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era n ti a f r n rvi n szz o Vol. 48 No. 134 Lincoln 8, Huf f, Wenstrand Take bead Roles in 'Shrew' r msmm .-f - ' 1 .-V m...f ' - . . . TAMING THE SHREW Maggie Huff and Jack Wenstrarfd are shown in their leading roles in the next University theater pro duction, Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." Unusual roles are portrayed by leads Margaret Huff and Jack "Wenstrand in the University theatre production, "Taming of the Shrew," to be presented May 12, 13, 14 and 15 in the temple. Miss Huff takes the title role of "Katherine," the shrew. Wen strand plays "Petruchio," whose attempts to tame the wild Kath ine are the main feature of the production. When asked to describe her role, Miss Huff declared that Katherina was supposed to be a very independent, devilish sort of girl. Hates Men. "She hates men In general," explained Miss Huff, "and is very temperamental and unpredict able. She is Shakespeare's at tempt to show the social status of the women of that period." "Katherina is exemplary of women as they were in the au thor's time. It is an excellent role but tiring as enacting Kath erine presents a demanding sit uation," she added. A Lincoln arts and sciences Trumble Named to Pub Board; Contested Election Ruled Valid Ed Trumble was elected to the position of senior member of the Publications board at a special election held Thursday, Other candidates were Shirlee Wallace and Norman Walker. Election results were as fol lows: Trumble, 233 votes; Miss Wallace, 66; and Walker, 31 This election was held as a re sult of a contest filed by Miss Wallace wnen her name was omitted from the spring election ballot because of an oversight by the Student Council elections committee. Thursday afternoon, Walter filed a letter of contest with Student Council judiciary com mittee chairman Dick Schluscner. The letter requested the coun cil to hold the second election invalid on grounds that The Daily Nebraskan had published a pre-election news story which was not fair to him as a candi date because it mentioned the extra-curricular activities of the other two candidates without mentioning his. Through an unin tentional oversight The Daily Ne braskan failed to state that Walker is a. member of the Stu dent Vets and a pre-med student. The judiciary committee in rul- Law Frat Names Bob Conrad Dean Bob Conrad was elected dean of Delta Theta Phi, law frater nity, for the coming year at its luncheon May 6. Other officers are T. B. Gaines, vice-dean; Jim Ganz, tribune; J. R. Higgins, clerk of the ex chequer; John R. Jacobson, clerk of the rolls; John :P. O'Brien, master of the ritual; Dick Rice, bailiff; and Roy Anderson, mess officer. Nebraska, Friday, May 7. 1948 ' 'I i im senior, Miss Huff is no newcomer to University theater circles. She is best remembered for her per formance as Liza in "Pygmalion" for which she won the award of outstanding actress for 1946-47. Has Other Appearances. She has also appeared as' the fortune teller in "The Skin of Our Teeth," as the vixen Lor raine in "The Man Who Came to Dinner," and in numerous ex perimental theatre and radio pro ductions. She is the holder of the cup for the outstanding radio actress of 1947-48 and is now a member of the Nebraska Masquers board of governors. Wenstrand is well-remembered for his enacting of the gangster, Duke Mantee, in "The Petrified Forest." He is a freshman in law college from Lincoln. Wtnstrand's other roles have included the part of the arch bishop in "Joan of Lorraine," and the role of MacDuff in "Mac beth." He is also a veteran of several experimental theatre pro ductions. ing on the validation of the sec ond election for pub board mem ber stated: "1. In the first election in which Walker received adequate and equal publicity in The Daily Nebraskan he was- defeated by Trumble by a vote of 432 to 206. "2. Second election his vote combined with the other losing candidate's votes totals less than one-third Trumble's vote." "3. It is apparant that the stu dents favored Trumble. There fore the committee declares Trumble elected. "4. Had The Daily Nebraskan failed to give adequate and equal publicity in the first election, the committee would have been com pelled to uphold the protest. "5. 'Although the protest was caused by an ommission of The Daily Nebraskan, it is apparant that there was no political im plication intended in the om mission of publicity for Walker." Final Registration Series Expected Next Tuesday Registration is progressing much more rapidly than was an ticipated and it is fully expected that the 7000 series will be posted by Tuesday. Students who are planning to register early must do so before this last number is taken up on Tuesday, accord ing to G., W. Rosenlof, registrar. Registrants must obtain their worksheet or schedule from Temporary A, before they can register in Temporary B. ; The registration procedure begins at the east door 6f Temporary A, at the east end of the corridor.' $ '48-Orehesis Sjpniag The members of Orchesis will hold their annual spring concert, featuring dances "Thru the Ages," May 7 and 8 at 8:15 p. m. in Grant Memorial hall. The program is sponsored by the department of physical educa tion for women and the women's athletic association. The Orchesis group, headed by Marian Falloon, is under the direction of Dr. Aileen Lockhart and the pre Orchesis group, which will also appear on the program, is directed by Dorothy Courtney. Members Compose. All the dances are composed by Orchesis members and will be ac companied by a piano, percussion, flute and organ ensemble. Mrs. H. H. Flood, accompanist for the physical education department, will be in charge of music for the concert. The dance program includes: Primitive Ritual (the spirit of savagery), percussion. Ancient Mural (an awareness of form), Satle. In a Cathedral (an ecclesiastical mood), Greig. Country Sketch (the natural gaiety of the folk). Miller. Pavane, Miller. Rlgaudon (the artificial, polished spirit of the court), MacDowell. Walts (a Joyous Vlenese waltz), Strauss. Spirit of 'the Ballet (the development of skill), Levltzski. Pioneer, Miller. Indian War Dance, traditional. Minuet (pre-Orchesis), Prokofieff. Folksy (pre-Orchesis), Ouion. Mechanization (the monotony. of labor). Miller. Jazz Boogie. Bennett. A Day in the Service (men's group), arranged. Gershwinana I, II, Gershwin. Three Fantastic Dances. Shostakovltch. Orchesis Rehearsal, Karganoff. Tickets Purchased. Tickets for the concert may be purchased from any of the fol lowing members of Orchesis: Betty Aasen, Amy Jo Bergh, Mar tha Buckingham, Kathryn Copple, Marilyn Davis, Marian Falloon, Irma Lou Fisher, Marian Hamil ton, Nancy Howey, Arlene Ja cupke, Ruth Alice Johnson, Lois Kaminska, Georgia Lemon, Dor othy Meshier, Pat Meyer, Jo Moss, Patti Nutsch, Myrtis Rider, Pat Toof, Winifred Wolf. Pre-Orchesis: C h e r r i e Ann Bengston, Marilyn Delehant, Bev erly Ewald, Tone Fleming, Jackie Johnson, Dorothy Lathrop, Nancy Lieber, Jean Mann, Kay Moore, Adele Mulliken, Caroline Prokop, Mae Samuelson, Beverly Shuman, Opal Smith, Eleda Starch, Sally Turner, Sherrill Von Bergen, Phyllis Warner. Men's group: James Howard, Charles House, Charles Jones, An drew Morrow, Russell Tudor. Jane Mott will be in charge of costurnes for the production. OMISSION. Points for individual activi ties for men on varsity judging teams was omitted in the pro gram printed in Wednesday's Daily Nebraskan, according to Ned Raun, chairman of -the committee on the new program. Any member of the varsity judging team will be awarded 10 points in the total points for his organization. 10 to Compete In Intramural Speech Finals Intramural speech contest final ists chosen last night from the 26 second round contenders for competition Saturday morning at 10 are: Dale Ball, Don Farber, Ted Gunderson, Dorothy Ogden, Jane McCuaig, Jackie Gordon, Douglas Peters, Maria Leipelt, Jean Dunbar and Elaine Lamp hear. Houses still in the running are Sigma Delta Tau, Sigma Alpha Mu and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The house with the highest num ber of points will receive a cup and high individual, a silver gavel after the finals in the Tem ple. In the second round of the con test, sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho, forensic honorary i fratern ity last night In the Temple, 26 of the original 47 entrants spoke on topics drawa Wednesday afternoon. rantf Walt Dorothy Elected to Head Interfrat Council Next Year Walt Dorothy succeeds Pod Franklin as president of the In terfraternity Council for the com ing year. Dorothy was elected to head the council at a business meeting held in the Student Union Thursday afternoon. The new president is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, a member of the Kosmet Klub, an Innocent, and was secretary of the Inter fraternity Council this year. Fosier Vice President. Vice president for next year will be Bill Fosier, Alpha Tau Omega president. Fosier is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, jour nalism honorary, and is a senior. Leo Geier, Phi Gamma Delta, was elected the new secretary, replacing Walt Dorothy, retir ing secretary. Geier is an N Club member, a member of the varsity g y m n a s t ics team, and a sophomore. The position of t r e a s u rer will be filled by D a r r e 1 1 May, Delta W. DOROTHY Upsilon. May is a sophomore. He is a Cornhusker worker, on the Ag advertising committee, and a member of the' Student Union board rules committee. The Interfraternity Council ex ecutive committee nominated two men for each office. Nominations were also open from the floor for all four positions. The executive committee nominated on the basis of the candidate's past experience 10 Senior, 19 Receive Honors Twenty-nine University of Ne braska law college students were honored Thursday night at the law college student association's annual banquet for high scholar ship and professional achieve ment. The speaker was Judge E. B. Chappell of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Sixteen students were presented ROTC Conducts Parade, Review To Give Awards An ROTC Tegmental parade and review, hiehhehted bv the presentation of awards to hon ored ErouDS and individuals was held for all Military Science stu dents inursday, May 6, at 5 p.m., west or the coliseum. All basic and advanced stu dents, the University ROTC band, Military Science department fac ulty members, and Pershing Ri flemen participated in the parade, in preparation for federal inspec tion next week. The honor streamer, .for the best company was presented to Cadet Capt. Charles D. Ganz, commander of Co. K, by Miss June Gast, this year's honorary colonel. The best company streamer is presented weekly. Cadet Staff Sgt. Donald F. Flesher was awarded tho Rnsrhiilr memorial scholarship award. This reward is given by the American Legion under the supervision of tne university Foundation. Com mander Earl P. Barnes, state American Legion commander, presented the scholarship award. The Air Forces association award for the outstanding first year cadet was presented to Cadet 2nd Lt. Phillin C. SDrairue. Mai. LaRue S. Sorrell, assistant PMS&T and Air Force leader, made the presentation. The Scabbard and Rlade Mili tary efficiency award, given by me national Headquarters of the organization, was presented by Cadet Lt. Orin W. Brvant. fac ulty adviser of the local chapter. Minute Man awards were given under the auspices of the Hons of the American Revolution. They Memorial with the council and on desired capabilities. Delta Chi Admitted. Prior to the elections the coun cil voted to admit Delta Chi fra ternity into the organization. Delta Chi was inactive during the war and has just recently re-activated on the campus. The ad mission brought the total number of memberships to 22. The only qualification needed to hold an office in the Interfra ternity Council is a membership in one of the fraternities repre sented in the council. John Binning congratulated Rod Franklin, retiring president, in behalf of the entire council on having done an excellent job as president this year. Moot Court's Winners Told Ralph B. Nelson and William T. Schwartz won the Allen Moot Court . competition of the Uni versity of Nebraska law college, Wednesday evening. A unanimous decision by Su preme Court Judges Edward F. Carter, , Bayard H. Paine and Adolph E. Wenke gave them victory over Robert C. Guenzel and Richard D. Wilson. The student legal teams pre sented their arguments in the Supreme Court chambers. As finalists in the competition they argued a mythical community property case. Funds for the competition were given to the law school by the late T. S. Allen, Lincoln attorney. Junior Lawyers at Banquet gold watch chains inscribed with the letter "N" by the Law Review, a quarterly magazine published jointly by the law college and the Nebraska Bar Association. Receive Honors. Seniors honored were: Vance Leininger, editor-in-chief; Warden Johnson, note editor; Robert Guenzel, case editor; Richard Wil son, legislation editor; Robert Barlow, index editor; Julian Hop kins, book review editor; John Bestor; and Nathan Holman, busi ness manager. Juniors honored were: William Rundle, editor-in-chief elect; Bar bara Blackburn; Kenneth Elson; Richard Harnsberger; Robert Lowe; Daniel O'Leary; Ward Ol ney; and Robert Wenke. Win Competition. Ralph Nelson and William Schwartz were winners of the Thomas Stinson Allen Appellate Competition. They were awarded medals in the form of gold watch charms in the shape of the let ter "A." Others receiving awards in cluded: Ward Urbom, Albert Det mer, Lloyd Hall, Morris Hoobler, and Dale TeKolste, seniors; Dean Kratz, Charles Chase, Gerald Jor gensen, Stanley Scott, Roy Sheaff, and Robert Veach, juniors. Spring Basketball Drills Coach Harry Good has an nounced that spring basketball drills will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday un til final examination week starts. were received by the military de partment, and presented by Blais dell C. Kennon, senior instructor of organized reserve in Lincoln. The following cadets received the awards: Staff Sgt. Donald F. Flesher, Tech. Sgt. Kenneth E. Johnson, Tech. Sgt. Richard E. Gibson, Cpl. Lawrence Russell. and. Pvts. Clifford Bergren, George L Morris, George S. Mc Queen, Wendall C. Bauman, Wil liam F. Bauman, Anthony Clark, Allan F. Decker, and Richard Hunt. After the parade, review, and presentation of awards, the Persh ing Rifles demonstrated precision drill.