University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Page 9 May . . . Soldiers donned summer clothes in North Africa while our candidates for de- grees met in the auditorium for their exer- cises in caps and gowns. Honors were giv- en war heroes by the nation and the college conferred honors to collegians with high scholastic averages and leadership ability. March . . . On the campus in March was a speech by Lew Sarett while on the radio in March two men vied for honors as Hitler beat Churchill to the mike by eight hours. NSTC played host to Pi Kappa Delta debaters and the White House played host to Ma- dame Chiang Kai-shek. April . . . Allied lorces continued their victorious march in Europe while we on the campus marched to the campus lawn and declared war on dandelions. Physical educational majors and mi- nors put on a carnival for us while our four freedoms were carried to front lines.

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SEPTEMBER . . . This is the month William Jeffers, newly elected rubber czar, an- nounced gasoline rationing news. Campus registration passed the 500 mark and Mens Dorm was filled to the last room while the Yanks won the World Series. McPherson and Ritter joined our faculty and Colegrove and Morse left. Britain claimed capture of three ports in Madagascar while Doughty directed an all-girl choir. o -,o58‘)