Vol. 41, No 111
Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, March 19, 1942
Fantasy Keynotes Theatre's
Production of 'Androcles
Fjmtasy will be- the order of the day when
"Androeles and the Lion" opens March 25. Ice
cream cones and picket fences will add to the
enjoyment of the play. The setting has been cut
to a minimum in a a attempt to get away from
complications in producing the play. Spaced
staging and selective realizm are combined to
make this modernized version of Shaw's enter
taining satire.
In the first scene there wilt be suggested a
candy forest on a mountain, Barber poles
topped with lollipops and double dip ice ceram
cones, as well as licorice trees with licorice
whip tops, stand behind and atop large rocks
of fudge candy with walnuts in it. There is
also a large green gum drop used for a seat.
The walls of Rome will be represented by a
picket fence about two feet high with a swing
ing gate. This will be the only properties on the
stage for the second scene with the exception of
a small sign.
Near the gate will be a patch of grass with
this sign, "keep off the grass," in the middle
of it. The ancient "Hitler" disregards this sign
and steps over the fence to shout his orders.
Standing directly in front of the sign, he defies
law and order. Above the gate will be written
"Gate of Rome" and a key marked "key" will
hang on the left side of the gate. -
The third scene will represent the entrance
to a stadium with a series of ramps which in
dicate the entrance to the emperor 't box. The
(See FANTASY, page 2)
Curriculum
Change Seen
After War
Chancellor Predicts
Serious Adjustments
Will Be Necessary
After the war is over, there will
be need for another series of "ri
ous changes in university pro
grams to make them useful in the
post-war period, predicted Chan
cellor C. S. Boucher in an address
Wednesday evening at the annual
dinner of the Nebraska Potato
Improvement Association in
Scottsbluff.
"It seems unlikely that our uni
versities will ever return com
pletely to the pattern of their pro
grams as they were before the
war." said the chancellor. "This
is right and necessary. All educa
tional administrators in respon
sible university posts will continue
for many years to devote serious
study to the problems of readjust
ment in order to keep these insti-
(See CURRICULUM, Page 4.)
Former IMS Tokio
Mead Speaks (Friday
Thirteen years in the Orient and sixty-one days in a Tokyo
jail those are the experiences James Young, noted head of the
International News Service Bureau in Tokio for ten years, will
relate to a convocation of University of Nebraska students, Fri
day morning at 11 o'clock in the student Union ballroom.
A native of Illinois, Jimmy Young, as he is known through
out the Far East, has spent more than half his life in the foreign
service, covering Europe, Africa and Asia, covering revolutions,
earthquakes, uprisings, cabinet crisis, assassinations, tidil waves
and epidemics.
During his residence in Japan, he managed an American
newspaper, and operated a news service bureau. lie was active
in the American-Japan Society, and for 11 years was a member
o fthe Rotary Club which the Japanese finally ordered disbanded
under direct German pressure
Young's arrest followed a 9,000
mile trip into the heart of unoccu
pied China as the first foreign cor
respondent to reach the back
country headquarters of General
issimo Chiang Kai Shek at Chung
king. His release was finally effect
thru the efforts of American
(See SPEAKS, page 2)
Oh. QampuA. . . .
Hansen Takes First Place
In Texas Livestock Show
By Randall Pratt.
Lets take off our hats to Harold
Hansen. Hansen plactJ first in
Individual Judging of meat at th'
Southwestern Live Stock Show i.t
Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, iie
sides being first in the entire con
test, he also made the unusual
record of standing first in Judg
ing each of the three classes, beef,
pork, and lamb. The team scored
total of 2,416 points out of a
possible 2,700.
Nebraskans placed 1st in Judg
ing beef and lamb, and 3rd. in
Judging pork, to beat Texas A. 8c
M.. which placed 2nd by a good
margin. Other members of the
team were Dwight Sloan placing
3rd and Don Roth who placed 9th.
Paul Fidler, instructor in animal
husbandry wsj coach for the team.
Last year Fidler helped coach the
Oklahoma team which placed
first in Kansas City and Chicago.
Last year the Nebraska team
placed first in Fort Worth, Texas.
Tri-K pledges have been carry
ing ears of white corn around
for the past few days. It's been
said that the Pledges will be beat
for every kernel that is missing
at intiation time. The date for
the intiation and feed following
la set for Thursday night, March
19, at 5 p. m. in the crops labora
tory. The square dances are still go
ing strong in the activities build
ing. About 150 students turned
out Wednesday night for the
swinging, reeling, promenading,
dances.
.
It might seem kinda foolish to
pay a lot of money for a new
car if you didn't plan to buy gas
to get the boot use out of it. Not
long ago the college spent a good
deal of money for a new pub
lic address system. It's really a
wonderful piece of work the
volume is great, the pick-up is
strong, the tone and control of
muffing are commendable, the turn
table for records works swell. The
only thing wrong is that there
are no records. . .oh yes there same
over there but they are about as
old as those collected by the USO.
The moat modern is "Beer Barrel
Polka." Let's get some good rec
ords pronto.
Council Calls
For T Book
Drive Workers
Strong backs and rubber tires
are needed by Mary Rosborough
and Laurel Morrison, chairmen of
the Student Defense Council's
drive for 10,000 books to stock the
libraries of Uncle Sam's armed
forces.
Issuing an urgent call, the
chairmen asked all volunteers for
collecting the books for victory to
leave their name, address, and
phone number at the Union office.
Although willing workers are al
ways welcome, the greatest need
is for cars.
Spirimig ESect!:oBiis
Set ffir Apirol 21
Disappointing its own members as well as certain inter
ested outsiders, the Student Council meeting lasted only ap
proximately 20 minutes last evening with a small attendance
and strictly routine business.
Dick Harnsberger. elections chairman, announced the date
of spring elections as April 21 with the polls to remain open
unttil 9:00 p. m., being closed during the Honors Convoca
tion. Positions to be filled at this election include members of
the Student Council, members of the Publications Board and
Ivy Day Orator.
Candidates will file for the positions at the Students Ac
tivities office in the Coliseum, and filings will close April 10.
Four photographs of all candidates must accompany the filings.
Defense Plans.
WAA Groups
Elect Officers
For Next Year
Members of the WAA council,
sports board, and intramural
representatives will elect officers
for WAA for the coming year to
day. The polls will be set up in the
WAA office in Grant Memorial
from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. and
those qualified to vote must pre
sent their identification cards.
Presidential candidates are
Betty Newman and Dorothy Mar
tin, both of whom have served on
the board this past year. Miss
Newman has been a member of
the WAA board for two years, a
member of the AWS board and
has played several roles in Uni
versity Players' productions.
Miss Martin served as treasurer
of WAA last year and wrote the
Girls Sports column ir the Daily
Nebraskan several times. She is
a major in the physical education
department.
Candidates for other offices are:
vice president, Jean Hazen, Susan
Shaw; treasurer, Joyce Junge,
Ruth Ann Robertson; and conces
sions, Lila Howell, Merriam Mann.
Announcements
Deadline Scl
Senior announcements have
a deadline of April ?, it -'.tit
announced yesterday. An
nouncements and caps and
gowns are available at the Co
op and Long's Book Stores.
Mention was made of a change
in the plans for the defense courses
requirements for all students at
registration. An hour's credit
would be given for either military
science, men and women's physical
education or nursing courses with
three hours a week attendance re
quired. Feeling this would make
the physical fitness program more
a part of the student's daily rou
tine, this change was recommended
to Dean Thompson and the faculty
committee.
Original Play
Deadline Is
Tomorrow
AH Entries Must Be
In Union Office by 6;
Cash Prizes Awarded
All entries in the original one
act playwriting contest sponsored
jointly by tbe Union and the uni
versity spetch department must
be in the Union office not later
than 6 p. m. tomorrow, it was
announced at the office yesterday.
To be presented at the Union
Sunday, April 12, the three best
plays will be awarded prizes of
$10, 57.50, and $5 respectively. All
plays become the property of the
contest sponsors, and should not
exceed 30 typewritten pages in
length.
Contest judges are Dr. L. C.
Wimberly and Dr. Thomas Raysor,
botJx.f the department of F.rg
lish. Who" is to fill tlie"v3cancy
left on the committee by Mr. Paul
Bogan, former director of the Uni
versity theater, will be announced
later.
Over-flow Crowd Hears
Marriage Series Opener
Speaking to an over-flow crowd Dr. Walter E. Militzer
spoke on "Choosing Life's Partner" at the first lecture in the
marriage series yesterday.
His opening statements pointed out that he believed there
is no such thing as "one-and-only " in this world for each and
thaj, everyone should have his chance to choose a "lemon"
provided, of course, he gets rid of her, or she gets rid of him.
"There are three states of existence: unmarried, unhappily
married and happily married, the latter being the preferred
state," said the speaker. However, it is far better to be un
married than unhappily married. ,
Cultivate Happiness.
The qualifications which make a person an eligible mate
are not confined to just one per-
YWCA Holds First
Meeting of Year in Union
Approximately 100 members of the YWCA met last night
in the Union for their first group meeting of the year. After a
short business meeting, the group sang a new YV song and
the program was turned over to Betty Hohf.
The program was planned with an idea of giving those at
tending some idea of the expansiveness of the YV and of pre
senting some interesting acts about the organization.
An announcement was made concerning the Estes Pow
wow which will be held Sunday in Ellen Smith at 5 p. m. All
members of the YWCA and YMCA organizations throughout
the state are invited to attend the meeting.
Supper will be served and each is asked to bring a quarter.
Reservations must be made in the YWCA office by Friday at
6 p. m. Each member attending may bring a guest.
After supper moving pictures of Estes Conference will be
shown and information will be given tbout the Estes Confer
ence to be held this summer.
son. but there may be a dozen
with whom a person could be hap
pily married. You have to culti
vate your happiness, it does not
just grow.
In naming qualities to be looked
for in choosing a life partner Dr.
Miltzer named five which may be
look for after one primary premis
has been found, a common intel
lectual background.
The five named are: 1. good dis
position; 2. mental poise; 3. good
personal appearance; 4. good
health; and 5. which is optional,
but suggested, a hobby.
How Does He Act7
In choosing a person with a
good disposition these questions
may be asked by yourself: How
does he or she act when tired?
How does he treat his parents?
How does he treat his subordi
nates? How does he act when an
unexpected inconvenience arises?
This first quality is the most
(See OPENER, page 2)
1 Student 2 'V9 Books 10,000 1 Saturday