Gemio Pick to Speak
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J. S. BLACKMAN.
Nine new members were initiated into Sigma Tau, engineer
ing honorary, at a meeting last week. In addition, two faculty mem
bers were selected for their outstanding achievements in the field
of engineering education.
The two faculty members selected were Dr. H. T. Bates, as
sistant professor of chemical
engineering, and James S. Black
man, director of buildings and
grounds. Bates joined the en
gineering staff of the university
in 1946. Blackman has served in
various capacities in the engineer
ing facuity since 1941.
Selected for membership in the
fraternity were:
Registration
Nears Finish
Early registration procedures
for the summer and fall terms
should be near competition
Tuesday evening, according to
Dr. F. W. Rosenlof, assistant
registrar and assistant director of
admissions.
Hoover said in an interview
Monday that the assignment com
mittee will still register students
for another week, but said he
hoped most of the student body
which plans to register early will
do it today.
Students who are planning to
attend summer school may still
register, but if they do not within
a week, they will have to wait
until June 8 and take pot luck
on the courses.
At the present time, the com
mittee is accepting all registra
tion numbers. According to
Hoover, about 7,000 were issued
last month.
Hoover expressed gratitude to
The Daily Nebraskan for public
izing the routine of registration
and to members of Alpha Phi
Omega, national service fraternity,
for donating so much time acting
as couriers.
Flovd A. IV sn
Robert F. 1'ci-ning
James O. Bill
Herman Blenhoff
Perry W. Branch
Robert E. Brandt
Carrol O. Brunken
Paul E. Burku
Max E. Carr
Charles G. Cook
Rodney T. Cox
Harlan M. Kchtenkamp
Fred J. Feldhausen
Parrell D. Frederick
Gordon E. Frederick
Jacob B. Gatzemeyer
Stanley Hanel
Earl D. Hansen
Ted T. Harding
John C. Jenkins
Leslie W. Jochens
Rodney L. Johnson
Graham D. Jones
Neil D. Kennedy
Warren W. Koeuig
Marlin G. Kroner
Stanley D. Lledlkt
Ernest J. I-ouvar
Duane E. Motrin
John H. Patterson
DwlRht H. Pearson
Melvin R. Poeschl
Michael F. Rudloff
Earl G. Bchmiedlns
William N. Sorensen
William E. Splinter
Verne M. Traudt
Stanley D. Watt
Dean K. Whitla
Dr. Carl W. Borgmann ad
dressed the group on "Some Chal
lenges to Engineers" after the in
itiation ceremony.
Among the honored guests were
two of the founders of the frat
ernity, Vern Hedge and L. W.
Ch?se. Hedge presented keys to
tb-3 initiates.
Freedom Train to Climax
City's Rededication Week
By Frank Jacobs.
The Freedom Train is coming!
As a climax of a city-wide Re
dedication Week, the world-famed
carrier of the documents that
comprise America's heritage will
be open to the public Sunday,
May 16 at the Burlington station.
To furnisli students with an ap
propriate 'background, several
films based on documents in the
Freedom Train will be shown in
the Union lounge today at 4 p.m.
Admission is free.
The Freedom Train is essentially
the spearhead of the America
Heritage Foundation, a committee
interested in recreating interest
among Americans of a knowledge
of their priceless heritage.
Liner .transports Documents.
One hundred twenty-seven of
America's most priceless historic
documents are preserved in the
beautiful diesel liner.
A few of the many noteworthy
originals on the train are the
Treaty of Paris, recognizing
America's independence; the or
iginal manuscript of the Star
Spangled Banner; Lincoln's Get
tysburg Address; Jefferson's copy
of the Declaration of Indepen
dence; the Covenant of the League
of Nations; the "last" radiogram
message from Corregidor; the
United Nations charter; George
Washington's Farewell Address; a
letter by Christopher Columbus on
discovering America; the May
flower Compact; and many others
First Showing- for Many.
Many of the documents have
been lent by private collectors.
Many were in the Library of Con
gress and the National Archives.
Most of the documents aboard the
Freedom Train have never before
been taken from their permanent
places of safe-keepfng.
The train itself is 631 feet in
length, there being seven cars
and engine. Three of these are for
exhibition, three are Pullmans for
the crew, and the other is a special
equipment car.
The "longest train tour in
America's history" began in Phila
delphia, Sept. 17, 1947, when the
Freedom Train started its 33,000
mile year-long trip, scheduled to
visit each of the 43 states.
Green to Air Civil Service
Opportunities at Ag
The United States department
of agriculture will sponsor a short
illustrated talk by their midwest
director, Mr. Green, for all Ag
college students Wednesday, May
12, at 5 p.m., in Room 301 of the
Dairy Industry building.
Green will speak to the group
on the opportunities of civil serv
ice for agricultural students. He
will discuss the various phases of
government service and answer
any questions
Flood Control Expert
Guest of Alpha Zeta
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Courtesy Etncoln Journal.
GEN. L. A. PICK.
Parking Riot
Undemocratic
Says Gustavson
Dear Fellow Students:
All of us here on the Univer
sity of Nebraska campus are ded
icated to the ideals and principles
of democracy. This means that
we believe in democracy; that we
give this belief real meaning by
practicing democracy in our day-to-day
living.
We all recognize, I am sure,
that democracy means char e
This has been the mainspung
which has made democracy man's
most acceptable way of life. We
change the rules of our govern
ment or our laws by peaceful
means: at the ballot box, by peti
tioning our government leaders,
or through our judicial system.
Occasionally sincere but mis
guided individuals seek to bring
changes, or rectify grievances, by
overstepping these orderly proc
esses of government. They resort
to disorderly demonstrations. This
is undemocratic and unwise; and
more often than not adverse re
action to such demonstrations off
sets any good accomplished. I
place last Friday's demonstration
by University of Nebraska stu
dents in this category.
The university administration
appreciates the seriousness of the
parking situation on the campus.
The administration also recog
nizes it has procrastinated in
handling the parking situation.
But neither of these things con
See Parking- Riot
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Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, Mis
souri river division engineer, will
speak at an all Ag college con
vocation at 10:10 a. m., Tuesday,
May 13, in the College Activities
building on Ag campus. The con
vocation is sponsored by Alpha
Zeta, honorary agricultural fra
ternity. Classes will be dismissed on Ag
campus, according to Dean W. W.
Burr of Ag college. Classes will
not be dismissed on the city cam
pus but all students who are in
terested may come to the con
vocation. Gen. Pick is the originator of
the Pick-Sloan plan, authorized
by congress in the 1944 flood con
trol act. At present he is direct
ing the corps of engineers part of
the program on the Missouri val
ley project. This program is now
in its third year of construction.
Under his direction, the corps
has let major contracts for con
struction work on five large reser
voirs for flood control, irrigation,
hydroelectric power and allied
benefits. In addition the corps is
working on a number of flood
control projects for protection of
municipal, industrial and agricul
tural areas in the Missouri valley.
During the war, General Pick
received international recognition
for his work on the Ledo road be
tween China and India, including
the distinguished service medal,
and the banner and cloud, a Chi
nese decoration. He also assisted
in organizing the first Filipino
engineer regiment after the first
World war.
For his service in directing the
military construction in the Mis
souri basin in 1942 and 1943 he
was awarded the oak leaf cluster
to the distinguished service medal.
In addition to his service in
both world wars, he has a vast
background in engineering edu
cation and civil works. He was
graduated as a civil engineer in
1914 from the Virginia Polytech
nic institute; entered officer's can
didate school in world war I and
was commissioned and placed in
command of a company of engi
neers in France. He has served as
district engineer at New Orleans,
executive officer to the division
engineer, Cincinnati, and division
engineer at Omaha.
6Y9 Picnic Planned
Ag YM-YW annual picnic will
be held on Tuesday, May 11, at
5-30 p.m. on the lower Ag cam
pus. The annual picnic will finish
all Ag Y activities for this year.
Everyone is invited to attend,
according to the committees in
charge. Picnic food will costs 40
cents per person. Students should
bring their money with them, as
no advanced tickets will be sold.
With scenery that includes
everything from a hese named
Mabel to technicolor checkered
top tables, the University Theatre
production "Taming of the
Shrew" is all that is hilarious,
broad and farcical, according to its
director Dallas Williams.
"I doubt if the audience will
have time to be bored," predicted
Williams. "The play is written
solely for entertainment and is full
of 'horse-play.'"
Use of flashing color and per
spective, coupled with "Mabel"
combine to make the play as lively
as a current Broadway farce.
3 Steeds to Ride.
"Mabel," the horse of many col
ors, is a special project of the con
struction crew. As Katherine,
played by Margaret Huff, must
have a steed on which to rfde, the
horse is full-size. Mabel has all
the trimmings of a Park Avenue
pet and more. However, any re
semblance of Mabel to an actual
horse is purely coincidental.
Her manl and tail, colored flam
ing yellow, blend Wth her Holly-
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THIS IS NOT A PICTURIS from the Kentucky Derby. No, it is a scene from the forthcoming Uni
versity Theatre production, "Taming of the Shrew" Pictured are Petruchio, Jack Wenstrand; Kath
erine, Margaret Ann Huff; and Mabel herself.
wood eyelashes. As she has a
skirt-like affair around her legs
there is room on a special inside
frame for a person to manipulate,
by means of ropes, Mabel's head,
tail, and eyelashes. In the words
of Director Williams, "Mabel is a
very animated horse."
Donkey Provided.
A Disney-like donkey will pro
vide Mabel with a stage compan
ion. "Taming of the Shrew" will run
very lively as there is a quick
tempo to it. There will be no more
than three minutes between any
of the fourteen scenes. The only
intermission is scheduled between
the first and second or last acts.
There is nothing difficult to
understand about the comedy.
"Every attempt is being made to
present an evening of theatrical
entertainment."
Curtain time for "Taming of the
Shrew" is 8 p. m. It will run Wed
nesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday with a matinee on Satur
day. Tickets may still be pur
chased at the Temple box-office.
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