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Committee Announces Yell
Squad for '47-48 Season
Aasen, Leger Reappointed;
Record Try-out Reported
Four girls and four men were selected members of the
university's 1947 Yell Squad late Wednesday night.
Students chosen were Betty Aasen, Marge Cherny,
Hazelle House, Cherie Viele, Norm Leger, Bud Oehlrick,
Joe Jankovitz and Bill Mickle. Miss Aasen and Leger also
served on this year's squad.
The committee in charge of selecting finalists was
composed of Stan Johnson, presi
dent of the Innocents Society;
Joan Ackerman, vice president of
Mortar Board; Harriet Quinn,
president of Tassels, and Duane
Munter, president of Corn Cobs.
Martin Pesek, Yell King, was ad
viser to the group.
Saturday Selections
Finalists chosen in Saturday's
competition were Betty Aasen,
Norm Leger, Jerry Johnston, Mar
gie Cherny, Cherie Viele, Hazelle
House, Dorothy Borgens, Phyllis
Harris, Jo Seidel, Nancy Gish,
Jackie Tobin and Marge Lesse.
More than 25 men students and
15 girls competed for positions in
a record try-out. Next year's
squad will include the four men,
four women and the Yell King.
Cheer leaders' duties consist of
leading yells at games and rallies.
Basis for Judging.
Personality, potential ability,
coordination and pep served as
the basis for judging.
Pesek has announced that plans
are being formulated for pep ral
lies for entering freshmen. The
rallies will be held in the col
iseum, and will not be in con
junction with athletic activities,
but in order to teach students
yells.
Early Selection.
The 1947-48 squad was selected
this spring to give the squad ad
ditional time to practice.- In past
years, selection has been made in
the fall.
Members of this year's squad
Included Hink Aasen, Doris East
erbrook Beindorff, Jackie Scott,
Betty Aasen, Leger, Jerry Wilson,
Martin Pesek, and Ray Biemond.
Art Beindorff served as Yell King. '
Betty Schtiltz
In Title Role
By Norm Leger
The Actors' Lab production of
"Claudia" last night afforded a
personal triumph for Betty Schultz
who played the title role. It also
gave June Gast a fine opportunity
to prove her dramatic ability in
the role of Bertha, an elderly
cook with a decided German ac
cent. Other than these two out
standing performances not too
much can be said for the pro
duction. The glaring fault was in pro
jection. Far too many lines were
lost simply because they could
not be heard. Miss Schultz and
Miss Gast could be heard at all
times, but other members in the
cast were either consistently or
sporadically inaudible. Conse
quently, some of the best lines
in "Claudia" (and there are
many) never got beyond the foot
lights.
Betty Schultz gave to the part
of the lovable, immature Claudia
all the intangible qualities that
make Claudia a favorite with
theater audiences. Her enthusiasm
and naturalness as the young, im
mature wife did rot overshadow
the characteristics of the Claudia
who makes a painful transition
into adulthood where she faces
life seriously, although still main
taining the happy, innocent front.
Al Sage played the part of
David intelligently, but his char
acterization lacked the warmth
and deep understanding to carry
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Dr. Gustavson
To Be Vesper
Speaker Today
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson
will be Vespers speaker today at
5 p. m. in the final service of the
non-denominational group. His
topic will be, "What Religion
Means to Me." This will be the
second time that Dr. Gustavson
has addressed a special student
group.
Having spoken to the student
body at an all-university convo
cation on "Religion and Science,"
Dr. Gustavson told the Vespers
committee, when he was asked to
speak that he "felt such a pro
gram as Vespers offers to stu
dents is much-needed today."
Betty Lou Horton will assist in
the service. Miss Horton is past
vice-president of the YW and will
attend an international YWCA
conference in Norway this sum
mer. David Evans, pianist, will
play special music in addition to
the prelude and group-singing
accompaniment.
Members who have served on
the Vespers Planning Committee
during the past year are Dr. C.
H. Patterson, and the Rev. Mr.
Alvin Petersen, advisors; Marjorie
Ice, Dan forth fellow; Beverly
Sievers, chairman; Elaine Bratt,
Priseilla Flagg, Lois Gillett. Myr-
lee Holler, Marion Kahler, Max
Kors, Ed Jordan, Geirgianne Red
iger, Don Schmitt, Willa Bea
Stevens, Warren Thomas, Char
lotte Wilson and Wanda Young.
Wins Praise
Of 'Claudia'
the conviction that David is a
fond husband as well as a mature
one. He read his lines with mean
ing but without any real feel
ing. Lorma Bullock gave welcomed
charm to the role of Mrs. Brown,
Claudia's mother, if not always
the proper age. It was the dra
matic moments between mother
and daughter that showed Miss
Bullock at her best, and her re
straint of deep emotional feeling
made her performance particu
larly effective.
K Lorene Novotny, as Madame
Darushka, clowned her way
through her too short a time upon
the stage, and gave the audience
something to laugh at other than
Claudia's naive inquiries into mat
ters of sex. With her exaggerated
wide variety of vocal force and
pitch Miss Novotny easily won for
herself the title of an able com
edienne. Frances White In her first scene
left no doubts as to the cold, so
phisticated qualities of Julia,
Claudia's sister-in-law; however,
her second appearance seemed to
evidence an unsure attitude which
made the reading of her lines
sound somewhat stiff. Bill Wise
man, as the British author, show
ed considerable talent in his love
making scene, if not in his Brit
ish accent. William Reuter gave
a convincing portrayal of a kind,
hard working handy man in the
part of Fritz.
Thursday, May 22, 1947
VA Issues
Vets Leave
Pay Rulings
Two rulings of importance to
all veterans under Public Law
346 (the G.I. bill) have just
been released by the Central Of
fice of the Veterans Administra
tion in Washington, D. C.
Ratine No. 1
Students under Public Law 346
who plan to attend summer
school will not be paid subsist
ence through the nine-day in
terim period between the end of
the second semester and the be
ginning of summer school unless
they specifically ask for it. The
Veterans Consultation Board
had previously been - informed
by the Veterans Administration
that the payment of subsistence
through the interim period
would be automatic, but under
the more recent ruling such is
not the case.
Therefore, all veterans under
Public Law 346 who will attend
summer school and who wish to
have their subsistence continued
through the interim period should
report to the office of the Con
sultation Board, Room 101 Me
chanics Arts Hall, to fill out the
proper government form. If a
veteran asks for and receives
this interim subsistence, his time
entitlement will also be charged
the corresponding amount which
will in turn be deducted from
his leave account.
Ruling No. 2
All veterans under Public Law
346 who are completing their
courses through graduation ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
LEAVE SUBSISTENCE which
has accrued to their credit. Such
leave subsistence, however, may
be collected if that veteran re
enters training at some later
date following graduation.
Professor Colbert, Director of
the Veterans Consultation Board
at the university, commented as
follows on these two rulings:
"Based on past experience. I am
fearful that Ruling No. 1 will
result in a delay of subsistence
checks to those attending sum
mer school. Such students will
be taken off the payroll by the
Veterans Administration at the
close of the second semester,
and will then have to be put
back on again at the beginning
of summer school. I sincerely
hope, however, that my fears
prove to beunfounded.
"As to Ruling No. 2. I find
myself in disagreement with the
Veterans Administration. I have
read the Veterans Administra
tion directive covering leave
subsistence, and I cannot under
stand how they interpret that
ruling to mean that graduat
ing veterans are not eligible to
receive accrued leave subsist
ence as provided under the law."
Pallariians Elect
Robert McKenzie
Fall Term Prexy
Robert McKenzie was elected
Palladian president for the fall
school term at a meeting of the
society Monday.
Co-chairmen for the summer
term are Dorothy Johnston and
Marilyn Church.
Other officers who will take
office next fall are Kathryn Bow
man, vice president; Jim Welch,
critic; Marilyn Church, recording
secretary; Loraine Hash, corres
ponding secretary; Tirv Blish,
program chairman and Kay EI1
ingson, historian.
Pi Lambda Tlieta Installs
Marian Collins President
Marian Collins was installed as
president of Pi Lambda Theta,
teacher's honorary, Tuesday after
noon. Other officers installed were
Rebanis Frank forter, vice presi
dent; Dorothy Frescoln, secretary
and Sherry Leeka, reporter.
Mary Stuht and Mary Dye were
initiated into' the chapter.
Delegates Differ
OnAppointments
Kerrigan, Lerner, Soenniclisen
Selected as Board Managers
BY PAT JENSEN
Miss Mary Mielenz and Prof. Curtiss Elliott, faculty aaS
visers of the Student Council, reprimanded the university's
student governing body Wednesday afternoon for their ac
tion in appointing three members to the Student Union
Board of Managers.
The board members appointed after disagreement and
discussion were Jeanne Kerrigan, Sanford Lerner and John
Soennichsen.
Ag Men's Soeial
Club. Amikitas
Elect Officers
Elaine Quigley was chosen
president of Amikita, unaffiliated
girls' organization, for the coming
year at a regular meeting held
Monday night.
Other officers installed were
Bobbe Commins, vice president;
Betty Beckner, secretary; Jeanne
Secord, treasurer; Peggy Castner,
historian; Hazel Nygren, social
chairmen and Eunice Jensen, pro
gram chairman. Miss Mary Ho
sier will be faculty sponsor for
the club.
Retiring officers presented cor
sages to their successors to reveal
the identity of the new officers to
the group.
Ag Men's Social Club.
Jack Wright, ag freshman, has
been elected president of Ag
Men's Social organization. Other
officers include: Robert Perry,
vice president; DeWayne Erick
son, secretary-treasurer; Bob
Scheaves, social chairman; Ralph
Hill, publicity chairman and Gale
Peterson and Norman Beauer,
athletic chairmen.
Yearbook Out
About May 30,
Skokan Says
Circulation of the first 1.000
1947 Cornhuskers will begin about
Friday, May 30, Dean Skokan,
business manager, announced to
day.
Skokan has asked that students
watch for announcements to be
posted on the campus concerning
the exact date and time of dis
tribution. Distribution will be handled in
the Cornhusker office in the base
ment of the Union. To obtain a
yearbook each student will be re
quired to show his identification
card and his receipt "if it has not
been lost." Each student will be
responsible for picking up his own
book.
Skokan also announced that
both the old and new staffs, ap
pointed by the Pub Board, are to
meet in he Cornhusker office this
afternoon at 2 p. m.
Campaign Opens
To Show Interest ,
In Uni Magazine
A campaign to prove to uni
versity officials that there is ttu-
dent interest in a campus maga
zine is being carried on by Jerry
Johnston, Jo Fankhauser and
John Slothower, committee for the
projxj.sed magazine.
Petitions are being circulated
throughout the organized houses
for student signatures. There will
be a petition posted on the bul
letin board in the Daily N'ebraskan
office for those students not liv
ing in an organized house who
wish to sign.
The committee wishes to make
clear that no financial backing
is expected from anyone signing
the petition.
"Politics Involved"
Miss Mielenz told the Council
that "they were supposed to be
representative of the entire cam
pus, not a small clique." She
added that "a little power can be
come a dangerous thing." Elliott
commented that the outcome in
dicated "politics had been in
volved." He concluded by warn
ing that "the Student Council will
not last much longer if they start
playing politics intensively."
Wenke Disagrees
Disagreement among the Coun
cil members resulted when Bob
Wenke, delegate from law college,
interpreted the powers of the Con
stitution as meaning that they had
the privilege to nominate other
candidates, even though filings
had closed.
Soennichsen who was nomi
nated by Wenke, had not sub
mitted his name as an interested
candidate during the filing period.
Wenke repeatedly stated that he
wanted "nominations opened so
that he would be able to submit
the name of a Student Council
member who was qualified for the
job." When the Council inter
viewed Soennichsen, the candi
date reported that he was inter
ested in activities, but had had no
connection with previous Union
activities.
Identical Ballots.
Jo Ackerman, Council secretary,
declared in announcing ballot re
sults that it "seemed unusual that
as many as 12 ballots cast from
the same section of the room
listed identical candidates."
Pat Lahr Smith, Union director,
emphasized that the Council was
playing "political football" in in
telpreting the constitution to ac
complish an end. "After this
year," she added, "if the Council
complies with the revised Board
constitution, they will not be able
to elect candidates for positions
other than qualified activity com
mittee workers."
Leger Withdraws.
Norm Leger, candidate for a
Board position, withdrew his
name "in view of the Council s
action regarding selection of
members."
Student names submitted, to the
Council for balloting Wednesday
were Marjorie Anthony, Donna
Alfrey, R. J. Easter, Jeanne Ker
rigan, Sanford Lerner and John
Soennichsen.
Voting for Board of Manager's
members had been held over un
til this week after Council repre
sentatives decided personal inter
views were necessary to confirm
appointments.
Sigma Xi Observes
Scmi-Centennial
The University of Nebraska
chapter of Sigma Xi, national
scientific research society, ob
served its fiftieth anniversary at
a banquet Wednesday night in the
Union.
The Nebraska chapter was the
ninth in the country to be organ
ized by the national society which
now has 99 local organizations.
Since its founding it has had 880
members and 776 associate mem
bers. Nearly 100 on its member
ship roster have been listed in
Who's Who of America, and 35 of
them have become "starred mem
bers" in American Men of Science.
About 145 faculty members of the
university are now Sigma Xi
members.
In his presidential address, uni
versity pharmacologist 11. G. O.
Hoick traced developments made
in the last 25 years in the re
search fields of ph.vsioIogT and
pharmacology.
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