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Vol. 45, No. 36.
' THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, December 14, 1945
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BY DEDE METER
"That's your father, struttin'
about the town like a paycock,"
was Juno's description of her hus
band, "Captain" Jack Boyle, as
she scornfully spoke of him in the
University Theater production,
"Juno and the Paycock," which
opened last night at the Temple
Theater. Under the able direction
of Paul L. Bogen, Sean O'Casey's
tragedy revolved around a poor
family living in Dublin Ireland, in
the early 1920's.
Juno's Efforts
Juno's attempt to take "Cap
tain" Jack away from his old
friends, "Joxer" Daley and Maisie
Madigan, and put him into a job,
are temporarily halted by the ap
pearance of Charlie Bentham, a
handsome young schoolteacher,
who announces that the Boyles
have fallen heirs to a fortune.
Promptly going on a spree, the
Boyles fill their tenament with
new furniture and a phonograph.
Mary, Juno's daughter, falls in
Bob Coonley
Inter-Organizational Group
Final approval was given to
creation of the proposed Inter-
organizational Council at the Stu
dent Council meeting Wednesday.
Appointed to serve as chairman
of the new group was Bob Coon
ley. Originating in a group of or
ganization heads, the idea of an
Inter-organizational Council was
investigated by the Student Coun
cil, and will be set up soon as a
subsidiary of the Council.
Membership Restricted.
Membership in the new Inter
organizational council will be re
stricted to house presidents and
Yearbook Filches
Feiiding Hatchet
From Nebraskan
BY PIIEE MORTLOCKE.
The oft-buried hatchet is on the
loose again! This famed hunk of
steel has been flying between the
Cornhusker and Nebraskan offi
ces for several centuries now, and
it is harder than the proverbial
needle to track down.
"Buzz" Abramson, NEBRAS
KAN business manager, an
nounced that the NEBRASKAN
safe combination, lost for these
many long years, had finally been
found! Rushing eagerly to the
safe, the entire staff waited to see
the hatchet. "Open safe no
hatchet!"
Thieves!!
The thieving Cornhusker staff
has made away with the NE
BRASKAN'S rightfully won tro
phy. For the uninitiated, the
hatchet, in prewar days, was
iought for in a game of touch
football between the male mem
bers of the two staffs. With the
female members tittering ex
citedly on the sidelines, natch.
In the spring of 1942, the last
game was played and, of coruse,
the NEBRASKAN won the
hatchet! The implement has (sup
posedly) been safely lying in the
jnkbkaskan safe ever since.
Imagine the shock with which the
group viewed the empty safe!
Empty save for the stacks of bul
lion, of course.
THE NEBRASKAN staff, on
this 13th day of December, In the
rear of eur Lord, '45, herewith,
eeuses the Corohosker staff, or
hkm robbers, or maklnr off with
tfca hatchet WHICH IT RICHT
f FULLY OWNS! Oh, bring back
t cor lufchet to ul . : '
love with Mr. Bentham, but fails
to hold him. Mr. Bentham runs
away to England, after which the
Boyles find that, due to compli
cations in the will, they will not
receive the money left them,
Johnnie, Juno's son, is killed by
Irish naunoahsts, and the play is
brought to a tragic end.
"Juno and the Paycock" tends
to drag somewhat throughout, es
pecially in the first act; yet pro
fessional performances and excel
lent stage sets and make-up bring
it into the high class of usual UN
drama.
Rex Cosier, as the strutting
Jack Boyie, gave a fine interpre
tation, which was likened by
members of the audience to the
Barry FitzGerald type. With his
old pal, "Joxer" Daley, played
by Gaylord Marr, he characterized
his part to the full extent The
two of them made an excellent
pair, and lightened the production
considerably by bringing much
amusement to the audience.
(See PLAY, Pare 6)
Heads New
heads of organizations. Purpose
of the group is to spark up in
terest in campus activities and
improve group co-operation in
planning special projects of goner
al interest.
The Student Council, in giving
its approval to the new council,
recommended that the committee
to formulate aims and constitution
be made up of those people who
attended previous planning meet
ings lor the group.
Graduate Members.
Also announced at the meeting
were the two new graduate col
lege representatives Fannabel
Tripp, and Fred McLafferty. New
faculty sponsor is Miss Marv Mie-
lenz.
A report on Tri-Pi refunds was
made, stating that Dean W. C.
Harper had succeeded in refund
ing all of the money except two
dollars which was donated to the
AUF.
Members of the Council also
discussed the problem of in
creasing student support for con
vocations. It was stated that the
only convocation for which all
classes are officially dismissed is
the Honors Convocation in the
spring
University Tackles
Of Veteran Mousing
Attempting the solution of one
of tht most pressing problems
facing the university, the board
of regents tackled the housing
situation at their meeting Satur
day. With an expected enrollment of
1,000 veterans next semester, one
third of whom will be married,
the problem will become even
more acute.
Navy hall will be turned back
to the university in January and
will be taken over as a men's
dormitory. The building will ac
commodate about 200 men, but
veterans will be given preference
over any other applicants until
January 19, according to John K.
belleck, board member.
Ron ia Fraternities.
Mr. Selleck added that the
housing shortage will probably
not apply to unmarried Veiara&s
Bizad Dinner Honors
Outstanding Students
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Lincoln Journal.
DEAN J. CLARK
City Church
Plans Include
Carol Fests
Christmas services, carol fests,
and parties will highlight the ac
tivities of Lincoln churches this
week-end.
Lutheran students will hear the
"Christmas Story" at the Luther
an candlelight service, to be held
Sunday at 5:00 p. m. Following
the program, the group will go
caroling. The group will then re
turn to the church at 315 No.
16th where refreshments will be
served. Verna Domberger is in
charge.
Ag campus Lutheran students
will hold their Christmas party
and program Sunday at 6:30 p. m.
at the Lutheran Center, 1200 N.
37th. A supper will be served be
fore the program. Merwyn Row is
the general chairman.
Carolfest
Methodist students will begin
their activities with a Christmas
carolfest Friday evening. Stu
dents wishing to go are to meet
at the Wesley Foundation. Reg
ular classes will be held at 9:30
m. Sunday at St. Paul church.
Evening services will be held at
the church at 5:30. The theme will
(See CHURCH, Page 6)
since many fraternity houses are
not full and single rooms are
available in Lincoln. The diffi
culty will come in trying to find
living quarters for the 300 to 350
married veterans and their fam
ilies. At the meeting of the regents,
a committee composed of Robert
W. DeVoe, L. F. Seaton and Mr.
Selleck was appointed to study
the question and report to the
board in January. The university
has applied to the government for
200 portable or demountable hous
ing units but is not obligated to
take them.
Since the cost of each unit is
from $1,000 to $2,000, the total
cost would run between $200,000
and $400,000, which brings up the
problem ox financing.
Dormitory Corporation.
Among the suggestions made
tot financing each a project was I
Dean Clark presided at the in
formal bizad banquet held last
night honoring students in bizad
college with the highest averages
last year.
Ten William Gold Prize Keys
were awarded and six students
were elected to Beta Gamma Sig
ma. Informal talks were given by
Dean Clark and Mr. William Gold
and the skits were planned by
uean bkokan.
William Gold Prize Keys were
awarded ten students with the
highest scholastic average in the
freshman class yast year. They
were: Joyce Keckley, Sylvia Lash
er, Mary Margaret Long, Margaret
Finkerton, William Scheurich. ir,
Shirley Ann Schnittker, Ardith
smith, Harry Swanson, James Van
Horn, and Patricia Winter. m
Beta Gamma Sigma
Six students were elected to
new membership in Beta Gamma
Sigma, national business adminis
tration honorary society: Mary
Louise Hanson, Lila Howell Mc
Lean, Mariana Nutzman, Bernard
Unch, and Carolyn Wirth.
The following student names
will be affixed to the Beta Gamma
Sigma plague in recognition of be
ing in the upper 10 percent of
their class schoiastically.
Freshman: Jean Lee Compton,
Student Union
Sponsors Daily
Carol Singing
Daily caroling in the Union
lounge from 12:20 to 12:50 and
5:00 to 5:30 prove that Christmas
activities are underway. Organ
music for the caroling is furnished
by Myron Roberts and Bonnie
Compton.
Tonipht there will be a free
iuke-box dance from 9 to 1:30
and tomorrow night Johnny Cox
and his orchestra will play irom
to 1Z. Admission is 4ic.
The Union will present its an
nual Christmas party Tuesday,
December 18. AWS has granted
a 10:30 night for the party for all
coeds. The Smith-Warren orches
tra 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 the University Singers. Free
cokes and brownies will be
served.
Solution
Problem
a dormitory corporation. The
residence halls' for women and
Student Union were built under
that, arrangement, with bonds
being issued to raise capital.
Forming such a corporation for
portable houses seems impractical,
Mr. Selleck said.
' Few people would want to buy
bonds for a project that is so
temporary and it would be prac
tically impossible to raise enough
money under such a plan," he
added.
Another problem with portable
houses is the location. There is
no room on the city campus and
the units would have to be set up
at Ag college. Establishing the
portable houses would then bring
up light, sewage and water diffi
culties.
Lincoln Money.
A second suggestion is obtaln-
Scs UNIVERSITY, Page S)
Virgil Dissmeyer, Gladys Gros
back, Verda Gruhn, Joyce Keck
ley, Paul Nuhlman, Margaret
Pinkerton, William Scheurich, jr.,
Shirley Schnittker, Irma Schlenar,
Ardith Smith, Mary Lou Starke,
Marilyn Stevens, Harry Swanson,
and James Van Horn.
Sophomores: Dorothy Duncan,
Barbara Emerson. Doris Frahm.
Shirley Jenkins, Maribeth Kear
ney, U'lonne Koppert, Betty Ly
singer, Doris Martens, and Phyl
lis Snyder.
Juniors: Elnora Bacherberg,
Margaret Finley, Mary Louise
Hanson, Mariana Nutzman, Ray
mond Scholtz. Patricia Tobin. and
Helen Vennum.
Seniors: Stephen Brieus. Carol
Clark, Dorothea Lemon, Nelda
Oltman, and Mary Ellen Stuart.
Robert Friers
Exhibits Color
Film of Mexico
"Mexican Holiday." is the title
of the lal-color traveloeue to h
presented b Robert Friers, adven
turer and motion picture pro-
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Lincoln Journal.
ROBERT FRIERS
ducer, in the Union ballroom Sun
day at 3:30.
The movie was photographed in
Mexico featuring Paricutin Vol
cano, bullfights, bariachi mu
sicians, the mummies at Guana
juato, and the native beauties of
Tehuantepec. Several Mexican
celebreties including Delores Del
Rio and Diego Rivera are shown.
Life Begins at 12
Friers was 12 when he becan
his travels and in the next 12
years he visited 36 different coun-
trise and covered over 130,000
miles. Although he has been all
over the world he has devoted
most of his time to Latin Amer
ican countries which he studied
at the University of Michigan.
In 1939 he took a hitch-hikln
trip completely around the world
on $82. as a result of a $5 bet with
his roommate.
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