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Vol. 48 No. 70 Lincoln 8. Nebraska. Tuesday, January 20, 1948 Experimental Theatre to Stage Three Student Written Plays Three original one-act plays, written, directed and acted by students, and a Saroyan drama, will be presented Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. on the Experimental Theatre stage, room 201, Temple building. "The production of these origi nal scripts exemplifies the in tegration between classes in act ' ing, directing and playwriting at the university," declared Dallas S. Williams, University Theatre director. "The University of Ne braska is one of the few institu tions which so closely co-ordinates student learning activities in these three fields." Born Bad. "Born Bad," written and di rected by Gaylord Marr, is a social indictment in one act. The play recounts the attempt of a teen-aged boy to achieve social adaptability in spite of family neglect and misunderstanding. The cast includes Dwayne Riley as the boy; John Wenslrqnd and Charlotte Wilson as his parents; D. Ann Richardson as his sister; Bob Lee as her fiancee; and Jack Macdonald as a plainclothcsman. "The Truth About Mary." by Grace Glass, is directed by Don Johannes. A social satire evolv ing around the false values placed on materialism, this play shows an American family in ttie pro cess of rehabilitating their dowdy daughter. The Cast. In the cast are Don Clifton as Uncle Charles; D. Ann Richard son as Miss Gilbert; Gladys Jack son as Aunt Lillie; Dean Wells as Fred Vance; Tom Stimpfig as John Van Wick; Phyllis Baldridge as Mary; Ed McCullough as Tom; Alfred Cooper as Elbert; Betty Laird as Elsie; Carmen De Vore as Jane. "Front Porch." written by Dewey Ganzel and directed by Dale Wisser, is a regional tragedy which relates the conflict between two brothers, one weak, the other strong. Their mother figures prominently in resolving the dif ficulties between the two men. The cast includes Beverly Shu man as Anna; Richard Shanahan as Hank; Olive Gettman as Mrs. Severs; Sirlee Wallace as Jane; Mary Frances Nelson as Mrs. Al len; Dick Toof as John Allen and Homer Hauptman as Jim. "Hello, Out There," William Gustavson Talk Will Mark UN 79th Birthday The university will observe its 79th anniversary Sunday, Tib. 15, with a special program sponsored by the Lincoln Alumni club, Clyde Dempster, alumni president, said Monday. Services at the Union will in clude a reception at 5:30 p. m. for Chancellor and Mrs. R. G. Gustav son, Dean of the Faculties Carl W. Borgmann and other university officials. Following a buffet sup per Chancellor Gustavson will speak c "Tomorrow at 79." He will trace progress of the univer sity in the past year and its ef forts to be of better service to the citizens of the state and the nation. Celebrations. The Alumni service will be the only formal anniversary observ ance on the campus. Chartered alumni clubs across the nation will also celebrate the birthday. Chancellor Gustavson, University Foundation director Perry W. Branch and alumni secretary Fritz Daly will speak at the Kansas City alumni celebration Feb. 7. Dr. George E. Condra, chief of the conservation and survey division, will address the Los Angeles alumni Feb. 14 and the San Fran cisco club Feb. 20. Dr. E. F. Schramm will speak to Houston alumni Feb. 14. Former bizad dean John D. Clark, now a member of the pres ident's Economic Advisory board, will talk to alumni at New York City on Feb. 13. Other anniver sary observances are slated for alumni clubs in Rochester, Cleve land, Milwaukee, Chicago, Port land, Helena, San Diego, Minnea polis, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C, and Oak Ridge, Term. Saroyan's tragic drama in one act, will be directed by Jack Mac Donald. The last moments of an innocent prisoner before he faces a lynch mob constitutes the core of the play. Dale Wisser protrays the pri soner; Mary Wenstrand is the girl; John Wenstrand is the Man; Jack Mac Donald plays Another Man; Gladys Jackson is the Woman. City, A or YW b " Polls to Open At 9 Today Tuesday will mark the opening of YWCA elections for the second semester on both city and ag cam puses, with five officers to be elected in each case. City elections will take place between 9 a. m. and 6 p. m. Tues day in Ellen Smith hall. The ag elections will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday on the first floor of the Home Ec building. Eligibility On city campus, those who wish to vote must present their Stu dent Identification cards and YWCA membership cards at the polls. To be eligible to vote, the members must have attended at least four meetings of a YWCA group this semester. Two women are up for president of each group. The one receiving the greatest number of votes will become president, with the other nominee automatically tecormn vice-president. The other officers will be elected in the usual man ner, with two nominees placed before the voters in all cases. Two City Nominees Trying for president on the city campus are Shirley Sabin and Barbara Speer. Miss Sabin has been treasurer for the YW, Alum and Faculty Commission chair man, and was a delegate to the National Student Assembly in 1947. Miss Speer has been an Assistant Freshman Commission Leader, was a member of the May Morning Breakfast Committee in 1946, and the Worship Chairman for this year. Other city nominees include: Secretary, Janet Nutzman and Catherine Worcester; treasurer, Phyllis Cadwallader and Jean Eckvall; district representative, Eileen Hepperly and Jo Kellen barger. - Ag Candidates. The two ag presidential nom inees are Mavis Musgrave and Lois Thorfinnson. Miss Musgrave has been Music Chairman and "Magnet" Editor. Miss Thornfinn son has been WY treasurer, Act ing Program Chairman and wor ship and Chairman. Other ag nominees include: Secretary, Marilyn Lyness and Ruth Swansor.; treasurer, Amy Mitchell and Helen Ochsner; dis trict representative. Laverne Ac ker and Irene Wellensick. Due to a mistake in Sunday's edition of The Daily Nebraskan, the captions under' the names of Mavis Musgrave and Lois Thor finnso were turned around so that Miss Musgraves name ap peared under the latter's pic'i re, and vice versa. Grad Social Group Elects Officers The student association of the Graduate School of Social Work met in a general meeting Monday and elected their officers for the second semester. The new officers include: Presi dent, Mrs. Beth Reney; vice presi dent. Miss Joan Farrell; treasurer. Miss Charline May; recording sec retary, Miss Nora DeCory; cor responding secretary, Weslie Shellhase; and social chairman, Rosanne Svoboda. Faculty Ad viser for the group is Arthur Dun ning. Also elected were a new editor and assistant editor for the group's publication, the Face Sheet. Miss Lotus Nicholas is the new editor and Miss Barbara Pratt the new assistant editor. Dual Cast for ' Carmen' Revealed by U.N. Theater Exam Week Rules 1. Quiet hours will be ob served in all houses during exam week except between the hours of 12:00 noon-l:00 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. until 7:00 p. m. 2. House chaperons may give permission to freshmen to go out until 10:30 on nights fol lowed by no scheduled exams. 3. All privileges remain the same during final week except for the nights followed by an examination which are 9:00 o'clocks for everyone. 4. Restrictions for down slips shall continue through exam week (Note: No engagements after 8:00 o'clock). No special permission will be granted to persons wrth "downs" during this period. 5. House chaperons may grant permission to any student to go home. 6. Men may be in houses during the regular calling hours.. However quiet hours are in force at 7:00 P. M. (e.g. no radio, phonograph or piano playing). Slate Listed For Home Ec Club Election Priscilla Flagg, Home Ec. club president, has released the slate of candidates for 'the elections which will be held in conjunc tion with the YW election on Tuesday and Wednesday. Three junior women will vie for the presidency of the club. Betty Beckner, Beatrice, is a Tassel; secretary of Amikita; member of the Home Ec counsel; and 4-H. Lillian Locke, Lamar, is the present secretary of the organiza tion; YW secretary; state presi dent of college Home Ec clubs; member of Phi Upsilon Omicron; Home Ec honorary; and vice pres ident of Ag Exec Board. Activities. Phyllis Ross,' Lincoln, is a Tas sel; member of the home ec coun sel and Phi Upsilon Omicron; member of the ag religious coun sel; and OAPi sorority. The candidate who polls the sec ond largest amount of votes will be vice-president and third place winner will have her choice of committee chairmanships. Other offices open to election and the candidates include: secre tary: Gwen Monson, Molly Myhre, Mary Lou Ferguson Wegner, and Veora Enders; treasurer: Connie Crosbie, Marilyn Bottger, Shirley Anderson, and Donna Lou John son; historian: Mary Chace, An nette Carnahon, Beverly Ewald, and Marian Pratt. Ballot boxes will be maintained on the second floor of the Home Ec building, and the polls will close at 5 p. m. on Wednesday. 8 Music Students Vie for Chance At N.Y. Auditions Eight university students will compete in the state finals of a nationwide audition competition in a concert program in the Union during February. The auditions are being spon sored by the Associated Concert Bureau of New York City, and locally by the University School of Music. The winners will appear in one of a series of concerts being held in Carnegie Hall of New York City. They will also be eligible for one of 16 cash awards totaling $6,000. The finalists, selectd from 28 earlier contestants who competed in preliminary contest . on the cp mpus last week, are: Jean M. Thompson, soprano; Leland D. Finecy and Richard F. Koupal, tenors; William L. Byers, Jr., bari tone; Robert B. Anderson, bass baritone; Mary Louise Boehm, pi anist; and Jcanette Hause and Geraldyne Kelley, violinists. Music, Art, Speech Collaborate On Bizet's Four-Act Opera Bizet's four-act opera, "Carmen," the largest work of its kind to be undertaken by the university, will be staged at Temple Theater by the school of fine arts in a three day production, Feb. 5, 6 and 7. Performed by a double cast, the opera is a project of the combined music, art and speech departments. Leading roles in the dual cast include, as Carmen, Dorothy Slemmons, and Margaret Ann Amend; Don Joe, tenors Richard Koupal and Robert Rouch; Escamillo the Toreador, baritones Dale Ganz, and Morris Hayes; Micaeln, sopranos Anette Jacobs, and Jacqueline King. Supporting Cast. In the supporting cast performing all three nights will be Robert Anderson as Zuniga and Morales; Lee Kjelson, Dancairo, a smuggler; Ray Schaumburg, also a smuggler; and Kathhleen Donovan and Janet Dalrymple as Carmen's gypsy friends Mercedes and Frasquita, respectively. The University Singers, 120-voice mixed chorus, will comprise both the stage and off-stage choruses. The Singers will be making their second appearance of the year, having presented the annual Christmas Carol Concert and forming the core of the Choral Union's production of "The Messiah." Art department students will make posters and the sets. Staging, lighting, costuming and other technical crews will be handled by speech students. Production. The production staff, headed by Dr. Arthur Westbrook, director of the school of fine arts who will conduct, in cludes Emanuel Wishnow, orchestra preparation; Dallas Williams, dramatic director; Robert Black, technical di rector; Lawrence Tagg, business manager; and Janette Dolezal, student accompanist. Tickets will be handled through advance sales only. Priced at 75 cents, tickets may be purchased from members of the University Singers, the fraternal music organiza tions, offices of the Union and School of Music and from downtown music stores. 1 Beverly Baxter, British MP, Says Europe s The Rieht Honorable Beverly Baxter, British member of parlia ment and world-famed journal ist held an audience of more than one thousand students and faculty members interest yesterday, as ne explained his views on the rela tinnshin between Great Britain and the United States and en larged on his subject, "Is the Brit ish Entire Defensible?" Baxter, witty and extremely charmine. is a member of the conservative party. He was intro duced by Dean Emeritus J. a.. Rnssienol. who commented that the M. P. seemed to get to the top in any enterprise he has at tempted. Student Challenges. While the British visitor gave an enlightening talk during the scheduled convocation, a higher degree of interest was attained in an informal discussion following his speech. George Careker, uni versity senior, engaged in a sally of remarks with Baxter when Careker questioned his statement that the conservative party would probably return to power this spring with Winston Churchill as itc hpnd hprnuse of the labor gov ernment's failure in nationaliza-j tion. On a more serious note, Baxter laid down a challenge to the American people. He pointed out that when Britain had held the dominant position in world af fairs, the 19th century was known as Pax Britannica. He asked if the United States would assume that role and wondered if the 20th century would come to be known as the Pax Americana or whether we would return to a Spring Registry Ends Wednesday Registration for second semester classes will be completed Wed nesday, Jan. 21, Floyd W. Hoover, t assistant registrar, said Monday, Graduate students will register with the assignment committee Jan. 30 and 31 and through the J week of Feb. 2. Two days, Jan. 30 and 31, have been set aside for registry of entering freshmen, ! Hoover stated. j Students who plan to drop or add classes or who must change sections can meet with the as-l signment committee Feb. 5 and 6. 1 Hope m U.S. program of isolationism and force western Europe into the arms of the Communists out of sheer de spair. Baxter's Humor. Paraphrasing the Briton's char acter with that of the American, he said that the Englishman was a poet at heart while the Ameri can was a driving businessman. Humorously he said that there had never been a pre-planned em pire but rather that things had just happened to the English and then the Scots came from the north to exploit them. He added that the Irish then tried to stop anything from being done and concluded that his commentary was a short English history. The British parliamentarian spoke of an interview with Presi dent Harry Truman last week and said that he was astounded at Truman's serenity of spirit and simplicity of soul. This, Baxter said, characterized the American man and assured him that the United States would not fail in the great job of aiding Europe in their humanitarian way. 2nd Semester Fee Pavments Begin Monday Payment of student registration fees will begin Monday, Jan. 26, at Grant Memorial, Dr. G. W. Rosenlof has announced. Under the new registration system, students have undertaken many of the steps which were pre viously a part of the payment of fees process. The registrar's office feels that this will eliminate the need for waiting in payment lines over ten minutes. Fees may be paid Jan. 2G-28 from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Students must present identification cards on the date scheduled. This sche dule is as follows: Students whose surnames begin with letters A to G inclusive Monday, Jan. 26; II to Q inclusive Tuesday, Jan. 27; R to Z inclusive Wednesday, 28. Any student failing to pay fees on day assigned will not be per mitted to do so until Monday, Feb. 2 and will then be assessed a late fee.