Only Daily Publication for 9000 University of Nebratka Student
Vol. 50 No. 62
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NU Senior Tops Candidates
From Six Midwest States
A Rhodes scholarship was
awarded to Dick Srb, Arts and
Science senior, at the final com
petition for candidates from six
midwestern states which was
held in Des Moines Saturday.
Dick is a history major and is
playing his fourth year of varsity
basketball. He is secretary of the
N Club and a former member
of the Student Council. A vet
eran, he served in the Navy as
an enlisted man for 13 months
and enrolled in the University
following his discharge.
Study in Oxford.
The
lished
scholarships were estab-
in the will of the late
Rhodes, British empire
Cecil
statesman and large mine owner
in South Africa. They provide
for the maintenance of selected
scholars for terms of two to three
years each at Oxford university
in England. Thirty-four scholars
from the British Empire and 32
from the United States are se
lected each year.
The other candidate from Ne
braska was William Edmondson,
also a University of Nebraska
student. The two men were se
lected to represent the Univer
sity by a faculty committee and
both were selected by the Rhodes
committee to go to Des Moines
for the final competition.
Rhodes Committee.
The Rhodes committee is made
up of Dr. R. G. Gustavson, and
three former Rhodes scholars:
H. A. Gunderson, Paul F. Good,
and Dean E. O. Belsheim.
Other nominees from Nebraska
were Wayland Gardner, Doane;
William Whalcy, Creighton; H. T.
Boland, now in the service;
Robert Ilardwig, Midland, and
John R. Krueger, a Nebraskan
attending George Washington
university in Washington, D. C.
Ag-Exec Board
Plans Program
For Tonight
Mrs. Frances Telton, Farm
house fraternity housemother, will
give a reading entitled, "A
Christmas Message" as a feature
of the Ag College Christmas pro
gram, Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Pelton, who has been
Farmhouse housemother for 16
ye;irs, is well known by many
Ag college students and faculty.
The program, sponsored by the
Ag-Exec board, will also feature
singing by the'Ag college chorus
under the direction of Mrs. Al
tinas Tullis. The auditorium of
the College Activities building will
be decorated to the Christmas
theme including lighted candles
signifying each year of the life
of Christ.
Program
The program is as follows: or
gan prelude by Elinor Hansen,
organist and ijecompanist; light
ing of the canct!e: invocation by
Rev. Thomas Barton, pastor of
the second Presbyterian church.
This will be followed by "The
Little Road To Bethlehem," sung
by the girls chorus. The audience
and chorus will sing Christmas
carols and Mrs. Pelton will give
her reading.
The entire chorus will then sing
excerpts from' "The Messiah,"
and Rev. Virgil Anderson, pastor
of Warren Methodist church will
give the benediction.
"This will be the only all Ag
college Christmas program that
the students will have a chance to
attend," stressed Neal Baxter of
he program committee. "All stu
tnts and faculty are cordially
invited to attend," he said.
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Richard Srb
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At U. of Iowa
Ends in Death
A goldcn-huired University of
Iowa co-ed was found strangled
early Sunday in a men's rooming
house on the university campus.
The dead girl is Margaret Ann
(Gee-Gee) Jackson, 20, of Bur
lington, la., a campus beauty and
member of Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority.
Her escort, a fellow-student
who had taken her to a private
lobster dinner and a fraternity
dance, was accused of slaying her.
He is Robert Bednasck, 24, a sen
ior from Cedar Rapids, la., and a
member of Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity.
Died from Strangulation
Dr. George D. Callahan, John
son County coroner, said the girl's
death was "murder caused by
strangulation," and that the mo
tive probably was jealousy.
Miss Jackson, formerly
"pinned" to Bednasck, had invit
ed another date to her sorority
dance Friday night.
Her body was found at 2 a.m.
in the rooming house still clad in
the white strapless formal gown
she had worn to the dance.
"She was completely in love
with me, and I with her," Bed
nasck. told reporters Sunday night
in his jail cell. "I did not murder
her: I have never been capable
of murdcr,'A he continued. But he
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Harvard Professor to Address
Convocation in Union Today
One of the nation's foremost
geologists, Dr. Kirtlcy Mather of
Harvard University, will address
a University convocation at 11
a. m. Tuesday in the Union ball
room. He will speak on "The Earth's
Resources and Man's Needs."
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson says
Mather s "an authority on world
resources. He is one of the finest
speakers I've ever heard. Mather
is an exceptional scientist with
the ability to tell about his work
so that others can follow him."
"I know that what he has to
say will be well worth the while
of every University student to
hear today."
Dr. E. F. Schramm, professor
of geology at Nebraska, " calls
Mather "one of the outstanding
geologists in the c o u n t r y."
Schramm terms the speaker "a
geologist's geologist," adding, "He
is an exceptionally good speaker."
LINCOLN 8. NEBRASKA
Carillon to Play
Yuletide Carols
Christmas carols will be heard
daily from the Mueller Carillon
tower this week.
Prof. Myron Roberts of the
University music department will
play a 10 minute concert, Mon
days thru Saturdays until Christ
mas. On Christmas Eve, Professor
Roberts will play a half-hour con
cert of carols and hymns.
Union to Open
'49 Christmas
Party at 7:30
Expected to be one of the big
gest Union events this year, the
Christmas Open House will begin
at the Union Tuesday evening at
7:30 p.m.
Festivities will be open to all
students and faculty members
alike with no charge. This was
the information of the Special Ac
tivities committee, Bob Russel in
charge.
Specially planned entertainment
will be provided simultaneously
in all parts of the Union building
with such features as Jerry May
burn and his band; Gene Gloye,
magic artist; and vaudeville
shows.
Dancing will be in the ball
room, while vaudeville will be
given in parlors A, B, and C. In
addition, continuous fun will be
found in Santa's "laugh room" in
parlors X, Y, and Z.
To Sing Carols
In keeping with the season,
Christmas carols will be sung.
Refreshments will be served in
the main lounge as organ music
is provided.
The program is as follows:
7:30, Dancing to Jerry Mayburn.
8:00-9:20, Vaudeville shows.
8:40, Gene Gloye, magician.
9:00, Refreshments.
10:00, Christmas caroling.
Kiddies' Party
Children will have their chance
to celebrate at the Union Kid
dies' party which will be given
in the afternoon from 4-5 p. m.
Parents who are students or
faculty members are invited to
bring their children. There is no
charge.
Besides a specially planned en
tertainment program, Santa Claus
will be on hand to distribute pres
ents at the gift exchange. Re
freshments will also be served.
Parents are reminded that
transportation will be free of
charge at Huskerville. Busses will
leave the rental office at 3:30
p. m. and will leave the Union at
5 p. m.
Harvard Professor
Mather has been professor of
geology at Harvard since 1927 and
a geologist with the U. S. Geol
ogical survey since 1919. In 1919
and 1920 he took part in explora
tions in eastern Bolivia.
He is the author of several
books, including "Old Mother
Earth," "Science in Seach of
God," "Sons of the Earth,"
"Enough to Spare" and "Source
book in Geology."
A native of Chicago, Dr.
Mather holds degrees from Deni
son University, the University of
Chicago, Colby college, Union
college (New York) and Bates
college.
Active In YMCA
Dr. Mather has been active in
adult education studies, national
YMCA, the Newton Community
forum, in addition to his profes
sorial duties at many American
colleges and universities.
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Council Seeks Suggestions
Concerning Proposed Plan
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Bids Open for
New Insectary
On Ag Campus
Blueprints have been completed
and bids are .due for the con
stf ucti6n ' of a $50,000 insectary
on the Ag campus of the Univer
sity, according to Charles Fowler,
director of building and grounds.
The building, to be constructed
east of. the present agronomy
greenhouses on Ag, will provide
research facilities for the Ento
mology department. They will
study insect damage, the major
source of economic loss in Nebras
ka it runs into the millions of
dollars annually to crops, other
vegetation and animals.
The U-shaped building includes
a brick "head house"" 60 feet long
and 25 feet wide. It will house
two laboratories and three offices.
In the basement will be insect
production space, a constant tem
perature room, and a cold storage
vault.
One of the wings will be a six-
section greenhouse 88-feet long
and 25-feet wide where plants ana
insects may be grown and studied
on a year-around basis.
The other wing, 61-feet long
and 21-feet wide, will be a screen
house, for summer research work,
and a machine shop.
The construction firm which
will build the insectary will be
announced sometime after Thurs
day. He is chairman of the editorial
board for the Scientific Book
Club, Inc., president of the Insti
tute for Propaganda Analysis and
a trustee of the Children's Mu
seum of Boston.
The convocation speaker is a
member of the Geological Society
of America; American Academy
of Arts and Sciences of which
he has been secretary of geology
and geography and vice presi
dent; the Royal Geographical so
city; American Geographical so
ciety; the American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engi
neers; the American Association
of Petroleum Geologists; the
American Geophysical Union; the
American Association of Univer
sity Professors; the Harvard
Teachers association of which he
was president during 1934-36; and
the Society of American Paleon
tological Workers; and several
other groups.
Tuesday, December 13, 1949
Changes are still being made
in the proposed Student Council
Constitution in compliance with
student suggestions and a new
article concerning advisory opin
ions of the Court has been drawn
up by members of the Judiciary
sub-committee.
The Student Council reminds
students that it is still eager to
get suggestions for the proposed
Student Court concerning their
opinions and ideas on the Con
stitution.
Ray Simmons, member of the
sub-committee who had charge of
drawing up the first draft of the
Constitution, explains:
Advisory Opinions
"The Court could give advisory
opinions on the many complaints
that students raise but have no
outlet for. Examples let the Stu
dent Court investigate student
viewpoint as to setting time for
exams, having senior week in the
spring, and rules regarding faculty-made
rules as to social func
tions.
"The immediate answer raised
by students "might be that there
is already a Student Council, Inter-fraternity
Council and other
organizations that should handle
these controversies. The answer to
this is that these organizations
have not been handling such mat
ters. Nor are they set up to handle
them. Such, matters would re
quire careful investigation, and
there is no committee set up in
the Student Council to handle
them. And even if thde was such
a committee, it would not have
the required prestige necessary to
give opinions."
With this in mind, Don Stern,
Fred Chael and Simmons have
enlarged the article concerning
the powers of the Court as to ad
visory opinions.
The Judiciary sub-committee
also emphasises that it desires
that students do not condemn the
plan as a whole merely because
they dislike some part of it.
Rather, the sub-committee would
See STUDENT COUNCIL Page Z
Union Names
Winners of
Bridge Meet
Winners of the first Union
bridge tournament held Saturday
were Neal Atkinson and Steven
Flansburg, and Pat Black and
Suzie Pecha.
Atkinson and Flansburg scored
17 match points to lead the East
West teams and Black and Pecha
counted 18 points to win the
North-South laurels.
Runners-up in the tournament
were Bcnnet and Reitor in the
East-West teams, and Hofmann
and Legg for the North-South
teams.
All entries in the three meets
must participate in two of the
contests. A play-off will be fea
tured between the winners to de
termine the first place team or
this campus.
Membors of winning teams n
each contest of the series will be
awarded a new deck of cards by
the Union activities committee,
sponsor of the tournaments. Bill
Tyson is the instructor.
Other participants and their
scores Saturday are as follows.
North-South teams: McKay and
Allen, H'fe; Katzman and Co'.un,
8; Armstrong and Bristle, 15; and
Christenson and Campbell, 12.
East-West teams. Gotschnll and
Diebler, 14; Lcsher and Rennc
n.ann, 14; Slusher and Rogers,
13 Vz and Holmes and Holder,
11M:.
Three tournaments are sched
uled after the Christmas holidays
to determine Nebraska's represen
tatives to the Big Seven and na
tional Intercollegiate tournament.
