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Volume 54, No. 73
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Peress Case Effects Described
By
Newscaster
The effect on the people in the
neighborhood of Elmhurst,
Queens, after the recent contro
versy involving Mrs. Irving Pe
ress and the local PTA was the
subject of a recording used by
Edward P. Morgan, CBS radio
newscaster, in a convocation
Thursday.
"At CBS we think it is neces
sary to give the feel of the news
as well as the basic facts," he
said. The tap recording of his
March 7 program of "The World
Today" was used to illustrate
bow this is done.
"WE HAD no idea of trying to
establish the guilt or innocence
of the principals, but we merely
went over to Queens to find out
the effect this had on the com
munity," Morgan said.
"The oath, the oath" members
IK Elects
Bill Devries
President
Other Officers
Named For '54
Bill Devries was elected presi
dent of Interfraternity Council
Thursday.
Other new officers are Dick
Westcott, vice president; Bill
Campbell, secretary and Walt
Wright, treasurer.
Devries is a member of Phi
Delta Theta, Kosmet Klub and
former AUF board member.
Westcott is president of Delta
Upsilon and was voted out
standing student of College
of Business Administration,
met
Campbell is a member of Phi
Gamma Delta. Wright is Delta
Tau Delta president, member of
Kosmet Klub and Board of
Student Publications.
"Issuance of an intramural
trophy to replace the Jack Best
trophy and other evidences of
recognition for outstanding fra
ternity men is on the docket,"
Devries said concerning IFC
plans for next year.
Aquaquettes
Annual Show
Ends Tonight
The Aquaquette annual swim
ming show will be presented to
night at 7:45 p.m. in the Univer
sity Coliseum pool for its final
showing this year.
Through unusual lighting and
costumes, water ballet and syn
chronized swimming, "Rhapsody
n' Ragtime" features the music
end life of George Gershwin.
The water show is performed in
tempos ranging from South Amer
ican music to jazz.
Costumes, by the club mem
bers, carry out the theme. In "I
Got Plenty of Nuthing" raggedy
shirts, cut-off levis and hobo
sticks are included. Highlighting
"Foggy Day" are wisps of fog on
the costumes and dry ice for an
all-over fog effect. One of the
featured numbers is the Cuban
Overture, which is illuminated by
black lights.
Miss Barbara Drinkwater, in
structor in physical education, is
the director of the water show.
The Outside World
By WILLIE DESCII
Staff Writer
'52 H-Bomb Details Released
WASHINGTON The results and details of the world's first
hydrogen explosion were revealed by the government Thursday.
This blast, which was far greater than that of the atomic
bomb, completely demolished an island and created a fireball
large enough to engulf the heart of New York City.
The Federal Civil Defense Administration said that it believes
it is necessary for the American public to know the facts about
the destructiveness of nuclear weapons. President Eisenhower
said that the 1952 test is only a first step in our hydrogen weapons
program.
Only two announced thermonuclear blasts have been set off in
the Pacific proving ground since then, and both have been semi
officially described as much more powerful. One blast was set
off March 1, the other Friday.
An official motion picture was shown to the press. This
movie contained information about the thermonuclear test of the
deadly H-bomb. The mushroom effect of the explosion was
similar in form to that of the A-bomb. Within two minutes the
cloud had risen to 40,000 feet equal to the height of 32 Empire
State Buildings standing one on the other.
Britain Rejects Red Proposal
BRITAIN The Kremlin proposal that Red China participate
In the Geneva conference on an equal basis with Russia and the
western Big Three was rejecled by Britain. The decision made
at Berlin called for Britain, the United States, France and Russia
to act as the inviting powers for the foreign ministers' parley on
Korea and Indo-China at the conference beginning April 26, a
foreign office spokesman said.
The Russian declaration was made in reply to U.S. Secretary
of State Dulles who earlier said that the Geneva conference
would not be considered a five-power conference giving Red
China the same status as the Big Four
The Communist Party newspaper has now charged Dulles with
trying to back out of his commitment.
22 Bombs No Nebraska
As a sulenote about the strength and power of the hydrogen
bomb and from fact based on thf beliefs of Atomic Energy
Commission, Chairman Lewis Strauss said that one hydrogen bomb
could put 3,550 square miles out of tommission. It would take
22 bombs to destroy Nebraska. "
LINCOLN,
Fressots
At Convocation
had shouted in a mob demonstra
tion at the meeting, Mrs. Peress
said. A proposal had previously
been made to have all members
sign a loyalty oath.
Morgan told the story of the one
man who entered an informal
meeting unexpectedly and after
hearing that the women had been
asked their definition of the term
subversion, angrily stated, "Just
what does that have to do with it
anyway?"
AFTER THE play-back of the
broadcast, the commentator again
mentioned the implications of the
controversy in the community,
especially the fear that was gen
erated. Mrs. Peress had told of
having received anonymous let
ters and threats after the incident
which she likened to a Salem
witch-hunt.
"Understanding and resposibil
ity," Morgan concluded, "are a
more powerful weapon of defense
than a hydro-nuclear weapon."
The convocation was held in
conjunction with the presentation
of an award to CBS by the School
of Journalism in observance of
the 60th anniversary of journalism
instruction at the University.
Dr. William F. Swindler, di
rector of the School of Journalism,
presented the award to Morgan
for CBS "in recognition of their
high professional achievement in
the field of radio and television
journalism."
Friday Meeting
Set By Paliadians
Pallidian Society will meet Fri
day at 8 p.m. in the east room
of Temporary J.
Dr. Donald C. Moore, assistant
professor of physics, will discuss
the part played by physics in
modern society.
Included on the program will
be a presentation by Alfred Hass
ner of the Musical Almanac. It
will be the sixth program from
the Almanac about composers.
Ping pong, square dancing and
ballroom dancing will follow the
program.
The Society invites anyone in
terested to attend.
Lectures Planned
By Five Speakers
Two Scientists, Two Botanists,
Historian To Talk Next Week
Five lecturers, including two
scientists from Australia, two
prominent botanists and a his
torian whose recent book, "Edu
cational Wastelands," has caused
wide comment, will be on the Uni
versity campus next week for a
series of appearances.
Dr. Arthur E. Bestor, historian
and member of the University of
Illinois faculty, will give two pub
lic addresses Thursday. At 3 p.m.
he will speak in Social Science
Auditorium on, "History and the
Social Sciences." At 7:30 p.m. in
Love Library Auditorium he will
discuss, "Future Direction of
American Education." His ap
pearance at the University is
sponsored by the University con
vocations committee.
DR. EDGAR Anderson, profes
sor of botany and gentics at
Washington University and as
sistant director of the Missouri
Botanical Garden, St. Louis, will
speak to several classes on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, On
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Dr. An
derson will give a public lec-
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Dress Swords
Midshipman Capt. Eldon
Park (right) receives one of
the 17 dress swords presented
to the University Naval ROTC
Unit from Dr. R. E. Garling-
New Battalion Officers
Assigned By NROTC
Dress Swords Given By Physicians
New midshipmen battalion
officers of the University NR
OTC unit received their spring
assignments Tuesday afternoon.
A gift of 17 dress swords was
made at the ceremony by 21
Lincoln physicians who hold
commissions in the U. S. Naval
Reserve. The swords were pre
sented by Dr. R. E. Garling
house. Dr. Paul A. Royal res
ponded for the physicians.
Captain W. O. Gallery, USN,
expressed the unit's appreciation
for the interest and support of
the physicians. Midshipman
William M. Bailey of Omaha
presented a plaque to the physi
cians' group as a token of stud
ent appreciation for the gift.
COMMANDER J. E. Palmer
announced the following mid
shipmen battalion officer assign
ments for the spring term: Eldon
ture, "Garden Flowers as Keys
to the Past."
Dr. Paul B. Sears, chairman of
Yale University's conservation
program, will lecture on, "Nat
ural Resources The Scientists's
Dilemma," at 8 a.m. Tuesday in
Bessey hall Auditorium, and at
10 a.m. Wednesday in Room 301
of Dairy Industry Hall.
THE AUSTRALIAN scientists
are Dr. F. P. Dwyer, senior lec
turer in chemistry at the Univer
sity of Sydney, and Dr. Sydney D.
Rubbo, a bacteriologist and medi
cal doctor, of the University of
Melbourne.
Dr. Dwyer will give a lecture
Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 324
of Avery Lab, Tuesday at 4 p.m.
in Room 208 Avery Lab and Wed
nesday at 2:45 p.m. in Bessey
Hall Auditorium.
Dr. Rubbo will speak on Wed
nesday and Thursday. A discus
sion of the sensitivity of tubercle
bacilli to drugs has been sched
uled for 8 p.m. Wednesday, Bes
sey Hall Auditorium.
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New members of Alpha Kappa
Delta, national sociology hon
orary fraternity, who were in
itiated Tuesday night are
(front row, I. to r.) Phyllis
Kort, Agnes Anderson, Renee
Friday, April 2, 1954
Courtesy Lincoln Slar
house (left), representing Lin
coln doctors. Dr. Paul Royal
(center) gave the response to
the Naval unit's expression of
appreciation.
Park, captain and battalion com
mander; Lt. Cmdr. W. M. Bailey,
executive officer; Lt. James D.
Skinner, Company A comman
der; Lt. Robert B. Johnson,
Company B commander; Lt.
George T. Karabatsos, Company
C commander.
Lt. James A. Tangdall, opera
tions officer; Ltjg. John J. Tho
mas, communications officer; Lt
jg. W, A. Harris, Jr., platoon
commander; Ltjg. Bert W. Bish
op, platoon commander; Ltjg.
Allan G. Paulson, Ltjg. John W.
Tombarge and Ltjg. Gary D.
Jones, company executive offi
cers; Ens. Don Leonard, supply
officer; Ens. Galen B. Allen, Ens.
Richard A. Reed and Ens. Rock
ford G. Yapp, Jr., platoom com
manders. Physicians who presented the
gift of the swords included:
Harold W. Bruskewitz; W. Allen
Campbell; L. Dwight Cherry;
Clarence K. Elliott; C. F. Ferciot,
Richard E. Garlinghouse; Luther
V. Gibson; Paul Goetowski;
Howard E. Mitchell; H. B. Mor
ton; J. Marshall Neely; John C,
Peterson; Paul L. Peterson; La
Verne F. Pfeifer; Paul A. Royal;
Arthur L. Smith; Frank A.
Stewart; George R. Underwood;
Roy H. Whitha; Maynard A.
Wood, and O. V. Calhoun.
Methodist Group
Plans Convention
Sigma Theta Epsilon, national
religious fraternity for Methodist
men, will hold a regional con
clave on the University campus
this weekend.
Members from Iowa, Kansas
and South Dakota schools will
meet with Nebraska for the con
ference. Activities scheduled for the
weekend include a party Friday
evening, breakfast Saturday
morning and dinner at Cotner
Terrace Saturday evening.
Discussion groups built around
the theme "The Aims and Pur
poses of Sigma Theta Epsilon"
will be held Saturday. Panel
members will include the Rev.
Richard Nutt, former national
sponsor and Dale Weise, former
national president.
All activities will be held at
the Methodist Student House.
Delta Initiates
Rohter, Beverly Jackson, Su
san Sveska, (back row, 1. to
r.) Fred Ashley, Joseph Lab
aree, Marilyn Stelling, Jerrie
Langelett. Sally Sveska and
John Barkey. Not pictured are
Activities Committee To Select Members
The Student Council took one
more step toward solving the
class officers' problem at a meet
ing Wednesday.
The Council passed, by a vote
of 17-5, a motion stating that the
Student Council will select an in
terim class committee of not more
than nine members. The commit
tee will be composed of students
who will be sophomores, juniors
or seniors during 1954-55. The
motion, which was presented by
MU Considers
Television Offer
FCC Approves Possible Transfer;
Regents To Make Final Decision
University television has been
proposed by the Cornhusker
Radio and Television Corpora
tion who have offered to turn
channel 12 over to the University
for use as a television station.
Cornhusker has purchased the
facilities of the Cornbelt Broad
casting Company on channel 10.
The Federal Communications
Commission approved this trans
fer if Cornhusker would dispose
of the channel 12 permit.
THE DECISION as to whether
or not the University will be
able to take advantage of the
offer must be left to the Board
of Regents and the State Legis
lature, Acting Chancellor John
Selleek said. He also said that
the. University had no funds
pnywhere near the amount of
$75,000 to spend each year on
television education and did not
know where Cornhusker got that
figure.
George Round, chairman of
the faculty television committee,
said the University had "ex
pressed interest" in an educa
tional channel specified for Lin
coln, but has never applied to
the FCC for that channel. He
said the University had re
quested the FCC to reserve
channel 18.
THE FACULTY television
committee is studying at the
present time the cost of operat
ing an education channel, on
both long and short terms, such
as the one proposed by Corn
husker. The group has been
studying the advisability of ap
plying for channel 18 for some
time, Round said.
Annual Foreign
Set By MB For
The foreign student tour,
sponsored by Mortar Board, is
slated for April 12 and 13.
The group will travel to Hast
ings first. There they will see
Tri-County Public Power offices
and the Debus Baking Company.
At Minden they will tour the
Warp Publishing Company,
Glantz Manufacturing Company
and Pioneer Village. At Hold
rege they will see the Equity
Exchange, a dairy plant and the
creamery. Stops at Kearney will
be the hosiery factory and
Kearney State Teacher's College.
They will have dinner with the
A.A.U.W. at the college and will
Poise, Lack Of Control Contrasted
In University Theater Portrayals
'Man Who Came To Dinner7 Proves Entertaining
By DONALD O. OLSON
Faculty Reviewer
"The Man Who Came to Din
ner," currrently being presented
by University Theater, will give
playgoers a pleasant, entertain
ing evening. The cast is some-
Darlene Gooding and Annette
Kovvalski. Officers elected
were: Barkey, president: Miss
Anderson, vice president and
Miss Rohter, secretary-treasurer.
Eldon Park, in accordance with
the wishes of the present class
officers, stated that no more than
one-third of the members on this
committee shall be members of
Student Council.
THE MOTION also stated that
the interim class committee, with
the aid of the faculty sub-committee
on student organization and
the secretary of the alumni asso
ciation, will:
of other colleges and Universi-
The deadline for acceptance
of the channel permit is July 1,
1955.
Pre-Easter
Breakfast
Scheduled
Ag Worshippers
To Hear Court
The Ag College Pre-Easter
Breakfast will be held in the
College Activities Building Sun
day at 7 a.m.
Dr. Frank Court, pastor of St.
Paul's Methodist Church, will be
guest speaker. "The Kingship of
Jesus" will be the theme of his
talk.
The annual breakfast will be
sponsored by the Ag Religious
Council. Rex Meyer, president of
the Council, said, "This is the
only opportunity which Ag
Campus faculty, their wives or
husbands and students have for
worshipping together during the
year. A large crowd is ex
pected." Plans are being made
to accomodate 300 persons.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN for
the event are: Shad Gager and
Virginia Reeves, publicity; Don
Gruber, Lewis Zemanek and
Geneva Berns, tickets; Joan
Carlson, faculty ticket sales;
Joyce Splittgerber and Brock
Dutton, program; Janet Lind
ouist and Stan Bruning, decor
ations, and Beth Kinnier and
Bonnie Lindau, food.
Student Tour
April 12, 13
be guests at a program.
STUDENTS GOING on the
tour are: Robert Breton, Lichu
Chen, Harvey Ebanks, Thakorlal
Gandhi, Alfred Haunold, Deme
trios Kourambas, Dahyabhai
Patel, Govindhai Patel, Puru
shottam Patel, Surendrakumar
Patel, Roderick Stevens, Rose
Marie Hill, M. S. Mian, Prude
naio Falcon, Leila Nagaty.
George Round, Leendert Ker
sten, Elfriede Meunnich, Gisella
Budde, Fernando De Chaves,
Jim S. Tah, J. Ramnarace, Ying
Tsou, Jan Steffen, Darlene
Goodding, Joyce Johason, Barb
Spilker, Jan Osborn and Marilyn
Erwin.
what younger than the cast which
presented the same play several
years ago, but the intimacy of the
Arena Theater tends to heighten
the fuss, confusion and fun of Mr.
Whiteside's stay at the Stanley
home.
The preview given Tuesday
night was marked by a contrast
of maturity and poise as exhibited
by the more experienced mem
bers of the cast and the lack of
maturity and control portrayed
by the newcomers to the Univer
sity stage. Thirteen new faces
were seen in this production,
many of whom show great prom
ise in ability to entertain.
THIS WAS a new type of com
edy role for Hank Gibson. He
showed that he could get laughs
without mugging all the time. In
the first act he did not appear to
be completely in character; but
as the play went on, definite im
provement was exhibited. He
gave a fine performance.
Marty- Miller as Whiteside's
secretary played a very convinc
ing role and showed the finesse
and poise which only experience
can give to a performer. Valerie
Hompes did an excellent job as
Harriet Stanley, the slightly de
ranged sister of Mr. Stanley.
Bill Walton as Mr. Stanley could
build to greater heights his ex
asperation with Mr. Whiteside.
The build-up was too sudden. In
general, though, he gave a very
convincing performance.
AMONG THE newcomers Lu
anne Raun showed great promise.
Her lack of experience caused a
certain let-down in character at
times and occasionally she lacked
poise in her part, but she rose to
clever heights in her catty scenes
with Marty Miller. With mare ex
perience this young lady will be
a very accomplished performer.
Gene Densmore as Banjo and
Fred Ashley as Dr. Bradley were
very natural in their parts.
Among the newcomers they
showed the greatest ease on the
platform, and they turned in a
masterful performance.
Barbara Leigh as WhileiHr's
Oroup
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1. Study the class organiza
tions ties.
2. Determine the merits of class
organization.
3. Endeavor to find a practical
and effective means of develop
ing school spirit through class
spirit in a manner that will be
in accordance with the best in
terests of the University.
THE STUDENT activities com
mittee was assigned to plan and
submit to the Council suggestions
for selecting students to serve on
the class committee.
An amendment to the consti
tution, "there shall be no cam
paigning on election day," was
passed. Another motion reading,
"class officers will be elected
this year as they were last year
and as is stated in the by-laws,"
was defeated by a vote of 19-6
after it had been tabled earlier
in the meeting.
ELECTION RULES for cam
paigning were submitted to the
Council and were approved.
Other business included a re
port from Marv Stromer, repre
senting the coliseum committee,
stating that a proposed plan of
supervising workers in campus or
ganizations by job pool personnel
during University-affiliated af
fairs in the Coliseum is being
drawn up. This plan is being
worked out by Faye Edson, job
pool supervisor and Charles
Fowler, superintendent of build
ings and grounds.
An amendment to the consti
tution of the Engineering Execu
tive Board was unanimously ap
proved. The parking board also
heard one appeal but did not
grant it.
SC Forms
Available
For Filing
None Accepted
Before Monday
Application forms for Student
Council are now available at the
office of the Dean of Student
Affairs.
Applications may be filed be
ginning April 3 and ending at
noon April 10. Marvin Fried
man, elections committee mem
ber, encouraged students to get
applications as soon as possible.
Twenty-five students, represent
ing their college, must sign the
application.
Colleges are entitled to the
following representation; Agri
culture, 2, (one woman and one
man); Arts and Science, 3, (at
least one woman and at least one
man); Business Administration,
2; Engineering, 2; Law, 1;
Pharmacy and Dentistry, 1;
Teachers, 3, (at least one woman
and at least one man).
Any college which does not
have the required number of ap
plicants, two for each position,
will have a proportionate reduc
tion in representation for the
coming year.
Students to be eligible to file
must be bona fide members of
the college which they choose to
represent. Each applicant must
also have a 5.0 cumulative aver
age. Candidates must be eligible
to serve during their sophomore
or junior years. Law College stu
dents will be eligible to serve
during their sophomore year in
Law College.
nurse added to the fun, but at the
beginning was not too convincing
in her fear of Mr. Whiteside.
Earnest Enke could get more
completely into his part as the
actor, Beverly Carlton. At times
the part appeared forced, and his
voice tended to strike a high
monotonous level in some of his
lines.
Dick Marr as the expressman
indicated that even small parts
can be played well.
Jerry Minnick and Jon McWil
liams made their debut on the
University stage. Along with Rod
Holmes they appeared as con
victs. Inasmuch as their parts
were small, it is hard to tell what
histrionic heights these masters
of the Gridiron stage might
reach in front of the footlights.
TRUDY SCRIVEN as Mrs.
Stanley; Larry Hanson as Rich
ard Stanley; James Copp as John
the houseman; Marilyn Breit
felder as June Stanley; Mary Lou
Pittack as Sarah the cook; Doug
las York as Bert Jefferson, the
newspaper owner and play write;
Charles Peterson as Sandy, June's
boy friend, and Bill Doleman as
Wescott, did creditable jobs. Most
of the parts were too small for
them to portray their true abil
ity. Most of these people are be
ginners in University Theater
work, and I am sure we will see
more of them in the future.
Most of the beginning actors
and actresses tended to force
their parts a bit too much and
over-play their parts. Extrane
ous movements rather thaft con
trolled, poised action was evi
dence of the inexperience of these
people. They should form a strong
nucleous for future University
plays, however.
The play started with a rush of
confusion in regard to Mr. White
side's enforced stay at the Stan
ley home. It then tended to slow
down a bit too much in the first
act. Later the tempo of the play
improved and the appreciation of
the entire production shown by
the audience indicated that ticket
holders should have some enjoy-