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Vol. 45, No. 76
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Thursday, March 21, 1946
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HOGiXSD
CE.Ea3elIB' Needs
Reporting on student selections I Mr. Mr. Devoe is as follows:
and recommendation for a suc
cessor to Chancellor C. S. Boucher,
at a Student Council meeting last
night, Mary Ann Mattoon pre
sented a letter which will be sent
to the Board of Regents.
The letter was unanimously ap
proved by the Council and will be
given to Robert Devoe, president
of the Regents. Miss Mattoon em
phasized that Mr. Devoe is will
ing to accept any suggestions for
the type of chancellor students
would like or the names of a par
ticular choice.
Text
Text of the letter to be given
Prof. Militzer
Predicts Life
Span Increase
"By 1975, we may be saying
1-1 1 e begins at 60 " declared Prof
W. E. Militzer, university chemist
at his lecture last night
Speaking in the fifth of a series
of lectures on world affairs spon
sored by the extension division,
froi. Militzer stated that the aver
age man's life SDan mav reach 125
years within a century, twice as
long as present life expectancy of
OJ.
Recent Experiments.
His topic was "Human Life and
Isotopes," said "Chemists and
physiologists base this opinion for
longer life on recent experiments
with isotopes such as heavy hy
drogen, heavy ntrogen and the
radioactive elements produced
during the period of atomic re
search which led to the atomic
bomb.
"The new isotopes permit the
tracing of life processes which
heretofore eluded the biologist's
efforts. For instance, there is
radio active phosphorous which
when led to animals finds its
way into the bones and teeth.
Since it is different from ordinary
phosphorus, the scientists can
watch its progress through the
body.
Body Changes.
"From many similar studies the
scientist now knows that the en
tire human body is in a con
tinuous state of change. Chemical
ly speaking, we get a new liver
about every three weeks and a
new set of bones every two or
three months.
"The goal of science, already
partially realized, is to control
this change in such a way that
the corrosive effects of old age
and disease will be defeated. It
is even likely that some lucky
chemist will discoverd a means
of prolonging life indefinitely.
"Were1 this- discovery made in
1946, our economic, financial and
political structures would receive
a jolt more severe than that
brought about by the atomic
bomb. Quite probably the dis
covery will not be made for a
century; but in meantime the
United States should prepare it
self for an ever-increasing num
ber of old people who will be
healthy, vigorous and unwilling to
retire."
"AH, WILDERNESS" .
. . , , , TRY-OUTS. . I - '
' ' Try-oUts will continue this
afternoon and tonight for "Ah.
Wilderness,' by Eocene
O'Neill, last major production
f the University Theatre this
season. They . wilt he held
from I to I f . m. and from 7
U 9 p. m. m. room 201 of the
Temple.
Any university student hi
tood standing is eligible to try
for parts In this production,
according to Daltas Williams,
Tsniverslty theatre director.
"Dear Mr. Devoe:
"With the announcement of the
resignation of Chancellor C. S.
Boucher, student Interest in the
choice of a successor has become
widespread. Recognizing the need
for a medium of expression of
student opinion, the Student
Council authorized its president to
appoint from the student body at
large a Committee on Chancellor
Selection. This committee was di
rected to receive and evaluate stu
dent suggestions and organize
these suggestions in the form of a
report to be presented to the
Board of Regents as an aid to that
See CHANCELLOR, Page 2
No Reservations
For Kosmet Klub
Annual Skit Revue
No reserved seats will be avail
able for the Kosmet Klub revue
on April 13, according to Dick
Folda, Klub president.
' There are a limited number of
tickets available from Kosmet
Klub workers, but there will be
no reserved seats, Folda stated.
Candidates Announced.
Announcement of the eight can
didates for Prince Kosmet and
eight nominees for Nebraska
Sweetheart will be made in Sun
day's Daily Nebraska n.
The eight Prince Kosmet choices
were made by members of Mor
tar Board and Innocents .selected
the Sweetheart candidates. Ticket
holders will vote for their choice
of these nominees at the revue,
which will be held in the Union
ballroom.
Tickets are 62c plus 13c enter
tainment tax, making a total
of 75c.
Prom Bandleader Sonny Dunham
Called 'Most
BY JACK CRESSMAN.
With the only set of lips in Tin
Pan Alley that can switch from
trumpet to trombone and back
again, bandleader Sonny Dunham
is whistling at Lady Luck, and the
grand oT Lady is smiling back at
the most successful newcomer to
the field of popular music.
Dunham, once a star with the
bands of Paul Tremame and Glen
Gray's Casa Loma, is now brack
eted by the trade reviewers Of
Tin Pan Alley with the nation's
top flight bands on the basis of
engagements at theatres, ball
rooms and night clubs, as well as
radio. He will bring his 16-piece
band to the coliseum on April 5
for the Junior-Senior Prom. He
will play for four hours, from 8
to 12 p. m.
Top Ranking-.
Dunham gained his position
among the nation's top 15 swing
bands it i a. .poll conducted I by
DownbeaMqiafisipe this spring by
making Jus' hand a favorite in all
sections of the nation. Among the
famous spots where Dunham has
appeared are: Hotel New Yorker,
Paramount Theatre and Capital
Theatre," New York; Frolics Club,
Miami; Hotel. Sherman, Chicago;
Eastwood Gardens, Detroit; Pal
ladium, Hollywood; and many
other nationally-known show
cases.
Featured in RKO pictures and a
top recording artist for Columbia
Isadore Brown Elected
As Head of WAA Council
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ISADORE BROWN.
Adams Advises
Enthusiasts
OnToday'sArt
Philip Rhys Adams, who is re
turning to Lincoln this year to
serve for the second time as ad
viser on purchases for the univer
sity's Hall Collection, will lecture
to university students, faculty
members, and general public on
"Art Today" in the Union ball
room Sunday ,at 3 p. m.
Mr. Adams' gallery lecture here
on Contemporary American Art is
remembered as a high spot of the
season's art lecture program of
1945.
Columbus Director.
In 1935 Mr. Adams took over
the directorship of the Columbus
(Ohio) Gallery of Fine Arts,
which at the time had not been
See ART, Pare 4
Successful
SONNY DUNHAM.
Bluebird records, Dunham is now
on a coast-to-coast CBS hookup.
Soto Stardom. . .
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- Dunham's success, as a bkhd
leader 'goes back to his solo itari
dora with Tremaine : and Gray;
When the youngster was still in
his twenties, he amazed physicians
as well as musicians with his
ability to play trombone and
trumpet alternately. The feat is
most noteworthy because each in
strument requires a special set of
lip muscles whose shape goes by
the fancy name ot "embouchre."
The embouchre for the trumpet is
small; for the trombone, large.
Dunham, according to doctors
who have examined his lips, has
Isadore Brown was electe
president of the Women's Athlet1
Association Council at elections
held yesterday.
Joanne Happ was chosen as
vice president of the organiza
tion to aid Miss Brown. Other
Vets Group
Gets Council
Recognition
BY BOB HOLLAND.
With unanimous acceptance of
four constitutional amendments as
recommended by the Student
Council, the Veterans' Organiza
tion of the University of Nebraska
Wednesday night became a fully
recognized organization on the
campus.
Tuesday afternoon the Veter
ans' executive council met
with the judiciary council of the
Student Council to try to solve
some of the difficulties and mis
understandings between the two
groups. In that meeting almost all
the major issues involved were
found to "have grown out of mis
leading publicity and rash, misin
terpreted statements." The Stu
dent Council had not rejected the
vets' application for recognition.
It had merely made a series of
recommenaauuns lur coiusuiuuuii'
al changes, most of them com
mendable, then deferred action on
acceptance until the - veterans
could consider the proposals.
Smoke Clears.
After the smoke of charges and
countercharges cleared away in
Tuesday s conference, the vets
found themselves with only three
of the Council's original propos
als left to fulfill in order to be
granted approval the minor
See VETERANS, Fare 2.
Newcomer
an "embouchre within an em
bouchre." In January, 1939, less than ten
years after he first played the
trumpet, Metronome voted uun
ham first among hot trumpeters.
The following month he scored in
the charmed circle of Downbeat's
first five trumpeters. He then re
turned to score high in another
Metronome poll for trombone
specialists.
Pushed Father Time.
The youthful Dunham, impa
tient with predictions that he was
a cinch to click in time, got be
hind Father Time and gave him
a push. Instead of blowing his
brains out with one night stands
and split weeks in theatres that
have no dressing rooms and al
most as few customers, Dunham
threw the dice in one big gamble.
He took an engagement at New
York's Capitol Theatre. Of itself
such a move was an advantage,
not a hazard. But when the com
petitive theatres, the Roxy and
Paramount, were presenting such
established names in musio j ad
Harry James and Jimmy Dorsey i
that's too fast, like putting him in
the same ring with Joe Louis
when he was still a year away.
Dunham came into the Canitol
as one newspaper columnist put
it, ' on the swing and a prayer.
But the combination was good
enough to justify Dunham's con
fidence. The show was held over
for two weeks against the stiffest
competition Broadway has seen in
many years!
o ices selected were Ruth O'Han-
, as secretary and Billie Steel
man, as treasurer.
Voters.
Voters were members of the
concessions board of the phys
ical education department, sports
board, board of representatives
from organized houses on the
campus, the executive council,
club and intramural group heads.
Both new and old WAA coun
cil members are to meet in the
WAA lounge at noon today ac
cording to Mary Jo Gish, who is
the retiring president of the council.
Wayne College
Honors Student
Christian Meet
Bob Dickenman, Jim Donnelley
and Mary Dye will head the dele
gation of approximately 45 stu
dents who will leave Friday aft
ernoon for the Nebraska Student
Christian Movement conference
being held at Wayne this week
end. A banquet Friday evening will
open the conference with Dr.
Paul J. Filino sneaking nn "TTia
Christian Student in Today's
woria. ur. Jriiino is at present
minister of the United Church of
South Chicago. Cnnprpcratirmal-
Presbyterian church. The worship
service iouowing tne banquet will
be led by the Nebraska Ag cam
pus YM and YW.
Labor's Place.
"The Roll of Labor Relation
ship in Our Modern World" will
be his topic when Dr. Filino again
addresses the conferees Saturday
morning. Workshops on this topic
will be directed bv Lois Crosier.
Rocky Mountain regional YWCA
secretary: Rev. Sam Maier. Lin
coln student Presbyterian minis
ter ; Miiared Taylor, university
YW secretary; and Gordon Lip
pitt, YM secretary.
Plans for Estes Park then will
be made at a luncheon meeting.
The business session will ho 1ml
by Tom Sorenson, University of
Nebraska; and Marie Knapp, Mid
land, who are co-chairmen of the
state S.C.M.
The conference will h rWH
with a banquet dedicated to the
World Student Service fund. Rev.
Sam Maier will conduct the clos
ing worship service.
Dances, Lecture
On Art Highlight
Union Week-end
Entertainment and erinratinn
hold the spotlight in the Union
schedule of weekend activities.
The Navv Rail Frirlav nicrht will
be held in the hallrnom with flono
Mover's orchestra furnishing the
music.
. Juke Box.
On Saturriav from II In II -3A
p. m. the weekly juke box dance,
open to all students, will be the
main event.
Philip Adams, curator of the
Cincinnati museum, will lecture at
3 p. m. Sunday in the ballroom.
Using pictures from the Nebraska
Art f 'Association exhibit. Mr.
Adams will speak on "Art To
day." The lecture is open to'the
public.
PRESIDENTS ASSEMBLY.
The President's Assembly
will meet in the Union at 7:3
tonight in room 315, accord
ing to Bob Coonley, member
of the assembly. The Execu
tive Council will meet at 5
p. m. in room 313, he added.
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