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Mueller Planetarium Shown to 100;
Schultz, Branch Draw Credit
By John Hoerner
Staff Writer
An overflow crowd jammed
Morrill Hall auditorium at the
dedication of the Ralph Muel
ler Planetarium Sunday aft
ernoon. The $61,333 planetarium
was presented to the Univer
sity by Ralph Mueller, class
of '98, in appreciation of the
free education provided for
him by the people of Nebraska.
Dedication Satisfies Mueller
Planetarium Education Painless
A gleam of accomplishment
and satisfaction shown in the
eyes of 81-year-old Ralph
Mueller as he spoke to Chan
cellor Hardin following the
first planetarium show.
"It's no fun just signing
checks, I have to have a proj
ect." Mueller had this to say to
Herman Cops
Ag Position
Union Chairman
Named Tomorrow
Don Herman was elected
president of Ag Union Thurs
day at a meeting of the new
Ag Union board.
Other officers chosen were
Judy Sieler, secretary; Bert
Weichenthal Finance direct
tor and Max Waldo, program
director.
Chosen Earlier
The four were chosen Ag
Union board members earlier
last week.
Herman, a senior, is presi
dent of Builders, a member of
Agronomy Club. Newman
club, and treasurer of Farm
house. Miss Sieler is a memljer of
411 club, Builders, the Union
student faculty commit
tee, and house manager of
1 va Delta Delta.
nchenthal, also a senior,
Is ce president of Builders,
vice president of University
Lutheran Student Chapel,
member of Student Council.
Corn Cobs, Alpha Zeta, Agron
omy Club, Ag exec board, and
scholarship chairman of
Farmhouse.
Chairmen
Waldo, a senior, is a mem
ber of Kosmet Klub, Block
and Bridle, Spring day com
mittee, treasurer of 4H, and
rush chairman of Alpha Gam
ma Rho.
Committee chairmen were
chosen after interviews Sat
urday. They will be an
nounced tomorrow night.
Panel Suggests j
Activities Limits j
Study hard and limit extra
curricular activities was the
advice given to 90 Nebraska
high school principles by a
panel of University students
Thursday.
Dick Basoco, sophomore in
Arts and Science ; Helen
Gourlay, Teacher's senior;
Natalie Johnson, junior in
Eusincss Administration;
Margaret Schwentker, sopho
more in Teachers and Larry
Kilstrup, freshman in Busi
ness Administration were
members of the panel which
discussed "The Transition
from High School to the Uni
versity" as part of the an
n u a 1 Freshman - Principal
Conference.
The panel agreed that a
sound background in basic
subjects such as English,
mathematics and science is
important.
Harder work to stimulate
the high school student was
recommended as was limit
ing the number of ex(a-cur-ricular
activities per s t u
ent. Plans are now being for
mulated for the tenth annual
College Health Day on April
17.
Doubletalk Add
Space Clarity
half way to space in one
way, but a long way from
half way in another way.
This is what David Marku
sen, of Minneapolis Honeywell
Regulator told the Air Age
Education Clinic Friday.
"In regard to success with
Explorer and Vanguard from
the energy standpoint, we are
halfway to space," he said.
"But from the standpoint of
man in space, we are a long
way from halfway," he added.
"We will need not only our
best scientists and engineers,
but biologists, physiologists,
and psychologists to meet at
he problems," he noted.
Mueller gave credit to Dr.
C. Bertrand Schultz and Per
ry Branch for their "dogged
persistance" with the, plane
tarium project.
Mueller, donor of the Caril
lon tower, said in his address
that a few years ago he had
put "bells in the ears" of the
students, now he .was putting
"stars in their eyes".
After Chancellor Hardin
formally accepted the gift for
the University, some 100 vis-
University students: "This
ought to give you a little pain
less education."
Thrilling Spectacle
This is certainly true. The
planetarium offers such a
thrilling spectacle that you
hardly realize you have
learned a great deal about
astronomy when the show is
over.
Mueller pointed out that
only eight or ten state uni
versities have planetariums
because they are usually
looked upon as luxuries by
state legislatures.
Mueller Reminisces
In reminiscing after the
show Mueller recalled his
days at the University when
he stayed in a boarding house
for $2.25 a week. This includ
ed 21 meals. He soon left a
house which charged only
$2.00 per week because they
served "too much ham."
In his senior year, he
stayed at Mrs. Polk's board
ing house, the best Lincoln
had to offer at that time.
The cost $2.50 a week.
EE Contest
Won By 2
Philip Bernard, engineering
junior, and William Keeney,
engineering senior, were first
and second prize winners res
pectively in a recent technic
al paper competition in the
electrical engineering depart
ment. The competition is spon
sored by the American Insti
tute of Electrical Engineers
and requires that the student
do research on a technical
subject and present a written
and oral report of his findings.
Professors Ferris' Morris
and David Olive of the elec
trical engineering faculty were
judges for the written portion
of this contest. Students
judged the oral presentation.
Mr. Bernard's winning pa
per was "Toward a Univc:d
Test for Vacuum Tubes."
Kenney'a subject ras
"Planck's Contribution to the
Black Body Radiation Prob
lem." Both men will travel to
Boulder, Colorado, next month
to compete with students from
six schools.
PE Expert
To Talk
Dr. Eleanor Metheny, phys
ical education authority, will
speak at a physical education
sociology convocation Wed
nesday at 3 p.m. in the Union
Ballroom.
Dr. Methany is professor of
education and physical educa
tion at the University of
Southern California.
Her topic will be "The
Courage to Lead."
The author of two books,
and contributer to scholarly
and popular magazines, Dr.
Metheny has also had her
work translated into Spanish,
Korean and Japanese publi
cations.
She has served short-term
appointments as consultant on
various research projects,
school surveys and as advisor
to the Secretary of War serv
ing in Japan and Korea.
The dual-sponsorship of the
convocation was explained by
Miss Dudley Ashton, of the
Physical Education Depart
ment, "There is a growing
movement between sociology
and physical education to em
phasize the interrelationship
between the two fields."
Lentz Chosen Judge
Of Music Festival
Don Lentz, bandmaster at
the University, has been
chosen to serve as a judge
at the 2Gth annual Tri-Stale
Music Festival.
The Music Festival is being
held May 1 at Phillips Uni
versity in Enid, Okla.
itors retired to the planetar
ium for the first public per
formance. In the domed theatre the
famous Standard Model Spitz
Planetarium projection equip
ment recreated the night sky
in an awe-inspiring perform
ance. Only a short show was
given because of the great
number of people waiting to
get in.
Earlier, Thursday and Fri
day, shows were given for
press, radio, television and
University employees. Satur
day morning and advance
showing was made to grade
school, high school, and Uni
versity students.
Cheerleader
Tryonts Set
This Week
Mass practice for those stu
dents interested in trying out
for cheerleader will be held
Tuesday and Wednesday in
the Coliseum at 4 p.m.
Freshmen with a 4.5 accu
mulative average are eligible
to try out.
Cheerleader Ann Wade com
mented: "I'd like to see as many
freshmen over there as pos
sible. The whole squad is very
interested in helping them try
out."
Try outs will be held Thurs
day at 7 p.m. :.n the Coliseum.
N Approximately 40 girls and
15 boys participated in last
years tryouts and a similar
number is expected this year,
Miss Wade said.
Hurst Selected
Ad Week Rep
Connie Hurst has been
chosen the University's rep
resentative to Invide Adver
tising Week, April till in New
York City.
Miss Hurst is a senior in
L u s i n e s s Administration,
member of Student Council,
Gam?..a Alpha Chi. Phi Chi
Theta, secretary of Delta
Sigma Rho and member' of
Gamma Phi TWa ShA hnM
the Ayres and Swanson Scho-
larshiD in advertising
Inside Advertising Week.
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sponsored by the Association
of Advertising Men and Wom
en, was founded in 1953 to
give advertising students a
glimpse of the advertising
business.
Rag Isolated
As Phone
Disease Groivs
The Union was temporar-.
ily cut off from the outside
world Saturday morning.
Bright and early a tele
phone repair man came to
work on the Daily Nebras
kan phones which had been
having temperamental ill
nesses for a week or so.
He worked for an hour or
so, and left with all the
phones in good order .
He had no more than left
the building when i Rag
reporter tried to dial out.
You guessed it.
Not only did the Rag
phones not work, but the dis
ease had spread to every
telephone in the Union.
Students Ask More Campaigning
SC Hocus-pocus Indicated In Poll
Out of 100 University stu
dents polled this weekend, SO
per cent were in favor of
more active campaigns by
candidates for Student Coun
cil. Council rules keep cam
paigning to a bare minimum.
The same percentage also
believed that candidates
should run on stated plat
forms. ,
One Week Favored
When asked what time
limits should be put on the
time allowed for campaign
ing, 11 favored one day; 29
wanted three days; 43
marked one week; and 15
agreed on two weeks.
Some of the comments
were:
"There's not 'enough cam
paigning now to get to know
the candidates or what
they're going to do," is how
one student summed up the
situation.
Candidates Little Known
Another person noted that
it is "not a fair election when
persons vote only for names,
and not particular individ
mm mehas m
Vol. 32, No.
Rag Picks
Independent
All-Stars
See Page
Sing Rules
Announced
Ivy Competitor
" Meeting Today
Rules for the IFC Ivy Day
Sing have been announced by
John Glynn, chairman.
A joint meeting of both
fraternity and sorority song
leaders will be held in Union
316, today at 5 p.m., ac
cording to P h y 1 Bonner,
president of Intersoror
ity sing.
The fraternity rules are as
follows :
1. Song titles must be turned;
in on or by Sunday, March
30. In case of duplication the
one turned in first will have
priority.
2. Song groups are to be
composed of 16 to 25 men who
meet University eligibility re
quirements. Eligibility will be
checked through the office of
Student Affairs.
3. No song sung by any fra
ternity in last year's Ivy Day
sing may be sung this year.
(Songs used last year were
included in a letter sent to
ine iraierniues.i
4. Medleys will not be al
lowed. 5. Songs will be judged on
the basis of tone quality, in
terpretation, balance, atten
tion to the director, and origin
ality of the selection.
6. The order in which each
fraternity will compete on Ivy
Day will be determined at a
drawing of numbers at a later
date. The song director of
each fraternity will be noti
fied at this time. ,
7. Costumes will be prohib
ited. 8. An entry fee of $3.00 to
help pay the expenses of the
NudSe? must P.aid Ifo1
a iraiernuy win oe uioweo
to compete. The deadline for
the fee is April 9.
Area Debaters Vie
For National Meet
Ten debate teams from a
nine-state area are competing
today at the university lor
five positions in the annual
West Point national debate
tournament.
University debaters, who
are not entered in the event,
are acting as hosts, accord
ing to Don Olson, debate
coach.
A trophy will be awarded
the winning team after four
elimination rounds today.
Tidings ,
Discusses
Recession
See Page 2
uals. This is now the situation
when little is known about
the candidates."
"We need to know the prin
ciples that a candidate stands
for," agreed another student.
Looking at the situation
from a different point of
view, one student comment
ed, "This campus needs some
new life and campaigns
might provide the stimulus
needed to wake it up."
,In a more moderate vein,
one person mentioned that
some campaigning should be
allowed, but "too much would
not be suitable, because some
candidates would be at a dis
advantage." Informative Campaigning
"Very few students know
or understand the council's
purpose I for one" re
marked one student. "Cam
paigns would increase inter
est as well as understand
ing," he added.
"I am quite sure that very
few understand this entire
hocus-pocus at the present,"
agreed another student.
'It would be a definite as
set to the uninformed student
86 l.mcoln
Bev Buck Receives
Journalism Honors
Buck, Omaha Women's Editor
Selected At Matrix Dinner
Bev Buck, senior in Arts
and Science was presented as
the outstanding Theta Sigma
Phi of the year at the annual
Matrix Dinner Saturday
night.
Miss Buck is a Mortar
Board. Phi Beta Kappa, ed
itor of the Cornhusker, mem
ber of Gamma Alpha Chi,
Theta Sigma Phi and Kappa
Alpha Theta.
Cameras flashed as the
winners of the contest for
outstanding women in jour
nalism sponsored by Theta
Sigma Phi, women's profes
sional journalism fraternity,
were presented.
Mary Prime
Mary Prime of New York
City, a United Press feature
columnist and main speaker
at the dinner, awarded the
plaque in the daily division
of the contest.
Evelyn Simpson, women's
editor of the Omaha World
Herald was aw arded t i c
daily plaque. Ruth Jane Da
vis of the Sidney Telegram
won the top award In t h e
weekly division.
AW Picks
mr,
fgg(f.
Initiates
Nineteen girls have been
announced as prospective ini
tiates to Alpha Lambda Del
ta, freshmen women's honor
ary, according to Marilyn
Pickett, president.
They are: Sonia Anderson,
Jan Bartling, Elizabeth
Blore, Barbara Bourelle,
Thelma Christenson, Regina
Denker, Elaine F a 1 k e n,
Eleanor Kessler, Judy Moo
man, Sheryl Oberg, Pat Por
ter, Anita Retchless, Sylvia
Rodehorst, Linda Rohwedder,
Mary Schmelzer, Sherry
Schuett, Dorothy Sellentin,
Carol Vermaas and Judie
Williams.
Freshmen women need a
7.5 average the first semes
ter of their freshmen year or
a 7.5 accumulative at the
end of the second semester
to be considered for mem-
! bership in Alpha Lambda
Delta.
Property Search
Said Doubtful
The University does not
know at the present time
whether it is interested in the
Grand Hotel property at 12th
and Q. which will be sold
after its closing April 1.
Chancellor Clifford Hardin
said the University has noi
interest in the building itself
and whether it has an inter
est in the site is problemati
cal. The University expressed
interest earlier in acquiring
the Salvation Army's build
ing in the same block as the
Grand Hotel.
The site was to be used to
house some activities of the
music department.
to know for whom and what
they were voting," was an
other comment.
"Let's have the issues!"
asserted another person.
' On the other side of the
fence, varying reasons were
cited for reducing or else not
increasing campaigning.
"Local campus politicians
are naturally obnoxious peo
ple, so the less seen of them,
the better it will be for all
concerned with the elec
tions." was one opinion.
Objector Notes Apathy
"No one gives a darn any
way (oh pardon me, you
probably do)" wrote another
who signed his poll with
"Apathetic."
Another objected to active
campaigning on the grounds
"It merely puts a name of a
person in the limelight with
out knowing his real qualifi
cations." "Few pay any notice,"
commented another student.
Then came the crowning
reason, "1 just don't like
campaigning."
Elections for college repre
sentatives will be May 5.
Nebraska
Miss Simpson, is a gradu
ate of the University where
she was a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, Mortar Board,
Theta Sigma Phi and Chi
Omega.
She was the first woman
managing editor of the Daily
Nebraskan.
Mrs. Davis is a native of
Sidney and the mother of
three children.
Special Award
A special award for the
best single entry in the con-
Fashion
Outfoxed
Baseball
By Eric Prewitt
Staff Writer
Mary Prime is a young
woman who set her sights on
a career in journalism when
she was in the sixth grade
and since then has climbed
quickly to the position of a
featured columnist for the
United Press.
"As some girls are stage
! struck," she said, "I was
I journalism struck." She add
red, "I still am."
The UP columnist who was
brought up in a suburb of
Chicago revealed that, as a
high school girl she dreamed
of someday being a sports
writer and covering the Chi
cago Cubs.
She joined the UP in New
York City directly after her
graduation from the Univer
sity of Missouri's school of
journalism four years ago.
Before becoming a columnist
for the press service last Au
gust, Miss Prime served as
their women's radio editor for
one year.
Interviews and Junkets
Turning out a column five
days a week keeps her busy
with such chores as inter
viewing movie stars and
making frequent junkets to
fashion shows throughout the
country.
With regard to fashion,
Miss Prime said, "I'm not a
fashion expert and I don't
want to be. Once I become
a fashion expert the average
woman won't know what I'm
talking about.
"What most women want
to know is what the basic
styles are and whether they
can wear last year's dress
again."
She lists meeting interest
ing people as the most en
joyable part of her job. In
the last two years she has
interviewed dozens of celeb
rities, including Marilyn
Monroe, Elsa Maxwell, Joan
Crawford, Jimmy Stewart,
Tony Perkins and Mel
Ferrer.
Nurse For Fouls
In the unusual position of
being interviewed herself, the
young columnist pointed out
that many of the best stories
come from personalities un
known to the public.
She told of interviewing a
registered nurse who worked
at the Polo Grounds in New
York giving first aid to base
ball fans hit by foul balls and
hurt in fights. She called this
interview one of the most in
teresting of her career.
Of course, finding such a
person in a baseball stadium
might have been only natural
for this newspaperwoman
who once had her heart set
on becoming a sports writer.
Geology Trip ,
Set Saturday
Thirteen geology students
will leave for a 9-day field
trip through Wyoming, Utah
and Colorado Saturday.
Dr. William Gilliand, chair
man of the department of ge
ology, said the purpose of the
trip is to provide the students
with an opportunity to study
regional geology and to ex
amine geological formations
on a large scale.
Students who will partici
pate in the trip are: Arne
Aadland, Paul Chernobay, Jer
ry Copeland, Jerry Docekal,
Douglas Elvers, Wayne Gun-
derscn, John Kowalski, Krish
na Mohan, Harry Nelson, Don
aid Orr, Robert Prest, Dalyce
Rohnau and Lorin Rulla.
Mondoy, Morch 24, 1958
test went to Bess Jenkins of
the Lincoln Journal. M r s.
Jenkins also took first place
in the feature section of the
daily division of the contest.
Betty Person of the Lincoln
Star took first place in the
spot news section of the daily
division. Miss Simpson won
in the women's news division.
Weekly division winners in
cluded Mary Packwood of the
Johnson County Courier
(Sterling), first place in
weekly spot news; Lilas
Thomas of the Keith County
News (Ogallala), feature sto
ries winner and Mrs. Davis,
first in women's page stories.
Honorable Mention
Honorable mention in the
daily division went to Nancy
Benjamin of the Lincoln
Star and Fern Rose of the
York New s-Times, spot
news; Miss Person and Jan
Burns of the Lincoln Jour
nal, features; Diane McKen
na and Marilyn Russum of
the Omaha World Herald,
Jan Bloom of the Lincoln
Journal, women's news.
Weekly honorable mention
certificates were presented
to Yvonne Heeman of the
Ralston Recorder, Helen
Lough of the Albion News,
spot news; Miss Heenan,
Mrs. Davis, features; Emma
Thompson of the Cambridge
Clarion and Dorothy Miller
of the Plainview News, wom
en's page stories.
Vera Scofield, manager of
the Nebraska Press Associa
tion, presented the awards in
the weekly division of the
contest.
The awards in the dally di
vision of the contest were
presented by Murray Moler
I of Omaha, United Press re'
gional representative.
Should Tests
Be Mopped:
Panel To Discuss
Nuclear Blasts
Should Nuclear testings be
stopped?
A panel of three professors
and a graduate student will
discuss this topic at a meet
ing sponsored by the YWCA
7:30 p.m. Thursday in Love
Library Auditorium.
The meeting is entitled
"Eniwetok, Man Against the
Atom."
Dr. Herbert Jehle, profes
sor of physics; Dr. John
Anton, assistant professor of
philosophy; Dr. Norman Hill,
professor of political science
and Martin Luschei, graduate
in history, will form the panel.
Barbara Sharp, past presi
dent of the YWCA, will in
troduce the panel.
Research by YWCA mem
bers found that the problem
of whether or not to stop
tests was not something new.
Many noted scientists have de
clared themselves against the
testings, while others say
they must continue, Terry
Mitchem,. YWCA president
said.
The meeting will present
many of these views to the
students, Miss Mitchem con
tinued. ,
Night Air Spray
Set For Crops
Nebraska crops will soon be
sprayed at night from the air,
Rolland Harr, director of the
Nebraska State Department
of Aeronautics, said Friday.
At a luncheon of the 1958
Air Age Education Clinic Harr
explained that the most fa
vorable time for crop spray
ing is night when the wind is
negligible. Until recently, the
aerial applicator's job was so
hazardous during daylight
hours that night attempts
were not considered.
The new technique, devel
oped in recent weeks at the
College of Agriculture used
equipment which permits
spraying and seeding effect
ively from a 30-foot altitude,
Harr said.
Harr predicted that such
mgui, uici aiiuus win increase
favorable spray times by 200
per cent.
"Coupled with adequate air
craft and ground lighting," he
said, "night operations will
soon be a reality."
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