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1 a OUljuw j u iii Vol. 45, No. 35. THE NEBRASKAN Wednesday, December 12, 19.45 iflhieatiire IFiayeirs PVeseiniti 'J Mini amid! 4 Due P&ycch9 Orchesis and Pre-Orchesis groups, composed of 41 girls, will present their anual Christmas re cital tonight at 7:30 in Grant Me morial hall. Directed by Dr. Aileene Lock hart, the dance groups will open with a group of five Christwas carols: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," "Deck the Halls," "Med itation," "We Three Kings," and "O Holy Night." Choral Group Part II will be songs by the teachers college high school choral group. Singing two Czech carols and "Jesu Bambino," the group will be directed by Mar jorie Hosstman. "The Juggler of Notre Dame," taken from an old French folk legend, will be presented in part Student Health Service Staff Adds Technicians Added to the Student Health Service staff during November were two technicians, Leo A. Hrnicek and Gene Mayborn, who will take care of all laboratory and X-ray work, announced Di rector Louis Means, in the No vember report of the health serv ice. Receive Treatment. Receiving clinical treatment during the month of November, said the report, were a total of 566 men and 355 women. Other treatments given during the month included electrotherapy treatments, laboratory tests, X rays, diagnosis by specialists, and personal health conferences. The current influenza epidemic on the campus is now well in hand, stated Mr. Means in the report. YWCA Groups Join Tonight In First Membership Meeting A skit, discussion, and business meeting will be included in the first all-membership YWCA meet ing to be held tonight at 7:30 in the Sosh auditorium, according The YWCA mass meeting will begin at 7 p. m. Instead of 7:30 p. m., as previously planned, in order that coeds may attend both the mass meeting and the Orchesis pre sentation. . The YV meeting will be over in time to attend the Orchesis recital, according to Mary Ann Mat toon and Mary Jo Gish, YWCA and WAA presidents, respectively. to Mary Ann Mattoon, club presi dent. Of special importance Is the bui-iness meeting, stated Miss Mat toon. A new constitutional amend ment will be presented to be voted on by the entire group. If passed, the amendment will be added to the election article. The proposed revision is that "the candidate for Union Bookstores Ag Finance Office 50c III of the program. "Joy to the World," and "Adeste Fidelis" are the two carols that will climax the recital. Members of the WAA council will usher and the program is open to the public. June Mott is in oharffe of the costumes. Mary Jo Gish, Phyllis Freed, Joanne Rapp and Jeanne Bowers are in charge of lights and stage. The program covers were designed Dy Elizabeth Lamb. Debaters Clash OnConscriptioii Issue Tonight Members of the University of Kansas debate team will discuss the question of military conscrip tion with members of Nebraska's debate team at an open forum at 7:30 tonight in the Temple build ing. Sponsored by the YMCA, the forum is open to all students on the campus, according to Bill Miller, president of YMCA. The Kansas debators will take the af firmative stand against Bob Gil Ian and Tom Sorensen of UN. Following the debate, thee will be an open period with oppor tunity for the audience to discuss the matter. The forum will fol low the all-university forum pat tern and is sponsored by the po litica1 effectiveness commission of the YM. Members of the political ef fectiveness commission planning this meeting are Tom Sorensen, chairman; George Shestak, Bob Gillan, Bernard Dow, Gene Haugse, Bob Pfeiler, Dean Palmer, Stewart Minnick, Glenn Laymon, Donald Ringstmeyer and John Ellis. president, receiving the second highest number of votes, will be come vice president. A skit given by YW members, and staff and commission group discussions will conclude the pro gram. Members of the conference com mittee are Margaret Neumann, Maurine Evnen, Mary Esther Dunkin, Shirley Hinds, Betty Lou Horton, Phyllis Teagarden, Gerry McKinsey, Madeline Holtzscherer, and Mary Louise Weidemann. Miss Mattoon urges all city and ag campus members to attend this meeting. Directory Corrections Corrections on telephone numbers and addresses in the 1945-46 Student Directory are to be submitted to the Student Foundation office, room 305 of the Union, by Saturday noon, Dec. 15, according to Margaret Neumann, Foundation director. Bizad Dinner Awards Gold Prize Keys Students and faculty of bizad college will attend the annual bizad banquet tomorrow night at 6 p. m. in the Union ballroom. Pre sentation of the 10 Gold prize keys will highlight the dinner. Representatives of each class have planned the program for the banquet aided by Delta Sigma Pi, professional men's fraternity, and Phi Chi Theta, national business honorary sorority. Gold keys are awarded an nually to the ten freshmen hav ing the highest scholarship. The keys are given by Nathan Gold, local businessman, in honor of his father, William Gold. Also to be announced at the banquet are the new members of Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary so ciety of the college, and names of bizad students in the upper ten percent of their class, which will be placed on the Beta Gamma Sigma plaque of 1945. Members of the committee who have planned the banquet include Professor R. M. Bourne, faculty advisor; Sylvia Bernstein and Bernard Urich, seniors; Shirley Hinds and Carl Guenzel, juniors; Joyce Keckley and Dean Skokan, sophomores; and Joan Farrar and Elden Coffey, freshmen. Tickets are now on sale in the bizad office, room 310B in social science or from any member of Phi Chi Theta, for 75c. Christmas Spirit Invades Union Social Activities Christmas activities are under way in the Union with daily carol ing in the lounge from 12:20 to 12:50 p. m. and 5 to 5:30 p. m. Organ music is furnished by My ron Roberts and Bonnie Compton. The Union will present its an nual Christmas party Tuesday, December 18. The Smith-Warren Orchestra will play from 7:30 to 10:15 p. m. and there will be carols in the lounge from 8 to 10 p. m., led by University Singers. Free cokes and brownies will be served. Matinee Dance. Today in the Union ballroom there will be a matinee dance from 5 to 6 p. m., Friday a free juke-box dance from 9 to 11:30 p. m. and Saturday evening John ny Cox and his orchestra will play from 9 to 12. Admission is 44c. Thursday, December 20, the ex perimental theatre will present a play based on Charles Dicken's "Christmas Carol," with Paul Bogen directing. The University Singers will furnish music. BY THEATRE STAFF. "Juno and Paycock," the University Theatres second pro duction of the year, will be presented at the Temple theatre Thurs day, Friday and Saturday evenings, under the direction of Paul Bogan. Mary Paulson, who was cast originally as "Juno," is back on the job and will play the part opening night and for the Saturday performance. Friers Shows Mexican Film At Assembly Robert Friers, adventurer and motion picture producer, will show his all-color travelogue, "Mexican Holiday," and tell of his experiences at a convocation in the Union ballroom at 3:30 p. m. Sunday. "Mexican Holiday" was photo graphed in Mexico featuring Pari cutin Volcano, bullfights, mariachi musicians, the' mummies at Gua najuato, and the native beauties of Tehuantepec. Several Mexican celebrities including Dolores Del Rio and Diego Rivera are shown. Began Travels at 12. When Friers was 12 he began his travels and in the next 12 years visited 36 different countries and covered over 130,000 miles. Although he has been all over the world, he has devoted most of his time to Latin American coun tries which he specialized in at the University of Michigan. In 1939 he took a hitch-hiking trip completely around the world on $82, as a result of a $5 bet with his roommate. Home Ec Club Assembles Recipe Folders for Sale Because of their success last year, the Home Economics club has again edited and assembled recipe folders, according to Monica Alberty, club president. Recipes are on sale at the desk, second floor of the home ec building. Each 3" by 5" folder contains approximately 30 recipes, which have been contributed by home ec students and faculty. The con tributor's name will be printed beside each recipe. Helen Wulf, chairman of the project an nounced that a revised edition is also being compiled and will be sold second semester. Also on sale are Eetty Lamps: the symbol of home economics. They are pottery candle holders and may be purchased either in pairs or singly. Comluisker Proofs All Cornhusker proofs must be returned to Miller & Paine studio by 3 p. m. Monday, Dec. 17, according to Joyce Crosbie. editor. After that date, the Miller laboratory will choose the best pose to be used in the yearbook. June Gast, who has been carry ing the part of "Juno" during Miss Paulson's illness, will play the role for the Friday night per formance. Rex Coslor and Gaylord Marr as Captain Boyle and "Joxer," re spectively, a couple of "old but ties," will add innumerable bits or Irish humor to the produc tion. Other Members. Other members of the cast are: Richard Ingwerson as Johnny Boyle, Janet Johnson as Mary Boyle, Robert Baum as Jerry De vine, Larry Gilling as Mr. Bent ham and Gloria Beaumont as Mazie Madigan. Dorothy Duxbury plays Mrs. Tancred, Maurice Johnson, Mrs. Manning and Van Westover, "N e e d 1 e" Nungent. Other parts are taken by Jim Frans, Bernard Suits, Richard Freethy, Dick O'Meara and John Kormos. The O'Casey drama has a mag nificent mingling of tradedy, drama, romance and humor. The curtain will go up at 8 p. m. Student Grade Averages Show Improvements A generally steady improvement in the past decade has been shown in the student scholarship at the university, W. C. Harper, assist ant dean of student affairs, an nounced. Grade averages for the second semester during the past ten years reveal that the all-student scholarship grade average has climbed from 2.349 for the 1935 36 school year, compared with 2.512 for the same term last year. The all-women average was 2.604 compared to 2.251 for men. The figures represent grade points for all students attending the uni versity. Present day students apparently are more scholastically inclined (See AVERAGES, page 2.) (fbr 10 DAYS 'TIL VACATION