PAGE 2 Sunday' April 16, 1950 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN - ' Membet Intercollegiate Press F0BTT-8EVKNTH VEAB Tb Dally Nobraikao Is published by tb( MUdanta ot tht University or Ne bnka wpnnlan of tudent' dswi and opimoui only. According to Artlcl II of th By Laws govsmlng student publication and administered by th Board ot Publications, "It la tb daolarad policy of tha Board that publications, under Ita Jurisdiction shall ha (ras from tdltorlal censorship on th part of the Board, or on th pari ot any member ot the faculty of th University but members of tha staff ot Th Dally Nebraakan ar personally responsible for what they say or do or cause to be printed. . ' Bubawriptiusj tatM ar ta.00 par semester, $2.60 per semester mailed, or 13.00 tot th eolleg year. M OO mailed. Bintd copy So, Published dally during the school year eioept Mondays and Saturdays, vacations and examination periods, by th Uatwslty of Nsbraeka under th supervision of th Publications Board. En tend as second Class Matte at th Post Otflc in Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March a, 1BT, and at special rat of postage provided for In ac tion 1103, Act ot October S, 1917, authorised September 10, 1922. EDITOBIAL duo Frltn5!!npI2!! Associate Editor j" " n2 Manaslns Editors Bvtic Kennedy, Gene Berg N.ws Editors.:............. .Norma Chubhuck Poochl. KedtK.r. Jerry Warren, Kent Axtell, Joan Krueger Sports Editor ' Kimon Kabts.osi Ag Editor J'jI.. eoclety Editor . Pat Wledman Featur Editor . "T-fl Photographer .' nans: lammers BUSINESS tZ212SZ :: : Buiic 'iii 0. liS Circulation Manager MlM Mewa Editor n J""e'r Fee Increase ... On Wednesday, April 26, between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m., University students will nave an opportunity vu rinnlriA whether thev will armrove a fee increase for a city UnioL addition, a new .Ag Union building and The Daily Th Rojird of Resents on Saturday, April 8, decided that if a majority of the students agreed to a fee increase for these purposes, such an increase would probably go Into effect. , In order to reach the greatest possible number of students, an all-University poll will be taken during 9 o'clock classes on April 26. uver 4,uuu stuaenis are regis tered for classes at this hour. Each instructor will pass out ballots to his students during this class period only. However, since approximately 3,000 students do not have 9 o'clocks on Monday, additional polling booths will be placed at central points on the campus. Any student who is not in class will also have the chance to vote on the twonosal. I The ballot will include only two items an increase for the two Unions, and an increase for The Daily Nebraskan If the increase is OK'd by students, it will amount to $3.50, $3 for Union expansion and building and 50 cents for publications. We feel that the need tor tnese aaaea funds is exeat. In the first place, our present Union facilities are far from adequate. Additional recreation, office and dining space is needed to give students the kind of Union they should have. Universities and colleges all over the country are con structing new union buildings or new additions. Many of them include bowling alleys, billiard rooms, studios, audi toriums, barber shops, post offices, commuters lunch rooms and many other facilities which provide students with en joyment durmg their out-of -class hours. But Nebraska's Union is far behind. The present Union fee was set up to meet low pre-war costs. It is not meeting the high costs of the present day. Depreciation is taking an Increasingly large amount of money from the Union budget each year. And the present facilities are greatly overtaxed. A fee increase would help meet opera' tional costs of the present building in addition to providing funds for a new addition. In the second place, a separate Union building on Ag campus has long been a necessity. At the present time, the Ag Union is crowded into the Activities building;, and consists of a snack bar, game room, lounge and several small offices. The proposed building, although small, would offer Ag students other facilities which they need for recreation and activities. Since the University is located on two separate campuses, it is obvious that Ag students are not able to make use of city Union facilities as conveniently as can city campus students. They need a separate Union build ing to carry out their own activity and recreational affairs. In the third place, additional funds for The Dailv Ne braskan are necessary if it is to retain its present large size, increased production costs and decreased advertising contracts are putting The Daily Nebraskan in the red. In other words, it is losing money, and unless the students wish to pay more for their daily newspaper, it will go back to its former tabloid size. We have heard many favorable comments during the semester on the new size of The Daily Nebraskan. Stu dents and faculty members alike have said the paper is worth reading now, because it contains more news and features about campus life. For this we are more than thankful. It was no picnic answering all the gripes of students and organizations who felt they were not getting adequate news coverage during the past three and a half years. And the reason for inadequate coverage was a paper tnat was too small. But a large newspaper means laree production costs jcosta which are not being met by the present 50 cents paid by each student for The Daily Nebraskan. An increase of 50 cents will insure the continuance of a paper which tne students will enjoy and be interested in readme. Many objections undoubtedly will be raised to the proposed fee increase. But students first must realize that additional Union facilities and activity services must result from their own decisions. The all-University poll will take place in exactly nine days. It is our hope that the students of Nebraska uni versity will vote "yes" on the proposal to increase funds lor a union addition, an Ag union building and The Daily ixeorasKan. I I To the Editor: Very much has been written about. the. supposedly unfair exam ination system here at the University of Nebraska. There probably remains some things that will never be satd and should not be said. However, I hope that what I have in mind will not follow this pattern. Criticisms, suggestions, advice, and demands pertaining to this subject have filled many a column of The Daily Nebraskan during the past weeks, but the true answer to the question Is still to be stated, and, surprising as it may seem to some, is quite obvious. The formula for the most fair, and educationally efficient, examination system is simply this. First, abolish all periodic tests, namely the controversial "final" and the "six week" examinations. Secondly, and finally, require the teacher to give numerous exam inations during regular class time, whenever and of whatever type he chooses, without previous warning to the clays. Have It under stood mat, pernaps, one of these tests would '-happen" during the last weeR or two of the semester. Allow th-, instructor the privilege of merely averaging the test grades for the student's final grade. This plan will eliminate the primary student complaint for there would be no "final." Cheating would be Impossible, for the student would not know when the tests were to be held, or what tney would include. Then, too, this system would do awav with the need for cramming, which is of no educational value anvwav. rurtnermore, it would be necessary for the student to review con stantly, and an examination would be a true measure of a student'; acquired knowledge In all cases. Sincerely and respectfully, Gerald E. Matzke - , NU Press to Publish Oliver Evan 9s Poetry By Glenn Rosenqulst "Young Man with a Screw driver" is the title of a collec tion of poems in book form written by Oliver Evans, Uni versity English professor, which is currently being published by the University of Nebraska Press. Tennessee Wililams, famous poet-playwright, hai written the forward to the collection, which will contain 50 of Evans' poems. "Although flashes of poetic genius are not abseut from this volume," Williams says, "it is not of a tortured or compulsive kind ... It is illuminated with out a sense of violence. The poet himself is not ravaged. He lives with his art instead of by and for it, which is happier for him and even, somehow, more com forting to his listeners. Not Explosive "The poetry contained In this volume is not of the explosive nor compulsive kind, nor is it the work of a deliberately and self-conscious professional man of letters. For this poet, Oliver Evans, belongs to the oldest and purest tradition of his kind," writes Williams, who is perhaps best known for his plays "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Glass Menagerie." Of the 50 poems, Evans him self likes "Elegy for Miss Cur tis" and "Poem for the Atlantic Ocean," which he describes as some of his best work. He does most of his writing in the mornings as he has little creative energy in the afternoon. His teaching at the University has taken a great deal of his time lately and he says his re cent literary output has been on the spare side. Evans is also well known in other fields of writing besides poetry. Ideas for poems come easily to Evans but the writing of them takes considerable time. After the thought or first draft of a pieece is conceived, it usually takes several revisions before the poem is finished. Unfinished Poems "A poem is never really fin ished," says Evans. "No poem v ; x . f I I F.fHtnrinl Rrip.fa i i To be able to step out of the University into the top position of a business obviously indicates that the student is an individual of no ordinary ability. Ben Kuroki is a student with just such qualities, and few more capable per sons could fill the lob he is taking over. In June he will become publisher of one of the state's older newspapers, the York Republican. Kuroki's record certainly proves that he is worthy of starting at the top. One of the most highly decorated Japanese American G. I.'s of World War II, Kuroki staged a one-man national speaking tour in the interest of racial understanding. He not only took it upon himself to make this tour, but he also financed it himself with money he saved while flying 30 miMions in Europe and 28 in the Pacific. If anyone were looking for an in teresting subject for a book, Kuroki would be one of the best, and his story is that which is told in "The Boy from Nebraska." The book has sold over 10,000 copies, and Kuroki used the proceeds to help pay for his lecture tour. ' It's not hard to recognize a leader, and the Nebraska Council for Teacher Education has recognized the ability of F. E. Henzlik, Teachers college dean. When Dean Jlenzlik concluded a year as president of the council, the rest of the members could find no better person to fill the job again this year. The council's service to the state amounts to a great deal of work and a corresponding mount of benefits. It inspects the facilities oL all, 23 of I ' 1 as teachers colleges. Members of the council at i t to recruit teachers, develop pre-teacher training pro frares, ttudy in training service, carry out research in ; orou3 fields and submit laws for the improvement of c tLril facilities. i Vingers Name Outstanding Tassel Pledge Marilyn Vingers was named to receive the Tassel outstanding pledge award Friday night as 17 pledges were initiated into the girls pep organization. The award was made at the annual Tassel initiation banquet. Although Miss Vingers was unable to attend the linner and receive the award, her name will be added to the Tassel plaque of honor which she will keep for a year. Miss Vingers was recog nized on the basis of the work she has done, measured by a point system, and on her general contribution to the organization. During the after-dinner pro gram, Tassels heard one of their alums, Mary Russell, 1945 presi dent. Miss Russell related her experiences as a Tassel during the war years. Other speakers included Kath ryn Rapp Clem, out-going presi dent; Beverly Larsen, pledge speaker, and Shirley Allen, new ly elected Tassel president. Gifts of appreciation were presented to the Tassel alum adviser, Joy Hill McCaw, and the faculty adviser, Miriam McGrew. initiation. During the . initiation cere monies which concluded the eve ning's activities, the following girls became active members: Phyllis Campbell, Marilyn Clark, Marilyn Coupe, Barbara Dur land, Sara Fulton, Jackie Hoss, Dee Irwin, Beverly Larsen, Lois Larson, Marilyn Lutz, Hattie Mann, Joan Raun, Robin Ranch, Beverly Reed, Barbara Roland, Jayne Wade and Janet Zlomke. Initiation complete a year of work in Tassels for these girls. They have maintained the neces sary scholastic requirements and have participated in a required amount of Tassel activities. Part of the evening's enter tainment included a skit, "Spring Fever,' 'and a Corn Cob con tribution, "In the Spring a Young Girl's Fancy . . ," The Cobs who sang several songs, both old and original, were Wes Kohtz, Rex Pettijohn and Bob Sim, dressed in Tassel uniforms and bedecked with white "mop" wigs. OLIVER EVAN S Publishes book of poems. can be finished because it would then be perfect, and no poem is absolutely perfect," he adds. Evans' work follows a defi nite style, but is varied in lorm. He writes both free and classical j verse, content or ins poems also varies as is shown in the variety of subject matter presnted in "Young Man with a Screw driver." Evans has led a varied and colorful life. Born in New Or leans, La , he did his undergra duate work at Louisiana State university and received his master's degree at the Univer sity of Tennessee. Professor Evans did work on his doctor's degree at Ohio State and Vanderbilt universities. He has also studied at Oxford uni versity in England and at the University of Milan in Italy. The English professor's work has appeared in every major poetry magazine in the country including such publications as Harpers Magazine, Tomorrow, Furioso, The Sewanee Review, The Yale Review, Poetry Chap Book, Poetry, a Magazine of Verse, The Southwest Review, and The Commonweal. Two Examples Two of the poems which will apear in "Young Man With a Screwdriver" are "Shakespeare to His Researchers" and "Caft teria Piece". Both have been previously published in maga zine form as have nearly half of the poems appearing in the book. Nhukesprar To Hie Rmsrarrhrrs Tou do me. gentlemen, but little honor: I was a poet, net a battlefield Or stamp collection, and my words were mine. You cannot tell me now from my researchers. Unlearn me then. Forget the classic problems, The solemn seminars and monographs, Concordances and footnotes, feuds. For Ret That I am 8hafespeare, and that you are a scholar. Oive me such ear as you would caauel carry Into a shori wherein a blacksmith betters The sullen day Into smiting pattern With strokes adroit and fiercely musical. Cafeteria Piece Clear, clear the dishes, wipe the table. The line Is walling, and the line is long. And everywhere within this waiting city, Deftly, with horrible hospitality Tables at being wiped, and beds and chairs Pilled and refilled hotel, hospital, hall, Morgue, movie, subway: a rented exis tence. There Is a fearful plague, whoie name Is time, Roaming the city, lta carrier a clock. BY GEORGE WILCOX The Week In Review , Fifty million Chinese are re ported to be starving in Com munist Red China. Nationalist officials in Formosa have de scribed the current famine as the worst in China's . history, and said it affects more than 50 mil lion people. Senator McCarthy continued his vigorous attack on the state department and was reattacked by President Truman and others who declared that "McCarthy is the greatest asset to the Soviet Union in this country." In China, all plans have been abandoned to remove some 2,000 Americans and other foreigners from Shanghai by sea. The trial of David Darlington ended in a 22 minute deliberation of guilty. Sentence will not be given until after ten days pend ing an almost certain appeal. Darlington was charged with as sault with Intent to commit rape. Searchers . feared the worst since no word has been received from a missing Navy Privateer believed to have been shot down by Russian fighter 'planes over the Baltic. Signs of the Times GARMISCH - PARTENKIR CHEN, Germany A 19-year-old U. S. Air Force corporal was quoted before a court martial as saying he offered Soviet Russia secret military information free because "I believe in commu nism." The prisoner is Corp. Gus tav Adolph Mueller of St. Paul, Minn. Two U. S. Army agents testified Muellcir gave them secret intelligence in the belief they were Soviet agents and re marked: "It is so easy to get documents. Americans are very careless." WASHINGTON Even through the United States State Depart ment denounces Red China, the Census Bureau reports that the in goods to China and two mil lion dollars to Formosa during February. This evidently shows that American business does not believe in the non-recognition policy of the state department. Largest exports to Asia are: Ja pan $33,900,000, India $18, 400,000, Philippines $17,300,000. Imports in February were: Brit ish Malaya, 19 million dollars; India, 17 million dollars; Philip pines, 14 million dollars; Japan, 9 million dollars. xr .,i . J (' UK' if) .j -MW--'yyniWBMws,.i..iwiiit'"'rTsiWwatii.'i ism"" i iiwiiiS POTENTIAL COED COUNSELORS Freshmen (L to t.) Joan Kruegei1 and Betty Dee Weaver sign up for the "Big Sister" organization. Watching are (1. to r.) Carol Russell, Tish Swan son, Elaine Elliot and Jean Fenster, vice president of the group. Filings are open through Monday at Ellen Smith hall and at Ag Union from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Registration for Summer Session Opens April 24 Evans likes Nebraska and claims that he has done some of his best work here. He finds it a good place to work because of the few distractions. He contrasts his life here with his life in New York City, where he resided during the two years prior to coming to Nebraska. "Those two years I did not get much done. New York City is to distracting for a writer," he claims. Evans is well known among poets in America today. He was awarded a $1000 grant by the Author's League of America last year for his work in the poetry field. lUSt Registration tickets for the 1950 Summer School session will be made available the week of April 24, when fall registration procedures begin. Four sessions eight, 0six and four-weeks sessions are offered concurrently; the eight weeks session wil be held from June 6 to July 28, and the six weeks ses sion will be held from June 6 to July 14. A post session in health education is .also offered. Major emphasis is placed on the eight weeks session during which students may register for 8 or 9 semester hours of credits. Registration procedures for students already enrolled in the University will be taken care of during fall registration periods the week of April 24, and during the week of May 8. Students are urged to complete registration prior to June 7. New Students All undergraduate students en tering the University for the first time should apply to the Office of Admissions for proper appli cation forms. It is desirable that applications for admission be Rises Illinois Students Visit Factories Students and faculty at the Illinois Institute of Technology are working on a new approach to the problem of obtaining em ployment for graduates. ' Under the supervision of the placement director, three-man teams of students visit medium and small industries in the Chi cago metropolitan areu to point out qualifications of forthcoming graduates. Representatives of a particular BY ROD RIGGS Talking about something un-1 usual u us iiuu xaguaru IS some thing in the way of unusual At, least, I hp.ve yet to see someone piay ping pong with himself, as Pagilaro is supposed to do, ormake a serve front. Or play pfng' from the table. Of play ping pong with six balls at once. Pagilaro has been winner of the n a t i o nal singles cham Dionshin for the last three years, pno makes these exhibition tours across the coun try as a regular habit. Anyhow, even if you don't know anything about ping pong, it is worth the two-bits ad mission to see him. So go on up to the ballroom next Wed nesday. Another big event eoing on at the Union this week is the Mad rigals concert Friday night. According to Mr. Foltz, who is directing the singers, the cus tom of madrigal singing dates back to the days of Merrie Eng land, when a family would have all the neighbors in for an eve ning of singing. The idea was to have music that was difficult enough to present a challenge, yet something that had a story to it. For this reason, the songs were usually love storys or something of that nature. So anyhow, the concert is to be very informal. Mr. Folts wants to stress the angle of real ism in so far as the atmosphere for the slnrinr roes. Guess these two fine events speak for themselves. Not nec essary for me to say anything more about them. Anyhow, this spring weather's so nice and I'm so tired ... Ho hum . . . Drop, around! Nine Ag Coeds Join Honorary Phi Upsilon Omicron, home economics honorary, initiated new members this w-ek-end. Sunday at 6:30 a. m. the fol lowing girls were admitted: Lieanor Erlckson, Joan Raun, Alice Anderson, Shirley Miles, Joan Skucimes, Joanne Engleke mier, Betty Ann Kelso, Shirley Wlnkleman and Eileen Dereig. The home economics honorary for second semester sophomore girls and above has two req uisites for membership. They are that the girls maintain at least an 80 average and that they be socially active. Following initiation, a break fast will be served at 8:30 a.m. for the active chapter, new init tiates and alumna. Recently elected president, Norma Spo mer, is in charge of the event Experimental Theater Plans One-Act Plays All University students are urged to try out for nine one act plays which will be produced on the experimental theater stage. The plays will be directed by Miss Maxine Trauernicht's class in stage direction. Tryouts will be held Tuesday, April 18, in room 306, Temple building, at 3 and 7 p. m. About 15 male and 15 female parts are open. The plays will be presented May 11, 12 and 13 on the Ex perimental Theatre stage in Room 201, Temple. The plays, which are both serious and com edy, are: "Happy Journey," "Finger of God," "Joint Owners in Spain," "Monkey's Paw," "Suppressed Desires," "Box and Cox," "Mak er of Dreams "Riders To the Sea," and "Sunday Costs Five Pesos." Anyone interested should con tact Miss Trauernicht or attend the tryouts. State Physicians To Hear Lecturers Dr. Julius B. Richmond, one of the nation's foremost pediatri cians, will be one of the prin cipal lecturers at the University College of Medicine's annual refresher course for Nebraska physicians, April 24 through 28, in Omaha. Dr. Richmond, associate pro fessor of pediatrics at the Uni versity of Illinois College of Medicine, will give three lec tures on Thursday, April 27. Other lectures and demonstra tions will be given by Nebraska stuff members. The course, sponsored by the college in cooperation with the state maternal and child health division, is offered without charge to practicing physicians. Its purpose is to give them an opportunity to study and see new techniques which have recently been introduced. This year's course is being given over to the field of pediatrics. field are sent to interview firms in their field. They tell the pert sonnel manager of the aims, curriculum and courses covered by the college. The interviews help acquaint students withthe job procedures. Each of the teams calls on about ten companies during the final semester. NU Bulletin Board Monday AWS House Council meeting at 4:45 p.m., Ellen Smith halL Tuesday Corn Cob meeting at S p.m.. Room 315, Union. Arnold Society meets at 7:30 p.m., Military and Naval Science building. German Club meeting at 7:30 p.m., Ellen Smith HalL All Student Duion activities workers report to Activities of fice sometime Tuesday after noon. All Alpha Lamba Delta mem bers meet in Parlor Y, Union, at 7:30 p.m. Ninety-neven percent of driv ers involved in automobile ac cidents in the U. S. last year had at least one year's driving experience filed by May 20. Guidance exam inations for entering sophomores and freshmen will be held Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3. For students applying for graduate work, applications may be obtained from the Dean of the Graduate College and must be filled out and filed by May 1. Candidates for advanced degrees must file transcripts of credits at the same time. Summer courses are equivalent in method, character, and credit values to those offered during the regular school year. Curriculum ranges from undergraduate courses to graduate courses lead ing to the master's and doctor's degrees. A larger curriculum than in previous years will be of fered for the 1950 summer ses sion. Workshops Several workshop seminars and clinics will also be offered. Included are workshop seminars in education under the direc tion of Wesley C. Meierhenry. They are open to experienced teachers of all levels elemen tary, secondary, and college. Laboratory schools under the direction of William H. Morton, secondary education; and Ken neth H. Freeman, Elementary1 education; will also be available. These schools allow observation for student teaching and obser vation. All-University clinics under the theme of "Is A Third War the Only Answer?" will be held during the periods of June 12 to 13; June 26 to 27: and July 10-11. Teachers Collf ge Teachers College clinics under the direction of Walter K. Besgs, will be held during the period of June 15 to July 24. The Fine Aits prop nun for summer session includes All state and all-university sessions. All-State is a University exper ience in music, dramatics and art for Nebraska high school stu dents; and All-University offers three special convocation pro grams in music, dramatics, and art. There will also be several soe cial lecturers during the four sessions. Some of the sneakers will be Dr. Charles Malik, dele gate of Lebanon, United Na tions, and minister to United States and Dr. Harry Burke, su perintendent of schools, Omaha.. Deal Revea!ed Deltasig Rose At Convention Beverly Deal, University soph omore in teachers college, was selected from a list of thirty seven candidates to reign as " "Rose of Deltasig." She was chosen by members of Delta Sigma Pi, professional business fraternity, and was presented at the fraternity's re gional convention banquet Sat urday night. Most of the sorori ties on campus submitted pic-' tures of girls to be judged. Miss Deal was graduated from , Omaha Central in 1948. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Girls 'chosen by the fraternity to reign at regional conventions automatically become eliiible to compete for the title of national 'Rose of Deltasig." Th Judging for the national contest s done by two Hollywood stars, one of whom is Dorothy Lamour this year. Last year, the judging was done by Garry Moore ind Betty Hutton. Ivy Day Singers' Reports Sought All organized women' ' groups planning, to participate . In the annual Ivy Day sing should be making preparations. All groups who are going to take part in the May 6 festivi ties should send the name of their director, an alphabetical list of the singers, the name of the song and expected help from ?lT2?e ut0 at Seibold- 54 No. 16th St., by Friday, April 21, The three dollar entrance fee should be sent to Barbara Best at the same address. If any organized women's group, excepting honoraries, has not received a letter, Miss Sei bold should be contacted imme diately. Additional information may be obtained by calling Misi Seibold at 2-7371.