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
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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.
