The Wcalhcr
Fair and warmer Sunday.
Tartly cloudy Sunday and
Monday, brrnmlnc colder
northwest half of state Sun
day night and thruout the
state Monday. High tempera
tures: 30, northeast; SO, south
west. Low tomorrow: 25.
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VlRST rLACE...in the 17th annual Penny Carnival went to the
Aipna i-ni, "look cnum, Phi gum," booth. That's Marilyn Odgcn
coming down the slide to present gum to the spectators. Mary Lou
Keating is wailing her turn for the slide.
6Phi Gum9 Booth
Wins At
Amid chaos, confusion and
clamor Alpha Phi's Phi gii
booth received first place at the
17th annual Penny Carnival,
held Saturday afternoon in the
Union ballroom, sponsored by
the Coed Counselors.
Second place went to Chi
Omega for their dragon booth
and Alpha Xi Delta and Gamma
Phi Beta tied for third place
with Alpha Xi ranch and the
Gamma Phi clamp machine.
Visitors at the Alpha Phi booth
vei rewarded with gum, de
livered by pastel costumed girls
who) came down a slide when
cartttboard pennies were put in
the "slot.
I fid in the Union ballroom for
the, first time, the event was an
ovc , -whelming success. People of
jnery age thronged into the all
jrready packed ballroom.
. ' i, . i . i
ine memes mis year were un
voted strictly to those similar
to a. regular carnival, in con
trast to the ".show atmosphere"
that has dominated in past
years.
Judges for the carnival were
Mrs. Elizabeth Quinton, instruc
tor of art, Mr. Summer House,
instructor of political science,
and Mr. Lester Eidemiller, In
structor Of philosophy. In addi-
MB Alumnae
Attend Annual
Founders Fete
The annual Mortar Board
Founders Day luncheon was held
last Saturday at the Union with
S5 Mortar Board alumnae at
tending. Members of the 1910, '20, '.10
and '40 chapters were honored,
however members from every
class were invited. Both honor
ary and actual members were
present.
Speakers representing the four
honored years were Mrs. Frank
Sherman, 1910; Mrs. Larry
Booker, 1920; Mary F.llrn Srhro
eder, 1930; Mrs. Robert Cohen,
1940; and Mareia Kushner, presi
dent of the active chapter, 1950.
A short introduction of the
years represented was given by
Elsie Ford Piper.
Comparisons of the year's ac
tivities and the problems each
active chapter met were included
In the speeches.
Other guests were Miss Ixuise
round, and Mrs. K. G. Gustav
aon, wife of the chancellor. Both
were former Mortar Bonrd spon
sors. Miss Pound is well-known
to University alums through her
instructional work in English.
She is the co-editor of an Eng
lish text now in use and the
sister of Rosroc Pound former
deal of the Law college.
Mary Ellen Schroedcr was the
general chairman in charge of
rne event. Other commitce heads
were: Janice Cochran, invita
tions; Katie Clem, decorations;
Mary Helen Mallor'y, publicity;
and Janet Fairchild. scrnpbook.
Vespers Back
During Lenten
Vesper servie'es will return to
the campus under the sponsor
ship of the Religious Welfare
council. The committee is headed
by Joan Firkling, and includes
Jack Lopke, Sharon Fritzler, and
Dave Keene.
Vespers will be hold on Tues
days at 5 p. m. in Iive library
auditorium between the dates of
Feb. 21 to March 28.
The order of service is prelude,
call to worship, invocation, hymn,
exipture reading, anthem, spe
cial speaker, hymn, benediction,
and postlude.
The- topic under discussion
for th respective meetings with
the special speakers and student
leaders are as follows: "Why
Lent?," Frank E. Court. Dave
Keene; "What is Religion?", Dr.
J. Jorgenson, Roz Howard; "Why
Be Religious?", Curtis Elliot, Sue
Allen; "Need We Sacrifice to be
Religious?," Rev. Barnes, Keith
Stevenson; "How Do You Ral
ance?". Rex Knowles, Jean Ma
lone; "And What's Your Direc
tion?", Charles H. Patterson,
Vladimir Lavko.
The Carillon tower will be
used as a call to vesper and
music during the services will be
provided by the music sororities.
Carnival
tion to faculty judging, votes
were cast by ticket. Three Coed
Counselor board members
counted ballots continuously
throughout the afternoon and
the final placing was based on
both of these decisions.
Advertising was furnished by
sandwich boards which were
paraded through the ball room
during the carnival. Signs were
placed in the crib before the
event began.
The Penny Carnival became
an institution on the campus in
1933 when it was inaugurated as
an annual event to raise funds
for the work of the "big sister"
organization.
.Last year's trophy went to Al
pha Chi Omega, which has had
possession of the award for eight
out of the last 10 carnivals. Two
years ago the winning booth was
sponsored by Alpha Omicron Pi
. Houses taking part in the car
nival and their booth managers
were Alpha Chi Omega, Jean
Meven; Alpha Omicron Pi, Marv
Lou Williams; Aipna Phii Joan
Hinds; Alpha Xi Delta, Marilvn
Reckeway; Chi Omega. Cioilia
Pinkerton; Delta Delta Delta,
Beth Randall; Delta Gamma, De
mans Riddcll, Gamma Phi Beta
Barbara Young. '
Kappa Alpha Theta, Mary Jean
Neeley; Kappa Delta, Mary Tay-
, rwtppa ivappa uamma, Ma--ilyn
Peterson: Phi Beta Phi, Ann
Jane Hall; Sigma Delta Tau
Gloria Ginsberg; Sigma Kappa!
.'i.aDein rcoger; Adclphi, Rotty
Carroll: Towne Club, Edith Holtz
and Wilson Hall, Alice Harms
Co-chairmen for the event
were Tish Swanson and Marilyn
Campfield. Penny Carnival is
one of the event sponsored an
nually by the Coed Counselor
group. Other activities sponsored
by Coed Counselors include the
friendship dinner and stvle
show. Charm School and Bonk
Reviews, Christmas Trees, and
Freshmen parties.
Faculty Hears
TC Specialist
Teachers College faculty mem
bers met at a luncheon Friday
noon with Dr. W. Earl Arm
strong, visiting education special
ist from the United States Office
of Education in Washington.
Dr. W. H. Morton, principal
of Teachers college high school,
served as chairman at the dis
cussion which followed.
"At present, America's school's
are educating about four times
as many secondary teachers as
are needed, but only one fifth as
many elementary teachers as
are needed are being prepared,"
commented Dr. Armstrong.
The group agreed that teacher
education institutions should ap
ply more valid methods of select
ing those who would enroll in
the courses and that more rigid
requirements for admission to
these colleges should be applied.
Discussion of the tests used at
the University of Minnesota fol
lowed. The Minnesota tests are
teacher aptitude tests given to
the prospective teachers College
student.
Dr. Armstrong is in Lincoln as
consultant for the Curriculum
Hnd Instruction conference. The
luncheon was held in Union par
lor X
Bulb-Sna tclier
Aids Romance
A romantic mood settled over
a recreational lounge at the Uni
versity of New Mexico as a bulb
snatrher lifted 32 very illuminat
ing 'light bulbs. The culprit has
not yet been found.
The police came to the rescue
(?) with new light bulbs.
Olncy, Law Senior, Receives
District Court Appointment
Ward D. Olney of Omaha, Uni
versity Law college senior, has
been appointed law clerk for
U. S. District Judge John W.
Dclehant at Lincoln. Olncy is
the first law clerk ever ap
pointed by Judge Delchant.
At the top of his law class,
Olney will be graduated in June
and start his new position July 1.
He will do leqal research on
rases coming before Judge Dcle
hant. Dean Edmund O. Bclsheim
Petitions
Demand
Housing
Students AskCily
To Reverse Move
The controversy over the issue
of public housing in Lincoln has
resulted in a number of Univer
sity students coming out strongly
in favor of the proposition.
Various students have been
circulating petitions on the cam
pus in an effort to make the
Lincoln city council reverse its
decision to consider the public
housing project.
Ruth Sorensen, who is a mem
ber of the newly organized
Americans lor Democratic or
ganization in Lincoln, and who
has been circulating petitions,
has expressed her eagerness to
see such a project passed.
"Unanimous Vote"
"If the city council could live
for one night in some of the
places 2 to 3 families are living
in now," says Sorensen, "I feel
certain that the vote w6uld be
unanimous in approval of the
proiect."
"The city council has never
tried to make itself aware of the
problems," continues the pro
ponent, "as evidenced by the fact
that they would give no reasons
for their decisions."
She maintained that the coun
cil has done nothing to meet the
problem, but "wave the flag and
cry 'free enterprise'."
Allen Comments
Sue Allen, who has also been
active in support of public hous
ing, states. "It seems obvious
that private enterprise cannot
meet the need for housing for
minority groups and those per
sons with low incomes."
She continues by explaining
that the small cost to local tax
payers will be more than com
pensated by the reduction in
cost of crime, juvenile delin
quency, disease and fire losses.
"Federal funds are being pro
vided," she points ut, "and re
gardless of whether Lincoln
citizens take advantage of the
grant, they are still paying for
them through federal taxes."
Allen concluded by stating
that business in Lincoln sutlers
a setback when di.sporportionate
amounts of their income must go
into rent.
800 Unit Offered
George Wilcox, signer of one
of the petitions says, "Regard-
f iKa rMr,irol invnlvpd
Lincoln needs pu''lic housing.
ine ieaerai government nas ui
feved to build 800 vitally needed
housing units, and the city coun
cil has turned them down."
"The city council would prove
to many citizens of Lincoln that
they are fully cognizant of the
needs of Lincoln if they would
revise htemselves and accept the
federal government's olfer of the
800 building units," concluded
Wilcox.
Wilcox's comments supporting
public housing were printed in
News and Views," The Daily
Nebraskan, Feb. 12.
Meat Packaging
Research Begins
Research is underway at the
university to find out the effec
tiveness of new packaging mate
rials for frozen meat. Informa
tion is being sought on the ef
fectiveness of the materials in
regard to exclusion of air, re
tarding of shrinkage, the ease of
handling and sealing, and the
diflicultics in labeling.
Specific amounts of pork chops,
sausages and ground beef Ere
to be packaged in several types
of materials at three month in
tervals. The meats will be fro
zen in a university' laboratory.
The packages will be weighed
periodically during the year. At
the end of the year, the packages
will be weighed, inspected and
tested for appearance, flavor and
aroma.
It will probably take two years
to get data to justify definite
conclusions of the project.
The project, under the direc
tion of Agricultural Engineer
F D. Yung and Animal Husban
riiynian C. H. Adams, was re
quested by the Nebraska Frozen
Food Locker association.
Prep Art Students
May Win Awards
Four high school students who
show especial talent at the uni
versity's annual fine arts festival
will receive scholarships from
the Nebraska Art association.
Perry W. Branch, director
secretary of the University foun
dation, said the association has
donated $200 for four scholar
ships for the second successive
year. The festival will be held
on April 21 and 22.
praised the appointment as "a
wonderful opportunity for a
graduate of the College of Law."
Olney received his A.B. degree
in June, 1947, and his B.S. in law
degree in June, 1948. During
the summers while he had been
in law school he worked for an
Omaha law firm. He is a mem
ber of Delta Theta Phi, legal
professional fraternity, and
served on the board of editors of
the Nehrak Law Review.
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
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GLASS MENAGERIE" SCENE
rehearsal for the third University
members, Ced Hartman, as the
Phillips, as the shy young lady,
play will run three days. Monday,
Nebraska
StOckSllOtVmen
Filings Open
For Jr. Ah
Prospective showmen for the
1950 Jr. Ak-Sar-Ben may now
sign the lists on the bulletin
board in Animal Husbandry hall
to indicate whether th" wish to
show beef cattle, sheep or hogs.
A similar list will be available
In Dairy Industry for those who
wish to show a dairy animal.
Due to a misunderstanding of
dates, the horses have already
been signed for.
As an added attraction this
year, there is to be a Co-ed
Western Stock Saddle riding
contest for all girls who are in
terested. Those who wish to enter
this portion of the show must
sign the list in AHH, Room 207
anytime between Feb. 20 and 25.
They must also state if they will
need a horse furnished.
The deadline for signing up is
Saturday noon, Feb. 25. so any
one who is interested in partic
ipating is urged to sign early.
Any student enrolled in the
University is qualified to take
part In the show. The only dis
qualification is that after a per
son has won the championship in
any one division of livestock he
is ineligible to show that same
kind of stork again.
All who have signed for the
rattle, sheep or hog showing will
draw for the animal they will
show so as to give everyone a
fair chance.
Professor Prohes
lUiCJclJOr Lite
An assist int professor at Santa
Rarbrra college in California is
looking into Hitler's private lile
to discover vhat forces domi
nated him in his rise to power.
The research is being done by
Douwe Stuurman, who first be
came interested in the Nazi
leader when his wartime intelli
gence unit found many Nazi rec
ords buried in an Austrian salt
mine.
He will work with the manu
scripts of the Bavarian poet Die
trick Eckart, who he believes,
everted great Influence in the
shaping of Hitler's nMnd.
Enrollment High
In Night Classes
University evening clashes are
more popular this semester than
thev have been for ten years.
The 51 evening classes have an
enrollment of 551 por;-ons, A
year ago only 37 courses were
ottered and the enrollment was
512.
A physiology course has the
largest enrollment. Other class
preferences based on enrollment
are pictorial journalism, sociol
ogy, psychology, interior deco
rating, political science, sales
manship, and industrial management.
Columbia Dean. Praises
U. S. Education Advance
"Since 1820 we have done a
tremendous pioneering job in
education."
That was the statement of L. H.
Caswell, dean of Columbia Uni
versity teachers college and a
NU graduate, to about 400 teach
ers of this area at Everett junior
high auditorium Thursday.
Our progress in education Cas
well said, is perhaps the greatest
achievement that America has to
its credit. Formerly we were un
der the old European system
which 1 had a chance to study
while in Baravia last year," he
ssid.
"The developing of a curricu
lum is the biggest break we have
made with Europe," Caswell be
lieves, "as far as a basis for
training our teachers and pupils.
Prepared Children.
"We have set up a program,"
he said "that through a minimum
number of years our children are
readily adapted for adult life."
Dean Caswell gave four points
thrt he lelt it was important to
settle.
1. The improve the status of
American youth.
2. To extend the combination
of work and civic activities along
with the studies and other things
that are concerned with going to
school.
S. Providing for gifted pupils.
4. Interpreting into our teach
ing practices, developments from
our modern psychology.
At a student seminar given in
Caught by the camera at a dress
Theatre play of the season, cast
gentleman caller and Christine
engage in a gay conversation. The
Tuesday, and Wednesday at the
Theatre.
Spanish Films
Shown at Burnett
Students who understand
Spanish don't have to go to Spain
to see a Spanish movie. The mod
ern languages department is
showing them.
According to Charles W. Col
man, associate professor of Ro
mance languages, the Spanish
movie, "La Ardilla Gris" will be
shown three days next week in
Room 320, Burnett.
The 20 minute film will be
shown at 3 p. m. Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday. Wednes
day's extra showing will be run
at 4 and 5 p. m.
Bizad Group
Plans District
Conference
The University's chapter of
Alpha Kappa Psi, professional
and business fraternity, will be
host at a district conference in
Lincoln on Feb. 24 and 25.
The conference will be at
tended by Grand President Rich
ard A. Hills of Decatur, Georgia,
and District Councilor A. W.
Foscue Jr. of Dallas, Texas.
Delegates will come from the
Universities of Arkansas, Kan
ris, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Texas and from Kansas State
college, Louisiana State, Okla
homa A. & M., Southern Metho
dist and Washington university.
In addition, delegate from
alumni chapters at Dallas, Kan
sas City and Lincoln are ex
pected to attend.
Subjects of interst and impor
tance to all chapters will be dis
cussed in several forums and dis
cussion periods. A banouet is
scheduled fo Friday evening at
the Cornhusker hotel for all
delegates, members at Nebraska
and guests. Principal speaker for
the evening will be Governor
Val Peterson whose speech is
entitled "Fumbling Our World
Away."
The conference will be ended
with a dance at Cotncr Terrace
on Saturday night.
Gambling Gels OKl11- nlhe. edw?
of the Corn Shucks. V inning en
At Ww TXIr'vir 1 T; tnen will appear on coming issues
11 lUtt UltARU of the magazineJ
Fraternal organizations in New j J
Mexico university, by an order
of the district attorney, are
allowed gambling privileges al
though it is outlawed by a state
statute.
The purpose of the move is to
allow these organizations to col
lect funds for charity or other
worthwhile projects.
The recently-resigned Attor
ney General James Anderson of
Nebraska has attempted to drive
all gambling out of the state. Ne
braska has a state law forbidding
gambling. State - wide interest
was centered on the "clean-up"
campaign when bingo conces
sions were forced to close last
year.
Love library auditorium, mem
bers of the Teachers college
council presented Dean Caswell
with problems they feel they will
encounter when they begin
teaching.
Questions and Answers
The council asked five ques
tions which were answered by
the Dean:
Q. What is the core curricu
lum? A. The core idea has developed
in order to change certain aspects
existing in high school curricu
lums, Caswell said.
As a result of atomic energy,
new ideas in conservation, chang
ing problems in family life, and
an ever changing governmet,
there is no assurance that stu
dents are developing a general
knowledge under the present
curriculum.
The core program is designed
to get these common learnings,"
Caswell stated.
Good education requires close
relationship between teachers and
students, the NU grad said. The
core idea allows one teacher to
spend a longer period of time
with a group of youngsters.
Under this system students ran
go on excursions through the
community and experiment with
every day problems.
The dean stated that the basis
of grading should be on how well
a student is doing, depending on
bit capacities and potentialities.
Theatre Opens
'Menagerie' Run
Four Students Cast in Prize
Play by Tennessee Williams
One of Broadway's top plays in recent years will be
produced in Lincoln Monday evening.
Curtain time is 8 p. m. for the University Theatre's
presentation of Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie."
The play, winner of the Drama Critics award in 1945, will
run three straight evenings, Feb. 20, 21 and 22, at the Ne
braska theater.
Both stage effects and charac
terization will' be similar to the
original, said Dallas Williams,
director.
Only four cast members will
take part in the production.
They are Joe Moore (Tom, the
narrator), Ced Hartman (Jim
the gentleman caller), Marty
Miller (Amanda, the mother),
and Christine Phillips (Laura,
the daughter).
"Will Be Different"
One of the most difffcult plays
in regard to both characterization
and staging, "Glass Menagerie"
will tell the story of a family,
during the depression years,
finds itself suffering from a fear
of not only the present, but the
past.
Stage sets have been designed
to give the audience the feeling
that it is seeing through walls.
This novel effect is provided by
a "scrim," a transparent ma
terial, that will serve as the par
tition dividing two rooms and
consequently two scenes.
Technical Crew
Working on the technical side
of the show are the following
students in charge of the six
committees:
Ced Hartman, makeup; Sam
Warren, sound; Janet Kepner,
sound; Ruth Ann Richmond,
light; Harry Decker, stage; and
Barbara Lamm, costume. Wil
liam Ellis is the technical direc
tor. Shucks Contest
DeadlineToday
Today's the last day students
can enter the Com Shucks car
toon contest.
According to Editor Frank Jac
obs, all entries are to be sent to
the Corn Shucks office in the
union by Monday at 5 p. m.
Prizes for the contest are as
follows: First prize, $15; second
pri?.e, $10; and third prize, $5.
Contestants may submit as
many entries as they please.
Jacobs also reminded students
that deadline for the two other
sections of the contest short
stories and essays is March 1.
Essay mry be formal or infor
mal. Both short stories and essays
must be under 2,000 words.
Manuscripts are to be typed
and double spaced on one side of
the paper only. The contestant's
name must not appear on the
manuscript proper.
Judges for the contest will be
liT Ci Wimherlv nrofessor of
T r-L-fA I IKPimseS
Czech Welfare
About 65 members of the
Southwest Nebraska Welfare as
sociation met last Thursday to
hear a discussion of social wel
fare in Czechoslovakia. A Uni
versity exchange student, Vladi
mir Lavko was the speaker.
Chris Petrow, administrative
assistant in the state division of
public welfare, said that "we
must appreciate the quirks and
mentality of other peoples be
fore world understanding can be
achieved."
Use of Theory
Q. How can teachers be trained
to use the core curriculum:
A. This Dean Caswell said,
"Stands in the way as the biggest
obstacle in carrying through this
program."
He cited Minnesota as an ex
ample of the many Universities
preparing teachers for this new
field.
Q. Is there any evidence that
' The core program is designed
A. Up 1o the present time the
core hss been most successful in
correcting difficulties" but he
staled, "There is no place that
has gone iar enoueh to say that
the core idea will solve these
problems."
Q. How can we, as new teach
ers going into a community, bring
about improvements in the cur
riculum? A. Teachers are usually all
faceed with this situation, ex
claimed Caswell.
He explained that the first
thing to do upon entering a
school is to find out their expec
tations. Do not depart radically
from the exudations at the off
set. Work with your students and
come in close contacts wlih their
parents. By gaining their confi
dence, changes will come easier.
Caswell said, "One of the
greatest shortcomings in our
school situation is that wc do not
utilize the trainf-,g our new
teachers have received."
Sunday, February 19, 1950
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RANK
Actor Takes
Every Part
In 'Shrew'
Jack Kank Plans
OncManComedy
The unique part of the com
ing presentation of Shakespeare's
famous comedy, "The Taming of
the Shrew," is that all ten char
acters will be poitraycd by one
actor Jack Rank.
The play, to appear Feb. 23
in the Union ballroom, is Rank's
fifth production. He believes
that his presentations run well
over the 5,000 mark.
Rank, who was graduated from
the university in 1927, more or
less stumbled into his present
field. Fifteen years ago he was a
speech instructor here and wai
giving old-fashioned readings.
Designed Costumes.
In "The Taming of the Shrew,"
Rank will portray three women
and seven men. All the costumes
and scenery used in the play
were designed by him.
Rank recalls that his career of
one-man portrayals of plays
started after he fcave a reading
one night in a small town near
Lincoln. The hall manager and
audience had expected him to
give a performance complete
with costume changes and scen
ery, which he could not do.
Following this. Rank started
thinking about the possibilities of
one person taking all parts and
dressing in appropriate cos
tumes. Timing Difficult.
His difficulties first encount
ered in timing have been since
overcome. While doing MacBeth,
he enters from one door as Mac
Beth in costume, and re-enters
by another door as Lady Mac
Beth, in flowing gown and wim
ple. Less than 40 seconds after
the next exit he appears as an
elderly lady-in-waiting.
No break occurs in dialogue
while he is off stage. He takes
all parts, and adopts not only the
costumes, but make-up, manner
isms and voice of each. His re
pertoire includes seven Shakes
pearean plays.
Back stage his costumes hand
in perfect rotation on a tall rack.
One at a time they are taken
down by his assistant. The wom
en's dresses are spread out on
the floor, with the skirts forming
a circle. All Rank has to do is
to step into the center of this cir
cle and he is immediately zipped
up
Rank's performance will begin
at 8 p. m. He is sponsored by the
Union special activities commit
tee. He appeared at the univer
sity during the 1949 summer ses
sion. Tickets for the "one man
show" Are 60 cents a person and
may be purchased in the Union
activities office.
ASME Speaker
Values Accuracy
Lee S. Whitworth, Minneapo
lis engineer, stressed the value of
accurate engineering evaluations
at an ASME meeting Thursday,
Feb. 16, in Love library.
Whitworth pointed out that
these evaluations are the most
accurate systems yet devised for
figuring costs.
"The successful hunch is usual
ly gratifying to the one w'io
plays it. but business manage
ment which relies too often on
such a basis for major decisions
rarely lasts leng," he stated.
Whitworth admitted that all
costs cannot be predicted in
terms of dollars and cents, but
that an unbiased system of
analysis will bring the best re
sults. Members of the Lincoln Engi
neering club attended the meet-iiig.