Vol. 48 No. 39 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Tuesday, November 18, 1947
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"GUESS THE BAND" DRAWING Dean T. J. Thompson conducts
drawing to name first place 'winner in the Military Ball contest,
as Merle Laughlin, Captain Sullivan, Dorothy Efstes, Cadet Captain
Tom Brownlee watch Gail Gade draw. (University of Nebraska
Photo.)
Gades Name Dunham;
Win Band Competition
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Gade were
declared first place winners in the
Military Ball "Guess The Band
Contest" for identifying Sonny
Dunham as the band and "Great
est Military Ball of All" as the
slogan.
Merle E. Laughlin and Dorothy
Estes became second place win
ners as a result of a drawing held
in Dean T. J. Thompson's office
Monday. Letters of both couples
were postmarked at the same
time, so the winners were decided
by a drawing, conducted by the
Dean of Student Affairs.
A tuxedo from Magee's and a
formal froin Hovland-Swanson's
is first place prize, won by Gail
Gade, football letterman in 1946
and varsity lineman again this
year until an injury benched him
for the season. Laughlin and Es
tes win a year's pass to the Var
sity and State theaters.
Letters from all over the state
poured into the ROTC headquar
ters over the week-end following
announcement of the final clue in
The Daily Nebraskan last Friday.
Bands ranging from Eddy Haddad
to Tommy Dorsey were named by
contestants, who mailed entries
numbering in the hundreds
Cadet Committees.
Committees in charge of the
UN Student Elected
Gamma Delta Treasurer
At the national convention of
Gamma Delta, Lutheran student
organization, Rupert Dunklau of
this university was installed as
the international treasurer.
The installation was held at the
Cornhusker Sunday afternoon and
formally closed the convention.
Newly elected president is Or
land Heinitz, University of Min
nesota student.
Rev H. Erk, Lutheran student
pastor, presided at the Sunday
morning service held in the Union.
Speaking on the convention's
theme "The Lord Is My Light
and My Salvation" Prof. W. Wol
brecht, of Concordia Teachers
College. An offering was taken
for the Gamma Delta memorial
fund.
Sec the NEEJRASKA SWEETHEART and PRINCE KOSMET presented at
Tickets 75c each
No Reserved Seat!
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Military Ball, to be held Friday,
Dec. 5, are composed of Cadet of
ficers and are under the direct
supervision of Capt. John Sulli
van, faculty advisor for the Mili
tary Ball.
Presentation: John Plantikow,
chairman; Mehroff, Lovan, Ah
rends, Thomas, Burley, Carver.
Music: Forest Morris, chairman;
Monroe, Christenson, Cotton, Har
ria, Martin, Palmer.
Decorations: Leonard Kokes,
chairman; Schwartz, Ganz, Tie
mann, Rasmussen Rice, Roads.
Parking and Police: Robert
Baumfolk, chairman; Burr, Fitz
patricjc, Bieber, Meehan, oKhan,
Oehrle.
Patrons, guests, and floor ar
rangement: Kennedy, chairman;
Avner, Yerkes, Spangler, Veitzer,
Wolpa, Zerzan.
Tickets and sales: Harry Mat
schullat, chairman; DeBolt, Kel
logg, Hendrickson, Cottingham,
Rolfsmeyer, T. Avner.
Publicity: Tom Brownlee, chair
man; McGill, Hammond, Ander
son, Schmunk, Howard, Thomas
Program and invitations:
BraTidt, chairman; Avner, Nealy,
Zorinsky, Donovan, Wait. Willey.
Second of Men's
Dorms Completed;
Accommodates 64
One hundred thirty-two Nebras
ka students now have rooms in the
new men's dormitories.
Saturday morning, 64 students
moved into the second of the three
new buildings. The first unit was
completed early in October and
now houses 68 students. In Jan
uary, the third unit will be com
pleted and will provide rooms for
136 students.
The dormitory is furnished, and
students are provided with maid
and janitor service. The rental is
$65 per semester.
Eventually, the university hopes
to build five more dormitories for
men. The cost is borne by the
University dormitory corporation
which retires its bonds by student j
rentals.
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Notice to Veterans
N books or supplies for the
current semester will be Is
sued to vetreans after Satur
day, Dec. 20, 1947. Because of
the time involved In ratherlnc
torether all charges from sev
eral stores for such books and
supplies, which in turn causes
a delay In billing the Veterans
Administration and in being
reimbursed, the univesity has
found it necessary to establish
this deadline.
Veterans who will graduate
at the end of the present
semester may use their pur
chase authorizations after Dec.
20 for the rental of caps and
gowns for the Commencement
exercises, provided such exer
cises are held.
Veterans in the Graduate
college who will receive their
degrees at the close of the
present semester must file
their claims for approved thesis
expenses before Jan. 29, 1948.
J. P. Colbert, Director
Veterans Consultation Board.
Debate Teams
Win 6; Take
High Ratings
Four members of the Varsity
debate team entered in the prac
tice debate conference at Karney
Nov. 14 and 15 won six out of
eight debates, according to an an
nouncement Monday from Donald
Olson, debate coach.
One team, consisting of Jackie
VVightman and Eloise Paustian,
received three excellent and one
superior qualifying rating. The
other team, Mary Dye and Betty
Jeanne Holcomb, received four
excellen tratings.
"These are good ratings," Olson
state, "considering that this was
the year's first conference for the
Nebraska team."
Thursday Nov. 20, Ted Soren
son and Jack Solomon will appear
in a convocation debate at Doane
College in Crete, where they will
take the affirmative side of the
year's question, "Resolved: That
A Federal World Government Be
Established."
Coeds to Elect
Eight Eligibles
For MB Dance
Like Pinocchio who sang, "I've
got no strings to hold me down
there are no strings on me!" eight
elected university male students
who have no strings attached will
make a public appearance on the
basis of their freedom and their
popularity. They w:.U be the eight
Eligible Bachelors who will be
presented at the annual Mortar
Board Ball to be held Dec. 12.
Any male student considering
himself eligible may file as a can
didate. Any number of unaffili
ated men may file. Filings will
be taken at the Union office win
dow until Thursday at 5 p. m
The information candidates must
submit includes name, college,
year in school, and activities. Can
didates will also be expected to
have photographs available for
the election in which all women
students will vote to select the
eight Eligible Bachelors. The date
of the election will be announced
later, according to Joan Acker
man, vice president f Mortar
Board.
The Mortar Board ball follows
the Military Ball by one week. A
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Class Presidents9
Election Today
Juniors, Seniors to ' Vote;
Polls Open at 9 in Unions
Four Greek candidates will be voted upon today in the
annual fall election of Junior and Senior class presidents.
Only one fraternity man and one sorority woman filed for
each of the two presidential positions.
Marian "Tootsie" Campen, Gamma Phi Beta, and
Panhel Week
Highlighted
By Banquet
Featuring Panhellenic work
shop week, which started last
Sunday, will be a 6:00 banquet in
the Union ballroom Wednesday.
Amy B. Onken, national panhel
lenic head and national president
of Pi bet? Phi, will be the pnn
cipal speaker.
Purpose.
Panhellenic workshop, which is
an annual event on this campui is
put on to further co-operation
and understanding between all
sororities. It also gives sorority
women a chance to become ac
quainted with each other and to
exchange ideas, according to v gen
eral chairman, Beverly Beatty.
Besides Miss Onken's talk, the
banquet entertainment will in
clude a skit presented by all
pledge presidents. There will also
be an all-sorority skit under the
direction of Kay Ham, Gamma
Phi Beta, which will depict school
life in the "old days." About 500
are expected to attend the ban
quet Wednesday.
Activities.
The week's activities, which
will end Thursday afternoon, in
clude round "table discussions,
teas, and open meetings featuring
alumni speakers. Different house
presidents preside over all meet
ings. Another feature of the week
is an exchange luncheon series in
which each sorority sends several
girls to another house for noon
lunch each day.
Last event of the week will be
a tea Thursday afternoon given by
the pledge presidents for all un
affiliated women at the Alpha Xi
Delta house Thursday afternoon.
Announce Cast
For Flick Play
Dave Innis, Mrs. Betty Laird
and D. Ann Richardson will por
tray the respective leading rolls of
Mark Hanhn, Jean and Marchia,
in the Speech Department's three
act play, "Return to Surigao," to
be presented at the Studio Thea
ter, Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:15 p.m.
In supporting parts. Rex Coslor
will portray Emil Fokker, Abe
Katz will take the part of Ankeny,
Herb Spence will play Guillermo,
Jane MacCraig will be Maria,
while Gordon Winter will take the
part of Collins. Jack Asbyll,
Charles Bergoffen, Stephen Hersh
man. and Russ Druger complete
the cast.
Directing "Return to Surigao"
is C. E. Flick, who is also the
play's author.
Tickets will be on sale at the
University Theater box office
Dec. 1st to 4th, for 75 cents. A spe
cial performance by invitation only
will be presented Wednesday,
Dec. 3, at 8 p.m.
turnabout affair, coeds make their
own dates, buy tickets for the
Ball, and foot the bills for the
evening.
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Glen Blinde, Beta Sigma rsi, win
vie for the Senior class top office.
Candidates for Junior class
president are Peggie Lawrie, Kap
pa Alpha Theta, end Jerry John
ston, Phi Gamma Delta.
The polls will be open from 9
a. m. until 6 p. m. Only Juniors
and Seniors will be allowed to
take part in the voting. Students
on the downtown campus will cast
their ballots in the Union base
ment, and Ag students will vote in
the Ag Activities building. To ob
tain a ballot each student must
present his identification card.
Blinde is in the Business
Administration college. A former
tassel, Miss Campen is in the Arts
and Science college. She is one of
the six finalists for the title of
Honorary Colonel.
The two Junior candidates are
both enrolled in Teachers col
lege. A Coed Counselor, Miss
Lawrie is treasurer of the All Uni
versity Fund. Mr. Johnston is a
managing editor of The Cornhusk
er and a member of Delta Phi
Pelta, art honorary.
Last year's class presidents were
Don Chapin, Senior class, and
Dake Novotny, Junior class. Last
spring they carried out their du
ties on Ivy Day by planting the
young shoots of ivy a ritual
which is a traditional part of the
Ivy Day ceremonies.
Award Chicago
Trips To Five
4r4-HMembers
Five ag campus students are
among the winners of all-expense
trips to Chicago for the National
4-H Club Congress which will be
held in conjunction with the In
ternational Livestock Show, Nov.
20 to Dec. 6.
Students who will attend are:
Jean Beck, Carolyn Huston, Jane
Hokamp, Dean Eberspacher, and
James Harmon. All are in their
freshman year.
The trips are awarded in recog
nition of outstanding accomplish
ments in club work. Jean Beck
and Carolyn Huston are state
champions, Carolyn in clothing
and Jean for outstanding girls rec
ord. Eberspacher will attend in
place of Ralph Hild who was
swine champion and ineligible to
go. Dean was the reserve swine
champion.
Miss Hokamp and Harmon are
activities winners at the State
Fair. Miss Hokamp in dress revue
and Harmon in health competition.
State leader. L. I. Frisbie and
assistant leaders Allegra Wilkens
and Guy Davis accompany the Ne
braska delegation of 25 club mem
bers to the Chicago meeting.
UN-Cyclone Film Shown
Today in Union 'Siesta
Football pictures of the Iowa
State-Nebraska game will be
shown in the Union main lounge
at 4:00 Tuesday in conjunction
with the weekly siesta film hour,
sponsored by the Union Activities
Committee.
Short subjects scheduled for
the program are "Jail Birds,"
"Motor Maniacs," "Inside Base
ball," and "Kings Tailor."
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8:00 F. M. Friday
at Coliseum
Swing
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