Vol. 30, No. 13 Honorary: Chard, Carstenson Named Producers Phyllis Chard of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority and Larry Carsten son of Theta Xi fraternity were named Honorary Producers for the 1956-57 University Theater season Presented at the opening night ceremonies of "The Desperate Hours," Carstenson and Miss Chard represent the two organized houses on campus which sold the most season tickets to the seven-play teason. Jim Copp, president of Nebraska Masquers, the local chapter of the National Collegiate Players, pre sented the two winners and the second and third place houses be fore the first curtain. Vic Berniklau of Pi Kappa Phi was runner-up in the men's di vision and Mary Thompson of Chi Omega received second-place award in the women s competition Copp also introduced Jim Pike of Hitchcock House in Selleck Quad rangle who was the third place winner and Barbara Millnitz of Kappa Delta who represented third place Kappa Delta in the women's division. Miss Chard and Carstenson re ceived trophies for their houses. The Honorary Producer tradition was U.gun in 1948 with the idea that if the theater art was to be come a vital part of the cultural growth of the University, the active support of faculty aiid students must accompany all theater ac tivities. Homecoming: Queen Election Friday Candidates for the Homecoming Queen will be announced during the pep rally this Friday. The elec tion will take place immediately after the rally is over, according to Larry Epstein, assistant yell king. The election will be held in the Union until 7:30 p.m. ' After Penny Carnival begins the balloting will resume and continue until 10:30 p.m. The five candidates will' be cho sen from the junior active Tassels, the women's pep organization. The winner of the title "Homecom ing Queen" will be judged on her contributions to the University, spirit and personality. The Queen will make her grand entrance and be presented to the students attending the Nebraska Missouri homecoming game. The Queen will be presented at half time, during the marching and entertainment of the Nebraska band. Fine Arts: Musicians To Present Symposium Blythe, Merrill, Hinshaw, and Parson will present the first con temporary music symposium of the school year according to Rob ert BradeU, instructor of theory aH composition at the University Schc J of Music. The symposium will be held Fri day at 4 p.m. in the Social Science Auditorium. All interested are in riled to attend. Blythe will perform "Ce Que Vu le Vent D'Ouest" by Debussy, Miss Parson will present "Sonata for Cello and Piano" by Debussy, Merrill will play "Sonata for Vio lin and Piano" by Ravel, and Hin haw will perform "Alborada Del Cracioso" by Ravel. This will be the first of six such symposiums. They are designed to better acquaint people with twen tieth century music. The second of the series throughout the school year will be presented November 30 by Sigma Alpha lota, women's national professional music sor ority. Indian Summer Continues Here Indian Summer weather con tinues In Lancolnland today, with l:Ule change from Tuesday s tem peratures. . ' Clear skies and warm tempera tures are fore cast for Wed nesday and W e d n e sday evening with t b mercury expected to hit the luw W. JX Tuesday jK B,..t.n,.tf ..... . r -! ka's lowest tejtiperat ore, 21. snd Omaha rvi Cbdirm reported high tern- 1 peraturei of 84. I LINCOLN, Dr. Dallas Williams, director of the University Theater, said that the sale of season tickets this year was "above that of past years." He attributed the interest students. faculty and residents of Lincoln were giving the theater to the im proved bill of plays and the lower season ticket price. Twenty-four houses competed for the Honorary Producers title. They were: Acacia, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta. Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Hitchcock House, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Sigma, Pioneer House, Pi Beta Phi, Pi Kappa Phi. Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi, Sig ma Delta Tau, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Xi, Zeta Beta Tau and Zeta Tau Alpha. Home Ec Day: Colorado Educator To Speak One of the principal speakers at Home Economics Day for Home- makers, Wednesday, will be Mrs. Anna Petteys of Brush, Colo. Mrs. Petteys is co-publisher of a newspaper, co-owner of a radio station, and is active in educa tional programs and in the United Nations. She will speak on "Responsi bility of Citizenship" at the annual event for all Nebraska homemak- ers on the College of Agriculture campus. The speaker recently took part I in the Whit 2 House Conference on Educate in Washington, D. C. She attended the United Nations charter convention, General As sembly meetings, and the 1948 ses sion in Paris. As a member of its Speakers Research committee she has attended meetings in Denmark, New Zealand, and Ceylon. Mrs. Petteys has served 10 years as a member of the Board of Trus tees for Colorado's colleges, and has been chairman of the state board of education. She was born in Iowa, and was graduated from Grinnell College. She holds a master's degree from Colorado State College of Educa tion, and an honorary doctorate from Colorado State College. Activities: AWS Mart Scheduled Wednesday The Activities Mart being spon sored by AWS will be held today in the main ballroom of the Un ion, from 2 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., ac cording to Nancy Copeland, chairman. The theme for the mart is "Aim for Action" and most of the women's organizations will be represented. All women are being encouraged to sign up for not more than three different activities. These organizations in turn will contact those that have shown an interest. AWS has announced that only two women from every organ ized house are allowed to sign up as AWS workers. Any num ber of independent women are welcome to join the organiza tions. Anyone may apply in the spring for AWS Board, however, according to Barbara Brittin, AWS Board member. The AWS members and House representa tives will serve as guides for the freshmen. NU Student: ewerson A University sophomore, Jim Peterson,, will appear on tonight's Arthur Godfrey coast-to-coast col ored television show. Peterson is a member of the "Jt Da Quartet," of Greeley, Col orado, This same group won God frey's Talent Scout's Show during Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyo ming during the summer. The quartet, which features Pe Urtua, consists of Gurdou Ellin g or idt the drums, Don Royer on the piano, and Peterson's sister, Mar garet, as the vocalist. They have appeared la numer ous nightclubs in Estes Park dur ing the past two summers. . While still in highschool the members of the "Ja-Da Quartet" wju an all-expense trip to Miami in an American Legion Youth Cm- So HJlay On TV test. NEBRASKA Panhell Trophies: Marial Wright, Kappa Kappa Gamma president, Barbara Jel gerhuis, Delta Delta Delta presi dent, Elsie Ford Piper and Dr. Half-Time Ceremony: Annual NU Band Day To Feature 66 Groups In a half-time show Saturday aft ernoon the University will spon sor Band Day, an assembly of high school bands from over the state. The massed formation of 66 high school bands will form the let ters "U.S.A." and sing "America the Eeautiful," accompanied by the University Band. This is the first year that such a design has been planned. Prof. Donald Lentz, conductor of the University Band and co ordinator of Band Day, said the 3,685 musicians also will pi a y: "The Star Spangled Banner,"; "Sky Pilot," "Manhattan Beach," by Sousa; and "Hail Varsity" and "Dear Old Nebraska U," the lat ter two while forming the letter "N". Professor Lentz said that last year the bands formed on the field in one minute and three seconds. He hopes to waste less time this year. During the show, more than 300 high-stepping baton twirlers will ring the field, performing figure eights, wrist and finger twirls, cartwheels and body passes. Band Day will begin officially at 9.15 a.m. Saturday, when the bands move out of the Stadium for the annual parade through down town Lincoln. The parade route will be: south on 10th to O street; east to 14tb; north to R; west to 12tb; and north to the East Stadium. The reviewing stand will be on Pen ney 's marquee, located on the northeast corner of 13th and O. streets. From 10:30 a.m. to noon, a massed rehearsal for the Nebraska-Indiana game will be held at the Stadium. The Lincoln Promotion Council will provide the bands with a snack 'Biz Ad Blast7 Ticket Sales Begin Today Tickets for the "Biz Ad Blast" are on sale Wednesday, and can be purchased from members of the Biz Ad executive council. Del ta Sigma Pi, Alpha Kappa Phi and Phi Chi Theta. Tickets can also be purchased in the Eiz Ad of fice inthe Social Sciences Building, Room 210. The Biz Ad Banquet, the theme of which this year is "Biz Ad Blast" is scheduled to be held Oct. 30 in the Union. Plans for the program are al most complete and ready for re lease, according to Betty Bianck, chairman of the program commit tee. The guest speaker of the eve ning wiil be Captain Walter Ken nedy of the Salvation Army, who will deliver the main address, "SmHcs and Songs." For added entertainment the Council will pre sent short skits and specialty acts. Colonial Apts. Elect Officers The fci'U living in tint Colonial Terr nee Ai&rtni&t oif the Ag campus on Si an St. ntt lit Mon day night to organize as a group ft i id elect officers. The foikwiig officers were elect ed: President, Alice Youi, sec retary, Donna Eohiing, treasurer, Carol Meyers, social chairman, Irene lAorrism, scholarship chair man, Etty Candor and BABW rep resentative, Janice Reedcr. Wednesday, October 17, 1956 ,mmmmmmmmm.mmmmmmm ' " - p ' -1 ' ' I It I Nebraska Phot Glen Nygreen admire the trophies awarded Tuesday night at the annual Panhellenic ban quet. lunch, served by members of the University Builders, a student serv ice organization. The originator of the Band-Day idea is John K. Selleck, comptrol ler and former chancellor of the University. In 1934, Mr. Selleck, then business manager of the ath letic department, invited 15 com munity bands to participate. Each year city bands attended until 1939, when Professor Lentz restrict ed attendances to high school bands. Mr. Lentz said that since World War n, attendance, has swelled from 30 bands to the present 66. Because of the demand, Nebraska bands now are allowed to appear only once every three years. And over the past 19 years, col leges and universities across the nation have written to the Univer sity for information on staging the colorful spectacle. 'Desperate Hours': University Suspense Drama afed Grade XA' Production By DICK SHUGRUE Copy Editor Joseph Hayes, the author of "The Desperate Hours," wanted his novel and subsequently his play to be the picture of an event as it actually happened. But in order to achieve this effect he had to make the realism in the story almost border on the indecent for this was the way it actually happened. The University Theater opened its 1956-57 season Tuesday night with Hayes' play and followed the author's ideas up to the tense conclusion. Max Wbittaker, the director of the opening show, did a remark able Job in moulding his students into replicas of the Milliard family as they must have spent their des perate hours. Any complaint that the play moved too slowly at times or that the language was too violent for the stage; that it was over done, would have to be dismissed . . , the realistic effect demanded by the lines demands, in turn, of the actors, a complete and sympa thetic throwing of themselves into the lives of the family, the con victs, and the police officers. The play involves the reactions of three people to the same situa tion cn!y in completely different lights. Glenn Griffin, the criminal with the warped mind who bas masterminded an escape from a federal prison and who seeks re venge on a police officer who broke his jaw many years before, was played by Charles (Skip) Weather ford. He is remembered particu larly for his excellent portrayal in "Sialag 17," last season's opener. And he does an even finer job in this vehicle than be did as the soldier last year. i John Crowell, who played the father whose bouse is entered by the fleeing criminals, developed a pace in the first scene which be dkhi't hold true to throughout the drama. But he redeemed him&tU by some wonderful reading in the last scene, Tiie third man w!io must "fuJ" himself was Jesse Bard, the depu ty sheriff who had broken Griffin's jaw. Don Montgomery made him tough and sympathetic, realistic and enjoyable. If Joe llilf who played the stu Delta Delta Delta was an nounced the winner of the Elsie Ford Piper Achievement Award, and Kappa Kappa Gamma was presented the Panhellenic Scholar ship Award at the annual Panhel lenic Banquet in the Union Ball room Tuesday evening. The Elsie Ford Piper Award has been presented annually by Miss Piper for eight years to a deserv ing sorority. The winner of the award must excell in scholarship, Talks Scheduled Peyton Short spoke to an AUF Board luncheon Tuesday noon, and at a meeting at' Cotner Stu dent House Tuesday afternoon. He will speak before two YWCA commission groups Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in Rosa Bou ton Hall. We will speak at Pres-by-H o u s e vespers Wednesday evening. co-operation with the Panhellenic Council, be well versed in the so cial graces, and carry on good public relations, Miss Piper said. The scholarship award is given to the sorority with the highest scholarship over the previous school year. Chi Omega was high first semester, and Kappa Kappa Gamma second semester over the whole year. Miss Barbara Jelgerhuis, Delta Delta Delta president, received the Piper Award for her sorority. Miss Marial Wright, president, received the scholarship trophy for Kappa Kappa Gamma, presented by Miss Helen Snyder, Dean of Women. Toast mistress Dorothy Novot- ney presented Dr. Glen Nygreen, Dean of Men at Kent State Uni versity, as the guest speaker. In addition to his administrative po sition at Kent State, Dr. Nygreen serves as national scholarship com missioner of Sigma Alpha Epsi lon. Dr. Nygreen, in his first ex perience with the University praised it for "exporting trained minds" from its graduate school, the first west of the Mississippi River. "An educator or an administra Last Academy Test Dates Set Civil Service Examinations for appointment to the United States Military, Naval and Air Force Academies will be held Nov. 20, according to Phil Weaver, Con gressman from the First District, Nebraska. Young men from Nebraska's First Congressional District who are interested in qualifying for an academy appointment should write to Congressman Weaver at his Washington address. pid, tough guy, Robish, keeps on playing as well as he did opening night, he might never get out of the "tough guy" character types. The three men, who are explored very thoroughly by Hayes, each find an answer to his problem. For Griffin, it is the loss of his mind, already too warped to be re paired by any sympathy. The Fa ther, Dan Milliard, learns that to be a hero is much more than to be able to shoot a gun. He learns that the duty to his family is to be logical rather than heroic. Jesse Bard finds out that the responsibilities of a policeman ex tends farther than any personal grudge for vengeance, Bonna Tebo, who plays the mother, does a commendable job of tying the pieces together. Steve Schultz, as the poetic FBI mh, helps a lot in bringing Bard to the resolution of his problem. Others in the cast were Trudy Scriven who played Cindy, Ronnie Pfeifer who played Ralphie, Charles Richards as Hank, Robert .,; NU Theater Opener: The holding of a family In its own botise by three desperate criminal is the theme of "The Desperate Hours." The family Nygreen Addresses Panhell Banquet tor must work with vo 1 u n t a r y groups, using them as tools for learning," he added. "A fraterni ty or sorority is a part of an ed ucational institution, and should not separate its role from its part in education. Dr. Nygreen continued that these groups are purely native Ameri can. In stressing an organized house's dependence upon the institution he stated, "the main problem fratern ities and sororities are faced with is giving their primary loyalty to their group and not to the univer sity." Dr. Nygreen cited several par ticular examples that he had ex perienced as a result of the com mon problems of organized hous es and the pressure exerted upon them by the public. He emphasized public relations are private re lations turned inside out." Individualism in the group struc ture was stressed, as he stated "to be different from one another is our birthright." Sororities and fraternities can Mitchell Case: Privilege Committee Men Named David Dow, professor of law, and Dr. Ralph Ireland, professor of pedodontics, have been elected members of the Committee on Academic Privilege, according to results of an election held by the University Faculty Senate. The results were announced to day by James S. Blackman, asso ciate professor of engineering me chanics and secretary of the Sen ate. Also elected to the Committee on Committees were Charles J. Kennedy, associate professor of economics, and LaVerne D. Small, professor of pharmacy and phar maceutical chemistry. The newly elected members of the Committee on Academic Priv- ilege replace Prof. Julius Cohen, former chairman who is on aca demic have from the University, and Prof. Roscoe Hill, acting chair man. The Committee is charged with handling the investigation of the facts in the removal of Dr. C. Clyde Mitchell, Jr., as chairman of the department of agricultural eco nomics. Dr. Mitchell resigned last month to join the Foreign Opera tions Administration. Further investigation of the Mitchell case awaits appointment of a new chairman of the commit tee. Griffin as Winston, Clarence Croft as Wright, Robert Morrison as Fredericks, Mary Thompson as Miss Swift and John Thompson who played Mr. Patterson. One of the big problems in the original script, that of the rapidly changing scenes and the need for a swift pace was pretty well solved by the two set scenery design. Not more than once was the timing really slowed up by sluggish shifts. The play suffered through the usual opening night kinks. This is to be expected. But outside of the lags in timing which, I repeat, were infrequent and the shock ingly stark realism demanded by the author, which showed too often in the four letter words, the Uni versity Players did themselves proud. Our rating system gives "Des perate Hours" a top grade. And the overall crowd reaction was that the theater is off on a good season. Is forced to live a "normal" We while undergoing the agonizing thought Ibst nny minute they may bs mm tb target of provide a service which no other group can give, according to Dr. Nygreen. The aim of such a group should be "To create an intellec tual atmosphere around the chap ter house" and thus clarify their position with the institution. He concluded that personality building aspects in terms of peo ple should be placed on an indi vidual basis as the individual is fundamentally the organized group's treasure. "Where your treasure is, your interest will be, Dr. Nygreen summed up. Coed Counselors: Carnival Announces Procedures Penny Carnival, scheduled for Friday and sponsored by Coed Counselors, has a new arrange ment in ticket sales this year, ac cording to Joanne Bender, chair man. Tickets are sold for two periods, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. The new arrangement was effected in order to spread the crowd more evenly over the two hour period, Miss Bender ex plained. Voting procedures were also an nounced. Participants will vote from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Spectators may vote until 9:15 p.m. In order to vote, students must present their identification card and their ticket stub which must ba punched by six different booths. Those who leave the ballroom to vote will not be allowed to re enter. Final decision of the winner will be based 60 per cent on judges votes and 40 per cent on student vote. The winners will be an nounced at 9:30 p.m. The winners will receive a trophy. Second and third place winners and two hon orable mentions will also be giv en. A committee of faculty members will judge booths on originality, at tractiveness and audience appeal. Members of the committee are Miss Helen Snyder, Mrs. Frieda Spaulding and Mr. Bruce Ken dall. Penny Carnival is sponsored an nually by Coed Counselors. The ballroom will be decked in carni val decorations as pledge classes of organized houses present car nival concession booths. Organizations, themes and booth masters to compete in Penny Car nival are: Alph Chi Omega, "Join the Penny Parade", Alyce Fritch man and Kay Turney; Alpha Xi Delta, "Join the Xi's and Throw a Shoe", Sara Jones and Ruth Cartee; Alpha Omicron Pi, "Space" Joyce Mason and Terry Michal; Chi Omega, "Chi O Con struction Co.", Gretchen Lecron and Sherry Armstrong; Delta Del ta Delta, "Rope Your Gal -In the Delta Corral", Nancy Murrell and Mary Metcalfe Delta Gamma, "Hit the Head lines", Carol Vingers and Mary Lou Lucke; Gamma Phi Beta, "Clown", Jo Wyrens and Anne Ol son; Kappa Delta, "Heaven and Hades", Georgenn Humphrey and Jane Simmons; Kappa Kappa Gamma, K.G. Mouse", Nan Carl son and Kay Margreat; Kappa Alpha Theta, "Mad Hat Kats", Helen Hockabout and Mary Lynn Stafford, Pi Beta Phi, "Miss Penny Pi Phi", Connie S c h o c k and Jan Chatfield; Sigma Kappa, "Pick Your Party", Lou Forney, and Reida Gatterbuck; Terrace Hall, "Mirrors of Madness", Carolyn Bulter; Towne Club, "Monkey Business", Kathryn Knowles and Mary Otto; Zeta Tau Alpha, "Nightclub", Eunice McCosh and Caroline Boswell. Kosmet Klub Workers A meeting for all Kosmet Klub workers will be held Thursday at p.m. in the Union, Sam Van Pelt, vice-president, announced. All men interested in working in Kosmet Klub who have not yet signed up may attend this meet ing, Van Pelt said. these criminal.. The show rr throuch Saturday at the Uni?r tify Thct-er,