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Vol. 47 No. 135
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, May 13, 1947
Ag Senior Wins
Judging Contest
Waco Albert Defeats 75 Men
In Annual Varsity Dairy Meet
Waco Albert, ag college senior, dominated competition
in the annual student Varsity Dairy contest held on ag
campus Saturday by winning first place honors in both
the dairy products and the dairy cattle judging divisions.
Albert won the cattle judging by a narrow margin, scor
ing 878 of a possible 1000 points to defeat Phil Grabowski,
sophomore, who placed second with 852 points. Bob Koeh
ler placed third, John Corbin fourth, and Leonard Kokes
fifth, in all classes of livestock in the cattle contest.
Results in the dairy products
contest gave Albert first place
Chris Morgan and Don Christen
sen, second and third place win
ners. Ribbons were awarded the top
ten men in all classes and to the
top live men in each breed in
dairy cattle judging. The dairy
judges placed four classes of
dairy cattle. The winners in
each division of the dairy prod
ucts judging will have their names
engraved on trophies donated by
Lincoln dairy products companies.
The four high men in all classes
received ribbons. The products
judges placed classes of milk, but
ter and ice cream.
Tlarings.
Placings by divisions in the
cattle contest: Holsteins Waco
Albert, first: Phil Grabowski, sec
one; R. D. Hepperly, third. Jer
seys John Corbin, first; Don
Clements, second; Glen Clay
baugh, third. Guernseys Bob
Koehler, first; Gene Theobald and
Willard Stowell, tied for second
and third. Ayshires Waco Al
bert, first; Raymond Stratman
and Eugene Jensen tied for sec
ond and third.
Placings by divisions in the
dairy products contest: Milk
Don Christensen, first; Chris
Morgan, second; La Range, third.
Eutter Waco Albert, first; Phil
Keeney, second; Dale Beckman,
third. Ice Cream Chris Morgan,
first: Don Christensen, second;
La Range, third.
The contest is sponsored annu
ally by the Varsity Dairy club.
Winners of awards were an
nounced Saturday evening at a
chili feed for contest participants.
Honolulu Paper
Reprints Letter
Of UN Student
The "Letterip" written by
Patsy Takemoto, Japanese-American
student enrolled in the uni
versity, and printed in the Daily
Nebraskan April 3 has been re
printed in the Honolulu Star
Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii.
In her letter, Miss Takemoto
attacked the question of racial
discrimination. She reported that
she has found schools, dormitor
ies, social organizations and stu
dents receive her with an atti
tude of cool indifference or cur
iosity. To this claim, the Honolulu
Star Bulletin has replied, "In con
trast to the article of Miss Take
moto, University of Nebraska,
many Hawaiian girls have gone
to representative American col
leges and universities and, even
though of Japanese or Chinese
ancestry, have been accepted so
cially. Correspondence between the
Honolulu paper and the Daily
Nebraskan resulted after the ar
ticle reached print. Resulting in
formation contends that the people
of Hawaii, predominately of
Oriental origin and feelings in
Hawaii are strong concerning
questions of racial equality.
Legislators
Would Slash
Uni Budget
An appropriation of $6,260,000
to operate the university for the
biennium 1947-49 was recom
mended yesterday in a report by
the budget committee to the state
legislature.
Thi is $240,000 less than the
board of regents' request.
Cash funds amounting to $4,
000,000, which is the amount re
quested by university officials,
were approved by the committee.
Funds from the federal govern
ment for the two-year period will
total $1,500,375.
Total: $13 Million.
Tax funds, cash funds, federal
funds and unexpended balance
from the last biennium of $1,
068,000, will amount to a total of
$13,165,975 about $4 millions in
excess of the 1945-47 biennium.
While slashing the $240,000 from
operating expenses the budget
committee recommended an un-asked-for
increase of $336,000 for
agricultural extension. Organized
Agriculture will receive $1,600.
Discrepancy.
The greatest discrepancy be
tween the governor's recommenda
tion and that of the committee is
on the amount to be appropriated
from property tax funds. The gov
ernor proposed $5,488,000. The in
crease in property funds over the
past two-vear period will be only
$1,788,537. '
It is doubtful that the pro
posed property tax increase will
be sufficient to permit the uni
versity to carry outh the program
Chancellor Gustavson proposed to
take care of the sharp increase
in enrollment.
University Needs.
This is the expanded program
proposed by the Chancellor and
the regents at the start of the
legislative session.
1. Increase in salaries of pres
ent employes of $215,545.
2. Increase of 204 new em
ployes at an average salary of
$2,355, or a total of $479,473.
3. Increase in maintenance and
equipment, $314,567.
4. Increase in assistance fund
(casual employes, readers, lab
oratory assistnats) of $56,938.
Veler-Aims Name
Iona Sherman
Group Chairman
Iona Sherman was named
new Veter-Ann chairman at the
group's Spring dinner meeting,
May $.
Other . new officers are Ann
Kuncl, vice-chairman and pub
licity chairman; Vivian Barnhart,
secretary; Margaret Stegeman,
treasurer and Marjorie Baumann,
athletic chairman.
"Prof. Karl M. Arndt spoke, fol
lowing the presentation of offi
cers, on "Professor Observes the
Coeds."
Former servicemen working In
Lincoln were guests at the dinner.
Union
R
esi
Council Lists
Closing NSO
Filing Date
Special requests reaching the
Student Council for information
about the constitutional convention
of thV: NSO, to be held at Wiscon
sin university for two weeks be
ginning Aug. 30, have prompted
the council to announce that dele
gate applications will be received
until 4 p. m. Wednesday.
Applications should be placed in
the Student Council mail box in
the Union basement. The National
Student Cooperations committee of
the council plans to present its
recommendations for delegates to
both the NSO convention in Wis
consin and for the International
Student Service conference in
Denmark at the council meeting
Wednesday at 5 p. m.
Constitution Revisions.
At Wisconsin, the proposed NSO
constitution, which was drafted
over the Christmas holidays in
Chicago by representatives of
more than 300 universities and
colleges, will be given final con
sideration, with revisions being
the main business of the sessions.
Once the constitution is ap
proved by the official delegates,
the NSO will officially be in ex
istence. Ratification by schools
will follow
Details of the convention have
appeared earlier in the Daily Ne
braskan. Interested students may
contact Eugene Berman, regional
NSO chairman fo rthe Nebraska
Dakota area, for further informa
tion. Berman may be reached at
2-3649 or at the Student Council
office.
Applicants should list their in
terests in attending, their aca
demic background that would fit
them to be delegate, and any other
pertinent information. Registra
tion fees will be paid by the coun
cil, but delegates must defray
other expenses. Delegates will be
housed in 'university quarters on
the Wisconsin campus.
Backstage Crew Develops,
New Production Methods
BY NORM LEGER.
Each University theater produc
tion means new troubles and dif
ficulties to surmount for the tech
nical director, Charles Zoeckler
and his staff, but it also gives these
backstage workers an opportunity
to use new or different methods of
staging a production.
For "Pygmalion," the University
treater's last production of the
year which opens tomorrow night,
"wagons" will be used for fast
changes of scenery. Wagons are,
specifically, platforms mounted on
casters which can be rolled around
the stage with great facility. In
addition to their advantage in
movement, the wagons have ver
satility. On the front side of the
platform is one scene: and with an
easy turn of 180 degrees t tcre is
another scene.
The first wagon used for "Pyg
malion" has the setting for the
prologue, designed by B. J. Hol
comb, on one side, and a part of
the wall used in the second scene.
Professor Higgins' study, on the
other. Henry Lee designed the
setting for the second scene.
The third scene In the play, by
Mrs. Higgins drawing room, was
nation
Pat Lahr Smith Ends Four
Year Directorship Period
The resignation of Mrs. Patricia Lahr Smith as
Union Director was announced today by Union board presi
dent Dake Novotny. The resignation will be effective
August 10, 1947.
Mrs. Smith first joined the Union staff as social direc
tor in September; 1939 after hr graduation from Nebraska
Chancellor
Says Culture
In Jeopardy
Culture as representedby the
physical, biological and social sci
ences is at the crossroads. Chan
cellor R. G. Gustavson told mem
bers of the Fhi Beta Kappa Sun
day night.
The physical sciences, especially
nuclear physics, are in jeopardy of
losing their traditional freedom,
he said. Military secrecy controls
are obstructing the prograss of
science.
The chancellor pointed out that
the discoveries which led to the
atomic bomb were made by scien
tists of many nationalities, all of
whom had the benetit of research,
freely exchanged, made by each
other.
Social Sciences.
Regarding the social sciences,
Gustavson pointed out that the
most important issue facing the
world today is the establishment
of an orderly and peaceful society,
goals to which the social sciences
such as economics, sociology,
political science and history are
dedicated.
This delay in developing both
the physical and social sciences is
a "philosophy of fear" of compet
ing systems of government.
"The American system of free
enterprise, of democracy, is the
best system of social organization
yet devised," the chancellor said.
"We must believe in it, and prac
tice it. And we should allow it to
compete with forms of govern
ment alien to ours. I am confi
dent democracy will win a positive
victory.
designed by Herb Spence. The
fourth scene goes back to the study
and the last reverts to the drawing
room again. From this, the ad
vantage of the wagons should be
apparent.
The property crew, comprised of
Dave Andrews, Lorma Bullock
and Gertrude Cloidt, has probably
had more troubles than anyone.
Finding furniture of the early
1900s period has been no easy task.
In fact, on one count, the property
people had to settle for building a
"new" period piece. They discov
ered that ottomans, circle seats
once common in hotels, are now
passe, and can not be obtained for
love or money.
The stage crew, which includes
Walter Davis, Dick Espergen,
Richard Petraschek and Ann Prop
er, will have the fun of pushing
the wagons around and making
quick scene changes. Of course,
they have had the fun of building
the wagons and sets too.
The group that will handle the
lirtting consists of Tom Stimpfig,
Dale Lemmonds, Blanche Duck
worth and Gwen Christiansen.
Harold Marer and Marilyn Mil
ler are in charge of sound effects.
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iold
university. She served in this ca-
pacity until 1941 when when she
was appointed assistant director.
In 1943, Mrs. Smith took the po
sition of managing director of the
Union.
Since her appointment as Un
ion head, "Pat" has shouldered
the responsibilities of social direc
tor, assistant director, as well as
manager, these two positions
never having been filled after her
advancements.
Services.
During her period of manage
ment, the Ui.ion served men in
the armed forces at the rate of
1.700 a day men who were at
the university under army and
navy specialized training pro-
MRS. SMITH
grams. The Union also estab
lished an entertainment program
for these servicemen.
Also during this time, the ex
pansion of the Union program at
the Ag campus was carried on.
"Pat" herself drew the blueprints
for the Ag Union, supervised the
purchase of equipment and the
building program.
As yet, the Union board has not
employed a successor to Mrs.
Smith. However, a personnel
committee of the board has been
appointed to consider applica
tions. Alumni members of the
committee are Linus Burr Smith,
chairman, Dr. W. H. Morton, Mrs.
Florence Bates. Student repre
sentatives are Nancy Garey and
Elmer Sprague.
Staff of 'Daily'
To be Named
By Pub Board
Filings for staff positions on
the Daily Nebraskan close at 5
p. m. Wednesday, Dr. David
Fellman, chairman of the pub
lications board announced.
Students may obtain applica
tions at the school of journalism
office in University hall, and they
may return them to that office
or to Dr. Fellman's office in room
108 of Social Science.
Positions Open.
Positions open are editor, two
managing editors, five news edi
tors, society editor, ag news edi
tor, special feature editor, busi
ness manager and three assist
ant managers.
Publications board wfll meet In
the Faculty Lounge of the Union
at 9 a. m. Saturday to select the
new staff.
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