Friday, December 10, 1948
THE DAILY NEnnAf.r'AIJ
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Records, Wire Recorders
Aid Language Students
An innovation in modern lan
guage courses this year is the use
of the three specially equipped
laboratories on the third floor of
Burnett Hall. Students in begin
ning classes in Spanish, French,
German, and Portuguese are re
quested to spend one hour a week
working with records, wire or
tape recorders.
Experts in the various languages
Dr. Alexis for. Spanish, Dr. Telle
for French, and Dr. Pfeiler for
German or lab assistants are
present during work periods to
help students.
Students Use Records
French 1, section 1, a conversa
tion course lor .hose who want to
learn to speak the language, uses
the laboratory during class pe
riods. Records co-ordinated with
written lessons are played so that
students may hear the proper
pronunciation.
Students imitate the records,
trying to perfect the new sounds
in each lesson. Records are re
layed several times and the aspir
ing linguists write the conversa
tion for the day from dictation.
This is the same method which
the Armed. Forces School used
during the war.
Wire recorders and tape-record
ers are other pronunciation aids
used. Teachers talk into them, and
students play them back later.
Their advantage is that material
of the teacher's choice can be
used.
To Get Short Wave
"Before too long we hope to
have a short wave radio on which
to listen to programs in French,
German, or Spanish broadcast
from the countries where they are
spoken," said Mr. James Sitar,
instructor of French and Portu
guese, who is in charge of the
language laboratories.
The few song records now in
use add to the student's cultural
background and understanding of
people of other nations.
Plans are now being formulated
for an informal open house for
majors and advanced students in
the respective languages. No Eng
lish will be spoken during the
chosen hour each week. This ac
tivity differs from that of the
language clubs El Circulo, Le
Circle Francais, and the German
Club which are planned for any
one interested in the language.
The modern language labora
tories and clubs have a common
purpose to increase interest and
pleasure, and ultimately pro
ficiency, in language study.
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FRENCH CLASS USES THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT'S new
wire recorder to advantage during recent session. The new labora
tories in Burnett Hall have given boon to all language classes by
aiding students and professors in class work.
Young Actors Please Large
Crowd in Little Women Play
By Frank Jacobs.
The Experimental Theater con
tinued it's record for this season
of always putting on a good per
formance as they presented a
very successful "Little Woman"
yesterday evening at the Temple.
An overflow crowd watched a
set of young actors and actresses
most just in the beginning of
earning their dramatic spurs, pre
sent a well-directed and well
cast version of the Alcott favor
ite. Little Women Please
Notably pleasing were the per
formances of the little women
themselves. Hazel Isaac as Jo, the
tomboy, who "liked freedom too
much to open up for any man,"
was definitely pleasing as she en
acted a difficult role well. The
part called for a variety of emo
tions and her performance showed
a definite style of it.
As Beth, Vanita Brown
charmed the audience with her
naievets and sincere sweetness.
Her part provided a diverting
contrast to that of Amy, her more
emotional and less understanding
ister, Bonnie Burgess. Both the
roles of Amy and Meg, played by
Natalie Samuelson, depicted be
lievable pictures of adolescence.
Kats Adds Freshness.
Jo Speidell, of died-hair fame,
was as convincing as the devoted
and temper-soothing "Marmee."
Th men of the cast, altho not
faring as well as the feminine
members, still came thru with a
pair of spirited performances
through the efforts of Earl Katz
as Laurie and Juergen Herbst as
Professor Bhaer.
Katz added freshness and a
definite enthusiasm to the play.
Herbst, as the genial scholar, with
an accent as thick as his side
burns, provided a sort of human
interest comedy that climaxed the
play. His un-Amerlcanized awk
wardness coupled with a knack
of putting over every line was
the high point of the latter parts
of the production.
Michael Shannahan as Brook
could have delivered his lines
with a little more security.
The settings were quite au
thentic looking, the home having
a definite Civil War appearance.
Credit is due Don Smith for his
well thought out designing of the
set. '
The play, altho not scheduled,
is worthy of a future performance.
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CAUGHT IN THE FLASH of the photographer's camera, Dewey Ganzcl as Garth, Paul Harrington
as the elderly Esdras, and Dona Jean Saum as IVIiriammc, enact an intense moment in a scene from
Maxwell Anderson's dramatic saca of eanjistcr life and vengeance, "Winterset." The Pulitzer jLif e
winner opens in the Temple theater Wednesday, Dec. 15, and will run through Saturday, Vet. IS.
Kendell
Mew WapsHy Debaters
It Is seldom that campus re
freshment centers are named
anything that sounds like the
name of a place to eat, but the
soda shop of the University of
Miami takes the cake. The name
"Slop Shop" was legalized re
cently after a contest between 15
prospective names. .
Debate stock certainly hasn't
fallen off at Nebraska this year.
Such a happening was feared
when it was learned that Don
Olson, debate coach at the Uni
versity, was taking a one year
leave of absence. However, Don
Kline, wit hthe able assistance
of Bruce Kendell, is guiding the
present debate enthusiasts with
the skill of his former teacher,
Mr. Olson.
The main job of Kline and Ken
dell is one of building for future
years. When a major tournament
rolls around, the old Nebraska
"stand-bys," Ted Sorenson, Jack
Solomon, Rod Lindwall and Dick
Schleusener, can be counted on
to gain honors for Nebraska.
However, Schleusener graduates
in June, and both Sorenson and
Solomon are enrolled in Law
school which allows them very
little time for extra-curricular ac
tivities. This makes it necessary
for Kline and Kendell to build up
a new debate crop which can be
used as a nucleus for debate teams
in the years to come.
Sophomores Show Well
Following in the footsteps of
last year's varsity squad are a
number of men including sopho
mores with much varsity compe
tition ahead of them. Sophomores
John Gradwohl, who won the
Long Debate Trophy for fresh
men last semester, Keith Fitch,
and Don Jensen have already seen
competition and have debated at
Iowa. The fourth member of the
squad is Lou Pierce, a Law school
freshman.
On Nov. 18, Gradwohl, Jensen,
Fitch, and Pierce embarked for a
two-day tourney in Denver. How
ever, these four, accompanied by
Bruce Kendell, ran into a snow
storm at McCook and spent Nov.
19 and 20 debating McCook Ju
nior college, also kept from going
to Denver.
Other men seeking positions on
the varsity squad are: Harold
Davey, sophomore; Warren Wise,
sopohomore; Paul Gaiter, sopho
more; Robert Day, junior; Ed Col
lins, senior, and Richard Koutsky,
senior.
Bob Shively, sophomore and
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TWO NU DEBATE TEAMS GO INTO ACTION arguing the ques-'
tion, "Federal Aid to Education." The four debaters pictured are
John Gradwohl, Lou Pierce, Keith Fitch and Donald Jensen.
The debaters are members of Don Kline's debate class and have
recently returned from a tournament at Iowa City.
Charles Oldfather, sophomore, are
two more men who have shown
up well in practice debates thus
far this semester. However, be
cause neither has attended the
University for one year, both are
ineligible for varsity competition.
However, they will be on hand
for next year.
TURNPIKE -SAT., DEC. 11th
Direct from the BISMARK HOTEL, Chicago
