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VoL 48 No. 143 Lincoln 8, Nebraska, Wednesday, May 19, 1948 Tri-IC Announces Annual Crops judging Winners Winners of the annual Trl-K crops judging contest held last Saturday were announced today by Bob McDill, retiring president. The contest was held in the Col lege Activities building Saturday morning and the awards were presented at a banquet Saturday evening at 6:30 in the food and nutrition building. High individual, with 1,294 points out o a possible 1,400, was Don Smith. Other winners are: Freshman division, James McDowell, first; Jerry Johnson, second, and Paul Kemling, third. Junior division, Howard Sautter, first; Edward Sautter, second, and Norm Holm berg, third. Senior division, Don Smith, first; Leonard Kokes, sec ond, and Merle Teel, third. New officers and initiates have also been announced. Dale Stauf fer will succeed McDill as presi dent. Donald Lehr was elected vice president, Vance Pettit was chosen secretary, and Merle Teel, treasurer. New initiates are: Paul Fisch bach, Leonard Bokes, Robert Chilvers, Dwight Kaster, Glen Lowry, Howard Sautter, Elliott Nay, Philip Skinner, Ivan Lilje gren, John Lind, Leroy Zimmer man, Robert Kolar, Marvin Hol lingshead, D. A. Davis, Merlek Teel, Robert Voigt, Alvin Lamb, Trumen Bachenberg, Gale Erie wine, Leonard Silver, Findrew Nelson, Eugene Youngman, Du age Dunning, Arthur Swoboda, Robert ' Meade, Gene Terrill, Vance Pettit, Gray Kinnier, James Fricke, John McDill, Wil- 4-H to Sponsor Farewell Hour For BurrToday All students are invited to the open house in Dean W. W. Burr's office today from 11 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 2:30 p. m. The open house, in honor of Dean Burr, is sponsored by the University 4-H club. Those attending the open house will sign their names in ' the guest book as ihey come in. Later the guest book will be pre sented to Dean Burr as a mem orandum of the occasion. Dean Burr is retiring this year after 30orears of service to Ag college and to Nebraska agricul ture. The open house is a "fare well" gesture in his honor. The committee appointed by the 4-H club to sponsor the event is headed by Helen Ochsner and includes Alice Boswell, Doris Eberhart, Don Perry, Dean Eber spacher and LaRayne Wahlstrom. Colored Movie To Highlight YMCA Meeting The University YMCA will hold its final meeting tonight at 7:30 p. m. in the Temple building. Highlighting the evening will be the presentation of three movies for the entertainment of members and friends. The main feature will be a technicolor film entitled "Shortest Way Home." This movie shows some of the natural beauty and high points of America. With this will be two short features en titled, "Muddled in Mud" and "Sports Spellbinders." Bill Reuter, vice-president in charge of the program, has also ar ranged for refreshments and all members are urged to attend this final meeting of the "Y" group. Plans for the delegates attending Estes will also be discussed and final arrangements for the summer cabinet will be revealed. Prior to the meeting at 7:30 in the Temple lounge, the YMCA cabinet will hold its final meeting of the year with Don Crowe presiding. All cabinet members are requested to be present at this very important meeting. . Theta N will meet Thursday t 5:00 p.m. in Bessey H?J1 for election of officers. ber Meinen, Kenneth Kiester, Gerald Stahl. Tri-K is an honorary organiza tion on Ag campus for agronomy majors or students registered in agronomy courses. RetiriiiYW Head Speaks At Vespers Mildred Taylor, outgoing secre tary of the campus YWCA, will be guest speaker at the final All Campus Vespers service of the year, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 20, at the Episcopalian chapel. Miss Taylor will speak on the topic, The New Look, a reflection of what Vespers is and will be doing. She received her A.B. degree from Cotner college and her Mas ters in sociology from, the uni- MILDRED TAYLOR versity. She has been a YWCA official in Los Angeles and Pitts burgh and participated in USO activities. For the past four years she has been University YWCA secretary. Her plans for the future are not definite. Miss Taylor expresses her grat ification for the co-operation shown her at the university. In her own terms, "A university 'Y' group is the best place in the world to find promising young citizens." Clark Speaks at Delta Sig Dinner George "Potsy" Clark, Nebras ka's head football coach was the honored guest at the Delta Sigma Pi congratulatory dinner Monday night The primary purpose of the dinner was the recognition of the eleven Delta Sigs who are gradu ating in June. Three members of the Beta Theta chapter of tb"? fraternity at Creighton University were on hand to present Robert Larson, winner of the Delta Sigma Pi scholarship key at Nebraska, w.Uh their key of j recognition for his outstanding scholastic performance. I About 300 Expected for Annual 4-H Week Here May 31 -June 1 Nebraska's 32nd annual 4-H club week will be held at Ag col lege from May 31 to June 5, it was announced today by L. I. Frisbie, state -4-H club leader. Some 300 4-H club members and local leaders will attend the session as a reward for outstand ing 1947 club work. There will also be 1943 leaden and 4-H members attending. Cash Awards. The state "Timely Topic" pub lic speaking contest "ill be one of the highlights of the week, held Monday, May 31. The two winners, a boy and a girl, will receive a $150 Ag college scholar Schirmer Chosen New Editor Of Cornshucks by Pub Board Daily Heads To Be Selected Next Saturday The Publications Board will meet Saturday, May 22, in the Union Faculty lounge to select the editorial and business staffs for the next year's Daily Nebraskan, according to Dr. W. F. Swindler, director of the school of journal ism and head of the board. To be chosen are editor, busi ness manager, two managing edi tors, 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. Application blanks and other information may be secured from Dr. Swindler's office in University hall. Applicants should pick up their application blanks as soon as pos sible since they must go through the registrar's office before they are turned in. Corn Cobs Choose Pledge Class for 194849 Terms Corn Cob pledges for next year were announced today by Bob Easter, new secretary of the men's pep group. The men, yet to be approved by the Dean of Student Affairs. Dr. T. J. Thomp son, were introdud to Cob ac tivities -i -.-i-floker, Thursday, May 13. The pledges, two from each or ganized house and a number of unaffiliated men students in elude: Alvin Abramson, Hare' Allen, Arlen Beam, Eugeii0 Berg, Edward D. Carter, Ciifi Christenson, Art Dickey, Bill Dugan, Jack Easterly, and Paul Gaiter. Harold Golystein, John Goett sche. Bill Greer, Bill Hein, Bur ton Holthus, Ken Johnson, Bruce Kennedy, Bob Krotter, Dick Kuska, Davis Law, Gerald May, Darrell McCabe, and Paul McKie. Dick McClain, Neal McCly- Phalanx Flans Annual Dance, National Convention This Week Phalanx, national honorary and professional military fraternity, will hold their convention in Omaha, May 21-23, 1948. Conven tion headquarters will be at the Omaha Elks club. Delta Morae chapter, Creighton University, will play host to the three day convention, at which National Commander Forrest E. Wilson, University cf Illinois, will preside. Highlights of the conven tion will be election of officers and national reports. A banquet will be held Saturday evening in the Fern room of the Black-stone hotel. Following the banquet will be a short ceremony installing the new natiorai oifi- cers. Hoc at Lincoln Dance. ships, given by KFAB. Two luncheons- will also he given on Monday at the Union. One will be given by WOW to 16 soil con servation trip winners. The other will be given by the World-Herald, honoring the 12 trip winners that were outstanding in nevs writing. Discussions. Discussion speakers will be H. J. Gramlich, former head of animal husbandry, and Dean Carl W. Borgmann. On Thursday, Gen eral Motors will give a demon stration on progressive science, the only showing west of the Mis sissippi so far. JACK SCIIIKMER Yell Squad Tryouls Yell squad tryouts will be held Wednesday, May 19, at 7 p. m. in the coliseum. Any sophomore, junior with an av erage of 75 is eligible to try out monde. Bill Mundell, James Nel son, Keith O'Bannon, Bill Olson, Brick Paulson, Robert Phelps Fred Phifer, George Pinkerton Joe Polack, Lugene Ractor, and George Reichenbach. Robert Rogers, Pooch Roper, Harcld Roselius, David Slusher, Walter Stephenson, Robert Still inger, Don Stockholm, Allen Tully, BiT'arnin Vvii, Jack weilinger, Jot Wilson, Tck Windrum, and Kofc?'. .. Yarwoor A. tue meecing, presided over by hooert Hamilton, president, officers, actives, and pledges wore introduced. Col. C. J. Frankforter spoke on the spirit of the group, and outlined Corn Cob activities. New Yell King Joe Jankovitz asked for co-operation with the cheer squad, and mentioned plans for his group. Movies on Ne braska athletics were shown, and cokes and brownies were served. The delegates will travel by bus to Lincoln, where the Epsuo Morae chapter. University of He braska, will be host at a semi-for-m&l -iance :n the Georgian room of Lhe Hotel Cornhusker. The dance, an annual affair prior to tne war years, features the r; vsic cf Johnny Cox and his orchestra. DurL.g the dance an initiation ceremony will be helc f-r Major Brusk and Col. Howard Johns Both men will become honorary members of Phalanx. Jack Meehan, president; Bernard Wolpa, and Edward Zorins:7, transfer student from Creighi -a and leader in reactivating tne campus charter of Phalanx, will be the official delegates from the University of Nebraska. Banquets Planned. Two banquets will be given, one by the College of Agriculture, and one by the Lincoln chamber of commerce. The group will also be guests at a picnic and play fes tival at the Auld pavilion. On Friday, June 4, the group will take a special tram to Omaha, where they will visit livestock in terests and see downtown Oma ha's points of interest. They will be entertained in the Exchange building at a luncheon, and will be guesti of the Omaha chamber of commerce at a banquet in the evening. - Business Staff To Be Headed By Slothower Jack Schirmer was chosen" editor of Cornshucks at the pub lications board meeting held Tuesday at 4 p. m. in the Union. Other staff appointments made were: Managing editors, Tom Blomgren and Nadine Anderson; business manager, John Slot hower; assistant business man agers, Al Abramson and George Coupe. Schirmer I"ast M. E. The new editor, Jack Schirmer, has acted as managing editor of Cornshucks this semester. Schir mer is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. Managing Editor Tom Blomgren is a member of Delta Upsilon. Also chosen managing editor, Nadine Anderson is a member of A.W.S., Y.W.C.A. cabinet, Alpha Phi and a Cornhusker staff mem ber. The new business manager, John Slothower, is a former mem ber of Pershing Rifles, Kosmet Klub, Corn Cobs and Phi Delta Phi and former Cornhusker sales man. Slothower is a member of Delta Upsilon. Abramson, Coupe Assist Slottuwer. Al Abramson, who will assist Slothower next semester, was circulation manager for Corn shucks this semester. Abramson participates in AUF, is a mem ber of Alpha Phi Omega, na tional service fraternity, and is treasurer of Zeta Beta Tau. The other assistant business manager chosen yesterday, George Coupe, is a member of Kosmet Klub, Student Council, the American Pharmaceutical As sociation and Phi Gamma Delta. Cornshucks became the campus humor magazine this fall replac ing last year's magazine, the Awgwan. Joan Fankhauser was editor this year. Members of the publications board are: Dr. W. F. Swindler, chairman, Kenneth Forward, HL E. Bradford, O. W. Burnett, Clay Kennedy, Hank Anderson and Jack Solomon. The last three are student representatives on the board. Musicians Plan Student Recital Of Originals Original music compositions by ten university students will be given their premiere performance at a recital to be held on the cam pus this afternoon. The music was written in classes in musical theory conducted by Miss Elizabeth Tierney. Three of the compositions selected as this year's award winners are: "Rhy thms" by Roma Johnson, Lincoln, and "Motet" by Janet Dalrymple, Lincoln, both winneers of the Pi Kappa Lambda award; and a new arrangement by Richard Koupal, Ord, of Mozart's "Theme and Variation I from Sonata K. 331. winner of the Alpha Rho Tau award. Both orgaiToiions are honorary music groups. Other compositions vhich will be performed: "Polka for Two Trumpets." by Byron Havlicek, Crete; "At and Minuet" by Aleta Snell, Lincoln; "Practicism" by Jeanette Oolezal, Seward; "Psalm" by Harold Bauer, Culbertson; Whinisy" by Dorothy Taylor. T,ed Oak, Ta.; "Prayer" by Frank Gor ton, Lincoln: "Piece for Wood wind'' by Darwin Fredrickson, Lincoln; "Brass Sextet" by Law rence Tagg, Lincoln; and an ar rangement by Elvira McCrory, Greenville, Ala., of "Aria and Suite in D Major" by StoesseL Practical Arts Department To Hold Picnic at Pioneers The Practical Arts department will hold a picnic Monday, May 24, at Pion-ers Park. The picnic will begin at 5 p. m, and stu dents attending mast furnish their own transportation to and from the 2 ark. All students planning to attend are to pay 50c to Prof. Easter, Teaclers college, before Monday.
