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Vol. 50 No. 23
LINCOLN 8. NEBRASKA
Friday, October 14. 1949
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ENROUTE TO DETROIT Five heads of University publications
are shown prior to their departure for Detroit for the annual con
vention of editors and business managers of collegiate publications.
The ACP, Associated Collegiate Publications, recently awarded the
Daily Nebraskan Ail-American Rating for the second semester of
the 1948-49 year. Those pictured, left to right: John Connelly,
editor of Cornshucks; Al Abramson, business manager of Corn
shucks; Keith O'Bannon, business manager of the Daily Nebraskan;
Bud Gerhart, business manager of the Cornhusker; and Cub Clem,
Daily Nebraskan editor.
Students Show
Huskcr Spirit
At Early Rally
Approximately five hundred
students rolled out at 7:30 a. m.
Thursday morning to attend a
rousing send-off rally.
University cheerleaders, aided
by two Lincoln high yell squad
members, led the students gath
ered round the steps of the Union
in warm-up j ells and songs while
the team ate breakfast.
Enthusiasm was at a peak when
the team arrived. After a few
words from Coach Glnssfoid, sev
eral team members were called
upon to speak.
Bob Schneider, team captain for
the Penn State game, said the
team had no intentions of spoiling
Glassford's record of no losses on
the road. Tom Novak promised.
"Well give 'em hell!"
Members of the band added
greatly to the spirit of the crowd
with such numbers as "Darktown
Strutter's Ball'' as well as Uni
versity songs.
A large crowd followed the two
buses which carried the team to
the airport and rallied there while
the team boarded the plane.
All of the team members ex
pressed appreciation for the en
thusiasm shown at such an early
hour.
National
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Representative
Seeks Workers
A representative of the Na
tional Board of the YWCA will
be on campus Oct. 17 and 18 to
interview possible candidates for
YW employment.
Miss Olive Walser will talk to
those interested in jobs of lead
ership and teaching in the YW
CA. The positions open at the
present time are mainly in the
fields of young adult and teen
age programs.
An advance letter states that
the positions will require mature
persons with graduate training.
There will be a limited number
of opportunities for graduates of
this year's class. There are also
opportunities for experienced
and inexperienced persons in
health and physical education..
Swimming is an important aspect
of this program.
Position which are open lit-
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ISA Plans Free
Dance Saturday
Highlights of an ISA dance at
the Union ballroom tomorrow
evening from 9-12 " p. rn: ' are
Jimmy LeRiche's band and a pro
fessional dance team.
This was the information given
by the organization's officers,
after ttiey announced that the
get-acquainted dance would come
as the climax to the ISA mem
bership drive.
Membership cards make admis
sion free to all members and their
dates. Membership cards may be
obtained at the Union, both to
day and tomorrow, or at the door
tomorrow evening. Stags are also
invited to come.
Acting as hosts and hostesses
will be council members of ISA.
During intermission, the dance
team will put on an exhibition.
Pigskin Party
Saturday in
Union Lounge
Huskcr fans and fun seekers
will have a chance to show their
spirit Saturday afternoon during
the Husker-Pcnn Stale football
game.
Bob Russell, chairman of the
Special Activities, announced that
another Pigskin Party, just like
the one held last Saturday, will
be in order at 1 o'clock p. m.,
central standard time.
The pattern will be exactly the
same, as the students have their
own huddle around the radios of
the Union lounge and follow the
ci.lk diagrams accompanying
each play by play description by
the announcer. Directly follow
ing the game, a -free dance will
be held in the ballroom.
Russell stated that the affair
was so successful last week that
it was decided to be a scheduled
occurrence "during each Huskcr
game away from home."
Members of the committee
helping with arrangements are:
Carol Cherny, Tom Podhaiskey,
Virginia Meehan, Mary Hubka,
Bill Michelson, Ann Barger, Jerry
Jouvenat and Lois Sprague.
elude heads of staff (in large
cities); directorships; assistant
ships in the fields of physical
education, working with teen-age
girls and boys, and work with
employed girls and women. Sal
aries run from $2,400 to $3,800.
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Huskerville Span
Now in Operation
Huskerville's new steel and
concrete bridge has been com
pleted and is now in operation.
The $38,000 structure, spanning
Oak creek at the Municipal air
port, will end the necessity of
having two fire-fighting units at
Huskerville.
The bridge replaces three
wooden ones which have been de
stroyed by washouts. The span is
140 feet long and is being fin
anced by the city's surplus prop
erty fund.
Music Faculty
To Give Recital
Sunday, Oct. 23
The University School of Fine
Arts will present the first faculty
recital of the season Sunday,
Oct. 23, at 4 p. m. in the Union
ballroom.
Five faculty members will ap
pear in this recital which is be
ing sponsored by the Union
Music committee. An invitation
is extended to anyone wishing to
attend .this performance by com
mittee sponsor and chairman,
Marcia Pratt and Rod Riggs.
Appearing in the recital will
be Kathryn Dean, contralto;
Charma Davies, pianist, and Dale
B. Gartz, baritone.
The afternoon's program will
be as follows:
"The Window": Reuter.
"Reverie:" Re'iter.
"One. Two. Three:" ZimballHt.
"Thou Art Mine:" Chasinn.
MIhs Dean.
"Prelurte in fl:" Bach.
"Prelude in B:" Bach.
"Romance Op. 118, No. 5:" Brahm.
"Koccata Op. 7:" Schumann.
Miss Davies.
"Invocazlone dl Orfeo" from "Euri
dice:" I'eri.
"Chanson Pachlque:" Thomas.
"Silent Noon:" Willinms.
Iird Randal." Scott.
Mr. Oanz.
Union Offers
Variety Weekend
Union activities this week in
clude the "Husker Huddle" Fri
day evening from 9 to 12. The
informal dance promises to be a
success from all indications of the
crowd of 350 at the "Corn Caba
ret" two weeks ago.
For those who wish a moment
of relaxation before the six
weeks' exams begin, a movie will
be shown in the Union at 7:30
Sunday evening. "Fury at Fur
nace Crock" will be on the agen
da, starring Victor Mature. No
charge will be made.
Bob Vollmer and his band, pre
viously reported as playing on the
15th for ISA, is scheduled to play
the 21st for a Union dance.
Ag Openhoiise-Jamboree
To Feature 6Sockr Dance
The Ag Union Jamboree will
be tonight beginning at 6:30 p.m.
All Ag students will meet in
front of the Ag Activities building
for a hayrack ride to lower cam
pus for a weiner roast. The group
will return to the Union after the
roast to continue the evening with
dancing, games, and more hayrid
ing. "Sock Dance"
Something new in the line of
dancing a "sock dance" will be
tried. Everyone who is going to
dance must check their shoes at
the door and dance in stocking
Program Includes Student
Talks, Friendship Dinner
High on the list of the United Nations week calendar is
the annual International Friendship dinner.
The program for UN week, Oct. 17-24, will be sponsored
by several organizations including NUCWA, the Religious
Six Law Students
Named to Board
Six law college students were
named to the board of advisers
for the Thomas S. Allen memorial
court competition. The selections
were based on scholarship and in
terest in the competition.
Named to the board were: Wil
liam Fuhr, Robert Scoville, John
Moorehead, Robert Orshek, Ed
Fisher and John Gerlach. .
The incumbent members of the
board are: Glen Fiebig, Frank
Johnspn, Russell Lockwood, Cecil
T. Rothrock, and Richard Coyne.
The board judges appellate
court contests held between teams
composed of Law college students.
The competition covers a three
year period with most of the
teams eliminated during the first
two years.
Six third year teams remain in
the running and two of them will
the running, and two of them will
before the Nebraska Supreme
Court in the finals of the competi
tion next spring. Altogether some
37 teams will participate in this
year's rounds.
Deadline Told for
Ag Skit Plans
All Ag organizations planning
skits or curtain acts for Col-Agri-Fun
skit night must have a rough
draft of their plans in the office
of the dean of the Ag college be
fore 12 p. m., Saturday, Oct. 15.
This was announced yesterday
by Jack Wilson, manager of the
show. This annual affair will be
held Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Ag
Activities building. The show will
begin at 8 p. m.
After the rough drafts have
been approved, the group must
present their skit before the Col-Agri-Fun
board Oct. 19 and 20
for final OK, Wilson said. Dress
rehearsal will be Oct. 26 in the
Activities building.
This annual affair is 18 years
old. All Ag campus organizations
are invited each year to partici
pate. Judging of the skits will be
based on acting, originality and
humor.
TC Cancels Parly
The Tcachei-s college party for
freshmen students previously
planned for this Friday night has
been cancelled.
feet. Walt Goodbrod will furnish
music for the dancing which will
last from 8:30 p.m. till midnight.
Cotton and denim are the order
of the evening as far as dress is
concerned. The entire University
is invited to the affair with the
erccption of the weiner roast.
Dell Will Remain Open
John Killeen, director of the
Ag Union, announced that the
"Dell" will remain open the en
tire evening for refreshments.
S;ie Bjorklimd, J?rk DaWulf,
Ann Webster and Warren Monson
of thfc A-x Union board are in
charge of the dance.
Welfare council and Cosmopolitan
club.
Other UN week events will be
a coffee hour and discussion, dis
tribution of free copies of the new
Cosmopolitan club paper, a se
ries of addresses by foreign stu
dents and movies pertaining to
international affairs.
Coffee Hour.
Preceding the opening: of UN
week, the Nebraska University
Council for World Affairs will
sponsor a coffee hour and discus
sion in the Union. All new mem
bers of NUCWA will attend the
session in the Union lounge Sun
day, Oct. 16, from 5 to 6 p, m,
UNESCO and UN week will figure
in the discussion. Coffee and
brownies will be served. Students
interested in NUCWA will be able
to join the organiaztion at that
time.
Sunday will also mark the be
ginning of a series of lectures by
foreign students. This project will
be sponsored by the speakers bu
reau of NUCWA under Co-Chairmen
Claude Hannezo and Pat
Stoural.
Speaker from Iran.
A Nebraska student from Iran,
Gus Rezai, will give the first talk
Sunday at the First Christian
church. His topic will be "The
UN and Poltical Implications as
Seen by a Member of a Smaller
Power."
Other talks will be given by
foreign students Wednesday at
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and
Thursday at an all-university con
vocation at Wesleyan.
Gustavson Talk.
Members of Cosmopolitan club
and NUCWA will hear an address
by Chancellor R. G. Gustavson
Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p. m. in
the Love library auditorium. The
Chancellor's speech will concern
"Atomic Energy and International
Relations." NUCWA and Cosmo
politan club have invited all stu
dents interested in the work of
their organizations to attend the
meeting.
Near the end of UN week the
first issues of the Cosmopolitan
club paper will be distribued on
the campus. The new paper, UN
Cosmopolitan, is edited by Walter
Willi, Nebraska student from
Switzerland. The first issue will
be distributed free at the Friend
ship dinner, in the Union lobby,
to organized houses and to faculty
members.
Friendship Dinner.
The annual International
Friendship dinner will be held in
the Union ballroom Thursday,
Oct. 20. The dinner is sponsored
by the Religious Welfare council
with the cooperation of the Cos
mopolitan club, "I" house NUCWA
and interested students and fac
ulty members.
American students attend the
traditional dinner with overseas
students as their guests. Foreign
students will prepare special dish
es and provide an informal pro
gram. NUCWA will also sponsor mov
ies concerning world affairs in the
Union this week. Definite dates
will be announced later.
Syracuse Contest
A dinner with Charles Laugh
ton, plus a first prize cf $25, are
the top awards being offered at
Syracuse University for the win
ners of a "What Shakespeare
Means to Me" contest.
The contest is being sponsored
by the drama department. Every
student is eligible to enter the
contest, and manuscripts must be
less than 500 words.