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. . . Four Greek Candidates Included
The newly formed Fusionist par
ty will support a Student Council
elate which will include three sor
ority women, Doug Jensen, acting
chairmanof the party central com
mittee, has announced.
The new political party was
formed due to an apparent need
of such a group to select and
back a slate for the forthcoming
election. It was from this selec
tion committee for independent
nominations for the Council, that
the party evolved.
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Pnfc Elephant
Pictured above is a preview of
the decorations that will be used
April 20, for the Union's Pink
Elephant Party.
The annual dance will be held
In the Union Ballroom from 9
to 12. Bud Holloway will furnish
the music.
The Pink Elephant theme will
Union:
Night Club
Theme Set
for Party
The third annual Pink Elephant
Party will be held in the Union
Ballroom April 20, from 9 p.m. to
midnight. Music will be provided by
Bud Holloway.
The theme of the party will car
ried out by decorations in a night
r club style. 'At one end of the Ball
room will be a large pink elephant,
at the other end a huge champagne
glass will hold refreshments. The
room will be decorated with helium-filled
balloons.
The committee is considering us
ing cigarette girls as an added
feature.
Entertainment will be provided
by a tap dance group and a skit
from the Women's Dormitory. Tap
dancers include Sandra Buell, Cyn
thia Buell, Doris Hudson, Mary
Dodson, Ginny Wilcox, Corky Kolb,
and Nancy Schulte.
Admission and refreshments are
free, but only couples will be ad:
mitted. Suits and ties, hose and
heels are appropriate attire, ac
cording to Diane Knotek, Union
Board member.
"The Union thinks that the party
will be a big succ. js and hopes that
the student body will support it
wholeheartedly," Miss Knotek said.
Phalanx:
Infantry
Division
Wins Drill
The infantry squad commanded
by Cadet Sgt. Robert Baker was
announced as winner of the Pha
lanx Drill Competition Thursday
night.
Second place was awarded to the
Navy squad No. 2 and third place
was won by Air Force Group 105.
The members of the winning
squad are Alan Rosen, Bruce
Berggren, Dwaine Rogge, Juris
Vairogs, James Watson, Jr., Ber
nard Turkel, Robert Wagner and
Joe Jeffrey.
Each member of the winning
squad was presented with a tro
phy. The traveling unit trophy was
awarded to the Army branch of
ROTC as sponsors of the winning
group. Ten squads participated in
the event including units from the
Army, Air Force and Navy.
The Phalanx Drill Meet, is pre
sented each year in order to allow
Dasic military students who excel
to participate in an organized com
petition for recognition. The drill
consists of only those movements
which are strictly according to
military regulations.
Aquagcttcs Show
Planned April 26
"Aqua Oscars" the annual Aqua
quettes water show will be given
April 26 and 27 at the Coliseum
pool.
The theme is built around mu
sic from outstanding movies of re
cent years such as interpretations
of "The Moon is Blue" and "The
Bridges of Toko-ri."
This year for the first time a
number will be presented by Aqua,
quette members with the men's
awiinming team.
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After three interviewing periods,
the Fusionists selected the follow
ing slate:
Agriculture; Robert Dannert,
Benton House, and Norma Wolf,
Women's Residence Kails.
Arts & Sciences; Larry Smalley,
Boucher House; Janice Krause,
Women's Residence Halls, and
Anne Pickett, Kappa Alpha Theta.
Business Administration; Wayne
Cole, Gustavson II House, and Don
Stokes, independent.
Engineering & Architecture; Bob
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Nebrkan Photo.)
Party
be carried out by using night
club decoration, huge champagne
glasses, helium-filled balloons
and a large papier mache pink
elephant.
There is no admission charge,
but only couples will be admitted,
Suits and dresses are appropriate
attire.
Honors Convocation:
University
Indent Achievements
The 28th annual University Hon
ors Convocation will be held Tues
day at 10:15 a.m. in the Coliseum
to recognize more than 580 stu
dents for outstanding scholastic
achievements.
The University will recognize:
580 students who rank scholastical
ly in the upper 10 per cent of their
class, based on accumulative grade
averages since attending the Uni
versity; 65 senior students who
rank in the upper three per cent or
have appeared on the honors list
since entering as freshmen; and
recipients of the C. W. Boucher
Awards, given to the seniors with
the highest scholastic average in
the entire class, in athletics and in
the Reserve Officers Training
Corps.
The University will also honor
the recipients of the University of
Nebraska Foundation's Distinguish
ed Teaching Award in the human
ities and social sciences and the
Freedom:
'SC2IS5S,
F QSSUI B S
By BARB SHARP
Copy Editor
Various forms of outside pres
sures are exerted today upon aca
demic freedom, Dr. David R 1 e s
man, Jr., visiting humanities lect
urer said in a specially arranged
Nebraskan Interview Thursday.
Dr. Riesman pointed out that
these pressures differ from school
to school. For example, he s a i d,
these pressures are evident at
Ohio State University and are ab
sent at the University of Minnesota
or the University of Wisconsin.
By pressures Dr. Riesman meant
that professors are hindered from
expressing their opinions. This
pressure may be exerted by local
businessmen, the' local press.the
Board of Regents or pressures
from within the University itself.
One important factor, he pointed
out, is the press in the University
community. The press at Madison,
Wis., and the papers at Minnea
polis "defend the-University right
down the line." At Minneapolis, the
paper defends "the freedom of
speech and also defends professors
who exercise this right."
The situation is quite different at
Ohio State, for example, Dr. Ries
man observed. The paper at Co
lumbus, Ohio, "is mostly a reac
tionary sheet run by the local busi
ness interests." As a result of
this, academic freedom is restrict
ed. He pointed out that this is
mainly the element of fear in re
gard to the.local press.
.Discussing the desirable type of
university administrator, Dr. Ries
man said that "good guys aren't
very good at protecting academic
freedom." ,
"They are too often sympathetic
with outside pressures and respond
to this pressure. Instead, he said,
of trying to explain University ac-
i o n s, the administration should
take a more arrogant attitude in
dealing with special interests
groups.
Young, Burnett House, and Gordon
Warner, Delta Upsilon.
Teachers: Gary Beery, Gustav
son II House; Sally Laase, Alpha
Xi Delta, and Helen Gourlay, Del
ta Gamma.
Jensen pointed out that it was
the opinion of the party, that the
candidates represent the best quail
fied persons who have filed for each
position, regardless of affiliation.
"We have picked candidates who
meet the qualifications of good
Student Council representatives
without respect to the group to
which they belong. We believe that
legislators should be elected on is
sues and not on affiliations. As
it happened, our slate cut across
all lines. Some of our candidates
were previously backed by profes
sional societies, residence units and
college governing bodies," Jensen
said.
"While the Fusionist Pasty was
originally formed by four Ihdepend
ent organizations it is by no means
limited to supporting Independent
candidates nor Independent issues.
Its purpose is to bring good student
government to the University a
thing too long lacking on this cam
pus," Jensen said.
The party was not satisfied with
the results of interviewing persons
who volunteered, he added. For
that reason the slate was not re
leased until a thorough check was
made of all students who filed in
the Student Affairs office. "Only
after a careful sifting of all appli
cants, without respect to their af
filiations, did we feel that a quali
fied slate could be presented,"Jen
sen said.
Support of the party is coming
not only from Independent organi
zations, Jensen asserted, but from
other groups as well. Professional
groups have offered both moral and
financial aid, he said, and some
Greek units have expressed inter
est. ..
To Honor
Foundation's Distinguished Teach
ing Award in the physical and
technological sciences. Each award
carrier a $1000 stipend and a me
dal. W. W. Putney of Lincoln,
Foundation vice president, and
Chancellor Clifford Hardin will
present the awards.
Dr. Frank Baxter, professor of
English at the University of South
ern California, and- noted lecturer
on the literature of England and
America, especially on Shake
speare, will deliver the principal
address. His topic will be "The
One and The Manv."
The Rev. Howard Holverson of
Bethany Christian Church, Lin
coln, will give the invocation. The
University Symphony Orchestra,
directed by Prof. Emanuel Wish
now, will play the overtures to
"Oberon" and "Hansel and Gret
el." Myron Roberts, associate pro
fessor, will be the organist.
Rita Jelinek, student represen
tative on the Honors Convocation
Committee, will introduce Dr. Bax
ter. Dr. Baxter is known across the
country for his educational tpl.
vision programs, "Shakespeare on
iv" ana "Now and Then," on
which he reads and discusses the
worra s great literature. i
He has been listed among eight
oi tne most popular university pro
fessors in the United States.
His most recent recognition came
on June 11, 1955, when he re
ceived an honorary degree of Doc
tor of Letters from the Uni
versity of Southern California
The citation said in part: "Long
before the advent of television he
was known among his colleagues
as a man of unusual talent, and
among his students as a super
lative teacher."
Dr. Baxter's undergraduate work
was done at the University of Penn
sylvania, summa cum laude, where
he also received his Master of Arts;
his Doctorate is from the Univer
sity of Cambridge, England.
Election: -
IFC Gives
SC Slate
The Interfraternity Council ap
proved of the 1956 Student Council
slate- drawn up by their elections
committee, Wednesday 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, Phi Delta Theta.
Business Administration: Bob
Schuyler, Phi Gamma Delta, and
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 Hagemei
er, Alpha Gamma Rho.
Pharftiscy: John Justice, Sigma
Nu.
Dental School: Don Fournier,
Phi Delta Theja.
The IFC candidates will be
opposed by the newly formed
Fusionist pirty in the spring elec
tkm.
Vol. 29, No. 71
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..."Outside Pressures" Termed Cause
C. Clyde Mitchell, chairman of
the department of agricultural eco
nomics temporarily ' on leave in
Italy, may be unable to retain his
department chairmanship when he
returns to the
University
in
July. ,
The decision
was made
known ,at a
meeting of staff
members o f
the agricultural
economics de
partment held
shortly before i
spring vacation, MMrfii
William Lam-Courtesv Lincoln Jiurnul
bert, Dean of the College of Agri
culture, presided at the meeting.
The action, according to several
members of the department who at
tended the meeting was described
as "irrevocable and final." The
action did not originate within the
agricultural economics department,
the professors emphasized.
According to Lambert, "Mitchell
is still chairman; no recommenda
tions have been made for a new
chairman." Dean Lambert also
said that he bad talked to no one
individually concerning the avail
ability of the position and added
that there has been no correspond
ence with Mitchell concerning the
matter.
Persons in attendance at the
meeting with Dean Lambert said
that the reason brought out for
Mitchell's demotion was the in
fluence of "outside pressures."
These "outside pressures" were
not clearly defined in the meeting.
Staff members of the depart
ment have stated that persons out
side the state have been contacted
concerning the position during the
past year.
At the meeting previously men
tioned, staff members were asked
to suggest persons for the posi
tion of departmental chairman of
the agricultural economics depart
ment. One individual from Michigan
State University recently visited
the campus in regard to the avail
ability of the position, the Nebras
kan's sources have said. Another
professor from Iowa State College
has also been contacted, it has been
reported.
University staff members in at
tendance at the' meeting stated
that Mitchell would haje the op
portunity of returning to the Uni
versity as a full professor.
New Squad:
Don Beck
Elecfed
Yell-King
Don Beck was elected yell-king
Wednesday following the yell
squad banquet.
He will replace Gene Chrlstensen
last year's yell leader. Beck is a
junior in Ag and is a member of
Alpha Gamma
Rho. He was
selected
by vote of last
year's cheer
leaders. Elected
as assist ant
yell-king was
Larry Epstein,
ah Arts and
Science sopho
m o r e and a
member of Sig- Beck
ma Alpha Mu. Ann Wade, a sopho
more in Ag and a member of Pi
Beta Phi, is the only other hold
over member from last year.
New members of the cheer squad
are Karen Krueger, freshman
member of Alpha Omega Pi; Carol
Matcha, freshman in Teachers and
a member of Chi Omega, and Fran
ces Jensen, freshman in Teachers
and a member of Pi Beta Phi.
Also chosen were Bill Mcquistan,
freshman in engineering a n d a
member of Theta Xi; John Mad
den, freshman in engineering and
a member of Delta Tau Delta, and
Jerry Gillespie, freshman in Ag
and a member of Alpha Gamma
Rho.
The new cheerleaders were se
lected for their form, poise, per
sonality and ability to hold atten
tion of a crowd. The judges were
Bill Orwig, Jake Geier, Ron Blue,
Shirley McPeck, John Gourlay,
Andy Hove, Norm Creutz and
Gene Christensen.
At the banquet preceeding the
tryouts Joan Pollard received a
special award as a three year
cheerleader and Doris Anderson
received an award as a two year
cheerleader. Christensen, outgoing
king, also was honored.
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LINCOLN,
IFC, Panhell, Union:
WifpF ml fjf J
Continued Invostijcatiosd
Student Council endorsed by
strong affirmative votes a propos
al of the Judiciary committee to
continue its investigation of author
ity over the Interfraternity Coun
cil, Panhellenic and the Union, and
a proposal to add student members
to Faculty Senate committees,
Wednesday.
The investigation of lines of au
thority over the three groups, spe
cifically provided for in an offi
cial interpretation of the Regents
by-laws, resulted from a judiciary
committee ruling that the Council
average ruling would apply to
these three groups.
The judiciary committee, support
ed by a unanimous Council vote,
plans to appeal the matter to the
proper faculty committee for re
view. Bernie Wishnow, senior hold-over
said that any faculty decision
on the IFC, Panhellenic and Union
issue would have bearing on the
Ram council request to be exempt
from the average ruling.
"If the faculty committee rules
that IFC and the others fall under
Council jurisdiction, RAM will
have no basis for its request," he
said.
The three groups involved base
their protests on the official inter
pretation, approved by Acting
Chancellor John Selleck in 1953,
which states that the three groups
are responsible only to the fac
ulty committee on student affairs
pnd the Board of Regents.
The resolution recommending
student participation on two Fac
ulty Senate committees, the stu
dent affairs and the library com
mittees, was introduced by Gail
Katskee, chairman of the student
activities committee. -
"There is student representation
on the Senate subcommittees on
student organizations, publications
and social functions, but we think
representation is especially needed
Coif:
to College
ecognnes
Top Seniors
Two Law College seniors were
named Thursday night to the Or
der of the Coif, national honorary
law society.
They are Robert Baumfalk and
Allan Garfinkle.
The new members are those
seniors who rank scholastically in
the upper 10 per cent of their class.
Their election was announced at
the annual Law College awards
banquet.
Nebraska Law Review keys
were presented to Baumfalk; Mar
shall Becker, Domenico Caporale,
Deryl Hamann, Willard Lorensen,
William Sherwood and Floyd
Sterns.
Receiving Nebraska Law Review
certificates were Ira Epstein,
James Hewitt, Clark Nichols, Jer
ry Stirtz and Charles Thompson,
editor.
Gold Keys were given to Baum
falk and Marvin Holscher, win
ners of the 1956 Allen Moot Court
competition. Moot Court finalists
Joseph Brown and Frank Piccolo
Jr. were presented Silver Keys.
Certificates were presented to
the members of the Law College
board of advisers.
Riesman
To Address
Press Cluh
Dr. David Riesman Jr., noted
American social scientist who is
currently visiting the University,
will be the featured speaker at
the Rag Press Club Friday.
Also featured at the meeting will
be the premier performance of a
new University song, "Nebraska
Alma Mater," which will be pei
formed by Fred Waring and his
glee club, via a recording (S. J.
will throw the switch).
The Press Club will meet in
Parlor X of the Union promptly
at noon.
All reporters, columnists, staff
members, members of the Corn
husker staff and members of the
Board of Publications are invited,
according to Bruce Brugmann, Ne
braskan editor. ,
NEBRASKA
ved
on these two main committees,"
she said.
The student affairs committee is
the committee which made the de
cision banning the Kosmet Klub
show, she said.
This representation will not en
tail voting privileges unless the
chairman of the committee so de
sires, she said.
The Council sent a report to Dean
of Student Affairs J. P. Colbert
stating reasons for their recom
mendation and asking him to
handle the request to the proper
Senate committees.
According to the report, "The
Student Affairs committee deals
directly with students in activi
ties, organizations and individual
interests and we feel it only right
that the student voice be heard."
The report also said that student
representation would be advanta
geous because of "creating a
stronger liasion between the stu
dent government and the adminis
tration and . . . both sides would be
Student Council:
eport Submitte
Reprinted below is the official re
port submitted to Dean of Student
Affairs J. P. Colbert by the Stu
dent Council asking student rep
resentation on Faculty Senate com
mittees. "On April 11 the Student Council
passed a motion recommending
Student Representation of the fol
lowing Faculty Senate Commit
tees; 1) Faculty Senate Committee
on Student Affairs and 2) Faculty
Senate Committee on University Li
braries. "This action was recommended
by the Student Activities Commit
tee which gives the following rea
sons: 1) Committee on Student Affairs
A. Since this committee deals di
rectly with students their activi
ties, organizations, and individual
interests, we .feel it only appro
priate that the student voice be
heard.
b. Students are familiar with
their own problems and should
have an opportunity to express the
student point of view.
c. This would create a stronger
link between the student govern
ment (Student Council) and the Ad
ministration. d. When an important student de
cision is made, it would be to the
advantage of the committee and
the students to have both sides rep
resented in making the final deci
sion. e. Our student representatives,
visiting at recent Big Seven Stu
dent Council Conference, recom
mended that the University of Ne
braska encourage more student
representation. This recommenda
tion was based on a comparison
with other universities.
f. Student voice would better in
form the faculty members of this
AE Rho:
Tickets
Tickets are still available for
the Alpha Epsilon Rho honors ban
quet at 6 p.m. Saturday in the
Union Ballroom. Johnny Carson
and Dr. Armand Hunter, Univer
sity graduates, will be guest speak
ers. Carson, a TV comedian, grad
uated from the University in 1949
Now with CBS, he recently had a
nationwide television show origi
nating from Hollywood.
Dr. Hunter, who received h i s
Bachelors and Masters degrees
from the University, was formerly
director of the University Theater
here. At present, he is director of
television at Michigan State Uni
versity and director of WQAR-TV
in Lansing. He is also the author
of several articles and profession
al publications concerning radio
and television.
Tickets for the banquet are avail
able from AE Rho members for
$2.50.
The banquet will honor student
and faculty members who h&ve
done outstanding work in radio and
television at the University.
Friday;. April 13, 1956
foeBD
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represented in important final !
cisions concerning students."
According to the letter, Frank
Lundy, director of the University
Libraries, strongly advised student
participation on the library com
mittee.
The planned library expansion,
which would entail several chang
es, and an undergraduate opinion
as to library needs were also listed
as reasons for the institution of
student representation on this corn
mittee.
The Council also decided to spon
sor an assembly to give Council
candidates from the various col
leges a chance to give short talks
and answer questions concerning
their views on campus issues.
The assembly would Bfc open to
everyone interested, Glenna Ber
ry, second vice-president and chair
man of the elections committee,
said.
The council also approved sever
al revisions in the Council by-laws
I concerning election procedures.
committee when a controversial
point is presented.
2) University Libraries
a. Mr. Lundy, Director of Uni
versity Libraries, strongly advised
student representation on this com
mittee. b. Because the libraries planned
expansion in the near future, the
students should have a voice in
determining which changes are de
sirable. c. The Student Council has shown
interest by having representation
Council Filing
Student Council college filing
deadlines have been extended to
Friday at 4 p.m. All applications
must be turned in to Dean Frank
Hallgren's office by then.
for the last two years on a special
library committee which has dealt
with freshman orientation and oth
er project?.
d. Student representation would
give under-graduate viewpoints as
to library needs.
"We would appreciate your chan
neling this matter so that it will
come to the attention of the Faculty
Senate in the manner in which rec
ommendations from the Council
are usually handled."
Ag Star Lite
Dance Planned
For Friday
Couples will dance beneath a
canopy of moons and stars at the
annual Star Lite Dance on Friday
at 8:30 p.m., Bill Spilker, chair
man of the Ag Union dance com
mittee, announced Thursday.
The dance will be held in the
Ag College Activities Building and
Music will be furnished by Davt
Haun and his orchestra.
This dance is the third spon
sored by the dance committee dur
ing the school year.
Tickets are on sale in the Ag
Union ticket booth and in all or
ganized houses on Ag campus for
$1 per couple, tax included.
Toshiro Isa, a Japanese student
majoring in architecture at "Wes
leyan University, will provide th
intermission entertaihment, Spilker
said. He excels in playing the har
monica, at times playing several
at once, he said.
Committee chairmen in charg
of the event are Marge Rolofson,
intermission; Jackie Dill and Mary
Case, decorations; Don Herman,
tickets, and Marion Sullivan, pub
licity. Glee Club To Visit
Five Communities
The University's Varsity Glee
Club will visit five towns, includ
ing Omaha, on a 'two-day tour
next Monday and Tuesday.
The schedule for the 54-member
group is:
Monday. David City high
school, 10 a.m.; Newman .Grove
high school, 2:33 p.m., and Stan,
ton, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Omaha Central high
school, 11 a.m.; Omaha Eensoa
high school, 2 .p.m., and Piatt,
mouth, 7:30 p.m.
Director is Dale Ganz, sssLV
ant professor ci vck.
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