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SUMMER NEBRASKAN
JUNE 12, 1958
Mythical Government Draws
Highschoolers To Campus
Creation of a mythical state
will draw 300 high school
girls to the campus this
month to study state and coun
ty government at the 17th an
nual session of Girls State.
Former Girl Staters among
University students may at
tend the Reunion Banquet on
June 19th. Eleanor Kessler,
a University freshman and
former Girl Stater may be co
tacted for tickets.
The mythical state, based
on the operations of the state
of Nebraska, will hold elec
tions during the week the girls
are here. Heated battles for
the governorship and other of
fices are predicted, judging
from past sessions.
After the elections, officers
chosen from the girls will par
ticipate in a mock inaugura
tion at the State Capitol. Gov.
Victor Anderson will give the
inauguration address.
Robert Simmons, chief jus
tice of the Supeme Court of
Nebraska is to speak on open
ing night, June 15.
Lawyers, experts in govern
ment and educators will lec
ture to the girls, said Mrs.
Mary McVicker, department
secretary for the American
Legion Awilbrv, the group
sponsoring Girls State. of the State Legislature; Rev.
Speakers during the week Rex Knowles, pastor for Pres
include Secretary of State byterian students and County
Frank Marsh; Hugo trb, clerk Judge Herbert Ronin.
Publishing Practice Given
The second annual publica
tions workshop for high school
advisers has been extended
an extra day this year. It will
be held Tuesday through
Friday.
According to James Morri
son, workshop adviser, the
workshop will consist of more
laboratory experience this
year. The participants will be
asked to write, edit and pub
lish a small mimeographed
publication at the end of in
struction. A half day's instruction will
be given each to reporting,
news writing, copywriting and
editing, and letterpress, offset
and mimeograph. A full day's
instruction will be devoted to
both photography and the high
school yearbook.
Dr. William E. Hall, direc
tor of the School of Journal
ism, will begin the workshop
Tuesday with lectures on the
fundamentals of reporting. In
the afternoon, Neale Copple of i banquet.
The Lincoln Journal will lec
ture on news writing.
Wednesday morning, Dr.
Robert Cranford, associate
professor of journalism will
give instruction on copywrit
ing and editing. Morrison,
Kenneth Peitsch and Robert
Pickel will lecture and instruct
on the letterpress, offset and
mimeograph.
Ray Morgan, photography
instructor, will give funda
mentals of camera operation
on Thursday.
The subject for Friday will
be the high school yearbook.
Instructors will be Miss Hat
tie Steinberg and Morrison.
A workshop picnic will be
held on Tuesday at Pioneers
Park and on Friday a work
shop banquet will be held in
the Student Union.
Registration fee for the 1958
workshop is $9.50. This covers
the cost of all instructional
and laboratory materials as
well as the picnic and the
Union To Show Foreign Films
Four international film
classics will make up the
Summer Film Society's pro
gram at the university.
Held in connection with the
Summer Sessions World Af
fairs Preview series, the films
will provide students with an
opportunity to become famil
iar with other countries and
peoples.
Included on the program
for the first Film Society
Showing (Thursday, June 26)
will be the Japanese films:
"Along Japan s High Road ;
"Japan"; "Suzuki Family";
and "Schools in Japan.
The remainder of the sum
mer program is:
July 1 Germany: "Mur
ders Among Us" and "On
Wings of Song."
July &-England: "All Quiet
On The Western Front."
July 15 Russia: "Sadko"
and "Black Patch."
All of the films win be
shown in the Student Union
Ballroom.
Showtime for all of the
films, except the first one
(June 26) will' be Tuesdays
at 7:30 p.m.
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SQve this allows extra money for you to apply towards other ex
penses. Our ever-increasing stock of USED BOOKS increases your
opportunity to save. We also have an ample stock of new books.
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