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The Student Council has dis
closed the names of the six girls
who received the highest number
of votes in yesterday's election for
Honorary Colonel finalists. They
are: Betty Aasen, Lois Gillett,
Phyllis Harris, Beryl Lotspeich,
Sherry Swanson and Jackie
Wightman.
Cadets to Entertain Finalists
The six finalists will be the
guests of the Cadet Officers as
sociation at a reception given in
their honor Wednesday, Oct. 27,
in Parlors ABC of the Union. The
Cadet Officers association will
then select the 1948 Honorary
Colonel, who will reign at the an
nual Military Ball. The identity
of the Honorary Colonel will re
main a secret until her presenta
tion at the dance.
Betty Aasen, Arts and Sciences
senior, is a cheerleader and mem
ber of Orchesis, dance organiza
tion. She is a holdover member
in the Student Council and be
longs to Phi Delta Phi, art hon
orary. Gillett Hold Tassels Presidency
Lois Gillett is in Teachers Col-
'No Exit'
Heads List
Of 3 Plays
An evening of well-rounded
theater will keynote the Univer
sity Experimental Theater's next
group of one-act plays. Scripts
chosen for the Thursday, Nov. 4
production include the modern
George F. Kaufman satire, "If
Men Played Cards as Women
Do," the heavy drama, "No Exit,"
by Jean Paul Sartre, and "The
Twelve-pound Look," a James M.
Barrie comedy.
Margaret Dutton Directs Play
The title of the Kaufman farce,
directed by Margaret Dutton, is
self-explanatory. Theater-g o e rs
will recall the cinematic version
a few years agoCasting resulted
in the following choices: Sanford
Levy, Al Borchman, Don Veta
and Michael Shanahan.
"No Exit," in the words of its
director, Abe Kat7. is "A play
which dramatizes in vital phys
ical terms the currently popular
pseudo-philosophy of existential
ism through the pen of its
foremost exponent, Sartre. By re
vitalizing the Greek conception of
drama, the author has given a
new energy to the theater in
forceful common parlance terms,
riayers Chosen for "No Exit"
Cast for ','No Exit" includes Gay
Marr as Garcin, D. Ann Richard
son as Estelle, Gladys Jackson as
Inez, and Jack MacDonald as the
valet.
The third play, Barrie's comedy,
"The Twel v e-p o u n d Look,"
through a light treatment, relates
how a woman's desire for inde
pendence combats her husband's
intense desire for material wealth
and success. Also directed by
Margaret Dutton, the cast is as
follows: Sharon Fritzler as Lady
Sims, Dean Welles as Sir Harry,
Tom Stimfig as Tombs, the but
ler, and Marilyn Morgan as Kate.
Kaplan lo Speak
On Geo-Pliysics
Dr. Joseph Kaplan of the Insti
tute of Geo-Physics at UCLA will
speak at two meetings on the cam
pus Oct. 25 and 26. Dr. Kaplan
and his wife will be guests of the
University chapter of Sigma Xi.
"The Upper Atmosphere of the
Earth" will be the topic of his
talk Oct. 25. This meeting, open
to the public, will be in the Avery
lab auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Faculty members, scientists, so
cial scientists and students are
urged to attend a special meeting
on Oct. 26 in room 108, Burnett
hall, at 4 p.m. Dr. Kaplan, re
puted to be an outstanding lec
turer, will talk on the subject, "A
Physicist Speaks to the Social Sci
entist." I
.Six Named
lege. She is a member of Mortar
Board, president of Tassels, 1947
Homecoming Queen and former
Coed Counselor board member.
Phyllis Harris, also a member
of Mortar Board and 1946 Home
coming Queen, is a Teachers Col
lege senior. She is vice president
of the AWS board and former
Tassel.
Beryl Lotspeich, Arts and Sci
ences senior, does YW and Fan
hellenic work. She is a former
Tassel and band member.
Swanson Selected Beauty Queen
Sherry Swanson, Teachers Col
lege senior, was selected as beauty
queen last year. She has been ac-
Law Students Propose Honor
System to
BY CHARLES MOIIR
A proposal to replace the proc
tor system of final examinations
with the honor system is under
consideration by students and
faculty of the College of Law.
The idea of adopting the honor
system stems from student dis
satisfaction with the present
method used in conducting final
examinations. A soon as student
feelings became known, special
class meetings were called.
Features Explained
Prof. Edmund O. Belsheim,
Freshman Women to Join
Activities at AWS Mart
Freshmen women will have a
chance to sign for the activities
in which they are interested at
the AWS Activity Mart, Monday,
Oct. 25 from 4:45 to 6 p.m. in the
Jane McArthur
PhiAIpha Delta
Holds Conclave
The annual five-state conven
tion of Phi Alpha Delta, national
law fraternity, will convene here
Friday under the auspices of the
local Reese chapter. Attending
delegates will represent 14 active
and alumni chapters in the
seventh district.
Additional guests include the
supreme justice of the fraternity,
Judge Douglas Edmonds, of the
California Supreme Court, and
the Honorable Charles L. Carr,
lawyer, educator and author from
Kansas City. The national officers
and 12 district justices are also
expected to attend.
The Reese chapter will present
a model initiation in the state
Supreme Court chambers Satur
day afternoon. Scheduled for
initiation at this time are Robert
Hesse, Rudy Bock, Robert Moran,
Gordon Danielson and Joseph
McAneny.
Delegates are expected irom
the active chapters at the uni
versities of Iowa, Kansas, Mis
souri, Arkansas, Drake and Wash
burn. The Kansas City Law school
will also be represented at the
two day meet.
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in Election Results
tive in Student Foundation and
YW.
Jackie Wightman is a senior in
Arts and Sciences. She is presi
dent of Coed Counselors, debate
squad member and former Tassel
Vol. 49 No. 26 Lincoln 8, Nebraska, Wednesday. Oct. 20. 1948
Replace Proctoring
Law College faculty member, who
has taught at schools using the
honor system, explained us spe
cial features at the meetings. Fol
lowing the class meetings the nine
elected representatives of the
Law Association "met and voted
unanimously in favor of present
ing a petition favoring the new
system to the student body.
More than ninety per cent of
the students registered their ap
proval of the plan by signing
the petition. The Law Associa
tion representatives are now en
gaged in drafting a plan for the
Union ballroom. The event, which
is the official beginning of the ac
tivity season for freshmen women,
is under the direction of Jane
McArthur.
All campus organizations in
which women work will have a
booth in the ballroom and the
women will be able to take their
choice of the activities repre
sented. Students with questions
nay visit the AWS information
booth, a special feature of this
year's mart.
The AWS had previously spon
sored a meeting in the women's
dormitory at which the presidents
of all organizations spoke to ex
plain the purposes of their groups
and to recruit as many workers as
possible.
Organizations planning to have
La booth at the mart should pay
$1 to Sally Holmes, AWS treas
urer, 1545 S, before Friday of
this week.
Homecoming
Floats
Today is the last day for
Homecoming: float entries. En
tries can be made by calling:
Elroy Gloystein, 2-3293. or by
sending: them to him. There is
no entry fee.
Ncbraska-Notre Dame Movies
Head Week's Union Activities
Amidst the many Union acti-1
vities this week is a special scoop: I
Movies of the Nebraska-Notre !
Dame game will be featured Wed
nesday, Oct. 20. The movies are
being shown to give students a
close-up view of the game played
last Saturday.
On Thursday, Dale Ball will
conduct bridge class in room 315
from 4 to 6 p. m. Students are
invited to attend the class, held
every week.
Dancing is also on the Union
schedule this week. Friday night
from 9 to 12 p. m., Riley Smith
and his orchestra will be on hand
for the Unionizer. Tickets will
be on sale at the door ofr 60
cents. On Saturday night, the
main attraction will be a free
Today will be the last chance
to get student migration tickets
to the Kansas-Nebraska football
game next Saturday, Dean W. C.
Harper announced yesterday. It
had originally been planned to sell
tickets Thursday also.
Students can get their tickets at
a special booth in the Union be
tween 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. The
$13 charged includes a seat on
regulation and enforcement of the
system. When completed the plan
will be presented to tne tacuiiy
of the college. A decision will
then be reached on the matter
at a special faculty meeting.
Students Comment
Some student comments on the
proposal: "If we are treated like
adults we will act like adults."
"I doubt if we will have any
trouble with cheaters."
If it is adopted it will be the
Law College's first use of the
honor system. The proctor sys
tem of giving exams is now in
use.
Nine Days Remain in ROTC
Costume Designers' Contest
Nine more days remain in the
contest to design a costume for
the 1948 Honorary Colonel.
The contest opened Oct. 5 un
der the sponsorship of the Cadet
Officers association and will close
Friday, Oct. 29. It is open to all
students except members of the
ROTC corps and their wives.
The ROTC has suggested that
a military theme be used in de
signing the costume although it
need not be a uniform. Examples
include skirt and blouse, evening
gown or jacket and skirt. Ap
propriate headware may be in
cluded and the use of school
colors has been suggested. Miller
& Paine will make the winning
costume.
A Gruen wrist watch from the
Gardner Jewelry store will be
awarded the winner of the con
test. A one couple ticket to the
Military Ball will also be in
cluded in the prize.
Rules for the contest include.
1. All college students, both
men and women, are eligible for
the contest except members of
the advanced ROTC corps and
their wives.
2. All contestants must fill in
the entry blank and include it
with the design. There is no limit
to the number of designs that
may be submitted to each con
testant. Each design must be ac
companied by an entry blank,
which should be placed in a plain
envelope, sealed and marked
ENTRY. This envelope shall be
placed securely on the back of
the design. Names of entrants
shall not appear anywhere on the
Juke Box
p. m.
Rounding
fling, beginning at 9
our' a full week of
activity will be Sunday' coffee
hour and the organ interlude. A
free variety show featuring "Moss
Rose" will be shown in the lounge
Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m.
Beginning next Tuesday, Donna
McCandless will give free danc
ing lessons in the Union ball
room. The first class will be a
joint affair attended by both men
and women and starting at 7:30.
Following lessons will be for men
and women separately, rounded
out by a joint dance between the
two classes. This is your chance
to smooth out the old steps and
learn new ones for the coming
Military and Mortar Board Balls!
a chartered Union Pacific train
and a ticket to the game.
Harvey Davis, who is in charge
of the migration, announced that
he still has good seats on the 35
yard line. The train will leave the
Union Pacific depot at 6 a. m
Saturday, Oct. 23. The return trip
will begin at 9 p. m. Students will
reach Lincoln at 2:30 Sunday
morning.
Students may pick up game
tickets at 9 Thursday morning.
The deadline for migration ticket
sales was set back a day because
of the large demand for tickets
to the game.
Lawrence was the scene of the
1946 migration. Last year's trip
was to Columbia, Mo.
Lambert to Visit
Field Substations
Dr. W. V. Lambert, dean of Ag
College, will leave for western
Nebraska this week to inspect
agricultural experimental substa
tions there.
Marvel L. Baker, associate di
rector of the Nebraska agricul
tural experiment station, and pub
lic relations director George S.
Round will accompany Dean Lam
bert. Dr.Lambert's first stop on this
tour will be at the North Platte
experimental substation Wednes
day afternoon. From there his
schedule calls for stops at the
Scottsbluff Field Station near
Mitchell, the Box Butte county
experimental farm near Alliance
and an inspection tour of the Val
entine substation.
The Dean will also pay a visit
to the old army Remount Station
at Crawford which has recently
been turned over to the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture for ex
perimental purposes.
front or back of the resign. It
is desirable that each person
create separate designs. More
than one person may work on a
design, but there is only one
prize.
3. All entries must be tn Room
108 of the Military Science build
ing on the main campus next to
the Coliseum by 4 p. m., Fri
day, Oct. 29. These entries may
be mailed to the same place if
so desired.
4. All sketches submitted must
be drawn on white iftustration
board or heavy paper, 14 by 20
inches in size. Sketches may be
drawn in color, but must show
front and back views.
5. The contestant may submit
a sample or samples of fabrics
to be used in making the costume
along with typewritten instruc
tions outlining construction de
tails of the costume. These must
be placed in an envelope marked
INSTRUCTIONS and attached to
the back of the design. The Mili
tary department reserves the right
to utilize in the execution of the
finished costume a fabric or fa
brices and construction details
See Contest. Page 4, Col. 2
ISA Gains 500
New Members
ISA's membership drive, aimed
at organizing every unaffiliated
student on the campus, chalked
up 500 new members during the
first day of the campaign. The
drive, which started yesterday,
will run for two weeks.
Under the direction of Carl
Froendt, membership committee
chairman, a booth is now open in
the Union. Students may join the
ISA by paying a 50c membership
fee and filling out a membership
application.
Ben Wall, publicity chairman.
urged every independent student
to join the ISA during the cur
rent membership campaign.
While explaining the member
ship campaign, Wall also released
other ISA news. He announced
that three new officers had been
appointed to fill vacancies
created by resignations. The new
officers are Ester Shea, secretary;
Joan Learning, treasurer; and
Betty Carol, social chairman.
Wall also announced an ISA
hour dance to be held this Fri
day at the Union from 5-6 p.m.
Students will be admitted by ISA.
membership cards.