Thursday, March 20, 1947
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Page 5
Personally
Speaking
After reading yesterday's Let
ifrin. vou are. of course, expect
ing the Daily Nebraskan to rise
to defend itself. And yesterday
morning we saw one of the news
editors havlnff her sav tvDewnt
er carriage moving swiftly back
and forth explaining why tne
Daily is as it is.
To avoid repetition we won't
take up the tight here, other
than to point out that it is much
easier to sit back and play critic
than it is to come down to the
Daily Nebraskan office and do
something towards improving
the newspaper an obvious
truth, that, but one which too
many people disregard. But
then, someone said that what
the world needs is more critics.
Who was it? Ah yes, another
critic. He should come to Ne
braska. Furthermore, about this
business, leaving: anonymous,
derisive "suggestions for Im
provement" notes on the managing-
editor's desk accomplishes
little, other than to stir the
wrath of staff members. In such
matters, it does take more than
a pencil to sign one's name,
doesn't it?
We were surprised to hear that
not a few students were lacking
in enthusiasm for the Junior
Senior prom Saturday night. Since
it's the first really big dance we've
had since last December, we sup
posed that everyone would be
looking to it with some anticipa
tion. What we heard came to
us a few days ago. Since that
time the Junior and Senior class
presidents have announced a
joint class meeting to elect a prom
queen, and the Corn Cob pledges
have been given tickets to sell.
What with the usual curiosity re
garding who will be queen and
with typical Cob pledge sales
manship to help earn more points,
the Junior-Senior prom should be
well attended.
Whether or not you have any
queen-curiosity or Cob-salesmanship-resistance,
you still should
come, just for the ,yes, just for
the fun of it.
A good band, a big dance floor,
and the best way to see who is
with whom will be available to
you for a reasonable price as com
pared to the price of tickets for
previous dances. What have you
got to lose? Get on that phone,
and find out how many offers
Mabel has turned down just so
that she could go with you! ("I'll
bet you tell that to all the boys,
but it sure sounds good to me!"
Tin pan alley, take it away . . .)
Weight System
Eases Theater
Scene Changes
The University Theater's pro
duction of "Macbeth" which opens
next Wednesday will reveal the
advantages brought by the re
cently installed counter-weight
system which facilitates fast and
smooth changes of scenery.
The play is divided into seven
teen scenes and will last approxi
mately two hours, including a ten
minute intermission. By using a
unit setting for the background
with separate platforms and steps
curtained off, the action is con
tinuous thruout the play, despite
the number of scenes.
Another recent installation in
the Temple theater will be evi
denced in "Macbeth." A new
sound system will provide a mu
sical background for many of the
scenes and speeches which will
serve to heighten the dramatic ef
fect. Ticket sales for "Macbeth" open
Monday at 12:30 noon in the box
office of the Temple theater, and
because of an expected large de
mand for tickets all students are
urged to make their reservations
Monday afternoon, according to
Dallas Williams, University thea
ter dierctor. Mr. Williams is di
recting "MacBeth."
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