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LINCOLN 8( NEBRASKA
Wednesday, January 15, 1947
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Near-Riot Mars Struggle
Between Big Six Rivals
BY GEORGE MILLER.
The Nebraska basketball team
unleashed a second half drive
which blasted the Kansas Univer
sity quintet 48-46 at the coliseum
Tuesday night before a capacity
crowd of near 8,000 fans.
rienty of fireworks were packed
Into the final ten minutes of
play In which the Huskcrs, fight
ing back from a 29 to 20 half
time deficit, took the lead and
held it despite a near-riot which
threatened to engulf the players
and spectators.
With two minutes left to play,
Ilusker Joe Loiael and Charlie
Black and Red EUuiger of the
Kansas team engaged in an ex
change of blows Bear the Kansas
bench. Black was oa the bench
at the time and had Interfered
. with Loiscl as the Nebraska guard
came down the floor.
Police rushed onto the floor to
stem the flood of fans that was
pouring out of the bleachers. The
gathering set an nil-time record
for attendance at a Nebraska
home basketball game.
Nebraska's win, thp second in
Big Six play for Coach Harry
Good's charges, virtually elimi
nated the Jayhawks from the loop
title chase. Kansas has now
dropped three conference games
without a victory.
Rctherford Hot.
Claude Retherford and Joe
Budget Study
Will Be Made
By Legislature
Nebraska legislators have begun
a study of a 16 page university
pamphlet which requests a 44 per
cent budgetary increase over the
present biennium.
The $6,500,000, if granted for
university expenditures, would be
used to pay for all personnel aiid
maintenance costs of the city and
agricultural campuses, the medi
cal college and University hospital
at Omaha, the agriculture experi
ment station at Lincoln, experi
mental substations at North Platte,
Valentine, Alliance, Scottsbluff
and Union and the school of agri
culture at Curtis.
Graphic Form.
Breaking down the request in
graphic form, the university has
divided the total into the follow
ing percentages: Teaching, 48
percent; research, 18; public serv
ices, 17; physical plant, 12; and
administration and general ex
penses, 5 percent.
Because university officials have
expressed a desire to give the
10,250 students "the kind of ed
ucation they deserve," it would
become necessary to hire 204 new
employes at a cost of $479,473, or
an average wage of $2,335 per
year.
Research.
Concerning the $1,850,000 asked
for research the pamphlet states
that Nebraska's economy is based
on its agriculture, therefore em
phasis must be placed on this
field.
To meet the needs of the Uni
versity hospital, $419,738 is neces
sary. Some 50 new employes are
being sought for the institution.
Additional funds would provide
for the broadening of extension
service activities and the agricul
tural extension.
Brown were the heroes of the
Ilusker triumph. Rctherford, a
money player who has come
through with clutch perform
ances in other UN games, gave a
brilliant exhibition in the closing
minutes of Tuesday's encounter
as he potted three free throws
which moved the Huskers to a
safe lead.
The French Lick, Indiana, for
ward paced the Scarlet scorers
with 18 points, but yielded scor
ing honors to the Jays' Otto
Schnellbacher. The rangy Kansas
(See IIUSKER WIN, pase 3.)
Vets Plan
Budget Talks
For Forum
The university's budget, which
is now undergoing consideration
by Nebraska's unicameral legis
lature, will be the topic for dis
cussion on "Vets' Views," weekly
radio program of the Veterans
Organization, to be transcribed in
(jpunesy Lincoln Journal
R. G. Gustavcon.
the lounge of the Union at 4 p. m
today for rcbroadcast over station
KFAB at 10:30 p. m. Saturday.
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson will
te the featured speaker and will
express his opinions, supported bv
'acts and figures, of the new
budget. The entire question
Additional funds for the univer
sity is one that is being widely
oiscussed in all quarters,' espe--ially
in the legislature'.
In the opinion of State Senator
if"old C. Prichard of the First
legislative district, another of the
ianel speakers, the problem ot
education in this state is the most
important one facing the legisla
ture. Carl Booton, a veteran and
junior in teachers college, will
present the official views of the
Veterans' Organization.
Don Baker, program director
for this production, stated that
this is but one of many steps be
ing taken to inform the electorate
of the university's needs and pos
sibilities in addition to the esnti
ment of the student body in re
gard to their educational training.
Today's program, the second ol
renewed series of 13, will be mou
crated by Paul Bogan who has
already become a familiar figure
in the veteran's broadcasts.
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Cast of Five
Will Present
"Pagliacci"
Wcslbrook Will
Direct Opera
Leoncavallo's opera "Pagliacci"
had been chosen by the Univer
sity Singers and the School of
Fine Arts for the year's annual
opera presentation and will be
produced at the Temple Theater
February 6, 7 and 8.
"Pagliacci"' marks the first year
that a three night opera has been
scheduled. The entire production
will be under the supervision of
Dr. Arthur Wcstbrook, director of
the School of Fine Arts, who
will conduct the performances.
Cast.
The five-character cast includes
Richard Koupal as Canio; Cleve
Genzlinger as Tonio; Margaret
Shelley as Nedda; Robert Rouch
as Beppe; and Dale Ganz as Sil
via Koupal, Genzlinger and Ganz
are graduate students and veteran
performers of university musical
productions, having been heard in
past opera and oratorio presenta
tions. The cast is chosen from
University Singers, whose mem
bers form the chorus for the pro
duction. Ticket Sales.
Ticket sales begin today and
close Saturday noon, February 1st,
five days before the first per
formance. Tickets are available
from members of Singers; at the
school of music office; at Wait's
Music Store, 1141 "O," and at a
Union booth conducted by mem
bers of Phi Mu AlphaMu Phi Ep
silon, Sigma Alpha Iota and Delta
Omicron fraternal musical or
ganizations. Price including fed
eral tax is 75 cents. Reserved seats
will be obtained by exchanging
the tickets at the University
Theater box office, at a later date.
The story of "Pagliacci," the fa
mous play within a play, centers
around a traveling trope of act
ors in Italy, and particularly
around the three-way struggle for
the affections of Canio's wife,
Nedda. It is a story of scorned
advances, a midnight rendezvous
and of murder brought by panicky
desperation. The role of Canio
(See OPERA, pace 4.)
Shirley Schnittker Elected
President, Dunkin Named
Shirley Schnittker won the Y.
W. C. A. presidential election
yesterday and will take office
next semester. In accordance with
the new YW election procedure,
the other candidate, Mary Esther
Dunin became vice president with
Ruth Ann Finkle elected District
Representative; Mary Dye, secre
tary; and Shirley Sabin, treas
urer. Miss Schnittker replaces Shir
ley Hinds as president. She has
held an active membership in the
YW, for besides being the present
treasurer of the organization she
is chairman of the finance com
mittee, co-chairman of the All
Membership meeting, member of
the administrative cabinet, mem
ber of the personnel committee,
vespers accompanist, and a mem
ber of the New Testament, Upper
class Leadership, Comparative
svveev wexY rain
Complete revision of the grading system at the univer-
lity Will co into effect in Sentember 1947. Tho than red
grading scale was approved by
cember 16. after approval bv
vember.
Also approved by the Regents was a statement require
ing an average of 4 to graduate from the Junior Division.
The present statement requiring 80 percent of student's
Play
ere Will
Present New
Production
The Experimental Theater will
present its sixth production to
morrow night in the Studio Thea
ter, featuring scenes taken from
six well known three-act plays.
Starting at 7:30 p. m., the show
will last approximately for one
hour and a half.
The first scene is taken from
Maxwell Anderson's "Winterset."
Barbara Berggren is the director,
with Marjorie Allen and Dale
Wisser playing the two parts.
Goodman Play.
A scene from Kenneth Sawyer
Goodman's "Game of Chess" will
feature Carl Bonton and Don Hall.
Rex Coslor is the director.
Gilbert Hasse, Betty Schultz,
and Carol Johnson will play the
parts in a cutting from "Our
Town" by Thorton Wilder, under
the direction of Dean Graunke.
Dave Andrews is directing the
scene from "House Party" by
Britton and Hargrave. The cast in
cludes Herb Spence and Trudy
Page.
Time of Your Life.
An episode from William
Saroyan's "Time of Your Life" is
under the direction of Henry Lee.
Lorene Novotny and Jack Mc
Donald are the players.
The last scene Is taken from
The Old Maid." The parts are
played by Jan McElwain, Jay
Homes, and Barbara Jean Olson.
Thelma Pogue is the director.
Block and Bridle
Block and Bridle club will
hold a "special meeting: for elec
tion of officers at 7:30 Thurs
day evening in the Animal
Husbandry building.
Religions, and Old Testament
Commisions.
She is a delegate to the Na
tional Assembly and has attended
the Estes Student Conference and
the Estes leadership conference,
and also the Wayne and Doane
District Conferences.
Vice President.
The new vice president is chair
man of "Hanging of the Greens,"
and the Personal Relations Com
mission, a delegate to the National
Assembly, has served on commis
sion groups and has attended nu
merous conferences for the group.
She succeeds Betty Lou Horton.
Ruth Ann Finkle, who takes
the job of district represeneative
that has been vacated by Mary
Dye, has served on the Adminis
trative Cabinet, the Leadership
Cabinet, and as chairman of the
Upperclass Leadership group and
the Board of Regents on De.
the Facultv Senate in No
work to be in a grade of 70 or
more for graduation was amended
to read that an average of 4 be
required for graduation from the
.university.
Grades will be recorded on a
number scale, ranging from 9f
the highest, to 1, the lowest, as
follows:
Present Letter New
System Equivalent Grades
9S-100 A 9
90-94 A- 8
85-89 B 7
80-84 B- 8
75-79 . C 5
70-74 C- 4
65-69 D 3
60-64 D- 2
F F 1
I (Incomplete) I
A (Dropped in
Good standing) X X
The proposal was submitted by
the Committee on Instructional
Policies and Practices as recom
mended by the Subcommittee on
Grades and Grading System to
the Faculty Senate.
Reasons.
In stating reasons for the re
vision of the grading system, the
Committee pointed out that grades
tend to cluster at 5. It serves as
a simple way of keeping the
student and his adviser informed
of previous records. The num
ber of honor points, which are
grades from 9 to 1, divided by
the total hours of credit, gives
the student's average grade.
Cumulative grade records of
honor points and credit hours for
each semester from term to term
will be kept in the registrar's of
fice. A study of grade trends from
1937-41 revealed percentage fre
quences for the grades 9 to 1
respectively, as 2.6, 9.5, 17.2, 20,
18.4, 13.6, 8.7, 5 and 4.9, which
is the general trend of grades, the
report stated.
Y.W.C.A.
Vice-Prexy
the office staff. Besides partici
pating on commissions she has at
tended several conferences for the
organization.
Mary Dye, replaces Helen Laird
as secretary. Shirley Sabin fills
the post of treasurer that was va
cated by Miss Schnittker. Both of
these individuals have a long list
of accomplishments to their credit
m work for the YW.
The last cabinet meeting of the
semester will be held at 7 p. m.
this evening, so that the Admin
istrative Cabinet and the Leader
ship Cabinet can have an oppor
tunity to evaluate the past year's
work. '
Installation services, which are
under the direction of Gretchen
Burnham and Marilyn Markussen,
will be held at Ellen Smith an
Feb. 5, and all members are in
vited to attend the services.
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