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.
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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
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Frost Exhibit
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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jnoon. Jim Moore commented
that most persons there were
l "par tying". "One guy is
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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.
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