Vol. 48 No. 50
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ROTC Ball
BY NORM LEGER
Miss June Cast was revealed
' as the 1947 Honorary Colonel at
Friday nieht's spectacular Mili
tary Ball held in the Coliseum
The presentation, probably one of
. the cleverest ever used in reveal
ing the winner of the coveted
title, had Miss Cast descend from
a ramp suhoueted against a light
ed inset and appear at the door
of the miniature castle, symbol
of the engineer corps. At the
moment sht: stepped through the
doorway, beams of light from the
darkened ballroom spotlighted
her appearance.
Cadet Colonel Ray Coffey met
Miss Gast on the stage and es
corted her to the opposite end of
the floor, passing under a saber
archway formed by newly an
nounced pledges to Scabbard and
Blade, reorganized military de
partment group.
Officers' Formation
At the south end of the Coli
seum, Cadet Colonel Coffey and
the entire corps of officers in
formation Eave a salutation to
Colonel Howard John of the Mill
, tary department and the honored
euest Dresent.
Miss Gast, a senior speech and
English major in Teachers Col
lege is Dresident of Alpha Xi
Delta, vice Dresident of the Ne
braska Masquers, member of Pi
Lambda Theta, University ihea
tre and YWCA.
Before the heralding of the
Honorary Colonel, the queen of
the Ak-Sar-Ben, Miss fcmuy
Reynolds, with princess and coun
tesses in coronation Dan iormai
dress were presented to the audi
ence. University coeds included
in the court were Jeann Branch,
Sally O'Shea. Martha Delong and
Audrey Forsythe. ,
A crack drill team comprised
of Pershing Rifle members gave
a flashy performance on the
Coliseum floor, illuminated only
by four colored spotlights.
Capacity Throng.
The crowd, estimated to be over
5,000, filled the coliseum to capa
city, with the greater share of
the east balcony filled with
spectators.
Honored guests at the occasion
included Governor and Mrs. Val
Peterson, Chancellor and Mrs. R.
G. Gustavson, General and Mrs.
Guy Hcnninger and Chief Justice
and Mrs. R. G. Simmons.
One of the most interesting fea
tures of tiie ball was the prevel
ance of the "New Look." Floor
sweeping gowns and the new
ankle length ballerina gown gave
a hint as to what kind of gowns
will be seen at formal functions
during the '47-'47 season.
At the close of the ceremonies.
Sonny Dunham and his band
provided music for dancing.
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Pictured are the twelve semi-finalists in the Cornhusker beauty
queen contest. Their pictures will be sent to John Powers who
will select six Conhusker beauty queens from the photos.
Front row from left to right: Nancy Glynn, Joan McMahon, Bar
bam Bush, Shirley Wyyss, Sherry Swanson, Jo Ann Patton.
Back row from left to right: Carolyn Westervelt, Ellie Lykke, Jan
Wilson, Bobbe De Jarnette, Priscilla Knudsen, Kay" Menke.
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A CADET AND HONORARY COLONEL . . . Cadet Colonel Ray
Coffey escorts Miss June Gast, 1947 Honorary Colonel, down the
steps from the Coliseum stage to walk under a saber archway
provided by ROTC cadet officers. Another picture on Page 4.
Choral, Brass
In Yule Musicale Today
A Christmas-carols concert
sponsored by the Union Activities
committee, will be presented to
day at both 3 and 4 p. m. in the
Union ballroom when the in
voice University Singers performs
its ninth annual yuletide singfest
Under the direction of Arthur
Westbrook and David Foltz, the
Singers will be assisted by a nine
piece grass ensemble led by Rob
ert Stepp.
Performing four selections, the
brass ensemble will feature Mr,
Stenp's own arrangement of Co-
relli's "Christmas Concerto." the
eighth in a series of 12 concerti
grossi written in 1714 for solo
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Sunday, December 7, 1947
Colonel
Groups Join
group and string orchestra. Mr.
Stepp has scored the solo group
for two trumpets and baritone
horn, with accompanimient by the
remainder of the brass ensemble.
The pastorale section of the con
certo attempts a tonal picture of
the angels hovering ovpr Bethle
hem, suggested by Botticelli's
famous painting of the Nativity.
Opening the concert will be the
combined chorus of men's and
women's voices singing a selec
tion of 12 carols from foreign
lands. The separate groups will
each present four additional songs.
The personnel of the Singers,
chosen by audition, includes:
Women: Helen Adnor, Helen Adams,
Margaret Amend, Jeanette Armtsroni?,
Mary Barton, Virginia Bennington, Kath
ryn Bowman, Brennie Breck, Audrey
SEE "YULETIDE," P. 4.
Gooilding Earns
Highest Honors
In U.S. Agronomy
Dr. T. H. Goodding, professor
of agronomy at the College of
Agriculture, has been named a
Fellow of the American Society
of Agronomy, according to an
announcement by F. D. Keim,
chairman of the agronomy de
partment. The honor was conferred on Dr.
Goodding at a recent meeting of
the society in Cincinnati and is
given each year to a limited num
ber of men who have made out
standing contributions to their re
spective sciences.
Dr. Goodding has long been rec
gnized as one of the leading farm
crop instructors in the country,
and is also a member of the
council of th American Society
of Agronomists.
In announcing the honorary
award, Dr. Keim observed, "I
cannot think of anyone who is
more deserving."
Coiivo To Hear
UNESCO Report
Gustavson To Address Students
Wednesday; Classes Dismissed
Reporting on the Mexico City Conference of UNESCO
from which he returned Dec.
will relate his experiences at
Dec. 10 in the coliseum.
All classes will be dismissed for the convocation at 3
p. m.f Karl Arndt, chairman of i
the committee in charge, an
nounced Saturday.
The Chancellor, who was one
of the five voting delegates to
the international meeting from
the United States, served on sev
eral important commitees dur
ing the conference of delegates
from some 38 different countries.
Nebraska Meaning.
He will discuss "The Mexico
City Conference of UNESCO and
What it Means to Nebraska," in
cluding a description of the oper
ations of the conference and its
results as well as some of his ob
servations of Mexico.
Because it will be impossible
for Gustavson to speak before all
individual groups in Lincoln, this
meeting will be open to the gen
eral public as well as to univer
sity students and staff.
He will however, address a
Public School Forum sponsored
meeting open to the public, on
Friday ,Dec. 12, at 8 p. m. at St.
Paul's Methodist church and will
further review the conference.
First Hand News.
Arndt declared that the con
vocation will afford an opportun
ity for the student body as well
as the public to hear first-hand
about UNESCO and how it oper
ates. In a report to the Kansas State
Collegian, Milton Eisenhower, the
president of Kansas State univer
sity who was also present at the
conference, said "Reuben Gustav
son, the great bio-chemist who is
also chancellor of the University
of Nebraska, presented the view
of the scientific group (which in
eludes himself) on the subject of
grants-in-aid. He wants them
continued along about the same
lines of last year."
The Mexico City conference is
the second of its kind in which
the United States has partici
pated.
CARL SANDBURG.
Noted Poet Speaks
In Lincoln Monday
Carl Sandburg, probably Amer
ica's most noted living poet, will
speak in Lincoln at St. Paul's
Methodist church Monday eve
ning, Dec. 8, at 8 p. m. His ap
pearance is the second in the cur
rent Town Hall series sponsored
by the Lincoln Junior League.
Born in Galesburg, 111., in 1878.
he published his first pamphlet
of poems in 1904. His "Corn
huskers," published in 1915, won
the Pulitzer prize for poetry for
that year. Sandburg's biography
of Abraham Lincoln is widely
recognized as the best and most
complete written on the Great
Emancipator. The first two vol
umes, "The Prairie Years," were
published in 1926, followed by the
last four. 'The War Years." in
1939,
5, Chancellor R. G. Gustavson
an all-university convocation
Sc
First
mors
To Register:
Start Monday
City campus students must ob
tain their registration tickets this
week from the assignment com
mittee which is located in Love
Library. Each student MUST pre
sent his identification card at the
time he is issued a ticket.
Registration tickets will be is
sued in the following order:
December 8 Students who are
seniors NOW.
December 9 Students who are
juniors NOW.
December 10 Sophomores and
freshmen whose surnames begin
with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, II, or I.
December 11 Sophomores and
freshmen whose surnames begin
with J, K, L, M, N, O, P, or Q.
December 12 Sophomores and
freshmen whose surnames begin
with R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z.
Enough copies of the class
schedule have been printed to per
mit each student to have a copy
for his own use. These will be
given out at the time students
secure their registration tickets.
Opposite page 44 is a day-hour
blank which student might wish
to use for working out their
schedules in advance of the time
they confer with their advisers or
of the time they meet with the
assignment committee. Blank
pages have also been included for
any notations students might care
to make.
Mimeographed bulletins con
cerning closed sections will be
available for students' use near
the door of the assignment com
mittee's room in Love Libary.
Students who make use of these
bulletins will save themselves
tirne when they meet with the
assignment committee.
Anthony Named
NSA Chairman
Marge Anthony, Teachers Col
lege junior, was appointed chair
man of, the university National
Student Association commitees at
an organization meeting held on
Thursday night.
The committee, under the jur
isdiction of the Student Council,
is comprised of Council members
and non-members appointed by
the Council as a whole.
B. J. Holcomb was named sec
retary and Harriet Quinn was ap
pointed cshairman of the Nebras
ka regional division. Norm Leger
will head thel nternational Af
fairs panel.
Dale Ball, Council member, was
recommended for the position of
Domestic Affairs panel chairman.
Daly To Lead Discussion
At Alumni Council Meet
The University of Nebraska
Alumni association will take part
in the District VI meetings of the
American Alumni council, to be
held in Kansas City. Dec. 8-10.
Clyde B. Dempster, association
president, reported today.
Fritz Daly, association secre
tary, will be in charge of a dis
cussion on "Publication Problems"
and has been named to a com
mittee of the council to make a
study of "Technique of Field
Work."
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