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n . Vol. 47 No. 77 Three Casts Present Plays Tomorrow Nite Three one-act plays will be pre sented by the Experimental Thea ter tomorrow night, at 7:30 p. in. in the Temple Theater, Temple building. James Parrish's "Just Off Pic cadilly," takes place in a gloomy room in an empty house just off Piccadilly Square in London. The cast is comprised of three charac ters, including Mere Stalder as The Man, Beverly Cummins as The Woman, and Don Johannes as The Stranger. Clarence Flick is directing the play. Other Casts. 27 Wagon Loads of Cotton" by Tennessee Williams, is divided in to three scenes which have as Negro Week Proclaimed By Governor Gov. Val Peterson presented a formal proclamation to Charles Washington, junior university stu dent in arts and science, Monday, when he set this week as Negro History week in Nebraska. The week, which is to be ob served thruout the nation, was originated to call attention to the progress made by the race since its freedom from slavery and con tributions to the American way of life by the American Negro. In issuing his statement, the governor said, "In the space of a few generations the Negro race has made itself known in the fields of science, arts, religion, music and the industrial world." Programs, discussions and meet ings will be sponsored in Ne braska by churches, social and civic organizations and special study groups during the week. PBICs to Hear Northwestern Man Tonight Members and guests of the Ne braska Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will hear Doctor Ernest 1L Hahne of Northwestern Univer sity speak on the topic, ''Manage ment of the Federal Debt," at their dinner-meeting tonight at 6:15 in the Union. Doctor Hahne's discussion will be appropriate in view of the cur rent fervent controversy among the two major political parties about governmental spending. He will correlate the aspects of fed eral debt management as an economic factor in the future. Varied Career. Before assuming his present post as lecturer in economics at Northwestern University, Hahne taught economics and sociology at Dakota Wesleyag, University and later at the University of Chicago. Early in the New Deal era, be was an administration member of national code authority under the now defunct NRA. Hahne also served as special federal assess-' ment and lax consultant. During ' the 1944 presidential campaign he was on the Republican national committee research staff. Doctor Hahne Las been a fre quent contributor to encyclopedias end the author of numerous ar ticles on finance. Blue Print Issues The January Issue of the Blue Print iuts been mailed t all subscribers. Stndrnl h have not received the January issue or ther past Irenes should report to Eoom 206 of the Union. Subscriptions for the eewnd semester may be purchased from any staff member. their setting the front porch of i home in Southern Mississippi Blanche Duckworth will play the part of Flora; Henry Lee, Jake, and Dean Graunke, Viccaro. The play is under the direction of Her bert S pence William Saroyan's "The Hun gerers," deals with a group of struggling individuals desperately seeking their goals. The scene is laid in a writer's room in New York City on a rainy day in late fall. The Young Capitalist will be played by John McDonald; The Writer, Gaylord Marr; The Girl, Joan Lewis; The Old Woman, Dorothy Lasher; and The Stage hand, Avrum Bondarin. The play is directed by Avrum Bondarin. Amakita Plans Annual Dance The traditional Amakita sweet heart ball will be presented Friday evening in the Union ball room when the organization spon sors its annual dance from 9 p.m. to midnight. Presentation of the sweetheart and her attendants, who are to be selected from Amakita member ship, will highlight the evening's activities. Music will be provided by Eddie Gardner and his orches tra. Two bids will be given to each member and to each of the fol lowing houses: Towne club, Love Coop and Hesperia. Vets Feature Educational ReportTonite The University Veterans Or ganization will feature a report from the educational facilities committee in their first meeting of the new semester at the Stu dent Union room 315 starting at 7:S0 this evening, it was an nounced today by Harve PodolL public relations chairman. Don Baker, director of ETC. will present this report, which will include details of the plan to send speakers out in the state from the recently organized speakers' bureau. An attempt is being made to get the university educational film in technicolor entitled, "the Corn husker Idea." This film is in great demand and may not be available until a later meeting. Other committee reports will include one from Ula Mae Schall on the findings of her committee on the possibility of setting up a student rating of instructors sys tem. Bob McNannay, president of the organization, will have charge of the meeting and plans to open the meeting with the introduction to the membership of the new of ficers. Members who Cnd conflicts on Wednesday evening should call University extension J 46 and list the nights that would be suitable. Delia Sigs Name Christensen Head Delta Sigma Pi, commerce fra ternity, installed second semester officers at a business meeting held Monday night. The new officers are: Herman Christensen, head master; Howard Drake, senior warden; Jim Wehr man. junior warden; Larry Nie man, chancellor; Dennis E rimer, scribe; Harold Ohlrich, treasurer; and Bill Thute, historian. Head Master Christensen an nounced the appointments of Phil Simpson as professional chairman, Dick Weekly as social chairman and Joe Dellers as publicity chairman. LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA AVC Studies Expenditures Of Veterans Norris Chapter Opens Campaign A plan to survey the monthly expenditures of the 6500 veterans attending the University of Ne braska under the GI Bill will be conducted from Saturday, Febru ary 15 to March 15, by the George W. Norris chapter of the American veterans Committee. Believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, the project will determine statistically how vet erans are managing on their pres ent educational allowances. All student veterans are asked to keep a record of expenses in curred during the period from February 15 to March 15 for the following: food, rent, cleaning and laundry, clothing, personal ar ticles, transportation, educational materials ie. lectures, periodicals, and reference books, etc., personal insurance, entertainment, and miscellaneous items. AVC intends to make the ag gregated figures available to Rep resentative Edith Nourse Rogers (r., Mass.), who recently intro duced House Bill No. 870 which will raise subsistence allotments under the GI Bill to $100 a month for single students and $125 for married ex-Grs, plus $10 a month for each child. Further instructions concerning accumulation of the data will be issued by AVC at a subseauent date. For the present, student-veterans are asked to begin an accu rate account of their personal ex penses. Coeds to Give Penny Carnival The Coed Counselors will spon sor their annual Penny Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 15, in Grant Memorial gymnasium from 2 to 4:30 p. m. Twenty-three organized houses and groups have been invited to participate in the carnival by sub mitting plans for and arranging an entertainment booth. Booths will be voted on by a committee of faculty members plus the popular vote of those attending. Winning booth will be awarded a trophy which is presented every year. Second and third place winners will receive honorable mention. Tickets are now on sale by the Coed Counselors, and they may be purchased at the door. The tickets are 25 cents, and everyone is re quired to have one. In the past, the Penny Carni val has provided an afternoon of entertainment and fun, and, with the help of all of the university students and their friends, this year's carnival will prove an even greater success. UN Foundation Receives Fund The establishment of a new $1,500 scholarship fund was an nounced Tuesday by PeiTy W. Branch. University of Nebraska Foundation director. Income from the fund will be used to provide a scholarship for an outstanding sophomore or jun ior student in the College of Ani mal Husbandry. The scholarship recipient will be selected by a commission com posed of the chairman of the Animal Husbandry department and two other faculty members appointed by him. To be known as the "Arthur W. and Viola Thompson Scholarship Fund," the money Is a rift of Ar thur W. Thompson of Lincoln. Religion-Science Relationship Told Gustavson Declares Faith In New Era of Research BY NORM LECER Speaking to a capacity audience in the union ballroom yesterday morning, Chancellor R. G. Gustavson pointed out that the purpose for which scientific knowledge is used will be determined by the moral forces at work in the world. Giving a definition of science as "that body of know ledge of techniques which enables us to place limiting values on our preconceptions," he stated that religion is based on more than knowledge alone. Nobel Prize Winner Will Speak June 9 Dr. Arthur H. Compton will be the speaker at the June 9 com mencement exercises, announced Chancellor Gustavson in his speech Tuesday . Dr. Compton has long been an authority on universities and uni versity problems. He was co author of the book, "On Going to College," and now he is the chan cellor of George Washington Uni versity in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from Prince ton, Dr. Compton took his PhD. at Cambridge, and entered the field of education. In 1927 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in physics. Dr. Compton has written and lectured extensively. Some of his books are "The Freedom of Man,' "X-rays and Electrons,' and "On Going to College." Union Plans Tournaments For Students Bridge Highlights Weekend Events Eridge classes will be resumed in room 313 of the Union Thurs day afternoon when both begin ning and advanced students will be eligible to play. Dale Ball will supervise, and tables will be made up according to player's experience and skill. Monthly Tonrnies. Any persons who plan to enter the monthly bridge tournament scheduled ior 2 p. m, Saturday must register in the Union oifice by noon of that day, according to Miss Patricia Lahr, Union director. Each team will play four rounds of live hands. In the preliminary round of the irjIer-colJegiate bridge tourna ment, lour university teams will play the initial round by mail in room 313. Saturday Dance. No dance has been planned for Friday night, but Lee Hancock's orchestra has been booked to play from nine to midnight in the ball room Saturday. Admission will be 44 cents per person. Confirm v Deny." the story of an American new-perman in London during the war, is in cluded la the Sunday weekly variety show. Starring in this' movie are Dca Ameebe and Joan Bennett. i Wednesday, February 12, 1947 It is purely a matter of faith," he said, "and it attempts to answer such questions as Is there a moral force at work in the universe?' and 'Does life go on beyond the grave?' " The Good Life The Chancellor defined religion as "living the good life in a world made good," and said that the pioblem that faces the individual today is the one of "living a good life in a world not made good." He related the problem to the present day athletic system, and indicated that moral concepts will determine the thoiee we make: Whether we will allow the sub sidization of athletics so that games will reach a near-professional level or whether we will support an athletic program in which the emphasis is placed on fun for the players and spectators. Our Creative Powers Chancellor Gustavson stressed the Heedlessness of war to gain limited material goods, because to day with the knowledge of science these goods may be gained in other ways. He asked the question, "are we willing to use our creative powers for others as well as our selves?" and pointed out the need to create enough for alL to feed the peoples of the world, and to supply them with their needs. He spoke of the spirit of sharing that he has found to exist in Nebraska, and mentioned the farmer in the state who received nationwide recognition for being one of the first to offer his surplus grain to UNRRA. The Chancellor concluded by re-emphasizing the importance of the individual, stating that "the value of human life is high. Deadline Set ! For Hepburn, Tracy Entries Deadline for entries in the con test to find two university stu dents resembling Katherine Hep burn and Spencer Tracy who will be presented at the world prem ierce of "Sea of Grass" on March 4 has been set for February 20. Each entry should be turned in to , the Daily Kebraskan office with the name, address, and telephone number of the sludent. The winners will appear on the Stuart theater stage on the night of the opening with the mayor of Lincoln and other civic leaders. They will receive prizes of $25 each in addition to the plaques and telegrams sent by Hepburn and Tracy from Holywood. The preliminary tryouls will b held on the Temple stage Feb ruary 24. Finalists will compete on February 26. Judges for the contest will be Dallas Williams, director of the University Theater, E. D. Rich, representative of Mero Goldwyn, and Shirley Jenkins, editor of the Daily Ne braska n. Mr. Williams has a set of 8 by 10 pictures of the stars which ar available to all entrants. Tha make- department will help in making the entrants to look a nearly like the stars as possible. .