Debaters Receive
Superior Ratings
nv y
u
At Weekend Mee
Vol. 51 No. 101
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, March 13, 1951
NU Team Tops; Wamsley
Tliird High in Discussion
Reds
Report
Sabotaging
In Peking
The official Chinese communist
news agency has reported that a
large sabotage ring of "im
perialist agents" had been un
covered in Peking and several
scores were under arrest for acts
against the Peking regime.
This announcement came after
saboteurs struck at the heart of
communist China by wrecking a
giant generator in the capital
city of Peking. Th agency also
said that 59 street acrs in the
capital city also were set ablaze
by the saboteurs.
Peking's woman minister of
justice, Hsuliang, who ordered a
purge two weeks ago, reported
that the purge has moved into
high gear. Bigger mass execu
tions have been ordered to pun
ish "counter-revolutionaries."
According to Canton reports,
more than 500 women agents,
have been trained to spot dissi
dent elements in factories, offices
and dance halls.
Frank Erickson
Refuses to Comment
Fear that whatever he says
may be used against him was
the reason given by big-time
gambler Frank Erickson for re
fusing to answer questions of
senate crime probers.
Erickson is now serving a two
year Jail term for bookmaking
in the state of New York. The
federal government has filed in
come tax bens against the former
head of a $12,500,000-a-year
bookmaking empire.
Earlier, George Morton Levy,
general counsel for the Roosevelt
raceway, told the committee that
he paid Frank Costello, gambling
ligure, $60,000 to ride the trace
of bookmakers. Levy said that
he had been warned to stop the
bookmaking or lose the track's
license.
Preliminary investigation has
convinced the committee that
Costello, a Sicilian-born racke
teer, has close ties, if not a con
trolling influence, with nearly
half the 40 democratic district
leaders who are the bosses of
Tammany hall.
Sen. Ester Kefauver (d., Tenn.),
committee chairman, and his
chief counsel, Rudolph Halley,
hope to lay CosteHo right on the
doorstep of the democratic na
tional committee.
Senator Williams
Apolojizes for Outburst
"It is never intelligent to lose
one's temper," Sen. W. J. Wil
liams of Ravenna Monday told
members of the legislature.
Williams apologized to the leg
islature for his outburst at Fri
day's government committee
meeting when he stormed from
the chamber angered by remarks
of Gov. Val Peterson.
The outburst and apology were
in reference to the bills under
consideration by the committee
which provide for reorganization
of the executive department.
The governor testified that he
was less enthusiastic about the
proposals. Williams said that
"experience proves that Council
suggestions have usually met
with the quiet opposition from
the chief executive."
Council Urged to Supply
Facilities for New Airport
The city council was urged
Monday to make ready to supply
facilities at a new airport by a
group interested in present oc
cupanies, national guard in
cluded. The group assumed that the
air force is to occupy the air
base, possibly to the exclusion
of civil aviation. The council
took the matter under advise
ment. Atty. Max Kier, member of
the board of directors of the Ne
braska chapter. Civil Aeronautics
association, presented a resolu
tion urging the lawmakers to
discuss with the state commis
sion and the CAA plans for a
municipal airport.
The city attorney was directed
to look into the city's legal rights
as owners of the base. The city
engineer will look for desirable
sites for a municipal airport. The
state is willing to provide help
in planning.
Alums to Seek
Medical Funds
In seeking financial aid for
the University College of Medi
cine the University alumni as
ciation proposes to go directly
to the legislature.
Dr. E. E. Simmons, president
of the association, sets that the
legislature will be asked for im
provements totaUng $3,800,000
and a doubling of the annual op
erating "budget of $2,075,000.
Dr. Simmons' announcement Is
in a letter to College of Medi
cine alumni and would by-pass
the University proper avi the
Board of Regents.
The University has requested
a two-year budget for the Med
ical college of $2,000,000 for
JV51-52. The group seeks a $5,
875,444 iotal for the two years.
The Weaf her
Fair and warmer today west
and central portions; clearing ex
treme east today and tonight.
Wednesday partly cloudy and
warmer. Hteh today, 20 north
east, 45, extreme southwest. Low
Four members of Nebraska's
debate squad, victorious at the
University of Wisconsin Debate
and Discussion conference, were
stranded Monday in Des Moines,
la., because of snow.
Each debater took part in four
rounds of debate and three
rounds of discussion last week
end. Jim Wamsley was one of
six superior-ranking speakers
out of 100 contestants chosen to
take part in a fourth round.
Wamsley was ranked third of
the six persons in the final
round of discussion, which was
broadcast on the radio.
The two teams of debaters,
Jim Wamsley and Robert Shively
and Wayne Johnson and Dale
Johnson, participated in events
with 70 teams from other col
leges throughout the country.
They were accompanied by
Bruce Kendall, debate coach.
Among Top Teams
The team of Wamsley and
Shively was one of the two top
debate teams at the conference.
The Nebraskans received su
perior ratings in three rounds
and excellent in one round. They
won two of their .four debate.
The other team which was
named outstanding at the tourna
ment was from the University
of Iowa.
Johnson and Johnson were
rated excellent as a team and
won three of their four debates.
Johnson, Johnson and Shively
were expected to take a train
from Des Moines Monday eve
ning, but Kendall and Wamsley
plan to remain until the roads
permit driving.
Oklahoma Trip
The next trip to be taken by
University debaters will be the
journey to the Missouri Valley
Tournament at the University of
Oklahoma. Teams who will take
part in the Oklahoma contest,
which will begin Thursday,
March 29, will be announced
later.
This year's final debate trip
will be to the National Delta
Sigma Rho Congress in Chicago,
which is to take place April 10,
11 and 12.
Council to Hear
Representation
Cases Argued
University organizations wish
ing representation on the Student
Council may submit their cases
at a hearing Thursday between
1:15 and 3 p.m. in the faculty
lounge of the Union.
The Council's faculty-student
committee on the proposed Stu
dent Council constitution will
conduct the hearing. Each organi
zation, group, or individual will
be allowed 10 minutes to present
his argument for Council repre
sentation. Individuals who do not
represent groups will be allowed
five minutes to review their cases.
Any student who appears may al
so present a written summary of
his case to the committee.
Appointments to speak should
be made immediately with Rob
Raun at 6-3862.
These colleges have already
had their representation provided
for: agriculture, 2, (one woman
and one man); arts sciences. 3,
(at least one woman and at least
one man); business administra
tion, 2; engineering, 2; law, 1;
pharmacy and dentistry, 1; phar
macy college and the college of
dentistry shall be considered as
one unit; teachers 3, (at least one
woman and at least one man.)
Groups to be represented are:
Women's Residence halls; Men's
Residence halls, (this represen
tative must be an independent
student; that is. one not affiliated
with a social fraternity or so
rority); Independent organization
and or the men's cooperative
houses.
Cosmopolitan Gub
To Hear Dr. FoBter
Dr. Henry Foster, Law college
professor, will speak to Cosmo
politan club members Wednesday
on the McCarran art.
Dr. Foster will speak at the
meeting Wednesday, which will
begin at 7:30 p.m., Room 315,
Union.
An informal coffee hour will
be held following the meeting.
President Juergen Herbst will be
in charge.
RCCJJ Gives Play at Annual Kick-off
Fifty members of the Univer-1
sity Red Cross College Unit pre
sented a prologue entitled "You
Are Not Alone" at the kick-off
meeting of the annual Red Cross
drive last night at the Corn
husker ballroom.
The skit, a historical dramatic
presentation, was first presented
at the last national convention
in Detoit.
University students taking
part in the program were: Nar
rator; Bob Moesher; Florence
Nightingale, Joan Hanson, Auri
Durant, Bill Dugan; lara Bar
ton, Janice Lindquist and organ
ist, Ralph Hannemen.
Volunteers in the prologue who
are board members are: Pat
Wiedman, Katherine Swingle, Jo
Berry, Gladys Novotny, Marlene
Mecke, Jo Rabeh, Jane McCor
mick, Joyce . Johnson, Suzanne
Stoll, Don Dunbar and Donna
Preseott.
dther cast members were: Tina
Wooster, Joe Strobel, Elizabeth
Olson, Jean Olson, Edie Kutelik,
Mary Hanrork, Dolores Gade, Pat
Polnicky, Betty Maddison, Donna
PilcHfer, Nancy Remington, Bar
bara Turley, Bruce Perrine, Bob
Peters.
It Happened at NU . . .
At the last basketball game,
Chuck, a fan, sitting half way
u pthe bleachers, dropped his
coat on the floor. He lowered
himself . through ' the wooden
boards of the bleachers and was
half way to the floor when the
Coliseum lights were turned off.
The band started playing the
"Star 'Spangled Banner." Mean
while, Chuck was lunging on for
dear life by his hands 12 feet
above the floor. Seeing Chuck's
predicament a friend asked,
"What's the matter, Chuck?
Stand up, aren't you patriotic?"
Dr. Baker
To Discuss
Recent Trip
Dr. Marvel L. Baker, associate
director of the Agricultural ex
periment station at the Univer
sity, and recently returned from
a trip through Australia and New
Zealand, will address a general
convocation Tuesday on agricul
tural practices
along with
economical and
political prob
lems of the
two countries.
Under the
sponsorship of
the Tri - K
club, the con
vocation is
schedu led to
begin at 7:30
p.m. in the Ag
Baker College Activ
ities building. The public is in
vited. Dr. Baker returned in Janu
ary from a three month tour of
the lands "down under" with his
mind and notebook "chucked
full" of their economic and so
cial problems.
Sponsored by the University
Foundation, Baker spent most of
his trip conferring with research
and extension personnel of the
two countries, but also managed
to get near the farmer and
rancher.
Through the Inland
He traveled an estimated 8,000
miles on the island of Australia
alone, 5,000 of these miles by
auto.
It was on these inland tours
that Baker encountered the
grassroots of the "down under"
country's agricultural situation.
In an interview. Baker said the
leading limitation on these farm
ers is moisture. About one-third
of the entire country' of Austra
lia receives no effective rainfall.
Second to rainfall in the rural
areas is the problem of soil fer
tility. he said.
Politically, Australia and New
Zealand lean toward the United
States, he continued. They have
refused to recognize communist
China as the rightful holder of
China's .seat in the United Na
tions. New Zealand's top for
eign minister has pledged sup
port to all United States policy,
he said.
International Friends
We have much reason to learn
more about these international
friends of ours, Baker stressed.
The agricultural problems of
these countries are our problems
also. He named Australia. New
Zealand, Canada and United
States as the only nations with
any power in the Pacific theater
at this time.
As further reason for compar
ison, Baker cited the labor party
in Australia as being against
universal military training. But,
if the present crisis in Korea
continues, he said, Australia is
sure to take every step necessary
to back the United States all the
way.
Australia, he said, can remem
ber 1941 when they were wide
open to Japanese invasion. They
credit the U. S. military as the
saving influence.
Baker will show colored slides
as illustrative material.
HanyCunningham
To Address YM
Col. Harry F. Cunningham, for
mer head of the University de
partment of architecture, will dis
cuss "Religious Contributions to
Art" at a YMCA meiing Wed
nesday at 7 p.m. in the Temple
lounge.
Colonel Cunningham, a veteran
of two wars, was the man who
finished the state capitol build
ing after the death of the original
designer.
f
Ail
STARS IN RED CROSS SHOW (1. to r.) Joan Hanson,
Dugan, Janice Lindquist and Bob Mosher.
Sally Pinney, Beverly Kuntz,
Marlene Wyatt. Pat Lindgren, Jo
Kester, Betty Hanson, Martha
Hamilton, Jean Walker, Dolores
'eiessip GEid 0pci$raVTiiiiK
!V... NoT? I -
gaM&i&AWK&WK45AfeM!Mw$GH4Pl&&23yfe J-J'i'ffli"''H'"iritil7'tfrJ-M iiiiiiiiiTr'---rTjrvV-r4llri Hriiiiini!- VTnnirfnfflrnl''T'fmiliffifflr
CLEOPATRA AND HANDMAIDS to be seen tonight, Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8 p. m.
in the Experimental theater, Room 201 Temple building. Shown (1. to r.) are Marion Uhe, Sharon
Fritzler and Pat Loder. In back is Mildred Goodman.
Law Students to Debate
Case Before 'World Court'
The "World Court" case, to be
presented by the College of Law,
will be held Thursday, April 5,
at 7:30s p. m., at the Union.
The fictitious case involving
international law will be argued
by two student teams, one repre
senting the imaginary country,
Ionia, and the other the country
of Katavia.
The case concerns difficulties
over a large smelting plant. The
plant is located in Ionia on the
east side of the San Juan river,
which is the boundary between
the two states.
Noxious Odors
The citizens of "Dodge City," a
town in Katavia, are bothered by
the sulphur fumes and noxious
gases given off by the smelting
plant. Although the Katavian
government complains to the
Ionian officials, nothing is done
to relieve the nuisance.
As a result of blizzards and
flash floods, the course of the
San Juan river changes, making
the smelting plant area a part of
Katavia. Failing to admit this,
the plant officials plan to build
ten new plants m spite of pro
tests from Dodge City people.
After the new units have been
built, they are sabotaged and de
stroyed. This brings a request
from the Ionian government for
a complete investigation.
Everett Scott, a Katavian citi
zen, is arrested by Ionian police
on the charge of taking part in
the sabotaging of the smelting
plant area.
Taken to Court
The laws of Katavia and Ionia
rry-outsforKK
Show to Start
Students interested in trying
out for "Good News," Kosmet
Klub's musical, may pick up
acrints this week in the Univer
sity Theater business manager's
oliice.
Dallas Williams, director of the
musical, emphasized the fact
that anyone, both men and
women, can try out.
Those who wish to try out for
tti nlav should nick ud the
scripts as they will have to be
acquainted witn tne piay lor ine
tryouts which will begin Mon
day and continue through
Wednesday of next week.
Definite time and place for
tryouts will be announced later
this week.
Bill
Henrichs, Ray Brooks, "Stan Sny
der, George Ireland, Pat Patter
son, Mary Jane Weir and Elsie
Platnec
are the same as those of Nebras
ka. Ionia is a member of the
United Nations, but Katavia is
not. An Ionian official has been
reliably, but unofficfally, in
formed that Katavia will consent
to take the case to the Interna
tional Court of Justice if Ionia
will request it to do so.
These facts set up the World
Court case to be tried by law
students.
Home Ec Plans
HospitalityDay
Plans for the annual home eco
nomics Hospitality Day are
nearly completed. More than 400
high school girls and their in
structors will be guests of the
Department of Home Economics
Friday, March 10.
The day's program will be di
rected toward acquainting high
school students with the oppor
tunities in the field of home eco
nomics and in the University de
partment. A skit, presented by home ec
students, will reveal informaion
on home economics professional
fields.
Fields Represented
Clothing, textiles, foods, nutri
tion, child psychology, journal
ism, vocational education, exten
sion, housing and equipment will
be among fields represented in
the skits.
A kitchen band, special music,
a square dance, talks, tours and
departmental exhibits are also on
the day's program.
The program is being planned
by home economics students and
faculty members. Joanne Engcl
kemier is program chairman.
Ruby Nell Ruth is faculty ad
viser. Committee Chairmen
Student committee chairmen
are Carolyn Huston, tours; Ruth
Hoffmeister, publicity; Margaret
Ekstrand, luncheon and Ramona
Laun, entertainment. Faculty
members assisting are Jessie
Warden, Josephine Brooks, Marie
Harris and Fern Brown.
Committee members are Rose
Ann Stiffler, Pat Wainscott,
Elizabeth Gass, Eleanor Erickson,
Clara Gregerson, Barbara Spil
ker, Terry Barnes, Lois Kieck
hafter, Delores Estermann, Dor
othy Cappell, Mary Frances
Johnson, Shirley Kendle, Doris
Kendle, Jean Holmes, Betty
Kelso, Mary Jane Barnell, Shir
ley Miles, Bonnie Tank, Jeanne
Vierk and Margaret Ekstrand.
Aid will be given also by
Amikitas, Loomis hall and diet
etics class.
Organizations
Open Houses for College Days
University organizations are
getting plans under way for
spring College Days. Displays,
open houses, exhibits and booths
are Just a few of the ideas which
will be presented.
The Cornhusker office will be
open all three days where inter
ested persons can look over the
office and look through the
annuals.
The Cornshucks staff will have
"business as usual" in the after
noons but persons can come to
the office and observe the staff
"in action."
AWS plans to have a decor
ated 'booth in the Union depict
ing the mock court, Coed Follies
and the activity mart.
The Daily Nebraskan will
carry on its usual routine in the
afternoon. During the morning
and evening open houses there
will be reporters who will show
those interested through the of
fice, Editor's office and dark
room.
White to Open
Ag Union Talks
On Marriage
Religion in marriage will hold
the limelight of discussion at the
first of a series of Ag Union dis
cussions Wednesday, March 14.
Dr. C. Vin White will conduct
the discussion beginning at 4:30
p.m. in the Ag Union lounge.
Rev. White is minister of First
Presbyterian church in Lincoln.
He has spent several years work
ing with students and speaking
with them on their current prob
lems. All students are urged to attend
the discussions. It is hoped that
many differing points of view
will be brought to light.
The Inrormal forums are un
der the direction of the Ag
YMCA and Ag Union commit
tees. Wayne White and Paul Dere
miah represent the YM; Eugene
Heuermann, Norm Swanson and
Charles Stuber, Ag Union.
The marriage discussion will
continue to Monday, March 19,
and Wednesday, March 21.
Rex Knowles, student pastor,
will guide the forum Monday;
Kenneth Cannon, on Wednesday
of next week.
Dick Walsh, Ag Union board
member, stated that the informal
discussions are planned to follow
a pattern, leading with the most
important issues and verging on
the less popular.
Following the marriage dis
cussions, he said, a good discus
sion on the proposed "Ag Coun
cil" is planned.
All University students are In
vited to attend.
$500 Grant Offered
To Iowa U. Males
Male graduate students plan
ning to go into the newspaper
advertising field may compete
for a scholarship of $500 during
the 1951-52 academic year at the
State University of Iowa.
The scholarship is being of
fered by the Des Moines Register
and Tribune. Any qualified stu
dent may compee. Applications
must be in by April 15, 1951 ac
cording to Prof. John V. Lund,
head of the Iowa School of
Journalism advertising sequence.
Outstanding scholarship, espe
cially in those subjects relating
to advertising, will be the main
qualification considered in mak
ing the award. Financial need
will be considered In case of a
tie.
Application blanks and fur
ther information may be ob
tained by writing Lund, School
of Journalism, State University
of Iowa, Iowa City, la.
Plan Booths,
NUCWA is planning a colorful
display of their activities.
BABW organization will have
a popcorn and candy stand at
the Farmers' Fair and at Engi
neers' Week.
The Duckpins club will put
on exhibition games and exhibi
tions for the WAA participation
in College Days.
Pan-Hellenic will have an ac
tivities mart as will AUF.
Builders will have a display
booth as their only project since
they will hove so much else to
do. Builders' workers will con
duct tours of the University.
The YWCA is planning an ex
hibit as is the Red Cross. They
will also have Information
booths.
The Union will have many,
varied activities. Food facilities
will always be open. An organ
will play Nebraska school songs
and Parlors X, Y and Z, will be
used for displays of organiza-
irGSQEafS
Wcrtdstrand,
Fritzler Play
Load Parts
"Caesar and Cleopatra," writ
ten bv Georee Bernard Shaw tnA
directed by Dallas Williams, will
De tne university Theatre presen
tation, March 13, 14 and 15 at
8 p.m. in the Exnerimental The
ater, Room 201, Temple building.
Jack Wenstrand portrays Cae
sar and Cleopatra will be played
by Sharon Fritzler. The cast in
cludes Ftataeeta. chief nnrsp tot
Cleopatra, played by Mildred
Croodman; Ptolemy, Charles Pe
terson; Pothinus, Jim Tomasek;
Achillas. Don Lewis: 'Rnfio. Tallin
Meyers; Britannus, Dick Freck;
and Apollodorus, Dick Carson.
Cast Members Double
Pat Loder will olav two dif.
ferent women-in-waiting; Marion
une piays iras and another hand
maid: Kenneth Clements will
double as a porter and a Nubian
slave; and Charles Rossow nor-
trays Lucius Septimius and a Ro
man centurion.
Wes Jensby will double as
Theodotus and Major-Domo and
Jerry Young win play both a
porter and a slave. Dave Sisler
will play a Roman sentinel, a
harp player and a priest.
The action of the five act play
takes place in Alexandria, Egypt
in 47 and 48 B.C. It concerns a
young girl who learns about
leadership from a fatherly Cae
sar but uses her newly-found
power to turn Caesar's benevo
lent guile against him.
In the end, Cleopatra shocks
Caesar by compelling her servant
to murder Pothinus, leader of the
opposing army. Caesar uses his
moral wisdom to show her how
one act of vengeance leads to
another, and forms an endless
chain that keeps "the whole
world fettered with evil."
Production Staff
The production staff consists of
Dallas Williams, director; Wil
liam W. Ellis, technical director;
Mary Machie, prompter; Ruth,
Ann Sandstedt, property man
ager; Edwina Hokanson, Jerry
Young, and Doris Hansen, prop
erty crew; Ruth Ann Richmond,
scenery construction manager;
Wes Jensby and Charles Rossow.
scenery construction erew;
Charles Peterson, stage rew
manager; and Arnold Otto and
Janet Jensen, stage crew.
Lucy Lawrence is in charge of
the lighting crew; Dick Garret
son, sound crew manager; Janet
Jensen, sound crew; Dave Sisler,
costume manager; and Mildred
Goodman, Miriam Bleicher, Pat
Loder, and Marion Uhe, costume
crew.
May Gaile Sigler is in charge
of the scenery design and paint
ing. Christine Phillips designed
the women's costumes.
Hanson Work
Presented
By Symphony
The University Symphony Or
chestra, conducted by Emanuel
Wishnow, presented its annual
spring concert Sunday In the
Union ballroom.
Included in the program was
the Symphony No. 2 "Roman
tic" by Howard Hanson, Nebraska-born
composer who is
now director of the Eastman
Cchool of Music at Rochester,
N. Y.
The complete program:
Symphony No. 2, Opus 30:
Adagio, Allegro conbrio, An
dante contenerezza Hanson.
Capriccio Espagnol: Alborada,
Variazioni, Alborado, Ecena i
conto igtano, Fandango Asturi
ano Rimsky-Korsakow.
Andante contabile Tschai
kowsky. Prelude: Die Meistersinger
Wagner.
The eoncert was under the
sponsorship of the Union music
committee, of which Marcia
Pratt is sponsor and , Robert
LaShelle, chairman.
Dance Groups
Make Plans
For Concert
Orchesis is now preparing two
dance suites for a spring concert
on May 4 and- 5 in Grant Memor
ial hall.
The first suite consists of three
dances representing the character
istics of primitive man. A study
In technique shows his love for
movement. Dancers accompany
each other to show nis love for
rhythm. A dar dance represent
his love for ritual.
The other will be the Hut
cracker Suite. Members of pre
Orchesis, the men's dance firoup
and orchesis are dancing the
March, Dance of the Sugar Plum
Fairy, Russian Dance, Arabian
Dance, Chinese Dance, Dance of
the Flutes and Waltz of the Flow
ers. ;
A third suite is being planned
for the concert.
The dances will be presented at
several meetings before toe May