Y' to Show
French Film
Friday Night
Hailed by actress Ingrid Berg
man as the "greatest film I have
ever seen," the famous French
film, "Grand Illusion," with Eng
lish sub-titles, will be shown in
the Temple Theatre, Friday eve
ning. Admission is 50c.
The film is sponsored by the
university YMCA and stars the
renowned actor, Jean Cabin. The
other leading roles are filled by
Eric Von Stroheim and Pierre
Fresnay.
"Grand Illusion" was given the
rating of "best film of the year
from any country," by the Nat
ional board of" review in 1938.
The New York Film Critics gave
it a similar tribute by labeling it
the "best foreign film of the
year."
Film Vividly Presented
"Grand Illusion" revolves
around the lives of French Army
officers in a German prison camp.
Their attempts to escape provide
the film with many vivid and
brilliant psychological effects. The
film has been called by many a
moving plea for peace.
In reviewing "Grand Illusion,"
"Time" magazine stated, "it is su
perbly acted, with English titles
to translate its polyglot dialogue."
Superb Acting by Gabin
Jean Gabin plays a mechanic in
the film. But his role does not pre
vent him from displaying his pub
licized love-making. He carries a
good portion of the movie's tou
your. L'amour and does his usual
fine job of acting.
Gabin received his theatrical
beginning in France where he be
came quite well-known for por
traying the romantic lead in a
number of films. Coming, to Amer
ica in 1940, he became quite fa
miliar to the American Theatre
going audience on both stage and
screen. f
Lately, Gabin has traveled back
and forth between the United
States and France, acting in some
of the outstanding films of both
countries.
YMCA Forum
Discusses Civil
RightsQuestion
Civil rights, an issue whose
reverberations are being felt
nationally, was the topic of a
forum presented last night by
the University YMCA. The topic
"How Will Civil Right Legisla
tion Affect Us?" was debated by
YMCA members.
The forum's first speaker. Rev.
Jack Lepke, Congregational stu
dent pastor, related the current
civil rights program to the
principles for which the United
States was founded. Rev. Lepke
noted that civil liberties were the
very principles which prompted
the establishment of the Ameri
can nation.
Gene Berman, in his discussion
of the domestic scene, accused
the major political parties of us
ing the civil rights issue as a
tool in the forth-coming cam
paign. He stated that Southern
agitation against the pending
congressional civil liberties bills
will have a major effect on the
stands taken on this subject by
the two parties.
In discussing civil rights in
respect to our nation's foreign
policy, law student Ted Sorenson
pointed to the declining prestige
of the US due to her recent
difficulties in hai.dling her own
racial questions. Sorenson stated
that intolerance in the United
States must be erradicated before
the US can act as a leader in a
world unification program. One
of Russia's leading sources of
anti-U. S. propaganda is the
plight of the southern negro, he
declared.
Following the panel. Moderator
Charles Goolsby, led a group
discussion of the issues presented.
Former Ag Student
Named Goddess at Curtis
Miss Eleanor Flanagin of Bart
ley was presented Wednesday
evening as Goddess of the 15th
annual Junior Aksarben livestock
show at Curtis.
Selected for the honor on the
basis of scholarship personality
and leadership among senior
farm and ranch girls at Curtis,
Miss Flanagin was an honor roll
student for four years at the Uni
versity of Nebraska College of
Agriculture.
VoL 48 No. 94 Lincoln 8. Nebraska. Thursday. March 4. 1948
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JUNIOR AK-SAR-BEN JUMPER Dr. G. A. Ackerman, Lincoln,
jumps Silver King. Ackerman is one of six riders that will be
featured in the show March 20. at the Fairgrounds.
Coeds Will Ride
In Ak-Sar-Ben
Show March 20
Nebraska Coeds who will ride
in the Jr. Ak-Sar-Ben show on
March 20 were announced today
by Rick Wahlstrom, show mana
ger. The show will be held at the
4-H Arena on the State Fair
Grounds.
Coeds will ride in two classes,
stock saddle and English saddle.
Girls riding stock saddle are: Jean
Fenster, Hampton; Clarice Fiala,
Ord; Darlene Henschel, Martin,
So. Dak.; Louise Metzger, Mcrri
man; Margo Nastrom, Holdrege;
Patricia Page, Grand Island; and
Connie Parsons, Harrison.
Girls riding English saddle are:
Roxanne Baer, North Platte; Shir
ley Cane, Lincoln, Lois Kamihska,
Beatrice; and Maxine Ludwick,
York.
Six jumpers from Lincoln will
also participate in the show. They
are: Dr. G. A. Ackerman, riding
Silver King; Ed Ackerman, riding
Robin-Ho; R. E. Ackerman, rid
ing King Checkers; Mrs. R. E.
Ackerman, riding Sea Breeze; Jim
Boomer, riding Hayseed; and John
Boomer, riding Sonny Boy.
Officials for the show and
Block and .Bridle members will
appear in full dress. Officials in
clude: Wahlstrom; Berl Dam
krogcr, master of ceremonies; Ned
Raun, ring master; and Eugene
Solomon, trumpeter.
Nehraska Vels
Can Get Family
Certificates Free
Veterans in Nebraska can have
certifications of family birth cer
tificates and other records made
free of charge at the county
clerk's office, according to the
American Legion magazine for
December, 1947, if the copies are
to be used to prove a claim. Such
documents must be presented by
each man to secure the new vet
eran subsistence if he has more
than one dependent, J. P. Col
bert, director of the Veterans
Consulation Board, said yester
day. Veterans may also secure cop
ies or photostats of these records
at the Capitol Bureau of Vital
Statistics, or with a private con
cern and a Notary Public.
The Legion magazine, fn an
article entitled, "Veterans' Bene
fits," and sub-divided into rights-by-states
sections, stated under
the "recording" benefit for Ne
braska: "County clerks are re
quired to record and index dis
charge papers free, and no charge
can be made for certification of
any public record by a veteran
or dependent to prove a claim."
PhotoIIonorary Announces
3rd Collegiate Exhibition
Kappa Alpha Mu, national col
legiate honorary fraternity de
voted to photo journalism, has
announced its third annual 50
print collegiate photography ex
hibition. "Science Illustrated,' co-operating
with Kappa Alpha Mu, will
award the grand prize which in
cludes a trip to New York with
traveling expenses paid, seven
weeks working with the maga
zine at a salary of $50 a week,
and promise of a job if the win-
March 5 Is New Deadline
For News Editor Filings
The deadline for Daily Ne
braskan news editor applications
has been extended, Editor Jack
Hill announced yesterday. Appli
cations for this position must be
turned in to Dr. VV. F. Swindler,
head of the journalism school,
by Friday, March 5. Application
blanks may be obtained at the
School of Journalism in Univer
sity Hall.
Filings for managing editor of
Cornshucks are open until Mon
day, March 8. Interviews by the
Publications Board for both
Daily Nebraskan news editor and
Cornshucks managing editor will
be held Tuesday, March 9.
W Club Dance
Will Feature
Monroe's Band
The music of Vaughn Monroe
will be featured at the "N" club
dance to be held Saturday, March
20, in the Coliseum from 8 p. m.
to midnight.
The dance will be an informal
affair, according to Jerry Jacupke,
chairman of the dance committee.
The $2 per perspn ticket will
also entitle the attendant to watch
the coast-to-coast Camel Cara
van program, which will come
midway in the evening from the
Coliseum stage. The program is a
regular feature of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
A. J. Lewandowski said Wed
nesday afternoon that arrange
ments ior selling the tickets will
be made at a later date.
The lettermen's organization
decided to have the all-university
dance at a meeting early in
the semester. A capacity crowd
is anticipated by the group.
Aggies to Elect
Typical Couple
Voting for "Typical Kampus
Kouple" will be Thursday from
9 - 5 at a booth in the Ag Un
ion. Candidates represent seven
social organizations on Ag cam
pus. The "Typical Kouple" will be
presented at the annual spring
party friday evening at the Ag
Union. Skippy Anderson and his
orchestra, currently playing in the
Trianon ballroom, WGN, Chicago,
will furnish the music for the
semi-formal party. The dance will
begin at 8:30 and last until Mid
night. Tickets are on sale in the city
and Ag Unions for $2 a couple
including tax. Tickets may also
be purchased from members of
the Ag exec board today and to
morrow. Corsages will be banned at the
party according to Frank Loeffel
and Marianne Srb, Ag exec board
members in charge of the dance.
ning photographer proves accept
able. Entries will be accepted in five
classes, news, pictorial-feature,
fashion, sports and industrial, un
til April 30. The grand prize will
be awarded to the best of the
winners in these classes.
Entry blanks and contest rules
may be obtained by writing to
W. J. Bell, Secretary, 18 Walter
Williams Hall, University of Mis
souri, Columbia, Missouri.
NSA Poll Put Off
By Council Vote
New Date-March 17; Faculty
Asked Delay to Miss Exams
Polling of student opinion on the NSA was postponed until
Wednesday, March 17, by the Student Council meeting in the
Union yesterday.
The council planned to conduct the poll in all nine a. m. classes
Friday. Dean T. J. Thompson requested, through a council com
mittce, that the survey be delayed
until after six weeks exams
He also asked that complete
plans for the poll be submitted to
his office immediately so that the
faculty could be informed of pro
cedures. Adds Third Choice.
A third choice was added to
the poll form, "I do not care to
vote." It also requires that a
majority of the "Yes" and "No"
ballots only, will decide the ques
tion. The motion by Dick Schleusner,
Oxford (Neb.) engineering stu
dent, passed by a unanimous voice
vote.
Heated discussion of alternate
proposals preceeded the decision.
Use As Guide?
Bill Palmer, senior at large
council member, insisted "We
should not go back on our word,"
when it was proposed that the
poll be used only as a guide.
Schleusner pointed out that the
students had already been told
their votes would be the final
decision.
Booths will be set up for stu
dents not in class at nine prob
ably in the Union, the Library
and Ag Hall. The plan was out
lined in an NSA committee letter
to Dean Thompson. The council
discussed the alternate polling
booths bnt no vote was taken.
Council financial procedure was
ordered investigated toward re
visions, by a council approved
motion of Dale Ball.
Ball asked that means be found
to make the council financially
independent. He urged more flexi
bility in the budget system to al
low mid-year expenditures.
Wallace Group Approved
By voice vote and without dis
cussion the council approved the
university chapter of "Students
for Wallace." Bob Wenke, chair
man of the constitutions commit
tee recommended the action in his
report.
Wenke previously introduced a
report asking, council approval of
all organizations checked by the
constitutions committee, includ
ing the political group. The presi
dent asked that all new organiza
tions be listed for council scru
tiny. Listing of the "15 or so" new
groups was promised by Wenke
for next week.
Toint Board Investigated
Investigation of Men's Point
board was demanded in a motion
introduced and later withdrawn
by Wenke. He charged that point
values were unfair to athletes.
He urged that it shQuld be made
easier foe them to become Inno
cents. Stan Johnson, president of In
nocents and ex-officio chairman
of the point board, interjected,
Men's Point board and Inno
cents have no connection."
He followed up on Wenke's ar
guments with the explanation that
the Innocents "point system" is
not the same as that used by the
point board in regulating activi
ties. Wenke said, "I understood a
man must have four points to be
considered for Innocents."
"You're wrong!" countered
Johnson.
Simon Ad Contest
Entries Due Today
All students entering the
Simons'-sponsored Merchandis -ing-Advertising
contest must
mave their copy in today. The
contest, featuring original student
work, is open to all regularly
enrolled university students ex
cept those employed by Ben
Simons or The Daily Nebraskan.
Any number of persons may
collaborate on one entry. The
originator of the winning idea
will receive a $10 gift certificate
good at Simons. The ads will be
judged by F. C. Blood, Univer
sity of Nebraska; Mr. Archie
Bailey, Lincoln Chamber of Com
merce; Miss Joyce Ayres, Ayres
Advertising Agency; Mr. Lyle
Johnson, Lincoln Star, Mr. Dorsey
Mclntyre, Lincoln Journal. The
copy winning the judges' ac
claim will be published in Tne
Daily Nebraskan.
Campus Group
Appeals Action
By Committee
Persians, twice rejected po
litical club, will try it again,
Ben Wall, president of the
group, announced Wednesday.
The proposed society asks that
the chancellor place the fate of
the organization on the agenda of
the University Senate. The re
quest was made Wednesday
through Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, sec
tary of the senate.
A senate committee refused to
recognized the Persians consti
tution a week ago.
Dean Marjorie Johnston, secre
tary of the faculty committee on
student organizations, stated in a
letter to the Persians:
"....members of the committee were
screed that the purposes of the proup
were vaguely stated and that it was not
clear as to whether the-ronmization was
to function as a political or pressure
group. After due consideration the com
mittee voted to deny approval...."
About 25 prospective members
are claimed by the group.
Its constitution ' defines the
Persians' aims as the elimination
of discrimination and creation of
a representative campus govern
ment. "I do not see how we can state
them more definitely," Wall
commented.
"We certainly believe there is
life left (in the Persians)," he
said, "and are not ready to hold
the funeral yet."
Senate Hopeful
To Speak Over
KFOR Tonight
Albin T. Anderson, the uni
versity instructor and World War
II veteran who has filed for the
Democratic nomination for U. S.
Senator, will deliver his initial
radio address tonight at 9 p. m.
on KFOR.
The Young Democrats of the
Universily and Lancaster County
will hold a city-wide meeting this
evening in the Green Room of
the Y.M.C.A. beginning at 7:30,
at which time campaign commit
tee assignments will be complet
ed and further policy outlined.
Mr. Anderson will appear before
the group for a short talk prior
to his KFOR broadcast at 9 p. m.
Young Demo committeemen
state that Anderson's radio mes
sage can be heard fn the "Y"
Green Room by those attending
the meeting. The broadcast will
conclude the night's business.
Chairman Morrow emphasized
that this general meeting will be
the most important one of all.
Essential committees will be es
tablished and specific campaign
assignments will be made. All
Young Democrats, as well as any
other men and women anxious to
promote Anderson's candidacy
have been urged to attend and
go to work on any of Vnore than
a dozen committees. An intensive
campaign will be launched which
will continue for six weeks.
Symphony Group
To Have Auditions
The Lincoln Symphony assoc
iation has announced a competi
tive audition for vocalists and
instrumentalists to be held March
6. The audition is open to Lin
coln residents between the ages
of 17 and 26 inclusive who are
studying music with a teacher
maintaining residence in Lin
coln. Applications, accompanied by
the signature of the student's
teacher, must be mailed to Ted
Butterfield, Manager, Lincoln
Symphony association, by March
5. The winner will be afforded
the opportunity of a solo appear
ance with orchestral accompani
ment at the final concert of the
Lincoln Symphony orchestra oA