VoL 48 No. 143 Lincoln 8, Nebraska, Wednesday, May 19, 1948
Tri-IC Announces Annual
Crops judging Winners
Winners of the annual Trl-K
crops judging contest held last
Saturday were announced today
by Bob McDill, retiring president.
The contest was held in the Col
lege Activities building Saturday
morning and the awards were
presented at a banquet Saturday
evening at 6:30 in the food and
nutrition building.
High individual, with 1,294
points out o a possible 1,400, was
Don Smith.
Other winners are: Freshman
division, James McDowell, first;
Jerry Johnson, second, and Paul
Kemling, third. Junior division,
Howard Sautter, first; Edward
Sautter, second, and Norm Holm
berg, third. Senior division, Don
Smith, first; Leonard Kokes, sec
ond, and Merle Teel, third.
New officers and initiates have
also been announced. Dale Stauf
fer will succeed McDill as presi
dent. Donald Lehr was elected
vice president, Vance Pettit was
chosen secretary, and Merle Teel,
treasurer.
New initiates are: Paul Fisch
bach, Leonard Bokes, Robert
Chilvers, Dwight Kaster, Glen
Lowry, Howard Sautter, Elliott
Nay, Philip Skinner, Ivan Lilje
gren, John Lind, Leroy Zimmer
man, Robert Kolar, Marvin Hol
lingshead, D. A. Davis, Merlek
Teel, Robert Voigt, Alvin Lamb,
Trumen Bachenberg, Gale Erie
wine, Leonard Silver, Findrew
Nelson, Eugene Youngman, Du
age Dunning, Arthur Swoboda,
Robert ' Meade, Gene Terrill,
Vance Pettit, Gray Kinnier,
James Fricke, John McDill, Wil-
4-H to Sponsor
Farewell Hour
For BurrToday
All students are invited to the
open house in Dean W. W. Burr's
office today from 11 to 12 a. m.
and 2 to 2:30 p. m. The open
house, in honor of Dean Burr, is
sponsored by the University 4-H
club.
Those attending the open
house will sign their names in
' the guest book as ihey come in.
Later the guest book will be pre
sented to Dean Burr as a mem
orandum of the occasion.
Dean Burr is retiring this year
after 30orears of service to Ag
college and to Nebraska agricul
ture. The open house is a "fare
well" gesture in his honor.
The committee appointed by
the 4-H club to sponsor the event
is headed by Helen Ochsner and
includes Alice Boswell, Doris
Eberhart, Don Perry, Dean Eber
spacher and LaRayne Wahlstrom.
Colored Movie
To Highlight
YMCA Meeting
The University YMCA will hold
its final meeting tonight at 7:30
p. m. in the Temple building.
Highlighting the evening will be
the presentation of three movies
for the entertainment of members
and friends. The main feature will
be a technicolor film entitled
"Shortest Way Home." This movie
shows some of the natural beauty
and high points of America. With
this will be two short features en
titled, "Muddled in Mud" and
"Sports Spellbinders."
Bill Reuter, vice-president in
charge of the program, has also ar
ranged for refreshments and all
members are urged to attend this
final meeting of the "Y" group.
Plans for the delegates attending
Estes will also be discussed and
final arrangements for the summer
cabinet will be revealed. Prior to
the meeting at 7:30 in the Temple
lounge, the YMCA cabinet will
hold its final meeting of the year
with Don Crowe presiding. All
cabinet members are requested to
be present at this very important
meeting. .
Theta N will meet Thursday
t 5:00 p.m. in Bessey H?J1 for
election of officers.
ber Meinen, Kenneth Kiester,
Gerald Stahl.
Tri-K is an honorary organiza
tion on Ag campus for agronomy
majors or students registered in
agronomy courses.
RetiriiiYW
Head Speaks
At Vespers
Mildred Taylor, outgoing secre
tary of the campus YWCA, will
be guest speaker at the final All
Campus Vespers service of the
year, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday,
May 20, at the Episcopalian
chapel.
Miss Taylor will speak on the
topic, The New Look, a reflection
of what Vespers is and will be
doing.
She received her A.B. degree
from Cotner college and her Mas
ters in sociology from, the uni-
MILDRED TAYLOR
versity. She has been a YWCA
official in Los Angeles and Pitts
burgh and participated in USO
activities.
For the past four years she has
been University YWCA secretary.
Her plans for the future are not
definite.
Miss Taylor expresses her grat
ification for the co-operation
shown her at the university. In
her own terms, "A university
'Y' group is the best place in the
world to find promising young
citizens."
Clark Speaks at
Delta Sig Dinner
George "Potsy" Clark, Nebras
ka's head football coach was the
honored guest at the Delta Sigma
Pi congratulatory dinner Monday
night The primary purpose of the
dinner was the recognition of the
eleven Delta Sigs who are gradu
ating in June.
Three members of the Beta
Theta chapter of tb"? fraternity at
Creighton University were on hand
to present Robert Larson, winner
of the Delta Sigma Pi scholarship
key at Nebraska, w.Uh their key of j
recognition for his outstanding
scholastic performance. I
About 300 Expected for Annual
4-H Week Here May 31 -June 1
Nebraska's 32nd annual 4-H
club week will be held at Ag col
lege from May 31 to June 5, it
was announced today by L. I.
Frisbie, state -4-H club leader.
Some 300 4-H club members
and local leaders will attend the
session as a reward for outstand
ing 1947 club work. There will
also be 1943 leaden and 4-H
members attending.
Cash Awards.
The state "Timely Topic" pub
lic speaking contest "ill be one
of the highlights of the week,
held Monday, May 31. The two
winners, a boy and a girl, will
receive a $150 Ag college scholar
Schirmer Chosen New Editor
Of Cornshucks by Pub Board
Daily Heads
To Be Selected
Next Saturday
The Publications Board will
meet Saturday, May 22, in the
Union Faculty lounge to select the
editorial and business staffs for
the next year's Daily Nebraskan,
according to Dr. W. F. Swindler,
director of the school of journal
ism and head of the board.
To be chosen are editor, busi
ness manager, two managing edi
tors, five news editors, three as
sistant business managers, sports
editor, Ag news editor and spe
cial feature editor.
Filings for these positions must
be in Dr. Swindler's office by
noon Friday, May 21. Application
blanks and other information may
be secured from Dr. Swindler's
office in University hall.
Applicants should pick up their
application blanks as soon as pos
sible since they must go through
the registrar's office before they
are turned in.
Corn Cobs Choose Pledge
Class for 194849 Terms
Corn Cob pledges for next
year were announced today by
Bob Easter, new secretary of the
men's pep group. The men, yet
to be approved by the Dean of
Student Affairs. Dr. T. J. Thomp
son, were introdud to Cob ac
tivities -i -.-i-floker, Thursday,
May 13.
The pledges, two from each or
ganized house and a number of
unaffiliated men students in
elude: Alvin Abramson, Hare'
Allen, Arlen Beam, Eugeii0
Berg, Edward D. Carter, Ciifi
Christenson, Art Dickey, Bill
Dugan, Jack Easterly, and Paul
Gaiter.
Harold Golystein, John Goett
sche. Bill Greer, Bill Hein, Bur
ton Holthus, Ken Johnson, Bruce
Kennedy, Bob Krotter, Dick
Kuska, Davis Law, Gerald May,
Darrell McCabe, and Paul McKie.
Dick McClain, Neal McCly-
Phalanx Flans Annual Dance,
National Convention This Week
Phalanx, national honorary and
professional military fraternity,
will hold their convention in
Omaha, May 21-23, 1948. Conven
tion headquarters will be at the
Omaha Elks club.
Delta Morae chapter, Creighton
University, will play host to the
three day convention, at which
National Commander Forrest E.
Wilson, University cf Illinois, will
preside. Highlights of the conven
tion will be election of officers
and national reports.
A banquet will be held Saturday
evening in the Fern room of the
Black-stone hotel. Following the
banquet will be a short ceremony
installing the new natiorai oifi-
cers.
Hoc at Lincoln Dance.
ships, given by KFAB. Two
luncheons- will also he given on
Monday at the Union. One will
be given by WOW to 16 soil con
servation trip winners. The other
will be given by the World-Herald,
honoring the 12 trip winners
that were outstanding in nevs
writing.
Discussions.
Discussion speakers will be
H. J. Gramlich, former head of
animal husbandry, and Dean Carl
W. Borgmann. On Thursday, Gen
eral Motors will give a demon
stration on progressive science,
the only showing west of the Mis
sissippi so far.
JACK SCIIIKMER
Yell Squad Tryouls
Yell squad tryouts will be
held Wednesday, May 19, at 7
p. m. in the coliseum. Any
sophomore, junior with an av
erage of 75 is eligible to try
out
monde. Bill Mundell, James Nel
son, Keith O'Bannon, Bill Olson,
Brick Paulson, Robert Phelps
Fred Phifer, George Pinkerton
Joe Polack, Lugene Ractor, and
George Reichenbach.
Robert Rogers, Pooch Roper,
Harcld Roselius, David Slusher,
Walter Stephenson, Robert Still
inger, Don Stockholm, Allen Tully,
BiT'arnin Vvii, Jack weilinger,
Jot Wilson, Tck Windrum, and
Kofc?'. .. Yarwoor
A. tue meecing, presided over
by hooert Hamilton, president,
officers, actives, and pledges wore
introduced. Col. C. J. Frankforter
spoke on the spirit of the group,
and outlined Corn Cob activities.
New Yell King Joe Jankovitz
asked for co-operation with the
cheer squad, and mentioned plans
for his group. Movies on Ne
braska athletics were shown, and
cokes and brownies were served.
The delegates will travel by bus
to Lincoln, where the Epsuo
Morae chapter. University of He
braska, will be host at a semi-for-m&l
-iance :n the Georgian room
of Lhe Hotel Cornhusker. The
dance, an annual affair prior to tne
war years, features the r; vsic cf
Johnny Cox and his orchestra.
DurL.g the dance an initiation
ceremony will be helc f-r Major
Brusk and Col. Howard Johns
Both men will become honorary
members of Phalanx.
Jack Meehan, president; Bernard
Wolpa, and Edward Zorins:7,
transfer student from Creighi -a
and leader in reactivating tne
campus charter of Phalanx, will
be the official delegates from the
University of Nebraska.
Banquets Planned.
Two banquets will be given, one
by the College of Agriculture, and
one by the Lincoln chamber of
commerce. The group will also be
guests at a picnic and play fes
tival at the Auld pavilion.
On Friday, June 4, the group
will take a special tram to Omaha,
where they will visit livestock in
terests and see downtown Oma
ha's points of interest. They will
be entertained in the Exchange
building at a luncheon, and will
be guesti of the Omaha chamber
of commerce at a banquet in the
evening. -
Business Staff
To Be Headed
By Slothower
Jack Schirmer was chosen"
editor of Cornshucks at the pub
lications board meeting held
Tuesday at 4 p. m. in the Union.
Other staff appointments made
were: Managing editors, Tom
Blomgren and Nadine Anderson;
business manager, John Slot
hower; assistant business man
agers, Al Abramson and George
Coupe.
Schirmer I"ast M. E.
The new editor, Jack Schirmer,
has acted as managing editor of
Cornshucks this semester. Schir
mer is a member of Phi Gamma
Delta.
Managing Editor Tom Blomgren
is a member of Delta Upsilon.
Also chosen managing editor,
Nadine Anderson is a member of
A.W.S., Y.W.C.A. cabinet, Alpha
Phi and a Cornhusker staff mem
ber. The new business manager,
John Slothower, is a former mem
ber of Pershing Rifles, Kosmet
Klub, Corn Cobs and Phi Delta
Phi and former Cornhusker sales
man. Slothower is a member of
Delta Upsilon.
Abramson, Coupe Assist
Slottuwer.
Al Abramson, who will assist
Slothower next semester, was
circulation manager for Corn
shucks this semester. Abramson
participates in AUF, is a mem
ber of Alpha Phi Omega, na
tional service fraternity, and is
treasurer of Zeta Beta Tau.
The other assistant business
manager chosen yesterday, George
Coupe, is a member of Kosmet
Klub, Student Council, the
American Pharmaceutical As
sociation and Phi Gamma Delta.
Cornshucks became the campus
humor magazine this fall replac
ing last year's magazine, the
Awgwan. Joan Fankhauser was
editor this year.
Members of the publications
board are: Dr. W. F. Swindler,
chairman, Kenneth Forward, HL
E. Bradford, O. W. Burnett, Clay
Kennedy, Hank Anderson and
Jack Solomon. The last three are
student representatives on the
board.
Musicians Plan
Student Recital
Of Originals
Original music compositions by
ten university students will be
given their premiere performance
at a recital to be held on the cam
pus this afternoon.
The music was written in classes
in musical theory conducted by
Miss Elizabeth Tierney. Three of
the compositions selected as this
year's award winners are: "Rhy
thms" by Roma Johnson, Lincoln,
and "Motet" by Janet Dalrymple,
Lincoln, both winneers of the Pi
Kappa Lambda award; and a new
arrangement by Richard Koupal,
Ord, of Mozart's "Theme and
Variation I from Sonata K. 331.
winner of the Alpha Rho Tau
award. Both orgaiToiions are
honorary music groups.
Other compositions vhich will
be performed: "Polka for Two
Trumpets." by Byron Havlicek,
Crete; "At and Minuet" by Aleta
Snell, Lincoln; "Practicism" by
Jeanette Oolezal, Seward; "Psalm"
by Harold Bauer, Culbertson;
Whinisy" by Dorothy Taylor. T,ed
Oak, Ta.; "Prayer" by Frank Gor
ton, Lincoln: "Piece for Wood
wind'' by Darwin Fredrickson,
Lincoln; "Brass Sextet" by Law
rence Tagg, Lincoln; and an ar
rangement by Elvira McCrory,
Greenville, Ala., of "Aria and
Suite in D Major" by StoesseL
Practical Arts Department
To Hold Picnic at Pioneers
The Practical Arts department
will hold a picnic Monday, May
24, at Pion-ers Park. The picnic
will begin at 5 p. m, and stu
dents attending mast furnish their
own transportation to and from
the 2 ark.
All students planning to attend
are to pay 50c to Prof. Easter,
Teaclers college, before Monday.
