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Vol. 44, No. 97
Lincoln 8, Nebraska
Friday, May 11, 1945
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Regents Authorize Union Board
To Equip Ag Recreation Center
The Student Union Board of
Managers has received authoriza
tion from Chancellor C. S. Bou
cher and the University Board of
Regents to furnish and equip a
recreation center In the new
Foods and Nutrition building on
the College of Agriculture cam
pus as soon as materials and con
struction priorities are available.
The center will be house in the
basement of the building in the
north wing and will act as an
extension of the Student Union
program already maintained on
the city campus.
The center will meet a long
felt need for Ag students for a
social center, for extra-curricular
meetings, for leisure hours. Tem
porary plans include a general
lounge and reading room, a foun
tain, an all-purpose room for
meetings and for an annex to the
fountain as a dance hall, a record
room, two small committee rooms
or organization offices, an office
for a Union supervisor, and a
checkstand.
Board Of Managers.
The center will be under the
supervision of the Student Union
Board of Managers which will
direct the activities and opera
tions of the unit. The Student
Union will maintain an activity
program similar in nature to its
calendar on the city campus and
will provide services already es
tablished in its original building.
Since the completion of the
new Foods and Nutrition building
which is not open as yet for use,
various committees have been
Green Heads
Engineering
College July 1
Roy M. Green has been ap
pointed Dean of the College of
Engineering and Director of the
UN Engineering Experiment Sta
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Courty of IJncoln Journal
ROY M. GREEN
Dean of College of Engineering
Hon to succeed Dean O. J. Fergu
son on July 1.
Dean Ferguson will continue as
professor of electrical engineering
and chairman of that department.
A graduate of Nebraska in 1003,
the dean beenme a member of
jhe stuff in 1912 and in eight years
wus raided to his present position.
Green becomes dean after hav
ing been chairman of the civil en
gineering department and assis
tant dean. He Is 53 years old and
graduated from the university in
1914. Later he did postgraduate
work at Columbia University
where he received a degree of
master of sciences in highway en
gineering. Texas A. 8i M.
From 1916-20, Green held an
appointment as professor of high-
(See GREEN HEADS, page 10)
working on plans for the recrea
tion rooms. Students from the
College of Agriculture and from
the Union Board of Managers and
faculty from the College of Agri
culture and from the city campus
have studied the program all
year. Miss Florence Smith, Union
Board faculty member, has acted
as chairman of the committee with
T. H. Gooding, professor of agron
omy, as her co-chairman. Other
members of the committees have
included: Lois Opper and David
Sander, students; I. L. Hathaway,
professor of dairy husbandry, E.
W. Lantz, professor of secondary
education, K. M. Arndt, professor
of economics and Patricia Lahr,
faculty. Miss Evelyn Metzger,
professor of home economics,
Linus Burr, professor of agricul
ture and H. C. Potter, construction
engineer, have acted as technical
consultants to the committees and
have been aided by Miss Margaret
Fedde, professor of home ec, and
W. W. Burr, dean of Ag college.
Six Months Needed.
It is estimated that as soon as
construction priorities are relaxed
that about six months' time will
be necessary to equip the rooms
for use. Working plans will be
drawn immediately so that there
may be no lost time.
"The Student Union has long
realized its obligation to the Col
lege of Agriculture students," said
E. W. Lantz, president of the
Union Board of Managers. "We
are delighted to be able to make
definite plans now to meet their
needs and hope that the center
can be open as soon as possible."
Speech Contest
Finalists Vie
For Cup, Gavel
Competing in the finals of the
Intra-mural Speaking Contest
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
will be Irving Epstein, Mary Dye,
Jackie Gordon, Marthella Hol
comb, Betty Jean Holcomb, Mar
garet Hunter, Don Kline, Betty Jo
Packard, Ardith Smith and Arlis
Swanson, who remained after
elimination in the second round
held last night.
Houses leading in total points
(See SPEECH, page 2)
'Cans to the Left, Cans to the
Right,' War
BY PHEE MORTLOCK.
Is this a tin can before my
eyes? Cans to the left, cans to
the right, cans in front back
take those tin cans off my lap!
'Tis true, however, the cans
were nothing but multitudinous
yesterday in the Union kitchen. It
seems that, due to the old buga
boos of man shortage and labor
scarcity, tin cans had begun to
accumulate neath kitchen table,
In fact, the obnoxious objects
had accumulated almost up to
the ceiling and it was becoming
difficult for the cooks to weed
out enough pots and pans with
which to work!
Takes Lead Rein.
So that very efficient campus
organization, War Council, under
Alice's able leadership, snatched
the lead rein and initiated a tin
can war which went into effect
before you could shout "Squash
that can!"
Bewildered ladies slicing po
tatoes, cooking asparagus and
washing dishes were lightly and
politely outed to make room for
eager can-smashers full of pep
and not a little tempted by the
sight of six fat, steaming hot
lemon pies resting on a nearby
table.
As the enormous pile dimin
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Council Votes
E. Pumphrey
Neiv Prexy
Edith Pumphrey was elected
president of Student Council at a
meeting held in the Union Wed
nesday anernoon at o:uu. one
Courtesy of Lincoln Journal
EDITH PUMPHREY.
fills the office vacated by Harold
Andersen, senior.
Miss Pumphrey is a Mortar
Board, vice-president of Home Ec
club, a member of Student Coun
cil, AUF advisory council, Coed
Counselors, and Ag Executive
(See COUNCIL VOTES, page 4)
Awgwan Asks for Aid
In Distributing Ag Issue
The Awgwan desperately
needs volunteers to sell Awg
wans at the Student Union and
the Home Ec building on Ag
campus. It will not take more
than an hour of your time. We
are particularly interested in
having volunteers for the noon
hour. Please see or call Bet
King at the Awgwan office in
the Student Union basement.
Council Steps In
ished amid raucous shouts and
melodious (?) ballads, the white
uniformed ladies crew increas
ingly grateful. "Why, it's worth
this whole batch of cinnamon rolls
to see those awful cans go!" one
confided, then wished she hadn't
as 60 coeds leaped into the oven,
latched on to a goodie and rolled
out the other hide, singed but
succulent.
Fight a Losing Battle.
The double sinks swirled with
indescribable labels and the cur
tons packed with flat cans swelled,
for the tin cans weie fighting a
losing battle.
Donna Leigh Brugh wrestled
with the big can opener, accom
panying her labois with a run
ning commentary on her mighty
smashin' powers. Little Marge
Ferrell took over, struggled n bit,
and was soon banging away like
a veteran.
Helen Shroeder and Nancy
Carey washed, cleaned, de-labeled
and did all the dirty work. And
Les Melheny kept the sliver lids
flying when she did her can open
ing stint.
So you see, a little effort goes a
very long way in winning the
thanks of a few hard-working
Union employees and at the same
time, lending a glow of gratifica- !
tion to the thought "I've helped
a little today."
CcDimifeir s Honors
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Presentation of
Awards Highlights Exercises
Awarding of six honorary de
grees and conferring of four dis
tinguished service awards by
Chancellor C. S. Boucher will
highlight presentation of under
graduate and graduate degrees at
commencement exercises which
will be held Monday, May 2l, at
10:30 a. m. in the coliseum.
Five degrees of doctor of phil
osophy will also be awarded at
these exercises.
Baccaulaureate services have
been set for 4:30 p. m., Sunday,
May 20, in the coliseum.
Dr. Gerald Kennedy, pastor of
St. Paul Methodist church in Lin-
Legislature
Appropriates
Funds to UN
Legislature appropriations to
UN for the 1945-47 two-year pe
riod total slightly less than six
millions of dollars.
For operating expenses, $4,
780,000 will be spent, and the re
mainder, $1,058,000, is earmarked
for construction of several needed
buildings. Included in the sum
for operations is the requisite
amount to provide faculty salary
increases asked for earlier this
year.
Three hundred thousand dol
lars from the building fund is
specified to be expended for a
new armory to house the Navy
ROTC unit which will be estab
lished on the UN campus next
year. A new general classroom
building will also be constructed
at a cost of $550,000.
For the chemical engineering
department, an addition to Avery
Lab is planned at a cost of $200,
000. Two hay barns will be built
at the North Platte Experiment
Station at a cost of $8,000.
Cornhusker Sets
May 19 as Date
For Distribution
The 1945 Cornhusker will be
available for all out-of-town stu
dents on Saturday, May 19. They
may pick their yearbooks up in
the Cornhusker office in the
Union basement from 1:30 to 5
p. m., according to Charlotte Hill,
business manager. Students are
asked to bring their receipts or if
those are lost, to present their
identification cards.
In case students leave before
that date, they are requested to
leave their mailing address and
pontage in the Cornhusker office
so the book can bo mailed to
them.
Miss Hill also asked that those
students who have not completed
payments on their Cornhuskers
pay next week between 8 and 10
a. in. or 3 and 5 p. m.
Students living in Lincoln may
obtain their Cornhuskers on May
23 at the Cornhusker office be
tween 1:30 and 5 p. m., Miss Hill
added.
Coed Counselor Letters
All Coed Counselors who
have not turned in their letters
will have a chance to do so
next week. A box will be plac
ed In Ellen Smith hall, and
letters must be completed and
turned In by Friday, May 18,
according to Suzanne Pope,
president.
Ten Honorary
coin, will deliver the baccalau
reate address on Sunday, May 20.
Speaking on "Vision of Great
ness," Dr. Kennedy will address
all candidates for degrees from
the university. The chaplain for
this service will be Rev. Harold
Wonder, pastor of the Westmin
ster Presbyterian church of Lin
coln. Music for the baccalaureate
service, over which Chancellor
Boucher will preside, will be fur
nished by Prof. Myron Roberts,
organist.
Discussing the question, "What
Is the Private Enterprise Sys
tem?" Monday morning, May 21,
Dr. Leverett S. Lyon, noted Chi
cago economist, will address the
candidates for degrees. Dr. Lyon
is the chief executive officer of
the Chicago Association of Com
merce. He was formerly connected
with the University of Chicago
and with the Washington uni
versity. Later, he was executive
vice president of the Brookings
Institute.
A member of the United States
delegation to the International
Congress on Business Education
at Amsterdam in 1929, Dr. Lyon
is widely known for his writings
on economic affairs.
Chaplain for commencement
exercises will be Dr. Frank E.
Pfoutz, pastor of the Grace Meth
odist church of Lincoln. Chancel
lor Boucher will also preside over
these exercises. The university
band, directed by Donald Lentz,
will furnish the music.
UnionManager
Board Elects
Netv Officers
Mildred Engstrom was elected
president of the Student Union
Board of Managers for the term
1945-1946 at the Board's annual
meeting this week. Miss Florence
Smith, home ec instructor, was
elected First Vice President, and
Janice Campbell was elected Sec
ond Vice President. E. F. DuTeau,
alumnus member, will continue
as secretary, and John K. Selleck,
comptroller, will remain as treas
urer. Newly appointed student mem
bers to the Student Union Board
are: Nancy Garey, Bill Roberts,
and Elizabeth Curley. They will
fill positions to be vacated by
three graduating seniors. Miss
Engstrom will be the second stu
dent member to act as president
of the Union Bard, the first hav
ing been George Gostas in 1910
1941. She succeeds Mrs. E. W.
Lantz.
Activities.
The Student Union Activities
Committee announced at the
meeting that beginning with fall,
1945, the dunce program of the
Union will again be on a ticket
admission basis. With the cessa
tion of the A.S.T. program which
contributed to the dance fund of
the Union, the Union is forced to
return to a charge system in or
der to finance orchestra dances.
Student admission will be 44c per
ticket, the price charged before
the policy of free dances was in
augurated. Non-student escorts
will be charged 75c apiece.
Four Houses Smash Cans
Letters concerning smashing tin
cans were sent to all organized
houses, with the result that four
houses showed up at the Union
basement.
At present, Kappa Alpha Theta
is leading with a total of 3,600
cans smashed. Delta Gamma and
Sigma Kappa each handled 500,
and Alpha XI Delta was in the
process with no total available.
