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The Weather Cold wave, snow flurries Friday; Saturday fair, not so cold extreme west; strong northerly winds Friday, dim inishing late afternoon; highs Friday 5 to 10 above north, to near IS southwest. Only Daily Puhlirnlion For Shiilrnt Al The Lnirersity of Mcbratka 1 IN Vol. 50 No. 92 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Friday, February 24, 1950 ROTC Band Will Symphonic Style In 1950 Winter Concert Cooper, Wcstfall Soloists The 97-piece University ROTC Symphonic band will present its annual winter coricert at 3 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in the Coliseum under the direction of Don Lentz. Featured soloists will be Elburn Cooper, clarinet, and Robert Westfall, baritone horn. Cooper, a graduate stu Jr. Council .To Write Constitution The Junior Class council voted linaminously Thursday evening to draw up a permanent consti tution for their group. Gene Berg and Knox Jones were elected to head the consti tutional committee. Herb Reese, class council president, said that "the unity which the Junior Class council has built up this year must be carried on to future years". The purpose of the proposed constitution is to create a closely-knit class spirit, to provide adequate means for securing funds, and to set up election laws for a class president. The committee will attempt to write a constitution that can be used as a basis for future class organizations and will provide Immediate efficiency at their formation Berg stated. Sue Allen sent a letter of resignation to the council stat ing that other responsibilities and a conflict of meeting dates would not give her adequate ime to spend on council activity. At the suggestion of Miss Allen, the council elected Norma Chub- buck to fill the vacancy. The council also voted to in stall Bill Dugan as treasurer of their group. 1 The class council discussed plans for the coming Junior-Senior prom and a Junior class day. We intend to have a theme for the Junior-Senior prom. Betty Green stated. "This is the first time an attempt has been made to feature some definite theme. "We are working on new ideas to to get the entire Junior and Se nior classes to participate," Miss I Green commented. Position Open On Fair Board 1 Filings open Friday, Feb. 24. for a senior woman on Farmers Fair board, according to Don Knebel, manager. The Fair Board position was vacated by Louise McDill who resigned due to ill health. The new member will work with publicity for Farmers Fair, since committees have been previously appointed and Miss McDill was publicity co-chairman. Applicants may file in Dean Lambert's office from Friday, Feb. 24, until Monday, March 6. Requirements include senior standing (98 or more credited hours), a 4.5 average, and a Col lege of Agriculture coed. Miss McDill was the former secretary of the board. Her posi tion as secretary will be filled by one of the present board members to be elected at the next meeting. 'Fashion Magic ' Featured in i 5 ; SUIT Molly Myhre of St. Ed. ward models the wool dress maker suit which is featured by a circular bolero. The color is one popular this spring navy. Zba cost; $27.53. (U. of N. photo.) in music, will play Von Weber's "Concertino." He played with a marine band during the war. and enjoys chamber music and band and orchestra work. Westfall will play "Hungarian Airs" by Bach. The Nebraska City sophomore is the second member of his family to be a University band soloist. His old er brother Ed was a featured cornet player with the organ ization sever ' years ago. Open to the public, the pro gram also includes a solo selec tion for sousaphone choir. The five featured bass players are Al Hein, Ben Henry, Melvin M,' Kcnney, Robert Chab and Paul Moseman. Program The complete follows: program is as The Sicilian Vespers Verdi Symphony in B-flat Fauchet Overture Scherzo Finale Allegro Vivace Zanoni Creston Concertino Von Weber Mr. Cooper The Soi cerer"s Apprentice Dukas Hungarian Airs Bach Mr. Westfall Fiesta Cancva Pomposa Hayes Messrs. Hein. Henry, McKen- ny, Chab, Moseman From the American Scene Prima Donna Gould Hillbilly Gould Carnival Day- Morrissey Officers Officers of the organization include Kent Tiller, uresidenf Dean Killion, vice-president; Conrad Rennemann. secretarv- treasurer; unaries uurtiss, pro motion; and William Splichal, publicity. Virginia Nordstrom is ladies sponsor and Dan Johns, Aaron Schmidt and Dale An derson are drum majors. Minnesota!! To Address Convo Fel). 28 "Southeast Asia at the Cross roads" will be the subject of Professor Jan O. M. Broeck's ad diess at a convocation in Love Library auditorium 11 a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. Professor Broek will also ad dress the Seminar on interna tional affairs on Monday, Feb. 27, from 2 to 4 p. m. in Room 104 Burnett hall. The public is invited to attend both meetings, however, classes will not be dis missed. Now Professor of Geography and chairman of the Department of Geography at the University of Minnesota Broek received his Ph. D. from the University of 1 Utrecht. Holland where he was a professor of Human Geography. He has held many positions both in this country and The Nether lands, including that of consult ant for the U. S. Office of Strate gic Services and Economic Divi sion Research Associate, Institute of Pacific Relations. He has been associated with the University of California, Columbia University, and the University of Minnesota. r V dent COAT Joan Meyer, Phillips, models a red wool suede winter coat, which she made for $29 18. The equivalent roat if purchased would cost $70 to $H5. (U. of N. rhoto ) Display Sunday Senior Cheeking .Due March 1 Students expecting to gradu ate in June who have not al ready marie application for de grees or certificates should do so before March 1. Applications may be marie in the senior checking room, Ad ministration building 13-9, 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. daily, except 10 a. m. to 12 on Saturday. Of vvs 55 Universities r There will be no lack of speech students on campus this week end. Students from 55 colleges and j universities representing 10 states, arrived Friday morning I to n;irtirinate in 1hp lfith annual i University ot xsebrasKa Debate and Discussion conference. The two day event will1 close Satur day afternoon. A total of 3fi5 students will be entered in one or more oi the live events in the conference. Di visions included are debate, dis cussion, cxtemp speaking, orig inal oratory and radio newscast ing. The throe rounds of discussion will have 2(i0 participants. Twenty-four sessions will be go ing on at the same time to ac commodate the entrants. Debate teams entered in com petition number 106. Filtv stu dents will enter extemp speaking contests, 32 will enter oratory. and 40 will enter radio news- j casting. General Assembly A general assembly of coaches I and contestants in the Union J ballroom officially opened the conference Friday morning. Three rounds of discussion will be concluded this afternoon, fol lowed by two rounds of debate at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Drawings for cxtemp speaking will be at 5:30 p.m., with the contest at 7:30 p.m. Also sched uled for Friday evening are the original oratory and radio news casting events. Participants in discussion who rate superior in the round Fri day, will meet that evening to draft a resolution which will be IVCF to Host National Offieer Charles Troutman, Associate General Secretary of Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, na tional, will be guest of the local chapter of IVCF Feb. 28. March 1. and 2. Mr. Troutman comes from the Chicago office of IVCF. Mr. Troutman will speak to students and faculty Tuesday at 6:45 p. m. and Wednesday at 7:30 o. m. in the Union. Thurs day al 7:40 a. m. he will address me morning worsnip i;roup on Ag Campus. The remainder of his time will be spent in confer- ence with students. 'Phantom' to Show Al Union Sninlav ''Phantom of the Opera-' will be fchowr Sunday evening. Febr. 26 at 7:30 in the Union. Nelson Eddy loosens his baritone voice 1 as Susanna Foster a singing partner. joins him as AUF Interviews Set for Saturday Students filing for positions in AUF will be interviewed by the members of the advisory board on. Feb. 25 and March 4 in Room 305. Union. The interviews will take place from 9-12 a. m. and 1-3 p. m. Positions open in the AH Uni versity Fund include director, and members of the Divisions and Solicitations boards. Advisory board members arc Mary Helen Mallory, chairman, Neil Atkinson, Eitz Simpson and June Hornby. AUF is a campus organization in charge of the one annual char ity drive. The All University Fund is the only campus agency organized tor this purpose. Annual Debase Meet i presented at a parliamentary dis cussion period Saturday at i:ju p.m. in Mive Library auditorium. The resolution will be on "What should be the orcign policy of the United States towards the countries of the Orient'. '1 Congress Action tho If the resolution passes parliamentary session partu- ipants. it will be mailed to the me university in original ; ci; u . senators and representatives of and Bob Askie and Bill Hempki all states represented at the con- will be entered in radio news ferencc. These states include Nc- casting. braska, Iowa, Colorado. South Dakota, Minnesota. Texas, Mis souri. Kansas, Oklahoma, and North Dakota. Last vcar's resolution on civil rights was passed by the confer ence students and was sent their respective congressmen. The last three rounds of de- bate will be held Saturday morn- ing, followed bji a luncheon of all coaches and contestants in the Union ballroom at noon, Announcements of awards and ; : :.- May Queen Filings Open Until Mareh 1 ! May Queen filings are open and senior coeds will have un ! til March 1. to apply for the honor. However, under the new i svtem started this year there will be only one election. The candidate with the highest num ber of votes will be chosen Ivy Queen. There will be no primary elec tion as in previous years. The Queen and her attendant will be chosen by junior and senior women in the women's elections March 15. Under the system used last year there were no filings. Junior and senior women nom inated seniors from a list of all university women eligible for the honor. The top eight candidates were then voted on in a special election. Applications this year may be filed in Ellen Smith hall and in 202 Ag hall from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Blanks will be provided and should be placed in boxes provided bv Mortar Board O u a 1 i f if ations outlined by Mortar Board include a 5.5 av erage, senior standing, enroll ment for at least 12 hours, and active participation in campus organizations. Candidates for Queen will re main secret until announced in The Daily Nebraskan. At the same time, the election slate for AWS. BABW and Coed Counselor officers will be an rmuncqp. Election results will remain secret until the Queen appears to begin the Ivy day ceremonies. Fashion Magic the magic that transforms a basic pattern or a straight piece of material into a beautiful garment was on lull display before a ciowd of over 350 persons Thursday evening. The event was the annual Home Ec Club style show "Fashion Magic." The show was held in four looms ol the Foods and Nutrition building on Ag campus. The crowd witnessed every thing from cool cusp cottons to coats and suits, and finally forma Is. Directed by 1he Fashion Mer chandising class taught by Mrs. Mary Hall, the models showed their garments in six dillerenl grouns. The groups were "Sum mer Smartness." featuring cas ual colton.-; "Town and Travel," showing casual wools: "The Tai' ored Toil' h." featuring suits and coat.' ' "Flick of Color," for silk prints: "Feminine Follies." show ing date dresses; and "Sheer De liglit," as expressive of furmals. Masic Pattern In keeping with the theme of "Fasnmn Magic," backdrops and table decorations followed the Tnaic' p litem. Pasti l yardage and black top hats formed the backdrop for the commentators. Drew's forms with partially con structed dresses and sketches ol flat pattern work kepi the 'magic' decoration theme within the bounds of the clothing and textile iitmospheie. Commentating for the show were Peg McGcachin. Donna Schreiner, Jean Fensler and Marilyn Nuss. As magicians, (.Continued on Pajc 4) uimesnfire ueuus Union to Hold Coffee Hour The Union will have a coffee hour Sunday at 5 p. m. in the main lounge following the ROTC symphonic band concert. Friends of the orchestra mem bers and visiting band directors from various towns in the state are guests. distribution of certificates will be made at the closing general as sembly at 3 p.m. in Love Library auditorium. Extrmp Speakers F.ntererl in fvlrmn sncakine rontests from uie University ar" I tloisc Pauslian, Rod Lindwall .-ind Jack Solomon. Don Chang and Don Lilejdahl will represent The following nine University team combinations will be en tered in both debate and discus sion: Jack Solomon and Rod Lindwall: Eloise Paustian and Lois Nelson, Paul Gaiter and to John Gradwohl; Gordon Peder I son and Bob Jeamby: Doris Carlson and Joan Krueger; Shirley Heeckt and Natalie Sam- nelson; Warren Wise and Ralph Hunkins: Kent Kumarik and Don Cunningham; Don Chang and Noel Rasmussen. University students participat ing in discussion are as follows: Ruth Sorcnsen, Bob Shively, Duane Filer, Norman Smith, Muriel Nelson, Virginia Meehan, Barbara Rayburn, Eleda Starch, Napcy Porter. Janis Crilly. Ro bert Owens, George Wagner, Louis Meyers, Catherine Wor ehester, John Anderson, Marvin Grimm, Forrest Barron. Floyo Mlady. Leonard Kehl. Bruce Em mons. Eleanor Bancroft and Rob ert Johnson. Forty-six schools entered the conference last year with about 200 students participating. Thir teen states were represented in the group. A Club to Hold Square Dunce Roll your jug upon the floor. Keep it rolling and roll some more. This is just a sample of what will be heard at the All-University Square Dance, Saturday, Feb. 25. The event is being spon sored by the Ag Country Dancers. To be held at ti e College Ac tivities building, the dance will last from 8:30-11:::) p.m. Caller will be Dave Sander, faculty ad visor and also trainer of other callers. Faculty to Dance At Union Feh. 21 University Faculty Dancing club will hold their monthly dance Saturday, Feb. 24. at 9 p. m. in the Union ballroom. John Shildneck's orcliesti a will provide the music for the danc ing, which will last from 9 to 12 p.m. ' The affair is semi-formal. Annual Style :- "V FORMAL Marilyn Jean Boettger, senior from Omaha, models her apricot changeable taffeta formal gown. Note the flowers tucked in Die btstle back. The materials cost $16.93. (U. of N. riiyto. Thirty-Six to Portray 'Once in a Lifetime' Thirty-six students will take part in the University Theatre's next play, "Once in a Lifetime." This was re vealed by Max Whittaker, director of the Kaufman and Hart scintillating comedy. Production dates are sched uled for March 27, 28 and 29. The unusually large cast has Z alre.-dy started rehearsals. In nnr Knul' dennite contrast to the Theatre's JtlLlV AlCllllV. the new pro- differ in mood. theme and character Altho every cast member is vitally im portant in the comedy, ac tion will re volve princi pally about actors Abe Shanahan Katz, Lois Nelson anrf Mi-hnfi Shanahan. They play respectiv- ely George, May and Jer-y who a:e me solicitors of elocution." They attempt to improve the graces of speech while Holly wood was turning out silent movies. Other Players Othei impoi :;int players are Mary Lou Thomsen, as Miss Leyton. a sort of The da Bara who poses as a very glamor ous secretarv: Bill Line, por traying Mr. Glogauer, the supervisor of Jewell Pro d u c t i o n J m 4 t Clare Denton as Lawrence Vail, lost in the shufik-: er as Helen Hobar: portei. who might Nelson a playwright Twila WalK . a movie re be classified See Theatre, Page 4 Vets' On-Farm Wage Reports Due" March 1 I The more than 4.200 veterans taking GI Bill institutional on farm training in Nebraska were I reminded by the Veterans Ad- ' ! ministration today that reports of their 1949 earnings .'ire due at the Lincoln regional office bv March I 1, 1950. Failure to submit the reports I before the March 1 deadline may i result in the suspension of sub : sistcnce payments to veteran farm trainees until suc h time as ! reports do reach the VA. j The VA uses the earning re ports. Miic h cover only income from productive labor for the calendar year of 1949. as the ba sis for adjusting each veteran's subsistence payments for 1950. 1 A veteran ticking his farm : training from an employer- I trainer, must repent as compen sation from productive labor all wages he received, whether in cash or in kind, i The VA stated that on-the-job training courses, other than ap- I pi enticohips, must last not less than three months or more , than two years. Apprenticeship courses, under supervision of state or federal agencies, may ' last as long as lour years. I J ,1 r rl : CI 1 1 Solo Slimi 1 617 IT ) V , PfMlVP ' , BY HERB ARMBRLST It can be done. Jack Rank, one man Shakesperean plav cast, presented the full play "Tam ing of the Shrew" last night with the help of only one man; who did not appear on the stage. Before the play started. Rank came on stage for a prologue in which he explained to the audi ence how Shakespeare had writ ten the play in four days trt please a noble who had a nag ging wife. He then began a quick suc cession of scenes, changing cos tumes between each one. L'p ; nlayed some of the parts so" well , that it was hard u, believe that ; the cast was ;;t larger. All of them were played effectively. Eai.S change of costume re quired only a few seconds, but H.-.nk does not keep his audience waiting even during the changes, because many of the lines are spoken behind the scenery, which he and his assistant design in their spare time. Edited Day When asked about the changes necessary in the original play, Rank said that it had to be com pletely gone over and that when he was through wit it it was "half Shakespeare and half Jack Rank." He also said that if one was not a student of Shakespeare it would be hard to tell where that famous playwright left off and Rank began. Sinfonia Marks . Founders Dav Sinfonia celebrated its chapter day Thursday with a luncheon at the YMCA. 1950 marks the 29th year of Sinfonia on the Ne braska campus. Speaker for the event was Mr. Ernest L. Harrison, only charter member of Phi Mu Alpha, Sin fonia on the campus. Introduced by Aaron Schmidt, president of the music group, Mr. Harrison recalled the events which led to the formation of Sinfonia at Nebraska. He told the group of a national conven tion held here in the 2fi's at which Thomas E. Dewey attend ed as national secretary of Sin fonia. Guest alumni members were introduced. They include John Blyth. Dale Gantz, Earl Jenkens, John Whaley Arthur Murphey, Emanuel Wishnow and Earnest Harrison. The following men were pledged Sinfonia this semester: Kenneth lge. Walt Cole, Dick Sleigh, Bob Wallace. Handy Mc Ewcn. Allen Barnard, Robert Brown, Helmet Sieru-.necht and Ed Hernandez. Show - V DRESS B,u bara Kreutz. Gilt ner, models a beige linen-like summer street dress featuring Chinese collar and kimona sleeves. It cost htr $7, half tho normal retail price. (U. of N. iihuluj.