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Vol. 48 No. 56 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Union Doors Open Tonight
For Christmas Festivities
A festive atmosphere will pre'
vail in the Union at its annual
open house and Christmas party
tonight from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m
Union doors will be open at
7:15 p.m., and ID cards will be
checked. An official 10:30 p.m
night has been announced for
all University women including
freshmen and those with down
hours. Eeach student will be
allowed one guest, all being
welcomed by their host for the
evening, Santa Claus.
Entertainment.
Throughout the union parlors,
a bevy of entertainment will be
going on at all times, including
dancing to the music of Johnny
Cox and his orchestra in the
ballroom. The main event of the
evening will be the floorshow
featuring the winners of the
Variety Talent Show.
Short holiday movies will get
the party under way at 7:30
p.m. on the third floor and will
also be run at 8:30 and again
at 9:30 p.m.
Jay Norris will provide organ
music in the main lounge fol
lowed by carol singing at 8:00
p.m.
Refreshments of 'doughnuts and
cider will be served in the mam
lounge and in parlors ABC.
Hosts.
Hosts and hostesses of the
Christmas fun party are mem
bers of the Union activities gen
eral entertainment committee
under the direction of Donna Al
frey and Bob Easter, and the
publicity and hospitality com-
UN Teams Win
V Honors at Iowa
Debaters' Meet
At a two-day debate and dis
cussion conference held at Iowa
State Teachers College, Cedar
falls, la., last week-end, the uni
versity affirmative team won all
four of its debates, defeating Cor
nell College, Carleton, Iowa State
and Iowa State Teachers. Edward
Gillette and Leonard Hammes
were the affirmative debaters.
Out of four rounds, the nega
tive team, comprised of Robert
Bosley and Robert Moody, won
one debate, defeating Illinois Col
lege. With 80 students competing in
extemporaneous speaking, Ham
mes tied for first and was rated
"superior." Moody tied for fifth
and took an "excellent" rating.
The debate and discussion con
ference topics for the '47-'48 sea
son are, "Resolved: that a Fed
eral World Government should be
established" and "What can we
do to bring peace into the world,"
respectively.
Tryouts Scheduled
For Third Major
Play Production
The cast for Robert Sherwood's
"The Petrified Forest" will be se
lected at tryouts this week, ac
cording to Max Whittaker, who
will direct the third major Uni
versity Theatre production.
Tryouts will be held in room
306, Temple building, Tuesday,
December 16, from 3 to 5 p. m.
and 7 to 9 p. m; and Wednesday,
December 17, from 7 to 9 p. m.
Any student who earned 24
hours credit from the university
last year and is carrying 12 hours
credit this semester is eligible lor
participation In University Thea
tre productions.
The Petrified Forest, which is
scheduled for presentation during
February, has a large cast with
parts for three women and 18
men. Anyone interested In these
roles is urged to attend the try-1
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mittee, sponsored by Jeanne Ker
rigan and including chairman
Elizabeth Schneider, James B.
Spencer, Joel Bailey, Merle
Stalder, Pat Gerkin, Marjorie
Anthony, Bud Gerhart, Frances
Copsey, and Sally Holmes.
Tom-Tom Solo
Wins Variey
Talent Contest
Juan Illueca was awarded first
prize for his presentation of a
Latin American Tom-tom rhythm
number in the Variety Talent
show Sunday evening. Members
of the newly formed talent bu
reau participated in the event,
which was held in the Union ball
room. Second prize went to Earl Mc
Collum for his imitation of Si
natra's rendition of "My Desire,"
while Jo Ann Pokorski, blues
singer, placed third. Cash awards
of $10, first prize; $5, second, and
$2, third, went to the winners
These acts . will appear in the
floor show of the Union open
house and Christmas party to
night.
Musical numbers, comedy, and
classical acts were included in the
talent contest. Those participating
were: Violinist, Ted Brunson; pi
anist, Beverly Shuman; Latin
American dance team, Juan Il
lueca and Marilyn Mayo; Deuces
of Trump, Clarence Wolcott and
Rex Buchholz; Vocalists, Bob
Wittstruck and Elaine Carrol; Pi
ano novelty, Roma Johnson, and
Accordionist, Howard Doerr.
Stanley Haworth acted as mas
ter of ceremonies.
Performers in Sunday's show
were auditioned Wednesday, Dec.
10, by the talent bureau commit
tee. Featured in the show, but not
participating in the contest, were
Lee Knight's Debonnaires.
Talent featured in the show,
and others listed with the talent
bureau, are available for campus
and downtown programs upon in
quiry at the Union offices.
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APPEASING in a repeat performance of Clarence Flick's "Return
to Surigao, tomorrow night in the Temple Studio Theatre are
the leads in the Philippine drama, from left to right, Betty Laird,
David Innis and D. Ann Richardson. Tomorrow night' show will
be given free of charge.
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MAKE APPOINTMENTS BEFORE FRIDAY IN CGRNMUKEK OFFICE
Tuesday, December 16, 1947
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Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
ELMER SPRAGUE
Rhodes Scholarship winner.
Elmer Sprague
Named Rhodes
Scholar Winner
Elmer B. Sprague, jr., Univer
sity of Nebraska senior, and
Henry Paul Groshans, jr., gradu
ate of Doane college, both resi
dents of Nebraska, have been
awarded Rhodes scholarships, ac
cording to an announcement
Monday by Dr. Frank Audelotte,
American secretary to the Rhodes
trustees. Both men will receive
tuition and living expenses for
two years of study of ' Oxford
university in England.
The two Nebraskans were se
lected from 18 candidates from
six states, including Missouri,
South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa,
Minnesota and Nebraska. Six
scholarships were awarded in the
district. The selections were
made Saturday at a Des Moines
meeting.
Sprague is a senior In the col
lege of Arts and Sciences. He
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa,
honorary scholarship society this
month. He is a resident of Ge
neva, Nebraska, and is majoring
in history and philosophy. His
past offices and honors include:
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Council Suggests
Spring Pageant
Decision Up to Faculty Senate;
To Coordinate Various 'Weeks'
A new all-university combination open house and ex
hibition week has been proposed by the Student Council as
the result of a suggestion by Dale Ball, chairman of the
committee on campus improvements of the council.
The plan will be submitted for approval to the Faculty
Registrations
No. 500-1000
Begin Today
Second - semester registration
got underway Monday as about
500 seniors reported to the As
signment committee for official
registry, Floyd W. Hoover, As
sistant Registrar, said yesterday.
Students who hold appointment
cards numbered from 500 to 1,000
should report to the committee
for registration Tuesday, Hoover
said. The assignment committee
is open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
every day, through the noon hour
in Love Memorial library.
Bulletins announcing the num
bers to be registered will be
posted daily just inside the three
doors of the library, and the
day's probable numbers will be
printed in The Daily Nebraskan
as released by the assignment
committee.
Hoover reported that it takes
about 15 minutes for a student to
clear his registration through the
committee.
The College of Business Ad
ministration has found it neces
sary to declare a two-day mora
torium on classes for Tuesday
and Wednesday in order to reg
ister underclassmen. The assign
ment committee suggests that
other colleges adopt the same
procedure.
Offer Three-Hour
Marriage Course
To All Students
A new three credit course with
out prerequisites in Marriage and
Family Relationships is being of
fered for the first time to students
in all colleges, men and women,
with sophomore standing or above.
Planned to be of practical value
to college students, the course is
listed in the second semester
schedule as General Course 51, and
will be held in the social science
auditorium Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at 4:00 p. m.
Instructors will be Dr. Katha
rine M. Maurer, associate profes
sor of psychology, and Dr. Paul
Meadows, associate professor of
sociology.
Men's Dance Group to Appear
In Orchesis Club's Program
When Orchesis, university mod
ern dance group, presents its an
nual Christmas recital at Grant
Memorial Wednesday, Dec. 17, a
men's group, including David
Carlson, James Howard, Charles
Jones, Andrew Morrow and Wen
deli Smith will be featured in an
initial performance.
Wednesday's program, directed
by Dr. Aileen Lockhart. which
will start at 7:30 p. m., will fea
ture dance adaptations of "The
Juggler of Notre Dame,"
"Scrooge's Christmas" and "The
Nutcracker Suite.
Program.
Orchesis members will dance
the entire second act of "The Nut
cracker Suite," the Christmas bal
let in which toys and cakes come
to life. It will include the March
of All the Characters; the Dance
of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Myr
tis Rider; the fiery Russian dance,
"Trepak," the "Arabian Dance"
by Jo Votava and Marion Fal
loon; the whimsical "Chinese
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Senate Thursday by Ball. All
members of the Senate have al
ready been provided with copies of
the schedule to acquaint them
with the plan so that they can
take action at the meeting. The
plan calls for a week-end of open
nouses by organized houses as
well as university departments,
schools, and colleges, in addition
to the consolidation of Engineers
Week, Farmers Fair, Ivy Day fes
tivities, plus other college pag
eants into one week-end of uni
versity pageantry.
According to Ball, one of the
first things necessary to the es
tablishment of this function as
an annual traditional event is the
co-operation of all divisions of the
university. All schools will be re
quested to subordinate their in
dividual functions so that the
event will be truly an all-university
affair.
In the future, possibly within
two or three years, it is planned
to have the week-end become a
grand pageant to further some
national project, such as agricul
tural or engineering advance
ment, with the program, songs
and costumes entirely original.
A tentative plan for the week
end next spring:
Friday, April 30:
4 p. m. Ivy Day oration,
poem, etc.
8 p. m. Traditional Engineers
Open House.
Saturday, May 1:
10:30 a. m. 4 p. m. Open
House in all departments of the
university. Faculty from each de
partment will be on hand to
answer questions and give dem
onstrations to visitors.
11 a. m. Farmer's Fair parade
downtown.
Afternoon Farmer's Fair at
Ag campus.
Evening Annual all-university
sing, probably in front of
coliseum where lighting effects
will be facilitated. Dance fol
lowing will be held in the coli
seum. Sunday, May 2:
Parent's Day. All organized
houses will be encouraged to
have Open House for parents.
2:30 p. m. Crowning of May
Queen.
Tapping of Innocents.
Masking of Mortar Boards.
3:45 p. m. Spring music fes
tival under the direction of Dr.
A. E. Westbrook, director of the
School of Fine Arts.
Dance," the "Dance of the Reed
Flutes" by Nancy Howey; and the
melodious "Dance of the Flow
ers" by Pat Meyer, Joe Bergh,
Betty Quinton and Myrtis Rider.
"Scrooge's Christmas" will be
read by Dean Graunke, and Dor
othy Meshier will play Scrooge.
Betty Quinton and Myrtis Rid
er will take the roles of the Jug
gler and The Madonna in the tra
ditional "Juggler of Notre Dame."
Dancers.
Orchesis dancers will be: Jo
Bergh, Betty Aasen, Martha Buck
ingham, Kay Copple, Marilyn Da
vis, Marion Falloon, Joe Grasmick,
Marian Hamilton, Nancy Howey,
Lois Kaminska, Arlene Jarupke,
Ruth Alice Johnson, Jean Lein
berger, Georgia Lemon, Dorothy
Meshier, Pat Meyer, Jo Moss,
Florene Nerenberg, Patti Nutsch.
Peg O'Donnell, Norma Jean Pe
terson, Betty Quinton, Myrtis
Rider, Holen Rodin, Marian Spli
chal, Pat Toof, Jo Votava, Donna
".Vajrner. Winifred Wolf, Jianne
Wood worth.
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