Yf VOL. 52 No. 88 MU S sore Executive" Council Named To Supervise The annual observance of Search Week will be held on the University campus March 15-19. Referred to as "Religion in Life Week" on some campuses, the week will include programs which feature various aspects of religion such as music, current problems, fellowship and leaders in the field of theology. , The executive committee of Search Week includes Kathleen Dill, senior in Arts and Science, and Roland Anderson, senior in Agriculture, co-chairmen: Bar bara Bredthauer, secretary; Adele Coryell, finances and Rabbi Joshua Stampfer of Hillel Foun dation, advisor. According to Miss Dill plans for the programs featured during the weeK are nearly complete with Student Council Yell Squad Amendment Unanimous The Student Council Wednes day passed by a unanimous vote the 1952 Yell Squad Constitut ona! amendment. AWS, BABW, WAA and Coed e Most Ou t of Search. Week." Counsellor elections to be held on Accordin to .R- the pur Tuesday, March 10. Lpse f Sea,F Week is to trans- " Iota (TianafQliTAn nnnac inf a qthqi Dean Linscott reviewed the con- stitution and the bylaws of the election procedure to be followed this Spring for Student Council elections. A change was noted in the procedure by which Pharmacy and Dent schools would have one representative each. May 5th is the scheduled date of the elections, and the new council will take over May 12. Filings for Student Council posi tions must be submitted before Spring Vacation, April 3. "All or ganizations will be notified of election requirements within the shortest time possible," Linscott said. Miss Mary Mielenze, associate professor of secondary education and Student Council faculty ad visor, pointed out that the faculty member selected to replace Dr. Henry Holtzelaw, associate profes sor of chemistry, .as the other Council faculty advisor must be a member of the teaching staff as an assistant professor or above; must be a male teacher and his term of office on the Council will be for six years. Dr. Holtzclaw's term as faculty advisor to the Council expires this June and he is inelligible for re-election. Nominations were received fori this position and the list of nomi nees submitted to the committee on elections for approval. Jan Steffen, secretary reviewed; the attendance record and presi dent Wayne White warned the Council that only three unexcused absences are allowed each mem ber. Gov. Crosby To Speak At Well Drillers' Meet The 22nd annual conference and, short-course of the Nebraska Wa- .r wn Tvmor. Aniafinn ,in be held on the University campus Thursday and Friday. More than 200 members of the association will attend the confer ence which is being held in co operation with the University's Di vision of Conservation and Sur vey Speaking at the Thursday niKhtcreases in retail sales over those dinner will be Gov. Robert Crosby. I in December, 1951 include Scotts Other speakers Include Profcssorjbluff, 17.2 per cent; Grand Island, Clifford M. Hicks and John F.;16.B per cent; Fremont, 13.8 per Schrunk, University professors, rent; Nebraska City, 11.5 per cent; and Charles Hedges of Lincoln. It;n(i Omaha, 9.5 per cent. To Sweden Richards To Represent NU In Farm Youth Exchange Roger Richards of Orleans was selected as a representative for the international farm youth ex change program. He is a junior in the College cf Agriculture. t The exchange i . L ...111 1 sent to Sweden for a period of i P P r o x I matrly four months. In Sweden h e will live with three of four farm lam- , w Hies where he y? mt0 1 will ooierve the customs Roger Richards and farmine methods of this coun try and take pictures. Upon his return to the United States he will embark on a speaking tour of the state showing the pictures and telling of this country. The sponsor for the Nebraska exchange is the Gold and Com nunt of Lincoln. They hBve been the sponsors of this program for the past five years. Only one is selected from Nebraska each year to become an exchange student, under the Program. . thi' the Union Hospitality committee Richards was selected lor wis.' , v. tti,. - : . . awara uyu u - ... l .4 .n4M lin I I College. farm bXround. "farm nR experiences Jregirtrr for the various events of , Korda and ability to mectitlw two day conference. Week Campus Affairs many improvements over last year. Some of the night programs will include University music and dance groups, addresses by clergy men especially called in for the Week, and seminars on problems facing University students. Search Week committee chair men have been announced with two vacancies yet to be filled. They are: Jan Harrison, public ity; Elaine Smithberger, hospital ity; Helen Jean Utterback, con cert; Marilyn Irwin, luncheon; Barbara Crowe, retreat; Shirley Coy and Bob Green, classroom, and Hester Morrison, house visi tation. The advisors for these committees are: Rev. Dick Nutt, student pastor of Methodist Stu dent House; Dr. Arthur West- brook, former head of the School of Music; Rev. Rex Knowles, stu dent pastor of the Congregational- Presbyterian Student House and Father William Cross, pastor of the University Episcopal Chapel Dr. William F. Swindler, direc tor of the School of Journalism, Charles H. Patterson, professor of philosophy; Sam Gibson, director of the YMCA, and Sivia Krasne, senior in Art and Science consti tute the faculty advisory commit tee. Preliminary Search Week meet ings for students are being held each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Student house. At the last Thursday meeting Rev. Nutt led a discussion on "How to Get reallty by creating a sense of pur- pose and direction for all Uni versity students. The goal set up by the Search Week committee is: to make the Week intellectually respectable, personally satisfying and socially relevant to the University stu dents and faculty. Senior Checking All students who expect to receive associate, baccalaureate or advanced degrees or any teaching certificate at 'the end of this semester are reminded to apply for these degrees at the Senior Checking Office, Room 9, Administration Building. Dead line Is March 1. Office hours are 9-4 daily and 10-12 on St- Biz Ad Perceives Retail Sales Boost Nebraskans bought more goods at retail stores during December than they did during the same month last year. They bought enough, in fact, to boost retail cnlpc Mil rf tVioir Mmrotn hor cluymr even when the normal Christmas buying rush is taken into account. This was the report given Mon day bv thp ITnivprsitv's hiicinM:; administration college. December retail sales over the state were up 3.8 per cent from November and 4.5 per cent from a year ago, the business research department's monthly survey shows. For the fourth straight month Hastings was among the leaders in retail sales, with December in creases of 16.2 per cent from No- vember and 26.9 per cent from December, 1951. Other cities which reported sales up significantly from the previous month include Chadron, 20 2 per cent; Mcook, 9.4 per cent; and Scottsbluff. 6.4 per cent. Valley county, with a sales increase of 34.5 per cent from November to December, had the best record among the counties surveyed. Cities reporting the largest in i the situation Involved in ils project. The program is part of the Ex tension Division of the United States government. Bill Alters Status Of NROTC Men A recent bill passed by Con gress has changed the status of ail regular NROTC students as of Jan. 1. According to the bill, all mid shipmen must be classified in one of three categories, an of wnicn are subject to call in a state of war: ready reserve, stand-by or retired Ready reserve and retired are subject to call by the President; stand-by. oy congress. This ' status change does not affect calls to active duty in peace time. Coffee Hour Given For Inter-College Debaters Visiting debaters of the Inter PA b. thp eut!. cf collegiate Debate and Discussion at o iviffon hnur in the union V " " " " - - Bij11room Friday frorn 8 to a.m douehnuts and coffee while they Alum Award i Courtesy Lincoln Journal SERVICE RECOGNITION . . . C. Petrus Peterson will be pre sented the Nebraska Builder award at the annual Charter Day dinner Friday. Peterson will be the sixth recipient of the University Alumni award. it happened at nu After continuously bowline a score of 60 for the first few weeks of the semester, a Ne braska coed entered her physi cal education class one morning determined to raise her bowling average. After setting up pins for half the period, she walked deject edly up to the alley and began bowling a line. The entire class knew by the end of the period that the proud coed had passed her 60 mark and rolled a 195 score. Whisker King Clean Sham Required for egislrafmn Beards, mustaches and 5 o'clock shadows will be seen at Ag Col lege after March 5, registration day for the "Whisker King" con test. Eligibility requires only a clean shave when contestants re- ister in the Ag Union- Part of Farmer's Fair, the "Whisker King" contest dates back to the first Farmer's Fair in 1916. While there has been objection to this contest because it makes the men unsightly, the 1953 Farmer's Fair Board decided to have the contest in preference to breaking tradition. Don Leising, Farmer's Fair Board manager, said, "The coeds will just have to put up with whiskery boy friends. Besides, it should make the men look like real he-men." The winner of the contest will be presented with the Goddess of Agriculture at the Cotton and Denim Dance, April 24. Vince Kramper was 1952 "Whisker King." Judging of the "Whisker King" was done last year by Mortar Boards on the basis of texture, length and uniqueness. Joyce Kuehl and Joan Meyer, chairmen of the contest, will an nounce the Judges for the 1953 "Whisker King" contest. Square Dance An All University Square Dance will be held Friday in Ag Col lege Activities Building. The dance will begin at 8:30 o.m. and continue until 11:30. Ag Country dancers are sponsoring the event. f Is It, Or 1 - .-, v . V: 4 ; i I j UNPREDICTABLE DATS . . . Spendlne one of the more "sprlnr ish" afternoons away from classes, books, and cars is this ener rrtlc trio composed or: (bark to front) Gene Merrlran, Barbara Warren and Larry Calllon. However, shortly after the Nebraskan photorrapher snapped this picture, the bicyclers were chased In door by cold blaKts and falling snow. Who knows when the campus Mill turn to spring and the riders may renew theli Jour nt)7 (Daily Nebraskan I'boto by Darwin McAf?e. Vote of a Gnat Midwntetn University LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Robert Devoe To Give Nebraska Builder Award Charter Day Dinner Slated For Friday In Charter Day's 84th anniversary will be observed by the Lincoln Alumni Club at the Charter Day Dinner Friday. 6:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. C. Petrus Peterson, Lincoln at torney. will be presented the Ne braska Builder Award, highest non-academic honor offered by the University. A 1909 graduate, Peterson is a member of the Ne braska Committee on Inter-Governmental Co-operation and pres ident of the National Reclama tion Association. He is a former state legislator. Robert Devoe will present the award on behalf of the Board of Regents. "The award is given to persons who have contributed to the wel fare of Nebraska and the Univer sity," James Pittenger, secretary of the University of Nebraska Alumni Association, explained. Peterson is the sixth recipient of the award which is presented both to alumni and non-alumni of the University. Paul Harvey, national news commentator and author, will be Rodeo Club Fight For University Aid "We are going to try and get the support of the National In-! tercollegiate Rodeo Association in our fight for rodeoing as a Uni' versity sport, said Cal Lemmon, president of the University no deo Association. He said the NIRA is set up for this purpose and we hope that with their help we can achieve our goal of getting enough sur rounding competition to get the backing of the university Atn letic Department. At the present, Lemmon added, we have contacted the regional director in Manhattan, Kansas and the president of NIRA for suggestion and plans for getting competition for the sport. George "Potsy" Clark, athletic director told the club recently that before the Athletic Board would consider backing such a sport the club would have to as sure them of enough regional competition to support this sport. Lemmon said that the club has sent letters to the ' surrounding colleges known to have active rodeo clubs for suggestions on how they obtained rodeoing as a sport on their campuses. Lemmon related the club has secured the permission of the Ag college administration for adding Domas To Discuss Immigration Law Dr. Domas. from the Lincoln Unitarian Church, will discuss the McCarran Immigration Act at the March 4 meeting of the Cosmo politan Club, to be held at 7.30 p.m. in Union room 316. The club, which features a speaker every other week, will hear Dr. Maurice Latta. econom ics professor, on March 18. His topic will be "To Develop the Underdeveloped." On April 1, Joan Krueger, sen ior, will show films on her tour through seven European countries last summer. 'Gentleman's Agreement' Slated For Union Sunday "Gentleman's Agreement,, star ring Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire, will be shown Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Ball room. There will be no admission charge. Future films and their stars are: "The Cluny Brown," the story of a woman plumber, Jennifer Jones, and Charles Boyer; "A Bell for Adano," with John Hodlak, William Bnndix and Gene Tierney, replacing "Winchester 73;" "QuBr tet," four short stories by W. Somerset Maugham; and "Keys of the Kingdom," Gregory Peck and Roddy McDowell. Isn't It? Union Ballroom the featured speaker at the din' ner. Harvey can be heard daily at 12 p.m. on radio station KFOR and on Sunday evening. He was awarded the first Legion award for"militant Americanism" at the 1952 American Legion conven tion. ' Junior and Senior class officers have been invited by the Lincoln Alumni Club to attend the dinner as special guests. Walther E. Militzer, dean of the college of arts and science, will present a recap of the University activities for 1952 and a preview of plans for 1953. James Stuart, president of the Lincoln chapter of the Alumni Club will act as master of cere monies. Approximately 400 students and faculty members are expected to attend the dinner. "I feel that student and faculty interest shown in the dinner is important as that indicates they know they are a part of the Alumni Association," Pittenger said. To Press of Brahma Bull riding to the events of the 1953 Farmer's Fair rodeo, This is an added feature to the fair which should give all the events found in a rodeo outstate He said that the requirement set up by the college in regards to Brahma Bull riding would re quire a large amount of work for the association members and thus take them from the fight of get ting rodeoing established on the campus as an intercollegiate sport. Lemmon said that right now the members of the Rodeo Associ ation are busy with .plans for the 1953 Farmer's Fair. "We have more entries now than stock for the spring show," Lemmon re lated. Cornhusker Position Open Interviews for assistant busi ness manager for the Cornhusker yearbook will be conducted by the Board of Student Publications at 1 p.m. Friday in Room 202, Ad ministration Building. Duties of the position include collection of advertising and dis tribution and collection of con tracts from organizations with space in the Cornhusker. The assistant business manager will also help with distribution of the Cornhusker after publica tion. Salary for the position is $40 a month and will extend from March 1 to the end of this semes ter. Applicants may obtain applica tion blanks from the Department of Public Relations, 1125 R St. Completed forms are due at Pub lic Relations before 5 p.m. Thurs day. Bilhni By BILL DEVRIES Staff Writer The sun trickled lightly through cypress leaves into the crystal pooL Odysseus awoke, wiped the salt water from his eyes and peered cautiously around the bush. There, in the speckled light, stooped Nausicaa, her lithe body bending to and fro bs she dipped her linens into the limpid waters. Her rosy figure was like a nude Aphrodite, chiseled in pink mar ble. For some minutes The Wan dcrer sat spellbound, his eyes riv eted to the swaying body. Then he loosed his tongue, for he could no longer hold his peace. "Gad!" he hissed, "double Jointed." Student: "But Judge, I wasn't drunk." Judge: "The officer says you were trying to climb a lamp post." Student: "I was, Judge. A cou ple of crocodiles kept following me around, and I don t mind tell ing you they were getting on my nerves." Finally we are in for a break In the weather. The forecast for Friday is fair with the mer cury rising to about 45 or 50 degrees. WORDS OF WISDOM The only woman who ever took a man's side was Eve. , Professor: "If I've talked too long, it's because I forgot my watch and there's no clock in this room." Voice in the back: "There's a calendar behind you!" Active: "Did you have any trouble getting dates when you guys took your sneak to Kansas City?" Pledge: "Naw, it "was easy. We Just painted 'WOMEN' on the hotel room door." MIXED EMOTIONS When you see your worst enemy drive off a cliff in your new car. Then there was the 8-year-old boy whose father asked, "Why did you kick your little sister in the Momach?" "Couldn't help it," the boy said. "She turned around too quick." BIGD New Crushed-Rock Surfaced Lots Available For Students Next Fall Parking space for students will be ready for use at the beginning of school next fall, Rocky Yapp, chairman of the Student Council parking committee announced Wedi nesday. The area will extend from 14th and S to the apart ment building next to the Alpha Phi house and will be back of the Union and the Nebraska Historical Society building. This plan was announced after the Faculty Building Committee, headed by Dr. Earl S. Fullbrook, Dean of the College of Business Administration, met with the Council Feb. 18. The Building Committee recom mendation, originated by Bruce Nicoll, administrative assistant to the Chancellor, is an alternative to the proposal by the Council Darkme committee to convert tne mall into a permanent parking area. Yapp reported that in a year or a year and a half a second park ing area will be opened which will extend from 5 to U ct. Detween 14th and 15th. He predicted that the areas Navy To Name Initial Queen At March Ball The first NROTC Queen will be presented at the Navy Ball, spon sored by the University NROTC Unit, in the Military and Naval Science Building March 21. Midshipmen may submit a pic ture of their choice for queen to Bill Devries, chairman of the queen committee, not later than March 9. All University coeds who meet requirements for participa tion in extra-curricular activities are eligible. Pictures of entrants will be dis played on the practical desk in the building from March 10 to 16. Midshipmen will vote for six finalists March 13 between 8 a.m. and noon. The finalists will be presented at the ball. Three judges will se lect the queen. The ball, scheduled for 9 to 12 p.m, grew out of the annual "Ring Dance' at the Annapolis Naval Academy. As NROTC Units were established at colleges ancl universities throughout the coun try, the idea became part of cam pus social life. Jimmy Phillips and his orches tra will furnish music for the ball. The ballroom will be decorated in navy colors. Chairmen of committees are: Allen Michelet, general chairman; Lester R. Perry, decorations; A. P. Boris, band; A. P. Tilley, pub licity, and Edgar Pollum, refresh ments. All are members of the Battalion Recreation Council. Ag Students May Apply ForTri-K Club This Week Applications for membership in Tri-K club are being accepted this week. Blanks may be obtained from bulletin boards in Ag campus buildings or from the Agronomy office. Requirements for membership in the club are 4.5 weighted av erage, three hours of agronomy and an interest in the Held or agronomy. The clubs activities for the year are sponsoring junior and senior crops judging contests in the spring and helping finance crops judging team trips. JL T. Anderson To Spesi At Intercollegiate Dinner Students To Learn About Legislature Professor A. T. Anderson, will be the featured speaker at a din ner climaxing "Meet Your Legis lature Day," Anderson will speak Interviews Slated For RCCU Board Ten Red Cross committee chair manships will be filled by inter views held Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The chosen committee beads will also be members of the board. Anolicants mav sign for inter views in the RCCU office until 1 o.m. Wednesday. Both old and new executive officers will re view the girl applicants, who are required to have a 5.0 average, and the boys, who must nave a 4.5. Positions are open on the fol lowing committees: blood recruit ment, orphanage, handicraft, puo- llcity, entertainment, penitentiary, Gray Ladies, vets hospital water safety and special activities. Gerd Hommend To Speak At German Club Meet Mr. Cerd Hommend of the Free Unlversitv f Bwlin will be the! speaker at a German Club- meet- tion," from 5-0 pjn. at f irst Cfaris ing Thursday Bt 7:30 p.m. in Par- tian Church, lor X of the Union. "Meet Your Legislature Duy" is Mr. Hommend will show a film'belng sponsored by the commJt concerning th" Free Universitvltee on effective citizenship of the and recent political developments Nebraska district student YMCA In Europe. JYWCA. Thursday, February 26, 1953 "will greatly alleviate the present parking situation." He added that they are not intended to be per manent but will be surfaced with crushed rock and will have ade quate drainage. Also on the parking committe are Eldon Park and Bob Peter son. MOCK U.N. four Blocks Jo Establish Policy Plans General Assembly voting blocks of the mock United Nations will have party caucas meetings Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Parlor X of the Union. Dr. Norman L. Hill, professor of Political Science, will assist the NUCWA members in shaping plans of action on the two con ference issues, the North African, conflict and the Korean conflict. Resolutions will be considered and a vote taken to determine the block's stand on the issues. Joan Krueger, NUCWA presi dent, said that there are coun tries still lacking representatives and pointed out that houses may have more than one delegate. Jim Collins, chairman of the delegations committee, will have a list of foreign students on the campus that members may con tact for information on their countries. There are four voting blocks consisting of the Arab-Asian block which includes: Liberia, Ethiopa, Yemen, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Syria, India, Burma, Re public of Indonesia, Thailand, Philippine Islands and Afghani stan. Among the Western block are: Canada, United States, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United King dom, France, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Nationalist China and Benelux. The Latin American block in cludes: Mexico Cuba, Haiti, Do minican Republic, Honduras, Ni caragua, Venezula, Brazil Boliva, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Ecquador, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, Columbia, El Salvador and Guatemala. And the Communist block con sists of: USSR, Ukraine, Byelo russia and Poland. Meetings before the spring con ference are March 1, parliament ary procedure and March 12, res olutions and final arrangements. The spring conference itself will be held March 18-21. . Young Republicans The executive committee of the Young Republicans will report on nominations for vice-president and assistant secretary at a meeting Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. in parlor Y of the Union. Dan Tolman, past president of the Young Republicans and a sen ior in business administration will speak on his recent trip to Wash ington, D.C. on "The Student's Responsibility in Political Action" at the dinner to be held 6:30-8 p.m. University students are the par ticipants in this day, which offer them a chance to observe state government in action and to dis cuss its various phases. Thirty students are expected to attend the proceedings from Kear ney State Teachers College, York College, Midland College, and. Wesleyan University. Mr. Max A. Denny, administra tive assistant to Governor Crosby, will speak at the cafeteria-style luncheon at the Lincoln YWCA, 12-1:30 p.m. Banking, public health, public works, and revenue will be the subjects of commitee hearings on proposed legislation which stu dents may attend at the Capitol building. Panels and discussions will be held at the First Christian Church, 4-5 p.m. "Social Welfare and Leg islation," led by Miss Garnet Lar son, graduate student, and "The Christian Student and Legisla tion," led by Sen. Herbert Duis, State Senator 36th Dist.; Rev. Car roll Lemmon, Executive Secretary of the Nebraska Council of Churches; and Rev. Richard Gary, University Pastor of the Disciples of Christ. Lobbyists representing various groups before the legislator;) will present "Lobbyists ana Lrflsia- ' if 1 it if ij I" t' i .!