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VoL 48 No. 64;...Lincoln 8, Nebraska, Sunday, January 11, 1948 British Summer Schools Open to American Students Seven British universities and colleges will open registration to 600 American students during July and August of summer 1948, according to a Friday newscast of George Caraker, radio station KOLN commentator and univer sity student. Running for six weeks, the ses sions are particularly designed for graduate students, and teach ers with previous study in the fields being offered. By special arrangement, however, a few juniors and seniors may be en rolled. Students will be housed in host els, as at London, or in the col lege system of dormitories, as at Oxford University. "The food ra tions are adequate," reported Ca raker, "and the British people will welcome foreign students." Approved for G.I. Bill The seven English institutions have been accepted by the Vet erans Administration for listing as an approved college for the G.I. Bill. "However," Caraker cautioned, "veterans must remem ber that their subsistance checks will not cover their entire ex penses for the term." Colleges and the special sub jects offered include St. Andrew's, Scotland (founded in 1411), study of western culture; Birmingham, Shakespeare and Elizabethan lit erature with classes and theater productions at Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare's home, and medical courses for grades only; Leeds, economic future; London, general Forum of Air Plans 200th Anniversary The University of Nebraska Forum of the Air, a roundtable discussion of current events, will broadcast its 200th program the week of January 17-24 on nine Nebraska radio stations. The anniversary program topic will be, "What is UNESCO What Can It Do For Us?" Participants will be Chancellor R. G. Gustav son, R. A. McConnell, Jr., editor of the Lincoln Journal; the Rev. Philip Schug, pastor of the Unit arian church in Lincoln; Dr. Royce Knapp of the University's Teachers College; and as moder ator, Paul L. Bogan, of the uni versity's radio studios. The pro gram will be transcribed in the Student Union ballroom next Wednesday at 4 p. m. The public Is invited to attend. The forum discusses such wide ly divergent issues as "Is Univer sal Military Training Necessary for National Security?" to "What Is A Good Parent?" Prominent members of the university fac ulty serve as moderators. Since its first broadcast in December, 1943 over 250 prominent citizens of the state and nation have taken part in the broadcasts. The program is heard by trans cription over the following radio stations: KF(R and KOLN, Lin coln; KOIL, KFAB and KOWH, Omaha; KORN, Fremont; WJAG, Norfolk; KGFW, Kearney, KODY, North Platte; and KOLT, Scatts bluff. Riles for UN Dead In Union Jan, 18 A memorial service for the 12 university staff members who died between July 1945 and December 1947, will be held in the Union ballroom Sunday, Jan. 18. Chancellor R. G. Gustavson will preside and tributes will be paid, by deans of -the various colleges. Rev. John Douglas Clyde will be chaplain and music will be by the University Singers and Myron Roberts, organist. Those to be memorialized: Er win II. Barbour, James L. Booth, Allan R. Congdon, Henry H. Fos ter, Newton W. Gaines, Vincent C. Hascall, Ernest II. Hoppert, Edith G. Jones, Jamcj F. Law rence, William W. Marshall, A. A Reed and Clara O. Wilson. . . Says Commentator courses in English literature; Not tingham, "Education in England," including news developments from recently-passed education laws; Oxford, European civilization to 1947; and Southampton, "Contem porary Britain." Credit Arranged Students who wish to transfer credit from an English college to their own university in America, may receive a certificate of at tende if they make such arrange ments in advance with their own school. The certificate presum ably will describe the course re quirements so that each U. S. school may grant credit according to its own standards. The Cunari-White steamship lines of New York will provide transportation at a special student rate. Passage applicants must have received acceptance from the Brit ish college first. Further information will be furnished upon written request addressed to George Caraker in care of KOLN, Federal Securities building, Lincoln. McDill Elected Prexy of Tri-K Bob McDill, Lincoln was elected president of Tri-K,. honorary ag ronomy club, at a special meeting held Thursday night in the ag union. McDill is a junior major ing in agronomy. Other officers elected for the coming year were: Jack V. Baird, Archer, vice-president; John Osier, Imperial, secretary; and Don Syl vester, Lincoln, treasurer. Tri-K Kernels, Kobs andKlods is responsible for the student grain judging and identification contests held every spring, and this year, plans to sponsor a judg ing team for intercollegiate com petition as they had before the war. Out-going officers include: Vir gil Johnson, Turlock, Calif., pres.; Willis Ervin, McCook, vice-pres.; Ron Anderson, Concord, secy.; and Norman Anderson, Grand Island, treas. Complete Plans Library, Sosh The University of Nebraska City campus is to become a place of beauty. Often praised for the economy and utility of its compactness, the campus lacks the abundant trees, shrubs, flowers and walks which give dignity and beauty to other midwest universities and colleges. The beautification program has already made substantial progress. This spring, a two block area will be intensively landscaped, to pro vide a proper setting for the uni versity's magnificent new Love Memorial library, Social Science hall and the Teachers College building. This project will be financed by a gift of money to the University of Nebraska Foundation fr,om the Cooper Foundation of Lincoln. "Full grown trees and shrubs will be planted. Sidewalks and other ornate landscaping devices will be installed immediately," Perry W. Branch, secretary-director of the University of Nebraska Foundation said. "We are not planning something which will bloom into beauty 20 years from now. Inspire Contributions "We want our citizens to see what can be done to transform the bareness of the present cam pus into something for all Ne braskans to see and admire. We hope it will inspire others to con tribute to the program." Plans for the initial beautifica tion work were prepared by Hare and Hare, prominent landscape artists of Kansas City, Mo., in association with the university's architecture department and oper ating superintendent's office. The immediate objective, Mr. PAYMENTS OF FEES Students will be gratified to, discover that many steps usu ally included in the payment of fees process have been taken in while registering. The regis trar's office is endeavoring to -improve the entire system thus eliminating the need for wait ing in line over ten minutes. Fees may be paid in Grant Memorial from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Jan. 26-28. Student must present identification cards at that time. Schedule of dates for payment of fees is as fol lows: Students whose sur names begin with letter A to G inclusive Monday, Jan. 26; II to Q inclusive Tuesday, Jan. 27; R to Z inclusive Wed nesday, Jan 28. Any student failing to pay fees on day assigned will not be permitted to do so until Monday, Feb. 2 and will then be assessed a late fee. G. W. Rosenlof, Registrar. Polio March Of Dimes Set Jan. 15 The annual March of Dimes drive will begin on the university campus next Wednesday, Jan. 15, and will continue thru Jan. 30. The campaign is under the direc tion of Chancellor R. G. Gustav son as state chairman and John Curtiss of Lincoln as Lancaster county chairman. Students on the campus may contribute to the drive thru col lection boxes placed in various buildings on the city and ag cam pus. According to plan, the or ganized houses will be asked to contribute lump sums thru letters which will be sent to them thru the university. Coordinating the drive on the university campus will be John Mercer. National Foundation. The contributions resulting from the campaign each year are the sole support of the National Foundation, founded by the late president, Franklin Delano Roose velt, and its local county chapters. Fifty percent of all contributions remains with the local county chapters for providing medical aid to polio patients needing such help, and the other 50 percent is allocated to the support of the well-known national program of research, education, and major epidemic aid. This year marks the tenth anni versary of the establishment of the national foundation to "lead, direct and unify the fight" against infantile paralysis. To Landscape Area In Spring Branch said, is to intensively land scape the 14 block area occupied by the new part of the city cam pus extending from Love library northward to the Coliseum and from Lincoln's twelfth street east to Fourteenth street. This will be done almost entirely by private financing. Creates Memorial Out of the primary project the Foundation hopes to create a liv ing memorial to several great Ne braska citizens, and university benefactors, whose names grace the buildings located within the area. Among them are Andrews Bur nett, Morrill and Bessey halls and the Library. They stand as me morials to E. Benjamin Andrews and Edgar A. Burnett, former chancellors: Dr. Charles E. Bessey, famed botanist when a member of the Nebraska faculty; C. H. Morrill, for many years a member of the Board of Regents who gen erously contributed funds which made the university museum a. reality; and Don L. Love, whose gift made construction of the Li brary possible. Two More Buildings The university's long range building program- calls for two more buildings in this area. This will complete a rectangle of build ings which will surround a beau tifully landscaped mall memoral izing these great Nebraska citi zens. When this project is completed, Mr. Branch says, the Foundation plans to extend the beauification work to the old part of the city campus, located to the west be tween Lincoln's Tenth and Twelfth street. MSA Qmmlee Plea Issued for Rebuilding European Student Libraries A plea for textbooks of all kinds to enable European students to rebuild libraries has been issued by Marge An thony, Student Council Chairman of the National Student Association Committee in answer to a letter from the Inter national Union of Students Panel on Relief and Rehabilita- Ition in Czechoslovakia. Houser Gives Talk Tonite Mr. George M. Houser, execu tive secretary of the National Con gress on Racial Equality, will speak tonight at 7:30 at St. Paul Methodist church. The title of his address will be the title of his book, "Erasing the Color Line." Extremely active in combating racial prejudices in this country, Houser has set up numerous workshops and institutes in ma jor cities. These institutes pri marily aim to acquaint people further with the non-violent, di rect action approach to racial ten sion, both thru discussion and thru experimentation. He has di rected workshops in Chicago and Washington, D. C. during the last two years. Houser organized the Journey of Reconciliation, conducted in the upper South in 1947, thru which segregation policies of interstate busses and trains were tested un der the Irene Morgan decision of the supreme court. The Social Action council, which is sponsoring Houser's talk, will meet at 8 p. m., Monday, at the Methodist student house on campus and is open to all interest ed persons. Registration At Completion On Ag Campus Second semester registration on ag campus is nearly completed ac cording to Dr. C. C. Wiggans, head of the ag registration committee. No official figures are avail able on the number of students who have signed up for the sec ond semester, but advisors report that there are very few drops among junior division students. With the completion of the ac tual registration, the ag procedure becomes the same as that on city campus for the payment of fees. Fees will be paid in conjunction with all-campus plans on Jan. 26, 27, and 28. Registration on the suburban campus was accomplished with a minimum of effort-on the part of the students this semester. Stu dents merely conferred with their advisors and filled out their work sheets and from there the regis tration committee completed ar rangements for classes, and pro cured openings in downtown classes. Dr. Wiggans pointed out that ag students have an IBM number which will be used in reference to their schedule, and for the pay ment of fees. Three File for UN Board of Regents LeRoy Welsh, Omaha, and Rob ert W. Devoe, Lincoln, have filed for re-election to the university Board of Regents. Another Oma han, Edward E. Blue Howell, has filed for election. The two Board positions whose terms of office expire this year must be filled by men from Dis tricts one and two. Filings, which are made at the Secretary of State's office in the Capitol, close March 4. The two men from each district who receive the most votes in the primary elections in April will enter the run-oft race in Novem ber. Their terms of office will begin Jan. 1, 1949. Race Equality Miss Anthony has announced that a drive will be carried on to collect these used books in co operation with the Student Foun dation, and that collections will begin the middle of this week. The drive wil be the first of its kind in an American university or college, and NSA has expressed hope for student co-operation to make the drive a success in order that the idea wil be adopted by the Big Seven and by the majority of colleges and universities in this country. Tentative plans call for collec tion in various campus buildings and through organized houses. Although textbooks of all kinds are in urgent demand by Euro pean students, special needs indi cated that medical, social science and physical science texts of late copyright are in greatest demand. The IUS in its letter to Miss An thony stated also that texts in English are especially desrable since post advanced students are proficient in the use of English. Miss Anthony also announced that letters of explanation will be sent to all university professors next week, and that campus book stores will be contacted before the drive begins so that books which will be in demand here next se mester will not be collected. Frank Johnson Elected Prexy Regents Board At a Saturday meeting of the Board of Regents, Frank John son of Lexington was elected as the new president. Former vice president, Johnson succeeds Stan ley Long of Grand Island. C. Y. Thompson of West Point is the new-vice president; John Sel leck, university comptroller, will serve as secretary. R. W. Devoe, Lincoln, was re-elected as repre sentative of the board on the U. N. foundation. The purchase of property at 529 North 16th street for the purpose of building additional dormitories was approved by the regents. Borgmann Report In a report submitted by Dr. Carl Gorgmann, dean of faculty, a sum of $29,000 was estimated to ready Burnett hall for air condi tioning. The board voted to receive bids for the installation of the nec essary equipment. The expenditure of $28,000 was authorized to brick veneer the newly acquired physical elucation building. Negro Actors Sought For Theater Play Two Negro men students are being sought for roles in "The Petrified Forest," according to Director Max Whittaker, The stu dents originally cast for the two parts found that they were un able to participate.ma king it nec essary to have a second tryout. Mr. Whitaker asks that any Negro men students interested in taking a role in the play contact him immediately. The two parts are Important enough in developing the theme of Sherwood's drama that if the parts had to be cut because of a lack of students to fill them some of the play's effectiveness would be lost, Whitaker said. Director Whittaker's office is in Temple building and he will in terview any Negro students who may wish to try out for theso parts.
