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Held again in connection with
the University's Ivy Day week
end, the annual birthday party of
the Student Union, and the Farm-
ers' Fair, Spring day, a day of water. The men's push ball con
planned activity, occurred for the sisted of two teams of ten each
second annual time on Friday, which attempted to get a huge,
May 3. oversized ball of at least six feet
Competition was carried on be- in diameter to respective goal
tween organized houses in various! lines. At the conclusion of the field
events which were held on the ag- events, which were conducted si
ticultural campus. Starting at ' multaneously, a noon barbeque
8:30 a.m. on Friday with a car pa- I was held. The overall winners of
rade to Ag campus (all classes
were dismissed), the scheduled
events included: tug of war in both
women's and men's division, tan
dem bike contest in both divisions
(a bicycle built for two), men's
wheel barrow race, women's foot
ball "throw, women's three-legged
race, faculty pie eating contest,
faculty peanut-pushing, faculty egg
catching, women's greased pig
race, men's push ball contest,
women's sack race and men's push
-up contest. Trophies were awarded
for the tug of war, push ball, push
up, greased pig and sack race con-
tests.
NU Works
Own Radio
Dial "880" on your radio forjand coffe h fogs a nd pizza
KNUS which is the voite of the
students of the University of Ne
braska. The station is run entirely
by students interested in radio
work. Broadcasting hours are from
3 p.m. until 10 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
The system covers SeJleck Quad
and the Women's Residence Halls.
The programming is geared espe
cially to the campus student. Mu
sic, news and sports are its main
output.
KNUS is a commercially oper
ated station and is a member of
the College Radio Corporation.
Through this corporation their ad
vertising with national firms is
done but also business establish
ments from Lincoln and surround
ing towns use commercials on the
ftation.
Programs include Eventide, an
hour of classical music each eve
ning; Sound, 30 minutes of con
temporary and progressive jazz;
The Sports Picture, and the Five
Star Deadline, a half hour of
weather, news and sports each
evening.
The station includes broadcasts
from outside the studios. Voting
results of the presidential elections
and state and local elections were
given full and complete, coverage
as soon as results were available.
Also broadcasts ot all home foot
ball, basketball and baseball
games are a part of the program
day.
On the television side one can
watch another student production
KUON-TV on channel 12.
University productions are
viewed from 9 until 11:30 and 1:30
until 2:30 Monday through Friday
and on Saturday mornings from 9
until 11:30. All ot the floor work
is done by the students. The sta
tion was started in November of
1954 and now has $60,000 worth of
equipment, including their own
cameras and switching uits.
KUON-TV offecs a wide variety
of programs for the viewer. A
week's scheduling could include
Buckskin Bob or the Friendly
Giant. The humanities program
would feature a musical program
while Searchlights of Deligency
would deal with sociology. Basic
algebra and economic geography
would takethe form of classes for
the viewer instead of just entertainment.
Among the highlights of the
morning events were the tug of
wars. The lcsing team was pulled
into a trench filled with mud and
morning events were as u-
lows: women's division, Love Hall;
men's division, Phi Delta Theta
fraternity, and faculty division,,
Agricultural college.
Afternoon activities were in con
junction with a college rodeo. A
typical cowboy and cowgirl were
selected. As a result of the rodeo
contest, Dallas Hunt received "Ail
Around Cowgirl" and Gary Tregee
was "Ail-Around Cowboy." Rodeo
events included saddle bronc rid
ing, steer riding, barebronc riding,
calf roping, bulldogging, barrel
! racing and pole bending. Calf
catching and wild cow -milking con
tests for boys and girls represent
ing organized houses was also held.
Climaxing the Spring day events
! was the street dance, sponsored by
the Student Union in conjunction
with their birthday party, "Mid
way Madness." All day Friday
specialties such as hot doughnuts
pie were offered at both the Ag and !
city unions. A midway carnival
was held Thursday night through
Saturday night. Spring day of
ficially ended at 12 midnight Fri
day. To complete the week-end's
festivities the traditional Ivy Day
ceremonies were held Saturday,
May 4.
Houses Give
Coed Follies
Every year in the spring the
women of the University present
the Coed Follies show under the
supervision of the Associated
Women Students organization. Or
ganized houses on campus pre
pare an idea for a skit and pre
sent it to AWS. If the idea is ap
proved, practice for try-outs be
gins. At the try-outs skit are judged
on originality, suitability to the
theme chosen for the show, au
dience appeal, and participation.
Several large skits are selected
along with some "curtain acts" of
smaller, shorter skits, and some
"traveler acts" of individual or
small group talent. Another fea
ture of Coed Follies is the pre
sentation of the 12 finalists for
Cornhusker Beauty Queens. Also
the Ideal Nebraska Coed is re
vealed. Sell-out audiences attend the
show, which is presented for two
nights at the Nebraska Theater.
The acts are Judged by a com
mittee faculty members and a few
students. Long hours of work,
planning, and practicing go into
every production, and costumes
and stage sets are colorful.
The theme chosen by AWS for
this year's Coed Follies was "Var
sity Visions." Gamma Phi Beta
took first place honors with their
interpretation of the University's
R.O.T.C. program. Second place
went to Alpha Omicron Pi with
their take-off on "Rock and Roll"
and the Pi Beta Phi's took third
place with a calypso number.
The Alpha Chi Omega's won the
award for the best curtain act,
and the junior class of the Gamma
Phi Beta's had the outstanding
traveler act. Kappa Alpha Theta
was awarded honorable mention
for their act entitled, "Pecos
Bill."
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A KOSMET KLUB'skit, "All
Kosmet Klub Presents
Fall, Spring
After much discussion the an
rual Kosmet Klub Fall Review
was reinstated last June following
its ban from presentation in 1955.
The 1956 fall show, the first on
the Klub's yearly activities, was
entitled "Classical Capers" and six
fraternities took part in the corn-
petition for place awards in the
skit presentation. Four fraterni
ties presented curtain acts also,
Theta Xi fraternity walked off
with first place honors with their
skit, "USS Misery," a story of
how brass bands were originated
on U.S. naval vessels. Second
place honors went to Delta Up
silon with their skit "All Our
Hides." Third place was Phi
Kappa Psi with their version of
"Faust."
Another highlight of the evening
took place when the 1956-57 Kos
met Klub royalty were presented.
The Nebraska Sweetheart, Char
lene Ferguson and Prince Kosmet,
Don Smidt, were revealed at the
close of the show. Charlene and
Don, each among six finalists,
were chosen by ballot of the peo
ple attending the Fall Review.
With the Review completed KK
University Singers Perform
Throughout Nebraska, U.S.
Two ol the busiest musical
groups on the Nebraska campus
are the University Singers and
the University Madrigal Singers,
whose high performing caliber is
known throughout Nebraska and
sections of the United States.
The University Singers under the
direction of Dr. David Foltz, pre
sent concerts on the campus as
well as in towns over the state.
The Madrigal Singers, a special
projec of Dr. Foltz, have been
heard over national broadcasting
systems and throughout the stae.
The Singers is a group of ap
proximately 70 voices and the
Madrigal numbers approximately
12.
Several years ago the Madrigals
sang for a music teachers as
sociation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Excellence of performance and
practiced informality are the key
notes of this musical group, which
stems from the old English tradi
tion of madrigal singing, wherein
members of several families would
get together for a dinner which
would be followed by informal
singing. True to this custom, the
Madrigal Singtrs always performed
seated at tables.
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Our Hides," won second place in the
Programs
members started working on their
spring presentation which, this
year, was the musical, "South
Pacific." Any person could try
out for the show and lead and
chorus parts were chosen. Musi
cal director was Al Holbert.
Norman Riggins played Emile
DeBeque, the role which Ezio Pin
za made famous on Broadway.
Cynthia Barber took Mary Mar
tin's role, Nellie Forbush. Lt.
Joseph Cable was played by Jack
Lindsay; Bloody Mary, the com
edy relief, character part was
taken by Barbara Coonrad, and
Luther Billie was played by Joe
Hill. Liat, a support role was
played by Jane Odeli.
The show is a Roger and Ham
rnerstein musical version of the
original book of the same title by
James Michener. The story con
cerns two love affairs, that of Lt.
Cable for Liat and of the middle
aged planter, DeBeque, for Nellie
Forbush.
The show was held for the first
time in the new Lincoln Pershing
Memorial Auditorium. The last
time a KK show was held in a
municipal auditorium was 29
years ago.
Well known to the University
students is the Christmas carol
concert presented each December
by the University Singers. During
Easter season, the Singers present
a program of religious music in
which several soloists are featured.
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Football Time
Brings Varied
Days To Fans
At the University of Nebraska
special events are held on game
days throughout the football sea
son. The band, card section,
cheerleaders, Tassels, and Corn
cobs all participate in colorful
half time ceremonies.
Band Day is a big event at the
University. High school bands
from all over Nebraska parade
through the downtown Lincoln
streets in "the morning. Before the
game they assemble on the field
to play the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner." During the half-time the
bands entertain with music and
formations while the school baton
twirlers perform on the sidelines.
Homecoming is the most special
of the special days. The organized
houses on campus decorate their
houses and lawns with huge dis
plays urging the Cornhuskers to
victory. The Homecoming Queen
is presented during, half-time of
the football game.. That same eve
ning the queen and her attendants
are honored at the annual Home
coming Dance.
Migration is another special
event. It is a weekend set aside
by the University in which the stu
dents go together to a football
game which is away.
Parents Day is a Saturday short
ly before the end of the football
season when parents are honored
by the University and the students.
A special section is reserved in the
stadium for those parents who do '
not, have season tickets. The or
ganized houses also make special
plans for honoring their parents.
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