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n o lxuOuL Kteomra Ir VoL 48 No. 97 Lincoln 8. Nebraska, Wednesday. March 10, 1948 Foundation to Play Host To High School Students High school students here for the state high school basketball tournament will be guests of the Student Foundation at a party Thursday. Foundation workers will supervise a dance .and va riety show in the Union from 4 to 6 that afternoon for team mem bers and supporters. Party Is Annual. The "high school party" of the Foundation is held annually in conjunction with the tournament, according to Bonnie Voss, chair man. It serves to give the Ne braska students a chance to be come acquainted with each other, besides with the University, she emphasized. The ballroom will be decorated with pennants from a great num ber ot the high schools, especial ly those in the class tournaments here. Free cokes will be served by the Foundation to guests. "In past years," Bonnie said, "the party has been a great suc cess with the high school visitors. We anticipate another large, en thusiastic turnout this year." Special Entertainment. Music for the dance will be sup- Radio Comedy . Will Be Aired By UN Students Radio department shows sched uled for tomorrow and for the following Thursday are adapta tions of Weldon Kees "Three Pretty Nify Green Suits" and Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Ernest." Adapted by Van Westover, "The Importance of Being Ernest" will be heard on the 30 minute "Au thors of the Ages" show Thurs day at 9:30 over KFOR. A comedy of confused identity, with two women thinking the same man their fiancee, the play includes in its cast Leroy Nol cott. John Goettsche, Don Jo- hannes, Cedric Hartman, Helen Prince, Beverly Spangler, Gay lord Marr and Mary Dunnel. The show directed by William Demp sey. Featured on the Mid Country" fifteen minute show wich will be broadcast at 2:30 p. m. over KOLN one week from Thursday, "Three Pretty Nify Green Suits'' was adopted by Gaylord Marr and includes in the cast: Bob Baum, Frank Jacobs, Max Lee, Genene Mitchell, Bill Behrends and Da mon Shouse. Ken Greenwood is the director. The story concerns the con sequence of three identical bright green suits being sold in a small town at the same time. P.E. Class Plans St Pat's Dance A St Patrick's Day dance will be sponsored by P. E. 102 class Thursday, from 4:30 to -6 p. m. in the Ag Activities building. Dancing and mixers will be fea tured. Everyone is invited, Dnna Runty, chairman of the dance said. Miss Marge Kuplic teaches P. E. 102. Students in the class are in structed in leadership in com munity entertainment The course wase established last year. B.T.O. Firing dub to Discuss Pirns for TCU Air Meet Plans for an air meet at Texas Christian university, Fort Worth, Tex., will be discussed by the B.TO. Fly'ng club at a meeting to be held tday at. 7:30 in the Y.M.C-A. 'Flight training films will be shown after the discussion. plied by a Union jukebox. Variety show cast members and special skears have not yet been an nounced. Student Foundation workers will manage the show, and serve refreshments. Genene Mitchell, Student Foundation president remarked, "This is another of the services of our student group to accom plish the Foundation purpose: Selling the University of Nebraska to all Nebraska high school stu dents. I'm not sure who gets the most fun out of the party, the student-guests or the Foundation-hosts." Bizad Frat Takes 12 Pledges; Holds CharterDayDiimer Delta Sigma Pi, professional Bizad fraternity, held its Charter Day dinner Monday, March 8. The Delta Sigs, founded March 4, 1924, have been an active or ganization on the UN Campus for 24 years with the exception of one war year. The dinner was followed by discussion, "The Western Electric Personnel Policy" by Mr. Joines of the Western Electric Branch in Lincoln. Delta Sigma Pi, recently pledged twelve men from Jthe Bizad college. Those pledged were: Bates B. Barber, Ed Chi coine, Merle Fie, Melvin Forshoe, Robert Freeman, Wilson Kasik, Leonard Olney, Arnold Pierson, Gerald Roberts, Dallas Schrader, John Sommers, and Lawrence Wilson. Theatre Seeks Stagecrafters For May Jobs Students interested in stagecraft and similar- aspects of play pro duction are urged to contact Bob Black, technical director of the University Theater, Room 153, Temple building. Thirty students will be given an opportunity to work on set con struction, costuming, lighting, and make-up for the four three-act plays to be presented in May by the Experimental theater. The four plays scheduled are "Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck; "As the Eagle Grows," by Elizabeth Wetzel, winner of the Nebraska Masquer-sponsored national playwriting contest; "Servant in the House," by Charles Rann Kennedy; and "Am phitryon "38," by S. N. Behrman. A variety of theater techniques are offered by the choice of plays: realism, poetic prose, sophisticated comedy, and a dramatic treatment of a religious theme. "Each play chosen for produc tion offers opportunity for exper iment and novel artistic treat ment," pointed out Mr. Black. "Each offers interested students a chance to learn ' much about the externals of play production as exemplified in our American the ater of today." Home Ec Group Plans 'Silver Tea' The annual Silver Tea, spon sored by the Home Ec club will be held Sunday at Love - Me morial Hall from 3 to S p. m. Purpose of the tea is to raise money for the foreign fellow ship fund. It is used to bring foreign students to the campus. Six foreign students are in vari ous schools in the United States this year, including Nebraska. Maria Cons tan tinides from Athens, Greece, is a junior in home economics. Miss Constan tinides will speak at the Silver Tea on her, home land. Statement ot Board Of Student Publications Last week the board was ad vised by Dean T. J. Thompson that the incumbent editor of the Daily Nebraskan, Mr. Jack Hill, was Ineligible to take part in student activities. A copy of this advice was sent direct to Mr. Hill, who upon receipt of it cave formal notice to this board of his resignation. Dean Thompson's letter is as follows: "It is a matter of much re rret to me that I find Mr. Jack Alan Hill Inelitlble to take part in student activities. He should therefore be replaced as editor of the Nebraskan at once." Mr. Hill's letter said in part: "A copy of Dean Thompson's letter just reached me so I wanted to contact you right away and express my rerret that this matter has come up at such an unfortunate time. Believe me, I would not have applied for the editorship of the Daily Nebraskan if I had thought that I would be ineli gible. I realise the' Inconven ence it will cause . . . the board." The board of student publi cations regrets that this devel opment has necessitated the unprecedented action of ap pointing an editor for the Daily Nebraskan in midterm. It ex presses the hope that the entire staff will co-operate in seeking to continue the newspaper without serious disruption to the general news policies which have been evolved during the year. Dry-Night Club Slated to Open Friday Night Would you like to hold hands over a candlelight table, sip a cocktail or two and listen to the strains of Latin American music . . .or are you rowdy type &nd would like to be thrown out by a genuine bouncer? Cornhusker students will enjoy this realistic atmosphere when Juan Illeuca and his Pan-Americans will spotlight the floorshow of the Dry-Night Club in the ball room of the Student Union Fri day evening. "Cocktails." According to By Hooper, chair man of the student union dance committe, the "cocktails" will consist of soft drinks that will be featured as "old fashioneds," "pink ladies" "martinis," etc. Johnny Cox and his band will provide dance music for Husker rouples while Illueca and en semble will be the floor show. Head waiters, cigarette girls and special menus will also add to the general atmosphere of a night club, where only parties of four or more will be admitted to the tables. Tickets Going. Tickets, selling at $1.50 per couple are going fast and sales will soon reach the 150 couple limit of the night club, according to the chairman of the dance com mittee. Ed Trumble, student . union board member and sponsor of the dance committee is in charge of the "Dry-Night Club" dance. Other members of the committees are: Entertainment, Ed Trumble, Bob Easter; Publicity, Pat Busey, Don Cook, Don Franklin; Food and Menus: Archie Dillman, Mil ton Belzer; Decorations, Byron Hooper, Betty Buchfinik, Bobby Kennedy, Bill McKee, Gaylon King. The Student Union dance com mittee is considering plans for a future series .of Dry-Night GJpb dances with new entertainment Geology Frat Establishes New Scholarship Fund Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Geology professional, has established a fund for scholarships in Geology, is was announced this week. A campaign to raise the funds is now in progress according to Sherod' Harris, Scribe. The amount and number of scholarships will be variable each semester as voted by the active members. None were voted this semester. Leger Appointed Managing Editor Nordin Named News Editor, Schirmer to Magazine Post George Miller was chosen editor of The Daily Nebras kan by the Publications Board at a special meeting in Uni versity hall Tuesday evening. Miller replaces Jack Hill, who resigned late last week because of academic reasons. The appointment will go into effect immediately. GEORGE MILLER. Moore Elected To ISA Office At Conference Bill Moore, university student, was elected treasurer of the In dependent Student Association's Western Conference which as sembled March 5 at Boulder, Colo. Moore is a member of Ag Men's Social Club and treasurer of United Student Association on this campus. Other officers elected by the convention were: Jerry Stapp, Denver university, presi dent; Cliff Bishop, Colorado A. and M.; Bob Foster, Colorado State College; Betty Stenmark, Denver university, members of the executive board. A resolution proposed by a com mittee on independent publica tions was adopted providing for a bi-monthly newsletter. The May 5 edition of this publica tion will be put out by Nebraska. The convention drew up a com pact for all schools participating in its program. The compact was presented to the USA Council Monday night for ratification. Nebraska delegates to the con vention were: Eloise Schott, USA; Marion Collins, Adelphi; John Davis, Palladian; Ben Wall; and Carl Froendt Denver university extended an invitation to the group to hold their fall convention in Denver. ASCE Hears Geologist Speak on Sediment Mr. Benedict of the United States Geological Survey spoke before the ASCE student branch Wednesday night in the Union on "Sediment Invesigation in Rivers and Streams." Colored slides of equipment, floods and erosion were also shown. Eighty men attended the meet ing, including 20 new members. The new group is the first of an ASCE membership drive. Teachers' Mixer Opens '400 Club' The "400 Club" dance, spon sored by teachers college is to be held in the Union ballroom, Tues day, March 16, from 8 to 10 p. m. Not to be confused with the socially elite of New York, the "400 Club" is a society where the first 400 students to come to the ballroom, will attend the dance. It is a chance for teach ers -college students to become is being planned, with a combo for dancing. Re freshments will be served. Tickets are priced at 35 cents person, 70 cents a cuple. The board also named Norm Leger as managing editor, re placing Miller. Pat Nordin was appointed news editor, taking the pake of Wally Becker, whose resignation as news editor went into effect Feb. 29. Cornshuck Vacancy Acting on the vacancy in the Cornshucks staff, the board chose Jack A. Schirmer to fill the posi tion of managing editor. Miller is a member of Beta Theta Pi, an Innocent, and presi dent of Sigma Delta Chi, profes sional journalism fraternity. He is a senior-in the School of Journal ism. He was formerly sports editor and managing editor of the Daily Nebraskan. Leger is a member of Kappa Sigma, a Corn Cob, Cheer Leader, and AUFHe is a junior and was news editor of The Daily Ne braskan until the, present semes ter. New News Editor. Miss Nordin is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and a sopho more in the School of Journalism. She was society editor of The Daily Nebraskan formerly Schirmer is a member of Phi Gamma Delta and a junior in the Journalism school. He worked for . the Cornhuskers staff previous to his appointment. As yet the Publications Board, headed by Dr. W. F. Swindler, director of the School of Journal ism, has made no announcement as to a new sociey editor, a post left vacant by the promotion of Miss Nordin. Federalist Group To Sponsor World Problems Panel "World Law or War?" will be the alternative placed before a discussion panel in the auditorium of Love Library at 7:30 p. m. Thursday night in a United World Federalist sponsored discussion. Members of the panel will be Rev. Philip SJiug of the Unitarian church in Lincoln; Dr. Paul Mead ows, associate professor of Soci ology; Ted Sorenson, Law College student and member of the uni versity debate team, and Milo Price, Political Science graduate student and instructor. Dr. L. T. Laase, Chairman of the Depart ment of Speech will moderate the meeting. The discussion will consist of introductory speeches by the speakers and followed by ques tions and discussion from the floor. . , All interested students and members of the faculty are in vited to attend and to participate in the discussion, according to Ken Purcell, UWF program chair man. Nebraska Univels Clotbing Drive Opens Marcb 14 The Nebraska Univets will open a clothing drive for needy fami lies abroad starting March 14 ending March 19, President John B. Rigg announced "today. The . sogan "Ask the man who owns none" will be used as the theme of the collection. The drive is intended mainly to collect "G. I." clothing that student veterans may see fit to contribute. All types of clothing, however, will be accepted. Booths in the Union will opea March 14 and will also be set up on the Ag college campus. Mr. Rigg urged that everyone make a sincere effort to con tribute to this worthwhile cause.