Ag College
Convocation
At 4 Today
Ag Farmers Fair
Cdnvo Set Today
The The all Ag college con
vocation to acquaint student with
the Farmers' Fair is at 4 p. m. to
day in 301 Dairy Industries build
ing, according to Dean W. W.
Burr.
The Fair, scheduled May 1 on
the Ag campus, is the first since
before the war. Since few stu
dents who are now on the cam
pus have ever seen a Farmers'
Fair, the fair board decided there
would be more interest if stu
dents knew more about the fair.
Movies to be Shown.
Motion pictures of past fairs
will be shown by Dr. F. D. Keim.
Miss Elinor Nevin, a pas mem
ber of the Farmer's Fair board,
will describe several of the fairs
of Pre-War years. Thfs year's
plans will be presented and com
mented upon by the board.
Classes will not be dismissed
but students having classes at 4
p. ra. may ask to be excused 'to
attend - the convocation. All stu
dents who do not have classes are
urged to come, Rick Wahlstrom,
fair board manager, said.
Events Listed
A tentative list of events has
been released by the board. The
Vote Requirement
Topic of YW Meet
The question of voting require
ment in YW elections will be
discussed and decided at an all
membership meeting April 7 at
7:15 in Ellen Smith halt
YW officers are stressing the
importance of the meeting and all
members are urged to attend. The
previous policy of attendance at
four meetings in order to vote
will be open to discussion and
suggestion for possible modifica
tion. "
President Barbara Speer and
Vice-President Shirley Sabin will
be in charge of the meeting. A
skit will be under the direction
of Dorothy Ichinaga and Dorothy
Borgens and there will be group
singing entertainment.
Five Seniors WiD Appear
With Symphony Tonight
Five soloists, elected by popu
lar vote of the School of Music
seniors, will appear in concert
with the University Symphony
Orchestra tonight at 7:30 under
the direction of Emanuel Wish
now. The concert is an annual
event, open to the public without
charge.
Soloists in order of appearance
are James Price, iola; Donnie
Wageman. soprano; Jack Snider,
French horn; Robert Anderson,
bass-baritone; and Bonnie Comp
ton, piano. Movements from
standard- concertos and operatic
arias make up the solo selections.
The orchestra will perform Glin
ka's Overture to Russian and
Ludmilla."
Mozart Favored.
Mozart compositions have been
chosen by three of the five solo
ists, with Miss Wageman singing
an aria from "The marriage of
Figaro, Miss Compion perform
ing the allegro from the piano
concerto in E flat, and Snider
playing the "Concerto in E Gat
for French Horn." Price will per
form the entire Handel viola con
certo in B minor, while Anderson
has chosen an aria from Verdi's
opera, "Ei-nani."
All the instrumental soloists are
members of both the University
and Lincoln symphony orchestras.
Price plays first viola in the stu
dent organization and oboe as
welL He is a member of the Fac
ulty String Quartet, and was re
cently guest soloist with the Has
tings symphony orchestra.
Instrumentalists.
Holding French born' posts in
both "university and Lincoln or
chestras, Snider is also president
of the ROTC varsity band, and
president of Phi Mu Alpha, mu
sic fraternity of which all the
male soloists are members. Miss
CoTTnn. the third instrumental
ist will close the program as piano !
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traditional rodeo will be held on
the grounds south of the Union
building. A temporary arena is
to be constructed. All Ag de
partments will hold open house
for the public. A pre-fair dance,
a midway, square dancing, and a
program for women will also be
featured at the 1948 Farmer's Fair.
The fair was first held in 1915,
complete with a merry-go-round,
glides, and admission charge. A
fence was put up around the
festivities to keep out curious by
standers, and a general carnival
spirit prevailed.
Idea Abandoned.
This idea of the fair was soon
abandoned, because the board felt
that the public should be wel
comed annually and given free
access to the show.
. Highlights of previous shows
have been the Kangaroo Kourt,
"O" street parade, pageant, rodeo,
open house, and tanking" for
failure to appear in the required
print and overalls.
Engineers to
Expert at April 30 Convo
Franric J. Curtis. Vice President
of Monsanto Chemical Company
will be the main speaker at the
annual engineering convocation to
be held at 11 a.m., Friday, April
30 in the Stuart Theatre.
Curtis address is but one of
the many special events to feature
Engineer's Week to be held
Thursday, April 29 and Friday,
April 30.
Other events include Open
House from 2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.,
on Thursday, the Pioneer Park
Field Day events and the con
cluding annual .Engineer's Ban
quet in the Union Friday.
Surtis has had a wide range of
experience in the chemical en
gineering field. He has worked
with hoth th Merrimae and Mon-
santoChemical Companies. For
soloist, plays the string bass in
both orchestras.
Robert Anderson, who sang a
leading role in the February pro
duction of "Carmen,' was one of
three state winners who will ap
pear in Carnegie Hall, New York,
on April 20th, as a winner in a
nation-wide search for young
American musical talent. He is
a member of Kappa Sigma fater
nity. Donnie Wageman, soprano, is a
voice major, and directs the Tab
ernacle Christian choir in Lin
coln. She is a member of Sigma
Alpha Iota, music professional,
and of Alpha Omicron PL
Dr. Harvey to Talk
At Nu-Med Meeting
Gynecology and Obstertrics
will be the subject ox a speech
to be given by Dr. H. E. Harvey,
Lincoln Gynecologist, at the April
meeting of the Nebraska Nu-Meds
to be held Wednesday evening in
parlor X of the Union.
According to Walt Sehnert, Nu
Med publicity chairman, all stu
denti planning to attend the
meeting must sign the dinner list
outside Dr. Powell's office in the
3rd floor of Bessey Hall by Tues
day. The dinner will precede the
meeting at 6:15.
Filings for Coed
Counselors Open
Filings for Coed Counselors to
serve for the coming year will be
open through Thursday at Ellen
Smith Hall-
Con trary to letters previously
sent to organized houses, the
hours for filings are from 9 ajn.
to 5 r -m on each of these days.
At this time coeds must sa-up
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
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SENATOR ROBERT TAFT
Hear Chem
Monsanto, he has served as As
sistant Director and Director of
development. At present, besides
being Vice President, he is sec
retary of the Executive com
mittee.
The engineer's other activities
include the directorship of the
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers and Chairman of its
committee on junior activities. He
Is also a past chairman of the
American Chemical Society's Di
vision of Industrial and Engineer
ing Chemistry.
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Tuesday, April 6. 1948
Ohio Senator's Speech
Set in Union at 2 Today
The first of three natk 1 political figures to speak
here this week. Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, will appear in
the Union Ballroom this afternoon at 2 p.m. The speech, a
student convocation, will be closed to the public.
Earlier in the day, Taft will speak before assembled
Rotarians, Kiwanians and Lions i
at the Cornhusker hotel. He has
also planned speeches at Hastings,
Crete, Beatrice and Nebraska City,
At the same time, Taft's wife
will be in the state campaigning
lor her husband.
Missed Nomination Twice
Long a Republican leader in
Congress. Taft has twice before
sought the G.O.P.s presidential
nomination; in 1940, when Wen
dell Willkie won, and in 1944,
when Tom Dewey copped the
prize. The Ohioan is widely re
garded as one of the conserva
tive faction's top spokesmen in
the benate.
Should Taft win the nomina
tion and election, he will be the
second in his family to live in
the White House. His father, Wil
liam Howard Taft, won on the
Republican ticket and served from
1909 until 1913. The elder T.vtt
was sandwiched between two of
the United States' most famous
presidents Theodore Roosevelt
and Wood row Wilson.
Others Here Thursday
Two other GOP candidates will
appear here Thursday: Harold
Stassen at 2:45 p.m., probably in
the Union Ballroom; and Thomas
Dewey, at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum.
According to Duane Lake, Un
ion director, Taft's speech will be
broadcast in the Union's Alain
Lounge to take care of an expect
ed overflow crowd.
Johnson Calls
Farmers' Fair
Rodeo Meeting
With the date for Farmers Fan-
less than four weeks away,
Vaughn Johnson, Farmers Fair
Rodeo head, has called for a meet
ir.g of all interested persons to be
held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April
7, in the Ag Union.
Construction has begun on the
rodeo arena but much volunteer
student labor will be required to
bring it to completion by May 1.
Many students have brought their
own horses to ready for competi
tion but more help will be re
quired to handle other stock.
Anyone interested in plac ing in
the cowboy band which is to ap
pear in the parade and also on
the rodeo program is urged to
attend this special meeting.
Johnson emphasized the fact
that all persons who would like
to compete in any of the various
events or help with the handling
of the stock should come to the
meeting in order that drawings
for competition animals and arena
assignments may be made.
Delian Contest
Wiimers Told
Winners of the Delian Union,
literary society, short story con
test were announced at the so
ciety's annual spring banquet in
the Union. April 3. The winners
are Mary Wilber, TLuigi Savastano
and Donald Danker.
Miss Wilber's stories, "The
Gamble," and "Innocent" won
first place for her. Second place
was awarded to Luigi Savastano,
Arts and Sciences freshman, for
his story. "Life and the Mind.
Donald Danker, Teachers College
senior, took third place with his
short story, "The Bugle of Biak."
Guest speaker for the banquet
was E- V. Telle, Instructor in Ro
mance Languages. Royal Seiffert,
freshman in the College of Busi
ness Administration, was master
of ceremonies. The program was
concluded with dancing. i
Presidential
Candidate
Here Today
LepylbOicaDD
peak Here
Military Group
Announces 11
Cadet Pledges
Eleven cadet officers were an
nounced as pledges of Co. C-3,
Scabbard and Blade, honorary
military science fraternity, by
William Brandt, company com
mander. The cadets were pledged
at a smoker Thursday in the
Union.
The officers were introduced to
the history and principles of the
society by Lee Lovan, first lieu
tenant of the company.
A talk on "evasion," the oper
ation designed to get downed
American airmen out of occupied
countries during the war. was
given by Capt. E. M. Gershater,
a former member of Co. C-3, and .
an intelligence officer in Europe
with the secret MISX, evasion or
ganization
The following cadet officers
were announced as new pledges
of the company: Cadet Major
Donald Hendickson, Lake Charles,
La.; Cadet Captains Stanley Ah
rends, Diller, Charles Kellogg,
Lincoln, John Steinbacher,
Omaha, Reuben Miller, Sidney,
Cadet Second Lieutenants Dana
Rasmussen, Omaha, William Wil
kins. Geneva. William McCauley.
Lincoln, Dale WenzL- Lincoln,
Roswell Howard, Omaha, Robert
Hahn, Fremont, and Gerhard
Schmunk. Gering.
Estes Carnival
Set Saturday
The annual Estes Carnival will
be held Saturday. April 10 from
8:30 t 11:30 in the College Ac
tivities building on Ag campus,
according to Harriet Moline. gen
eral chairman. All university stu
dents are invited .
All organizations and houses on
Ag campus will have booths in
the gymnasium. Prizes will be
awarded to the winning booths,
to be judged on their originality.
and cleverness. The awards will
be made at 10 p. m.
The Carnival is sponsored by
the YM-YW campus groups to
raise funds to send representatives
to the summer Estes Conference
in Colorado.
A juke-box dance will be held
along with the CarnivaL There
will be no admission charge.
Georgi Outlines
New Processes
Of Fermentation
Dr. Georgi, professor of bacteri
ology, out Lined three types of fer
mentation processes at the meet
ing of the student chapter A.L
Ch. E., last week.
Fermentation." boomed Dr.
Georgi, "is the utilization of car
bohydrates by micro-organisms.
Political as well as economic fac
tors determine which starchy sac
charine of cellulose substance
will be the starting raw matcriaL
In developing the subject he
traced, in road map style, the
production of ethyl alcohol, of
butyl alcohol, and acetone, and of
citric acid; examples of a yeast,
bacterial, and mold fermentation
respectively.
Dr. Georgi has introduced the
chemical engineers to the bio
chemical aspects of chemical en
gineering by his two talks before
the society this ar.
as an encore.
