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Vol. 47-JTo. 139
Robert Osier
Cops Annual
Tri-K Contest
141 Contestants
Compete in Meet
BY CHARLES BRIM.
Bob Osier, ag college senior,
was announced as the winner of
the 13th annual Tri-K Crops
judging contest at a banquet held
in the ag college cafeteria Sat
urday night.
Osier's score of 1309 of a pos
sible 1400 points won first place
honors in the senior division and
was the high individual score of
the entire contest. One hundred
forty-four contestants participated
in the contest which was spon
sored by the University Tri-K
club.
Waco Albert and Virgil Johnson
took second and third place po
sitions in the senior division which
was open to students who had
completed Agronomy -1, 3 and 5.
Only four men competed in the
division.
Jack Baird. second high indi
vidual in the entire contest,
scored 1285 points to defeat Rob
ert Kahrs and Leonard Kokes,
second and third place winners,
in the junior division. The junior
division was open to students who
have taken Agonomy 1 and 3.
The freshman contest, open to
students who had no courses in
Agonomy or had completed Ag
ronomy 1, was won by Duane
Sellin who was third high indi
vidual in the entire contest. Second
and third place winners in the
division were Bertrand Somer
halder and Edward Sautter.
Awards.
Gold, silver and bronze medals
were presented to the top three
men in each divisions by Dr. T.
H. Goodding of the Agronomy
department. Ribbons were award
ed to the ten high men in the
three divisions. In addition, the
high individuals in each division
will have their names engraved
on the Tri-K honor plagues
that are on display in the Crops
Lab.
Applications
For Festival
Due June 1
Students planning to attend the
World Youth festival at Prague,
Czechoslovakia in July and Au
gust must submit applications and
registration fees to the U. S. com
mittee for the World Youth festi
fal, 1 44 Bleecker street, New York
12, New York, by June 1.
The United States has a quota
of 500 young people for the festi
val and persons can attend only as
part of national delegations. All
must be officially registered by
the committee.
Reconstruction.
Those who wish to do so may
do reconstruction work in Poland,
Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia, aft
er the festival, which will last ap
proximately six weeks.
Transportation costs, estimated
at $550 top, must be met indi
vidually by each delegate. Two
troop transports, which the gov
ernment has made available for
youth travel to Europe, will leave
sometime during the first week of
July and return the early part
of September.
Fee of $15.
The registration fee of $15 must
reach the committee by June 1,
together with applications filled
out in duplicate.
Students who wish additional
information may inquire at the
Daily Nebraskan office. ,
Board Appoints Novotny,
Flagg as 'Daily' Heads
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Flagg Will take over business
duties.
Honor Students
In Pharmacy
Given Awards
Twelve university students who
were awarded scholarships during
the war were presented at the
second, pharmacy manquet Friday
night at Cotner Terrace.
The twelve students and their
awards are: Phillip E. Frederick
son, ROTC band, honorary key
award.
Charlotte E. Cox and Betty Lu
W. Frost, Franklin E. and O. M
Johnson scholarships.
Charlotte E. Cox and Juell A
Hanson, Louise Mues, Robert J
Nedrow, Mary Louise O'Connor
and Helen E. Ullom, the Ameri
can Foundation pharmaceutical
scholarships.
Martin J. Bakken and Carl 4l.
Glen, Rho Chi awards.
Charlotte E. Cox, Lehn and
Fink medal.
Tom S. Miya, Merck award.
Among the speakers were Ed
ward D. Schnasse, Hugh R. Roett
ger, Hugh D. Bryan, Lloyd G. Na
den, Stanley W. Long, president of
the board of regents, Dr. Joseph
B. Burt, dean of the pharmacy
college, and Dean Emeritus Rufus
ALyman.
French Named
Pillsbury Book
Award Winner
Elizabeth French has been
named winner of the 1947 Philip
W. Pillsbury Shelf of Home Eco
nomics Books award at the uni
versity. Miss French was chosen by a
faculty committee as the highest
ranking senior among professional
foods and nutrition majors. After
she receives her bachelor of
science degree in home economics
June 9, she plans to work with
foods.
The award, 15 books useful to a
home economist, was established
by the president of the flour mill
ing firm to encourage scholastic
achievement by home Ec majors.
This is the fourth annual presen
tation. The university was one of 50
colleges and universities thruout
the country asked to name an out
standing senior to receive the
honor.
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Dale Novotny and Gould Tig"
Flagg are to be next semester's
Daily Nebraskan editor and busi
ness manager respectivey, the uni
versity publications board an
nounced late Saturday morning.
Novotny, who replaces retiring
editor, Shirley Jenkins, is a man
aging editor this semester, junior
class president, chairman of the
Student Union board, was co
chairman ot the junior-senior
prom committee and is a member
of Beta Theta Pi and Delta Sigma
Chit, men's professional journal
ism fraternity.
A former Daily Nebraskan as
sistant business manager, Flagg
is secretary of Kosmet Klub, a
1947 Innocent and a member of
Alpha Tau Omega.
Managing Editors.
Taking over as managing edi
tors will be John Hill, re
appointed from this semester, and
George Miller, who moves up from
the sports desk after four semes
ters as sports editor. Secretary of
Beta Theta Pi, Miller is a member
of Newman club. Student Founda
tion, Innocents society, Delta Sig
ma Chi and Kappa Tau Alpha,
scholastic journalism honorary.
Hill, also recently tapped Inno
cent, was a "Daily" news editor
and managing editor for one sem
ester each. He is editor of the
Bulletin, Student Foundation pub
lication, and a member of Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
New assistant business mana
gers will be Irwin Chesen, Zeta
Beta Tau and Merle Stalder, Al
pha Tau Omega. Bill Wilkins,
Delta Upsilon, was re-appointed
from this semester.
Three news editors, Wallace
Becker. Jeanne Kerrigan and Nor
man Leger, are carry-overs from
tnis semester, lne two remaining
spots went to Genene Jensen and
Alan Clem.
News Editors.
Becker has been a news editor
for the past semester. Miss Ker
ngan, a member of Pi Beta Phi
and Theta Sigma Phi, women's
professional journalism fraternity,
is a Coed Counselor and has been
a news editor for two semesters.
Leger, recently named to study in
Osla, Norway this summer, is a
1947 cheerleader and has also been
a news editor for the last year.
He is a member of Kappa Sigma
and Corn Cobs and was cited for
scholarship at Honors convocation
this spring.
Miss Jensen, Daily Nebraskan
society editor this semester is a
member of Alpha Omicron Pi,
Coed Counselors and Theta Sigma
fni. Alan Clem, former "Daily"
reporter, is a member of the uni
versity baseball team and Alpha
Tau Omega.
Remaining Positions.
The board named Ralph Stew
art, sports reporter this semester
to the sports editor spot vacated
by Miller. New Ag college edi
tor, who replaces Charles Brim, is
Keith Frederickson, Ag YMCA
vice president, Cornhusker Coun
tryman reporter and a member of
rarm House fraternity.
Sam Warren retained his post
as special features editor. Warren
is a member of the Student Coun
cil, Interfraternity council and
Sinfonia, a YMCA cabinet mem
ber and secretary of Corn Cobs
and Sigma No.
Appointed to succeed Miss Jen
sen is Valora Fiddock, new society
editor. Miss Fiddock is a former
Daily Nebraskan reporter and a
member of Alpha Omicron Pi and
Coed Counselors and Theta Sigma
Phi.
Has Beens.
Retiring news editors are Pa
tricia Jensen and Sue Golden.
Novotny Will form 'Daily"
policies.
Staff Members
itteiidResrional
UNESCO Meet
Representing the university at
the Mountain-Plains regional con
ference of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cul
tural Organization on May 15, 16
and 17 were 12 members of the
faculty.
The conference was called by
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson,
President Milton Eisenhower of
Kansas State College and Dr. Ben
M. Cherrington of Denver Uni
versity, members of the national
commission of UNESCO.
Aims.
Held in Denver, the conference
aimed to acquaint the delegates
with UNESCO's program and to
assist in developing plans for their
own communities and groups.
Dr. Frank Sorenson, associate
professor of secondary education;
Dr. O. H. Werner, professor of
education; Dr. R. H. Knapp, as
sociation profesor of secondary
education; Dr. M. K. Ehas, pale
ontologist; Frank M. Lundy, di
rector of libraries; Dr. Carl E.
Georgi, associate professor of bac
teriology; Dr. Norman H. Crom
well, associate professor of chem
istry; Dr. J. M. Reinhardt, pro
fessor of sociology; and L. B.
Smith, chairman of the archi
tecture department attended the
meeting to represent the interests
of the university.
Other Delegates.
Other faculty members who at
tended as delegates from national
organizations include Miss Mabel
Lee, the National Association of
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation; Dr. E. E. Lockey, Na
tional Council of Geography
Teachers; and Dr. Galen Saylor,
the National Association for Sup
ervision and Curriculum.
Home Ec Club
HoldsLastMeet,
Plans Program
Home Economics club members
will hold their last meeting of
the year Tuesday, May 20, at 5
p. m., in the Home Economics So
cial Rooms, according to Priscilla
Flagg, president.
The theme of the meeting will
be "What we did last summer."
A skit portraying the opportuni
ties for jobs open to Home Eco
nomics majors will be presented
by club members.
The meeting will be dismissed
In time for YM-YW picnic, ac
cording to program directors Lois
Thorfinnson and Vivian Fraser.
All Home Economics Club mem
bers are urged to attend.
Sunday, May 18, 1947,
12 Selected
For Cheer
Squad Finals
Twelve finalists were named
late Saturday to compete in Yell
Squad tryouts scheduled for 7:30
p. m. Wednesday in the Daily Ne
braskan office.
The committee in charge of se
lecting finalists was composed of
Stan Johnson, president of the In
nocents society; Joan Ackcrman,
vice president of Mortar Board;
Harriet Quinn, president of Tas
sels, and Duane Munter, president
of Corn Cobs. Martin Pesck, Yell
king, acted in an advisory ca
pacity. Finalists.
Finalists chosen were Ectty
Aasen, Norm Leger, Jerry Johns
ton, Margie Cherny, Cherie Viele,
Hazelle House, Dorothy Borgens,
Phyllis Harris. Jo Seidel, Nancy
Gish, Jackie Tobin and Marge
Lesse.
Because only seven men tried
out for positions on the squad, the
committee has announced that
other men students interested may
compete in the finals Wednesday.
To be eligible for participation
a student should be of sophomore
standing by next fall and should
be taking at least 12 semester
hours this current semester.
Squad Number
The planned squad for the com
ing year will include four men,
four girls, and the yell king, mak
Cheer leaders' duties consist of
leading yells at games and rallies.
Pesek instructed students trying
out in two yells before individual
competition began. Personality,
potential ability, co-ordination and
pep served as the bases for se
lection of the finalists.
Former Squad
Student members of this year's
cheering squad included Hink
Aasen, Doris Easterbrook Beind
orff, Jackie Scott, Betty Aasen,
Norm Leger, Jerry Wilson. Martin
Pesek and Ray Biemond. Art
Beindorff served as yell king the
past year.
Next year's squad will be se
lected from the list of 12 finalists
and any additional men entrk-s at
Wednesday night's competition.
Corn Cobs
Plan Smoker
For Pledging
Corn Cobs will hold its annual
pledge smoker Tuesday at 7 p. m.
in room 313 of the Union, to en
tertain prospective workers. At
that time workers for the next
year will be selected from candi
dates representing organized
houses and students at large.
Any man not living in an or
ganized house who is interested in
being considered for pledgeship
should place his name in a letter
containing the Corn Cobs' mail
box in the Union basement, ac
cording to Secretary Sam Warren.
Representation.
Presidents of organized houses,
fraternities and co-ops. will re
ceive letters Monday instructing
them to choose two worker can
didates from their chapter to rep
resent their houses.
Qualifications make it necessary
that any pledge have a minimum
of 24 hours credit by the end of
this semester, and to have carried
12 hours during this semes1"r. A
weighted 75 average is reu'red
for initiation of the 16 workers
chosen at the end of the year to
become actives.
Other qualifications stipulate
that a pledge preferably have Sat
urday mornings free from classes
next fall so that he may devote
time to Saturday work projects
during the football season. Work
ers should be sophomores, al
though neither of these is essen
tial.