Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1950)
Miimtmmmm -.- ..- 'lu . .. ! -'MiiniirirWlBif li " " ' " ' - ' " ' , ' m- . -, - i l .., r- The Weather Fair and warmer Thursday In northwest and extreme west. High Thursday 39 In northeast to 60 In southwest. Friday, partly cloudy and warmer. Only Daily Publication For Students At The University of Nebraska Vol. 50 No. 122 Roscoe Pound to Three Nebraska Former Law College Dean To Speak April 24 to 26 Dean Roscoe Pound, former dean of the University College of Law, will deliver three lectures on "The New Paths of the Law" during an appearance at the campus April 24, 25 and 26. Along with returning to the place where he began Regents Authorize Building Allot $1,200,000 For 5 Projects Bids for construction of five new University projects have been asked by the University Board of Regents. An estimated $1,120,000 will be spent for the buildings, plans for which will be ready shortly. The proposed projects are: An agronomy building on the agricultural college campus, eS' timated to cost $750,000. A meat laboratory on the Agrl cultural college campus, esti' mated to cost $225,000. A botany greenhouse to be constructed on the city campus between Burnett and Bessey halls, for an estimated $35,000. An addition to the girls dormi tory at the Curtis agriculture school, estimated at $85,000. A utility tunnel to service the new building on the Ag campus, estimated at $25,000. Other Plans. The Board also authorized a Lincoln architectural firm to prepare plans for remodeling dairy barns on the Ag campus. A North Platte architect was contracted to draw plans for a new boy's dormitory at Curtis. Other action taken by the Uni versity regents at their meeting, Saturday, April 8, includes: Chancellor R. G. Gustavson announced that the Damon Run yon cancer fund has donated $10,000 to the University for con tinued research for a cancer cure. Aerial Prorram Okayed. The board accepted a proposal from the rtate aeronautics de partment that a $7,000 federal grant and service of state pilots and planes be used in a program to study aerial spraying and dusting of farmland. The board discussed, but failed to agreed upon a policy regard ing faculty members who run for public office. Prof. J. E. A. Alexis, chairman of the modern language department, is a candi date for the Republican nomi nation for congress from the First Congressional district. Two years ago, Albm T. Anderson, assistant professor of history, sought the Democratic Senatorial nomina tion. Editor Waring Press Institute Forum Leader Houstoun Waring, editor of the Littleton, (Colo.) Indepen dent and winner of a certificate of merit from the University School of Journalism, will be one of the forum leaders at the third ennual Nebraska Press institute, April 28 and 29. Plans for the meeting, which will be held on the University campus, were announced by Dr. William F. Swindler, School of Journalism director. The institute will be concerned with the small daily and the weekly newspaper opportunities for community service. It is sponsored by the University and the Nebraska Press association for the working newspapermen in Nebraska. Speakers Named The series of forums which comprise the institute will be led by Waring and Dr. Otto lioiberg, supervisor of county services for the University's Ex tension division. Waring won a certificate of merit for his papef from the University several years ago. The certificate was awarded for Waring's work with an advisory board to aid him with the prob lems of news coverage for his paper. He also addressed a Uni versity Journalism convocation in 1949. Teachers Council Elects Henzlik F, E. Henzlik, dean of Teach er's college, was re-elected presi dent of the Nebraska Council for Teacher Education at their meeting Saturday, April 8. As president, Henzlik will have charge ( of the executive com mittee, which reviews the work of the various committees within the organization. The group con sists of representatives from 28 lay and professional organiza tions. The Council inspects the facili ties of the 23 teacher's colleges within the state. They attempt to recruit teachers, develop pre teacher training program, study In training service, do research on various matters, and submit various laws for Improvement of educational facilities. I ins, career as Dean or the College oi L,aw in 1903 to 1907 npan Pound will also be returning to his alma mater. During Dean Pound's three day stay at the University, he will also be honored by the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce at a pub lic affairs luncheon Tuesday noon, April 25. Topics. Dean Pound's University ad dresses will be delivered in the Union ballroom. He will break his general lecture topic up into three parts. Monday, April 24, he will speak on "The Older Path The Path of Liberty." April 25 he will speak on the "Humani tanian Path," and his last lecture April 26 will be on the topic of "The Authoritarian Path." All three lectures will be held at 8 p. m. There will be no charge. The 80-year-old Dean began his career in Lincoln while prac ticing law and holding the posi tion of Dean of the College of Law. Still active in teaching the field of jurisprudence, he is now lecturing in the law. school of the University of California at Los Angeles. Deanships During his career, Dean Pound has served as professor of law at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and at Harvard University, where he attained national eminence as dean from 1913 to 1936. From 1936 to 1946, he continued teach ing on the law staff at Harvard. Before beginning his lecture ship at the University of Cali fornia, Dean Pound spent sev eral years in China where he helped reorganize the judicial system. Dean Pound is the brother of former University professor Miss Louise Pound, professor emeritus of English language. Orchestra, Five Seniors Plan Concert One of the major music pro grams presented in the Union an nually is scheduled for Sunday, April 16 at 4 p. m. in the ball room. Five senior students in the school of music will appear with the University Symphony orches tra in a program of classical mu sic. Emanuel Wishnow will direct the orchestra. The featured soloists are Wil liam Elliott, Mary Barton, Aleta Snell, Calvin Gloor and Jeanette Dolezal. The five students were chosen by the members of the senior ciss of the school of music. The program: Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor Nicolai The University Symphony Orchestra Concerto in A Major-Allegro Mozart . . William Elliott Adieu, Forets-Jeanne D'Arc Tschaikowsky Mary Barton Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61 Saint-Saens Allegronon troppo Aleta Snell Air of Azael L'Enfant Prodigue Debussy Calvin Gloor Concerto in D-f!at MFjor Alle gro brillante . . Khachaturian Jeanette Dolezal There will be no admission charge for the program. Winter Blows Out Spring Grestings Nebrask-us were at home again Wednesday as the usual winter elements struck in the .t,to Rnnw flurries were re ported to be especially prevelent in nortnern ana wesien. nt ka The World-Herald proclaimed in a tecent article that the air force school should be in Ne braska as fliers' would be sub ject to all kinds of weather con ditions that would prevail dur ing actual fighting. Students who optimistically took home winter garment on Easter vocation had o arvng fcorir to school, with the fresh smell of moth balls, to out last the cold winds and snow. An eminent political authority once said that the colder the cli mate, the hardier the stock of people. Nebraskans can look with high spirits on. the N.U. football team. Bacteriologists Name Officers Two university professors were elected officers of the Missouri Valley branch of the Society of the American Bacteriologists, held Friday and Saturday. April 7 and 8. Prof. Carl E. Georgi was re elected secretary-treasurer of the group, while Prof. R. F. Lindgren was elected archivist. Present Lectures Courtesy of The Lincoln Journal DEAN ROSCOE POUND The former Nebraska Law College Dean will deliver three lec ures in the Union ballroom April 24, 25 and 26. I J Miss Fedde, Home Retires After 36 Years At NU . Courtesy of Tbe Lincoln Journal MISS FEDDE After 36 years as head of the Home Economics department, Miss Margaret Fedde has resigned. She has been in office since 1919 Alpha Phi Omega Installs, Initiates Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity! has recently installed new officers and taken in new pledges. The officers are: Glen Curtis, president; Wiley Vogt, vice presi dent, and Robert Mills, secretary-treasurer. Pledge initiates into the or ganization are: Robert Ankeny, Edward Hanson, Ksnneth Blank, Lee Dyer, Robert Davis and John Nichols. Any college man or member of the faculty, who has hud any previous connection with the scouting movement, and who wishes to develop leadership qualities by giving service to his campus and community and to further promote friendships and brotherhood, is eligible for mem bership in this organization. The members of Alpha Phi Omega invite all those who are interested to attend their stag party Thursday April 20, Bt 7 p.m. at the local Boy Scout camp, contact Glen Curtis at 3-9023. Union Meeting The Union Expansion com mittee will hold Kg second meeting: Friday at 3:30 p. m. in Room 315 of the Union. $8,000 in By 10 Nebraska Ten advanced University stu dents have been awarded fellow ships totaling $8,200 for the 1950 51 school year, R. W. Goss, dean of the Graduate college, has an nounced. ' Eight graduate students and two seniors were presented with money from one of the four scholarships. The awards are: Regent's fellowships worth $1,000 each: Eugene D. Luschei, graduate student in philosophy and Virgil A. Johnson, graduate student in agronomy. Both received their bachelors degree from the Uni versity. Johnson Fellowshope. ' Johnson fellowships worth $750 each: Mary A. Graff and Yao-Hua Flowerday Graff M j -wi.-v ', f , ' ' . ' ' ..... i f ,.. ( , ""Y ( ?' i -JiA . h r: I ) i , r , ". I M LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Kosmet 'Revue9 Tryouts Friday Wanted: Male singers, dancers, comedians, impersonators, musi cians talent of any kind. Kosmet Klub will hold inter views and tryouts for its spring revue, "Half -Century High lights," from 2 to 5 p. m., Fri day,' in the Kosmet Klub room, 307 Union . All kinds of talent are needed. The spring revue has parts for all kinds of musicians and actors. Any male student in the Univer sity is eligible to try out for the r.' viie. The revue will consist oi a series of small scene and tL.itain acts depicting the main events of the first fifty years of the twentieth century. In previous years, Kosmet Klub has opened a contest for the script of a musical written by students. This year, however, lack of a suitable campus audi torium for a large scale produc tion influenced the decision to present a smaller show. Winner of last year's script contest was Jack Solomon. Definite dates ' and places of performance will be announced next week. i - Interested parties should con tact Ted Randolph or Merle Stal der Friday noon at 2-7821 if un able to try out at the above times. Miss Margaret Fedde, head of the University home economics department since 1919, will re tire on July 1 after 36 years at Nebraska. She will be succeeded by Dr. Doretta Schlaphof. Miss Fedde's retirement and the appointment of Dr. Schaphof was announced by the Board of Regents at tusir meeting Satur day, April 8. The dean of the College of Agriculture, W. V. Lambert, said that the college, the home eco nomics profession and the home makers throughout the state "owe a debt of gratitude to Miss Fedde for her outstanding work." Lambert Praises Dean Lambert praised the notable contributions made un der her direction. He cited the establishment of a home mj. agement under Which each seniot girl is required to spend sever weeks in two houses. Miss Fedde's work ' in estab lishing the child development laboratories, the establishment of two co-operative residence halls for home economics majors, and the fine job of teaching, exten sion and research done by the department were also praised by Dean Lambert. Schlaphof, NU Graduate Dr. Schlaphof, a native of Ne braska, graduated from the Uni versity with high distinction in 1941. She served one year on the Arizona University staff be fore she took her Master's de gree at Michigan State college. She received her doctor's degree in human nutrition, food and biochemistry from Cornell Uni versity. Dr. Schlaphof has served on the University staff since 1944 and currently is an associate pro fessor of home economics. She is a member of Sigma Xi and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is vice president of the Nebraska Home Economics association. Scholarship Tests Set for Saturday The comprehensive examina tions for all scholarship applicants will be given Saturday from 8:30 a. m. to 12 noon, Dean T. J. Thompson's office has announced. Each student applying for scholarships has been notified by post card of the exact room in which his examination will be given. Any who have not re ceived their notifications by Fri day should check with Dean Thompson's office, Room 104, Administration building. Fellowships Won Wu. graduate students in chem istry, and Hans Jeans, graduate student in business organization and management. Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben fellow ships (first two for $100 and the third for $750.) i Liau' zjQi- Liti Phillips Skeeir Johnson Jeans run FJ r4 CECIL iBROWN Radio commentator who wiii address students at the Honors Day convocation April 25. The speaker has received various awards for outstanding work in wartime reporting and ra dio commentating, and is au thor of the wartime best sell er novel, "Suez to Singapore." Ec Head, Courtesy of The Lincoln Journal DR. SCHLAPHOF Assum ing new duties as chairman of the Home Economics depart ment will be Dr. Doretta Schlaphof, now assistant pro fessor of Home Economics. Dr. Hicks to Talk At History Meet A meeting of Nebraska history teachers, sponsored in coopera tion wtih the history department anl the Lincoln Public schools, will be held in the Union, Fri day and Saturday. A convocation in the Union ballroom at 11 a.m. Friday will begin the convention. All Uni versity students who do not have classes at this time are invited to attend. No classes will be dismissed unless instructors de sire to do so. Speaker Dr. John D. Hicks, Dean of the Nebraska Arts and Science college from 1928 to 1932, will deliver three addresses, "Amer ican Foreign Policy in Perspec tive," "Roots of American Rad icalism" and "Recent Trends in American Democracy." Now graduate dean at the University of California, Dr. Hicks has also been chairman of the University of Wisconsin history department since leaving Nebraska. Saturday morning, James E. Lawrence, editor of the Lincoln Star, will discuss "Nebraska's Stake in the Missouri Valley De Gorman will preside over a panel discussion on "The Problems Courses Content and Methods." Students Scott Miller, jr., graduate stu dent In agronomy, Harold Skoog, graduate student in plant path ology, and Hugh J. Phillips, grad uate student in physiology. Charles Stuart fellowship of $500 each (awarded to outstand- , ing seniors in the ' College of Ag ' rlculture who plan to take advanced work.): Albert D. 9"lowerday ind Eugene J. Camprath, both ;eniors major ing in agron Yao-Hua omy, Kamprath Migcnei ' lir ii 1 if Wu (iW Radio Commentator To Address Students Cecil Brown, radio commentator and correspondent, has been named as speaker for the Honors Day convoca tion Tueaday, April 25, announced Dright Kirsch, chair man of the Honors Day convocation committee. Brown, who has been a recently returned from a trip to Europe which included stops in France, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal. Yugoslovia and Isreal. Upon his return Brown pointed out that if America wants results from the enormous aid to Europe, it will not find it in expressions of gratitude, but in the concrete fact that it stopped western tide of commu nism. "And," he continues, "after you've seen what communist control does to a people and how it makes people outright slaves, stopping that tide is something to be grateful for". Peabody Award The speaker is winner of the George Foster Peabody, the Overseas Press club, Sigma Delta Chi and the National Headliners club awards for outstanding radio commentation. He also is known for his war time reporting. Some of his reporting exper ience during the war includes his broadcast of his impressions of Facist Italy, of the invasion of Crete and the escape of the King of Greece. At Cairo he had trouble with censors over re marks made about the Vichy French. He angered British authorities at Singapore by telling of the lackadaisical atti tude towards the Japanesse, and he annoyed Australians by criticizing them for not con scripting men to fight overseas. Brown was aboard the ship. Repulse, when the British war ship, with the Prince of Wales, was torpedoed and sunk in the China Sea. Within a matter of hours he was broadcasting thj story from Singapore, UP Reporter Brown was born in New Brighten, Penn., and educated at Western Reserve and Ohio State Universities. Later the United Press assigned him a job See HONORS CONVO, Page 4 NU Debaters Net Victories At Wichita With a list of five victorious debates, two University debate teams and one orator returned Saturday from the annual Mis souri Valley conference held "this year at Wichita, Kas. Debating on the negative side of the question Resolved: Th.it Communism should be outlawed Rodney Lindwall and Jack Solomon claimed three out of six rounds. Eloise Paustian and Lois Nelson, affirmative debat ers, won two out of six clashes. In the oratory division Don Chang, speaking on racial prej udice with an oration entitled "Camouflage," placed fourth in the preliminary rounds. Thirteen Competitors Eloise Paustian ranked fifth out of 25 entered in the ex temporaneous speaking contest. She rated first in the prelimin ary rounds. All topics drawn were on current events in the political scene. Thirteen schools competed in the conference with ten states being represented. Schools win ning the debate division were: Wichita University, first; Wash ington University at St. Louis second; and Colorado University, tr'ird. Winning the oratory con tests were: University of Ar kansas, first; Wichita University, second; and University of Texas third. Extemp speaking honors went to Kansas University, first; University of Arkansas, second; and Wichita University, thfrd. The conference opened Thurs day and lasted through Saturday. Accompanying the students to the conference were Donald Olson and Bruce Kendall Donald Kline was the coach for Chang in oratory. Alum Provides Scholarship Fund Establishment of the J. A. Cob bey scholarship fund with the University Foundation was an nnnA WpHnpsdav bv Perry W. Branch, Foundation director-sec retary. The fund will provide a $1,000 scholarship each year for a Jun ior or jeninr student in any school or college of the univer sity who demonstrated out standing scholarship, cnaracier and temperament. Recipients of the award will be selected by the University's Gen7 eral Scholarship committee. Cob hov a fiipnrt nttornev who graduated from the University in 1911, specified that recipients De selected without regard to "race, religion, ex or social affilia tions." The scholarship Is the largest la hn ffi-Mntpri In iinrlprorurlrniti- students in the University. Thursday, April 13, 1950 radio commentator since 1940, Students To Decide Fee Hike Union Additions Part of Increase An all school vote wOl be taken April 26 to determine the question of raising tuition fees to $80 per semester to provide funds for an addition to the city campus Union, building 'a new Ag Union, continuing the Daily Nebraskan in its present size, providing for an artist series, and increased funds for the Stu dent Council. Students will approve each issue separately. A majority ap proval will be necessary before the proposal can be brought be fore the Board of Regents for final approval. Ballots will be handed out in 10 a. m. classes on April 26. In addition a polling place will be provided in the Union, to be open for 50 minutes, for students who do not have 10 a. m. classes on Wednesday, Apr. 26. $76.50 Apprc ed Already inaugurated is $1.50 addition to tuition fees, to be used by Student Health. The Regents approved this increase at a meeting Saturday. The re sults of the vote of April 26 will have no effect on this increase. Tuition fees for next semester will be at least $76.50 as the issue now stands. The remaining part of the pro posed $5 increase will be divided in the following way: $3 addi tion to Union fees, 50 cents for publications, 75 cents for an art ist series, and 25 cents for the Student Council. The vote will not be a deciding one but will simply show the Board of Regents and the admin istration how the students feel about such a plan. This is neces sary before any further action will be taken by the Regents. In regard to the Union addi tion, money which will be ac cumulated from the date the higher fees go into effect until bonds are issued, will be used for renovation of present facilities. Fine Arts Concerts. A faculty committee headed by Dean Carl Borgmann, conceived the idea of presenting a series of fine arts concerts yearly, attend ance to be limited to students and faculty members. Each student would pay 75 cents a semester, at registration time, and would be admitted to the concerts free of charge, upon showing an ID card. Administration of the fund, that is, the choice of the artists, would be by a joint faculty-student committee, chosen as the council sees fit to establish. It is felt that since the main bulk of the funds will be student-contributed, that students should compose the majority of the ad ministering unit. The additional $3 Union fee would cover not only an addition to the city campus Union but would also provide for the con struction of a new Ag Union. Within the proposed funds con sidered, it is tentatively planned to construct a low ranch-type structure at Ag college. Subscription to the Daily He braskan is new 50 cents per se mester and is included in the tuition-fee paid by all students. The committee on Student Pub- See COUNCIL, Pare . 'Shucks Comic Hero Clark9 Needs Rescue Friday, April 21, Is the dead line in the Corn Shucks Comic Strip Completion Contest To be found on page 20 of the April Issue, the contest shows three panels of a four-panel comic strip.. These three panels show the hero of the comic strip, "Courageous Clark" being sent to a watery grave by the vlllian, "Crazy Harry." Cartoonist Arnie Stern, origi nator of the contest, has stated, "I'm -very interested in . seeing the solutions. It will take a little figuring-out." All entries should be sent to the Corn Shucks in the Union. The entry should show the fourth panel how Courageous Clark escapes from the death-trap that Crazy Harry has set for him. All drawings should be in ink and will be judged by Cartoonist Stern and the Corn Shucks edi torial staff The win? "tag entry will appes' In the May issue of Corn Shucks. t 'i I e ' I s.1.