Vol. 48 No. 67 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Thursday, January 15, 1948
British Statesman Will Speak
Monday at University Convo
Beverly Baxter, member of the
British Parliament will address
an all-university convocation at
3 p. m. Monday in the Student
Union ballroom.
An authority on political and
social matters, the Canadian born
British statesman made his start
in the newspaper business. He
worked his way up to Editor-in-Chief
of the Daily Express in Lon
don and in 1938, was appointed
editorial advisor to Allied News
papers of the city.
He is generally acclaimed as
one of the leading dramatic critics
in England, and his pungent
criticisms, eminently fair and out
spoken, appear weekly in the Lon
don Evening Standard. To a large
number of Americans, he is noted
for his articles in the New York
Sunday Times.
A staunch pillar of the Tory
party, Baxter spares neither
friend nor foe. In the British
House of Commons he is listened
to with eagerness and respect,
Foundations
Applications'
Deadline Set
Student Foundation annual
spring elections will soon be un
derway. A Jan. 20 deadline has
been set on applications for ex
ecutive board positions Lorraine
Landeryou, president said Wed
nesday. Executive board positions in
clude four officers, eight district
chairmen, an art and p' licity
director, Bulletin editor, and edi
tor and business manager of the
Student Director, will be open
to members of all classes in
school. Qualifications, as stated
Miss Landeryou include the num
ber of Foundation activity points,
work, initiative, leadership, in
terest, dependability, and reg
ularity. All students who have
served on Student Foundation are
eligible to apply, she stated.
Foundation Heads
The officers, president, vice
president, secretary, and treas
. urer, are nominated by senior
members of the present board,
and then elected by the entire
board. Other positions are filled
by appointments of the senior
board members.
Those selected for executive
board positions will begin to
serve on Feb. 17 for one year.
The placing of the Editor and
Business Manager of the Direc
tory was decided last spring and
added to the Foundation consitu
tion, making sixteen open posi
tions. "All of these jobs are very im
portant," Miss Landeryou said,
and we feel that it is important
to get. the best people for the
positions those most fitted to the
tasks. Each application will be
very carefully considered."
Snider Announces
Sinfonia Pledges
Names of officers and 23 pled
ges of Phi Mu Alpha-Sinfonia,
national men's music professional
fraternity, were announced yes
terday by Jack Snider, president.
The 23 are: Gordon Gealy,,
Dennis Rohrs, James Stevenson,
Richard Garretson, William El
liott, John Curtis, Frank Garton,
Garreth McDonald, Dick Freethy,
Paul Austin, Donald Walker, John
Ellis, Lewis Farney, William
Wurtz, Robert Gilbride, Helmut
Sunknecht, Ted Brunson, Byron
Krasne Donald Korinek, Edward
Wills, Donald Callies, Gordon
Flood and Nelson Shimonek.
Officers besides Snider are vice
president, William Kelly, secre
tary Eugene Tedd; treasurer,
Kent Tiller; and pledge trainer,
Dale Ganz. Snider also announced
that the Sinfonia glee club, under
the direction of Lee Kjelson, will
appear at the mid-semester com
mencement exercises.
combining deep seriousness with
an irrepressible sense of humor.
A member of Parliament since
1935, -Baxter always draws large
audiences when he speaks in Eng
land, and will be welcomed here
for his tolerance and vast wis
dom on issues of international
import.
Baxter served in the allied ex
peditionary forces in the first
World war and in the second in
the capacity of a statesman. He
is famous for his outspoken at
titudes and his underlying sin
cerity. Graduate
Performs
In Recital
A pianist whose concert career
has had a beginning of no little
importance, considering that she
instructs piano full time, will pre
sent a recital of piano music rang
ing from Mozart to Ravel tonight
at 8 p. m. in Temple Theater
when Mary Louise Boehm per
forms at the keyboard in partial
fulfillment of the master of music
degree requirements.
A soloist with the Northwest
ern symphony (one of the na
tion's outstanding college orches
tras) in her undergraduate days
there. Miss Boehm also appeared
with the Chicago Civic Orchestra
under Hans Lange. Making her
recital debut in 1945 in Kimball
Hall at Chicago, she left her in
structor's studio here three times
last year for recital appearances
in Orchestra Hall, Chicago5s lead
ing concert hall . In March she
will present her fourth Chicago
recital.
Joining the university faculty
two years- ago, Miss Boehm
(rhymes with "fame") was fea
tured with the University Sym
phony Orchestra last Spring in a
premiere performance of Harry
Harter's tone-poem for piano and
orchestra, "Scenes of Monterey,"
and with the Faculty String
Quartet in a performance of
Chausson's piano quintet. She is
a pupil of Robert Casadesus and
Arne Oldberg.
Sonata In major, K SI Moiart
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro aftiiaJ
Sonata, Op. 101
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pflndung.
MarsrhniMKHlg
.an(iiam und aehnurhtiivoll
(Jmrhwlnd .
I'hanale. Op. 17 Sehomaa
Allegro molto ailal"nato
Maelloao
I-ento portamento
riorhea a traverse, leu frulllr Iehuy
Ondlne ("Oa.pard de la Null") . . .. . Have
Toccata ('Tombeau de Couperln") . .Havel
Countryman Staff
FilingsOpenToday
Marianne Srb, editor of the
Cornhuslier Countryman, has an
nounced filings for positions on
the 1948-49 staff of the ag college
magazine publication.
Positions open on the staff in
clude: Editor, managing editors
(2), home" economics editor, busi
ness manager, circulation man
ager, and photographer.
Applicants are requested to list
their name, address and phone
number; and past experience in
the job for which they are apply
ing. The applications should be
typed double space and should be
turned in at the ag student union
office before Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Iowa Stale Enrollment
Borders 10,000 Mark
AMES, la., Jan. 14. Winter
quarter enrollment at Iowa State
college reached a total of 9,355
students, according to Registrar
J. R. Sage. This is a new high
for winter quarter enrollment at
the college, being topped only by
fall quarter of 1947.
All-time high for registration
was 9,700 students in fall quarter
of 1947. Winter quarter registra
tion a year ago totaled 9,100. Late
registrants this quarter axe ex
pected to swell the enrollment to
over 9,400 - students, registration
officials stated.
Registrants
Startat6,000
On Thursday
Students holding registration
numbers between 6,000 and 6,350
register today for second semes
ter in Love library, according to
the assignment committee. The
committee stresses that students
registering should bring pencils
with them and that students hold
ing numbers lower than 6,000
should come in immediately.
Commenting on registration,
Dr. Floyd Hoover, Assistant Regis
trar, said, "Courses are not clos
ing, ' but many sections are. Stu
dents will be able to get the
courses they want if they are
willing to juggle their classes and
rework their schedules. The vari
ous departments are doing all they
can in helping students get the
courses they want."
The list of closed courses and
sections are:
NEW AND RE-OPENED SECTIONS.
Bus Or 17, Sec 2. lOTThr 315 S3; Lab
B 8-10 Frl 311 S3. , .
M E 211 Sec 8 Leo 1 T 103 RL; Lab
2-5 T 1-5 Thr 103 RL.
EriBllnh 5-7 Sec 4 10 MWF 113 And
Sec 5 11 MWF 113 And
English 11 Sec 6 10 TThr S 112 And
English 11 See 7 8 TThr S 112 And
English 21 Sec 2
E. M. 225 Sec 1-2.
Time Correction.
Geol 21 Lec 8 TThr 04 MU; Lab 3-5 Mon
104 MH.
Speech 55 Lab C 1 M. 27T.
Physlca 214 Lab A, B.
CLOSED SECTIONS.
B. O. 3. Sec 1, 2; Lab C
B. O 4 Sec 1, 2. 5. 6, 7; Lab D, G
B. O. 17 Sec 1 ; Lab A.
Chem 217 Lab A
Econ 11 Sec 2. 3. 4. 5
Econ 12 Sec 1. 2, 2a, 3. 4, 5,
Econ 115 Sec 1, 2, 4, 5; Lab A, B, C,
D, E, F, G. H. J
Ed. 61 See 3
Ed. 62 Sec 2
Eng. 100 Sec 2
E. M. 2 Sec 1, 2, 3, 4
E. M. 3 Sec 1, 3
E. M. 4 Sec 1, 3, 4, 7
E. M. 121 Sec 5. 6
E. M. 225 Sec 3, 4, . 8, 9, 10, 13
E. M. 226 Sec 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, , 7. 8
E. M. 230 Sec 1
E. M. 234 Sec 1
E. M. 240 Sec 1 '
M. E. 5 Sec 2
M. E. 211 Sec 1 2, 3. 4, S
English 1 Sec 60
English 2 Sec 60
English 4 Sec 50
English 5-7 Sc 1. 2, 4
English 6-8 Sec 3, 7
English 11, Sec 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Bus Org 141
Bus Org 147
Bus Org 161
Bus Org 171
Bus Org 172
Bus Org 203
Bus Org 204 -
Bus Org 210
Bus Org 212
Bus Org 226
Bus Org 290
Chem 31
Chem 220
Chem 234
Econ 203
Econ 204
Econ 210
Econ 211
Econ 212
Econ 267
C. E. 245
E. E. 1112
E. E. 198
E. M. 120
E. M. 228
M. E. 6
M. E. 129
M. E. 208
M. E. 210
M. E. 213
Phil 142
Pharmacology 214
Psych 181
Psych 187
Psych 188
Psych 189
Psych 280
Zool 102
Zool 112
Zool 142
Zool 144
E. M. 123
English 21
English 12, Sec 3, 9, 12, 14. 16
English 22, Sec 3. 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16 19
English 212 Sec 1
Geog 62 Labs B, O
Geog 71, Lab A
Geog 72, Sec 1, 3, 4; Labs C, H, I,
A, J
Jour 175, Sec 1; Lab A
Math 11. Sec 3
Math 15, Beo la, 2a
Math 16, Sec la, 2a
Math 17, Sec lb, 2a, 4
Math 41, Sec 2a
Math 42. See la, 2, 3
Math 105, Sec la, 2a, 4
Math 106, Sec la, 3a. 4a
See REGISTRATION,' page 2.
'Daily' Filings
Are Due Today
Students wishing to file for po
sitions on The Daily Nebraskan
are reminded of the deadline for
turning in applications noon to
day. Application blanks should be
returned to the School of Journal
ism office.
All blanks must be marked by
the Registrar's office as to aca
demic standing of the student.
The Publications Board will
meet at 9 a.m., Sat. Jan. 17, in
the Union faculty lounge to inter
view students applying for positions.
March of Dimes
Drive Now Open
Campaign Lasts Until Jan. 30;
Fund Boxes Put on Campus
Todav marks the oDenine of the
1948 March of Dimes campaign
on the camnus. The drive will
continue through Jan. 30, John
Mercer, student campaign man
ager, has announced.
Corn Cobs and Tassels will col
lect money at the next home bas
ketball game, and collection boxes
have been placed in buildings in
Palmer Notes
Rise in State
Industries
Industrial development of Ne
braska, given a trenmdous boost
during World War II continues
to increase, the university busi
ness research department reported
Wednesday.
Dr. Edgar Z. Palmer, depart
ment director, reported that in
dustrial employment was 47 per
cent greater than the 1939 fig
ure, and employees received
$336,673,000 in wages and salaries,
a figure nearly three times greater
than 1939, a typical post-war year.
The average Nebraska worker
received $2,250, almost twice the
amount of money he received in
1939 $1,205.
"The average compensation
rates show a rapid rise," Dr. Pal
mer said. "However, it must be
remembered that the tost of liv
ing has also increased. The net
result is an increase since 1939
of about 19.5 percent in the phys
ical quantity of things which can
be bought with the average com
pensation, but a decrease of 4.7
percent since 1943. The average
employee is better off than he
was in 1939, but worse off than
in 1943."
Manufacturing made the most
spectacular increase of the in
dustral groups. Last year manu
facturing accounted for 33.8 per
cent of the total industrial pay
roll, with about 30 percent of the
workers. In 1939, the manufac
turers employed 26.1 percent of
the workers and accounted for
28.7 percent of the payroll. Trade
remained the state's No. 1 indus
trial unit during the period.
Dr. Palmer admitted that the
department's total were based on
unemployment figures and did not
include firms of less than eight
employees, or railroad workers.
"Nevertheless," he said, "it rep
resents the great mass of urban
employees in Nebraska."
Summer School
Plans ' to Be Told
Detailed plans regarding Ameri
can students attending summer
school in Britain this year will be
told on a Friday news cast by
commentator George Caraker over
KOLN at 7:15 p. m.
Students who have questions
about the summer school plan
should address them to Caraker at
KOLN. He will answer them
over the air.
News that seven British uni
versities and colleges would open
registration to 600 American stu
dents during July and August of
1948 was released by Caraker last
week and was carried in the news
columns of The Daily Nebraskan
Sunday. The British summer
schools will run for six weeks and
are particularly designed for grad
uate students. By special ar
rangements, juniors and seniors
may be enrolled.
Union Weekend
Events Listed
Union activities for this week
end include a "Unionizer" dance
and a free movie. On Friday,
Jan. 16, the Smith-Warren or
chestra will provide music for
dancing in the Union from 9-12
p. m. Admission will be only 44c.
"How Green Was My .Valley,"
nominated for an Academy
Award in 1940, will be the free
movie attraction Sunday, Jan. 18,
at 7:30 p. m. This picture, laid
in a Welsh mining village, stars
Walter Pidgeon,' Maureen O'Hara,
Roddy MacDowall, and Donald
Crisp.
campus. Mercer has sent letters
to organized houses asking con
tributions in lump- sums.
"I am sure that the people of
Nebraska are alert to the need lor
contributions during this fund ap
peal," State Campaign Chairman
R. G. Gustavson said. "At the
beginning of this 1948 March of
Dimes drive, I want to stress aain
the fact that during the past eight
years, more cases of infantile
paralysis have been reported in
Nebraska than in all of the pre
vious 20."
'Case of Acute Need
"In 1947 a total of $49,485 was
advanced to 23 Nebraska county
chapters, to be used in fighting
polio in the respective counties.
These counties had to have ad
vances because their entire treas
uries were wiped out in fighting
the disease. Because of this situa
tion, it is imperative that the
March of Dimes Fund appeal in
1948 be a success, since it means
the replenishment of chapter
treasuries. In the event of another
epidemic in 1948, the state must
be prepared."
Out of the 643 cases reported in
Nebraska for the year 1946, 53
were fatal." Of the 210 cases in
1947, only 11 deaths occurred. By
these statistics it can be seen that
the number of cases decreased,
and the percentage of deaths
smaller in 1947 compared to 1946.
In 1946, slightly over 8 percent
of the total cases resulted in death,
while in 1947 only 5 percent of
the cases died. These figures in
dicate the job the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis is
doing.
Unpredictable Disease.
Infantile paralysis is one of the
most unpredictable of diseases.
Locality and number of cases vary
greatly from year to year. In Ne
braska in 1947, there was no defi
nite area in which the disease
struck hard. Some highly popu
lated areas reported many cases
while some reported very few.
For instance, Douglas County re
ported the most cases. 55 for 1957,
and Scottsbluff reported 17. But
Lancaster county, second in
population in the state, reported
only three cases in 1947. There
is no explanation for the occur
rance of the disease in some areas
and its absence in others. This
is just one more part of the riddle
which research is trying to an
swer. "From personal experience,
from information you have gath
ered about the disease, we are
sure you realize that the 1948
fund appeal must be a success,"
Dr. Gustavson added. "In order
to go on with the magnificent
work which the national founda
tion has done since it was founded
in 1938, we must have your sup
port and your contribution."
Ag Fair Board
To Appoint Seven
Filings will open today for
seven positions on Farmers' Fair
Board Rick Wahlstrom, chairman
of the board, announced Tuesday
night. Saturday, Jan. 31, will be
the deadline for all applications.
One vacancy on the board, caused
by the registration of Florence
Armold, may be filed for by a
senior woman. The regular open
positions call for three junior
women and three junior men.
Plans are now in progress to
hold the first post-war Farmer's
fair next spring, and the success
of the venture will depend upon
student interest. All students in
terested in the fair are urged to
file for the board.
Present members of the board
include: Lucille Manning, Laray
ne Steyer Wal?trom, Charles
Brim, Don Kellogg, and Rick
Walstrom. Faculty advisors are:
Prof Conard, Prof. Liston and
Prof Hansen.
ROTC Students to Finish
Mock Trials Today
The final phase of the ROTC
mock military trials conducted by
the ROTC students will occur this
afternoon at the three regular
Thursday meetings of Military
Science 3 labs. Supervising the
last half of the trials is Capt.
Kelly of the university , ROTC department.