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Vol. 32, No. 99
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Friday, May 24, 1957
South Pacific:
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Ensign Nellie
Cynthia Barber, who is star
ring in the 1957 Kosmet Klub
Spring Show, "South Pacific,"
fts "Ensign Nellie Forbush,"
strutts about the stage singing
Outstanding Nebraskan:
ISoyvsrrDa, ieDinnieirs
Awarded IHIoirDoir
Dr. 0. K. Bouwsma and Sandra
Reimers were chosen Thursday as
the second semester 1956-57 out-
tanding Nebraskans.
Both will be honored at a Fri
day luncheon in the Union by the
paid staff of the Nebraskan who
made the selection.
According to his letter of nom
ination Dr. Bouwsma, who is pro
fessor of philosophy at the Univer-
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Sandra Reimers
iity "has through his international
fame as a reknowned figure in the
field of philosophy brought great
credit to his University and col
lege."
Among his many accomplish
ments, the letter stated, Dr. Bojws
ma is president of the' western
division of the American Philo
sophical Society. He has also been
a visiting professor at many uni
versities and has participated in
numerous conferences and semin
ars around the country.
Miss Reimers, a senior in Arts
AUF House
Chairmen
Announced
Fifteen girls have been chosen
to represent their respective
houses as team captains in the
All University Fund Independent
Solicitations Drive next fall, ac
cording to Terry Mitchem, Inde
pendent Solicitations chairman.
The girls and the housss they
represent are: Bobbie Jo Bible,
Alpha Chi Omega; Pat Schleuter,
Alpha Omicron Pi; Ida Mae Ryan,
Alpha Phi; Sally Barnes, Alpha Xi
Delta; Nancy Spilker, Chi Omega;
Jean Berger, Delta Delta Delta;
Bobbie Jorgenson, Delta Gamma;
Margaret Marshall, Gamma Phi
Beta; Diane Jones, Kappa Alpha
Theta; Dee Wertz, Kappa Delta;
Judy Vviig, Kappa Kappa Gamma;
Lou Ann Harrison, Pi Beta Phi;
Fran Brown, Sigma Delta Tau;
Liz Banghart, Sigma Kappa; and
Linda West, Zeta Tau Alpha.
The five charities that will be
supported by AUF next year a.Je
The American Heart Association,
the Cerebral Pauls? Association,
The Lancaster Association for Re
tarded Children, The National As
sociation of Mental Healvfa, and
the World University Service.
"The All University Fund would
like to thank all of the faculty
members who contributed to this
year's AUF Faculty Solicitations
Drive," Nan Carlson, Faculty So
licitations chairman, said.
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her famous number, "I'm Gonna
Wash That Man Right Out of
My Hair." Miss Barber, togeth
er with Norman Riggins, Jack
Linsay, Barbara Coonrad, and
and Sciences was described in her
letter of nomination as an out
standing student and person.
"She has been an outstanding
member of the debate squad an
one of the top ten senior women
schlastically."
Miss Reimers has "held offices
in the Presbyterian Congregation
al Student Union, CCRC, and has
been chairman of the International
Friendship Dinner."
"She is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, and Al
pha Epsilon Rho.
Miss Reimers spent last summer
in Italy. She was chosen as one
of a group of twenty students to
work in reconstruction camps for
the World Council of Churches.
She will soon leave for Germany
to study in radio and television,
the letter stated. Miss Reimers
was the recipient of the Fulbright
scholarship for that purpose.
940 Seniors:
CornnfiGncQmcnt
rocedure Set
The 86th annual commencement
of the University will begin at 10
a.m. Monday, June 10, according
to Dr. Floyd Hoover; chairman of
the Faculty Senate subcommittee
on graduation.
Approximately 940 seniors will
assemble on F Street in front of
Love Library at 9:15 a.m. and then
proceed down the Mall past the
Caroline tower to the Coliseum.
The University symphonic band
will play the processional, tenta
tively scheduled to be "Chimes of
Liberty."
Ushered into the Coliseum by
the new Mortar boards and Inno
cents, the seniors will hear the
invocation given by the Rev. John
Flice, and then listen to the com
mencement address by former
chancellor, Dr. Reuben Gustavson.
Dr. Gustavson is president of the
Resources for the Future Inc. His
record as a chancellor included
the first banquet co honor Uni
versity athletes, the first Honors
Banquet for recognition of senior
Rag Luncheon
To Honor Three
The final Nebraskan Press
Lucheon will honor the "Outstand
ing Nebraskans" and the Athlete-o'-the-Year
at its Friday luncheon
at 12 noon in the Union, according
to Fred Daly, editor.
Sandra Reimers and Dr. O. K.
Bouwsma will be presented the
'Outstanding Nebraskan" awards
while Rex Ekwall will be presented
the Athlete-of-the-Year award.
All members of the Daily Ne
braskan and Cornhusker staffs
may attend, as well as members
of the Board of Publications re
porters, staff writers and column
ists. Korean Veterans
Korean veterans, the A's through
the M's may sign their month pay
vouchers, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday. The N's through the Z's
may do so June 1, 3 and 4 from
8-12 a.m. according to Ruth Swan-
son, supervisor, veterans ana
Selective Service Affairs-
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Joe Hill will play in Rodgers
and Hammerstein's celebrated
Broadway hit Friday and Satur
day at the Pershing Memorial
Auditorium.
"Miss Reimers is active in many
other extracurricular campus and
civic activities. Her unassuming
assumption of duties and her co
operation and helpfulness to her
fellow students more, than quali
fies her for this great honor,"
the letter concluded.
. Last year's outstanding Nebras
kans were Dr. Knute Broady and
Diane Knotek.
Past outstanding Nebraskans
include, faculty: Dr. Carl Georgi,
Dr. Arthur Westbrook, .Emmanuel
Wishnow, Donald Olson, Col.
Frankforter, Dr. George Rosenlaf,
Rex Knowles, Mrs. Charles Peder
son, Miss Mary Lielenz, W. V. Lam
bert, Bill Glassford, and G. G.
Gustafson.
Students: Gail Katske, John
Gourley, Tom Novak, Bob Novak,
Marv Stromer, Jack Rodgers, El
don Park, Don Noble, Robert Raun
and Mrs. Ernest Herbst.
students for superior scholarship
and the first all non-academia em
ployees dinner.
After the commencement ad
dress, Chancellor Clifford Hardin
will call each senior's name and
the degree he received. The stu
dent called will stand to hear his
degree.
Education
Professor
To Retire
Florence Corbin, associate pro
fessor of vocational education at
the University will retire June 30.
She Joined the University staff
in 1926. Three years later she
was made head of the division of
vocational homemaking education.
She attended
il II MirViiacm Rtat
Teachers Col
lege at Ypsi
lanti, and re
c e i v e d her
Bachelor of Sci
ence and Mas
ter of Science
degrees from
the University
of Wisconsin at
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Jnurnil mnA Star JMaOlSOU.
She
Cordin also did gradu
ate work at Columbia University
in New York City.
Miss Corbin taught homemak
ing in Michigan high schools, was
a member of the homemaking
staff at the Univeristy of Wiscon
sin, and city supervisor of home
making education at Springfield,
HI. before coming to Nebraska.
She also has taught summer ses
sions at Michigan State University
in East Lansing.
She has written articles for pro
fessional magazines, including the
Journal of Home Economics, the
Vocational Education Journal and
Practical Home Economics.
Her future plans include some
traveling during the coming year.
By GARY RODGERS
Staff Writer
"South Pacific" reported to
be one of the most outstanding
shows ever to be produced on this
campus will present its initial per
formance tonight. The Kosmet klub
production is scheduled for 8 p.m.
tonight and tomorrow in the Persh
ing Municipal Auditorium.
The show, one of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's greatest, was the
third longest running play on Broad
way. When it opened in 1949, it
met cries of "Rodgers and Ham
merstien have done it again" and
statements such as "One of 'the
greatest musical plays in the his
tory of the American Theater."
The production will be the first
full-stage musical to be presented
in Lincoln's fabulous new Persh
ing Municipal Auditorium. Already
advance ticket sales show the show
will be a near jsell-out. Nearly 2000
tickets have been sold, according
to Marsh Nelson, Kosmet Klub
business manager.
The play is under direction of
former University graduate Nor
man Leger who directed the Lin
coln Community Theater plays this
past season. Al Holbert, a graduate
of the University's department of
music is the music director.
The show held a practice per
formance Monday night with the
Lincoln Air Force Base personnel
as audience. The airmen and oth
ers seeing the production at that
time were greatly impressed, with
the performance. It was reported
that the production's wealth of
song, spirited acting and overall
enthusiasm made the show truly
enjoyable.
The show, based on two stories
from James Michener's Pulitzer
Prize winning book, "Tales of the
South Pacific," has a superb musi
cal score including the songs
"Some Enchanted Evening," "A
Wonderful Guy," "There Is Noth
inf Like a Dame,'.', and "Younger
than Springtime."
The plot is formed by two ro
mantic themes. The first is the
love affair of Ensign Nellie For
bush, a high-spirited nurse from
Little Rock, Ark., capably played
by Cynthia Barber and a silver
templed French planter, Emile De
Beque, played by Norman Rig
gins. The secondary theme is that of
an American Marine, Lt. Joseph
Cable, played by Jack Lindsey and
the Tonkinese girl, Liat, played
by Jane Odell.
The role of Emile De Beque was
made famous by Ezio Pinza on
Eroadway. Riggins, who plays this
part in the Kosmet Klub produc
tion, was a member of last year's
Kosmet Klub spring show and has
sung in the Messiah.
Cynthia Barber's part as Nellie
Forbush was played by Mary Mar
tin in the original production.
Surrounding them are these
characters: Bloody Mary, L i a t's
mother, a comedy character part,
played by Barb Coonrad, and Lu
ther Bibbs, a seabee, played by
Joe Hill.
Others in the case and the roles
they will play are: Vern Feye-Ab-ner,
Morgan Homes- Lt. Adams,
Dave Meisenholder Capt. Brack
et!, Bill Raecke Jerome, Bob
Robson Stewpot, Charles Rich
rock Henry, and Steve Schultz
professor. Others in the case include: Gwen
Chab, Wynn Smithberger, Mary
Pokony, Larry Romjue, Larry
Hossack, Gary Aksamit, Bill Drap
er, John Parmalee, Harlan Noddle,
Fred Holbert, Janet Handler, Don
ald Geisler, Sandra Niehus, Mary
Lou Lucke, Judy Ramey, Sharon
Frangman, Bob Ireland, Dave
British Officials:
NU Museum Rated
The University state museum and
art galleries at Morrill Hall were
praised as "first class" and "ex
traordinary" Wednesday by noted
British and American museum of
ficials attending the 52nd annual
meeting of the American Associa
tion of Museums.
William Swinton, principal scien
tific and education officer for the
British Museum of Natural History,
declared the museum is "first
class." He also said he is a strong
believer in museum tours for stu
dents. Swinton, who addressed, the as
soication's opening session, is in
this country on a State Department
sponsored visit. Gov. Victor Ander
son presented him with an ad
miral's commission in Nebraska's
mythical Navy.
William Milliken, director of the
Cleveland Museum of Art, said
the museum has an "extraordinary
group of painti!igs and sculpture."
He also said the University has
a "first-rate" group of art pro
gressors. Elected new president o! the as
sociation was Edward Alexander,
Leighton, Ruthe Rosenquist, Sally
Berg and Mary Sandra Rice.
Members of the "South Pacific"
chorus are: Bob Benton, Darrell
Eberspacher, Bill Harvey, Bob
Hinman, John Holmes, John Mad
den and Jerry Marples.
Jack McCormick, Monte Mead,
Wesley Pearce, Keith Smith, Mon
roe Usher, Bill Wieland, Linda
Beal, Gloria Denton, Mary Hus
ton, Jodie Kuhous and Judy Lind-
NU Survey:
Solons H evive
Budget Mopes
The University stands a chance
of receiving the one million dol
lars lopped off the Governors budg
et recommendation by the Budget
Committee, according to a partial
survey conducted by the Daily Ne
braskan. This increase would give the Uni
versity a budget increase of 3.2
million dollars over the last bien
nium. The budget will probably come
to the floor of the Unicameral
some time next week, according to
Sen. Carl Vogel, chairman of the
Budget Committee.
A minority report submitted by
Sen. Otto Liebers of Lincoln calls
for the return of one million dol
lars to the University budget. Sen
ators Syas and Tews, also in favor
of the return indicated to the Daily
Nebraska Wednesday that the
minority report has a good chance
of passing.
"I think we have enough votes
to make it go through", Sen. Otto
Kotouch said.
Don Thompson and Willard Wal
do seconded the words of Tews.
Opposed to the University's in
crease were Sens. John Beaver
and Carl Vogel, both members of
the Budget Committee.
"I will vote for the ten million
dollar increase for the University",
Beaver said. "Most people don't
seem to realize that the University
will receive such a considerable in
crease. With the increase recom
mended by the committee, the Uni
versity will have ten million dol
lars more than it has ever had be
fore. Actually, I think that's too
much", he added.
Vogel made no comment other
than that he would vote for the
recommendation of his committee.
Sen. John Auffenhamp was un
decided about the way he would
vote. He remarked that too many
people seemed concerned that the
faculty would fail to receive an in
crease in salary.
"The legislature has already in
dicated that they would favor the
salary increase", he remarked.
Auffenhamp commented on a
list of salaries of a University de
partment that he had seen.
"Some of the instructors were
Lincoln Operetta
Auditions Open
University students interested in
appearing in the annual Lincoln
operetta at Pinewood Bowl this
summer may audition Friday eve
ning at the Chamber of Commerce
Building, 11th and P streets.
Auditions for leads and chorus
will begin at 7:30 p.m. each eve
ning. Persons auditioning may se
lect their own songs. Accompan
ists will be furnished.
director of interpretation at Colo
nial Williamsburg, Va.
Vice presidents chosen were
James Brown III, William Has
sler, Robert Hatt and Charles Na
gel. Courtesy Lincoln Star
SWINTON
gren.
Jan Perrenoud, Anne Pickett,
Sharon Rain, Kathy Roach, Carole
Triplett, Alice Virtman, Rose Wig
gins, Ruth Blank, Sharon Fang
man, Alyce Fritchman, Virginia
James and Sandra Johns.
Jackie Kapplin, Jane McLaugh
lin, Edith Morrow, Sandra Niehus,
Kay Nielsen, Sharon Quinn, Judy
Sopher, Sandra W h a 1 e n and
Cynthia Zschau.
listed as receiving as little as two
and three thousand a year", he
said. "I was quite impressed until
some one told me that these were
part time instructors who only
taught a few courses while work
ing on their degrees. Yet I had
been led to believe that they were
full-time instructors."
Plans Approved:
Union Construction
Set For September
Construction on the addition to
the Union is tentatively scheduled
the first of August and the end of
September, according to Al Ben
nett, assistant managing director
of the Union.
36 Years:
McNeill
To
In June
Dr. Clarence McNeill, an edu
cator in the field of economics at
the University for the past 36
years, will retire in June, at the
close of the current semester.
A professor of economics, he is
an authority on public utilities
and transportation and in the past
few years has specialized in theory
of economics.
Dr. McNeill plans to remain in
Lincoln and continue his research
on the history of economic thought.
In announcing his retirement, he
said that teaching has proved a
most enjoyable and satisfying
career.
Dr. McNeill was graduated from
Crete High School, received his
Bachelor's degree from Doane Col
lege in 1912 and his Doctor of
Philosophy degree from Yale Uni
versity in 1928.
After graduating from Doane, he
served as superintendent of schools
at Hardy and later at Lawrence.
From 1919 to 1920, he was statisti
cian for the New York Public
Service Commission, and the fol
lowing year was analyst for the
New York Transit Commission.
He joined the University faculty
in 1921 as assistant professor,
being promoted to associate pro
fessor in 1927 and to full profes
sor in 1946. He also served as
chairman of the department of
economics from 1946-50.
Exftaordi nary'
More than 300 museum officials
are attending the convention which
runs through Friday.
Speakers Wednesday included
James Olson, University chairman
of the History Department, Lau-
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Barber and Riggins
The Board of Control and th
Administration have approved the
plans as presented by the archi
tecs. These plans will be sent to
the Union managers for final ap
proval by the end of June, and
then bids will be let around August
1.
Construction should definitely b
under way by October 1. The new
addition is expected to be finished
in the fall of 1958.
The new addition will house such
things as a bowling alley, barber
shop, ballroom, and . additional
space for luncheons and group
meetings.
A larger "Crib" will be included
in the addition along with new
offices for the Nebraska and Corn
husker staffs.
Group Told
'Not To Sell
Public Short'
The American Association of Mu
seums were cautioned Thursday
morning "not to sell the public
short" in the educational phase of
displaying specimens.
Dr. C. Bertrand Schultz, director
of the University Museum, told
the group which is holding its an
nual convention in Lincoln this
week that "many people visit th
museums with the idea ot learn
ing something. And it is surprising
how much they do know."
Speaking at the morning session
of the Science Museums section
on "Fossil Hunting Today and
Yesterday," Dr. Schultz stressed
the importance of gathering proper
data with each new fossile find.
"A specimen poorly collected
with complete data, such as a ge
ological levels and location, is in
reality worth more to science and
to the museum than one perfectly
collected but with incomplete
data."
"In fact," he said, "specimens
without data are curiosities use
less to science."
rence Sickman, director of the
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of
Art, Sterling Callisen, dean of edu
cation at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and Leonard Carmichael,
secretary of the Smithsonian In
stitute. Sessions were held during the
afternoon and evening by the fol
lowing sections: college and univer
sity museums, librarians, plantar
iuins, registrars and superinten
dents. Walter Orech, superintendent of
the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston,
presided over the superintendents
section Speakers included Henrietta
Schumm, transportation consultant,
Schummn Traffic Agency, Edward
Stanley, manager, public service
programs, National Broadcasting
company, who discussed color tele
vision and James Ketch, General
Electric company, Stanley, mana
ger, public service programs. Na
tional Broadcasting company, who
discussed color television and
James Ketch, General Electric
company. Stanley is a graduate
of the University and a former
Lincoln Star staff member.
