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Thursday, November 17, 1949
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Trial Will Contest Howard's
Court to Hear
Plea in Union
Ballroom
One of the only campus trials
in the history of the University
of Nebraska will begin today as
a student appears on a charge of
"spiritual insanity."
Roswell Howard, president of
the Student Council, will appear
in court at the Union ballroom
at 7:30 p. m. in a fight to retain
his freedom and to prove his
sanity.
Prosecuting attorney, the Rev.
Rex Knowlcs of the Presbyterian
Student House, will attempt to
prove the charge of spiritual in
sanity and gross negligence in
the living of Howard's life.
Defending the accused, Ted
Sorcnson will act as defense at
torney. Sorenson, a law student
at the University, will bring to
the stand, Kathy Witney, alleged
girl friend of the accused as the
only defense witness. Her testi
mony, based on her friendship
and relationship to the defendent
has been cited as an excellent
chance to win an acquittal for
Howard.
Three judges will preside over
the court. They are: G. W.
Rosenlof, registrar, chosen be
cause of his knowledge of stu
dents; Dr. Daniel G. Blain, med
ical director of the American
Psychiatric Association, because
Sec SANITY TRIAL, Page 2
Religion Week
Activities
To End Today
Rcligion-in-Life Week activities
will wind-up today with two con
vocations, a discussion and 'the
trial of Ros Howard.
Dr. Daniel G. Blain, medical di
rector of the American Psychiatric
association, will speak at the prin
ciple convocation scheduled for
11 a. m. in the Union ballroom.
His topic will be "Spiritual San
ity." Blain, a native of Kashing,
China, is a resident of Washington.
D. C. He is director of the neuro
psychiatric division of the medi
cal branch of the Veterans ad
ministration He received his B.A.
degree from Washington and Lee
university and his medical degree
from Vanderbilt.
Dr. Blain was formerly affili
ated with WHO, United Nations
health agency. He spoke on the
campus in March, 1949 as part of
a student health project. Blain
also ?poke on "Mental Health" at
a convocation yesterday.
At 7:50 a. m. Blain will speak
at an Ag campus convocation in
the YM-YW parlors. He will also
act as principle in a discussion at
4:30 p. m. in the Temple lounge.
Leader for the discussion in Mayer
Moskovitz, Religious Welfare
Council delegate to the Student
Council.
Blain's final Religion-in-Life
Week duty will be to act as judge
at the trial of Ros Howard at 7:30
if m. in the Union ballroom.
Varsity Dairy
Clul) Initiates 11
Dairy Club initiated 14 new
members into the organization
Thursday night.
New members are Robert Hart
man, A. C. Polemitis, Brajedra
Singer, George Myers, Max
Schmidt, Donald Beck, Doyle
Beavers, Walter Cole, Earl Har
vey, Marvin Harmes, Justin Har
per, Kenneth Johnson, Charles
Nelson and Gerard Barnes.
The club again made plans to
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GUEST VIOLINIST Miss Dorotha Powers, guest artist with the
University Symphony Orchestra Nov. 20 will play one of the world's
finest violins, a Stradivari acclaimed by many artists as one of the
three greatest violins in the world.
AUFNete
ii Prove lileeelp'3,s
AUF Week contributions from
about 12,000 University students
and faculty members total
$2,810.89.
In announcing the fund re
ceipts for the year's one charity
drive - on campus. All University
Fund Treasurer Ginny Koch re
vealed that the final figure is
partially incomplete.
Thus far, all sororities have
turned in their donations to the
fund. Some fraternities, all
honoraries, denominational
groups, faculty members, organ
ized houses and activities have
not yet submitted their contribu
tions. The additional receipts are ex
pected to raise the final tally not
more than $500. Proceeds are also
anticipated from the AUF auc
tion and the carnival set for this
Friday afternoon.
Faculty contributions have been
coming in to Miss Koch during
the past week, as have additional
contributions from students and
groups.
Though no exact goal was set
for this year's drive, a suggested
$5,500 tally was expected. Con
tributions were to go to the
Community Chest, $2,000; World
Student Service fund, $3,000, and
Displaced Persons on campus,
$500.
sponsor the annual Dairyiand
cafeteria which is held each year
in the Dairy Industry building
during Farm and Home week. The
noon meal will be served as well
as coffee in the mid-morning and
mid-afternoon.
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Groups that still intend to sub
mit donations should see Miss
Koch in Room 307, Union, be
tween 4 and 5 p. m. Thursday,
and from 4-4:30 p. m. Friday.
Booth collections ended Mon
day, as did independent students
solicitations about campus. Some
checks are now being processed
at the Student Activities office.
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Carson to Repeat Role as
KK Master of Ceremonies
John Carson will again be mas- I their "There's Something About
ter of ceremonies for the annual . parCe." Sigma Alpha Epsilon has
Kosmet Klub revue to be pre
sented Friday at 8 p.m. at the
University Coliseum.
Presently employed by radio
station WOW in Omaha, Carson
is known throughout the mid
west area for his speciality im
personations, witty -satire and ven
triloquist numbers.
A Phi Gamma Delta, Carson
before his graduation last June
was active in radio and theatrical
circles at the University and was
the 1947 recepient of the summer'
KFAB radio scholarship. This
award is presented by radio sta
tion KFAB to. the outstanding
student in radio announcing en
rolled the radio department.
"Gay Paree"
The Kosmet Klub's fall revue
will range from "Gay Paree" to
16th street in Lincoln, Neb. The
Phi Gams, directed by Jerry Sol
omon, have gone abroad to secure
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A $1500 limit on band prices for University dances was
set yesterday by final faculty action on the Student Coun
cil's proposed dance regulations.
The Faculty Committee on Student Affairs apporved the
two recommendations authored by the Student Council
dance-band subcommittee with the advice of the Faculty
subcommittee on Social Affairs.
By the action, the price limit will become effective about
January 1 on the budgets of all
student-sponsored dances. Forma
tion of a permanent sub-committee
of the Council to review dance
budgets, assist in making yp the
University social calendar, aid
organizations in arrangements for
the dance and continue an analy
sis of the ticket price question
was also approved.
Lower Ticket Prices.
According to Gene Berg, Coun
cil subcommittee chairman, the
whole purpose of the plan was
to cut ticket prices for all-University
dances. He commented
that the committee's program was
"to protect the interests of the
entire student body."
"We hoped to reduce exorbitant
ticket prices without altering the
quality of these dances or the
University social life. Neither do
we want to subject student organ
izations to undue risks of losing
their group's money."
Other members of the commit
tee that formulated the dance
band plan in the Council were
Bob Raun, Bob Parker and Bruce
Kennedy.
Other Universities.
The permanent subcommittee
created in the plan will review
with the Director of Student Ac
tivities the budgets, including
ticket price, of University dances
before any tickets are printed. The
approval of the budget must be
secured from the secretary of the
Student Affairs committee, the
Director of Student Activities and
the chairman of the subcommit
tee. In assisting to draw up the
social calendar, the subcommittee
will suggest two week-end nights
to aid in bargaining power for
the agent. The subcommittee will
also offer its services to student
organizations who desire help on
such problems as lighting, dec
orations, amplification and orch
estra. gone to the other extreme with
"Chaos on lGth Street" written by
Harris Carnaby.
In a different mood the Sigma
Alpha Mu's will present "History
of Music" written by Jack Solo
mon, while Zeta Beta Tau will
describe "How Music Came to the
University of Nebraska" by By
Krasse.
More variety will be supplied
by Sigma Phi Epsilon's "Stork
Raving Mad," and in the same
vein Tau Kappa Epsilon present
"Bow and Arrow Wedding" or
"She Didn't need a Motor to have
Injun Trouble," by Art Parchen.
In true carnival spirit Alpha
Tau Omega will present "Tau
Carnival" by Van Duling. A re
minder of puritanical heritage Will
be furnished by the Delta Upsilon
skit, "In the Days When It Was
Frowned Upon," the combined ef-
Sanity
proves
Economist
Discusses
Ag Situation
The farm problems won't be
solved by agriculture itself but
rather by an expanding economic
system in this country, O. E.
Wells, chief of the Bureau of Ag
riculture Economics, told the
opening of the Farm and Home
week yesterday.
"We must remember that the
eventual solution of the farm
problem lies for the most part
outside agriculture itself," Wells
said. "It is necessary for farmers
to find ways and means of
strengthening their bargaining
position. This is very evident
by the fact that most legislation
to date has been the result of
organized farmers."
Mr. Wells described this ex
panding system as one which will
require not only more food for
many American families but also
increased incomes for farm peo
ple and the opportunity to use
their full resources.
"Much of our research and
many of our conservation, re
clamation and valley develop
ment activities are beside the
point unless the United States
does continue to grow and un
less standards of living do con
tinue to rise," he declared.
The economist listed four fac
tors which he said seemed to im
mediately determine U. S. farm
prices or returns:
(1) Consumer demand within
the United States.
(2) Foreign demands of which
the availability of dollar exchange
is the most immediate single fao-
See ECONOMIST, Page 4.
Law Stud en Is
Attend Parly
Over 230 law students and their
wives or dates attended the an
nual law association party in the
Union ballroom Monday evening.
The program was opened by
Donna Doran, who sang two num
bers. Sarah Devoe accompanied
her and then played a number
on the piano. Patsy Dutton gave
one of her much celebrated per
formances entitled "I'm in Love
with a Jerk."
The senior class had charge of
the skit, entitled "Layman and
the Lawyer," which dealt with
the experiences of one Alfred
Ptchsen in law school and his
subsequent success packing for
West Publishing Co. The program
concluded with a piano solo by
Houghton Furr, law school in
structor. forts of Howard Dennis and Harry
Keep.
Tickets for the revue may be
obtained at the door, in the Kos
met Klub Union booth or honx
any Kosmet Klub worker.
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