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. Sunday, October 26, 1941 DAILY NEBRASKAN Religion and Life Week Starts Nov. 8 J Dr. Wickey Takes Prominent Role in Religion Week Aetivity Dr. Gould Wickey. executive secretary of the board of education of the United Lutheran Church in America, will serve as "team leader" of the ministers here for the "Religion and Life" week on the campus Nov. 8 to Nov. 13, it was announced yesterday. A graduate of Gettysburg col lege in Pennsylvania, Dr. Wickey has also attended the Theological Seminary of Gettysburg, Pa., Harvard university, and Oxford university through a traveling fcl- lovvship from Harvard. Speaker in Demand. Because of his wide training and educational experience, Dr. Wickey is in much demand as a speaker before church and educational con ferences, and as a guest-speaker and lecturer before colleges. He Dr. Gould Wickey. .. .is 'team leader.' will serve as the campus chair man for the speakers who are to isneak here, as well as deliver ad dresses to various audiences. Three of his lectures will be general, entitled "What Youth Seek," "A Kingdom for Students," and "Learning to Live with Oth ers." Two speeches will be de livered to the faculty, and nine to students in the classroom. Held Many Posts. Dr. Wickey has had a great deal of experience in religious and edu cational affairs, for he has been pastor in Washington, D. C. and Fargo, N. D.; professord of phi losophy at - Concordia college in Moorhcad, Minn.; and president of Amendment . . (Continued from Page 1.) mote better student government. A petition endorsing the proposal was submitted to the Council, but a technicality kept the measure from being considered by the stu dent body at the spring election. Tho it has been bitterly con demned as a partisan measure, the supporters of the bill, believing that it will promote fairer student government, submit these ten ATTEND LINCOLN'S LEADING THEATRES! Now Showing (lark IM' GABLE TURNKR "HONKY TONK" Ua CUttc TBKVOB Krmna HOMO AS Albert IEHHLK Kitralt ( axtuua, firm tu4 Nrb. Mrtarea LINCOLN ZlZl Now Showing Tro IWIf POWER GRABLE "A YANK In R. A. F." with JOHN WTTOS KKOI.NAI.il GARDINKB akwl tarluoa tm4 Itt WarU Newt STUART T.u.'t i ; : f. 1 v f h l V Now Showing! "Charlie Chan in Rio" with SIDNEY TOLER "Bullets for O'Hara" with Roter PRYOR Joan PERRY NEBRASKA .uV I Carthasre colleee in Illinois besides his present position as executive secretary on the board of educa tion of the United Lutheran church. He has been honored by mem bership in such scholastic fraterni ties as Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu; and by election to administrative positions in various church organizations. Noted Educators Attend AAUC Meeting in Lincoln ... 85 Delegates Expected Approximately 85 delegates and guests are expected to attend the 43rd annual conference of the As sociation of American Universities on the campus Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Among the distinguished guests who will be present and speak on the program are the following: General Lewis B. Hershey, di rector of the selective service sys- points for consideration by the student body. 1. The amendment assures rep resentation on the Student Coun cil in direct proportion to the vot ing strength of the parties or groups (Article 4, Section 5). Ratio 5 to 1. In the last six years 166 Greeks and 30 Barbs have held office on the Student Council. At present 1,550 affiliated students are rep resented on the Student Council by 28 members, the 3,500 unaffili ated by only seven members. The ratio is 5 to 1. In the last election the barb party polled 42 percent of the votes and received only 20 per cent of the Student Council mem bership. The facts and figures speak for themselves. 2. All members of the Student Council will be elected without ar tificial restrictions as to class, col lege and sex. Students have never been divided along these lines. 3. Students of the college of agriculture are' guaranteed fairer representation under this plan (Article 4, Section 1). 4. The initiative or repeal of rules for student elections upon petition by the majority of the students will lessen manipulation by the majority party on the Council (Article 9, Section 2).- To Committee!. 5. The idea of proportional rep resentation will be carried thru to all committees of the Student Council and committees and boards appointed by it (Article 5, Section 2), 6. Control by faction bosses will be lessened and the chances of in dividuals and minority groups to gain membership will be increased (Article 4, Section 5). 7. All committees, including the judiciary committee, will be di rectly responsible to the Student Council (Article 5, Section 2). 8. Manipulation by the party in power will be lessened by the elimination of hold-over members. However, experience on the Coun cil will be assured by the alterna tion of the terms of members (Article 4, Section 2). 9. Efficiency and successful planning in the carrying out of projects will be assured in a uni fied council of 20 members (Arti cle 4, Section 1). 10. Vacancies will be filled au tomatically from the election rec ords rather than arbitrarily by the party in power (Article VI). A small group of Greeks the faction bosses, the politicians and a few politically strong houses, Christmas Cards Fountain Pens 1.00 and up n Hallowe'en Decorations and Favors for the Fall Parties Genuine Engraved or Printed at Popular Prices Bride Books and Favors GE0RGEM0S miiii ihTTomk t nwii' mcAvTtl lii'Wutdinq Stationtrs 1713 N Street Kahhi Gordon, Dr. O'Brien ... Religious Leaders Speak Here Rabbi Julius Gordon, pastor of Shaare Emcth temple in St. Louis, and Dr. John O'Brien, professor at the University of Notre Dame, will be the headline speakers at Religion and Life Week on the campus Nov. 8 to 13. Rabbi Gordon, nationally prom- tern; Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, chief of the bureau of navigation; John B. St. John, chief actuary of the bureau of old-age and surviv ors insurance; Dr. Edgar J. Fisher, assistant director of the Institute of International Education; Dr. Francis J. Brown, consultant of the American Council on Educa tion; President Harold W. Dodds, Princeton university; and Dean Arthur B. Lamb, Harvard univer sity. Nebraska's official delegates to the convention are Chancellor C. S. Boucher, Dean R. W. Goss, Dean C. H. Oldfather, Prof. K. C. Broady, Prof. W. L. DeBaufre, Prof. C. S. Hamilton, Prof. J. O. Hertzler, Prof. A. L. Jenness, Prof. T. A. Kiesselback, Prof. C. E. McNeill, Prof. E. R. Washburn, Prof. J. E. Weaver, Prof. O. H. Werner, Prof. L. C. Wimberly. Clemans-Elias Plan Wedding October 29 Virginia Clemans will be mar ried Wednesday, Oct. 29, to Wind field "Doc" Elias. Miss Clemans flew into Lincoln Friday night from New York where she is en rolled in Columbia university. She will proceed by plane to Seattle, Wash., today to meet her fiancee. Miss Clemans was a member of Pi Beta Phi, Mortar Board, and president of Associated Women Students. She graduated two years ago and since that time has been at the University of Oklahoma where she was social director of the women's dormitory. Elias was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Innocents and president of Kosmet Klub. He was grad uated in 1938. At present he is located in Seattle, Wash., where the couple will live. After a three weeks stay in Seattle the bride will return to New York where she will finish her period of schooling. Miss Clemans is working for her mas ter's degree. Ex-Mortar Board Wed in Hawaii Fern steudeville was married to Lieut. Jack Wilson at a post chapel in Hawaii October 22 at 4 p. m. Wilson is stationed at Hick an Field and the couple will make their home in Hawaii. Mrs. Wilson arrived in Hawaii at 2 p. m. the day of the wedding after sailing Sunday from the United States. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Alpha Xi Delta and Mortar Board. Wilson was a member of Delta Tau Delta. and those members of the Stu dent Council who stand to benefit under the present systenwwill gain by the defeat of this Yneas ure. The vast majority of students, both affiliated and unaffiliated, will profit by its adoption because of the fairer student government which it guarantees. T'i mm EVERY STAMPING DEVICE DAILY SERVICE... Copy in at 11 A. M. Stamp Ready at 5 P. M. with GEORGE BROS. inent Jewish leader, is the author of "Pity the Persecuted," a re cently published plea for religious tolerance. Dr. O'Brien is professor of philosophy of religion and poli tics and noted world traveler and lecturer. "Faith in a Time of Crisis" is the theme of this year's Religion and Life Week which is planned to present to students and faculty members a clearer statement of religious faith, and to develop co operative religious work at the university. First Facidty Recital Heads Events on Union's Program First faculty recital of the year will be held at 3 p. m. today in the Union ballroom. 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