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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
New D
Is Dr.
ean of Law College
Edmund Belskeim
Theatre Announces
Lower Ticket Rate
A summer turnabout at Law J g
professor duties and a law pro
fessor to the deanship.
Dr. Edmund Belsheim replaced
Dean Frederick Beutel as admin
istrative head of the college after
Beutel resigned in favor of teach
ing. Few Policy Changes
The new dean announced today
that there will be few changes in
the personnel or policies of the
college. He remarked that he
planned to carry on the program
of Dean Beutel.
Only one faculty member of the
college will not return this fall.
Miss Velda Benda, law librarian
resigned from her position. Miss
Bret a Peterson has been appointed
o fill the librarian vacancy.
Miss Peterson is a graduate of
Ttfphmska Law college and has
served two years as law librarian
at the University 01 nicaso. one
will hold the rank of assistant
professor at this university.
Staff Enlarged
Tun additions have been made
to the staff, announced Dean Bel
sheim. James Lake, formerly law
clerk for Justice Burton of the
United States Supreme Court, has
also been named an assistant pro
fessor. Lake is a graduate of the
Nebraska Law college and the
Harvard Law school.
Robert A. Barlow, a graduate of
the Nebraska law school, has been
named an instructor.
Enrollment Average
Dean Belsheim said that he an
ticipates an enrollment of ap
proximately Inst year's size. Ac
tual totals will not be available
until, freshman law college regis
tration is completed.
The new law college dean be
came a professor of law at this
university in January, 1946. He
has a background in both business
and teaching. He is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa, a former Rhoades
scholar, and received his doctors
decree at the University of Chi
cago in 1931. He was instrumen
tal in establishing the Legal Aid
bureau on this campus.
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NEW LAW COLLEGE dean, Dr. Belsheim, relaxes from the heavy
administrative duties of a college dean. That's a law book in Dr.
Belsheim's hands, of course, in his, office surroundings.
Radio Stations
Show Profits
From Grants
Nebraska radio stations have
aeain proved the success of the
In-Service Scholarship program.
Herman Harney who received
this year's In-Service scholarship
from Radio Station KFAB in
Omaha and Lincoln, reports that
he fee's that the experience he
received is invaluable and also
mi: one rf the most en
joyable ways of learning radio.
Dale Anderson states that his
scholarship from Radio Station
KOIL in Omaha gave him the
practical experience he needed to
Bupule-nent his university radio
education.
Former Winners Active.
In addition to the lucky win
ners of the In-Service scholar
ships other members of the radio
section worked in local stations.
Radio Station KOLN, Lincoln,
had several university students
on their staff. Bill Lucas, former
president of Alpha Epsilon Rho,
Bob Askey and Bob Lundberg are
working there as staff announcers.
Charlie Dugdale continued as a
KFOR announcer and will be an
nouncing for that station again
this winter.
Woman Assisted.
Lydia Nekuda, former secre
tary of AEP, will continue at
KFOR as women's fashion com
mentator and script writer while
attending university. Bob Van
Neste, newly elected president of
Alpha Epsilon Rho served as
librarian at KFOR during
the summer and will continue as
tt part-time board announcer
with that station during me next
hnni venr In addition Paul Har
rington has joined Radio Station
WOW, Omaha, as a communy
Writer.
'Faust' Heads
Theatre's New
Productions
The five plays set for Univer
sity Theatre production this year
run the gamut of drama from
tragedy to high comedy.
The first play of the season,
"Pnitcf Part T " bv Goethe, tells
the story of a man who sells his
soul to the devil in exchange for
earthly pleasures. "Faust" was
written by one of the world's
greatest poets, the immortal
Goethe. His treatment of this
semi-historical figure of the lbtn
century has been hailed as "un
questionably the greatest treat
ment of the Faust legend."
"The Two Mrs. Carrolls" is the
story of an attempted murder. It
is a well-received melodrama
written by Martin Vale. The
psychological mystery has been
acclaimed by both theater and
motion picture audiences.
The theatre's third play, "The
Glass Menagerie," is a human
drama of character and mood,
Bob Van Neste
Heads Officers
Of Radio Grouji
For the first time in University
Theatre history, a special student-
faculty season ticKet to uie
Theatre's five productions is on
sale on campus.
The ticket sells lor $.i.du, a sav
ing of $1.20 from the general ad
mission ticket of $4.80. Single ad
missions to Theatre piays win
cost $1.20.
The $3.60 season admission
price actually reverts to pre-war
rates. Broken down, u manes me
cost of each play about 72 cents.
In rerent vears. lneaire uckcis
have cost about $5.
In announcing the special ticKei
rate, Dallas Williams, University
Theatre director, also reminded
Thentre patrons that the plays
would be presented at the Ne
braska Theater in Lincoln.
h mnh:isi7iH the comfortable
surroundings of the local theater,
located at 12th and P Sts., in ad
dition to the "excellent stage fa
cilities." Five "challenging" plays that
offer "real theatrical entertain
ment," are included in the The
atre's season. said Williams
I "They are plays that everyone
I ought to see, ought to know, and
! certainly ought to enjoy."
' The nlavs and their dates of
presentation are: "Faust, Part I,
by Goethe, Oct. 31-Nov. 2; "The
Two Mrs. Carrolls," by Martin
Vale, Dec. 5-7; "The Glass Me
nagerie," by Tennessee Williams,
September 1st marked the be-
pinnintf of the fourm year oi
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Feb. 20-22; "Once in a Lifetime,"
by Kaufman and Hart, Marcn
27-29; "A School for Scandal,'' oy
Richard B. Sheridan, May 8-10.
University Theatre ticket sales
begin Monday, Sept. 12, and will
close Oct. 1. Tickets and reserva
tions are available at the Theatre
box office, Temple building, 12th
and R Sts., from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
daily, Monday through Friday.
They can also be purchased from
members of Nebraska Masquers
and Kosmet Klub.
Coed Counselors
To Gel Acquainted
With Utile Sisters
Big ristcrs will play an im
portant role tonight when they
escort approximately 550 fresh
men girls to the annual Coed
Counsellors "Get Acquainted"
party- ... ,
Dorothy Borgens, president o
Coed Counselors, will welcome the
"little sisters" in the Student
Union ballroom at 7:00 o'clock.
Group singing, a skit and refresh
ments will round out the evening
as the freshmen get acquainted
with the Coed Counselors.
The Coed Counselors organiza
tion helps introduce iresnmen
women to college activities and
the "get acquainted" party is one
of many sponsored during the
year.
the featured guest speakers f rom T tv ! 1 1 XTZt
activity for Alpha Epsilon. Rho, 'Jocal stations. Announcements i uium ""o
1
National Radio Honorary, at the
University. The organization has
grown from 10 members to a
membership of about 25.
Newly-elected officers of the
organization: Bob Van Neste,
president; Chuck Johnson, vice
president; Byron Krasne, trea
surer; Nancy Porter, historian;
and Twila Walker, secretary, are
lnnkinff fnrward to a year Of in-
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creased activity for the
chapter.
Of snecial interest to otner
ha marie from time to time
on these guest speakers. Every
one will be welcome to attend
these special features.
Plans are already being made
to make the 6th Annual Radio
Conference and Banquet bigger
and better than ever before.
Though Alpha Epsilon Rho has
only been on the campus for four
years, more than 27 members
entire ; are active in commercial radio
ranging from continuity writers
anH rhiefs to newscasters and
students on the campus will be ' individual tnlent shows.
National Feature
Louise McDill .former news
editor of The Daily Nebraskan.
was among women editors and
star reporters of twelve college
dailies throughout the nation that
submitted hints to freshman coeds
in a recent issue of Mademoiselle.
The article described informal
and formal wear on the campus,
some of the highlights of the
school year, and activities that are
open to freshman women.
Upperclass students Inter
ested in do'ng production work
on "Faust, the University
Theatre's first production of
the year, are urjeil to contact
William Ellis, technical direc
tor of the theatre. lie can be
located In Room 153. Temple
bui'diiff. Work will begin im
mediately on the play, one of
the most difficult stagings in
the theatre's history.
State Educator
Gains Neiv Post
Donald S. Overtl. "
educator for several years, has
written by the celbratd modrne
written by the celebrated mod
ern author, Tennessee Williams.
The play is a haunting memory
play, steeped in tears, depicting
the longings, the lutilities. tne
frustration at tne near oi me. n
is a Pulitzer Prize play.
A farce comedy, "Once in a
Lifetime," was written by the
team, George Kaufman and Moss
Hart, who gave theater audiences
"The Man Who Came to Dinner"
and "You Can't Take It With
Youth." It is best described as a
screwball comedy satirizing Hollywood.
The classical comedy ov man
ners, "School for Scandal," from
the pen of Richard Sheridan,
will close the theatre's 1949-50
season. Most authorities place the
comedy at the head of English
comic drama. Few stage comedies
have ever equaled its success; it
continues to hold its pre-eminent
place as the most perfect speci
men of an acting comedy in the
English language. The play satir
izes the scandal-mongers living
in Sheridan's fashionable and
hypocritical society, establishing
Sheridan for all time as a su
preme master of brilliant dialogue
and comic situation.
been appointed registrar at New
Mexico State Teachers college, Dr.
H. W. James, president, an
nounced. Earning his masters degree at
the University of Nebraska, Over
turf served as dean of Fairbury
Junior college from 1945 to 1949.
He has taught in several high
erVinnls throueh-out Nebraska in-
t eluding Harvard and Norfolk high
I schools.
September 15, 1343
INFORMATION MEMO
TO: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
1. The Nebraska Book Store is the retail division of the Nebraska Book Com
pany, located at 1135 R St.. Lincoln, Nebraska.
2. The Nebraska Book Company is the largest text book dealer in the western
hall of the United States. Books are sold wholesale to Universities, colleges
and book stores in every state in the union.
3. In May and June of this year our buyers purchased books directly from stu
dents at 47 different universities and colleges. Texas. North Dakota. Utah.
Wyoming. Montana. California and Washington are but a few of the states
where our buyers headquartering at a book store on these various campuses
purchased text books. These text books were shipped to the Lincoln ware
house to be sorted and redistributed to various outlets. Books which are
currently in use at U. of N. are stocked in the retail outlet.
4. As a result of the wholesale operations, the Nebraska Book Store has con
servatively 10 times more used textbooks than any other bookstore on the
Nebraska campus.
5. Naturally the more used textbooks available increase the opportunities to
save money. Buying a used textbook means a 25 to 50 saving to you.
For the average student that means a $6.00 to $10.00 saving per semester.
6. Ask to see the wholesale book department so you can see for yourself that
books are a national as well as local enterprise of the Nebraska Book Stor
and Company.
Management
NEBRASKA BOOK STORE
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