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Vol. 48 No. 36 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Thursday, November 6 1947 Schuschnigg Will Defend Record at Forum Friday Because of the storm of pro tests aroused by the appearance of Kurt von. Schuschnigg as convo cation speaker, a special forum hour at which the ex-Austrian chancellor will answer questions has been scheduled, Dr. Karl M. Arndt announced Wednesday. In anticipation of a heavy audience turnout, the forum will be held in the Union ballroom at 2 p. m. Friday instead of in the smaller Faculty lounge, Dr. Arndt, convocation committee chairman, explained. Dispute over bringing Schus chnigg to speak here was touched off by a letter to The Daily Ne braskan from members of the his- torv department, which, assailed the political record of the former head of the Austrian state ana termed his government "fascist.' Aradt Keply. Members of the convocations committee replied with a letter which appears in Thursday's Daily Nebraskan. declaring that the Underclassmen Rep fister Today For Tug-of-War All freshmen tired of wearing freshmen caps are requested to sign up to participate in the an nual freshman-sopnomore rug-oi-war which will be held in con junction with Homecoming ac tivities Saturday. Nov. 8 at 9:45 a. m. on the field south of Teach ers college. One freshman and one sopho more from each, men's organized house as well as any other fresh man or sophomore interested in participating in this traditional tussle, are asked to register at the Corn Cob booth in the Union on Thursday. Nov. 6 from 9- a. m. until 4 p. m. From this list, 75 men from each class will be se lected to participate. Sponsored jointly by the Inno cents society. Corn Cobs and Tas sels, the tug-of-war is a tradi tional Homecoming event. If the Frosh win, the caps may be dis carded immediately, but if the sophomores are victorious, the frohmen must wear the beanies until the first snow flies. TASSEL. Jeanie Sampson sells Jim homecoming dance at the Get Your nn NOV 8. 1947 committee "holds no belief what soever for the point of view of any convocations speaker."-Com mittee members went a to say thata it was their policy to bring outstanding speakers occupying many grounds of beheif. Schuschnigg Is scheduled to speak Friday at II a.m. in the Union ballroom. Schuschnigg himself defended his collaboration with Hitler at a recent conference in New York City, on the grounds that he had faith in Hitler's promises and that he actually had "no choice. "Before the war I was called a clerical communist by the Nazis and an Austrian facist by the Communists.' Suschnigg said. "But I was never a partisan of dictatorship. I did my best to fight for independence.' Convocations Committee Answers History Profs To the Editor The Convocattions committee in inviting Dr. Kurt von Schusch nigg to speak before one of the convocation audiences did so with the knowledge that he was not unfriendly to American institu tions as evidenced by the fact that the Department of State has now for the second time permitted him to enter this country to speak before various American audi ences, university and otherwise. It is and always will be the policy of the Convocations Com mittee to give the widest range to the freedom of speech. It has not been the policy oi the con' vocations Committee to take ad vantage of the fact that the num ber of convocations is small and to restrict them only to those who bear just one political label or defend just one side of a ques tion. The Convocations Commit tee holds no brief whatsoever for the point of view of any speaker. In fact, it opens- the door that all issues may be discussed pro and con. Dr. Schuschnigg Is speaking on the topic, "The Problems of Cen tral Europe." Very truly yours, Committee on Convocations. K M. ARNDT . G. W. ROSEN LOF K. O. BROADY R W. FRANTZ Van Burgh a ticket booth in the Union. SEE A to the iS;X: -'.'V''', '.:".:A"'::;-. ': jL- " " FEMININE SINGER of the sweet music of George Olsen is Betty Norman. She will voice her""talents at the Homecoming Dance Saturday evening. Olsen's music is noted for its slow variety and novel originality. Autographed Football Prize AtRallyFriday A regulation football; donated by the Student Union Activities committee and signed by all mem bers of the 1947 edition of the Husker grid team, will be given to some lucky student as a part of the Homecoming Rally Friday night. Martin Pesek, campus yell lead er, revealed this Wednesday along with other late information on the BHRIH. Drag the Jay hawk. The rally will begin at 7 p. m. in front of the Union, when the KU Jayhawk, which will have hung in effigy since Wednesday, will be cut down. The yell squad wiD drag it in front of the ral- uers down R street, up 16th to Vine, and from there to the ath letic practice field northwest of the Coliseum. The student body is requested to stay near the pil lars on the hill to the south, as none will be allowed inside the fence surrounding the field. The entire team, which will leave for Ashland after the rally will be in attendance, as will the university band in full uniform. Featured speakers will be Carl Borgmann, dean of faculty, CoL Frankforter, adviser to Innocents and Corn Cobs, and Harriet Quinn, president of Tassels, who will introduce the candidates for 1947-48 pep Queen. Nvak t Speak. Tom Novak, rugged pivot man who is Saturday's game captain against highly touted Kansas, will say a few words to the assembled crowd. Previous plans had him throwing the prize football to the eager mob, but this idea will prob ably be nbandoned because of the liklehood of injuries. ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! COB OR A TASSEL FOR YOURS Victors Student Council Votes Further Study of NSA Further study of the NSA through a special committee, as recommended by the delegates sent the regional convention, was voted by the Student Council meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday in in Room 316 of the Union. Opposition to the continuance of NSA on the campus was voiced by Bob Wenke, law college rep resentative, and Dick Schleusener, engineering college representative. Wenke concluded a series of prepared questions directed to the five convention delegates by in quiring how much money would be required to conduct the in vestigation. Schleusener stated he felt en gineering students, whom he rep resents, neither thought NSA nec essary nor were interested in such an organization. The motion to accept the dele gates report, by Dale Ball, bizad junior, was passed by the 18 members present with only Schleusener dissenting. Upon the request of Chancellor Custaveson, contained in a letter to the council, two students were appointed to serve on a commit tee for the erection of a campus chapel, Mr. Woodrow Hagee, Lin coln businessman, heads the alumni-faculty-student committee. Robert Slemmons, architecture student, was appointed in accord with the sugestion of Professor L. B. Smith, head of that department. Miss Barbara Specr, Arts and Sciences council member, was appointed to represent women students. ca Dssiee Pep Queen Also Named Winners of the float and house decorations contest will be an nounced during intermission at the Homecoming Dance Saturday night in the Coliseum, according to Joan Farrar, publicity chair man of Tassels, women's pep club. Judges for the house decoration contest will be Lee Mohs of Miller and Paine, Judge Adolphe ke. Union director Duane I. . id Innocents Lee White anu . y Brim. These men will judge the house decorations Friday evening. Winners of '46 Last year's winners of the house decoration contest were Sigma Chi fraternity and Rose Bouton hall. In second place were Sigma Alpha Epsilon and PL Beta Phi, followed by Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Chi Omega. There will be two con tests, one between coed organiza tions and one for organized men's houses. In the float contest, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Beta Phi came out on top. Runners up were Beta Theta Pi and Delta Delta Delta. Pep Queen The 1947-48 Pep Queen, suc cessor to Phyl Harris, will also be announced at the dance. The polls for the election will open for half an hour following the huge rally Friday night. Booths will be open both in the coliseum and in the Union, according to Tassell prexy Harriet Quinn. The Innocents society and Mor tar Boards will count the ballots. Music of Tomorrow "Music of Tommorrow," styled by George Olsen and his band will be heard at the dance. Olsen's band is famous all over the coun try for its sweet music. Formerly, Olsen was featured on many Broadway stage productions. Tickets Tickets for the dance will stay on sale at booths in Sosh and the Union until 6 p.m. Friday evening. After that, they may be obtained Saturday night at the door. Tick ets sell for $3 per couple. KK to Select Fall Review Skit Finalists The Kosmet Klub will hold its last review tonight to pick about eight finalists to compete for honors at their Fall Revue, ac cording to Av Bondarin. KK business manager. The review, to be held Friday night, Nov. 21, is an annual affair to select the best skit developed by an organized fraternity at the university. Last year's winner was "Coon Court," presented by Alpha Tau Omega. Nebraska Sweetheart and Prince Kosmet. A feature of the review is the presentation of the 1947-48 Ne braska Sweetheart and Princo Kosmet. They will be selected by a door election of all studens at tending the review. Six male finalists will be picked by the Mortar Beards from those nom inated by each campus fraternity, while the Innocents society will name six female finalists nom inated by each organized coed house. Last year's winners were Lois Swanson and ATO Bob Mar tens. Candidates for Prince Kosmet will be announced as soon as the Mortar Boards can meet and pick the finalists, but the six Ne braska Sweethearts finalists will not be revealed until the day of the review. Today $3.00 PER COUPLE