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Vol. 48 No. 87 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Tuesday, February 24, 1948
Annual UN Debate Conference
Brings 39 Schools to Campus
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Tim piehth annual university
discussion and debate conference
scheduled Friday and Saturday
will be attended by schools from
ten states according to informa
tion from Donald O. Olson, di
rector of the conference.
Top flight competition in the
debate field will be here, Olson
said. Among the 33 schools en
tered are the winners of last
year's Pi Kappa- Delta meet
at the university, Augustana col
lege, (Rock Island, 111.), and
Nebraska Wesleyan university.
Marquette university, which he
said was outstanding last year
will attend.
Discussion Panels.
Round table discussions start
Friday at 10 a. m. on the topic,
"How can we insure peaceful re
lations among nations of the
world?" All 18 discussion groups
will be held in the Temple build
ing. Three rounds of discussion will
be held, the last begins at 2:30
p. m. Friday.
Six Debate Rounds.
Debate comDetition is planned
on the resolution: "That a federal
world government should be es
tablished." Six rounds are scheduled. The
first is at 4 p. m. Friday. Two
will be that evening. Thirty-eight
rooms over the campus will be
used Friday night and Saturday
morning by the debate teams.
"We were afraid there wouldn't
be enough space free Saturday
morning, but they allowed us 50
rooms," Olson commented. There
will be lots of room for specta
tors, he said.
The conference falls five short
of the 44 schools in attendance
last year. Olson explained that
this was caused by conflicts with
other conferences. Minnesota col
leges are unable to enter because
of their own meet next week, he
E.i id.
Registration figures indicate
that there will be 2o: partici
pants. This includes bulh stu
dents and coaches.
Five Divisions.
The conference includes divi
sions for news castine (23 en
tries), extemporaneous speaking
(34 entries), and oratory en
tries). Seventy-seven teams are
entered in the debate division
Junior Women
May Apply for
Faculty Award
Two senior scholarships, granted
n rorinmitinn of scholastic at
tainment and meritorious efforts
in school life are being offered
by the Faculty Women s L-iuD.
Anv mil attending the univcr
sily with enough hours to grad
uate in June or August, 1949, is
eligible for one of the scholar
ships, providing she meets these
conditions:
(1) She must be wholly or
partially self-supporting.
(2) She must have an average
of not less than 5.5.
Written Permission
Applications, which may be se
cured at the office of the Regis
trar, the Dean of Women, or Miss
Margaret Fedde, must be mailed
to Mrs. C. C. Wiggans, 1220 No.
37th St., on before March 13. Be
fore sending applications to the
scholarship committee, candidates
are requested to give the Regis
trar's office written permission to
send their grades to the scholar
ship committee.
The applicants are requested to
meet for personal interviews with
the scholarship committee in El
len Smith Hall, between 2 and
5 p.m., Friday March 19. If un
able to meet the committee at that
time, applicants may arrange a
special appointment with Mrs. C.
C. Wiggans, tlephone 6-3891.
The scholarship awards will be
announced at the honors convoca
tion. AWS Convo Today
Mrs. Angelia Anderson will dis
cuss "Ingredient for Marriage" at
an AWS convocation Tuesday at
5 p. m. in Union parlor X.
She is in charge of the child
development program in the fam
ily life division of the university.
The discussion panels have 177
individuals registered tor com
petition. Nebraska Wesleyan has the
largest entry, 14 individuals. The
average college has entered five.
Olson pointed out that the con
fprpnrc is nationally known. The
University of Utah is the west
ernmost entry this year. Wiscon
sin, Oklahoma, and Illinois uni
versities and colleges will be
represented as well as those of
neighboring states.
Carnegie Hall
Finalists Vie
For $6,000
Eight Nebraskans will audition
for winning places in a nation
wide piano, violin and voice con
test, today at 8 p.m. in the
Union ballroom.
The contest, sponsored by the
Associated Concert Bureau of
New "York City, offers Nebraska
winners a chance to appear in
Carnegie Hall in competition wun
winners of other states. Besides
appearing in Carnegie Hall, na
tional finalists will be eligible for
prizes totaling $6,000. This phase
of the competition will be held
later this month.
Tonight's concert tickets cost
60 cents, tax included.
The university music depart
ment is cooperating with the Bu
reau by sponsoring the contest in
this state. The eight iinaiists nave
been winners in previous audi
tions at the School of Music.
University Students.
The finalists include four uni
vorcitv students Thev are: Rob
ert Anderson, bass-baritone, audi
tion winner with the uncoin sym
phony last year; Jeanette Hause,
violinist with the Lincoln sym
phony orchestra; Richard Koupal,
tenor, a graduate student in mu
sic; and Jean Thompson, soprano,
the Messiah soloist on the cam
uus the last two years.
Others are: Mary Louise
Boehm, university piano instruct
or, and soloist with the university
symphony. Chicago civic orencs
tra. and other symphony orches
tras; William Byers, jr., baritone,
and member of the Wayne State
Teachers college a capella choir;
Leland Finecy, tenor, and lormei
professional radio singer in Chi
rneo: "and Geraldvne Kelley. viol
inist, student at Nebraska Wes
lovan university, and winner of a
student audition award from the
Lincoln symphony last year.
Belly Lou Horlon
Gels Grad Award
Betty Lou Ilorton, Omaha,
graduate student, is the first re
cipient of the Amanda H. Ilep
pner fellowship, Dean It. G. Goss
of the graduate college, anounccd
Monday.
Miss Ilorton received her
bachelors degree in June 1947,
graduating "with distinction." She
was a member of Beta Phi Kappa.
The fellowship was established
with the university Foundation
last year by Miss Heppner, former
Dean of Women, for women stu
dents in the graduate college.
Preference is given those with a
liberal nrts degree. The Fellow
ship carries a stipend of $100.
Thornblad Elected Head
Of Lutheran Association
Lloyd. P. Thornblad, sophomore
in Engineering College, was
elected president of the Lutheran
Students' Association Sunday,
Feb. 22.
Other officers elected were
Charles Peters, Arts and Sciences
senior, vice president; Verna Za
bel, Arts and Sciences sophomore,
secretary; and Dale Hansen, En
gineering junior, treasurer.
These officers, who will serve
until Feb. 1949, replace Arthur
Duerschner, president; Verna
Damkroger, vice president; Dora
Lee Niedenthal, secretary; and
Lloyd Thornblad, treasurer.
The new officers will be in
stalled Sunday, March 7.
AUF Starts
Red Cross
Drive Today
House and organization solici
tors for the All University Fund
will mett Tuesday in Union 315,
according to Bob Easter, AUF
head solicitor.
The meeting will serve as a
send-off for AUF workers before
the second semester drive begins
tomorrow. Instructions will be
given and material to be used in
soliciting handed out.
The drive is to raise funds lor
the American Red Cross. It will
last one week.
312 Disasters.
Durine the uast year, the Amer-
impan Red Cross was on the scene
at 312 disaster operations in 46
states.. There are 3,745 domestic
chapters through which the Red
Cross furnished workers and re
lief supplies.
The Red Cross played a major
role in bringing aid to Texas City
at tha time of the exdosion and
fire. Disaster workers, nurse's
aides, first aid certified men ana
women, and canteen workers were
supplied. Medical supplies, blood
and plasma, units of penicillin,
bedding, food and clothing were
brought by the Red Cross to the
scene of the disaster.
Appropriation.
On the first dav $250,000 in
RpH Cross funds was aDDroDriated
for initial relief needs. A million
dollars was added later.
After the Texas City disaster,
an official message from Governor
RpanfnrH H .Tpstpr nf Tpxa to the
Red Cross stated, "Thousands of
acts of mercy on the part of Red
Cross workers will never be re
corded, but he magnificent job
turned in by the Red Cross in the
Texas City disaster is already a
matter ot record, clear and un
disputed." YM Schedules
German Movie
'Orphan Boy'
"An Orphan Boy of Vienna"
will be the fourth motion picture
in a series of the University
YMCA foreign film project, and
will be shown Friday in the Tem
ple theater at 8 p. m. The Ger
man language film uses English
sub-titles throughout the picture.
The film is the story of the or
phan boy, Toni, whose singing
ability is discovered by a street
singer. The lad is then enrolled
in the famous Vienna boys' choir
school. Toni, suspected of robbery,
is dismissed from the school and
runs away only to return to the
choir after the money is found.
Tickets for this show may be
secured at the University YMCA
or YWCA. They will be sold at
the door as well as by cabinet
members of the University YMCA.
Karl Quisenberry, Bill Mardey,
and John Luebs will be in charge
of projection. Don Crowe, presi
dent of the University YMCA, will
welcome the audience in a pre -curtain
talk.
The proceeds of this film will
go to the Estes Park fund and
student program budget of the
University YMCA.
Romans to Review
Book by UN Grad
nttv Romans of the Miller &
Paine book department, will be a
guest at the COed counselors dook
review Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Ellen
Smith hall.
She will discuss "Pilgrim's Inn."
This is Elizabeth Gofldge's first
novel since her best-seller, "Green
Dolphin Street.''
Elizabeth Goudge is a graduate
of the university. Movie rights to
her first novel, "Green Dolphin
Street," were sold to MGM for a
record sum.
Kappa Sigma Officers
Kappa Sigma officers elected
for the second semester are Lach
lan Ohman, president; Clayton
Hughes, vice president; Houtz
Steenburg, pledgemaster; Rex
Hoffmeister, secretary; and Hugh
Lang, treasurer.
Famed IFolkloris'B1
Will Speak IHIere
J. Frank Dobie To Discuss
Western Animal Stories
J. Frank Dobie. noted Texas folklorist and author, will
tinn in the
Wednesday, Feb. 25. His subject will be "Animal Tales of
the West and Southwest."
Renowned Folktorist
TVl-;n t-itv-ViqKIt knnws more about Texas folklore than
any other man alive, according
LEE WILLIAMS
Nebraskan to Tell
10 Prom Queen
Finalists Friday
Stan Johnson, president of In
nocents, announced today that
three eirls tied for eighth
place as finalists for Junior-Sen
ior Prom Queen, there win De
ton finalists.
Thpir nhotoeranhs will appear
in the Friday Daily Nebraskan
and the Prom Queen will be
selected from that group by one
vote per ticket at the door of the
Coliseum.
T.re Williams, who has just com
pleted an engagement at the
Trianon Ballroom in Chicago,
will give the downbeat Friday
night at the Prom. His tweive-
man band features 24 drums, one
nf the two in the nation to use
drums so extensively.
Thu Prnm Oneen Iinaiists were
leceted by student voting in the
Union last week.
Tickets may be obtained from
any Corn Cob worker for ?2 in
cluding tax.
MB Awards Go
To Under grads
Applications for Mortar Board
scholarships must be filed Mon
day, March 1, in the office of the
Dean of Women in Ellen Smith
hall. This marks the 11th year
that Mortar Board has awarded
scholarships to deserving women.
The scholarship was first granted
in 1937 and was designed to help
graduate students. The practice
of granting scholarships to gradu
ate students continued until 1940
when it was felt that there was
a greater need for undergradu
ate scholarships. This year there
will be six scholarships of $75
each available to women stu
dents who will have sophomore
standing or above by next
September.
The scholarships will be
awarded on scholarship, initia
tive, and definiteness of purpose.
Winners will be announced at the
Scholarship Tea on March 21.
Outstanding senior girls will also
be presented at that time.
Burt Will Alteiul
Pharmacy Meeting
Dean of the College of Phar
macy. Joseph B. Burt, will at-
tenda joint meeting of the exec
utive committee ot tne American
Association of Colleges of Phar
macv and the American Council
on Pharmaceutical education in
Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2b
and 27.
The council will resume inspec
tion of schools and colleges of
pharmacy for purposes of accredi
tation. Plans for these inspections
and discussion of standards which
the council must maintain will be
discussed at the meeting.
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Union ballroom. 3 p. m.,
to Professor R. W. Frantz,
memoer or me umvei aujr iuuvu-
cation committee.
Hp is author of some 30 books
on this subject, as well as many
magazine articles. Between latf
and 1945 he wrote "Coronado's
Children," "The Flavor of Texas,"
"Apache Gold and Yaqui silver,
and other books on southwest
history.
Mr. Dobie received his B.A.
degree from Southwestern univer
sity in 1910, and his M.A. from
Columbia in 1914. He held re
search fellowships in the Laura
Spelman Rockefeller tounaation
in 1930-31 and 1934-35. In 1934
anH 1944 hp ncrunied the chair ot
American history in Cambridge
university on an exchange proies
sorship. He has also served as
reporter for several lexas news
papers. Frontier Life.
Mr Dnhio is familiar with fron
tier life, for much of his research
has been done around camp tires,
at trading posts, and in chuck
afrms Tn 1932 and 1933. on a
grant from the Guggenheim mem-
orial foundation, ne travenea uuu
miles on muleback gathering folk
lore. Nat'l Secretary
Speaks at NSA
Meet Thursday
Miss Janis Tremper, secretary
of the National Student Associa
tion, will be the featured speaker
at the second NSA convocation
Thursday night.
The convocation is sponsored
by the Student Council NSA com
mittee. Further information regarding
the NSA will be presented at the
Thursday night assembly, and
student representatives from or
ganizations and organized houses
are expected to ask questions
regarding the plans and purposes
of the NSA. The meeting is open
to all students.
Trip two meetings precede a
student body election to determine
whether or not the University ot
Nebraska will affiliate with the
NSA.
A repersentative from Rock ford
College, Rockford, Illinois, Miss
Tremper attended the national
convention of NSA last summer
at which the NSA constitution
was formed. In the election of
NSA national officers, Miss Tram
per was named secretary.
As a national officer, she is de
voting a full school year to her
national office. Next fall she will
return to Rockford as a senior.
Ag Stock Show
Committees Set
Assignment for the 1948, junior
Ak-Sar-Ben stock were an
nounced today by the Block and
Bridle club, national professional
Animal Husbandry organization.
Student assignments for the show
to be held March 20, are as fol
lows: Manager, Rick Walstrom; Ak-Sar-Ben
ball chairman, Duane
Foote; master of ceremonies, Beryl
Damkroger and ring master, Ned
Raun. Livestock superintendents
are: beef, Albert Cla son; dairy,
Robert Kohler; horses, Robert
Sim; swine, Gene Jensen and
sheep, Willard Stowell.
Reception will be in charge of
Frank Loeffel, decorations will be
handled by Dale Erlcwine and the
building and arena has been as
signed to Bob Hamilton.
Special features will be headed
by Leo Bedke, Robert McDill and
Charles Brim. Phil Raynard and
Keith Fredrickson are in charge
of publicity. Clothes and cards
will be the responsibility of Clyde
Maddocks and Don Smith and
the trumpeter for the event will
be Gene Solomen.