LrarLKJ
Vol. 49 No. 40
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Saturday, November 6, 1948
NH:
Journalists
Say NHSPA
"Interesting"
By Marilyn Martin, Lila Fiiedli,
Lincoln High; Pat Moran, Tat
Foley, Omaha North.
WHAT DO YOU THING OF
THE N.II.S.P.A. CONVENTION?
Personally we think it's swell,
but what do the rest of the
"future journalists" think of it?
Here are just a few of their
opinions:
Marlenc Ogond, Madison It's
been fun and I'm looking for
ward to the banquet.
Mary Joe Andelt, Lincoln
hiph I think the discussions are
really interesting and I've met a
lot of nice kids.
Bonny Schmeiding, Lincoln
high I think it's a lot of fun.
Ira Epstein, Omaha Central
Very good so far.
Margy Schurman, Madison I
think you learn a lot from the
convention and everyone has lots
of fun,
Harold Stern, Omaha Central
A wonderful experience.
Marlene Weiland, Grand Isl
and It's pretty swell. You can
learn a lot if you try.
Carol Haerser, North Platte
It's pretty nice.
Gwen Graham, Superior I
think it's doing everyone lots of
good. I have learned a great
many things that will help our
paper.
Reminder
A. J. Lewandowski reminds
all students entering the east
stadium for the Kansas State
game today to hold their season
pass books so that the ticket
taker can remove the coupon
marked four only.
Yearbook Staff
Greets NHSPA
By the Cornhusker Staff.
Attention high school NHSPA
delegates! Now that you have
been subjected to the job of put
ting out a Daily Nebraskan, you
are all invited to come in and
visit the staff of the 1949 Corn
husker and to let us show you
a real publication.
For those of you who were
unable to drop in Friday, let this
be an invitation to all of you
future freshmen to come down
next year and visit and let us
put you to work. You will find
the work on the yearbook an
excellent addition to your college
work.
Staff Han Two Divisions.
The two major divisions of the
staff are naturally the business
start and the editorial staff, with
the editor-in-chief in charge of
the entire book.
The business staff is composed
of a business manager, two as
sistant business managers and as
many workers as wish to apply
for work. The editorial staff is
headed by the editor who di
rectly supervises the work of the
three managing editors. Under
the managing editors are the
sophomore heads of the various
sections of the book and the
freshmen workers who are as
signed to work under the sopho
more heads and the managing
editors.
You will find that the work
covers every field of university
activity. From selling and writ
ing advertisements to sports, ac
See Yearbook, Page 2
High Schoolers Take Over NU Campus
For 17th Annual Journalism Convention
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HICH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE OVER Nebraska high school students invaded
Love Memorial library Friday afternoon as well as other campus habitats on guided
tours directed especially for the NHSPA delegates. Here they are informed of the
complex system which enables the students to obtain books in simple and rapid man
ner. Approximately 500 high school students from all parts of the state are attend
ing the 17th annual convention of the Nebraska High School Press Association. The
convention was held Friday and will continue through Saturday noon. Convention
program includes a series of panel discussions, convocations, competitive journalism
contests, two one-act plays by the University Experimental Theatre, clinic, a banquet
Friday evening and a luncheon Saturday noon. The NHSPA convention is sponsored
by School of Journalism.
Panels, Clinics to Close
NHSPA Convention
The N.H.S.P.A. convention will . Science building. Demonstrations
continue Saturday morning with
a clinic for mimeographed news
papers held at Burnett Hall. "Also
on the program is a convention
exhibit of newspapers and year
books and the panel discussions,
"Newspaper Features First Page
to Last," "Planning A Yearbook,"
and "Sales and Advertising Cam
paigns." The rest of Saturday morning
is well filled up with other meet
ings and panels.
Late Registration
Registration of delegates arriv
ing Saturday will be held from
8 to 9 a.m. Saturday.
The adviser's breakfast will be
gin at 8:15 in Parlor X of the
Union. Miss Celestine Brock will
preside at the business, meeting
The meeting is scheduled to last
until 9:30.
The clinic for mimeographed
newspapers will open at 9 a.m.
and will run for two hours. Bob
Graham, Adam Miller, and Ed
Parriott of tfce Nebraska Type
writer Co. will demonstrate equip
ment then and describe produc
tion of the papers. The clinic will
be held in the auditorium of the
Social Science building at 12th and
R.
Opens at 9
The convention exhibit of news
papers and yearbooks will begin
at 9 a.m. in Room 306, Burnett
hall.
Beginning at 10 a.m. will be
the third series of panel dis
cussions. "Newspaper features
First Pdge to Last," will be held
in Room 101 of Social Sciences.
Speaking at this discussion will
be Marjorie Thomas, Wauneta;
Garald Orman, Curtis; Mary Ry
berg, Holy Name of Omaha; and
Mrs. Ellen Pearey of Omaha
North.
"Planning a Yearbook" will be
discussed in Room 107B of Social
will be given by Thomas Graham,
Mary Jean Neely, Barbara Dill
man, Irv Peterson, Dick Burt,
Don Gearke, Miss Elizabeth
Grone, Frank Kane, and Bill De
Vriendt. Advertising to be Discussed
' The "Sales and Advertising
(See CONVENTION, Page 2.)
Writers Tour
Journal Office
By Arlene Hansen. Beatrice.
Mary Joe Andelt, Lincoln.
Mary Bergstraesser, Beatrice.
In spite of pouring rain and the
girls' laments over straight hair
girls' laments over straight hair,
gates enjoyed a tour of the Lin
coln Journal under the direc
tion of Mr. Weir.
Upon arrival at the Journal,
the group was taken -Upstairs to
the ni-ess room. The offices of
the editor and the heads of the
paper were pointed out. In the
same room, the busy hub-hub
of reporters, copy readers and
others at work was observed.
The operation of the teletype
machines was explained by the
guide.
The students were then di
rected to the composing room
where they were explained the
process of setting up type and
making up the pages. They were
told how the mats were made
by machines, and upon comple
tion, sent to the basement where
the mats were put on presses
for printing. Every minute 500
papers are printed on these
automatic presses.
The tour ended with a view
ofMhe mailing room. All ques
tions during the tour were an
swered ' and explained by the
guide.
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Experimental
Theatre Gives
One Act Plays
By Kathy Grabill, Yvonnie
Yanney, Northeast Lincoln.
Two one act plays were pre
sented by the University Ex
perimental Theatre to the Ne
braska High School Press Asso
ciation, at the Temple Theatre,
Friday evening.
"If Men Played Cards as
Women Do" by George Kaufman
was the first. It is a skit of
men satirizing women at their
game of bridge.
CAST OK CHARACTERS.
Jolin . Hunford Ivy
Bob Milt Hoffman
(ieorge Al Borchman
Mtr Mu-hftel Shfrnnhfin
The second play was "Twelve
Pound Look" by James Barrie.
CAKT OF CHARACTERS.
IjkIjt Sinn Sharon Friizlr
Sir Harry Lcnn Well
T'rmbu Tom StimfiR
Kute Marilyn Morgan
Margaret Duton is the super
viser of the skits. She works
under the direction of Max
Whittaker director of the Ex
perimental theatre. Freshman
and transfer students make up
the Theatre.
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Gossij) Columns Add Reader
Interest to Ncwsheet-Panel
Gossip columns, headline writ
ing and feature writing were the
main points brought out by Adele
Coryell and James Rosse in the
panel on "Adding Readable Con
tent to a Newspaper."
Miss Anne Savidage, the ad
viser from Omaha Central, con
ducted the panel and contributed
to the discussion.
It was the opinion of all that
interesting headlines and colorful
leads are important to attract
more readers. Adele stated that
600 Students
Registered for
Press Meet
By Janet Atwater, Kearney; Kath
ryn Baker, David City; Gloria
Kalian, Omaha; Ruthy Mendel
son, Omaha.
Although the weather proved
undesirable, approximately GOO
high school journalists from 47
different schools registered for the
Nebraska High School Press con
ference Friday.
Forty of these young journal
ists came from Lincoln high
school, the largest delegation here.
Other large delegations were 28
from Grand Island, 22 from Be
atrice, 20 from Kearney and 15
from Lincoln Northeast, Norfolk
and Omaha.
Broaden Scope
Purposes of the convention are
to broaden the scape and the
knowledge of high school journal
ism students and to introduce
them to the University of Nebras
ka. Programs for the visitors
were planned by the Journalism
department, Student Foundation
Theta Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta
Chi, journalism honoraries, the
Union, University Theatre and the
Daily Nebraskan.
Registration started Friday
morning at 8 o'clock and lasted
until 10. After registration, stu
dents were conducted on tours of
the Lincoln oJurnal, the Lincoln
Star and the university campus.
These tours were sponsored by the
Student Foundation, under the di
rection of Sally Holmes, commit
tee member.
Students Convene
At 10 a.m. all journalists gath-
(See PRESS MEET, Page 2.)
Hansen Speaks
To NHSPA
Opening Convo
By Le Etta Brown, Fremont.
Carol Ifaerer, North Platte.
Jacqueline Carpenter, Utica.
Nebraska High Press Associa
tion delegates heard Jermit Han
sen, youth activities director of
Omaha World Herald, speak at a
general convocation in the Student
Union ballroom Friday morning.
Mr. Hansen's topic was "How Do
You Look at Journalism?"
Welcoming addresses were given
by Barbara Rowland, president
of Theta Sigma Phi and Leo
Grcier, Sigma Delta Chi president.
Marlyce Widga of York gave the
response.
The Lincoln High girls octet
sang two selections. "Barn Dance"
and "Waltzs of Straus."
Following the program, William
Hice, assistant professor of jour
nalism, read the convention an
nouncements. the gossip columns have more
interest for students as it is a
paper which is put out for the
student body. According to Jim
Rosse gossip columns were out
lawed at Omaha North because
they included only a . few
"cliques."
An open forum was conducted
by Adele and Jim who answered
the questions asked by the pupils
present. Adele, from Lincoln
high and Jim, from Omaha North
are prominent members of tbeir
school newspaper staff.
