Only Daily Publication for 9000 Univertity of Nebra$ka Studentt
Tuesday, October 11, 1949
Vol. 50 No. 20
Jet Crash Kills Grad
A former University student
was killed Sunday morning when
the jet fighter plane he was pilot
ing collided in midair with an
other plane while making a turn
in formation near the outskirts
of Lincoln.
The victim was 1st Lt. Max
W. Blank, Lincoln, a member of
the National air guard. He was
a June graduate of the Univer
sity School of Engineering, and
since has been employed by State
Department of Roads and Irriga
tion in Lincoln. ,
According to air guard authori
se at th mnnieinal airDOrt. Lt.
nia-nv nH three other pilots were
making a routine training flight
when the accident occurred about
1 ( 1 5 a m
The plane crashed into a corn
field about 300 feet southwest of
70th and South streets.
Rescue workers were not able
to remrve the body from the
burning plane until about twenty
minutes after the crash.
Lt. Blank was enrolled as a
student at the University of Ne
braska before enlisting in the
Army Air forces in 1943. Fol
lowing his discharge he re-enrolled
as a student.
He received instruction in fly
ing jet aircraft at Williams Field,
Ariz., in 1948 one of the original
group of Nebraska National
guardsmen to undergo this training.
VA Ruling May Curtail
L UJenevivs
xn h
ve vera ns
ACP Classes Nebraskan
In All-Anieiicaii Rating
The Daily Nebraskan is among
the 17 best college dailies in the
ration!
The Associated Collegiate Press
today ini'ormed the paper that it
has been awarded an All-Amcri-
Law College
Classes Elect
Nov Officers
First var elections held Mon
day morning completed the nam
ing of class ofl'ii ers in law col
lege. The elections of uppcrclassmen
were held last week, but the re
sults were withheld from publica
tion until the Monday vote was
completed. Seniors and third
classmen went to the polls Wed
nesday and the second classmen
voted Friday.
Those elected in each class:
Senior class: President, Joseph
R. Moore; vice president, Forrest
N. Fugate; secretary-treasurer,
William B. Tyson; Law School
Association representatives, Wil
liam D. Allison and Stanley Hath
away. Third class: President, Lawrence
M. Christensen; vice president.,
Richard L. Bcrkheimer; secretary
treasurer, Robert S. Heffe; Law
School Association representa
tives, Glen A. Fiebig and Joseph
J. McAneny.
Second year: President, Theo
dore W. Vrana; vice president,
Ralph D. Dearden; secretary
treasurer, Dan R. Ravenscjoft;
Law School Association repre
sentatives, Gayle E. Stahl and
See Law Election Page 4
Filings Open
For 6 Positions
On Fair Board
Filings are now open for six
positions on the Farmers Fair
board, according to Don Knebel,
manager. Applications must be in
Dean Lambert's office before
Tuesday, Oct. 25, Knebel stated.
Each fall, three junior women
and three junior men are selected
to serve on the Fair board. They
are picked by the senior members
of the board. To be eligible as a
junior member, the student must
have completed not less than 53
be' carry
ing at least 12 hours during the
current semester. They must also
have an accumulative average of
not less than 75. i
Plans are now in progress for
the 1950 Fair. It will be held the
last week-end of April. Knebel
stated, "The success f the fair
will depend on student interest,
so all students are urged to file."
Present senior members of the
board include Charles Athey, Sue
Bjorklund, Dale Floworday, Don
Knebel, Norma Long and Louise
McDilL
Six Ilusker Coeds
Join Ah Court
A rash of royalty tiit the Uni
versity campus Sunday morning
with the anounccment that eight
of ten new Ak-Sar-Ben countes
ses are Nebraska students or
graduates.
Honored with membership in
the 1949 Ak-Sar-Ben court are;
six University students: Jan Nutz-
man. Eugenie Sampson, Peggy j
Reynolds, Lorna Lou Bornholdt,
Charlene Holcomb and Catherine
Elliot.
Barbara Zcmer, also a countess,
graduated from Nebraska last
June. Martha Aitken and Marilyn
Jane Dawson, who will appear in
the, court, also attended the Uni
versity. NSiTOfficer
Explains Work
In Sosli lotl ay
An eight-school speaking tour
of Nebraska will bring Richard J.
Mcdalie, vice president for edu
cational problems of NSA, to the
campus today.
He will speak to all interested
students in Room 105, Social
Sciences building, at 4 p.m.
The Nfitinr.nl Students Assoc i-
The paper was srorea uy xne , fa ; hi state.widc
Collegiate Press judges after they , L , ' .P todav. During the re-
huH maHi a comnarison ot an
can rating for the second semes
ter, 1948-49.
Only 17 campus dailies in the
country received All-American
mention, the top rating of the
association's judging.
40 This Toints
By earning 40 points more than
the necessary score for All
American newspapers, the Daily
Nebraskan stepped into the top
college bracket for the first time
in nine years. It was awarded
940 points.
The "superior" rating of the
Nebraskan was based on news
values and sources; news writing
and editing; headlines, typography
and makeup; department pages
and special features.
Judged by Comparison
Thi Tinner was scored bv the
Directive Leaves Schools j
Confused Over Vet Status
A Veterans Administration directive to tighten up
veterans benefits under the G.I. Bill has left educational
institutions the nation over in a state of uncertainty.
Dr. J. P. Colbert, Veteran Affairs director at this Uni
versity, admitted yesterday in an interview that "we just
aon t Know wnere we sianu.
The VA ruling, to go into effect
Nov. 1, seeks to curb "avocational
and recreational" courses of study
under the G.I. Bill. It further
gives the VA the authority to cur
tail certain veteran benefits.
Three Special Cases
Three specific cases have been
fixed under the authority of tho
to approve or disapprove.
These include:
(1) A veteran now in school
who seeks to change his course of
study. He may not be able to do
so without VA approval. That ap
proval mav be given or withheld,
at the VA's discretion.
(2) A veteran who leaves school
for a period of time may have to
get VA approval to re-enter under
the O.I. Bill.
(3) A veteran who has finished
a certain course of study, such as
undergraduate work for a Bache
lor's degree, may have to receive
VA approval for advance study,
such as Master's work.
Convo Friday
Will Feature
Author-Editor
TTnrMine Carter, southern author
anH oditor. will address a student ! YA
convocation Friday, Oct. 14, at i
11:00 a. m. in the Union ballroom, j
A crusader for practical racial
tolerance, Carter will speak on
"The Mote and the Beam." Carter,
a native of Hammond, La., gained
prominence when he directed the
full power of his home town news
paper against Huey Long and the
Long machine.
Later, as editor ar .publisher
of the Delta Star at Greenville.
Miss., he launched a fight against
the late U. S. Senator Theodore
'The Man" Bilbo.
hmitted bv schools with
' 5,000 or more students.
All papers entered in the judg
I ing competition were rated on a
I standard determined by the papers
I themselves. The dailies weVe con
I sidered on their effect on their in-
UlVlUUdl CC1 U l'U..i w.iv
specific situations.
Tapers Improved
In the judges' summary-in the
rating scorebook, it is reported
that "student newspapers of today
ore far Kiinprinr to those Of ten
years ago. Each year improve-1
ments are noted and, as a result,
standards are higher. This con
stant improvement means that no
matter how good a paper may
have been yesterday, it is sur
passed today, unless it too has
progressed.
FHitnr nf the All-American edi
tions of the Daily Nebraskan was
Norm Lcger. Managing editors
were Cub Clem and Fritz Simpson.
Staff Members
Other staff members included:
Susan Reed, M. J. Melick, Louise
McDill, Bruce Kennedy and Gene
Berg, all news editors; Myron Gus
tafson, Ag editor: Bob Phelps,
sports editor; Patti Nordin, society
editor; and Emily Heine, special
features editor.
i Irwin Chpscn w;ws bilWriess man
ager. His assistants were Keith
O'Bannon, Bob Axtell and Merle
Stalder. Al Abramson was cir
culation manager
circle here today. During the re
mainder of the week he win
appear at Nebraska Wesleyan Uni
versity, Union College, University
of Omaha, Creighton University,
Duquesne University and College
of St. Mary's.
He will also address students at
Doane College, the only school i.i
the Nebraska group which is a
member of the NSA.
Arrangements for the speaking
engagements are being handled
by Gib Eggen, student at Doane
College in Crete.
Ainsworlh Doclor
Heads Dent Alums
Tkr- Tn p.enttie of Ainsworth
'took office as 1949-50 head of
the Nebraska College of Dent
I oinmni nt a banauet Fri
day, Sept. 30. Dr. Beattie was
elected at the meeting. They in
clude: Dr. C. Ray Peterson, presi
dent; Dr. Robert J. Windle, secretary-treasurer.
New board members are: Dr.
Merritt C. Pedersen, Dr. F. J.
Brown and Dr. Elmer C. Baker.
rr Paul O Ludwick of Lincoln
told the 200 dentists attending the
opening session that the associa
tion's Alumni Fund drive has
now a total of $5,000 accumlatcd
from the six month's drive.
Alumni attending the meeting
from Balboa. Canal Zone and
from San Francisco.
He was editor of 1he Stars and !
Stripes, Army, war-time publica
tion, and middle east editor of
Yank while stationed in Cairo,
Egvpt. Previously he published
"Dixie," a newspaper of the 31st
division at Camp Blanding, Fia.
Mr. Carter is the author of three
books, "Lower Mississippi," "The
Wings of Fear," and "Flood Crest."
He completed his undergraduate
work at Bowdoin College and did
his graduate work at Columbia,
Tulane, and Harvard. In 1929 he
started his newspaper career as a
reporter in New Orleans, and sub
sequently served with both the
Associated and United iJress. nc :
was awarded the Nieman Fellow- j
shin for newsmen at Harvard in .
1939.
Sigma Delta Chi, mens journal-
ism honorary will sponsor a
luncheon for Carter at noon Fri
day. Members of Theta Sigma!
Phi, women's journalism group .
will also attend the luncheon. An !
informal speech by Carter will
highlight the gathering. Members
of the two journalism organiza
tions may attend the luncheon,
which is $1 a plate.
Fine
Arts Recital
The School of Fine Arts will
sponsor a music recital in Social
Science auditorium Wednesday
afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
Students from every department
in that school will present mus
ical numbers, including instru
mental and vocal solos.
NU World Affairs Group
To Hold Initial Meetin
NU has a role in UN.
That's what NUCWA, Nebraska
University Council for World Af
fairs, is out to prove this year.
NUCWA is starting the ball roll
ing with a mass meeting. The
meeting is booked for Thursday,
Oct 14, in Parlor X of the Union.
The meeting will aim primarily
at membership. NUCWA president
Bill Edmondson will outline proj
ects for the coming year and will
introduce the' five department
chairmen. Students attending the
meeting will then divide into
groups to hear more about the de
partment in which they are most
interested.
A membership table will also
be set up for those who wish to
work with the organization. Mem
bership is on an individual basis,
but every organized house will
have one laison representative.
Letters have been sent to all
houses asking for the election of
laison representatives and urging
as large attendance as possible.
Model Conference.
Plans for the 'year inclnde a
model conference on the order of
the model UNESCO conference
held last February. Archibald Mc
Leish, statesman and poet, ad
dressed the opening session of the
three-day conference. Other
speakers included Constance
Roach, education director of the
United States commission, and
Walter Laves, former assistant
director general of UNESCO.
Forty-two countries were rep
resented at the conference by
house representatives and delega
tions. Special pressure groups also
took part in discussing the ques
tions on the UNESCO agenda.
This year's conference will be
administered by the UNESCO de
partment of NUCWA. Sue Allen,
See NUCWA, Pafie 4
. . . 'Unsure,' Says Colbert
Dr. Colbert, in listing the
1hree specific cases under the
VA directive, emphasized that ap
proval "probably would be given
in the majority of cases, but one
cannot be sure of such action."
"Thus," he said, "the directive
is extremely difficult to admin
ister. It creates a hardship on
educational institutions as to ac
tion." The directive is the work of
the Veterans Administration head.
General Gray, with the advice of
an economy-minded Congress. It
See C.I Bill, Pase 2
MB's, AWS to
Explain Coed i
Activity System
So you want to be in activities?
The "Campus Know How" pro--
grams njay well supply all the
; answers to this question during
their next and final program.
Sponsored by Mortar Board mem
bers and the AWS board, the last
I of these series will be held in
Love Library auditorium, Wed
nesday, Oct. 12, at 5 p.m.
Original skits will be given by
various activities and organiza
tions which will explain their
functions and work. All activi
ties that are open to freshmen
and upperclass women will be in
cluded in the skits.
These meetings are designed to
help women students become ac
quainted with the activities on
the campus, before the Activity
Mart. The Activity Mart is also
sponsored by the AWS and will
be held Oct. 27. Nancy Glynn is
in charge of plans for the Mart.
Ag YM, YW Hold
Bible Discussion
Rev. Rex Knowles, University
pastor for Presbyterian students,
led a discussion on Bible study at
a joint Ag YM-YW meeting last
week in the Home Economics
parleys. He explained the realistic
approach to the Bible, a book in
which man can "find God."
A program featuring the expe
riences of those students who at
tended E;tes conference last sum
mer is planned for the YM-YW
meeting Tuesday Oct. 11 at 7:30
p.m. in the Home Ec parlors.
Merwyn French is in charge of the
program.