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Vol. 48-No. 79 MERSiir of era mm Of AIM GOTOM HANDBOOK COVER DESIGN The revised Student Council handbook of student government, republished just this week un der the chairmanship of Councilwoman Betty Aasen, carries this abstract cover design in black and white by Owen Scott, also a junior Council representative from the School of Fine Arts. The handbook contains the constitution as revised in last years spring election, lists standing committees, explains the .workings the governing body, and reviews Council history. The booklet will be distributed to Council members and organization presidents. The design symbolizes the Council as executive administrator, con ductor of elections, and voice of student petition. Violinist Stern Here Feb. 19 " Isaac Stern, the only major violinist whose training is ex clusively American, will play to an audience of students and towns-people when the Lincoln Fine Art concert series presents the 27-year-old artist Thursday, Feb. 19, at St. Paul Methodist church. Beginning his musical studies at six with the piano, Stern turned to the violin at eight, making his San Francisco debut at the age of 11. A Cloumbia recording ar tists, Stern recorded the sound track for the Warner Brothers' production "Humoresque" last year. Currently on his sixth nation wide concert tour. Stern made his first commercial circuit of the Pacific area, setting a record of 125 performances in ten months. Stern's Lincoln recital will mark the first time that the series has offered a special price to students. Student tickets, on sale at the door, are priced 90 cents. Heretofore, students payed gen eral admission prices. Student Tickets Today for "Petrified Forest" Ticket sales for th next Uni versity Theater production will open to students only on Thurs day and Friday from 12:30 to 5 p. m. in the Temple box office. The play, Robert Sherwood's "The Petrified Forest," will open Wednesday, February 18,. at 8 p. m. Leads. The three lead players and their respective roles are Betty Schultz as Gabby, Dewey Ganzel as Alan Squire, and Jack Wend ftrand, Duke Mantee. Bob Baum will play the part of Boze Hertzlinger, replacing Gordon Winter who is not in school this semester. Only other cast change from the original is LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA " Thursday, February 12, 1948 World Problems Program Offered A program of instruction in in ternational affairs will be offered at the university next fall, Dean C. H. Oldfather, Arts and Sciences college, announced yesterday. Many requests from students prompted planning of the course, Dean Oldfather said. Its objec tive will be to provide students with understanding of the fac tual background and dynamics of world affairs. It is hoped that it will promote an intelligent inter est in modern world problems. The course will not be a pro fessional training course, but will provide a background for foreign service careers or advanced study. The program of instruction will be offered cooperatively by the departments of economics, geography, history, political sci ence, sociology, and anthropology. Dr. Kennedy to Address 23rd Bizad Honor Banquet Dr. Gerald Kennedy will address the twenty-third annual Bizad honor recognition banquet Thurs day at 6:30 p.m. in the Union ballroom. The William Gold prize keys will be awarded after the address to the ten sophomores ranked highest in Bizad College last year. to Go on Sale in the part of Mrs. Chrisholm. Maggie Huff held the part but gave it up after breaking her arm in an accidental fall. June Gast will carry the role. Second Production. "The Petrified Forest," a Broad way play of the middle thirties, is being produced on the Univer sity Theater stage for a second time. It was first given on March 2, 1936. Armand Hunter, now prominent in educational theater work, played the part of Alan Squires and was highly praised for his performance in a Daily Nebraskan review. The 1948 production will run for four nights, with a matinee performance on Saturday. Students Will Learn of NS A Plans Feb. 19 Student Council committee on NSA has called a discussion meet ing for representatives of all or ganizations and organized houses. Purposes and plans of lhe Na tional Student Association will be explained Thursday Feb. 19, at 7:30 p. m. in Love Library audi torium, Rod Lindwall and Norm Leger, co-chairman of the com mittee, have announced. Brief Talks. Lindwall will act as chairman for the meeting, and a series of brief informative talks will be given. B. J. -Holcomb will tell the history of the NSA, and give a report on the national confer ence. Bob Coonley, vice-chairman of the regional NSA, will report on the regional conference. Jack Hill will outline the purposes and future plans of national and in ternational NSA. Harriet Quinn will discuss the organization's activity within the state. Miss Holcomb, Miss Quinn, Coonley, Hill, and Leger acted as delegates last fall to, the re gional NSA conference. Attendance Urged. Any student interested in NSA activity is urged to attend this meeting, emphasized Leger. All organizations and houses have been sent cards inviting them to send several representatives. These cards, containing the names of delegates to the meetings, should be mailed to the commit tee immediately, Leger added. iVU Exhibitors WinTopPlaces In 'Look' Poll riAVPn artists, whose work has been shown in the University Art Galleries over the years, took top places in a natfon-wide pon, spon sered by "Look" magazine. TWioht Kirsh. Director of the University Art Galleries, was one of hundreds of museum aireciors, curators and art critics solicited to vote on the question, "Are These Men the Best Painters To day?" Winner of first place was John Marin, modern artist of water color, with the runners-up in this order: Max Weber, Yasuo Kuniy Ron Shahn. Ed- ward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, George Crosz, Franklin wauuns, nnH T.vnnel Feinineer and Jack Levine tied for tenth place. All eleven artists have had work exhibited in Lincoln in the annual exhibitions of the Nebraska Art Association, and all but two of these artist's work has been shown in the Hall Collection at Morrill Hall, some with two or more paintings. Paintings by Weber, Davis, Kuniyoshi and six other artists have been bought by the university for the collection. All of the twenty-two listed in honorable mention by the poll have been represented fn former exhibitions of the Nebraska Art Association except Beckman and Tamayo, whose work will be seen for the first time in Lincoln in the 1948 exhibit. 'Beyond Our Own' At Union Tonight The initial and only showing at the university of the film "Be yond Our Own" will be held to night at 7:45 in parlors XYZ of the Union. This film is snonsored bv the University Religious Welfare Council as a part or tne councils continuing program of religious education on the camDUS. There will be no admission charge. "Beyond Our own" is a mod ern film, produced in Hollywood nnH starring orofessional actors. It has a plot which can be ap plied to the me oi anyone loaay anH shows common conflicts in th lives of college students, busi nessmen and professional people and the solution oi tne prooiems by the discovery that there is a power which is "Beyond Our Own." Interfrat Dance Set For Saturday Warren Durrett's Orchestra Will Play at Annual Formal The annual Interfraternity Ball will be held Saturday, Feb. 14. Warren Durrett's orchestra will play for the formal dance in the Coliseum. Durrett's orchestra comes from Kansas City, and was featured at Estes Park the last two summers. The band is made of young mu sicians, including college students. Coeds Ride In Ag Show A riding contest for coeds will be a special feature of this year's Junior Ak-Sar-Ben show to be held March 20 in the 4-H Club arena on the State Fair grounds. The contest is a part of plans that are being made by the Block and Bridle club for the 14th an nual show. Coeds may use their own horses, or they may use those that will be supplied by Lincoln owners. The horses must be three gaited, since the contest will include walking, trotting, and cantering. Practice will be gin as soon as horses are avail able. Girls that are interested may leave their names at the Animal Husbandry department or phone 7151. Plans for the show indicate a greatly expanded affair this year, commented Rick Wahlstrom, president. Another special fea ture will be an exhibition of sheep dog driving. Lincoln resi dents who own horses will com pete in a jumping contest. Friendship Train Money Still Taken Fuel continued to be added to the Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train yesterday by University students, groups, and friends. Jack Hill. Rag editor, announced that contributions would be accepted today, also and expressed hope that all would share in the drive. Contributions amounting to $126.34 were brought to the Rag office yesterday, making a total of $241.60 collected by 5 p. m. The following gave money yes terday. International House, $12.50; Bob Gruber, $1; Daily Ne braskan, $25; Love Memorial Hall, $15; Rosa Bouton Hall, $10.50; YM-YW Noon Hour Lunch Group, $6 20; Zeta Beta Tau, $40; Anony mous, $3.50; Kappa Delta, $15; Morrill Hall, $1.64; and Alpha Xi Delta, $5. The Friendship Train, of which Cancellor Gustavson is chairman, will leave Lincoln today on this anniversary of Lincoln s birth. UMT Subject Of Fourth Poll In an effort to ascertain the feelings of university students on the matter of Universal Military Training, The Daily Nebraskan is inaugurating its fourth in a series of polls of UN student opinion. Students are asked to fill out the accompanying form and bring wQr mail it to The Daily Nebraskan office. Reporters will also be sent out to poll as many students as possible. The results will be published next week. The second question is asked to determine whether students feel that passage of the bill would re sult in a more militaristic form of government, and direct the United States toward Fascism. UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING POLL 1. DO YOU FAVOR UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING? Yes No Don't know 2. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT UMT, IF ENACTED, COULD ALTER AMERICAN DEMOCRACY? Yea No Don't know 3. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE USSR MIGHT CON SIDER SUCH LEGISLATION AS AN OVERT ACT? Yea No Don't know Vet Non-Vet Male Female (Note to all polltakers: Keep separate record of veterans and non-veterans, also men and women. Try to keep this sampling: as widespread as possible. Avoid duplication.) It plays novelty numbers, accord ing to Don Draeger, dance com mittee member, and was "wel re ceived" at previous engagements. Rod Franklin, interfraternity Council president, announced that all house mothers, alumni advis ers, and college deans will be in vited to the Ball. The Coliseum will be decorated with the Greek letters and crests of all campus fraternities. A spe cail feature of the program will be a spotlight presentation of the 1948 Beauty Queens, who will be introduced for the first time this year at the Valentine Tea Dance, Friday. Admission to the ball will bo $2.40 per couple, including tax. It will be held from 8:30 to 12 p.m. TwoDay Study Period Asked Before Finals Two free days before finals and a three day vacation between se mesters was asked of the adminis tration by the Student Council meeting Wednesday. The council unanimously ap proved two proposals directing that letters be sent to those Uni versity Senate officers concerned. The original motion for a study period before exams was intro duced by Sam Warren, senior holdover member. Warren said that faculty officials informally as sured him they would consider sich a proposal. Use Questioned . Discussion centered on the uses students would make of such a study period. Stan Johnson, president of In nocents, suggested that a vacation period .after exams would be a boon to both students and readers. Jo Fankhouser, senior at large, in troduced the plan for three days between semesters at the conclu sion of the meeting. Miss Fankhouser reported as chairman of the senior week com mittee that certain faculty mem bers are receptive to a revised senior week program of only three days. Conferences will continue in an attempt to exempt graduating seniors from final exams. Exam Leaks Condemed Criticism was directed at the faculty's failure to keep final exams secret. The council asked Dale Ball to take the matter be mann in an, interview Thursday. Thirty-five dollars made avail able to bring an NSA national officer to the campus to speak at one of the scheduled forums on the association. Follies Tryouts Continue Tonight Tryouts for Co-ed Follies finals will be completed tonight. Judges Jackie Gordon, Janet Straton, Nickie Nikelson, Norma Long, Jean Compton, and Marion Crook will be on hand to witness the skits performed by the following organizations: 7:00 Alpha Omicron Pi 7:15 Kappa Alpha Theta 7:30 Gamma Phi Beta 7:45 Delta Delta Delta 8:00 Alpha Xi Delta 8:15 Delta Gamma 8:30 Towne Club 8:45 Kernels 9:00 Alpha Chi Omega 9:15 Alpha Phi From this group of skits and those made last night, five skits and four curtain acts will be se lected to compete in the Co-ed Follies, Tuesday, March 2.