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day cloudy west, cooler with
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Vol. 50 No. 110
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Wednesday, March 22, 1950
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COSMO 1 KhMt.W Lois McGlashan gives a preview of the enter
tainment which will be presented as part of the annual Cosmo
Carnival, April 1. The carnival is sponsored each year by the Cos
mopolitan club, whose members are overseas and American stu
dents. Tickets for the carnival will co on sale this week, and mnv
be obtained from any Cosmopolitan club member. The program '
wiu inciuue samples 01 native talent presented by the foreign
students.
ISA Council Okays
Constitution Change
Every independent on the cam
pus will be a member of the ISA.
Any group of independents
' will be able to elect a represent
ative to the council.
An intramural sports director
will be added to the list of ISA
officers.
These are some of the major
changes in the constitution of
the Independent Students As
sociation council, as approved by
tne council. toe constitution
must now be approved by the
University Student Council be
fore it becomes effective.
Under the new plans, every
student who is not a member of
a Greek social fraternity would
lie considered a member of the
organization. Any independent
N would be eligible to participate
in any ISA activity. There would
he no compulsion to participate
m these activities.
Representatives
Every group of independents,
whether in an organized house or
group, would be entitled to send
at least one representative to the
council meetings. Any group
having twenty members, or
major fraction thereof, would
be able to elect a representative.
Larger groups would be al
lowed one representative for
each additional 30 members.
Groups which include botn
Greek and Barb members would
lie allowed representation only
on the basis ol their independent
members.
Membership cards would be
eliminated under the new const i
tution. The executive committee
ol the counc il, with the advice ot
the council, would set up and
execute the activity plans for
ISA.
Committees.
Members ot committees for
various social and athletic func
tions would be chosen by the
council from members of ISA
who have expressed interest in
lVlrus lYleixMi
To Speak at Aji
C. Petrus Peterson, local hiw
vei, will explain at an Ag Union
convocation Thursday how the
Missouri Basin development ef
fects our "democratic wav ol
h!e."
The second in a sei ics of week
ly convocations piescnted by the
Af. Union convocations committee
aimed at enlarging the students
knowledge of the "Mo" develop
ment will be at 12:45 p.m. in
the Ag Union lounge.
Jack Wilson, convocations com
mittee chairman, said ( lasses will
not lie dismissed for the talk.
Peterson, partner in law with
H W. Devoe. University Iieueut.
will speak on the topic. "Area
Home Hule." In so doing, he will
list live points of defect in the
proposed corporate entity pro
gram. This program sets up all peo
ple in the United States as stock
holders, the congress of United
States as its board of directors
and the President of the United
States as presidei t of the corpo
ration. As Peterson sees it. the big
question in the Missouri Devel
decide whether to turn it over to a to.-
porate entity plan as described
above or to leave it to the exist-
ing federal agencies.
Medieval Period
Humanities Topic
Medieval history, art. music ,
and literature will be discussed
at the third humanities meeting,
Thnrsrh.v M.-.reh 23 at 7:30 p.r.i. I
in Morrill hall art gallery.
Panel leaders will be Walter
Meigs, art; E. N. Johnson, his
tory; Arthur Murphy, music; and
Walter Wright, literature.
serving.
An intramural sports director
is a new member of the executive
committee under the plan. He
has charge of all athletic events
among independents. He would
be chairman of an athletic com
mittee which would schedule and
supervise sports events.
Officers.
The oflicers of ISA under the
new set-up would be: president,
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president, secretary, treas-
i urer, publicity director, corre
sponding secretary, social chair
; man and intramural sports di-
; rector.
' "This constitution
will give
' ISA more flexibility." Jim Tom
asek, chairman of the Constitu
tional committee, said. "It is not
a cure-all and does not insure
success. It of lers a means through
which a program can be pre
sented. Such a program would
depend on student interest dis
played. The constitution, we be
lieve, would not allow abuses by
any one group."
U.N. Committee Chairmen
Feel Work Suceessful
The United Nations General
Assembly committees ended two
davs of discussion yesterday. It
was geiici.illy felt by the com
mittee chairmen that much had
been accomplished.
The political and security com
mittee, headed by Jerry MaUke,
discussed the possibilities of a
central police power among the
member nations. They discussed
the following points: purpose
and employment of an armed
loicc, degree of readiness and
command of force, overall
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tion and support, conti ibution ot ,
armed force bv member nations
and the finance of the proposed j
lorce. I
Malke stated. "Although a
number ol compromises on the
nail ol Russia and the United ,
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felt that they were not
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The report composer! ny mis
committee contained tniity ar
mies v.hi.h were adopted by a
maioritv of the members.
Dining the discussion difficul
ties a row because of the tech
nical nature of the problem.
There was difficulty in reaching
agreements because of this.
Committee Success
"Much of the success of the
committee was due to the assist
ance of Jo Buller. Doris Carlson
and Lois Iris, said Matzke.
The problem of South West
Africa was discussed in a com
r ittee headed bv Charles Bergof
fen and Jim Tomasek. South
West Africa was a mandated ter
ntorv under the League of Na
tions and the Union of South
West Africa now wishes to annex
it The General Assembly has
urged it to be placed under trus
teeship. The motion allowing this was
defeated in the committee, which
condemned the Union of South
for discnminaiinK ai;.iini
nnnlll..,ion and also
m ' ' lciiding toward
for the ' t' ued tne
to piiire South
West Africa under trusteeship.
However, a legal sub-committee
reported that the Union of South
West Africa was not legally
i..,H to make this trusteeship.
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ter to make this a legal require
mcnt.
iiih eiHe.s nresentea meir
views ably. The South African
delegate should be commended
r.... uiinmnts to bring the ma-
I jority'to his point of view," stated
Hizad Fralernily
Pledges Twenty
Alpha Kappa Psi, a business
and professional fraternity,
j pledged twenty members after
a noon luncheon in the Capital
hotel Wednesday. The following
men were pledged:
Roger Noble, Max Fozza, Roger
Sleeves, Alfred Ostedick, Russell
Griffin, Wilborn Whitehead, Jack
Bergstrom. Earl Pierce, Howard
Sorenson, Pat Allen and George
Green. Richard Clunk, Wayne
Kinyon, Robert Reichenbach,
Douglass Wittstruck, Edward
Wills, Willard Gelwick, Lyle Alt
niitn. Jack Wirth and Clifford
Honjum.
Goveriiinent
'Inefficient'
Says Crosby
"There is loolish, absurd waste
within our federal government."
This was broimht out in an
explanation of the "gross inef-
ficiency" and its dangers within
our national administration by
Robert B. Crosby, chairman of
the Nebraska committee for the
Hoover report, Tuesday.
"We are going to loose our
freedom," the former Nebraska
senator and lieutenant governor
1 stressed, "if we allow ourselves
to be suffocated by an over
whelming bureaucracy."
In explaining the Hoover re
port, Crosby pointed out it is a
commission to stuc'y and rec
ommend issues, but not policies,
to make a more efficient and
economical government. Headed
by former President Herbert
Hoover, the national committee j
includes 12 men, six Democrats
and six Republicans.
Reports
Reports, taking about two i
years to complete, included two
and one-half billion words.
These were compiled and pre
sented to Congress.
"If adopted," Crosby predicted,
"there will be an annual savings
of over four billion dollar. We
need this economy and the effi
ciency that goes with it to re
tain our treeriom."
Crosby, native of North Platte
where he is practicing law, spoke
at the special convocation spon-
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Bergolfen.
I'neseo
A third committee, social, hu
manitarian and cultural, met to
review the work of the Uneseo
I organization. They discussed the
l following topics: What is the
f legitimate area of work for
work of Uneseo? Is there now a
need for the organization? How
could the organization function
more effectiently and success
fully? Review of original pur-
poses and needs for an educa
! tional, scientific, and cultural
organization,
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According to George Wilcox,
chairman, the Ukrain and Rus
sian delegates felt that science,
cultural and education should
remain pergotative of each in
dividual country and that Uneseo
was a propaganda device of
America.
The United States viewpoint
was that there is a future for
Uneseo and every nation should
uiiim.i riiiu cvui t iinuoii nnouui
:(jn ijr(iliise if there is to be a
chance for peace, it will be
reached through a meeting of the J
minds on a common ground.
Political and security
The fourth committee, political
and security, headed by Lois
Nelson and Bill Dugan, discussed
a resolution for the improvement
of backward countries. It ended
in a deadlock between smaller
nations and the larger nations.
Two proposals will be presented
at the next session of the as
sembly. The proposal of the smaller na
tions is that an international
fund be set up for improving
backward areas. The proposal of
the larger nations, mainly, the
Soviet block and the United
States, is concerned with an in
ternational agency to administer
investments from existing
sources.
Mock Assembly
Agenda
Wednesday, March 22:
3 p. m. Opening of third
plenary sessions, Union ball
room. 3:10-4 p. m. Progress re
port of UNESCO, Frank E.
Sorenson, chairman of the de
partment of education services
and director of the summer
session.
4-5 p. m. Committee re
ports and debate.
7:30-9:30 p. m. Fourth
plenary session. Union ball
room, committee reports and
debate.
25 Students, Faculty Tola I
Audience est Exam Probe
A small number of listeners heard the student-faculty
panel discussion in the Union Tuesday evening, March 21,
on the faults of the present examination system at the
University.
A crowd of 32, four faculty panel speakers, three stu
dent panel speakers, and an audience of 16 students and
NU Foundation's
Income Raised
The University Foundation's
annual report, as shown in the
March issue of The Nebraska
Alumnus, revealed that the or
ganization turned over to the
University in benefits a total of
$lG4,5f!9 durin" 1!I4!). an increase
of $45,954 over 1948.
The funds were for research
projects, scholarships, campus
beautification, fellowships, as
sistance, lectureships, livestock
for breeding research, reading
materials, library furniture,
awards, department help and for
the construction of the Ralph
Mueller Carillon Tower.
Growth of the Foundation in
recent years was revealed by the
summary of benefits made avail
able to the University. In 1944
they totaled $3,7()fl; in 1945, $25
000; in 1946, $68,525; and in 1947.
$79,111
The report showed the Foun-
dation income during 1949 was
$208,153 and total assets of $723,-
Thomas Tibet
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The journey "to the roof of
the world" will be described by
Lowell Thomas, Jr., when he ap
pears at St. Paul's Methodist
church Wednesday at 8:15 p.m.
He will bring with him a col
ored film on life in Tibet, "Out
of This World: A Journey to
Lhasa."
Sponsored by Mortar Board,
Thomas, known to many as a
radio commentator, will take his
audience on a "remarkable mo
tion picture lecture on a caravan
trek into Central Asia, the mys
terious land of the Dalai Lama."
Until last year only six Ameri
cans had penetrated this myste-
nous m()lintain kingdom to reach
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the tour to the land.
Royal Invitation
A royal invitation was re
ceived from the Dalai Lama, the
ruler, which Thomas thought
perhaps indicated a desire for
American friendship. The land
has been made famous by Hil
ton's "Lost Horizon."
Thomas will relate how, after
a ireacnerous tourney Dy pacK
caravan, the two were received
in Potala itself, fabled golden-
roofed palace of the Dalai Lama.
What the Lowell Thomases did,
what they saw in this storied
region, roof cf the world, will
be reported with the motion pic
tures. The entire journey to
Lhasa took a month, and the
road through the bamboo forests
of the southern Himalayas was
passable only on foot, by mule
or by yak. Almost all the trip
was made at altitudes higher
than the highest peaks in the
United States.
At the age of 2fi, young
Thomas is already a veteran of
some six expeditions. He was a
pilot during World War 2 and
was with the Air Force at Bikini
for the atom bomb tests.
Tassels are selling tickets
which cost $1.20 per person. .
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UNESCO
The third plenary session of
the model United Nations gen
eral assembly will open Wednes
day with a progress report of
UNESCO by Frank E. Sorenson.
Delegates will assemble in the
Union ballroom at 3 p. m.
Dr. Sorenson, chairman of the
department of education services
and director of the summer ses
sion, is the third conference
speaker. His report will be fol
lowed at 4 p. m. by committee
reports and debate. Delegates also
will reconvene at 7:30 p. m. in
the ballroom for the fourth
plenary session.
For the past three summers
Dr. Sorenson has been in charge
of special United Nations clinics.
These clinics are aimed at giving
University students the oppor
tunity to learn about the United
Nations and UNESCO and the
problems confronting these or
ganizations. Summer Clinics
This coming summer the clinics
will be concerned with three is
sues: "Can Science Save Us?,"
"Is the United Nations Failing?"
and "Why Feed the Multitudes?"
Each clinic will bj developed
around a world leader, and two
o fthese leaders will come di
rectly from the United Nations.
Their appearance at Nebraska
will enable students to get ac
quainted wjh the ideas and pro
nine teachers gathered in the al
most vacant Union ballroom.
"The way to change the att
itude of students toward cheat
ing is by establishing an honor
system," Robert Raun declared.
Raun said that although it is
a big problem to establish, the
honor system will yield favorable
results.
"When a high school student
comes to the university, he
would know that the honor sys
tem is a part of University tra
dition," Raun said.
Roz Howard stated that the
honor system, if established,
would place proper attitude in
the mind of the student.
Chancellor Gustavson said that
the honor system places the re
sponsibility directly on the stu
dent. The discussion was on an in
formal basis and members of
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tneir views.
In reply to a statement by one
of the student panel speakers
that one of his professors had
' RllnL' out of t,le class room during
me nnai exam wan a remark
that cheating could be done,
Dean Oldfathcr said:
"I am quite shocked when I
hear that teachers walk out on
exams with that attitude."
The faculty panel members,
Prof. Ephriam Hixson, Prof.
J. i. Sellers and Dean of Stu
dent Affairs T. J. Thompson and
student nanel speakers Roz
Howard, Robert Raun and Rob
ert Parker, held their discussion
under the supervision of. Chan
cellor Gustavson.
Thompson said, "Cheating
hasn't been any worse lately. It
isn't as bad now as it was in
the twenties. There is always a
dip in honesty after a war."
The Dean of Student Affairs
state "I am in favor of final ex
aminations. It is a very great
help. I can t conceive of a learn
ing process that does not include
a linal examination.
"Cribbing isn't new," Hixson
declared. "Students who cheat
haven't learned what a univer
sity is created for," he said.
"Final examinations occupy 10
percent of the net teaching
time " T4tY;nn ciH "Fvamina.
tions are not that important,"
he stated.
; -if students would realize that
' they can help their less fortu
nate fellowmen, their attitude
about cheating in college would
change," he continued.
The Chancellor said that the
University is "a co-operative
j venture, a comradeship between
the older and younger genera
! tion." He said that a system of
1 discussing the course in class is
more beneficial than reading
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fed" his material
but
should
study to learn, he said.
Robert Parker said that tests
given every three weeks would
prepare a student for the final
examination. He said that one
big obstacle without previous
training could be disastrous to
the student.
Roz Howard declared that
both the students and the fac-
l ulty are to blame for the present
situation. An honor system may
solve the problem, he said, but
the system must be introduced
gradually to work.
A comprehensive examination
over ft major field of study, if
adopted bv the university, can
alleviate the situation, he said.
A student is tested on a whole
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Delegates
Progress
grams with which they are
working.
Dr. Sorenson has represented
the University at UNESCO con
ferences in Denver and Cleve
land and at a number of UNESCO
projects in the state. He also rep
resents the United Nations de
partment of public information
in Nebraska. In charge of volun
tary speakers for the UN in the
state, Dr. Sorenson serves as a
laison man between the United
Nations and the University.
The committee reports which
will be heard by all conference
delegates after Dr. Sorcnson's
report and Wednesday night are
the result of three days of com
mittee study. The four confer
ence committees met Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday to discuss
the issues brought up at the first
plenary session.
The next three days, Wednes
day afternon and evening and
Thursday and Friday afternoons,
will be devoted to debate and
voting on these reports. The con
ference will draw to a close
Friday afternoon.
Police Power
The political and security coni
Mittee has been considering the
question of police power. Jerry
Matzke is chairman of the com
mittee, and Joanne Buller is vice
chairman.
Economic aid to undcrdevel-
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STAVSON Moderator for
student-faculty exam forum.
500 Subjects
Available in
Summer Term
Students desiring more than
nine months of studying can
overcome this by attending the
1950 summer session.
Five hundred subjects are
available for students who wish
to brave the heat to gain more
knowledge.
Summer classes will begin
June 6 and terminate July 14 and
I July 28 respectively. Six hours
can be received for the six weeks
course or for two weeks longer
it is possible to get nine.
A movement is underway to
air-condition the buildings that
will be used this summer to fa
cilitate studying conditions.
Workshop seminars have been
i especially planned for teachers,
duininisuaiors ann oiner leaaers.
Clinics featuring specialists from
the United Nations, U. S. Atomii
Energy Commission, Department
of State and the U. S. Office of
Education will be open to stu
dents. Some of the nation's finest art
ists will be brought together for
a scries of art studies.
The summer program offers
excellent University experience
in Fine Arts for high school stu
dents. Registration for summer class
es will take place May 8.
Religions Council
Plans Breakfast
The Ag Religious Council has
announced Sunday, April 2, as the
date for the annual pre-Easter
breakfast. It will be held at 7:30
a. m.
Dr. Douglas Clyde, minister of
the Westminster church, will be
the main speaker this year.
Tickets for the breakfast can be
purchased from any Ag Religious
Council member for 50 cents.
The breakfast is a traditional
affair sponsored by the Ag Re
ligious council with the co-operation
of the various religious or
ganizations on Ag campus. All
University students are invited.
Committee members for the
breakfast are: program, Ruth
Craft and Bob Johnson; decora
tions, Elaine Lauor and Steve
Eberhart; food Irene Mariclc;
tickets, Doris Eberhart and Duane
Sellin; and publicity, Vergil Gan
zcl and Dick Walsh.
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Report
oped areas has been the topic
under discussion in the economic
and financial committee, headed
by Lois Nelson and Hill Dugan.
The social, humanitarian and
cultural committee has dealt
with the future of UNESCO. It
is under the direction of George
Wilcox and Miriam Willey.
The fourth committee, trustee
ship, is headed by Charles Bcr
goffen and James Tomasek. It
has been studying the status of
South West Africa.
The final conference plenary
session culminate the week-long
project sponsored by the Ne
braska University Council for
World Affairs. Bill Edmondson is
president of NUCWA, and Sue
Allen heads the NUCWA,
UNESCO committee, which is
directly in charge of the confer
ence. Miss Allen also is chair
man ol the conference steering
committee.
Other steering committee mem
bers are Janet Kepner, Ruth
Sorenson. Walter Willi, Irene
Hunter, Jerry Young and Susan
Reed.
Ted Sorenson has acted as as
sembly president during the con
ference. Hugo Srb, clerk of the
state legislature, has worked with
the conference in ihe capacity of
parliamentarian.
2nd Montgomery
Lecture Tonight
Walter T. Stace, Princeton
philosophy professor, will deliver
the second lecture in the Mont
gomery series Wednesday at 8
p. m. in Love Library audi
torium. "Democratic Values" will be
the subject of Stace's lecture. Ht
spoke Monday night on "Values
in General" and will deliver his
final lecture Friday, March 24,
on "Why Do We Fail?"
Stace, professor of Philosophy
at Princeton for the past 13
years, is widely known as a lec
turer, scholar and author.
World Court
Moot Session
Plans Told
What happens when a group
of militant citizens of one coun
try build a dam near their border
which is so undesirable to a stata
of the neighboring country that
the governor sends a plane to
bomb the dam?
Call the first country "Mexas"
and the second "The United Con
federation." In a case like this, da
the two countries go to war? Or
is there a way to settle the prob
lem? If there is a way to settle it,
where does the responsibility lie?
Is Mexas responsible for damage
resulting prior and incident to the
construction of the dam? Or is
the United Confederation re
sponsible for the damage and loss
of life incident to the bombing?
Questions Answered
All ot these questions, and oth
ers, will be answered during the
proceedings of the model World
court, which will convene at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the
Union. A Nebraska attorney, C.'
Petrus Peterson of Lincoln, will
preside as chief justice.
Other members of the court
will be two practicing Lincoln
attorneys, B. i. Baylor and Clar-
j ence A. Davis; James E. Law
rence, attorney-editor of the Lin
coln Star, and Willard B. Cowles,
College of Law staff member who
spent last summer at the Hague,
the Netherlands, seat of the In
ternational Court of Justice.
Arguments strictly in keeping
with international law procedures
will be presented by students
who have been preparing for the
demonstration since lst Septem
ber. Circumstances Matched
Incidents involved in the case
have been set up to match cir
cumstances which might arise in
the Rio Grande country, but the
fundamental points of law at is
sue are the same f.s those which
almost brought Canada and the
United States to the brink of con
flict about 100 years ago. Also in
volved in this case, however, are
the uses of water for irrigation
and cattle, control of hoof and
mouth disease, and the question
of se'f defense.
Additional trouble arises when
a member of the crew of the
United Confederation bombing
plane gets drunk in a Mexas
town and is captured and con
victed of murder by Mexas au
thorities. Thus the question is
also introduced as to whether
Mexas has violated a law by
carrying out the arrest of the
crew member.
Junior-Senior
Prom Ticket
Sales Benin
Tickets for the 20lh Junior
Senior Prom will go on sale in
the Union today at the noon and
evening hours. Cobs, Tassels,
ISA and Kosmet Klub members
will also sell tickets.
Sponsored by the Junior class
for the first time in University
history ,the dance will be held
in the Union ballroom Friday
night. Top attraction will be
the presentation of the six 1950
Cornhusker Beauty Queens.
Herb Reese, junior class presi
dent siad that a "unique pre
sentation has been planned." He
added that "no announcement of
the names of the queens wil be
made before the prom."
Semi-Formal
A semi-formal event, the prom
promises to be an outstanding
social event of the spring sea
son. The following will also sell
tickets to the affair: Jack Wil
son, Adrian Kleena, Rudy Nel
son, Jack Heckenlively, Sam
Huston, Dick Martin, Warren
Jensen, Russell Kugler, John
Addison, Ben Wall, John Foley,
Dick Hungerford, Lowell Neil
son, Louise Metzger. Betty Car
roll, Marlene Larsen, Helen Vi
tek, Betty Clifford, Bonnie Mc
Coy, Barbara Malm, Marie
Mangold and Pat Seibold. Nolan
Jones has charge of ISA ticket
sales.
Tickets will be on sale today
noon and evening, and all day
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day in a booth in the Union.
Sales will close at 5 o'clock Fri
day. They are f 1.50 per couple.
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