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Vol. 14 No. 13
SUMMER EDITION
TiTESDAY, JULY 20, 1948
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The University of Nebraska's campus of the future fa shown In the landscape architects draw
ing of the first phase of the campus beautification . . . Eliminated is Ellen Smith Hall. Shown in
dotted lines to the ripht Is the- adition of Teacher's College. A new looking: campus will be created
by planting of tree, shrubs, flowers, grass and by widening sidewalks constructed by rive ready ac
cess to campus buildings from Love Memorial Library.
Campus Beautification Starts
InArea of Memorial Buildings
Tr.e Tu-st .phase of a campus
beautification program that has
been pending for a good many
years was finally started this
summer. A story in the July 16
issue of The Daily Nebraskan de
Open Mural Drawing Contest
For Decorations in Corn-Crib
Plans are underway for redeco
ration of the Corn Crib this sum
mer or in the early fall. New
wall murals are to be painted
and the Union board authorized
the purchase of new blue and gold
drapes last week.
Because a number of students
have expressed" a wish to plan
the murals and have their work
on th walls of the rib, the
Union is sponsoring a contest to
name the artist who will draw
the murals.
Any student may submit an entry
in the contest. Each plan should
consist of an outline of mural
sketches showing a panorama of
student lifeand campus activities
to coincide with that decoration
Record Audience Pronounces
'Pops' Concert Huge Success.
Pronounced a "huge success" by
the audience of nearly 1500 in at
tendance last Wednesday evening,
the third annual "Pops" concert
presented by the University sym
phony orchestra went off on
schedule in spite of threatening
rain clouds and an occasional
sprinkle duirng the evening.
A record crowd filled all avail
able .chairs in front of the east
entrance to the memorial stadium
and also heard the concert from
cars parked in the area.
Contrary to the original sum
mer's calendar of events and an
announcement that appeared in
The Daily Nebraskan, there will
not be a second "Pops" concert on
July 21. The announcement in the
calendar of events was in error.
This third concert of its kind
has become an annual summer
event at the University. It was
scribed the work being done now.
The initial program is being
confined to the area between 12th
and 14th streets from R street to
Memorial Mall. Funds for this
beautification project were made
plan in the crib. Also, each con
testant should submit a quotation
of the cost of the work. Entries
must be made by the close of
the summer school session as
Union officials would like to com
plete the work by the start of
the fall term.
Winner will be selected by the
Union staff, the building commit
tee of the Union board along with
the student members of the board
that are in summer school. These
include Ed Trumble, Byron
Hooper Sue Bjorklund and Jeanne
Kerrigan.
In order to enter the contest.
a student should have done work
of this kind before, according to
Union Director Duane Lake.
attempted for the first time two
years ago when it was well re
ceived by students and residents
of Lincoln as well.
In order to make the audience
comfortable and free from bother
some mosquitoes and chiggers, the
concert area was sprayed with
chemicals prior to the concert.
Also adding to audience comfort
was the serving of free lemonade
by the Union.
The concert was jointly spon
sored by the Union and the School
of Fine Arts. Directed by Em
manuel Wishnow, the orchestra
built their prograra theme around
a "salute to the United Nations." 1
The eight arrangements offered
by the symphony included the mu
sic of composers of various nations
ranging from the familiar strains
of a Strauss waltz to the mora
modern numbers of Tchaikowsky.
available through the co-operation
of the Cooper Foundation of Lin
coln. Stand as Memorials
The project has been started in
the section of the campus where
buildings stand as memorials to
men who worked leng and hard
for and gave much to the Univer
sity. The Don L. Love Memorial
stands in this area. Mr. Love gave
the University funds for the con
struction of the library.
From the Library the project
will move north, as funds are
available, to surround Andrews
Hall, Burnett Hall, Mornll Hall
and Bessey Hall, which stand as
memorials to Chancellor E. Benja
min Andrews, Chancellor Edgar
A. Burnett, Dr. C. E. Bessey,
famed botanist when a member
of the Nebraska faculty, and the
late C. H. Morrill, for many years
a member of the Board of Regents
and the board's president for 10
years.
Started Foundation
The late Chancellor Burnett in
troduced the Foundation program
to the University and it is through
the Foundation that the project is
being carried out.
As soon as funds are available,
the development will reach An
drews and Morrill Halls which
had waited 20 years for such a
project.
The late Chancellor Andrews
headed the University from 1900
1909. Mr. Morrill homesteaded in
Polk County in 1871. He gave
many thousands of dollars to the
University's musmm.
Pi Lambda Thela
To Hold Initiation
The Pi Lambda Theta initia
tion and banquet will be held
Thursday, July 22 in pralcrs XYZ
of the Union. Initiation vill be
at 5 p.m. and the banqtiei at 6
p.m.
Speaker at the banquet will be
Mrs. Arthur Smith. Members
should make reservations with
Miss Elsie Jevons in room 124 of
Teachers College. Reservations
must be placed by Wednesday
noon.
(ird3 Approves
Mew PesirMinis
Marjorie Tiernan Hired
As Food Service Director
An extensive program proposed by Union director
Duane Lake was approved by the Union board of managers
at their July meeting last Thursday.
Among other things, the board approved the purchase
of new drapes for the Corn Crib, and new Bell and Howell
Square Dance
Party Planned
This Weekend
Union activities this week will
be sparked by a free square dance
party Saturday evening at 8:30 in
the ballroom.
It will be the third dance of
its kind during the summer ses
sion. Square dance instruction
will be available immediately be
fore the dance.
On Friday evening, the ball
room will be used by the Univer
sity Theater for their summer pro
duction, "The Show-Off to be
presented at 8 p.m. There will
be no admission charge for this
three-act comedy by George
Kelley.
During the week will be the
regular activities. Craft instruc
tion will continue on Tuesday at
1 p. m. and on Wednesday at 7
p. m. in the craft shop. On Tues
day, craft shop projects will be
gin at 4 p. tn.
Also on Tuesday is the siesta
film hour at 4 p. m. in the main
lounge.
Dale Ball will conduct r is week
ly bridge instructions in room 313
on Wednesday at 4 p. m.
A free matinee dance has been
scheduled by the Union at 5 p. m.
Thursday in the ballroom. A
jukebox will provide music.
A feature of the free variety
show on Sunday at 7:30 p. m. will
be "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
to be shown in the ballroom. The
coffee hour and organ interlude
will be held as usual in the main
lounge at 5 p. m. Sunday.
Four Student Cadets Represent
Nebraska at Ordnance Camp
Four students, in the status of
cadets, are representing the Uni
versity of Nebraska at the ord
nance ROTC summer camp now
in session at Aberdeen proving
ground, 'Maryland, under the com
mand o Brigadier General Elbert
L. Ford, commanding general of
the proving ground, and Lt. Colo
nel Frank R. Swoger, executive
officer of the camp. The camp
training, a compulsory portion of
the cadets' ROTC training, will
continue for a period of six weeks,
during which time each cadet is
being subjected to an intensive
program of ordnance operations.
The cadets undergoing this
training, who upon the satisfac
tory completion of summer camp
and a total of two years of ad
vanced ROTC college instruction,
will be eligible for commissions
as second lieutenants in the ORC.
The cadets from the Unicersity
of Nebraska are: Harold Jansen,
James C. Martin, William E. Rolf-
emeyer, turwin o. wittmaa
The training program is fea
turing practical application of the
theories learned in the college
ROTC courses. This practical ap
plication includes, as a highlight,
three weeks of actual proofing
and testing of ordnance equip
ment at the development and
proof service division of the prov
ing ground. The cadets are per
company movie equipment.
Sound Systems.
Sound distribution systems for
the Crib and the Ag Union were
approved also. Three speakers will
be mounted in the Crib while a
Musak and paging system will be
installed in the Ag Union.
The board authorized the pur
chase of a different lighting
equipment set-up for the Union
ballroom. The equipment will in
clude a met scenic studio, five
inset ceiling spots with Louvre
mounting, four Rolothrome color
spots, tow interlocking dimmer
banks for coves.
Re-decoration plans for the
main dining room on second floor
include drapes for the north wall
and a varlar wall finish.
Food Director.
A new food service director for
next year was appointed. She is
Mrs. Marjorie Tiernan of Coun
cil Bluffs, la.
A graduate of Iowa State Col
lege in 1937 with a bachelor of
science degree in institution man
agement, Mrs. Tiernan is at pres
ent employed as food director of
the YMCA in Omaha. She has
had seven years of experience in
the food service field.
The Union board received a let
ter of resignation from Miss Ruth
Odell of the English department
Miss Miriam McGrew was ap
pointed by Chancellor Gustavson
to fill the post.
Lake presanted financial reports
for May and June to the board
and discussed the financial report
for the close of the fiscal year.
forming such tests as: Proof firing
of 8 inch guns; cold weather test
ing of ordnance equipment; estab
lishing powder charges for ar
tillery weapons; and numerous
other similar projects.
In addition to the ordnance
training, the cadets are partici
pating in scheduled organized ath
letics during a part of the day,
and climaxing their evening so
cial activities with three formal
dances during the six weeks pe
riod. E. Schossberger
To Give Second
Book Review
In her second program of the
summer, Miss Emily Schossberger,
University editor, will review
"The Steeper Cliff," by David
Davidson, in the Union Book
Nook Thursday at 4 p.m.
The book review programs
given in the Union are free of
charge. Miss Schossberger pre
sented a series of book reviews in
the Union last summer.
Last week, the University editor
reviewed "Son of the Moon," the
story of a young man in modern
India. The book is concerned with
conflicting Indian society.