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Vol. 45, No. 99
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Thursday, May 2, 1946
General L
Address
BY JEANNE KERRIGAN.
Major Gen Lewis A. Pick, Mis
souri River division engineer, who
recently returned to the division
which he headed before the war,
will address the Engineers Day
convocation on Friday, May 3, at
11 a. m. in the Union ballroom.
General Pick, who is considered
by army engineers as the best
qualified authority for flood proj
ects, aided in the development of
the Missouri basin with his flood
control program. He had not only
the background of the experience
and data of the army engineers,
but had many years of personal
experience as an engineer oificer
on troublesome rivers, particularly
the Ohio and Mississippi.
Achievement.
He is credited with the building
of the supposedly impossible Ledo
Road projt"t in the China-BufYna
theater during the war. The road
linked India and China as a mili
tary supply route.
Though the actual beginning to
wards a remodeling of the Mis
souri river was made in 1927,
when President Cooleridge signed
the decisive Rivers and Harbors
Authorization bill, it was not un
til 1936 that congress recognized
control of floods as a national
problem and declared it a policy
of the federal government. From
then until the time the war effort
required suspension of further
construction, much was accom
plished on flood control work on
VictorBorge,MusicalHumorist,
Will Appear at Coliseum May 6
Victor Borge, only radio star
who never brings a prepared
script to broadcasts will entertain
a Lincoln audience with his
spontaneous humor and piano
playing May 6 in the coliseum.
Since he made his radio debut
In Hollywood as a guest star of
Bing Crosby in 1941, shortly aft
er his arrival in the United States
from his native Denmark, radio
producers and sponsors have
unanimously agreed that Borge
and a radio script constitute the
basis for a nervous breakdown,
because Borge never uses a script.
Although he comes to the studio
with a bare outline in his mind
of what he intends to do, it is
only in the last minutes before
the hand of the studio clock
marks rehearsal time that his wit
bcans to organize for a hilarious
performance.
Orchestra.
Backed by his concert orches
tra, Borge plays the piano and
ad-libs much to the delight of
audiences. Some of his most suc
Pul) Board Sets
Slaff Interviews
For Publications
Applications for positions on
throe student publications must be
filed in the journalism office by
May 3, students were reminded
today by F. C. Blood, acting di
rector of the school of journalism.
Applicants will be granted per
sonal interviews Saturday morn
ing, May 11, by student and fa
culty members of the publications
board meeting at the Union, Blood
said.
Further details concerning fil
ing techniques may be gained at
the journalism office where ap
plications can be obtained. Grades
must be cleared through the regis
trar's office.
Office.
Daily Nebraskan offices to be
filled include editor, two manag
ing editors, five new editors, busi
ness manager, two assistant busi
ness managers, circulation man
(See PUB BOARD, pa 2.)
- PicEt Will
Engineers
the Missouri with an outlay of
no more than $8,000,000.
"Pick rian.M
In May, 1943, a series of floods
made it necessaryfor congress to
call for a flood control report. The
sum total of the best possible en
gineering study and experience
covering over a century of na
tional development was immedi
ately available when congress
ordered the army engineers to
produce a program designed to
end floods and drought. Through
the use of years of recorded data
and river history the "Pick Plan"
was developed and ready in three
months. It was the first compre
hensive flood control and multi
ple purpose development, plan
ever presented for the Missouri
River basin.
The army engineers' program
has been endorsed by outstand
ing civil engineers as the most
satisfactory plan for handling
flood control.
CBI Vet.
General Pick is a 1914 graduate
of Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and was commissioned in the engi
neers in 1917. He was head of the
division at Omaha from 1942 to
1943, when he was assigned to
the China-Burma-India war the
ater. The general's plan was finally
integrated into the Pick-Sloan law
which was included in a compre
hensive program for the develop
ment of the Missouri Valley basin.
cessful performances have been
the parody of composers, as he
1 fuses artistry and wit to produce
classic hilarity.
Critics throughout the country
have acclaimed borge's musical
talent and his humor as he com
bines the sublime and the ridicul
ous. When interviewers ask Borge
to define his particular flavor of
(See BORGE, pare 4.)
Modern Dancers Present Annual
Orchesis Show at Grant this Week
i
veir Fes'SwaflSes
YW Annual
Breakfast
Scheduled
"Friendship Garden" wilb be
the theme of the YWCA's annual
May morning breakfast being held
Sunday, May 5 at 9:00 a. m.
Preceding the breakfast will be
a worship service at 8:15 in par
lors XYZ of the Union,. - This is
the first year that such a service
has been held in connection with
the breakfast.
All coeds who attend are en
couraged to bring their mothers,
according to chairman Marilyn
Markussen.
Program.
The program at the breakfast
will feature a skit on college life
carrying out the idea of girls from
all corners of the earth meeting
and becoming friends thru the
YWCA. The mother who has at
tended the most May morning
breakfasts will be presented with
a gift. School of music students
will give original numbefs.
The committee chairmen in
charge of the event are: Lois
Kroehler, worship service; Shirley
Sabin, program; Mary Ann Moyle,
menu; Nancy Gish and Eileen
Hepperly, publicity; Jacque Holm,
table directions. Tickets may be
purchased for 60 cents at Ellen
Smith hall or from house repre
sentatives "Ymttt tomorrow.
Faulkner Wins Two Prizes
At Springfield Exhibition
Miss Kady Faulkner has re
ceived two honorable mentions in
the 17th Annual Springfield Ex
hibition in Springfield, Missouri.
Works receiving the awards were
a serigraph and watercolcr. Miss
Faulkner, who is an assistant pro
fessor of drawing and painting in
the university art department, also
entered another watercolor and an
oil in the exhibition.
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Tthe 45th annual Ivy Day, traditional campus festival,
will be held Saturday, May 4, on the old campus.
Selections by the university band will begin the full
day's schedule at 9 a. m. The Ivy chain, composed of senior
women and led by outstanding seniors; and the daisy chain,
Counselors
Plan Formal
Initiation Rite
Formal initiation of the 140
coeds chosen as 1946-47 Coed
Counselors, will be held in Ellen
Smith Sunday, at 2 p. m.
All initiates wiU wear pastel
colored dresses, it was announced
by Marthella Holcomb, presi
dent. Included in the program is a
candle-lighting consecration serv
ice, a get-acquainted session in
which new members will meet
with their board member, and an
nouncement of the group's plans
for next year.
Board Members.
Board members who will take
part in the services include Pris
cilla Flagg, Jo Mover, Alice Rife,
Beverly Jackson, Phyllis Soren
son, Mary Dye, Joy Hill, Janice
Chappell, Jackie Wightman,
Marian McElhaney, Harriet Bri
denbaugh, Pat Neely and Grace
Smith.
Sponsors of tha organization,
whose primary function is to help
in the orientation of freshman
women, are Miss Mary Mielenz
and Miss Elsie Piper, assistant
dean of women.
Specialist Assumes Duties
Helen Becker, university grad
uate who served overseas with
the Red Cross, has assumed duties
as extension service specialist in
health education at the univer
sity. Orchesis, modern dance club,
will present its 19th annual pro
gram of modern dance on Friday
and Saturday nights. May 3 and
4, at 8:15 in Grant Memorial hall.
Featured on the program is an
adaptation of Vachel Lindsey's
poem "The Congo" for dance and
choral reading. It depicts primi
tive joy in syncopated sound,
a blend of rhyme, religion, and
ragtime according to Irma Fisher,
orchesis president.
In a light and humorous view
will be the whimsical and slight
ly satirical section called "All in
Fun." This section will include
Humpty Dumpty's Song. Tweel
deum and Tweeldedee, The Gar
dener, Pickup, Household Daze
and Gymnopedia.
Invitation.
"Invitation to the Dance" Is the
other part of the dance program.
Included are the Waltz, Tongo,
Mazurka, Rhythmic Impression
and Scherzo.
Orchesis is sponsored jointly by
the department of physical educa
tion for women and the Wom
en's Athletic association and is di
rected by Dr. Aileene Lockhart,
Assistant director is Mrs. Stanley
Malv jr. and accompanist, Mrs.
IL H. Flood. -
Orchesis members are Irma Lou
Fisher, Anna Aasen, , Janice
Becher, Myra Lee Hadan, Peggy
Maly, Donna McCandlcss, Patricia
(See ORCHESIS, pare 4.)
(Presides
made up of coeds from the three
lower classes and led by outstand
ing Juniors; will fellow.
The 1946 May Queen, chosen at
the women's election early this
spring, will be presented at 9:30.
Her court will include a maid of
honor and two freshmen, two
sophomore, four junior and two
senior attendants.
Bob Green, chosen Ivy Day
orator by the students at Tues
day's election, will next take over
the spotlight. His oration will be
followed by the ivy planting and
poet.
Eighteen organized women's
houses will compete in the inter--sorority
sing at 10.15. The groups
will appear in the following or
der: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha
Ivy Day Schedule
9:00
a. m. Band selections.
Processional; Daisy
Chain, Ivy Chain, Pre
sentation of May Queen
and Court.
Orator
Ivy Planting and Poet
Inter-Sorority sin
9:15
9:45
10:00
10:15
1:00 p.m. Inter-Fraternity
sing:
Innocents
Mortar Board masking
2:15
2:30
Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi
Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta
Delta, Delta Delta Gamma,
Gamma Phi Beta, International
House.
Participants.
Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, Love Memorial
hall, Pi Beta Phi, Residence halls
for women, Rosa Bouten hall,
Sigma Delta Tau, Sigma Kappa,
and Towne Club.
The nter-fraternity sing, start
ing at 1 p. m., will include ten
groups appearing as follows:
Sigma Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
Beta Sigma Psi, Beta Theta Pi,
Phi Gamma Delta, Apha Tau
O m e p. a, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
NROTC unit, Phi Rho Sigma and
Sigma Nu.
A ceiemonv by the Innocents
Society at 2:15 will precede the
final event of the day, the mask
ing of the 1946 Mortar Boards.
Council Elects
Robert Coonley
New President
Robert Coonley was elected
president of the Student Council
at a meeting of the group Wed
nesday. He succeeds Edith Pum
phrey.
Helen Laird was elected vice
president; Barbara Emerson
secretary and Bob Gillan, treas
urer. New members of the Student
Union board were appointed by
the council. They are: Don Syl
vester, Dake Novotny, Bob Feiler
and Elmer Sprague.
Both the old and new presi
dents welcomed new members to
the student governing body.
Unaffiliated Coeds Install
Ricke, Amikita President
Charlotte Rieke was installed as
president of Amikita, organization
of unaffiliated coeds on ag cam
pus, in a candlelight service Mon
day.
Others Installed were Elaine
Quigley, vice president; Vaunia
Burbank, treasurer; Ruth Adams,
secretary; Betty Beckncr, social
chairman; and Eleanor Johnson,
historian,