University of nebr.
SEP, , 29 1959
ictorious Huskers
By Hal Brown
Approximately 500 f o o t
ball fans gathered at the
airport Saturday night to
greet hapa.' band of Corn
huskeis, who had romped
to a .52-12 win over Minne
sota a few hours earlier.
It was the first win of
the season for Nebraska
and the first Nebraska vie-'
tory over a Big Ten oppo
nent since 1950. That vic
tory also came against
Minnesota, 32-26.
Big Ten
The Huskers had met
seven1 opponents from the
Big Ten between that 1950
Minnesota game and Satur
day's game, losing six and
gaining a tie in the other.
The tie game was a 21-21
affair with Illinois in 1953.
The losses came at the
President
Sends PRs
Telegram
Assembly Gets
'Best Wishes
President Dwight Elsenhow
er has sent a telegram of
greeting to Larry Novicki,
cadet Major General of Per
shing Rifles.
The telegram, which Novic
ki received last week, con
sisted of best wishes for the
national assembly which will
be held Oct. 15-17 in Baton
Rouge, La.
Tradition of Leadership'
"The activity and objectives
of Pershing Rifles serve to
reinforce the program of the
Reserve Officers Training
Corps. This society has helped
develop a tradition of leader
ship which is a source of
strength for the armed forces
of our nation. Congratulations
and best wishes for a fine as
sembly," President Eisenhow
er said.
Remarking that he was
"very pleased" with the tele
gram, Novicki said, "Presi
dent Eisenhower has taken
time out from his Khrush
chev parleys to send us a
note, for which we are very
grateful."
Saturday Sidelines:
Mall Is Scene of Sweatshirts
Sweatshirts.
That word just about de
scribes the scene on the
mall Saturday afternoon as
hundreds of sorority wom
en gathered for the 5th an
nual Sigma Chi Derby Day.
As the proceedings got
under way, chants went up
around the field, sounding
like Go, Go, Go, Alpha,
Gamma, Chi, Beta, Omi-
cron, Xi, Phi, D", Sig- i
ma. Omega, Zela, etc. j
The first eent, a mys
tery event, required the
girls, one from each
pledge class, to push a tiny
rubber football about 25
feet with a broom tied be
hind their back, about two
inches off the ground. .
Chugging Contest
Next came the chugging
contest. Each girl was giv
en a bottle of near-beer
and had to chug it without
spilling any, turn around
and hold the bottle upside
down to be sure it was
empty. The time for the
winner was 19.7 seconds.
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PERFECT FIT Judy Zadina, Alpha Omicron Pi freshman,
stands in the profile of I'M America of 1959, after she was
crowned Miss Derby Day. 1959, at the 5th annual Derby
Da sponsored by Sigma Chi fraternity.
hands of Purdue, Indiana,
Ohio State and Minnesota
three times.
A large sign proclaiming,
"We Beat Minnesota,
greeted the players and
coaches as they made their
way through the crowd of
well-wishers and into the
airport terminal.
Bill Jennings, II u s k e r
head coach, termed the re
ception "wonderful" as he
accepted congratulations
from the happy fans.
"It was a team effort all
the way," said Jennings.
Noel Martin, fullback,
who gained 33 yards in nine
carries and returned a pass
interception 22 yards, said,
"It's a great feeling to win.
They were pretty tough the
first half, but we thought
at halfiune that we would
Vol. 34, No. 1
Scholarships Assist
4 Joe, Jane College'
By Jacque Janecek
"Joe and Jane College" are !
finding it's easier to stay in
school than it used to be at
the University of Nebraska,
anyway.
For the first time, the Uni
versity is channeling all
scholarships, part-time jobs
and loans to students in fi
nancial need to finish their ed
ucations through a coopera
tive agency, the Scholarships
and Financial Aids Commit
tee. Coordinated Efforts
"Everything can be done
faster, all units work together,
and all efforts are coordinat
ed," said Mrs. Jane Wendorff,
who is in charge of the schol
arships. "Our purpose is to do real
financial planning with stu
The rest of the girls stag
gered off the field, more
out of breath than intoxi
cated. .The obstacle race re
quired each girl to first
.slither through a tire, put
on a girdle at the other end
of the lane, feed a piece of
chocolate pie to a Sigma
Chi pledge, run back
through the tire to the fin
ish line and blow up a bal
loon until it popped.
Meanwhile, the levi-clad
girls were busy getting SX
all over their jeans, with a
point for each time they
were painted, and five for
their housemeother.
The fishp'ole race re
quired six girls, three fac
ing one w ay and three the
other way, to straddle the
fish pole and run up and
back.
Dressing Race
The next event was the
dressing contest. Two girls
were stationed at each end
with a sack .of clothes at
one end. At the shot of the
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get them in the second half
and we did."
"It's wonderful to win. It
was a team effort com
pletely," commented Pat
Fischer. Fischer scored one
of the touchdowns and was
particularly tough on pass
defense.
Roland McDole, right
tackle, who recovered one
of the Minnesota fumbles
and contributed a key block
on Clay White's 34-yard
touchdown scamper said,
"They weren't as fast or as
good as Texas but that
Stephens is real good."
After giving up the first
touchdown of the game
late in the first quarter,
the Huskers fought back to
score midway in the second
quarter and led from that
point on.
PMUlLli llltlMttWAIll
dents who ordinarily wouldn't
be able to afford higher edu
cation," she added.
In addition to 53 scholar
ships granted by the General
Committee, and more than
250 offered by organizations
and special committees to
freshmen, upperclassmen and
graduate students, there are
jobs available through the
W o r k-Scholarship program
and loans from the Perman
ent Student Loan Fund and
the National Defense Educa
tion Act fund.
Central Planning
Eventually the new com
mittee, formerly three differ
ent ones, hopes to have a
central office so students can
do all their planning in one
place. Now each committee
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gun, they opened the sack,
donned women's outer and
undergarments, ran to the
other end, "undressed"
and gave the clothes to the
next member of the team.
The race went through four
changes of clothes until the
winner crossed the finish
ing line.
Another mystery event
was next en the schedule.
A tank of hay was placed
.at one end of the area,
about 150 feet front the
.starting line. At the signal
.the contestants had to run
to the tank of hay, find a
ball in the hay and return
with the ball to the start
ing point. What the girls
didn't know, was that un
derneath the hay was noth
ing but mud.
One eagerbeaver immed
iately leaped into the mid
dle of the tank, while the
others at first stayed out
side and ' sloshed around
with their hands.
Miss Derby Day
Finally, the long awaited
beauty contest arrived, and
14 representatives
of pledge classes exhibited
bathing suit-clad figures be
fore the crowd and the
judges, including two
fathers of Sigma Chis, and
Prof. L. A. Cox of the Col
lege of Business Adminis
tration. Four finalists were se
lected to pass through the
profile of Miss America
1959. The winner was Judy
Zadina, Alpha Omicron Pi.
She w as crowned M i-s
Derbay Day, 1959.
Overall winners of the
competition was Pi Beta
Phi, with 49 points. Next
were the Kappa Deltas and
the Zeta Tau Alphas with
36.
Saturday Shrieks
Greet Campus
Squeaks and shrieks
awakened the tampus Sat
urday morning as frater
nity members began their
first concentrated levi
painting effort.
Must fraternities tackled
their coed-victims in t r u e
sportsman fashion, but the
Sigma Chis had a more or
derly way of promoting
their fraternity named.
The Sigs offered a point
towards winning the Derby
Day cup to members of
houses who volunteered to
have their lexis adorned'
with Sigma Chi.
Find Happy Fans Waiting
Nebraska moved 33 yards
in five plays for their first
score after recovering a
Minnesota fumble. A pass
from quarterback Tom Kra
mer to Fischer put the ball
on the 12.
After Fischer was slopped
for no gain, Kramer fired
another strike to Fischer
at the 2-yard stripe and Pat
fought his way into the end
zone for the score.
Ron Meade added the ex
tra point to make it 7-6 in
favor of Nebraska.
Interception
The second Nebraska
touchdown came a few min
utes later when Martin in
tercepted an errant Gopher
pass and returned the ball
to the Minnesota 16-yard
line. Harry Tolly went over
for the score from two
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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MORE PEOPLE-A clogged sidewalk is students were agitating to get out to go to
the answer to the Daily Nebraskan's Fri- other clases or to return to houses, the
day picture question of what was outside t long line outside was trying to get in for
the door of the Social Sciences Building. ' a.m. classes, in a waiting line fashion.
While inside the building, hundreds of
Big Eight
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Chancellor
To Head
Centennial
Land -Grants
100 Years Old
Chancellor Clifford Hardin
has been named chairman of
the Centennial Steering Com
mittee for the 100th birthday
in 1962 of U.S. Land Grant
colleges and
state univer
sities, f
Fifteen uni
versity presi
dents raake
up the com
mittee which
will plan a
c e 1 e bration
marking
P r e s i d ent
L i n c o ln's Hardin
signing the bill establishing
the land-grant system of
higher education.
Land-grant colleges confer
about half of the U.S. doc
torates in sciences, engineer
ing and the health profes
sions, and a fourth of the total
in arts and languages, busi
ness and education. These col
leges grant all degrees in ag
ricultural subjects.
Of the 35 living American
Nobel prize winners who went
to college in the U.S., 21 have
earned degrees from Land
grant institutions.
Members of Chancellor Har
din's committee are Presi
dent John Hanah, Michigan
State University; President
David Henry, University of
Illinois; President J. L. Mor
rill, University of Minnesota;
President Elmer Ellis, Uni
versity of Missouri.
President J, H. Hilton, Iowa
State University; President
J. D. Boyd, Alcorn A & M;
President F. L. Hovde, Pur
due University; President
Deane Malott, Cornell; Presi
dent James A. McCain, Kan
sas State University; Vice
President E. D. Eddy, Uni
versity of New Hampshire;
President John T. Fey, Uni
versity of Vermont.
President Eric Walker,
Pennsylvania State Univer
siyt; President M. T. Har
rington, Texas A & M ; Presi
dent C. Clement French,
Washington State University,
and President A. N. Jorgen
fien, University of Connecticut.
yards away.
The Gophers closed the
halftime gap to 13-12 when
sophomore quar
terback Sandy Stephens pi
rated a Husker pass and re
turned it 55 yards for a
touchdown with 58 seconds,
remaining in the half.
Dick Hosier blocked the
extra point kick to preserve
the Nebraska margin.
The second half was all
Nebraska with White scor
ing all three touchdowns on
runs of four and 34 yards
and a five-yard pass from
Tolly.
For the second straight
week, the Nebraska defense
was especially aggressive.
Last week against Texas,
they put the rush on the
Longhorns forcing bad
punts. The same was true
Monday,
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New YWCA Director
Takes Double Move
When the new University
executive YWCA director
moved in, she immediately
started packing to move
again.
For with
the new
school year
came a new
YW office in
the Student
Union, as
well as a
new director.
Jackl y n
Wilkes, bet-' :
ter known to 1
everyone as Miss Wilkes
Jackie, meets and advises
YWCA leaders as well as
chats with anyone who would
like to stop by the office.
Wanted Campus Job
She has spent the past few
years doing student work with
Girl Scouts and university
youth groups, hoping for the
opportunity to direct a cam
pus YWCA.
A graduate of the Univer-
Regents OK
Research
Grants
The Board of Regents has
approved $52,000 of researcli,
training and fellowship grants
for the University.
Six of the financial aids
were received from the Ne
braska Heart Assn. and four
were from the United States
Public Health Service,
A total of 17 grants were
accepted by the Board, 13 of
which were directed towards
research.
One thousand dollars was
received from the Space Edu
cation Foundation for aero
space education at the Uni
versity under the direction of
Prof. Frank E. Sorenson of
the department of educational
services.
U.S. Public Health assist
ance totaled $37,000, $25,000 of
which will be directed for un
dergraduate study in cardio
vascular (heart-blood vessel)
training. The Nebraska Heart
Assn. gave the University
$7,000 for research. The de
partment of bacteriology re
ceived $2,000 of the sum lor
studv of rheumatic fever, to
be directed by Prof. Warren
E. Engelhard.
The lone fellowship grant
was from the E. I. du Pont
Co. for the Du Pont Post
trrariuate Teachinn Assistant-
' ship in Chemistry for the
academic year, 1959-00.
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against Minnesota.
The Gophers got off two
punts for a total of only
30 yards. The rushes also
were effective against the
Minnesota passers, contri
buting to the three inter
ceptions. The Huskers held Minne
sota to a net yards gained
total of 179, with 136 com
ing in the first half.
Nebraska made goal line
stands twice during the aft
ernoon. The first stand
came at the beginning of
the game.
Minnesota took the open
ing kickoff and moved
steadily downfield to a first
and goal situation on the
Husker 3-yard line. But Ne
braska dug in with a nine
man line and after holding
the Gophers to a one-yard
September 28, 1959
Wilkes
slty of Oregon with a degree
in sociology, she worked as
field director of Girl Scouts in
Sacramento, Calif. On the
Oregon campus, she was pres
ident of the YW and regional
co-chairman of the Pacific
Northwest YW Regional Con
ference.
Summers have been spent
camp directing for Y-Teens,
usually on the coast.
Before coming to Nebras
ka, Miss Wilkes combined re
ligious education study and a
job as cottage mother at a
children's home.
'Wide Thinking'
"I was delighted to see the
enthusiasm and merit that the
University chapter offers,"
she said, "and I feel that it
is certainly directed towards
the wideness of student think
ing by the groups that are
offered."
Besides her assistance,
members of the advisory
board are meeting with some
of the upper class groups.
Religion, led by Ginny Han
sen, has planned tours, dis
cussion and study groups with
the help of Mrs. Alvin Peter
sen. Love and Marriage, led by
Carol Vermaas, and assisted
by Mrs. Rex Knowles and
Mrs. Seldon Dickinson Jr.,
has selected meeting topics
ranging from selecting silver
to maintaining a Christian
home.
Social Questions
Study and discussion will
be carried on by the Social
Questions group led by Kathy
Roach, who spent the sum
mer in Turkey.
The Christmas Bazaar
group has started ordering
items from other countries
and using needle and thread
to make gifts for the annual
Bazaar which attracts people
from throughout Lincoln to
purchase Christmas gifts.
Karen Long's Community
Service group is spending aft
ernoons at community cen
ters, old people's homes and
leading youth groups on an
individual basis. The group
meets once a week to make
gifts for children's homes,
plan parties and to hear spe
cialists in community serv
ice fields.
Frosh Activities
The Freshmen Commission
i proime which beein after the
Freshman Women's Activities
Mart will include activities
from all the above groups.
"International students are
encouraged to "ome this year
: as group members,"1' Miss
1 Wilkes said.
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gain in two plays, Roger
Brede recovered a fumble
for the Huskers.
8 Yard Return
The second goal line stand
was in the third quarter
when Stephens returned a
Nebraska kickoff 78 yards
to the Nebraska 10 where
Don Purcell made U-e
tackle.
The Husker defense rose
to the occasion, once again,
taking over the ball on
downs on the two-yard
marker.
Nebraska plays Its next
three games at home be
ginning with Oregon State
Saturday. Oregon State lost
a 15-14 game to Texas Tech
Saturday night.
Minnesota's next oppo
nent is Indiana, the Hus
kers foe on Oct. 17.
Many Signs
To Compete
For Trophy
Rally Contest
Set Friday
little signs, big signs, metal
signs, paper signs and lots of
signs will be competing to
give Cornhuskers spirit to go
for another win this weekend.
And the person or group
making the best sign will re
ceive a gold cup trophy say
ing "best sign for '59" for
their trophy case.
The signs, according to Gil
Grady, rally chairman, may
be entered by individuals, or
ganizations, residence halls,
co-ops, sororities, fraternities
or anyone who wants to make
a sign. The only requirement
is that the house or individ
ual's name is not to appear on
it.
Judges will determine the
one which shows the most
school spirit and has the most
audience appeal. They will
also consider appropriateness,
original i t y, sportsmanship,
suitability and construction.
The signs will be brought
to the Student Union terrace
at 6:30 p.m. Friday. No signs
may be carried in the parade.
If so, tbey will be disqualified.
Anyone trying to destroy an
other's sign also will be dis
qualified. The rally begins at 6:45 p.m.
at the Carrillon Tower and
will proceed to the Union
Grady will then present the
trophy to the winner and
name the runnerups who will
display their signs at the Ore
gon State game Saturday. A
speech and skit also are on
the schedule.
Music Dept.
Gets New
Instructors
The University music de
partment has two new in
structors, chairman Emanu
el Wishnow announced.
Arnold Schatz will teach
violin classes and perform
in University stringed en
sembles, and Margaret Cut
ler will teach music educa
tion classes for students en
rolled in elementary educa
tion. A teacher at the Allied
School of Music in Cincin
nati for the past two years,
Schatz also has performed
with the Dayton, Philharmon
ic, Cincinnati Symphony and
Santa Fe Opera orchestras,
as well as the Fine Arts Trio
of Cincinnati.
He studied violin under
Max Rostal of London, Ivan
Calarnian and Paul Katz,
both of New York, and Walter
Levin of the LaSalle String
Quartet.
He earned bachelor and
master of music degrees from
the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music.
Miss Cutler received her
master of music degree from
Northwestern University. She
has taught in elementary and
secondary schools in Michi
gan, Illinois and Wisconsin.
3Iortar Board
OKs 6.5 Average
Mortar Board scholastic re
quirement for eligibility has
again been set at a 6.5 overall
grade average.
The scholarship mark was
raised from 6.4 to 6.5 last
year, in order to meet national
standards. The same accumu
lative arerage requirement
will be in effect this year.
Other standards junior
women must meet for mem
bership in the Black Masque
chapter of trie senior women'i
honorary are outstanding
leadership, character and
service to the University.
j Junior women selected as
Mortar Board members are
I traditionally masked during
i Ivy Day ceremonies m the
1 spring.
