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Only Daily Publication for 9000 University of Nebraska Students w 2lI UlbLiDulSLnJ T&)U Lax u u L Vol. 50 No. 52 Mr ft C PDam Cme,!l,i,13,iiiii With the sounding of the bailiffs gavel, the words "Hear Ye, Hear Ye, the Supreme Court of the State of Allen is now in session," will open the Law school's fourth annual Moot Court competition next week. . Two junior teams composed of G. Stahl and R. Moodie and J. Vosoba and R. Steinacher will YMCA Opens Membership Campaign Campus and Ag YMCA groups are in the midst of a new mem bership drive, concentrating on freshman and sophomore enlist ments. Presidents Bill Reuter, Campus YM. and Stan Lambert, Ag YM, announced the program at a re cent cabinet meeting. The drive begins today and will last for one week. Highlights of the week's sched ule will be the appearance of J. Frederick Miller, recently ap pointed to the national staff of YMCA. He will be present dur ing the opening days of the drive. Movies will be shown in the Tem ple Lounge, on Dec. 7, the clos ing date of the drive, for the new members. Speaking of the drive. Charles Kemp, executive secretary of the Ag and city campus YM groups said, "The Campus YMCA is es pecially anxious that. its program be of value both to the individual and the campus as a whole. We are particularly concerned that all freshmen and sophomores feel they are welcome in our organ ization and have a part to play in both the local and National Student Christian Association. Cornliusker Editor Creates 3 New Posts Three special staff appoint ments to the Cornliusker were announced today by Editor John Connelly. Named by the yearbook editor i were Joel Bailey, panel editor; Sally Holmes, assistant panel edi tor; and Jo Lisher, layout editor. The three coeds will take over work previously supervised by the annual's Layout and Photog raphy editor. Dick Kuska, who will continue as photography head. For the first time in recent years, the Cornhusker staff this year is making its own layouts and panels for the 1350 edition. A saving of over $600 is expected under the new system by cutting down commercial printing costs. Because of the increased re sponsibilities that the plan en tails, Editor Connelly created the new positions to "divide more equally the work of the yearbook staff." Miss Bailey served as Houses and Halls section head of the Cornhusker last year and this year directs Beauty Queens; Miss Lisher planned the Student Scenes and Class sections of the book; Miss Holmes was a worker on the annual. Miss Bailey and Miss Lisher are Tassels. Miss lisher is a tnember of the rally committee and head solicitor of the All-University Fund. Miss Holmes is sec retary of AWS and Builders. ii start the arguments Monday, Dec. 5. This begins actual com petition, with the eventual win ners from six junior teams argu ing before the Supreme Court next spring. Two senior teams, Glenn Feibig and Donald Boyd vs. R. Fugate and R. Berkheimer will also appear before the State Supreme coutr next spring to compete senior competition. Both the practice round and the first round are compulsory for freshmen students. The first practice case will begin Dec. 6, when the first two of 48 fresh men teams will compete. This round has no bearing on the actual competition. The moot court is supervised by a 12-member Board of Ad visors, headed by Stan Hatha way. Members include Hatha way, Rothrock, Lockwood, Fie big, Coyne, Johnson, Fisher, Or shek, Gerlach, Morehead, Sco ville and Fuhr. Prof. James Lake is the faculty advisor. Known as the Allen Memorial Competition, the Moot Court is a memorial to the late Thomas S. Allen, the first graduate of the University Law school. It was set up by the Board of Regents and i the faculty. Students prepare briefs and argue their cases be fore a panel of three judges. The competition was set up as a training for students in argu ing appellate cases. Following the practice round, students may form partnerships for the re mainder of the competition. Ticket Exchange Deadline Today Today is the last day to ex change football tickets for basket ball tickets. The tickets can be exchanged at the Athletic Business- office, 106 Coliseum. Pepsters are also required to exchange their own tickets. Aii-Uifiiverslfy Convoesa'MoirB T Hecar Mecaro Leeisrer Walter White, author, lecturer and secretary of the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored People, will address a University convocation Friday, December 2, at 11 p. m. in the Union ballroom. As this country's foremost ex ponent of "full citizenship" for the colored population, his bril liant accomplishments as an au thor, sociologist, and educator WALTER WHITE """"" - : ., ') l ' "J i - 1 s LINCOLN 8. NEBRASKA Jimmy Dorsey : viPx ""m -m K . .'4 I :-Va A i Vufe ! JIMMY DORSEY The saxophonist-bandleader will be featured at the annual Mortar Board ball this year, Dec. 9 in the Coliseum. Faculty Senate to Consider Extending Xmas Vacation Possible extension of Christmas vacation will be the first item on the agenda Tuesday, Dec. 13, when the University Senate meets. The Senate, composed of all professors, assistant, and associate professors of the University, will take definite action on the pro posed extension of the Christmas holiday one day. If the Senate ap proves the recommendation, stu dents will return to classes at 8 a. m., Jan. 3, instead of Jan. 2. Recommendation for extension of vacation will come from Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, as secretary of the faculty Senate. According to Dr. Rosenlof, "there is reason to have made him an outstanding spokesman for his people. His books, his articles and columns in leading newspapers and maga zines, and his political and leg islative activities have earned him high respect both in America and abroad. Active Since 1918. White's activities in behalf of his race began in 1918 when he became assistant secretary of the NAACP. In 1930 he was chosen secretary. As such he has trav eled over 2,000.000 miles "in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. At present he is on a leave of absence from his post to tour the country. For his tireless efforts to se cure Federal anti-lynching leg islation and for "his tact, skill and persuasiveness" in working for such an enactment as well as for his investigations of lynchings and race riots, he was awarded the Spingam medal by Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan in 1937. Howard University, Atlan ta University, and New London Junior College have given him honorary degrees. The Republic of Haiti conferred 'the Order of Honor and Merit on Mr. White in 1949. "$64 Qeyton." While traveling with the 'Round the World Town Meeting he said, "The first question asked us believe that the Senate will give the matter very careful consid eration." Before the Senate meets, the new faculty calendar committee will probably meet to form a posi tive recommendation concerning vacation extension. Students and faculty have been making inquiries about the estab lished calendar which calls for re turn to school on the day after New Year's. Since Jan. 1 falls on Sunday this year, Monday is a legal holiday and all business establishments will be closed. The annual New Year's Day bowl games also will be played on Mon day this year. wherever we went, all over the world was this: "How can Amer ica call itself a democracy as long as lynchings, segregation, and discrimination continue un checked? American ambassadors we met say this is the $64 ques tion with which they are con stantly faced.' " The Moscow radio, for purposes of Communist propaganda, play up all American racial troubles, "real, alleged or concocted," Mr. White further charged. He said that to avert communism we must counteract this and display moral leadership to the world. Current biography quoted White as saying that army segre gation and job shutouts "because of color" say in effect to Negroes, "you are pariahs unworthy to fight and perhaps die beside your white fellow Americans to stop Hitler and dictatorship." Since then army segregation was ended by a presidential proc lamation by President Truman. War Correspondent White's political activities be gan when he was appointed a delegate to the Second Pan African Congress held in Eng land, Belgium and France in 1931. During the war he served as a war correspondent and traveled more than 75,000 miles visiting army camps and con See WALTER WHITE Page 4 Tuesday, Novber 29, 1949 'Turnabout' Ball Tickets Sell for $3 Jimmy Dorscy and his orchestra will play for coeds and their dates at the traditional Mortar Board Ball Dec. 9. The famous saxophonist-bandleader has been signed to set the tempo at the campus' annual vice versa affair. Tickets at $3.00. To be held in the Coliseum, Friday, Dec. 9, the Ball will be the second of the season's formal dances, following the Military Ball but will be the first and only dance of the year at which the women foot the bills! Back from Pacific Dorsey and his orchestra are back after an extended series nf engagements on the Pacific coast, in movies, radio and recordings. He has recently appeared in some of the nation's most popular hotels, resorts and vaudeville theatres, in addition to many of the college campuses. Featured with the Dorsey outfit are Larry Noble and Helen Lee, with Ray Bauduc, Charlie Tea garden and Claire Hogan. The band has appeared recently to gether in MGM and Monogram Pictures, MGM records, and at such places at Hollywood's Palla dium, Paramount, Roxy and Cap itol theatres in New York, Hotel Sherman of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania in New York City. Among- 'Biff Five' Considered among the band world's "Big Five," Dorsey helped set the pace for the juke-box craze. Through Dorsey's Decca records, featuring Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell, the band sold six million records in two years. Among the record hits of the band were "Amapola," "Green Eyes," "Tangerine," "In the Hush of the Night" and "Blue Champagne." Jimmy Dorsey began his musia See DORSEY, page 2. Military Ball To Introduce 'Commandant' The coed who reigns at this year's Military Ball will be given the title of - "Honorary Com mandant." rather than "Hono rary Colonel" as other ranking coeds for the past 23 years have been called. For 23 years the "Honorary Colonel," the ranking coed at this year's Military Ball will be known as the "Honorary Commandant." A result of the national unifica tion of the armed forces and the joint sponsorship of the '49 Ball on campus, the "Commandant" title will mark the first change in the Colonel's lady's rank since 1922. At that time the idea of a popularly-elected "Colonel" to lead the grand march at the traditional ball began. From that year for ward she has been presented at the ball, except for four war years when it was not held. This year's "Commandant" was selected at an all-military officers election. Sponsors of the ball are the ground forces, the air corps and the naval units which com prise the Candidate Officers as sociation. From finalists named in an all University election, the officers chose as their "lady" either Pat Berge, Sue Bjorklund, Jean Eck vall, Janet Fairchild or Louise McDill. The results of the elec tion will be kept secret until the night of the ball, Dec. 2. Tony Pastor and his orchestra will play at the ball which tradi tionally opens the campus formal season. It will be held at the Coliseum.