Vol. 45, No. 66
New Yorker
To Address
Honor Convo
Alvin Saunders Johnson, former
director of the New School for
Social Research in New York City,
will speak on April 16 at the an
nual Honors convocation held in
recognition of scholastic excel
lence achieved by students.
Johnson received his AB degree
from the university of 1897 and
was a professor of economics on
the faculty from 190C to 1908.
Later he taught at Columbia 'Chi
cago, Stanford and Texas uni
versities. Since 1923, he directed
the New School for Social Re
search until his retirement a short
time ago. An honorary degree was
conferred on him at the Nebraska
commencement in 1940.
Seniors Honored.
Names of students recognized
at the convocation for superior
scholarship include only seniors
who have been in the upper three
percent of their classes during the
two preceding semesters, and have
maintained upper 10 percent
standing during four years.
Also honored will be students
recognized for high, scholarship
and those who have been in the
upper 10 percent of their class in
each college. In addition, the stu
dent organization with at least
one-third of their members in
the upper 10 percent of the class
are recognized.
AUF Workers
Collect $188
For Red Cross
Only $188.00 has been turned
In by Red Cross solicitors as the
third day of the drive for the
$2,500 goal ended, Jan Engle,
AUF director, announced.
Representatives in all organized
houses are contacting students
Red Cross Solicitors.
Solicitors for the Red Cross
drive may turn in their money
every day from 5 to 5:30 p. m.,
in the Union lobby, according
to Jan Engle, AUF director.
living on the campus and un
affiliated Lincoln students may
contribute at the booths located
in the Union, Sosh and Ag Hall
on ag campus.
All money collected by solicitors
will go to the Red cross to aid
in continuing camps and clubs for
men overseas, recreation for men
in hospitals .advice and assistance
to returned veterans and the
services offered by Red Cross in
time of disaster.
Emergency relief, instruction in
first aid, water safety and acci
See RED CROSS, Page 2.
Campus Students Petition to Administration for Recreational Center;
Location of Proposed Ag Union Will Be on Lower Florof Activities Building
Petitioning for the establish
ment of a recreational center in
the Activities building, ag stu
dents opened a campaign for the
new rooms.
A spontaneous movement
brought on by the increased en
rollment in ag college the peti
tion will be presented to the
board of regents, the administra
tion and the Student Union Board
of Managers when about 80 per
cent of the students have signed.
Started Four Years Ago.
According to a member of the
Ag Men's Social club, the cam
paign for a recreation center on
ag campus was started four years
ago but dropped because of - the
war. The Union Board of Man
agers had made plans for build
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Minii Ann Johnson, newly
elected president of AVVS, is
also a member of Tassels, AVVS,
AUF, YVVCA, War Council, and
Kappa Kappa Gamma. Miss
Johnson is a junior, registered
in Arts and Science college.
The new A.VV.S. head is a
resident of Omaha, . and main
tains a scholastic average "way
up there." The organization
which Miss Johnson heads spon
sors Coed Follies, annual coed
spring presentation. A.W.S. also
disciplines coeds and provides
student government.
JFtiflt ior-Senioir IProm Will nBciurii;
lEvewi Set
The event: The Junior-Senior Prom.
The date: Friday night, April 5.
The first Junior-Senior Prom since 1942
will be held in the coliseum on April 5, ac
cording to the N Club, who will sponsor
the event. The name band signed to play
for the affair will be announced later.
As in the past, the presentation of the
Prom Quen will climax the dance. Candi
University Plans
Summer Course
To Aid Teachers
To help relieve the anticipated
teacher shortage next fall, the
university will offer a special
summer session course to high
school graduates to enable them
to obtain necessary university
credits to receive temporary
teachers' certificates, according to
R. D. Moritz, summer session di
rector. Besides the regular nine week
summer course, a special two
week course is being added to en
able high school graduates with
no normal training to obtain 12
announced.
ing an ag Union in the basement
of the Foods and Nutrition build
ing, but the petition states that
the proposed location has been
"shown to be inadequate."
Pat Lahr, director of the city
campus Union, and member of
the Union board of managers,
stated that "The Student Union
Board of Managers is interested
in obtaining the opinion of ag
students with respect to location
of the recreation rooms on the
ag campus."
The complete text of the peti
tion is as follows:
Text of Petition.
"To the Board of Regents and
the administration of the Uni
versity of Nebraska; to the Stu
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
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Marthella Holcomb is the
new Coed Counselor head. Miss
Holcomb is a Daily Nebraskan
News Editor, a University The
ater player, and a member of
Tassels, Nebraska Masquers,
and the varsity debate team.
Registered in the Art and
Science college, Miss Holcomb is
a junior.
Miss Holcomb lives in Lin
coln. Coed Counselors encour
ages freshman coeds' acquaint
ance with campus activities, and
sponsors Penny Carnival.
air ColisciBim April
Ag 4-H Chooses
Officers Tonite
For Coming Year
Election of officers for the 4-H
club will take place tonight at
7:30 in room 306 of Ag Hall, ac
cording to John Cromer, president.
Following the election, the new
officers will be installed. In addi
tion, the program will feature a
quiz show, led by Julia Crom, spe
cial program chairman. Group
singing and games will conclude
the evening.
Cromer extends an invitation to
veterans and other new students
on the campus to attend the meet
ing. dent Union Board of Managers of
the University of Nebraska; and
to the faculty and administration
of the college of agriculture.
"Whereas, there are at present
no recreational facilities for stu
dents on the campus of the col
lege of -agriculture in spite of
the recognized urgent need for
such facilities;
"And whereas, the proposed lo
cation in the basement of the
Foods and Nutrition building has
been shown to be inadequate in
view of the increased enrollment;
"And whereas, the lower floor
of the Activities building is ideal
ly suited for such recreational
facilities, for the following reasons;
-Jo :
Helen Wulf will head BABW
for the coming school year. Miss
Wulf is a member of Alpha
Lambda Delta, Coed Counselors,
BABW, Home Ec Club Council,
Phi Upsilon Omicron, and Stu
dent Faculty Council. The new
BABW prexy is a junior, in the
college of agriculture.
Miss Wulf, chosen to leu J
Barb Activities Board for
Women, is a resident of Lincoln.
BABW's main function is' to in
sure activity for unaffiliated
women.
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dates for this honor will be announced at
a later date.
The Prom committee selected by the
Student Council, includes: Fred Teller,
chairman; Roberta Collins, Joyce Crosbie,
Betty Lou Horton, Betty Lou Huston,
Marthella Holcomb, Nickie Nickerson, Al
Brown, Jack Cressman, Gerald Kathol,
Dean Kratz and Bob McNutt. The group
formulated plans for the event at a meet
ing in the Union Wednesday.
'Stag Special'
Features Solos,
GinsbutgDehut
Vocal and dance solos will be
featured in the floor show at the
"Stag Special" jukebox dance
being sponsored by the Unaffili
ated Student association Friday
from 9 to 12 p. m. in the Union
ballroom.
All unaffiliated 'students are
invited to attend the dance where
the identity of the obscure shoe
See GINSBURG, Page 3.
"1. It is so situated as to in
sure little or no interference with
college classes and witli college
service organizations;
"2. With the public facilities al
ready present in the building
there is adequate room for ex
tensive recreational and social ac
tivities; Supplements Functions.
"3. The center would be ideal
ly located to supplement the large
social functions regularly carried
on in the building;
"4. The location could be con
verted into a well ventilated, com
fortable recreational center with
a minimum expenditure of stu
dent funds;
"And whereas, there is at pres
Thursday, March 7, 1946
M. Holcomb,
Johnson, Wulf
Will Preside
Mimi Ann Johnson was elected
A.W.S. president in Wednesday's
elections with Eleanor Knoll tak
ing the post of vice president.
Miss Johnson is a member of
Tassels, A.W.S., A.U.F., Y.W.C.A.,
and War Council. An A.W.S.
board member, Miss Knoll is also
on the W.A.A. board, Y.W.C.A.,
and a member of Alpha Lambda
Delta.
Newly elected senior A.W.S.
board members are Mary Cox,
Betty French, Betty Lou Horton,
and Mary Claire Phillips. Jean
Chilquist, Jean Compton, Tibby
Curley and Phyllis Sorenson were
chosen for junior board members.
Miss Curley is also board secre
tary. Sophomores chosen for A.W.S.
board are: Phyllis Harris, who is
also treasurer; Jane McArthur,
Barbara Roland and Anne Whit
ham. Wulf Heads B.A.B.W.
The new B.A.B.W. president is
See ELECTION, Page 4.
Foundation
Offers 50
Vet Awards
Four hundred War Scholar
ships offered by the Student
Foundation may be applied for
now by all veterans enrolled at
the university who were pre-war
students, according to Lorene No
votney, p r e s i d en t of Student
Foundation.
The War Scholarship fund was
established in 1941 by the Stu
dent Foundation for men students
who were forced to leave the uni
versity to join the service.
$?,000.
Two thousand dollars was con
tributed by the various organized
houses and groups on the campus
and the funds were divided into
fifty awards.
Veterans who can prove their
need for one of the scholarships
an acceptable scholastic rating
will be considered by a commit
tee composed of Dean T. J.
Thompson, John K. Se!!ck. G. W.
Rosenlof and Mr. F. Daily, alumna
secretary.
Veterans who wish to apply
for one of these scholarships may
submit their names to Dean
Thompson's office, said Miss No
votny. ent no other suitable location that
could be adapted to this purpose
without prohibitive expense and
considerable delay;
Proposals.
"We, the undersigned students
of the College of Agriculture re
spectfully submit the following
proposals;
"1. That the lower floor of
the Activities building, exclusive
of the locker and shoWer rooms,
be converted into a recreational
center for the students of the Col
lege of Agriculture.
"2. That said recreational cen
ter be installed and operated as
part of the recreational program
of the Student Union of the Uni
versity of Nebraska."