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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1947)
Ag Yulctido Fete Presents Chorus in Messiah Excerpts Eighteenth Annual Musical Tonight A students will gather In' the Student Activities building Wed nesday night for the continuance of an old tradition on Ag cam pus the annual Exec Board Christmas program This will be the eighteenth yearly observance of the yuletide fete which features the Ag Col lege chorus Dr. C. Vin White, new pastor at the First Presbyterian church will deliver the Christmas mes sage at tonight's event. Dr. White comes to Lincoln from Dubuque, Iowa, where he was dean of the Prsbyterian theological seminary there. His topic for the evening will be "What Makes Jesus At tractive?" Candlelffht Service. Opening the program will be the impressive candlelighting service, performed this year by Marjorie Reynolds and Lillian Locke. Rev. Alvin Petersen of the Lutheran pastorage will give the invocation. Myron Roberts will play an organ prelude of Christmas music while the audience is being seated. . Choral Numbers, Mrs. Altinas Tullis, director of the Ag College Chorus, will di rect the chorus in several well known choruses from Handel's Messiah. She will also lead the audience in singing Christmas carols, as is the custom. Solo duties for the evening will be per formed by Mavis Musgrave, Helen Ocshner and Neal Baxter. Miss Miriam Bratt is the accompanist, The closing number on the pro gram will be the choral presenta tion of the "Hallelujah Chorus" from the Messiah. Rev. John Sheaff of Epworth Church will deliver the invocation. Program for the evening: Organ Prelude, Myron Roberts. Candle Lighting, Kach of the thirty-three randies sonifies one year in the left of ennst. Marjorie Reynolds, Lillian Lock. Invocation. Reverend Alvin Petersen. Contralto Solo and Chorus, "All That Wondrous Christmas NigM," Portuguese earn), Mavis Musgrave. Glr'a Voices: "O Leave Tour Sheep, Hazelhurst. English Carol; "The Little Road to Bethlehem." Head. Audience and Chorus: "O Come All Te Faithful;" "The First Noel:" "Joy to the World;" "While Shepherds Watched Their lot kit. " Excerpts from the "Messiah" by Handel, tenor solo, 'Comfort Ye My People," Neal Baxter; "And the Glory of the Lord." chorus; "For Unto Us a Child Is Born," chorus; soprano solo, "Come Unto Him," Helen Ochsner; "Sr.rely He Hath Borne Our Griefs." Chon.s. Christmas Moasape, Tr. C. Vin White. Men's Voices: "I Saw Three Kings' Fy. Audience and Chorus: 'O Little Town of Bethlehi-m:" Hark! the Herald Angels Eing;" Silent Night." Chorus: "Hallelujah Chorus," the Mes siah by Handel. Benediction, Reverend John Sheaff. Twenty Coeds To Get Awards At Animal Tea A traditional Christmas tea, sponsored by the University Coed Counselors, will be held Thurs day, Dec. 18 from 3:30 to 5:30 p. m. in Ellen Smith hall, Publicity Chairman Jackie Wightman an nounced Tuesday. All freshmen, new. women stu. dents and coed counselor big sis ters will attend, and other women students are urged to come also. The annual tea will be cli maxed at 4:30 when Mary Dye, president, awards recognition to 20 of the group's 130 members for outstanding achievements and co operation during the first semes ter. These girls will be chosen on a basis of points earned under the organization's credit system. Mrs. R. G. Gustavson, wife of the chancellor, Miss Marjorie jonnston, Dean or. Women, and the organization's sponsors. Miss Mary Meilenz and Mrs. Elvera Christiansen will pour at the tea. lame. Shirley Sabin, member of the coed counselor board, is in charge of arrangements for the event which climaxes the group's first semester activities. YM-YW Groups Schedule Joint Meet, Christmas Party City Campus YWCA and YMCA will hold a joint meeting and an nual Christmas party from 7:15 to 9 p. m. at Ellen Smith hall tonight. Bill Reuter and Karl Quissen berry are in charge of games and general entertainment. Joyce Johnson is refreshments chair man. Presidents of the two organiza tions are Shirley Schnittker and Ted Sorcnsen. ft. t- x & At i ROD COX .TALLIES Nebraska's forward, Rod Cox, watches the ball as it follows a perfect arch before swishing through the net for two Husker points. Waiting for a possible rebound are Huskers Claude Retherford (13) and Dick Schleiger. South Dakotans Tom Luby (30) and Harry Carleton stand helplessly by. Action came early in the second half as Coach Harry Good's charges surged ahead of the South Dakota Coyotes on their way to a decisive 65-38 win. VoL 48 No. 57 Lincoln 1. Nebraska. Wednesday. Dec. 17. 1947 Orchesis Club To Give Dance Recital Tonight Dance adaptations for Tchai kovsky's "Nutcracker Suit e," Dickens "Scrooges Christmas and the medieval "Juggler of Notre Dame" will be featured on the annual Christmas Recital of Orchesis, women's dance group at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday in Grant Memorial Hall. A men's dance group composed of David Carlson, James Howard, Charles Jones, Andrew Morrow and Wendell Smith will make its first appearance ' with Orchesis, Dr. Aileen Lockhart, director, has announced. Orchesis dancers will be: Jo Bergh, Betty Aasen, Martha Buckingham, Kay Copple, Mari lyn Davis. Marion Falloon, Jo Grasmick, Marian Hamilton, Nancy Howey, Lois Kaminska, Arlene Jacunke, Ruth Alice John son, Jean Lemberger, Georgia Le mon, Dorothy Meshier, Pat Meyer, Jo Moss, Florence Nerenberg, Patti Nutsch, Peg O'Donnell, Norma Jean Peterson, Betty Q'uinton, Myrtis Rider, Holen Rodin, Marian Splichal, Pat Toof, Jo Votava, Donna Wagner, Wini fred Wolf, Jeanne Woodworth. Tonight's program: Processional Orchesis A Christmas Card Shop Pi Beta Phi Deck The Halls Pre-Orchasis Scrooge's Christmas Orchesis While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks Alpha Chi God Rest Ye Merry, Gent (omen Delta Gamma The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky March, nance of The Candy Kairy; Rus s'an Dance, Trepak: Arab Dance; Chi tiese Dance; Dance of the Reed Flutes; The Juggler of Notre Dame. .. .Orchesis Waltz of the Flowers. Advanced German Classes To Present Christmas Play In the first performance since the beginning of the war, ad vanced German classes will pre sent their annual sixteenth-cen tury Christmas play today in the Temple. The play, directed by Miss M. F. Lau, is a story of the Na tivity, based on the mystery plays that were presented by monks and peasants at the Christ mas season during the Middle Ages and early Renaissance times. Besides the play, H. H. Diers will . direct German Christmas carols and Prof. W. K. Pfeiler will deliver a scripture reading. The pageant is open to the pub lic free of charge. . n n InJtLO SiOtSFS' WDBB SS iwwiiwftiiiiiif Registration Data Appointment cards 1,200-1,-400 may report today. Appointment cards 1-1,199 due today. Assignment committee. Music Majors to Have Annual Singfest Today Music majors will gather around a colorful Christmas tree today at the school of music to join in the sixth annual Christmas sing fest. These informal sings are sponsored each year by Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Westbrook. After singing together many of the ' carols familiar during this season of the year, the students will be entertained with a pro gram directed by Morris Hayes. Sigma Tail Scholarship Awarded To Paul Murf in That Paul Murf in, electrical engineering senior, has been named recipient of the Sigma Tau senior scholarship award, present ed annualy by Alpha chapter of Sigma Tau, was announced Tues day night at the Sigma Tau initia tion banquet .held at the Ag campus Foods and Nutrition build ing. Dean Roy M. Green made the presentation of the award. Murfm is a member of Sigma Tau, and holds the presidencies of the Engineers' Exec Board and A.I.E.E., student engineering or ganizations. The scholarship is awarded to a senior in the upper ten per cent of his class on the basis of scholarship, sociability, practicality and need. Social Engineer. The principle address at the banquet was given by Dr. James M. Reinhardt of the University department of sociology on the topic "The Social Engineer." In his talk, Dr. Reinhardt men tioned some of the problems and difficulties associated with the development of a reliable social order, and the relationship of these problems to the engineer. The speaker pointed out that the engineer is a controller of institutions. In order to control institutions he must be able to deal with man, the basis for all institutions. The very nature of our society, which is more or less unscientific, makes this a dif ficult task for the engineer. Keys were presented to forty- Second Half Surge Chases Coyotes; 21 Nebraska ns Play BY RALPH STEWART (Daily Nebraska Sports Editor) Nebraska's high-stepping cagers, unleashing a devast ating 42-point second half scoring attack, scuttled a spunky South Dakota university quintet Tuesday night on the Coliseum maples by a one-sided 65-38 count. Off to a slow start, Coach Harry Good's sharpshooters moved into a 32-17 halftime margin after the Coyotes had narrrowed a never-relinquished Nebraska lead to 12-10 and Registrations Up to 1,400 Valid Today More than 1,000 upperclassmen had registered with the assign ment committee as second day of registry closed, Dr. Floyd W, Hoover, assistant registrar, re ported Tuesday afternoon. Students holding appointment cards numbered from 1 to 1,199 should meet the assignment com' mittee at once, Mrs. Ralph Be dell, in charge of the assignment committee, declared. The commit tee will register bearers of cards numbered from 1,200 to 1,400 Wednesday, she said. "Students and faculty members are co-operating well," Mrs. Be dell commented In survey of the first two days of second-semes ter registration. Senior and jun ior students who registered the first two days were processed in less than 15 minutes each. "This is the smoothest registra tion I've ever seen in four years at school," remarked one senior to Dr. Hoover as he came out of the assignment committee's room in the Love library. A correction of the class sched ule program was announced by Mrs. Bedell Tuesday. Students registering for Education 62 must allow for a laboratory at 4 p. m. Mondays, meeting in room 303, Teachers college. Sections that closed during Tuesday's registration are: B. O 161, Section I: Chem. E. 234, i.ao. A; Econ. 211, Section I. Bizad college continued regis tration of underclassmen Wednes day, and cancelled all scheduled classes in the college lor tne aay. Prof. Bullock's Condition Reported "Fair" Tuesday The condition of T. T. Bullock. professor of economics and busi ness law, was reported as "fair" by attendants at the Lincoln Gen eral hospital Tuesday. Professor Bullock was taken to the hospital following a fall he suffered in the social sciences building Monday morning. five new initiates in Sigma Tau by Verne Hedge, charter member of the fraternity. Mr. Hedge's presentation has been a tradition with the local chapter for many years. The initiates were welcomed into membership by Carl Leonard chapter president. The response was given by pledge president, John Manion. Paul A. Owen, Lincoln engineer, served as toast master. Initiates. Those iniated were: Fred H. Bailey, jr., Walter A. Bergstras ser, James A. Biba, Weston D. Birdsall, Dick P. Bresse, Richard V. Clements, Eldon E. Clapham, Don B. Crandall, Cecil J. Doubt, George R. Flebbe, George Fox, Robert L. Gessner, Raymond H. Heller, Floyd H. Henson, Paul H. Henson, Inge R. Asaksen, War ren H. Jensen, Edward G. Kaiser, Charles C. Kellogg, Calvin J. Kin, Otto A. Krai, Wilbur L. Kroger, Frank C. Kuska, Wilbur E. Lehnert, Jack S. Manion, How ard W. Mastalir, Donald O. Mc Carthy, Laclhan Ohman, George A. Olive, Burman F. Olson, Or vin H. Olson, Charles L. Patton, John D. Peck, Frederick L. Pel ton, Irvin L. Reis, Richard E. Rosenbaum, Wayne B. Swift, Leo H. Soderholm, Donald H. Temme, Charles R. Tomek, Robert W. Watson, Jack D. White, Jack L. Wilkins, Joe L. Wilson. 'CO 1(0) again to 14-12. The Husker starting combine stepped into a five point advan tage before the South Dakota club could ring the bucket after five minutes of playing time had elapsed. Coach Rube Hoy's five went through another five-minute scoring drouth while the Huskers hiked their total to an even dozen. Reserves Take Over. With ten minutes of the first half gone, Coach Good inserted a fresh Scarlet five. Sparked by Guard Neil Mosser, the new crew boosted the Husker tally to 23-16 at the intermission. . The Nebraska starting five re ceived little more than a good warm-up in the second half. While South Dakota failed to find the scoring range, the Huskers racked up 12 points within six minutes before Good relieved them with his second team combi nation. Mosser, Whitehead Shine. , Mosser and Sophomore Bus Whitehead paced the second five for an eight minute session when a third Husker quintet trotted on the floor. Good wound up by clearing his bench of 21 men. Fourteen of them broke into the scoring column. The Huskers had little trouble in gaining their initial win of the season with the South Dakotans, recent victor over Creighton uni versity. Although displaying shady passing tactics at times, Ne braska showed considerable prom ise for the future. High Husker scoring honors were divided among a trio of sec ond line performers. Mosser con nected for four fielders for eight points while Forward Paul Sheilds hit three field goals and convert ed two free tosses. Whitehead pot ted two tip-in shots and added four charity shots. Starters Claude Retherford, Rod Cox and Dick Schleiger tallied seven, seven, and six, respec tively, for the Huskers. Luby Paces Coyotes. Forward Tom Luby. Coyote spark, kept South Dakota in the running during a ragged first half See HUSKERS. Page 3. Theater Play Rates Repeat Performance "Return To Surigao," Experi mental Theater production di rected and written by Clarence Flick, is scheduled for a repeat performance in the Temple studio theater tonight at 7:30 p. m. The play, written by Flick after his return from service over seas, was presented on the stage for the first time Dec. 3 at an invitational performance for a se lected audience. On Dec. 4 the play was presented at a secoond performance open to the public. Testing Grounds. The experimental theater serves as a testing ground ior piays which are being produced for the first time. Since its first perform ance the orginai script oi Ke turn To Surigao" has been re vised, one interlude added in the middle of the second act, and another character added to the cast, according to author Flick. Homer Hauppman, in the role of the padre, will be the only ad dition to the cast. The original production staff will be in charge of tonight's performance, and the same scenery and costumes used. Cast. David Innis, D. Ann Richard son, Jane MacCuaig, Betty Laird, Abe Katz, and Rex Coslor will be remembered for their appear ance in the first presentation of the play. Others in the original cast are Herb Spence, Gordon Winter, Russ Kruger, Stephen Hershman. Jack Asbyll, " and James Hartman. There will be no admission, charge for tonight's perform ance.