Senate committee frrdecide MU budget this week
This week, eleven senators who
make up the unicameral appropri
ations committee, will hold in their
hands the fate of the university
for the next two years. Faced with
three alternate budget suggestions
presented by the board of regents
and Chancellor C. S. Boucher, it is
their problem to decide and rec
ommend to the legislature, the uni
versity budget allotment for the
1939-41 blennium.
Atk $4,085,603.
The university had originally
petitioned the governor for $4,085,
603, but impressions gained from
the committee hearing on the
budget, Tuesday, indicate that the
school will be fortunate It their al
lotment is as high as the 1937-39
appropriation of $3,740,940.
According to Acting Chairman
John Callan of the appropriations
committee, the state just doesn't
have enough money to go around.
Chancellor Boucher, on behalf
of the board of regents, submit
ted three plans to the committee
which could be adopted by the
university in accordance with the
budget appropriation that they re
ceive. 3 plana presented.
. Slashing the budget below the
1937-39 allotrr?' would probably
mean the & " on of a plan em
bodying the rawing changes:
"With e ' nent limited to the
number of v Jents for which re
sources arew liable to maintain
creditable a . defensible stand
ards, a nuuairV'm limit (for exam
ple, 5,000 students) could be main
tained administratively.
1. By retaining the present ad
mission policy but raising stand
ards for retention of good stand
ing by students and thus increase
dismissals materally in the first
and second years.
The probable result of such a
measure would be a larger num
ber of students than at present
could rightly object that they were
programs not appropriate for their
abilities and needs.
2. By increasing fees.
Such a setup would increase the
revenue per student, but would re
duce the total enrollment some
what on the economic status; not
a few excellent students who are
barely able to remain in college
because of lack of funds would be
unable to do so if fees were raised.
Such a policy of economic selec
tivity is not defensible education
See BUDGET page 4.
I permitted to attempt to pursue
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VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 110.
'Alias Aladdin
song writers
meet at 2:30
Best tune submitted
to win $10 prize; Bob
Edelstein directs music
Campus song writers interested
in submitting music for the Kos
met Klub's spring musical show,
"Alias Aladdin," are asked to
meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
in room 308 of the Union.
A prize of $10 will be awarded
to the writer of the song which is
Judged the best of all those se
lected for use in the show, accord
ing to Bob Edelstein, song direc
tor. Chorus Tryouts Tuesday.
Final tryouts for the pony
chorus and harem will be con
ducted Tuesday, evening in the
basement of Teachers college at
7:30. All men who tried out last
week and any others interested in
gaining a place should report at
that time.
11 principal members of the
show's cast have been selected and
include Everett "Duke" Deger,
veteran of last spring's "Hades'
Ladies," -Xiouis Wilkins, Jim Min
nick, Joe Stephens, Bob John
ston, Sidney Campbell, Darrel
Peters, Raymond Brown, John Ma
See SONGS page 3.
Uni singers feature modern
Russian number next Sunday
Strawinski's 'Fire-bird'
ployed here first time
A modern Russian number to be
played for the first time in Lin
coln, Igor Strawinski'a brilliant
suite from the "Fire-Bird" will be
featured when the university sym-
IJncoln Journal.
DON A. LENTZ.
i... conducts orchestra.
phony and the university singers
present a cpnceit Sunday, March
26, at 3 o'clock in the coliseum.
Orchestration hard to get.
According to Don A. Lentz, who
will conduct the orchestra, per
formances of the suite are seldom
given over the country because of
the extreme difficulty in securing
See SINGERS page 2.
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Baltimore editor to address
N.U. convo, press convention
J. F. Essary to speak
in Lincoln twice Friday
J. Frederick Essary of the Balti
more Sun will journey to Lincoln
this week to address a university
convocation Friday morning and
also to appear as guest speaker at
J. FREDERICK ESSARY
...of Baltimore Sun fame
the 66th annual Nebraska state
press association convention
March 23 to 25.
The Maryland newspaper execu
tive will speak at the convention
See EDITOR page 2.
Cashen discusses
Seville Cathedral
Choir vespers set for
this afternoon at 5
Russell Cashen, University of
Nebraska junior, will talk on the
Spanish Cathedral at Seville this
afternoon at the Sunday Cathedral
choir vespers to be held in the
ballroom of the Hotel Cornhusker
at 5 p. m.
The choir, under the direction of
John Rosbourough, will sing two
numbers. The first will be "Motett
in B flat Major," by Bach, and
the second will be the "Cherubim
Song" from the Greek Orthodox
Russian church, written by the
famoi.s Russian composer Glinka.
Houghton Furr will play as the
guest organist.
Writer invades
to find Players
Editor' otot Th NEimSKAN n- .
Porta who wrote thin atonr Bttrnrtrd
but night' pt-rfiirnuuire of tltr Vnlver
Itjr I'luyrr "Tovnrlrh." Inqulftlllvrnr
Ind him to ro tmrkftiwKi brlorc, during,
nd flrr the play. Tkrite re hi obser
vation and (onrlimkia.
University Players concluded
their 1938-39 season last night,
and they regretted It
Their work is painstaking and
nerve wracking, they receive little
real credit for the things they do
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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1939
Ray Crawford
takes grand
championship
Sam Nisley wins reserve
honors on ag campus at
, Junior Ak-Sar-Ben
Climaxing a weekend of gala
celebration, 400 people jammed
the horse barn on the ag campus
last night where they witnessed
the final affair in the ag college
Junior Ak-Sar-Ben meet, a live
stock show and an exhibition of
agricultural skills.
Ray Crawford. Alliance fresh
man, was awarded the grand
championship in the livestock
showmanship exhibition for his
sheep exhibit. For winning the
grand championship he was
awarded the coveted grand cham
pionship cup by the Block and
Bridle club, sponsors of the meet.
Sam Nisley of Lexington was
awarded the reserve championship
for his hog exhibit.
With 60 aspirants entering their
prize swine, sheep, horses, dairy
cattle, and beef cattle in the con
test, competition was very keen.
J. B. Garlock, an official of the
St. Joseph, Mo., stockyards,
Judged the showmanship exhibi
tion. Ribbon winners.
First to fifth place winners In
each of the five divisions of the
exhibition were awarded ribbons.
Ribbon winners included:
Horsei Marrin Btauffer of P>
Ralph Allen of Sttiart; MonrU Myert. of
Broken Bow; Harold Bacon, Lexington;
Lorraine Van Winkle, Silver Creek.
Sheep Ray Crawford, Alliance; Carl Ir
win, Curlii; Hollla Miller, Benedict; Ralph
Hennlnca, Hemlnsford ; Clarian Buelhe,
Tecumeeh. Beef cattle Oacar Testmeier,
Burchard; Krwln Cononn, Davenport;
Robert Lamb, Karwell; Kloyd Hanamlre,
Kairbury; Robert Derr, Tecumseh. Hog
Ram Nialey, Lexington; Lawn-no Peak,
Derby. Colo.; Raymond Howard, Cenng;
Om llokanaon, Genoa; Carl Cox. Oconto.
Dairy catUe Howard Zorn, Dalton; Stan
See CRAWFORD page 3.
Harmony Hour features
'Firebird Suite' Monday
Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite"
will be featured on the Harmony
Hour program tomorrow after
noon from 4 to 5 o'clock in
Union parlor X. The program,
sponsored by Sinfonia, Is ar
ranged, along with commentary
notes, by Robert Buddenberg
and will be presented by Guy
Scott.
Additional numbers will be
"Revenge with Music," by Andre
Kostelanetz, and "In a Persian
Market," by Kete'by.
back Mage sanctity, smells,
acting ir love
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well and take a(lli adverse criti
cism cast at them without flinch
ing.
The love for acting, tho perhaps
premature In most cases, is in the
hearts of those students who sac
rifice hours of study, play, and
sleep to tx together and put on
these shows.
We invaded the sanctity of the
backstage last night just to see
Two come
as sponsors of choir
trip to Rl. -
Gillilan leads
Union Laugh
Session today
Washington, D. C. poet,
humorist to provoke
merriment at 4 o'clock
One of America's foremost hu
morists, Strickland Gillilan, Wash
ington, D. C, will conduct a uni
versity laugh session this after-
STRICKLAND GILLILAN
. . . promises hilarity
noon at 4 o'clock in the Union
ballroom.
Union officials were mysterious
when questioned about the topic
See GILLIAN page i.
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Barb women elect A.W.S.
Board officers Tuesday
Museum puppets
to show in Omaha
Joslyn Memorial books
troupe for plays today
Miss Marjorie Shanafelt and the
university state museum puppet
eers will present two puppet shows
at Joslyn Memorial in Omaha this
afternoon and evening. Prof. Paul
Grummann, director of Joslyn Me
morial, has invited the university
group.
At 2 o'clock the playlet, "Ore
Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes,"
a fairy tale by the Grimm broth
ers, will be presented to a chil
dren's audience in the main audi
torium. At 8 o'clock the university
group will present Paul McPhar
lin's special adaptation of "St
George and the Dragon." This
program is for patrons and friends
of Joslyn Memorial.
of work
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what went on... just for the hell
of it The material for a yarn was
so abundant, thtt with the per
mission of the University Players,
we give you our notes... taken
backstage.
Before the play:
Went backstage , , , smell o(
grep.se paint, cigarettes not any
to invigorating. . .joviality of play
See PLAYERS paye 2.
forward
Y - Fair
Backers ask anonymity;
Group leaves June 6
for programs in East
To despairing officials of the
Lincoln Cathedral choir came two
anonymous Nebraskans Friday
with a magnanimous offer to back
the 60 voice group in its trip to
the New York World's Fair.
Hardly daring to believe their
ears, John M. Rosborough, direc
tor, and student officials of the
choir, heard the proposal over a
quiet luncheon table from two per
sons who have asked that they be
given no publicity. Choir members
heard of the offer for the first
time last night.
Choir leaves June 6.
With financial backing assured,
the choir will leave for New York
June 6 for a series of programs
lasting between two and three
weeks depending on engagements
yet to be made. Commenting on
the trip Director Rosborough said,
"Without a doubt, this Is the fin
est choir I've ever had."
New York appearances, tenta
tively scheduled, have been con
firmed as a result of the new
See' CHOIR page 3.
Mortar Board transfer
initiated into NU group
Special initiation services
were held for Woodie Campbell,
a transfer from the University
of Georgia, by the active chap
ter of Mortar board this morn
ing in the Mortar Board rooms
of the Union.
Miss Campbell was a member
of the local senior women's hon
orary at Georgia which has just
become a new chapter of Mor
tar Board. An initiation break
fast followed the ceremony.
Frances Boldman was in charge
of arrangements for the breakfast.
Melva Kime, Betty Ann
Duff vie for presidency
Barb women go to the polls
Tuesday to elect members and the
president of the Barb A. W. S.
board. For the first time in his
tory the president will be elected,
and in the running are Melva,
Kime and Eetty Aim Duff.
Until this year the senior barb
member of the A. W. S. board has
automatically filled the presiden
tial post, but according to tho
board's new constitution and upon
the approval of the Associated
Women Students of the campus
the barb senior member will serve
as vice president instead of the
president, who will be elected.
3 run for senior post.
The other members to be elected
will include one senior, four Jun
iors and four sophomores. Senior
elective member will be chosen
from nominees Roealie Stuart,
Harriett Lewis and Gwen Jack.
Four juniors will be elected
from the following candidates:
Victoria Ekblad, Arlene Kellen
barger, Lorene Kienker, Helen
Klait, Ruth Mae Pestal, Jeanet
Swenson.
Candidates for the four sopho
more positions are Peggy BeyL
Dorothy Faulkner, Alberta Hal
lam, Jean MacAluster, Betty Jean
Spalding.
Highest junior Is secretary.
At least one member from each
class must be from ag college.
Junior member receiving the high
est number of votes will become
secretary, while office of trc&s-
See BARB A. W. S. page L
