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Vol. 50 No. 52
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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.
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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
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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.
