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Fricfav. March 25, 1949 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN PAGE 6 Home Ec Dep't. Plans Celebration An open house on Ag campus is scheduled for visitors Saturday, April 9, in connection with the Home Economics department's 50th anniversary celebration. The open house will be part of a two-day celebration scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 8-9. Plans call for a banquet to be held on Friday night. Fifty years ago this spring, eleven young women completed their first year of training in what was then known as the "new School of Domestic Science at the University." The name was later changed to the Home Economics department. Miss Margaret Fedde has been rhairmnn of the department since 1919. More than 1,700 women have graduated from me aepatt mpnt nnH are now located In practically every state and in many foreign countries. March Issue Of Corn Shucks Hits Stands The March issue of Corn Shucks hits the stands today. Behind a cover of punch lines lies short stories, jokes and car toons. This month's short story is "The Shadow Cast Before." It was written by Wayne Panter. Features include a full picture page on the Alpha Phi formal. A two-page feature cartoon on the spring picnics was drawn by Jer ry Johnston, Cornhusker editor. A third feature reveals two pages of pictures on Coed Fol lies. , Another feature sports a half page photo of "Biff Glassford. The Shucks introduces "Biff with a pat on the back entitled "Glassford Takes Grid Reins." Phi Upsilon Omicron's aCndle ball also rates a picture page. NU Grail Heads Home Magazine Miss Ruthanna Russel has been appointed editor-in-chief of "Prac tical Home Economics" magazine. The daughter of Prof, and Mrs. J. C. Russel, Miss Russel is a graduate of Nebraska university where she was a Mortar Board and a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron, home economics honor The Shucks photographer snapped shots of dancers at the Ag col lege affair. Jack McDonald, Bernice Bes sel and Pat Lee get in a few laughs with "Am Writing an Eng lish Theme" and "Buster Blows Again." "Man of distinction" Chuck Hemmingson, appears surrounded by milk bottles, cigars and a der- The humor magazine is edited by Jack Schirmcr. It's Business manncpr Al Ahramson. These men and their staffs produce the book six times a year. Of ft i ... MA I Gold's WiiL Sportswear Shop in flDEMUM' Versatile new denim sep arates with endless co-ordi noting possibilities. Color ful denim . . . faded red or blue with white i(siripes and buttons'' trim. Sizes 10 to 18. mixability matchahility wearability Bloier Jacket 7.95 Peddle Pushers 5.95 Stripe Trim Shorts 3.95 Skirt both pieces Bra 8.95 Meddling With Melick M. J. By The proposed constitutional as sembly which met with a luKe warm, if not evasive, response from the Student Council has been arousing comment from otner quarters. Many stuacms, even Council members, nave asuea what purpose such an assembly would accomplish. We feel that the question was pretty wen answered by The Daily Nebraskan editor in a meeting: with the Council when he said that If the assembly did no more than to give students an opportunity to choose their own form of student gvern ment It would have achieved a laudable end. We whole-heartedly applied tins tatement but we do feel that such would not be the only acnieve- ment of an assembly. We would like to add to tne fnreroine statement that li tne assemhlv could succeed iii inter esting students in government it i.'miitl li.i vp surmounted one of the most pressing student proD-lcms. But if we must be more con crete we would like to advance a Agri-View BY KEITH FREDERICKSON Promptly at 8 p. m. Saturday night in the 4-H building on the State Fairgrounds, the 16th Jun ior Ak-Sar-Ben will take the stage and, if all indications are correct, it wil be a show packing the maximum of color and action into a one night stand. Over the last few years, the annual Block and Bridle extravaganza has grad uated from the student showman ship contest it used to be into a worthwhile evening for all ani mal enthusiasts. The show represent Nebraska's idea of the "LitUe International sponsored at many ag schools throughout the country, and It is a counterpart of the big show held in Omaha every year. Behind a show like the Junior Ak-Sar-Ben, there is a lot of planning and work mostly done by students. There is also a neces sity for a coordinator to help put on the show with the most ef ficiency. That man is Prof. M. A. Alexander of the Animal Husban.' dry department. "Alex" as he is referred to by most associates and friends, came here in 1932 from the University ot Wyoming. iwisygoing m nature, never known to get mad, his psychology is to smile when something goes wrong, and then set out to repair it. mis secretary credits him with being an "easy man to work for." He has coached judging teams at Nebraska since his arrival, and his teams are always right up in the running at the big shows held at Denver, Fort Worth, Chicago and Kansas city, a particular coach he insists that his men adopt ri- few suggestions on what might Come out of such an assembly. There must be a host of sug gestions for different types of representation floating about the campus. Several have been voiced and more could be aired in the assembly. One Plan would base council representation on campus organi zations rather than colleges. Thia would not only include the usually referred to campus groups. I.e. Student Foundation, Coed Coun selors, etc., but it would include religious groups, clubs, honoraries and every other type of student organization Imaginable. Through this plan club members would elect their own Council represen tatives. This would eliminate mul ti-polling places an dthc creation of that oft used phrase "student interest." Obviously if students were to elect Council members from their own organizations they would not n!v be interested in tne selection but would know the person chos en and his capabilities. This too would provide repre sentation from groups which In clude both Barbs and Greeks. The assembly might see fit to nstitute a system of caucus within the present college representation system. Through this system mem ber of the various colleges wouia nominate and elect their own Council representatives. Tins would eliminate the problem ot reaching all of the students with conveniently spaced polling places a problem which the Council seems to consider insurmountable. A host of other plans would probably be brought forward. From these plans a worKaoie so lution to one of the parts of the student government problem could be discovered. This is only one small part of the work that could be accom plished by a constitutional assembly. Perhaps its end could not De achieved in a few days or weeks. Perhaps it would require stand ing committees and months of work. But such a program would achieve the ideal situation stu dents working together to solve the problem of student government. An Amazing Offer by C:L0E)AY Ppe Atxfvre TiMpipt tkM mty mokef wuo-DANA, th modem Div. with brirfidr Doliihed tluroi Only 50 Iron II pock c dni of ot i in nrt riitiri BMTinnM DANA NM Wm KUT. fcL CX. Mm Ja.ll.IM gorous training habits which rival those of football players. One of his doctrines is to drink plenty of orange juice just before contest time to eliminate the danger of colds and flu. On judging trips, men seldom get out of his sight until after the contests. If he has a favorite animal category, it would be sheep, and he is always careful to point out the faults and fine points of these animals whenever he gets the chance. Two years ago, he em barassed the "sheep conscious" schools out west by taking a team of boys out to Denver who walked off with the first place honors in wool judging. A tribute to his executive abil ity was his election as national president of the Block and liriuie club last year. Proof of his coach ing is evident in the fact that Ne braska men were recognized as the outstanding indviduals in Block and Bridle work for two successive years. Willard Visek won in 1947 and Ned Raun re peated his effort in the 1948 com petition. People who atend the show at the fairgrounds Saturday night will get a chance to view his pro motion ability and a chance to recognize his outstanding talent. MB's Tell Ivy Chain Openings Unaffiliated girls interested in being a part of the Ivy Chain or Daisy Chain on Ivy Day, May 7, are asked to put their names in a nenvelope and leave them in the Mortar Board box in the Union basement before March 30. - .