Thursday, December 75, 1949
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Calendar Mixup
It seems to us that the Calendar committee has made
a mess of things. ... .
It did a good deed, especially m the eyes of the stu
dents when it recommended an extension of Christmas
vacation to Jan. 3. But they hurt the students when they
cut one day off of the pre-exam study period to make
up for the lost class day.
If the Calendar committee had been more careful when
drawing up the University calendar for 1949-50, this mess
could have been avoided. A plan whereby students would
leave for home next Wednesday and return Jan.4 might
have solved the problem before it arose. This plan would
not make necessary the elimination of one pre-exam study
dciy
We wish the Facultv Senate would do something about
the study period. If it is too late to act, then we wish the
Calendar committee in the future would plan the Univer
sity calendar more carefully.
J Cub Clem
Publications.. .
(Continued from Pago 1.)
them. Membership in an organ
ized house is not a prerequisite to
.success on the student newspaper,
an opinion which is heartily
shared by the present editor and
his staff."
The Committee said more de
tailed plans for the operation
of The Daily Nebraskan and the
Corn Shucks for the second se
mester would be announced fol
lowing the Christmas vacation.
Details of procedure in selecting
the new staffs will be included
in these announcements.
Committee members are: Dr.
Roger Shumate, professor of Po
ntivii Siirnro. chairman: Mr.
Claire Harper, Director of Uni
versity Commercial Activities,
secretary; Clifford Hicks, profes
sor of Business Organization and
Management: Miss Mary Guthrie,
assistant professor of Home Eco-
I nomics; and the following stu
dent members: Leon Pfeiffer,
Miss M. J. Melkk and Gerald
Matzke. Dean T. J. Thompson is
an ex-ofl'icio member of the
Board.
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UN Assembly
Representatives
Meet Tonight
House representatives to the
model United Nations General
Assembly conference scheduled
on campus for March 15-17 will
meet at 7:30 p. m. Thursday,
Dec 15, in Room 108, Burnett
hall.
A tentative agenda for the
meet will be announced to the
representatives, acording to Irene
Hunter, NUCWA secretary.
Tnfnrmntinn on the individual
countries represented will also be
given at the meeting. Jt'roi. ixor
nun Hill, nolitical science in
structor, has assisted the NUCWA
Information and Kesearcn envi
sion in preapring outlines of all
asembly nations.
Assigned Countries.
Countries assigned for the con
ference arc: Argentina, Alpha
Chi Omega; Australia, Alpha lau
Omega; Belgium, Delta lau
Delta; Bolivia, Alpha Omicron
Pi; Brazil. Beta Theta Ti; Burma,
Sigma Phi Epsilon; Byelorussian
Soviet. Sigma Chi; Canada,
Loomis hall; Chile, Alpha Xi
Delta; China, Pi Kappa Phi;
Cuba, Rosa Bouton hall; Czecho
slovakia. Women's Dorm; Den
mark, Terrace hall; Ecuador,
Love Memorial hall.
Egypt, Gamma Phi Beta;
Ethiopia, I.U.C., Wesleyan uni
versity; France. Kappa Alpha
Theta": Greece. Tan Kappa Epsi
lon: Guatemala, Delian-Union:
India, Norris Houe; Iran, Palla
riian; Liberia, Zeta Beta Tau:
Luxembourg, Newman club;
Mexico. Howard hall; Nether
lands, Beta Sigma Psi; New Zea
land, Delta Sigma Pi; Norway,
Kappa Kappa Gamma; Pakistan.
Wilson hall; Panama. Acacia:
and Paraguay. Delta Chi.
Philippine Republic, ISA; Po
land, Chi Omega; Saudi Arabia.
Men's Dorm; Siam, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon; Sweden, Delta Gamma:
Turkcv, Alpha Phi; Ukrainian
Soviet, Towne club; Union of
South Africa, Alpha Sigma Phi;
is ;., Phi r.amma Delta: United
Russia, a ... " . .... i
Kingdom. Pi Beta Pin; United
States, Kappa Delta; Uruguay,
Methodist Student house; Vene
zuela, Phi Delta Theta; Yugo
slavia, Sigma Alpha Mu, and
Palestine, Sigma Delta Tau.
Countries not yet assigned in
clude: Afghanistan, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras,
ti Iran Lebanon. Nicara-
gua, Peru, Syria and lcmcn.
Library Open
During Recess
Love Library will remain open
during most of the Christmas
vacation.
The schedule of hours for the
recess is:
Dec. n 8 a. m. to 12 noon.
Dec. 19 to 238 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Dec. 27 to 30 8 a. m. to 5
p. m.
The Library will be closed Dec.
18, 24, 25, 2ti and 31 and Jan. 1
and 2.
1VCF to Present
jYuletide Program
The Inter-Varsity Christian
Fellowship will present its an
nual Christmas program Thurs
day at 7:30 p. m. in Union Room
315.
Guest speaker for the evening
ho Art Anderson, a student
at the University Medical School
in Omaha and president of the
IVCF chapter there.
Special Christmas music will
include a violin solo by Jeanettc
Hause and a marimba solo by
Jack Moore. Betty Zumhingst
and Bryan Johnson will read the
Christmas story.
Book Business
And here's the administration's story. The adminis
tration is trying to make the University bookstore pay its
own way. Nothing we'd rather see. Over head is now setting
the University back to the tune of approximately 250
dollars. , ,.
When this is accomplished, will the bookstore be able
to' reduce its prices? It's up to the University board of re
gents. Can the bookstore sell supplies other than books?
That, too, is up to the regents. Surely this board will see
it is in the student's interest that an attempt be made to
reduce prices. And not only the student, but the bookstore
itself, is concerned with the matter of supplies. If Regents
is going to pay its own way, it will need the supply business.
The student council in the past has tried to get supplies
for the store. Since the Council had no success, we urge
the regents to make it possible for the University store
to carry supplies. .
Prices, the administration says, are established in ac
cordance with the practices of the stores. This means list
price. If Regents was able to reduce its used book mark-up,
there should be no reason, other than making the store
self-supporting, for not lowering prices on new books.
And what has been happening to-the bookstore fi
nancial report which was requested by the Student Council
well over two years ago? The report was to determine,
among other things, whether funds were being withdrawn
from the bookstore account to be used for other purposes
ind whether the store could afford to reduce prices.
Next spring, after having waited three years, the
Council may gel an accurate statement. We can do nothing
more than hope that the Council will take appropna''i
action. , .
The administration is to be commended, however, lor
speedy steps to bring about more efficient bookstore opera
tion and to provide adequate records. Additional and im
proved bookkeeping has provided purchase and sales records
separately for new books and used books ... a system
long needed. A complete inventory was taken as of April,
19 19. which provided an accurate beginning inventory rec
ord for this year. The bookstore manager was sent to three
schools last summer to study their bookkeeping methods.
The present manager of the bookstore is now on a
full-time graduate manager basis. For several years it was
managed by part-time undergraduate managers, greatly
hampering efficient operation.
The most recent improvement in the book problem is
the office of textbook information. This office will help to
relieve the confusion of supplying the student with informa
tion as to texts tor his courses. , . ,
Regents is now burdened with the job of reimbursing
other stores for books purchased under the pi bill. At times,
the o-overnment is delinquent as much as .120,UUU to 5iou,
000 in payments for veterans' books. Bookstore management
would be greatly improved if books and supplies accounts to
gether with the VA and veterans accounts with other
stores, wiuld be completely separated from the Regents
bookstore. . ,
Susie Reed.
Red Cross Unit Sponsors
Yiilelidc Parlies, Caroling
CHRISTMAS
GIFT WRAP
Deluxe Noreross Gift Wrap.
Matching Tags, Seals, Ribbons
Goldenrod Stationery Store
215 North 14th Street
Campus Red Cross Christmas
entertainment has rolled into high
gear this week with a vast pro
gram of caroling, parties and a
general spreading of Yuletide
goodwill.
Nearly every organized house
participated in" some fashion with
(several working logemcr 10 piu
' vide holiday cheer for orphan
ages and hospitals.
I Among the week's endeavors
'include Tail Kappa1 Epsilon's
partv for the orphans ot the
.Tabi'tha home. The Tikes pro
vided gins and refreshments for
the lots. A real Santa Clans
I topped the afternoon's events.
Sororities Entertain.
The Alpha Phis and I'i Beta
iPhis combined to distribute candy
land presents to St. Thomas'
Orphanage. They also provided
la jolly old '"Kris Kringle."
I The Sigma Nus continued their
annual custom of providing
f'liiistm;is entertainment by
bringing the children of Tabitha
home to the chapter house for a
night of presents and food.
Among the other houses, Beta
Sigma Psis entertained at the
Home lor Dependent Children,
tho K;inn;i Sies will iournev to
local Cedar Home with candy
and gilts, ini umega is going 10
the Orthopedic hospital and the
Pi Phis and the ATOs are com-
jbining talents to present a show
at me uoy s iteiormaiory.
Vets Party.
Other RCCU events include the
annual Christmas party at Vet
jeran's hospital. Under the di
rection of Committee Chairman
Carta uenher, a talented group
presented an array of singing and
comedy to the veterans.
With Bob Smaha taking over
"emcee" duties, the program in
cluded ventriloquist Jack Lang
and his dummy. "Chester," Bob
.Roser at the piano and several
holiday songs by Sally Schei with
Delaine Sais accompanying. A
door-prize was given to one lucky
! patient follow ing a short quiz.
i One of the big successes of the
unit occurred Monday evening.
lFovty-1'ivo representatives of or
Jganied houses toured the insti
tutions, hospitals, and orphan
ages ol the city in a program
(of carols. After visiting Bryan
and St. F.lu..beth hospitals and
'several orphanages, the group
i ended its tour with several num
Uiers in front of the home of
; Chancellor Gu.-tavson.
NU Bulletin
Hoard
Ac I'nion dance committee will
meet in the lounge Thursday at
7 p. m.
Home Fx Club pictures will be
taken Thursday at the West
Stadium at 5 p. m.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellow
ship Christmas program will be
held in Room 315 of the Union,
Thursday, at 7:30 p. m.
Delian-l'nion Literary Society
will hold its Christmas party at
7:30 p. m. Friday in 303 Temple
building.
Applications for second semes
ter housing in the Men's Resi
dence halls arc due at noon
Saturday at the dorm office in
Temporary building S.
Those interested in trying out
for the University R.O.T.C. Band
openings should see Mr. Don
Lentz at the Music building im
mediately. Openings are for
French horn, cornet and baritone
players.
