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Vol. 49 No. 61 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Thursday, December 9, 1948
AleoM. Play -sG 7:30
One of America's most beloved stories, Louisa M.
Alcott's "Little Women," will be dramatized tonight on the?
Experimental Theater stage under the direction of Margaret
Dutton. Curtain time is 7:30 p. m. at the Temple.
Although it is a play of emotional content, director
Margaret Dutton has announced that sentiment will not be
overdone.
"We have tried to retain the basic sentiment and still
butter down the sentimentality," commented Miss Dutton.
Hazel Isaac will portray the leading role of Jo. Others
in tho cast are Bonnie Burgess as Amy, Vanita Brown as
Beth, Natalie Samuclson as Meg, Joan Speidell as Marmee,
Marilyn Morgan as Aunt March, ITichael Shanahan as
Brook, John Woodin as' Father, Earl Katz as Laurie and
Juergen Herbst as Professor Bhacr. Jean Pierce is the assis
tant director.
The play was adapted by John Revald. "Little Women"
has been labeled a story that is ageless because it deals
with a mother's love for her children and their appreciation
of her.
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qmsft Friday
Dr. Eugene E. Lundquist, director of research on air
craft structui'cs for the National Advisory committee for
Aeronautics, will speak at the first of a series of annual
Chr
Sigma Tau convocations Dec,
theater.
He will address the student
assembly on "The Graduate
School of Experience." The pur
pose of the series of convocations
is to acquaint students with out
standing men in the engineering
profession.
Dr. Lundquist. a Nebraska Civil
Engineering graduate, is a mem
ber of Sigma Tau, Pi Mu Epsilon
and Sigma Xi. He received his
Honorary Doctor's degree in en
gineering from the University of
Nebraska in 1944 and in 1945 was
elected a fellow ot the Institute
of Aeronautical Sciences.
The National Advisory commit
tee for Aeronautics is an inde
pendent agency of the government,
responsible directly to the Presi
dent and to Congress. It was es
tablished in 1915 to supervise and
direct the scientific study of prob
lems of flight with a view to
their practical solution.
Union Plans
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Party Dee. 17
A full evening of entertainment
has been planned for the tra
ditional Christmas party at the
Union Dec. 17. Bob Easter, spon-
sor, and Herb Reese, chairman of j
the Special Activities committee, i
announced the plans Wednesday, j
Wonder Show Scheduled
The nationally known Morton j
Wonder show with William Mor- ;
ton, magician, will highlight the
evening's entertainment. Morton
has appeared in some movies and
has toured the country with his j
show. He will give two perform
ances during the evening.
Entertaining in Lincoln and at
the University is not a new thing
with Morton. He attended school
in Lincoln and started his show
while still in high school. He per
formed many times at the Uni
versity, gradually adding to his
show until it reached its present
prestige.
Flans Include Caroline
Other plans for the evening in
clude caroling in the lounge, a
bingo party w ith prizes for every
one, and some movies. Santa
Clause himself will be at the door
to greet all the guests and to wel
come them to the party.
A dance will be held in the
ballroom with Johnny Cox and
his orchestra furnishing the music.
Special entertainment has been
planned during the intermission.
Free refreshments will be served,
be as follows:
Council Elects
Shirley King
To Vacancy
Shirley King was elected to fill
the vacancy of senior woman-at-large
on the Student Council at
a regular meeting of the Council
Wednesday night. She will fill the
vacancy left by Nancy Gish.
Miss King is a member of the
Tassels, Phi Chi Theta, and is
active in YWCA. She is also a
member of the Student Union
Dance committee. A senior, she as
an average of six.
Other senior women interview
ed were Tatricia Boyd, Dorothy
Kent, Evelyn Caha, Patricia
Hamburg, Marilyn Coleman, and
Josephine Votava.
An election of the sophomore
menhber of the Publications board
will be held at the next meeting,
Jack Seizor, Chairman of the
elections committee, announced.
Seizor said that eight applications
have been received. The appli-
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Wc Regret. . .
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
has been informed of the mis
representation of the ideas
expressed by Dr. J. M. Rein
hardt in his speech before
Alpha Kappa Delta Tuesday
night. "The newspaper wishes
to acknowledge that the last
four paragraphs of the story
were misleading.
Relraclioit
The announcement In Tues
day's Daily Nebraskan should
have stated that elasses in the
College of Business Adminis
tration may be dismisssed
upon the discretion of instruc
tors Dee. 13 and 14. There is
not an over-all dismissal.
This is being done to facili
tate the registration program.
Students are expected to meet
with advisers on these two
days to plan next semester's
schedules.
All students who expect to
register should make appoint
ments with their advisers for
one of these two days as soon
as possible. A list of advisers
and their advisees is posted on
the bulletin board near the
south end of the second floor
eorridor in Social Sciences.
Students are expected to reg
ister with the adviser to
whom they have been as
signed. Any changes will re
quire approval of the Dean's
office, 210 SS. If students do
not know the names of their
advisers they should inquire
in 210 SS.
Students should have with
them them grade records of
past work done at Nebraska
and, in the ease of transfer
students, their credit evalua
tion slips.
Sigma Tan Elects Largest
Pledge Class in History
Grot on Presents
Junior Recital
Frank Groton, organist, will
present his junior recital at 8
this evening in Room 105 of the
Music building.
Kiidi tn E flat (St. Anno ... Bach
Perlurte in O minor Oleramhaull
Perlude on the Passion Chorale Buxtehurte i
Plipr Natu Kst MiekelnerKhe
Consiimatiim Kst (fr:im Sept ThoraKvs-
Poemes) Tournemire
Fiece Heroique Franck
Sigma Tau, honorary engineer
ing fraternity, has announced the
election of 61 students and one
alumni member for the largest
pledge class in Alpha chapter
history.
The newly elected alumni mem
ber is Fred' R. Klictsch, state en
gineer. Klielsch is the first practic
ing engineer ever to be elected to
alumni membership under provi
sions for alumni nomination of
outstanding engineers for alumni
membership in Sigma Tau added
to the national constitution at the
1948 National Conclave at Pitts
burgh in October.
New student members are:
rani W. AlhrA
tay 1 . Bellm
Mav W. Blank
t-arl T. Brodman
4amei H. RnM"
Howard K. Btfker
Beauty Queen Candidates Give
Cards to Hospitalized Veterans
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CARLA RENXER, proje-t ehainnan, and Joan Truhlson, Margaret Thomsen. LVern Acker and Car
men C'hristoffel, Beauty Oneen candidates, distribute Christmas cards to patients at the eteran's
hospital. The project was sponsored by the college unit of Red Cross.
Gills who distributed cards at the Singer s concert Dec. 1 6.
were LaVerna Acker, Bridgeport; Another prc-season program re
Joanne Bergman, Omaha; Carmen
Christoffel, Omaha; Joan Truhl
son, Herman, and Margaret Thom
sen, Lincoln. Candidates who were
unable to go out were Pat Gad
dis, June Hornby, Jo Noble, Pat
Bcrge, Nancy Sayre, Vanita Brown
and Virginia Bodinson.
The card distribution was the
first in a series of Christmas pro
jects sponsored by the Red Cross
Institutions committee. Commit-
auditorium and wards at the Vet- i Jacobs, 2-f;474: or Mprgo Nootz
eran's hospital and act as hostesses 1 2-455, comiriittce chainnca.
The 1948 beauty queen candi
dates opened the Christmas sea
son at the Veteran's hospital
Tuesday evening under the spon
sorship of the college Red Cross
Institutions committee.
Five of the 12 candidates dis
tributed over 700 Christmas cards
donated to the hospital by the Nor-
cross Card company. Each girl
was introduced to the auditorium
audience by Carla Renner, project
chairman. After cards were dis
tributed in the auditorium, the
candidates were accompanied by
patients from their home towns
to distribute cards in the wards.
volvcs around the 13 other insti
tutions and hospitals in the city.
Each organized house and organ
ization on the campus is taking
one institution at which they will
sing, distribute gifts, talk to pa
tients, give skits or otherwise pro
mote the Christmas spirit.
Groups who have not already
made e'efinite plans or who wish
further information should eon-
tact Jean Fenstcr, 2-fi413; Frank
HIIMo J. Runti
John A. Brand
HillHTt i. BlKhla
Kobrrt B. aari
.Vo l. Corhran
harlrv R. oilier
William A. ompmn
tnl A. tickler
harlr R. !Kort
Mrire F. l-:rin
Biirnrll W , Fnrxtranan
lnnall . (iallaKhrr
Jrmmf 4. (till
Arthur S. (.oral
Ronald K. .rcar
.rall R. Ilaltor
Alfnnm i. Hamorkv
Wllhnr 1. Ilattan
VH K. Hellrrlrh
venm'th K. Hrlmstadtcr
lonald I. Inchram
Mrritn K. ilamrs
Knprnf A. Janvkl
Omar R. Xrnsen
lanM Y.. innrs
Ra-mond (i. Krrrhal
Kncrm E. Kellry
John 1. nnvr
William A. Knsrr
Norman W. Ijiwxon
William J. I ncnt. ka
4am H. MarOonald
Billy R. Mirhad
Andrew Miller
l.aiirn I.. Morin
harle M, Moser Jr.
ierald Mueller
V id W . Olive
Ia!e K. (-nn
Jaek D. IMckelt
Rniwll A. I'erlenlein
.lolin l. lrftvot .
Keilh i) Rrcr
ernon S, Kohewon
Fred S. Sanlwinui
Albert I.. Seheiileler
Panl n. Sehlnekehkr
l .lovd i . si alia
Rohrrt . Mmehing
lon M. Snndher
henl I.. Iiller
f'harlro I.. e s
Hm1 M. Wells
harle H. W M
larrell V;. Moan
Berlrsnd R Sonrlialder
Alan I., sinker
Willi mi R. Walker
Union Plans
'Kiddies' Parly
The afternoon of Friday, Dec.
17, is the date set by the Union
Special Activities committee for
its "Kiddies Christmas Tarty'
for the children of all married
students.
The committee has planned an
afternoon of Christmas cartoons,
a girt exchange, and a magician's
show, designed for all children
under the age of eight, whose
parents are students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska. Herb Reese,
committee chairman, has an
nounced that each child should
bring a ten cent gift, as a real
life Santa Claus will be on hand
to distribute gifts and candy
among the children.
The program begins at 3. SO
See UNION TARTY, Page 4
CiriZ Service Test
Applications Dnc
All students interested in tak
ing civil service tests for junior
professional assistant and. 'or ju
nior management assistant,
should file an application for ex
amination with the eighth civil
service district. Post Oft ice and
Customhouse buildinc. St. Paiil
1. Minesota, on or before Dec. 21.
The options applied for include
civil service groups except en
gineering. Students interested in this can
obtain applications and informa
tion at the Administration
building. Room 104.
Dr. T. J. Thompson, chairman
of the University placement
j committee said, "It is important
that the students interested in
taking civil sevvic tests should
file for examinations before Dec.
1 21."