Vol. 47 No. 59
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Before final action can be de
cided on by the delegates to the
Chicago Student conference stu
dents may express their opinions
on the major issues that are to be
discussed at the convention in the
poll below.
Students may fill in their views
on the particular question and re
turn, by means of the campus
mail, to the Student Council. The
results of this poll will establish
a standard for the voting of the
Nebraska delegates at the confer
ence, which will be held on De
cember 28, 29 and 30..
Russell Austin, chairman of the
American Delegation to the con
ference at Prague, made the fol
lowing statement concerning the
Opinion Poll
In order to give the delegates to the Chicago Student Con
ference from the university a general idea of how the students in
the university feel aboutttie questions that are to be discussed
at the conference, the Student
students fill in this form by giving their opinions on the following
questions and return it to the Council, by means of the campus
mail, as soon as possible.
The delegates will use the
as a criterion for their voting at
reason that it is important that
these major issues.
1. Tl.o stimulation of active, democratic, student-controlled stu
dent governments on the campuses of colleges and universities.
2. The elimination of racial discrimination on campuses.
3. The extension of equal educational opportunities to all.
4. The advocation of loweiMuition fees and the increase of schol
arships and government aid to qualified students.
5. The encouragement of such
hostels, dormitories, dining halls,
See OPINION
Eirpiress
Bg. Poll
creation of an American Union
of Students:
Stndent Issues.
In American colleges and uni
versities today there are issues
which concern students directly
and are of great national impor
tance. A nationally representative
student organization can provide
both a medium for the widest in
terchange of ideas among students
and a basis for unified action
on issues where general agree
ment is found to exist. It could
represent students on all bodies
concerned with student affairs. It
could provide a splendid means
for American students to become
better acquainted with foreign
See POLL, pare 2.
Council has requested that all
opinions expressed by this method
the conference, and it is for this
all students express opinions on
student-operated institutions as
etc.
POLL. pae 4.
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Silo Maury9
Experimental Theatre Gives
Evening of Distinct Variety
BY DON JOHANNES
The Experimental Theater pro
vided a highly entertaining eve
ning of theater experience Tues
day. Variety was the keynote in
the two-hour program which of
fered four distinct one-act plays.
Opening production was "The
Cajun," a serious drama laid in
the bayou country of Louisiana.
The foreboding mood of the play
was well expressed in the direc
tion of David Andrews. Gertrude
Page, as , Armide, succeeded in
catching the rhythm of accent,
movement and gesture of the middle-aged
French mother. Herb
Spence, as the idiot son, gave an
effective portrayal thruout the
show without ever speaking a
word. Jan McElwain, as the young
bride-to-be, at times caught the
tenderness and poignancy of the
role.
"Exile" a Contrast.
'"Exile," by Arthur Doyle, was
slowly paced and suffered by im
mediately following "The Cajun."
Best performance in the show was
given by Margery Allen as the
sympathetic and grieved mother
of thoughtless sons. Andy Ander
son, as the son who escaped from
prison to return home, was con
vincing in his effort to ease the
parents' worry and sti1! keep his
identity secret. The father as
played by Carl Booton was the
typical New England farmer who
had learned to accept from life
Spanish Professors Write
New Text About Argentina
Dr. Hilario Saenz and Lloyd D.
Teale of the Spanish department
have written a book recreating the
life of Argentina gaucho, or cow
boy, on a level to provide suitable
reading for second year Spanish
students.
The book has been published by
F. S. Crofts & Co., of New York
City.
Entitled "Vida Gaucha." which
is Spanish for "Cowboy Life" the
book is a collection of some of
the finest gaucho stories of Ar
gentina. They have been selected
to give an overall picture of
gaucho life, and the authors have
simplified the language so that
the stories are suitable for second
year Spanish students. The rich
idiom of the Argentine gaucho is
explained by extensive use of
footnotes.
Illustrations for "Vida Gaucha"
are reproductions of paintings by
Florencio Molina Campos, one of
Argentina's most famous painters.
Campos is widely fciwwn in the
United States for his work, with
Walt Disney on the film, "Los
Tres CabaUeros."
Lands Baaks.
In a letter to the publisher,
Harry Kurz, with the romance
CORNIIUSKER PICTURES.
All anafiUiated stadeaU.
Mortar Boards, and Intermit j
men most hare their tsictarec
taken this week if taey desire
to appear in the class aerttoni.
Joan Fankhauser, Carnhasfcer
managing editor announced to
day. Miss Fankhauser added that
absolutely na pietares will he
taken of sorority and residence
hall woaaea anless their photos
hare been lost. She emphasised
that all class sectisi. and fra
ternity pictures must be taken
before Christmas.
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only what it gave. Don Hall made
a brief but effective appearance
as the mailman. The play was di
rected by Thelma Pogue.
Comedy Offering.
"The Unsatisfactory Supper"
by Tennessee Williams, directed
by Barbara Berggren, was a com
edy offering with a twist of pa
thos at the end. Set in the Blue
Mountains of Mississippi, the play
centered around the unwanted
older member of the family in the
person of Aunty Ross, played oy
Barbara Jean Olson.
Her characterization was at
times very effective but lacked
the complete understanding of the
characters age. Herb Spence, as
the hard-bitten not-to-be-put -on
man of the family returned
to the stage to bring out all the
humorous aspects of the charac
ter. Lorene Novotny carried the
wife's drawl thruout the show
and brought the sympathy of the
character to a good climax as the
tragic ending solved the problem
of the. unwanted boarder.
15th Century Goes Modern.
The classic characters of the
15th century Commedia dell Arts
were brought to the stage in mod
ern dress and time in Glenn
Hughes' "Columbine Madonna.'
The opening found the group of
players rehearsing an impromptu
play for a Christmas perform
ance. Columbine, as played by
Betty Schultz, was the spark oi
' See THEATRE, pace X.
languages department of Queens
college, Flushing, N. Y., and for
mer instructor in romance lan
guage at the University of Ne
braska, said:
"The text material ... is pic
turesque, both in what it relates
and in the printing which you
have given the book . . . AH told
this book is the best text avail
able for a portrait of the Argen
tina of a bygone day. I shall cer
tainly do my best to persuade my
colleagues to introduce the book
here at the very first occasion."
A historical sketch of the gaucho
opens the book. The salient
qualities of the gaucho were his
love of his homeland and liberty,
fortitude of spirit, loyalty, honor
and bravery," the book explains
"But he also had his defects. He
was careless and incapable of
methodical work and thrift; he
was arrogant and vengeful, and
when he felt offended be did not
hesitate to kill or be killed; he
was fatalistic as an Arab, and
when he could no longer com
pete with modern industrialism
he let himself be overcome by
drink, and ended by being con
demned to serve with the armies
on the frontier or to languish in a
jail."
Three Parts.
The book is divided into three
parts. The first is the historical
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FLOYD
Wednesday, December 18, 1946
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By George Miller.
A desperate spurt in the final
minute of regular playing time
went for naught as the touring
St Mary's Gaels rolled ahead in
the overtime period to rack up a
58-54 win over the Cornhuskers
on the coliseum maples Tuesday
night. Claude Retherford con
nected on a long shot with six
seconds in the second half to tie
the count at 46-all and send the
game into a five minute overtime
period but the Californians had
too much scoring power and
moved ahead in the first minute
and held the lead until the game
ended.
Center Don McArthur carried
the scoring burden for Coach
Harry Good's outfit, which suf
fered its first defeat on the home
floor, as he potted nine field goals
and four free throws for a total
of 22 points.
For the visitors Capt. Bill
Burke was the villain. The
smooth-working guard poured 22
points through the hoop, 16 in
the last half and directed the
Gaels' attack which swept through
the Huskers in the five minute
overtime session.
Always Ctoee. .
It was touch and go all the way,
for the Scarlet crew climbed to
a 21-20 halftime lead after trail
ing 10-4 with five and a half min
utes gone in the first half.
Late In the second half the St.
Mary's team again moved to the
front; building up a 42-37 lead
before Bob Cerv connected twice.
Retherford added a free throw
and McArthur made good on a
close-in shot to tie the count with
a minute and 15 seconds left in
the game. '
Cerr and Frank Kadelka trad
ed baskets fa the next 30 seconds
and Jack Rial added another twa
painter far the Gaels with a push
shot fram the free throw circle
for what Uoked like the bail
game.
But Retherford unleashed one
of his favorite two-hand shots
from far out on the court to knot
the count as the regular playing
time ran out
Kudelka and Rial broke loose
foe a pair of buckets to shove
Coach Swede Andersen's eager
out in front during the extra
period. McArthur contribued a
charity toss to the Husker total,
but Burke and the pesky Kudelka
countered with two more field
goals before Retherford could hit
from the field.
A free throw by McArthur and
another by Loisel gave the Husk
ers a chance to tie. Loisel was
fouled while shooting and suc
ceeded on his first free throw to
bring the Scarlet within twa
points of the Gaels. Nebraska took
the ball out of bounds but a des
peration heave by Retherford fell
short and St. Mary's hurried the
ball down the floor to Burke wba
made good under the basket to
close the point making.
Free Throws Fafl.
The Huskers saw their chances
go aglimmering when free throws
failed to fall. A total of 18 U.N.
free throws were missed out of 32
attempts. During the furious sec
ond half action fouls became nu
merous and during the game each
team was guilty of 20 misplays.
Bob Cerv, Weston flash, sparked
the Nebraska dob during the see-
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