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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1948)
Friday, December 10, 1948 THE DAILY NEnnAf.r'AIJ PAGE 3 Records, Wire Recorders Aid Language Students An innovation in modern lan guage courses this year is the use of the three specially equipped laboratories on the third floor of Burnett Hall. Students in begin ning classes in Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese are re quested to spend one hour a week working with records, wire or tape recorders. Experts in the various languages Dr. Alexis for. Spanish, Dr. Telle for French, and Dr. Pfeiler for German or lab assistants are present during work periods to help students. Students Use Records French 1, section 1, a conversa tion course lor .hose who want to learn to speak the language, uses the laboratory during class pe riods. Records co-ordinated with written lessons are played so that students may hear the proper pronunciation. Students imitate the records, trying to perfect the new sounds in each lesson. Records are re layed several times and the aspir ing linguists write the conversa tion for the day from dictation. This is the same method which the Armed. Forces School used during the war. Wire recorders and tape-record ers are other pronunciation aids used. Teachers talk into them, and students play them back later. Their advantage is that material of the teacher's choice can be used. To Get Short Wave "Before too long we hope to have a short wave radio on which to listen to programs in French, German, or Spanish broadcast from the countries where they are spoken," said Mr. James Sitar, instructor of French and Portu guese, who is in charge of the language laboratories. The few song records now in use add to the student's cultural background and understanding of people of other nations. Plans are now being formulated for an informal open house for majors and advanced students in the respective languages. No Eng lish will be spoken during the chosen hour each week. This ac tivity differs from that of the language clubs El Circulo, Le Circle Francais, and the German Club which are planned for any one interested in the language. The modern language labora tories and clubs have a common purpose to increase interest and pleasure, and ultimately pro ficiency, in language study. ft (Mi 11BW)B ?. ---- v- - S7 mi m - ( as - "X S-fi S FRENCH CLASS USES THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT'S new wire recorder to advantage during recent session. The new labora tories in Burnett Hall have given boon to all language classes by aiding students and professors in class work. Young Actors Please Large Crowd in Little Women Play By Frank Jacobs. The Experimental Theater con tinued it's record for this season of always putting on a good per formance as they presented a very successful "Little Woman" yesterday evening at the Temple. An overflow crowd watched a set of young actors and actresses most just in the beginning of earning their dramatic spurs, pre sent a well-directed and well cast version of the Alcott favor ite. Little Women Please Notably pleasing were the per formances of the little women themselves. Hazel Isaac as Jo, the tomboy, who "liked freedom too much to open up for any man," was definitely pleasing as she en acted a difficult role well. The part called for a variety of emo tions and her performance showed a definite style of it. As Beth, Vanita Brown charmed the audience with her naievets and sincere sweetness. Her part provided a diverting contrast to that of Amy, her more emotional and less understanding ister, Bonnie Burgess. Both the roles of Amy and Meg, played by Natalie Samuelson, depicted be lievable pictures of adolescence. Kats Adds Freshness. Jo Speidell, of died-hair fame, was as convincing as the devoted and temper-soothing "Marmee." Th men of the cast, altho not faring as well as the feminine members, still came thru with a pair of spirited performances through the efforts of Earl Katz as Laurie and Juergen Herbst as Professor Bhaer. Katz added freshness and a definite enthusiasm to the play. Herbst, as the genial scholar, with an accent as thick as his side burns, provided a sort of human interest comedy that climaxed the play. His un-Amerlcanized awk wardness coupled with a knack of putting over every line was the high point of the latter parts of the production. Michael Shannahan as Brook could have delivered his lines with a little more security. The settings were quite au thentic looking, the home having a definite Civil War appearance. Credit is due Don Smith for his well thought out designing of the set. ' The play, altho not scheduled, is worthy of a future performance. 'it I V: ... j : ' v y , f - I . - ri CAUGHT IN THE FLASH of the photographer's camera, Dewey Ganzcl as Garth, Paul Harrington as the elderly Esdras, and Dona Jean Saum as IVIiriammc, enact an intense moment in a scene from Maxwell Anderson's dramatic saca of eanjistcr life and vengeance, "Winterset." The Pulitzer jLif e winner opens in the Temple theater Wednesday, Dec. 15, and will run through Saturday, Vet. IS. Kendell Mew WapsHy Debaters It Is seldom that campus re freshment centers are named anything that sounds like the name of a place to eat, but the soda shop of the University of Miami takes the cake. The name "Slop Shop" was legalized re cently after a contest between 15 prospective names. . Debate stock certainly hasn't fallen off at Nebraska this year. Such a happening was feared when it was learned that Don Olson, debate coach at the Uni versity, was taking a one year leave of absence. However, Don Kline, wit hthe able assistance of Bruce Kendell, is guiding the present debate enthusiasts with the skill of his former teacher, Mr. Olson. The main job of Kline and Ken dell is one of building for future years. When a major tournament rolls around, the old Nebraska "stand-bys," Ted Sorenson, Jack Solomon, Rod Lindwall and Dick Schleusener, can be counted on to gain honors for Nebraska. However, Schleusener graduates in June, and both Sorenson and Solomon are enrolled in Law school which allows them very little time for extra-curricular ac tivities. This makes it necessary for Kline and Kendell to build up a new debate crop which can be used as a nucleus for debate teams in the years to come. Sophomores Show Well Following in the footsteps of last year's varsity squad are a number of men including sopho mores with much varsity compe tition ahead of them. Sophomores John Gradwohl, who won the Long Debate Trophy for fresh men last semester, Keith Fitch, and Don Jensen have already seen competition and have debated at Iowa. The fourth member of the squad is Lou Pierce, a Law school freshman. On Nov. 18, Gradwohl, Jensen, Fitch, and Pierce embarked for a two-day tourney in Denver. How ever, these four, accompanied by Bruce Kendell, ran into a snow storm at McCook and spent Nov. 19 and 20 debating McCook Ju nior college, also kept from going to Denver. Other men seeking positions on the varsity squad are: Harold Davey, sophomore; Warren Wise, sopohomore; Paul Gaiter, sopho more; Robert Day, junior; Ed Col lins, senior, and Richard Koutsky, senior. Bob Shively, sophomore and IrTIi TWO NU DEBATE TEAMS GO INTO ACTION arguing the ques-' tion, "Federal Aid to Education." The four debaters pictured are John Gradwohl, Lou Pierce, Keith Fitch and Donald Jensen. The debaters are members of Don Kline's debate class and have recently returned from a tournament at Iowa City. Charles Oldfather, sophomore, are two more men who have shown up well in practice debates thus far this semester. However, be cause neither has attended the University for one year, both are ineligible for varsity competition. However, they will be on hand for next year. TURNPIKE -SAT., DEC. 11th Direct from the BISMARK HOTEL, Chicago