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Only I)i7y Publication For Student At The Unirertity of Nebraska Vol. 50 No 144 .Y.r i - i v.. ACT FALL PLEDGING Ann Barger, center, and Sandra Walt, right, watch as a student sings a pledge for the 1950-51 All Uni versity Fund drive. Pledges for contributions, which will be col lected next February, are now being taken by AUF representa tives. The bootn in the above picture was located in the Armory during registration procedures. iicilif Ye Eight new members of the Cornhuskers new all-male yell squad were announced following final tryouts Thursday evening at the Coliseum. Members of the yell squad committee in charge of choosing next year's squad revealed the names of the five new members who will complete the sq&ad's regular roster of seven. Three alternates were also named. Wednesday evening, the new Yell King and his assistant were named as Frank Piccolo and Brick Paulson. The remaining members are: Joe King, a member of Sigma Phi Epsuon; Jim Anderson, Alpha Tau Omega; George Han rock, Phi Gamma Delta; Gerald Tubbs, independent; and Larry Dinner Fetes Phar macv Scholars More than 260 students and alumni cf the College of Phar macy attended the coEege's an nual banquet Friday honoring outstanding pharmacy students. The Kho Chi scholarship awards were presented to Gale E. Demaree, freshman; and Miles J. Hildebrand. sophomore, by the honorary's president. Jim Dusen berry. Receiving the Kappa Psi award was Lyle E. Hall Bob Waters, president of Kappa Psi, made tie presentation. An a ward started this year to honor the freshman woiaan in the College f Priarmacy. .rank ing highest scholastically. the Kappa Epsilon award, was pre sented to Donna Kae Winch. Awards. As presented by Joseph B. Burt, Dean f the College of Pharmacy, the following awards were given: Leonard Smith received the Kehn-Fink medal, awarded an nually to a senior with high choltstic standing. Joan Dully was presented the Merck award Members elected to Rfao Chi. hunorary pharmaceutical frater nity, were: LtEoy Beta, Walter Gloor, Louise Mues, Robert Waters. William EL Stefolik, Robert EL Marks, Dr. F. S. Bukey, Dr. H. G. O. Belch and Daniel Mo ravec Sigma XL Students elected to Sigma Xi. honorary nhareaaceiutieal ' group, were named as follow: La Verne Small, full membership; and Sbao Chia Chow, Jane Dusen benry, Daniel Moravee and Leon ard Smith, graduate student, all associate members. The banquet honored students graduating with honors this June exr July, and those who graduated in January. Name of students .on the honor list re vealed at the Honors Day con vocation were also read. 1 Graduating in June with high diimctioa will be Leonard Smith. January graduates with tinctioa were: Martin Bakken and Joaa Duffy. Robert Mai and Mike Kiictanan. to gjduate ttutf 'spri. w honored lor trad-nation with dklinctiion. Students receiving Bae Amer ican Foundation for Pharmaceu tical Education scholarships were named. Tiney are: Robert M. BirdselL Isabel! Bagner. Harold R. Goodwm, Mkbael Kucowak and Robert Waters. The Lincoln Drug school awards winners were h-ojwred. They are; LeRcr Betz, James R. Cox. Waiter Glow, Lawrence Bether and Iv V. Pfeffer. The two Snut3-Dweey cn,olar f4u winners are Gof e L, Pin iey and Richard W. Stietetowr. Towlmrtr for ft Iw?" held at Centner Tern ra W3 tcir Ciowr. aMMmm T 0 & o n 1 LiU LLLLULUUViU UUUUU 11 So EJCl Enosfi Anderson, Phi Kappa Psi. Competition in the tryouts was so close between three other hopefuls that it was decided to appoint them as alternates. Next fall, one of them will then be picked to be a regular member of the squad, following a period of extensive training. Alternates. They are: Ira Epstein, member of Sigma Alpha Mu; Don Devries, Phi Delia Theta; and Dick Wakeman, Beta Theta PL All fen men will work out with Don Kline, speech instructor, and Jake Geier, gymnastics coach in several practices and the pro gram planned for this falL Geier said workouts will begin next week t 4 p. m. every aft ernoon. Purpose of the plans for practices is to develop a well-co-ordinated squad capable of demonstrating expert tumbling feats as well as effective speak ing tactics. Inneeents Appoint. Members f the yell squad committee were appointed by the Innocents society. The society is in charge f choosing the squad each year. Earlier this semester, the society decided to appoint the committee to investigate pos sibles of using an all-male squad for the 1950-51 season. Members of the committee which chose the squad are: Shirley Allen, president cf Tassels; Rod LindwalL president of Com Cobs; John Connelly and Merle Stalder, Innocents; Jake Geier, gym coach: Don Kline, speech instructor; Prof. Donald Lents, KOTC band (director; and CoL C J. Frankfurter, advisor to the Cobs, Tassels and the band. Summer Enriched umnuertime at the Univer- j ty twwnuM to oe soroetnirag a soecia! this year, according to Dr. Frank EL Sonenwn, director cf ""a fcWf In 'addition to the regular classrooms projects, students at tending the 158 session will find each week packed full f activi ties to keep their tnindf off the heat Centered around tee Union, the summer plans include many features, ranging town clinics on wwsrid problems to a line arts eerie. The them of the summer ses sion "An enriched program to help you keep pace" is aimed at giving students something naore Shan a few hours ot class room credit In addition to the clinics and concerts, a program of intramrural sports has been sei wp tor male students. T9 EJtreUMent Though summer seenon era rollinent as impossible to com pute before the late registration peiiod. Dr. Soreneon eacpects this summer's enroilJunent to top that of lart year. Much of the enrollment is ma.de up of teachers and superintendents who are working for their mas ters degrees. Classrooms wall he easier to take this summer too. The Li brary, Social Sciences. Burnett hall and the Union wiH be air conditioned. Almost all claeies will he held in the air condi tioned buildings, the only -ceptions being those requiring labs There will be three summer sessions,, this year one from June 6 to Swiy 14; June 9 to July 28; .j'rod July 29 to August 1. Three ail-University clinics will be held to inform Metoras k.suas on world problems. June 12 and 1? the dznes tor tne first clinic. "Cm science cave Us? Dr. R. C. Gustavsoa will Union Activities To Fete Workers The Union is planning a picnic, but this time, the festivities are for Union activity committee and board members themselves. The brief vacation from the year long grind of Union opera tion, will be given for the weary Union workers in Pioneer park, Tuesday, May 16. Scheduled to begin at 5 p. m., the picnic is open to all mem bers of committees, all commit tee chainnen and all sponsors of the committees. Those desiring transportation to the picnic site, are urged to meet at the Union at 5 p. m. Geier Named Top Male Journalist Six Others Cited By Dr. Swindler Leo Geier was named the out standing male gradate of the School of Journalism at the an nual journalism banquet held at Cotner Terrace Thursday night He was named recipient of a certificate of recognition by Dr. William F. Swindler, director of the school. Dr. Swindler also presented Sigma Delta Chi certificates for high scholarship to six journal ism students. They are Nancy Sayre Jiorton, Dean Terrill, Ed mund J. Bruce, Emily Heine, Khalid Roashan and Elizabeth Schneider. Moeller Speaks Leslie G. Moeller, past presi dent of the Iowa Press associa tion and now director of the University of Iowa school of Jour nalism was principal speaker. He spoke to the crowd of more than 90 students and Nebraska press men on the sucjeci oi smaa town newspapers. He P'f' that there has been a great tend ency for newspaper men to iso late themselves within the boun daries of their own publications, and urged that students do not become separated from their newspaper audience. Preceding the banquet the Ne braska chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, men's profesisonal journal ism society, held initiation and election of officers in Burnett halL Officers Named Bovd Von Seggern, editor and publisher cf the West Point Re publican was elected president, succeeding Joe W. Seacrest, co publisher of the Lincoln Journal newspapers. Other officers are vice presi dent. Henry Mead, editor and publisher of the Seward Inde pendent; and William H. Hice. secretary-treasurer, professor of journalism at the University. Cosmopolitans Elect Officers Juergen Herbst University student from Germany, was elected president of the Cosmo politan club at a recent meetine. Bob Webster, from Central America, was named vice presi dent. Other officers elected were Martin Burgess, treasurer: Lois MacGlashan. recording secretary; and Mrs. Gerry Ganjai, corre sponding secretary. Cosmopolitan Club members closed their activities for the 5ear Saturday, mith a pacnk at Linoma beach. Session Program of Activity be the main speaker at this cto ic Dr. Charles Malik, United Na tions delegate from Lebanon will lead the cllinie "Is the UK Fail ing?" June 26 to 27. Dr. Malik is noted as an erpat on inter national relations.' Final Ctinfcs The final clinic will be en titled "Why Feed the Multi tudes? Dr. Duncan Wall, direc tor of public relations of the World Food and AjsrjcuJture or ganization, will lead the discus sions on this clinic. Again this year, several i Teachers oollere workfhoo din-1 ics will be held for teachers who are attending the summer ses sion. Four clinics have been planned teas year, giving special emphasis to school problems of j Tiie clinks include: June 15 Counseling Prob lems in Public Schools. Speaker; Dr. Clifford P. Froehftc-h. gui dance specialist. U. & Office of Education, July Nebraska's Answer to Threat of CommiimiEm A dyna mic Citizenship Education Pro gram. Speaker Dr. R. F. Patter son. Dean. Colletre of Business Administration, University of South Dakota. July 2St Essentials in a Mo dern School Plant Speaker; Dr. N. E. Vales, specialist of school plant management, U. S. Office Of Education. July 2-4-2S A Unified Pro gram of Education for Parents and Teachers. Speaker: Dr. E. T. McSmain. Dean. University col lege. Northwestern university. Wwrksbeps Workshop conferences will round out the program for en riching the value of the summer sessaon. Planned for June 14-IS jus a eonierence on ramny me; 1 June 1V-24, conference oa hust- LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Class Elections Wednesday to Name Eight New Junior, Senior Officers Filing Deadline Today; Council to Supervise Polls Junior and Senior class elections, which were ap proved last week by the faculty sub-committee on elec tions, will be held Wednesday, May 17, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Polling places will be set up at both City and Ag Unions. Candidates for offices must file in the Student activ ities office in the Administration building before 5 p. m. today. Students will file for four officers in each class: president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. All students filing for the offices must be of junior or senior standing in their respective colleges, and must haw an au-scnooi average oi 4.3. in addition they must be carrying 12 hours in good standing at the University this semester. Supervising the polls will be faculty members. Student Coun cil members and graduate stu dents. In order to be able to vote in the elections, students must be regularly enrolled in the present sophomore and junior classes. They will vote for junior and senior officers, respectively. ID Cards At the polls, the voters will have their ID cards punched and must sign a double list of voting registration forms. Representing the junior class in the move to install a complete set of officers for next year in stead of the usual one office was Herb Reese for the junior class and Wayne Handshy and Jerry Warren for the sophomore class. Junior standing is defined as students who will not be sopho- mores at the beginning of the t;rm next fall and who wlj nave tne following require- ments: Engineering , 64-108 hours inclusive; uvu engineering, ot-1 108 hours, inclusive: Ae men, 53-92 hours inclusive. All other colleges require 53-88 hours in clusive. v Senior Standing Senior standing is defined as any number of hours over junior standing, if the student has not jet received a degree from the University. Information which must be on all applications for office in cludes full name of student, col lege, number of hours completed, and number of hours now being carried. Grade averages will be checked by election officials. The faculty sub-comnsixtee which approved Ihe first spring class officers election in two years was headed by Prof. H. P. Davis. Extensive organization of the two classes began this tpring for the first time in many years. Usually the only duties of the class presidents have been the traditional planting of the ivy on Ivy Day. Class Councils This year, however, both the junior ami senior classes have set up claKS ecnicils headed by the 194S-50 class presidents. Bill Mueller, senior class, and Reese, junior class. The councils plan ned extensive activities and or ganization for their groups. This year the juniors planned and executed a Junior class day. The seniors chose the week of May -13 for their Senior class week. This revival jf class or ganization is the first move in this direction in many years. Promises DK. SOKENSON nes education: July '27-28 a conference on .science education. o i-h t.n '.rn-.. 3 four programs are included in tiae flue arts series. J'une 14. the Holhrooks. naiuornally known dramatists., wall present scenes j from treat uliars. June 28. The I GyiJwaes. will present an unusual ! music and dance show.- On July 9, a movie termed one of the most outstanding of its HHl 1- - lMM. rvA Mikado is presented. The final feature of the series will be the rTr: JIlr. " v m.'t oe- yg v sennea by we group. As climax to sumer work. I daama and other students will 1 pfeient the summer theatre pro- duction of Three Men on a I or at 8 p. TtL July 24. Lastl year, the summer theatre pr'e- j seniled "Hay Ft-ver and the sue- ! cess of the play has encouraged J another summer show. I f l fir Council To Probe Cheating A Student Council decision of two weeks ago concerning cheating has resulted in letters sent to all organized houses on the campus concerning the prob lem. The following letter has been sent to all organized houses: Dear President: Below is a copy of a resolution that has been sent to fifty-four organized houses on the campus. He urge your immediate consid eration of this matter and if your bouse favors the resolu tion will you please sign it and send it to Eoswell Howard. Stu dent Council office. Student I'nion, no later than May 17. at the University of Nebraska cnealing on examinations is sometimes verr liehtlr rerarded. and Whereas: It must be admitted that organized bouses must show a good deal of responsi bility for this behavior by their failure to discipline and influ ence their members, be it there fore agreed that the below signed groups resolve to in every way possible prevent the mem bers of their organization from engaging in cheating. President, (me of organized bouse) The Council felt that if enoueh 3 houses signed the pledge defi nite disciplinary action could be taken in the event of cheating by the members of the houses. A direct result of the suspen sion of seven men last semester, the Council's action follows weeks cf discussion of the prob lem. Early in the semester Roz Howard, then president of the Council, urged the group to make a complete investigation of the entire situation. As part of this plan, the Council ar ranged a joint meeting cf stu dents and faculty to discuss the problem. A committee was formed to act n such problems as schol arship teaching, grading, need for courses, exam periods, final exams and vacations. They drew up a five point program which was submitted to a faculty committee. Distribution of Cornhuskers Begins Mav 17 The 1850 Corabusker yearbook wall be out Wednesday, May 17. This was announced by John Conntly, editor.' who stated that students would be able to pick them up beginning at 1;30 p. m. Wednesday, at the Comhusker tiace an the basement ot - the Approximately 5W-(9 hooks. will foe dittributed each day. ! In order to pack up their-year- book, students roust bring theiril student ID cards and their re-1 ceipt stubs. The business office emphasized that no Cotnhuker will be issued unless students bring both. Students are asked to look for the sagns which are alphabetic ally arranged in order to afford efficiency in the distribution. Files will be located in four booths with records of all pur chases. Booth 1 will include the names from A to E inclusive: booth 2. F to K inclusive: booth ). L to R, inclusive; and booth 4, S to Z, inclusive. Students will have until Saturday. May 20. to pick up their yearbooks. I According to Connelly, this is the earliest date that Cornhask ers have been issued since 1945. The Cornhusker is the prod- uct of work done or uie corn- I nuker staff and workers smcc I tne beginning of this year. I r Gerhart ifi business man- I Mardell Buss and Jack arnnart are assistant lousiness i managers. Dsck Kuska served asj ipnoiograpny ecuior. ana wancy i rufKi, oetij uicra ana lint ! Swanson as managing editors. jjlJcIi SlfJTin&l 1 III 1 15 Elects Officers Delta Sizma Phi fraternity has. electad bout officers for next semester. The newlr named officers are; Harold Peersan nresirfent: I Eiorn Herse. vice nresident: Dick FensJer, secretary: Bud Johnson. I treasurer: Mark Dittman. ser- j geant-at-arms: and Bob Shively. editor-hiitonan 1 r '3 (A- Trmr 4 J " f'y J!v if, MUSICAL REVUE SCENE Three members of the Alpha Epsilon Rho show display their act in the repeat performance at the Union Sunday evening. The revue, "I can Almost Hear It Now," written and directed by Gaylord Marr, presented typical American sketches from the beginning of the century until 1950. University student talent was employed in the show which had to return for a second performance because of popular demand. Estes Meet June 10-17; Rosenbaum Co-Chairman Three hundred new friends the first evening . . . midnight bull sessions . . . directed medi tation each morning . . . new interpretation of a living faith for every day. These are some of the reasons college students for 42 years have looked to the Esies student faculty conference as a source of instruction, inspiration and lead ership training. y Conducted by the student YM YWCAs in the Rocky Mountain region, this year's meeting will 'Big Sisters' Plan An Picnic Coed Counselors will hold their j annual picnic Tuesday, May 16, on Ag campus. On the picnic docket will be tours of the campus. Softball, and other competitive games, after which the girls will retire to the lower Ag campus park for the picnic. According to Marilyn Camp field, Coed Counselor president. the picnic will serve to wind up the organization's activities for the year and will provide a '"get together" for the new counselors whieh were chosen this spring. Girls planning to attend the picnic wiH meet at Ellen Smith hall between 5 and 6 p.m. Cars will be leaving from -there dur ing this period. General chairmen for the pic- nic are Wanda Bolt and Mary Plumk Plumb. In charge of the campus tours will be Peggy Mulvaney and Elaine Elliott. The tours will be taken via ears around the Ag campus, and will be conducted I by the Ag campus counselors. The girls will show their city campus sisters around the var ious areas of the campus in cluding the buildings and grounds. Inside tours of the Col lege Activities building, and the Foods and Nutrition building are oemg planned. The games will consist of com- petitive Softball between the 14 Counselor groups. Relay games between the coeds will also be played. Pub BOOFCI' Tells IntfirytPW DflTI? WJ Publication in lervaew dates and hours have been announced by the Committee on Student Publications. Editor and manasine editor in terviews for The Daily Nebras- kan will begin at 4 p. m. Wed- staff interviews will be held after all editorial applicants of the paper have been Interviewed. Cornhusker editors wia take the stand at 4 p. kl. Thursday, 1 May 18. and other editorial in- J terviews will continue about 7 J P. m. The same procedure for the J Cornhusker busilness staff as The Daily Kebraskan will be fol lowed. Editor and managing editor applicants for Corrshusker will go before the board at 4 p. m. Friday, May 18. Comshucks ousmess sun applicants will lol- low after dinner, - AH interviews will be in the atuaent Council room. 30j. - 0 " , "" , Eaierll OllItlCIiLS Vocations Vague Almost a third of the students . J at Davidson college at Davidson an. i, nave wen unarjie to ce cide on any field cf business toward which they can wort. A survey showed 232 students undecided and almost equally divided among the four classes. In ! m uwhi - ladminiriratinn mvniir tnA available to as many sturfer.ss as possible batteri'i of vocational aptitude tests which seek to give material to use as a euide. The Weather Clear with light winds; partly cloudy Monday with scattered showers. Sunday, May 14, 1950 C V be held June 10 to 17 at Estes Park, Coio. Audrey Rosenbaum, University junior, is co-chairman of the conference, serving with Don Nunnally of Midland college in Fremont. "What is More Powerful than the Atom!" is the theme of the week-long session. Dr. Huston Smith, professor of philosophy at Washington university, will lead students in the search for the power that can overcome forces of destruction threatening the world today. Dr. Smith was born in Soo chow, China, of missionary par ents and remained in that coun try until he entered college. After receiving his PhJX from the University of Chicago, he served a year as minister of a "Cannery Row" church in Cali fornia. Simultaneous study groups will "take a new look at an -.!H j book" and try to find in the Bible insight into questions of racial equality, the Christian and his job, the church necessity or luxury, and campus affairs. " Other topics which will be discussed include effective citi- I zenship, communitv sen-ice. ner- j sonal 'reedom and social good, I economics and democracv, dates and mates, international' rela- tions, evangelism, the church one or many, higher education and religion, and loyalty by oath or by living. Daily Seminar A featured part of the pro gram will be a daily seminar on I personal growth through court- i - ship, love, marriage and the family. Dr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Link of the University of Den ver will lead the discussions. Mrs. Link is a part time pro fessor of psychology and sociol ogy and Dr. Link is president of the Rocky mountain conference of family relations and the Den ver unity council. Leadership training holds an important place throughout the conference and is particularly emphasized during the last three days. Preparations for the quad- rennial national sturit VMr. YWCA SRspmhlv t h. km December will provide numerous opportunities for responsible po sitions locally, regionally and nationally. Total cost for the entire period is $30.25. University VWCA members may apply for Estes shios to cover part of their ex- 1 pensfes. ROTC Band Dl,, A,rl JL JUIIS Vllulltli Award Banquet Announcement of awards and new officers will be the high light of the annual ROTC band banquet Tuesday, May 16. The program, which begins at 8:3j) p. m, will be held in parlors A, B and C, Union, The banquet is being sponsored by members of Gamma Lambda, band service fraternity. New officers recently elected by the band for next year will be announced as well as officers of Gamma Lambda. Special hon ors for outstanding service, in terest and ability in band work will be awarded to those five men decided to be the rnot de serving by band members. These awards are presented in the form of "keys." Results of the band election and the Gamma Lambda election are traditionally kept secret un til the banquet. Included in the entertainment will be skits un der the direction of Gamma Lambda. AH bandsmen of both the sym phonic band and the brass choir are urged to attend the event which signifies the culminatioa . of the year's activities. Tickets may be purchased from any Cauma Lambda member for SI.50 each. Member ussy attend wiUj or without dates.