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PNIVSRSITY OF N'E LIBRARY Social Rules Questioned FEB ,?5 Vol. 32, No. 71 Typography Format Gets Facelifting By MACK LUNDSTROM Managing Editor It's time for a lesson in ty-, It's time for a lesson in ty pography and today's Daily , . . Nebraskan is the perfect place for it since our readers have had a day of "academic" rest. Following a style change appearing jointly Monday in the Lincoln Star and the Lin coln Journal, the Daily Ne braskan today has the same ti , 'new look, The type face you are now reading is called Corona. It Is nine points high (there are 72 points in an inch) and is placed on a slug nine and a half points thick (a slug is a piece of lead molded by a line-casting machine and has letters on it). The old type was eight-point Majestic on a nine-point slug. As vou can see by compar ing the Ivne in this column : with the lvpe in me adjacent vam nnlif-P thai he - sides being larger, the new (Corona) type has shorter ascenders and descenders (these are the portions of a letter which extend above and below the regular letters, as the ascender in the letter 'b" or the descender in the letter "p"). This results in a thicker and more easily read type. Another innovation is a nar rower column width. Pre viously, the columns in the Pailv" Nebraskan were IU2 picas wide (Ihere are six picas in an inch). The col umn width in today's paper Is only 11 picas. The "new look" further puts the Daily Nebraskan staff to the test of good jour nalism. The journalist strives to tell his story with complete accuracy, l"Hvin; out no es sentials, in ;i crvpiic and clear style. His motto is ac luiuiiui, . curacy, terseness, accuracy. So 'with lareer tvne andieasily read newsPaPer- The sec--' ;i!f itZ . I ond puts the Daily Nebraskan to narrower columns, the jour nalist's motto is of double im portance to the Nebraskan staff. There is less space, but we are still faced with pre senting the same amount of news. The result is a responsibil ity of giving a dual-clarity to our readers. The first has been provided with the new look, resulting in a better looking, more easily read newspaper. The second puts the Daily Nebraskan to the test of better news coverage. Only you, our readers, can be the judge of the success of our endeavors. MB Plaits 3 Years For Conference Letters Saving, Planning Credited For Success The coming women's con ference sponsored by Black Masque chapter of M o r t a r Board is the culmination of three years of planning, let ter writing and saving. The idea for a women's conference was born in the minds of the Mortar Boards of 1955-56. They entrusted the erowing plans to the Mortar Boards of 1956-57, who devel oped the idea but were un able to get a speaker. The newly chosen Black Masquers of 1957-58 contacted Mrs. Priest in June and com pleted the plans for the con ference this fall. The conference on March 1 is being offered as a serv ice to the women of the cam pus and the state, Barbara Sharpe, chairman of the event aid. Expenses Absorbed Expenses are being ab sorbed partly by money saved by past Mortar Board groups; It is not a m o n e y making project. The panel discussions which will be held during the after noon will be led by outstand ing Nebraska women. Miss Sharpe stated. "Although Mortar Board feels that there are mary leading women in the slate, we chose these parii.'iilar women because of the proim;i-' lo Lincoln," lh- ad:L'd. :'! 's. Priest will hii ni: a.Mii.ie in these dis tubsions unless she so desires. Lincoln, I POrphy and today's Daily Ne- braskan is the perfect place for lt ,ince our readert hav, had a day of ''academic" rest. Following a style change ap pearing jointly Monday in the Lincoln Star and the Lincoln Journal, the Daily Nebraskan to day has that same "new look." The type face you are now reading is 'called Majestic. It is eight points high (there are 1 72 points in an inch) and is i p'iac?d on a si,.K njne points j thick fa slug is a piece of lead molded by a line-casting mach ine and has letters on it). The new type is nine-point Corona on a nine and a half point slug. As you can see by comparing the type in this column with the type in the adjacent column, you notice that besides being larger, the new (Corona) type has short er ascenders and descenders (these are the portions of a letter which extend above and below the regular letters, as the as- " - ' descender in the letter "p"). It , ,. , , easily read type. Another innovation is a nar rower column width, deviously, the columns in the Daily Ne braskan were 114 picas wide (there are six picas in an inch). The column width in today's pa paper is only 11 picas. The "new look" further puts the Daily Nebraskan staff to the test of good journalism. The jour nalist strives to tell his story with complete accuracy, leaving out no essentials, in a cryptic and clear style. His motto is ac curacy, terseness, accuracy. So, with larger type and nar rower columns, the journalist's motto is of double importance to the Nebraskan staff. There k lesi space, but we are still faced with presenting the same amount of news. The result is a responsibility of giving a dual-clarity to our readers. The first has been pro vided with the new look, result ing in a better looking, more puts the Daily the test of better news coverage. Only you, our readers, can be the judge of the success of our endeavors. May Queen Vote Tomorrow Junior and senior wom en will vote Wednesday to chose ten finalists from the forty-five candidates who have filed for May Queen. The election will be held from 11 a. in. to 6 p. m. at the City Union and from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. at the Ag Union. S p e a k er s for the con-! ferenccs are: Mrs. Hazel Abel, Lincoln, Mother of the ' tear and former U.S. sena tor; Mrs. Ramona Deite mcyer, Lincoln, Mrs. Ameri ca of 1956: Mrs. Roscoe Hill. Lincoln, Lincoln School Board ' head and former Mortar Board; Mrs. Betty Sharp, Ne braska City, county attorney, past chairman of the Lincoln Lancaster County Inter-Safety Committee and a member of the 1958 Mother of the Year Committee. Others Attending Sen. Kathleen F o o t e, Ax tell, state senator; Mrs. Ha zel Stebbins, Lincoln, women's program director of KFOR: Mrs. Eleanor Knoll Swanson, Omaha, lawyer, vice presi dent of National Mortar Board and former NU Mortar Board president; Mrs. Willi am Hasebrook. West Point, former president of all Wom en's Clubs in Nebraska; and Mrs. John Scott, Lincoln, head of women's work in Ne braska Civil Defense. Bette Bonn, Lincoln, head of . Bette Bonn, Model Agency; Mrs. Fern Hubbard Orme, Lincoln, former city council woman; Mrs. Archie Marvel, Hastings, member of the na tional board of the YWCA: Mrs. Rex Knowles, Lincoln, a PT President, and Dr. Grace Lovcluiid, Lincoln, physician. Nebraska i D E L A TOTEM POLE POSE-The five finalists for Ideal Ne braska Coed don't really range from four feet five to seven feet tall. Rather the Daily Nebraskan photographer enticed Misses (from top) Sharon McDonald. Jan Lichten berger, Dorothy Beechner, Georgann Humphrey and Judy Chapman to pose specially for this totem pole shot. Final interview for Ideal Coed will be tonight. Counters Check Building Usage Students have been little marks on tally sheets during the past week as a count of persons using campus build ings is being conducted. Counters stationed at the doors of class buildings are making a "material count," said A. E. Moomaw, office engineer in Buildings and Grounds. This is the best way of de termining how many persons use the buildings on campus, Moomaw said. "A count based on class at tendance would take weeks," he said. Junior IFC Names Officers The newly elected officers of Junior Inter-Fraternity Council are Chuck Evans, president, Phi Delta Theta; Don Epp, v i c e-president; Farm House: Mac Ryder, secretary, Beta Theta Pi: and Bob Kaff, treasurer, Delta Upsilon. According to Evans, the booklets containing all the so rority pledge classes are still on sale and the price has been reduced to 75 cents each. The group has plans of hav ing the once-scheduled pledge dance and hope to be able to participate in Greek Week. ABOTC Exams The Air Force Reserve Of ficers Training Corps officer qualifying exams will be given Saturday. Col. Carter Duncan, profes of Air Science, said that all basic cadets who will grad uate between April 30, 1960 and 1961, are eligible to take the seven-hour exam. Taking the exam in no way obligates the student to the Air Force ROTC, Duncan noted. Students may register for the tests in Military and Naval Science 202. Tuesday, February 25, 1958 . , . ' tf. " ' , - ' . ' . v V- . M f I I I r - r s 1 - I I t it v !' . f ' I ? : .. .:me",r - - ,'v ' I . I I I ' iar 1 I Frost Exhibit i x , -u v. iof rules of social or conduct A pictoral exhibit honoring, bation a Daiiv Nebras- Robert Frost, American poet, an writer found ne folow. is on display in the main w infrm!1t;nn- lounge of Love Library for; the next two weeks. The display consists of 21 pieces illustrating four points: 1 ) the country in which Frost lives; 2) the people of whom the poet writes; 3) original Frost manuscripts: and 4) Frost himself in his native surroundings. The display was organized by the Library of Congress. JAZZ IT UP A BIT Sunday night movie goers at the Union sponsored films will have an opportunity to hear jazz the great medium of America next Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The John Veith Jazz Quintet, one of the finest groups in the middlewest, will be featured. Playing their own stylin gs, the five members of the group will feature selections on the marimba, bongo drums, base, saxophone and electric guitar. Included in the program will be Alice Carlyle, singer ing her own vocal stylings. The show will be MC'd by Bob Jones, well-known for his "Jones' Junction" disc iockey program. Comments such as "terrific," "great program" and "outstanding jazz group" have followed the show oh its tour through the midwest. Featured on the double billing stage and screen show is the outstanding motion picture, "On the Waterfront," starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint. The picture won eight academy awards at the An nual Oscar program. The show will be over before women's closing hours. By Council Member Freed Will Present Resolution To Standardize Regulations By CAROLE FRANK News Editor A resolution to standardize social regulations at the University will be presented by Ken Freed, Business Administration representa tive to the Student Council, Wednesday at the 4 p.m. Council meeting. If the resolution is passed, Freed hopes a committee of Student Council members and faculty members will study the problem. The Resolution The resolution reads: "Whereas, there is no ex plicit written policy govern ing student conduct at t h e University in the possession o i student agencies, and "W h ere as the only d eclaration o f policy is contained in the Rules of the Board o f Regents, c h a p ter three sec y mi tion seven, Freed stating students "Are to conduct themselves in ac cordance with the rules of morality and decency which obtain in well-ordered com munities, and to r e f r a i n from any conduct Injurious to the good name of the Uni versity," and, "Whereas, this declaration is nebulous in light of t h e complex morality of modern society, and "Whereas, students, as par ties of the state institution, have the right to know under what specific regulations they are judges with regard to so cial conduct, "Therefore, be H re solved, "That the University of Nebraska's Division of Stu dent Affairs clarify and cod ify the rules of social con duct pertaining to the stu dents of said institution. "That the Student Council aid in such clarification and codification. That representative dents from those enrolled at the University be allowed to testify during the time of for mulation of these policies." Freed also stated that a codification of social regula tions will help relations be tween the student body and the administration. Many 3 i 4 f utu "rra,"' rfVJFlannigan of the Tri Delta. expect and this code w i 1 1 clarifv the nolicies ciaruy ine policies ... St,)dent's mht. t4 4 A student has a right to know the differences between socia and conduct probation he also added If a studen knows wia the penalty wll , v "Ka,"T a,llv"clc cial activities are concerned j Researching on this matter fnf.ial nrf)hfltio Social probation pertains on- Iv to ctouds of students but riot to individuals. The amount ! at the Sigma Nu house. Base of penalty depends on t h e j ball and studying made up the type of activity Conduct probation is strict ly for individuals who are con cerned with activities. any unaccepted ; pearea irom ine riu um jta Theta house in the after- Specific Rules Wanted Specific rulings could be found only in the Board of I. V Regents By-Laws, the Nebras ka Handbook and a pamphlet entitled "A Guide For Social Events." The ruling in the pamph let stated that "penalties for the violation of University regulations regarding drink ing will be increasingly se vere up to and including ex pulsion. Disregard for these rules by members of a house or group may result in the forfeiting of the right of the group to function as an organization." Rules specified in the 1957 58 Husker Handbook are nu merous and consist of the fol lowing: dishonesty and cheat ing, destruction or defacement of property, rioting or public brawling, purchase, posses sion or consumption of alco holic beverages by minors, failure to observe library, parking, or traffic regula tions are all violations of the High Spirit, Spring Fever Made Holiday Even Better Students Take To Car As Campus Empties By DIANA MAXWELL Copy Editor Fine spring-like weather, high spirits over victory and an almost unprecedented holi day added up to a day of i merriment on campus, j "Everyone is out riding stu-iaround in cars, oreferablv convertibles." reported one ot me tnree persons lett in the Pi Phi house yesterday afternoon. Judy Hughes added that some of the girls were playing bridge on the lawn. "Practically everyone went down town," reported Pat 1 ? SVh ! I fine weather occupied t h e j men fit Cornnusker Co.op said Uohn Kinnier. i Few organize activities re ,)e,d 0 fa vester. d Most of lne fu-w a s jeither in sleeping or doing nothing or pJtyin "A few like me are study mg, commented Gretchen Sides of the Kappa Alpha Theta house. Several girls went to Omaha, she said, and many were out "driving around." Clean Cars Cars got long needed wash recreation there, said D e 1 Fuelberth. All the pledges had disap- .1 . P A. I T 1 jnoon. Jim Moore commented that most persons there were l "par tying". "One guy is ST JtF University's concept of accep table conduct. The disciplining of students is one of the responsibilities of the Division of Student af fairs. Disciplinary action in clude! expulsion, suspension, and conduct probation. An expelled student is not permitted to re-enter the Uni versity, suspended students may be re-admitted according to the terms of the suspension order and conduct probations restricts student privileges. The Board of Regents By Laws and Rules have a few paragraphs dealing with con duct and discipline in Section Seven of their book. These state the same thing as the rules in the Husker Handbook with a little different word ing. No other information was found printed In any books of the University. Policies seem to be formed as the need occurs. studying," he noted. "One guy In Seaton is sit ting on the steps cleaning oft his shoes," reported an ob server in Selleck. "Everybody slept late" said John Hartung of Selleck. Some studying and a lot of loafing filled the Selleck day, he said. Several Kappa's went to Ag Campus for a picnic, said Kay Magaret. Many Study Crowds in Love Library at tested to the fact that many students use holidays to study. Both the downstairs lounge and the upstairs study rooms had more than their average quota of persons studying. "Everybody is just walking around saying Isn't it won derful'," noted Sue Hinkle at the Women's Dorm. The dorm was pretty empty by after noon, but few had gotten up before 10:30, she said. At Fedde Hall cards and loafing were the main occupa tionsamong those who could be found in the dorm. Consensus We slept, we rode around, we loafed, we studied, we partied, and we rode around that's fhA fnnconciTc nt inm Huskers sent their basketball victory-inspired holiday m re cent NU history. But The Daily Nebraskan Staff Worked On. Square Dancers The faculty square dance club will meet 8 p.m. Friday in the Ag Activities building. "w"