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Vol. 45, No. 48
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Friday, February 8, 1946
Opening Night Audience Applaud:
Melodious "Cava lien a Rusticana'
AWS AonmioiwirDces
Soeril Follies Act
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By Sam Warren.
The color, drama and melodi
ous music of Mascagni's one-act
opera, "Cavalleria Rusticana," de
lighted a full house Wednesday
evening when the School of Fine
Arts revived student opera on the
campus after an absence of three
years. The applause following the
final curtain witnessed the audi
ence's endorsing approval and oc
casioned a chorus encore featuring
the soprano lead, Barbara Olson.
And it was to Miss Olson, as the
outcast Santuzza, that the vocal
and dramatic honors belong. It
was her show. Thruout the smartly-staged
production she not only
sang in a voice that was true
pitched, but also achieved sympa
thetic and convincing portrayal.
Able support was given by the
other principals Rudolph Barta
as Alfio, Shirley Walsh as Lola,
Student Council Chooses
Art Beindorf as Yell King
Art Beindorf, junior, was
chosen as yell king for the pres
ent semester and next fall by the
Student Council at their meeting
Wednesday night.
Beindorf, a cheerleader during
the past term, is also active in
the Nebraska Masquers and the
Corn Cobs. Beindorf will assume
his duties as yell king immedi
ately. Pertinent rroblems.
Pertinent campus problems and
possibilities of changing ques
tionable practices were discussed
by the council. A committee com
prised of Roberta Collins and Dor
othy Mastin was appointed "to
work jointly with the president's
council on the question of volun
tary attendance at classes.
The council voted unanimously
that all classes should be dis
missed during the time Lord
Phys E1 Majors Honor
Louis Means at Luncheon
Physical education majors, both
men and women, will honor L. E.
Means, director of student wel
fare, at a luncheon in the Union
this noon.
The women's physical education
club is sponsoring the get-together
and urges all physical ed
ucation members to attend, ac
cording to Billie Steelman, presi
dent of the organization.
Ray Schaumberg as Turiddu and
Donna Peters as Mama Lucia.
Each sang with feeling to form a
well balanced cast. Thru their in
terpretations, Alfio became "the
jolly carter," and village dandy;
Lola proved a hot-eyed, amorous
wretch; Turiddu showed himself
spineless and fickle; while Lucia
was understanding and motherly.
Barta, the baritone, was satisfying
thruout, while Schaumberg, the
tenor, was at his best in the mer
ry drinking scene. Miss Walsh's
scene in the square was cleverly
acted and Miss Peters provided re
strained support during each
scene.
Tonight's performance, a near
sell out early in the week, will
nrpcpnt thA following cast: Jean
Thompson, Santuzza; Burl Beam,
Turiddu; Martyne Akerson, ioia,
Leonard Blinde, Alfio; and Helen
Laird, Lucia.
Halifax speaks in the Union on
Feb. 21. Lowell Anderson was
appointed to gain university per
mission on the proposal. An at
tempt is also being made by the
council to lengthen library hours
to 10 p. m. on week nights and all
afternoon on Saturday and Sun
day. Other discussions concerned the
possible return of semi-formal
dinner dances and campus ex
change dinners, and the investiga
tion of sanitation in nearby eating
houses.
Important Notice
All students interested in rent
ing:, loaning or selling their old
textbooks should call or leave
their names in the Nebraskan
office in the basement of the
Union today, tomorrow morn
ing or Monday and Tuesday
from 9 to 5, according to Lou
Huston, Nebraskan editor.
The student council and
Nebraskan will conduct a
booth and take names of stu
dents, phone numbers and
names of books. Students who
are unable to purchase a text
at a book store may also leave
their names at the booth and
efforts will be made to con
tact them if the book they de
sire is listed by students who
wish to loan, rent or sell their
texts.
The merits of the singers alone,
however, were not the only assets
of the production. Flanking the
stage, the University Players aug
mented the small stage chorus and
rendered Mascagni's effective
choruses, under the baton of Dr.
Arthur Westbrook, who conducted
the opera. ' The orchestra-ensemble,
prepared by Emanuel Wish
now, offered accompaniment. The
stone buildings with their red
tiled roofs and the church en
trance with its rose window vivid
ly suggested sunny Sicily. The col
orful costumes were well above
the standardt generally seen in
most student productions. The ac
tions of the supporting players
were likewise well directed. The
entire production was excellent
ly staged under the direction of
Dallas Williams of the University
Theater.
YWCA Officers
Explain Work
At Rendezvous
All co-eds arc invited to at
tend the YW rendezvous to be
held at Ellen Smith hall this
afternoon at 4. The work of the
YW and its various commissions
will be explained at that time.
This rendezvous also marks the
introduction of the newly elected
officers who will begin their du
ties with this meeting.
Veteran Dentists
Take Refresher
Courses in Spring
Nebraska dentists returning
from the armed services will be
offered a series of refresher
courses, it was announced Tues
day by the dental college.
According to Dr. Ralph L.
Ireland, chairman of the pedo
dontics department, a limited
number of registrants will be ac
cepted for a two week course in
dental pedodontics (deaistry for
children).
Other two week courses are
also being offered. They include:
Operative dentistry, April 29;
partial denture prosthesis, June
3; and oral surgery, June 3. There
will be additional refresher courses
for returning dentists covering
complete denture prosthesis, X
ray, diagnosis, and crown and
bridge and ceramics.
Skits by Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Gamma, Sigma
Delta Tau and Kappa Kappa Gamma sororities were chosen at elim
ination try-outs Wednasdaay and Thursday nights for presentation
at the annual Coed Follies February 28 in the Temple theater.
Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta and Towne Club cur
tain acts also survived preliminary sessions.
Naval Unit
Names New
Cadet Heads
Student officers of the NROTC
unit have been appointed for the
ensuing semester Lieutenant Com
mander Fitts, executive officer of
the unit, announced today.
Appointments are:
Meno Wilhelms, battalion sub
commander; L. R. James, battalion
adjutant; R. G. Reeve, battalion
lieutenant; R. E. Lohss, battalion
chief petty officer.
Joe Bruner was reappointed
commander of the battalion.
Company Officers.
Company officers include D. E.
Wilson, commander of the first
company, with P. L. Byrne and
(See NAVY, Page 5)
Book Stores Ask
Students to Turn
In Used Textbooks
Campus book stores have re
leased the list of text books which
students and the stores have been
unable to get. Students are urged
by the bookstores to bring in their
copies of the following books:
They are: Ruch Psychology
and Life; Sarrett and Foster
Basic Principles of Speech; Suth
erland and Woodward Introduc
tory Sociology; Webster's Diction
ary; Ogg and Ray-American Gov
ernment; Watt and Munn Ideas
and Forms in American Litera
ture; and Cole Beginning Ac
counting.
Monroe Principles and Types
of Speech; Woods Poetry of the
Victorian Period; Wolcott Lab
oratory Guide for Animal Biology;
Sherwood and Taylor Calculus;
(See BOOK STORE, Page 6)
By Sue Colden.
Tomorrow night at 9 p. m. the dream of a returned
Beaux Arts ball will become a nightmar-ish reality when
Johnny Cox's band, sitting in the mouth of hell, sets
Morrill hall rocking with the latest hits.
..Repressed art and architecture students have accom
plished what has probably been a thwarted ambition for
years and have deformed Morrill Hall's ancient dignity
into a combination of heaven and hell.
Lack of an idea for a costume is no excuse for any
one's absence, say the art students. If' you have large
ideas anyway, clip a propellor on your nose and come as
a B-29. Put hands on your face and come as a clock, or,
if you have a date, come as Red Riding Hood and the
Wolf. Wear blue jeans or a formal. Whatever your cos
tume, you can't feel out of place, and the best one wins
a prize. What better chance could neurotic students ask
for capitalizing on their maladjustment?
Maybe you have always wanted a painting from the
art department's collection they're finally auctioning
some off so bring your money. Don't, however, come
hungry and expect to be fed, unless you particularly like
shredded carrots and mint jelly. Or gluttons can bring
their own lunches.
Tickets are on sale at the Union office at 60c apiece
come stag if you like.
Alpha Chi Omega's skit, "Fran
kie and Johnny," has Sally Yoder
as skitmaster; Alpha Xi Delta,
"Seasonal Moods," Lorraine Kin
ney; Delta Gamma, "Where Do
We Go From Here?", Mimi Hahn;
Kappa Kappa Gamma, "Toyland,"
Kathy Schaeker; and Sigma Delta
Tau, "Fairy Tale in Scarlet and
Cream," Maureen Evnen.
Curtain acts, which are limited
to three instead of the five min
utes alloted to skits, will have
the Alpha Phis giving "By the
Sea," with Babette Stenger as
skitmaster; Chi Omega, "The Fire
man's Bride," B. J. Holcomb;
Kappa Alpha Theta, "Technique
vs. Swing," Billie Trombla; and
Towne Club, "Egyptian Ella."
The candidates for the Typical
Nebraska Coed will be judged at
the Experimental Theatre Sunday
(See COED FOLLIES, Page 2)
Awgwan Pleas
For Subscribers;
Life and Death
"Subscribe! Subscribe!" is the
chant of Awgwan editor, Ruth
Korb as she charges through the
crowds in the Union declaring
that the next issue of the Awgwan
is the cleverest, most original and
undoubtedly the most spectacular
publication ever printed.
The issue will feature topics
especially about and interesting
to returned veterans now enrolled
in school. Cartoons clutter every
page and are guaranteed to pro
duce the mirth of the month.
Subscribe!
"Of course," continues Miss
Korb, "the most outstanding fea
ture is the amazing biography of
GEORGE TIERNEY SHESTAK
written by Bob Leinert."
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The Awgwan staff is working
a frenzied 25 hours a day to get
the magazine printed in time to
give all subscribers a Valentine's
gift.
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