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Vol. 45, No. 82
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Sunday, April 7, 1946
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Politicians
List Student
Platforms
Party registration for both city
and ag campuses will be held
Tuesday, April 9, in the Union
basement and in the ag activities
building from 9 a. m. until 6 p.m.
"The platform of the Student
Party for Democratic Government
will be adopted by the party mem
bers in an open caucus, not
handed down from above," stated
Bill Miller, party leader.
"The Student Party for Demo
cratic Government was formed a
year and a hr.lf ago by a group of
students interested in keeping
campus elections free from the
undemocratic practices which had
existed before the war faction
dictation, bloc voting, forced vot
ing, voting on the Greek-Barb
split, and so forth. This is still our
aim," continued Miller.
"To do this, we have an open
caucus of ALL party members,
and any party member can nom
inale any other from the floor for
any office. The party nominations
are determined by secret ballot
of ALL party members.
"Last year our party was al
most exactly half Barb and half
Greek. These were the students of
both groups who believed that in
dividuals should vote for candi
dates of their choice without any
faction telling them how to vote.
These were the students who were
interested in voting on candidates
on the basis of individual merit
rather than on the basis of affilia
tion or non-affiliation. We urge
all such students to join our party
again this year and help us have
democratic elections, concluded
Miller.
Union Independent Platform.
A committee headed by John
Cook formulated the Union Inde
(See PLATFORMS, pate 2.)
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Ray Ramsay
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El ii Revue
Ray ' Ramsay, director of per
sonnel for the city of Lincoln, will
be master of ceremonies for the
Kosmet Klub's spring revue April
13, President Dick Folda an
nounced Saturday.
"Ramsay has had more experi
ence as M. C. for our shows than
any other man," said Folda. "He
has performed with us 13 times
since the club was founded."
Theme.
In past years the Kosmet Klub
show has always had a theme
upon which the entire presenta
tion was based. Art Beindorff, who
is in charge of the theme, said that
this year's idea which is being
kept secret, is one of the most "un
usual" in the history of the or
ganization. With a week to go before the
spring revue this is how this
year's show shapes up: The time
is 2 p. m. Saturday, April 13. The
place is the Student Union Ball
room. Voting for the Nebraska
Sweetheart and Prince Kosmet
will be done when tickets are tak
en at the door.
Ten skits will be presented by
men's organizations. The one that
is judged best of these will receive
the Kosmet Klub cup. Thruout the
show this year's theme will be de
veloped and at the end the Ne
braska Sweetheart, Prince Kosmet
and the trophy winner for the best
skit will be announced.
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Mary Cox. junior, was chosen by the 800 couples attending the an
nual Junior-Senior Prom to reitn as 1916 Prom Girl.
Crowd of H ,S00
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Mary Cox, junior, secretary of Tassels, Coed Counselor,
AWS board member and YWCA worker, was presented be
fore a crowd of 1,500 students Friday night at the coliseum
as 1946 Prom Girl.
Sonny Dunham and his band played Stardust as Miss
Cox, who had been revealed sitting on a white leather has
sock beneath a scarlet and cream striped canopy, danced
with Gerry Kathol, president of the N Club, sponsor of the
annual Junior-Senior prom.
As Fred Teller, president. of the junior class, announced
that Miss Cox had won the balloting at the door, the stage
curtains parted to disclose the red and white cabana, sur
rounded by myriads of vari-colored balloons. Fred Hecox
president of the senior class, presented her to Kathol, who
gave her an arm bouquet of red and white roses, then led
her down the steps to the dance floor.
Revival.
First inter-class prom since before the war, Friday
night's affair began the whirl of social activities which will
occupy senior extra-curricular hours the last six weeks of
school. Four hours of Sonny Dunham's fine music gave stu
dents their third opportunity this year to dance on campus
to a big name band.
Beginning at 8 p. m., when the doors opened, students
voted for their choice of the 13 candidates for the Prom Girl
title. Votes were counted by prom committee members, and
the winner was announced at a 10:00 ceremony.
Committee.
Committee. members for the dance included: Fred
'eller, chairman, Roberta Collins. Jovce Crosbie. Bettv Lou
Horton. Bettv Lou Huston. Marthella Holonmh Nirkio
Nickerson. Al Brown, Jack Cressman, Gerry Kathol, Dean
rsraiz ana cod mcinuu.
The 13 coeds who filed for the title werp Franrps Rnkpr
Mary Cox, Patricia Curry Deppe, Ann Doudna, Doris Easter-
orooK, oaine Emerson, tJetty Jean Latta, Kathy Legge. Mar
garet Munson, Frances Poulous, Katharine Reese, Jackie
Scott and Jean Skinkle.
Repeated Victories Bring Debate Team
Back to High Standing of Years Ago
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Scoring repeated victories, the
university debate squad is gain
ing the prestice it once haH an
or 40 years ago, according to De-
uaie uoacn uonaid Ulson.
In those davs the student hnHv
used to welcome home winning
aeDaie ieams in the same manner
they greeted football squads. Dur
ing the past few years, howpver
oratory at Nebraska went into a
decline but since 1941, under the
guidance of Dr. Lerov T. Tj.k;
chairman of the Department of
apeech and Dramatic Art, debate
nas steadily gained in campus
prestige. Ten students turnn nt
for debate in 1940 and nearly' 60
registered lor the '45-46 season.
Last week, the current
drew to a close, Dr. Laase and
Debate Coach Donald Olson
summed up the five year successes.
94 First Places.
Since 1941 university teams
have won 94 first Dlacca or su
perior ratings in debate, oratorv
speaking and discussion contests.
ine yearly record has been: 1942
'42 four firsts: 1942-'43 14 firsts;
1943-'44 17 firsts; 1944-45 18
firsts; and 1945-46 37 firsts.
Only once in the 21 collegiate
contests attended in the past five
years have university teams failed
to win a superior ratine. The
yearly schedule includes at least
five difficult invitational debate
and discussion tournaments held,
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Addressing three members of the varsity debate squad is Geraldine
McKinsey, left. Seated in the backtxound are Robert Gillan. Mary
Mattoon, Debate Coach Donald Olson, and Thesis Sorensen. Dr.
Leroy T. Laase, chairman of the speech department, is standing; in
the rear.
at the University of Iowa, North
western University, The Rocky
Mountain Conference at Denver
University, The Missouri Foren
sic League, and the University's
own Invitational Debate and Dis
cussion Conference.
Outstanding individuals, all
members of the current squad, in
clude: Geraldine McKinsey, who
has won 12 firrt place ratings
in three years in debate, oratory
and extemporaneous speaking;
Thomas Sorenson, nine first places
in two years of debate and discus-
(See DEBATE, pate 4.)
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BY TOM GREEN.
Slim, pastel-clad girls and
scrubbed, dark-suited men will
vie for the coveted Ivy day sing
championships Saturday after
noon, May 4. In former years
the contest has been sponsored
by Kosmet Klub.
By tradition a delightful and
sharply-contested spectacle, the
intersorority and interfraternity
festival will be held, as custom
dictates, on the old campus by
Pharmacy college and the Admin
istration building, unless old
"Sol" hides his face per usual.
Alpha Chi carried away the
women's championship last spring
and fraternity sing winners were
Sigma Chi. Alpha Phi won sec
ond place honors and Phi Gain
ma Delta was awarded second
in the interfraternity contest.
Regulation.
Kosmet Klub. which will send
invitations to organizations this
week, announced regulations gov
erning the sing. A singing group
may comprise from eiaht to 15
members, and no group may re
ceive professional aid or coach
ing. Judging will be based on
general excellence of efforts of
the competing erouDS. technical
perfection which includes tone
quality and balance, and the ap
pearance of the group.
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