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MARDI GRAS QUEEN Lovely Sue Eastergard was crowned
queen of the Mardi Gras at the Union Friday night. Miss Easter
gard, a sophomore in Teachers college, received a crown of red
roses plus a huge bouquet from By Hooper, right, member of
the Student Union Board. At the left of Miss Eastergard is her
escort Stan Portsche, representing Delta Tau Delta.
Deleg
atcs Exchange Ideas
At Union Regional Here
Delegates representing eleven i
Student Unions from three
states, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri, were guests of the Uni
versity of Nebraska Union Fri
day and Saturday at a regional
conference.
Both students and directors
vere present at the Conference nient.
first annual meeting of the Attending from Wayne State.
Unions constituting Region 15. I Mrs. Charles Martin, stalf mem
Informal discussions, stimulat- I ber, described the Union there
Ing comments and suggestions ' as a U-shaped building with
were held beginning at 9 a. m. , committee rooms and game
Saturday. Later at a luncheon, I rooms on the first floor. On sec
Dean Borgman spoke briefly on ond floor a ball room, cafeteria
Whv the Union." I and grill. The upper stories are
At an opening session, Mrs.
Cenene Grimm, activities direc-
tr of the Nebraska Union, spoke
on "The Individual His Place in
the Committee System." !
A discussion "then followed
during which delegates described
present status of their respective "The students use. it, but they
Unions. ' ! don't have enough to say about
Don Ford, Union staff member, its finances and other pertinent
Kmsas State, said that a con- problems.
erted recreation building is now ; Roger T. Larson, former book
serving as ti e temporary Union keeper of the Nebraska Union
building at Manhattan. and now at Omaha University,
A student fee, he said, helps revealed that no Union building
to pay for expenses. Anticipated has been built there yet. How
for nearly ten years, the erec
tion of the new Union is now
being planned with certainty.
Construction was planned some
vcars ago, bul wncn n-ucmi
funds didn't come through, con- ,
itruetio'i was postponed. I
Tentative plans now provide
, h,.iiHinJ havine two million
cubic feet. A conservative esti
mate of 2S per cubic foot sets
the total cost at well over $.
million.
Dorothy Holcomb, former di
rector at Nebraska, now situated
tt Kearnev State Teachers, stat
ed that only a building existed
when she arrived to take over.
There was no special program
fct to fellow. The building in use
was a former Army barracks
building.
Speaking for Peru State Union.
David H. Mackey. stalf member,
said that although no building
has vet b-en erected there, plans
are now being made to have one. Al m(j t),p 0,plling o
The lower floor of the men's til k(.t SJCS Monday. Feb. 3, for
riorm serves a the Union site tnc Slan jton concert to be
now, he said. There is some re- pi .st.,0(j at the University Coli
uricted recreation and a limited ,um j..0 22. a contest among
food set-up. men's organizations has been an
Student Ted Volsky. also of nminced by Wendy Cauger, tic-
r:- : " ket sales chairman.
Slate Receives
Persliiii Sword
A scabbard and sword, be
longing to the late Gen. John J.
Pershing, was presented to the
tau Friday bv his sister. Miss
May Pershing. The sword was .
given to the then Lieut, rersn
ing by the University cadets in
1892.
Governor Val Peterson ac
cepted the sword for the state in
a brief ceremony. Present were
James Lawrence. State Histori
cal Society president, Brig. Cen.
Guy N. Henninger, Col. and Mrs.
Frank Eager, Col. James Cly
burn, and Capt. W. L. Missmer.
The sword has a gold hi.'t and
silver scabbard. It carries the
inscription: "The Nebraska uni
versity cadets, winners of the
Maiden prize national competi
tive drill, Omaha. June 13 to 20,
1892 to Lt. John J. Pershing,
Sixth U. S. Cavalry, command
ant of the cadet battalion."
In 1892, General Pershing was
professor of military science and
commandant of the University
ROTC. Col. Eager was a cadet
sergeant at the time of the pres
entation. Pershing later achieved
fame as commander of the
World War I American expedi
tionary forces.
The weapon was turned over
in James Olion, superintendent
of the historical society.
-lie Mardi Gras
Kansas State, stated that students
provide much of the driving
force in planning for Union
functions there. A Student Plan
ning conference made up of dele
gates from every orgaization on
the campus, meets to formulate
suggestions for Union improve-
devoted to faculty apartments
and student dormitories.
The main objection to the sit-
uation. declared Mrs. Martin, is
that the Union there is not run
by the students as it is here on
the Nebraska campus. She said:
ever, ne saia 11 prooaoiy win
become a
future.
reality in the near
In his speech before the dele
gaies. ueaii iioiyinaii siami uiai
Unions were founded principally
to provide a place where students
might loaf and seek recreation.
The Lnions have provided such
a place, he said.
"However." he said, "there has
been a general transition. The
Union has become more than
1 that. It has become a real part
of the student's education with
student woikers fulfilling impor
tant duties in the operation of
the Union."
Kenton Conies t Winners
To Dine With
The men's organization that
sells the most tickets to the "In
novations in Modern Music for
1950" concert will be dii ner
host to June Christy. Kenton's
featured vocalist, the day of the
concert.
Organizations wishing to enter
the cometition must submit the
n;ime f their house represcnta-
tive who will sell the tickets to
the Union Activities office or
Wcndv Gaugcr before Tuesday,
Feb. 14.
.Campus Sales
Tickets for the concert will be
on sale at the following pla'-es
on city and Ag campuses during
the next week and a half: Ag
Union from 9 to 2 p.m. Monday
through Saturday; Social Science
building between 10 a.m. and 2
p.m. Monday through Friday and
city campus Union between 9
j.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. They will also be on
sale at the two Union offices at
all times.
Student pp-.'es for the concert
is $120 and general admission
is $1.80 per person, tax included.
This special student price is
open to students from otner col
leges throughout the state as well
as Nebraska students.
There will be no reserved
seats.
Mail orders should be sent to
Student Union Activities office,
Box 1, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebr., along with a self
addressed fc lamped envelope.
Pomp Marks
Coronation
Introduced with all the pomp
and ceremony of a mcdievel
French coronation, Miss Sue
Eastergard was named Mardi
Gras Queen at the Union open
house Friday night.
In keeping with the French
court tradition, University tum
blers presented a queen's pro
gram such as "court jesters"
would have presented during the
early Mardi Gras period in
France and New Orleans.
Student Vote
Miss Eastergard, elected by
student vote at the Mardi Gras
open house, was sponsored by
Delta Tau Delta fraternity. She
was one of five coeds selected
as finalists from a group of six
teen candidates sponsored by
various men's organizations on
campus.
The Queen will represent Ne
braska at the annual University
of Kansas Sweet heart ball early
this spring. One of the candidates
representing surrounding states
will reign over that celebration.
Miss Daily Nebraskan
Also holding the title of Miss
Daily Nebraskan of 1948-49, Miss
Eastergard is a sophomore in
Teacher's college. She is a semi
finalist for 1950 Cornhusker
beauty queen and a member of
Delta Gamma sorority.
Opening its doors at 8:30 p.m.
Friday night, the Union was well
on its way to giving the atmos
phere of an authentic Ma.di
Gras which is held in New Or
leans each year. Confetti and
streamers. festive decorations
and a list of entertainment
greeted Mardi Gras goers as they
entered the building.
Free punch apd cookies were
served in the first floor lounge
of the Union, with a Basin
Street Casbah; N e w Orleans
theatre, music room, dancing and
card room awaiting party-goers
in the rest of the building.
The coronation took place at
intermission in the ballroom,
with Bob Russell, Prime Minis
tetr to the Queen, presenting the
winning candidate, and By
Hooper, placing a crown of red
roses on the honored queen.
Stan Portsche, Delta Tau Delta
representative, was the queen's
escort.
Other Candidates
Other candidates for the queen
i title were: Pat Beige, sponsored
by Sigma Nu; Jan Champine,
sponsored by Sigma Alpha Ep-
silon; Nancy Dixon, sponsored
by Acacia and Margaret Thnm-
sen. sponsored by Alpha Tau
I Omega.
The Mardi Gras open house
was sponsored by the Union
special activities committee with
Herb Reese, board sponsor and
Bob Russell, chairman, in charge.
Other members of the commit
tee are Anne larger, Tom Pod
haisky. Bill Michelson. Jerry
Jouvcnant, Jan Nordgren. Carol.
Cherny, Bob Smaha and Vir-
j gjnia 'Median.
Dairy Chih Opens
Member Drive
The Varsity Dairy Club opened
a drive for new members at a
meeting on Feb. 9. Named to a
membership committee were
Hans Little. Doyle Beavers, and
Donald Beck. The trio will cir
culate petitions for new members
The club also discussed its part
in the coming spring judging
contests.
June Christy
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Tickets will also be on sale at 1
the door.
Nation's Top Vocalist
Miss Christy, rated the na
tion's top band vocalist for four j
years in a row, returns to the I
Kenton orchestra after a year's
work as a single. She will aain
embark on her own career fol- j
lowing Kenton's 1950 tour. !
Having originally joined the
KenUin band in early 1945, June
Christy rose, via a series of hit .
records, to the number one spot
her first year with the band, and
has since remained there. j
Her first recording, "Tain- '
pico," which she made after hav- ,
iii4 Ijeii with the band only a !
week, brought her into national I
prominence when it reached the
million mark in sales. Since then
she has her own separate con
tract with Capitol records and
has hrd several sides already
released.
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Neiv Mex MB's
Offer Sex Talks
A series of lectures on "Prepa
ration for Marriage," and "Mar
riage for Family Life" are being .
sponsored by the Mortar Board
on the University of New Mexico ,
campus.
Such courses have been con- j
ducted in the past and have
proved highly successful. The
course lasts eight wecKS.
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course lasts eight weeks.
Grades
Still Out
One thousand grades have not
been turned into the Registrar's
lolfice, it was reported Friday.
1 slowing up the IBM process of
rleasing grades.
I Although over two-thirds of
j the first semester's class reports
are now in the office, the out
standing reports have all but
halted further work by the com
puting department.
These late grades, both on Ag
and city campus, aie not from
large courses consisting of a
hundred or more students, but
from small and even one-student
classes, tne aepanment sam. ine
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grades from department tests,
have almost all been computed.
"We certainly appreciate the
herculean cflorts of some of the
faculty members, particularly
those who have large classes,"
the Register's office said. "Almost
all of these courses have been
very prompt with their grade re
ports. However, the 1,000 out
standing grades have slowed up
the whole process," the depart
ment said.
As the machines are set up.
l:ii'fTn r :iccnc nart n.i 1 irl i thn
all the grades for each course are
calculated separately. Then these
nro nnthnrpH tnontnpr nnHpr thn
name of the student and placed
i on the sheet sent to the student.
Unless all the grades are in for
each particular student, however,
final computation is impossible.
Approximately 80 cards a min-
ute can be- handled by the IBM women's single and the men's re
machines. If all the grades are lay.
in. it takes but five or six days j Course distances in each event
before the grades arc sent to the i alc: Men's singles. 400 yards:
students. I women's singles, 200 yards; and
A deadline of ten days after
the final examinations has been
set by the administration for
turning in the reports. This year
the deadline fell on Feb. 7. The
Registrar reported at that time
there were 1,500 grades out.
Since that date, the other 500
have come in to the office.
African Agriculture Topic
Of Lambert at Convocation
African agriculture and native
life were highlighted in the film
shown by Dean W. V. Lambert
at an all-Ag convocation Thurs
day evening.
Dean Lambert, who spent
three months in Africa last sum
mer through the Economic Co
operative Association, spoke to
over 300 students and faculty at
the convocation.
Of special side-light interest
were the Dean's films on African
wild life He caught close-ups on
zebras, giraffes, lions and othor
wild animals. In a plane trip
over Nigeria he filmed thousands
of these animals stampeding,
f iglitened by the roar of the
plane. The animals locate in the
river areas in herds during the
dry season on the highlands.
Primitive Farming
Illustrating the primitive agri
cultural methods used in much
Six Awards Open
To Architects
University architecture stu
dents can collect six awards
totaling $325 in a nationwide
contest sDonsored by the Beaux-
Arts Institute of Design in New !
York City and the Tile Council
of America. .
Theic will be two competition
groups. The first calls for a
sketch of a side wall for a flower
shop. The sketch must be com
pleted in nine consecutive hours
between the dates Feb. 13 to
April 17.
The second drawing will be a
design of a children's tuberculo
sis sanitarium, to be completed in
five consecutive weeks between
March 20 and May 29.
Special attention should be
given to clay tile in both con
tests. Further information on the
contest can be obtained from the
University department of archi
tecture. Research (iroup
To Meet At Ag
Chancellor R G. Gustavson
will address the annual confer
ence of research workers at out- i
state agricultural substations I
Wednesday. The opening session I
will be led by Dean W. V. Lam- !
bert. .
Substation personnel from
North Platte. Mitchell, Alliance I
and Valentine will be at Ag col- j
lee this week for the confer
ence. It opens with an informal I
dmier Tuesday evening at the '
Union and closes Thursday. i
A committee composed of Dr.
H. O. Wearner, Thomas Dowe,
John Lonnouist. H. W. Chapman I
and R. E. Ramig is in charge of . of the Norris Public Power dis
the conference program. ) trict, from Beatrice. He spoke
Jan Lindquist is in charge of on the opportunities for Ag en
costumes lor the Calendar Girls. I jjineers in rural electrification.
Two
Lose
AWS Opens
, t- i ry
'Board Filings
Plans for the Associated
Women students election have
have been announced by Presi -
dent Janet tyth.
tilings will be open till 5 p iiuubco wcie laiucu.
p. m.t Feb. 2 in Ellen Snutii ! A total of $190 was taken from the two houses, Kappa
nail. Filings are open to all i Sigma and Alpha Gamma Rho. The robberies were near
lrcsnman. sophomore and junior, replicas of thefts last year. On the morning of March 1,
women interested in the worn of, mo e , i- , , . . 0 '
the A.'S 1949, two fraternities were robbed of $225.
To be eligible for membership ' The thief or thieves entered the unlocked Kappa Sig
on the executive board, a eund-1 ma house between the hours of 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., accord
illat0 "1US mcct lhe (ollowin i ing to President Gene Berg, and made off with S65.
requ
1. Must be a bona fide member
of the class she is representing.
2. Each candidate shall have a
weighted scholastic average of at
least 5.7.
3. The candidate must have no
CL-holastic delinquencies at the
time of nomination.
The nomination committee will
hold inmai'Lial interviews for
j each girl filing. Final decision
will be based upon the leadership
qualities and knowledge of AWS
AWS is the organization gov
erning the activities of women
1 students
It sets up rules for
houses and dormatories and takes
action against offenders. AWS
also sponsors the annual Coed
Follies, female counterpart of the
Kosmet Klub shows, and pre-
sents n University girl with the
title, Typic-il Nebraska Coed.
'Fleas9 to Skate
If IS Ice Melts
"There'll be skating events for
the Winter Sports Carnival if we
have to teature trained fleas
skating on an ice cube," vowed
; the chairman of the skating
n....nt. ... Trt,..., Cl-,trt pno c
week as he sadly surveyed the
scene of frozen water reverting
I to its natural state.
( The
' Races
Winter Sports Skating
has slated three main
-the men's single, the
. events-
; men's relay, 800 yards.
Trophies were to be awarded
to the winner in each final event
with engraved medals going to
second and third-place contest
ants in the men's and women's
! singles, the relay winners and
- the chairman of the skating
j events trophies.
, of Africa, natives suffice as the
African threshing machine. Lined
up in a row, about 20 men beat
in rhythm with long sticks. Ni
geria is the only area Dean Lam
bert visited where plows are
used. They are drawn by oxen.
African natives live in rude
villages. Their houses are thatch
ed and poorly constructed. Many
of these natives have not been
out of the cannibal stage many
years, and in some areas tribes
are still feared. Burlap is com
monly used as clothing, and
many Nigerian tribes use only
leaves as clothing. Infant mor
tality is high and the average
span of life is short.
Cattle are one of the prime
sources of income in Alrica.
African natives vill not kill cat
tle since they are considered
as the dominant visible evidence
of wealth. The bulk of farm
land is worked by natives. Some
Europeans arc located in west
Alrica and Asiatics in east
Africa.
Little Cultivation
The soil is very red. Large
areas of the country are not un-
der cultivation due to the lack
of moisture, and an underlying
rock structure of granite. Ac-
cording to Dean Lambert, irriga
tion would be possible in limited
areas only. Self-sufficient, they
raise grain, peanuts, tea, some
li Jit and vegetables, corn and
cereal grains.
"The woman s position is not
a happy one," s; id Dean Lam
bert. "They do most of the work
I in addition to raising a family.
1 Women carry water in gourds
on their heads as far as five and
six miles for household uses,"
he continued.
1 In a short talk beforo show
ing the 'film, Dean Lambert
pointed out the general itinerary
I of the group on a large map of
Africa. During their stay in Eng
land and during much of their
travels in Africa, the troupe
found that social functions were
an absolute requisite.
An open discussion was held
following the movie.
ASAE Elects
1950 Officers
Officers of the American So
ciety of Agricultural Engineers
were elected last week. They
are:
Sluart Nelson, president; Bob
Curley, vice president: Darv
Cerny, secretary; and Kenneth
Sughioue, treasurer.
Nelson, a senior in A; engi
neering, is a member of Sigma
Tau. Sughioue is also affiliated
with Sigma Tau.
Guest speaker for the meeting
was M. L. Mumsaard, a member
Fraternity
Money to
lEarly Morning Raids Take
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g225 from KSiff, AGR
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The University campus suffered its second an
itv camnus
, big robberies of the semester
i t .
The cautious burglars pilfered
even unlocked rooms without
arousing "Duke" the Kappa Sig
great dane watchdog who was
sleeping on the same floor the
robberies occurred.
Twice Hit
This was the second robbery
in two years at the Kappa Sigma
house. Last year $90 was taken.
According to Bob Sim, vice
president of Alpha Gamma Rho.
the Ag campus fraternity was
broken into at approximately
3:30 a. m. Friday morning. The
thieves entered through a rear
window on the first floor and
took $125 from second floor
rooms.
In both cases the thieves took
, only bills stolen from billfolds
in the desk drawers. All silver
was disregarded with one ex
ception. Larry Nordin, Kappa
Sig, lost a 50 cent piece along
with bills of larger denomina
tions. Police Investigate
The Lincoln city police are
working on the case and have
discovered no lead to the burg-
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1 1 I1L -asc IS inucn ine Same HS
ars identity.
last year's robberies when the
Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Sigma
houses were robbed. One fact,
however, distinguishes the burg
laries from those last spring.
Both houses robbed Friday
morning were off -campus fra
ternities. The Kappa Sigma
house is at 1141 H st. and the
Alpha Gamma Rho house is at
3007 Holdrege.
Jackie Jensen
'MissAmikita'
Jackie Jensen, Ag college sen-
ior, reigned as Sweetheart of the
Amikitas Saturday night at their I
annual ball. She was attended by
Norma Long and Mona Beavers,
also Ag seniors. '
T.e Sweetheart and her at- ,
tendants were revealed during
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intermission by Elaine Lauer,
Amikita president. The dance
; following
the presentation was
j or Amikita members and their
: dates.
! Gay Fiestner and his orches
tra played for the ball which
was held in the Ag Union.
The Sweetheart was chosen bv
members of Amikita from six
finalists. Choice was based on
service to the organization and
active membership the previous
semester.
Amikita, Ag barb organization,
sponsors the ball annually.
Parking Fines
Pyramid at I-S
An Iowa State student has
been fined $55 for eight parking (
violations incurred on the college
ca-npus.
The large amount of the fine
was due to Iowa State's pyramid
ing costs system, with the fine
doubled aftor each offense up to
four. For instance, the first of
fender is fined one dollar, the
second two dollars and the third
offense costs four dollars.
The fourth offense and all
thereafter co.-'ts the student eight
dollars. The Traffic Appeals
Board of the college refused to
lighten the student's fine be
cause he pleaded lack of knowl-
td.v.e of the traffic regulations.
Alter ten parking offenses, a
student at Iowa Stale is expelled.
Nebraska students are lined
only after their fourth parking
violation. The first ticket given
is a warning. On the second the
matter is dicussed with the cam
pus police, and on the third with
Dean T. J. Thompson. On the
fourth offense students are to
court on a slate complaint. A few
students have been dismissed be
cause ol traffic violation.
Sunday, February 12, 1950
Houses
Burglars
suffered its second and third
early Friday morning when
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U.S-Russ
Relations
Discussed
Suggestions for easing the ten
sion between Russia and the
United States were offered by
two speakers at Love Memorial
library Friday night.
Chancellor R. G. Gustavsori
and Elmore Jackson, liaison rep
resentative for the Friends com
mittee at the United Nations,
gave reassurance to 2000 on
problems confronting the U. S.
and Russia today.
This was the first in a series
of sessions to he presented dur
ing the Lincoln Conference on
World Affairs. The sessions were
ro-sponsored by numerous in
dividuals and educational groups.
Jackson said that "moral and
! spiritu;ii fort.es are far more en.
ml
during than power. The prob
lem of both sides is to find means
to release these forces."
Remove Distruct
He suggested that the U. S.
should remove the distrust and
doubt that the Russians have
had since this country's atom
bomb monopoly.
He said that this country could
help save peace if "we would
be cautious in making proposals
definitely inimical to the Soviet
I interest." Jackson also suggested
third party settlement of Russo
U. S. disputes and personnel
changes when personality clashes
develoned.
Jackson believe that both sides
1 could move toward peace more
rapidly if they would eliminate
some of their own wishful think
ing. To the credit of America. Jack
son said, "We are betting that
in time, Russia leaders will see
that international collaboration
with us will be to its own best
interest."
Science and Humanity
Chancellor Gustavson said in
his discussion on whether science
could save humanity that the an
swer is in the drive behind
scientific investigation.
"If I were to put the simple
question, 'Can trutn save us?
' said Gustavson. "my answer
would be an unqualified 'Yes" "
He stated that during the 19th
century Germany began a huge
dye making industry. Studies in
organic chemistry of which car-
i bon was the main clement pro
duced this process.
I "However in the first world
I war, the same discoveries that
led to aniline dyes were used
in producing poisonous gases.
, And that was bad," he said.
"Thus science both destroys and
i saves."
"It was unfortunate that ve
. in the United States got the no-
tion that since we were the first
' to make an atomic bomb, wc
' were the only ones w ho could
make it," he said.
No .Monopoly on ll-Bomb
Even if we were the first to
develop the hydrogen bomb, no
thinking scientist will believe for
a moment that we have a mo
nopoly on it he said.
"We must develop a moral
boldness to work for peace," he
declared.
Gen. Carlos Romulos of the
Philippines has proposed that the
production of atomic weapons be
stopped temporarily while ave
nues of peace are sought.
"This is a positive approach
and the only approach," Gustav
son said.
Jackson was asked how the
United States and Russia could
ever come to terms since' their
ideas differed so. He stated that
1 while theories may differ, that
practices need not.
Rudders Choose
'Calendar Girls'
Calendar Girl candidates ap
peared before a faculty judging
committee Saturday, Feb. 11,
room 13, Union at 1 p.m.
Judging was made on the ba
sis of appearance and person
ality. Identity of the winners will
be revealed at a Builders re
view Saturday, Feb. 18. Each
winner will be presented in a
costume appropriate to the
month they will represent.
An audience vote at the revue
will determine the "Girl of the
Year" from the Calendar Girls.
In addition, she will receive a
lull-page spiti U in Coin Shucks,
campus magazine.
Emcecing the show will be
Bill Dugan, George Wilcox, and
Harris Carnaby. Music will be
provided by the Bob Russell
combo, which will also play for
a n after-t h e-baskethaH-game-riance,
held previous to the revue.
