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Vol. 49 No. 140 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Thursday, May 5, 1949
Assembly Unanimously Votes Resolution
For Faculty Decision on Student Power
ment," Winton Buckley, Inter-fraternity Council delegate, declared as a roar of applause
accompanied the only and final resolution of the Constitutional Assembly in its second
session last night in the Union ballroom.
The resolution, in the form of an ultimatum to the faculty, was proposed by Ben
Thu resolution
interim Council Plan
Includes Four Council
Members, delegates
"This Council is no longer in existence."
Thus President Dale Ball drew to a close, the stormy
career of the Nebraska Student Council at their final meet
ing Wednesday night.
"As far as I know, political ideas have seldom entered
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7 into tne worK we nave uuue una
year," Ball said. "Our problem
is not a local one, however, nor
a timely one. The idea of student
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rittii swAMsnv Ip.iHs a discussion on student rights. Seated
in front of Miss Sorenson is the group's secretary, Jeanne Malone.
On her right and left are Bob Axtell and Neal Baxter. The com
mittee adopted a seven-point bill of student rights before the
session officially adjourned.
Saudcr, Whitmore Top Dairy
Judging Contest at Ag College
Jack Sauder and Dean Whit
more were 'recently announced
as winners of the dairy cattle judg
ing and dairy products judging
contest, respectively.
The contest was held April 8
and 9 at Ag college. Announce
ment of winners and awarding of
prizes took place at the Varsity
Dairy club's recent annual "ban
quet. OTHER WINNERS in the cattle
judging contest were Joseph
Havelka, second; W. P. Moore,
third; Duane Sollin, fourth; and
Leonard Kokes, fifth. Sauder re
ceived a ribbon, and his name
will be engraved on the Varsity
Dairy plaque as the outstanding
judge of the contest. He also re
ceived a model cow which was
given to the outstanding judge
in each class by the breed asso
ciations. IN DAIRY PRODUCTS, sec
ond place went to Larayne Sapp;
Sanford Downs and Jim Yoder
tied for third; and fifth place
went to Warren Newell. Whit
more, winer in this divsion, was
presented a wallet by the Hard
ing Sealtest corporation, and his
name will be engraved on the
Roberts Dairy trophy.
Winners of the different divi
sions of the contest were pre
sented with prizes coiuriDutca oy
Fairmont Foods company, Earl
Woods dairy, Meadow gold pro
ducts and the Lincoln Non-Stock
Milk Producers association.
The contest is sponsored an
nually by the Varsity Dairy club.
KFOlTto Air
Uni Production
Tonight at 9:30 o'clock the ra
dio section of the Speech depart
ment's Authors of the Ages pre
sentation will be Nathaniel Haw
thorne's well-known fantasy, "The
Birthmark."
Adapted for radio by radio stu
dent Nancy Porter, the story is a
tale of science when it was a
vonne and mysterious field and
of those brave men who wielded
their scientific knowledge as a
wpanon nfainst nature.
Aylmer Davies was one of those
men. but he dared too much when
he attempted to remove a slight
imperfection from one of nature's
most beautiful creatures, his wife
Georginana.
resolution states: "Since
the faculty-senate has revoked the
18-year old constitution of the
Student Council, we have no
cause to assume that they will
approve a constitution written by
this body. It is useless to proceed
under such conditions. Therefore,
we petition the faculty senate for
a decision as to whether or not it
will recognize a constitution
draw up by this body."
The agreement was the product
of a movement which began in
the Committee of Council powers
and procedure, headed by Buck
ley. Committee work proceeded
smoothlv durine the afternoon
session but when the convention
returned at 7:30 p. m. the powers
and procedure group asKed 10
submit its report. The request
was refused bv Moderator Ted
Sorensen, on the grounds that all
rnmmittees were not ready to
turn in results of their discussions
A poll of delegates by the sec
retary revealed that a majority
wished to ston committee work
and call the session together to
hear the report of Buckley s com
mittee.
As the cavel sounded the call
to reconvene Buckley was recognized.
'tin view of the fact that we
have no assurance that the fac
ulty will respect the decision of
this convention and in order xo
show the faculty that the stu
dents are united I yield the floor
to Ben Wall," he said.
Wall the- rose to read the res
olution wh; h was later adopted.
The cheers o the delegates had
scarcely subsided when Gene
Berman, Religious Welfare Coun
cil delegate, proposed an amend
ment to strike the sentence con
cerning adjournment.
"We are meeting under no one s
ausmces. ' he said in reply 10 a
statement by Sorensen that the
delegates were called by JJie
Daily Nebraskan.
"We are here to draft a con
stitution. Let us get about that
work, ' Berman added.
In Defense of Herman's amend
ment, which created a flurry of
comment, Sue Allen said, "lhe
best way to show the faculty
senate that we are really inter
ested in creating good student
government is not to go rioting
around but to present to them
somthing concrete. I suggest we
onntinue the session.
Reaction from the resolution's
nroDonents was immediate.
"Our constitution will meet
with the same fate as the Student
Council," Don Stern, Interfrater
See ASSEMBLY, page 4.
Union to Hold
Anniversary
Party Friday
All students are invited to at
tend a full evening of free en
tertainment Friday night in tne
Union. The program will feature
John Carson's "Truth and Conse
quences" show and dancing to-the
music of Gene Moyer s orcnesira.
The hutre birthday cake will be
on display in the Union lounge
all day Friday. The first piece will
be cut by Mrs. Bates, president
of the Union board at 8:45 o'clock
Friday night.
The scheduled nrogram will be-
trin at 8 d. m and there will be
a large choice of thines to do
throuehout the evening. There
will be dancing in the ballroom
from 8:30 to 11:30 D.m.. a Dnage
tournament at 8:15 p.m. in the
game room; two Carson shows,
one at 8:30 and one at 9:30: a
special music program or seieciea
records in the music room; a car
nival all evening in Parlor XYZ
and movie of "Hold That Ghost'
with Abbott and Costello.
And everything is free. Every
one is invited.
For an evening of good enter
tainment, fun and relaxation.
take in the Union birthday party
at 8 p.m. Friday, May b
Lobbies Debate
Rent Control at
Public Hearing
The problem of rent control is
not a problem for the state leg
islature and should be submitted
to the municipal governments.
This was the argument pre
sented by lobbies opposing a lift
on rent controls at a nublic hear
ing before state senators wea
nesdav.
Sneaking for the opposition
Mayor Glenn Cunningham of
Omaha pointed out that the rent
situation varied among the com
munities. Omaha, he said, would
like to deal with the problem
itself.
Larry Gaughan, VFW depart
ment commander, denied the ar
gument offered by the bill's pro
ponents that there is no housing
shortage in Lincoln.
"WHY DO we have Husker
ville?" Gauchan asked. "If there
is no shortage in Lincoln, Husker
ville doesn't exist. FAit if you
drive out by the air base, you'll
find it."
The real estate and small prop
erty owners lobbies offered ar
guments for lifting controls. "The
apparent shortage of housing is
no reason for rent control," the
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Dale Ball
government, with ever increas
ing powers, has been proven
wrong, in my opinion."
RAI.L CONTINUED to ex
plain that students do not have
the continuity required to get the
proper perspective on university
problems. They
must make de
cisions before
they have this
proper perspec
tive, he said.
"Where stu
dent govern
ment is going,
don't know,"
Ball commen
ted.
The plan for
formation of an
intprim rnnnril
was presented to the Council by
Ball, in the absence of both fac
ulty advisors.
To be composed of represen
tatives of about 20 campus ser
vice organization and tour present
Council members, this interim
group will examine the whole
structure of student government
to find a wornaDie pian
FOUR SENIOR members of
the Council were chosen to meet
with the faculty to choose the
organizations which will be rep
resented next fall, an memoers
of the present Council still in
school will meet to choose two
men and two women to help
organize and serve on the inte
rim group. The present council
pnnstitntion w ill be used for this
group for technicalities of pro
cedure.
Ball also announced that there
will he no election for student
members of Pub board. The Pub
board will function next year
as an all faculty group, unless
the present sophomore and jun
ior members are asked to re
main on the board in an advis
ory capacity. This is being con
sidered. SEVERAL COUNCIL mem
bers made comments before the
meeting was adjourned. Chuck
Thoene complimented Ball on his
"fine and fair" job as president
of the Council. Dick Schleuser
felt that "this Council has been
the goat," while speaking of the
fact that the seniors were sorry
that the juniors had to bear the
brunt of this year's happenings.
Although Dr. Curtis Elliott
was not present, he asked Ball
to convey to the CounclMhat he
"felt that this Council has been
the finest he has ever worked
with."
landlord lobby stated, "because
rent control causes the shortage
of housing."
Donald Wood, Lincoln realtor,
declared that "rent is frozen 40
percent below the general com
modity level.
600-Voice Choir to Sing Mendelssoh
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Soloists for Sunday's presenta
tion of Mendelssohn's oratorio,
"Elijah," include Elizabeth Far
quhar, soprano; Mary Barton, con
tralto; Dora Lee Niedenthal, the
youth; and two .
members of the
music faculty,
J. Dayton
Smith, tenor;
and Dale B.
Ganz, baritone.
Nearly 600
chorus and or
chestra mem
bers will take
part, under the
direction of Dr.
Ai thur West-
brook. The Mary Barton
Dublin is inuitoH tr the nrogram
which will begin at 3 p. m. in the
Coliseum. There will be no ad
mission charge.
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Mice Fnrmihnr. who has had
solo parts in previous University
performances of tne "Jt,njan, aibo
sang in school here. A soloist with
both the University band and
Lincoln symphony orchestra,
she travelled with the University
quartet for outstate productions
of the "Messiah, and gave four
programs at Joselyn Memorial
in Omaha.
MISS FARQUIIAR continued
Kf ctnHinc in New York, where
she was soloist at several churches
and had a weekly radio program,
cko cmtmt tho rolo of Norma in
the Opera Tonight production of
"Norma" last summer, was kuc&i
artist on "An Evening With Rom
on4 urns soloist on the
Metropolitan Auditions of the Air
in January, 1948.
A superior award winner for
three consecutive years at high
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Ncidenthal J. Dayton Smith
school district music contests, Miss
Barton is now a member of Uni
versity Singers and Delta Omi
cron, music sorority. She has also
chorus director for the
TTnJtrorcitw Tfosidence Halls for
Women.
MISS NEIDENTIIAL was an
srhool and was Kansas btate
championship debater as well. At
the University she has been di
director of ensemble for Sigma
Alpha Iota, music sorority and
also the Gamma Phi Beta small
group which placed second in last
year's Ivy Day competition. She
was a soloist in the University
presentation of the Brahms' "Re
quiem". Smith has been choral con
ductor and soloist in oratorios and
cantatas in Nebraska and sur-
ronnHinrr states A graduate of
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.,
he toured as tenor soloist and as
sistant conductor with the college
choir. He studied sacred music
with Cannon Charles Winfred
Douglas and Father Walter Wil
liams and took work in New York
with Reno DeNarro and Mack
n's 'Elijah'
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Farquhar
Dale Ganz
Harrell.
Ganz, a University graduate,
has been soloist in four University
"Messiah" productions, and in the
"Creation", Brahms' "Requiem"
and Verdi's "Requiem". He also
sang leading roles in "Pagliacci"
and "Carmen" while in school.