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Vol. 51 No. 90
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Monday, February 26, 1951
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NU Students
Win Honors
Joan Krueger is one of the sev
en students awarded superior rat
ings in all three rounds of dis
cussion at the University's elev
enth annual inter-collegiate de
bate and discussion conference.
Students from the University
who received superior ratings in
two rounds are Charles Rossow
and James Wamsley.
Debaters considered the ques
tion, "Resolved: That the non
communist nations should form a
new international organization."
Bob Askey was the only stu
dent from the University to re
ceive a superior in radio news
casting. Directors
The conference was under the
direction of Donald Olson, direc
tor of debate, and Bruce Kendall,
associate director of debate at the
University. Participants includ
ed 97 debate teams, 219 students
in discussion, 32 in original ora
tory, 43 in extempore speaking
and 32 in radio newscasting.
Colleges and universities which
were represented include:
Nebraska: Doane, Hastings,
Midland, Kearney state, Peru
state and Wayne state colleges,
Creighton, Omaha and Nebraska
Wesleyan universities and the
University of Nebraska.
Iowa: Buena Vista, Central,
Coe, Cornell, Grinnell, Morning
side, Westmar and Iowa state
teachers colleges; and the Uni
versity of Iowa.
Kansas: Bethal, Bethany, Mc
pherson, Emporia state teachers,
Pittsburg state teachers and Kan
sas state colleges; Baker, Ottawa,
Washburn, Kansas Wesleyan and
Wichita universities and the Uni
versity of Kansas.
Other Schools
Colorado: Codorado A & M,
Greeley state, Loretto Heights
and Western state colleges; and
the University of Colorado.
Minnesota: Gustavus Adolphus
and St. Olaf colleges.
South Dakota: Northern state
teachers, Sioux Falls, South Da
kota state and Southern state
teachers colleges; and the Univer
sity of South Dakota.
Illinois: Knox college and Illi
nois state normal university.
Oklahoma: University of Okla
homa. New Mexico: Universinty of
New Mexico.
Complete cooperation made our
eleventh annual intercollegiate
debate and discussion conference
a success, according to speech di
rector, Donald Olson. "I appre
ciate the cooperation of the 250
University students who have
helped us time the various de
bates during the contest," Olson
said, "and especially want to
thank the Builder's organization
for their assistance."
Communist Ad Is 'Merely
Silly Joke9 Says Gustavson
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson
stated that the recent ad appear
ing in The Daily Nebraskan ask
ing for information of persons in
terested in communism was mere
ly a silly student joke.
He declared that he had no
Inkling whatsoever of any com-
Union Asks
Student View
Of Services
nun tn renent restrictions im
posed on building programs, the
Union is not able to build any
new additions to the Union as
previously planned.
The Union is therefore plan
ning a program to utilize present
facilities.
In order to serve the students
better in the future und to make
a complete evaluation of exist
ing facilities, the Union is ask
ing students to give their opinion
concerning the facilities.
Every facility will be evaluated
on the basis of its contribution
to the overall program of service
to the students and the Univer
sity community. As a result, some
facilities anc services will be dis
continued anil others expanded.
This ntwvam is now under
way; however, the Unitro Hoes
not plan Improving the facilities
until this summer. Herb Reese
and Betty Iloessler to. iu
evaluation committee for the
Union.
The Union was formully dedi
cated May 1, 1938 after a vigor
ous campaign by students und
alumni eneouraped th tm-
Regents to odd this new building
to the University cutvipu. j
student body voted to assess a
student fee to retire the building
bond, and finance a well rounded
activity program for the student
body. This fee was raised this
spring, again by student vote, to
finance an addition to the build
ing and expand the program.
The Weather
Mostly cloudy, Monday with lo"aI
thunder showers. Ll"ht rain lis
a Iho expected In the eastern part
m ut uuts.
ssow, Winsfevay Queen
Daily Northwesterns Stolen;
Similar to NU Paper Steal
By Marlene Wyatt.
The University was shocked to
read in the fall of 1948 of the
stealing of the 'Rag.'
One fall day at a very early
hour (5:30), a group of college
girls were driving madly to the
Lincoln Journal. Their goal: to
take all of the copies of the 'Rag'
before they were distributed.
These girls secured the copies
they then raced at a high speed
to a bridge near Lone Oak where university similar headlines tell
they dumped the copies. ing about the stealing of their
At 10 a. m. to the surprise of campus paper, the Daily North-
this group the Journal published
the Rag for the second time that
day.
Perfect Crime
It seemed to be "a perfect
crime," the criminals were sought
but without success. However,
several weeks later a "brave girl"
told who the guilty persons were.
Of course every one expected
to see the "brave girl" dumped at
Lone Oak with the copies of
'Rag.'
This group of girls were sever
ly punished; it made them realize
thst crime does not pay.
They were campused one night
every week end for seven weeks;
they were also fined $99. Each
girl had to have an individual
conference with the Dean of
Women; where she told them
about "good" conduct. She also
'Campus Conscious' Campaign Begins
At Ag; Shortcuts to Become Unpopular
Cutting corners and walking
across the wide bluegrass malls
rather than taking a little longer
and going around on the side
walk is going to become an un
popular habit on Ag campus to
day. Monday, February 26, marks
the beginning of a campaign to
become "Campus Conscious." It
will involve keeping the campus
free of litter and eliminating the
unsightly paths which are being
made.
The ruling agreed upon by all
Ag campus departmentals, hon
oraries, social groups, Ag Exec
board, and supported by Dean
W. V. Lambert will be enforced
if necessary the rest of this
semester.
The decision, announced in all
Ag classes Monday, will appear
on some 30 signs distributed
throughout the campus that urge
complete student and faculty co
operation. Jerry Johnson, president, and
Eugene Robinson, chairman of
campus improvements commit
tee of the Ag Exec board said
most students know where to
walk, but there are a few stu
munistic infiltration on the cam
pus. However, the Student Council
and The Daily Nebraskan have
been receiving communist litera
ture! Yes, questionable propaganda
has been constantly piling into
University student organizations
which is only an example of
what is happening throughout the
country.
Disguised Material
Some of the material, disguised
as perfectly innocent advertise
ment, tells of a winter camp open
to university students all over the
world, with the purpose of "striv
ing for unity."
Even the place from where it
was sent signifies its true source.
The material came from the head
of the International Union of
Students in Prague, Czechoslo
vakia a territory which has been
held by the commies for some
time.
The literature tells of .the
camp's winter games which dem
onstrate the "fraternal solidarity
which links them to the demo
cratic students throughout the
world."
"Student sportsmen who treas
ure the joys of life and the tran
quility of years in a peaceful
world over which will hang no
more the threat of the atomic
weapon and the calamities of a
new war, answer the call of the
International Union of Students!"
The meeting place of this camp
Is Poiana, Stalin. Inviting pic
tures are included of the Carpa
thian mountains and the various
sports.
Joint Statement
Other literature includes a joint
statement of the executive com
mittee of the International Union
of Students and representatives
of student organizations of Brus
sels, Burma, France, Scotland,
Syria and South Africa.
This material is supposed to be
"echoing the profound aspiration
of all studentK who believe it
necessary to overcome differ
ences, to unite and to cooperate
in friendship for the achievement
of our common goals: peace and
the maintenance of a creative life
in the service of our peoples."
"Any opposition to uniting stu
dents in this world-wide organi
zation can only be recognized as
1 a step towards a new world eon-
iXUt't," it AidiU'fcfc
enor H$beio$
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made them write several papers
concerning "good" conduct
To Save a Good Name
The reason given for this con
duct was to save a girl's name.
It seems as though the society
column was going to print some
information that would have
caused the girl a great deal of
embarrassment.
This winter at
Northwestern 1
western, were read
Detectives Robert Labbe and
Al Brietbman have not been able
to find the guilty persons who
stole 5,500 copies Friday, Feb. 16
at about 8 a.m.
Northwestern Steal
The newspaper were recovered
that same day at 4:45 p.m. at the
rear of an apartment building at
418 Fifth st. in Wilmette 111., after
an anonymous phone call to Larry
Williford, chairman of the senior
class gift committee.
Senior Suspected.
Seniors were concerned be
cause Friday was kick-off day
for the class gift fund-raising
campaign and the seniors were
suspected. Thus, the senior class
might be asked to pay for the
missing papers.
dents and some of the faculty i
who seem to ignore using the j
blUe WcUK.5.
Dean W. V. Lambert who
writes in the editorial column of
this newspaper today, said Ag
campus has become a cow pas
ture only in the last few years.
Before the last war, students did
not step off the walks. They had
respect for the beauty of the
campus, he said, in fact, some'
would walk many blocks rather
than to harm the noted blue
grass. Expense of repairing the dam-agu-'that
cowpaths can do to the
lawn is quite noticeable.
Mr. Billings of the buildings
and grounds department re
ported that it costs $35 to re
pair a path two feet wide and
one hundred feet long. The dis
tance along the path from the
Dairy Industry to the Plant In
dustry building is about 420 feet.
So, it would cost $147 just to
repair that one strip.
To prove that the time saved
by walking across the lawns,
rather than on the walks is so
small that it is negligible, the
Cornhusker Countryman did re
search to determine the amount
of time that is saved.
The example used was the
Home Ec Issues
Prep Invitations
The Home Economics depart
ment of the University will play
host to junior and senior girls
from Nebraska high schools at
Hospitality Day on March 16.
The program of the day will
include talks and skits by home!
economics students and tours of
the buildings and campus.
A box lunch and musical en
tertainment will be provided for;
the visitors during the noon hourj
in the College Activties build- j
ing. j
Invitations have been issued to i
all Nebraska high schools. Plans
are being made for 500 students,
teachers and parents.
Red Cross Unit
Gives Program
Friday evening a group of Uni
versity students, under the direc
tion of the Red Cross college ac
tivities went to Veterans Hospital
to give an auditorium show. !
The program was planned by ;
Gladys Novotny, board member j
for the Veterans Hospital enter- 1
tainments.
Marge Danly sang two songs,
"Stars in My Eyes" and "Al-1
ways." Wayne Bath plnyed the j
"Original Boogie." Ruth Ann La
vine played two violin selections. !
Mary Mackie recited a reading.'
The Kappa Sigma quartette sang
several selections in barber-shop f
harmony. Members of the quar
tette are Jack Davis,' Tex Gard- ,
ner, Chuck Deuser and Jack
Gardner.
Lighting and stage facilities
were under the direction of
Norma Erickson.
Don Dunbar drove the Red '
Cross station wagon.
Thursday evening fi'e girls
went to Vets to play cards with
the patients. Bridge and pinochle
were the games of the evening.
Edy Kutelick, Marlene Wyatt,
Peggy Jensen, Lois Jean Olson
and Elizabeth Olson were driven
out to Veterans Hospital by Don
Dunbar.
Board members in charge or
the Veterans programs are Gladys
Novotny, Marlene Meke, and Jo
iiwun, i
aPP ucatlons
Due Feb. 28
"Sweeter than the month of
May" will be the May queen who
will reign over the Ivy Day court.
Applications for May queen, a
senior woman, are now available
at Ellen Smith hall and the Ag
Union office. Filings close Wed
nesday, Feb. 28 at 5 p. m. Blanks
should be placed in the boxes pro
vided by the Mortar Boards.
Mortar Boards are in charge of
the Ivy day court. A new sys
tem of May queen selection in
stigated last year, will be used
again this year. Qualifications
include a 5.7 average, senior
standing, enrollment tor at least
12 hours and active participation
in campus organizations.
Candidates for queen will be
announced in The Daily Nebras
kan at the same time as the AWS,
BABW and Coed Counselor slates
are released. Election results will
remain secret until the May
queen appears to begin the Ivy
Day ceremonies. University coed
elections are to be March 20 when
all the 1951-52 officers and the
1951 May queen will be chosen.
The candidate with the highest
number of votes will be the
Queen. Second highest candi
date will appear in the court as
maid of honor. Last year, Jan
Nutzman reigned as May queen
with Mary Helen Mallory as maid
of honor.
The remainder of the Ivy Day
court includes two seniors, four
juniors, two sophomores, two
freshmen and two pages.
well worn path between Dairy
industry and Plant Industry
buildings. First, the distance
across the lawn was measured
by walking across the grass. It
was measured by determining
the distance along the walks and
using the Pythagorian theorem of
trigonometry to calculate the
distance along the diagonal di -
secting the lawn.
It was found that the time
saved by walking across the
lawn was only thirty-three sec
onds. That is not very much.
Many year; ago, a tank of -water
was kept on the campus. And
when anyone was caught cutting
corners, he was promptly
dunked. Punishment such as
this will probably not be used.
Students have planned the
"Campus conscious campaign to
work in the following way.
If you see any person cutting
across the grass or throwing
refuse on the grounds or in the
buildings, write his or her name
on a slip of paper and place the
slip in one of the boxes which
will be provided in Ag Hall and
Ag Union.
Violators who repeat often will
be called to the Dean's office for
a personal interview.
Sen. Aiken Anticipates Draft Slow-up;
Points Out Tremendous Reserve Growth
The drait law will be slowed
up in congress and probably al
tered to allow young men more
time for school and other train
ing, according to Sen. George
Aiken, as he visited informally
with a group of Ag students ati
FarmHouse fraternity after his ,
convocation speech Friday after
noon, i
"The war hysteria, so evident . j
in congress last fall, has pretty j
well died away," he said. With j
the recent decision that no more ,
national guard units will be called !
pending further emergency, he,
stated, congressmen also have de
cided to slow down the draft ma
chinery. Tremendous Reserves
We have tremendous reserves,
he said. In national guard alone,
there are an estimated 24 divi
sions not yet called to active duty.
And the air force is packed to
the hilt since the splurge of en
listments in January.
We will try to give young men
adequate training in the military
while they still stay in school, if
that can be done, he said.
Throughout the hour or so ol
laughing and talking, there wan
some question as to whether the
senator was entertaining or
whether he was being enter
tained, At one point during the discus
sion, Lt. Gov. Charley Warner,
who accompanied the senator
along with his secretary, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Krueger of Ft. Cal
houn and their daughter, Alice,
after laughing heartily at one of
the senator's endless basket of
quips, remarked that there is no
such thing as a bad story.
"Oh," replied the senator, "it
depends on how it's told."
Tells Story
"That reminds me of a story 1
was going to UHe tonight," he con
tinued, "The story of confusion.
The setting is down in Kentucky,
an' there's an old man a ploddin'
up the road dragging' a rope in
the dust. And he's terrible de
pressed, just more'n weavin' fore
and aft. And so I stops him. I
asks him his trouble. He says:
'Man, I's confused . '. . I's so
It Happened at NU
A certain campus coed carried
on an all-day long satire on the
various identifying pins of Uni
versity organizations.
It has become a common sight
to see any young ladies' blouse
decorated with at least one or
ganizational pin. Quite often the
girl's boy friend's emblem may
be seen or an honorary identifier.
This campus lady was display
ing the pins of several honoraries
and fraternities. Many shocked
looks greeted the girl who had
obviously decided to poke fun at
University hardware.
Delian Union
Announces
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MOIT tOnteSt1
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The Delian Union Literary So-
ciety has announced its annual I
short story contest. This contest!
is open to au unauuiaieu m-uucmu.
regularly enrolled at the Univer
sity.
Manuscripts are now being ac
cepted for the competition. Stories
will be considered on the basis
of originality, aptness of thought,
style, and adherence to conven
tional short story form.
Short Story i
The conventional short story
usually has few characters, a lim
ited setting and an intensive ris
ing development toward the cli
max. It is compact and has only
one central idea or theme.
The prizes are: First prize,
$30.00; second, $20.00; third,
$10.00.
The following are the rules
which govern the contest:
1. Stories should be between
1,500 and 4,000 words in length.
2. Manuscripts must be type-
uintton nnrf rinuhle-sonced OS
unruled paper.
3. All stories must be original
and never before published in any
form, although they may be
stories written as classroom proj
ects. 4. Contestants may submit any
number of manuscripts.
5. A detachable page must ac
company each manuscript with
the name and address of the con
testant, a statement that the story
conforms to the rules of the con
tests, and the title of the sory.
6. Manuscripts must De posv
; marked not later than midnight
March 31, 1951.
Students entering the contest
should address manuscripts to
Clark Gustin, alumni sponsor of
Delian Union, 2233 D street, Lin
coln I.tib.
Judging
Manuscripts will be judged by
a committee headed by Dr. Louise
Pound.
Last year's winners were: Mar
vin Malone, first prize; Jo Ann
Williams, second prize; Ramona
Beavers, third prize.
KNU
MONDAY
3:00 Music from Everywhere
3:15 Sweet and Lowdown
3:00 Authors of the Ages
4:00 Music of the Masters
4:30 Campus Spotlight
4:45 Blues and Boogie
5:00 Sign off
whother I lost a mule or found
a rope.' "
The senator then made some
associated remarks about the
present administration.
At another instance, while the
conversation was centered around
eVrmont agriculture, the senator
said, he has a farm. "There just
isn't the satisfaction if you have
to hire your farming done," he
said.
"I never went to college," he
said. "I started hauling root crops
at 18. I now have a 500 acre
farm that is 300 acres of wood
land, some orchard and only
about 100 acres of tillable soil."
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SENATOR PRAISES CO-OPS Senator George
D. Aiken (right), republican from Vermont,
spoke at Cotner Terrace Friday night, was heard
by more than 1,000 farmers and businessmen.
Senator Aiken lauded co-operatives. Shown
Spring Musical
Plans Launched
Coeds to Participate
In Kosmet Klub Show
Part two of the Kosmet Klub's long-range program
to give more and better entertainment to the University
will begin this week.
Plans for the new Kosmet Klub spring musical
which will inaugurate the April College Days activities
have begun, according to Leon Pfeiffer, Klub president.
TOe wiU run April 25-27
Announcement of the production s title will be re-
leased in a few days when the Klub launches ticket sales,
Dallas Williams, University Theater head, will direct this
years' show.
Part nf thp Kh Droeram
began last fall in an endeavor to
have coed participation in the
spring show. Final approval for
the inclusion of coeds was given
recently by the Faculty Senate
after campus student groups had
stamped approval on the Klub's
plans.
t ct niv m a i ac hP
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taken part in the Kosmet uud
spring shows. The last time a
mixed cast presented a spring
musical was in 1941. That was
the same year that females also
participated in annual Fall Revue
Six sororities presented skits
along with those of four fraterni
ties. I
"True Student Talent
The primary purpose of this
spring's show, said Pfeiffer, "is
to present for the students' en
joyment a type of program which
illustrates true student talent."
The presentation the modified
spring show would do away with
the much-criticized slap-stick
and make room for real musical
comedy entertainment "which
could be presented only if a
mixed cast participates."
The following principles will
direct the rules for the musical.
Written scripts, full deletion of
questionable material, definite t
rules for the show, faculty su
pervision of rehearsals; and other
action of similar nature which
has been instigated and promoted
by members in an attempt to pro
duce a show of the type pleasing
to all students.
No More Half-Acting
It was felt that a shw with
coeds would give students a uc
ter opportunity for dramatic and
musical development than medi
ocre half-acting.
Last fall's move to modify the
musical became apparent after a
campaign to enlist the support of
the students and faculty began.
The entire situation was dis
cussed with faculty committees.
Also meetings are held with co
educational groups to familiarize
them with Klub aims and pur
poses. The entire program grew out
of the Klub's grave concern about
performances in past springs, and
members announced their inten
tions for a revitalization
The Kosmet Klub's request for
coed participation later won en- similar to Kosmet Klub spon
thusiastic support from 57 stu-' sored coeducational productions.
"Feedig cattle just doesn't work
profitably in my territory of Put
ney, Vt" he said. "But those that
try it seem to have better luck
with Black Angus than with
Herefords. "The Angus," he said,
"will be ready for market at least
a year earlier than the Here
fords." Some 75 per cent of our income
in the New England area comes
from milk. We have a surplus of
milk there just like your surplus
oi wheat and corn in Nebraska.
Our over production goes for
powdered milk and cheese. The
i cheese market is good, he said.
dent organizations representing
general student opinion.
Klub Wins Endorsement
In an Oct. 27 edition of The
Daily Nebraskan, the groups en
dorsed the Klub's move to pro
mote a production "integrating
i the best in campus entertainment
, Olo "
"We have weighed both sides
of the question. We understand
the difficulties of an all-male
cast, how men trying to act as
women can only make a bur
lesque of a Broadway type of
comedy that otherwise would be
of a sophisticated nature con
taining clean, subtle humor."
Continued the letterip, "We
would like to see an all-student
musical comedy in the spring
a production written, composed,
directed, produced, and enacted
by members of the student body.
We believe the students at the
University of Nebraska can com
bine to produce a smooth, intel
ligent, professional type of legit
imate musical comedy. To Kos
met Klub, we pledge our ap
proval and support."
Prompt Approval Voted
All. coed groups voted their
prompt approval of the plan.
Panhellenic council lended affir
mative support as a culmination
of the concentrated drive to win
student backing. Both independ
ent and Greek coeducational so
cial and activity organizations
were included in the list of sup
porting groups.
A Student Council sanction of
lh plan added the endorsement
of the following groups. Ag Exec
board, Corn Cobs, Builders, WAA,
military department, publications,
ISA, Engineers Exec borrri,
YMCA, Interfraternity council
Cosmopolitan club, Religious Wel
fare council, Tassels, YWCA. and
N-club.
Before any of the organizations
were asked for support, a care
ful study was made by a Klub
initiated survey. It concerned the
entertainment programs at other
colleges with similar enrollments,
traditions and administrational
set-ups. It was revealed that
most of these schools with groups
i "We do not have surpluses in
J this country at all," the senator
continued, "Since the national
emergency, we have reserves not
surpluses."
The senator's private secretary
said she likes Nebraskans. They
play a good game of cards. "Sen.
Hugh Butler (rep., Neb.) takes
the cake for playing pitch," she
said.
The senatorial party comment
ed favorably on Nebraska's uni
cameral system of state legisla
ture. They did not know why
Vermont changed in the 1800's
from that system to the two house
legislature.
president of the Nebraska Farm bureau; Stanley
A. Matzke, Journal Farm editor and member of
the Goehner Granga committee which sponsored
the event; Harold Requartte, Lincoln insurance
company president; fernesl Temple, Seward
county tanner, and Senator Aiken. (Journal
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