Vol. 49 No. 27
An investigattion to improve the
scholastic requirements at the
University was discussed Wed
n 7day by the Student Council.
On request by the faculty, a
joint faculty-student committee
will review the situation of
scholastic standards that exists.
The efforts of this committee will
be to raise the scholarship stand
ard of the University, make a de
gree more appreciated and more
difficult to earn.
Although the Council did not
take any immediate action on this
matter it did name a committee
to start gathering facts on this
project. Members of that com
mittee are: Chairman, Dick
Johnson; members, Pat Larsen,
Louise McDill, Jack Maxwell.
The Book Store committee pre
sented its report which was
published in the Dally Nebraskan.
Dick Shale presented a report on
Six Home Ec
Delegj
fates Go
To Conclave
Six representatives of the uni
versity Home Ec club will leave
Thursday for Manhattan, Kas., to
attend the annual province work
shop of Home Economics clubs.
The Kansas State club will be
hostess to the eight states mak
ing up province nine, of which
Nebraska is a member. Program
planning and membership drives
will be studied and discussed at
meetings Thursday and Friday.
Highlighting the convention will
be the International Fellowship
banquet. Speakers will include
Maria Constantinides, Greek stu
dent studying at Nebraska under
the sponsorship of the Home Ec
club.
Gwen Monson will attend the
workshop as delegate from the
Home Ec club. Other Nebraska
members making the trip are Lil
lian Locke, Marilyn Boettger and
Annette Carnahan. Miss Eleanor
Reimers will accompany the group
as faculty adviser.
NU Entries
Top Royal
Sheep Show
The University of Nebraska
Animal Husbandry department
was the largest winner of any con
signer to the American Royal wool
and sheep show held in Kansas
City, Mo., Oct. 16-23. There
were entries from 20 colleges
throughout the United States.
The AH department exhibited
25 head of sheep and 10 fleeces
in the show, the largest ever
held in the United States.
Uut of 200 fleeces entered in
the wool show, Nebraska claimed
first and second places in the
blood class; second and third
in the V blood class; third and
fourth in the CorYidale fleece class
and third and fourth in the South
down fleece class. Thus out of
ten entries, eight placings were
made, none lower than a fourth
In the sheep competition, Ne
braska showed the champion Cor-
riedale ram and ewe. The cham
pion ram with also champion as
a lamb in the American Royal in
1947, so became a double cham
pion winner at the show, a rare
occurrence.
The Ag college showed a first
place pen of Shropshire fat weth
ers which then went on to become
the Reserve Grand Champion pen
of fat lambs in all breeds. This
Is the second highest honor of the
event.
Also shown by the University
of Nebraska were the first and
second place Shropshire fat weth
ers, third place Hampshire fat
wethers and a third place pen of
Hampshire fat wether lambs.
' Dean J. A. Hill of the Univer
sity of Wyoming was judge of the
show.
UWd
Lincoln 8, Nebraska Thursday, October 21, 1948
supplies to the administration to
day and a check on supplies in
Lincoln bookstores will soon be
made.
President Dale Ball asked for
the Council's opinion on having
all program, of the entire Univer
sity, combine their activities the
last of May. This will include
such activities as Ivy Day, En
gineers Week ,etc.
The migration committees re
ported that ticket sales ot the KU
game totaled 251.
The constitution of the Univer
sity Flying Club was approved by
the Council.
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Plays Slated
By Actors Lab
Two plays by Tennessee Wil
liams will be among the five
one-act productions presented by
the Actors Lab of the University
Theatre at 7:30 this evening.
First play on the evening's
program will be Alice Gerten
burg's "Overtones." Clara Den
ton is the director.
Modern "Carousel" Comes
from "Liliom."
Second will be a scene from
Fcrenc Molnar's classic, "Lil
iom," which was the ' dramatic
forerunner of the musical, "Car
oulse." It will be directed by
Jack Wendstrand.
"At Liberty" and "Lady of
Larkspur Lotion," both by Ten
nessee Williams will be the third
and fourth presentations. The
plays reflect the same heavy
dramatic tendencies which char
acterized Williams' 1947-48 Pu
litzer Prize play, "A Streetcar
Named Desire." Elizabeth Full
away is the director.
Homecoming Float
Parade
The deadline for entries from
organizations for the Home
coming: Float parade has been
extended by the Homecoming
Float parade committee. All
organization on campus have
been sent form letters and are
urged to reply at once by con
tacting Elroy Gloystein at
2-3293.
Names of the three faculty
judges will be revealed in the
Daily Nebraskan early next
week. Also the route of the pa
rade and the order organiza
tions will appear will also be
published in next week's Daily
Nebraskan.
There is no entry fee for or
ganizations entering the float
parade.
Czech Citizen Hits Communism, Steals
Thunder From Berman-Hulac Debate
BY RUTH SANDSTEIDT
Discussion by Eugene Berman
and Frances Hulac on "The Ca
tastrophe of Czechoslovakia" was
almost eclipsed by the appear
ance of a dark horse, Vladimir
Lavko, Czech citizen, at the YW
YM open forum Wednesday eve
ning. Lavko, who has been in this
country since last October, is now
a student at the University.
Berman, as first speaker, out
lined the history of the commu
nist coup in Czechoslovakia. He
stated that he was basing his
argument on the 'intellectual ap
proach. U. S. At Fault
The main point in Eerman's
argument was that no matter how
bad conditions are in Czecho
solvakia under the communists,
they took control of the govern
ment on constitutional grounds.
His view of the "catastrophe" was
that it was not in the fact that
the people chose the left, but in
the fact that the U. S has failed
to recognize the middle road, the
socialists, and have forced the
people more to the left.
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Vespers
To Hear
L. Bryant
Rev. L. C. Bryant, pastor of
the First Christian church, will
speak at Vespers Thursday at 5
p. m. in the University Episcopal
church.
"What Can We Know" is the
title of Reverend Bryant's talk
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REV. BRYANT
which will be based on the fact
that Oct. 24 is World Order day,
the anniversary of the establish
ment of the United Nations.
Bill Reuter, student pastor lead
er, and the Vesper choir will assist
Reverend Bryant.
Vespers are an all campus in-
Red Balloon Catchers
May Get Free Tickets
. . . at Love Library Friday
The sky will rain red balloons this Friday. '
At 11 a. m., Cobs and Tassels will inaugurate Homecoming
festivities by dropping one hundred decorated balloons from the upper
story of Love Library.
A number of balloons will contain a validated coupon entitling
the holder to a free ticket to the Homecoming Dance.
Tied to the strings of balloons dropped, the coupons will be re
deemed at the Union office for a ticket admitting one couple to the
dance, to be held Saturday evening, Oct. 30, in the Coliseum. -
The red balloons will be decorated with Homecoming slogans in
white lettering.
The balloons will be dropped from the top story of the Library
on the north side of the building.' Students can gather around the
Library on the walks and grass.
Those who catch balloons containing coupons will be able to save
the $3 ticket price for the Homecoming Dance. They will dance to
the music of Elliott Lawrence the night following the annual Home
coming parade and the game with UCLA.
Miss Hulac used an emotional
appeal, . giving examples of what
she saw and heard while in
Czechoslovakia last summer. "The
country is like a concentration
camp, the people living in terror
with no hope," she said. Her vi
sion of the catastrophe was one
of the people.
Coup Pre-planned
During the discussion period
Lavko attacked Berman's theory
that ' communists wouldn't
have c ntrol of the government
if the right wing ministers hadn't
resigned. He declared that a coup
had been planned for some time
andother attempts had been made
to seize the governmei.t.
He said that Communism was
growing more unpopular with the
people. In the 1946 elections the
communists got a 38 percent
plurality because of the efforts
of the communist party, the popu
larity of Russia, and a fear of
Germany. The communists made
promises that they couldn't keep,
and so the coup occured three
months before the next elections.
The socialist party is the most
important party in Czechoslovakia
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Arrival of Migration Train
To Set Off Pre-Game Parade
Students Plan
Aspen Ski Trip
A week-long skiing trip to As
pen, Colo., during Christmas va
cation that is the objective of a
group of university students who
will have a booth in the Union
Thursday from 2 to 5 p. m.
At that time these students,
who made the trip last year,
will attempt to interest other
students in accompanying them
on a return visit.
Workers in the booth will give
expense estimates and will show
colored films taken on the ski
slopes last year.
The trip will be made in cars,
and arrangements are being maJe
to stay at the Colorado hotel in
Glenwood Springs, which has a
heated outdoor mineral water
swimming pool.
The skiing will be done on
slopes having the world's largest
chair lift three miles long and
costing $250,000.
Even students who don't
know how to ski are invited
to make the trip. Expert in
structors will be on hand to teach
beginners. All equipment can be
rented for reasonable rates,
sponsoring students reported.
terdenominational religious pro
gram designed for university stu
dents. The Vesper planning com
mittee, which meets every Tues
day at 5 p. m. in the Temple
building, is composed of repre
sentatives of almost every religi
ous organization on the campus.
Any suggestions for Vesper serv
ices should be given to this com
mittee. even today and in time the com
munists will fall, according to
Lavke.
Other questions from the floor
came from Ted Sorenson who
cited the loss of freedom by the
Czech people. Berman said that
tthese facts were correct, but that
did not influence the fact that
the seizure of the government was
constitutional.
Bert Cook brought out the
point that if the Czechs . wanted
freedom, -they would fight for it.
Lavko answered, saying that the
people were united aaginst Ger
many but it would take time for
the people to unite against com
munism. This phase of debate
was stopped by the statement
that what is objected to in com
munism is the way of taking gov
ernments by force and that for
America to start a revolution
would be committing two wrongs
to make a right.
The debate ended with every
one opposing communism and
Berman opposing the United
States foreign iyliey as well. He
advocates- a federal world
' government.
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A migration rally will be held
before the KU-Nebraska game in
Lawrence Saturday.
At 11:30 that morning, the stu
dent migartion train will arrive
in Lawrence and set off the pre
game celebration. Students driv
ing down in cars will join with
the disembarking ralliers in a
parade through the city.
Cobs and Tassels and the cheer
leading squad will be on hand to
lead cheers and chants. They
will carry signs with such slogans
as the famous 'NU KO KU."
The University band will march
with students, playing the Ne
braska spirit song.
The rally in Lawrence will
take the place of a send-off rally
in Lincoln Friday night, accord
ing to Pat Black, rally committee
member. Miss Black encouraged
all students to attend the migra
tion and to meet at the train
station in time for the parade.
Two Rhodes
Candidates
Announced
Theodore C. Sorenson and Eu
gene Luschei have been appointed
nominees for the 1948 Rhodes
Scholarship from the University
of Nebraska, the Rhodes Scholar
ship committee announced.
Sorenson, a second year law
student, and Luschei, an arts and
sciences senior, will appear be
fore the district committee.
Scholars selected by this commit
tee will enter the University of
Oxford in 1949.
According to the will of Cecil
John Rhodes, 32 scholarships, to
be used at the University of Ox
ford, are assigned annually to the
United States.
Competition for the scholar
ships is organized by states and
districts. There are eight districts
of six states each. Upon recom
mendation by his college or uni
versity, a prospective candidate
may apply either in the state in
which he resides or in the state
in which he has received at least
two years of college education by
the time of application.
Each state committee may
nominate three candidates to ap
pear before the district committee.
From the 18 men appearing be
fore it, the district committee may
select four scholars to go to
Oxford.
Rhodes specified in i is will that
the basis of selection is on some
definite quality of distinction, in
tellect, character or personality.
Nu-Mcds Hear
Dean Lueth
Dean Leith of the College
of medicine, spoke on "The
Study of Medicine" at the first
meeting of Nu-Med.
Dr. Lueth stressed the impor
tance of the social sciences in
the curriculum of the pre-medical
student.
"Medicine does not consist
merely of a thorough knowledge
of medical applications and tech
niques, but of an understanding
of human activities," he said.
"The college of medicine will
be able to accept 89 freshman
students next year," he told the
group, "and 84 of these will be
Nebraska students, four out-state
and one from a foreign country."
Band Frat Names
'48 Pledge Class
Gamma Lambda, national hon
orary band fraternity, has an
nounced its pledge class for thii
semester.
Kent Tiller, president of the
group announced that the ten
men picked for their leadership
in band activities are: Don Stein
acher, Don Boyd, Phil Neff, Orvil
Voss, Bill Splichal, John Curtis,
Bob Hines, Don Schneider, Jack
Tiltop and Don Korineck.
The purposes of the group are
to promote and develop leader
ship in the University R.O.T.C.
band.