J LIuU
Vol. 45, No. 90
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Thursday, April 18, 1946
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Dr. J. Burt Succeeds
Lyman as New ED
Dr. Joseph B. Burt, chairman
of the Department of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at
the university will succeed Dr.
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DR. JOSEHI ,B. BURT.
R. A. Lyman, who will retire June
30, as dean of the College of
Pharmacy, it was announced
Wednesday.
Dr. Burt joined the university
faculty in 1320 and became chair
man of the Pharmacy department
in 1929. He has done consider
able research work in drugs, in
cluding a major study of the use
of thymol and carvacrol in the
Orchcsis Club
Initiates Two
New Officers
Irma Lou Fischer and Billie
Steelman have been installed
as president and secretary re
speclively, following recent elec
tions held by members of the
local Orchesis club. Miss Aileen
Lock hart will continue to act in
the capacity of organizational
sponsor.
This spring marks the 21st year
of the Orchesis club on the camp
us. The local club is one of the
many Orchesis societies which are
nationally active on numerous
campuses. Due to its artistic
achievements Orchesis is a camp
us activity which maintains con
siderable student interest.
A joint recital of orchesis and
pre-orchesis groups is to be given
Thursday morning, April 18th, at
10:30 on the Grant Memorial
stage. Performing before an ex
pected 250 members of the Lin
coln Women's Lecture Circle the
d aicers will present an inter
pretation of classical works and
folk music.
Rythmctic Forms.
Miss Lockhart will review the
various rythmctic forms in her
speech "Dance as a Fine Art."
The dances will be illustrated
by the Orchesis groups who will
perform: "The Opening Dance"
with 20 participants from orche
sis; "The Moorish Cymbal Dance"
a solo by Irma L. Fischer; "Ma
zurka" with 16 dancers of the
pre-orchesis club; "Gardner" by
Mytris Rider, Marian Falloon,
Evelyn Garton, Adricnne Wag
gonner, and Charlotte Lundberg;
"A New Hat," by Mrs. Stanley
Maly; "Gymnopedia," by the en
'tire orchesis group; and "Theatre
Waltz" by the group.
Seniors
University seniors who liave
application blanks for the Car
negie test are urged by Dean
C. II. Oldfather to turn them in
to room 112, Sosli.
use of treatment of diseases of
the skin. He is also co-author of
a textbook, "Fundamental Prin
ciples and Processes of Phar
macy" published in 1944.
Long: Absence.
Dr. Burt returned to the uni
versity in January after two and
one-half years leave of absence
during which he served with the
War Production Board as direc
tor of the Chemicals, Drugs and
Health Supplies Division.
Born in Illinois, Dr. Burl re
ceived his pharmacy degree from
Purdue university in 1920 after
his college education had been in
terrupted by two years service in
the army in World War I. He
received his Masters degree in
1927 and his doctorate in 1935,
both from the University of Wis
consin. Ten Year Term.
In 1941 Dr. Burt was appointed
to a ten year term as member
of the National Syllabus commit
tee, accreditation agency for all
colleges of pharmacy in the na
tion; is chairman of the General
Committee on Relation of Boards
and Colleges of the American As
sociation of Colleges of Pharmacy;
and chairman of the Joint Com
mittee on Personnel Problems of
the American Pharmaceutical as
sociation, National Association of
Boards of Pharmacy and the
AACP.; and was editor of the
national publication, "Pharma
ceutical Archives."
Muzor System
Recently Installed
In UnionBallroom
Piped music, part of the Muzar
system, has been installed in the
Union ballroom, it was announced
today by Pat Lahr, Union director.
The speakers, which have been
installed in the ceiling to make
better sound coverage, can be
switched to any one of live chan
nels. The three national net
works, ABC, NBC and CBS, are
carried on the first three chan
nels. A fourth continual program
carries background music, class
ical and semi-classics, suitable for
banquets or for Sunday movies.
The fifth, carrying popular music,
will make it possible to hold noon
hour and tea dances every day.
Football games, Presidential ad
dresses, or any other special
events of general interest, can be
made available to students by
simply setting up chairs in the
ballroom and turning on the
speaker, Miss Lahr explained.
Tree Exchange of Information Between
Nations True
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Cnurteny ZJnroln Journal.
DR. O. 1L WERNER.
Ag College
Filings Open
This Week
Ag college students will have
an opportunity this week to file
for four types of positions to be
filled at the April 23 elections, it
was announced today by John
Cromer, president of the Ag exec
board.
Students may file not later than
Friday, April 19, for Agricultural
executive board, Student Council
representatives from Ag college,
Farmer's Fair board and the Coll-Agri-Fun
board, in Dean Burr's
office. In addition, there are
specific requirements for appli
cants for each organization in re
gard to their school year.
Positions.
Positions to be filled include:
Ag exec board three men and
three women, to include two
freshmen, two sophomores and
two juniors; Student Council
two sopohomores or juniors;
Farmer's Fair board six juniors,
three men and three women, and
Coll-Agri-Fun three juniors, two
men and one woman.
If enough student interest is not
shown by filings made for Ag
Farmer's Fair board and Coll-Agri-Fun,
these two organizations
will not be reactivated, according
to Cromer.
Easter Event
Is Planned
By Y Groups
An Easter Sunrise service, to
be held at 6 a. m. Sunday on the
Ag college campus, was an
nounced today by Bill Miller,
president of the city YMCA.
The service, sponsored jointly
by the YMCA and the YWCA,
will have a meditation given by
Mr. Miller, and a prayer by Mary
Esther Duncan. Warren Thomas
will read scripture, and Gordon
Lippitt, executive secretary of the
YMCA, will give the invocation
and benediction. Songs will be
led by Julie Crom, with Mickey
McDonald at the piano.
Transportation. .
Transportation may be ar
ranged by calling the University
YMCA or YWCA offices.
Committee members who have
aided in planning the all-campus
event are Jim Donnelly, Mary
Esther Duncan, Ed Klanecky,
Warren Thomas, Nancy Bach-
kora and R. A. Madras.
Basis for Peace'-Werner
Free exchange of information
between nations is as essential to
international understanding and
world peace as economic and po
litical agreement, Dr. O. H. Wer
ner, university professor of educa
tion, told a world-affairs minded
audience in Love library Wednes
day. In an address sponsored by the
university Extension Division, Dr.
Werner said knowledge of the
common people of the world about
each other is the "true basis for
peace."
UNESCO.
He said this exchange of ideas
and information could be accom
plished by the United Nations Ed
ucational, Scientific and Cultural
organization. Its constitution was
drafted at London last November
and has been submitted for ratifi
cation to participating nations.
Three outstanding contributions
Tuesday E
Doris Easterbrook. Marv
Bill Swanson were nominated
Union Independents Wednesday night to represent their
parry as candidates tor seniors-at-large positions on the
Student Council.
Miss Easterbrook is a cheerleader, memher nf Tassels
Coed Counsellors, and the WAA. Former treasurer and
secretary of AWS, Miss Phillips is a senior AWS member,
treasurer of AUF. member of Phi Chi Theta and tlif War
Council, and a Cornhusker
Cavalier Talks
On Atomic Age
Today in Union
The Rev. Jesse R. Cavalier, au
thor of "Church-Labor Relations,"
will discuss "Morality vs. Dogma
in the Atomic Age" in parlors
XYZ of the Union today at 2 p. m.
Graduated from Syracue uni
versity where he was a member
of Phi Beta Kappa, Rev. Cavalier
was later ordained a Methodist
minister at Union Theological
seminary.
Staff Specialist.
Rev. Cavalier served as a staff
specialist in religion and labor in
the Presbyterian Labor Temple
from 1941 to 1945, and was na
tional chairman of the Young
Peoples Socialist league from 1944
to 1945.
He is chairman of the labor
committee of the United Christian
youth movement and is an ex
ecutive member of both the post
war world council and the New
York league for industrial dem
ocracy. Gatch Wins Essay Prize
Roy P. Gatch, mechanical en
gineering senior, won second prize
of $30 for his essay. "Is Engineer
ing a Worthwhile Profession," at
the annual student branch meet
ing of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers held re
cently at St. Louis, Mo.
AivgivanTurnsOutBlue Issue;
6Hink and Gordie' Grace Cover
BY MARTHELLA HOLCOMB.
You can quit holding your
breath, cousin, and stop wearing
blue dresses to match that com
plexion, cause the Awgwan's out
of the way for another month.
Someone must have tipped off the
editor about your breathless an-
to the peace and security of the
world can be made by UNESCO,
Dr. Werner declared.
"The first contribution is Jhe
development of the consciousness
that the problems of war and
peace are primarily psychological
and not primarily economic and
political. Today the peoples of the
world don't understand each
other's way of thinking. The bet
ter they understand each other,
the more they will realize how
much they have in common and
why and how they differ, the less
prone they will be to take up arms
against each other.
Mass Communication.
"The second contribution may
be an effective implementation of
the peace idea through such inter
national means as the exchange of
student scientists, teachers and
artists: dissemination of the prod
ucts of creative writers, artists
(See HLRNER, page 3.)
idcafes Se'S
Claire Phillins. Dick Fnlria nnr?
bv caucus members nf the
staff member.
Folda president of Sigma Phi
Epsilon and Kosmet Klub, is a
student in the college of bu.-iness
administration, while Swanson is
president of the Teachers College
Student association, and vice pres
ident of Beta Theta Pi.
The caucus meeting was called
to order by Don Chapin, acting
chairman, and when nominations
for party officers were asked, a
motion from the floor, approved
by the delegates, made steering
committee officers permanent of
ficers of the party. Roll call of
delegates was made by house af
filiations. Permanent party officers in
clude Don Chapin, president;
John B. Cook, vice president; and
John Dale, secretary.
In an orderly, calm manner
delegates made nominations for
the 23 positions to be filled. Sev
eral were not contested, and no
debate over nominee qualifica
tions was held, though nomina
tions were presented with short
nominating speeches. The meet
ing was uneventful.
Bob Green won nomination for
the coveted Ivy Day orator posi
tion over Stewart Goldberg.
Student Council positions on
the slate went to: Business Ad
ministration, Jean Compton,
AWS board and Cornhusker staff,
and Dick Lahr, Kosmet Klub: En
gineering, Stanley Ahrends, ASEE
and Harold Mozer, Blue Print,
circulation manager, AIEE, and
(See INDEPENDENTS, page 4.)
ticipation, though, cause Ruth
Korb had the cover printed in
blue, too.
It takes a cool color to hold
down the simmering caused by
that sharp picture of Nebraska
Sweetheart and Prince Kosmet
which graces the cover. Graces is
the word, too, for Ilink Aasen.
There's a word for Gordon Cooley,
of course, but drooling is so hard
to put in wriling.
Kosmet Revue.
That Koib gal carries through
with a double pace spread of Ray
Spear's Kosmet Klub Revue shots,
including many a well known fra
ternity figure displaying a sorority
figure.
"No, not another double name,"
someone screamed when they saw
Roy David Farris listed as author
of some obscure bit of description,
most or at least part ol which
concerns the fair city of Lincoln,
and the fairer bit of that fair city
known as Ye Olde Universiteee.
Gaylord Marr delivers with his
readjustment to school girls, after
following schools of fish for so
long, in "Shape Ahoy." Bob "Max"
Lee offers "Over the Hill with
Private Tredsoft," referring to
some event in the dim past which
some individuals with long mem
ories recall as World War II.
"De gams on pages 14 and 15
is wort de price of de hole book,"
one learned freshman remarked
(See AWGWAN, page 4.)