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Vol. 48 No. 68 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA U.S. Must Occupy Germany For Many Years Friedrich Decision of the Big Three powers to restore western Ger many's crippled industrial sys tem to its former might, means that the United States will have to keep occupation forces there "for many years," Dr. Carl Friedrich said in the second Montgomery Lecture Wednesday. Dr. Friedrich, Harvard univer sity authority on European af fairs, said that there had been a revolutionary change in the pol icy originally determined at Pots dam. There the Big Three agreed to reduce the German industrial machine to war-making impot ency. It is now apparent, Fried rich said, that allied policy seeks to restore western Germany's in dustrial plant so that it will fit into the fabric of the Marshall plan. The Marshall plan calls for a self-supporting European econ omy. Many Years of Occupation. "This about-face in policy on our part means that occupation of Germany must be maintained for many years because we want to make sure that this industry will not be used in a war against ourselves." The lecturer said .that such a war might conceivably be waged Met Opera Audition Includes Two Nebraska Contestants When the Metropolitan "Opera Auditions of the Air" is broad cast Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3:30 p.m., two sopranos from Nebraska will be the contestants. They are Eliza beth Farquhar, former university student from Omaha, and Jane Hobson, a mezzo-soprano from Murray. Station KFOR will carry the show. A former women's page editor of the Lincoln Journal, Miss Far quhar began her music studies at Sullins College, Bristol, Va. In 1943, while working for the Jour nal, Miss Farquhar studied music and art at the University. Entering the Mademoisell-sponsored con test in 1945, she won a scholarship to the New York Traphagen School of Fashion. After an informal audition with Opera Star Helen Jepson, who encouraged her t make voice her career, she began coaching with Paul Althouse, former Metro- Ag YM Holds Yearly Election Members of the Ag Campus YMCA will go to the polls this week to elect the officers for the coming year. Chairman of the nominations committee, Ralph Johnson, announced the results of his committee's action at the meeting this week. Candidates for president of the organization include: Duane Niel sen, present holder of the office, Dale Stauffer, now treasurer, and Virgil Ganzel, who is the present secretary. In other departments, Gordon Bachenberg and Robert Epp will vie for the office of secretary, and Bob Briedenbaugh will run against George Wagner for the treasurer's position. Also slated for selection at this time is the district representative. Gordon Maricle and Dick Steffan have been nominated for this office. Nielsen explained ballots will be mailed to the members, and that the votes are to be deposited in ballot boxes placed in the YM room of the ag union. Ballots must be turned in by 7:30 p. m. next Tuesday. Election results will be an nounced at the joint meeting to be held next Tuesday night. Oother members of the nomina tions committee were Phil Skin ner and Rueben Epp. by a revived fascist or Comma nistic German government. ' The western democracies are doing a good job of destroying the German military machine and the nazi party, Friedrich asserted, Coupled with the revival or uer many's industrial economy, these developments are giving the de mocratic and anti-militaristic peo' pie of Germany a "genuine oppor tunity to establish democracy. German Army is Kaputt. "Demilitarization," he contin ued, "is in an advanced stage in Germany. The army is gone, the ammunition has been destroyed, the armament factories have been dismantled, and the general staff ceases to exist." Concerning denazification, de clared Friedrich, that the purg ing of pro-nazi elements has been less satisfactory. Most nazis have been eliminated from positions of influence, and most of them are now in a position to make trou ble. It is hard to tell who had been nazis for protective reasons and who were nazis for progres sive, anti-democratic motives. Nazism can never be com pletely erased," he concluded. "But the work is being carried on continuously, particularly by the Germans themselves. PQlitan tenor. Miss Farquhar held leading roles in- university opera productions of DeKoven's "Robin Hood," Mascagini's "Cavalleria Rusticana ' and Mendelssohn s or atroio "Elijah." Last summer she appeared as a guest soloist on the Sigmund Romberg radio show over the NBC network. Concert Pianist. Before the war, Miss Hobson was preparing for a concert pian ist career under the well known pianist, Robert Cassadesus, in Paris. She returned to this coun try to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and sang in a choral group, where her teacher urged her to make singing her vocation, In 1942, she won a four year fel lowship to the Julliard School of Music and four years later won the Naumburg Award which en titled her to perfor at Town Hall in New York. A pianist and a singer, she is also an actress, having played the leads in a series of summer thea ter plays in Maine last year. Third Contestants. Miss Hobson and Miss Farquhar will be the third set of contest ants heard on the auditions, spon sored by the Farnsworth television and radio corporation. At the end of the season, winning contestants will receive $1,000 and a Metro politan Opera contract. On the Sunday broadcast. Miss Farquhar will sing the aria "II est doux, II est bon" from "Hero diade" by Massenet, and "Three Loves" from Grieg's "Song of Nor way." Miss Hobson will sing the "Air de Lia" from the cantata "L'Enfant Prodigue" by DeBussy and "Will You Remember" from Herbert's "Sweehearts." Both con testants will join in the last se lection, "E un Anatema," a duet from Ponchielli's "La Gionconda." Masquers Pledge Sixteen Students Nebraska Masquers chapter of the National Collegiate Players pledged 16 students Jan. 14. In a ceremony held at 7 p. m. in the Studio Theater, the follow ing were pledged: Homer Haupt- mann, Eddie McCullough, Norm Leger, Polly Ann Rickley, Mar garet Ann Huff, Don Clifton, Mary Cottingham, June McCuaig, Clare ' Denton, Elmer Johnson, Jack Asbyll, Elaine Hensel, Ro zella Widows, Shirley . Wallace, Walt Davis, uad Pat Boyd. Friday, January 16, 1948 Council Will Investigate Credit Value Investigation of the credit eval uation system was ordered by the Student Council at its meeting Wednesday. Hank Schleuter and Joan Farrar will check with the registrar in an attempt to make official credit evaluations easier for students to obtain. Several council members told of difficulties experienced in trying to check their requirements officially before second semester registration. The administration offices are now evaluating only mid-year graduates. Publishing semester reports cov ering council activity and limita tions was added to the duties of the publicity committee by a mo tion of Schleuter s. President Harold Mozer ap pointed three members to the Uni versity honors convocation com mittee. Appointed were Marjorie Reynolds, Alex Cochrane and Bill Koehn. Suggested revisions' to the Per sians constitution were submitted to that organization Wednesday afternoon according to a report by Bob Wenke, chairman of the con stitutions committee. The resignation , of Stanley Malachock from the council was accepted. He stated in a letter that he will not be in school next semester. Oldtime Barn Dance Holds Sway Tonight All join hands and circle left! From there on it will be an eve ning of solid enjoyment for any one who takes the trouble to pull on an old pair of ginghams or jeans and shag on over to the college activities building for the oldtime barn dance tonight. Dress to fit the occasion if you're out for a good time. Dave Sanders will be calling the Vir ginia reels and music will be furn ished befitting square dance tra dition. The dance is an outgrowth of the square dancing class which has been offered by the ag union this semester, but experience is not a prerequisite for attendance. Ivan Liljegren, chairman of the spon soring general entertainment com mittee, stressed that squares will be explained and demonstrations given. It's all free and there's little formality, so grab a partner and hurry on over to college activities. Firing will commence at 8 p.m. and things will pop until 11:30. Petrillo Affects Union Activity Because of a ruling of the local association of the American Fed eration of Musicians, the Variety Matinee programs, scheduled for alternate Fridays in the Union, have been canceled. The ruling stated that A. F. of M. union members could not par ticipate in the bi-weekly program unless they were paid regular union wages, which the Union ac tivities committee does not feel are a justified expenditure for free student entertainment, ac cording to Duane Lake, Student Union director. Also in accordance with the ruling, non-union members can not be employed as entertainers. The Variety Matinees were orig inated as a means of using stu dent talent in the entertainment field. It had been planned to put the program on the air this year. This was a project of the Union general entertainment committee under the direction of Donna Alfrey and Bob Easter. Architects Quit University Suddenly; Officials Silent Two departments of architecture faculty members an nounced that their resignations were admitted to the Dean of the College of Engineering this week for presentation to the Board of Regents. Benjamin P. Hemphill, associate professor of architec CREDIT BOOKS Keep your credit book and keep each grade report which you will receive at the end of each semester. The Registrar's Offic will no longer issue credit books It is the responsibility of each student to keep a com plete file of his grade reports. C. E. Mickey Dies; Retired Engineer Prof Clark E. Mickey, retired pro fessor of civil engineering, died Wednesday at 3 a.m.-at a local hospital. His death was attributed to "severe" stomach hemorrhages he suffered in the past week... Born March 9, 1883, in Pennsyl vania, Mickey came to Nebraska in 1897. He was graduated from the University in 1908, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in both Mechanical and Civil Engineering. He started as an instructor in 1908 in the department of Applied Mechanics, and remained there until 1920. At that time, he was named a professor in .Civil En gineering, which he taught until his retirement at the close of the academic year 1946-47. for "ill health." Mickey, who was 64, was a teacher for 39 years.' He was active in the state as a consulting engin err in fields of paving and water resources. From 1919-1928 he was the consulting and testing engin eer of the State Highway Depart ment. His affiliations included mem bership in Sigma Tau; Sigma Xi; ASTM, the American Society for Testing Materials; SPEE, the So ciety for the Promotion of Engin eering Education; and the Ameri can Society of Civil Engineers. Prof. Mickey was disturbed by a stomach hemorrhage last Thurs day, and taken to the hospital. where repeated hemorrhages oc curred. A call for his blood type was sent out Tuesday, and was answered by a fellow professor, a present student, and a former student. Roy M. Green, dean of the Col lege of Engineering, said of Prof. See MICKEY, Page 4. YM Announces Election Slate Nominations of officers for the coming YMCA election have been announced by Neils Wodder, nom inating committee chairman. Can didates for president are Ben Ali, Don Crowe and Bill Reuter. Ben Ali, foreign student, is vice-presi dent of the Cosmopolitan Club and W.S.S.F. campus representative. The second candidate, Don Crowe, is president of the Religi ous Welfare Council, formerly president of Alpha Phi Omega, and is, at present, vice-president of the city campus YMCA. Bill Reuter is a member of the Uni versity Theatre, Masquers, and social chairman on' the YMCA Cabinet. District Representative candi dates are Kerl Qusinberry and Bill Winkler. Both men are mem bership chairmen and co-editors of the Tiny-Y. Bill Broaden and George Slenker are the nominees for the office of secretary with Bob Gruber and Dick Sabas the candidates for treasurer. Election ballots will be mailed to all members and may be turned in at the YMCA office in the Temple building before Wednes day evening at 6 p.m. Results of the election will be announced at an election supper Wednesday, according to Ted Sorensen, pres ent head of YMCA. Members of the nominating committee were Neils Wodder, Phil Frandson, Elmer Sprague, Dale Mesner, Robert Borin, Mer- vyn Cadwallader and Ted Sorensen. ture, requested his resignation be effective Monday, Jan. 12, the day of its submission. Hemphill at tended the annual convention of the American Institute of Archi tects in April, 1947, as the repre sentative of the Nebraska chapter and the Nebraska Architects As sociation. Burket E. Graf, instructor of architecture, announced his resig nation Wednesday, requesting that . it become effective at the end of the current semester. When in terviewed he expressed regret at having to take the step. Graf joined the university faculty 'in April 1946 upon re turning from the navy. At the time of his resignation he was faculty advisor to the Student Architectural society. Neither resignation has been acted upon by the board of regents. Both men plan private archi tecture practices in Lincoln. Earlier in the semester another architecture instructor, Herman Skaret, left the department. He was out of town and could not be reached. University officials, except for the Chancellor who was out of town Thursday, refused to com ment on the resignations. Bates Explains Study Course For Cliem E Dr. Bates, assistant professor of chemical engineering, ex plained the new curriculum for chemical engineers at the student chapter meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Wednesday evening. Dr. Batees explained that the new curriculum, which will be come effective the first semester of the 1948-1949 school year, ex presses a general trend in engi neering education toward a more cultural background for the en gineer. Alsor with the added fa cilities of the annex to Avery lab aratory the number of courses of fered in chemical engineering has been, increased. The curriculum wil require 140 semester credit hours for gradu ation as compared with 136 credit hours in the other engineering departments. Students now enrolled in the University may graduate under either course of study, the new or the old. Student speakers for the meet ing were Calvin King, who dis cussed "The Interviewer," and Neil Shields, who described the chemical engineering references available to students. Research Scientists Will Investigate Enzyme Behavior University research scientists plan to investigate the strange be havior of tiny bodies found in certain bacteria. Some of these bodies, called en zymes, exist at temperatures as high as 180 degrees, but others break down quickly when exposed to much heat. The behavior of the enzymes controls the life of the bacteria. The project will be financed by a $1,000 gift from the Agriculture Research Foundation, Inc., of Omaha, to the University of Ne braska Foundation. The investi gation will be-made by Dr. Walter Militzer, biochemist, and Dr. Carl Georgi, bacteriologist. CC's to Meet Sunday A meeting of the Co-ed Coun selors will be held Sunday, Jan. 18, from 2 to 3 p. m., in Ellen Smith Hall to discuss plans for next semester, Jackie Wightman, publicity chairman of the board, has announced. Plans for the pen ny carnival will be started and "little sisters" will be assigned to the members.