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State Schools Represented In UNESCO Several outstate colleges will participate in the UNESCO Con ference Feb. 16-18, co-chairman, Shirley Sabin and Bob Nickols announced today. Wesleyan Uni versity, Hastings College, York College and Wayne State Teach ers college will share in the pro gram. Wesleysm will represent Egypt at the plenary session. Hastings will share Czechoslovakia with Chi Omega and York will take Mexico with Phi Gamma Delta. Campus organizations and out state schools will divide the pol icies and committee members of each nation. Campus groups will supply executive board members in both cases. Wayne State will participate in the conference as an observer. The Wayne State plan is to adapt the UNESCO program, jf possible, for use on its own cam pus, the co-chairmen said. Other outstate schools have been contacted but have not re sponded as yet. During the conference out state delegates will be housed on the campus. Any group with rooms available for delegates is ask to contact Jerry Young, fa cilities chairman. He may be reached thru the UNESCO office room 305 of the Union. Office hours are from 12:30-1, 2-4 and 5-6 p. m. Monday thru Thurs day. Angelino to Lead Y Forum Tonight Instructor Henry Angelino of the Educational Psychology de partment will lead the discussion in a forum sponsored by the university YMCA Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Temple build ing. Entitled "The Conflict Between Normal Behavior and Ethics," the discussion will be open to the public. It is an outgrowth of the Kinsey Report forum held last week and will take up other phases of human behavior. Bill Reuter, program chairman, will be the chairman of the forum. Prior to this discussion, there will be a cabinet meeting at 6:30 p. m. PUB BOARD ELECTION. There will be no election to fill the vacancy in the Publi cations Board in today's Stu dent Council meeting:. All ap plicants for the position are requested to come to the Council meeting: next week for their interviews. G.E. Science Show, Scheduled Tonight WILLIAM O. IIOVERMAN shakes hands with his own shadow in the General Electric "House of Magic" science show. A phosphorescent rcen enables him to walk off the stage and leave his shadow be hind, fold his shadow up in a box, or to do any of the many things you may have wished you could do with jour shadow. Vol. 49 No. 60 Lincoln 8, Nebraska. Wednesday. Dec. 8. 1948 J. M. Reinhardt Addresses Sociology Group at Dinner The secret behind human con duct was discussed by J. M. Reinhardt, professor of sociology, before 27 members of Alpha Kap pa Delta, sociology honorary, following a dinner last night at the Union. "The individual's past is always M. REINHARDT. throwing itself into the present and forecasting the future," Rein hardt stated. "The task of bringing past and present harmoniously to gether is the basic task of life. It is aided by congenial tempera- Underclassmcn Begin Registration "You just walk right through." That was typical upperclass men's comment after picking up a registration card yesterday. Is sued to seniors, graduates, spe cial students and juniors Monday and Tuesday, the cards are avail able in Temporary B building be ginning at 8 a. m. Sophomores and freshmen will pick up their cards today, Thurs day and Friday. Procedure is: Dec. 8, those whose names begin with A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H; Dec. 9, those whose names begin with I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P; Dec. 10, those whose names be gin with Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z. Numbers of registration cards have been divided into three equal groups. ( I "j it ; y J i DR. J. ment, capacity, and by favorable surroundings. Herein are to be found the secrets behind conduct." Reinhardt Cites Cases In drawing his conclusions, Reinhardt cited several cases which he had studied. He traced the cause of a murder to childhood jealousy of the murderer existing over his father's possession of his mother and his consequent desire to do away with his father. "Crime, the criminal act," he continued, "is carried out in the presence of and even with the con sent of ego. Indeed it turns out that this collusion with ego is what makes the criminal seek to avoid detection." Freud Discussed. Reinhardt also discussed the theories of Freud and his emphasis upon the unconscious. He attrib uted Freud's place in history to the strong cult which he origin ated. Dr. Reinhardt's speech was taken from an article which he has prepared for the "Prairie Cchoon er." Reinhardt is noted as an au thority in the field of criminology. 1948 CORNHUSKERS. Students who have not picked up their 1948 Corn huskers must do so before the Christmas vacation, according to Business Manager Ray Bie mond .All old yearbooks still left in the Cornhusker office after Jan. 1 will be sold. Alcott's 'Little Women' Slated For Production Thursday Nite The Experimental Theatre's production of "Little Women" Thursday evening in the Temple can be considered a sort of mile stone in the "little University Theatre's" history. According to Max Whittaker and Margaret Dutton, Experimental Theatre director and assistant director respectively, a new mode of suggestive settings is innovated for the first time in the Alcott play. "We are trying to have for ready use a complete flexible and reversible unit of set screens. Starting with 'Little Women settings will tend to be on the suggestive side. This wil permit quick re-use of sets through a new application of paint. We are planning to add to our sets as different plays are presented." Mr. Whittaker concluded that the final series of sets will be of different heights and widths and so will serve for practically any production. 'House of Magic,' in Union Ballroom BY EMILY HEINE "House of Magic," the General Electric Company's science show. will be presented at 7:30 tonight in the Union ballroom. William O. Hoverman, a graduate of Brown University with a bachelor of science degree in electrical en gineering, will be the demonstra tor. Show Makes Debut in 1933 The show made its debut in 1933 before the Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair. Since then it has played before ap proximately 13 million students, adults and service men. It shows briefly a few of the many use ful, unusual things which scien tists at work in the General Elec tric research laboratory have dis covered. The program Is for en gineering students, and all mem bers of that college are urged to attend. The name "House of Magic" originated with the late Floyd Gibbons, famous author and lec turer. Gibbons was so impressed with the unusual things he saw in the General Electric Research laboratory that he called it the "House of Magic." Actually the show is not "magic'' at all, but proof that sober scien tific fact can be stranger than fiction. Trick Represents Scientific Fact Even "The Man Who Shakes d ft It1 Classes in the College of Business Administration will be dis missed Dec. 3 and 4 to allow students to meet with advisers and determine their second semester schedules. All students who expect to register should make appointments with their advisers for one of these two days. It is the administra Ping Pong Tournament Scheduled The following schedules were announced today for the women's ping pong tournament being spon sored by the Union Competitive Games committee. Matches begin at - 7 p. m. each evening in the Recreation room of the Union. The first round matches are: Wednesday, 7 p. m. 1 Pat Hamburg vs. Royce Vol- entine 2 Barbara Durland vs. Wendy Cork in 3 Katie Pfieffer vs. eva Jean Iluttner 4 Lois Gobar vs. Betts Pfieffer 5 Joan Armstrong vs. Marilyn Weber 6 Betty Bloss vs. Rosanna Swvoda 7 Rosalie Garrud vs. Ginger Meehan S Edith Roesler vs. (bye). Thursday, 7 p. m. 1 Marian Ekblad vs. Irene Hunter 2 Lorrain Hush vs. Lois Kroeh- ler 3 Jan Sielaff vs. Patsy Dutton 4 Lois Hogle vs. Jessica Brown 5 Carolyn Becker vs. (bye). 6 Marilyn Russel vs. Doris Gillctt 7 Marge Alexis vs. Janet Zlomke 8 Jane Sun vs. Clara Pukga Winners of the first round will be informed as to the second match at a later date. Hand with His Shadow" is not a trick, but a demonstration of a scientific fact the principle of light peristence. Each act of the show is as the speaker always points out "the truth of science as nearly as nature has revealed it to us." The "House of Magic" speaker demonstrates stroboscope lighting by doing tricks with a wheel painted to represent a gear. A small electric motor turns the wheel fast enough that in ordi nary light it seems only a blur. Then the light is turned off and the stroboscopic lamp turned on. Instantly the wheel seems to stop and its pattern is sharply out lined. The same principle can be used to cause an explosion to take its own picture. Motor Can Run On Sunlight One of the most interesting of the demonstrations is of a glass-enclosed motor which can be run on sunlight. Using a flood lamp in place of the sun, the demonstrator shows how the spe cial cells work. The sun motor, pointing to an achievement to be realized far in the future, demonstrates the con tinuing, expanding quality of re search. This research has, in the past, contributed greatly to a higher standard cf living. Today it takes on new significance and importance for everyone. Eteeess tion's plan that the two days be used to facilitate registration ef fectively and with a minimum of inconvenience to teachers and pupils. Students should observe the following procedure: 1. Sign for appointments with advisers at earliest possible date. 2. A list of all advisers and their advisees is posted on the bulletin board near the south end of the second floor corridor in Social Sciences. Students are ex pected to register with the ad viser to whom they have been assigned. Any changes will re quire approval of the Dean's of fice, 210 SS. If students do not know the names of their advis ers they should inquire in 210 SS. 3. Students should have with them the grade records' of past work at Nebraska and, in the case of transfer students, their credit evaluation slips. 4. Students must keep appoint ments with advisers. Ags Register By Short Cut Plan Again Ag students will again register by the simplified procedure which has been used the past two semesters, Dean Lambert an nounced this week. Registration machinery is now in progress. No numbers are issued in the Ag program which was designed by a faculty committee headed by Dr. C. C. W'iggans. Students rather should arrange for a con ference with their advisor some time before Dec. 14, at which time a worksheet will be filled out. After the worksheet has been completely filled out, the student will present it at the appointed time to the assignment commit tee in Room 203, Ag hall. Sen iors and juniors will bring in their schedules beginning Tues day, Dec. 14, and freshmen and sophomores may file starting Fri day, Dec. 17. Students who are in the Junior division and students who are scheduling classes downtown must have their worksheets filed be fore Dec. 22 according to Dean Lambert. Those who do not file before Jan. 10 will be required to delay their registration until Jan. 28, 1949, he added. The assignment committee has the power to adjust schedules in the event that a section is filled but it cannot change the courses requested by the student without counselling the advisor. Filing of an acceptable worksheet ends the student's responsibilities until the payment of fees. Famous Trial Provides Plot For 'Winterset' The Sacco and Vanzetti murder case, perhaps the most contro versial trial in the annals of mod ern law, provides the scorching background for Maxwell Ander son's "Winterset" slated for a four-performance run on the Uni versity Theater stage Dec. 15, 16, 17, and 18. Sacco, Vanzetti Convicted f Murder Sacco and Vanzetti were con victed of murder in a payroll robbery. There were many who were skeptic of the justice of the court. Sacco and Vanzetti were foreign-born, and as Felix Frank furter comments in his book, "The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti," "Sac co and Vanzetti spoke very broken English and their testimony shows how often they misunderstood the questions put to them. Anderson has changed the name of the defendants Sacco and Van zetti into the name of Romagna. But the fervor, the belief of their innocence that was cherished by so many at the time of the trial, (See Winterset, rage 4)