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$how Marks 50 Years of Campus Productions
Kosmet Klub's production
of the 1961 Fall Review marks
a half -century of sponsoring
hairy chested atheletes in rou
Presnell's love for "her"
morning of May 4th when we
heard the alarm and returned
to see the Auditorium
ablaze."
Heavy Loss
Dr. Ireland went on to say
that the Klub went into heavy
debt over the loss of all their
equipment and props, includ
ing "all the expensive wigs
for the girl parts, dresses, silk
stockings, and other articles
borrowed from girls around
campus."
Dr. Ireland directed the
pony chorus for four seasons.'i
coached by none other than
"dove dancer," Rosita Royce,
who had achieved fame as a
major attraction at the '39
New York World's Fair.
While visiting in Lincoln,
Miss Royce and her doves
passed on some tricks of the
trade to Kosmet Klub hoofers.
The Klub's cast were tradi
tionally male until 1941 when
the tradition was cast aside
and coeds were once more in
cluded in the Spring musical
comedy. The purpose was to
emphasize talent rather than
horseplay.
In 1951 Kosmet Klub staged
what was perhaps their great
est achievement. A top Broad
way' musical, "Good News
was presented combining the
efforts of University Theater
and Kosmet Klub under the
direction of Dallas Williams.
Another highlight of the
Klub's history was the intro
duction of Nebraska Sweet
heart in 1929 followed by
Prince Kosmet later.
tines noted for their slapstick
sweetheart was indeed violent
and burning with passion. In
fact, such a flaring passion
that following the perform
ance everything went up in
smoke even the old Auditor
ium. Dr. Ralph Ireland, present
dean of Dental College, was
directing the pony chorus at
the time of the fire. He re
calls, "We had just finished
the last show and had left
the Auditorium early the
In 1936 the Klub attracted
national notice as its spring
review "Southern Exposure"
written by Chauncey Barney,
was filmed in part by Fox,
Paramount, and Universial
News cameras, and shown
throughout the country.
The boys of the pony chor
us, which toured the state
during Christmas vacation in
"The Ski Stealers" really got
a treat during rehearsals of
the 1940 show when they were
and kickhnes.
Land producing student dramaLjtoward
the end of this era
ucuKtudent enjoyment.
of flappers and "0 You kid,"
Founded in 1911 by six up
perclassmen, the Klub staged
its first original musical, "The
Diplomat," in the spring of
1912.
"The Diplomat" was a mus
ical comedy written by a form
er University English profes
sor, Dr. R. D. Schoot. The
author later became the
Klub's first honorary mem
ber. The "Roaring Twenties"
saw the Klub's pony chorus
formed from the ranks of
the Klub, in 1928, offered as
its spring show the production,
"The Love Hater," written
and directed by Herbert Yen
ne with original music by La
mar Burling and Joyce
Ayres.
Audiences who saw this com
edy thrilled to the perform
ace of Ail-American halfback
Glenn Presnell portraying a
demure Italian girl who was
violently in love with "her"
sweetheart, played by "Blue"
Howell, famous running half
back. tn
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Council Acts
Tribunal Changes
Need Colbert's Okay
By Tom Kotouc
The Student Tribunal sub-committee of the Student
Council will approach Dean Robert Colbert soon to seek his
approval of the Student Tribunal Charter amendment
changes approved by the Council and student body last
spring.
Pending Dean Colbert's approval, the amendment will be
taken to the Board of Regents for their approval. The Re
gents approval is necessary since the amendment will take
power from the Dean of Student Affairs on student disci
pline to the Tribunal.
Moffitt Fills
Council Spot
The amendment will give
the Student Tribunal the pow
er of final decision in all
cases except those which con
cern suspension .or expulsion
from the University.
In cases of expulson or sus
pension, the Tribunal will rec
ommend a decision to the
Dean of Student Affairs and
or the proper agency of the
Faculty Senate.
Final Decisions
Another amendment pro
vides that appeals of final de
cision by the Tribunal may
be made to the Dean of Stu
dent Affairs and-or the proper
agencies of the Faculty Sen
ate. In last spring's May 8 elec
t i o n s, the amendment
changes were approved five
to one by a vote .of 1761 to
307.
Jim Samples, last year's
Student Tribunal sub-committee
chairman, said this about
the amendment: It is the
feeling of the committee that
disciplinary violations should
be judicial and not adminis
trative ' matters. How better
can students accept the re
sponsibilities of citizenship
with which we are challenged
than through handling our
own internal disciplinary
problems.
Samples wrote letters last
year to the deans of student
affairs of various colleges be
fore presenting the amend
ments to the council asking
the deans to comment on the
plan.
Power To Act
The replies showed that
student tribunals or courts on
other campuses had power to
act on their decisions, rather
than simply recommend the
decision to the dean of stu
dent affairs as the Tribunal
does at the University. ,
Also on other campuses re
ports of violations cf college
rulings are automatically re
ferred to the student court for
their action, while at the Uni
versity the Tribunal can try
only those cases referred to
it by the Dean of Student Af
fairs. Bill Buckley, present Stu
dent Tribunal Sub-committee
chairman, reported to the
Council Wednesday that hit
committee will also soon be
presenting to Dean Colbert
recommendations that "in
tramural athletics be . re
moved as one of the activ
ities in which a student on
'conduct probation' can not
participate."
The committee will also
ask that the number of pen
alties be expanded and ar
ranged in this order: conduct
warning, conduct counseling,
conduct probation, indefinite
probation, suspension, indefi
nite suspension, and expul
sion. Counseling Session
The Student Tribunal re
port of April 12 states that
"the new penalty of 'conduct
counseling' would require a
student receiving the penalty
to attend a series of counsel
ing session with members of
the University administra
tion, faculty, and-or business
and professional men in the
Lincoln community. '
Its purpose would be to ac
quaint the student with the
feelings and opinions of these
persons about the responsibil
ities of good citizenship and
the implications of proper
conduct.
Susie Moffitt, junior in
Teacher's College, was se
lected from eleven candidates
Wednesday by the Student
Council to fill the vacancy
created by Don Dermyer, for
mer Teacher's College repre
sentative on the Council.
The Council interviewed and
discussed the candidates at
Wednesday's regular meet
ing before voting.
Candidates were asked to
explain their adequacy of
qualifications for the Council,
how they would establish com
munication between the Coun
cil and Teacher's College, the
purpose of the Council, how
they felt towards the present
system of representation of
the Council and what proj
ects they had in mind for the
Student Council.
Suggestions for improving
the Council included: more
publication of Council activi
ties, improvement of t h e
parking problem, and follow
up of the Student-Faculty
Evaluation Program.
Miss Moffitt will be sworn
in a the next week's meet
ing of the Student Council.
NIA Given
Voting Status
The Student Council voted
unanimously Wednesday to
grant voting status to the Ne
braska International Associa
tion (NIA) representative,
Gunel Ataisik. Until Wednes
day, the NIA representative
maintained non-voting status.
The NIA has attracted a
membership of 60 in its first
two months of organization,
Miss Ataisik reported.
Pub Board
In other Council business,1
Al Phramer, nominations
Chairman, asked that individ
uals who do not attend the
Publications Board interviews
when scheduled on Saturday
will not be considered for
Pub Board.
Prof. Henry Baumgarten,
Council adviser, supported
the motion with this state
ment, "If an individual is not
able to appear at interviews
on Saturday because of con
flict, it is likely that he will
not be able to attend future
Pub Board meetings which
are also held on Saturdays."
The Council will interview
the ten or eleven finalists
next week at their regular
meeting, selecting three.
Jim Samples, judiciary
committee chairman, asked
that the Aquaquettes consti
tution '. be rejected from its
failure to meet standards set
up by the Council and Divi
sion of Student Affairs. He
further asked that the consti
tution be returned to be re
drawn. Amendment
Work has begun on draft
ing a Council constitutional
amendment to elect the Stu
dent Council president by a
campus-wide election in the
spring rather than by the in
coming Council members.
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Vol. 75, No. 12
The Nebroskan
Friday, October 6, 1961
pmecoming Planners Will Sign
Contract for Les Elsrart Todav
Corn Cobs will sign the con
tract today for Les Elgart and
his Orchestra for the 1961
Homecomeing Dance to be
held Nov. 4.
According to John Bishoff ,
publicity chairman of the
dance, the Corn Cobs have
been in the process of con
tracting Elgart foij about
three weeks but did not re
ceive the contract until yes
terday. ' Elgart's appearance at the
Homecoming Dance will be
his second at the University
as he played here for the 1959
Military Ball.
The band leader, known as
the "trumpet player's trum
pet player," is widely known
throughout the nation for his
unusual swing style and also
for his unique style of per
formance. Music enthusiasts
claim that Elgart has an idea
about music that is exclus-
Foreign Film Sales 'Go Over Top'
On First Day; $1,000 Taken In
By Ann Moyer
Film society ticket subscrip
tion sales went "over the
top" yesterday during the first
day of sales as over one half
of the 1,000 tickets available
to students, faculty and Lin
coln patrons were sold at the
Student Union ticket booth.
According to Program Di
rector Gayle Sherman over
$1,000 had been taken in on
the sale of tickets by 3 p.m.
and house representatives had
yet to turn in their ticket sub
scriptions. In addition the sub
scription booth located outside
the Crib was to operate until
7 p.m. Thursday.
Mrs. Sherman said this was
the greatest first day busi
ness foreign film sales had
ever attracted. She predicted
that by the time patron sub
scriptions are returned via
mall on Monday that the se
ries would be a complete sell
out. She reported that there was
a constant stream of students
and others purchasing sub
scriptions both in the Pro
gram Office and at the booth.
The heaviest hour at the booth
was 9 a.m. committee mem
bers reported, as students
stood in line to get their tick
ets. Traffic at the two selling
points was also high between
classes.
Mrs. Sherman explained
that the tickets were offered
to the students and faculty
members two days before the
Lincoln patrons because the
Film Society is sponsored by
the Union film committee and
it was felt that University peo
ple should have first j choice
of the tickets. j
The success of this' year's
sales was attributed to two
elements: the increasingly
better films offered, and the
fact that students and resi
dents of Lincoln are more
familiar with the film society
program and are beginning
to watch for it. :
Marty Anderson, ' crtairman
of the film committee, said
that the committee was re
sponsible for the selection of
the films. They consult pre
ference lists which are often
submitted by University per
sonnel and also the reviews
of the Saturday Review, New
Yorker and the Film Festival
reports.
From the information of
fered by these reviews the
committee then selects a list
of about 20 films with strong
preference given to those
films which have the widest
public acclaim and which have
won film awards. The top 12
films are ordered and if some
of them are not available the
preference list is again con
sulted. The Union film society
started eight years ago, ac
cording to John West, a form
er film chairman who worked
with the program when it was
in its developmental stage.
The films were originally
shown at the Capital Theater
in downtown Lincoln but
moved to the Nebraskan The
atre where they were shown
until this season. This year
the films will be shown in the
Auditorium of the Nebraska
Center. Each film will be
shown twice during the eve
ning, once at 7 p.m. and again
at 9 p.m. The double showing
is due to the seating capacity
of the auditorium which is
500.
The films offered by this
year's Film Society include:
"Would Be Gentlemen,"
French; "Bed of Grass,"
Greek; "The Roof," Italian;
"Smiles of A Summer Night,"
Swedish.
"The World of Apu," India
"Hiroshima Mon Amour,"
French; "Virgin Spring,"
Swedish; "Grand Illusion,"
French; "General Delia Re
vere," Italian; "Dreams,"
Swedish; "Saturday Night and
Sunday Morning," English;
and "Ballad of a Soldier; Russian.
ively his own. He has his ar
rangers concentrate primarily
on the quality of sound.
His Elgart sound, which is
internationally famous, de
rives from a grouping of
three trumpets, three t r o m
bones and five saxophones
plus a basic rhythm section
which combine to produce
voicings that create vivid
color. No piano is used with
the group.
Popular
Elgart's beat is very popu
lar with the college crowds
as it reflects an element
which is youthful and con
tagious. Many critics chose
to describe Elgart and his
group as "unique and original
in the tradition of the im
mortal bands of the past."
Some of Elgart's most re
cent Columbia albums in
clude: "The Band with That
Sound," "The Great Soud of
Les Elgart," and "Half Satin,
Half Latin."
He has a particular secret
stereo sound on monural (non
stereo) records.
New Englander
Born in New London, Conn.,
Elgart began to play the
trumpet in high school- His
interest in music, and par
ticularly arranging, continued
after graduation. He formed
his first orchestra in 1945 and
introduced his present style
in 1953 with the Columbia
Record Company.
Elgart spends much of his
time in and around the New
England states near Yale and
Harvard. At times he has had
Tassel Interviews
Interviews for new Tas
sels have been extended
from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday in the Union. Form
erly the Interviews were to
be from 1:30 to 3:30.
advance bookings as far at
three years in advance.
The Homecoming Dane
will be held in Pershing Au
ditorium on Nov. 4. The Cora
Cobs have not yet set the
price for admission but pre
dicted that it would be near
last year's price of. $3 per
couple.
IFC Passes
FMA Weak
By Bob Nye
The Interfraternity Council
passed two resolutions p e r
taining to the Fraternity Man
agement Association. The
first resolution gave IFC ap
proval to the principles and
foundations of the FMA.
The IFC then passed a bill
appropriating $400 for the
primary purpose of paying
the expenses of a manager
to be brought to campus to
initiate the proposed associa
tion. The money is to be taken
out of the general fund.
Don Fergueson, president,
read a letter from Triangle
fraternity in which they ex
pressed a desire to colonize
at Nebraska this November.
The IFC then unanimously
passed a resolution to extend
their welcome to Triangle and
give them an the cooperation
they could-
Triangle is a member of
National Interfraternity Coun
cil. It is a social fraternity
for engineers and scientists.
Last year it was ranked sixth
out of 54 fraternities in schol
arship by NIC.
Vice-President Ron Gould
headed a discussion among
the rush chairman concerning
problems and advantages of
this year's rush week. Sug
gestions and ideas will be
turned over to the Rush Com
mittee and be incorporated
into next year's Rush Week.
Cells Grow Quickly in NU's 'Biogen
By Janet Sack
The University's Depart
ment of Microbiology re
cently acquired a "Biogen,"
an instrument in which
large numbers of bacterial
cells can be grown rapidly,
according to Dr. Carl Geor
gi, chairman of the Micro
biology Department.
The major advantage is
that the cells can be grown
rapidly in reproductible
amounts and there is little
or no danger of contamina
tion from the outside. This
machine makes it possible
to get great quantities of
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CELL 'INCUBATOR'
Taking a look at the University's new
"Biogen" machine are (from the left)
Dr. J. Hirano, Dr. T. L. Thompson, Dean
Walter Militizer and Dr. George Carl
Gcorgi.
cells of a particular age
which in many cases is of
utmost importance, Dr.
Georgi said.
Purchase of the machine
was made possible through
a grant by the University
of Nebraska Research
Council. As such, the equip
ment is made available to
faculty members engaged in
biological research where
they wish to grow masses
of microbial cells.
Thus far, the machine,
housed in the Department
of Microbiology in Lyman
Hall and in the care of Dr.
Thomas L. Thompson, has
made one test run. The run
started at 9 a.m. one day
and ended at 3:30 a.m. the
next day because the oper
ators found it necessary to
overcome some production
problems, he said.
40 Liters
About 40 liters of culture
material can be grown in
the machine in one run, but
space must be left in the
tank for air. After the bac
terial cells are grown in the
"biogen" they are passed
into a . high speed, air
driven, continuous flow
centrifuge and the cells
separate from the broth in
which they were grown.
Material obtained from
the "biogen" is w e i g h e d
rather than the number of
cells counted. Ideally, the
cells divide once every 20
minutes, Dr. Georgi said.
Why so many bacteria?
"All members of the de
partment are engaged in re
search activities to which
they've needed great quan
tities of cells. In some
cases, lack of cellular ma
terial has interfered with or
interrupted their studies.
This instrument will solve
this problem," said Dr.
Georgi.
In their studies of bac
terial cells, the researchers
are interested in what goes
on inside bacterial cells. In
order to study them effec
tively they break them up
and then study the com
ponent parts.
Gobs of Blobs
Most of the studies being
conducted require more
bacterial protoplasm than
could be provided by the
old methods, that of grow
ing the cells in large glass
containers which were put
into an incubator.
Why study the bacterial
cells? The researchers have
studied the enzymes of bac
teria to know what makes
them "tick." They are in
terested in basic studies on
how microorganisms are
constructed, how they grow,
how they carry on their
life processes along with
genetic studies of microbes!
The "biogen" at the Uni
versity is C?e only such ma
chine between Chicago and
the Rocky Mountains at the
present time.
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