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Vol. 49 No. 63 Lincoln 8, Nebraska, Sunday. December 12, 1948
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13 Law
Editors
From the ranks of eligible bachelors the Mortar Boards presented
eight. They are (left to right): Rex Pettijohn, Jack Dewulf, Ed
Donegan, Ted Gunderson, Bill Mueller, Bob Means, Bob Ackerman
and Bob Axtell. Members of Mortar Board held large eight-balls
on the Coliseum stage, and the Bachelors came from behind them
as they were introduced. Marion Crook listed their activities as
they were presented
Eight Eligible Bachelors were presented Friday night at the
traditional Mortar Board Ball. They were: Bob Ackerman, Bob Ax
tell, Jack DcWulf, Ed Donegan, Ted Gunderson, Bob Means, Bill
Mueller, Rex Pettijohn.
The Bachelors stepped from behind eight-balls held by mem
bers of Mortar Board. Marian Crook, master of ceremonies, intro
duced the men, and announced their activities.
Bob Ackerman is a member of
N Club and Delta Upsilon.
Bob Axtell is assistant business
manager of The Daily Nebraskan,
a member of Kosmet Klub. Stu
dent Council, chairman of the
Union Convocations committee
and a member of Sigma Phi Ep
silon. Jack Dewulf is a member of
Ag Exec board, Corn Cobs, Stu
dent Council and Farmhouse.
Ed Donegan is a member of
Phi Delta Thcta.
Ted Gunderson is head solici
tor for AUF, '47 Prince Kosmet,
a member of Kosmet Klub and
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Bob Means is a member of Beta
Theta Pi.
Bill Mueller is president of the
junior class, a member of N Club
and Sigma Chi.
Rex Pettijohn is a member of
Corn Cobs, Union board. Kosmet
Klub and Siema Nu.
The Coliseum was decorated
with evergreens and black mas
ques, signifying the Nebraska
chapter of Mortar Board.
The music of Gene Krupa's
band was heard at the ball and
broadcast for half an hour over
KLON.
andel's 'Messiah' Today
Foltz Directs Oratorio:
Four Soloists to Appear
H
15 Groups
Pledge Aid
To Red Cross
Campus groups and houses
have pledged their support to the
Red Cross College Unit institu
tional projects program.
Fifteen organizations have no
tified Jean Fenstcr, 'projects
chairman, or Eugene Berg, pres
ident of the unit, of their choice
and plans for one of thirteen lo
cal institutions.
Other croups which have not
yet made final plans should call
Miss Fenster for aid or sugges
tions. The unit will provide trans
portation if needed. All houses
and clubs interested in partici
pating in the project should con
tact the college unit this week.
Groups and their Christmas
projects plans are:
Kappa Alpha Thcta, caroling,
Dec. 16, state penitentiary.
Tassels, gift distribution party,
Dec. 20, undecided.
Intervarsity Christian Fellow
ship, party, Dec. 18, Children's
Orthopedic hospital; caroling, Dec.
16. Tabitha home and Children's
Orthopedic hospital.
Kappa Sigma, Christmas party
and caroling, Dec. 20, Cedars.
Phi Kappa Psi, caroling, Dec.
19, St. Thomas orphanage.
Loomis Hall, vocal soloist, Stu
dent Health.
Terrace Hall, solos and violin,
penitentiary.
Alpha Chi Omega, caroling,
Dec. 16, eVteran's hospital.
Chi Omega, caroling, Lincoln
General hospital, Dec. 19.
Sigma Delta Tau, entertain
ment, Lincoln State hospital.
See page 2 Red Cross
Review
Named
Thirteen law students were ap
pointed as board of editors of the
Nebraska Law Review, profes
sional quarterly magazine pub
lished jointly by the College of
Law and the Nebraska State Bar
association. The announcement
was made by William A. Rundle,
editor-in-chief and senior law
student from Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Five Seniors Chosen
The new board members, all
top-ranking seniors in the college
are: Kenneth H. Elson, North
Platte; Richard S. Harnsberger,
Ashland; Daniel O'Leary, Olym
pia, Wash.; Charles H. Chase,
Two French
Films Slated
Monday at 5
Two French films will be shown
Monday, Dec. 13, at 5 p.m. in the
Love library auditorium.
Movie Concerns La martin
One of the movies, "Les Sentlers
de l'Enfance," concerns the famous
French romanticist, Lamartine.
The film shows the countryside
in which Lamartine lived and the
scenery which inspired some of.
his poetry.
Extracts Read.
Extracts from several of Lamar
tine's poems are read in the movie,
the most famous of which is "Lee
Lac."
The second film is entitled "His
toric Cities of Southern France."
Scenes of picturesque French
cities such a Avignon and
Nimes are shown in this movie.
No Admission Charge Made
There will be no charge for ad
mission to these two films. They
are sponsored by the Modem
Languages department and the
bureau of Audio-Visual Aids.
Speech Choir
Tryouts Slated
The formation of a choral
speaking group has been an
nouncd by student sponsors, Mil
ton Hoffman and Joris Devereux,
and faculty sponsor, Miss Maxine
Trauernicht.
The all-University speech choir
is being established for entertain
ment on the campus and through
out the state. It will be a group
which interpretes prose and
poetry in a manner much like a
regular singing choir.
Tryouts for the new speech de
partment unit will be held Dec.
16, from 5 to 5:45 p. m., and Dec.
17, from 3 to 5 p. m. in room 305
Temple.
If interested regular University
students can not try out at those
times, they should contact Miss
Trauernicht in the same room.
Schuyler, and Robert S. Lowe,
Wauneta.
Eight second-year students,
chosen on a basis of scholarship,
were selected to staff positions.
They are: Richard L. Berkheim
er, Gordon; William M. Grossman,
Edgar; Richard A. Knudsen, Uni
versity Heights, O.; Jess C. Neil
sen, Dannebrog; Joe R. Seacrest.
Ray Simmons and Theodore C.
Sorensen, all of Lincoln; and Lee
C. White of Omaha.
Board Elected by Present Editors
The board of editors was elect
ed by the board now in charge
of the magazine. The members
will serve one year until the final
issue in May.
The Nebraska Law Review con
tains various articles written by
judges, legal scholars, professors
and members of the bar associa
tion. Student comments and re
cent case notes appear in each
issue. Also regularly featured are
legislative and bar association
sections.
One issue of the Nebraska Law
Review is published each year by
the bar association. This issue is
entitled "Proceedings of the An
nual Meetings of the Nebraska
State Bar Association."
Faculty Receives
Research Grants
Research grants totaling $830
have been awarded to three Uni
versity of Nebraska faculty mem
bers by the University Research
Council according to an announce
ment Friday.
The recipients, amounts, and
general field of research are: Dr.
T. M. Raysor, $30, poetry; Leon
ard Nelson, $300, pharmacy and
psysiology; and R. M. Sabdstedt,
$500, agricultural chemistry.
Grad Club Plans
Christmas Party
Grads will dance to folk tunes
Tuesday night at the Graduate
Club Christinas party in parlors
X and Y of the Union. The fes
tivities will begin at 7:30 p. m.
Jan Staley, chairman, announced.
The evening's events will be
touched off by group singing of
Christmas carols. These will be
followed by dancing, games and
refreshments.
Membership inin the Graduate
Club is available to all graduate
students. " .
The annual presentation of Handel's "Messiah" by the
University Choral Union will take place today at 3 p. m. in
the Coliseum. Prof. David Foltz will direct the 600-voice
chorus in the performance of the familiar and well-loved
oratorio.
Four outstanding Nebraska singers, Doris Ruth Ganz,
soprano, Marion Copp, contralto, Millard Cates, tenor, and
"Vayne H. Hooper, baritone, will
e soloists. The university or-
hestia will play and Jeanette
i)olezal, pianist, and Myron Rob
Cits, will also assist. The brass
choir will play Christmas carols
tor half an hour preceding the
performance.
Singers are members of one of
the six vocal groups which com
pose the University Choral Union.
These are the Agricultural Col
lege Chorus, the University Sing-
j ers, University Chorus I and II,
the Grieg Male Chorus and the
Lincoln Male Chorus
Two airs which have not been
sung here in recent years will
be included in the program. Miss
Ganz will sing "Rejoice Greatly"
and Hooper, "The Trumpet Shall
Sound." Charles Stasenka will
play the solo trumpet part on the
latter selection.
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The Program . . .
RECITATIVE Tenor Com
fort Ye My People
AIR Tenor Every Valley
Shall Be Exalted
CHORUS And The Glory Of
The Lord
RECITATIVE Baritone Thus
Saith The Lord
AIR Baritone But Who May
Abide
RECITATIVE Alto Behold,
A Virgin Shall Conceive
CHORUS O Thou That Tellest
Good Tidings To Zion
CHORUS For Unto Us A
Child Is Born
ORGAN Pastoral Symphony
RECITATIVE Soprano
There Were Shepherds
And Lo! The Angel Of The
Lord
And The Angel Said Unto
Them
And Suddenly There Was
With The Angel
CHORUS Glory To God In
The Highest
AIR Soprano Rejoice Great
ly RECITATIVE Alto Then
Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
See page 4 'Messiah'
Gangster Drama Begins Run
In Uni Theatre Wednesday
IJ 1 t K.A. fV JACOBS.
"A man needs blood to keep going. It runs out fast
too fast when you've got three slugs clean through you."
Highlighted with the brisk, unpretty language of the
underworld, Anderson's "Winterset" will begin a four-performance
run Wednesday evening at the Temple.
lhe gangster drama has
been noted for its abund
ance and variety of intrig
uing roles. Aside from the
leading parts of Mio and
Miriamne, four definite
characters stand out in the
play.
Perhaps the most ab
sorbing of the four is that
of Judge Gaunt, played by
Jack Wenstrand. A soph-
Wenstrand
Katz
Convo Cancellation
The lectures by Major George
Fielding Eliot scheduled for this
week will not be given Dr. Karl
Arndt, convocations chairman
announced.
omore in Law College from Lincoln, Wenstrand calls the
part "the most difficult that I've ever attempted to do.
Judge Gaunt is driven to the verge of insanity by doubt in
his mind through , his conviction of a possible innocent
man. One of the biggest difficulties is drawing the line be
tween rational and irrational moments.
This factor of partial insanity, coupled with
old age, place the role in a class by itself."
Katz Plays Trock
An entirely different type of character,
Abe Katz, law sophomore from New York
City, plays Trock, the "'quiet and effortless
menace" of the play. States Katz, "the role
is sharp, biting, and sinister with the menace
accentuated in undertone. I become a tuber
cular killer who guards his remaining six
months of life as a miser watches over his Harrington
gold. I've always wanted to do a gangster role and Trock
is a near-perfect example. He has the manner of an avaricious
hawk stalking its prey."
See page 2 Drama