The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 25, 1948, Image 1

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    Vol. 48 No. 88 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Wednesday, February 25, 1948
Working to exceed its $1,800
goal of last year, the All Univer
sity Fund today opens the drive
to raise money for the American
Red Cross.
Headed by co-chairmen Marcla
Mockett and Joan Farrar, the
drive will be carried on through
Bolocltors in all campus organiza
tions and organized houses and
booths set up In the Union and
Love Library.
The theme of the drive this
year is "It's your Red Cross . . .
Keep It Going. Give generously."
-Blood Prorram
One of the projects being ex-
atfg frntafeatt Imiocents Urse No
uorsaes lor from
Senior Honorary lo Collect Funds
At Door Friday for AUF-Red Cross
The Junior-Senior Prom will have a humanitarian as
well as a social tone this year.
Members of the Innocents Society, sponsors of the tra
ditional dance whjch is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 28 at the
Coliseum, have decided that corsages will be banned for the
event. Instead of buying corsages, Prom-goers are urged to
AUF Will Begin Red Cross
Drive on UN Campus Today
Onnrt.pl to Si no
Scenes of Two
Great Operas
Complete with costumes and sets
of a regular opera performance,
the Janet Bush Opera quartet
will present two of the most
familiar scenes in the operatic re
pertoire, Thursday at 8 p.m. in
the Union ballroom, under the
sponsorship of ' the Union music
activities committee.
The quartet, composed of con
tralto Janet Bush, soprano Irma
Cooper, tenor Gordon Hendricks
and baritone Joseph Florestano,
will sing in English.
Faust Legend
From Gounod's opera "Faust,"
the quartet will perform the gar
den and prison scenes. Mephistop
pheles has offered the aged Doctor
Faust youth, love and wisdom in
return for his soul and takes him
to meet Marguerite. In the gar-
den scene, Marguerite sings a
spinning song and the "Jewel
Song."
The second scene occurs in pri
son years later where Marguerite
is held for killing Faust and her
.. child. Mephistopheles and Faust
come to release her, but she re
fuses to leave, invoking divine
protection. Here occurs the clos
ing trio sung by the three prin
ciples. Biblical Struggle.
The second act of Saint-Saens1
"Samson and Delilah" forms the
second portion of the quartet's
program. Delilah, having drawn
bamson to the Philistine camp, at
tempts to wrest from him the
secret of his power. With the aid
ol the high priest and ambushed
soldiers, Delilah succeeds in her
intrigue to undo the Israelite
leader.
- Admission cards may be ob
tained without charge at the of
fices of the Union and the School
of Music,
panded by the Red Cross is the
National Blood program. Accord
ing to information released by the
national ARC office, the program
"is being organized to make whole
blood and blood derivatives ulti
mately available, without cost for
the products, to the nation's en
tire population, through physi
cians and hospitals."
The Red Cross reports that the
supply of blood now available in
hospitals and from private agen
cies in the United States is below
the national need.
The Red Cross gave services
in Veterans Administrations hos
pitals last year, with 12,000 Red
Cross volunteers working at regu
larly scheduled hours. There are
Red Cross field directors in 115
of the 120 VA hospitals to co
ordinate these services.
The campus drive will last for
one week, ending March 2.
Bob Easter is head of all uni
versity solicitors working on the
AUF drive. Peggy Lawrie is
treasurer, and Jo Kellenbarger,
clerical head.
Dobie to Tell
Animal Tales
At 3 Today
Dates Released
For Finishing
Iew Buildings
J. J? rank Dobie. leading au
thority on folklore of the South
west, will address a convocation
today at 3:00 p. m. in the Union
ballroom. His topic will be "Anl.
mal Tales of the west and South
west.
Dobie gathered much Informa
tion concerning southwest folk
lore on a 2.000 mile muleback trio
In 1943. he went to England to
teach American history. His ex
periences there were incorporated
in 1945 into a best selling book,
"A Texan in England."
Mr. Dobie is the author of some
30 books on the subject of folklore.
Included in his list are "Coro
nado's Children." "The Flavor of
Texas," "Apache Goid and Yaqui
Silver," and other books on south
west history.
Brash Scrapper
Mr. Dobie is described as a
"brash, blue-eyed scrapper," with
a "wide Texas smile, a broad
Texas hat, and a still wider Texas
accent. He is familiar with fron
tier life and has also served as
reporter for several Texas news
papers. Mr. Dobie received his B.A. de
gree from Southwestern Univer
sity in 1910 and his M.A. from
Farmers9 Fair
- Returns to Ag
I Campus in May
By Charles Brim.
Farmer's Fair tradition will re
turn to Ag campus in the spring,
according to an announcement
made by the Farmer's Fair board
today.
The Fair, in the past one of
the moSflmportant events on Ag
campus, is a combination of work
and play for Ag students. After
wartime inactivity, student inter
est in the event has encouraged
its revival. The board has select
ed May 14 and 15 as the dates
for this year's fun.
Fence Needed
Farmer's fair was first held in
1915. Admission was charged in
those days, for there was a fence
to keep out the eager public. This
plan was abandoned executives
decided the citizenry should have
free access to the campus, which,
after all, belongs to the taxpayers
Columbia in 1914. He held re- and because it required half
Completion of the army surplus ear,ch fellowships in the Laura the ""dents to ride fence to keep
building now being constructed to ?P?"n 0.ce,e"e. foundation in f
. 1 fi . l ana in in 1H34 aucic aic uu uiuie innij-KU"
versi y "coliseum is schedu ed for and 1944 he Pied the chair of rounds, glides and such carnival
June 1 wttoistotLtlZ America" htory at Cambridge devices. So many of the students
June l, according to a statement tTnivrcitv nn a became "ser ouslv ill" on the
Tuesday by I, E. Means, director ""r - - - m0rnini
.
contribute their funds to the AUF-
Red Cross drive which opened on
campus earlier this week.
AUF collection boxes will be
installed at the doors of the coli
seum Friday night to take care
of the contributions. Bob Easter,
head solicitor for the AUF,
cheered the action, saying, "A
boost like thi3 should make both
the Prom and the Red Cross drive
successful."
Heading the program of events
at the Prom will be the announce
ment of the Prom Queen. Ten can-
of intramural athletics
The building, formerly located
seriously ill" on the
fnorning after, that they were un
able to aid in the ground clean-up
and for some years the committee
Senior Class
The senior class will meet
Thursday at 5:00 p.m. In Love
Library auditorium to discuss
"Senior Week," according to
Glenn BUnde, senior class president.
ea O i a i and
at Camp Crowder, Mo., will be PeOllfl A till 11 Hi has avoided this terrible contre
.m.m.m.m. m. tom
occupied by the end of summer,
and it is probable that some sum
mer school classes will be held
there. September classes will defi
nitely be scheduled in the struc
ture..
Special Features.
Bulletin Copy
Set for Mar. 19
temps. A little elbow power was
more vital than getting the brass
ring.
Highlights of previous shows
have been the Kangaroo Kourt,
"O" street parade, pageant, rodeo,
open house and"tanking" for fail
ure to appear in the required print
iiuiH active uuu incur 1 will reoeivo mn r v, I rireccaa on1 wV-olle TV.
Classes, me new DUlluing Will COn- Student Foundation TCullatin n-l.. I the rarnival enirlt a mi4
afn n raeAorn lohrtrntnrw onH fk iv! . I , r . "
........ . w.vv,.j ... - mis spring. aiso ieaturea.
movie projection room. Mixed The second annual edition of Tentative Plans
classes will be held in the class- the publication will be edited by A tentative list of events which
rooms, but the building will be Foundation board mpmhpp En. will be incomnratpH in thi var'c
used primarily for male physical gene Berg, who is in chartre of Farmer's fair has been released hv
education classes and for men's publications. A staff of Founda- the board. The traditional roden
tion workers are now planning will be presented along with an
pages, circulation, editorials, and open nouse for all as departments
k..:a. ii:i.. I A t i j . . . ,
uuauins ueutus. I je-iair uaiice. midway. DarDe
A tentative publication date has cue. square-dancine and a pro
been set for March 19. The group gram for women will also be fea-
plans to mail all Bulletins before tured.
spring vacation. A new cover and The fair will be directed this
new name are also being sought, year by a board composed of six
Coverage of Tiniversitv life in ae seniors and inninrc Tho
Dr. William F. Swindler, direc- all its chases comDrises codv for members of the board' 1
lor 01 me ocnotu 01 ojurnausm. the maeazme. The Dumose of the ionowine: Rick Wahlstmm man-
said Tuesday that the date set for publication is expressed in the ager; Lucille Manning, assistant
purpose 01 ine student t ounoa- manager; juaKayne Steyer Wahl
tion: to interest Nebraska stu- Strom, secretary: Charles Brim
dents in attending and supporting treasurer; Don Kellogg, and Mary
their state university. J Edda Shoup. The members of the
Joel Bailey serves as "Bulletin ' recently elected junior board are-
will have been completed by then, business manager; Nancy Porter Vaughn Johnson, Charles Smith
wiaajca will we 11C1U 111 ouriieil I viiii wn- vh.vm- i iiv, i.Awimc, V lUia VOSIK3, HU-
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intramural athletics, Means stated.
Burnett Hall.
Burnett hall, which will replace
University hall with classrooms
for the School of Journalism and
the department of Romance lan
guages, is scheduled for comple
tion some time in April.
occupancy of the new, building is
late April, but that no classes have
been scheduled there for the sum
mer session, since there is no defi
nite assurance that the building
hall next September.
Burr Calls for Youth Building
lo Accommodate UN Visitors
Construction of a building to
house youth groups visiting the
university campus was heartily
encouraged by Dean W. W. Burr
or Ag College today.
Speaking at the mid-winter
conference of the Nebraska Amer
ican Legion at Grand Island,
Dean Burr enthusiastically en
dorsed the proposed Nebraska
Youth Memorial building. The
building would be 'built on the
Ag campus in memory of the
young men and women of the
state and university who were
members of the service ia"World
war II.
Legion Sponsors Drive.
The Legion is planning to spon
sor a drive to raise $250,000 in
popular subscriptions to cover
construction.
Dean Burr said that he and
state club leader L. I. Frisbie have
for years dreamed of such a
building to provide space for stu
dents who come to Ag college for
4-H gatherings, Smith-Hughes
Judging contests. Boys State and
other student events.
At the present time, no suitable ,
tion managers; and staff members nice Jensen and Don Smith. Fac
include: Joris Devereaux. Grace uity advisors to the board are
Nielsen, Jean Leadley, Mary Me- Miss Margaret Liston, Miss Bessie
lick, Phyllis uampoeu, Marilyn oteeie, ur. L. E. Hansen, and E C
iampneia. Auarey tvosenoaum, v-unara
TWai-crie T a PannHv and fJlnnv
Koch. rnini iWiiciIoo
facilities exist to house such youth
gatnenngs. Dedicated to youth
and the agriculture of Nebraska,
the building would be used by
young men in their program, em
phasized Dean Burr.
rreiiminary nans. ipi -mr 1 1 C
...Lzp!ff! ro'r March LJL
committee composed of Legion
JLfll-llllC VIUIJ "
Plans Opener
The Student Union "Dri-Nite
members and University repre- Club" which students have been
sentatives recently visited other demanding so -Ions' will have its
states to inspect similar youth official irand orenlne March 12.
buildings. Duane Lake. Union director, an-
The American Legion of Ne- nounced Tuesday.
that thehope of Johnny Cox and his orchestra of ffi Jack Snider
r.,-1"1"".. "ys wm comoine wun a special iioor French horn. James Price viola
Members of the senior class of
music majors selected five stu
dents to represent the class in a
concert with the University Sym
phony Orchestra at the Student
Union,- April 6, under the direc
tion of Emanuel Wishnow.
Voting- last week, the class
chose the following people to
represent woodwind, string, key
board, and vocal fields of music,
as released yesterday by Arthur
Cj. westDfook. director of the
6" i luuay, saia uean rsurr. snow lo enienam at tne unions Bonnie Pomntnr. ni5nn. h-,:.
"No matter how well we build first "Nite Club The ballroom wTLn nn ' pw
our physical facilities today, it will be converted to resemble a Andean' k E and' Robeit
UM I nmf it Itttlft linlnco vmtth rf Wninnl rTotr ennt urttVi off
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today is educated and inspired to lights, small tables, cigarette girls.
carry on the ideals and aspira- Land menus of pseudo-wine lists of
Hons that our generation will pass Union food specialties,
on to them," he added. . No advance table reservations
Dean Burr concluded, "Surely will be taken. Tables will be as.
this building, dedicated to the signed according to the size of the
youth of Nebraska, will do much party at the time of arrival. Tick
to keep young people interested ets will be $1.50 per couple, in
in the ways of democracy and the eluding tax, and will be limited
traditions of our form of govern- to the seating capacity, three hun-
menv ' area.
Orr to Speak to Nu-Meds
ur. i. w. Orr, orthopedic sur
geon, will address the Nu-Meds
Wednesday, March 3, following a
dinner at 6:15 p. m. in Union Dar-
lors XY. Members who will at
tend the dinner should sign the
dinner list outside Dr. Powell's
office, third floor, Bessey Hall, be
fore Monday, March 1.
didates will be announced Friday
morning and votes will be cast at
the door Friday night. Each two
dollar ticket is worth one vote for
Prom Queen.
Ten Finalists.
Plans originally called, for eight
finalists for Prom Queen, but a
three-way tie resulted after vot
ing Thursday on the city and ag
campuses. A list of 18 candidates
was submitted to the voters last
week.
Results of the AUF collection
at the Prom will be announced
after the presentation of the Prom
Queen.
Stan Johnson, president of the
Innocents Society and general
chairman of the Prom committee,
stressed the fact that not only
juniors and seniors but all stu
dents are invited to attend the
Prom.
Semi-formal Affair. (
The Junior-Senior Prom will
be a semi-formal affair. Lee Wil
liams and his orchestra will fur
nish music for the dance. Usu
ally the Prom closes the univer
sity formal season, but because of
the early date this year, the Prom
will not mark the close of formal
affairs.
As an extra service for Prom- .
goers, scores of the Nebraska
Kansas State basketball game
which will be played at Manhat
tan, Kas., Friday night, will be
announced during the course of
the evening.
Tickets for the Prom may be
purchased from Innocents or Corn
Cobs or may be obtained at the
door Friday night. Dancing is
scheduled from 9 until 12.
Greek Sanitarium
Receives Clothing
From YW -Group
Under the supervision of the
campus YWCA, packages of cloth
ing are now being sent to Mona
Pendals, a women's tuberculosis
sanitorium near Athens, Greece.
Used clothing is collected.
packed and shipped by members
of a freshman commission group
under the direction of Mims
Weeth. Anyone wishing to assist
with the project may sign ud in
Ellen Smith hall.
Mona Pendali cares for approx
imately 30 women, using a rota
tion plan of medical treatment.
New patients are admitted every
three months in order that as
many as possible will receive
medical aid.