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Vol. 50 No. 106
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Thursday, March 16. 1950.
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Fair Board
Voles 'No' on
Open House
Decision Kaseri
On Faculty Poll
(On Page 4 are a few scenes
from the 1949 Farmer's Fair.)
Open house will be eliminated
at the 1950 Farmers Fair. This
was the decision made by the
Farmers Fair Board on the basis
of a poll taken among depart
ment heads.
OmittinR the open house tem
porarily for this year has been
approved by Dean Lambert after
hearing faculty opinions on the
Farmers Fair open house.
Of the twenty department
heads polled, eighteen returned
Ihp inquiries. Results of the fac
ulty poll were:
Un-
Ycs No decided
Arc you in favor of
open house as part
of the farmers
Fair? 4
Are you in favor
of open house as it
was last year. ... I
Would you be in
favor of moving
all exhibits to one
central place. ... 6
Do you believe it
would be better to
have only a few of
t h e departments
have open house
each year? 0
Has student help in
the past been sat
isfactory? 6
Little Student Support
One of the major opinions ex
pressed concerning the open
house was the lack of student
support and cooperation in set
ting up exhibits and hosting at
them. Much of the actual work
was left up to faculty members
at the last minute.
Some of the points empha
sized on the polls returned to
the Farmers Fair Board upon
which they based a decision
were:
"Students are too busy or too
interested in the midway, rodeo,
parade, and so forth to give
enough time and attention to
setting up good exhibits and
holding a satisfactory open house.
The responsibility is left to the
faculty and a few very con
scientious students. Many stu
dents never show up at all for
committee meetings or on Farm
ers Fair day."
Alternatives
The same department offered
three alternatives:
"1. An educational program
such as Engineers day, with no
carnival emphasis would be the
best substitute for Farmers Fair.
2. Provided the students feel
a need for a carnival, put on a
Saturday carnival with no at
tempt to camouflage it by me
dieval "open house" programs.
Let it be pure fun, with no class
dismissal Friday afternoon. Good
fun is quite commendable.
3. A suitable open house and
educational day could be carried
See FAIRBOARD, Page 4.
II . "T?TT5!SsBr.
I AWS, BABW, Counselors
Elect New Officers, Boards
Coeds Choose Holmes;
.Ghubbuck, Campfield
Results at
A Glance
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17
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LAST YEAR'S WHISKER KING Max Rodgers dances with
Mavis Musgrave, goddess of Agriculture, at the annual Cotton and
Denim dance.
Future'WhiskerKings '
Discard Razors r riday
always kept secret until the
night of the dunce.
Announcement of ticket prices
will be announced later. Also in
formation of where they may be
obtained will be given at that
1 imp
Immediately following the Cot-
t .... Trt I t rl'lm.n nil rl .1,1 r X. I'C will
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leave for the Barbecue rally cral aid
which will probably be held out
of doors, southwest of the Ag
Union, where special pits will be
set up
At that time, the pits will be
fired and the meat will be put
in the pits for the barbecue
scheduled for the next day. At
the rally, group .singing and pep
talks will round out the pro
gram Barbecue
The barbecue itself will be
held Saturday afternoon. The
See WHISKER KING. Pane 4.
Com Shucks
William Agar to Replace Cohen
As Opening UN Speaker Frida y
William Affar. chief of the Sec
tion for Lectures and Educa
tional Liason Department of
Public Information of the United
Nations, will give the opening
address Friday afternoon, March
17, of the model United Nations
conference.
Agar will replace Benjamin
Cohen, who will be unable to
appear because of illness. Speak
ing at 3:30 p. m. in the Union
ballroom, he will give the report
of the secretary-general.
Dr. Frank E. Sorenson, faculty
advisor for the conference, points
to Agar as a "key figure in the
United Nations department of
public information and an in
dividual fully qualified to speak
regarding the allairs oi me or
ganization." "Dr. Agar is a splendid speak
er," continues Dr. Sorenson, "and
has the advantage of having ad
dressed many college groups on
United Nations' topics during the
past several years. In view
of the fact that Cohen is ill,"
concluded Dr. Sorenson, "I feel
we are very fortunate to have
William Agar to represent him."
Noted Scientist
Agar, who is a noted scientist,
lecturer and writer, is a native
New Yorker, and was educated
at Princeton University where he
received his B. S. degree in 1916
and Ph. D. in Geology in 1922.
lie spent two years during World
War I in France and Italy serv
ing first with the American Field
Service, and later as a pilot in
the American Expeditionary
Force.
From 1922 to 1935 he was ac
tive in geological work with the
Anaconda Copper company in
Butte, Mont., on the faculties of
Yale, then Columbia Universities.
He also participated in profes
sional work for private companies
and state surveys.
Agar accepted the headmaster
ship of the Newman School in
Lakewood, N. J., in 1935, where
he remained until 1940.
Active During War
After the outbreak of World
War II, as one of the founders
and an active worker in the
Fight for Freedom committee and
later in Freedom House, he de
voted his time to lecturing and
writing in connection with the
Tnpaninff of the war. the reauire-
mcnts for peace and international I
Contestants for this year's
Whisker King will be able to
register Friday at the Ag Union
from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. All regis
trants must be clean shaven.
The Whisker King will be pre
sented at the annual Cotton and
Denim dance which proceeds the
major events of the Farmers
Fair. The dance will be held Fri
day, April 28, in the Ag Union.
The next day, midway and bac
becue celebrations will go into
full swing.
Winning beard will be judged
for length, uniqueness and gen
eral appearance by faculty mem
bers on a date prior to the dance.
The date will be announced
later.
Presented at intermission time,
the Whisker King will dance the
first dance after intermission
with the Goddess of Agriculture.
The goddess is chosen by popu
lar vote nrior to the dance. Can
didates are senior girls.
Last Year's King
Lact year's Whisker King was n !!.
Max Rodgers Mavis Musgrave i li piipfll fv.ll
reigned as Goddess of Agricul- V A
ture. f I i I
Beard growth is one of the i Jt I P1I ( I (t F (jiff
first evidences of Ag support lor 111 11,1 ' ' 1
the Farmers Fair. All Ag men Adelo Coryell, Lincoln fresh-
are eligible. i man, was named Builders Cal-
Thc Cotton - Denim dance , h .. jn hc
which officially opens the tradi- I . J
tional Fair festivities, will be I March lsue of Corn Shucks,
held in the ballroom of the Col- A freshman in Teachers Col
lege Activities building. ! U'ue, Miss Coryell was recently
All Ag students attending are , .iml()intcd ne;u1 n faculty solici-
expected to be attired in tram- tatinns for AUF, Sne is n the
irrul rt1rm HfPSPS and don- ! ..-i , ...!( n..iUH.-
. (u nnuMcr sum, a nuuuiia
worker and a member ol Kappa
Kappa Gamma.
She was chosen from twelve
Calendar girls, each represent
ing a month of the year, at the
University Builders sponsored
Calendar Girl dance at the Union
last month. Miss Coryell, who
represented July, won her title
by a popular election at the
dance.
Candidates for the title were
chosen from various houses on
the basis of every ten 1950 Buil
ders Calendars sold and were
judged by Dr. Floyd Hoover, as
sistant registrar: Dr. H. L. Wea
ver, botany professor; and Al
lan Cozier, University alumni.
The twelve Calendar girls
were: "Miss January," Clo Ann
Kaul: "Miss February," Mary
Pitterman: "Miss March." Mary
Chase; "Miss April." Pat O'
Brien; "Miss May," Dorothv Ed-
Miss June," Joan Chase;
Miss
"Miss
AWS BOARD
President Sally Holmes
Vice President Ginny Guhin
BABW
President Norma Chubhuck
Vice President Dorothy Kurth
COED COUNSELORS
President Marilyn Campfield
Vice President Jean Fcnster
House Group
Kills Senate Bill
For School Aid
A U. S. Senate bill that would
provide federal help in the op
eration of public schools, was
killed by a House Labor com
mittee with one vote.
Chairman John Lesinski, who
other members of the commit
tee said cast the deciding vote,
reported that the 13-12 decision
proved that "No acceptable bill,"
can be drafted. The Senate pro
vision would have made a $300,
000,000 a year appropriation for
the nation's schools.
The Federal aid bill is a key
point in President Truman s pro
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seemed to lie with the debate
which discussed whether Lath
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Federal Control
Another obstacle, according to
members, was how to prevent
federal control accompanying
Following the vote, members
did airce to consider as suosti
tute -omc form of govcrnmen
aid in school construction
A bill designed by Rep. Thorn
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all proposed federal aid to teach- "If you look at the long line
ers' salaries; and a republican . of human history it has always
proposal to provide aid only to i been that the great masses can
- Council Hears Chancellor's
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Views on Student Government
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tienal cotton dresses and den
ims.
Presentation of Goddess
Mombcrs of the Home Ec club
will take charge of the presenta
tion of the Goddess and the
theme of their presentation is
sn-callod "needv" states was
planned to keep the House busy
for the next session.
YM to Present
French 3Iovie
The highly acclaimed French
filip. "Symphonic Pastorale."
will be shown March 30 to April
1 in Love Library auditorium at
8 p. m.
Presented by the University
YMCA, the show stars Michcle
Morgan and Pierre Blanchar in
Andre Gides Noble Prize win
ning story.
"Symphonic Pastorale' is a
subtle., emotionally complex
story about a blind orphan and
a married Swiss pastor, i ne pas
covern better, because they have
an interest in what they
govern", stated Chancellor R. G. j
Gustavson at a meeting of the ;
Student Council last night. j
The Chancellor compared stu
dent government with govern-
ment on a nationwide basis. He
outlined two basic problems that :
democracy must solve: Ways and ;
means of tinning intelligent i
and ways and ni
leader
finding intelligent people to
follow leaders.
StruRKlc
"The thing that makes leader
ship worth while is the struggle",
he continued. "Something handed
to you on a silver platter is not
going to be appreciated."
Discussing the question of
exams, the Chancellor said.
"They offer students a chance to
Voting ran comparatively high in Wednesday's elec
tion to choose leaders of three women's organizations for
the coming year.
Sally Holmes was elected AWS president and Norm
Chubbuck named BABW head. Marilyn Campfield won
the top Coed Counselor post.
Vice-president of the Associated Women Students
is Virginia Guhfn. heritor board
members are Phyllis Campbell,
Peggy Judd, Jane Linn, Pat Sei
bold and Jean Smith. Juniors
named to board positions includa
Nancy Button, Marilyn Clark,
Sharon Fritzler, Marilyn Moo
mey and Beth Wilkins.
Sophomore winners are Marl
lyn Bamesberger, Barbara Best,
Elizabeth Gass, Joyce Kuehl and
(Jean Loudon.
Other BABW Officers
Dorothy Kurth will be the new
vice-president of the Barb Ac
tivities Board for Women, Se
nior board members are Betty
Carroll and Shirley Ruff. Elected
junior board members are Mari
lyn Elseman,' Joan Hoff, Nancy
Koehler and Aria Mae Solfer
moser. Four sophomore board
members are Marjorie Danley,
Doris Kendle, Ardath Wilcox
and Lois Zable.
Jean Fenster was chosen Coed
Counselors' vice-president. Tish
Swanson, affiliated, and Wanda
Lec Bott, Janet Carr and Mari
lyn Gauger, unaffiliated, were
given senior posts in the organ
ization. Junior affiliated students
named include Mary Hubka,
Peggy Mulvaney and Miriam
Wiiw TTnaf filiated winners
were Doris Christenson, Hattie
Mae Mann and Beth Wilkens.
Among the sophomores, Eliza
beth Gass and Jean Louden were
chosen from the affiliated can
didates and Elaine Elliott and
Mary Plumb from the unaffili
ated. Activities Listed.
Miss Holmes, formerly secre
tnr, AWS is the newlv re
elected secretary of University
Builders. She is a member of
Theta Sigma Phi, women's pro
fessional journalism sorority, and
Kappa Alpha Theta.
BABW -representative on the
Student Council, Miss Chubbuck:
is also Council secretary. She is
news editor of the Daily Ne
braskan, serves on the Junior
Class council and is a member
ot Theta Sigma Phi and Towne
cub.
Miss Campfield. a former AWS
hn:ird member, is a member of
MOW I' KLSIDKNTS (Top
left) Norma Chubbuck, BABW;
(Bottom left) Marilyn Camp
field, Coed Counselors;
(Abo.T) Sallv Holmes, AWS.
experimental attitude toward
representation.
Exam Discussion
Council President Roz Howard
outlined plans for the joint
facultv student meeting to be
held March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Union ballroom to discuss
the examination problem. He
emphasized that all students
were welcome to attend. Dr. J. L.
Kollni-s Professor E. Hixoi: and
Dean T. J. Thompson will pre-
telhgent i Rcnt facutv vjcwSi Bob Parker,
icans ot ; . TJ,, j ij,,,t,,.H ,m
Rob Raun and Roz Howard will
discuss student opinion on the
proDiem. il is prooaoie mai rne
possibilities of an honor system
of examinations will be discussed.
Rob Raun suggested a plan for
publishing a Ircshman orienta
tion UOOKICl MMUI.II IU Llir I UIMIU Ultll''l - Z"
published by the Cardinal Guild. , Theta Sigma Phi and Delta Delta
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tor sneueis, sciiinua .ui I , i: i,mi,..,0 ti,o
her from a little wild animal into , "-" -;v-' "
a lovely woman, only to f.nd his ! University has something to do
home life upset bv the time he i with placing persons in respons
h fettered away 1 iblu jbs al,cr thr-v Brailuatc.
Th Kcntcmher 1948 issue of and a record of the students
t i. th film one ; work is essential.
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student governing body at Iowa
Slate.
ifi-nn(rMtisnn in cenoral
Under the management of W.
Colston Leigh. Agar did profes
sional lecturing, and also served
part time with the United States
Geological Survey helping in the
search for much-needed materials.
After five months spent in
Germany
of the most intelligent scripts
iiinHnroH in anv country since
Tn rtinrhminn thp Chani'Cllor
stated that, "1 am tremendously
K TheanNycwCVr Times P-d of - kind of leadership
nrf:it Rritain and
unrlnr fho uuenirpe nf flip British
Ministrv of information, followed ! rtiot:
by an extended lecture tour oi -miss juiy," Arieie iorve
the United States, in May. 19-lti, i Aucust." Mariorie Jensen
hc joined the Department of
Public Information of the United
Nations as special assistant to the
Assistant Secretary-General in
charge of public information.
September," Ruthe Jewett; "Miss
October," Lois Forsythe; "Miss
Novembei," Gladys Bygland:
and "Miss December," Pat Gad-dis.
h:i nl.u cH it as one of the most
distinguished foreign films.
Admission will be 75 cents per
person
Ag Union to Start
Handcraft Series
The Ag Union is initiating a
new series of handicraft lessons
Thursday. Classes will begin at
7 p. m.
Supervisor Ann Webster said
work will he done in leather,
copper jewelcry and plastic han
diwork. She added that students
who wish to work on additional
material may do so if they bring
their own. The shop will be held
every Thursday
you have here and the job you
are doing.
K State Plan
Council members asked the
Chancellor many questions alter
he finished speaking. He spoke
favorably about adopting a plan
similar to the one worked out
sucessfully at Kansas State,
whereby student representatives
and faculty meet at a three-day
conference in the summer and
discuss together, in informal
surroundings, the problems of
student faculty relationships.
The Chancellor pointed out
that is was impossible to tell
i whether any plan of representa-
tion in government would work
unless it was tried. "Experience
! is the onlv wav." hc said. He Schneider is
Theta Sipna Phi
Will Hold Tea
Women journalism students
wiil dc guests of Theta Sigma
Phi, professional journalism so
rority, Thursday at an informal
coffee hour.
Designed to acquaint these stu
dents with the organization, the
coffee hour will begin at 4 p.m.
at the i'i Beta Phi house, 426
North 16.
Theta Sigma Phi is currently
planning a pamphlet on the
United Nations model assembly
which begins Friday at the Uni
versity. The organization also
rates and discusses high school
papers in connection with the
annual Nebraska High School
Press association conference.
Mrs. George Turnbull, chapter
sponsor, will be a special guest
the col lee hour, fcazabetn
president of the
urged the Council to take an group.
300
Enthusiasm will abound Thurs
day at the first annual pep con
vention, which .'100 students from
58 Nebraska high schools will at
tend. Sponsored by the University
Builders, the convention is being
held in connection with the -high
school basketball tournament,
which is going on this week in
the Coliseum.
The convention program in
cludes discussions of problems
and projects for high school pep
groups, a welcoming breakfast,
cheerleader fashion parade and
a mass rally led by the yell squad.
Potsy Clark will give the wel
come. Big social event of the
meetins is a basketball dance fot
all high school students from 3
to 6 p.m. Thursday in the Union
br!!r'")m.
Discussion Groups
Tassels and Corn Cobs will
lead the discussion groups on the
following topics: finance; consti
tutions and organization; and
skits, yells and rallies. Yell squad
members will also participate in
the skits, yells and rally discus
sions. Thursday's program wil start
off with a breakfast in the Union
ballroom at 9 a.m. Jeanie Samp
son will introduce the guests and
Potsy Clark will give the wel
come. Tom Novak will speak on
what a good pep organization
means to a team. Bob Mosher will
present an outline of the convention
Discussion groups will meet in
Prepsfetrs Arrive for Pi
eefing
assigned rooms at 10 a.m. Tassels
who will participate in the dis
cussion groups are Shirley Al
len, Joel Bailey, Jean Blaha,
Mardcllc Buss, Janet Carr, Peggy
Judd. Jane Linn, Jo Lisher, Mary
Smolik. Marilyn Vingers. Bar
bara Durland and Jayne Wade.
Cob discussion leaders will be
Dick Kuska, Harry Carpenter,
Jerry Warren. Alien Beam,
Chuck Widmaier, Bob Rogers,
Burton Holthus. Bill Olson. Bob
Parker, Rex Pcttijohn, Bruce
Kennedy and Wendy Gauger.
Mass Meeting
A mass meeting will take place
at 11 a.m. Teachers college high
will present a skit and Patsy Dut
ton will also provide entertain
ment tor the pep enthusiasts.
Slides of the Nebraska card sec
tion will be shown.
Campus tours will leave the
Union every half hour starting
at 1 p. m. under the guidance of
a Builders committee. Interested
students may sign up for these
tours at the information booth.
Friday's program will start off
with a coffee hour tor delegates
and sponsors in Parlors XYZ of
the Union. Rod I.indwall will
discuss "College Pep Organiza
tion." Kathryn Rapp Clemm will
give a talk on "Activities of Wom
en's Organizations."
A mass rallv will be held at
11 a. m. in the ballroom. Coach
Bill Glassford's pep talk will be
followed by a parade of high
school uniforms and a demon
stration rally by University
cheerleaders.
President Thanks Workers
Gene Berg, Builders president
stated, "The response of some
300 high school students to the
Builder's invitation to attend the
pep clinic should make the first
convention a big success. Jim
Williams, Patsy Dutton, Rich
Myers and all other members of
the new projects committee have
done a terrific job of organiza
tion." The following is a list of
schools that will send represen
tatives to the convention:
Class A: Curtis. Falls City.
Hastings, Lincoln high. Lincoln
Northeast, McCook, North Platte
Class B: Auburn. Aurora,
Bellevue, Central City. College
View, Columbus, St. Bonaven
ture, David City, Lexington,
Lyons, Kimball, Nebraska City,
N e 1 i g h, Orel. Plattsmouth,
Teachers college high, Tecuin
seh, Wilbur
Class C: Arapahoe, Barneston,
Battle Creek, Benchleman, Ce
dar Rapids, Cathedral Callaway.
Creighton. Dwight Assumption.
Friend, Humboldt City, Indian
ola, Keya Paha county, Milford,
Oshkosh, Orchard, Scribner. St.
Paul, St. Edward, Weeping
Water, West Point.
Class D: Avoca, Bennet. Brady,
Cortland. Crookston, Davenport,
Elmwood. Elsie. Nebraska School
of Deaf. Hampton. Liberty, Mal
colm, Western.
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I'NIVFRSITY Bl'ILDFRS Student workers spot Nebraska towns
whose high schools are receiving materials from me University
Builders. Left to right: Poochie Rediger, Sally Kjelson, Jim Wil
liams and Ann Barger. Builders are currently busy with the high
school pep convention, first of its kind to be held at the University.
Other activities include the sending of Cornhuskers to various
high schools.
See ELECTIONS, Pare 3.
Honors Convo
Applications
Deadline IN ear
The deadline for college and
social organizations eligible to
be recognized for scholarship at
the forthcoming Honors Con
vocation is drawing close, Dwight
Kirsch, chairman of the convo
cation committee, said Wednes
day. ...
Organizations should submit a
list of their eligible members as
soon as possible to Miss Ruth
Jackson in Room 104, Admin
istration building.
In addition to the organiza
tions that are to be recognized,
other people to be honored in
clude those for superior, scholar
ship, high scholarship and the
winners of prizes and awards.
The Convocation will be at 10:15
a m , in the Coliseum Tuesday,
April 25. This will be the twenty-second
time for the annual
event- .
Upper Three Per Cent
n lict nf snneriors will con
tain the names of senior students
...h v,oi hwn in the upper
three per cent of their colleges
for the preceeaing two seincsicis.
tu. lir-f ..rill nlcn include those
I'-". " i . . - .
who have maintained upper 10
cent standing during tneir
four years.
Those wno are in me uppci
, r1 paoh class of
each college or school will be
honored for high scnoiarsnip.
n;nQi nation nf the Uni
versity Senate authorizing the
convocation stales.
"The college and departmen
tal organizations have been,
ordered on the basis of per cent
of members named in the honor
lists. Those only have been in
cluded which have one-third or
more of their members so
named."
Frosh Requirements
"Freshman must have an av
erage of 6.5 to be considered for
the honor list," Professor Kirsch
said. An approximate average
for upperclassmen would be a
7, but the list is compiled by
the department.
In addition to Professor Kirsch,
J. O. Burnett, business admin
istration; E. J. Marmo, engineer
ing; Wallis Wimberly, pharmacy:
Miss Irma Kyle, College of
Medicine in Omaha: Miss Mable
Lee, physical education for wom
en; F. K. Beutel, law; and Ros
coe Hill, agriculture comprise the
rest of the committee.
Ex-officio members are Dean
of fT'-'dent Affairs T. J. Thomp
son and Director of Admissions
G. W. Rosenlof.