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Vol. 47 No. 107 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Mean's Actiovotiies1 Utoairdl to Point System Will Affect Spring Elections' Slates 1 Men's Activity board has Issued for enforcement a revised men's point system wich will go into effect next fall, according to In nocent president Bill Thornburg. This enforcement of the sys tem will affect spring elections in that all candidates who would be overpointed if elected will not be eligible to run for office. Several changes have been made in the system this year. These include the addition of Ag Union Board and Ag Men's So cial Club, Student Foundation, Nebraska Masquers, and Univer sity Theatre to the point system. Also the ratings on several of fices have been changed. Business managers of the Daily Nebraskan and Cornhusker now have five points instead of four, sports ed itor of the Nebraska is three in stead of two and the Student Un ion Board president is four in stead of three. The Board was organized in 1937 and approved by a majority vote of the male student body at that time "to regulate and limit the participation of male stu dents in extra-curricular activi ties so that more men may have a chance to participate and so that a few individuals are not overburdened." New board members will be Innocent and Corn Cob presi dents; Student Council president if a man, otherwise a designated representative; editors 4 the Daily Nebraskan and Corrthusker if men, otherwise designated re presentatives; heads of the Ag Exec Board and whatever Barb organizations there may be; and two faculty members. Maximum number of activity points that a man is allowed to accumulate during a semester, as determined by the board is as fol lows: 1. A male student with a schol astic average of 72 or above and who is of sophomore standing (freshman and first-year trans Col. H. John Announces ROTC Data Col. Howard J. John, professor of military science and tactics of the university announced Tues day that the Military Department is now accepting applications for the Advanced Course ROTC. The Department now offers Air Corps, Corps of Engineers, Corps of Military Police, Field Artillery and Infantry Advanced ROTC. It anticipates the addition of an Ord nance and a Medical unit next fall. Students who satisfactorily complete the two years of elemen tary ROTC or who have served with the Armed Forces for at least one year and have an hon orable discharge are eligible to enter the advanced course. Each course consists of five hours class work per week for four semesters. Between the se cond and third semester the stu dents are required to attend an ROTC Summer Camp of six weeks duration. Students satis factorily completing the entire course are commissioned upon graduation from the university as Second Lieutenants In the Offi cers Reserve Corps. During the last year, over 80, 000 officers entered the Army who originally obtained their commis sions from ROTC. Most of these officers were available and en tered the Army either just before or just after Dec. 7, 1941. All stu . dents eligible and interested may obtain applications from the Mili tary Science Department, Room 205, Nebraska Hall. FaoirBcltioini fer students are not eligible for pointed activities) may carry six points. A sudent of sophomore standing having an average of less than 72 shall not carry ac tivities totaling more than three points. 2. A junior with an average of 72 or above will be allowed to carry activities totaling seven points. A student of junior stand ing having an average of less, than 72 shall not carry activities total ing more than four points. 3. A senior having an average of 72 will be permitted to carry eight points. Seniors with less than a 72 average may carry not more than seven points. Anyone who would become ov erpointed if he takes an office, is not eligible for that office. The MSA Board has the power to re strict to the established maxi mum the number of points a student may make in a semester, No student may drop a low point activity in any semester to accept a higher pointed activity in order to remain below the maximum point limit as set by this board. Any office received by virtue of election to another office is classified as an auxiliary to the See MEN'S POINTS, Page 2 Gustavson Speaks To NCAC Meeting Chancellor R. G. Gustavson and Dr. George W. Rosenlof, director of admissions, will address . ses sions of the fifty-second annual meeting of the North Central As sociation of Colleges and Second ary Schools being held in Chicago this week. Chancellor Gustavson will dis cuss "The Contribution of the Physical Sciences to World Citl zenship," and Dr. Rosenlof, sec retary of the assocation, will pre- sent the annual secretary's report. Both will speak before a general session Friday, March 28. Gladys Bliss Speaks Tonight At Ellen Smith Miss Gladys Bliss, New York authority on grooming, will speak tonight at 7 p. m. in Ellen Smith MISS GLADYS BLISS. hall at the final Charm School meeting sponsored by the Coed Counselors. Miss Bliss, who studied for two years at tsweetbriar and two years at Russell Sage college, will discuss "Your Appearance Counts." In charge of the meeting will be Betsy Bahensky, chairman of Charm School. 'MS. r i 4 . -t Si. :f: is.::- !.& I i ! - v -) r . hz Tuesday, March 25, 1947 UN Blameless On Delayed Vets' Checks School Agencies Prompt, VA Slow Failure of student veterans to receive subsistence checks on schedule is not due to delay on the part of university authorities, said Prof. J. P. Colbert, director of the University of Nebraska vet erans consulation board. A statement prompted by an announcement from the regional office of the VA earlier this week attributed delay in arrival of checks, in part, to slowness on the part of the university in supply' ing VA with the necessary regis tration reports; Prof. Colbert said the university has made a special effort to see that student veterans keep the VA posted on changes in address, and that they promptly file "earning reports" with the VA. There have been only a few isolated cases where students have failed to co-operate in this pro gram. 6,000 On Rolls. "The University of Nebraska prides itself on the prompt man ner in which it has forwarded registration reports of World war II veterans to the regional office of the Veterans Administration," Prof. Colbert said. "One week after registration for the current semester was completed at the university, we mailed some .6,000 such reports to the VA office in Lincoln. "In my opinion, the main cause of delay in the arrival of sub sistence checks to student veterans on the campus is due chiefly to the huge backlog of uncompleted work in the Veterans Administra tion finance office," declared Prof. Colbert. Hindu Named Convo Speaker Dr. S. Chandra-Sekhar. lc turer on oriental studies at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss "Poverty and Population in India" at a convocation Thurs day at 11 a. m. in the ballroom. Dr. Chandra-Sekhar is a former president of the India Youth Con gress and member of the Indian National Congress. He came to the United States just before the war to do research work at New York, Columbia and Princeton universities. Later he Joined the staff of the University of Penn sylvania and is also engaged in research work for government agencies in Washington, D. C. He is author of several books on India, and contributor to a number of periodicals. He is New York correspondent to a chain of Indian newspapers. A Hundu, Chandra-Sekhar was born in south India in 1918. After a high school education in an American mission school, he was graduated in 1938 with honors from the Presidency college, Ma dras, India, majoring in econom ics. Panel Explains Loan Benefits GI loan benefits will be ex plained today at a convocation in the Union ballroom at 4 p. m. The convocation, featuring Chester Grau, regional loan guarantee of ficer from the Omaha Veteran's administration, is sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi, bizad professional fraternity. Sam Waugh, executive vice- president of the First Trust com pany of Lincoln and Burnham Yates, vice-president of the First National Bank of Lincoln, will complete the three man panel. Officers of Delta Sigma Pi ex plained to The Daily Nebraskan that today's convocation will make available information, otherwise difficult to obtain, concerning the VA and its procedures. Faculty Submits Senior Proposal For Final Vote Committee Recommends Limitation of Activities Proposed plans for Senior week came a step nearer final considera tion last Wednesday, Dean Marjorie Johnston announced yesterday, when the university Senate's Faculty Committee on Student Organi zations and Social functions voted to submit the plans to the Presi dent of the Senate, Chancellor R. G. Gustavson. Deari Johnston is secretary of the committee. Duckworth Plays Lead In 'Macbeth' Pictured is Blanche Duckworth as Lady Macbeth in the Univer sity Theatre's production of "Mac beth" which opens tomorrow for a four night run with a matinee on Saturday. Miss Duckworth, president of Nebraska Masquers, played in "Laura," the Experimental Thea- BLANCHE DUCKWORTH. ter's first production of the year, and appeared in several Univer sity Theatre shows last year. She also played in "Night Must Fall," which was given by an Omaha stock company. The box office will be open this week from 12:30 to 6:00 p. m. Be cause of a large number of reser vations already made thru mail orders, students are urged to make their seat reservations as soon as possible, according to Dallas Wil liams, University Theatre director. YW-YMCA Plan Survey To Study Minority Housing All 10 o'clock classes will take a poll next Wednesday concerning the current problem of housing of minority groups. Department heads received questionnaires Monday morning from members of the university Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. The ques tionnaires will be picked up the following Friday and are to be tabulated over the weekend. "The Y.M and Y.W. are work ing for democracy, and in keep ing with their aim of helping everyone, they feel that the time has come to do something for the members of minority races on the campus," said Miss Mildred Tay lor, Y.W.C.A. campus advisor. Committee Members In Charge. Patricia Neely, Phyllis Harris, Camilla Palmer, Charles Goolsby, Lindwood Parker, and Owen Scott comprised the committee which planed and .organized the poll. Arrangements have been made thru Registrar G. W. Rosen lof and Dean T. J. Thompson for distribution of the 5,500 question naires. Miss Taylor added that the poll Acting as a "clearing house," the committee submitted the plans, with two suggestions, after hearing the report of the Senior Week planning committee pre sented by Helen Laird, Marian Mitchell, and Fred Teller. "We suggested that the social activity be confined to June 5, 6, and 7, instead of the proposed four days," Dean Johnston said, "and that the Senate take special notice of provisions regarding the removal of examinations." Suggestions. "We felt that by limiting ac tivity to a shorter period, it would be easier to hold student's inter est," she said. Because there is a Senate ruling that a student must attend an examination pe riod for each course from which he will receive credit, "action must be taken by the Senate to eliminate examinations or to sub stitute for them," Miss Johnston continued. The proposed plans, which were drawn up only after con sultation with the chancellor, will be considered with the commit tee's suggestions whenever the University Senate convenes again. Senate meetings are not scheduled on any regular basis, but are called when the administration feels sufficient matter is at hand for consideration. Formation of Senior Week has been a major project of this year's Student Council who formed the committee of seniors and Council members. Ruby Simpson to Hold Interviews For G.S. Leaders Miss Ruby Simpson, training advisor of the National Field Staff for Girl Scouts, will be on the campus today to interview college women interested in professional Girl Scouting and will be in Ellen Smith hall from 4 to 6 p. m. Miss Simpson, an authority on personnel training, states that qualifications for the profession are a college degree, preferably with an education or social work major, and experience in group leadership. was prompted by a feeling on campus that the students are di rectly affected by the housing set up, and the board of regents who effected the present rulings are of a different generation and, as such, may have different views on the problem." The date and time for the poD was selected because it is be lieved that more students have 10 o'clock classes, and that more stu dents attend classes in the middle of the week. Law Aptitude Exams Special aptitude examinar tions for students desiring to enter the college of Law next fall will be given in room 201 Law beginning at 1:30 p. m., Wednesday, April 2 and con tinuing at 1:30 p. m. Thursday, April 3, according to announce ment from the dean's office. Students who otherwise might be affected by the pre registration are requested to apply at the office of the col lege of Law to take the ex amination at this time. I ft i i i I k I jv 1 I I 1 I I I I