The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, May 16, 1950, Image 1

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Only Unity Puhlirnlinn
Pot Students At 7i
University of ftebratka
The Weather
Fair Tuesday and Wednes
day except partly cloudy with
few scattered showers or
thunderstorms afternoons and
evenings; little warmer Tues
day, Highs 75-85.
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Vol. 50 No. 145
False Ceiling
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FALSE CEILING One of the accomplishments of this year's Ac
Exec board was the purchasing of cables for lights and decorations
for the College Activities ballroom. By using the cables it is pos
sible to create the effect of a false ceiling, making it easier to
decorate the ballroom. The equipment is available to anv As
organization for use in the building. This scene was at the Farm
ers fair barbecue. The decorations were used primarily for the
Cotton and Denim dance. (Photo by Bob Sherwood)
Two Nominated
For 4Rag' Honor
Two nominations were re
ceived Monday at The Daily Ne
braskan office for the title of
outstanding faculty member and
student.
Sue Allen was nominated for
the honor of the outstanding stu
dent, and Don Lentz, for the
position of outstanding faculty
member.
Miss Allen was cited as mak
ing the greatest contribution to
flie campus in the terms "of im
portant issue, in the sense of
making material, permanent ad
ditions to the intellectual and
cultural life of the campus and
in the way of doing something
positive that actually had con
crete results for students, fac
ulty, townspeople."
Model Assembly
"Sue's Model Assembly of the
UN was byMar the greatest con
tribution of the year," stated the
person nominating her. "It took
long hours of planning and ex
ecution and dirty work, from
30 phone calls day to mimeo
graphing several hundred me
moranda," continued the ac
count. "I have never before been so
overwhelmingly impressed with
the drive and industry of one
person as I was with Sue Allen
at the time of the conference,"
said the letter.
In the nomination was ex-
'Dear Brutus'
To
Help
Brill"
DP lo U.S.
"Dear Brutus," a comedy by
Sir James liarrie will be pre
sented Friday, May 19 at 8 p. m.
in Grace Methodist church to
help bring a displaced person
student to the United States.
Sponsored by the Wesley
Foundation, the proceeds from
the play will go into a fund be
ing raised to help finance a stu
dent from northern Europe to
study in the United States. The
play is a part of a campaign by
five Methodist student groups to
raise $1,200 for the fund. It is
one of several money raising
projects being carried out this
spring.
The play, which is being di
rected by a University student,
Frank Wright, will feature in the
cast five University students.
Robert Andersen, Wallace Palm
er, Joan Jones, Mary Lou Carr,
and Aileen Kemes will make up
the cast along with' several stu
dents from Wesleyan university.
Comedy of Words
Though the play is billed as a
comedy, it is really only a
comedy of words, since the char
acters are tragic, according to
director Frank Wright.
The play centers around a
group of people who are invited
to spend a weekend in the home
of an eccentric old man. In the
second act, a fantasy takes over
when a mysterious wood appears ,
Tiear the home of the old man. ;
Each character is given a second
"chance" and the tragedy arises
when each fails to take advan-,
tage of it
Admission price to the play is
25 cents.
Ag Coed Plans
Belgium Study
Jo Ann Skucius, recently se
lected as Nebraska representa
tive to Europe tinder the Inter
national Farm Yiuth Exchange
project will spend the summer
in Belgium. She is a freshman
t Ag college.
She is scheduled to be in
Washington, D, C, on June 6 for
a briefing on Belgium. She will
leave by plane for London on
June 11. A reception for the 50
farm youth delegates is slated
there on June 12. She will then
go to Belgium. She has been
studying French by the record
method.
A 23-year-old English girl is
to be Miss Skucius' counterpart
In Nebraska. Miss Alison Reid
from Northumberland, England,
is due in the United States on
June 10. Sr:e will be in Nebraska,
July Si to August 27,
plained the increased program
that has in the YW since she
has become president She is
active in NUCWA, Cosmo club
and other activities on campus
the report continued.
In conclusion, the recom
mendation read:
"If we want one who is truly
outstanding, who has made a
real contribution where it counts,
headlines (though the Assembly,
product of her work, was re
ported and praised all over the
country, in the New York Times,
at Lake Success, and elsewhere),
one who truly deserves the recog
nition, then I suggest we follow
the lead of Chancellor Gustav
son, Ralph Bunche and the en
tire Model Assembly in giving
Sue the title she earned out
standing." Honorary Innocent
Lentz, the first nominee for
the title of the outstanding fac
ulty member, has been director
of the Cornhusker ROTC march
ing and symphonic bands since
1937, and was the first Innocent
honorary member to be tapped
on Iv? Day since 1946.
The nomination cites the tire
less work the director has done
to promote student interest in
the bands, and the efforts to
improve school spirit at the foot
ball games by the participation
of the band.
During the half time cere
monies, the director formed end
less formations representative of
the particular game that day to
help promote spirit He inau
gurated the playing of the "Star
Spangle Banner," before the
game this year, with half the
band facing each stand s that
the entire stadium could hear
the music.
"Hundreds of time I've cringed
when the band spread out for
a display. Somehow, each time
the members have returned to
formation with nary a misstep..1
This often rates more cheers than
a touchdown run," continued the
recommendation.
Interest In Students . I
Because of his deep interest
in students m general, Lentz
travels, about twice a week, to
high schools throughout the
state to advise, help with direc
tion or serve as a guest conduc
tor.
Besides this work nd his Uni
versity duties. Lentz is the au
thor of a well-known work on
the teaching of the bassoon and
has composed and arranged sev
eral band selections that are
used by bands in Nebraska.
Not only does he teach, ar
range find write music, but he
is an accomplished flutist. As
an artist he played flute in sev
eral of the leading symphonies,
including the New York Sym
phony and the Walter Damrisch
orchestra in New YorK.
Not only do we recognize this
man." states the report, "but so
does' the University faculty and
alumni as witnessed by his se
lection for honorary member
ship to the Innocents society. In
this selection, he was cited for
the honor because of "his de
velopment of outstanding bands
and for his interest in students.' "
Nominations close at 2 p. m.
Thursday.
Students to Give
Debussy Recital
The University School of Mu
sic will present 11 graduate and
under-graduste students in a pi
ano recital in the Union ballroom
Tuesday at 4 p. m. The entire
program will consist of music by
Debussy.
The program is as follows:
"The Hills of Anacapri'' Mrs.
J, O. Thompson.
"Footprints in the Snow ; Jo
Ann Smith.
"The Dance of Puck": Lewis
Foriiiy.
"Evening in Grenade": Audrey
Schuller. . .
"Wind in the Plains": Dons
Bonebright.
"The Moon and Her Court :
Gretchen Hemmingtr.
"Reflections in the Water :
Janice Fullerton.
"Toccata": Gladys Novotny.
r.nirtfish": Carolyn Waters.
'Sarbande": Jo Ann Hansen,
"Fireworks"; Lawrence Lee.
Law Schedules
Aptitude Exams
The aptitude exams at Law
college will be given Friday and
Saturday, May 19 and 20 in Room
202, Law building.
Students planning to take the
exams should attend the ses
sions on both days.
The Friday exams will begin
at 1:30 p. m. The time of the
Saturday tests will be announced
Friday. '
Baum Named
High Man in
Crop Contest
Division Winners
Get Scholarships
Glenn F. Baum, highest indi
vidual in the entire crop judg
ing contest Saturday, was the re
cipient of a permanent gold cup
awarded by the Nebraska Crop
Improvement association at the
annual Tri-K awards banquet
Saturday night. Claire Portor,
representing the association
made the presentation.
Winners in the three divisions
of the crops judging contest
sponsored by Tri-K, agronomy
honorary, were:
Division Winners
Senior Division: Glenn F.
Baum with 1316 points out of a
possible 1400, first; Eugene
Heuerman, second; and John
Wilkinson, third.
Junior Division: Oren Raw
lings, first; Ernest J. Rousek,
second; and Ray Gard, third.
Freshman Division: Glenn
Nelson, first; Dick Young, sec
ond; and Raymond Shipp, third.
High individual in the junior
and Senior divisions were j
awarded $15 scholarships and
gold medals. The high freshman
received a $20 scholarship and
gold medal. Second place
winners in each division w e re
awarded silver medals and third
place winners received bronze
medals.
Winners were announced at
the banquet Saturday night
Don Hanaway, agronomy in
structor, presented the awards.
Russell Schelkoff was presented
the Alpha Zeta medal for hav
ing the highest average total
percentage score oi all three
departmental judging contests.
The three judging contests were
the Block and Bridle livestock
judging contests, the Dairy cat
tle judging contest, and the Tri
K crops judging contest
Guest Speaker
W. H. Brokaw, retired head
of the University extension de
partment was the guest speaker
at the banquet He spoke on
"Agriculture in Schwabin Albs."
He was introduced by Dr. F.
Keim, chairman of the agronomy
department
Toastmaster at the banquet
was Dale Flowerday, retiring
president of Tri-K, Dave Sand
ers, faculty sponsor of Tri-K,
gave a talk on the history of the
honorary.
Dale Flowerday, Jim McDow
ell, Wayne Nielson and Lloyd
Wiith, members of the senior
crop judging team, were in
charge of the contest Rex Crotr
was in charge of the program
for the banquet md Jim Wil
liams was in charge of the food.
AUF Announces
Board Opening
A position on the AUF solici
tations board is now vacant.
According to AUF advisory
board members, the opening to be
filled is speakers bureau head.
Persons who wish to apply for
the position are to meet Tuesday,
May 1, in room 308, Union at 5
p. m. ,
In order to eligible, candidates
will have to be of junior stand
ing next year.
'Call of Wild9 Hits Campus
In Annual Rash of Picnics
By Glenn Rosenqaist I
Picnic? Til go." That's the
call and answer for a large por-
tion of the campus
now that
spring is finally here.
Not only private picnics, but
organization picnics are taking
the limelight away from studying.
This week, tnnie groups will hold
picnics to wind up the school
year.
Coed Counselors will get to
gether for the last time this
semester Tuesday, May 16, at
Ag campus. Union activity work
ers will celebrate on Tuesday at
Pioneers park. Students from the
Nebraska Panhandle will invade
Antelope park Sunday, May 2L
for their afternoon out of doors,
Ar Tours
Coeds attending the counselors
picnic will find tours of Ag cam
pus, softball and other competi
tive games, and food on hand to
entertain them. Girls planning to
attend the picnic will meet at
Ellen Smith hall between 5 and
6 p.m. when cars will be leaving
for Ag.
. General chairmen for the puc-
nie are wanaa ort ana jviary
Plumb. In charge of campus
tours will be Peggy Mulvaney
and Elaine Elliott. The tours will
be taken via cars around the Ag
campus and will be conducted
by the Ag campus counselors.
tx?rs, sponsors, and students, who
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
MIDI (3
'Guest in the House' Play
To Run Thursday, Friday
It will be an all freshman cast
that enters the stage on the pro
duction, "Guest in the House."
Thirteen first year actors will
portray all the roles in the ex
perimental theatre play to be
given Thursday and Friday at
7:15 p. m., in the Temple. This
is the first year a University play
has employed entirely a fresh
man cast.
The three-act production, writ
ten by Hagar Wilde and Dale
Eunson, will be directed by Max
Whittaker, who points out that
the . show will use full scenery
and other equipment just as any
other University Theatre produc
tion. ,
Cast
The eight women and five men
in the cast and their roles are as
follows: Diane Downing, Evelyn;
Dick Shubert, Douglas Proctor;
Marjorie Line, Anne Proctor;
Betty Stratton, Aunt Martha;
Alice Meyers, Lee Proctor; Jack
Moore, Dan Proctor; Mary Kay
Tolliver, Miriam Blake: Wes
Two Ag Coeds
Win Trip to
Michigan Cam
o
Mary Frances Johnson, junior
and Jean Vierek, freshman, are
recipients of Danforth scholar
ships to the American Youth
Foundation Leadership Training
camp at Camp Minewanka on
Lake Michigan this summer.
MARY FRANCES JOHNSON
Junior winner of the Dan
forth scholarship..
Winners of the scholarships
are chosen on the basis of po
tential leadership qualities and
scholarship. The scholarships
are awarded annually to the
most outstanding junior and
freshman girls from Ag college.
First alternates named by the
faculty committee representing
the Danforth foundation . are
Dorothy Bowman, junior, and
Jer.n Holmes, freshman.
The camp lasts from July 31
to August H. Junior winners
will spend two weeks prior to
the camp in St Louis visiting
points of interest Camp train
ing includes a vigorous women's
athletic program in addition to
topic study regarding leadership.
Last year's scholarships were
awarded to Laverna Acker, ju
nior, and Joan Rauvi, freshman.
Alternates last year -vzve Louise
McDili, junior and Ruth Hay
ward, freshman.
have helped plan Union activities
for the rest of the" campus all
year will relax before final
exams begin, at Pioneer park.
Cars will leave the Union for
the picnic grounds at 6 pjn. For
picnickers who would like to set
out before 5 p.m, one car will
leave at 2 p, m. and another at
4 p.m.
After the picnic, cars will
leave the park at 7 p. ra. carrying
students who cannot stay until
9 p.m. when, the festivities offic
ially end.
Male vs. Female
Games on the docket include
horseshoes, badminton, sack
races, and a baseball game be
tween the male and female Union
workers. Pitching for the males
will be Union director Duane
Lake.
Committee members for the
event include Bob Mosher, Ralph
Taylor and Frank Jacobs, food;
Bob Russel and Hugh FoUmer,
entertainment; Wendy Gauger,
Marcia Pratt and Pat Bussey, in
vitations and publicity; and Paul
Weltclek and Bob AxtelL trans
portation. Says Genene Grimm: The
picnic is for everyone connected
with the Union, casual workers
and those who have worked
hard are both invited.
Food for the event will be
Union ooked and Union finan
ced. Panhandlers bom such cities ax
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radtaft
Jensby, Mr. Dow; Gertrude
Carey, Mrs. Dow; Dave Sisler,
Dr. Shan; Lucy Lawrence, Pam
ela Rhodes; Chris Trap, Cam
Tracy; and Ward Lindley, John.
Dennis Vernon is the produc
tion manager.
The mystery play first won
popular acclaim from Broadway
goers, and was later made into a
motion picture with Anne Bax
ter in the' lead role.
Suspense of the play builds
fiom the neurotic personality of
Evelyn. Mr. and Mrs. Proctor,
with the aid of their youngster,
Lee, are living a happy, peace
ful life until a visitor arrives.
She is Mrs. Proctor's cousin.
Evelyn.
Terror of Birds.
Becau of heart trouble, the
cousin must be treated as an in
valid. She has a psychological
terror of birds, and plays "Liebe
straum" continually in her room.
With all this, the family
household undergoes a decided
change. It is traced to the neu-
' rotic Evelyn. When the audience
begins to realize that the girl is
capable of using any means to
accomplish her own end, tension
gradually mounts.
Although the ending may come
as a surprise, Whittaker believes
that Evelyn has received her
"just reward."
Prompter for the play is Wes
Jensby. Dave Sisler is lighting
manager. On his committee are:
John Mcllvoy and Dick Raching.
Crews.
Make-up manager is Dick
Shubert. Others on his committee
are Jack Moore and Mary Sid
ner. In charge of stage and hand
properties is Marjorie Miller.
She is assisted by Mary Boch
and Joan Siekling.
Dick Ford will take care of the
sound effects, assisted by Dick
Miller and Harry Kirk.
Summer Term
Students to Pay
Fees May 26
Students who finished regis
tration for summer school will
make their fee payments Fri
day, May 26. This was an
nounced by Dr. Floyd Hoover,
assistant registrar.
The fees may be paid in the
Physical Education building from
8 a. a lo noon and from I to
4:30 p. m.
According to Dr. Hoover, all
students who desire to be en
rolled for the summer term are
urged to make their payments Mjss Margaret Long, special
at the specified date. It will be i assistant to the director of stu
assumed that those students who j cnt work. United Christian
registered but do not pay tui
tion wish to cancel their regis
tration. Those students who are reg
istered for the fall term need not
worry about paying their fees
until given later notice. Dr. Hoo
ver said that all non-G. Fs
would be notified some time dur
ing the summer months as to
when they should make their
payments which they will be al
lowed to send by maiL
Students who did not com
plete registration this spring will
have opportunity to register this '
fall. The early registration is I
a student service and not a man- j
datory function of the Univer- i
sity. There is no penalty if stu
dents wish to wait until this fall
to make their initial registra
tion. Seottsbluff, KimbalL Chadron,
Gering, Mitchell, Sidney, and
Oshkosh will make their get-together
a final send-off before
the western Nebraskans return
to their respective homes for the
summer.
The group will meet at the
Antelope park shelter house at
SSth and South streets at 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 21.
Students planning to attend
may take the Normal bus to the
park or may ride in cars which
will leave the Union at 2 p.m.
Reservations Open
Omirman of the event is
Harry Kenyon. Reservations may
be obtained from the booths at
both Ag and City Unions which
will be pen at noons all this
wek; Price of the reservations
are $1,
Plans for m business meeting'
to oraw nap a onstatutjon for the
proposed "Panhandle club" are
being formulated. Also .on the
program for the afternoon are
aoftball, horseshoes, and tug-of-war
matches.
Last weekend saw a number
of other organizations put the
finishing touches on a year of
work with picnics. Beginning on
Friday with the Junior class bar
beque and danoe, the weekend
was filled with parties outdoors.
Among organizations celebrat
ing the end of the year were the
Student Council, Independent
Students association, and Oismo
poIiUtn club.
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oraicin
To iv
The largest graduating class in the history of the Uni
versity will receive their degrees at the 79th annual com
mencement exercises Monday, June 5, at 10:30 a. m.
Approximately 1,900 members of graduating classes
from all three University campuses will hear Norman
Cousins, editor of the Saturday
Rev.ew of Literature, give the
commencement address.
More than a hundred of the
total graduating class will attend
exercises at Joslyn Memorial in
Omaha when the College of
Medicine holds its commence
ment Saturday, May 27.
Vets Comprise Half
Over half of the graduates
from the two Lincoln campuses
will be veterans, according to
Professor Jules P. Colbert, direc
tor of veterans affairs at the
University. Professor Colbert
said this is the "peak" year for
veterans at Nebraska and from
now on the veterans program
will be on the decline.
Chancellor R, G Gustavson
will award the degrees to the
graduates by colleges. The pro
cedure will be something like
this: Professor Colbert, who is
also the master of ceremonies
for the excercises, will an
nounce the colleges and intro
duce the deans in order. Theu
the dean of the college will pre
sent the members of the graduat
ing class to the Chancellor and
the Board of Regents. The
Chancellor in turn will then
present the degrees.
Honorary Degrees
There will also be some hon
orary degrees presented, the re
cipients to be announced at a
later date.
This is the tentative program
for the commencement exer
cises: Processional Graduates will
assemble east of the Geography
building on 12th street and
march in a column of fours
across the campus and into the
Coliseum to their seats.
Playing of the National An
them. Invocation by Rev. Henry
Frcks, University Student Luth
eran Pastor
Commencement address.
Presentation of degrees.
Presentation of honorary de
grees. Musical interlude.
Recessional.
Clmrcli Official
To Confer With
Campus Group
Missionary society, will be the
guest of the University Christian
Student fellowship Sunday and
Monday, May 21 and 22.
MISS MARGARET LONG
Religious worker will be a
guest of the University Chris
tian Student Fellowship Sun
day and Monday.
The fellowship will meet with
Miss Long for Sunday breakfast
at the First Christian church at
a, and at S p. Sunday
evening. Time will be given for
private conferences with group
jeaders.
For the past two months, Miss
Long has been visiting colleges
and universities on the west
coast in the interest of students
from the Christian church. She
was graduated from the School
of Architecture and Design, Uni-
versity or jvuiwugan, in ane
was pwssiaeni oi me iinsuan
sa udent group on the Michigan
campus during her senior year.
Miss Long visited England,
Holland, France, Germany and
Swt?laI?2 during thfu,rifr
tion to church work- and reli
gious art, and attended the Stu
dent Christian Movement orien
tation program at Doudschoten,
Holland, -
'50 Ribbon Sales
To Close Today
Senior ribbon sales will end
Tuesday, according to Neal Bax
ter, chairman. All ribbon sales
men should turn in their ribbons
and money Tuesday from 4-6
p. m. to Baxter iia the Union
lobby.
Senior ribbons sell for 15 cents.
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Tuesday, May 16, 1950
C
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SS
16 Submit
Filings for
Gass Posts
Wednesday Date
Of Jr.-Sr. YoUug
A total of 16 University stu
dents have filed for junior and
senior class offices. Six students
filed for the senior ballot and
ten students filed for the junior
oallot.
The filings closed Monday,
May 15 at 5 p.m. for the four
offices in each class: president
vice president, secretary, and
treasurer.
The elections will be held
Wednesday, May 17. Polling
places will be set up in both
City and Ag Unions. Faculty
members, graduate students, and
members of the Student Council
will supervise the polls, which
will remain open from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m.
In order to be able to vote,
students must be members of the
present sophomore and junior
classes. They will vote for jun
ior and senior officers, respec
tively. Only one candidate will be
listed on the ballots for presi
dent of both classes. The filings
for the other officers were scat
tered with the exception of the
office of secretary of the junior
class where four students filed.
At the polls, voters will have
the ID cards punched and must
sign a double list of voting reg
istration forms.
Students eligible to vote in the
junior class elections must be
students who will uot be soph
omores at the beginning of the
school term next fall and who
will have the following recjuire
ments: Civil Engineering 64-108
hours inclusive; Engineering, 64
108 hours inclusive; Ag men 53
92 hours inclusive. All other col
leges require 53-88 hours in
clusive for junior standing.
Senior standing is defined as
any number of hours over junior
standing, if the student has not
yet received a degree from the
University.
The 16 candidates, in order to
have their names on the ballots
needed a 4.5 all-school average
and be presently enrolled in the
sophomore and junior classes. In
additjo they m,Jst be carrying
12 hours in good standing this
semester.
According to the faculty sub
committee on student elections
which approved the spring elec
tion in two years last week,
the ballots will not contain
spaces for write-in votes. The
committee was headed by Prof.
H. P. Davis.
Representing the junior class
in the move to install a com
plete set of officers for next
year were Herb Reese, junior
class, and Wayne Handshy and
Jerry Warren, sophomore class.
YWCA to Name
Council Member
City and Ag campus YWCA's
will elect a Student Council rep
resentative this week, and Ag
members will also choose a new
district representative
Candidates for the Council
position, to be selected jointly by
the two organizations, are Jo
Engelkemier, Shirley Ransdell,
1 Miriam Willey and Evelyn
Young.
City campus members will
vote during the week at their
regular commission group meet
ings. To be eligible to vote, they
must have attended four meet
ings this semester and have paid
their dues. If members have ful
filled the requirements and can
not be present at their regular
meeting, they are asked to con
tact their commission leader.
Ag campus members will vote
at their regular meeting Tuesday
evening .for both Council and
district representatives. A slate
of cantiidatfei to CU the vacancy
hw j,! Kkurin will
be presented at this time, and
nominations from the floor will
be accepted. The election was
announced Saturday at the an
membership retreat
Farm Teacbers
Begin Training
Approximately"'-- 100 potential
instructors for on the farna train
ing, tor Tet-eraai were eimsiied
for a five day cofcrse at Ag coi- -leg
Monday.
The potential teachers, all J
college graduates, are trpectei
to be employed in Nebra&ka wa
der the vets' training proprsra.
They are instructed ia meUiorls
of teaching toy men from tee
state depaitrnerit oi vocafionfel
education anil the UBiver&ily'a
vocational education tSep&rtixiet-t.
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