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'Waiting To Play BY GAY MARK. "Waiting for Lefty," by Clifford Odets, one of the truly significant dramas to emerge during Ameri ca's turbulent thirties, will usher in the 1948-49 season of the Uni versity's experimental theatre, Thursday Sept. 30. Curtain time is 8 p.m. "This highly controversial drama," pointed out director, Max Whittaker, "achieves the type of truthful and third-dimensional characters which seldom appear in the average one-act play. For this reason the play is being of fered by the Experimental Theatre." Drivers Call Strike. Briefly, the plot concerns a committee of taxicab drivers who call for a strike in opposition to the wishes of their union leader and his gangster henchman. Members of the committee enact, in tersely written vignettes, their individual crises that have mo tivated their enthusiasm to strike. "Admittedly, the play lacks subtlty," observed Mr. Whittaker, "but as a vehement call to ac tion against exploitation and de ceit in big business it has few rivals." Defends Little Man. Bernard Sobel, well-known critic of the broadway scene, wrote "Because Odcts writes of the sort of people with whom he is familiar, his characters are true to life and, to most, poignant. He cries out against injustice and Mitchell Tells Workers Setup ForFoundation Student Foundation officers and board members explained the re organization of that service or ganization at a mass meeting last night. Genene Mitchell, president, out lined the streamlined club to the present and prospective members that filled Room 315 of the Union. New Leaders. . New Foundation groups and leaders of each are: news tips, Jan Nutzman; publications, Eu gene Berg; parties, Sally Holmes; student directory, Peggy Lawrie and Audrey Flood; calendar, Rockne Holmes; offioe direction, Margo Nootz; campus tours, Sally Johnson; mass meetings, Elaine Krause; and art and publicity, Mary Ellen Schroeder. News tips workers will send publicity releases about the Uni versity "and individual items about students throughout the state. The Publications committee puts out a yearly bulletin about campus activities and a series of news papers that are sent to high school students. Sponsors Dance. The Foundation sponsors the Beauty Quen dance, and parties for high school students who visit the campus for the basketball tournament or the spring track meet. The Student Directory is the annual complete list of stu dent and faculty members. The Calendar will be a memo randum book filled with typical campus scenes with places for day-to-day notations. The Office Direction group will supervise the Foundation office in Room 308 of the Union. KK Workers All Kosmet Klub workers who have not turned in their money and tickets should do so before 5 p.m. Thursday, accord ing to Irv Chesen. Workers are requested to bring the money to the Kosmet Klub room in the Student Union. YM, YW to Hold Discussion Wednesday Night "For Peace, We Must Risk War is the topic for discussion at the joint meeting of the YM and YW Wednesday night at 7:30 in the Temple building. Speaking in favor of the topic will be Rev. John Douglas Clyde of Westminister Presbyterian church. Prof. Willard Gaeddert of the-university physics department will speak against the topic. A general discussion will follow. The idea for the topic of discus sion was taken from an article By Reinhold Neibuhr in the Sept. 20 for Lefty' Thursday defends, by implication at least, the rights of the little man and of the underdog. Cast of "Waiting for Lefty" in cludes: John McElvoy as Fatt, Jack MacDonald as oJe, Elaine Lam phear as Edna, Mick Putney as Miller, Don Nichols as Fayette, Al Borchman as Irv, Priscilla Knudsen Wheeler as Florrie, Don Veta as Sid, John Woodin as Clayton, Abe Katz as Agate Kel ler, Melvin Mains as the hench man, Gladys Jackson as the sec retary, Lee Blair as the actor, Dean Welles as Reilly, Gas Marr as Dr. Barnes, Dwight Smith as Dr. Benjamin, and Jack Norman. YMCA Again Plans Foreign Movie Series Headed by the Italian prize winner, "Shoeshine," the YMCA is again sponsoring a scries of foreign films this season. The six movies to be shown represent the film-work of four different Eu ropean countries. This year. Instead of using the Temple, the YMCA has an nounced that the films will be shown in the Love Memorial Li brary auditorium. Admission, again, will be 50 cents. Schedule of this season's for eign movies: Oct. 8 and 9: Maxim Gorki's story, "Lower Depths," the French film directed by Jean Re noir. Nov. 5 and 6: The Italian movie, "Motherland." Feb. 18 and 19: The German adaptation of "La Boheme." March 18 and 19: "Stoneflow er," a Russian film in technicolor. April 15 and 16: The renowned product of German studios, "Eter nal Mask." , May 29 and 30: The widely publicized Italian offering, "Shoe shine." Borden Award To Thorf iniison Lois Ann 1 horfinnson, Lincoln, is the winner of the 1948-49 Bor den Award, Miss Margaret Fedde, chairman of the University of Ne braska home economics depart ment, said Tuesday. The award, worth $300, is granted annually by the Borden Foundation to the senior student in home economics with the highest scholastic average. Miss Thorfinnson is a member of three scholastic honorary groups, Alpha Lambda Delta, for freshmen women, Phi Upsilon Omicron and Omicron Nu, for home economics students. She is also a member of Mor tar Board, president of Ag Y.W.C.A., and vice president of Chi Omega. I.S. vs. Nebraska On Screen Today Movies of the Nebraska-Iowa State football game will be shown Wednesday noon in the Student Union ballroom, Bob Easter, chair man of the Special Activities com mittee of the Student Union board, announced. This new "campus quarterback session" is the first of a series to be held every Wednesday, re viewing the previous Saturday's game. There will be no charge. Jack Donovan will announce the games and University of Nebraska coaches will be on hand to answer questions. Joint Meeting, Lifo magazine entitled "For Peace, We Must Risk War." In his article Neibuhr says, "the only way to avoid war is to run the risk of war". In speaking of the Berlin situation and the American posi tion there, he says "you must stay at all cost. That is the only way of avoiding war." YM and YW extend an invita tion to anyone who wishes to at tend the discussion. The YMCA cabinet will meet at 6 p. m. followed by a joint cabinet meeting with the YWCA at 7 p. m. Vol. 49 No. 11 Lincoln 8, Nebraska, Wednesday. Sept. 29. 1948 Students to Send Off Team WithsRally Thursday Night Students will be given another chance to display their football spirit and enthusiasm Thursday night when the tea mboards the train for Minnesota. Rally to Start at Coliseum The big send-off rally will start at the Coliseum Thursday night at 8:15 p.m. The procession will move down Vine street to 16th street and from there down to R street. The crowds will then pro ceed down ft street to the Bur lington depot, maRing a short stop at the Union for a series of songs and yells which will be led by the yell squad. The train which the team will take is scheduled to leave the depot at -9 p. m. It will be on the first track next to the station. Bill Mickle, yell king, urges everyone to back the team by Freshman Beanies All freshmen who have not yet purchased their beanies may buy them from 1-3 Wed nesday afternoon, according to Norm Leger, Innocents prexy. The beanies will be on sale at the Business office of the Daily Nebraskan in the base ment of the Student Union. Tassels Take Five Pledges Lois Gillett, Tassels president, has announced the pledging of five new Tassels to fill the va cancies created by members who did not. return to school. The new pledges are: Carolyn Hinderacker, Terrace Hall; Gloria Ferschtman, Sigma Delta Tau; Norma Long, Pat Siebold and Glennis Wagoner, Ag-at-largc. Marcia Tepperman was elected Publicity chairman for the com ing semester to fil la similar va cancy. Tassels are chosen on the basis of scholarship, leadership, acti vities and personality. They sup ply the nucleus of the cheering section at all varsity games as well as selling for all campus organizations. They sponsor and promote Homecoming activities. Two Tassels are chosen from each organized house and a pro portionate number from the Barb groups. espersHonor Gandhi's Birth Vesper services will honor the irthdav anniversarv of Mohan das K. Gandhi, ereat Indian lead er, Thursday, Sept. 30, at 5 p. m. in the Episcopal church. Bh'arat Dixit of Baroda, . India, will conduct the services and will give a talk on the topic, "Appreciation-of Gandhi." Dixit has been in the United States since the latter part of Au gust and has been doing post graduate work in botany at the University. He received his bach elor's degree at the University of Bombay and plans to return to India to teach when he completes his studies here. Dixit, in com paring the school systems of the United States and India, stated that in India, the only exams given are final exams. Dixit's talk Thursday will give students the opportunity to hear more inter esting facts about the country from the lips of a man who has spent his life there. Jerry Young, publicity chair man of the Vespers committee, said Tuesday that Gandhi "will be the subject of admiration and devotion for millions of people throughout the world during the week of his birthday, Sept. 30 through Oct. 6." He described Gandhi as "one of the world's greatest men representing non violence, lave and peace", and as "the father to millions of people." Thursday will be the first memo rial day in commemoration of Gandhi since his death. joining the rally and giving them a send-off as they have never seen before. The yell squad will head the Tassels, Corn Cobs and band in the procession and will lead the crowds in familiar yells. There has been talk in Minne that, unless Nebraska makes a sota newspapers to the effect that, unless Nebraska makes a remarkable showing at Saturday's game, Minnesota may consider the discontinuance of the series. Mickle stressed this as another reason for the necessity of a great sHow of enthusiasm at the rally. Six Symphony Artists Billed Presenting Lincoln's only 1948 1949 concert series, the Lincoln Symphony Concert association has scheduled six programs for the coming season. The" association is bringing six distinguished artists to Lincoln for the series. Tickets are now on sale at the Union and the Music building. Al though regular season tickets are selling for from $8 to $10, student tickets may be obtained for $5. All the concerts will be presented in the Stuart theatre. The first concert will feature Rudolph Serkin, internationally famous pianist, and Adolph Busch, violinist and composer, Oct. 19. Tossy Spivakovsky, bril liant Russian violinist, will ap pear Nov. 1. Then will follow Claudio A r r a u, internationally celebrated pianist, on Feb. 8, 1949. The Lincoln Symphony with Leo Kopp conducting will be pre sented April 5, 1949. Rose Bamp ton, leading soprano of the Met ropolitan Opera association, will be here March 8, 1949. Closing the series will be Mario Lanza, American tenor. Dorm A Housing Asks For Student Response If the following people are in terested in Dorm A housing, they must contact Room 209 Housing in the Administration building immediately or they will be dropped from the waiting list: Edward Franzen, Jack P. Sor ensen, Hilbert O. Grotelueschan, Paul W. Moseman, Duane W. Riggert, La Vern F. Roschewski, Lestef D. Schreiner, Darrell D. Timmons, Leroy A. Schumacher, David D. Peatrowsky,. Fred Greusel, Arnold Allen, Lauren Morin, Peter Durland, John Og den. Trophies and As Producer's A pair of large-sized trophies and two 18" by 20" photographs of the winner are the latest ad ditions to the University Theater prize list for the winners in the race for Honorary Producer. The trophies will be presented, Wednesday, October 13, on the Temple stage opening night of "Dream Girl," first University Theater production of the season. Names with each house retaining possession of their trophy for a year after which it will be passed on to the next season's winner. Winners Receive Photographs The giant photographs, will be taken of the two winners and displayed in the windows, of a local retail establishment during the run of "Dream Girl." For the remainder of the plays they will be placed in the Temple lobby. The winning house may have permanent possession of these large pictures of their win ning Honorary Producers. In addition to the above each producer will enjoy a complete season of University Theater plays for two, and be given, along with their houses, radio and newspaper interviews and publicity. Each, subsequent University Theater production will have news con cerning Honorary Producers and Red Cross Plan Goes To Council Governing Body To Act Tonight Formation of a Red Cross Col lege Unit will be considered Wed nesday . night at the Student Council' meeting. A constitution submitted to the Council last week by a group of university students is expected to be approved. College units are organizations set up to carry on Red Crocs ac tivities on the campus. They are formed with the permission of both local chapter and the uni versity, and operate under stu dent leadership. None in Nebraska First authorized throughout the country in 1942, college units are now established on nearly 300 campuses. As yet no unit has been formed in this state. Last spring, Nebraska students began to show interest in the Red Cross college unit plan. Thirty-six representatives of campus groups, met at the Sigma Delta Tau house in May to mea sure enthusiasm. The success of the meeting sent Audrey Rosenbaum and Eugene Berg as representatives to see Chancellor Gustavson, Dean Thompson, and Dr. Rosenlof on faculty sentiment towards organ ization. Their unofficial approval led to the consent of Dr. Samuel Fuenning . of Student Health to serve as faculty adviser. At the same time, Mr. Harold, Hill, director of the Lancaster County Red Cross chapter, gave his encouragement to the plan. He appointed Mr. Merritt Ander son, Lincoln businessman, as the chapter's representative to the unit. Special Committee A special committee was ap pointed last spring by the 36 representatives to draw up a constitution and ready plans for this fall. The members of that group were: Audrey Rosenbaum, M. J. Melick, Margo Nootz, Eu gene Berg, Rex Holfmeister, and Don Flesher. A number of special meetings have been held since that time, according to Berg. Tentative ac tivities have been planned by members of that committee and other students including Jean Fenster, Gordon Geally, Marilyn Stark, Frank Jacobs, and Lee Best. Under provisions of the con stitution, the AUF will continue to solicit funds during the mem bership drive. The unit will co operate and integrate activities with any exisiting Red Cross programs. Funds will be pro vided and administered by the local chapter. Photos Added Prize Groivs the houses on the theater pro gram. Blue Print' Sale Changes Hands At the initial meeting of the year Tuesday night, the Engineer ing Executive Board proposed plans to make the sale of the Ne braska Blue Print subscriptions an activity of the entire Engineering college. Previously, the magazine was sold only by members of the Blue Print staff. Under thd new plan, provision would be made for the awarding of Engeer's Week points to the departments selling the most subscriptions. The general organization of the Engineer's Forum, to be held about the first of December, was dis cussed; also the general procedure of the selection of chairmen for Engineers' Week. Prof. James Blackman, the faculty advisor spoke briefly on the duties and responsibilities of the board. President Graham Jones an nounced that the group would hold its next meeting at 5 p. m., Sept. 30, at the Union.