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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1941)
University's Mew Grading Regulations Will Eliminate Conditions, Delinquencies Director dairies Cast To Play 'East Lynne' Cast for the first University Theatre play of the season, "East Lynrie," was announced yesterday by Paul Bogen, director of the Theatre. Phyllis Welch, senior will be the assistant director for this production. Assistant director in charge of music Is Romulo Solde villa. Leading man wll be Bill Mc Bride, who will play the part of Archibald Carlisle. Robert Eatey will protrary Lady Isabelle Vance, and Belledora Cochran, senior, will enact Barbara Hare. Other leads will be taken by Betty Lou Rangier, senior who will take the part of Miss Cornelia Carlisle, and Henry Lee, sopho more, will piotray the villain, Sir Francis Levison. Other members of the cast are: Dale Burlfigh Lord Mount Severn Richard Alurich Mr. Dill Harriet Magnusscn Joyce, the maid J?n McAllister Wilson Pick Putney Juriite Hare Robert Veaeh policeman Robert Hyde Richard Hare "East Lynne," a famous old play by Mrs. H. Wood, will be produced Oct. 29, 30, and 31, at the Tem ple Theatre. Staged in the manner of the Gay Nineties, it is a melo drama that combines both excite ment, comedy and tears. Tickets are still on sale at the Temple Box Office. The University Theatre inaugur ated a new plan on this campus whereby students had a choice in selecting the productions to be staged by the group this year. Lively interest was shown by stu dents in balloting and a great deal of interest in the Theatre has been shown by them. Active participation in drama- ics is urged By raw isogen, di rector of the Theatre who hopes to have many students taking parts in the shows. The parts are not restricted to members in the speech department but to all uni versity students. Union Holds First Sport Competition Ping Pong Tournament Registration Now Open Prizes Offered Winners Registration for the Union' annual all-university ping pong tournament opens today at the Union check stand. Sponsor of the tourney is the Union competitive games commit tee headed by Leonard Goldstein. Committee plans call for the entry deadline. to be October 16; play offs begin October 20. Competition will be divided into four groups: Men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and wom en's doubles. In the first of these, the men's singles, a second division will be made; duffers will compete separately from advanced players The finals of the tournament will be played before Thanksgiving vacation. Winners in each dm sion will be given prizes. According to Pat Lahr, Union social director, entrants will be notified of their drawings by post card. Army Offers Course in Air Navigation A course in navigation training qualifying men students to be come aerial navigation officers is being offered by the war depart ment, according to J. W. Durant air corps captain. Instructions which will be given under army supervision, will include no pilot training, however. Upon completion of the course and an additional period of train ing with tactical or other air corps units, the cadets are eligible for commissions as second lieutenants. air reserve. The entire training period takes approximately nine months. The status, as well as pay and allowances, of cadets is the same as that for cadets re ceiving pilot training. Applicants for the course must meet the general requirements for appointment as aviation cadet, They must be unmarried citizens between the ages of 20 and 26 in elusive, of good character, sound physique, and in excellent health Further information can be ob tained at the military department office, Room 204, Nebraska hall. New regulations on grading, eliminating the. use of conditions and delinquencies, has been announced by Dr. C. W. Koscnlof, regis trar and director of admissions. Proposal for the changes in grading came originally from the committee on instructional policies and practices of which Dean Oldfathcr is chair man. They were approved last May by the university senate. According to Rosenlof's official statement to the members of the instructional staff, there will be no grades of "C," and "D," "C" mean ing a condition and "D" delinquency at the time of withdrawal. A report of "F" designates all course work which has been failed or drop ped when the student was delinquent in class work. A report of "I" in any course means that the student receiving such a grade has an in ?omplete, tho passing record. . Make Up Work. Dr. Koscnlof further stated that any grades of "C" rating reported prior to Sept. 1 of this year must be taken care of during the first se mester the course is reoffered or the grade will .(See GRADING, page 2.) he Mmly 111 Mebhaskm Official Newspaper 0 More Than 7,000 Students Z 409 Vol. 42, No. 20 Lincoln, Nebraska Wednesday, October 8, 1941 Pff 'Ident Cards Worthwhile' -Thompson "If students really stop to con sider, they will realize how worth while identification cards are. They are a nuisance, to be sure, but many things are nowadays, Students may pick up identi fication pictures today in ad ministration building, room 7. Identification cards must be presented to get pictures. Every student must have both picture and card with him at all times. and the identification cards pro tect a student's own interests as well as giving him special advan tages," said T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs, in regard to y. , V, 4 i Dean Thompson. . . .stresses cards. the purpose of student identifica tion cards. Dean Thompson stressed the fact that identification cards are "distinctly personal property to be used and presented only by the (See THOMPSON, page 2.) Kosmct Actives Hold Meeting Active members of Kosmet Klub will meet at 5 p. m. today In the Kosmet Klub office for a very important meeting, ac cording to Walt Rundin, presi dent of the Klub. "All members are urged to report promptly. Students Help Relief In Union, Daily Plan i University National Defense committee, co-sponsored by the Union and the Daily Nebraskan, will start its activities next Mondav when the national defense room opens at 3 p. m. Located in the old Cornhusker office, room 20 of the Union, he defense room will be in use from 3 to 5 p. m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Repre- Lemslative Group Studies UN Finances Slate Council Orders Report on Expenditures Of Uni, Normal Schools Meeting for the first time this year, the legislative council Mon day ordered its research depart ment to make a study of the fi nancial report of the state's uni versity and normal schools. Senator Robert Crosby, North Platte, introduced the plan to the council. He explained that he be lieved it important that the legis lature should know how much the university and normal schools are spending on the education of each student. Those doing the research, he stipulated also, should invest! gate how the state's education money is being spent. The Central City senator, Wal ter Raecke, objected to Crosby's proposal. He contended that such a survey would be similar to that recently made by the state plan ning board. "It," he said, "was bitterly opposed." Part time university political science professor, Roger V. Shu mate, will direct the investigation. Professor Shumate is the chief of the council's research bureau. .. , Small Girl Has Answers to US, Latin Policy . . . To one little Bancroft school girl, Latin-American relationships are a simple matter. Describing Mexican classmate to her mother, she aaid, "I couldn't understand her at first because she didn't talk in English. But pretty aoon I could because she smiled In English." sentatives of the British War Re lief society will check out yarn and knitting needles for making sox, helmets, sweaters and mittens. Any student interested is urged to come. Instruction will be pro vided for those who don't know how to knit. So far, the British War Relief society has checked out 300 pounds of yarn in Lincoln for relief knitting work. On display in the defense room when it opens will be a service flag from the last war. ooia stars, for students killed in the war, ana blue stars, for those wounded, are sewed on a white background, sur rounded by red. Letters are" being sent to all sororities and organized houses, the university committee an nounced yesterday. Freshmen pledges may earn hours activity credits by working in the defense room. WAX Board Names Riding Club Officers Virginia Chambers, last year's president of the Women's Riding club, has been reappointed by the WAA board. The other officers elected yesterday by the club are: Marjorle Rivett, vice-president; Peggy Halstead, secretary; Ta trlcia Chamberlin, treasurer. All members and prospective members are invited to a picnic to be held Wednesday evening Oct. 15, at the WAA cabin about seven miles east of the campus Food and entertainment are guar anteed for 25c per person. Plans are now being made for the annual fall horse show spon sored by the club. The date of the show this year has been set at Sunday, Nov. 9, as was announced by the president. Classes of six to eight girls are riding regularly at Shreve's Sta blcs in Pioneer Park at 8 a. m. Saturday and 4 p. m. Sunday and there will be riding one aft ernoon during the week. Houses Get More Time For Filings Innocents Extend Filial Deadline for Registration Of Homecoming Themes "Deadline for registration of homecoming themes by fraterni ties, men s houses, sororities and women's houses has been extended to Thursday at 5 p. m.," according to Ed Calhoun, chairman of the Innocents com mittee sponsor ing the event. Calhoun stressed the im portance of fol lowing the in structions to representatives of the various houses: (1) Go to the Daily office between 1 and 5 p. m. either today or tomorrow. (2) Bring a one- dollar fee which will be used to 6defray judge, cup-engraving and presentation costs. (3) Include the general idea of the theme and an estimate of the cost. Rules of the event specify that no display erected be at a cost of more than twenty-five dollars. (4) File fee and theme with Paul Svoboda. Three members of the Innocents and three local men, who have no connection with the university will jdge the contest. These judges shall award two prizes, one to a fraternity or other men's house and one to a sorority or women's house. Burton Thiel, president of Inno cents society, urges keen competi tion to make this year's homecom ing a real one for the Nebraska alumni. . ... :y.- Lincoln Journal. K4 Calhoon. Un ion Shows Football Movies Tonight at 7:30 in the ballroom the Union will show movies of the Iowa State-Nebraska game. There is no admission charge. Student Council Meets Today Student Council will meet to day at 5 p. m. in room 315 in the Union, Burton Thiel, pres ident, announced yesterday. AH members ofvthe council arc urged to attend the meeting.
