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Ion DoiDiin)(erfD,s Tranalhiws u & V IFWK Farmni IKtoiuise Cops W Vol. 48 No. 145 Foundation Adopts Reorganization Plan: Eugenie Sampson Named Secretary A reorganization plan has been adopted by the Student Founda tion. Genene Mitchell, president of the student service group, an nounced the new board organiza tion today. She also revealed that Eugenie Sampson was recently elected secretary of the Founda tion, replacing Marge Anthony, who resigned because of leaving school. The plan, to become effective next September, calls for Founda tion general districts to be re placed by groups carrying spe cific, continual tasks. In the past, the eight districts, seven in Ne braska and one out-state, did work such as news tips, and any special work that arose. Special groups such as publications, di rectory, art and publicity and calendar, carried out special tasks. Members Assigned to Groups. With the new plan, present board members will be assigned to groups with a certain jurisdic tion. Workers will be allowed to sign up for one or more groups. The new assignments are: news tips, Jan Nutzman; directory, Peggy Lawrie and Audrey Flood; publications, Eugene Berg; par ties,' Sally Holmes; mass meetings, Elaine Krause; campus tours, Sally Johnson; calendar, Rockne Holmes and Eileen Hepperly; art, Mary Ellen Schroeder, and office, manager, Margo Nootz. Officers Listed. Besides these groups organized to carry out the Foundation pro gram, the officers for the group will be: Genene Mitchell, presi dent; Greg Kallos, vice president; Eugenie Sampson, secretary, and Bud Gerhart, treasurer. Miss Sampson was named sec retary last Thursday, May 13, at a meeting of officers and board, members. She was selected to re place Miss Anthony over Rockne Holmes and Mary Ellen Schroe der. A member of Pi Beta Phi, she is a managing editor of the 1949 Cornhusker and a Tassel. Strong Cast Brings Prize Drama to Life BY GENE BERG Rich and breath-taking was the University Experimental Theatre's presentation of Elizabeth Wetzel's prize-winning play, "As the Eagle Grows," last evening. A strong cast, headed by the magnificent talent of Margaret Huff, gave a memorable performance of the well-knit poetic drama. The play, the winner of the 1947-48 national playwriting con test sponsored by the University Masquers, campus honorary dra matic fraternity, held the audience with its realistic tragedy. The foreboding mood, heightened by the poetic treatment, established an atmosphere of drama and im agery.. Huff Is Believable. Miss Huff gave a thoroughly convincing depth and meaning to her role of Nila Rui, who found "sometimes there is more strength in weakness." She gave to the domineering, cynical mother, a stature and strength of character ization that fairly overwhelmed the audience. Especially good was the scene in which she warned Nadine, poignantly played by Pat Meehan, that love leads only to "days of sad reflection and nights of empty peace." As Nila Rui,' Miss Huff used a voice, manner and spirit that blended expertly with the setting, lighting and sound. The western farm colors' used in the set in tensified the lonely atmosphere, and the very professional job of lighting lent added drama to the Lincoln Nebraska, Bates Heads Union. Board; Service Award to Easter At the annual banquet meeting of the Student Union, held Thurs day, May 20, Mrs. Florence Bates, alumnae representative, was elected president of the Stu dent Union governing board, suc ceeding" Prof. Linus Burr Smith. Other officers of the board are: First vice president, Ed Trumble, student member; second vice president, Dr. T. H. Gooding, Ag faculty representative; Fritz Daly, secretary and alumnae represent- Weeth to Tour Europe in 6Y' Summer Study Miss Marion Weeth. Nebraska senior from Abilene, Texas, has been notified that sne is to De one of a student study-tour of Fiirnno snonsored bv the National Student YMCA and YWCA. Seven men and seven women stu dents are to sail from New York' niir-nn thi USS MARINE JUMPER on June 29th. They will visit England where they win attend a national Student Chris tian Movement Conference. Miss Weeth has checked the seminars oi "Britams piace in the present crisis," the "Student Christian Movement," and "Re lations between the old and the new church," as her particular interests. Denmark and France are included in their trip. It may be possible to partici pate in a work camp in Austria or Germany, too. Miss Irene Har ris of the Atlanta, Georgia, office of the Regional Student YWCA's will serve as adviser and spon sor of the group. The party ex pects to return on September 1st. play. The playing of mood music throughout the play and during intermissions heightened the sus pense of the production. Director Gaylord Marr can be given credit for these masterly touches of tech nique, and for a real threatre show. McCullough Stands Out. Eddie McCullough gave an out standing performance as John Rui, who suspected he had a dfs tiny greater than the field toil. His initial love scene with Na dine was a high spot In his char terization. Miss Meehan and Mc Cullough gave the Impression of a real magnetic response. The prize-winning play, though scarcely an hour long in the giv ing of the three acts with in termissions, was strong in its po etic drama. The writing was filled with color and philosophical wis-' dom. Phrases such as these live in the play-goer's mind: "If thee faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small ..." . . . . cry with dry tears ..." "even the curtains are melting" . . . and "why is my love framed with black?" Widow Rules Farm. "A3 the Eagle Grows" tells the story of a widow with twin sons now grown tq ; manhood,' who maks a success of her huabtndfs farm on sheer! iviU ' power iqd "strength." She1 'has fostered la loyal love between her boys, and has set up "Work" as the family credo. Upon the dreary but settled household comes Albert 'Friday, May 21, 1948 ative; and Donna Alfrey, student activities chairman. Also presented at the banquet was Bob Easter, winner of the distinguished service award for outstanding work in directing general entertainment, and in committee co-ordination. Bob was recently elected to the board. The annual banquet of the Union Board was opened by Nancy Garey, who presented fac ulty and administration guests, and board members, chairmen, and publicity representatives. Lake Reports. Donna Alfrey, Prof. Karl Arndt, and Ed Trumble reported on the National Conference of Unions which they attended recently in Roanoke, Va. Duane Lake, Union director, presented a report on the Union affairs, and a program and challenge for the coming year. Gifts were presented to retir ing faculty members. Prof. Linus Burr Smith, Prof. Kar Arndt, Dr. W. H. Morton, and Miss Florence Smith. Miss Dorothy Jean Brown, assistant, received a gift from the staff and board upon her resigna tion from the staff. Service Keys Presented. Service keys were presented by Mr. Lake to board members, Nancy Garey, All Cooper, Martin Pesek. Ed Trumble. Jean Dun bar, Neal Miller, Lucille Manning, Harriet Moline, Donna Alfrey, Virgene Kovarik. and Jeanne Kerrigan. Fifty-five members of old and new boards, faculty, administra tion, and committee chairmen at tended the banquet, which was principally held as a dedication to a new program for coming years; one oi expansion and re sponsibility to provide college cit izens who are community ana socially-minded, with preparation to further these interests on a larger scale. Lang, played by Paul Harrington, with the newly discovered will left by the gambling husband. To the dismay of Nila, the will deeds the farm to "the eldest son." Nila's husband was the only person who knew which son was the eldest, and she suspects that the will will bring tragedy to the close group. When the twins dis cover the document, their true na tures are exposed, and they be come distrustful and argumenta tive. They both discover the help ing girl, Nadine, and also set themselves up as the "eldest son." Climax Is Strong. In a dramatic, swiftly moving climax, Damon Rui, portrayed by Jack Norman, kills his brother John. Nila then decides to take her own life for the cowardice she thinks she has displayed. As the final curtain falls, Nadine rushes out, shouting to Damon to help her. The title of the play is taken from Nila's lines to her sons, when she reminds them of the philoso phy needed to meet the trials of life "as it really is." She admon ishes them to "be free and strong as the eagle grows." At some, fure dale, .eliier: the UnJvefsity) Theatre lor ,th pPrf mental Thealrd groups should ser iously consider ar-othe? perform ance of this rewarding play. It would fit well into the regular season program. Alpha Gamma Rho has been announced as the first winner of the scholarship-activity award established by the Innocents Society this spring. The winners were listed by Stan Johnson, president of the retiring Innocents Society, following a meeting of the validating committee Wednesday evening. Phi Psi First on City Campus Farm House ranked second and Phi Kappa Psi third in the -point tabulation which took into ac count scholarship, house activ ities and individual activities. Along with Alpha Gamma Rho, which receives the trophy for overall supremacy, Phi Kappa Psi will receive the trophy for first place on the city campus. Alpha Gama Rho and Farm House placed one-two in the over all standings. The winning house had 867 points and Farm House had 808. Phi Kappa Psi had 634 points which were good for first place on the city campus. Each organized house submitted its list of points to an Innocents validating committee which checked all claims and verified the calculations of the individual houses. Gustavson Halls Program. The awards, which have been hailed by Chancellor Gustavson as a worth-while addition to the ex tra curricular activity program nt the University, will be made in formally this year by the Inno cents Society. In future years it is hoped to make the award a part of the Ivy Day tradition. Points for scholarship were fig ured on the basis of the top ten houses in relation to the fraternity average. All houses in the top ten for each semotter received points in addition to the bonus earned for men on the honor roll. Activities used in figuring the points for this year's award were those prior to spring elections and recent organization initiations. Scholarship was based on reports of a year ago. Board to Pick NewDaily Staff Eleven editorial and five busi ness positions on The Daily Ne braskan will be appointed Sat urday when the publication board meets to select the first semester 1948-49 staff. Indications were that compe tition for the limited number of positions would be keen. More than 30 filings for staff positions had been received by the secre tary of the pub board by late Thursday. Pre-anpointment anticipation was intensified this week when a pub board member reportedly advised an applicant that he fav ored a complete review of all pres ent staff members who are re applying as well as new applicants for the purpose of "re-vitalizing" the newspaper. Student pub board members Henry Anderson, Clay Kennedy and Jack Solomon will complete their terms of office with the se lection of the Daily staff tomor row. The board named the per sonnel of the Cornhusker May 8, and appointed Cornshucks staff members May 22. Leo Geier Head Of Writers9 Group Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, elected its officers for next year at their last regular meeting of the year Thursday afternoon. Leo Ge'r, varsity gymnast and a member of Phi Gamma Delta, was elected undergraduate presi dent by a close margin over George Abbott. Clarence Kauf man is the new vice-president, while Al Amsden was selected secretary. Bob Berkshire, a mem ker.f;the .vsrsi'.y track team and Ajpjia, Tau .Qi'fega: fraternity, is the new treasurer J ! ! I ' f '' ; Geier succeeds retiring president George Miller, now editor of The Daily Nebraskan and a member of Beta Theta Pi. 12 Named as New Members Of Yell Squad Twelve University students were named as members of the 1948-'49 Yell Squad last night following final tryouts irt the coliseum. Betty Aasen," Cherie Viele and Marge Cherny were renamed to the squad. Miss Aasen has served as a cheerleader for the past two years. Mary Alice Dosek, Jo Lisher and Jody Loder are the new women cheerleaders. Old Members. Bill Mickle and Ray Biemond were chosen to serve a second year on the squad. Mickle has been a cheerleader for the past year, while Biemond was first on the squad the year 1946-'47. The new men on the Squad are Brick Paulson, Frank Piccolo, Paul Gaiter and Bob Jensen. The new men on the squad are judging committee comprised of representatives from Corn Cobs, Tassels- Student Council, Mortar Board, Innocents, and the .Yell King, will meet today at 4 p.m. in the Cob-Tassels office of the Union to discuss plans for next fall. List Lists Lisher. Miss Aasen and Miss Viele are both juniors and members of Chi Omega. Miss Cherny is a sopho more Alpha Chi Omega. Mary Alice Dosek is a sophomore Tri Delt. Jo Lisher, a Dorm resident, is a freshman. Jody Loder, also a freshman, is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Mickle, a sophomore, is a mem ber of Phi Kappa Psi. Biemond- a junior, is the newly appointed Cornhusker Business Manager and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Piccolo Picked. Paul Gaiter is a freshman SAM. Bob Jensen is a sophomore mem ber of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Frank Piccolo is a freshman ATO. Brick Paulson is a freshman mem ber of Phi Kappa Psi. R. B. Howard Selected C-3 Co. Captain Scabbard and Blade, national military honorary, selected ofli cers Wednesday, May 12, to guide company C-3 for the coming year. Cadet 2nd Lt. Roswcll B. How ard of Omaha was elected captain of the company. Howard is spe cial staff officer of Pershing Ri fles, a member of Kosmet KIuu and Beta Theta Pi. Cadet 2nd Lt. James Maring of Omaha was elected 1st lieutenant. He was recently selected as the outstanding junior infantry cadet officer and his distinguished him self in track where he has won two letters. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi. Elected 2nd lieu tenant was William W. Wilkins of Geneva. Wilkins is an air ROTC cadet and is also assistant business manager of the Daily Nebraskan. He is a member of Delta Upsilon. Dana B. Rasmussen of Omaha was elected first sargeant. He is a military police cadet and was recently awarded the American Legion 40 et'8 medal for having the highest overall scholarship of any ROTC student for six semes ters. Rasmussen is the retiring art editor of the Cornhusker and! a member of Delta Phi Delta, art honorary, and Sigma Alpha Ep silon. Installation of the new ottU cers will take place tonight.