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Vol. 50 No. 148'
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Friday, May 19, 1950
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1,900 Seniors .
Cousins
At Commencement
About 1,900 students will com
plete their University careers.
Monday, June 5, when they re
ceive their diplomas.
The 79th and largest graduat
ing class in the history of the
university will hear Norman
Cousins, editor of the Saturday
Review of Literature, deliver the
commencement address, "Time
for Ideals."
More than 100 of the total
ADA Head
To Address
NU Chapter
Biddle to Present
Local Charter
Francis Biddle, wartime Attor
ney General under the late Presi
dent Roosevelt, will address a
banquet sponsored by the local
chapter ot Americans ror uemo
rratic Action on Wednesday eve
nine. Mav 24. in the Lincoln
Hotel.
Francis fiddle
Born in Paris, France, in 1886
.of American parentage, Biddle is
the new national chairman of
ADA. Elected last month, he sue
ceeds Sen. Hubert Humphrey of
Minnesota. He attended Haver
ford School in Pennsylvania,
Groton in Massachusetts, and re
ceived his B.A. in 1909 and his
LL.B. in 1911 from Harvard, both
cum laude. Biddle began his ca
reer as secretary to Oliver Wen
dell Holmes from 1911 to 1912,
when the latter was a U. S. Su
preme Court Justice. From 1912
to 1939 he was in private prac
tice in Philadelphia, besides serv
ing in other posts.
Once a Republican
Between 1922 and 1939 Biddle
served as Special Assistant U. S.
Attorney for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania, as Deputy
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Bank and as Chief Council to
the Joint committee to investi
gate the TVA. In 1939, he was
appointed Judge of the Third
Circuit Court of Appeals in
Philadelphia.
Although he is now a DemO'
crat. Mr. Biddle began his po
Jitical career as a Republican. In
1912 he was a delegate to the
' Bull Moose convention which
nominated Theodore Roosevelt
for president in a bolt from the
regular Republican party under
William Howard Taft.
Biddle is the author of various
books, his most recent being "The
World s Best Hope," published in
1949. It is a study in interna
tional relations. Others are
"Democratic Way of Thinking,"
(1944) and a biography of Oliver
Wendell Holmes which came out
in 1942.
Honorary Degrees
Biddle was chairman of the
Philadelphia Branch of the For
eign Policy association from 1934
to 19S9, a member of the Board
of Public Education of Philadel
phia from 1936 to 1939, and at
pivesnt is a trustee of the Twen
tieth Century fund. He was
named Honorary Bencher of the
Inner Temple in London in 1949
and holds honorary degrees from
' LaSalle College, Boston Univer
sity, Drexel institute and Hobart
and William Smith colleges.
During the banquet proceedings
Biddle will - present the local
ADA chapter ,with their charter.
The local group was organized
"in February. Since then they
have taken an active part in the
fight for low-cost public housing
for Lincoln. Although special in
vitations have been sent to about
1000 liberals throughout the state,
all are invited to attend the ban
quet. Tickets are $2 and may be
purchased from ADA members
or at the Nebraska Book store.
4 Bizad Students
Win Scholarships
Four Business Administration
students have won scholarships,
totaling $950, Dean Earl Ful
brook announced Tuesday.
Warren E. Buffet won the John
E. Miller graduate Fellowship in
Business Administration, worth
$500. He may take his graduate
work at the University of an
other approved institution.
Joan Rasmussen received the
W. G. Langwortby Taylo schol
arship valued at $250. She is a ,
to Speak
graduating class will attend ex
ercises at Joslyn Memorial in
Omaha at the college of Medi
cine commencement, Saturday,
May 27.
Veterans
. Veterans comprise over half of
the graduates from the two Lin
coln campuses, according to Pro
fessor J. P. Colbert, director of
veterans affairs at the Univer
sity. Colbert said that this will
be the peak year for veterans go
ing to school on the G.I. Bill.
The deans of the various col
leges will present the members
of their colleges to Chancellor R.
G. Gustavson, who will, in turn
award the degrees. Honorary de
grees to be presented will be an
nounced later.
Cousins, a graduate of Colum
bia university, has a long record
of service in journalism and na
tional affairs. He has served as
editor and an executive of the
Saturday Review of Literature,
literary editor and managing ed
itor of Current History and
chairman of the Overseas Bu
reau of the Office of War Infor
mation. He is the author of sev
eral books.
Program
The tentative program for
commencement:
Processional Graduates will
assemble east of the Geography
building on 12th street and
march in columns of fours across
campus to the Coliseum at 10
a.m. .
Playing the "Star Spangled
Banner."
Invocation by the Rev. Henry
Erck, University Lutheran stu
dent pastor. )
Commencement address.
Presentation of degrees.
Presentation of honorary def
grees. v
Musical interlude. f
Recessional.
Gift Donate
For Pound
Lectureship
Frank H. Woods, Lincoln busiv
ness man, has contributed $5,01)
to the Roscoe Pound Lectureshi
fund. The donation was an
nounced Wednesday by Eai
Cline. chairman of the Nebrask;
Bar Association Pound Lecture
ship committee.
The gift was made to the Uni
versitv of Nebraska foundation,
which will administer the fund,
The Nebraska Bar is endeavor
ing to raise $50,000 for the fun
income from which will De us
to finance an annual series
lectures at the University's Col
lege of Law by prominent jur
ists and other outstanding
orities. The lectures will be re-
lated to the judicial, government
or public affairs.
The Lectureship was inaugur
ated by Dr. Pound who gave a
series of three lectures at the
University recently.
In making the gift. Mr. Woods
said:
Worthwhile Enterprise
"I am happy to contribute to
this worthwhile enterprise spon
sored by the Nebraska State Bar
association. Dean Roscoe Pound,
by former law partner as a mem
ber of Hall, Woods and Pound,
was born in Lincoln and is a
graduate of the University. His
life is a success story of what
can be accomplished in our coun
trv. He is certainly one of the
most eminent jurists of his day
and Nebraska's most disting
uished native son in his neia. 11
is entirely proper that he should
be so honored.
"These annual lectures wm
upon subjects having to do wi
the preservation 01 amencdu
ctitntinns and liberties. I co:
mend the Nebraska State Bar
association for its efforts in es
tablishing this lectureship.
Both Cline ana uenn amunu
Belsheim of the university s
law college praised Woods gift.
Said Cline: ,
Acknowledgement
"The committee acknowledges
Mr, Frank H. Woods' giu xo me
Foundat.on for the Roscoe Pound
lectureship with great appreci
ation. Mr. Woods has long been
recognized as one of Nebraska s
most public spirited citizens.
Once more Mr. Woods has shown
his great interest in the welfare
of his state. His generous dona
tion to the Roscoe Pound Lec
tureship fund means much to the
success of the Lectureship. In be
half of the Committee and the
Bar association I extend to Mr.
Woods our sincere thanks."
'On behalf of the universny
..n, tvi Cflleee of Law," said
Dean Belsheim, "I wish to thank
Mr. Woods for this splendid con
tributiin to the Roscoe Pound
fund. The establishment of this
fund is dependent upon the gen
sunoort of the members of
the Nebraska State Bar associ
ation and the alumni and friends
of the "University. It is most en
couraging to have the assurance
thnt this suonort is being given."
tohotoore
re majbYifig in business
administration.
Roser Noble anO Richard
Westcott received two $100 un
dergraduate scholarships. Noble
won the O. N. Magee memorial
scholarship, and Westcott, the
Edward R. Wells memorial
scholarship.
All awards were made on the
basis of scholarship and with the
recommendations of the College
of Busniess Administration,
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TUBES TUMBLES OVER Members of the 1950 Yell Squad prac
tice a pyramid tumble, one of their gymnastic fetes to be used for
cheerleading next year. The tumbelr flying over the pyramid is
Larry Tubbs. Other members pictured are, bottom row: Larry
Andersen, Brick Paulson, Frank Piccolo and Ira Epstein. Top
row: George Hancock and Jim Anderson. Those not pictured are
Don Devries, Joe King and Don Wakeman.
Outstanding
At Union Board Banquet
Presentation of awards to the
Unoin workers was the highlight
of the Union Board of Managers
annual banquet held at 6;30 p.m.
Thursday evening.
Clyde Munson received the
workers' pool awards for overall
service to the Union. Shirley
Scheldt, winner of the distin
guished service award, and Bob
LaShelle, who won the worker's
pool award, were introduced.
Duane Lake, Union manager,
presented Prof. E. F. Schramm
with an engraved cigarette light
er, a gift of Union board mem
bers for his work on the Unidn
board. Professor Schramm, retir
ing president of the board of
managers, announced that Milton
Anderson, alumni representative,
will succeed him. Bob Mosher
will serve as first vice presi
dent, Dr. Royce as second vice
president and Herb Reese as ac
tivities committee chairman.
Simpson Cited
Fritz Daly, alumni secretary,
cited Fritz Simpson, editor of
The Daily Nebraskan, for his
Panhandle
Picnic Sunday
Reservations for the Panhandle
picnic will be kept open until
the picnic date, Sunday, May 19,
according to Harry Kenyon,
chairman of the event.
auth-Istudent attending and maybe
paid to Paul Krugler, Pioneer
Co-op; or Chisna Flemming, En
gineers college.
This is the first time that stu
dents from the western part of
Nebraska have gathered for a
final party before returning to
their homes for the summer.
Among the cities to be repre
sented will be Scottsbluff, Kim
ball, Chadron, Gering, Mitchell,
Sidney and Oshkosh..
The group will meet at the
Antelope park shelter house at
2 p. m., Sunday. Others may
drive to the picnic location in
cars which will leave the Union
at 2 p. m.
Plans for a business meeting
to draw up a constitution for the
proposed Panhandle club will be
formulated, according to Kenyon.
Also on the program for the aft
ernoon will be softball, horse
shoes and tug-of-war matches.
Dean Carl W. Borgmann and
Sue Allen have joined the ranks
of The Daily Nebraskan's list of
outstanding Nebraskans.
Selected by the "Rag" staff as
the outstanding faculty member
and the outstanding student of
the semester, the two are the
second to receive the award
which was started last semester.
Dean Borgmann is the dean of
faculties at the University. He
has long been known for his
willingness to hear the opinions
of the students and listen to
their problems. He serves v as
Chancellor Gustavson's repre
sentative on the policy commit
tee and the Committee on Com
mittees. The new "outstanding Ne
braskan" is also chairman of the
building committee and sits on
the athletic board for informa
tional purposes. His regular duty
consists of handling replacements
and faculty problems.
Borgmann served on the parfc-
ing committee following the
University riot two yjeaj ago.
s On uworaaw f aculty
Coming to the University in
1947. Dean Borgmann was for
merly at the University of Colo
rado wheer he was head of the
chemical engineering department.
Miss Allen was in charge of
the Model Assembly this year
and is the new president of the
YW. She was cited as making the
greatest contribution to the cam
pus in tha terms "of important,
issues" those that would be of
actual benefit to the faculty, stu-
Workers Told
1
leadership in the Union's expan
sion program conducted during
the past semester. In the citation
speech, Daly said:
"The wheels of progress and
development in this world today
must have a generator, a person
who devotes himself to research
and efforts to ihform the public.
"The same is true of every seg
ment of our civilization today,
from science on down thru the
habits of our everyday living.
"The development and growth
of a University in all its phases
is thus guided by -an individual.
The campaign for expansion of
the Student Union facilities is a
good example.
Unanimous Support
"Realizing fully that without
leadership the expansion pro
gram would not have met with
such unanimous support among
the student body of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, the Student
Union Board of Managers does
hereby resolve that Fritz Simp
son who led the expansion pro
gram "for ' the Student Union
Board of Managers fully real
izes that without Mr. Simpson's
guidance the expansion program
would not have been possible
and hereby expresses to him ac
claim for his successful endeav
ors." Lake summarizes the overall
program of the Union during the
past year. Genene Grimm, Union
activities director, reported on
all social activities held in the
Union this year.
Byron Hooper, retiring activi
ties committee chairman, served
as emcee. Among the faculty
guests present were Mr. and Mrs.
George "Potsy" Clark, Mr. and
Mrs. Fritz Daly. Dean Snd Mrs.
T. J. Thompson, and wives of
several members of the board.
191 to Graduate
At Wesleyan
The largest class in Nebraska
Wesleyan university history will
be graduated at commencement
exercises May 30.
One hundred and ninety-one
seniors will receive their degrees.
About 160 are now enrolled in
the university, and 24 others who
completed their work at the end
of the first semester will return
for their diplomas.
Outsfanding Nebraskans
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j9tte Allen
dehts-etid townspeople alike,
Sue's Model Assembly of the
UN was by far the greatest con
tribution of the yearr Long hours
of unrecognized and dirty work
were behind the final product.
YW President
Since her election to the presi
dency of the YW, the organiza
tion's program has expanded
greatly. She is active in NUCWA,
and was recently elected to take
t'large of the UNESCO division
of the group for next year. She
also is a member of the Cosmo
Kjuska, Barnhart
To H
ead
Editorial, Business Posts
Acacia Elects
Dr. Rosenlof
To Membership
Dr. George W. Rosenlof, regis
trar, University examiner, and
director of admissions, has been
elected to honorary membership
in Acacia fraternity.
Since the fraternity's reactiva
tion in 1948, Dr. Rosenlof is the
first person to be invited to hon
orary membership. Acacia is also
the first fraternity to extend
honorary membership to a facul
ty member.
Dr. Rosenlof is also a thirty
three Degree Honorary of the
Scottish Rite Masons, as well as
past Grand Master of the Grand
Masonic Lodge of Nebraska. He
is a member of Pi Beta Kappa
and Kappa Delta Pi and the
Tawse club, honorary education
societies. Hastings college has
awarded him an honorary Ll.D.
degree.
The new member is a past
president of the National High
School Association of Supervi
sors, and present NEA consul
tant, secretary of the North Cen
tral Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools, and a past
member of the YM board of di
rectors. Who's Who in the World and
Who's Who in America contains
accounts of Dr. Rosenlof. He is a
contributing author to the En
cyclopedia Americana and the
World Book, associate editor of
the Journal of the North Central
association, and has written and
edited many state department
bulletins on public instruction.
In Local organizations, Dr.
Rosenlof is president of the Lin
coln Rotary, first commissioner
of the Girl Scouts of America,
vice president of the Nebraska
PTA Congress, president of the
Nebraska Association of Colleg
iate Registrars and a member of
the Lincoln Chamber of Com
merce. In accepting the invitation, Dr.
Rosenlof stated that "'no greater
honor ever came to a member of
the faculty than election to hon
orary memmbership in Acacia
fraternity."
He will be 'initiated in the fall.
Religious Council
Queries Students
A servey will be conducted
by the Religious Welfare coun
cil to find topics for convoca
tions, seminars and house dis
cussions for next year's religion
in Life work.
The speakers, to be furnished
by the University Christian Mis
sion, will use topics suggested
by the campus. The question
naires will be handed out with
in colleges for checking. Some
of the questions included on dhe
sheet are: Christianity and Com
munism; What is Frayer ana
the Value of It? - Psychology and
Christianity; Science and Relig
ion; Is Independent Thmkm
and Searching Inquiry as t
What Is Truth Harmful to Basi
Religious Concerpts? ,
Also included in the ques
tionnaires are blanks for stu
dent suggestions. These topics
will also help create the theme of
the religious emphasis week ti
be held Nevember 5 to 9.
flubrand other camVus organ
izations.
The work of Miss Allen's Model
Assmebly was reported and
praised not only locaily but all
over the country, from the Lin
coln Journal to the New York
Times, at Lake Success and else
where. .
The lead of Chancellor Gus
tavson, Ralph Bunche and the
entire Model Assembly was fol
lowed in the selection of Miss
AlWn as the semester's outstand
ing student
'51 Cornhusker
Betty Green Will Fill New
Position of Associate Editor
Richard Kuska was chosen to head the 1951 Corn
husker staff, the faculty committee on student publications
announced Thursday night
Aiding Kuska with the
Barnhart. Barnhart was assistant business manager last
Kuska Green
Coed Honorary
Initiates 20;
Elects Officers
New Alpha Lambda Delta
members were initiated in cere
monies Wednesday night at Ellen
Smith hall. Officers were also
elected.
Barbara Bredthauer will serve
as president of the freshman
honorary for the coming year.
Vice-president is Marjorie Gade.
Hester Morrison is the newly
elected teasurer; Cecilia Pinker
ton, secretary; and Diane Down
ing, historian.
The following are the newly
initiated Alpha Lambda Delta's:
Sarah Jane Adams, Barbara
Bredthauer, Virginia Cooper,
Diane Downing, Bonnalyn Eilers,
Beverly Gaddis, Marjorie Gade,
Faye Haddix, Elaine Hopp, Vir
ginia Koehler, Jean Loudon,
Shirley Lumbard, Hester Morri
son, Mary Jean Neely, Winnie
Owen, Cecilia Pinkerton, Har
riette Salter, Donna Tinkham,
Joan Van Valkenburg and Nancy
Weir.
Mary Webber won the national
Alpha Lambda Delta award for
senior member of the organiza
tion with the highest average.
Certificates were awarded to the
following members who have
maintained high grades through
out their college years:
Marilyn Church, Marjorie
Gentry Hineman, Laverne Laird
Hoffman, D o r ot h y Lindolph,
Ardis Lostroh, Ruth Nelson,
Eloise Paustian, Carmen Shepard,
Mary Webber and Wanda Young
Cochran.
Nancy Porter is senior advisor
to the organization and Miss Ger
trude Knie will again be faculty
advisor. Miriam Willey is the
retiring president.
Miss Mary Mielenz was made
an honorary member of the or
ganization.
ea
onors
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fEEelEEiier,
Miss Elsie Ford Piper, retiring
assistant dean of women, was
honored at a tea given by the
women students of the organized
houses on campus in Ellen Smith
hall Thursday afternoon.
Both students and faculty
members attended the tea. Miss
Marjorie Johnston, dean of wo
men, and John K. Selleck, Uni
versity comptroller, expressed
their appreciation for Miss Pi
per's service to the University.
Miss Dorothy Lidolph, represent
ing the women's organized
houses, paid tribute to Miss Pi
per for her contribution to wom
en's housing and presented her
with a gift from the students.
Provide Music
Music for the tea was provided
by members of Delta Omicron,
Mu Phi Epsilon and Sigma Al
pha Iota, music sororities.
Mrs. R. G. Gustavson and Miss
Johnston were in the receiving
line along with Miss Piper. The
guests were greeted at the door
by Melehat Emirgil and Dorothy
Borgens. Marilyn Camptieid in
troduced guests to those in the
receiving line. The presidents of
the organized houses, assisted by
Miss Mary Augustin and Mrs.
Charles Gates acted as hostesses
in the drawing room.
Tea Table
Margaret Fedde and Mable
Lee presided at the tea table in
the dining room during the first
hour, while Jennie Lou Piper
and Sallie Wilson presided at the
table in the court. During the
second hour. Miss Mary Mielenz
and Miss Madeline Gidard were
in the dining room, while Miss
Lulu Runge and Mrs. O. J. Fee
served in the court. Social chair
man of the women's houses
served in the court and dining
room.
NU Professors
To Visit Illinois
, Two Nebraska faculty mem
bers, Merle Stoneman and C. E.
Rhoad will be visiting faculty
members at the University of
Illinois College of Education for
the 1950 summer session. It will
open June 23. ,
Chosen
financial matters will be Jack
year.
The committee created a new
position of associate editor and
tabbed Betty Green for the post.
This is the first time that such
a position has existed on th
staff since its beginning.
In announcing the creation of
this position, the committee said
Miss Green will be in charge of
the three managing editors, and
will have supervision of all lay
outs, editorial material and en
gravings. Other Staff Members
The three new managing edi
tors under Miss Green are: Sarah
Fulton, Jacquelyn Hoss, and
Richard Billig. These new staff
members were all sections head
of last year's yearbook.
Assisting the new business
manager will be Gene Johnson
and Harry Kimbriel.
Another new paid position
that of head photographer was
created by the committee and
will be filled next year by Bob
Duis. This new position elimi
nates the photography editor.
Duties of the head photographer
are to assemble and develop all
pictures to be used in the year
book. Innocent
In addition to assuming duties
as editor of the Cornhusker,'
Kuska is secretary of the Inno
cents Society, vice president of
Corn Cobs, member of Builders,
former a member of the Junior
Class Council, and president of
Phi Kappa Psi.
Barnhart is a member of
Builders and of Kappa Sigma.
Miss Green is a Mortar Board
a holdover member of the Stu
dent Council, member of Theta
Sigma Phi, women's journalism,
honorary. Kappa Tau Alpha,
journalism scholarship honor
ary; and Delta Delta Delta.
These appointments marked
the second day of selections by
the committee for the three stu
dent publications. The Daily Ne
braskan, Cornhusker and Corn
shucks. 1
"Rag" Staff Withheld
Paid staff positions on The
Daily Nebraska were selected
last night, but release of this in
formation has been held up by
the committee.
Cornshucks positions will be
selected this afternoon at 4 p. m,
and may continue after dinner,
the committee said.
Last year's staff of the Corn
husker included John Connelly
as editor and Bud Gerhart as
business manager. Other staff
members were Mardell Buss and
Jack Barnart, assistant business
managers, Dick Kuska, photog
raphy editor; and Nancy Porter,
Tish Swanson and Betty Green,
managing editors.
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Tassels, Cok
Plan Pepste4
Grdup L3GC
Freshmen and sophomore stu
dents will have an opportunity
to get seats on the fifty yard line
at football games again next
year.
An organized group of about
300 students will again be organ
ized as a cheering section, Dick
Kuska, representing Corn Cobs,
announced Wednesday.
They will attend all games and
rallies. Kuska and Janet Carr,
Tassel representative, will direct
the efforts of the group.
Letters will be sent to all
organized houses inviting them
to send representatives to the
group. Independent students will
have an opportunity to sign up
in the registration line.
Last year, men pepsters wora
red sweater with emblems; th
coed pepsters wore white sweat
ers with red emblems. Active
supervision of the group is by
Corn Cobs and Tassels.
"We hope to be able to in
crease the size of the organiza
tion this year," Kuska said.
John Connelly and Joel Bailey
directed the pep group last year.
No Distribution
Of Annuals Today
No , Cornhuskers will be dis
tributed today, according to Bud
Gerhart, business manager.
Books can be distributed only as
fast s they come from tha
printer. ' f' - '
Distribution dates have been
announced as follows: Monday,
May 22, Tuesday, May 23, and
Wednesday, May 24 at 10 a. rn.
in the Cornhusker office, Union
basement
Persons unable to pick up their
books on one of those days may
pick them up May 27 or May
31 at 10 a.m. However, Ger
hart urged all students to try ta
get their books before the final
date if at all possible.
Students who do not pick up
their books before the final lat
will have to wait until September.