Volume 24, No. 50
Tassels Leader
Qs llenniocpfon
Johnson, Brewster, Barrett,
Brpady, Dewey
Joyce Bennington, Teachers
College Junior, was elected Tas-
lel president Monday. Other ne,w
omcers are: jo Ann Johnson, vice
president; Marilyn Brewster, sec
retary; Paula Broady, treasurer:
Jean Barrett, publicity chairman
and Shirley Dewey, notification
chairman.
Miss Bennington is secretary of
Air ROTC
Instructor
Appointed
Capt. Hagood
Returns To NU
For the second time in his
Air Force career, Capt. John E.
Hagood has become a member
of the University Air ROTC
staff.
Capt. Ha
good, who re
c e n 1 1 y re
turned from
assignment in
Japan, has
been appoint
ed assistant
professor . of'
air science
and tactics.
Formerly he
served as a
member of
the Univer
Capt. Hagood
Courtesy Linclon Star
sity staff from 1946 to 1950.
Capt. Hagood said that al
though Japan is a fine place to
see the new and interesting he
vas happy to be back at the
University. He found the gen
eral campus picture unchanged
except for some details of the
Air ROTC program.
HIS SPECIFIC duties as a
part of the University Air ROTC
detachment will be that of ad
ministrative officer, replacing
Major John TruelL
Tri DeTt
Scholarship
Competition
Announced
The annual Delta Delta Delta
general scholarship competition
opened Friday. Deadline for sub
mitting applications is Feb. 20.
Any University woman student
who shows promise of being a
valuable citizen in her future
community is eligible to enter.
The successful candidate will
be notified by May 1. The schol
arship will be sent at the begin
ning of the term for which the
award is granted.
Applicants will be judged by
the national Delta Delta Delta
committee on awards.
1954 May Queen
Filings Now Open
Filings for 1954 May Queen
opened Monday and will extend
through Saturday.
Senior women who have a 5.5
average and who have contri
buted time to University activ
ities are eligible to apply. Ap
plications must be submitted at
the office of Frank M. Hallgren,
associate dean of student affairs,
in Room 209 of Administration
Building.
Junior and senior women will
(elect the May Queen, who will
preside over Ivy Day ceremonies.
Voting for May Queen will be
held during spring elections,
March 11. The runner-up will be
maid of honor.
The Outside World
By WILLIE DESCH
Staff Writer
Communism Under Fire
WASHINGTON The possibility of prosecuting some of the
alleged Communist spies uncovered in FBI reports is being inves
tigated by the Justice Department. Attorney General Brownell
Jr. said that the 1945 and 1946 reports were pushed aside during
the Truman administration and-were never studied. He said that
many names were uncovered in these reports and that his depart
ment is considering prosecution in some cases.
Brownell said that some cases were "extremely important'
and ranked alongside the White case.
Leonard Hall, National GOP Chairman, said the Republicans
definitely plan to make Communism during Democratic adminis
trations an issue in the November congressional elections.
Big Four Headaches
WASHINGTON The problem of relieving tension in the Far
East is the next question for the Big Four foreign ministers con
ference. A secret session was scheduled, the first held at the
15-day-old conference, to discuss three major unsettled issues
Red China's place in world politics, international disarmament and
an Austrian peace treaty. ......
It was decided to ask Molotov to use his "influence With
Red China in an attempt to reopen stalled Korean peace negotia
tions. Pope's Health Improved
ROME Pope Pius was able to get out of his sick bed for the
first time since Jan. 25. He was also able to eat solid food without
any trouble. The pontiff's private physician and the 'Vatican press
office announced that his health is improving.
Traffic Toll On The Increase
LINCOLN Nebraska's 1954 traffic fatalities, which amount to
34, have more than doubled over the total number last year at
the same time. Last year the total number was ,13 for the Etate.
The past week-end, three Nebraskans were killed in traffic
accidents. Two of the victims were from Omaha and the third was
from Hubbard.
LINCOLN,
Named Officers
AWS, Student Council member
and member of Alpha Chi Omega.
ALSO A junior in Teachers Col
lege, Miss Johnson is a member
of Coed Counselor board, past
treasurer of Tassels, and a mem
ber of Alpha Xi Delta.
Miss Brewster is a member of
Alpha Phi and a junior in Teach
ers College. She was past pub
licity chairman of Tassels, AWS
notifications chairman, and secre
tary of the Dean's Advisory
board in Teachers College.
Miss Broady, Engineering
sophomore, is assistant editor of
Blue Print, publicity co-chairman
of E-week and member of Ameri
can Institute of 'Architects.
MISS BARRETT, a member of
Alpha Lambda Delta, is social
chairman of the dormitory and
serves on AWS house of repre
sentatives. She is a sophomore
in Teachers College.
A member of Y.W.C.A. and
Builders, Miss Dewey is a sopho
more in Teachers College. She
is affiliated with Chi Omega.
NU Drop And Add
Closing Date Set
Final date for dropping or add
ing classes is Feb. 20. This date
has been set by the Office of
Registration and Records for
both undergraduate and graduate
classes.
Undergraduate students were
to have finished registration by
Jan. 29. For graduate students
the final registration date is Feb.
13.
Undergraduates can drop and
add from Feb. 1 to 20. Students
in graduate classes can complete
this process Feb. 15 to 20.
Two NU Teams
US Free Trade
Two University debate teams
will travel to Denver Wednes
day to compete in one of the
major tournaments of the sea
son sponsored by the Univer
sity of Denver.
The debate will be held
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
on the subject. Resolved: The
United States should adopt a
policy of free trade.
Debaters making the trip will
be Wayne Johnson, Dale John
son, Jere McGaffey and Dick
Fellman. Donald Olson, assist
ant professor of speech, will ac
company the teams as coach.
DALE JOHNSON will enter
Klasek, Alexander
Make Semi-Finals
Charles Klasek and Norman
Alexander, participating in a der
bate tournament in Pittsburgh,
Kan., were one of two teams to
remain undefeated during the en
tire preliminary rounds.
Participating in the speecn con
test at Kansas State Teachers
College, Klasek and Alexander
advanced from the preliminary
rounds to the semi-finals, where
they were eliminated.
Jerry Igou and Russel Outting,
another team of University de
baters, won three and lost two
debates.
THE THIRD team to attend the
weekend tourney was Paul
Scheele and Jim Placke, who won
two and lost three debates.
The speech conference, held
Friday and Saturday, had a full
series of individual events. Kla
sek. entered in poetry reading,
won first place.
Accompanying the team were
Bruce Kendall, assistant profes
sor of SDeech and dramatic art,
and Wilmer Lindkugel, graduate
assistant.
NEBRASKA
Moorehead
Special Student Prices Announced
For 'Fabulous Redhead Feb. 23
Tickets went on sale Monday
for Agnes Moorehead's personal
appearance at the Nebraska The
ater Feb. 23.
Student prices for the 7 p.m.
performance are $1 for the gen
eral admission main floor. The
main floor will be saved for stu
dents. Other seats, reserved by
price sections, are loge and back
balcony, either for $2 apiece.
RESERVED PRICES for the 9
p.m. performance are: orchestra,
$2.50; main floor, $2.50; loge,
$2.50, and back balcony, $1.50.
"That Fabulous Redhead" is a
Six NU Faculty Members
To Participate In Recital
Six faculty members of the
University m u si c department
will participate in a recital
BABW Board
Applications
Due Tuesday
Unaffiliated women who wish
to file for BABW positions must
do so before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Those who wish to file can do
so at Ellen Smith Hall arid the
Ag Union. (
Candidates for BABW must be
unaffiliated and must have a 5.5
weighted average or better.
There are positions open for 2
senior members, 4 juniors, and
4 sophomores.
BABW activities include spon
soring the annual Hello Girl
Dance in the fall, co-sponsoring
the Shennanigans Dance with the
Union during the state
basketball tournament and pre
senting awards to outstanding
independent women at a spring
recognition tea.
To Debate
This Week
oratory, Dick Fellman and
Wayne Johnson will e nter ex
temporaneous speaking and Jere
McGaffey will compete in po
etry reading.
All four of the debaters will
take part in a Student Congress
Saturday morning. The Con
gress will be a mock session of
a legislative assembly, featuring
debate and discussion of pro
posed bills as they are carried
on in a regular Congress.
Filings For Vacant
SC Post To Close
Filings for a vacant Student
Council position began Monday
and will continue through Friday.
Interested persons may obtain an
application form from the office
of Frank M. Hallgren, associate
dean of student affairs, Room 209
Administration Hall.
Requirements for the position
are: the candidate must be a
sophomore or junior male in
Teachers with a 5.0 weighted av
erage. Selection of the new member
will be made by the Council at
their Feb. 17 meeting. The posi
tion was formerly Held by Bert
Linn.
Buckingham Lists Main Aims
Of Greek Week Innovation
Events Planned
By SAM JENSEN .
Staff Writer
"To build stronger fraternity
relations, raise fraternity stand
ards and promote good public
relations," were listed by Dean
Buckingham, IFC chairman of
Greek Week, as the main objec
tives in innovating fraternity
Greek Week which opened Mon
day and will continue through
Saturday.
"Never before has the Inter
Fraernity Council done any
thing besides , supervise rush
week and plan the IFC Ball.
This is the first time the IFC
had attempted to have all fra
ternities work together as a
group in solving common prob
lems," Buckingham said.
HELP WEEK, rushing, cam
pus activities, pledge training,
discriminatory clause and dor-
National Advertising Art Exhibit
Featured At Gamma Alpha Chi Tea
A tea sponsored by Gamma
Alpha Chi, national honorary
advertising sorority, was held
Sunday in the third floor art gal
lery of Morrill Hall.
The tea was given by Gamma
Phi Sigma lota To Hold
Meeting On Thursday
Phi Sigma Iota, national ro
mance language honorary, will
hold its monthly meeting Thurs
day at 7:30 in the Union Faculty
Lounge.
Shirley Hamilton will read a
paper on "Maxmillian and Car
fotta In Mexico " Kathy McMul
len will read a paper entitled
"Existentialism in the Works of
Albert Camus."
Tuesday, February 9, 1954
Paul Gregory production co
starring Robert Gist, currently
on its initial tour.
DESIGNED TO demonstrate
Miss Moorehead's ability to
change her voice almost beyond
recognition, the program will in
clude seleotions from James
Thurber, Ring Lardner, Guy de
Maupassant, Shakespeare and'
the Bible.
Climaxing the two hour pro
gram will be her interpretation
of "Sorry, Wrong Number."
Box office sales will continue
through this week at the Union
and at Walt's Music Store.
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Union Ballroom.
Faculty members and their
selections ' include Mary Jane
Waggoner, piano instructor,
playing English suite No. 4, pre
lude, allemande, courant, sara
bande, minuite 1 and 2, and
gigue, by Bach and "Toccata" by
Harris.
Donald Lentz, professor of
woodwind instruments will per
f o r m "Andante Pastoral et
Scherzettino,"' by Taffanel and
"Concertino," by Chaminade, on
the flute.
PROFESSOR EMANUEL
Wishnow, violinist, will play
"Symphonie Espagn o 1 e", an
dante and allegro non troppo, by
Lalo.
Tenor Earl Jenkins, instructor,
will sing "Be Thou Faithful
Unto Death" by Mendelssohn;
"Chanson Triste'V by Dupare;
"O Nature, pleine de grace" by
Massenet; and "A Dream" by
Greig.
Earnest Harrison, associate
professor, and Mary Green, in
structor, will be the accompan
ists. Lentz, Wishnow and Harrison
will, play "Madrigal Sonata,"
poco allegro and moderato, by
Martinu.
Coed Follies
Skit Tryouts
Begin Tonight
Tryouts for Coed Follies skits
will be held Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings.
Freshmen who will have to
stay out after 9 p.m. are required
to get special permission slips
from their housemothers.
Skits will be judged mainly
on originality and audience ap
peal by half the Associated
Women Students Board and two
faculty members.
THE SCHEDULE for Tuesday
is:
Towne Club, 7 p.m.; Interna
tional House, 7:15 p.m.; Gamma
Phi Beta, 7:30 p.m.; Kappa Alpha
Theta, 7:45 p.m.; Alpha Omi
cron Pi, 8 p.m.
Alpha Phi, 8:15 p.m.; Resi
dence Halls, 8:30 p.m.; Pi Beta
Phi, 8:45 p.m.; Kappa Delta, 9
p.m.; Delta Gamma, 9:15 p.m.;
Alpha Xi Delta, 9:30 p.m., and
Delta Delta Delta, 9:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE is:
Alpha Chi Omega, 7:15 p.m.;
Sigma Kappa, 7:30 p.m; Kappa
Kappa Gamma, 7:45 p.m.; Chi
Omega, 8 p.m., and Sigma Delta
Tau, 7:15 p.m.
Include Group Discussions, Banquet
mitory problem will be among
the 20 topics discussed at meet-
ings which will De neia in au
fraternity houses Wednesday at
7 p.m. The discussion groups
will be preceded by exchange
dinners.
Intramurals will be discussed
and Buckingham said he hopes
that some reward for the fra
ternity with the best overall
sports program, such as the for
mer Jack Best trophy, will be
decided upon. "Proposals to the
IFC for action are definitely in
order at these meetings," Buck
ingham announced.
HARRY L. WEAVER, IFC
advisor, will lead Thursday
night's discussion of fraternity
university relations in Union
Room 313. Ken Keller, assistant
director of public relations, is
in charge of the discussion on
Alpha Chi actives and alumni in
connection with the opening of
the National Advertising Art Ex
hibit. Entries in the Missouri Val
ley Advertising Contest, spon
sored by Gamma Alpha Chi,
were on special display,
Nancy Hemphill was in charge
of the tea. Assistants were Bev
erlee Engelbrecht, Madeline
Watson, Cynthia Henderson,
Marilyn ' Erwin and Barbara
Clark.
Junior Men
Junior men who have partici
pated in eytra-curricular activ
ities should leave their names
and addresses in the Innocents
mail box in the Union Basement
by Feb. 23.
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Home Ec Scholars Honored
Omicron Nu, home economics
honorary, honored 11 sopho
more coeds for top scholarship
averages during their fresh
man years. Coeds are (stand
it happened at nu
A University professor was
surprised to see a student who
had attended only the first
three lectures of his course
show up for the final examina
tion. He was even more surprised
to find that the student scored
97 in the test.
The professor called the stu
dent in to ask him how he
managed to get the high grade
without attending lectures.
The student replied, "I'm
sorry about that I could have
gotten a 100 in the exam. But
you see I attended three of
your lectures and that con
fused me a Httle!"
Local Concert
To Feature
Young Pianist
Leon Fleisher, 26-year-old
concert pianist, will be the guest
artist with the Lincoln Sym
phony Orchestra in the fourth of
a series of concerts which will be
held in the Stuart Theater Tues
day at 8:30 p.m.
Fleisher, who began piano les
sons at the age of 4, is the win
ner of the International Musi
cal Competition sponsored by
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. He
was the first American to win
the prize which is given to the
best young concert pianist. Par
ticipants in the contest repre
sented 27 countries.
Tickets for the concert may be
obtained at the box oftfice or in
Room 436 of the Stuart Build
ing. General admission tickets
are $1.50. Reserved seats are $2,
$2.50 and $3.
RC Board Positions Open;.
Applications Due Thursday
Filings for Red Cross Board
are now open. Applications may
be obtained in the Red Cross of
fice, Union Room 306, and should
be returned to the Red Cross box
in the Union Basement by 6:30
p.m. Thursday.
Interviews will be held Thurs
day by old and new executive
committee members. Require
ments for a board position are a
5 average and good standing in
the University.
Applicants may file for chair
manship positions of gray ladies,
water safety, publicity (art and
newspaper), handicrafts, veter
ans' hospital, orthopedic, or
phanage, children's activities,
special activities, and peniten
tiary committees.
GRAY LADIES This com
mittee works with the patients
at the State Hospital helping
with classes and doing therapy
work. The group also gives spe-
public relations in Room 315,
while ideas concerning religion
and the fraternity will be the
topic in Room 316. All meetings
will begin at 7 p.m.
Further discussion on scholar
ship, rush week and help week
will be held Friday at 3 p.m.
in the Union. v
A PLEDGE exchange lunch
eon will open Saturday's Greek
Week activities as pledges rom
two or three houses will jour
ney to other fraternities at 11:30
a.m. Pledges will remain at the
houses until. 1 p.m. when they
will all attend a mass meeting in
Love Library Auditorium. Col.
C. J. Frankforter will be the
speaker.
Active members of fraternities
may attend meetings concerned
with pledge training, intramurals
and alumni relations in the
Union .at 1 p.m. Following the
general discussions, topics con
cerned with the jobs of presi
dent, treasurer, socal chairman
pledge officers will be discussed.
Other men besides the officers
mentioned are urged to attend
these meetings. ,
FRATERNITY GREEK Week
banquet will be held at 6 p.m.
in the Union Ballroom. John
O. Mosley, eminent supreme re
porter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
and "founder" of Greek Week,
will be the main speaker. Those
not attending the banquet may
hear Mosley speak at 7 p.m.
Marv Friedman, banquet chair
man, expects "over 500 fra
ternity men to attend the ban
quet." Working on the plannirig com
mittee with Buckingham and
Friedman are Charles Anderson,
Jim Cederdahl, Bill Devries and
Gary Jones.
ing, 1. to r.) Janet Lindquist,
Virginia Reeves, Martha Glock,
Patricia Pauley, I m o g e n e
Barry, Vivian Boland, Betty
Tickets Now On Sqle
For Ag Sno-Ball Dance
Contest To Decide 'Cutest Baby'
The annual Sno-Ball Dance,
sponsored by the Ag Union dance
committee, will be held Satur
day, Feb. 20, in the Ag College
Activities Building.
The traditional Ag dance will
feature the mi sic of Bill Albers
Orchestra from 8:30 until 11:30
pVn.
Tickets are now on sale at $1.50
a couple. They may be purchased
at the booth in the Ag Union
or from any member of the Ag
Union dance committee.
THE BABY Photo Contest
opens Monday, Feb. 15. Snap
shots of Ag College students will
be mounted on the bulletin board
in the Ag Union.
Any Ag student may guess the
identities of the pictured in
fants. A prize will be presented at the
dance to the student identifying
the greatest number of baby pic
tures. In case of a tie, winning
contestants ,will draw for the
prize.
VOTING FOR ""The Cutest
Baby" will be held during the
dance. The contestant whose
baby picture receives the most
votes will be crowned "Cutest
Baby". If that person is not at
the dance, the title will be
awarded to the runner up.
Arrangements for serving re
freshments have been made in
co-operation with the Dell.
COMMITTEES FOR the dance
are: Baby Photo contest, Bill
DeWulf, Ruth Ernest and Ed
McReynolds; orchestra, Marx
cial parties for the patients.
Joyce Laase is the former chair
man of the committee.
Water ' Safety Applicants for
chairman of this committee must
have life-saving certificates. The
group teaches swimming to han
dicapped children, primarily po
lio victims. Arlina Harte was
formerly chairman.
VETERANS' HOSPITAL
This group entertains patients at
the Veterans' Hospital. Groups
of students play cards with the
men, present talent shows, and
conduct radio programs at the
hospital. Fran Locke is the retir
ing chairman of the committee.
Orthopedic Hospital Mem
bers of the committee entertain
the young patients at the Ortho
pedic Hospital by reading and
playing games with them. Spe
cial parties are given to the chil
dren during each holiday. Carol
Gillet is the former chairman of
this group.
ORPHANAGES This com
mittee works with the children
in Lincoln's orphanages. Groups
of girls go out to the orphan
ages weekly to teach games,
handicrafts, and group singing to
the children. Holiday parties are
alos given. Marilyn Biedek is the
former chairman.
Children's Activities This
committee works with Brownie
and Girl Scout groups in Lin
coln. Two girls are assignea as
advisors and plan the activities
of each Girl Scout and Brownie
group.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES All
special events are handled by
this committee. Members plan
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Music Major Wins
Instrumental Audition
Parker To Play Rachmaninoff
With Lincoln Symphony March 9
Paul Parker, a senior in music
school from Auburn, has won the
instrumental audition with the
Lincoln Symphony orchestra.
Parker won over six other
pianists and a violinist. Although
Parker is majoring in clarinet,
he won the audition on the piano.
He transferred at the beginning
of the year from Peru State
Teachers College. He has studied
with Beth Miller for two years
and teaches piano in her studio.
For the past two summers he has
attended the Rocky Ridge sem
inar for piano which she con
ducts. "I would like to play in sym
phony work some day," Parker
said. He has also taken other
woodwinds beside clarinet at the
University.
He will play the Third Move
ment of Rachmaninoff's piano
concerto No. 2 in C Minor with
the Lincoln Symphony. The con-
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lci t win Lie neiu mctixii a hi uie
Stuart Theater at 8:30 p.m.
Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star
Eberhart and Twila Riley.
Seated are (1. to r.) Dorothy
Hartwig and Joyce Splittgerber.
Not pictured is Nancy Hall.
Petersen; publicity, Sharon Eg
ger, Max Clegg and Milton
Fricke, Jr.; decorations, Joyce
Taylor, Ardath Young and Le
Lingren; ticket sales, Marx Pet
ersen and Shirley Geis; refresh
ments, Yvonne Fowler, Don Rey
nolds and Ella Matzke.
Chancellor
Interview
Announced
Candidate Plans
Wednesday Visit
Acting Chancellor John K.
Selleck announced that a can
didate for the chancellorship
will be brought to the Univer
sity campus for a Wednesday
interview.
The name of the candidate
has not been announced but it
is understood that he is an edu
cator in another state.
SELLECK SAID the Board of
Regents also will discuss the
Athletic Board recommendation
for a liberalized program of ath
letic scholarships, or grants-in-aid,
at the meeting called for
10 a.m. Wednesday.
THE REGENTS have agreed
to visit out-of-state campuses to
interview prospective appoint
ees, but Selleck said that so far
no visits have been made.
In regard to the athletic pro
gram, Selleck said there would
be no discussion regarding a
new athletic director.
AgYM, YW
To Participate
In Discussions
The first discussion groups of
a new program sponsored by the
Ag YMCA and YWCA will be
held Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. in
the Home Ec. Building.
Discussions will be held on
alternating Tuesdays and are di
vided into four sections, accord
ing to Dale Toops, Ag YM-YW
publicity chairman.
Groups are "Comparative Re
ligions," "Public Affairs," "Jobs
and the Future" and "Beliefs on
Trial." Group leaders are Mary
Ellen Maronde, Keith Erlewine,
JoAnn Heilman, Charles Harris,
Ardath Young, Dale Toops,
Joyce Taylor and Merwyn
Davidson.
Following discussions the four
groups will meet together for re
freshments served by the social
committee.
Sigma Xi Symposium
Planned For Tuesday
A symposium on "Recent De
velopment in Experimental
Methods of Stress and Strain
Analysis" will be presented by
Sigma Xi, honorary society of
science, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in
Bancroft Hall Auditorium.
Speakers will be Professor C.
E. Ernst, chairman, department
of engineering and G. L. Downey
and D. C. Haack, assistant pro
fessors of engineering mechanics.
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