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Vol. 47 No. 103 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Wednesday, March 19, 1947
Seniors
Gradtaate
Test Results Will Leave Final
Grades of Students Unaltered
All second semester seniors in the arts and sciences college will
be required to take the graduate record exam sponsored by the
Carnegie Foundation on March 28 and 29, Dean C. H. Oldfather an
nounced today.
This test will be given in co-operation with a testing program
of seniors in a selected list of institutions over the entire country.
For the Carnegie Foundation the program will provide the material
on which to form judgment as to the nature and general efficiency
of the post-war program of edu
cation in our country. For the
university it will be a check upon
the effectiveness of instruction as
-compared with other similar in
stitutions. Graded.
The examinations will have no
bearing upon final grades, as they
will not be graded until the mid
dle of the summer, H. M. Cox,
who will administer the test,
stated.
The examination consists of
parts pertaining to vocabulary,
art, biological science, mathemat
ics, physical science, social studies,
literature and effectiveness of ex
pression. Each student will also
have an opportunity to take an
advanced subject examination in
the field of his major.
Requirement.
t The arts and sciences college
faculty voted last fall to make the
examination a requirement for
graduation for June candidates for
degrees.
Seniors going to graduate study
may apply, after taking the exam,
for graduate work at any of the
colleges and universities which re
quire it without having to retake
the test and without any cost.
The result of the test is neither
an IQ nor an aptitude rating, but
a description of the amount and
available knowledge and under
standing in specific fields com
pared with an established norm.
The exam will be given in the
reading room on first floor of
Love library.
$1000 Added
To Scot Fiuid
The Scottish Rite Scholarship
Fund, established last year with
the University Foundation, has
recently received an additional
$1,000, according Perry Dranch,
Foundation director.
The gift was the second install
ment of $5,000 voted by the Ne
braska Scottish Rite to provide
scholarships for worthy students
in need of financial assistance.
The scholarships are awarded to
students of sophomore standing or
above in a college. The sum re
ceived will provide awards for the
next academic year.
Scholarship winners for the cur
rent year were: Alice Allen,
Jeanne Beyor, Joan Bridenbaugh,
Margerite Grunkenmeyer, Helen
Hagensick, Ruth Teters, Mildred
Pogue, and LaRayne Steyer.
Prexys Gall Meet
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To Take
Exams
Union Slates
UN Duplicate
Bridge Meet
Registration for the annual Uni
versity of Nebraska duplicate
bridge tournament to be held Sat
urday, March 22 and 29. at the
Student Union, is now open, ac
cording to Miss Patricia Lahr,
sponsor.
Any group of two students is
eligible for competition, which
opens this Saturday in the Union
card room. Campus winners in
the tournament here will be pit
ted against team winners in other
Big Six schools April 25 and 26,
when the Student Union will
sponsor a Big Six duplicate bridge
tourney on campus, with Ne
braska the host school.
Ac Grill to Open.
Ag Student Union grill will be
formally opened with an Open
House to all student Friday eve
ning. Dave Haun's orchestra will
play from 8:30 to 11:30. and John
Carson is slated to present two
magic shows in the course of the
evening. Refreshments will be
free. Winner of the contest to
name the Ag Union will be an
nounced at the festivities.
A genuine old-fashioned flicker
show will be shown Sunday at S
p. m. "T h e Knockout" and
"Caught in a Cabaret." Charlie
Chaplin shows; "Uneasy Three,"
and "Cagey Love," starring Lau
rel and Hardy, will be on deck.
Popcorn will be on sale and Jay
Norris supplies organ background
music. The same show will run
at the Ag Union Sunday night at
8 p.m.
California Triumphs.
Finalists in zone 8 of the Na
tional Intercollegiate bridge tour
ney slated for April 18 in Chicago
have been announced as the Uni-
See UNION SLATES. Pace 2
MEN STUDENTS.
AH men students must be
out f organized women stu
dents' bouses by 12:55 on 1
o'clock nights, according; to
Tibby Curley. AW'S president
MEMBERS OF THE LINCOLN
RESERVE UNIT.
This week's meetinr of the
organized naval reserve will be
held in the state guard armory,
24th and "O" afreet, Friday,
March 14, at 7:31 p. m.
RAYMOND SCOTT
AND HIS
HCIIESTE1A
AIX-IJNI VEIUSTY FORMAL SEASON FINALE
VA Releases
Information
On Vets Pay
Nebraska veterans whose sub
sistence checks are unaccountably
delayed should make -inquiry
through the VA's local contact of
fice or write to the Veterans Ad
ministration Regional office, Lin
coln, according to Ashley West
moreland, VA Regional office
manager.
Westmoreland urges that vet
erans in this vicinity do not write,
wire or telephone to Kansas City
if their subsistence checks are de
layed. Misunderstanding-.
"Through some misunderstand
ing," he said, "a considerable
number of Nebraska veterans have
concluded that the veterans ad
ministration office at Kansas City
has something to do with the issu
ance of their checks. This con
clusion is without foundation and
the VA office in Kansas City is
asking Nebraska vterans to
'please lay off withj the mes
sages.' "
Subsistence checks are mailed
from the U. S. treasury disbursing
office at Kansas City but that of
fice only completes the mechan
ical routine of writing the checks
and is no position to reply to a
flood of inquiries.
3 Delay Clauses.
Chief among the causes for de
layed subsistence checks accord
ing to Westmoreland are: 1. The
See V.A., Page 2
SCM Elects
Phil Lyness
Co-Chairman
Phil Lyness, Ag senior, was
elected co-chairman of the Ne
braska District Student Christian
Movement at that group's annual
spring conference in Kearney the
past week end. Margaret Jones of
Kearney State Teachers college is
the other co-chairman.
Lyness and Miss Jones will
supervise district work and take
charge of the spring and fall con
ferences. Exec Committee.
Elected to the executive com
mittee of four students was Owen
Scott, who is the district repre
sentative of the city campus
YMCA. This committee worked
with the chairmen.
Theme of the conference was
"Which Way Democracy" and the
main speaker was Rev. Douglas
Clyde of the Westminster Presby
terian church.
Conference delegates spent their
time attending lectures, discussion
groups and planning for the fall
conference. The three main dis
cussion groups were "Education in
Democracy, "Church in Democ
racy," and "Politics in Democ
racy." Rev. Sam Maier, Presbyterian
student pastor, led the politics
group in their discussions. The
education and church studies were
supervised by Professor Weeks of
Wesleyan and Dr. Settle of Doane
college.
Glasses to Elect
'47 Prom Queen
Cliapin, Novotny to Preside ;(
At Unprecedented Election
To elect a Prom Queen, Dake Novotny and Don Chapin,
presidents of the Junior and Senior classes, have scheduled
an unprecedented mass meeting of upperclassmen in the
Union ballroom Thursday at 5 p. m.
This move, sanctioned by Dean of Women Marjorie
Beutel to Speak
At Law Smoker
Pre-law students will have an
opportunity to hear about the law
college curriculum and activities
at a smoker sponsored by the Law
School association Wednesday at
7:30 p. m.
Dean Frederick Beutel will wel
come the students and introduce
members of the faculty. The heads
of the student activities in the
law school will explain those or
ganizations and the possibility of
forming a pre-law club will be
discussed.
The smoker will be held in
room 101 of the law building, ac
cording to Dwight Clements,
chairman of the Law School asso
ciation. EMPLOYMENT.
Students desiring summer
employment with the United
States Department of Agricul
ture iq blister-rust-control
work in the forests of Cali
fornia during: the coming sum
mer should apply in Room B8,
Administration Hall, for ap
plication forms, according: to
T. J. Thompson, occupational
placement committee chairman.
Experimental Theatre Plans
Final Productions For May
Three three-act plays, "Clau
dia," "Thunder Rock," and "Chil
dren of the Moon." will be pre
sented in May as the tenth and
final Experimental Theatre pro
duction of the year.
After these plays are presented
on three successive nights, a dif
ferent play each night. Experi
mental Theatre Director Max
Whirtaker. actors, and workers
will be able to look back over
the year's program with satisfac
tion and pride. They will have to
their credit five three-act pro
ductions and a series of one-acts
of considerable merit, both in con
tent and presentation.
The season opened last semes
ter with "Laura," a stage version
of the memorable motion picture.
This was followed by six sepa
rate productions of one-act plays
and cuttings from three-act stage
successes. These plays and cut
tings were not picked at random.
Each had its purpose, emphasizing
one phase or another of produc
tion as studied and worked out by
the acting and directing classes.
Like the plays it presented, the
Experimental Theatre had (and
has) its purpose, too. Not only has
it given valuable, practical expe
rience to students in the acting
and directing classes, but it has
given to all students interested in
the theatre a chance to develop
their theatrical talents, either in
the field of acting or producing.
Furthermore, it has served as
Johnston, Dean W. C. Harper and
Mrs. Ruth Schmelkin, Panhellenic
advisor, was disclosed Tuesday
afternoon after members of the
Prom committee had made final
arrangements for the election.
Junior and senior students from
the city and ag campuses will
elect the 1947 Prom Queen by se
cret ballot. Faculty representa
tives are to be appointed to su
pervise the counting of votes.
Identity of the queen will not be
disclosed until she is presented
Saturday night at the Prom.
Raymond, Scott, composer and
band leader, has been contracted
to play for the all-university
event.
Featuring the voice of Dorothy
Collins, the orchestra has com
pleted a 17-week engagement at
the Hotel Sherman's College Inn
in Chicago.
Scott's compositions include "In
an Eighteenth Century Drawing
Room," "Do You Pamper Your
Husband at Night?" "Enchanted
Forest," and "Birdseed Special."
Closing the university's official
formal season, the Prom will be
from 9 p. m. until midnight in the
coliseum. Tickets, $3.00 a couple,
may be purchased from Masquers
or at a booth in the Union.
From the apparent lack of sup
port of the Prom, it has been sug
gested that booking of name bands
for university functions be dis
continued unless students active
ly back each university sanctioned
event.
pond training eround for those
who will some day take the leads
in University Theatre produc
tions This does not mean, how
ever, that the Experimental Thea
tre is composed only of students
of lesser ability. Many of the lead
in e actors and actresses in the
University Theatre have also ap
peared on the stage of the ex
perimental Theatre and have di
rected Experimental shows as
well.
Three productions- remain on
the calendar. The second three-act
play, "The Silver Cord," will be
given on April 3. Another group
of one-acts will be presented be
fore the closing production of the
three three-act plays.
Despite the Experimental thea
tre's absence during the war be
cause of a decrease in students
and teaching staff, it has returned
with more profitable activity than
ever, promising to become an even
more integral part of the speech
department and a vital thing to
university students interested in
present day theatre.
The May production will be an
admirable undertaking, and will
offer students an opportunity that
they have never had before: the
chance to attend the theatre three
nights in a row. seeing a differ
ent play each time (and a play
that has had its run on Broad
way), and being admitted free of
charge! What more could one
ask?
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