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KX;f f ' V' r r fMsCl Jh Volume 54, No. 72 I LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Thursday, April 1, 1954
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'Diligent Efforts To Keep People Informed' Cited By Seiieck
aents Hqddv In Choice
Pictured above are the mem
bers of the University Board of
Repents who met in secret this
week to make the final choice
jor chancellorship. The mem
bers expressed satisfaction in
the selection of Raymond Mc
ConneU Jr, after the an
nouncement was made today
by Acting Chancellor John K.
Selk-ck. "Making the selection
drove many of us to distrac
tion," one member said, "but
it's all over now but the shouting."
By FRANK PIERSOX
Staff AVriter
Raymond A. MeConnell, Jr.,
SS, editor of a Lincoln evening
newspaper, was appointed chan
cellor of the university Wed
nesday.
Acting Chancellor John K.
Selleck announced McConnell's
selection at a special news con
ference at 6 p.m. Selleck told re
porters that the Lincoln editor
had been unanimously elected
by the Board of Regents follow
ing an interview with the Board
that morning.
The Board particularly appree- have to concede that few news- i Se.eck added that ne was con
ciates McConnell's aid during the i papers in the United States have . f-.c.er.t that the appointment was
last few months in helping the 1 anv .more clear, consistent and "in the best ir.teivsts o the L n
T5.-.ts v.- v. !v.,ri--lrt rawrrt nf force:. :1 i Vfrsitv ar.n w,-.:;lfl meei
the onlv
Wednes- ;
,ommies
Hold Meeting;
tudents Attend
R. J. Phogg Describes Main Purpose Of Organization
and
The Young Communist Party Paul Laase, security chief,
sr. organizational meeting I Bill Devries, treasurer.
jesday in the Union ballroom.
The meeting wds attended by
It 6.000 University students,
fdging was estimated to be
ound 5,680 persons.
Robert J. rnogg. i MuUcm v iHpnublican Dre-Drimarv conven-
jtion in Fremont May 24. If he
' can be present they will make
I him an honorary member.
Also on the docket for that
meeting will be an address by
J Don Searcy who was a member
l of the F.B.I, for the Communist
AFTER A GREAT deal of dis- i party.
ssion the group rauiiea a con
ation which established a
stral controlling committee,
:vestigating committee, peoples
:ret security committee and a
jdicial committee.
Acting officers were appointed
r.til the group can become con-
lidated. They are:
Sally Hall, general chairman;
il Harding,, vice chairman;
:xky Yapp, secretary general;
McCONNELL WAS
candidate interviewed
day.
Although the Regents had
scheduled a room in the Lincoln
Hotel, the Board secretly con
vened in a conference room in
the rear of the Journal-Star
Building. The meeting place was
changed, Selleck said, to prevent
reporters from obtaining the
name of the interviewee.
In announcing the name of the
new chancellor, Selleck paid
tribute to the "exceptional serv
ice rendered by MeConnell to the
University."
new
cellor. His comprehensive news
stories and his well thought-out
editorials have enhanced the
reputations of both the Board
and the University."
THE ACTING chancellor
pointed to an editorial published
recently in a Lincoln evening
newspaper as an example of the
type of service MeConnell has
rendered to the University-. Part
of the editorial, said:
"They (the Regents) might
support for a state univen.ii
and for maintenance of high ed
ucational standards and a high
level of pubuc financial
port.
"The Regents will concede that
few men have aided the Univer
sity in the manner in which Me
Connell has served U," Selleck
said. "The Regents have ex
pressed their desire to repay Me
Connell for this service by ap
pointing him chancellor of this
great Midwestern university."
meeting .from Alger Kiss. Hiss
asked the group to remember
i the party doctrine ana io si-ay
THE NEXT meeting will be 'away from pumpkins. "THE LINCOLN editor
held May 25, at which time it For the present, the organiza- i said, "has been of great value to
is hoped that Sen. McCarthy tion is sponsored by the Palla- j the State of Nebraska in his tiili-(R-Vis.)
will be able to attend idian society and the Student 1 gent efforts to keep the people
after his address to the Nebraska ! Union Activities Committee. i informed about the University.
Officials To Extend
Coed Closing Hours
New Late Minute Penalties Listed;
Men To Pay If Dates Break Rules
University of Maryland,
ooke on "The Duties of a New
imunist." "The mam pur-
ose of this organization will be
u turtr.er our cocume omus
student body," he said.
PRELIMINARY PLANS were
made for a demonstration on
"O" street for May 1. A "beer
bust" was planned to refresh
the demonstrators.
The group appointed Eldon
Park head of a committee to
stuff the ballot boxes at the next
all-University election.
DB&G Given Franchise
To Peddle Beer In Union
Crosby Urges Lowering Age Limit
A special committee composed
of the dean of men. the dean of
i women and the acting chancellor
11 1 decided Wednesday to extend
Closing nours tor women.
Week-day closing hours have
been set at 12 a.m. with 15 late
minutes excusable if the coed is
unavoidably detained. Friday and
Saturday closing hours are 1:30
and 2:S0 a.m.. respectively. Act
ing Chancellor Selleck said this
program was decided upon be
cause of the success of the "Lad
ies Late Night' sponsored by
Mortar Board.
elected president, said, "This
policv came as a blow after a
'no-hour' policy had been prom-1 nor
ised by the special committee." ! Switzerland
approval o: university ic-
u'.ty members, citizens of Ne
braska and mist newspaper ed-
rs.
McCcmnc'.l has served as edi
tor of the Lincoln newspaper
since IS43. Ke had previously
held positions of reporter, assist
ant telegraph editor, associate
editor and managing editor of
the paper. Before joining the
Lincoln staff, he was reporter
and re-write man for the Troy,
N.Y., Record.
HE WAS the organizer of the
Nebraska All-Star Presidential
Primary in 1P4S. for which his
paper received the Pulitzer prize
for distinguished public service.
In 1P50 he w as selected as one
of the ten outstanding young
men of the year by the United i
States Junior Chamber of Corn-;
merce.
A graduate of Williams Col
lege, Williamstown, Massachu
setts, where he received his A.B.
degree in 1936. MeConnell has
attended the School of Intcrna-
1 Relations at Geneva.
and the Lmversity
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JAN STEFFEN, former presi
dent, said. "Perhaps next year
a more liberal policy can be
adopted." Clare Hinman, notifi
cation chairman, was 'very dis
appointed" that the 'no-hour' pol
icy did not pass. She said. "It's
just too much trouble checking
those sign-out sheets."
Penalties will be imposed on
men when their dates are late
! of Nebraska College of Law. ;
IN 1943 he studied the British
agricultural war effort, upon in- :
vitation. He is a member of the j
Gargoyle Society. American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors, j
Sigma Chi and Zeta Psi. He is a j
member of Plymouth Congrega- j
tional Church and a Thirty-Sec-'
ond Decree Mason. He also be-
'Candie ,
THE CHANGE in hours brought
comments from various sources.
could be purchased closer to the
i campus. Another reason cited was
! the rise in coffee prices which
has forced students to seek other
forms of liquid refreshment.
A LETTER was read
The DB&.-G has obtained a
franchise to sell beer in the Union,
it was announced Wednesday.
Reasons for granting the fran
chise were mostly economic. In
a statement to the Board of Re
cents, reoresentatives of the Stu-
aem oouiicu, me neugiuus " ci-i came irom a joint i ctuumiL-iiua- t .ar.f.,!i..
I frA rYiiinrii fhp ATI .A and the ti,-.n r.f tho nrnfpiuu-5 of economics ! V " JL ; . .
in-vApohiieaoui ute aim-uiu w,vno esumaiea me mmiir iu mu- at)DOinted in the program Pre
at the i money students could save if beer dents in gas and rubber spent on ! f PP"" J A " ffiowd that
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several million dollars a year.
A further saving could be ef
of Chicago said that "Nebraska's
i extension of closing hours will
i undoubtedly pave the way for
similar extensions on other cam
' puses." The dean of Yassar and
A BOOST to the student effort I f' f7 ."t7hA v'y.,r, 1?
eriment very carefully
XVv"S Board, however, was dis-
RAYMOND McCONNELL
NU Actor
Refuses
Movie Bid
Gibson Offered
1-Year Contract
"Hank Gibson is the most tal
ented Hollywood prospect I have
seen for 25 years," said Sara
Coldwvn. president of Metro-
to Coldwvn-Mere Thursday night
el leek Refuses To Pay Fine
fs Students Riot In Protest
2001 NUers Expelled By Infuriated Ex-Chancellor
sjignx cnucKimg resuiiea wea- a recon.su ucuun ui uie ai-iaic, uui as R.ihort Crobv h"i; Dleded
'5toy in the expulsion of 2001 , dent was demanded oy tne re-piace we win a item pi w ippiqiation
-versirv uden. which in turn mainder of the University stu- I you informed as to the latest re-: his. suppoi t in passing leg islation
f off a riot still in progress. j dents in that it took place in a ; suits.
The incident occurred when the : r 6 ' . ' "
fwrnectioned students chuckled ! j However, the expulsion of stu-,
ru. i- cn-.i. v.- r,. . der.ts took a new twist as the i
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lecieu. uie auucu, u uic kc , ,
limit for buving beer in the Un- ' Red CrOSS 5etS rridav
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ion would ce aroppea 10 is or een
16 to eliminate the problem of
students who are forced to drive
to Kansas for beer.
"This would aleviate the traf
fic problem on major highways to
Kansas no end." the state super-
1 mtendent of highways announced.
-n. tKoi . ones to l ne crucioie.
"Men are the cause of a coed's Light" and "I ruversity Club.
t .wfr,rm-r.r tn Ifniwrsin-1 MeConnell was married
The president of the University 1 rules." She proposed ond it , Maren men uorson on oi. gf-er seeing Oibson penorm in
passed' that penalties c-e imposed i iswu, ino i. ' V, ioVs : "The Man Who Came to Luncfl.
on men when rules are broken.) He was bom Dec. 31, 1915. a;, .
If a rule is broken, the man : North Ridgeville, O., the son of Coldwj-n said he of.ered G.bsoa
whose date breaks the rule must! Rev. Raymond A. MeConnell. Sr.. a contract for a "reasonable,
entertain Miss Parks for an eve- ! and Anna Bell Lee MeConnell. , mount o money," hut that Gib-
rang at the rioonoD. His lather served unui
K . 1 nastor of Ph-mouth Congrega-1
THE A B O V E-MENTIONED ; Churh
penaity can ajso ce mipiucu un
these occasions:
(a i A man's bringing his date
back to her place of residence
before closing hours.
ib' A man's refusing to kiss
his date in an 'inconspicuous'
place. The steps of the dorm
were suggested.
ip i A man's refusing to take
to 'cultural
a policy ot no nours wouia ie ;
set up. Marilyn Brewster, newly-;
For Annual Beer Bust
The Red Cross College Unit nis a die
i Webster Explains
Scientific Subject j
'-Metasomatosis and Stereo-'
' isomerism of the Isomorphic '
Playthelminthes" was the topic 10 Hollyu'ood with Gibson's
son refused it because ke was
to portray " Og' w'tfe.
Klub Spring Show April 23 to 3ft.
Gibson said another reason he
refused Coldwyn's contract was
because Coldwyn offered him or.jV
S54.000.
Coldwyn said he was 'Very dis
appointed" that he could not go
of a discourse Monday by ur.
presenta-S Harvard Z. Webster, professor
of paleontograp.v.e mieropaieon-
mere four feet.
Removal of his two front fen-1 '
s increased the tempo of
-ghter until in his fury Selleck
sanded the students to report
ieir quarters to pack.
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.other parked cars tJZ'
f a mere four feet. I"
i ins in tne student area.
The riot still in progress came
about when it was found that
Selleck in an act of defiance
said that he would not pay the l
fine and defied anyone to make
him pay it.
Ever since word of his defiance
reached the student body, they
have been working in between
class waves to lodge him from
his apparently safe lodging in
the attic of the Administration
Building.
Your roving campus reporter'
' ' ! in order to remain impartial w-
VA .' '' -., iterviewed several of the rioters.
Jerrv Minnick, star football
f J. . , plaver and one of thie expelled
"T Jfm,' 1 -J V5-S students, had this to say. "I'll
(Incidentally Jerry graduates this
year).
"I'll never sell him another
beer as long as I live," said Jerry
Mapes, owner of the DB&G.
Dean Hallgren, who has been
rioting with fervor since the be
ginning of the upheaval, said, "I
don't know what this is all about,
but I have been so busy in the
past that I never got to engage
in any social functions, so I'm
giving it all I have in this one.
In the interview carried on with
Selleck via carrier pigeon, Selleck
had this to say, "Ha, ha, they'll
never get me now that you have
supplied me with fresh squab.'
At printing Selleck is still at
i
Jshap
Fie
Scene
arrow noints to the spot
lere Acting Chancellor Sel
attemnted to park his car
a parking area reserved for
"Jversitv students. The cars
two students were slightly
imaged.
NU Receives
$8,000,000
Research Gift
The University has received a
grant of $8,000,000 from E. Z.
Funnyman, a former biology in
structor. The grant is to be used for the
study of Funnyman's newest in
vention; a Waikie-Talkie Lecture
Machine which will enable stu
dents to get an education without
getting up for classes.
"The machine," said Funny
man, "operates by remote con
trol. We are hoping to find a way
to lick its only difficulty; that of
taking attendance. It would be a
bad situation if a two-way televi
vision set were installed in the
machine for this purpose," he
concluded.
THE WALKIE-TALKIE was de
vised by Funnyman after a fate
ful dav'last May, when after he
had delivered his entire lecture,
he discovered he was still in bed.
"I decided then and there that
something must be done," he
said.
"I started my experiment with
nothing more than a pair of old
galoshes and an atom crusher.
Funnyman said.
He expressed the hope that
University research will provide a
better means of long-distance lec
turing to pajama-clad intellects.
which would premit several neces-
! sarv changes in present laws
1 prohibiting sale of beer to per
: sons under 21.
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The jesting of University
indents over the removal of
o front fenders of Selleck's
ar turned into a riot after
Selleck threatened to expel the
students. SellecK, alter ueuis
fined $100 by the campus
police, said that he would not
pay the fine and defied any
one to make him pay it. Cam
pus police had difficulty in
quieting down students who
were attempting to force Sel
leck from the attic of the
Administration Building.
FURTHER PLAN'S are under
v.av to investigate the advantage
of 'installing beer machines in
University buildings in addition
to the existing coffee and coke
machines. A survey is now be
ine conducted to determine the
probable improvement in class j
work which such a move would
bring.
One note of disapproval came
Tuesday from the Coffee Growers
of America who wrote: "If this
means the end of the 10 o'clock
coffee hour, it could well mean
the end of civilization at the Uni
versity." Speaking from the student
point of view, Eldon Park, vice
president of the Student Council
commented with some difficulty,
"I, hie, think that it, hie, sounds
like a, hie, very sound, hie, plan."
Team Defeated
In Afghanistan
Debate Contest
All Classy, Roy Rogers, Ben
Johnbrick and Cave Sadwell re
turned today from the Afghan
istan Invitational Debate Con
test after being defeated by
teams.
Olson and Johnson, directors
of fun and games, accompanied
the students on their unevent
ful journey.
While seeing the mrin places
of interest in Afghanistan, the
boys attended "New Faces,"
starring tw-o senior engineering
students, three law majors and
an enchanting chorus line 01
closet girls.
SADVELL, on being asked
what he thought of the show,
said, "I liked the way they al
ternated the tow legs and the
knock knees. A real artistic
achievement."
Students traveled by pogo
stick to Texas, where they
switched to armadillo, and at
the Gulf of Mexico proceeded
on a 1-by 2-inch raft. "The size
of the raft may seem unusual.
but we wanted to get a suntan
on the way," Rogers said.
Classy attributed the loss of
all debates to an "unfortunate
incident." It seems Ihe teams
were trapped in the Sultan's
harem for three hours, after
which "we were all shook up!"
.inhnhrirk termed the entire
1 vcntur "a real cool move."
v,..- r,3i kt- hnct at : tions. The tsic.! sympnony. now
r"1.. " . "V,, : nlsy.nsy at the Stuart Theater. I thology at aJe
, p.m. ruaay .011 -"j riinvnt -Love and Mar- i prothonoiarial a
is in charge of the ' event We'll i riace" series were suggested. department of eeelesiology.
reaSv lixe Pit uv " Miss Knudon The faculty seemed quitej "Photo-synthetic mesogna
really me it up, ju.s ivduu.ui nrosrram. thous of the plenipotentiary tep-
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Thp Hitorv of Red : gents said ne minium n " u.u , v v.. .. , - 1 , ,
ine ni.cuj u .u- t;..;.,. h m.-r h aiH m vrlaminff the thai- . because he
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Woman Professor Of Voocfoo To Hypnotize Students
waist. After dispatching the
snake with a poisoned dart, she
reminisced a bit about her past
life.
Madame Zenda had pleasant
memories of the year she spent
on tne university canipu
Madame Zolanda Zenda. inter-
nationally-known practitioner of
voodoo and witchcraft, has been I
announced as the principal I
speaker for the E3rd Annual;
Commencement Exercises June
I
Her subiect will be "A Look :
Into Your'Future." She has se
lected several prospective grad
uates to aid her in presenting
her address. Mac Bailey, Sue
Puinhart. F.rnie Bebb. and Lau
rie Harden will submit to hyp- 1 OF
nosis. Madame Zenda will at- shc r
tempt to learn secreis ui ui. n
past lives and predict their fu
tures.
UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL
based their choice of speaker on
the belief that such a dark fu
ture lies ahead of most college
,n;nri Kot thpv would receive
more benefit from a speaker .ricrilCClfSn
this tvpe than from any other. ! LxlOlUddl Vl I
students win
was the most willing subject of
hypnosis it has ever been my
pleasure to associate with. He
committed suicide after coming
out of his trance and finding
that he was married lo me."
Of Nebraska s football hopes
one-vear contract signed because
he knew scouts for other pro
11 Titan t.-i watch Gibson's
University, and ,wformance in the KK show.
ssistant for the
Gibson said ne was more con
cerned st the present time with
his KK script than Hollywood
He said he was "re-
the play was over
could then devote a5
mpncnnhalrm of the mesocloea. I his time to the KK snow.
house mother of Tau Nu Epsilon. ! for next fall, she said, "I could
She remembered Ted James, j guarantee tne team a winning
k,h Hasebrock and Roc ky Yapp j season. She r.?: erred in vague
as the most outstanding mem
bers of the pledge class that
year.
IIF.R late husband, whom
met on her triumphant tour
of ireiano in 10.0, mil- 4
and general terms to such things
as factors contributing to mass
hvstcna, head shrinking and an
cient Chinese methods of mental
torture by proxy. An extremely
anxious man. later Identified as
Bill Glassford. could bf heard
attempting to cajol her secretary
into granting him an appoirf
ment with her.
s NU Honoraries
Hold Ivy Day
All llnivprsitv students w
have the opportunity to visit
Madame Zenda in Union Room
316, June 1 to 6.
Since she received her PhD in
Witchcraft and Related Subjects
from the University of Xlivud
lict in Zanzibar, she has aston
ished audiences throughout the
world with her amazing demon
strations in the fields of hyp
nosis and the supernatural.
ALTHOUGH Madame Zenda
admits 106 years, she is re
markably well-preserved. She
attributes her long life to the
faithful use of a large assortment
of native drugs and medicines.
She will sell small amounts of
these at the Campus Inn several
days prior to Commencement. If
a sufficient number of students
become addicted she will grant
the Inn a monopoly on sales for
this area. Sterilized syringes will
be furnished by Dirty Earl.
This reporter, who was ad
mitted to her presence by her
secretary, a half-witted pigmy,
was admittedly quite apprehen
sive at first, but under her hard,
stony glance soon became oou-
ious ot tne ihci umi n.-i !
python was coiling around his I pointed.
Stuffing their red hoods with
Schhtz, 31 campus degenerates
stole across the city limits last
Friday afternoon to discuss Ivy
Day and pink elephants.
Due to circumstances beyond
their control, the Ku Klux Klancrs
were divided into 1wo groups.
Iadinc a lonelv contingent to a
cool pasture was Eldon Park with (
a sacK run 01 ig unm--other
thirty members that re
mained behind to enjoy invigorat
ing refreshments were enter
tained bv a guest speaker, Jerry
Mapes of the DB & G. Those on
his lap and panel were Joyce
Johnson. Joy Wachal, and Sue
Brownlee.
Since this was a registered
function, Jan Steffen, escorted to
the meeting by Mapes. was a fea
tured attraction at the conven
tion. Removing her mask for the
first time since last Ivy Day,
she broke into a sparkling ren
dition of the Hulahah to ease the
tension of the conversation.
The party ended with t speech
by Bob Peterson and Bob Hase
b'rook, who spoke on "Keeping
Your Wife From Being Over-
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Graduatine seniors need nave no worries concerning
future. Madame Zolanda Zenda, internationally reknown pro
titioner of voodoo, witchcraft, etc., promises to lead them ovet
the dangerous abyss of the cruel world via hjTJtl0il-
