Pub Board
Re-appoints
Schirmcr
Names Abramson
To Business Posl
Corn Shucks humor magazine
will retain Jack Schirmer as edi
tor for the coming year. He and
Al Abramson, business manager,
were reappointed by the Publica
tions board Saturday.
Managing editors for Corn
Shucks will be Frank Jacobs and
Jim Sullivan. Assistant business
managers are Bob Mosher and Al
Tully. Mosher was also a re-appointment
to the staff.
Schirmer is a member of Sigma
Delta Chi, men's journalism hon
orary, and Thi Gamma Delta, be
sides editing Cornhucks.
Abramson, in addition to his
business duties on the magazine,
i rirnilal ion manager of The
Daily Ncbraskan, treasurer of Al
pha Phi Omega, a Corn Cob, and
a mpmhnr of Zeta Beta Tail.
Managing Editor Jacobs has
been assistant feature editor 01
The Daily Ncbraskan and asso
ri.nto editor of Unionolocv this
semester. He is a new member of
Abramson
Scliirmor
Kosmct Klub, Nebraska Masquers
publicity director, active in Uni
versity and F.xpei imental theater
productions. Hod Cross board,
Alpha Phi Omega and a member
of Zcta Beta Tan. Sullivan has
boon a Coin Shucks writer dur
ing the year. He is a member of
Delta Upsilon.
Mosher is business manager of
the Student Directory on Builders
board, a Union committee chair
man, a past Corn Cob worker and
a Delta Upsilon member. He is
also treasurer of Red Cross.
Tully is a Union committee
chairman and a member of Zcta
Beta Tau.
Military Group
Sponsors Final
Spelldown Test
Scabbard and Bhide's final
FP'.Kdown contest will be held
Monday al 4 p.m. at the Armory
dull hall.
Tlies roi.1e.st-; have been held
Mini-weekly by the military hon-
orarv group to encourage uasic
ROTC students to learn the man
ual of arms to perfection.
Immediately following the fi
lial spelldown a competition will
be held between all winners of
these contests for permanent pos
session of the bronze medal
awarded at each contest.
The contests have been con
ducted on a spelldown basis
that of elimination of contestants
when one mistake is made. The
last man still in the contest wins
the medal
, Uniforms will not be necessary
for the competition Monday, ac
cording to Roswcll Howard, Scab
bard nnd Blade president.
Former winners of semi
weekly contests who will be com-
jH-tint' for permanent possession
of the medal are Derail Meinke,
I mi Novak, Henry IVdeison and
Cuitiss Buster.
Professor linker
To Get Doctorate
Marvel I,. Baker of the univer
sity staff will be awarded an hon
orary Doctor of Science degree
at Kansas State's commencement
exercises May 29.
Baker, a classmate of K-State
President Eisenhower, received
both bachelor's and master's de
grees from the college in 1924
and will be returning for the 25th
anniversary of his class. He is now
a professor of animal husbandry
and associate director of the Ne
braska agricultural experiment
station. He is the author of many
articles and papers relating to
animal husbandry.
Vol. 49 No. 147
Assembly
Ted Sorenson rapped the gavel
for the last time Friday afternoon
to announce the end of the Con
stitutional Assembly and the be
ginning of a new era in student
government.
The Assem-
hlv. which has
been in session
during the past
two weeks,
com pleted its
work with the
adoption of a
new Constitu
tion. One of the
last acts of the
Assembly was
a resolution re
J
Wallace.
questing that
the Constitution be put to a vote
of the entire student body in Oc
tober 1949.
The session Friday was shorter
than most. Delegates acted on the
report of the committee on poli
tical parties and election proceed
ings and heard several minority
amendments.
DEAN MORRISON presented
the committee's report which in
volved no major changes in the
former Council Constitution. A
series of amendments from the
floor altered its complexion.
The first amendments to be
added to the structure was the
Band Honors
Five Key Men,
Names Officers
Five Key men, officers of Gam
ma Lambda, and officers for the
Cornhusker band, were an
nounced at the annual ROTC.
band banquet Friday night.
The 1919 Key men who were
honored for outstanding service
and loyalty to the band are Al
lied Hein Eugene Stoll, Paul
Austin, James Henson and John
Boberg. At the same time, Col.
C. J. Frank forter, faculty advisor
of the band, was presented a
Band Key for 1 1 years of consis
tent boosting of the organization.
Gamma Lambda, honorary band
fraternity, announced that Lcn
Allen will serve as president next
year. Other officers are Al Hein,
vice-president; Wally Goodbrod,
secretary; Don Boyd, treasurer;
and Don Schneider, historian.
Al Hein will serve as president
of the Cornhusker band next year,
while Kent Tiller will be vice
president; Connie Rennemann,
secretary-treasurer; Bill Spichal,
publicity; Elliott Boberg, promo
tion; and brass choir representa
tive. Sterling Seaton.
Band sponsor was revealed to
be Virginia Nordstrom.
Farber, Sigma Alpha Mu
Top IM
Don Farber walked away with
the Delta Sigma Rho intramural
speech honors for the second year
nt the final round Saturday
morninR at the Temple theater
His fraternity, Sigma Alpha
Mu, decisively topped the house
competition with "JO accumulated
points, in comparison to the 77.4
points of its nearest competitor,
Sigma Delta Tau. Placing third
in the house contest was Sigma
Alpha Epsilon with 74.9 points.
SECOND PLACE in the indi
vidual competition went to a
newcomer in the contest, Janis
Crilly. Three other speakers tied
for third place Carolyn Buka
cek, Cy Johnson and Harold
Johnson.
Speaking on "The Future of
the Dixiecrat Party," Farber said
that the party has no future; it
is dead.
"In glancing at its obituary, we
find that it had a short life.''
Farber said. "When it died it did
cDfo)
mum
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
FimisEies
,f is
Sorenson
result of a compromise between
Jack Seizor, Innocents delegate,
and Morrison. The motion pro
vides for a student-faculty com
mittee to select the Ivy Day
orator.
A change in publicity practices
was initiated by Charles Berg
hofl'en. chairman of the represen
tation committee. His motion asks
for a convocation preceding each
election. At this convocation, all
candidates shall be introduced and
a representative from each party
will be allotcd a certain amount
of time to speak for his parly. The
motion was adopted unanimously.
IN ADDITION to the convoca
tions, candidates will be able to
use hand made posters for pub
licity material.
Reasons for the changes in pub
licity regulations were voiced by
Morrison: "Wc feel that campaign
publicity given by the Rag has
been, is now and forever and ever
will be inadequate."
With the passage of the pub
licity measures, the Assembly
moved on to minority reports.
It sanctioned a measure to pro
vide for Council audit and publi
cation of the accounts of all stu
dent activities which are subsi
dized by student fees. It also gave
official consent to an initiative
and referendum measure.
Methodist Club
Holds Initiation
Kappa Thi, Methodist girl's club,
held its annual spring banquet
May 12 at the Union. Six mem
bers received recognition by be
ing given the Degree of the Light.
Honored at the banquet were:
Jean Aker, Dortha Hunter, Mari
lyn Kause, Irene Kring, Wanda
Zicgler and Mary Rusho.
USD
Speech Contest
not leave much pain to society."
He pointed out that it repre
sented the very ideas against
which we fought in the recent
war: white superiority and racial
intolerance. In discussing the
party, he defined the party, how
it came about and where it has
gone.
"IT PIKI) from a malady called
'lack of votitus' not enough
votes," Farber said.
Second-place Winner Janis
Crilly drew as her winning sub
ject, "Opposition to President
Truman's Fair Deal Policy." She
enumerated the elements in
Congress which give the presi
dent power and those where he
will run into trouble.
"The President is in a much
better position to put his domes
tic policy before Congress now
than he was in 1945," Miss Crilly
said.
The reasons for his strength
tihe pointed out to be his vote of
mm
Sunday, May 15, 1949
a
m
RELIGIOUS WELFARE dele
gate, Charles Goolsby, moved to
strike out a clause which provided
for the automatic representation
of one negro on
the Council.
The Assembly
adopted h i s
suggestion. This
leaves only one
group, foreign
students, with
a u t omatic
Council repre
sentation. Another mi
nority report
incorporated in
the new Con-
2 c hi
Lindquist.
stitution is a clause to. provide
polling places in each college.
The last action of the assembly
was to adopt a seven-point bill
which prohibits racial discrimina
tion on University owned prop
erty and in organizations under
the jurisdiction of the Council.
Before leaving the Assembly
chamber, the delegates expressed
a vote of thanks to Assembly sec
retary, Jan Lindquist, and parlia
mentarian, Bob Wallace, as well
as moderator, Ted Sorenson, for
their work in making the sessions
possible.
AUF Donates
Drive Receipts
To Charities
Campus contributions to the
World Student Service Fund
Community Chest and United
Negro College Fund, Inc., were
revealed today by Betty Bloss,
treasurer of the All University
Fund during the past year.
From the AUF balance of $4,
065.65, WSSF will receive $1,
932.83; Chest agencies, $1,564.26;
and the Negro fund, $386.56.
These donations to the three
groups are based on pledges made
by the AUF officials. They were
made after all drive expenses had
been deducted from the all-cam
mi: tofnls.
The All University Fund retains
a balance of $200 lor operating
expenses during next year, said
Mice ninss.
The AUF conducted its annual
fund drive this year during leb
ruary. The two-week drive sought
student and faculty participation
in the campus' one charity drive
of the year.
Next year's drive will be held
from November 7-14, Ted Gund
cison, AUF director, announced
recently.
confidence from the people in the
last election; his four years of
experience; and the absence of
isolationism in Congress this ses
sion. Miss Crilly is a member of
Delta Delta Delta.
TOPICS of the third place
winners were "How Kansas He
hcted to the Repeal of Her Pro
hibition Law," Carolyn Bukacek;
"ltobert Ta ft Liberal Republi
can?" Cy Johnson; and "Philip
C. Jossuj) American Diplomat
19-19 Style," Harold Johnson.
The extemporaneous contest
was sponsored by Delta Sigma
Rho, debate Honorary, to encour
age speaking ability in students
who are not speech majors. Three
rounds were held, half of the
contestants being eliminated in
each round. Twelve contestants
remained in the final round, out
of which the winners were chosen.
A trophy goes to the first place
individual winner and the Delta
.Sigma Rho gavel -is awarded to
the winning house.
J. R. Connelly
To Edit '50
Cornhusker
Gerliarl to Head
Business Staff
John R. Connelly will edit the
1950 Cornhusker.
This was the decision of the
Publications board at a Saturday
morning meeting. The board also
selected other Cornhusker staff
members.
The three managing editor posi
tions were given to Tish Swanson,
Betty Green and Nancy Porter.
Layout and photography went to
Dick Kuska.
Handling accounts for next
year's book will be -Bud Gerhart.
He will be assisted by Jack Barn-
hart and Mardelle Buss.
rONNELLY has worked for the
Cornhusker for the past three
years. He served as managing
editor for the '49 book.
In addition to his work on pub
lications, Connelly is a newly
elected member ot innocents, vice
president of Corn Cobs ana a
member Phi Kappa Psi.
Miss Swanson edited the sec-
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x in i
Connelly
4 vNvsvy4
Gerhart
tions on classes and individual
pictures for this year's book. She
is a member of Coed Counselor
board, Auf, and Delta Gamma.
MISS GREEN headed the sec
tions on organizations, honoraries,
religious organizations and houses
and halls; She was named Typi
cal Nebraska Coed at Coed Follies.
She is a member of Coed Coun
selors, Theta Sigma Phi and Delta
Delta Delta.
Former military section editor,
Nancy Porter, completes the man
agerial trio. Miss Porter is a
member of Y Cabinet, Builders
board and Kappa Alpha Theta.
The new layout and photography
editor, Dick Kuska, headed the
section on fraternities for the '49
yearbook. He also worked as an
assistant photographer. Kuska is
a member of Builders, Corn Cobs,
Sec Cornhusker, Page 4
Nielsen Wins
Award in Tri-K
Crop Judging
Tri-K's crop judging trophy was
presented to Wayne Nielsen by
Dean Lambert, of Ag college, for
his outstanding work in the club's
annual show Saturday. The pre
sentation was made at a banquet
for Tri-K members.
Nielsen scored 131 out of a pos
sible 1400 points in all events. He
was also the recipient of a gold
medal for winning the senior di
vision championship and a schol
arship. NIELSEN and other entrants
judged eight different crops and
identified 60 plants and seeds.
Behind Nielsen in the senior di
vision were Leonard Kokes, sec
ond place winner, and Dale Flow
erday, third place. Kokes re
ceived a silver medal and Flow
crday a bronze one.
In the junior class, Don Knebel
walked off with honors. He
amussed 1273 points. For his feat
Knebel received a scholarship and
a gold medal.
Runner-up's in the junior di
vision were Ed Sautter and John
Wilkinson.
FROSII HONORS went to Mar
vin Hansen who compiled 1233
points. Hansen, too, received a
gold medal and a scholarship.
Other medal winners in the fresh
man competition were Charles
Stuber and Adolph Dlouhy.
Winners were introduced and
awards made at a Tri-K banquet
which followed the contest. The
banquet, held in the Foods and
Nutrition building, featured Dean
Lambert as guest speaker.
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