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r M TaOfe Vol. 48-No. 109 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Thursday. April 1, 1948 V No Spring Masking Announced By MB's If the words of a woman can be trusted, the Mortar Board So ciety will mask no new members this spring. Commenting on the precedent breaking move, president Joyce Geddcs said "there just seems to be too many girls in activities to pick a new group." She said the action was de cided upon at a secret meeting in Denver during the spring holidays. The meeting of the 20 Mortar Boards was called by Smoe, of ficial guardian of university tradi tions. Reports were common late in March that the women's hon orary was about to split over the question of next year's member ship. 30 Members Slated. At least 30 junior women re ceived confidential information before Easter that they were sure things for Mortar Board. Regu lations of the society re quire that be tween five and 200 women be masked each year. I Alumni of t the society de- """ dared March Eleanor Knoll. 22 that the limit must be ob served. The letter was made pub lic today by Stan Johnson, presi dent of Innocents, to whom the letter was mistakenly delivered. Johnson said, "I found the matters discussed in the letter very interesting." Ag Women Revolt. An Ag College faction within Mortar Board led by Miss Joan Fankhauser, threatened to with draw from the group unless the AGR fraternity was given "veto power" over the membership fieht. Upon hearing of the threatened walkout. Student Council Presi dent Harold Mozer demanded a thorough investigation of the threatened revolt. In secret in struction issued to the student committee to study NSA. which he rca iivated, Mozer asked that K communist influence in the re- volting group be checked. . Campus leaders were to confer late last night to draft a Mortar Board Recovery Program. Mozer will speak from the Union Cupola at 8 a. m. April 1. Spokesmen said the speech will take the crisis direct to the stu dents. A hurried Daily Nebraska poll indicated that frefhmen and soph omores favored the Mortar Board action by nine to one. Junior men were 100 percent in favor of the ban. Most of them suggested the 20 women honorary posts be added to the Innocent quota of 13. If appearances mean anything, "Bowser" has taken over as edi tor of The Daily Nebraskan. The huge St. Bernard won a recent "Editor-for-a-Day" contest spon sored by the staff by sending in 678 textbook covers last week. "Bowser," however, has evi dently deefded to te over per manently. He has hot left the of fice for five days causing editor (we think) George Miller plenty of worry and frustration. As a result, The Daily Nebraskan of fice has been in a turmoil for some time. Pub Board to Meet. The Publications Board, which appoints staff members to all uni versity student publications, is ex pected to meet tl is week to find some solution to the problem. The Lincoln croup of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals has already written a let ter to Dr. W. F. Swindler, direc tor of the School of Journalism and head of the Publications Board, demanding that '.'Bowser" YaitemePicked As Yell King, Pcsek Retires If the combined vote of the Innocents, Mctar Boards and old cheer leaders of this year means anything, Yellowder "Beardsie" Yaiteme was named yell king for next year. "Beardsie" replaces Martin Pesek, this year's king. Fourteen candidates were in 5" ' fY Z " t -vl f I - 1 o , i Yellouder Yeatemme . . . Takes over as new UN yell king. the running for the position that Yeatimme finally copped. The candidates were rated on their "good looks," showing of en thusiasm, and spirit produced at a "dry rally" held in the base ment of the Union last week. Yaiteme was head cheer leader at the Extension Division of the Colorado State Junior College of Cheyenne, Oregon. He entered the University on his Civil War G. I. Bill of Rights. He is 87 and unmarried. Ec Prof Named" In Paternity Suit Sorry, story misplaced. 10 1 BOWSER, new editor ( I 1 V ft I V J - .. JANE MacARTHUR begins her moppmg-up campaign prepara tory to her "MacArthur for President" drive on the cam pus. The wheel, seen here for the first time in her native habitat, is pushing uncle Doug las MacArthur toward the White House. Gregory Peck Gives Talk Gregory Peck, of international movie fame, will be speaker at the first of a series of convoca tions on Friday at 11 a. m. in the Union ballroom, it was learned from unofficial sources today. Peck will speak on the relative importance of social life to the future success of students. This will be his first appearance before a Nebraska student group. He will tour the majority of universities this spring advising and counsel ing students for better social ad justment. of The Daily Nebraskan. X if s If MacArthur for President adherents are interested, they are invited to hear Jane MacArthur, AWS Board member Cornhusker Managing Editor and vice president of campus Young Republicans, who will deliver a campaign speech Saturday at 9:00 p. n. on the second floor auditorium of University Hall. "MacArthur will sweep to victory, mopping up all opposition," said Miss MacArthur in an exclusive interview with The Daily Nebraskan. "Republicans andi Democrats can march side by side," she said, "provided there is enough room between them." Miss MacArthur will be assisted by a group of veterans of the South Pacific who have volun teered to a t as ushers. They ire members of a club known as "MacArthur's Boys." Blond Beauty Weds Ex-Flyer Next Ivy Day Shirley Jierk, blond beauty queen, will wed ex-flier Herki mer Jurkimcr on Ivy Day, she p'Tunced to her sororitv sisters Romance blooms on Campus. at a surprise candy passing this morning at breakfast. Fraternity brothers of Jerkimer serenaded the girls at the unusual pinning ceremony. Miss Jierk hails from Lower Slabovia; Jerkimer is from Hun ger. The couple met at a local pub when Shirley saved Jerki mer's life by pulling him from the clutches of a revolving door. It was love at first draw. "I'm so happy," said the blush ing Shirley. "I love him madly. I love every feature and every hair of his head. When he looks at me with those burning blue eyes, I just tingle." Miss Jierk, the clinging vine type, said that she could hardly wait for Ivy Day. Jerkimer said nothing. be allowed to remain in the of fice as long: as he wishes. The campus seems to be evenly split between "Pro-Bowsers" and "Anti-Bowsers." Fifteen student groups have sent Letterips to the office praising the new admin istration, giving the Pro-Bowsers added incentive to keep in office. "Dead or Alive! Bowser's first official edict was placed on the bulletin board in the office Wednesday after noon. It placed a $5,000 reward for the capture dead or alive of any former Rag editor This was interpreted by keen observers as a discouraging influence upon leaders of any new plots. When the reporter tried to contact George Miller for a state ment he was unable to locate him. Whether or not the late great editor has been abducted or not is problematical. At any rate, a sinister -lot is afoot which is splitting the university in two. Something must be done J 1 ! I iiviininwiiiii,iiiiiiiougani j i . ,-- j 1 i Student Cry Gets Action; U Hall Saved University Hall is saved! The ancient edifice which has for so long graced Nebraska's campus will not be torn Hown. It was learned Wednesday that the Board of Regents has decide! not to go through with its plans to demolish the famous landmark. This action was taken as the result of a loud student outcry in behalf of the building. Chancel lor Gustavson has received at his office 8,973 cards, letters and tele grams from the student body pok ing that the structure be saved for posterity. To Erect Statue. The board announced that they have contacted a prominent Lin coln construction firm with plans to make a memorial of ihe uni versity's oldest building. Accord ing to tentative plans, a statue of some famous Nebraskan will soon top U Hall. Heading the list of candidates are: Adolph Lewandovsi, pres ent athletic business manager; Jack Hill, former Daily. Nebras kan editor; Kenneth Wherrv, U.S. senator and "defender of the democratic way of life" (see campaign posters): and Marjorie Johnson, university Dean of Women. A Decision Soon. The board is expected to an nounce its decision soon. The engineering lab whi?n was supposed to have taken its place will be placed in the present football stadium, according to plan. The stadium will be de molished and next year's toot ball games will probably oe held at the Prescott grade school play grounds. Temporary bleachers seating five or six hundred will be erected before September. Nudes Hang In Exhibition At Morrill If rumor means anything, one of the greatest moves to be af fected as a result of the influence of spring vacation will be the removal of all paintings on second floor of Morrill Hall, and the hanging of nudes in their place. Nude paintings that have been suggested are Manet's "Olympia" and Giorgione's "The Concert," of which hangs in the Louvre in Paris. Giorgione's "Venus Asleep," and Bougereau's "Cupid Captive," have also been considered. It is believed that copies of these originals may be obtained in the near future for study here at the university this spring. Out standing works achieved by stu dents may also be considered as a part of the study. The move is a result of popu lar demand by university stu dents in view of their realization that spiritual expression and har mony between painting and actual life should be more emphatic. Art students with attentive mind, conscious honesty, the faculty of organization and the combination of delicacy and vigor will be ex tremely appreciative of this move. Bob Wenke, spokesman for a non-existant group of Greek pol iticians, registered wholehearted approval of the move by his associates.
