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Backstage, 'Dream Girl" .
Revolving Stage Added
To Theatre Equipment
By Frank Jacobs
Theater-goers at "Dream Girl,"
first University Theatre produc
tion of the year are assured of no
long waits for scene changes this
season.
An eighteen foot revolving
stage, rotating on a giant turn
table, is in the process of being
installed on the Temple stage,
thus providing facilities for
showing three entirely different
scenes in a matter of seconds.
"Through the utilization of this
new stage," related Robert Black,
technical director of "Dream
Girl", the running time of the
production is cut from one-third
to one-half. Even though thero
are 27 scenes and 18 separate
scene sets in "Dream Girl", one
intermission will be the only
noticeable break in the show."
Stage is Flexible and Portable
To add flexibility to stage set
tings, the revolving stage has
three movable frameworks which
can divide the stage into the de
sired depth. This means that the
audience could see various pro
portions of a scene; from one
fourth to one-third to over half
of the entire stage, stated Mr.
Black.
"We shall be constantly busy
back stage during the entire pro
duction," he added, "while one
scene is being shown, the back
stage crews will be preparing the
two to follow."
One handy feature of the ro
tary addition is that the outside
section can be removed leaving
a compast 12 foot interior for
either experimental theatre work
or various other staging tech-
Psi Chi Meets Monday
All Tsi Chi members and as
sociate members are urjed to
atttend an organizational meet
ing for this school year at 5
p. m. Monday, Oct. 11. In Room
218 Social Science building.
Tryouts Begin
Oct, 8 for Three
One-Act Plays
Tryouts for three Experimental
Theatre one-act productions will
start at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 8 in
201 Temple, announced Experi
mental Theatre General Director,
Max Whittaker, today.
The three plays have parts for
a tota; of six males and four fe
male characters. Directing the in
dividual productions will be Abe
Katz and Margaret Dutton.
The first play is "The Twelve
Tound Look," a comedy by James
M. Barry. Two men and two
women are needed in casting.
George M. Kaufman's satire,
If Men riayed Cards as Women
Do," is the second play. The com
edy calls for four men.
The third play is the intense
drama, "No Exit." Two male and
two female characters will com
plete the cast.
All freshmen are eligible for
Experimental Theatre productions.
Tryouts will continue until Mon
day and Tuesday, Oct. 11 and 12.
Nov. 4 is the performance date.
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CTSSS or the migration "con
test to show school spirit" will be
gin rolling next Monday when the
student migration ticket sales be
gin in the Union.
CTSSS will offer competition
between all organized houses in
two sections: men's and womens.
The house in each group buying
the most migration tickets at $13
per person will win the prize set
up by the sponsoring Student
Council Migration committee.
Award Different
Harvey Davis, Rex Hoffmeister,
Tat Black, and Dorothy Borgens,
committee members, have termed
the award different and suitable.
Details of the prize for CTSSS will
be given in tomorrow's Daily Ne
braskan. The migration, which students
have been warned will be the last
if it does not run smoothly, will
Speeds Scene Changes
niques. The sturdily-constructed
stage is hinged together in 12
easily-handled sections for con
venient storage and moving pur
poses.
Stage lias Great Future
We shall use our new port
able, flexible, revolving stage at
least three times during this sea
son," said Director Black, "and
by its use we definitely shall
have a smoother, better-co-ordi
nated production each time."
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Administration to Handle
Student Traffic Violations
Student Council President Dale
Ball announced Wednesday in the
council's regular meeting that no
student court will be set to handle
campus traffic violations.
Ball said that any problems
which arise will be taken care
of by the administration and the
Lincoln police. However, he did
Sorrell Hits
Republican
Management
Repeatedly charging the pre
sent administration with poor
management, Frank Sorrell, dem
ocratic candidate for governor,
spoke before an open meeting at
the University YMCA Wednesday
night.
A former stale senator for eight
years, Sorrell disappointed those
who came to hear his views on
such controversial subjects as
FEPC and civil rights. He stated
both were "fine pieces of legisla
tion" but failed to elaborate on Lis
stand.
Sorrell hit t Governor Val
Peterson for signing a bill author
izing a salary increase for himself.
He continued by saying he would
ask that the salary be lowered to
its previous rate of 7500 dollars
per year, if elected. The present
salary is 10,000 dollars.
"Too much administrative cost
in the governor's office and not
enough money for state institu
tions" was another of the candi
date's charges against the present
republican governor.
In a discussion period Sorrell
went on record that with the right
management all the expenses of
the state could be met without an
increase in taxes. He offered as
part of his platform the placing
of much untaxed property on the
tax rolls.
Z'uQFS
or (EMJ Smfoift
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be held on a chartered train. The
trip will begin Saturday morning,
Oct. 23, at 6 a. m. Arrival in Law
rence, Kansas, is set at 11:30 a. m.,
and a parade will be held there
about that time.
Return Early Saturday
The return trip will start at 9
p. m. and end at about 2:30 Sun
day morning. Cabs will meet stu
dents at the Lincoln depot to carry
them to their houses, remarked
Miss Black.
A snack coach, songs, bridge,
cheers, and special entertainments
have been planned to fill travel
time, said Hoffmeister.
Mis Borgens emphasized that
the $13 payment covers the round
trip railroad are and the football
game ticket price.
This is the chance of every stu
dent to show his school spirit, re
YWCA Fights
Candy Inflation
YWCA is fighting inflation; at
least they have lowered the price
of one item, candy bars, by one
cent.
The candy bars are being sold
in all interested women's houses
for 5 cents as compared with last
year's price of 6 cents. Chewing
gum is also being sold.
All houses that wish to par
ticipate should send a representa
tive to the Conference Co-op com
mittee meeting at 5 p.m. on Mon
days in Ellen Smith Hall.
Money made on these sales is
used to send representatives to
the district conferences and to the
summer conference at Estes, Colorado.
appoint a council committee to
investigate the problem from time
to time and make any necessary
recommendations.
Members of that committee are:
George Coupe, chairman, Byron
Hooper, Rex Hoffmeister, Paul
Weltcheck and Louise McDill.
Migration committee Chairman
Harvey Davis announced that 500
train tickets and 38Q football
tickets have been acquired for
I the migration, Oct. 23. Ticket
sales will start Monday in the
Student Union from 10 to 4
o'clock.
Bill Schenck, constitutions com
mittee chairman, presented three
constitutions for council approval.
All three were passed. They
were: Kappa Alpha Mu, honorary
pictorial fraternity; Society for
the Advancement of Colored
People and Residence Halls for
Men.
The Independent Students' As
sociation constitution was ap
proved Wednesday, Sept. 29.
Harvey Davis, treasurer, pre
sented the year's budget which
was approved by the council.
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Meredith Chosen National
ABVJA Officer for 1948-49
Miss Mamie Meredith, depart
ment of English, has been re
elected vice president mid-west
of the American Business Writing
Association.
Organized in 1937 in Chicago,
the ABWA issues a bulletin six
times yearly for its several hun
dred members throughout the
United States. Miss Meredith also
represents the mid-west on the
editorial slaff of this bulletin.
The purpose of the ABWA is
to help teachers of business writ
ing in their work. This is accom
plished by means of the bulletin,
which contains reviews of new
texts and magazine articles,
articles contributed by business
and school executives, and re
ports and surveys concerning
ftudemfts
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minded Davis, by following the
team to Kansas and helping to
really i r them to victory. Spirit
has bee a great factor for our
winning teams in the past, he
added.
For Permits See:
Senior members of the AWS
board who have the authority
to sign special permission slips
of all firls with the excep
tion of those in their own
bouses are as follows:
Jane Mc Arthur. 3-74!6.
Marian Crook, 2-7371.
Vermel Lundquist, 2-737 L
Phyllis Harris. 5-6732.
Mary O'Conner, 2-4120.
Ann Whitman, 2-7875.
Donna Lu Johnson, 6-5046.
Nadine Anderson, 2-5332.
fundi eimits Plant
H usher Squad to Receive
Spirited Send-Off Tonight
Campus spirit will blaze Thurs
day evening when students gather
for the first big bonfire rally of
the year.
Complete with "N" feathers, the
Victory Bell, and Cornhusker spir-
Cobs! Tassels!
Corncobs and Tassels are re
quested to turn in Cornhusker
salesbooks at the business of
fice of the Cornhusker before
Friday, Oct. 8. at 5 p. m. Sales
will be discontinued. ,
Sales are breaking records
set last year, and the sales
books are being: checked to
estimate the total number of
sales that will be made.
Several hundred 1948 Corn
huskers have not yet been
picked up at the Cornhusker of
fice. These must be claimed
before the deadline.
Bizari Frat Meets
On Founders' Day
Founders' Day was commemor
ated by Alpha Kappa Psi. College
of Business Administration pro
fessional fraternity, Tuesday.
Dr. Ray C. Kien. professor of
accounting at the university, dis
cussed the program of activities
at the Alpha Kappa Psi chapter
in Wisconsin. Dr. Kien was a
deputy councilor of the chapter
there.
Earl Dunning, former under
graduate student in the chapter at
Washington University, outlined
the activities of the Washington
chapter. He also emphasized the
suunort given by the alumni
organization at Seattle. Dunning is
now a student at Nebraska.
A movie of the 1941 Nebraska
Stanford Rose Bowl game ended
the program.
The Intramural Office has
announced that all tennis sin
gles matches must be played
before Friday evening, October
8. or be forfeited.
courses of member schools.
Annual ABWA conventions are
held during Christmas vacations.
Last year the convention was at
New York" City, with Columbia
and New York universities acting
as hosts. The next one will prob
ably be in New Orleans. There
are also several regional meet
ings every year.
Other ABWA members from
this University are Frank Hall
gren, assistant dean of student af
fairs. Miss Marjorie Leafdale,
Prof. R. P. Crawford, and Mr.
Richard All good, executive secre
tary of the Nebraska State Asso
ciation of Insurmce Agents and
instructor of English correspon
dence courses at the University.
Members are especially benefited
in that they are on the mailing
list of many business firms and
publishers.
National Girl Scout Advisor
To Speak at Women's Convo
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Mxs. Donald Van iiet
Rally
it, ralliers will start from the Un
ion at 7:15. The procession will
march through sorority row,
gather all loyal Husker fans, and
proceed to the Coliseum.
The bonfire site will be the
northwest corner of the practice
field. Campus spirit will combine
with the bonfire to send the Scar
let and Cream squad off to the
Colorado-Nebraska game at Boul
der. Yell King Bill Mickle urges all
the student body to turn out in
force for the rally. Past rallies
have been successful and a con
tinuation of enthusiastic rallies
speaks well for school spirit.
Speakers have not yet been
named for the rally, but the pro
gram will include representatives
from the team and coaching staff.
DenverAIums
Stir Rivalry
With Trophy
Added incentive will be given
the Cornhuskers with the intro
duction of a Nebraska-Colorado
football trophy which will go to
the winner of the Cornhusker
Buffalo game at Boulder next Sat
urday. The Denver alumni clubs of the
Universities of Nebraska and Col
orado conceived the idea to stim
ulate a pleasant rivalry between
the Big Seven conference foes.
The trophy, purchased by the
Denver almuni clubs of the two
schools, will be retained each year
by the winner of the game be
tween the schools. It will become
the permanent possession of the
school to first win it three times.
The Denver alumni club has al
so planned a big pre-game noon
luncheon rally Saturday at
Wayne's cafe in Boulder and all
Nebraskans are invited to attend.
About 300 members of the Denver
alumni clubs of the two schools
are expected to attend in full
force.
ISA Launches
Member Drive
A membership drive by the
Nebraska Chapter of the ISA will
mark the opening of this week's
campus-wide observation of Na
t i o n a 1 Independent Student's
Week, Esther Schoen. acting sec
retary of the ISA, said Tuesday.
A booth will be opened in the
Union this week where member
ship cards and application blanks
may be obtained.
A mixer at 8:30 Saturday even
ing will be the highlight of the
week. Any independent student is
invited to attend and to learn of
the functions and activities of the
ISA. These mixers will be held
frequently during the year.
Mrs. Donald Van Vliet, national
Girl Scout advisor, will speak at
an all-women's convocation Tues
day, Oct. 19, at 5 p.m. in the Love
Memorial library auditorium. The
topic of her lecture will be "Ca
reers for Women."
Mrs. Van Vliet, whose home is
New York City, has traveled all
over the United States giving lec
tures on this subject to similar
groups. Her appearance here is
sponsored by A.W.S.
Any university woman will find
Mrs. Van Vliet's talk interesting
and helpful to her in deciding
upon a profession. Nebraska Wes
leyan girls and Union College girls
are also invited to attend this
convocation.
