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Vol. 45, No. 103 Fine Arts Chooses At Its annual banquet Tuesday evening, the fine arts honorary Alpha Rho Tau named the eleven seniors and four faculty members elected for Initiation. Annual awards for outstanding student achievement in the departments of art, music, and speech were presented. Seniors elected on the basis of scholarship were Alice Louise Putney, Roberta Caroline Collins, Marian Elizabeth Hatten, Martha Mae Nickerson, Adrienne Wag goner, art; Ava Lauretta Brom wich, Mildred Myrtle Hutten maier, Marian Evelyn Peck, Shir ley Margaret Premer, music; and Joan Carolyn Bohrer and Geral dine Yvonne McKinsey, speech and dramatic are. First Time For the first time in its history, Alpho Rho Tau elected a member Hep Cats Join For Union Quiz Friday -Lahr "Hep Cat Quiz" is the title of the quiz program to be held in the Union music room at 4 p. m. Friday with Pat Lahr, Union di rector, as mistress of ceremonies. Seventeen questions concerning the latest jazz and swing records, band leaders, and orchestras will be asked, and to the winner a Duke Ellington album will be awarded. Last Dance. Friday night from 9 to 12, Smith-Warren will play in the Union ballroom for the last or chestra dance of the year. Tickets are 44c per person. Coffee Hour will be at 5 p. m. Sunday in the Union lounge and at 8 p. m. the variety show will feature the Frank Capra produc tion, "Meet John Doe," starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stan wyck. Cosmopolitan Club Sponsors Dance Saturday in Union An all-university dance spon sored by Cosmopolitan club, an organization which promotes friendly relations between foreign and American students, will be held Saturday, May 11, from 9 to 12 p. m., in the Union ballroom. Highlights of the program in clude introduction of foreign stu dents and singing of national songs. The club president will speak to those present. Sponsors. Tickets for the event are on sale for 25 cents in the Union main office. Free refreshments will be served. Sponsors of Cosmopolitan club are Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, registrar; Dr. Joseph Alexis, head of the modern language department; Dr. W. K. Pfeiler,-professor of Ger manic languages; and Miss Emily Schossberger, university editor. PRE-MED STUDENTS. Pre-Med students are urged to attend the program, "A Pre view of Med School," sponsor ed by the Omaha chatper of Nu Sigma Nu tomorrow night at 7:30 in the Garden Room of the Hotel Lincoln, according to John M. Kroyer, Nu Sigma No publicity chairman. Society On mates from outside the field of fine arts. Dr. W. H. Werkmeister, depart ment of philosophy who gave the address of the evening, was given this honor. The other three elect ess were Mrs. Freda Spaulding, art; Earnest Harrison, music; and Paul Bogen, speech and dramatics. The cash awards, given each year for outstanding creative achievement, went to Marian Hat ten, art; Dorothea Duxbury and Geraldine McKinsey, drama and debate respectively; and Lee Kjel son and Harry Harter, music. Original compositions, for which the music awards were given, were feature of the banquet. They were Kjelson's song, "Peace," sung by Helen Laird, and Harter's woodland quartet, "Folk Dance." Retiring president, Myron Rob erts, who presided, announced that the newly-elected president is Paul Bogen. 'Russia' Theme Of University YW,YM Forum The second All-University For um of the year, discussing "Russia, Our Ally," will be sponsored joint ly by the Y.W. and the Y.M. on Wednesday, May 15, ip the Union Ballroom. Dr. G. W. Gray, of the history department, will act as moderator. The purpose of the forum is to promote understanding between Russia and the United States, and (See THEME, page 4.) "Ah Wilderness" Crews Finish Finnal; Theatre Production After many weeks, "Ah, Wild erness!" by Eugene O'Neill, last major production of the Univer sity Theatre this season, is ready to hit the boards. It has taken a long time to com plete the three stage sets and their accessories that are required for the production of this play. In charge of this technical end has been Max Whittacker, of the Speech Department. Under the direction of Dallas S. Williams, the play will be pre sented Thursday, Friday and Sat urday nigth at eight o'clock in the Temple theater. Student directors are Blanche Duckworth and Margaret Hunter. Those students comprising the construction crew for "Ah, Wild erness", which is headed by Gloria Beaumont, are Rex Coslor, Doro thy Lasher, Dede Meyer, Jan Sta ley, Robert Wheeler and Dean Wells. Costumes. Barbara Berggren heads the costume crew. Her helpers are Lois Jarman and Barbara Hock enberger. In charge of lights for the pro duction are Gwen Christianson and Pat Heynan. They are as sisted by Herb Spence and Doro thy Lasher. The property crew is composed of Shirley Sabin, chairman, and Elaine Hensel and Jan Staley. Stage Crew. Workers on the stage crew are Fred Lorenz, chairman, and Bill Lucas, Van Westover, and Dean Wells. . STUDENT UNION BALLROOM LINCOLN'8, NEBRASKA Examination For Entrants Held Early Counseling and guidance ex aminations for university entrance will be offered in advance of reg ular registration days for the summer and fall session this year, Dr. George W. Rosenlof, director of admissions, announced Tues day. The advance examinations, which must be taken by all en tering students, have been scch uled to avoid congestion and delay in registration, he said. Nearly 4,000 students are expected to en roll for the summer term and about 8,000 next fall, both of which represent big increases over enrollments in recent years. Omaha Exams. Veterans and high school seniors in Omaha and vicinity may take the exams at Omaha Central high school May 11 and 18. A similar exam will be given for veterans and high . school seniors in Lincoln and vicinity, simultaneously with summer ses sion examinations at the coliseum May 28 and 29. Dr. Rosenlof said summer ses sion registration had been ad vanced to May 31, and will con tinue June 1 and 3 to accommo date and increased number of students. Previously only June 3 had been set aside for registra tion. STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING. The Student Council will meet tonight at 5 p. m. in room 313 of the Union. Attendance is required of all new members to complete the organiiation of the new Council and to dispose of several matters carried over from the 1945-46 Council. V V k Two of the leading players in the "Ah Wilderness" University Theatre production May 9 throu 'i Mt-v 11 are Eleanor Dent and Avrum Bondarin. EOirlby IPoge Uere Dr. Kirby Page, noted lecturer, author, and speaker, will talk about the plac of education and religion in the establishment of an international peace at a joint YMCA and YWCA luncheon meeting at noon today in the Temple. Page, who is in Lincoln under the sponsorship of the American Prof Smith Voices Plea For Change That the architectural training given "structural or architectural gineers" in the nation's univer sities and colleges should be broadened, was the plea voiced by Prof. Linus Burr Smith, ar chitectural department chair man, when he spoke berore tne annual meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Archi tecture Monday. Professor Smith said that the so-called "architectural engineer" plays a vital role in modern con struction work, yet he is unable to be accredited by the national architects accrediting board be cause of deficiencies in his school ing. He urged the association to take the lead in the program to either incorporate architectural engi neering in schools of architecture, include more architectural aining to courses offered by en gineering colleges, sunicient to enable accreditation. - it . aril' S5 f : f. . ' Wednesday, May 8, 1946 Friends committee, will also give a public address at the St. aPul Methodist church tonight at 8. Tha Y.M. and Y.W. are both adjourn ing their meetings this week so that members may attend the pro gram, according to Secretary Gor don Lippitt. Author. Author of 24 volumes on inter national, economic, social and re ligious questions, Mr. Page's lat est book is "Now Is the Time to Prevent a Third World War." His works have been translated into French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Bulgarian, Span ish, Chinese and Japanese. In ad dition, his books have been pub lished in England and India. Near ly a million copies of his books and pamphlets have been sold. A graduate of Drake univer sity, Pake is an ordained minister of the Disciples of Christ and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was formerly on the faculty of the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Page has crossed the Atlantic 20 times and has visited some 35 foreign countries. He has spoken at 300 colleges in all parts of the United States. BABW Holds Tea, Presents Pins May 10 All unaffiliated women are in vited to the annual Barb Recog nition tea to be held Friday, May 10, from 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. in Ellen Smith hall, according to Helen Wulf, B.A.B.W. president. Highlight of the afternoon will be the presentation of Barb pins to the 12 women who have been outstanding in campus functions. Each woman must have earned a minimum of 100 activity points to be eligible. Jane McElhaney, past president of B.A.B.W., will make the awards. Sponsored by the Barb Activ ities Board for Women, the tea will be the last Barb activity for the year. Fern Bohlken, vice pres ident of the board, is chairman. Play Cast, Food Viewed At "Meet Millers" Program Something new and different in the way of a reception is being sponsored by the Nebraska Mas quers. A "Come and meet the Mil lers" program will be given in the music room of th eTemple build ing, immediately following each night's production of "Ah Wilder ness!" At this program, the Millers, principle characters in the play, will be presented to those attend ing. There will also be good en tertainment in Gay-Nineties style, and ice cream and coffee will be hold. Cornliusker Banquet All members of the 1943 Cornhusker staff who plan to attend the banquet May 15 must sign up in the Cornhusk er office by Thursday, May 9, according to Marilyn Adler, business manager. SATURDAY,, ,;MAy -,11 !:: n vM . 9 to 12 P. M. 25 SENTS EACH, TAX INC.