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Vol. 44, No. 82.
Council Delays Date
Of Campus Elections
Student Council and publica
tions board elections, scheduled
for Thursday, are postponed until
a later date, announced Harold
Andersen, Student Council presi
dent, in an interview Tuesday.
Determination of the new date
will be made at a Student Coun
cil meeting tonight.
Cause for the postponement
was the inability of the printer
to have the ballots ready in time,
because of late submission of
party candidates.
Student Party.
Student party candidates for
Student Council as seniors-at-large
are Ed Robinson, Lowell
All independent, Student, or
Progressive Party candidates
for Student Council and Pub.
Board elections must file Mon
day and Tuesday in the Stu
dent Activities office, Coliseum,
Anderson, Catherine Curley, and
Joyce Crosbie. Gene Dixon is
the candidate for Ivy Day orator.
Regent's Board
Accepts Seven
Aft Purchases
The university board of regents
last weekend approved the pur
chase of seven individual art
works, selected from the annual
Nebraska Art association exhibit,
Dwight Kirsch, director of art
galleries, announced today. The
purchases were recommended for
the Hall collection.
Those accepted are: "Room 110"
by Kuniyoshi; "The Magnificent
Fish" by Zebre; "Snake on Arch,"
Calder; "Fallen Trees" by Cross;
"Doc Hill," Robinson: "The Ice
Wagon," Luke; and "Group of
Nudes by Creeft.
Additional Purchases.
In addition to the selections for
the Hall collection, two pictures
were purchased from the exhibit
by the Nebraska Art association
and 14 purchased privately for
Lincoln homes and offices. The
Nebraska Art association pur
chased "Jimmy Salvo," portrait in
oil by Louis Rouche, and "Chick
ens," a - watercolor by Waldo
Pierce.
The list prices of the 23 items,
all of which will remain in Lin
coin, total $8,485. This is the
largest total of art works bought
in any one year from one of the
annual exhibitions of contem
porary art and the resulting pur
chases will greatly enrich the
(See REGENTS, page 4.)
Marriage Series
Begins with Miss
Lowe as Speaker
The first meeting of the cur
rent marriage series, sponsored by
the university YWCA, will be
held this afternoon at 5 p. m. in
Ellen Smith hall with Miss Marian
Lowe, faculty member of the
graduate school of social work, as
guest speaker.
Miss Lowe will discuss "Grow
ing Up for Marriage," empha
sizing the various psychological
aspects of the problem. Students
will be given an opportunity to
hand in written questions they
may wish to ask.
Both men and coeds are asked
to attend the series, and both
sides of the question will be taken
into consideration ,in discussing
the various topics.
The three remaining meetings
In the series will be held the rest
of April and the first week of
May. The next meeting will be
held Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p. m,
in Ellen Smith hall.
Publications board candidate are
Lucy Hapeman, senior; Betty Lou
Horton, junior; and Betty Jean
Holcomb, sophomore.
Student Council candidates rep
resenting colleges are Marie
Abraham, ag; Dorothy Mastin,
arts and sciences; Robert Coonley,
engineering; Helen Laird, fine
arts; Shirley Hinds, bizad; Vir
ginia Buckingham, teachers; Gene
Merchant, dentistry; and Roffs
Zimmerle, pharmacy. '
Progressive Candidates.
Progressive party candidates for
Stadent Council include Bob Wal
lin, Ruth Korb, and Phyllis John
son as seniors-at-large. College
representatives are Marilyn Behm,
ag; Bob Schulte, engineering;
Martin Pesek, dentistry; Barbara
Emerson, bizad; Betty Latta, arts
and sciences; Pat Raun, fine arts;
and Beth Montgomery, teachers.
Candidate for Ivy Day orator
is Russ Leger. Nominees for pub
lications board are Mary Ralston,
senior; Fred Teller, junior; and
Bill Lehr, sophomore.
City. Convention
Meets at Social
Center Thursday
A city-wide convention has
been sbustituted for the YWCA
National Tripnium convention.
which is usually held at this
time. The city meeting will take
place at the YWCA center, Thurs
day evenine with the citv. cam
pus, and ag YWCA members at
tending.
Following the dinner will be a
short program preceeding discus
sion on voting, public affairs,
YWCA leadership and on the
YWCA Religious Emphasis for the
coming three-year Trieniumal
period. The student planning
chairman for the convention is
Marilyn Adler, and the chairman
in charge of the student program
is Helen Laird.
Students representing YWCA
have been meeting with the worn
en of the Lincoln YW to discuss
2nd make recommendation of
world YWCA organization, social
and economic problems and on
minority groups.
Betty Lou Horton, Myrlee Hoi
ler, and Gerry Gowen have met
with Mrs. Pineer of the Lincoln
YW to make recommendations for
religious emphasis. Marcia Mc
Kee, Mary Lee McCord, Ava
Bromwich and Beth Normberg
have been meeting with Mrs.
Irene Black of Lincoln YW to
prepare recommendation for YW
workjn leadership, both profes
sional and volunteer.
Coed Counselors Sponsor Annual Style Show
As Coeds Model
BY PHEE MORTLOCK.
With the dimming lights and
the expectant hush of its audi
ence, the coed counselors spring
style show, given by charm school
put forth its best foot in true
charming fashion.
With Sally White's introduction
of Hovland-Swanson's advertis
ing manager, Miss Jedd Russel,
who participated as narrator, the
parade of models began. Miss
Betsy Bohenski stepped gaily out
of the white sweetheart frame to
bring a chorus of admiring "ohs"
from the coed audience with her
white and black brocade set of
lounging pajamas.
Alpha Xi Cleone Reetz made
her bid for "the girl he'd like
most to see across the breakfast
table" in her powder blue jersey
neglige, spiced with white lace.
Ruth Rimmi chose a blue checked
taffeta robe, with an almost hid
den pink crepe gown geneath.
Omaha's Wanda Bailey was.
Lincoln 8, Nebraska
MB's Renew
Ivy Day Poet
Competition
For the first time since 1942,
there will be an Ivy Day poet,
according to the Mortar Boards.
The best original poem turned in
by a coed will be read during
the presentation of the May
Queen's court in the Ivy Day
ceremony on May 5th.
Coeds Compete.
Only coeds are allowed to com
pete for the honor of being Ivy
Day poet. All those who com
pete must turn in three unsigned
copies of their manuscript ac
companied by a sealed envelope
containing their name.
The poem must be relevant to
Ivy Day proceedings and tradi
tion and must be turned in to
Pat Lahr at the Union once be
fore Tuesday noon, April 24.
YW-YM Hold
Estes Fun Fest
Saturday at Ag
In order to raise money to help
send students to the Estes Park
YW-YM conference June 19 to
29, an Estes Fun Fest, sponsored
by Ag college YWCA and YMCA,
will be held in the College Acti
vities building Saturday from 8
to 11 p. m.
Sponsoring the 12 booths for
the fun fest are the organized
houses and groups on Ag campus,
according to Ed Klanecky and
Virginia Bobbitt, co-chairmen.
Former 2stes camper, Bill Miller,
will give a pep talk and Estes
songs will be included in an Estes
Pep Rally.
Daily Program.
The daily program at Estes in
cludes worship, lectures, quiet
hour, workshops, and delegation
meetings. The afternoons are
spent in talking with other stu
dent delegates and mountain
hikes, horseback riding, square
dancing, and other games furnish
the recreation. In the evening
campers have vespers, evening
platform program and firesides.
Going to Estes costs $30.00 for
each person, transportation not
included.
Parade of Spring Fashions
nothing short of stunning in her
height of fashion rico white lace
robe, with Hovland's latest in
white satin negliges beneath.
Slipping from the lingerie to
the sportswear department in one
sharp flash of the hardworking
photographer's camera, SDT Bev
erly Merriam looked good
enough to swim with in her yel
low, one-piece, midriff Caltex
bathing suit. Dorren Killian, Sig
ma Kappa, showed her preference
for slacks with her three-piece
beige ensemble.
Charming Beauty.
Lovable and petite was the only
possible description of JoAnn
Yonts in her bare midriff "pedal
pushers" of navy blue and rose
plaid. Pi Phi and Beauty Candi
date Jan Schwartzer lived up to
her title in her two-piece sea
green, Catalina, swim suit. She!
carried a colorful sombrero almost'
as big as she was for that extra
accessory, so morale-lifting. DGl
Setf
for April
Presentation of 1945 Goddess,
Attendants, Climaxes Festivities
Preset tion of the Goddess of Agriculture and her six
senior att k its will climax the Ag day program on April
21 a J. ag . . o03 campus. Ag day is taking the place of the
Fatmer's Fair, formerly an annual event.
The goddess and her
home economics coeds recently and their identities will be
David O.Kelley
Takes Library
Staff Position
Appointment of David Otis
Kelley as instructor in personnel
management in the college of
business administration and di
visional librarian in social studies
was announced by Chancellor C.
S. Boucher Tuesday. Mr. Kelley
comes from George Pepperdine
college, Los Angeles, where he
was librarian and instructor in the
social studies department.
As divisional librarian Kelley
will serve students and faculty
in several departments of instruc
tion. Among them are business
organization and management,
economics, geography, history, po
litical science, social work and
sociology. His responsibilities call
for close co-operation with the
faculty in the development of the
library service and the co-ordination
of supplementary book se
lection in social studies.
Introductory Courses.
Kelley's teaching association
will probably consist of instruc
tion in courses in personnel man
agement and business organiza
tion.
He has held his Dresent double
assignment in George Pepperdine
college since 1938. trior to nis
appointment there he was librar
ian and instructor in Burbank
Calif., secondary school district
and before that, assistant in li
braries at the University of JSouth
ern California.
Kelley is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Southern California,
where he majored in political sci
ence and minored in history. He
holds a master's degree, also from
that school, in political science.
Education.
His education in librarianship
consists of two summers at the
University of California, where he
studied -under the direction of
the faculty of school of librarian
ship, who were visiting from
Berkeley, Calif. In addition, he
has completed five summer quar
(See KELLEY, page 2.)
Bonnie Hinrichs drew admiring
sighs from her original brown and
white seersucker Bloomer girl
playsuit. Betsy Bohenski made
her repeat performance as popu
lar as her first in her two-piece
white sharkskin beach suit with
an added cartwheel sombrero just
for fun.
Cleone Reetz, made summer
seem just around the corner, as
it is, with red and white seer
sucker, bare-midriff shorts. She
circled in front of her audience
in flishy red clogs strapped an
klewise. Tri-Delt Beverly Swarts
man appeared in a three-piece
bright plaid playsuit.
Wanda Bailey made a hit in her
3 piece Persian fancy beach en
semble. Betty Harris selected red
shorts and a eye-catchiny plaid
skirt for her first appearance.
Dresses and suits next stole the
limelight with Alpha Phi Mary
(See COED, page 4.)
Wednesday, April 11, 1945
21
attendants were voted on by
a secret until Ag day.
This year's Ag day will be an
informal outdoor program, with
the spirit of ag as theme. The
program is planned in the form
of memories, but exact manner
of presentation will not be re
vealed. The program from 4 to 5:30
p. m. is open to all university
students, and at 5:30 ag students
will be entertained at a picnic.
The Farmer's Fairs of former
years were accompanied by tradi
tions and fanfare. At these elab
orate programs, the order of the
day included open house, sing
ing, games, exhibits, a parade, and
a dance in the evening. One of
the traditions was that any stu
dents not wearing overalls or
gingham dresses to class during
the week preceding the fair were
dunked in the horse tank.
In charge of the program are
Helen Mortonsen and David San
ders, and in charge of the ag pic
nic are Allen Klingman and
Wilbur Blhum. Publicity for Ag
day is being handled by Virginia
Pollard and LaRayne Steyer.
Last year's ag festival was an
open house with exhibits from
ag college and informal presenta
tion of the Goddess of Agricul
ture. Chi O Sorority
Gives Foundation
Membership Gift
Chi Omega Sorority Saturday
evening presented a Gold Star
Membership gift of $50 to the
University Foundation in connec
tion with its 50th anniversary
celebration, thus making it the
first organized group to contri
bute to the foundation.
The gift was presented to
foundation director Perry W.
Branch by Jean Milton, president
of the sorority, at the annivesary
banquet. Director Branch ac
cepted the gift for the foundation
and told something of the group's
work in side and out side of Ne
braska. At the same time, Miss Doro
thy Wolfe, senior, was presented
with the annual Chi- Omega
scholarship for work in the de
partment of sociology. The
scholarship is circulated yearly
thruout the departments of
psychology, economics and so
ciology. Editor Announces
Awgwan Deadline
Date as April 16
The deadline for material to
be printed in the third issue of
the Awgwan is April 16, accord
ing to Phyllis Johnson, editor.
All jokes, cartoons, features and
other material must be in by that
time.
Three more issues of the Aw
gwan will be printed before the
end of school. The second edi
tion is at the printers now. Any
one who is interested in ad solicit
ing may contact Stuart Goldberg,
assistant advertising manager, at
the Awgwan office.
Students who do not live in
organized houses will hereafter
get their copies of th Awgwan
in a booth in the Union. The time
and place will be announced later.
