from Lincoln, along with Last fall there was a drive on to get a number of students in the fraternities to sign up for OPT flight training and a trophy was offered to the fraternity that had NED NUTZMAN of Nehawka and DON ANDRESEN of Millard... This trio won their spurs as frosh cagers and will make a concerted the most members enrolled in the bid for the varsity. * « « course. Since there was a natural desire to fly there was not much urging needed to get a bunch of JIM CHATT of Tekamah will be out for the swimming team... A junior, ED COPPLE of Lincoln is all set for a big season wrestling ...He competes at 165 and as a sophomore in the Midwest Wrestling tournament he took a runner-up position to a national champ from Oklahoma A. & M., the national wrestling stronghold...In addition to these, Ki Eisenhart will be working with the weights when the Gamma Delta had victory cinched in the track meet but a lane dis qualification cost the title. As for this fall. Lambda Nu's hopes are high since most of the fellows competing on the intra mural teams will be back for an other try at the Jack Best title. This year seems to be the one for the Phi Gams to go through to victory in the intramural field. An mer, he has stacked up some 190 pounds of solid muscle and from the looks of things at this writing he will be in there pitching passes and running the ends with the best of them. « left a string of defeated teams be hind. In the spring sports. Phi Phi Gams in the course. Among those who signed up for With that look in his eye, Marv Thompson crawls from the rear of the course are Eugene "Red" Lit the Husker special at Ashland. tler, Ivan Cram, Max Mertz and track season comes along...All in all there will be Phi Gams in The team traveled to the National John Kerl. The Redhead has com addition to the intramural line was made last year when de bating was added to the fold. The Fijis proved that they could talk as well as several others things as they copped the runner-up spot in the talking sport. Everything taken into consid eration the intramural set-up will be operated with two things in mind. First, it gives the fraternity man an opportunity to relax in sports where he cannot compete in varsity athletics and second, it will become a more important fix ture due to the demand for physic ally fit male specimens for this man's army. The Redhead Keeps Flying In Navy Togs Guard Camp before every home pleted his pre-flight training in the game to spend the night and get Naval Air Corps and is on the way some sleep. They were always to getting his wings. Lambda Nu sport enthusiasts will get to meet several Brother A familiar sight for the past Yes, a trophy has been added. Fijis this faU when two Husker opponents come to town...When ready to climb aboard the next day Time will add to the honor of such three years at all Husker track when the prospects of the game Minnesota invades the Scarlet lair, one Phi Gam in particular will meets was the famed Eugene , an award. were filling the air. be the standout if we are any judge whatsoever...He is Big BILL "Red" Littler. His athletic prowess most of the sports. * * * DALEY who gained fame on the Gopher eleven last fall...Playing at the halfback position this fall to fill in for Bruce Smith, Bill is getting his big chance to make a bid for Ail-American honors . . . Another Fiji with a big 44 on his jersey will be on people's minds will be remembered for years to Bowlers Wear l-M Crown come when mention is made of dash stars. this fall when Indiana comes to town...He is BILL HILLENBRAND, recently featured by Look magazine.. .Bill did all of the damage last fall to the Huskers as he scored or had a hand in all of the Hoosier touchdowns and was on his way for another marker when the final gun sounded...Both of these Fijis will be in Lincoln this fall and they should have some good tales to tell. * « * That about concludes this corner for the time-being but just as long as there is the institution of sports, there will always be some thing to write about...And that is just what we intend to do. Begin (Continued from Page 2.) Cornhusker ballroom. Here, under lights dimmed so as to not inter fere, we dance the light fantastic And what about those picnics in our "soup and fish." Of course Now, the Redhead is busy else- no formal is complete without a dinner as a bracer, so we all join v.here. After the war started he with the Kappas, Thetas and Alpha Chis . . . many a romance budded there. What would be more fun in a formal dinner at the Corn than having plenty to eat and husker before the dance . . . swell playing ball against a team you favors for the dates, too. are a cinch to beat? When the So Phi Gamma Delta combines Spring starts getting hold of you its fun and training into one with enlisted in Navy flying and was sent to St. Mary's for his pre-flight training. While there he annexed another title when he set the rec ord for the 400 yard obstacle race known as one of the toughest in the country. He is training for his wings now there's nothing better than a picnic a full, well-planned social pro Ready to let loose with a wicked hook in the hopes of getting with the most beautiful girls on gram. Every year will live long in each Phi Gam's memory as a a 7-10 split is Fiji Bill Bomgardner on the left. This bit of action and we can feel sure that wherever the campus! That's for sure. he goes he will be adding glory The final highlight of the schol year filled with pleasant and very was taken during the intramural bowling championships and it fea to himself and to the fraternity. tured the Phi Gams and Betas. astic year is our formal in the enjoyable social contacts. \r\nLincoln, Nebraska The Fiji Cornhusker Alum Roll Call Has Patriotic Note Gus Explains the Rule of 87 Educat-ion Annual Check-Up Finds (Continued from Page 1.) army and navy. For juniors t'.-.e army quota is 273 and unlimited for the navy with 213 open'.ngs for Fiji Alums in Uniform seniors in the army and again un limited in the navy. Kenneth Ellis writes from Camp To clarify the freshman and Barkeley, Texas, wnere he is in sophomore situation, let it be un the Medical Replacement Training derstood that while the student is Center, attending clerk school and officially in the army reserve he studying administrative records will either be cataloged for the He says, "This life is certainly army or navy. That gives some change from college days when 944 freshmen and 466 sophomore; one could whip out to Freddy's a chance to join the reserve this almost any time, but we have is a singer and that's sajdng some thing. A letter from Lt. James K. Mc- Geachin states that he is leaving Hunter Field in Savanah, Ga., where he has been stationed. His destination was evidently a mili tary secret. Many of you remember Cadet something worth keeping and it's Bob Davenport who left a fine rec Tiie junior quota for the army worth fighting for." Kenny prob ord at Nebraska to carry on at has already been filled. ably never will forget the time he fall. West Point. Some of the other scholastic re quirements that must be passed tried to talk the freshman class out of dumping him in the horse Word comes that he is continuing his excellent work at tank out at Ag college for hanging[ Academy "2.7, are that the student upon finishing nis pin but didn't quite ta\k commissioned a 1st Lt. his freshman year must have com pleted 25 hours of school work enough. in the Personnel Dept. of the Air with 18 of these hours above 70%. Kenny adds that while he was at Corps. He is stationed at BelleGus Swanson (that's he with the finger) animatedly explains For the student at the end, of his Fort Leavenworth standing in the ville. 111. the "Rule of 87" at a gathering of the Phi Gam and Theta clans. As sophomore year the requirement ever present line, Stephen "Pete" is 53 hours with 40 above the 70 Lowe presented himself in the mark. good old Fiji manner. After hav Another important scholastic ing a short chat, Pete left for reason for the rule of 87 to be in vogue since if any man wants barrier is that at any time a Fort Warren, Wyoming. We don't quintuplets, they'll be his own worry. student in the i^ssrve fails to know just what his duties are but be passing in three fifths of his if Uncle Sam has any grandfather hours in any semester, Jie is sub clocks, Pete will keep them run ject to immediate call. Another ning smoothly. Ours at 1425 R has the Theta's are our ^ister sorority, such a picnic is held each year and it is a big event on the calendar. According to Gus, there is no Grote Is Now Finances Are n Panama Plenty Sound One of the top athletes and Phi At Nebraska Consideration of a fraternity's Herb Grote. Herb tossed the ability to stand on its own feet javelin and held the Big Six title financially is of prime importance, especially NOW. Phi Gamma Delta has a secure future in this respect. The hou.se is valued at $40,000 and furniture and fixtures at $5,000. There is a mortgage of $14,000 which has been reduced in the last five years at the rate of $1,300 per year to $7,500. The monthly bill for a man liv ing in the house is $47.50. From this amount is deducted board and If that he must attend the university on the year-round basis which starts next spring. Details for t!;is plan have not Gams to come from Nebraska is the one is room, national dues, and a social activity fee. The money for room all been worked out as yet but as it looks now the year will be divided into four qaurters of ap proximately 12 weeks each. The -lew plan gets into full swing im mediately following tlic spring se mester of the coming school year. All those interested in reserve status and who are in the junior division will bs handled thru that medium. Those v/ho have ad vanced standing will be considered thru the office of the dean of student affairs. Barney Ingram sent a Mother's day message informing us that he is making Aberdeen, Md., his tem porary home while taking officers training at the proving grounds there. Dwight Whitaker has been mov ing right along as far as promo tions go. He's a 1st Lt., now, and was recently transferred from the left. Physical Education prgoram of the Latest news of Ken Eiisenhart Air Force to be given flight train finds him at Fort Lenoard Wood ing. where he goes into officers train Another member of the Air ing in the Engineers Corps. Army Force and stationed at Stockton, life is serious and provides plenty Calif., is Louis Peterson, '37. of hard work says Ken, but the Kent Johnson's address is Se ittle gentleman has no complaints. quoia Field, Visalia, Calif. His Lt. Carl Olenberger, now on for Mother's day message to Mom, and eign duty, is one of the "top kicks" her brood tells of his busy days as in the Tank Corps. If he goes a "bird man" for Uncle Sam. about this job with the same Last spring we received a mes thoroughness that he showed while in school, we pity the enemy. Go sage from Lt. Bernle Scherer then at Fort Benning, Ga. He gives only get 'em Ole! a little information concerning his never been the same since ePte Lt. Bob Chatt is somewhere in Australia with the Army Air Force activities as a service man but does mention that from sunrise to Transfers from other universities and has been for some time. That's late night makes an awful long with upper class standing must all we know about brother Bob, day, and he never wonders when ciation as rent. They in turn use apply for admission to t'.'.is uni but we are sure he will give a to go to bed. Let's hear more from the money for pasdng off the mort versity before their applications good account of himself wherever is turned over to the Alumni asso and still holds the conference rec ord in the long stick event. During his years at Lambda Nu, he was an integral part of the fraternity and when he went to the army for foreign duty, he went with all the good wishes of the entire chapter. For a while this year he was unreported but he finally turned up again and we hope that he keeps turning up at all times. Our loss was certainly the army's gain. you, Bernie. gage, paying the taxes, and mak ing necessary repairs on the house. This $47.50 is absolutely all a man is required to pay other than the initiation fee which is $50.00 and includes everything. There are no notes to sign. Remember, the financial status of a fraternity is all important. The above figures concerning the finances of Lambda Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta speak for themselves. for enlistment can be acted upon. These are the main points of was heard froni Bauer is stationed at Fort Leonard tectural engineer. How about that The chance to join a reserve Wood. In our opinion, being a Christmas card, Paul? must be considered very completely captain already is fast work. He That's all we have for this time. as it offers the average student must be a better soldier than he Sound off Fijis, wherever you are. a chance to get his university education with a chance at offi cer's training. can be The Fiji Cornhusker BOB MILLER, Editor there will be a Fiji present to ex plain the oppariunitics offorsd. in Published Annually by the Grote be made in all of these branches. Additional information Sllu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Herbie Among the first to go to Ireland where he is stationed in the Canal the reserve situation. The Uni was Lt. Waldo Deck. Good luck to Zone at Camp Fort Amador. Also versity of Nebraska is fully ac you, Waldo. We're behind you one in the Canal Zone are Paul Reddy credited to all branches of the hundred per cent. and his wife. Paul is serving his armed forces and enlistments can Recently promoted, Capt. Elmer country in the capacity of archi obtained by writing university authorities. During rush week Lambda he is. a more complete manner. Cagers Operate On Big Jet At any rate, give it a lot of f.ought. Return Address Phi Gamma Delta 1425 R St. Lincoln, Nebr. In one of the best games witnessed in the intramural department for several years, the Phi Gams copped the Class A basketball trophy by defeating the Betas in a closely contested battle. Above Dean Nutzman tries to maneuver for a shot early in the second half