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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.
