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Jsck Mew dieoll reso Raun, Rasdale Jack Rocers was elected presl dent of Student Council Wednes day, and Art Raun and Dan Ras dal were elected first and second vice presidents, respectively. Murt Pickett and Marv Stromer were the other hold-over mem Jensen is Ad Students Elect Eight New Members To Exec Group At Polls Wednesday Jerry Jensen, a senior in the College of Business Administra tion, will serve as president of the Business Administration Col lege Student Executive Council next year. Jensen is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, professior:' busi ness administration fraternity, and treasurer of Alpha Tau Omega. Homer Kenison and Martha ROTC Men Decorated At' Parade Eight Cadets Receive Medals Eight awards were presented to University cadets Wednesday afternoon at a joint Army-Air Force ROTC parade. Air Force cadets honored were: Cadet Lt. Col. Donald R. Over hold received the Volunteer Air Reserve Training Unit Award for outstanding leadership and ad ministrative qualities, Cadet Airman First Class Earl F. Barnett and Cadet Airman . Second Class Elvin Vachal re ceived the Reserve Officer's As sociation Awards for maintaining high scholastic standing and ex hibiting outstanding military po tential. Cadet Lt. Col. William H. Doole received the Armed Forces Communications Associa tion Award for outstanding sen ior Air Force Cadet majoring in electrical engineering. The following awards were given to Army ROTC cadets: Frankforter Medals, for excel lency and proficiency in Infan try weapons to Cadet Major Jack Keen... Cadet Sergeant George Medley and Cadet James Carson. The Richardson Trophy, awarded for the highest indi vidual score in all rifle matches, was presented to Cadet Sgt. Paul Jordan. The 40 and 8 Award, for high est academic grades in six se mesters, was presented to Cadet Lt. Col. Thomas Miller. Receiving the Reserve Offi cers' Association awards were Cadet Sgt. Georbe Medley and Cadet Capt. Thomas McAndrews. The American Legion Auxiliary Award was presented to Cadet Master Sgt. Scheele. Aquaquettes Elect Kokj tier President Ann Kokjer, home economics major, was elected president of Aquaquettes for the coming year. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Barbara Grow was chosen vice-president of the women's swimming organization. She is in Teacher's College and a mem ber of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Kathy Kerr, Arts and Science sophomore, is the new secretary. Miss Kerr is affiliated with Kappa Alpha Theta. Mary Gattis was elected treasurer. She is an Arts and Science junior and a member of Chi Omega. Aquaquettes will hold their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. The Outside World By WILLIE DESCH Staff Writer Ike Supports United Front WASHINGTON In a news conference Wednesday, President Eisenhower declared his unqualified support for Secretary of State Dulles and for the secretary's efforts to form a united front against communists in Southeast Asia. The President also issued a formal statement expressing optimism that the united front movement will show progress. In reply to a question about the success or defeat for American policy of the Geneva Conference, the President said that no one can count a battle lost while it is ctill going on. . ' , Informant's Name Withheld WASHINGTON The name of an officer who told Senator McCarthy (Rep-Wis) that FBI warnings about spies in Army radar laboratories had been ignored was withheld by the senator. He declared, as he waived Senatorial immunity, that he would definitely not divulge the name of the informant. McCarthy took the stand at the Senate hearings after an unsuccessful two-day attempt to introduce into the record a 2V4 page letter which the Senator said would "prove" his charge that the Army tolerated subversives at Fort Monmouth, N.J. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover informed the subcommittee that the letter summarized and occasionally directly quoted classified information. Airlift Number Two MARSEILLE, France The second of a series of airlifts provided by the U. S. Air Force for French reinforcements took off from Istres Field Wednesday. The six transport planes carried 450 French Army and Air Force technicians bound for Indo-China. The first such ferrying job on April 18 called Operation Bali High carried aboutone thousand French paratroopers from Paris to Indo-China. A spokesman for the French government said the second flight did not indicate an emergency transport of combat troops. It only marked the use of the U. S.- Air Force for transport in the relief and replacement of French technicians in Indo-China. Tardy Delegates Delay Talks GENEVA Peace talks on Indo-China are slated for Friday, France and the Soviet Union agreed. It appeared that only the belated arrival of delegates from the Associated States of Indo China was holding up the peace meeting. These delegates are due Thursday. French sources said that everything possible was being done to secure a truce in the fight in Indo-China. Chosen For Top Positions bers from the old Council. Other officers of the Council will be elected from the newly chosen members from colleges and or ganizations. ROGERS IS a member of the To Heo Coiificfi Hill, seniors in the College of Business Administration, and Jensen are hold-over members who served on this year's coun cil. THE FOLLOWING students were elected Wednesday to re present the sophomore, junior and senior classes next fall: Seniors, Charles Haupt, Bar bara Madlin and Dick Westcott; juniors, Charles Ferguson, Cor liss Kruse, Jack Skalla; sopho mores, Keith Bauman and Wayne Ruliffson. Representatives of the three Business Administration profes sional groups are Kay Pasco, Phi Chi Theta; Richard Hamer, Delta Sigma Pi; and Raymond Hruby, Alpha Kappa Psi. New members will be in formed of a meeting before the end of the semester. s New Post For McKinney Considered Professor Given The name of Dr. Florence E. McKinney, professor and chairman of the department of household economics at Kansas State Col lege, was submitted to the board of Regents Friday with recom mendation that she be named chairman of the University's home economics department. Dean W. V. Lambert of the College of Agriculture said both he and the members of a special faculty committee are recom mending Pr. McKinney to succeed Dr. Doretta Schlophoff who pre sented her resignation to the Re gents, Her. resignation will take effect July 1. DR. McKINNEY received her undergraduate training at Kansas State, her master's degree in home management at Iowa State College and her Ph. D. degree from Ohio State University. Dr. McKinney now serves as a mem ber of the School of Home Econ omics curriculum committee and is a member of the Graduate Coun cil of the college. She has pub lished widely in the home econ omics field. In its search for a new depart ment chairman, the College of Agriculture faculty committee and administration investigated more than 50 home economics author ities. The recommendation for Dr. McKinney was unanimous. THE REGENTS also passed upon two staff member's retirement. The Regents were asked to go on record in opposition to a pro posal that Nebraska College women be permitted to participate in in tramural sports. The State Normal Board voted in opposition to the proposal earlier this year. The State Normal Board rejected the possibility cf women's intramural athletics in state teacher's colleges. According to Regent members the names of "more interested Palladians To Present Variety Show Tonight A variety show will be pre sented by the Palladian Literary Society Friday at 8 p.m. in Tem ple Room J. The program will include skits, vaudeville acts and both classi cal and popular music. Following the program there will be square dancing, ping pong and cards. University Debate Squad and YM- CA. Raun is vice president of Al pha Gamma Rho and a member Ol Ag Executive Board, Kosmet Klub and Corn Cobs. 1 Other activities of Rasdal In clude vice president of Sigma Tau, secretary-treasure , of the Engineering Executive Boa"rdand a member of Eta Kappa Nu, AIEE, Corn Cobs and Sigma Chi. MISS PISKETT is president of Nebraska Builders, president of SAI, music sorority, and a mem ber of Pi Beta Phi. Stromer is president of Red Cross, Junior Class president and a member of Kosmet Klub, Corn Cobs and Pi Kappa Phi. Newly elected members from organizations include BABW, Marlene Hutchinson; Builders, Andy Smith; AWS,' Mary House; Tassels, Barb Clark; Inter-Fraternity Council, Norman Veitzer; Religious Welfare Council, Glenna Berry, and Dorm and Co-op, Fred Stauffacher. Smith is a member of the Builders Board and Beta Theta Pi. Miss House is a member of AWS Board, Tassels, AUF assist ant and Gamma Phi Beta. Veitzer is a member of Sigma Alpha Mu. MISS CLARK is Red Cross pub licity chairman and a member of Tassels and Kappa Delta. The ater work is the interest of Miss Berry, who is a member of Pi Beta Phi. Dan Rasdal and Bob Peterson, members of Student Council, tab ulated the votes of the organiza tions. Other new members will be announced after the voting takes place. By Regents Unanimous Support prospects" have been received and some definite information may be shortly released on persons considered for chancellor Union Awards Picnic Planned For Tuesday The annual Union awards pic nic will be held Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the lower picnic grounds at Ag campus. The traditional, softball game will begin at 5 p.m. followed by a picnic supper at 6 p.m. Awards presentation will begin at 7 p.m. New committee chair men for both Ag and city. Unions will be announced and the out standing worker from each Un ion will be presented with a' rec ognition certificate. Ag and city Unions jointly sponsor the picnic. General chair men are Caroline Ross and Clare Hinman. Other chairmen are: Ernie Bebb and Caroline Ross, pro gram; Marilyn Staska and Shar on Egger, entertainment; Mari lyn Bryon and Kenneth Pinker ton, refreshments; Betty Thur man and Don Lees, cleanup. , Administrative representatives from city Union will be Duane E. Lake managing director; and Shirley Chapman, acting director of the city union. Sally Nelson, manager; and Kathyrn Peters, acting director of Ag Union will be present. JOuDGDSOil) American Participation In War Disapproved The United States should not participate in the French Indo China War unless the French guarantee absolute indepedence for French Indo-China and all free Asiactic nations pledge to support American participation, Dr. Walter Johnson, chairman of the department of history at the University of Chicago, said Thursday. Relating his experiences and observations as he went "Around the World with Adlai Stevenson," Johnson said most Asians con sider "imperialistic" France as attempting colonization, of Indo China in the same way they re gard Formosa an example of American imperialism. Johnson Chain Book Dti G. Elliott Hatfield, cura to. of the traveling book ex hitit, "Magic Carpet on Wheels," shows John D. Chap mai, humanities division li brarian at the University, a 15th century chain book, part I ; h i It ? it ' I "Tl' , ' X, "'; I i i i " u If5! -y; v - v -'u ! i'rk If 1 1 ;ti i ,l If ' f i v.V v" i ' f ' ,4 - '"-"-f' .1 Volume 74, No. 85 Ivy May Queen, The 54th annuaj Ivy Day will be held Saturday just north of the Administration Building at 12th and R St. In case of rain the ceremonies will be held in the Coliseum. The traditional festivities will begin at 9:15 a.m. with the ring ing of the Carillon tower bells Following this, the University Fraternity Sing Order Announced Twenty Groups Prepare Music Men's division of the Ivy Day Sing will begin at 1:20 p.m., Sat urday. " The competition will include 20 organized men's houses and one guest group. Marshall Kushner is the chairman of the men's divi sion. Houses, selections, and song di rectors in the order of appear ance are: 1 Thata Chi, "Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho," Bob Patterson. 2 Beta Theta Pi, "The Sons of The Dragon," Dan Grace. 3 Zeta Beta Tau, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon," Neil Miller. 4 Tau Kappa Epsilon, "Babylon Is Fallin'," Byron Thompson. 5-Beta Sigma Psi, "Deep Pur ple," Dick Huebner. 6 Farm House, "Bluetail Fly," Marx Petersen. 7 Delta Upsilon, "God's Son Has Set Me Free," Nick Johnson. 8 Delta. Tau Delta, "Use Your Imagination," Dick Farner. 9 Sigma Alpha Mu, "Fast and Firm," Earl Marcus. 10 Phi Delta Theta, "Halls of Ivy," Ron Smith. 11 Alpha Tau Omega, "Son of God's Country," Nick Amos. 12 Phi Kappa Psi, "Brother's Sing On," Mack Lundstrom. - 13 Sigma A Tp h a Epsilon, "Shortnin' Bread,"l Jim Carson. 14 Theta Xi, "Green Sleeves," Roger Brendle. 15 Phi Gamma Delta, "Little Innocent Lambs," Jack Chedester. 16 Kappa Sigma, "I Believe," Maury Niebaum. 17 Sigma Nu, "Climbing Up the Mountain," Gene Ballard. 18 Alpha Gamma Rho, "Drink ing Song," Ken Clement. 19 Sigma Chi, "An Den Fruhl ing," Dan Rasdal. 20 Sigma Phi Epsilon, "April Showers," J. Benedict. This year for the first time, there will be a guest group who will preform but not enter in the competition. They are Phi Rho Sigma, a fraternity from the Uni versity School of Medicine at Omaha. They will present "Three for Jack" with Huch Follmer as director. emphasized that the "colonial war" in Indo-China was a re volt for "anti-colonization" fought on a "political and not a mili tary" basis. "THE STRUGGLE in Vietnam is he.ivily political" he said. "Until the people of Vietnam feel they have a stake in the strug gle, it is doubtful that France, United States or the West in general can check the Commu nist movement there. This "is a civil war a civil war in which the Viet ' Minh or Ho Chi Minh has been able to claim that it is fighting for independence from French Colonialism." According to Johnson, "there is nothing mysterious about the rotirirav Lincoln Star of the display. Books were chained to their places in medieval and early Renais sance libraries, because each book was very valuable. (De scription of display on pafce 4.) Ulannies Piifks o-Clhiins BatfS LINCOLN, o yinm Court Symphony Band will present a concert of five numbers. ELDON PARK, president of Innocents, will then introduce Acting Chancellor John K. Sel leck, who will give a short wel come speech. The Ivy Day history will be read by Dr. Curtis M. Elliott, professor of economics, who will act as mastcer of ceremonies Marvin Stromer, junior class president, and Ted James, sen ior class president, will plant the ivy, THE MAY Queen and "her court will be presented, preceded by the Ivy and. Daisy chains. Ivy Day a: ia cannon Tower rings. 9:20 Concert, University Symphony Band. 9:30 Members of Mortar Board and Innocents enter. 9:35 Eldon Park, president of Innocents, will introduce Acting Chancellor John K. Selleck, who will give a short welcome. 9:40 Ivy Day history read by Dr. Curtis M. Elliott, professor of economics, who will act as master of ceremonies. 9:50 Processional of Ivy and Daisv chains and the Ivv Dav court. Presentation of May Queen. Planting of the ivy. . 10:50 New members of Theta Sigma Phi, women's honorary and professional journalism fraternity, announced. 10:55 Women's sing contest. 11:50 Concert recessional. 12:55 Carillion Tower rings. 1:00 Concert, University Symphony Band. 1:10 Court processional. 1:20 Men's sing contest. 2:20 Class presidents present scholarship cups to high senior man and woman. , 2:25 Announcement of women's sing winners. 2:35 Presentation of Mortar Board and Innocent Scholarship Activity Cups. 2:45 Men's sing winners announced. 3:00 Masking of new Mortar Board members and tackling of new Innocent members. YWCA May Breakfast Scheduled For Sunday Ticket Sales To Tickets for the annual YWCA May Morning Breakfast to be held Sunday at 9 a.m. in Union Parlors ABC, wilf be available until 5 p.m. today, according to Shirley Dewey, general chair man. Any woman, whether a Y mem ber or not, may bring her mother and attend. Approximately 125 people are expected. Tickets are 80 cents and may be purchased from representa at Ellen Smith Hall. THE GUEST speaker will be Mrs. Arthur L. Smith of Lincoln. She will discuss the part of women in international affairs and the United Nations. Mrs. Smith has served as state presi dent of the American Association of University Women and state president of the League of Wom en Voters. She holds B. A. and Asian Revolution.' " He feels it has three essential causes. Asians are bitter toward any remnants of Western imperial ism. They tend to view sugges tions from the West with im mense suspicion, Johnson said. . "ASIANS TODAY are masters of their own fate," Johnson said, "the West can advise and help, but it cannot determine Asia's future." Asians desire a higher standard of living. Put in simple terms, he commented, the people of Asia want enough rice to eat every day. Asians also desire to be treated by Westerners as equals. "Asia is the setting of a titanic struggle," Johnson said. "In this vast area, of old civilizations and new nations just freed from colo nialism, totalitarianism and rep resentative free institutions are struggling to determine which can offer the people a better way of life " Johnson pointed out that al though China has succumbed to totalitaranism, the rest of Asia is in a fluid state whose form may be determined by (the path chosen by India, Pakistan and the nations of Southeast Asia. "WHAT HAPPENS in India may well determine the ocurse taken by South Asia. Leaders of India have a passionate belief in representative institutions, he said. The test of the next few years is whether these leaders can develop their economy and thus furnish positive proof that representative government does offer the way out for underde veloped areas. Whether we like it or not," he concluded, "our own future is inextricably tied in this era of decision to the struggles now taking place in Asia." Johnson was co-chairman 1 of Stevenson's presidential cam paign and accompanied him on NEBRASKA Predicted; To Last year's May Queen was Julie Johnson. Morning activities will con clude with the naming of new members to Theta Sigma Phi, women's honorary and profes sional journalism fraternity; the women's sing contest, and the court recessional. THE RINGING of the Carillon tower and a short band concert will open ceremonies in the aft ernoon. The men's sing contest will be held and the winners of the women's and men's sings an nounced, Mortar Board arid Innocent scholarship cups will be pre sented. Last year these were Schedule Close Today M. A. degrees in European his tory. She is a member of the City Library Board. J """ Included on the program is a mother-daughter toast presented by Martha Hill and Mrs. Roscoe Hill. Joyce Laase will be toast mistress. Marilyn Blackburn, member, of Sigma Alpha Iota, will sing. THE BREAKFAST will honor mothers of YWCA members. The theme "Centennial Scenes' will commemorate the YWCA's 100th year. Committees for the breakfast are: program, Carol Wolfe and Janet Aunspaugh; arrangements, Margaret Edwards; mimeograph, Roma Jean Miller: decorations, Marty Morrison; publicity, Mary Taylor and Kathy Lang; invita tions, Mary Thompson and Nancy Person, and tickets, Sarol Wiltse. By Speaker his world tour last year. He is in- the author of several books, eluding "William Allen White's America," "The Battle Against Isolationism" and a report of the Yalta Conference, entitled "Roosevelt and Russia." He is also co-author of a college text entitled "The United States' Ex periment in Democracy." The Thursday convocation was sponsored by the University con vocation committee and depart ment of history. Reign Indo-China Wants Rice, Respect Says Johnson r For Eastern Problems Discussed The people of Indo-China want rice, independence and respect, Walter Johnson said, chairman of the Department of History at the University of Chicago, in a Nebraskan interview Thursday. Scooping the Far Eastern prob lems in three phases, Johnson ex plained the first as "first of all persuading the French into giv ing the people of Indo-China their independence." He said they "re sent colonialism and imperial ism" and added that they view suggestions -from the West with "immense suspicion unneces sary suspicion many times." The second aspect Johnson called the "revolution of rising expectations," explaining it as "the desire for a higher standard o living." The third aspect was the "desire of the Far Erstemers to be treated as equals." "Until the people of Vietnam feel they have a stake in their struggle," thought Johnson in stressing his first point, "it is doubtful that France or the Friday, May 7, 1954 irv(saJ Mil WA iMV .ABnlhV Saturday won by Eldon Shuey and Vir giania Koehler. At approximately 3 p.m. tht masking of new Mortar Board members will take place. "Tht Order of the Black Masque," at it was first known, originated in 1905. Usually between 20 and 30 members are masked. ' Competition Set For 18 Sororities Holding, Vowell, Riley To Judge Eighteen organized houses will participate in the women's divi sion of the Ivy Day Sing which will begin at 10:55, Saturday. Judges for both the women's and men's divisions are Lucille Riley, Beatrice High School; Mary Louise Holding, Nebraska Wesleya.i University, and James Yowell, Lincoln High School. Nancy Kemphill is chairman of the women's sing. IN ORDER Of their appearance in the sing, houses, their selec tion, and the directors are: 1 Pi Beta Phi, "Ocaan to Ocean," Muriel Pickett. 2 Gamma Phi Beta, "Without a Song," Dorothy Novotny. 3 Alpha Xi Delta,- "Once in a While," Beverly Ross. 4 International House, "Liza," Marilyn Paul. 5 Love Memorial Hall, "By the Bend of the River," Janet Lindquist. 6 Kappa Alpha Theta, "Theta Lullaby," Barbara Flanagan. 7 Delta Delta Delta, "Heath er," Mary Robinson. 8 Alpha Phi, "Alpha Phi Sweetheart Song," Barbara Jones. 9 Alpha Omicron Pi, "Get Happy," Delores Oarrell.- 10 Chi Omega, 'Hall of Ivy," Yvonne Moran. 11 Residence Halls, "All the Things You Are," Shirley Kamin ski. 12 Towne Club, "Syncopated Clock,'' Pat Roehrkasse. 13 Kappa Kappa Gamma, "Song of the Fluer-de-lis," Jan Harrison. 14 Alpha .Chi Omega, "Dream Song" Sherry Clover. 15 Sigma Kappa, "I Talk to the Trees," Marian Brinkman. 16 Kappa Delta, "A Kappa Delta Romance," Kitty Wilson. 17 Delta Gamma, "Delta Gamma Seranade," Carole Un terseher. 18 University Hospital Nurses, "In the Still of the Night." Janice Hensel. Annual Dent Picnic Slated For Friday Approximately 150 College of Dentistry instructors, students and their wives will attend the annual Dental School picnic Friday. The picnic will be held at 5:30 at Pioneer Park. Plans for the event are being made by the junior class of the school. Baseball, volley-ball and other sports will be played during the afternoon. In the morning and afternoon preceeding the picnic the Den tal College will hold a golf tournament. Junior Jitters Juniois may pick up maps for the Jitters party site in the Nebraskan office at 1 p.m. Fri day. Further information will be given at that time. All Juniors may attend United States can check the Com munist movement there." He pointed out that this was a civil war in which the Communists were guised as "fighting for in dependence from French colon ialism." A personal friend of William Allen White, Johnson .'s the only person who had the privilege of seeing and editing White's gar gantuan file of letters. He has written three books concerning White and cited an Interesting anecdote in which White himself philosophized about biographers. Recalling his own difficulties in obtaining information from the families of notables he was writ ing about. White said, "Before you even begin your fact-finding, kill the widow!" In speaking of White's position as a small-town political leader, Johnson said that he thought White had used his position as a small town editor as a political lever, exemplifying it in his com ments whic- read. "Will White from Emporia, Kansas, not Will White of Emporia, Kansas."