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Vol. 50 No. 87
LINCOLN. 8, NEBRASKA
Friday, February 17, 1950
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College Debaters
To Meet at NU
Debaters from all over the
country will invade the Univer
sity campus next weekend.
The reason is the 10th annual
University of Nebraska intercol
legiate Debate and Discussion
conference, to be held Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25.
Included in the two day! con
ference will be three rounds of
discussion, five rounds of debate.
T Banquet
Hears Talk
By Governor
Politics Vital
Says Peterson
"The greatest men this coun
try ever produced were politici
ans. If you want to maintain
America, there is only one way
to do it and that is to take an
active interest in politics," stated
Gov. Val Peterson in an address
at the annual YW and YM ban
quet Wednesday night.
Peterson said that "people get
exactly in government what they
want. Government is the people's
responsibility. Anytime you re
fuse to vote or take part in your
government thtre are people who
will do it for you and they are
usually third rate."
Cites Pmdergast.
The governor stated as an ex
ample the Pcnderszast regime in
Kansas City. "Pendergast got
control of the city and ruled it
with an iron hand simply be
cause the people were too lazy
to take part in the government
of the city. These things can hap
pen again unless you who are in
college take an interest in poli
tics. If the word Christianity in
your organization means any
thing, you must realize that it is
something you must work at in
your everyday living," said the
governor.
The chief executive of the
state put the question to the
audience: "We proiess Christian
ity, but how many people apply
its principles in their everyday
living?"
Urging the audience, as
. members to think about the
many men who are locked be
hind bars, many because they
didn't have social and recrea
tional opportunities when they
were young, reierson sam, ou
ciety is largely responsible for
the penitentiaries. I am not naive
enough to say it can be elimin
ated, but if we don't channel the
activities of our youth we are
goi.. to have to lock up more
men" behind bars. The society
either eliminates the places
which breed crime or society
pays for it."
Happy Family Important.
Peterson stated that he felt,
"the greatest privilege a person
can have is to have a happy
family." He urged the audience
to consider marriage carefully
and regard it as a permanent in
stitution. Ted Sorensen acted as toast
master for the banquet. He in
troduced the past presidunts of
the Ag and city campus YW
and YM who in turn introduced
the new presidents. Sue Allen.
Dorothy Bowman, Virgil Ganzel
and Ralph Hanneman.
Entertainment was provided
by the Farm House quartet com
posed of Neal Baxter, Tom Lam
bert, Stan Lambert and Wayne
While. Patricia Larsen sang a
vocal solo.
To Hold Concert
Tuba quintet, clarinet, and
baritone solos will be featured at
the University ROTC symphonic
band comet-. Sunday, Feb. 26,
at 3 p.m. fie Coliseum.
Making w first appearance as a
solo group, tne tuba quintet will
play "Pomposa" by Haynes.
Members of the quintet are Al
Hin, Ben Henry, Melvin Mc
Kenney, Robert Chab and Paul
Moseman.
Elburn Cooper, clarinetist,
will play von Weber's "Concer
tino," and Robert Westfall, bari
tone horn, will play Bach's "Hun
garian Airs."
Newman Club
For Patron of
Members of the University
Newman club will participate in
memorial exercises on February
26 in honor of their patron, the
English prelate and scholar, John
Henry Cardinal Newman.
The Newman clubs are organ
izations for Catholic students at
secular colleges and universities,
and have adopted as their
patron, Cardinal Newman, an
English convert to Catholicism in
the lth century and a dis
inguished writer, scholar and
churchman of the period.
Students will attend Mass and
receive communion in their re
spective parishes and their pray
ers will be offered for Pope Pius
XII. Following the Mass the
communion breakfast will be
held in the Georgian room of the
Corihusker.
Guest Speaker
The Most Reverend Louis B.
Kurera, D.D., LLD, will be the
guest speaker for the occasion.
cxtemp speaking, original ora
tory and radio newscasting.
Eight University debate squad
teams will be entered in the com
petition. Forty-six colleges and univer
sities were represented at last
year's conference with about 200
students participating. Approxi
mately 13 states were repre
sented. The first day of the conference
will include registration from 8
to 9 a. m., followed by two
rounds of discussion. The final
discussion round will take place
early Friday afternoon.
Superior Raters
Individuals who have been
rated superior in discussion will
meet Friday evening to draw up
a resolution to be presented at a
parliamentary discussion of all
participants Saturday afternoon.
Last year's resolution was
adopted by the assembly and
copies were sent to all senators
and representatives of states
who had delegates at the confer
ence. This year's resolution will
be on "What should be the For
eign Policy of the United States
towards the countries of the
Orient?"
Also held Friday evening will
be the various individual events.
Two rounds of debate will be
held Friday afternoon, and the
remaining three will take place
Saturday morning.
A banquet of all participants
and their coaches will be held
Saturday at 12:15 p. m. in the
Union ballroom.
Announcement of awards and
distribution of certificates will
be made at a general assembly
at 5 p. m. Saturday in Love Me
morial Library auditorium.
15 Schools
Registration from 15 schools
has already been received. They
arc:
Western State College of Colo
rado, Gunnison, Colo.; Hastings
College, Hastings, Neb.: Iowa
Sttee College, Ames, la.; Univer
sity of Iowa, Iowa City, la.;
North Texas State College, Den
ton, Tex.; Colorado A and M,
Fort Collins, Colo.; Baker Uni
versity, Baldwin, Kas.; Morning
side College. Sioux City, la.; Wil
liam Jewel College, Liberty. Mo.;
Northern State Teachers College,
Aberdeen, S. D.; Kearney State
Teachers College, Kearney, Neb.;
Loretto Heights College, Loretto,
Colo.; Bethany College, Linds
borg, Kas.; Washburn University,
Topcka, Kas.; and South Dakota
University, Vermillion, S. D.
The conference is sponsored by
the University Department of
Speech. Donald Olson, director of
debate, and Donald Kline and
Bruce Kendall are in charge.
The national debate topic for
this year which will be used in
the conference is: Resolved: That
the United States should adopt a
system of nationalization in all
basic non-agriculture industries.
Buffaloes Vote
Fee Increase
For. Activities
Colorado University students
voted overwhelmingly last week
to increase registration fees and
use the money to support school
atletics, activities and publica
tions. A proposed increase of $6 a
year was approved 3108 to 864
with less than 50 percent of the
students voting. The Board of
Regents must okay the change
before it can go into effect.
The increased money will be
split three ways, if linally ap
proved by the Regents. The ath
letic department will receive 75
percent to support the intramural
program, intercollegiate athletics
in all sports and the university
marching bands.
Silver and Gold, the student
newspaper, will use 12 percent
of the extra money to meet in
creased publishing costs. The
Colorado U. paper is a 4-12 page
tabloid, printed four times a
week.
Remaining funds will be divi
ded among several student ac
tivities, including the debate
squad and all-school dances.
Other student publications will
also receive a share.
Plans Memorial
Catholic Group
In the afternoon, following a
short business meeting a social
hour will take place at 4:30 at
the Knights of Columbus hall,
1431 M Street. There will be a
special program followed by re
freshments. The days activies will come to
a close by the attendance of Len
ten devotions at St. Mary's
cathedral.
Officers
Officers of the club are, presi
dent, Neil Campbell; vice presi
dent, Gerard Pritchard: record
ing secretary, Pat Hanlon; cor
responding secretary, Eileen De
rieg; treasurer, Joseph Weiland;
social chairman, Dick Walsh;
publicity chairman, Betty Dee
Weaver, and radio publicity,
Richard Fiech.
Catholic chaplain on the cam
pus and chaplain of the club is
the Very Rev. Monsignor George
J. Schuster. Rev. Clement Green
it the associate chaplain.
Juniors to Back
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JUNIOR CLASS COUNCIL Pictured above is the executive council of the junior class named by
President Herb Reese. From left to right, standing, Bob Waters, Bill Dugan, Dick Kuska, Knox
Jones, Bob Russel and Ben Wall; seated, Betty Green, Reese, Shirley Allen and Sue Allen. Not
pictured are Jan Lindquist and Gene Berg.
Yearbook Pariiai
Payments line
ayments
Today is the last day that final
Cornhusker payments will be
$2.50. The final payment date
was extended to Feb. 17 because
of vacations.
After today final payments will
be $3, according to Bud Gerhart,
business manager of the Corn
husker. PIiilhTAipha
Will Publish
NU Song Book
There won't be any excuse
next fall for students failing to
know University songs and yells.
Plans for "Nebraska University
Song Book" are being made.
Compiled and edited by Phi
Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the song
book will include various songs,
yells and traditions used on the
campus.
According to Aaron Schmidt,
president of Sinfonia, members
of the organization feel that the
students are not familiar with
songs and yells of the University
and "in order to facilitate the
maucr, Sinfonia has decided to
publish a song book."
The 9 by 6 inch publication
will have songs rearranged .v
the group, ana up-10-ciaie music. Selfish Narrator
Songs will be written into parts feel"sn r
in order that organized houses! Moore Portrays Torn, the nar
can sing them, according to I r;nr who by nature is rather
Schmidt
The book
which will sell for 1 '
f."15,.; '',ie "fni
fall. This will enable incoming
students to become familiar with
them, stated Schmidt.
Approximately 9 songs, 8 yells
and an explanation of campus
traditions will be found in th
book.
Included will be such songs as
"No Place Like Nebraska," "The
Cornhuskers," "Nebraska Chant,"
"March of the Cornhuskers,"
"Hail Varsity," and others.
Sellin; the books at this price,
claims the president, will enable
all students to be sing the songs
when played by the band.
35 Coeds Join
Music Groups
Thirty five School of Music
coeds have been newly pledged
into the three honorary music
sororities.
Delta Omicron has 11 new
pledges, and Mu Phi Epsilon and
Sigma Alpha Iota each pledged
12 new members.
The new Delta Omicron
pledges: Janice Abbuhl, Norma
Barger, Jean Bauer, Marjone
: Danlv. Barbara Gilmore, Mar-
i gare; Kroese, Roberta Lewis. Ja-
nclle Mohr, Marian roraui, iui
aine Sass, and Sally Schei.
Mu Phi Epsilon pledged Elea
nor Flanigan, Janet Glock, Donna
Krottcr, Nancy Leibcr, Marlene
Meyer, Lila Newbill, Mary Phil
lip, Marcelle Schacht, Jan
Srhweser, Beverly Shumann, Jo
Anne Sorensen, and Anita Sprad
ley. Sigma Alpha lota pledged:
Kathrvn Baker, Janice Fuller
ton, Ann Jane Hall, Elaine Hopp,
Ruthanne Lavine, Nancy Nor
man, Gladys Novotny, Irene Rob
ert, Judy Sehnert, Harriet
Swar.son, Sharon Voorhees, and
Bonnie Weddei.
According to Jeanne Wood,
piesident of the intersorority
council, the new pledges will be
initiated sometime this spring.
The three sororities combine
efforts and talent every spring
and 1 all to present joint concerts.
Elinor Hanson is president of
Mu Phi Epsilon, Jean Leisy is
head of Sigma Alpha lota, and
Jeanne Wood presides over Delta
Omicron.
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Qny Four piayers in Cast
Of Cominir Theatre Drama
When the University Theatre
presents the tragic drama, "Glass
Menagerie," beginning next
Monday evening, Feb. 20, stu
dents will see one of Broadway's
most famous productions.
Intense characterization cou
pled with a poetic quality will be
the outstanding highlights of the
Theatre's third play of the cur
rent season.
acneouien 10 run mice iuu-
secutive nights the play by Ten-!
nessce Williams, winner of the
Drama Clitics award for 1915.
features only four cast members,
who will shoulder the difficult
task of producing a memory
play.
Parallel Description
Cast members include students
who, strangely enough, may be
described in parallel. - -
Joe Moore and Ced Hartman
are both from Omaha and are
also veterans of previous Uni
versity Theatre productions.
Marty Miller and Christine Phil
lips are both of Lincoln and are
newcomers to the Theatre stage.
Moore is a law college senior
whe the other three are speech
majors.
Author Williams, who is also
known for his poetry, has striven
to include in the script of his
finest dramatic production a
touch of the poetic. The plot
rests equally with all four mem-
, btrs of the'east
contrail with the moods of the
. u- l,....,.1cre Amnnd.l. his
I mother, is played by Miss Miller
She takes the part 01 a loving
mother who. in her attempt to
forget the unpleasant past, cre
ates an atmosphere of tragedy.
Amanda seems to have an en
during hc-roism and also loonsn
notions that make her unwit -
tingly cruel at times. Nevertne-
less, there is a tenderness in her
Miss Phillips paints a picture
of shyness that has completely
enveloped Laura, the daughter,
and is seen as an completely in
troverted young woman.
Hartman Caller
Her spell isn't broken until the
j arrival of Jim, tne gentleman
(caller, who is played by Hart
iman. A young acquaintance of
Tom, the visitor adds a sparkle
to the entire mood.
The theme is centralized about
i Laura's uneasiness and shyness
RCU Names Meiv Board
Red Cross board appointments
for the coming year were an
nounced today by the newly
elected college unit president
Bob Mosher.
Appointed to the board by the
executive committee of Red
Cross on recommendations made
by retiring board members are:
Jean Bay, chairman, and Joan
Hanson, vice chairman, Veterans
Hospital proiects: Miriam Willey
and Sharon Fritzler, Mental Hos
pital chairmen; Sally Krause and
Kathy Swingle, other institutions
projects; George Wilcox, enter
tainment chairman; Betty Dee
Weaver, publicity: Pat Nolan,
motor corps: Pat Weidman,
swimming; Chuck Widmaier,
chairman, and Ken Henkens,
vice chairman. Junior Red Cross
projects; and Bill Dugan, spe
cial projects.
The executive committee in
cludes, besides Mosher, Jan
Lindquist, vice piesident; Doro
thy Nordgren, secretary-treasurer;
and Audrey Rosenbaum,
student adviser.
Head Project!
' The new board members will
supervise Red Cross work on the
campus and in the community.
The Veterans Hospital chairmen
will plan and direct weekly ward
parties and monthly auditorium
shows at the institution.
The co-chairmen of the Mental
when she meets Jim. Her full
personality is revealed by her
affinity for her huge collection
of glass figurines, similar to a
glass menagerie.
Noted by Director Dallas Wil
liams as one of the Theatre's
most difficult plays this season,
the initial performance Monday
night will mark the climax to
ten weeks of rehearsals.
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Drive Feb. 20, 21
Monday and Tuesday of next
week are days for all Ag Col
lege women who are not Home
Ec club members to notice.
Between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m. on Feb. 20 and 21
the club's second semester mem
bership drive will go on. Inter
ested women ag students may
join the organization at that
time. Booths will be set up in the
Home Ec building and the Ag
Union.
Projects being planned now in
clude the annual style show,
which will be presented Feb. 23
Latei in the spring the Foreign
Fellowship tea will be given. The
proceeds of this event are used
to give foreign students a chance
to study in this country.
Also included in the coming
events in the tea. at which sen
iors become members of the
American Home Economics as
sociation. There is a possibility
too, that the club may make bus
trips to Iowa State and Kan
sas state to visit the home eco
nomics departments.
Annette Stoppkotte is the
president of Home Economists
and Evelyn Youn and Jan Ross
are co-membership chairmen.
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The regular monthly meeting
of Sigma Xi, national research
society, will be held Feb. 21, in
Morrill Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Eugene Reed, associate chief of
the Conservation and Research
division, will be the main speaker
for the evening.
"Underground and Surface
Water" will be the main topic of
his speech since the society has
been conducting an extensive
survey on well drilling. Slides
will be shown for illustration,
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Hospital . projects will set up a
Red Cross program of entertain
ment and service at the local
hospital for the mentally ill.
Parties at other institutions
throughout the city, including
orphanages, penal institutions,
hospitals and old peoples' homes,
will be given under the super
vision of the other institutions
chairmen.
Wilcox will organize enter
Jr. - Sr.
Dance to Present
Beauty Queens
The Junior Class council last night received the "go
ahead" signal from the Innocents society to take over
the sponsorship of the Junior-Senior prom.
The representatives of the junior class also got th
nod from the Cornhusker to top off the prom with the
presentation of the six 1950 Beauty Queens.
Voting unanimously to sponsor the major campus
spring dance, the juniors went right to work at their
Library Gets
Data on Ann
Of Brittany
Dr. Winnett H. Orr, prominent
Lincoln orthopedist, has donated
to the University material on
Ann of Brittany which repre
sents more than 30 years of
searching through shops and
book catalogues of dealers here
and abroad.
Dr. Orr first became inter-,
ested in collecting the material,
which is housed in the browsing
room of Love Memorial library,
when he was serving in the
Medical Corps of the U. S. Army
during World War I.
He saw a statue of Ann in
Nantes. France, and noticed that
it depicted a certain bone de
formity. His professional curios
ity led him to try to find infor
mation about the famous woman
and he became more and more
interested in her.
Ann was a wealthy heiress in
the duchy of Brittany during the
16th century. It was through her
marriage to King Charles VIII
that Brittany became a part of
France. She was a well educated
woman and brought to court
many artists, poets, and other
famous men of the time. The
court was a great intellectual
center during her reign.
She later married King Louie
XII. One of her daughters be
came the wife of King Francis I.
It is because of this marriage
that Dr. Orr likes to call Ann
the "mother-in-law of the
French Renaissance." She wanted
to be remembered as a woman
of the people. The statue in
Nantes is in a group of four.
Ann's is called "justice."
Dr. Orr conducted a part of
his search during two years he
spent in Great Britain and
France. He has twice revisited
Brittany,
He sDoke Wednesdiv to the
rie spoKe ntrum.
Alliance Francaise of Lincoln on
the background of the country
and showed slides. He a iso in
scribed some of the material in
the collection, which has attract
ed wide attention.
The material is now available
only on permission, but the room
will be open to the public later.
Allen to Speak
At Med College
Dr. Edgar Van Nuys Allen of
the Mavo clinic will be the
speaker 'for the Medical College
Alumni Dav program. March 29,
at the College of Medicine in
Omaha. "The Pure Delight' is
the title of his lecture.
Dr Allen was born in Cozad,
Nebraska and is a graduate of
the University. He became as
sociated with the Mayo founda
tion in 1931 and was made Pro
fessor of Medicine in 1947.
He served as a Colonel in the
Medical Corps in the Army
during World war IL and has
been medical consultant of the
Seventh Service command since
1942.
An invitation to attend is ex
tended to anyone who is inter-
j ested.
tainers for all Red Cross shows
in cooperation with the other
board members. He will direct
subscription and assignment of
all types of talent on the cam
pus interested in taking part in
the Red Cross program.
Publicity
Publicity on campus, in the
community and on a national
scale will be directed by the
publicity chairman. Transporta
tion of Red Cross workers to
the various institutions, to swim
ming classes and other projects is
supervised by the motor corps
chairman. She also directs the
driving of crippled children to a
specialized school, in addition to
assisting Lancaster County Red
Cross drivers.
The swimming chairman heads
a Red Cross-sponsored swim
ming course for high school pu
pils, an instructor's course. and
a water safety and life-saving
program. The Junior Red Cross
portion of the college unit's pro
gram includes assistance to
prep students in Lincoln in set
ting up a Junior Red Cross
program in local junior and sen
ior1 high schools.
Special projects chairman Bill
Dugan will head or investigate
all other possibilities of Red
Cross work by college students.
He will direct a tour of Lincoln
industry for foreign students,
scheduled in the near future.
Prom
second meeting since their ap
pointment by Junior Class Presi
dent Herb Reese on plans iot
the Prom.
Representatives of the 12-per-son
council had previously met
with members of the InnocentJ
society Thursday noon to discuss
the change-over of the Prom
sponsorship. The society suggest
ed the action as more appropri
ate to the council's purposes.
No Date Set
Although no date or ticket
price for the Prom was set,
Reese named council member
to head committees for the dance.
They are: band and house ar
rangements. Bob Russell; tickets,
Knox Jones and Ben Wall; pub
licity, Gene Berg and Shirley
Allen; decorations, Jan Lindquist
and Bob Waters; underwriting,
Bill Dugan; date and presenta
tion of the Beauty Queens, Betty
Green and Dick Kuska; chaper
ones, invitations and hostesses.
Sue Allen.
A major hurdle for the coun
cil in presenting the Prom will
be financial difficulties. The class
has no treasury. Members of th
council will attempt to subscript
promises from all campus or
ganizations to underwrite the
budget of the Prom.
Tentative Flans
Tentative plans call for pres
entation of the Prom at the
Union ballroom sometime in late
March. A conflict of dates on the
social calendar withheld confir
mation of a date by the council
at its meeting last night.
The council was appointed by
class president Reese little more
than a week ago. Purpose of the
formation of the group was to
organize the junior class through,
the sponsorship of all-class func
tions. At its first meeting, the coun
cil tentatively suggested partici
pation in the Prom, in addition
to planning a class barbecue or
picnic, class meetings, a junior
class day and possibly a gift to
the University from the juniors.
In announcing the decision of
the council to take over the
Prom, Reese said. "We hope the
Junior-Senior Prom will be the
council's first step m organiz-
, ing real spirit in our ciass.
-Mitinn in nnr other Dlans. it
should prove to promote real
unity and enthusiasm for (all
members of the class of 1951."
Slosh Causes
Navigation'
Problems
The slosh and ice season is
here. Thursday's thaw has
changed a few of the traffic and
road conditions on and near the
University campus.
Following are the latest re
ports on conditions on the city
campus. Ag College has not as
yet been heard from.
The shortcut to Burnett from
13th and U has been reported
impassable by sidewalk engin
eers. Attention coeds: if you are
planning to walk down R Street,
remember, fraternity boys like
to throw snowballs.
Advice to students planning to
cross 14th and S: wear stilts. To
those wishing to get to Sosh.
from any direction except south:
wear a bathing suit.
The top step of every flight
of steps must be taken slowly.
The top one is usually not ce
ment, but ice.
Walk on the west side of the
sidewalk between Teachers Col
lege and Andrews. One half of
the cleared space is sidewalk,
but the other half is mud.
Commenting on this mistake in
navigation by the snowplows.
Chief sidewalk engineer Saclc
Sadman says "Most unfortunate
situation. We need radar before
the next snow."
At latest information, the fol
lowing roads are impassable to
pedestrians: 12th and S, 12th and
R, and 14th and Vine. The lake
at 13th and R should also be
bypassed.
Warning to students who hab
itually cut the corner on the way
to Burnett: Watch your step; four
students have already been lost
in the mud.
People wishing to park their
cars in front of the School of
Music should remember that five
cars have been stuck there in the
past three days.
Pallatlians to Hear
ISA President
Don Flesher, president of the
Independent Students Associ
tion, will be the featured speaker
at the Palladian program Friday
night.
Skit' nd musical numbers will
be presented at a 8:30 p.m. meet
ing in 301 Temple Building. Visi
tors are invited to come to the
meeting.