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VoL 49 No. 57 Lincoln 8. Nebraska. Friday. December 3. 1948
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CHANCELLOR R. G. GUSTAVSON is shown addressing the Stu
dent Council at its dinner meeting Tuesday night. Chancellor Gus
tavson expressed his appreciation of the Council's projects to pro
mote more cooperation between students and faculty.
Major Elliott to Speak
In Union December 14
Major George Fielding Elliott
who will talk at 11 a. m. Dec.
14 in the Union ballroom. He
will be the first of four out
standing convocation speakers
scheduled for the remainder of
the 1948-49 school year. His
topic will be "Must We Fight
Russia?"
Other well-known men who
will address the student body
include Hector Bolitho, on Feb.
7, Archibald MacLeish, Feb. 16,
and Louis Fisher, March 15.'
Widely Known
Widely known as a lecturer
and newspaper columnist, Elliott
is also frequently heard on such
radio programs as "America's
Town Meeting of the Air," "Peo
ple's Platform," "Wake Up
America!" and "Invitation to
Learning." During the war his
military analyses were broad
cast regularly over CBS.
In his address, according to
advance notices, Elliott answers
one big question which is in
every mind: "What can each of
us do to prevent war or make
it less likely?" He believes
strongly that there is a great
deal that the average citizen can
do about it and tells how in his
survey of present conditions.
Fisher Soviet Expert
Louis Fisher, who has traveled
extensively thruout Russia and
Registration
Procedure
tins Dec. 6
Begi
Second semester registration
tickets will be given out begin
ning Monday, Dec. 6, in Tem
porary building B.
Following is the procedure for
obtaining registration tickets:
Tec. 6: 8rilir and crutiiHO tudcnt
(80 or mure emrtt-r hours rarned to
date.
Dm. 7: Junior (53 to 88 lementer
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lrc. 8: (Viphomorn and frwihm'n
'hHf: KurnnmrH hrKin with A, B. C,
I), V.. K. O and H.
Dec. : Horihomnrni und (rnhnwn
whoxe nurnamrn Itrma with I, J, K,
Li, M, N, O and P.
Drc. 1 : KophomorM and freHhm"n
whwe mirnarnvN heuin with Q, R, 8, T,
V, V. W. X. Y and Z.
Each student must present his
Identification card in order to
secure a registration ticket. Stu
dents in doubt as to whether
they should receive junior or
senior tickets should present
their credit books, yellow evalu
ation slips nnd or a copy or their
current registration form.
Spain, is a specialist in Euro
pean politics and the Soviet Re
public. Hector Bolitho is a notable
English author and lecturer.
Some of his significant books
are "American Expects," "Com
bat Report" and "The Twelve
Jews."
Bid Accepted
On Field
House Arena
Acceptance of a $162,000 con
struction bid by the University
Wednesday cleared the way for
work to begin immediately on
the final unit of the Field House
north of Memorial Stadium.
Francis R. Orshek, Inc. of Fre
mont, offered the lowest of five
bids for brick work on the huge
sports arena which will provide
facilities for indoor football
practice, limited baseball work
outs and a string of nine hand
ball courts. The work probably
will be finished by midsummer,
1949.
Extend Field House
The structure will be 200 feet
long by 12 feet wide and will
extend the present Field House
to within ten feet of Avery ave
nue, the drive which skirts the
north border of the university
city campus.
The ground floor of the arena
will be special cork tile which
will permit football blocking and
tackle practice. The roof, sup
ported by steel girders, will have
an indoor heighth of 45 feet,
enough for passing. No support
posts will be used.
Annual Cadet Dance Slated
Tonight at 8:15 in Coliseum
Opening the winter formal season at the University,
the long-awaited Military Ball will begin tonight at 8:15 in
the Coliseum.
Traditionally an outstanding event on the campus, this
year's ball will disclose many new and unique additons,
Cadet Colonel Jack Meehan announced Thursday. The
theme of the 1948 ball is based on the artillery branch of the
army. Dana Rasmusscn, member of the corps, designed the
decorations.
Concert Begins Dance
The ball is scheduled to begin with a 15 minute concert
by the University ROTC Band. At 8:30 the presentation
ceremony will open with the National Arthem. Following
the presentation of the advance corps of cadets, the Persh
ing Rifle crack squad will give an eight minute performance.
The Honorary Colonel, elected from the six finalists by
the cadet corps, will be presented at 8:45.
Dancing will begin about 9 p. m. with Jimmy Dorsey
and his band furnishing the music. Dorsey is known as an
outstanding saxaphone player. He started his present trans-i
continental tour at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York.
Honor Guests Present
Guests of honor at the ball will be Miss Mae Pershing,
sister of General John J. Pershing, and Chancellor R. G.
Gustavson.
The idea of the Military Ball began in 1893 when the
school paper, The Hesperian, proposed a military dance
which would furnish a landmark for the cadets to remember
their military work. The idea was well received and two
years later the first ball was held. It was sponsored by
Company B, then considered to be the "crack outfit" of the
corps.
Board of Regents
Construction of 36
Approves
Buildings
Hiisker Movies
Football movies will be
shown at noon today in the
Union ballroom.
Nebraska university's building
committee has recommerrded to
the Board" of Regents the construc
tion of 36 new building units and
additions during the next 10 years.
Tax funds needed for the pro
gram are already earmarked for
the University under the 10-year
special building levy enacted by
the 1947 legisuature.
Twenty-three of the recom
mended building units would be
paid for from the levy income.
The other 13 would be paid for
with non-tax revenue, mainly
dormitory rentals, student fees,
and athletic receipts.
Repents to Consider
Regents will consider the rec
building under construction on the ,
city campus, are examples.
Buildings recommended by the
committee from building levy
funds:
City Campus, L i n c o 1 n Elec
trical Engineering building; Bot
any Greenhouse; Demonstration
high school; addition, Teachers
College; addition, Physics labora
tory; addition, Law College li
brary; Pharmacy Bacteriology
building; auditorium; Women's
Physical Education building.
College of Agriculture, Lincoln
Swine Research Center; Insec
tary (insect pest control); Meat
laboratory; Agronomy building;
Greenhouse, for corn research;
MILITARY BALL PARKING SYSTEM
ommendations in preparing a re- 1 Pai'T Research Center (Havelock
nnr 1047 wi ci.n f 1 1 ro nsWoH Farms ) ; Laboratory - Classroom
them to submit to the 1949 ses
sion outlining plans for use of
money coming in under the levy.
The committee, appointed by
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson and
headed by Dr. C. W. Borgmann,
dean of the faculties, estimated the
university's share of the building
levy income will amount to about
$900,000 a year during the 10-year
period which began in Sept. 1947.
After personally visiting all uni
versity buildings in the slate and
conferring with college, school,
and department heads, the com
mittee prepared a priority list of
needed buildings. The need was
based, not upon the immediate
post-war university student popu
lation, but upon a projected "nor
mal" enrollment.
Tax Sources Inadequate
Money available from the levy
and non-tax sources during the
10-year period, the committee re
ported, will not provide for all
needs.
Some of the construction rec
ommended by the committee re
ceived advance approval from the
Regents and is already under way.
The Swine Research center on the
university's Havelock farms, and I
the $600,000 electrical engineering
building; Agricultural Chemistry
Chemurgy building; Garage-Service
building; Administration-Library
building.
Agriculture Sub-Station Laboratory-Administration
buildings,
one each at North Platte and Mit
chell. Medical College, Omaha Power
plant and utility tunnel; major ad
dition. University Hospital; addi
tion, Nurses home; Remodel room
for animal research.
Euildings recommended from
non-tax sources:
City Campus, Lincoln Com
plete Stadium Field House; Stu
dent Health center, addition, Stu
dent Union; additions, Women's
Residence hall, two units; addi
tions. Men's dormitories, five units.
College of Agriculture, Lincoln
Youth Memorial building; Stu
dent Union; dormitory, one unit.
School of Agriculture, Curtis
Girls' dormitory.
New Buildings Needed
The committee reported new
buildings are needed for the fol
lowing, but money is not avail
able under present financing: Col
lege of Dentistry, Conservation
See Construction, Page 8.
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