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Theatre to Hold
Ticket Sales Race
Two university students will
raion d Hnnorarv Producer- of
the University Theatre this year.
6f By use of a unique contest, each
i men s ana women s uibui
house may respectively select a
candidate for the honor.
The Honorary Producers will
be selected from the two houses
selling the largest number of Uni
versity Theatre season tickets in
YM Stag Party
To Give Frosh
Program Plans
The first YM program of the
year will be off to a good stait
Wednesday evening at 7:30 when
a stag party will be held for
all university men. David Keene,
social chairman, and Al Short,
membership chairman, are in
charge of a bang-up program to
acquaint freshmen with the YM
program. .
The three commission chairmen
rivi brief outlines of the
proposed activities for the com
ing year, roni uooa is inouumn
of the Bible commission, Harold
Nebelsick of the faith for life
commission and Charles Goolspy
of the social action commission.
Roger Crossgrove will give an
outline of the program of the
noon-hour discussion groups.
All members of the cabinet are
asked to meet at 6:30 in the Y
office to discuss plans for the
next meeting.
One of the outstanding activities
of the Y program is the noon
hour discussion group which is
held in co-operation with the
Y.W.C.A. This group meets in the
Temple building in the Y M of
fices each noon. Lunches are
provided for those who do not
wish to bring their own. Topics
of current interest are used as a
basis for discussion.
Retiring Ag Dean
To Tour Germany
W. W. Burr, who has just re
tired as Dean of Ag college, left
Washington. D. C, on Thursday
for his new assignment in Ger
many with the military govern
ment forces of the United States.
Burr flew by military plane,
a C-47, to Frankfurt, Germany.
The trip was to take 27 hours.
The Nebraskan will serve as
visiting agricultural expert for
the military government ana
will study how the agricultural col-
ipcps of Germany can be ot great
er service to people there. The
tour of duty will take a minimum
of three months.
Booktore Mob Greets Weary
Students After Registration
"Through registering? Oh, all
but picking up your books. Poor
boy."
Those words have a familiar
ring to thousands of fellows and
gals around the campus these
days. The bookstore battle is on!
From dawn to dusk, students,
relieved at having behind them
Vi various rpfistration DrOCeSSCS.
H can been seen walking merrily
ri down to the bookstore. But
their glee .suddenly turns to de
spair. Look at' that mob! The
ij book counter- is surrounaea Dy
ime umpteen' thousand persons.
An hour later, the student
fronted by a clerk, who, while
mssm
Lincoln 8, Nebraska . Tuesday, September 21, 1948
proportion to their membership.
Thpv will hA nrpsented on the
Temple Theatre stage on opening
night of the nrst proaucuon,
"Dream Girl," on Oct. 13.
Winners Interviewed, Photoed.
The winners will be inter
viewed and photographed for
stories appearing in local news
papers. Their pictures will also
appear on subsequent handbills
for coming University Theatre
lHinns Kach Honorary Pro
ducer will be given two seasorJ
tickets for the live major snows
of 1948-49. All organized houses
are eligible for participation. The
individual chosen from each
house to handle the sales will be
given rules and instructions for
conducting the campaign ior mcji
houses.
Proportional Basis.
Total membership of any or
ganized house Is not the impor
tant thins in the selection. Em
phasis will be placed on the
number of tickets sold in propor
tion to membership.
The house salesman need not
restrict his sales within his re
spective house.
Any need for further informa
tion can be obtained from Mrs.
Margaret Denton, Theatre busi
ness Manager. The Daily Nebras
kan will publish added informa
tion concerning the Honorary
Producer program.
Ag YM-YW
To Sponsor
Frosh Mixer
Freshman students on Ag
campus will be officially wel
comed at a get-acqirainted party
to be held in the College Activi
ties building Tuesday night at
7:30 p.m. The party will be spon
sored by the Ag YW-YM, an
nounced Lois Thorfinnson and
Dale Stauffer, respective prexys.
Gordon Lippett, YMCA secre
tary will welcome the students to
the mixer which is sponsored on
the first Tuesday evening of each
school year to help students ac
climate themselves to Ag campus.
Recreation is under the direction
of Vince Kcss. Phil Gustafson will
lead a short worship, and Mavis
Musgrave will be in charge of
group singing. Refreshments will
be served at the close of the pro
gram. The YM-YW program on Ag
campus includes three joint week
ly meetings and one weekly meet
ing held separately. There is al
so a jointly sponsored Thursday
noon discussion group and wor
ship service. Other parts of the
program include social affairs and
athletic events.
filling his list, informs him that
the English A is out of stock;
come back Monday, A quick
glance at the line reaching to
the cash register starts him won
dering: Will he be out by Mon
day? Much later having reached
the line's terminus, he looks into
the smiling face of a woman who
must have larceny in her heart
as she says sweetly, "That will
be $37.65, please." The weary
student dolefully hands her the
money and trudges out. In our
last view we see him staggering
down the street, the three-foot
stack of books teetering in the
breeze. Oh well, all for education.
Freshmen to Take Over
At 'Frosh Hop9 Friday
Nebraska's freshmen will have a chance to show their wares
from 9:00 o'clock until midnight, Sept. 25, when the first annual
"Frosh Hop" will be staged in the Union ballroom.
The "get-acquainted" party is being sponsored by the Innocents
and the Union under the co-chairmanship of Bob Easter and
Jack Selzer. Purpose of the dance is to introduce the frosh to U.N.
activities. They will have an opportunity to meet upperclassmcn who
New Column
Contest Now
In Full Swing
There is still time for aspiring
columnists to submit their ideas
for a regular column in The Daily
Nebraskan. The contest now in
progress will close September 28.
The Daily Nebraskan is seeking
a fresh expression of campus life
in the form of a daily column
covering any subject from art or
news to humor. Any student is
eligible to submit a sample of his
work. Entries may be turned in
at the Daily Nebraskan.
Contest judges, Jeanne Kerri
gan, Daily editor, and a member
of the School of Journalism fac
ulty, will select several final en
tries which will appear in print.
The winner or winners will be
come a regularly contributing
columnist.
In the past columns have fea
tured interviews, news from the
various colleges, illustrated com
entary, news of national scope and
"just patter."
Entries are not restricted to
students in the School of Journal
ism or to those who have had
experience on the Daily Nebras
kan. Military Group
To Meet Tonight
The National Military Society
of Scabbard and Blade will hold
its first meeting of the year at
7 o'cloc kthis evening. Company
Commander Roswell Howard an
nounced that the election of
treasurer and public information
officer would be conducted.
There will be a committee re
port on plans for the coming year.
The importance of this meeting
necessitates the attendance of all
members in full uniform.
Alumni members are invited to
the meeting in the officers lounge
where cigars will be served.
Scabbard and Blade was re
activated on the campus last year
with ten of the new members
participating in the grand march
of the Military Ball.
Attention!
Independent Students
Class pictures for the 1949
Cornhusker will be taken at
Warner Medlin Studios begin
ning Sept. 27. Appointments
may be made at the Cornhusk
er office any afternoon from
2-5. One appointment will be
made each IS minutes during:
the hours of 1 to 5. The four
proofs which you will receive
MUST be on gray back
grounds. If not, request re
takes. For complete satisfac
tion, hair should be in perfect
order and white or dark clothing-
should be worn. Pastel
shades do not photograph well
against pray. MAKE YOUR
APPOINTMENTS EARLY.
Dale Ball, president of the Student Council, announced Mon
day that parking permit registration will reopen Tuesday from
1:00 to 5:00 p. m.
"We want to impress upon the students that a parking per
mit does not assure each driver of a parking space" Ball said.
"The permit only gives to the driver the privilege of driving on
the campus and parking if a place is available.".
Same Rules to Apply to Re-registration.
The same rules used in last week's registraion will apply to
the re-registration. Permits will be issued to students who live
are in campus activities.
Upperclassmcn may be recog
nized by their Corn Cob sweat
ers, Tassel uniforms, Mortar
Board uniforms, Innocent jackets,
etc. The Smith Warren band has
been obtained for dancing.
Entertainment will include a
skit which will present to the
freshmen a picture of activities
on the campus. Bob Reidy has
been obtained as master of cere
monies. The skit follows a con
fused frosh as he enters college
and acquaints himself with the
various campus organizations and
the big events of the year.
Hamilton Heads Committees.
Bob Hamilton, Corn Cob presi
dent, is chairman of the decora
tion and entertainment commit
tees for the "Frosh Hop." About
40 or 50 colorful posters adver
tising activities and organizations
will decorate the ballroom.
Tickets for the gala party went
on sale Sunday night They are
75c per person and may be pur
chased at the door or from mem
bers of the Innocents society.
Plans have been made to make
the "Frosh Hop" an annual gath
ering. Ag Scholarship
Fund Increased
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
of Omaha have increased their
assistance to outstanding students
in Ag college to $5,800 yearly,
! Perry W, Branch, director-secre-.
tary of the Student Foundation,
said Monday.
Under a revised program effec
tive for the current school year
the value of 24 scholarships to
undergraduates was increased
from $100 to $150 per year. These
awards are divided equally be
tween eligible students in the
sophomore, junior and senior
classes.
Two , Ak-Sar-Ben fellowships
are awarded to graduate students
at Ag college doing research work
on problems related to Nebraska
agriculture. The value of these
has been increased from $500 to
$1,100 each.
The scholarships and fellow
Dehate Program Expanded;
Seven Conferences on Slate
Increased student interest in
debate at Nebraska has made
ncessary an expanded program
for the coming year, according to
Don Kline, debate director.
The debate program . includes
intercollegiate conferences at the
Universities of Wisconsin, Iowa,
Colorado and Oklahoma; The
Rocky Mountain Conference, the
Missouri Valley Conference and
the Delta Sigma Rho National
Convention, as well as- the Uni
versity of Nebraska Regional
Conference.
Topic: Federal Scholastic Aid
The 1948-49 Intercollegiate de
bate question will be: RE
SOLVED, That the Federal gov
ernment should equalize educa
tional opportunities in lax sup
ported schools by means of an
nual grants. Because of Nebras
ka's interest in educational grants.
eight blocks or more from the out
side perimeter of the campus and
to students who are physically
handicapped.
The official campus is the area
bounded by Tenth street on the
west, Fourteenth street on the
east, Avery avenue on the north
and R street on the south.
Procedure for obtaining a per
mit is as follows:
(1) The student must obtain a
student identification card and
his car's official registration per
mit. (2) The student must then pre
sent the I. D. card and registration
permit to the Student Council
committee in the Student Union
ballroom. The student also must
fill out an application blank
which must be approved by the
committee.
(3) Students holding approred
application blanks may receive
the official university parking
permit at the special booth on
the west end of the library mall.
Special Area Set Aside to Vistors.
A special area, the triangular
shaped space on the west end of
the Library mall, has been set
aside for visitors to the university.
It is the only space definitely
designated for car operators
other than students or faculty
members.
Campus police will remain
open until Thursday to issue
parking permit stickers. No
tickets will be issued by the po
lice this week. However, warn
ings will be issued, and tickets
will be given starting next week.
The new parking regulations
will be in effect from 7:30 a. m.
to 3:30 p. m. Monday through
Friday, and from 7:30 to 12 noon
on Saturdays.
Traffic regulations provide for
only four offenses:
(1) Parking of cars without
windshield permits.
(2) Parking on red lines.
(3) Parking more than 15 min
utes in a loading zone.
(4) Double parking anywhere
on thoroughfares within the
campus.
Student Council Court to Handle
Violations.
Student violators must report
to a court handled by the Student
Council. The Student Council
court will be empowered to as
sess fines comparable to those
handed out by the city traffic
court. All fines will go toward a
scholarship fund. Students who
repeatedly violate regulations will
be subject to suspension or ex
pulsion from the university.
All students who did not pur
chase activity tickets before the
Saturday noon deadline may ob
tain same by presenting their I.D.
cards and the necessary amount
of money at the athletic office
on Thursday.
ships were established byAk-Sar-Bcp
with the Foundation in
December, 1945.
a series of debates will be held
in a tour over the state. Fresh
men debaters who show promise,
and upperclassmen who do not
have the ooportunity to debate
on the intercollegiate level will
be given chances to make trips. .
Enrollment Swells
The larger enrollment in debate
classes which reflects greater
student interest in debate has
made necessary an addition to the
debate staff. Mr. Bruce Kendall
of Kearney will serve as associate
debate director and freshman
coach. He is a graduate of Has
tings College, and received his
M.A. from Wisconsin.
Interested students may receive
f;U details on the year's activi
ties by attending the first meet
ing of the debate squad Wednes
day, September 22, at 7:30 p.m.
in room 203, Temple Buildinfi,
Kline said.
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