Vol. 48 No. 89 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Thursday, February 26, 1948
Union to Break Precedent,
Will Stage Opera Excerpts
Onera will be Droduced on
the Union ballroom stage for the
first time in the unions 11-year
history lonigm at 0 p. m. wnen
th Janet Bush nnera nnortot
presents the second act of "Sam
son and Delilah and two scenes
from "Faust."
Sponsored by the Union music
G. Hendricks J. Florestano
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Janet Bush - Irmt Cooper
activities committee, the opera
performance is open to faculty
and students upon presentation of
admission cards which may be
obtained at the Union and
School of Music offices. Gene
Dunbar ' is the boardmember
sponsor of the music committee.
Familiar Arias.
Included in the presentation
will be some of the most familiar
selections from operatic litera
ture, such as the arias "My
Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" in the
Saint-Saens opera, Faust's cava
tina, "Salut! Demeure," and the
dramatic prison trio that closes
the Gounod opera.
Making regular recital ap
pearances in New York, Chicago,
Boston and other music centers,
Janet Bush was recently engaged
by Sir Thomas Beecham to sing
Brahm's "Alto Rhapsody" for
contralto, male chorus and or
chestra with the Columbia Broad
casting symphony.
Irma Cooper's performance ex
perience has centered around
Chicago where in 1940 she won
the Chicagoland Music Festival
auditions. She has taken soprano
leads in oratorios and operas in
cluding "Aida," "Bartered Bride,"
and "Marriage of Figaro."
Tenor Gordon Hendricks, who
sings the roles of both Faust and
Samson, graduated from the
Lincoln Young Democrats Back
Petitions to Nominate Anderson
Petitions for filing Albin T.
Anderson, 36-year-old university
history faculty member on the
Democratic primary ballot as a
candidate for nomination to the
U. S. Senate are being circulated
by a group of Anderson backers
being organized throughout the
state.
Anderson could file for the
nomination without the use of
petitions. They are being circu
lated, according to his supporters,
in an effort to show Anderson's
popularity . in the state. v
The petition is also an attempt
to show endorsement by Demo
crats who supported Anderson at
the pre-primary convention. Ter
ry Carpenter, Scottsbluff busi
nessman won the democratic pre
primary endorsement
Carpenter not yet Filed
Carpenter notified the conven
tion that he would accept the
endorsement only if it were u
nanimous and indicated party sol
idarity. He has not yet filed for
the Democratic Senatorial nom
ination. Filings close March 4.
The primary is April 13.
Carpenter has postponed the
date of his filing once. As yet, he
nas set no definite date for an
nouncement of his filing.
Anderson supporters have not
announced a filing date for their
candidate.
Support for Anderson Is cen
tered around Lancaster County
American Conservatory in Chi
cago and has appeared in ora
torio, concert and radio. A re
citalist on station WNYC, New
York, Hendricks studied with
Edwin MacArthur, well-known
conductor and pianist.
Joseph Florestano, who bears a
facial resemblance to Gregory
Peck, is the baritone of the
group" and has likewise been
featured in radio, oratorio and
opera.
Student Council
Votes On Two
NSA Motions
Wednesday night Student Coun
cil meeting ended with council
members discussing two motions
that were passed within less than
forty minutes time. The motions
concerned ways of reaching a de
cision as to whether the university
should or should not affiliate with
the National Student Association.
The Council voted to let the
student body vote determine
whether or not the university
would affiliate. This vote fol
lowed a discussion of a proposal
made by the NSA committee, as
read by Dick Schleusener, com
mittee member, that the student
body vote be used as an advis
ory vote and that the Student
Council would make the final de
cision. In discussing means of con
ducting te student election, there
appeared to be general agreement
that the favored election would
be the one to reach the great
est number of students: Through
polls taken in the classroom and
votes cast in a council-supervised
election.
Prof. Curtis Elliott, a Council
adviser, suggested that the Coun
cil first find out from the ad
ministration whether or not it
would be permitted to conduct
such a poll.
A motion was made to have
a poll taken in the class room,
if permitted to do so. In view
of the possibility of not being
granted the permission, a n
amendment was made that in
case permission was not granted
a regular election would be held,
with the final decision to remain
in the hands of the Council.
Thus, the council voted, first,
to let the decision be made by
. student body election, and, last.
hat he council would make the
decision if it were not possible
to poll students through the
classroom.
Young Democrats, the newly
formed Omaha uemocrais ior
Anderson, and independent
groups throughout the state. No
formal organization or oincers
have been announced.
Meeting Called
Don Morrow, chairman of the
Lancaster county group said that
a general meeting of the group
tirni iiH h hpld "sometime next
week." He indicated that more
definite information might De re
leased then.
Anderson said that the petitions
or hpinff circulated "with my
knowledge." Petitions are out in
Lancaster county, Douglas county,
Crete, Hastings, ana me cenirai
and western districts of the state.
Report Denied
The World Herald and State
Journal speculating on the move,
stated Wednesday that Anderson
would file Thursday. Don Mor
row and other known participants
in , the Anderson campaign vig
orously denied the report,
petition will place Anderson's
name on the primary ballot.
Twenty-five signatures on a
However, if Carpenter accepts
the convention endorsement, his
name will take top place on the
primary ballot.
There is no official nomination
for the senate post until the
democratic party membership
selects one in the primary election.
Honoraries
To Serve Top
AUF Houses
Students living in organized
houses may have the distinction
of having their dinners served to
them by arr Innocent or a Mor
tar Board.
Marcia Mockett, co-chairman
of the AUF, announced today
that Innocents and Mortar Boards
will serve dinner March 8 to
the two organized houses who
contribute most to the Red Cross.
The current drive, headed by
co-chairman Marcia Mockett and
Joan Farrar, began Feb. 25 and
will last for one week. Two
dollars per student is the goal.
Booths are maintained in the
library and the Union. AUF
wftrkers will solicit contributions
from each of their houses.
Veterans will remember the
part played by the Red Cross
during the war. This organiza
tion collected blood plasma to
be used by medics overseas,
prisoners of war were kept in
contact with their families by the
Red Cross, soldiers were lent
money, and canteens and club
mobiles were established and
maintained.
The end of the war did not
curtail Red Cross activities. It
aids in rescue work during
floods, fires, and other disasters,
and drew special commendation
from Governor Jester of Texas.
In Nebraska, Cambridge re
ceived aid from the Red Cross
during its flood last summer.
Home Ec Club
Takes 29 Girls
Twenty-nine new mem b e r s
joined the Home Ec club during
the membership drive last week:
to make a total of 195 members.
At least four-more . girls are
needed to attain the tentative
goal of 200, Lillian Locke, presi
dent, said Wednesday.
Home Ec club members will
have home economics recipe files
on sale during the state home ec
onomics meet Feb. 27 and 28.
The files consist of 25 tried and
tested recipes that will sell for
50 cents. Betty Lamps, symbo
lizing the Hdme Economics as
sociation, will also be on sale at
50 cents each.
All girls wanting a home eco
nomics pin should give their or
der to Gwen Monson by March 1.
Any Home Ec club member is
eligible for a pin.
Knitting lessons will be given
at today's meeting of the Home
Ec club, in the Home Ec social
rooms at 5 p.m.
Forensic Director
Plans To Attend
Speech Tourney
Professor P. J. Harkness, di
rector of forensics at Northern
State Teachers College, will visit
the university speech tournament
in Lincoln this week.
Recently appointed a member
of the West Point National De
bate committee to select entries
for the final national contest,
Harkness will interview teams
for the fourth district This dis
trict is composed of colleges and
universities in the Dakotas, Min-J
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colora
do, Kansas, and Missouri.
The West Point contest will be
held at West Point Academy in
May.
Awards Offered
To Ag Scholars
A number. of scholarships are
available to men and women in
Ag college for use during the
current semester.
Sears-Roebuck scholar ships
valued between $100 and $150
are available to six freshman men
and three freshman women. Sev
eral scholarships are also open to
upperclass men and women.
Men may apply at 205 Ag Hall,
and women may appV at the
Home Ec office. All applications
must be in this week. .
Nebraska Downs
Colorado, 58-53
Buskers Move To Fifth
In Big Seven Cage Race
Ooach Harry Good's Univer
sity of Nebraska Cornhuskers
won their fourth Big Seven game,
Wednesday night, when they
clipped Colorado, 58-53.
Bob Cerv, Weston guard, led
Nebraska in the scoring column
Texan Drawl,
Wit Typify
Dobie's Talk
Texan wit and Texan story
telling technique were well
played yesterday when J. Frank
Dobie spoke before a convoca
tion audience.
The folklore authority ap
peared at 3 p. m. in the Union
ballroom to speak on "Animal
Tales of the West and South
west." He dealt primarily with
the story of the coyote, remark
ing that he was currently writ
ing a book on that animal.
Coyote Cunning:
In his Texan drawl, Dobie em
phasized the clever cunning of
coyotes, and the animal s unher
alded song. He pointed out that
the "English speaking tradition
makes all animals seem bad, but
it's as perilous to hunt coyotes
as cotton-tails."
The speaker brightened his
lecture with such comments as:
"Davy Crockett was elected to
the legislature for killing 105
bears nowadays candidates don't
have that good a reason!" He also
remarked, "The panther's scream
should be mounted with it it's a
combination of the devil and a
woman in terror," he contended.
Petrified
Dobie told of an incident when
a friend of his told tourists of
the Petrified Forest. Attempt
ing to make the story even bet
ter, the friend said, "Yes, this is
the putrified forest, with putri
fied branches, putrified birds,
which are singing putrified
songs!"
The Texan author and pro
fessor and history research ex
pert showed that Indians and
Spaniards appreciated the ani
mals and nature about them
more than other peoples. He main
tained that our attitude toward
both veered between the savage
and cultivated, while theirs was
personal. "They unconsciously
knew conservation, not exploita
tion," he added.
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MOST NOTABLE FEATURE of Lee Williams' stepping tone music
band is his spotlighting of the percussion section. There are 24
drums in the Lee Williams band and all are red. A drummer
himself, Lee Williams has brought drums into new and added
importance in the band numbers. There's the ever popular
"Jealousie", for example. In that number' as well as several
others, every member of Williams' band plays a drum, not hap
hazardly, however, for each all-drum number is as carefully ar
ranged as the other selections with which the leading midwest
bandman entertains the dancers. Lee Williams and his band will
provide the music this Friday at the annual Junior-Senior Prom.
The dance will be held in the Coliseum.
with 12 points. Neal Mosser took
the runner-up spot for the Ne
braskans with 11 markers. Cen
ter Dick Schleiger and Forward
Claude Retherford each contrib
uted nine points to the Husker
total.
Les Metzger led the Buffaloes
and was the game's high scorer
as he pushed 14 points through
the net. Carr Besemann, 6-foot,
5-inch Buff center, hit for 13,
and Bob Rolander, 6-foot, 5-inch
forward, took third place for the
Colorado boys with 11.
Metzger Opens Scoring:
Metzger opened the scoring for
the Buffs, and Rolander followed
with a tip-in to give Coach Frosty
Cox's boys an early three-point
lead. Husker Center Dick Schleig
er then pushed two gift tosses
through the net, and Retherford
followed with a fielder to give
the Cornhuskers a four-to-three
margin with one minute and 15
seconds gone.
The Huskers never gave up the
lead, although Colorado tied the
score at seven-all with about sev
en minutes gone in the ball
game. With 12 minutes and 30
seconds left in the first half,
Cox hit a bucket followed by a
free throw to give the Huskers
a three-point advantage.
Colorado pulled to within one
point of Nebraska just before the
half, but Retherford hit a free
throw, and the Cornhuskers left
the floor at intermission leading,
24-22.
Huskers Increase Lead
Nebraska started the second
half with free throws by Cerv
and Schleiger to increase its lead
to 26-24. Coach Good's men
started hitting after Colorado
came to within three points and
they increased their margin to
12 points with about ten min
utes remaining in the ball game.
The Colorado boys staged a
rally in the last half that al
most overtook the Huskers. With
five minutes remaining, they pul
led to within six points of the
Nebraskans to make the score
48-42. But the Huskers Rether
ford went in for a set-up to give
Nebraska another ten-point lead.
With 48 seconds remaining in
the ball game, the Huskers held
a seven-point advantage. Metz
ger hit a final field goal for the
Buffaloes, and the game ended,
58-53.
Whitehead Returns
Big Bus Whitehead, Nebraska
center, returned to action after
missing the Iowa State contest.
Bus had plenty of competition
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