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Vol. 50 No. 155
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, June 27, 1950
All-Staters
Move Into
Final Week
The Mid-Century 10th Anniver
sary of All-State fine arts course
is entering its final week. Con
certs, plays, and parades are
scheduled for the boys and girls.
Two-hundred and sixty of them
from all parts of Nebraska have
been on the University campus
for special instruction in music,
speech, and art. Thursday, June
29 is the final cbncert to be held
in the Stadium. Choral croups, the
band, the speech choir, and or
chestra will participate. An art
exhibit will be displayed in the
mall. Any of the All-State alums
present may go up and sing with
the choir in their final number.
Directors
The-directors of the concert are
David B. Foltz, choral groups;
Russell Suppiger, band and trom
bone choir; Walter Olsen,
marches; Maxine Trauernicht,
speech choir; and Paul O. Steg,
orchestra.
The All-State banquet will be
held in the Union ballroom at 5
p.m. Thursday, June 29.
On Wednesday, June 28 at 8
p.m. the boys and girls will at
tend the artists series program,
The Gypsies.
Debates are scheduled Tuesday
afternoon in the Union starting at
1 p.m. At 4 the same afternoon a
one-act play for the speech stu
dents only, will be given in the
Temple, Room 201. The produc
tion is "Overtones."
Orchestra Concert
Paul O. Steg, director of orches
tra, public schools, Hutchinson,
Kansas, will direct the orchestra
concert Tuesday, June 27 at 7:30
p.m. Eight numbers are to be
played. The orchestra officers are:
-president, Duane Young Colum
bus; vice-president, Kent Phillips,
Lincoln; and secretary, Paul Bie
berstein, Lincoln.
Monday the All-Staters paraded
through the downtown district of
. Lincoln and two one act plays
were given in the Temple. The
plays were "The Little Prison"
and "The Pot Boiler."
Sunday, June 25 the band gave
a concert which was directed by
Olsen and Suppiger. The band of
ficers are: president, Billie Claire
Croft, Fremont; vice president,
Dorothy Ralston, Geneva, and sec
retary, Iris Siemsen, Fremont.
Dramatics
Sunday evening two more one
act plays were produced, "The
Florist Shop" and "Old Lady
Shows Her Medals."
During their stay the All
Staters made radio programs, had
picnics, gave recitals and did
many other interesting things. The
All-$tate Fine Arts course is held
each summer for boys and girls of
high school age from all over Ne
braska and a few from outstate.
Students are selected for the ex
tensive studies by application.
They are chosen on a basis of
ability and balance for the large
groups.
Alum Receives
Navy Commission
Ensign Stewart E. Tangeman,
USN, was designated to naval
aviator on June 14, 1950. He was
presented his aviator's diploma
and "wings of gold" at a ceremony
conducted by Captain Norman
Ellis, USN, Commanding Officer
of the Naval Air Station, Corpus
Christi, Texas.
A graduate of Gretna high
school in 1943, Ensign Tangeman
attended the University, receiving
a Bachelor of Arts degree. He en
listed in the Navy on June 4, 1948,
taking pre-flight and basic-flight
training at the Naval Air Station,
Pensecola, Florida. Advanced
training in multi-engine aircraft
was take at the Naval Air Station,
Corpus Christi, Texas.
After a few days leave, Ensign
Tangeman will report to the
Pacific fleet for operational flight
training.
July 4 Weekend
To Offer Breather
Fourth of July weekend will
be the break in the summer ses
sion for NU students. There will
be no classes held Monday or
Tuesday, July 3 and 4. Classes will
resume on Wednesday, July 5.
School will be held on July 8,
the following Saturday to make
up for classes missed on the 3rd.
Berg Attends
Red Cross
Convention
Gene Berg, former president of
the campus Red Cross unit, is at
tending the National Red Cross
convention in Detroit, Mich., June
26 through 29.
Berg is being sent to the con
vention by the Lancaster county
Red Cross
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Berg
chapter. Also
attending from
this chapter are
Carl J u n g e,
vice chairman
of the Lancas
ter group, and
'Howard Wilson,
a national di
rector of Red
Cross.
Panel Talk
In De t r o i t,
Berg win ap
pear on a panel as a representa
tive of the midwestern area of
college Red Cross units. He will
speak on "Why give special at
tention to college students as par
ticipants in Red Cross services?"
Berg will point out the advantages
which result to both the local
chapter and to the college students
themselves. Also appearing on the
panel will be college representa
tives from the East and from the
West.
Delegates to the convention will
discuss problems and ideas of lo
cal chapters, and hear a speech
by George C. Marshall, national
president of the Red Cross.
First President
Berg served as the first presi
dent of the campus Red Cross
unit, and was one of the founders
of the campus chapter. He has also
served as an adviser to the Ne
braska group.
Berg is the new president of the
University of Nebraska Builders,
a member of Innocents, and a for
mer managing editor of the Daily
Nebraskan, He is now working as
a reporter for the Journal news
papers. After the Red Cross convention,
Berg plans a short trip to Hamil
ton, Ontario, to visit his twin
brother who plays baseball for a
farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Hall to Address
Marriage Cliiiie
The second program in the
series on marriage relationships
will be held Wednesday, June 28
at 1:30 p.mu in the Union.
Approximately 250 students at
tended the first meeting held last
week. The topic for this week's
discussion will be "The Choice of
a Mate."
Speaker of the day will be Dr.
William Hall, professor of educa
tional psychology and measure
ments. "This charming couple," the
film to be shown, focuses on the
false ideals of "romantic" love
on which many unsuccessful mar
riages are built. The film follows
the courtship of a young couple
who refuse to evaluate each
other's good qualities and short
comings in a realistic . adult
fashion.
The Union and the YM-YW are
sponsoring the meetings which
will be held every Wednesday
afternoon during the six-weeks
summer session.
Programs for future meetings in
clude a talk by Rev. John Doug
las Clyde, Westminster Presby
terian church, on "Relgion In
Courtship and Marriage,"; Dr.
Janet Palmer, lecturer in medi
cal information in social work,
who will speak on "Sexual Ad
justment in Marriage".
'The Gypsies' to Present
Folk Music in Union Show
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"THE GYPSIES" The second in the Union sponsored Summer
Artists Series will take to the stage of the Union ballroom for two
hours Wednesday night beginning at 8 pjn. when "The Gypsies"
appear in a show combining song and dance. Music in the show
will range from traditional gypsy folk tunes to American popular
tunes and the classics. There is.no admission charge for the show.
Saddler's Wells Ballet Troupe
To Appear at NU Nov. 20
The Sadler's Wells Ballet which
has been upsetting all ballet box
office records at the Metropolitan
Opera House will visit the Uni
versity Coliseum, Monday, Nov.
20.
This announcement was made
by the Union following the news
that the film, "The Red Shoes,"
is booked at the State Theatre
June 27 through July 3. Sadler's
Wells Ballet is featured in the
film.
65 Dancers
Directed by Ninette de Valois,
the Sadler's Wells Ballet consists
of 65 dancers headed by Margot
Fonteyn, Robert Helpmann, Moira
Boys Get Top
Scores in NU
Regent Exams
High scores in the University
Regents Scholarship competition
show high school boys are better
scholars than girls by a three to
one ratio since the end of World
War II.
Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, Director of
Admissions, said Friday that top
five scores, including duplicate
awards for ties, have been won
by 25 boys and 8 girls since 1945.
The 1950 top scholars in the
Regents Scholarship competition
were four boys and one girl, but
the girl was No. 1. She is Adri
anne Ellefson of Columbus whose
score in the comprehensive ex
amination held last spring topped
that made by any other of the
nearly 2,400 high school seniors
who competed in 410 schools.
Second high score was made by
Waybe Towner, of Scottsbluff;
third by Gerald Rosenfield, Tren
ton; fourth, John J. Thomas, Lin
coln high school, and fifth by Wil
liam Herndon of Boys Town.
The Regents awards have a
value of approximately $100 for
the school year. Two hundred and
fifty scholarships are awarded to
top scholars in as many high
schools of the state.
During the past six years the
University's top scholarship scores
have been made by seniors in the
following high schools: Omaha
Central 4, Lincoln high school 3,
Lincoln Northeast 2, Superior 2,
Columbus 2, Kearney 2, and Val
entine 2, and one each to Omaha
North, Omaha Benson, Boys Town
Scottsbluff, Trenton, North Platte,
Seward, Valley, York, Wahoo,
Craig, Sidney, Lincoln Cathedral,
Minden, Alliance, and Humboldt
(Bratton Union).
Shearer, Pamela May, Beryl Grey,
Violetta Elvin, Alexis Rassine,
Harold Turner, Michael Somes
and John Hart.
The organization, which re
cently celebrated its twenty-first
anniversary, has earned an in
ternational reputation for its per
formance of the classic repertory
which includes full-length, evening-long
productions - never seen
here before such as "Sleeping
Beauty" and "Le Lac des Cygnes,"
as well as modern works by its
principal choreographer, Freder
ick Ashton, and Miss de Valois.
In addition to its dancers, the
Sadler's Wells Ballet carries a full
staff of technicians and an or
chestra under the direction of
Robert Irving which brings the
total of the entourage to more
than 150.
Now in London.
The Sadler's Wells Ballet, is
currently appearing at the Royal
Opera House, Covent Garden in
London where its season will ter
minate the first week in July to
allow the company a month's va
cation prior to its embarkation for
America and a coast-to-coast tour.
The Company is presented by
the Covent Garden Opera Trust,
David L Webster, General Ad
ministrator, in association with
the Arts Council of Great Britain
and the British Council.
Tickets will be $4.80,. $3.60,
$2.40, and $1.80. A special price
will be given to University of
Nebraska Students.
Red Cross Unit
Entertains Vets
A group of Red Cross vo iteer
entertainers, composed oi all
state and University students,
under the direction of Joanie Han
son preformed at the Veteran's
hospital Thursday evening, June
22.
The performers and their num
bers -were: Audrey Schuler,
pianist, who played "Clair De
Lune" and "To Each His Own;"
Rex Walker, accordianist, . who
played "Lady of Spain," "Twilight
Time" and "Chattanooga Shoe
Shine Boy;" Shirley Jesse, tap
dancer, who danced to "Bye Bye
Blues" accompanied by Marilyn
Lehr; Margie Schurman, who gave
a comedy reading; and Harriet
Swanson, who sang "I'm Falling
In Love With Someone" and "Ital
ian Street Song."
A similar show will be held
Thursday, June 29, and anyone in
terested in preforming or who
knows someone that might be in
terested is urged to contact Joanie
Hanson at 2-2149.
Artist Series
To Continue
Wednesday
A two-hour show of music and
dances will be presented by "The
Gypsies" as the second in the se
ries of Summer Artists sponsored
by the Union. The show will begin
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 in
the Union ballroom.
Seven members of the company
will appear in numbers ranging
from comedy to authentic gypsy
dances and songs.
The company is directed by
Herbert Bagwell, who is known
for his story telling as well as his
violin solos. Bagwell will present
some of his gypsy tales in the
style of "Uncle Remus." Two of
the favorites of audiences which
have witnessed the show are "The
Star and the Nightingale" and
"The Golden Bullet." All of the
tales are delivered with original
gypsy music in the background.
Featured Dancer.
Featured performer of the com
pany is Annabell Escoe, a descen
dant of a Creek Indian chief. She
has' appeared in her song and
dance numbers throughout the
United States, as well as Europe
and the Far East.
To add to the air of authen
ticity of the gypsy group, Peggy
George, the pianist, also displays
her ability as a palmist during the
show.
The show is centered around a
theme which takes the audience
back to the days of the gypsies
upon whose tunes Liszt and
Brahms fashioned their composi
tions. During the performance the
musical selections will range from
that played by all of the gypsy
tribes of Europe to South Amer
ican rhythms, American hit songs,
and classics. Critics have called
the musical program of the Gyp
sies" comparable to a "song-filled
trip around the world."
Sequin Costumes.
The costumes of the cast have
created much attention among au
diences. Several of the gowns
worn by the cast are covered with
sequins, hand-sewn into designs?
The gowns are highlighted by the
use of black-lights during the
performance.
The third feature" of the Union
Summer Artist series will be the
film version of the Gilbert and
Sullivan operetta "The Mikado."
Starring Kenny Baker and the
D'Oyly chorus, the film will be
shown in the Union ballroom July
9.
The final Artists will appear
July 19 when Katherine Flowers
brings a troup of dancers to the
Union stage. The show is entitled
"From Bamboula to Bop" and will
re-create the evolution of Negro
dancing.
Fine Arts Band
Elects Officers
The 265 high school students
attending the University's tenth
annual All-State Fine Arts sum
mer course named officers Friday
for their Band, Orchestra, Speech
and Art organizations.
The 1950 officers:
Band: Billie Claire Croft, Fre
mont, president; Dorothy Ralston,
Geneva, vice president; Iris Siem
sen, Fremont, secretary.
Orchestra: Duane Young, Co
lumbus, president; Kent Phillips,
Lincoln, vice president; Paul Bie
berstein, Lincoln, secretary.
Speech: Betty Lester, Grand
Island, president; Don Smith,
Grand Island, vice president;
Jean Claire Davis, Lincoln, sec
retary. ,
Art: Leon Berg, Lincoln, presi
dent; Bryce Belisle, Lincoln, vice
president; Fritz Emerich, Fair
field, secretary.