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Fund:
Stepanek
Memorial
At $883
A total of $883 has been received
by the University Foundation for
the Orin Stepanek Memorial Fund.
The fund was originated by the
English Department as a memor
ial to the English and language
professor, who died in the spring of
1955 after 35 years at the Uni
versity. Wilbur Gaffney, assistant profes
sor of English, said that the me
morial is a scholarship fund to
be administered by the Founda
tion. The fund raising campaign
was directed first to the faculty
and then was extended to alumni
and non-University people.
It is hoped that a goal of ap
proximately $2000 will be reached,
according to Gaffney.
The terms of qualification for the
scholarship have not been out
lined. The scholarships, however,
will be for English majors, and, if
possible, will be presented annual
ly. Stepanek came to the Univer
sity in 1920 as assistant professor
of English and Slovonic languages.
He was born in Crete, Nebr., and
attended the University from 1909
to 1913 when he received his bach
elors degree. He earned his Mas
ters' degree from Harvard in 1914.
He continued his studies at Har
vard and at Charles University
in Prague, Czechoslovakia, begin
ning his teaching career at Saol
dau High School from 1915 to 1917
in St. Louis, Mo. His next position
was at Michigan State College.
He moved from assistant pro
fessor in 1920, his first year at the
University, to the position of asso
ciate professor in 1924.
Check contributions for the fund
should be made payable to the Uni
verskty of Nebraska Foundation
and marked "Orin Stepanek Me
morial," according to Foundation
officials.
CCRC:
Campaign
Nets 500
Signatures
Approximately 500 signatures
were finally obtained by the City
Campus Religious Council in their
petition for a chapel in the new
Union addition.
There was very little interest
shown in the houses," Dick Tem
pero, chairman, reported after a
drive Monday night in all the
organized houses.
The total of 500 was only 200
above the earlier total of 300 ob
tained early in the campaign.
Because of state laws regarding
separation of church and state,
the Union is considering a medita
tion room as a substitute for the
proposed chapel.
"Asked how the CCRC felt about
this plan, Ron Blue, president,
said, "We realized in looking over
the state laws that it is impossible
to have a chapel, but a medita
tion room is entirely acceptable."
He pointed out that the petition
esked for either a chapel or a
meditation room. A meditation
room would probably be similar to
that in the United Nations building,
and used only for private medi
tation rather than for religious
meetings.
Legacies:
Pdnhellenic
To Sponsor
Style Show
Sorority legacies will be guests
on the University campus Friday
and Saturday during Legacy Week
end. A legacy is a daughter, sister
or granddaughter of a sorority ac
tive or alum. The legacies must be
juniors or seniors in high school.
Panhellenic will present a style
show to explain "What to wear
during Rush Week" at 2 p.m. Sat
urday in the Union Ballroom.
.Chairmen of the event are Gerry
Swanson, Cynthia Henderson, Babs
Jelgerhuis and Sarol Wiltse.
Representatives from the various
sororities will model for the show.
The individual houses will spon
sor other events for their guests
during Legacy Week-end.
Madeline Girard, Panhellenic ad
visor, said approximately 80 lega
cies visited the campus last year.
Council
Filings for the Student Council
elections will close Saturday noon,
Clenna Eerry, Council vice-president,
announced. Application
blanks may be obtained from the
Dean of Student Affairs. Fresh
men and sophomores with a min
imum average of 5.0 may apply
to represent the various colleges.
LINCOLN,
Ivy Day Sing:
UK Voles To Invite
RM,1 Chorus As Guest
Kosmet Klub voted to Invite the
Residence Association for Men
Glee Club to sing as a guest group
in the Ivy Day Inter-Fraternity
Sing Tuesday.
KK would be willing to sponsor
a separate sing for dorm partici
pants if time were allotted by the
Innocents-Mortar Board commit
tee, Von Innes, president, said.
The Klub has a constitutional
provision which states the group
will sponsor an "inter-fraternity
sing" and makes no other provi
sion, he said.
RAM's petition to compete was
rejected because Kosmet Klub
felt that it would be unfair for a
group representing 900 men to
compete with groups representing
55 to 60 men, Innes said.
"Kosmet Klub would consider
sponsoring a separate independent
sing if there were sufficient inter
est," he said.
Kosmet Klub had invited RAM
Regents, Johnson:
Fellowship Winners
Announced By Dean
Recipients of the $1500 Regents
Fellowships and the $1000 Franklin
and Orinda Johnson Fellowships
for the 1956-57 school year at the
University were announced today
by Dean R. W. Goss of the Grad
uate College.
Don Gerlach and Konrad Sup
runowicz were named recipients
of the Regents Fellowships.
Successful applicants for the
Johnson Fellowships are: Melvin
Rumbaugh, Glenna Berry, Mrs.
Bernice L. Schear and Clarence
Attig.
Twenty-three-y e a r-old Gerlach
received his Bachelor of Science
in Education degree with distinc
tion from the University in 1954.
He is now working toward his
master's degree which he hopes to
receive this summer. He was 1954
55 recipient of the $1000 Donald
Walters Miller Fellowship. Ger
lach is majoring in history and will
use the Regents Fellowship in pur
suit of a doctoral degree.
Suprunowicz, 36, plans to seek
a doctor of Philosophy degree with
a major in mathematics. A former
displaced person, he came to Lin
coln in 1950. He received his Bach
elor of Science and Master of Arts
degrees from the University, the
latter in July 1953. From 1954-55,
he was an instructor in physics at
State Teachers College, Minot, N.D.
Rumbaugh, 26, who is majoring
in agronomy, received his Bach
elor of Science degree from Cen
tral College, Pella, la., in 1951,
and his Master's degree in 1953
from the University. He was a
recipient of the Johnson Fellow
ship this present school year.
Miss Berry plans to receive her
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University this June and then con
tinue with her graduate studies,
majoring in English and Spanish.
Twenty-two years old, she is a
member of Mortar Board.
Mrs. Schear will receive her
Bachelor of Arts degree from Kan
sas University in August, 1956. She
is majoring in English, with a
minor in French.
Film Society
To Feature
French Film
A French film, "Devil in the
Flesh," the fourth attraction for
members of the Union Film So
ciety, will be held at the Capitol
Theater Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
The film is translated to screen
by a cast starri; Gerard Philipe
and Micheline Presle. Philipe, who
also starred in "Fan Fan, the Tu
lip," portrays a tender, wistful
headstrong schoolboy in love with
a lonely girl.
Miss Presle portrays this girl,
the unloving bride of a soldier of
her family's choice. Their per
formance has been rated by inter-national
critics as "something
to be remembered and cherished
by all ardent admirers of true
screen art."
Ping Pong Tourney
Slated Saturday
The final game of the Ag College
ping pang tournament will be
played Saturday at 7:15 p.m. in
the Ag Union, according to Mrs.
Kathryn Peters, Activities Direc
tor. A table will be set up in the TV
lounge, and interested, spectators
are invited to attend, Mrs. Peters
said.
Finalists in the tournament are
Ernie English and Jim Feather.
The winner of this final match will
be presented with the champion
ship trophy and will have his name
inscribed on a permanent plaque
on display in the Ag Union trophy
case.
NEBRASKA
to participate in last year's Ivy
Day Sing but there was no Selleck
Quadrangle glee club organiza
tion at the time.
RAM submitted its petition to
compete before spring vacation,
stating that "RAM is proud to offer
its services in order to make the
Ivy Day Sing an all-c a m p u
event."
The RAM Glee Club was or
ganized last fall under the leader
ship of Dick Oehring.
In other Klub activities, the
spring show, "Kiss, Me, Kate,"
will be presented in Schuyler April
13, Innes said.
The appearance of the show be
fore its University presentation is
being sponsored by the Schuyler
Junior Chamber of Commerce, he
said.
The appearance was arranged
through Bill Walton, director of
the show and a native of Schuyler.
Attig, a former professor of his
tory and political science at York
College from 1951 to 1955, is now
seeking a doctorate degree with a
major in history at the Univer
sity. He was a recipient of the
Johnson Fellowship this year.
Physics:
Students, Dr. Jehle
Engage In Research
Jerrold Yoss and William Bade,
graduate students in the Physics
Jehle, professor of physics, are
engaged in a major research prob
lem in the area of biophysics here
on the University campus.
The object of the project. Speci
ficity of London-Eisenschitz-Wang
Forces," to determine what makes
interactions specific. Dr. Jehle ex
plained that for many years scien
tists have been baffled as to why
various cells are able to unite im
mediately with like cells, ignor
ing ones of different types.
As an example, Dr. Paul Weiss,
lately of the University staff, sep
arated the cells of two different
kinds of sponges and mixed them
together. The different types of cells
immediately separated themselves
into the two original sponges. The
three men are attempting to dis
cover why the cells are able to do
this.
Biophysics is a relatively new
field, according to Dr. Jehle and
most of the work on this problem
has been done from the biological
point of view. Yoss, Bade, and
Jehle, however, are attacking it
from the physics angle.
Their work supported by the
Research Corporation, a private
organization to finance research
projects, the National Research
Council and hy the Nebraska Sci
ence Foundation. Dr. Jehle ex
plained that a tremendous amount
of travel is involved in such a pro
ject in order to correlate the find-
Outside World:
Troop Use Denied
By CYNTHIA ZSCHAU
Nebraskan Staff Writer
President Eisenhower would not use U.S. armed forces in the
Middle East without congressional approval unless a sudden emergency
made it impractical to go to Congress, according to Secretary of State
Dulles.
At a news conference Dulles said that the administration does not
foresee any such emergency and will not ask Congress for standby
authority to use American troops ,in the Middle East.
New Proposal Offered
The United States has presented new disarmament proposals to
Russia which are aimed at decreasing hte nuclear threat over the
world.
The proposals, which called for a nuclear census, were offered at
the meeting of the five-power subcommittee of the U.N. Disarmament
Commission.
U.S. Delegate Harold Stassen said the proposals were designed
to carry through the first phase of a world disarmament program.
Rain Would Help Wheat
Rain averaging about an inch in much of eastern Nebraska is
expected to stop the decline in winter wheat conditions, according
to the State-Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics.
The heavy precipitation will be a big help in the recovery of wheat
fields which had been nearly destroyed by recent dry weather and
strong winds.
41 Democrats Nominated
Forty-one persons have been nominated as candidates for delegates
and alternates to the Democratic national convention in Chicago on
Aug. 13. .
The candidates will compete in the May 15 primary for the 12
delegates and 13 alternate seats.
Negro Bus Line Denied
Leaders of the Negro boycott against the city bus line in Mont
gomery, Alabama, were denied city permission to establish and oper
ate an all-Negro bus company.
The delegation, many of whom are under indictment for conspiring
to boycott the segregated buses, were denied the application for a
franchise on the grounds that the present bus company is offering ade
quate bus service for the entire city.
Wednesday, April 4, 1956
Exam:
Montllor
To Relate
Careers
The State Department has an
nounced that a special written
examination for the Foreign Serv
ice will be held on June 25.
Eligible candidates must be be
tween the ages of 20 and 31, Amer
ican citizens of at least 10 years
standing and if married, married
to an American citizen. Applica
tions to take the oneday written
examination must be received on
or before midnight, May 11.
Joseph Montllor, a representa
tive of the Department of State,
will be here April 10 to present in
formation on career opportunities
in the Foreign Service and to ex
plain the examining process for
entry into the Foreign Service as a
career officer.
Those appointed will be expected
to serve in any of the Department's
267 embassies, legations and con
sulates abroad, as well as in the
Department's headquarters
in Washington. Starting salaries
for successful candidates range
from $4,725 to $5,475 per year,
depending on the officer's quali
fications, experience and age at the
time of appointment.
New Officers
Of Houses
Announced
. . . See Page 4
Courtesy Lincoln Stat
DR. JEHLE
ings of other scientists on the pro
ject. The, fundamental biophysical
problem was originally stated by
Dr. H. J. Miller of Indiana Univer
sity in 1922. Dr. Jehle, assisted
by Mr. Bade, expects to continue
working on the problem until in
his own words "I'm dead."
Mr. Yoss expects to study in the
Department of humanities for a
while. Eoth Mr. Yoss and Mr.
Bade took their PhD in the field
of physics and are members of
the National Science Association.
Election Committee Picks
The elections committee of the
Interfraternity Council announced
the 1956 Student Council slate Tues
day night. .
Candidates for the Council rep
resentatives for the various col
leges are:
Arts and Sciences: Monroe Ush
er, Phi Gamma Delta, and Art
Weaver, Plil Delta Theta.
Business Administration: Bob
Schuyler, Phi Gamma Delta, and
Engineering Board
Students who are to be Inter
viewed for Engineering Executive
Board representatives to the Stu
dent Council will meet In Room
211 Ferguson Hall at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, announced John Fa
gan. Veldon Lewis, Sigma Nu.
Engineering: Harry Dingman,
Delta Tau Delta, and Gordon War
nar, Delta Upsilon.
Teachers: Larry Lester, Delta
Upsilon, and Dave Mossman, Phi
Delta Theta.
Agriculture: Richard Hagemeier,
Alpha Gamma Rho.
Pharmacy: John Justice, Sigma
Chi.
Dental School: Don Fournier, Phi
Delta Theta.
All selections by the elections
committee are subject to the final
approval by the IFC. Final ap
proval will probably be given in
their regular Wednesday night
meeting.
Student Council representatives
from the colleges will be selected
in the all-University spring elec
tions. Dick Andrews, Alpha Tau Ome
ga, was recommended by the
Radio, TV:
TV Comic
To Speak
At Dinner
Alpha Epsilon Rho, radio and
television honorary, will hold its
annual banquet April 1 at 6 p.m.
in the Union Ballroom.
T e 1 e v i-
sion
dian
come
Johnny Carson and
Dr. Armand
Hunter, direc
tor of TV at
M i chigan
State Univer
sity, .will be
the featured
speakers at the
banquet.
Journal and Star
Courtesy Sunday
The ban-
Carson
quet will honor student and fac
ulty members who have made
"outstanding contributions" to Uni
versity radio and television, Ingrid
Swerre, Alpha Epsilon Rho presi
dent said,
rnrsnn. CBS comedian, was
born in Corning, la. He was grad
uated from the University in 1949
and worked for WOW radio in
Omaha. Until recently, Carson had
a nation wide television show or
iginating from Hollywood.
Dr. Hunter is also director of
WQAR TV in Lansing. He was
formerly director of the University
Theater here and received his
Bachelors and Masters degrees
from the University. Dr. Hunter
was also director of speech at
Temple University.
Tickets to the banquet can be
purchased from any AE Rho
member for $2.50.
Farm Youth
To Visit NU
For Contests
More than 2500 Nebraska youth
will be expected Thursday and Fri
day at the University Ag campus
for the annual high school Voc
Ag Judging Contests.
The total of 955 teams represent
ing 146 schools will participate in
the 15 contests scheduled. Contests
will be held in livestock judging,
farm mechanics, poultry judging,
crops and soils management, crops
judging and identification, farm
management, dairy products judg
ing, meats judging and identifica
tion, metals, tractor driving, carp
entry, tractor maintenance, soil
conservation, farm machinery and
dairy cattle selection.
The State Future Farmers of
America will hold their Convention
on the Ag campus at the same
time.
NU Coeds Collect
$632 For Fund
A total of $632 was collected by
University of Nebraska coeds
dressed as Easter bunnies for the
Crippled Children's Society in the
"Lily Parade" tag day collections
in downtown Lincoln.
Dr. Lucile Cypreansen was chair
man of the event, and the coeds
were volunteers from Chi Omega
and Kappa Kappa Gamma soror
ities and speech therapy students.
The "Lily Parade" coUectons, to
gether with other donations during
the. Easter Seal campaign, go to
support local activities of the Crip
pled Children Society, which- aids
individual crippled children and al
so contributes to the support of
several programs for the handi
capped.
elections committee as the official
IFC representative to the Council,
pending final approval by the IFC.
Members of the election commit
tee were Bob Cook, Delta Tau
Delta; Don Beck, Alpha Gamma
Rho; Joe Krause, Delta Upsilon;
Charlie T r u m b 1 e, Farmhouse;
Nelson Jensen, Phi Delta Theta,
and Rex Fischer, Phi Gamma
Delta.
"The slate this year is a strong
Student Council:
Al
SI
1 Independent
The University's four largest in
dependent organizations will spon
sor an all-independent slate of can
didates for Student Council college
representatives.
This was announced by Douglas
Jensen, president of the Residence
Association for Men, after a joint
meeting of the RAM Council and
the House Council of the Women's
Residence Halls.
In addition to the residence halls
governing bodies are the Inter-Cooperative
Council and the Barb
Activities Board for Women.
First tried last year, the idea
of an independent slate was sug
gested to give independent stu
dents a better chance of election,
Jensen said. He pointed out that
often several independent students
would run for a single office with
little chance of any being elected
because none had the official back
ing of organizations beyond his own
living unit.
"Under the consolidated plan,"
viewing board is named with rep
resentatives of the four organiza
tions. The board interviews aspir
ants to office and selects the best
fitted candidate for each position.
All candidates thus selected are
then given the official support of
the united organizations."
The interviews will be held Thurs
day evening. From 7-9 p.m. all in
terested men will be interviewed
in the Resident Advisor's office in
Selleck Quadrangle. Included will
be Quadrangle residents, members
of co-ops, Ag campus men and
Lincoln men.
At 9 p.m. the interviewing board
Literary Review
Pub Board
Authorizes
Supplement
The Board of Publications Tues
day authorized the publishing of
four more eight-page editions of
the Nebraskan during the rest of
the school year, according to Dr.
Weaver, chairman.
The nature of the supplements
are to be determined by the editor.
"The editions will probably include
three literary supplements and one
special Ivy Day issue," Bruce
Brugman, editor, said.
A trial edition of the Literary
Review was introduced March 24.
Janet Gordon and Glenna Berry,
senior in Arts And Sciences, edit
the supplement.
The special literary edition fea
tures the creative material of Uni
versity students. Those interested
in contributing short stories, po
etry, fables, essays, sonnets and
other creative material should sub
mit them to the Nebraskan office.
The Board also approved increas
ing the number of Cornhusker
managing editors from three to
four, at a salary of $40 per month.
The Rag Press Club Luncheon
will meet Friday at 2 a.m. in
Parlor Z in the Union. All staff
members, columnists, Pub Board
members and those associated with
the paper are urged to attend.
Councils:
Dorms Plan
Joint Series
Of Sessions
The first of a series of joint
meetings was held Monday night
between the Main Cabinet of the
Residence Association for Men and
the House Council of the Residence
Halls for Women, Dorm House
Council president Ruth Vollmer
announced Tuesday.
The two Independent groups
agreed to meet together the first
Monday of each month, alternating
the meeting place between Selleck
Quadrangle and the Women's Resi
dence Halls.
Discussion at the first meeting
included the recent conference of
the Association of College and Uni
versity Residence Halls, a joint
residence halls social function, bet
ter relations between the two
groups and merging of men's and
women's food service for noon
meals on Sundays.
Olivia Hansen, Social Director
of the Women's Residence Halls
was appointed to head a commit
tee to investigate possible improve
ments in the financial status of
thi sidence halls groups.
Twelve
one" Sam Ellis, IFC president
said, "and an the candidates se
lected have the necessary qualifica
tions to make excellent Council
members."
The IFC candidates will be op
posed in the spring elections by aa
independent slate, which will be
announced in Friday's Nebraskan.
Last year the IFC slate won all
but one position, that of the Dental
School representative.
QtlElG
will move to the Pine Room of the
Women's Residence Halls whert
all interested women will be in
terviewed. Any indepedent women
may be interviewed at this time,
whether they live in the residence
halls or elsewhere, Jensen said.
Going before the interviewing
board will not obligate any student
to file for election if, after the
interview and an explanation of
the post he wishes to fill, he de
cides to not be a candidate, Jensen
pointed out.
"Last year the plan suffered
from lack of adequate prepara
tion," Jensen added. "We started
to work too late and did not havt
time for good publicity," he said,
"but we hope to profit from our
earlier mistakes."
"The whole effort depends for
its success on the cooperation of
the independent voter; no matter
how good the slate is it is uselss
unless independent students go to
the polls," Jensen said.
According to Vic Golletz, presi
dent of the Inter Co-Operativ
Council, the independent slat
could easily lead to the formation
of a party system on the NU cam
pus similar to those on other cam
puses. "The important thing is not an
election contest between independ
ent and affiliated candidates, "Gol
letz said, "but any one year with
a sizeable number of independent
students on the Student Council
could easily lead to a splitting of
independent factions and eventual
merger with factions of affiliated
students." Golletz said some af
filiated students are not satisfied
with the present system and are
ready to join any strong independ
ent group which agrees with their
views. This situation can lead to
a party system which would be of
great service to the University, Gol
letz pointed out.
Mary Sue Herbek, secretary of
the House Council of the Women's
Residence Halls, pointed out that
that the forming of the slate in
dicates a greater interest among
Independent studens.
"I think it is a good idea to
have the selection made by the
interviewing board. It gives more
independent students a chance to
get into activities," Miss Herbek
said.
April 16:
Union Plans
Ping Pong
Tourney
The third annual ping pong
tournament will be held April 16
through May 2 at the Union ping
pong room, announced Phyllis
Kapustka, chairman of the Stu
dent Union Recreation Committee.
Any person is eligible to sign
up if he is an undergraduate in
good scholastic standing with the
University. Previous first-p lac
winners of a ping pong tournament
are not eligible to compete in this
year's tournament.
Any eligible student may sign
up at his house or at the Union
Activities Office by April 12 for
either the doubles or s i n gl s
tournament. For doubles, he should
sign up with a partner; those who
are in the singles draw for their
opponents.
A trophy is awarded to the first
place winner of the singles tourna
ment and to each of the winners
in the doubles tournament. The
winner's names are put on a
plaque which is kept permanently
in the Union.
Over ninety persons participated
in last year's tournament. Hlmara
Bergmanis was the first-place win
ner of the singles tournament. Tne
winners in the doubles tournament
were Bill Soleberg and Noris Eck
lund. The Union Recreation Commit
tee is sponsoring the tournament,
and urges everyone interested to
particiapte. Tom Gilliland is chair
man of the event. Arlene Nord
strom, and Karen Kruger, are in
charge of publicity.
For further information, those
interested may contact Gilliland at
2-4763, or at the Union Activities
office.
Irrigation
Three officials from the Soil Con
Service will review new problems
in irrigation at the ASA (American
Society of Agricultural Engineers
meeting Wednesday night at 7:30
p.m. The meeting will be held in
the auditorium of the Agricultural
Engineering Building. All interest
ed persons are invited.
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