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Page 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Tuesday, May 13, 1947 w-.w iv iii wwiicbs ywmr. sji.w maiica. bingis coo Via school year except Mondays and Saturday, cr,oa. oy lna nuaent or tno University of Nebraska r ma ruoiication Board. Entered aa Second Class n Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Conareaa. Mai Member Intercollegiate Press rOKTX-riTTB IKAB Subscription rata ara 91.60 par semester, ta.OO par aemester mailed, ar t ac. published oany during vacations and examination under the supervision Matter at the Post Office rate of postage provided for In section 1103. act of October 2. 1917. authorised tept ember SO. 1922. The Dally Nrbrmnkaa is publish by the atadeata ef the Calvmlty ef Nebraska as rsprrwtoa of studrat or mi and opinion, only. According to arllrle II of the By Ijiws (vrrnlnc (Indent publications and adnunlNtrrrd by the Board ef Publication: "It la the declared policy of the Hoard that publications andrr lis Jurldlrtlna shall be fire mm editorial rrasnrnhlp aa the part of the Hoard, er on the part of any member o the faculty of the anlvrmlty; hut members of the staff of The Dally Nebraskaa are per sonally rrpnnslhle for what they say or do or came to be printed." ttd. Nate: The opinions exprriird by ralatnnlit la The Dally Nrbraikaa da aat necessarily represent these of the University ar Ths Daily Nebraskan.) EDITORIAL STAFF F.dltor Shirley Jrnkliis Manas-Ins Kditor Dale Novotny, Jack Hill News Kditors. .. .Jraane Kcrrlian, Norm l-crer, ial Jrnnen, Watly Becker, Sue Golden aports r: (II tor Grorra Miller .Hoclrty Editor ;riw Jrmiea At Nw Editor Tharlrs Brim Sperlal Feature Editor tuun Warn BFSIXESS STAFF ; Bnalness Manscer 1m Vaa Mndlarham j riiYMlatioa Manarer , Keith Jones I Aulktant BukIim-ss Manafrrs Could Flags, Al 1-asmaa. Bill Wilklas Regents Approve Art Department Purchase of Nine New Art Works Goodbye, Pat News of Pat Lahr Smith's resignation as director of the Union makes us stop and try to imagine the Union without her. She has been a never-failing source of in formation for The Daily Nebraskan and for all the students on the campus, but more important than that, she has pro vided us with the kind of Union we want. It has been through her ingenuity that classes in social dancing, and bridge were started: that free dances are held weekly in the ballroom; that the Hammond organ in the lounge was installed; that the music room has such a fine collection of records; and that the other services of the Union have been constantly improved and increased. One of the few women directors of student unions in the country, Pat has been an outstanding leader in that field. Her work in providing food and recreation for the members of the ASTP, air cadets and NROTC on the cam pus during the war gained an enviable reputation among other college union directors. Planning and directing the groundwork for the new ag union was up to Pat, too, and a look at the building out there proves how well the job was accomplished. She has not been concerned with the present alone, because plans for an extension to the city Union include a bowling alley, theatre, smaller dance room, darkrooms, and more space for group meetings, will be carried out when building restrictions are lifted. Being Pat, she will not take credit for the popularity the Union has gained in the nine years of its life, but passes it on to the members of her staff- We hate to see her go, but we send her off to her married life with our best wishes. y Personally Speaking ' By Norm Legcr Courtesy Lincoln Star. CHILDREN'S STRENUOUS ACTIVITY always interested artist George Bellows who, in "Tin Can Battle," has caught the spirit of children at play. Painted on San Juan Hill in New York City, the pic ture is one of nine art pieces approved recently by the Board of Regents for purchase. A genre painter in the best sense of the word, Bellows died in 1925 when at he peak of his work. Three oils, two 1 watercolors and a alabaster sculpture were also purchased. The picture in today's column Is of Mrs. Norman Shaw, attired in a skiing outfit. It was taken while she was engaged in her fa vorite winter sport in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Italy. Mrs. Shaw was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng land, and attended school for some time in Paris. Mrs. Shaw is, in iJeed, a very interesting person. Let us start from the beginning. Mr. Clarence Flick, director of the University Theatre's production of "Pygmalion," told us that there was an English lady who was as sisting him with the British and Cockney accents which are re quired for the characters in Shaw's brilliant comedy, and that she was as charming as she was capable of sounding an English or Cockney "a." Far be it from us to overlook an opportunity to in- j terview a charming lady, we ; thought, as we grabbed a note- book and pencil, headed for the coliseum where she does secre tarial work in Harry Good's of fice, and dropped our "h's" little by little as we hurried along. Friendly Greeting. Dressed in a striking green suit, Mrs. Shaw gave us a friendly greeting, although the rich qual ity of her voice and the skillfully chosen words that she used made us reluctant at first to say much. thinking that our midwestern "ya's" and "uh-huhs" would ap pall her. However, in a short time we realized that she had no dis dain for midwesterners. and even had some desire to acquire the lingo herself. After surmounting a good deal of modesty, Mrs. Shaw finally conceded that Daily Nebraskan readers would be interested to know something about her. War Years. "I went to school in England and also in Paris," she began. "During the first, two years of the war I lived in London where I worked in the Home office. Then, after going into the service, I was sent overseas where I served in the Ministry of War ;.- - i J . ; v I JL I v If- SKisKiHiMiiauaMaaaMMai MRS. SHAW. shipping division. Where overseas? Algiers. Italy, Greece, and back to Italy. It was in Algiers that I met my future husband." Mrs. Shaw came to the United States last September and was married in October. Upon inquiry about her work with "Pygmalion," she said, "I have always been interested in drama. Listening to rehearsals and aiding the actors with their Brit ish and Cockney ' pronunciations and inflections constitute the bit I've done- with the University Theatre." Dramatic Work. Her statement of having an in terest in drama prompted us to inquire further. "While in London. I worked with a group of students who at tended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and who did some outside productions. Two of theul we did were Goldsmith's 'She Stoops to Conquer' and Shake speare's 'As You Like It.' The plays were presented in London's BY SAM WARREN. Nine pieces of art work have been approved bv the Board of Regents for purchase by the de partment of art for the Frank M. Hall collection which, since its establishment in 1930, has given the university a 122-piece collec tion of American art that rangs in quality with the best collec tions in the country. Each year's additions are se lected for their inter-relation to the rest of the collection and not merely for tHe value of the in dividual items.- As a result, the Hall collection is integrated as well as comprehensive. This year's purchases include three oil paintings, one watercolor, one monopnnt. three drawings and one alabaster sculpture. Experts Recommend. Purchases were made with the approval of two art experts, Mr. Henry R. Hope, chairman of fine arts department at Indiana uni versity, and Hr. Howard Devree, art critic of the New York Times. The nine pieces were selected fiom a list recommended for con sideration by the art department faculty by the board of trustees of the Nebraska Art association. Oil titles include a portrait, "The Guide," by Walt Kuhn, whose "Apples in a Wooden Boat" was purchased in 1940; "Battle of the Insects," a night fantasy by Kurt Roesch, and "Arch Hotel," painted in Paris in 1929 by Stuart Davis, the leading United States exponent of abstract realism. Action Drawing. With George Bellows' drawing, "Tin Can Battle," the greatest gap in the Hall collection has been filled. Bellows, sometimes called the greatest painter Amer man Dwight Kirsch said, "The ad ica has produced, died at the peak of his achievements in 1925 when he was only 42. Responsive to all phases of human life, he liked to catch and record action on the spot. For that reason his black-and-white drawings have a spon taneity often lacking in his oils. Other drawings include "Mother and Daughter" by Darrel Austin, and "Nude" by Alexander Brook. In announcing the approved purchases, art department chair- dition to the Hall collection of Robert Laurent's beautifully carved alabaster is a valuable one." Describing his "Seated Nude," he added, "The figure is done in a compact pose, revaling the quality of the translucent ala baster. Graceful lines incised in the stone suggest the rhythm found in the finest phases of or iental sculpture." "City Moon," an oil by Lyonel Feininger, was bought for the Ne braska Art association. Well established, American-born artist, Feininger has lived in Europe for many years and taught in the famed Bauhaus school. Approved Log Log Slide Rules Available From Stock Pat Ash Inc. 233 No. 12 22145 Toybee threaten For each pro duction, there was always some outstanding theater celebrity, ac tor or producer, who would view performance and offer us cri- ticismb" Blessed with an 11 o'clock class on that particular day, we were forced to bring the interview to an end and make our departure. As we left the room, we felt an almost spontaneous urge to call back, "Cheerio," but the force of habit was too great, and a nasal "see ya!" was our departing word. Same to you. too, "See ya!" Young Announces Pledging of Eight Phi Chi Thetas Phi Chi Theta, Bizad honorary organization, has pledged eight girls to membership, Phi Chi Theta prexy Jane Young has an nounced. The girls are Norma Bercnds. Carol Erdman, Ruth Ann Finkle, Loraine Hush, Jeanette Malone, Elizabeth Quante, Grace Swanson and Normalee Weyenberg. The pledging took place May 7. ! 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