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LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Thursday, February 9, 1950
Vol. 50 No. 81
Council Faces Constitution Issue
Loan Fund
Provides Aid
To Students
Facts Staled In
Annual Hcport
A Student Loan Fund program
operating as it has in the past,
will continue to provide a limited
number of loans to students that
are worthy and needy.
W. C. Harper, member of the
committee In charge of adminis
trating the fund said that two
tvpes of loans would be available
to those students who were quali
fied and absolutely needing such
id.
The first fund which has been
cited by Harper as involving a
larger sum of money, is the reuu
lar fund which permits students
to borrow a larger amount for
longer duration. The other type
of fund provides the emergency
loans which allow students to
borrow a smaller amount of
money for a short period of time.
This is actually more generally
used by students to allay emer
gency circumstances which might
arise suddenly while they are
going to school. It never exceeds
$50 and has a time limit of two
to four months.
Annual Report.
In an annual report to the
Chancellor and the Board of Re
gents, the loan committee re
vealed the number of students
using the loans during the fiscal
year of July 1, 1948 to June 30,
1949. Forty took loans amount
ing to $6,685. Fifty-seven took
emergency loans having a value
of $2,026. The total of 97
amounted to $8,711.
Concerning the status or appli
cants, more men than women
tended to borrow from the emer
gency fund. Proportionately, vet
erans obtained more loans from
the regular fund to meet bigger
expenses.
Ranking the students accord
ing to class status, the largest
number of students were juniors.
More Loans Made.
A comparison of figures of this
fiscal year up to date shows that
many more loans have been ob
tained through the program than
during the last fiscal year. That
is, from July 1, 1949 to the
present time, there were 149
compared with the 97 of the en
tire previous year.
Generally all loans arc handled
through this committee. However
some must be first approved by
committees from various col
leges. The program does not simply
put all funds into one huge fund.
Each fund is usually an in
dividual fund that the donor has
stimulated to remain that way.
Often the donor has instructed
that these funds are to be used
only by certain specified stu
dents. Usually a student's application
Is not considered until he has
been registered at the University
one or more semesters.
Nominal Rates.
Interest rates on the loans are
See LOANS, Page 2.
Six Named
For Amikita
Sweetheart
Six finalists for Amikita Sweet
heart announced today by Elaine
Lauer, president. The elected
sweetheart will reign at the an
nual Amikita sweetheart ball
Saturday night.
Finalists are Mona Beavers,
Mary Lou Bierbowcr. Jean Howe,
Jackie Jensen, Elaine Lauer and
Norma Long. They were chosen
by the Amikita group on the
basis of service to the organiza
tion. Candidates must have been
active members of Amikita the
previous semester.
Gay Fiestner and his orchestra
will furnish dance music for the
ball. The event will be held in
the Ag Union Saturday evening
from 9 to 12 p. m.
In addition to the Amikita
Sweetheart, two attendants vo.
be presented at the dance. Both
the Sweetheart and the attend
ants will be chosen by a final
vote of the Amikita group and
will be announced at the dance.
Jackie Jensen is chairman of
the ball.
Kinsey Heads
Lincoln Alums
Dr. C. W. D. Kinsey was
elected as president of the Lin
coln Alumni association, Wed
nesday evening. He succeeds
Carl Olson, who has served as
head oi the University alumni
club during the past year.
Mrs. John Bentley was elected
vice president; Mrs. Sig North
was chosen as the new secretary,
and Winfield Elmen was re
elected treasurer.
Speaking at the meeting, which
was held in the Union ballroom,
were Ogden Nash, noted poet
and writer of light verse, Chan
cellor R. G. Gustavson, and
Coach Bill Glassford. Approxi
mately 400 guests attended.
The association voted to give
$100 to the University founda
tion. The gift is in observance
ol the foundation's 81st birthday.
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sponsored by Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Pat Berge, sponsored oy
Dixon sponsored by Acacia and Sue Eastergard sponsored by
winning coed will take place at the Union Mardi Gras Friday
Regional
To Convene Mere
The University Union will
play host Friday and Saturday
to the first annual conference of
Region 15 of Student Unions.
The purpose of the conference,
points out Duane Lake, Union di
rector and regional advisor, is to
give present Union directors and
students working in unions new
ideas, and especially to help
schools that do not have unions
to organize one. Lake is also vice
president of the National As
sociation of Student Unions.
Both student representatives
and directors from three states
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
are expected to attend the con
ference which officially opens at
9 a. m. Saturday, at an organiza
tion meeting.
Merits of Our System
As a part of the opening ses
sion at which Lake will preside,
Mrs. Gencne Grimm, Union ac
tivities director, will speak to the
delegates on "The Individual
His Place in the Committee Sys
tpm " Mrs. Grimm will discuss
the merit system and recognition I
system used on the University
campus.
Other delegates speaking on
college social programs will be j
Mrs. Marv Lou Bilsborough, who i
recently left Stephens College
and is helping organize a Union
at Southwest Missouri; and Mrs.
Hermina Zipple of Kansas Uni
versity. Following the opening session,
students and directors will hold
separate workshop sessions on
various topics. In charge of stu
dent discussions is Paul Welt
check, vice president of the Un
ion board. Other members of the
board will be assisting during the
convention.
Bore man To Speak
One highlight of the confer-
See I'NION. Page 2.
FacultvWomen
Review Styles
Ol NV's Past
Costumes of Nebraska activity
girls of a past era were featured
at the Faculty Women's club
style show yesterday in the Union
ballroom.
Tank suits used by the Univer
sity in 1915 and a series of Tassel
uniforms from 1925 on were one
of the most interesting parts of
the Cornhuskcr review.
Orchcsis, May queens. Mortar
Boards and Honorary Colonel j
costumes were modeled. The May I
queen costume of 1915, a com- 1
plcx arrangement of lace, was i
appreciated by the audience. I
The 'N' sw eater of 1908 was
presented followed by the 'N'
sweater of 1950. Gym suits of
1925 were modeled followed by
a gym creation of 1950.
An activity on the campus in
the early '20's, which has since
departed, was the Order of the
Golden Fleece. Vhe only pre
requisite for membership in this
organization was red hair. It
didn't make any difference what
shade, each head was classified
according to hue. Some were
squash, others pumpkin and even
lemon.
Prizes were given to the girl
with the reddest hair. The 1920
dress of the members was mod
eled by Mrs. H. Holtzclaw. The
order was finally dropped from
the campus when everyone with
even a clint of red in their hair
j applied for membership.
finnlistc fnr University Mardi
Margaret Thomsen, sponsored by
Union Delegates
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DIRECTOR OF THE UNION Duane Lake, Union director at
Nebraska and vice president of the national association of col
lege Unions, is the regional advisor of the Region 15 student
union conference which will hold its first annual conference here
Friday and Saturday. Eleven universities and colleges are
scheduled to be present.
Law College
With Honor
BY EUGENE WOHLNER.
Many students have deplored
the final exam system and have
suggested that they be held on
tne honor system as at Stanford,
Western Reserve and other
schools.
Final exams are held on the
honor system in one college on
this campus at the present time.
That is the college ol law.
Although instituted in January
of 1949. the students 'first hau
! to be brought up to the honor
system," as Dean Edmund bci
sheim, head of the law school
stated. First the system was ex
plained to entire classes, then to
groups, and finally to individual
students. When it was completely
understood by them, 93 percent
of them were in favor of adopt
ing the plan.
- The honor system, stated the
dean, is "a system of student
conduct designed to eliminate the
necessity for proctored examina
tions: it places on each student
the duty of taking his examina
tions without receipt of aid or
assistance from any other student
and without the use of any un
authorized materials. It places on
each student the responsibility
for reporting any infractions of
the system observed during the
course of an exam."
Honesty Pledce.
Upon the completron of ex
aminations which in the past had
required proctors, each student
signs a pledge of honesty that
states:
"I hereby affirm that I have
lived up to the Honor System in
writing this examination and that
1 have neither received nor given
Gras Uueen are pictured.
aoovc.
Alpha Tau Omega; Jan Champine
igma mi. nom. iuw, iyn,
Delta Tau Delia. Election
night, Feb. 10.
Nancy
of the
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Successful
System Trial
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' aid on this examination and I
(know) (do not know) oT any
one who did. (Underline which
ever applicable)."
! The pledges are then turned
into the olfice of the Di :m, U
ijeliier with the examinations.
I There they are examined and in-
j vestigated for infractions by the
Honor Council, which super-
I vises the examinations.
Council Investigates.
The council, composed of the
See HONOR SYSTEM, Page 4.
Henry L. Scott will present
his "one man gala" performance
at the piano in the Union ball
room this evening, Feb. 9, at 8
p.m.
Known as American's First
Concert Humorist. Scott has ar
ranged a program especially
adaptable to college audiences,
i His transitions from brilliant in-
frp' etitions of Chopin and
Liszt to 5".". humorous "Little
Hoy Oeniu'R Grows Up," present
something "unique" on t Ii e
American concert scene.
Played Here Kofure
Scott has played before . Ne
braska students in 1943 and
1944, and was scheduled to make
his third appearance here by
popular request.
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Members
Representation, Elections
Bookstore Case
Remains Mystery
Lincoln police are still seek
ing the thief or thieves who made
off with $1,894 from the Ne
braska Bookstore Jan. 27. Ac
t
cording to Police Lioutenan
Masters, investigators are still
working on the case.
A reward of $500 is being of
fered by bookstore manager
Johnny A. Johnsen for informa
tion leading to the arrest and
conviction of the burglar or
burglars who made off with
$351.22 in postal funds.
$1,543 in bookstore money.
and
Filings For
Builders Board
Open Feb. 15
Applications for positions on
the Builders board for-1950-'51
will be accepted beginning Feb
15. At that time, filings may be
made for the executive council
offices.
Jeannie Sampson, president of
the campus service organization,
announced that offices on the
council include the president,
general vice president, publica-
, tions vice president, secretary
and treasurer All applications
; will be received in the Builders
office, 308 Union.
The student officers will be
selected by election by the board
after nomination of candidates
from the slate of applicants has
been made by the outgoing senior
members of the board. The elec
tions will be held Feb. 22.
Immediately following the
election of the executive council,
students may file for the re
maining board positions which
include the chairmanship of 11
separate committees. These
chairmen will supervise art and
publicity, mass meetings and
membership, parties and conven
tions and new projects. Other
administrators will be the editors
of the following publications:
Scarlet and Cream. Calendar. Di
rectory and the Bulletin. Tw6
office managers are also chosen
Annual Coed
PennyCarnival
Plans Revealed
An annual spring event, the
Coed Counselors Penny Carnival
will be held in the Union ball
room Saturday, Feb. 18.
Cake and popcorn will be on
sale at the Carnival and me
main event will be the presen- ,
tnlinn nf thp awards tO the beSt '
designed booths. Judging will be
by a group of faculty memDers
and by a written voie oi me wc-
kct buyers.
At present, houses which have
entered the competition, and
their booth managers, are Alpha
Chi Omega, Jean Stetven: Alpha
Omicron Pi. Mary Lou Williams:
Alpha Phi, Joan Hinds: Alpha Xi
Delta, Marilyn Reckeway: C h i
Omega, Cecilia Pinkerton; Delta
Delta Delta, Beth Randall; Delta
Gamma, Demaris Riddell.
Gamma Phi Beta, Barbara
Kanua Alpha Theta,
Mary Jean Neeley: Kappa Delta,
Mary Taylor; Kappa Kappa
Gamma. Marilyn Peterson; i'ni
Beta Phi, Ann Jane Hall; Sigma
Delta Tau. Gloria Gensber: Sig
ma Kappa, Elizabeth Roger,
Adelphi, Betty Carroll; Towne
Club, Edith Holtz; and Wilson
Hall, Alice Harms.
Tickets cost 25 cents and are
being sold by the Coed Coun
selors. All proceeds will go to
the sponsoring organization.
A: Administrator
In Washington
Elton Lux, administrative as
sistant for the University Ag
extension service, is in Washing
ton, D. C, this week for a na
tional conference of administra
tive financial assistants for the
agricultural extension service. He
plans to return Monday.
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to
Fit
Tickets are still on sale at the i
Union lobby and Music school
and will be on sale at the door.
The price is $1.20 per person.
Part one of Scott's program
will include impressions of Vin
cent Lopez, Eddie Duchin and
Teddy Wilson; Juba Dance by
Nathaniel Dett: Second Hungar
ian Rhapsody by Liszt, i
Humorous M.islc
Adding humor in the second
part Scott will play "A Great
Concert Pianist," "Complete
Course in Counterpoint," "Boogie
Woogie A La Meade, Lux'
Lewis" "The Three Dances,"
"Sewing on a Button." "Ballad."
"Litle Boy Genius Grows Up.'
and "Music Appreciation," aH
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Offer Changes in
Action has finally been taken by the Student Council
to revise the Council constitution. A proposal drawn up
by Fred Chael, Rod Lindwall and Bob Parker provides
for the revision of Article 4 of the present constitution
by-laws.
Chamber
Lauds Bill
The Lincoln Chamber of Com
merce welcomed Coach Bill Glass
ford "back from Chicago" at a
public affairs luncheon Wednes
day. Coach Glassford reiterated the
obligation he felt to the people of
Nebraska, the students of the
University of Nebraska, the men
on his staff and the players.
An overflow crowd attended
the meeting.
"I have said it before and I
repeat again: I hope that I may
stay here a long, long time,"
Coach Glassford said.
He also said that he fell that
an education was the primary
purpose for any young man enter
ing a university, atnietics being
a part of that education.
Chancellor Gustavson in in
troducing Coach Glassford re
called the time when Bill was
under consideration for the Ne
braska job.
The chancellor said the recom
mendations on his skills as a
coach were not enough. Chancel
lor Gustavson said he followed
through and learned from the
president of the University of
New Hampshire the things that
he wanted to know.
Bill. Chancellor Gustavson said,
and Mrs. Glassford, had become
a part of the faculty and the
community at Durham, N. H.,
seat of the university. He was
told that Bill had all the char
acteristics of a leader and a
builder.
That was what the chancellor
said he wanted to know.
"Since Bill has been with us
he has shown all of these char
acteristics," the chancellor said.
"And if the time ever comes when
he has to refer back to the pic
tures and newspaper clippings
which have been printed in the
part week, the wolves will have
to chew me' before they start
chewing on Bill."
Student Opinion Varies
On Junior Class Revision
A limited number of students
! were asked Wednesday for their
, opinions on organization ui lihm
of class
i splnt and the changing ol class
olticer positions to inciuae some
responsibihties, as suggested oy
Herb Reese, junior class presi
dent. The students were asked what
they thought of suggestions given
for activities which might be en
tered by a class. They were also
asked to give their own sugges
tions, if any.
Some Skeptic
Many of those polled showed
some skepticism over the class
meeting idea. Most of them
j agreed, however, that something
could be accomplished in such
meetings if the students could be
organized.
Almost all of the students
liked the idea of having the
classes sponsor the Junior-Senior
Prom, (it is now sponsored by
the Innocents Society). Many
thought that it would be a good
idea for classes to sponsor gifts
to the University, but only a few
were in favor of class picnics or
other social functions.
Pro and Con
One student, when asked about
Reese's idea of organizing class
spirit, said he thought it was
good because "most of the class
doesn't know what's going on."
He was especially in favor of
class meetings. Another said, "its
a good point, out i aon i uhiik u
will work. Students aren't inter
ested enough to take responsibil-
Feotyp
arranged by Scott. Pastoral by
Scarlatti will also be played.
Following intermission, Scott
will play "Rumba and Swing
Tango," "Eccentricities - of My
Punils." "Remarks," and "Mit
tens on the Keys," all arranged ;
bv Scott: "Chopin in the Citrus I
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irris; "C Sharp
Chopin a n d
Cost," Henry
Belt," Edward Harr
Minor Waltz,
"unythm at any
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Scott's last selection, "Mittens
on the Keys," is his most famous. ;
It is typical of tbe many "hum
orous and witty arrangements'
made by this pianist. His ren- ,
ditions of "Little Boy Genius i
Grows Up" and "Sewing on a j
Button, arc also long rcmem
j bcrcd by his audiences.
They stated in their proposal,
"In view of the seemingly sty
mied progress now being mada
in our efforts to establish a new
constitution, we propose the fol
lowing recommendations, which,
we hope, will expedite the pro
cess of establishing the consti
tution." The exact words of the pro
posal were:
"1. We propose a system of
representation by colleges only.
An apportioned representation
was supported by the following
points in its favor: It is the logi
cal solution to the present prob
lem of representation. It avoids
a complicated system of appor
tioning representatives by count.
It makes for a small efficient
group. It is a simple, easily man
aged, system which affords no
overlapping of representation, as
is new evident in the present
council.
Political Parties,
"2. Next, we propose the es
tablishment of political parties
under the following regulations
and conditions: That the party's
constitutions by, submitted to
and passed by the Student Coun-
cil; that the parties have a fac-
ulty sponsor; that campaigning
be controlled as follows: Rallies,
' public hearings, gatherings, pa
rades, and any other party-soon-sored
affairs shall be registered
with the president of the Coun
cil no less than three days prior
to the event The president of the
Council shall then notify the Uni
versity administration and regu
lation of the event then rests
with the administration, rather
than with any student group. In
fractions of campaign rules shall
be imposed as follows: Infrac
tions of the campaign rules shall
be penalized according to the de
rision of the Student Council
faculty sponsors in accord with
any of the following alterna
tives: Warning, complete loss of
campaign privileges or elimin
ations of candidates name from
ballot.
Election Publicity
"Election publicity shall be
limited to the following: Hand
made posters and signs: Student
musicians only may be hired for
publicity purposes. Public ampli
fication shall be limited to the
usc-of-the-hand-s p e a k e r cm
See COl'NCIL, Page 2.
: ity among themselves."
A number ol interviews em
phasized that it would be very
difficult to organize a class. Most
0f these admitted that if the job
i could be done it would be ad-
, vantageous.
One student said that the class
presidents should be seated in
the student council. "There
should be more distinction in
holding this office," he said. An
other thought that if classes
could be organized it would take
some of the glamour from the
student council.
Class Meetings
One mentioned that the fresh
man class is the only one w-hich,
is set apart in any way because
freshmen wear beanies at the be
ginning of the semester. This
student, favorable to the idea of
student meetings, thought that
something could be accomplished
in them, and suggested they be
publicized and open to all. He
also said that the position of
class officer could carry as much
distinction as that of an Inno
cent. Another said that class presi
dents should have no powers at
all and that the position should
remain as is.
A few questions were asked.
These included "Is the committee
supposed to be representative of
the junior class?" and "How
would such a diversified group
as the junior class ever get to-
I gether on any social function?"
One student suggested that the
senior class should sponsor gifts
to the University by contributing
to a scholarship fund. Ho
doubted, however, that more
than one per cent of a class
would attend any class meetings.
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