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Ony Daiy Publication for 9000 Nebraska University Students uwu Vol. 50, No. 4 r v v- r" ( " y cv. 1 J i-m l ( ' ! CHANCELLOR MEETS FRESHMEN Chancellor R. G. Gustav son and Dean T. J. Thompson greet freshmen students at the Union reception held Friday. Student Crowds Jam Union For Chancellor's Reception Hoover Tells Three Steps in Drop and Add Three steps will be followed by students who wish to add and drop courses starting Monday. Late registration will also be handled in the same way. Step number one is for the student to see his advisor and have any changes approved by him. The next stop takes the stu dent to the dean of his college to secure the deans approval. Arts and sciences students are re mi .ed that they are now re quired to have the signature of Dean Oldfather. The third step is picking up of numbers in the lobby of Love Memorial Library, Monday and Tuesday and then waiting until the assignment committee reaches the students number. According to Dr. F. W. Hoover, assistant registrar in charge of registration, students should not have to stand in line for very long when the number system is used. Two Grads Get Fellowships for Aj Research Two university graduates out standing in research related to agriculture, have been awarded Nathan J. Gold Research Fellow ships of $1,000 each, plus tuition. They are: Donald C. Erwin, Concord, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erwin, and Donald Zcig ler, Ashland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ziegler. Erwin, who graduated with distinction from the College of Agriculture last year, is studying for the Masters degree under the direction of Dr. W. B. Allington, plant pathologist. Erwin's re search will be concerned with the cause and control of a root rot disease which has been caus ing considerable trouble in cer tain varieties of safflower in western Nebraska. Ziegler, a graduate of the Uni versity in 1948 and winner of an Ak-Sar-Ben Fellowship last year, will continue work for a Masters degree in bacteriology mdec Dr. Cart E. Ccorfii. 1 A near-record crowd packed the Union Friday night for the annual Cnanccnor's Reception. over a thousand students joined in officially opening the building for student use this year while meeting their Chancellor and Uni versity officials and faculty mem bers. From 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Ne braska students watched a special Union floorshow, ate l-efreshments served by members of Mortar Board, and visited Union depart ments. Receiving Line They were received by a line including: Chancellor and Mrs. R. Gustavson, Dean and Mrs. T. J. Thompson, Dean and Mrs. Old father, Dean and Mrs. Lambert, Dean Marjorie Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glass, Dr. and Mrs. Warren Bailer, Dean and Mrs. Fullbrook, Dean and Mrs. Roselof, Col. and Mrs. Linstrom, Col. and Mrs. Clyburn, and Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jamicson. Background music for the re ception was provided by J. Norris at the organ. Members of Inno cents and Mortar Board assisted at the reception. , Orchestra Dance Jean Moyer's orchestra played for the hundreds of dancers in the Union ballroom. By Hooper acted as master of ceremonies for the floorshow presented during the dance. Skits included in the show were: YM-YW Membership Drive Aims al Record Enrollment Monday will mark the begin ning of the YM-YWCA member ship campaign for 1949-50 school year. Through house solicitors and fc Lincoln zoning plan, the Y groups hope to make this years active membership the largest on record. Slated to continue until October 3,the campaign will see YM so licitors welcoming both freshman and npperclass members. Upper classwomon will join the YWrCA during this period, but freshman women will be given the oppor tunity to join after the first six weeks of school. This year the YW-YM member ship fee will be $1.50 for the en tire year, or $1.00 per semester. In addition to the membership fees the community chest contri butes money each semester to help with expenses of the YM YW on campus. LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA faoeGGnfts Society, Union To Sponsor Frosb Hop 'You Read? Good, You PastP'MTs "Can you read? You can? You've passed the university en trance exams." In the 1880's, when faculty and chancellor were engaged- in ef forts to swell the enrollment above 284, the story is told of an examiner who, after proof that the applicant could read, reported to him, "You pass!" Seems that today's freshmen were born 65 years too late. Czech Minister Will Give Talk At First Convo "The Crisis of Europe's Youth" is the theme of the address to be given by the Rev. Jan Mirejovsky in Love Library auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 11 a. m. His talk will be the first of the season series of convocations. The Rev. Mirejovsky, Secretary for European Reconstruction for the Youth Department of the World Council of Churches, is touring the United States this fall. First Visit Making his first visit to the U. S., Mirejovsky will meet with student groups and consult stu dent leaders on the program and activities of the American -yomn. A member of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (Pres byterian), he studied theology at the John Hus faculty in Prague and also at the Theological Fac ulty of the University of Stras bourg, France. In 1933, upon completion of his studies, he became pastor of a small parish near Prague. Did Journalism Work During War Appointed Youth Secretary of the Evangelical church in 1939, he was in charge of his church's youth work throughout World War II. During this time he was editor of the Czech Protestant youth paper, Bratrstvo, and trans lated a number of books. He took part in the major Eu ropean church conferences held in Oslo and Amsterdam following the war. He was named to the position of Secretary for European Reconstruction for the Youth De partment of the World Council of Churches Feb. 1, 1948. the Pi Phi trio; the Farm House quartet; and songs and piano by Marion Crook. A puppet show entertained visitors to Parlors XYZ. Marjorie Shanafelt presented two shows with her wooden actors and ac tresses. Abbott and Costello, World Series and Woody Wood pecker movies were shown throughout the evening. For all new YWCA members, an upperclass ' Rendezvous" will be held at Ellen Smith Hall Sept. 22. At the "Rendezvous" members will meet the YW cabinet mem bers and choose commission groups to which they will belong for this semester. Among the commission groups being offered are those on political effectiveness of college students, intercultural relations, and beliefs on trial. On the lighter side are the noon book review sessions, the knitting and discussion groups, and the social committee. Chairman of the city campus YW membership drive this year is Ginny Guhin. Mens chairman on city campus is Hal Scheidt. Ag campus YW membership chairman is Annette Stoppkotte, while Vir gil Ganzell heads the drive for mea on Ag Gampu. Students Will Learn Of Campus Activities TTreshmen here is your opportunity to become ac quainted with campus activities. The Innocents Society and the Union will present the second annual Frosh Hop, in the Union ballroom, Saturday night, Sept. 24, the night of the Nebraska-South Dakota football game. Purpose of the Hop is to give freshmen a brief glimpse of var ious campus organizations and activities. Fifteen groups will have information booths to an swer questions and explain their programs and projects to fresh men. ORGANIZATIONS These organizations are: Corn Cobs, Tassels, Kosmet Klub, pub lications (Daily Nebraskan, Corn husker, and Corn Shucks, Uni versity Builders. Co-ed Coun selors, Barb Activities Board for Women, Independent Student Association, Religious Welfare Council, YMCA, YWCA, Associ ated Women Students, Women's Athletic Association, Nebraska Masquers and All University Fund. Innocent Paul Weltchek will introduce the president or head of each organization and give a brief summary of each group's activities. GARNER'S BAND Eddie G-. ""u mm lurnish music for the even ing dancing in the ballroom. The Hop will start at 9 p.m. and last until midnight. Tickets, which will be 60c per person, may be obtained from any Corn Cob or Tassel. The Innocents Society wishes to stress that the Frosh Hop is not strictly a date affair. Stu dents may or may not bring dates. And freshmen are reminded that the evening will be both educa tional and enjoyable. Member of NU Art Staff Wins Scholarship Hal Wilmeth, University of Nebraska art instructor, is the first American selected as a Fullbright scholar to Italy. Taking a one year leave of absence, Wilmeth will study with Prof. Marie Salmi of the Univer sity of Florence in Italy. Profes sor Salmi is an outstanding au thority on the history of Renais sance art. Wilmeth will also study the techniques of Renaissance paint ing at the Museum of Uffizi in Florence, one of the world's largest art museums. Previously, he was selected as an exchange scholar thru the In stitute of International Educa tion. While in New York await ing his departure on the boat, he was notified of his selection for a Fullbright fellowship. Twenty-two nations are now taking part in the fellowship which pays $100 a month under terms providing funds from the sale of surplus U. S. war equip ment in foreign lands. The art instructor joined the University staff in 197. lie holds an A.B. degree from the Kansas City Art institute and an M. A. from the University of Chicago. His study in Italy will be part of his work toward a Doctor of Philosophy degree in art. Sigma Tau Hears National Head Sigma Tau active and alumni members heard C. Willard Lcihy, rational president of the honorary Sunday, September 18, 1949 U of N Gets $31,288 In Grants Grants to the University for $31,288 have been announced by Dr. R. W. Goss, dean of the Grad uate college. They will be used for teaching and research. A grant from the office of naval research to be used for re search by Dr. B. H. Burma of the geology department totals $12, 290. Dr. Burma's study is con cerned with the geologic and geographic range of the fossil types known as triticites. This in volves study of a span of 20,000, 000 years and one million square miles of lanrl . may lormulate basic principles which may be useful in studying other fossils used in guiding the drilling of oil wells. The quartermaster corps of the U. S. Army has given the Uni versity a second research grant totaling $4,998. The grant is a continuation of a study being made by Dr. R. M. Sandstedt, agricultural chemist, on the role of starch in bread staling. To improve the teaching and diagnosis of heart Disease both in the regular courses of the Uni versity's College of Medicine in Omaha and in graduate courses, the U. S. Public Health rervicc has given a teaching grant for $14,000. This program is under the di rection of Dr. F. Lowell Dunn, professor of medicine, who was responsible for recently develop ing the eleetrostethograph, a sa-pcr-sensitive device for recording heart sounds. Nebraska Student Studying Abroad Donald W. Crowe, 22, member of the 1949 University of Ne braska graduating class, is in Europe to begin a year's study at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. One of several Nebraska stu dents chosen for study abroad under the Institute of Interna tional Education on an exchange basis, Crowe will direct his major attention to physics and mathe matics. At Nebraska, Crowe won the Henry Monsky award for activity contributions in inter-faiths un derstanding, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Ti Mu Epsilon, scholastic honorary societies. Donald sailed from New York and arrived in France, Sept. 1. He plans to bicycle from Paris to Zurich. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Crowe of Lincoln. Dr. Crowe is a college of agriculture staff member. engineering fraternity, at the meeting held in the Cornhuskcr hotel Friday night. Mr. Lcihy led the discussion of newly formulated alwmni- iiemberehip clauses in the con stitution of Sigma Tau. In addi tion to National President tmd Mrs. Leihy, the national secretary treasurer, C. A. Sjogren was pres ent at the meeting.