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Vol. 44, No. 7
AWS Begins
Frosh Meets
On Activities
Freshmen will receive their
first taste of UN activities Wed
nesday when the first of a series
of three meetings preceding the
annual activity mart will be held
in Ellen Smith hall at 5 p. m.
Snninmi hv AWS hA SJ.'U"" """" " " "-'""' c f' -
iiors. ine program, arranged by'raHiiaA crhnn ihU fall altho
sions will be planned to explain Francis JanPe hW.1, wHl Jnclude jaKe0nnldf5 nts 'sopho
the functions and prinApal fea- hymns and special music, medita-;more vear at the universitv Beam
tures of various organizations:
which are open to freshmen par
ticipation. Presidents, editors and
officers will be presented at each
meeting.
Hazel Stern is in charge of the
mart, at which freshmen will sign
for chosen activities.
At the first meeting, Dorothy
Carnahan, AWS president, will
explain the AWS and introduce
the members of her board. The
AUF, all university fund, will be
explained by M.rgaret Beede,
president. Gloria Mardis, pres
ident of Coed Counselors, will dis
cuss that organization.
The four organizations dis
cussed at the second meeting Oct.
11 will be the Y.W.C.A., The Ne
braskan, The Cornhusker, and the
Student Foundation. President
Ann Wellensiek will explain the
freshmen opportunities in the;
tell about The Nebraskan. Corn
husker Editor Myra Colberg, will
discuss Nebraska's yearbook.!""11 "
President Natalie Neuman will! banquet Wednesday night at 6:15
-l,;., nA.n SYrfafir.r. Un parlors X and Y of the Stu-
01 J
Discussion at the third meeting, I Dean C. W. Poynter of the Uni
Oct. 18, will center around I versity of Nebraska Medical
W.A.A., Women's Athletic asso-' School at Omaha. Reservations
ciation; B.A.B.W., Barb Activities j for the dinner should be made by
Board for Women; and War .signing the sheet on the bulletin
Council. President of W.A.A..
Mickey McPherson will explain
intra-murals. Hazel Stern, pres
ident of B.A.B.W., will tell about
Barb organization on the Un cam
pus. President Ghita Hill will dis
cuss War Council.
24 Women Live in UN's
New International House
Four Nisei, three Negroes, and; Club, a friendship society of girls
one Puerto Rican are among the ? different races and national-
... jities. According to Miss Piper,
24 occupants of a new interna- ,lhey were chosen bemuse of their
tional house" dormitory opened 'interest in social proK'ems, though
this fall by the University of Ne- their study interests cover a wide
braska.
The builduig, formerly the Phi
Mu sorority house, 1520 R Street,
was purchased by the university
and will be conducted as an ex
periment in living conditions for
girls of various races and nation
alities. House Long-Needed.
"A definite need for such a
dormitory for women of different
nationalities hat 'Ktn evident lor rock,
some time." according to Miss'ette,
Elsie Piper, assistant dean of
women, who, with Verna Boyles,!
dean of women, is in charge of
housing women students.
The university International
house is small compared to those
at Pans. Chicago. New York, andiita Morrill. Neb., Narajean
Berkeley, Calif., which house from
200 to 500 people.
Housemother is Mrs. R. R. Burn
a lormer resident of Lincoln and
Miss Hazel
steam, a unieruy!5., Tjm, Rr-nublican Citv. NebJ.i. ru-,m h, x,r.
senior, is
president. Conducted;,,.. r,,or,n Rim Retv
.u,. . ' Rasel3', Valentine, weo.. wnarea
meals are served in the house. igi Selma, Ala., June Spc - 11 -
r.iri. in iHit!M. man, Sprague, Neb., Ann Wellen-
ijiris in Activities. Syracuse, Neb., Gloria Eeau -
il.y of the girls are active in mont Ios Angeles. Calif., and
YWCA and belong to the Aikens'Hazel Steam, Red Cloud, Neb.
JlUJuiluuUUuL
Lincoln 8, Nebraska
YW Activities
AtAg Campus
Begin Tuesday
Ag campus YWCA activities be-
gin this week with a noon vesper
service, a round-table discussion
and joint YW-YM campfire ves
per service, Peggy Larson, ag YW
president, announced today
Again this yea
brief worship
services will be held at 12:20
uu,u "laiMnuoiicu uuks. u
secretary,
liuuui t-u xayior, i w
will speak Tuesday.
An outdoor campfire on the
lower campus will be the setting
for a joint YW-YM vesper service
at 7:45 Tuesday evening. At that
time, Miss Taylor and members
of the two Y cabinets will be in
troduced. Edith Pumphry is in
charge of the vespers.
Every Thursday noon at 12, a
round-table discussion will be
held in room 206, home ec build
ing, at which time YW members
will discuss questions of current
interest. Virginia Bobbitt is in
charge of the series.
Pre-Meds Hear
Dean Poynter At
Nu-med Banquet
All new pre-medic students ardfor engineers and supervisors
: :a i a. .11 i At t-. j
dent Union. The speaker will be
board outside Dr. Wade's office,
room 308, Bessey hall.
The first meeting of the society
for this year will be held at 7:15,
immediately following the ban
quet. range including music, arts ana
sciences, social work and
neering.
engi-
At their last meeting the Tas-
!sels elected to take a representa -
the from the International House.
During the year the residents of
the house plan to carry out an ex -
tensive cultural and educational :
program.
The women now living in the
house are: Claribcl Baeder, Table-
Nc-b., Isadore Brown, Pay -
da., Patience Brunson.
Ixtuisville, Neb.. Natalie Burn,
Nelson, Neb.. Wilma Comstock.
Ansley, Neb., Claire Dudley,
Omaha. Neb.. Eleanor Giles.
i Plattsmouth. Neb.. Mariorie Hase-
iman Bennc-t. Neb.. Lillian Has-
hiba. Gering. Neb
Jackson. St. Joseph. Mo., Muryj According to the recently
Kamine, North Plats, Neb., Claire pianned year's schedule, there
Kepler, Anselmo, Neb., Mary Ann;wjn more activities held under
Vr,r.v l,-Cfa.V 7Cf-h Phvllis'.u- , vtr
Republican City. Neb., Vir -
Sunday, October 1, 1944
Beam Receives
Julliard School
Award in Music
A scholarship to the Julliard
.school of music, New York City,
has been awarded to Johnson
Beam, former UN student and
member of the Lincoln Symphony
orchestra.
After two days of examinations
m violin , pjano and music theory,
Beam qualified lor worK in tne
I W I llldSlTTl 1UI IUC Ultl
versity orchestra and played in
.a.nn v.nA tiV 4 V. A 1 III!
the first violin section of the
Lincoln symphony.
While attending Lincoln high
school, of which he is a graduate,
the studied under Emanuel Wish
now and in university was the
student of Miles A. Dresskell.
Beam recently received am honor
able discharge from the army
reserve after 11 months of serv
ice. Industrialists
Take Quality
Control Class
Twenty representatives of in
dustry are registered for the
eight-day quality control course
which is being held on the uni
versity campus.
Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings, Kan
sas City, Chicago, St. Joseph and
Indianapolis plants are repre
sented at the course.
Speakers at the opening ses
sion held Thursday morning in
Richards lab were Paul Peach,
War Production Board, Washing
ton, D. C; Professor N. H. Bar
nard of the university; Capt. A.
R. Burgess, St. Louis Ordnance
Sub-Depot. Omaha; Dr. W. Ed
wards Deming, Census and
Budget bureau, Washington, D. C;
and .Dean C. W. Helmstadter,
University of Omaha.
All of the speakers, with the
exception of Captain Burgess, are
instructors for the course. Cap
tain Burgess is replaced by Dr.
C. C. Camp, mathmetics instruc
tor at the university.
Dean O. J. Ferguson, college
of engineering, presided at the
'forenoon meeting of the execu
tive conference held at the Uni
versity of Omaha, September 27.
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Week's Campaign
Appropriately following the All-
j university cnurcn nignt activities
, neia rnaay ana toaay, me an
nual x v LA membership drive
will open Tuesday.
'.; '. ' y.31! continue
until October 11, is designed to
interest botfi freshmen and upper-
-Iclassmen in the many and varied
Margaret, .... f ,,:..;... vuta
;fore. jmori& thern are vesper
i .-.a i.,. 'a
mission groups for freshmen.
1
As In former years it will be
'the ultimate aim of the organlza-
tion to incorporate every univ-r-
'sit woman as a member.
Sig Ep, ATO, Phi
Gam Pledge Most
Fraternity affiliations filed with T. J. Thompson, dean of stu
dent affairs during the past two weeks give top number of pledges
to Sigma Phi Epsilon with 24 new men, Alpha Tau Omega and
Phi Gamma Delta running a close second and third. Following
the war-time precedent of the past two years, fraternity rushing
and pledging remained informal this year with no set rushing
dates and no preference day. The only rushing rule set up by
the Inter-fraternity council was that no man could be pledged
before September 18. Dean Thompson's list included the following:
UN Students
Go En Masse
To Churches
All university church night,
held last Friday evening, was at
tended by approximately 775 stu
dents. Some of these gathered amid
pumpkins, cornstalks, and lan
terns for the Methodist party of
singing and square dancing. Re
freshments were served and the
evening was climaxed with the
worship service entitled "Maka
Up Your Own Life."
The Lutheran, Episcopalian,
and First Christian students par
ticipated in singing, playing games
and eating. Games for the Luth
eran students were led by Mrs.
V. H. Bergstrasser; thoSe for
Episcopalian students were led by
Jimmie Lewis, city recreational
director, and Mrs. Lewis; those
at First Christian were led by
Mrs. Elvera Christiansen, univer
sity physical education instructor.
Prpshvterians attended an old-
fachinnH taffv null at the stu
dent house. Pvt. Art Frackinpohl,
a member of the ASTR band en
tertained with piano selections.
Baptist students were enter
tained with a progressive party
starting at the Baptist student
house and ending at the tirst
Baptist church, where a formal
musical program was given.
iTnorKTolial cturionte attpndpd a
devotional program led by Robert
Scheuneman, president of the
youth fellowship.
The evening was spent playing
competitive games, directed by
Robert Sukovaty.
Catholic students were present
at a reception in the Student;
Union building.
Metropolitan Baritone
Opens Concert Series
The 1944-45 Lincoln symphony
orchestra concert series v opens'
next Thursday, Oct. 5, when Law
rence Tibbett, favorite Metropoli-j
tan opera baritone, appears at the
university coiiitum "'6'"b t" (
gram ranging from old English
ballads to operatic arias and!
Rachmaninoff songs.
Student season tickets will be
on sale until Oct. 3 at the school
of music, from 10 a. m. to noo
and from 2 to 4 p. m. The price,
tax included, totals $4.20. For thc;
holder of a student season ticket,
this averages only m cents 101
oac-h of the six concerts. Single
admission price to the Tibbett
concert alone is $3.00.
Alec Templeton, the pianistj
who "has played and sung his,
way into the hearts of the Amer-i
ican people" thru radio and con
cert, will bring his delightful mix-j
jture of the classical and the hu-'
morous to Lincoln on Thursday,!
April 5. I
To accommodate the expected '
crowds, both of these concerts will j
be given in the coliseum, sine,i
'as symphony manager Luther G.j
shown us that names like Tibbett!
(and Templeton have tremendous
.drawing power." All other con
certs will be held at St. Paul's'
:i''.' -'.'L'. ?hu-eh. I
ALPHA TAU OMKGA.
Jack Bailey, Lincoln.
Edwin C. Boehmer, Lincoln.
Winton W. Buckley, York.
Frank J. Collopy, Jr., Scottsbluff.
Jack Dedrlck, Sidney.
Eugene A. Deeter, Lincoln.
Robert G. Devor. Omaha.
Van C. PulinK, Lincoln.
Fred M. Fuller, Lincoln.
Kenneth F. Holllns. Val'ey.
William J. Lear, Alnsworth.
Pale J. McOrarken. Lincoln.
Herbert F. McCutla, Lincoln.
Harry G. Marsh, Omaha.
Joseph E. Marvin, Lincoln.
J. Thomas Mulvoy, Lincoln.
Clive S. Ostenberg, Scottsbluff.
Philip C. Oxley, Lincoln.
Sidney E. Salzmnn, Alnsworth.
John T. Selz-r, Scottsbluff.
John C. Stevenson, Scottsbluff.
BETA SIGMA PSI.
Richard W. Schricker, Grand Island.
Edwin I. Spencer. Broadwater.
BETA THK.TA PI.
William J. Boss, Humboldt.
Bill J. Boydston. Petroit.
Robert W. ChaiiRstrom, Omaha.
Kenneth L. Christensen, Tekamah.
Harlan H. HelRerson, Mitchelll, S. D.
Robert L. Hcrtzler, Lincoln.
Robert A. Hicks, Lincoln,
Charles N. Hoffman, jr., Omaha.
George P. Miller, Papillion.
Eugene J. Rainey, Omaha.
J, William Reinhard, Lincoln.
Laurence U. Stoncr, Watson.
John W. Yeager, Lincoln.
DELTA l'PSIIX)N.
Ware R. Christenson. Colon.
Nelton G. Friesenlrfirg. Gothenburg.
Leslie E. Johnston. Central City.
John A. Lamk. jr., Wahoo.
Arthirr G. Mauk, Tabor, la.
Charles Roberts.
Ronald B. Rosenau. Geneva.
KAPPA SIGMA.
Burdctte Carlson, Axtell.
John F. England. Axtell.
PHI DELTA THETA.
John E. Boman. Lincoln.
(See FRATERNITY, page 4.)
Union Activities
Feature Variety
Show, Musician
Free variety show and Pegg
Shelley at the piano are the
Union activities for today.
"The Prisoner of Zenda,"
starring Ronald Colman and
Madeleine Carroll, with an added
cartoon, are scheduled for the va
riety show, starting at 3 p. m. in
the ballroom.
Peeev Shelley will again have
her request hour a Sunday activ
ity last year, from 5 to 6 p. m. in
the ballroom.
i The Campusline will be open
from noon until i p. m. ana me
uid wiu De open ai t v. m.
Three other artists complete the
roster of the series. Todd Dun
can, chosen by George Gershwin
to portray the original Porgy in
his folk-opera, "Porgy and Bess,"
performs with the Lincoln Sym
phony orchestra on Nov. l.
Twentv-lwo vear old William
Kappell, promising young pianist
who made his concert debut last
year, has performed during the
psst year with the Boston. New
Yorl: Philharmonic, and Philadel
phia svrnhonv orchestras. Jan. 9
is the date of his anoeararce
with the Lincoln symphony or
chestra. Viennese-born violinist Erica
Morini brings her Davidoff Strad
ivarius violin, made in 1727, for
her Feb. 22 concert. Lincolnitcs
may preview Miss Morini's ar
tistry on Dec. 17 when she broad
casts for the second time this year
with the New York Philharmonic
symphony orchestra.
The final concert on April 24
features the audition winner, to
be chosen early next spring by
the symphony board of directors.
The audition competition Is open
to anyone between the ages of
17 and 26 who is studying with
a music teacher. Last year's win
ners were two UN students, Bar
bara Payne, graduate piano stu
dent, and Ruth Ferguson, senior
vocal student.
