To the faculty and Students:

As previously announced the University will close for the holidays at six P.M. on December 19th. The laboratories will be open however on the forenoon of the 30th in order that students may have an opportunity to make up back work. During the holiday season most of the buildings will be drained to prevent the bursting of pipes and remain entirely unheated. This will cause some inconvenience to professors and others but is regarded as desirable on account of the fuel situation. Every effort will be made during the holidays to secure such supplies of coal and to make such arrangements for future deliveries as to permit the University to run on full time schedule and with ample heat when the University resumes its session. The shortening of the school year by two days which would result through not holding sessions on the 22nd and 23rd will be made good by continuing regular work on Charter Day and Omaha Day. Our Omaha friends have already suggested that this day be merged with the football game at Omaha held in the fall. According to this program the University will teach the same number of days as the schedule requires and end according to schedule on June 7th. During the trying conditions in the past two or three weeks the attitude of an overwhelming majority of the student body

has been most gratifying. The young men and young women of Nebraska even when temporarily put to unavoidable physical discomfort have shown that they are no weaklings. Wishing the compliments of the season to all in any way connected with the institution I remain

Sincerely yours