Vol. 47 No, 84 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Seniors Approve
1 Recognition Week
Students Refer
Plan to Faculty
BY DON AMSDEN.
More than 300 seniors attended
a special convocation yesterday
and gave their unanimous ap
proval to the suggestion of their
class officers for a traditional
Senior Week.
This approval by the required
majority of the senior class
cleared the way for the next step
in establishing a traditional week
of activities to replace the final
exam week for seniors. This step
will be to present the plan to
university officials or approval,
according to Don Chapin, senior
class president.
Not Official Yet
Although approved by the stu
dents, Chapin emphasized that no
official sanction has been given
the Senior Week plan as yet. He
outlined a tentative schedule of
activities, however, including a
banquet, dance, vocational guid
ance program, picnic and other
possible programs. Final decision
on the schedule for Senior Week
will be left up to a master com
mittee to be selected from seniors
who indicatd their willingness to
.serve, following the convocation.
Approximate cost of Senior Week
activities was estimated at $4 per
student.
During the convocation, Chapin
emphasized that the idea of es
tablishing Senior Week was to
start a tradition at Nebraska.
'Kentucky and Colorado univer
sities," he pointed out, "already
follow the plan with success."
Officers Needed Info.
The convocation's purpose, he
said, was to find out how many
would attend, as well as approve
a Senior Week. Complete attend
ance at the planned activities
would be necessary if the tradi
tion was to survive, the seniors
were told.
When a show of hands was re
quested in order to determine
those willing to, not only approve
but attend, such a program, ' the
response was unanimous. Faculty
approval will be required for fur
ther action. Chapin indicated.
Interfraternity
Council Books
Levant for Ball
Phil Levant's band has been
booked for the Inter-fraternity
ball Feb. 28, replacing the pre
viously scheduled Ray Herbeck
aggregation, inter-fraternity pres
ident Dick Folda announced to
day. Ray Herbeck notified the inter
fraternity council that he had
changed his road schedule, when
the management of the St Francis
hotel in San Francisco signed an
other contract with Herbeck for a
longer engagement.
The Levant orchestra is adver
tised as "zippy, bright, colorful,"
and features the singing voices of
Shirley White and Maurice Sey
mour. ,
Tickets for the dance, which is
open to all fraternity men and
their dates, retail at $2.40, tax in
cluded. Only 600 tickets have
been printed, Folda said. The
dance is scheduled Friday, Feb. 28.
at the Turnpike, from 9 to 12 p. m.
Books Reviewed
In Library Today
The second in a ceries of book
review devoted to inter-American
affairs will be held in the
west room. Love Memorial Li
brary, this morning at 9:30.
Two books in South American
personalities will be reviewed.
Mrs. Arch Hutchinson will review
'Captain of the Andes" by Rojas
and Mrs. Norma Kidd Green will
review "A Lati n-American
Speaks."
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Of Coalition
Government
Speaking as a representative of
the League of Democratic Parties
in China, Percy Chen, Chinese po
litical leader, journalist and lec
turer, told yesterday's convocation
audience that industrial progress
will be made in China only when
there is freedom of private enter
prise, and that such freedom will
never be had under the commu
nist or Chiang Kai-shek govern
ment. Mr. Chen declared that indus
trial reform can never be brought
about under leadership of present
ruling factions because of the lack
of industrial planning on the part
of the communists and the corrup
tion of the Kai-shek regime which
disables China from obtaining
outside financial support.
Advocates Coalition.
Mr. Chen advocated the estab
lishment of a coalition govern
ment made up of the three major
factions in China, including the
League of Democratic Parties,
which represents over a hundred
million middle class Liberals. He
said that under a constitution
based on liberal, democratic prin
ciples, a coalition government
could function for the good of
all China. He stated that 90 per
cent of the Chinese people want
neither the Chiang Kai-shek 'na
tionalist or communist govern
ment.
Praises Marshall.
A government supported by the
League, which would activate a
planned system of free enterprise,
would assure China of financial
aid from the United States, be
said.
Mr. Chen praised Secretary of
State Marshall as "the greatest
living American today."
Five Hepburn-Tracy Finalists Named
In "Sea of Grass" Premiere Contest
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Women contestants In the Tracy-Hepburn contest, from left to right: Margaret Huff, Betty Sehnltz,
Mary Lou Thompson, Mary Kuppinger, Max hie Deacon, Alargaret O'ConncIl, Arlis Swanson, Maxine
Ludwick, and Joan Lewis. The men, Robert Crook s, Craig: Cole, ormaa Keyes, Bill Reese and Fen
drew Nelson.
From a group of 14 contestants.
five finalists were picked Wed
nesday in the Tracy-Hepburn pre
liminary judging. These five, who
competed yesterday in the final
judging, are Maxine Dcason, Joan
Lewis, Arlie Swanson, Craig
Cole and Findrew Nelson,
la U final contest, each entry
Friday, February 21, 1947
High School
Press Clubs
Meet Today
Students to Hear
Talks, Edit Daily
Registration for The Nebraska
High School Press Association
convention which meets today,
will be from 8 to 10 a. m. on the
third floor of the Student Union,
William F. Swindler, Director of
the School of Journalism, has an
nounced. "
Students who have already
registered will be conducted on a
tour of the campus.
A general convocation will be
held at 10:00 a. m. in the Union
ballroom, with Merritt Whitten,
president of the NHSPA, as the
first speaker.
Speakers
Dr. Swindler will talk to the
high school students on the re
quirements and preparation of
high school graduates for univer
sity work in the School of Jour
nalism.
Journalism from the university
student's viewpoint will be the
subject of the next speaker, Tom
Sorensen, first semester gradu
ate.
A representative from the Stu
dent Foundation will then speak.
Edit Nebraskan
In the afternoon, high school
students will edit the Daily Ne
braskan. Those not participating
in this activity will compete in
copyreading, advertising copy,
journalistic vocabulary and edit
ing. Also at this time, clinics will
be held for the discussion of busi
ness problems concerning jour
nalism.
The students are also invited to
a Friday night juke box dance
in the Union ballroom. The Stu
dent Foundation will furnish re
freshments during the evening.
A breakfast discussion for high
school advisors at 8:00 a. m. will
initiate Saturday morning activ
ities. Clinics
Clinics will be held during the
morning to discuss the editorial
side of journalism. Honors will be
awarded at the luncheon held in
the Union ballroom by Sigma Delta
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appeared on the Temple stage
made up to resemble as nearly as
possible the star whom he or she
was representing. The winners
will be coached by .Dallas Wil
liams, University theater director,
to walk and speak Lke Tracy and
Hepburn in preparation for their
appearance at the "Sea of Grass"
Blazine
H
usker
New Football Line Mentor
Tutored Rose Bowl Illiiii
Met Tenor
Sings Here
Monday
Tenor Charles Kullman, who
sings here Monday on the Lincoln
Symphony Orchestra series, will
return to Lincoln March 2oth on
the motion picture screen when
the Universal film "Song of
Schenerezade" based on the life
of composer Rimsky-Korssakoff,
comes to the Lincoln theatre. Cast
as a ship doctor, he will sing a
number of Korsakoff's songs.
gssinHTthat
The "call to Hollywood" came
in his tenth year of stardom with
the Metropolitan Opera Company
with which he traveled when the
company undertook the longest
tour in its history this season. A
student at Yale, Julliard and Fon
tainbleau, France, Kullman joined
Vladimir Rosing's American Opera
Company, dedicated to promoting
opera in English. Repeating his
American successes in Berlin,
Vienna and Salzburg, where he
appeared with Toscanini and
Bruno Waller, he sang at Floren
tine May Music Festival in Italy
and at London's Covent Garden.
Met Debut
Hailed in Europe, Kullman re
turned to this country in 1935 to
make his Metropolitan debut in
"Faust," later singing "Carmen,"
"Traviata," "Magic Flute," "Boris
Gudonoff," and "Manon.' When
the Met added Mozart's "Abduc
tion from the Seraglio" to its re
pertory for the first time this
season, Kullman was chosen for
the leading role. Listeners to the
Saturday afternoon opera broad
casts heard him during the last
two months in this work and in
"Madame Butterfly."
Radio and recording are also
who records for Columbia records.
Singing regularly on a series of
operettas over CBS, he has ap
peared on such other shows as
Hit Parade. Ford. Chesterfield,
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premiere as the proxies of the two
stars.
The names of the two winners
will be announced in the Sunday
edition of the Daily Nebraskan.
Judges for the contest were Mr.
Williams. E. D. Rich, representa
tive from Metro-Goldyn-Mayer,
and Shirley Jenkins, editor ol the
Daily Nebraskan.
Accepts
Contract
BY GEORGE MILLER.
Anthony A. "Tony" Blazine ha3
been signed to a three-year con
tract as university football line
coach, according to word released
Thursday afternoon by Athletic
Director A. J. Lewandowski.
The newest member of the
Scarlet coaching staff has been
tackle coach at the University of
Illinois since 1942 where he aided
in the development of this years'
Rose Bowl champions.
Former Pro Player. .
He played collegiate football at
Illinois Wesleyan, and came out of
comparitive obscurity to play 58
minutes as a member of the col
lege All Stars against the Chi
cago Bears in the 1935 all Star
game. Blazine was with the Chi
cago Cardinals for five years of
professional football and played
for one year with the New York
Giants before turning to coaching.
The 35-year-old coach will re
port for duty on March 1. He is
married and has a daughter three
and one-half years old.
Contract Terms.
According to terms of the con
tract, Blazine will receive $5,000
the first year, $6,500 the second
year, and $7,000 the third year. .
He is of Austrian descent, over
six feet tall and weighs 220
pounds.
Blazine's acceptance of Ne
braska terms completes the Corn-
husker coaching staff which was
depleted when Back field Coach
Glenn Presnell retired and Line
Coach Gomer Jones took a similar
post at the University of Okla
homa. Dougal Russell, former Kansas
State backfield coach, was signed
for the same job at Nebraska
earlier this month. Other members
of the staff are Bernie Masterson,
head coach; Pop Klein, freshman
coach and Ray Prochaska, assist
ant coach.
Spring football drills are tenta
tively scheduled to begin on Mon
day, March 3.
Forum Agrees
On Delinquent
Control System
Complete agreement that juve
nile delinquency must be con
trolled in the home was reached
by the four speakers in the reg
ular Veterans' forum yesterday
afternoon.
Mary Dye, junior in Teachers
college, said that the cure for ju
venile delinquency was in high
school. She pointed out that 20
per cent of all arrests concern
persons under 21.
Judge John L. Polk, j. district
judge of Lancaster county, stated,
"Juvenile delinquency cannot be
abolished; it ean only be dimin
ished." Mental and physical
training for abnormals as a con
trol was another point made by
Judge Polk. He also contends
that team participation for all
children in school rhould be pro
vided, not only for those fitted to
be athletes, but also Ur the oth
ers. He says that everyone should
be given the chance to learn to
co-operate.
Don Charles, a veteran and a
graduate student in Teachers col
lege, believes that the environ
ments must be attacked and that
national education and juvenile
campaigns should be conducted.
Dr. Gerald Kennedy, paftor of
St. Paul's Methodist church, as
serted that "we must get rid of
selfishneES and on." Dr. Kennedy
also believes that everyone is a
potential delinquent According
to Dr. Kennedy, a person who has
become a delinquent had no help
in escaping eviL This help should
include a feeling of importance, a
foundation on which to stand, and
a feeling of love,
Tlie final half of the program
was devoted to question! and
opinions from members of the audience.
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