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Thursday Stepp to Lead Unique Brass Group in Debut BY SAM WARREN Ever hear a Strauss waltz played exclusively on the drums? Ever hear a 45-piece concert ensemble composed entirely of brass and percussion? Both can be heard tonight at 8 in the Union ballroom when the University Brass choir presents its first . concert apart from appear ances with the varsity band or joint recitals. Conducted by its founder. Instructor Robert Stepp, the choir will perform a unique program using music from 16th century dances to highly modern istic numbers. 45 Pieces Formed two years ago with a personnel of 30 pieces, the Uni versity Brass choir has grown to 45 players, including trumpets, cornets, French horns, trombones, baritone horns, bass horns, and percussion. The choir is a unit of the ROTC Band. Because there is little original literature written expressly for all brass ensemble, much of the choir's selections are transcriptions from other forms. An 18th cen tury sonata by Gaillard for bas soon with figured bass accom paniment has been arranged by Stepp from an earlier transcrip tion for trombone and piano. A 17th century toccata scored for two instrumental choirs in antiphonal response has been ar ranged for the choir, preserving the antiphonal form. One portion of the choir will answer another from off stage. Most unusual of the numbers is the " .tette for Percussion," composed by Director Stepp. A satire on the traditional form of musical suite, the sextette at tempts the effects of a march, Strauss waltz, scherzo and a fi nale in fugue-form. More standard concert numbers include straight-forward arrange ments of Tschaikowsky's "Ro mance," Wagner's Funeral March from "Die Gotterdammerung," and Morton Gould's popular "Pa vanne." The complete program, open to the public without charge, is: Toccata Bonelli Concerto for Trumptti and Tympani Altenburg Kent Tiller. Soloist Three Dances 8usato Ronde Pavane Salterelle Sonata 1 Gaillard-Stepp Cs.nts.blle fjplritoao Allegro Vivace Paul Austin, Soloist Sextette for Percussion 8tepp Marsn Walts Scherzo Temple's 'Taming of the Shrew' Gets Critic's Nod of Approval William Shakespeare will have little cause to do any proverbial "turning in his grave" as the Uni versity Theatre's presentation of his "Taming of the Shrew" romps joyously across the Temple stage theremainder of this week. The dust and cobwebs have been swept away from the original manuscript, and two. gay, stream lined acts appear in its place. And if what remains is more of a show than the play that Shapespeare intended, the loss is not too great The show is reward enough. The spirit of the farce prevails from the very outset, as the tinker Christopher Sly. excellently played by Rex Coslor, awakens from his drunken stupor to find himself the unsuspecting subject of a nobleman's prank. He is told that his life as a tinker has been a fifteen years' dream and that in reality he is a lord. The gaiety of the play itself, then unfolds for his pleasure. Robust Wooing:. With energetic vigor the play then devotes itself to the robust wooing, wedding and taming of the shrew Katherine. He woos her as gently as one would a ti gress. He weds her with the ten derness of a two-bit sirloin. He tames her with the subtlety of a ton of bricks. In the wake of this great mass Finale Messrs. Kooblock, Lor, Schroeder, Tiller, Tilton and Price Romance Op. 6 .... Tchalkowsky-Corley Funeral March from "Die Gotter dammerung" Wagner-Kins; Intermezzo Converse Pavanns Gould Concert Pieee Adler Triumphal March Cohen BABW Honors Ten Workers Ten unaffiliated cdeds were awarded gold pins at the BABW annual recognition ceremony held Thursday, May 6. Those who al ready have pins but who earned 100 points in activities again this year were given roses. Coeds receiving pins were Mar guerite Nootz, Joan Williams, Eloise Sehott, Claudia Neuenswan der, Shirley Burton, Shirley Schlanker, Wanda Buell, Jo Kell enbarger. Sue Byorklund, Helen Sayles, and Dorothy Ichinaga. Roses were presented to Marion McElhaney, Donna McAuley, and Mary Ann Graff. Foundation Party to Be Staged For High School Track Visitors A "record" party for those who will be on campus to break- track records that's what Sally Holmes, chairman, promises in the Student Foundation party for the Nebraska high school track meet contestants and pep clubs. The party will be held Friday, May 14, from 5 to 7 p. m. in the Union. The Foundation expects the ma jority of the 675 contestants to at tend the party, as well as a num ber of fans and cheer-leaders from Nebraska high schools. "We're planning on a large supply of cokes and brownies," Miss Holmes remarked, "for they disappeared fast at the basketball tournament party." Also scheduled to attend the an nual Foundation project are mem bers of the N club and the Student Foundation. The lettermen will explain University athletics and extend greetings to the high school students. The informal gathering for re freshments and remarks will be held in parlors ABC of the Union. In Room 315. track movies and a composite movie on Nebraska University athletics will be shown. The meet, given by the Univer sity for the Nebraska High School Activities association, will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15. Only qualifiers in pre BY ABE KATZ of energy the romantic interludes that concern Katherine's younger sister Bianca and her four suitors are lost in the shuffle. However, Mary Wenstrand's Bianca is hand somely ingenue. Among her four suitors, Eddie McCullough' Gre mio is well delivered and appro priately attitudinized to the prop er sense of drollness. Wisely the bulk of the play con cerns itself with the stuff re warding in farce and perhaps bordering at times too closely to burlesque. In addition to the main concern of the play the by play between master Petruchio and his servants as well as the by-play among the servants rounds out an evening of com plete uninhibited fun. Cast Aided. The cast was aided by effec tive sets, colorful costumes, fine musical background and direction which afforded them with sharp movement, and tasteful picturiza tion did the rest. John Wenstrand's Petruchio contained the knowing sharpness, the clear deliniation of purpose and the absolute command which the role demands. If it was at all lacking it was in the vocal power and full distinctiveness which a Shakespearean hero must tradi tionally have. Margaret Ilulf- Katherine was Vol. 48-No. 139 Mott to Speak At Journalism Anniversary The twenty-fifth anniversary of the school of journalism will be celebrated with a banquet at the Cornhusker hotel at 6:30 p. m. tonight. Dr. Frank Luther Mott, dean of the University of Missouri school of journalism, will be the prin ciple speaker. Journalism students and repre sentatives from neighboring schools of journalism and profes sional groups will attend the ban quet. Tickets are $2.25 each and may be obtained from members of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi. Sigma Delta Chi will hold a business meeting and initiation for undergraduate members in University hall at 4 p.m. Initiation of professional members will be conducted at 5 p.m. by Professor Kenneth Marvin, national vice president of Sigma Delta Chi. vious district track and field tour naments are eligible to attend. According to Miss Holmes, "The party for the track meet contest ants and pep clubs is another of the Student Foundation projects to 'sell' our University to the high school students of our state. In co-operation with the Athletic de partment, we are attempting to interest state athletes in their state university." She added, "The hosts of these parties for contest ants in high school competitions have as much fun as the guests seem to have."" Leaflet Published By Foundation The Student Foundation pub lications committee is preparing a leaflet on their organization for new students next falL The leaflet will be distributed after registration to the freshman and transfer students to interest them in Foundation work. It will include detailed information of Student Foundation purposes, pro jects, and plans. The leaflet is being published under the supervision of Margie Lee Canaday and Russ Toler, chairmen of the project.. full of fire with the appropriate undertones of the gentility of which she was capable. Though her transition from shrew to gentle wife was at times not easily perceptible she capped her per formance well with her final con veision speech. Best Job of Year. Gaylord Marr's portrayal of the hapless father of the shrew, Bap tista, was easily the best thing he has done this year. He delineated his character sharply with fine and fitting and truthful bodily and facial movement. Dale Wiser's Grumio, Petru chio's servant, wove itself in well with the spirit of the play as did Claire Denton's three ply jobs as the page, then the servant Cur tis and finally as the very funny tailor. He succeeded in the diffi cult task of creating all three of his characters. To be commended for their work are: Jack Maxwell for his Lucentio; Dewey Ganzel as Hor tensio; Darrel Peters for his Vin centio; Don Johaness for his Lord; Bill Reuter as Biondello and Dick Toof for an outstanding bit as a servant in the second scene of the play. The Bard may not have laughed to see his play treated with this respectful disrespect, but perhaps he would have chuckled. Rev. C. M& AS lister Mamedl Speaker Af-Grctidua'SS'ioii Faculty Proclaims June 6 Baccalaureate Sunday Cornshucks, Daily Staffs9 Filings Open The Publications Board will meet twice next week in the Union Faculty lounge to select the editorial and business staffs for the next year's Daily Ne- braskan and Cornshucks, accord ing to Dr. W. F. Swindler, di rector of the school of journalism and head of the board. On Tuesday, May 18, the board will meet at 4 p. m. to decide the Cornshucks staff for 1948-49. Six positions will be open, those of editor, business manager, two managing editors and two assis tant business managers. Filings Close May 17. Filings for these positions will close Monday noon, May 17. Application blanks and other information may be secured from Dr. Swindler's officer in Univer sity hall. The Daily Nebraskan staff for the first semester will be chosen by the board Saturday morning, May 22. 15 Positions Open. To be chosen are editor, busi ness manager, two managing ed itors, five news editors, three as sistant business managers, sports editor, Ag news editor and spe cial feature editor. Filings for these positions must be in Dr. Swindler's office by noon Friday, May 21. The board will meet again Saturday, May 29, to accept bids and let contracts for Cornshucks magazine and the Cornhusker year book. Search of UN Annals Reveals Redhead Club BY LOIS COBAR. The Order of the Golden Fleece, a club for redheads only, existed on the university campus in the early part of the country through the 1920's. Eligible for member ship in the club were those passed by the registration com mittee as having tresses within the more than twenty officially accepted colors. The hues included squash, car rot, pumpkin, orange, brick, scar let, flaming, maroon, copper, au burn, hena, mahogany, sorrel, cerise, salmon, shrimp-pink and pink. Barred from membership along with these possessiong "in spired brown hair were those with lemon, ginger or putty shades. "Bottle jobs" were strictly Alfalfa Processing New Method Told By UN Scientists A new method for processing alfalfa was one of the studies re ported to the annual meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences held Friday and Satur day on the university campus. More than 300 Nebraska scientists attended the meeting and banquet. Harry Miller, of the university chemurgy department, told the Academy's agriculture section that a commercial plant in the Lexing ton area plans to use the new processing method this year. The new process differs from the cus tomary method in that alfalfa juices are separated and dried to preserve a high nutrient idue. Residues form the process can be dried and used for serveral com mercial purposes. Departments of agriculture, bi ology and medical sciences, chem istry, physics and engineering and history of science were repre sented at. the annual meeting. The Very Rev. Charles E. Mc Allister, dean of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evan gelist, in Spokane, Wash., will be the commencement speaker here next June 7, Prof. J. P. Colbert, of the faculty commence ment committee, announced. Dr. McAllister is a member of the executive committee, and immediate past-president, of the Association of Governing Boards of State Universities and Allied institutions. He is described. Prof. Colbert said, as the best informed individual in the nation on the subject of publicly con trolled higher education at this time. Discontinue Baccalaureate. At the same time, Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, director of admissions, announced that the university senate, faculty governing group, has decided not to hold the cus tomary baccalaureate exercises this year. Instead, Sunday, June 6, will be officially described as Bac calaureate Sunday and all univer sity graduates will be urged to attend services of the church of their preference. To Prepare Special Sermons. Lincoln pastors are being asked to prepare special sermons and reserve space for seniors at their regular Sunday morning services. The seniors will attend these serv ices in caps and gowns. Recently the seniors voted to discontinue baccalaureate exer cises, at which a prominent re ligious leader usually speaks, be cause non-attendance at the func tion had become a source of em barrassment to the university. out, according to an early article but the artificial redheads were responsible for the decline of the organization when they became too numerous to be dis tinguishable from the born-with-red-hair. At the organization's annual luncheon, prizes were given for the most vivid red hair ("the red dest of the red"), "the most fas cinating, scintillating golden glow," "the greatest quantity of red hair," and "the most freck les." Consolation prizes went to those having tresses nearest le mon and brown shades. Judges reportedly were thoughfully pro vided with smoked glasses before undertaking their dazzling task! Bobby pins were banned at the contest luncheon and at applica tion time when it was discovered that certain aspirants had pinned on red wigs. Among them was Chancellor Avery's wife, who tried to join the select order in this manner. Miss Louise Pound, professor emeritus and nationally promi nent literary figure, was one of the staunchest members, often serving as mistress of ceremonies for the group. One of Miss Pounds' tributes to the Order of the Gold en Fleece runs like this: At midnight when I ffo to bed I proudly bow my ruby head And thank whatever cods there be They didn't make a blonde of ' me! At meetings of the organization, a typical program included read ings, music and talks extolling the color red or relating facts about famous redheads. Records reveal talks showing that four-fifths of the heroines of popular fiction in the 1920"s were redheads as were such heroes as Washington, Laf ayette and Milton. And speaking of records, one needn't expect to find any ac counts of the Order of the Golden Fleece in The Cornhusker. For those Nebraska redheads didn't take themselves seriously enough to lay out $25 for a spot in the yearbook!