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It Happened At NU
Glancing over an envelope sent from China,
a NU coed looked at the Chinese postmark with
Interest. Surprised by her find, she commented,
'I thought all postmarks were written in En
glish." Weather 'R Not l;
"Fair and warmer" is the good word from
the Weather Bureau for Tuesday. High tempera
ture for the day will be 40 degrees.
Vol. 59, No. 32
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, December 6, 1955
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Approximately 600 Uriiversity
students will blend voices in the,
annual Christmas season presenta
tion of Handel's "Messiah" on Sun
day.
The concert, sponsored by the
Department of Music, will be at
3 p.m. at the University Coliseum.
Soloists will be Barbara Blair,
soprano; Carol Asbury, alto; Amer
Lincoln, tenor, and John Poutre,
baritone.
Miss Blair, a graduate of Texas
Wesleyan College, Forth Worth,
Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star
Miss Asbury Miss Blair
taught for two years in Forsan,
Tex., before coming to the Univer
sity this fall. She was a soloist in
presentations of the "Messiah,"
"Israel in Egypt," the college choir
and the orchestra at Texas Wes
leyan. She is a member of Sigma
Alpha Iota, women's music frater
nity. Miss Asbury is contralto soloist
ft First Baptist Church in Lincoln.
Mother in Menotti's "The Consul"
last season and is a member of
University Singers, the University
Symphony Orchestra and Sigma
Alpha Iota.
Lincoln played the part of the
Devil in the University opera, "The
Devil and Daniel Webster," in the
summer of 1934 and was under
study for the Magician in "The
Consul." He is a soloist at St. Paul
Methodist Church in Lincoln and
i a member of the University Mad
rigal Singers and Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia, professions music frater-
jrty.
Poutre played the male lead in
The Cocsul" and wiS have a lead
ing role in this year's opera, "La
Boheme." He also played the part
cf Jabe Stone in "The Devil and
Daniel Webster." He is president
of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and a
n-ember of the Madrigal Singers.
"The Messiah," presented by
the University choral union, will
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be conducted by Dr. Arthur West
brook. Croups composing the Union are
the Agricultural College Chorus, Al
tmas Tullis, conductor; University
Singers I, Dr. David Foltz, con
ductor; University Singers II, Dr.
Westbrook, conductor; University
Chorus I, Earl Jenkins, conductor;
University Chorus H, Dr. Foltz,
conductor; and the School of Nurs
ing Chorus front Omaha, Richard
Duncan, conductor.
Also taking part will be the Uni
versity orchestra conducted by
Emanuel Wishnow. Marilyn Miller
mill be pianist, and Dr. Myron Rob
erts, associate professor of organ,
onanist.
Don Mail will present a program
of traditional carols from the Ralph
Mueller Carillon before and after
the "Messiah" concert.
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By BARB SHARP
Staff Writer
. The newly combined AFL and the CIO have great opportunity to
exhibit "democratic processes" to all the world and to help liberate
hundreds of millions from slavery abroad, according to President
Eisenhower.
The President addressed the initial convention of the new organ
ization the world's largest by telephone from his farm at Gettys
burg, Pa.
Eisenhower urged the new union organization to protect the poli
tical and ottter rights of minorities within their ranks and to make
certain that the views of such groups are "accurately reflected."
The President of the id AFL, George Meany, was elected AFL
CIO president. ,
Mendes-France Attacks Faure
French Premier Edgar Faure was attacked by former premier
Mendes-France of imposing an "unscrupulous censorship" on French
radio and televion networks to aid his re-election campaign.
Mendes-France combined with other leftist political leaders to
attack Faure in the newspaper L 'Express.
Eden, Ike To Confer
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden will arrive in Washington
Jan. 30 for talks with President Eisenhower, the White House announced.
Accordjjjg to diplomatic sources,
strategy for ccping with the new cold war situation resulting Irom
the failure of the Geneva Big Four foreign ministers conference. These
sources believe mat the most important reason for the talks is the
fcharp change that has come over East-West relations since the July
ummii meeting.
Commandant,
Gail Drahota, newly presented
"Honorary Commandant, and Ca
det Lt. Col. James Hewitt, Mili
tary Ball Chairman, are shown
dancing the first dance following
the presentation of Miss Drahota
at the Military Ball. The Honor
Union Party:
AWS
IHIouf Eiifnsion
Closing hours for freshman wom
en have been extended to 10:30
p.m. on Wednesday, in order that
they might attend the all-University
Union Christmas party, AWS
president Paula Broady Wells an
nounced Thursday.
The "Christmas Eve on campus"
party, the Union's annual gift to
the students, will be held from
7:30 p m. to, 10:30 p.m. in the Un
ion. The theme of this year's party
is ."Christmas The World Around."
Santa Claus, carols, dancing, re
freshments, movies, bingo and dec
orations will be included at the
party, according to Polly Downs,
chairman of the Union special ac
tivities committee.
Jimmy Phillip's orchestra will
play for dancing in the Ballroom,
which will be decorated using
Christmas customs of different
countries, she said. Intermission en
tertainment will be given by acro
batic dancers and a singer, Jack
Lindsay.
John Parmelee as Santa Claus
will greet the guests at the en
trance and hand out favors, Miss
Downs announced.
Free refreshments will be
served in the Roundup Room,
where the Trend Four combo will
be having a jam session. The room
will be decorated like a night club.
Two movies, "The Littlest An
gel" and "Christmas Through the
Ages" will be shown during the
evening in the Faculty Lounge.
Bingo will be played for prizes
in Parlors ABC.
Roger Wischmeier wflT play the
organ for group singing in the
main lounge. Christmas songs will
also be played over the loudspeak-
Miliar To Review
Willa Cather Book
Dr. James Miller will review
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather
Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Book
Nook, Kay Williams, chairman of
the 'Union Forum committee, an
nounced. i..erne
the talks will deal with Western-
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
Chairman Dance
ary Commandant and the other
finalists and their escorts tradi
tionally dance the first dance
alone. Finalists were Peggy Bal
dwin, Miss Army; Jancy Car
man, Miss Navy; and Phyl Sher
man, Miss Air Force. See story
at bottom of page.
er outside the Union during the
day of the party.
The special activities commit
tee plans to sends invitations to
the party to all organized houses
and activities. "Since all enter
tainment and refreshments will
be free, there will be no expense
for the student," Miss Downs
said.
The Union hopes that all stu
dents will take this opportunity to
officially open the Christmas sea
son, she said.
Mortar Board:
Coeds To
achelors
The all-women's Election of the
Most Eligible Bachelors will take
place Tuesday. Only those women
who present their identification
cards will be able to vote.
The polls will be open in the
Ag Union from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and in the City Union from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m., Carole Unterseher,
Mortar Board publicity chairman
announced.
There will be pictures of the
candidates at the polls for the con
venience of the voters, she said.
There is to be no publicity the
day of the election, and all post
ers must be taken down, houses
are subject to disqualification .if
this rule is not followed, Miss Un
terseher said.
The Eligible Bachelors, will be
presented Friday at the Mortar-Board-Student
Union Turnabout
Dance.
Candidates for the Most Eligible
Bachelor are:
Hank Baum, Erown Palace sen
ior in Teachers College; Bob Brown,
Alpha Tau Omego senior in Busi
ness Administration; Don Bucy,
Phi Kappa Psi, junior in Engineer
Gary Burchfield, Alpha Gamma
Rho junior in Agriculture.
Don Deterding, Delta Upsilon ju
nior in Business Administration;
Rex Ekwall, Canfseld House-Men's
Dormitory, junior in Business Ad
ministration; Larry Epstein, Sig
ma Alpha Mu sophomore in Arts
and Sciences; Don Erway, Delta
Tau Delta junior in Business Ad
ministration. Wendell Fash, Ag Men's Club
sophomore in Agriculture; Rex
Fjscher, Phi Gam&a Delta senior
IFC To Hold
First Party
For Orphans
Interfraternity Council will hold
a Christmas Party for the children
from three Lincoln orphanages
Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Union
Ballroom, John Olson, chairman,
said.
The orphanages are White Hall,
St. Thomas, and Cedars. Mortar
Boards will help the 86 children
sing.
Last year was the first time the
entire Interfraternity Council gave
a party. Formerly each individual
fraternity planned a party to en
tertain the orphans. A child feed
was given last year.
G Fonts
As reported exclusively in Fri
day's Nebraskan, Pete Elliott, 29
y car-old backfield coach at the
University of Oklahoma, will be
the new Cornhusker football coach.
However, no formal announce
ment will be made until after the
Orange Bowl Game, January 2, in
Miami.
A press conference called Mon
day morning by Athletic Director
Bill Orwig and attended by Elli
ott confirmed this.
Orwig told the press:
"Pete Elliott is my Number one
choice for the job. I have en
couraged him to come to Nebras
ka. I am fully aware of the cir
oimstances and I respect them."
The circumstances were simply
Legal Holiday:
acuity Senate To Vote
On Extra Vacation Bay
The Faculty Senate will vote
Dec. 13 on resuming classes after
Christmas on Jan. 3, 1936, instead
of Jan. 2, a legal holiday.
The voting will be on a request
of the Calendar Committee to re
sume classes on Jan. 3, a Tuesday,
instead of Monday. Jan. 2 is a le
gal holiday because Jan. 1 falls on
a Sunday.
H. E. Wise, Assistant Dean of
the Graduate College and chair
man of the Calendar Committee,
said the vote will be taken as a
remedy, since the Calendar Com
ni'ttee overlooked the legal holiday
when they made up this year's
calendar.
One of the main objections to
having school reconvene on Mon
day, the legal holiday, came from
the clerical and library staff of
t"e University, Wise said.
The only reason the matter was
not taken up at the last meeting
cf the Senate was that the agenda
Elect Six
At Polls Tuesday
in Arts and Sciences; Emil Gade
ken. Beta Sigma Psi sophomore in
Engineering; Charlie Garst, Theta
Chi sophomore in Engineering; Lee
Harris, Sigma Chi senior in Busi
ness Administration.
John Heeckt, Norris House soph
omore in Arts and Sciences; Jack
Karris, Sigma Chi senior in Busi
r.ce& Administration: Jack Lindsay,
S.sraa Kappa Phi junior in Busi
ness Administration.
John Nelson, Theta Xi junior in
Arts and Sciences. Dick Reische,
Beta Theta Pi junior in Business
Administration; Lin Schropfer,
Grand Marchers Open 1955 Ball
Leaders of the Grand March
are shown above after they
finished their part in officially
opening the 1955 Military Ball
Friday night. Officers of ROTC
and their dates led the tradi
tional opening march. Eddie
Carman, Baldwin,
ail Drahota Selected
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Gail Drahota, senior in Teach
ers' College, was introduced Fri
day night as the new Honorary
Commandant of the ROTC units at
the University.
Presentation of the Honorary
Commandant and her three attend
ants highlighted festivities at the
annual Military Ball.
Her attendants, runners-up for
the honor, represented each of the
No Formal Acceptance Made Yet
that Elliott wished to complete his
coaching obligations for O k 1 a
homa, which, of course, is the
Orange Bowl Game.
"I hope you can understand my
position. I don't want to do any
thing that might hurt Oklahoma's
chances in the bowl," the blond
haired coach explained.
Orwig said, "I have every good
reason to believe that he will give
:ne the answer I am seeking on
the date we have mentioned."
Orwig will be in Miami at the
time as the Big Seven representa
tive on the Orange Bowl commit
tee. Thus, until the second of Jan
uary, the situation remains: Elli
ott is Orwig's choice; Elliott has
W9s too crowded with other busi
ness, he said.
Other business to be taken up
in the Dec. 13 meeting will be the
report and recommendation of the
Committee on Committees on stu
dent representation on certain Sen
ate Committees,
The Calendar Committee will
also give a recommendation re
garding the dates for the 1956 Post
Summer Session.
Fair Board Voting
Set For Tuesday
Six senior Farmers Fair Board
members will be elected Tuesday
in an all Ag College election to be
held in the Ag Union from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Any student enrolled in the Ag
College is eligible to vote. I.D.
cards must be presented by all
voters.
Eligible
RAM Men's Dormitory junior
in Teachers College; Roger
Scow, Sigma Alpha Epsilon sen:or
in Business Administration; Ed
Snyder, Acacia sophomore in
Teachers College; Jim Sounders,
Selleck Quadrangle junior in Engin
eering. Jack Talsma, Phi Delta Theta
junior in Arts and Sciences; Char
lie Trumble, Farm House junior in
Agriculture; Jim Vanek, Kappa
Sigma senior in Business Adminis
tration, and Lonnie Wrasse, Alpha
Gamma Sigma senior in Agricul
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for the dance which was being
sponsored this year by the Air
Force ROTC. Besides the Grand
March, the other main feature of
the evening was the introduction
of Honorary Commandant, Gail
Sherman:
services. They are: Miss Air
Force, Phyllif Sherman; Miss
Navy, Janice Carman; and Miss
Army, Peggy Baldwin.
Miss Drahota is president of
Sigma Alpha Iota, women's pro
fessional music vfraternity, laiies'
sponsor of the University Band
and a member of University Sing
ers. She also is a member of Orch-
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shown himself definitely interested
in the University of Nebraska's
bead coaching job.
The trim young assistant men
tioned he had been first officially
contacted by Orwig Tuesday.
The Athletic Director added
later that he had contacted Bud
Wilkinson, Oklahoma head football
coach and athletic director, during
the Sooner stay in Lincoln before
the Nov. 21 game and asked him
for permission to talk to his as
distant.
"This is the standard protocol in
collegiate circles," he explained.
Elliott was the only candidate for
the job that he had contacted,
"When I approach a man," he
said, "I want him to know that he
is my No. 1 candidate."
Elliott and his wife flew into Lin
coin for a huddle with Orwig and
Chancellor Hardin. Also present
at a meeting in the Chancellor's
home Sunday evening were John
Bentley, Athletic Publicity Direc
tor, and Adam C. Breckenridge,
Administrative Assistant to the
Chancellor.
Orwig and Elliott said they had
discussed salary, working condi
tions, assistants and terms of con
tract. It looks, from all appearances,
that Nebraska has found a new
football coach.
Thursday:
Chamber
Concert
Slated
The first of the Chamber Music
Concerts by the Fine Arts Ensem
ble will be presented Thursday at
8 p.m. in the Union.
These concerts, presented by the
Friends of Chamber Music in Lin
coln, are now in their eighth con
secutive season.
The grpup, which has' played
together for the last 9 years, in
cludes Emanuel Wishnow, profes
sor of violin at the University and
musical director of the ensemble;
Gladys May, pianist who appears
regularly with the Omaha Sym
phony Orchestra; Rosemary Madi
son, cello instructor at Duchesne
College and also a member of the
Omaha Symphony Orchestra; Max
Gilbert, viola, and Truman Mors
man, second violin, both members
of the Omaha Symphony Orches
tra. The program for the first concert
is: String Quartet in D major, Alle
gretto, Andante, Allegretto and
Allegrtto (Slenuetto), all works of
Mozart.
Season tickets for all three con
certs which can be used inter
changeably, are $3.60; students sea
son tickets, $1.80; single admis
sions, $1.50; and single student
admissions, 75 cents.
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Drahota. Her escort was Lt.
Col. James Hewitt, chairman of
the Military Ball committee.
Other finalists, representing each
of the other services were Phyllis
Sherman, Miss Air Force; Janice
Carmen, Miss Navy, Peggy
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Lambda Theta, honorary and pro
fessional organization for women
in education, and Delta Gamma.
As a sophomore, she was a Corn
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heart of Sigma Chi. -
The Honorary Commandant was
escorted and presented by Air
Force Cadet Lt. Col. James Hewitt,
chairman of the Military Ball Committee.
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Monday:
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Six Seniors,
Two Others
Six University seniors and two
summer session graduates have
been selected for membership in
Phi Beta Kappa national honorary
scholastic society.
They were introduced at a Phi
Beta Kappa dinner meeting Mon
day night.
The seniors are:
Eleanor Elliott, Janet Gordon,
Gail Katskee, Cathryn Olds, Shir
ley Rosenberg Rochman, and Ann
Yeakley.
The new members, who were
graduated last August, are: How
ard Copas, now attending the Uni
versity College of Medicine in Om
aha, and Marvin Friedman, now
doing graduate work at the Uni
versity. Phi Beta Kappa membership re
quirements for first semester sen
iors are a scholastic average
above 7.5, registration in the Col
lege of Arts and Science, and
completion of the group require
ments for graduation.
Requirements for summer ses
sion graduates are the same as for
the group which is selected in the
spring: a scholastic average of ap
proximately 7.2 and fulfillment of
group requirements in the College
of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. A. C. Land, professor of his
tory, was featured speaker at the
meeting.
He told the group that as schol
ars they are specialists and it is
up to them to find their relation
ship to other members of society.
"We are not engaged in the en
terprise of perpetuating ourselves,"
he said. "We are trying to do some
thing for society by contributing to
progress." '
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Baldwin, Miss Army. Their es
corts were Air Force Cadet CoL
Earl Bamett, Army Cadet Col.
Charles Goman and Navy Cadet
Cant. Richard Hill. .
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Escoring the attendants were
Air Force Cadet Col. Earl F. Bur
nett of Holdrege, Army Cadet
Col. Charles Gomon of Norfolk and
Navy Cadet Capt. Richard T. Kill
of Hastings.
Approximately 1700 students at
tended the 1955 Military Ball, Re
cording to the Air Force ROTC
Department.
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