On the Boards
Vol. 33, No. 23
The Daily Nebroskon
Friday, October 24, 1958
Student Tribunal Hears All
Eight
Desk
Cases Brought to Colbert's
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WILLIS LARSON (left) as Tubal and Charles Weather
ford as Shjiock during a scene from the "Merchant of
Venice" which opened Wednesday night at Howell Me
morial Theatre.
Student Tribunal
en for 1st Time
Op
Three Freshmen Charged
With Liquor Possession
By Larry Long
Three University freshmen appeared before the Student
Tribunal Wednesday at the first open hearing of the year.
The undergraduate male students had requested in writ
ing that the session be public.
Their case was referred to the Tribunal by the Dean of
Muaent Affairs after the
Campus Police had reported
they had taken beer and li
quor away from the students.
The report said that the
vent occurred Oct. 4 at
about 1:45 a.m. in the Elgin
parking I o t on campus. A
judge said later that the re
port implied charges of pos
session and consumption of
liquor. All three students are
minors.
One student said the beer
Homemakers
Gather On
Ag Campus
Over 600 homemakers gath
ered on the college of Agri
culture campus for Home
maker's Day activities
Wednesday.
Homemakers from all over
the state heard a speech by
Dr. Lemo Rockwood, pro
fessor of family relations
from Cornell University, Itha
ca, N.Y.
Dr. Rockwood advised
women to "seek understand
ing, gain perspective, dis
cover and redefine attitudes
and achieve equilibrium out
of conflict."
After offering greetings
from the University, Chancel
lor Clifford Hardin urged the
homemakers t o recognize
the worth of higher education
for women. Also welcoming
the visitors was Dr. Florence
McKinney, chairman of the
home economics department.
llrs. Jack Steele of Lincoln,
who recently returned after
two years in Turkey where
her husband was on the rtaff
of Ankara University, offered
a glimpse of life and home
economics education in
Turkey.
Electricity Class
Begins Tuesday
An eight week course in in
dustrial electricity will begin
at the University Tuesday.
The two and one-half hour
classes will be held each suc
cessive Tuesday for sight
weeks.
The course has been set up
to give operating personnel in
industry and institutions a
better understanding of t h e
theory and principles of elec
tricity. It is being sponsored by the
department of electrical en
gineering and the University
Extension Division.
Instructors for the course
are W. E. Minford, assistant
professor of electrical engi
neering, and John Skinner,
an instructor in electrical en
gineering. Sounds Like
He Laid an Egg
While discussing ideas
for magazine articles in a
journalism class, one boy
suggested writing about un
usual student jobs.
A girl remarked that she
knew of a student who had
an egg route.
"Are they his own eggs?"
queried another girl with an
expectant expression.
had been left in the driver's
car some time in September
along with blankets and the
liquor. He said the blankets
were put in a store room,
while the liquor and beer was
placed m the trunk on the
assumption tnat its owner
would later request it.
The students contended that
they decided the night of the
arrest to see if the beer was
consummable, opened one
can and found it undrinkable.
They then decided to dump
it in the lot, they said.
Search For Paint
Campus Police were on the
alert at that time to search
any occupied cars on cam
pus for paint which might
have been used in painting
"Beat Iowa State" signs on
sidewalks and buildings. The
beer was found while check
ing the boys' car when it was
stopped in the lot.
The students protested that
their conduct had not been
Injurious to t h e University
and that there is a legal dif
ference between consum
mable and unconsummable li
quor. The judges said the only
reason it was not drunk was
that it was unsuitable. They
also cited a Board of Regents
ruling which stresses that
students shall abide by the
laws of the State of Nebraska.
Informal Procedure . j
Tribunal procedure was in
formal. The judges read writ
ten statements submitted by
the three students and asked
for their opinions. No witness
es were called, but the
spokesman for the three stu
dents attempted to call one
of the arresting officers.
The Tribunal concluded that
this would not be necessary,
as they would take the stu
dents' word fc what had oc
curred.
The Tribunal recommend
ed disposition of the case will
not be made public until next
week when the Dean of Stu
dent Affairs reviews it and
makes an official decision.
Four other male students
also appeared before the
Tribunal, but their cases
were not open.
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SALERIO (left, standing), played by John Erickson, rages at Shylock (crouching,
right), played by Charles Weatherford in a scene from the "Merchant of Venice." The
Duke of Venice (seated, left), played by Willis Larson and his clerk, James Baker (cen
ter) eye the villain who has come to claim his pound of flesh.
Audience
Although
Okays Shylock
Jury Disagrees
Full House Sees Merchant of Venice
By Ernest E. Hines
Shylock lost the trial but
won the audience Wednes
day night as University
Theatre opened its new
season with the "Merchant
of Venice."
Charles Weatherford, who
won the University Theatre
acting award for "King
Lear" in 1956-57, returned
to the stage to recreate the
role of the Jewish mer
chant. From loan to loss, he
was the play's outstanding
performer.
Late Curtain
A full house first night audi
ence waited'until 8:30 when
a tardy curtain opened on
a street in Venice. In a
moment the stage was
filled with actors who spoke
in such haste that it ap
peared they were trying to
make up for the late start.
Fortunately, however, they
slowed their verbal gallop
and the play settled down,
improving scene by scene
to the climax at the court
of justice in Venice.
Josephine Couch, a fresh
man in Arts and Sciences,
performed like a stage vet
as she played out the ad
ventures of fair Portia. She
received able assistance in
all of her scenes front her
waiting - maid Nerissa,
played by Stephany Sherde
man. Richard Marrs, who
played Antonio, occasional
ly seemed to forget that
3,000 ducats could mean
his downfall, but he was at
Four Receive
Elliott Grants
Four University seniors re
ceived the newly established
Curtis Elliott scholarships.
Winners are Kenneth Cole,
Maynard Cornish, Richard
Kemnitz and Donald Reed.
The donors, McCoy Broth
ers, Iowa-Nebraska represen
tatives for Colorado Insur
ance Group of Boulder, Colo.,
and Nebraska National Life
of Lincoln, . announced the
scholarship winners.
The awards will be given
each year to University sen
iors who are interested in in
surance. They recognize near
ly 20 y e a r s of outstanding
service in the field of insur
ance instruction by Dr. Curtis
Elliott, professor of econom
ics arid insurance at the University.
Speech Assn.
Elects NU Prof
Dr. Maxine Trauernicht,
Assistant Professor of Speech
and Speech Education at the
University of Nebraska, was
elected secretary of the Ne
braska State Speech Associa
tion. The annual meeting was
held on the University cam
pur, last weekend.
The new president is Mrs.
Virginia H. Floyd, instructor
in speech and drama at
Doane College.
Other officers include: Mrs.
Amy Sutton, Omaha Central
High School, vice president;
Mrs. Mary Alexander, Lin
coln High School, treasurer;
and Dr. Helen Russell, Wayne
State Teachers College, col
lege representative.
Engineers Earn
Chemical Grants
Three University students
studying chemical engineer
ing have been awarded schol
arships. Ronald Lance received a
$1,500 plus tuition graduate
fellowship from Phillips Pe
troleum Co.
Undergraduate recipients
were James Quick, who re
ceived a $500 Dow Chemical
Co. Scholarship, and Burton
Greiner, who received a $500
Monsanto Co. Scholarship.
his best during his trial
which is perhaps the place
to be your best. The whole
idea of a Christian mer
chant, who would put a just
pound of his flesh on the
line in order to get a loan
for a friend, is nearly in
conceivable these days. It
is no wonder that it is dif
ficult to make the overly
good fellow seem real and
alive.
Producer
Trophies
Stay Put
Alice Baumgartner, Alpha
Xf Delta, and Carroll
Kraus, Kappa Sigma, were
revealed Wednesday as hon
orary producers of Univer
sity Theatre for the 1958
59 season.
The same houses won the
trophies last year.
They were presented first
place trophies for selling
the most theatre season
tickets in proportion to the
size of their organizations.
Dean Adam Brecken
ridge made the presenta
tions. He was assisted by
Bonna Tebo and Roy Wiley,
who were voted last year
as the outstanding perform
ers of 1957-58 University
Theatre season.
Judy DeVilbiss, C h i
Omega, and Jerry Sellen
tin, Theta Xi, received sec
ond place trophies, while
Bill Duffey, Delta Sigma
Phi, and Ann Meyer, Zeta
Tau Alpha, received third
place recognition.
Bassanio played by Eric
Prewitt never became
convincing until the latter
part of the play, namely
from the trial on. In the
first few scenes his ' inty
manner had you wonder
ing when he'd ask, "Any
one for pool?"
The over-all quality of
the play showed good cast
ing by director Dallas Wil
liams. Costuming was su
perb, music appropriate,
the setting fine, and back
stage and light work moved
along without a discernible
hitch.
Eleanor Kessler as Jes
sica and Robert Wetzel as
Lorenzo provided a good
romantic sidelight, but their
words were often lost in
their big scene in Portia's
garden. Andrew Backer
was a jolly and laugh-winning
Gobbo. Zeff Bernstien
was convincing as the stuf
fy Prince of Arragon, and
Grover Kautz did his brief
parts as Salanio in good
fashion. James Baker as
the Prince of Morocco
ranged between good acting
and inarticulateness.
Summing Up: A good way
to start the campus theatre
season.
Tivo Resolutions Ask
Court Precedents, Time
Council Holds Framework
Of Charter Not Violated
By John Hoerner
All eight .cases brought to
Dean Colbert's attention be
fore this week have been re
ferred to the Student Tribunal
according to Gary Frenzel,
C.U. Pep Rally
Colorado University's Stu
dent Union will host a Ne
braska pep rally at 12:45
Saturday before the CU-NU
game in Boulder.
Several yells will be given
and the pep band will play.
"We hope that everyone
will attend and show Colo
rado what Nebraska spirit
is like," Bill McQuistan,
YeU King said.
Kosmet
Royalty
Nominated
No Date Set
For Interviews -
Forty-five candidates ' for
Nebraska Sweetheart and
Prince Kosmet have been re
vealed.
Sororities, fraternities and
independent groups are back
ing twenty-three Nebraska
Sweetheart candidates and
twenty-two Prince Kosmet
hopefuls.
No Date Set
Mortar Boards will inter
view those vieing for Prince
Kosmet Nov. 11. A date for
interviews for Nebraska
Sweetheart has not been de
cided. Candidates will be in
terviewed by the Innocents.
Six finalists for each title
will be announced following
the interviews. The Nebraska
Sweetheart and Prince Kos
met will be voted on at the
Kosmet Klub show Nov. 21.
vhrBcka 8wtheart candidates and
their affiliations are Shari West. Alpha
Chi Omega; Phyllis Bonner, Alpha Omi
.. Pi; r.rnle Yerk. Alpha Phi; Pat
Gorman Alpha Xi Kelta; Mam Schwent-
ker, Chi Omeita: Judy Decker, Delta
Delta Delta; Sharon Wuinn, Delia Gamma,
and Sharyll Knapp, Fedde Hall.
Others are Margaret Marshall, Gamma
Phi Beta; Sylvia RiKg. Kappa Alpha
Theta; Ann Nordquist, Kappa Delta;
Sandy Boyd, Kappa Kappa Gamma;
v.,.. rw Rnnrie. Love Memorial Hall;
Mamie Gardner, Pi Beta Phi; Jeanne
Whitwer, Ruth Roubal, Carol Kucera,
Ione Berkentas. Residence Halls for
Women; Naomi Kaufman, Sigma Delta
Tau, Sondra Humphrey, Sigma Kappa,
Carol Pohlman, Terrace Hall; Mary
Stastny, Towne Club, and Sharon John
son, Zeta Tau Alpha.
Prince Kosmet candidates are Bart
Brendenkamp. Acacia; Gary Berke,
Alpha Gamma Rho; Larry Luti, Alpha
Gamma Sigma; Chuck Huston, Alpha
Tau Omega: U" Miller, Bessey House;
Jon Bicha, Beta surma Psi: Punch Doug
las. Beta Theta Pii Dwight Boesiger.
Boucher House; Larry Stears, Delia
Sigma Phi; Larry Novicki, Delta Vpsilon,
and Bob Harry. Delta Tau Delta.
Others include Donald Geisler. Farm
Rouse; Brent Chambers, Kappa Sigma;
James Moravec, Phi Delta Theta; Jerry
O'Keefe, Phi Gamma Delta; Joe Knoll,
Phi Kappa Psi; Jiir. Brown, Sigma
Alpha Cpsilon; Stan Kidman, Sigma
Alpha Mu; Bob Kmmme, Sigma Chi;
Roger VanHaaften, Signia N'u; Wayne
Hester, Sigma Phi Epsilon. and Don
Binder, Theta XL
Last year's Nebraska Sweet
heart was Ruth Gilbert while
Prince Kosmet was Bruce
Russell.
Farmers Queen
Elections Soon
Election for Farmers For
mal Queen will be held Wed
nesday, Oct. 29 from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. in the Ag Student
Union.
Six finalists will be chosen
from Ag College senior girls
witth a 5.5 average or above.
Persons attending the Farm
ers Formal Dance Friday,
November 14 will choose the
queen from these six final
ists. She will be presented
at intermission.
"Where Your Money Goes"-
AJJF Delegates 25 Per Cent
To World University Service
By Sondra Whalen
This is the first article in the series,
"Where Your Money Goes", concerning
contributions collected by the All-University
Fund. The articles will explain each
of the charities that AUF will donate to
this year, and the various purposes the
charity serves.
The thirteenth annual drive will be held
from Nov. 4 to 18 this year.
World University Service will receive
twenty-five percent of the money collected
during this year's AUF drive.
WUS Program
WUS aids students and faculty members
In under-developed and war-torn countries
through a program of mutual assistance.
With the money received, WUS provides
medical care for students in Greece, Yugo
slavia, France, Lebanon, Turkey, Burma,
India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Japan and
Korea. Student refugees in the United
States, Greece, France, and Germany are
also aided.
Books and equipment have been sent to
university centers in many countries.
Scholarship and loan funds have been es
tablished in Greece, Africa, Egypt, India,
Pakistan and Japan.
Uniting Force
WUS has been described as "a means of
helping needy students to help them
selves." It unites the university commun
ity in a common effort against poverty,
hunger, sickness, and despair at colleges
throughout the world.
AUF will contribute to five other char
ities also. These include the Muscular
Dystrophy Associations of America, the
American Cancer Society, the Lincoln
Community Chest, the Lancaster County
Committee for Crippled Children, and
LARC School. Five percent of the money
collected goes for AUF expenses.
These charities were chosen on the basis
of a student poll taken last spring. The
charities have been investigated by the
Better Business Bureau.
AUF is the only charitable organization
allowed to raise funds on the University
campus.
chairman of the Student Coun
cil judiciary committee.
Frenzel reported to the Stu
dent Council Wednesday on
the judiciary committee hear
ing held Monday to clear up
the "seemingly unfair" at
tacks which had been made
against the Tribunal.
Two Opinions
There were two conflicting
opinions Frenzel explained.
The Daily Nebraskan on on
hand asking for the "right of
inquiry and freedom of the
press" and the Tribunal on
the other desiring to protect
the "individuals' rights of
privacy."
Present Tribunal rules of
procedure state that hearings
will remain closed unless re
quested to be open by the stu
dent involved.
The stipulation that re
quests that an open hearing
be turned in two days in ad
vance is merely for the con
venience of the office of stu
dent affairs and to give any
one interested a chance to at
tend, Frenzel explained.
"I suppose a student could
request an open hearing right
up to the last minute."
Future Cases
In the opinion of Tribunal
members all future cases will
be referred to them except
for cases involving morals,
another case of personal pri
vacy, Frenzel said.
The judiciary committee
proposed two resolutions
which were unanimously
passed by the council. They
are:
"1) The Tribunal has acted
within the framework of the
Tribunal charter and should
be .given sufficient time to
prove itself.
"2) The Tribunal shall pre
sent to the student body suf
ficient facts, precedents es
tablished, and procedures fol
lowed in judging student
cases, in order that students
themselves may better under
stand the Tribunal's func
tion."
, NROTC Unit
Frenzel also reported to the
council that he had received
complaints that the NROTC
Battalion Recreation Council,
which operates as a student
activity, was requiring man
datory membership and man
datory dues from every
member of the unit.
It was brought out in the
discussion that followed that
the BRC worked for the whole
Navy unit and that they were
as of Tuesday's meeting not
requiring "mandatory" dues
but only requiring that those
who didn't pay "go talk to
gsmeone."
The council took no further
action on the matter.
The council library commit
tee proposed a poll of as
many students as possible to
determine if Love Library is
adequately serving the stu
dents' needs and to ascertain
the advisability of extending
the library hours. The coun
cil approved this suggestion
and a motion to that effect
was passed.
Mary McKnight, -.'iairman
of the council nominating
committee announced that in
terviews for sophomore Pub
Board Representative would
be next week. She advised the
council to consider carefully
the questions asked of candi
dates in interviews because
she had received a complaint
that irrevelant questions had
been asked.
She emphasized the great
importance of careful selec
tion of the right candidate for
these positions.
Frosh's Lamb
Wins Prize
An Ag College freshman)
Richard Eberspacher, exhibi
ted the reserve grand cham
pion junior lamb at the
American Royal Live Stock
and Horse show in Kansas
City, Mo. this week.
His Southdown market
lamb took first place in its
class and later was judged
champion in 4-H market lamb
competition.
Eberspacher showed the
grand champion market hog
at the Ak-Sar-Ben Live Stock
Show in 1957 and 1958.
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