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Vol. 45, No. 40
Roberts, Miller Compete
For YMCA Presidency
Bill Roberts and Bill Miller
were selected as presidential nom
inees of the university Y.M.C.A.,
according to a report of the nomi
nating committee presented at a
regular meeting of the Y.M.C.A.
Wednesday night.
Bill Acschbachler, chairman of
the committee, reported on be
half of the committee and the
slate of officers was adopted by
the membership.
Presidential candidate Bill Rob
erts has been vice president of
the Y.M.C.A. this past year. He
is a member of the all-campus
Vespers committee, chairman of
the Faith for Life commission of
the Y.M.C.A., and news edittor
for The Nebraskan. He is a sopho
more at the university.
Presidential Nominee.
Bill Miller, president of the or
ganization at the present time, is
National Student President of the
Lt. Col. Semi
Assumes Duties
At University
Lt. Col. Merle J. Senn, Corps
of Engineers, has been detailed
to the position of assistant pro
fessor of military science and
tactics, and executive officer at
the university, announced Col.
J. P. Murphy this week.
Lt. Col. Senn returned from
the European Theater of Opera
tions on October 8, 1945, where
he spent 20 months as Command
ing Officer, 37th Engineer Com
bat Battalion. During this period
he was awarded the Bronze Star
Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge,
and five Campaign Stars.
Moves to Lincoln.
Transferred to Lincoln in April,
1943, as Construction Engineer for
the ten proposed Army General
Hospital on the site of the Vet
erans Hospital, Lt. Col. Senn for
merly served with the Construe
tion Division, Corps of Engineers,
as Area Engineer at the Des
Mones, Iowa Ordnance Plant. He
also was connected with WAC
Training center, Fort Des Moines.
Graduating from the College of
Engineering at the university in
1932, Lt. Col. Senn was commis
sioned a 2nd Lieutenant, Officers
Reserve Corps upon completion
of the Advanced Course ROTC.
Ralph G. Beddell,
Psych Professor,
Returns to Post
Lt. Commander Ralph G. Bed
dell, USNR, on leave of absence
for the past three years, returned
to the campus this week to re
sume his duties as professor of
educational psychology on. the
Teacher's college faculty.
While in the service, Com
mander Beddell's first assignment
was as a member of the Navy
board in charge of examining ac
tivity where he was in charge of
all student testing in navy pre
flight schools. He also prepared
a standard exam for navy pre
flight units and assisted in psy
chological research into the prob
lems of development of pre-flight
training devices.
For a period of time, Comman
der Beddell was in charge of all
naval aviation training manuals
of which he wrote four and edited
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Coed Counselors Meet
Coed Counselor mass meet
ing: will be held Sunday, Jan.
13, at 2 p. m., in Ellen Smith
hall. All coed counselors are
requested to attend, according
to Suzanne Pope, prseident.
Y.M.C.A., president of the Re
ligious Welfare Council, president
of the Presbyterian Student
House, member of the Awgwan
staff and a junior at the univer
sity. Candidates for vice president
are Phil Frandson and Dean Jen
sen. Frandson, a junior, is chair
man of the World Relatedness
commission and a member of
Corncobs.
Dean Jensen, university jun
ior, is a returned esrviceman for
merly active in YM work.
Secretary-Treasurer
Bob Pfciler and Sam Warren
are nominees for secretary-treasurer.
Pfeiler, freshman, is a mem
ber of the 520 club and active in
college athletics.
Sam Warren, sophomore, is a
(See YMCA Pare 5.)
Lt. Roger Cox
Receives Medal
Posthumously
Presentation of the Silver Star
Medal posthumously awarded to
First Lt. Roger R. Cox, univer
sity graduate, was made to his
widow, Mrs. Margaret H. Cox, by
Col. J. P. Murphy, director of
military training.
Lt. Cox graduated with high
distinction fro marts and science
college in May, 1942. He was an
honor roll student during his en
tire university career and in his
senior year was named cadet
colonel.
Citation.
The Silver Star citation read
"For gallantry in action against
the enemy in eastern France on 17
Nov. 1944. During the course of
the day numerous enemy counter
aUacks had been aimed at the
first battalion's position which was
under the constant fire of enemy
mortars an dartillery. Machine
gun and sniper fire was heavy,
After each counter-attack, Lt.
Cox, with indomitable courage,
rose from his fox hole on the for
ward slope of a hill, in full view
o fenemy observers, to rally and
reorganize his men. By so doing
he was instrumental in preventing
the enemy from penetrating our
lines. On one such occasion while
checking his men, Lt. Cox was
killed by an enemy sniper. Lt.
Cox's gallantry ahd selfless devo
tion to duty are attributes well
worthy of emulation and reflect
the finest traditions of the mili
tary service."
Ralph S. Mueller
Contributes Stock
To Foundation
Ralph S. Mueller, graduate of
the university, has donated 100
shares of United States Steel stock,
valued at $7,975, to the University
Foundation, Perry W. Branch,
Foundation . director, announced
recently.
The Campus Beautification Pro
ject will receive $100, the Alumni
Loyalty Fund will Teceive $100
and the remainder will be used
to promote activities of the Foun
dation according to Mr. Mueller's
specifications.
1898 Graduate.
A graduate of the college of
engineering with a Bs.C. degree
in 1898, Mr. Mueller received an
electrical engineering degree in
1943 and an honorary doctor of
engineering degree in 1943 from
the university.
The gift of stock increases his
total donations to $34,098. Pre
viously he has given $17,113 to the
Foundation for electric engineer-"
ing equipment and Foundation activities.
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Committee
Makes Class
Assignments
Assignment of classes will be
made by the Assignment Com
mittee during registration week,
January 14 to 19, in the YMCA
room of the Temple building, ac
cording to Harold E. Wise, chair
man of the committee.
Students registering on the city
campus must report to the com
mittee during that week, accord
ing to Mr. Wise. Ag college stu
dents registering on ag campus
will arrange for restricted sec
tion through the office of Dean
W. W. Burr, 203 Ag Hall.
Assignment Hours.
The committee will assign stu
dents between 8 a. m. and noon,
(See COMMITTEE, Page 8.)
Delta Tau Delta
Creates New
Scholarships
Beta Tau chapter of Delta Tau
Delta has established a scholar
ship and achievement award fund
for affiliated men at the univer
sity, according to Perry Branch,
University Foundation director.
Ten thousand dollars has al
ready been presented to set up the
fund, Branch stated, and the in
come will be used for the main
tenance of the awards.
Requirements
Recipients must be regularly
enrolled undergraduate students,
members in good standing of a
recognized social fraternity with
a chapter on campus, shall main
tain satisfactory scholarship and
be prominent in one or more
campus activities.
Board of Regents
Asks Legal Action
On Appropriation
Nebraska courts will be asked
by the Board of Regents to decide
which agricultural societies will
share in a $9,000 appropriation
made in the last session of the
legislature.
The appropriation, made for
"agricultural activities promotion,"
has been administered by the
State Board of Agriculture in
years before, but the $9,000 was
put in the university budget this
year. The Regents are now re
sponsible for allocating the funds.
Eight Societies Share.
Eight societies have shared in
the appropriation but the Ne
braska statutes make provision for
only three of the eight. Homer L.
Kyle, assistant attorney general,
stated that in his opinion the
money need not be limited to the
three specifically named but could
be expended for agricultural so
cieties created by statutes.
This interpretation would in
clude all of the societies except
Western Organized Agriculture,
the Livestock Breeders and the
Home Economics association. Oth
er societies involved are Crop
Improvement association, Dairy
men's association, Horticultural
Society, Poultry Breeders associa
tion, and Potato Improvement.
The Regents have declined to
make the appropriation pending
a court judgment.
(Caistts
Two separate casts have been
selected for the student opera
"Cavalleria Ruticanna," by Mas
cagni, to be presented Feb. 6 and
8, Dr. Arthur E. Westbrook, di
rector of the school of fine arts,
announced today.
Jean Thompson and Barbara
Olson have been chosen for the
part of Santuzza and Helen Laird
and Donna Peters will take turns
portraying Lucia. Lola will be
played by Shirley Walsh and Mar
tyne Akcrson and Burl Beam and
Ray Schaumbery will be Turippu.
The part of Alfio will be played
by Rudolph Barta and Leonard
Blinde.
Setting in Italy.
Altho the setting of the opera
is Easter in a small town in south
ern Italy, the aires will be sung
in English, according to Dr. West
brook. The drama of the story centers
around the love affairs of Lola,
Santuzza, Alfio and Turriddu. The
action begins with the entrance
of Santuzza in search of Turriddu,
her lover. She asks Mother Lucia,
the inkeeper for help.
Broken Engagement.
Before entering the army Tur
riddu was engaged to Lola. In his
absence she marries Alfio and
City Churches
Plan Activities
For Weekend
Forums, dinners and special
programs are the highlights of
the activities planned for Lincoln
churches this week end.
The Lutheran Student associa
tion on the campus will hold their
initial meetings of the new year,
Sunday. The city campus group
meets at 5:00 Sunday afternoon
in the student center at 315 No. 15
to discuss the topic "Christian
Witnessing?" The Ag college
groups will consider the subject
"What is it to be a Christian?"
Sunday evening at 6:00 at the stu
dent center at 1200 No. 37th.
There will be a discussion for
um at the Presbyterian Student
House Sunday evening at 5:30,
presided over by Rev. Sam Maier,
University Presbyterian Student
pastor. Prof. M. K. Elias, guest
speaker, who has spent most of his
life in Russia, has chosen as the
subject of his talk, "What About
Russia?" The forum will be fol
lowed by a 6:30 fellowship dinner.
Carillon Recital.
A carillon recital by Mary Guest
See CHURCHES, Page 5.)
Bright Sox Plus Pretty Faces
Attract Big Money at Ag Social
"Who'll bid a quarter? Who'll
make it one half of a dollar?"
will be the chant that will ring
out in the Ag Activities building
at 8 tonight as one colorful sock
after another is auctioned off at
the Sox Social sponsored by the
Ag Exec board.
Instead of the old fashioned
'box' socials where decorated
boxes were bartered for at pic
nics, the students who attend the
sox social will have an opportu
nity to bid for the most elabo
rately decorated sox which will
be filled with food.
W.S.S.F.
The proceeds of the affair will
be turned over to the World Stu
dent Service fund. Bales of hay,
lanterns and other such 'atmos
phere' will decorate the Activities
Building.
Friday, January 11, 1946
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when Turriddu returns he mar
ries Santuzza to spite Lola.
He still makes love to Lola
much to the dismay of heart
broken Santuzza who unfortu
nately tells Alfio of his wife's in
fidelity. In spite of Turriddu's
pleas for forgiveness Alfio ar
ranges a duel and the climax of
the drama is reached when Tur
riddu is killed by Alfio.
Opera's Return.
The opera marks the return of
student operas to the campus after
their disappearance in 1943 fol
lowing the presentation of "Robin
Hood."
Class projects of the nUiversity
Singers, the operas will be pro
duced with the entire school of
fine arts co-operating. Art stu
dents will paint the scenery; stag
ing and direction will be done by
Dallas Williams, director of the
University Theatre; and a 20 piece
orchestra will be selected by Di
rector Wilbur Price of the Uni
versity orchestra. Fredric Teller
has been named business manager.
Prof, Collins
Forms New
Star Maps
Prof. O. C. Collins of the univer
sity astronomy department has de
vised an improvement oveV as
tronomical atlases for locating
constellations in the sky.
An exhibition of the work will
be on display at the Pupin Labor
atories at the University of Co
lumbia in New York during a
meeting of the American Astro
nomical Society Feb. 1.
Series of Sky Maps
Prof. Collins has formed a series
of sky maps adjusted to show in
dividual views of the evening sky
in what he calls a tangential pro
jection as it would appear on a
photograph. Each map has a ra
dius of 45 degrees. Stars and
planets are represented by dots.
According to Prof. Collins, if
one of these maps is held in the
correct position toward the corre
sponding location in the sky, the
student can peer through the
holes of the dots and locate the
desired constellation.
Shows Both Hemispheres
The display also includes a
master map of the entire sky
showing both hemispheres and
plotted within a circle of 48 inches
in diameter which represents the
equator. Over this lies a transpar
(See COLLINS, Page 4.)
Master of ceremonies is Bill
Miller and the welcoming talk
will be given by Gordon Lippit.
Entertainment includes a tap
dancing routine by Virgene Ko
varik and Myna Buchendahl. The
Y.M.C.A. will present a two min
ute skit and demonstration square
dances will be given by Bob Cor
nell, Francis Wagoneer, Ellis Ruby
and Duane Foote. Dave Sanders
will be the caller and music will
be furnished by Myna Buchen
dahl. A pair of nylon hose will be
awarded to the winner whose sox
brings the most money. Second
prize will be a pair of 51 gauge
rayon hose and third prize con
sists of a pair of anklets. The or
ganization whose sox bring the
most money will be listed as
award winners.
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