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Friday, November 21 , 1947
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WINDSWEPT SNOW SCENE This photo by Wright Morris show
ing a bleak Nebraska farm imbedded in wind-driven snow is typi
cal of the sensitive photography of the Nebraska-born author and
photographer whose prints from his second novel, "The Inhabit
ants," are exhibited in Gallery "B" of Morrill Hall. Now head
quartering in Philadelphia, Morris is a native of Central City,
Ncbr., and a former Omahan. A graduate of Pamona College in
California, he instructed there before touring Europe. A new book
of his, to be published soon, contains photos similar to those on
exhibition now, showing scenes of central and southeastern Ne
braska. He specializes in commonplace scenes that interpret the
lives of the peopk they represent.
"Daily" Editors
In The News;
Plan Marriage
"The power of the press" usu
ally refers to crusading editorials
and scoop stories but in one note
worthy case, it has to do with
romance.
It was in old "U" Hall in a
dingy journalism class that the
romance of News Editor Valora
"Tottie" Fiddock and Sports Ed
itor Ralph Stewart got its start.
Tottie and Ralph were both
pounding typewriters all fall but
it wasn't until the Journalism
Awards banquet in October, 1946,
that they met. And Tottie liked
Ralph, so Friday, Oct. 25, a blind
date was arranged: Ralph was
surprised to find himself dancing
with that girl who sat beside him
at the Journalism banquet, and
then he remembered she was in
his journalism class, too.
From that date forward all was
beer and skittles for the pair.
They started going steady at
Thanksgiving, he proposed at a
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JOURNALISTS AT WORK Caught in their natural habitat are
two excellently-preserved specimens of newspapermen. Typewriter
is indigenous to locale. Male specimen is Ralph Stewart. Mate-to-be
is Tottie Fiddock.
picnic at Penn Woods in April, ' married Saturday, Nov. 22, at St.
and he slipped her that Fiji pin i Mary's cathedral.
June 2, 1947. They will be I "The power of the press!"
Unusual Photos
Being Displayed
In Morrill Hall
Forty-five photographs of a
wide variety of unglamorous Ne
braska scenes, originally pub
lished by Scribncrs in Wright
Morris' novel, "The Inhabitant,"
are displayed in Gallery "B" of
Morrill Hall in an exhibit that
runs through Nov. 27. Morris'
work has been described as fusing
"the media of literature and pho
tography to create what has been
hailed as a new art form."
Mr. Morris' new book, tenta
tively titled "The Home Place"
which will be published this
season, is an extension of the
idea embodied in "The Inhabi
tants." but will have more empha
sis on the text written in novel
form, dealing with central and
southeastern Nebraska.
In a conversation last spring
with D wight Kirsch, director of
the university art galleries. Mr.
Morris revealed tfiat "The Home
Place" is concerned with artifacts
of Nebraska life as typifying
phases of Middle American life
that are rapidly passing away.
The photographic material used
consists largely of revealing,
close-up views of such objects as
farm house interiors, telegraph
offices, barber shops, railroad sta
tions, mail boxes, water sprink
lers, windmills, water tanks, and
gravestones. Described by iYo
fessor Kirsch as being "sensitive,
as well as technically remark
able," the photographs are in
tended to interpret the life which
these objects represent rather
than merely to record them.
A native of Nebraska, Mr. Mor
ris divided the early part of his
life between Central City and
Omaha, but at the age of 20
moved to California to altend
Pamona College where he taught
following his graduation. After
several years there, he traveled
throughout Europe before return
ing to America to devote his time
to writing and photography.
Postmaster Urges
Early Christmas
Shopping, Mailing
Begin your Christmas shopping
immediately in order to assure
delivery of the enormous volume
of parcel post before Christmas!
This message comes from Post
master O. E. Jerner. The neces
sity for early mailing of Christ
mas greeting cards and gift par
cels is imperative due to the
heavy volume of mail. Mailings
for distant states should be de
posited well in advance of Dec. 10,
and greeting cards for local de
livery should be mailed not later
than Dec. 15 to assure delivery
before Christmas day.
In order to assure proper deliv
ery of Christmas greeting cards,
they should be sent as first-class
mail and mailed early 1
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AFFY
EFINITIONS
Here's a column inspired by one of
man's most fundamental motivations
his primitive urge to make a Luck. And
why not? a buck's a buck. Get daffy,
cliiims.
Synonvm the word you use when you
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iVdeslrian a married man who owns
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Hangover the. penalty for switching
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Snoring sheet music. y
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GOOD DEAL ANNEX
Sharpen up those gags, gagsters! At the
end of the year (if we haven't laughed
ourselves to death) we're going to pick
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award it a fat extra
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Little Moron Corner
Murgatrovd, our massive moron, was
observed the other afternoon working
out w ith the girls' archery team. Some
what unconventionally, however
instead of using bow and arrow,
Murgatrovd was drawing a bead on
the target with a bottle of Pepsi-Cola.
) hen asked "VThy?" by our inform
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spot, stupid!"
legal lender, for any of these
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Vi e'li even print it. Sheer altruism.
Take ten and see if you don't come
up with something sharper than
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She: 'W'hy don't you put out that
light and come sit here beside
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He: It's the best offer I've had to
daybut I'd rather have a
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He: Darling, is there nolhing I can
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She: 1). I). T.
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we'll ante $5. Or send in a cartoon idea of your own. $10 for just the idea
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