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Friday, January 13, 1950 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN PAGE 3 . Kids, Cowhands Top Talk At Gene Autry Interview By Susie Reed Dapper, soft-spoken, friendly . . . the radio and screen star, Gene Autry, met reporters in his downtown hotel suite Thursday morning. Wearing western garb tailored especially for him, the singing cowpokc sported a brown cord suit and a dashing checked shirt. A casual neckerchief and cow boy boots completed his outfit. His familiar white hat lay on the bed. Talk turned to Boy's Town. Cene brought 750 youths from the famous town to see his Lincoln performance. Father Flanagan, he said, knew how to handle "those kids." He compared the job of the late founder of Boy's Town to that of Notre Dame's Coach Frank Leahy. A "tough" job, he called it. And whoever succeeds them will face tasks just as big The institutions these men have built up, Gene commented, were built entirely around their per sonalities. Popularity There was no doubt about the star's popularity. The hotel lobby was crowded with people, eager to catch a glimpse of him. Gene gets a lot of fan mail, about 80,000 letters a month, mostly from enthusiastic teen agers. Lots of women write him, he says, with enthusiastic decla rations of devotion. Once, over the air, he defined shepherds as modified cowboys who tended sheep instead of cows. Autry immediately was flooded with letters from cowhands who denied the comparison with their unique profession. Gene doesn't get to many Uni versity campuses on his tours. He brought his show to the Coliseum because of its seating capacity. Autry is now on the longest tour of his career. His Lincoln en gagement was the fifth city he played in a 68-city itinerary over a period of 71 days. He will re turn to Hollywood March 1, and by April he expects to be work ing on a new picture. He is now considering several scripts for the movie. Autry and company played in Madison Square Garden 26 days. He goes on tour every year. Most everyone in his troupe of 35 en tertainers has worked with htm sometime during his career. Champion "Champion" travels in an enor mous, red, air-conditioned van. Autry's mount is now the father of a three-year-old. which also appeared onstage at the Coliseum. Gene has won record fame with such songs as "Here Comes Santa Claus" and his latest hit, "Ru dolph, the Red-NTosed Reindeer," already is above the two million sales mark. Autry admits turning down a chance to buy "Deep in the Heart of Tex.-.s" for fifty dol lars because he thought it would nevt go over. He owns a few publishing houses and has his own arranger Autry says he's always willing to campaign against juvenile de linquency, but that it's hard to tie in such a theme in western movies. He also holds a high regard for charitable institutions. He receives many letters asking for contribu tions, he says, but he can't give to each and everyone of them. In stead, he donatf-s to national or ganizations fuch as Red Cross, Community Chest and the Salva tion Army, he said. An extensive survey shows that when a girl yawns in your face she isn't necesarily tired or over worked but probably just over educated. Duquesne University. Pittsburgh. Pi. i 5 , iff iii I 111 RAG INTERVIEWS AUTRY Rag Editor Cub Clem and News Edi tor Bruce Kennedy talk with Gene Autry during his visit in Lincoln. With his mount, "Champion," Autry presented two performances Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum. 'Cloud College' Utah university is again offer ing students an opportunity of viewing more of their home state. Classes are conducted at five or ten thousand feet in commercial passenger planes. The "cloud col lege" is designed especially for geology students. Top Sloiy . . . Continued from Page 1 not for beauty but for efficiency. A Big Feature The University budget story of last spring rated eighth spot, and the selection, of Miss Daily Ne braskan in March was voted ninth in importance. The latter story grew out of a projected publicity scheme for the motion picture "Mother Was a Freshman." When University officials nixed the possibility of a freshman coed receiving a finan cial award. The Daily Nebraswan went ahead with its project any how and eventually, after a stu dent poll, named Sue Eastergard Miss Daily Nebraskan. The story went out on numerous press as sociation wires and was the sub ject of a double page feature in the Omaha World-Herald. And there were the big stories f 1949. May 1950 be as interesting. Iiiterfralernily Couneil Books Dance Band Al Hudson with the Lee Wil liams orchestra will furnish the music at the Interfraternity ball Feb. 14, it was announced today by Larry Nordin, social chair man of the Interfraternity coun cil. Hudson and his 12-piece or chestra feature a male vocalist and additional entertainment. The tentative plans for the "Greek Weekend" include a con vocation with two nationally known speakers on Friday, Feb. 3, exchange luncheon among the fraternities Saturday noon and the traditional ball Saturday night at Cotner Terrace. This is an entirely new and different idea for the Interfra ternity ball," stated Leo Geier, president of the Interfraternity council, "but we think it will add a great deal to the prestige of the ball and the fraternity system." Dinner will be served at the Terrace preceding the dancing. Final Exam Schedule laboratory classes mating for several rout In bob. hoar aa one ar two days shall meet for eliminations a follows: lasses nwrtlKE oa Monday and Tuesday ahall be tumlnrl on (be date scheduled for the first boar at their laboratory meeting! Wednesday or Thursday classes on the second hour of their meeting; Friday or Saturday classes on the third hour. I nit examination have been scheduled for all sections In the following anhieets: (1) Business Organization 3, 4, 11, 141, 14V. tl lvll Fnglneering I: 3 Keonomleii II. 1. 115; (41 Fduration SO, 1. 62; (6) Fleetrleal Fnglneering IJJ, 19, 2S, 231; (6) Fnglneering Mechanics 22; (7) Fngtlsh B, 1, 2, 3, 4, 17; French II. 13: (S Home Feonomics 41, 41; (10) Mathe matics 11. 14. 16. Ill, 17, 41, 42, 104, lMi. Ml; till Mechanical Fnginccring 1, tit) Psychology 70; 13) Sociology 53; H) Spanish 51, 6.1. If students have regularly scheduled esaminalloos conflicting with the above specially arranged schedule, arrangements to take such specially scheduled examinations at another time shonld be made with the department concerned n or befi.re January II. For esanipte: If a student is scheduled for an examination which conflicts with a specially sched uled examination ia French, arrangements should be made with the French department to take sorh French examination a4 another time. WF.DNF.S1)AY. JANUARY 18 a.m. to II m. Classes meeting at a.m.. five or four days, or Mon., Wed.. Frl., r any one or twa af these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (lasses meeting at 11 a.m., Tuesday., Thurs., or Sat., ar any one af these day. THIKSOAY, JANFARY 1 a.m. to It m. Classes meeting at S p.m.. Toes., Thurs., or either one af these days, a a.m. ta II a.m. All sections in Mechanical Fnginerring I. a.m. ta 14 a.m. All sections ia Home Feonomics 41 and 4t. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. All sections la Business Organization 21. iColiseam) a.m. to 10 a.m. All sections In Business Organization Ml. (Coliseum) a.m. to 10 a.m. All sections In I rene II, IT Coliseum) ft a.m to 10 a. in All sections In Spanish 51, 53. (Coliseum) II a.m. to 1 p.m. All sections In Feonomics II, 12. (Coliseum) 1 p.m. ta t p.m. Classes meet lag at Z p.m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed.. Frl., ar any one ar twa of these days. FRIDAY, JANFARY 20 a.m. U It m. Classes meeting at 10 a.m.. five or four days, ar Mob., Wed., Frl., or any one or twa af these days. 2 p m. ta .1 p.m. Classes meeting at 3 p.m., five or four days, or Mob., Wrd., Fri., or any one ar two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 4 p.m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Frl., r any one ar twa of these days. SsTlRDAY, JANFARY 21 t a.m. to It m. Classes meeting at 4 p.m.. Toes, and Thars.. or Hther at these days. a.m. to 10 a.m. All sections la Mathematica II, I. 41, ini. (Coliseum) II a.m. to 1 p.m. All sections la Mathematics It, IS. 17, 42, 1O0. 107. (Colisesim) 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. t lasses meeting at 8 a.m , Tors.. Thurs., Sat., ar any one or twa af these days. t n.m. ta S P.m. lasses meeting at p.m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Frl., ar aay oae ar twa af these days. , lues, ana inurs., or eiiner owe wi inese aays. Mini., Wed., Fri., ar any one or two of these days. Toes, and Thurs., or either oae af these days. MONDAY, JANFARY 1$ five ar four days, or Mon., Wed., Frl., ar any owe ar twa af these days. , lacs, and Thars, oc either one af these days. TIFSDAY, JANIZARY 24 five or four days, or Moa., Wed., rrl., ar any one or twa f these days. z p.m. t p m. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 5 p.m.. is p.m.- a.m. to It m. 2 p.m. to t p.m. lasses sneetrng at a p.m., 4 lasses meeting at 7 p.m., Classes meeting at 7 p.m., (lasses meeting at t a.m., 4 lasses meeting at 1 p.m., Frl., ar nay awe or twa af tsssae days. af these days. a.m. ta 12 m. Classes meeting at 12 m.. a a so to II wm. All sections la CivH Fnglneering I. a.m. to 10 a.m. All sections In Bo. loess Organiratioa 147. (Cullsesim) 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. All sections la Fdneatioa Stl, CI, C2. (Coliseum) IS a.m. to u na p.m. AH sections In Business Organisation 3. 4. (Coliseum) lS::ta a.m. to I -'So p.m. All sections la Psychology 70. (Coliseum 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ( lasses meeting at II a.m., five or four days, or Mon.. Wed., Wr.DNF.SDAY, JANFARY 25 am. I 12 m. Classes meeting at I p m., five or foar days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any awe ar twa t p.m. to 5 p.m. ( lasses meeting at 10 a.m., lues.. Than, Sat., ar aay awe ar tww af Iheae days. Till RSIMY, JANFARY 20 a.m. ta It as. Classes meeting at a.m., Taes., Thurs., Sat., or any sac ar twa af these days. 1 p.m. ta 5 p.m. All sections In Fagllsh. 2. 2 p.m. to p.m. All sections in Fagllsh 8, 4. 2 p m. to 5 p.m. sections In Fngllsh 17. 2 p.m. to t p.m. All sections In Flee. F.ng. 18, 2S, 2:i7. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Ail seclioas m Ivcoawnics 111. FRIDAY, JANVARY 27 a m. fa It m. Classes meeting at I p.m., Taes. asd Thars., ar Hther af these dsvyt. 2 p m. to 4 p.m. All aerllons hi Kagtisa 81, 1 (Coliseum) 2 p.m. ta 5 p.m. All sections in Sociology 53 2 p.m. ta p.m. All sections in Fnginerring Mechanics 218. r -n. to 5 P ''. " se-Mons In Mechanical FnglneeHnf 8. Piano Humorist Henry Scott to Present Show Henry Scott, termed "America's first concert humorist," will ap pear at the Union ballroom Thursday, Feb. 9. Under the sponsorship of the I-- - V Henry Scott. Union music committee, the vir tuoso of the piano will present a program including impressions of Vincent Lopez and Eddie Duchin, humorous arrangements of "A Great Concert Pianist," "Boogie Woogie is la Meade," "Lux Lewis," "Sewing on a But ton," and "Mittens on the Keys." Scott is known as the pioneer of concert humor in America. His career includes theatre appear ances, movie "shorts" for Para mount, a debut at Town Hall and an engagement at New York's Rainbow room. Along with his concert humor, Scott is also an interpreter of Chopin and Liszt and an author ity on modern popular styles. Scott's appearance at the Uni versity has been planned for col lege audiences with emphasis on swing, classics, pantomime and concert humor. Tickets, $1.20 per person, are on sale at the Union. Public Needs Clarification Of Farm Plans Farm and labor groups using stock phrases to condemn or praise national farm plans "are ' clouding issues for the general ; public," according to Dr. C. Clyde Mitchell, chairman of the Uni versity Ag Economics depart ment. He spoke at a meeting of the Production Credit Association, in Scottbluff this week. All farm plans thus far pro posed, said Dr. Mitchell, lack the provision for price adjustment needed in American agriculture. None of the plans consider "the thing that really needs to be done to find methods of increas ing consumption at home to take care of farm surplus. Human misery still exists in this country, he declared, and many American people are not eating enough of the right kind of food. He added that a reasonable expansion of livestock feeding and consumption of livestock products would take c J of the nation's surplus food. Farm and labor groups, he said, are vehement in their attacks and praise on farm plans. He warned that the problem is com plex and a simple answer can't be given. A new agricultural adjustment act, he predicted, will be passed within six months, containing a lot of compromises and provisions of most of the plans thus far proposed. - r-