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

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COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF HERBERT L. CUSHING Commander-in-chief of our college at war is Herbert L. Cushing. The one officer known to all buck privates, privates first class, corporals, and lieutenants is the six-foot five-inch man whose blue-carpeted office is never closed to his men. Commanding officer Cushing is from Ord, Nebraska; took a normal training course in high school and taught two years in the rural schools of Valley County. Following his position as cashier in a hardware and implement store, Chief Cushing attended the Grand Island College. While in college he worked at Wol- bach's store; paraded horses into a salesbarn on Saturdays; debated; served as business manager and ed- itor of the college paper; and was president of Y.M.C.A. and the liter- ary society. His Master's degree work was done at the University of Chicago and the University of Ne- braska, while he earned his Doctor of Education degree from Wesleyan University. A big man intellectually, physically, and spiritually, of- ficer Cushing is as modem as unrationed playshoes. His youthful outlook is continually brushed up by his son. En- sign Herbert L. Cushing, his daughter Margaret, employed in a bomb factory in Wahoo, Nebraska, and his wife, with whom he dances at every college dance they chaperone. A familiar figure m Ins strolls about the camp- us. in and out ol classrooms, he in- variably addresses his men by their lirst names. . . . (tide de campe — Commanding; officer Her- bert I.. Cushing:, issues written orders to His rish! hand woman, Miss Dorothy Williams. Page 13 Without his aide-de-campe, Miss Dorothy Williams, commanding of- ficer Cushing would be lost. Ask Mr. Cushing first, and if he does not know Miss Williams will! ■■

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 BOARD OF REVIEW... Hon. Wayne O. Reed Staic Superintendent of Public Instruction Lincoln, Nebraska Placing our college in the army would change the State Normal Board to a Board of Review with duties similar to ones al- ready done by the members. Appointed by the governor, approved by members of the legislature, and serving without salary, with payment of traveling expenses only, the six members, and mem- ber ex-officio State Superintendent of Public Instruction, meet at six week intervals to formulate the policies of the four state teachers colleges in Nebraska. At the six weeks meetings members hear reports from each of the four state teachers college presidents. Members do not at- tempt to handle the full policy of each col- lege. Only the major policies such as adopting local budgets, selecting heads and faculty members of each college, and legis- lative committee appearances. These com- mittee appearances concern requests for, and expenditures of, legislative appropri- ations and other business.

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DEAN WILLIAM L. NICHOLAS . . . perennial winner of ihe ’'smoothest line ' award . . . feuds with Dr. Failor about the actual honor . . . b tenor in the Huddle quartet with Dr. Fox, Coach White, and Dr Burke in suppor tin g rotes when they snack at mid-morning . . . not a gray hair on hit head . . proud father-in-law . . bets with girls continually----on cinches , . tells tallest tales heard on the campus . . corresponds with almost every hoy who has left for service in the armed forces . , hi hearty laugh echoes through the building . . . hands out authoritative advice to the lovelorn ... is famed for his spicy con vo announcements which lie delivers himself after Dr. Strawn did it for him once . . . advice to the men in the Various reserves is honored . . . speaks to everyone by first name. . , , call-Snapped «it one of bis appearances on the stage in convocation Dean Nicholas Is issuing a call for a meeting of re- serves fm WILLIAM L NICHOLAS PERSONNEL Busiest office in our college at war is the men's division of the personnel office headed by William Nicholas. Through this office all college men en- listing in navy, army, and marine re- serves or volunteering for active duty in the armed forces, must pass for the dean's signature. When called through selec- tive service procedure, college men who checked out of college had to first see personnel director, William Nicholas. Something new was added to the titles held by the Dean of Men as this year he became the official college representative on the various navy, army, and marine boards. Guests of the Dean on tours of the campus and on recruiting trips on the campus, were members of these recruit- ing corps. In addition to seeing nearly every boy every day, he serves as counselor to the Dean of Men's Council, which is com- posed of representatives of classes and campus organizations. Page 14