The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 12, 1950, Image 1
Only daily publication tor students at the University of Nebraska o) (TTi 8) The Weather: Fair with little chang la temperature. JUU Vol.51 No. 21 Reds Call Big Five Meeting Demand Council Police Forces A formal proposal for a Big Five conference on international peace and security was issued by Russia Wednesday with the demand that the United Nations set up a permanent international police force under the security council. This was Russia's answer to an American proposal to give the veto-less general assembly an international army to be used against aggressors whenever the security council is paralyzed in an emergency by a veto. Soviet Foreign Minister An drei Vishinsky submitted both resolutions before the general assembly's main political com mittee. Lukewarm response was re ceive from informal spokesmen for the British and American delegations. However, Wednes day, Canadian External Affairs minister Lester B. Pearson told the committee that Canada would welcome the proposal for a Big Five meeting if it means "effective and genuine consulta tion." War Not Over And in news concerning the far east, a military spokesman said Wednesday the Korean war is "far from over and there is much fighting ahead." "Don't be lulled by victories into a false sense of optimism," the spokesman told reporters at a morning Pentagon press brief ing. "There's a big job ahead." He pointed out that communist North Korea is larger than South Korea and it is far more mountainous and far more rug ged the farther north the United Nations forces move. He also said there are no in dications there will be mass surrenders of North Korean armies. Meeting Resistance He pointed out that the U. S. First cavalry division is meeting strong resistance, and moving n.'hih rnalr 1J " "4 attack most difficult In connection with the Korean problem. President Truman left Wednesday on the first leg of his flight to the far Pacific for his first face-to-face conference with Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The president's plane, the In dependence, was scheduled to take off from Washington na tional airport at 3 p.m. ac companied by his top military and diplomatic advisers. Informed sources said that Wake Island will be the site of the meeting. On the other side of the world, the first American army rein forcements for Europe's defense were arriving on the continent, V. S. commander in Europe said Wednesday. Warned Soviets t . .. c f,. tK i commander, said the troops I were destined for Berlin and tv,t n Btt.rk on Ber- Un the RoviftK would mean war i While news increased on the j international scene heads of 15 railroad unions with a million j members decided Wednesday to ask for an increase of 25-cents- an hour on wages. The unions concerned are , made up of non-operating i workers, that is, rail employes. not directly concerned with ac tually operating trains. George E. Leighty, president 1 the order of railroad tele graphers and chairman of a joint committee of the 15 unions made the announcement. Builders Plan Campus Tours For Prepsters Any high school student visit ing the University will have a chance to go on tour of the campus under the direction of Builders workers. The Builders campus tours committee with Marilyn Coupe as chairman, has expanded its program this year and included public relations department. Ken Keller is in charge of the department which will provide training for workers on the com mittee who will take students on tours. Information about how to conduct tours will be offered and tips on University history which might be of interest to the -visitors, will be given. According to Miss Coupe more than 500 high school students from Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas were taken on tours last year ropuiar BBuwra The most popular buildings on campus. Miss Coupe says, are , the Military and Naval Science buildine. the Coliseum and the Stadium. Students also are eager to see the Carillon Tower and learn some of the facts about it. The Union is another highlight of most the students' tours. Morrill hall is always in cluded in the tours. In addition to conducting tours, the committee last year published a souvenir booklet which was given to the students taking tours. The tours committee also works in cooperatior with spec ial Builders projects .lueh as the full preBs convention and the yej; convention in the spring. Homecoming Rules for the 1950 Homecoming displays and floats have been an nounced by John Mills, chairman of the homecoming decorations committee. Organi zed vi''S,,''x houses on the ' igible to enter the contest for the homecom i n g game, which will be the Nebraska -Missouri game on Nov. 4. The rules are as follows: A sketch of the proposed house decoration must be sub mitted by noon, Saturday, Oct. 21. This is to eliminate dupli cation of decorations. If two groups have the same theme but a different presentation, both may go ahead. In case of simi larity, the first one submitted will be approved. A fee of five dollars must be submitted for every group with a membership of 20 or more by noon, Saturday, Oct. 21. Decorations must be completed by 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 if the group is to be considered by the judges. Fifty Dollars Limit Expenses for the decorating 14 Sororities To Take Part In 'Workshop' Panhellenic workshop will ! get off to a flying start Sunday Oct. 22. when fourteen campus ll iKcorro Phuivh Sunday. The activities will con- tinue through Wednesday with special speakers, a banquet, rouna laoie aiscussions ana ex - cnange oinners ana luncneons. V? nceuiamg 10 oiuyi i.iarK, chairman of the annual work shop, the activities will be de signed to acquaint sororities with one another and promote inter est in intergroup relations. Thompson Speaks Mondav'c -h!iili inrlnrf a i ' 'i f I vl 1 -: is iAa LI Fohn Mills falk hv T)r T J Thnmnsnn il i.V , T X" , xaiK oy ur J.nomP&iV to World Student Service fund, j n ;" !Jl jf - , ,VJ i " " f " I the University, its faculty a : a. i a. rr- r i : i t .1 . Ul T CB "V "Vl'I ; inriii no u ro tin rrran t-u tui-. n .the Winning Side The event is scheduled for Ellen Smith hall at 5 p. m. All Uni versity women are invited to at tend. Monday night, the Panhellenic alumni advisors of the various sororities have been invited to their respective houses to dis cuss Panhellenic activities and responsibilities. Public Relations "Good Public Relations for Womens' Fraternities," will be '. the theme of the annual Pan- j hellemc banquet Tuesday night I in trie union oauroom. TicKet ; price is $1.50. The speaker of ; the evening will be announced ' later this week. Dr. Janet Palmer, consulting j psychiatrist for the Lincoln 1 Public School system and acting , Qirecxor oi me division oi men- ; tal health of the State Health i department will be the speaker j at Ellen Smith hall on Wednes- day at 5 p.m. She will discuss ! "Getting Along with Others." Traininr Classes ; Trainini, Masses for presidents. ' scholarship chairmen, pledge ! trainers, activities chairmen, standards committees and social chairmen will be on the agenda for WDednesday night. These classes will be in the form of panel discussions and will be j held at various houses. Common , problems and new ideas will be j the feature of the panel groups. Throughout the week exchange dinners and luncheons will be held at different houses. Chairman of the week is Sibyl Mark. Committee chairmen include; banquet, Mary Ann Grundiiian; program, Sharon Fritzler; decorations, Lois Fred rick; tickets, Carol Cherney. Singers lo Meet With Prep Choirs The University Singers wil colaborate with the Scottsbluff and Teacher's college high school choirs in an open rehearsal, Fri day at 11 a.m., in the Union ball room. Scottbluff's band will be ex hibited along with 190 voice i choir. The band is directed by ! Vernon Forbes, former director of Lincoln Northeast high school ! orchestra. Dr. Arthur Westbrook con ducts the Singers and Morrie Hays, a University graduate, di rects the ScottBbluff choir. Scottsbluff's music groups will n.-f,.rr, rf,,;r, Scottsbluff-Lincoln high football game Friday night. All utudents and laculty are invited to attend the informal rehearsul rridav 1J Ac Union lo Offer Dancing Lessons Free dancing lessons will start Wednesday at the Ag Union at 7:30 p.m., according to Jeanne Vierk, chairman of the dance committee. Dancing instructors will be on had been assigned special houses, hand to teach basic steps. The Special effort, point out Matz more complicated steps will be ke and Leon Pfeiffer, president taught later. of Kosmet Klub, will be made to Miss Vierk also wished to re mind Ag students about the hour d-'nees held every WedneB day at 4:30 p.m. in the Ag Union. J Decoration must not exceed fifty dollars. An itemized expense account must be submitted by 6 p.m., Nov. 3. Any professional help is pro hibited. The sketch, fee and expense account should be submitted to John Mills, 635 No. 16th st. Floating trophies will be awarded to the winning floats in the homecoming floats, Jayne Wade, Tassels in charge, an nounced. Miss Wade announced the fol lowing rules: The deadline for entries will be Oct. 21. Any organization on campus is eligible to enter, with the excep tion of sororities, because of a ruling by the Panhellenic Council. No Entry Fee There will be no entry fee. A sketch or outline of the dis play must be included with the letter of application. Any dupli cations will have to be elimi nated. Groups will be notified if there fs any change. Not more than 15 dollars may be spent for the floats. Prizes will be awarded to the two best floats only. All entries should be sent to Jayne Wade, 1619 "R" st. The exact route of the home coming parade has not yet been I determined. Miss Wade said. She eSwiflies pen o Frosii Campus organizations gained j many new members yesterday at j the Activities Mart held in the Union ballroom. i All freshmen women were i urged to join the group in which j they were interested. Workers i"jjji cai-u ui6niiiuun uut s ickiotuicu cic u ujc uuvuu I ;T;V- In i - i"- " k - -- i plain the type of work that wouia De done Dy me group throughout the year. Sixteen groups were repre- sented. They are: Ail University Fund: the only c"araDje organization. W orkers i foreign universities, and other hmle cau , v-A: activities are centered in many commission groups. vaned commissions in- i-i -i . I ciuoe worm reiateoness, com- parative religious and camp counseling. They also publish NVPublishes First Issue Of 'Schooner' The fall issue of the "Prairie Schooner." published by the i University Press has just been released. The magazine is edited oy Lwry narjes wimoeiiy, professor of English at the Uni- versity The magazine contains the work of 31 prose and poetry writers. Stories and poetry are sent into the editorial staff by upje uum "i kjuku wies. in xnis issue eleven new writers have work printed. rive of the contnbuters are affiliated with the University. : James V. Baker, a graduate of Ti uey has taught , JS yearS 1 wg. English in- ! Structor, IS the CO-editor Of "Twelve Hundred Years," an an- inoiogy oi ,ngiisn literature. ; Robert Lee, a graduate of the j University, lives in Fremont. He ie a n0VeiSt and a radio writer. t;,.i, ir:n- ,.i, , vpe in rrpmnm hp the University, majoring in En- gilsn , glish. Don Woodmency is a graduate of the University with a masters degree. He now teaches English in the department. Others on the editorial staff are: Frederick L. Christensen, associate editor; Thomas M. Frantz, Boyd Carter, John G. Neihardt, Emily Schossberger and Robert P. Crawford, advisory editors. The business office is headed by Earle B. Wilson. Nearly 2,500 students had signed their names to thf Free dom Scroll by Wednesday after noon. This was reported by Jerry Matzke, chairman of the grand committee for the campus Cru- sade for Freedom. Nearly all KoBmet Klub workers, who are I i reached their tentative goal of I ZZZZZ X Zr 150 signatures per person. ; i The workers now will canvass j I other campus localities and con- ! ! ceutrute on getting signatures in j places in which may not have i been covered extensively, -says Matzke. Organized Houses Xilx-iT Members of the general com mittee announced Wednesday that the Hesidence Halls for Wo men and .all organized houses are open to all Kosmet Klub workers. Previouly workers contact students on Ag campus, in the law college, religious houBes, ISA and mens' dorms and 'Co-op houses. Organizations will aLso be j J LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Rules Told hopes to be able to have the band march in full uniform for the event. Display Winners The homecoming displays are sponsored by the Innocents so ciety. The parade is sponsored by Tassels and Corn Cobs. Dick Walsh is the Corn Cob repre sentative. Sigma Nu won first place hon ors in last year's homecoming display, men's division, while Gamma Phi Beta won the wom en's competition. Zeta Beta Tau and Sigma Chi took second and third places re spectively in the men's compe tition. Theta Xi and Farm House received honorable men tion. Sigma Delta Tau and Delta Delta Delta took second and third places for the women. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta received honorable men tion. 42 Entrants Approximately 42 houses en tered the float competition last year. . Phi Gamma Delta and Inter-Varsity Christian fellowship won first prizes in the men's and women's competition respectively. Trophies will be awarded to all winners in the decoration contest. Second and third place winners will also receive travel ing trophies. Coeds the "N" book. Women's Athletic Association: comprised of various clubs sponsored by the women's physi cal education department. j NUCWA- NeDi-asta University . r.nm;ti.. World Affairs works to better international ; - -- j understanding among students i and facuUy. , .-. i Re Cross volunteer groups : which sponsors the junior Red Cross and makes weekly visits :to the veteran's hospital and rinopeuic nobpiiai. i indenenrieni Smrfpnf A. ; sociation: unafiliated student's group. A new feature of the group tHs vear an activitv card w h entitles the owner to attend all ISA functions. CosmoDoiitian club: an inter- nationai cub organized to better i reiationship between American and foreign students. Sponsors the annual Cosmopolitian con vocation. Coed Counselors: Counsel ! freshman women and have I weekly meetings and discussion I groups that are of interest to i new smaenis on me campus, j Sponsor the annual banquet for all the Counselors and their j "little sisters." i makes all the rules governing ! women students such as closing hours, scholarship rules, etc. sponsor Coed Follies, Ivy Day sing, Campus Know How and "NU'n You" booklet, Un;versitv Builders: sponsor i nn nnnratinnc rlpnriar ; pubiish the Student Directory! publish nrst tilance and Scarlet , and Cream. Barb Activities Board for : Women: organizations for un- , affiliated women. Sponsor Adel- ! phi) Hesperia and annual "Hello 1 Girr dances Hnion Activities Board: govern ; US?V1. t8' ! 1T11IS hnrrnr m5ctrir, ! Cornhusker: publish the col- I iege annual. '- . 1 lSKlH 1 artV o J Planned lV U 111 Oil ""- "J The Union will sponsor another Pigskin party Saturday. j faculty will meet to talk over : All University students may The party will last from 2 p.m. i "UN and the Application of ' attend the initiation party of the until the game is over. Eldon ! Knowledge." The professors and j Cosmopolitan club Saturday Schafer will be on hand lo dia- ! instructors participating in the night. gram and explain the plays with j discussion will be selected equal- The time is :30 pjn. in Par colored chalk. Hostesses will sell ! ly from the physical and social lors XYZ, Union. Dancing is the popcorn and apples. sciences departments. , scheduled activity. Purpose of Thorn Snyder, chairman, said there was a big crowd at the last Pigskin party and urged students to spend the afternoon listening to the game at the Union. visited by workers to get cigna- i turee of any student who may j have been miBsed. The Crib and i Campusline will alao have workers stationed there. Booths Set Vp A table will be set up in So cial Science building. Workers will be stationed at the booth in Other members of the grand "'"ST" committee which have super- vised the campaign are: Hob Raun, president of Student Council which is sponsoring the drive; Bruce Kennedy, editor of The Daily Nebraskan; Jo Lisher, AUF; Dean Carl Borgmann, ad ministration; and Harold Peter son, president of NUCWA, the organization acting as a coordi- nating agency. Matzke is vice- president of NUCWA Response to the drive lias been generally favorable cays Mat- zke. As a whole I am very en- couraged by the student reac- tion," he said. Signing of the Freedom Scrolls )e a part .of the nation-wiae Crusade lor Freedom to help promote radio broadcasts to countries behind the iron cur- tain. Sfudsnts n m n 1 fsl II Iff Pub Committee Filings End Friday Filings for the Committee on Student Publications will close, Friday, Oct. 13. The Student Council will select one person from the sophomore, junior and senior classes to serve on the committee. This group se lects the staff members for The Daily Nebraskan, Cornhusker and Cornshucks, as well as ap proves the contracts for the three publications. To be eligible, the student must meet the hour requirements of his class and University scholas- i tic standards. Present members of the publications staffs are in - eligible unless they resign from their present positions. Each applicant should state his name, college, year in school and brief summary of his reasons for applying. This should include previous experience with publi cations. All letters should be addressed to the Student Council, which will interview all applicants at a later date. NUCWA Readies UN Plans Plans are progressing for UN Week, Oct. 17 to 24. according T T j t l , , , , ..,., Coupe, co-chairmen of the NUC- ! WA sponsored event. An informal coffee hour will ST. "a A,. I " z r"B IT np np n in inp i mirm n nnop nn v., ' " , " "' The lounge will be decorated with united Nations Hags. Hosts an hostesses will serve coffee and brownies to those attending. ; According to Stan Jones, chair- man of the committee olannine ! the coffee hour, all University lt .wvi w v" , pate. "Students will have a i chance to mingle socially, and ! get together informally to dis- ; cuss the activities of the week," ' Jones added. Organized Houses Invited Invitations have been extend ed to all organized houses on om,, ,,mr, .j campus, urging them to attend the coffee hour and give it sup port. The Union is cooperating with NUCWA in making ar rangements. Hosts and hostesses for the hour will be John Bauer, Adele i rane Crane, Bob Hallock, Dorothy Kurth, Joann Miller, Sue Neu- enswander, Jeanette Nevile, Rus- ty Parmenter, Patsy Patterson, Don Peterson and Kathleen Wil- son- Convocation Other activities of the week i : include a University convocation, : exrnojis ana a xacuiiy round table. The International Friend- sfP dinner. preiously sched- uled for UN Week, has been i Ptponed until a later date. The ; umnt-r win oe sponsored jointly bv NUCWA, Cosmopolitan club, and the Religious Welfare coun- cil. Pon Chirm heads the com- mittee in charge of the event, The exhibit committee will plan the exhibits to beheld in Love library during next week. IJLJ? JZ1 ri hv P.arra f.nhm Man- Hanke. Charlotte Veta and Paul Wieck. i Round Table Discussion The faculty round table dis- ! : cussion, or seminar will be held ! ; at 4 p. m. Tuesday, Oct. n in i Love Library auditorium. Sev - ral members of the University Miss Coupe will direct the ac- tivities of the public relations committee. The committee will handle publicity work, including posters and advertising. Put ionorurs s JrFe6ofif iOfH The University drive will end Saturday and scrolls will be flown to Berlin where they will be included in dedication cere- monies of a freedom bell This bell will ring daily after its dedication on United Nations Day Oct. 24. Gen. Lucius Clay, chairman of the national committee, has pre dicted that ""behind "the iron cur tain libeity-soeking men and women wil) iuse the symbol of bell as the "V symbol was used against Nazi tyranny. He calls it "a rallying symbol for all those working for freedom." Fighting Big: lie The Crusade was called a me thod of fighting -"the big lie with jthe big truth" by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who launched the .campaign .on Labor Day. He 1 said that it is a program which j President Truman and others j jcall '"an essential tep in getting jthe case for freedom heard by ' the world's magnitude." j Gov. Val Peterson, in opening the di'ive on the University cam pus, hoped it would "stimulate in the minds of sll signers a pic ture of Americanism and Ctirif-tianiljC Council indents. Faculty Basketball Seats Entire East Side of Coliseum Reserved Until Game Time The Student Council campus improvements commit tee last night reported that the entire east side of th 1 Coliseum and the west bleachers would be reserved as a ! student and faculty section at basketball games. The committee emphasized tnat tms arrangement Speech Meet To Feature Debaters University debaters Jack Solo mon and Charles Rossow will meet two University of Missis sippi students Saturday in an ex hibition debate before delegates attending the Nebraska high school speech and social studies conference. The two University debaters will meet E. C. Ward and Jay Hedgepeth from Mississippi on a proposal concerning rejection of the welfare state, national high school debate topic. The debate will be at 3 p.m., Saturday in the Love Library auditorium. Two Appear at KU In addition to the exhibition ueuciie -Mi tuts cinvci miv taiuyus, fK ,mwc nf t AJ:atZ ! squad, Doris Carlson and Joan Krueger, will speak at the Uni- : . versity ot Kansas ai uwrence ! Saturday in a public exhibition i debate before a similar confer' ence for Kansas high school i Hhaffrc ; debn and Krueger uiU j hoM a?ride of tt I ,t Donald Olson, debate director. aiSO WU1 speaK ai xne comerence. Ah,,t TCPhraka high ! school students are expected to attend the institute on the Uni- versity campus which is under ! the direction of Bruce Kendall, associate debate director. Speech Sponsors Sponsored by the speech de- partment in cooperation with the , &UCA rQ,0 rlrtrnt of Public Instruction, the confer ence is held to give students op portunity to discuss the welfare state and reasons for accepting or rejecting it. Prnf fiirtic M Fllii-itt tenart- ' ment 0f economics, and Joseph S. , cpW9n man9m nf tho Social ; Security field office in Lincoln, 1 wm discuss and analyze the : topjC- The director of speech at Grand Island high school. Jane Kmnie, will speak on "How to Participate in Discussion. T c Discussion Sessions Two sessions of informal dis cussion will be held to give stu dents an opportunity to consider the iollowing questions: What problems threaten the security of the United Mates citizens: ano now snouio uie federal government deal with these problems.' Presiding at the one day pro gram will be Prof. Clarence Flick of the speech department About 250 high school students representing 40 high schools were present last year for the conference. Builders workers, under the direction of Poochie Rediger, will assist with registration during the conference. Cosmopolitan Club . pQrt a,-Amv the evening is to give campus newcomers a chance to get acquainted with the University's club of foreign and American students. MATZKE The University's donation to the Crusade lor Freedom wCT come from the AUF, according to Miss LiSher. About 3 0 cents per pledge will be gi ven to the J fund, xhe fiud. llil r ! !: 1: ! ' V. -- . .. y f--- I " I mil irrinr--m,nmmumm ,n Thursday, October 12, 195Q Assigns would be adequate for student and faculty seating. The purpose of the plan is to provide better seating for student and to de velop more spirit at basketball games. The committee met with Athletic Director Potsy Clark early this week to discuss the possibilities of the arrangement. Through the cooperation of the athletic department, the student faculty seating block was set up. Under the new system the student-faculty section will be re served until a definite period be fore game time. This period will probabaly be five or tea minutes. In the event that the student faculty section is not completely filled the students will be asked to move toward the center and the remainder of the east side will be opened to the general public. New Representatives Two new representatives were introduced to the Council. They are Bob Yarwood, representing N-club, and Shirley Borcherding. representing the Independent Student Association. Romaine Rasmussen, chairman of the displaced persons commit tee of the Religious Welfare Council, appeared before the Council to give a report of the project He emphasized the lack of response from students toward the work. He reported that ten students were brought to Ne braska last j'ear under scholar ships provided by the University. Various campus religious groups cooperated in providing partial maintenance for the displaced persons. Books were provided by the Nebraska Book store and other firms provided clothing, haircuts and laundry service. Continuation of the plan will de pend largely on the ability of the University to provide addi tional scholarships. Displaced Persons Ginny Guhin emphasized the fact that the majority of students are not aware of the displaced persons project She stated that many people would be willing to give assistance if they were aware of the needs of the stu dents. Gene Berg expressed hope that the project would be carried on. "There is still a great need to bring displaced persons to the United States. I hope the pro gram can be enlarged,"' he said. The faculty approved the mi- j Station plan on Monday," stated migration committee. Migrations plans call for a rally at Kansas and planned activity on the train. Tickets will be sold in a booth in the Union several days previ ous to the game. Plans were also made for the selections of student represent atives to the Committee on Stu dent Publications. Interviews of the applicants will be held next Wednesday during Council meet ing. The editors of the three cam pus publications. The Daily Ne braskan, Cornhusker and Corn shucks will be invited to speak to the Council before the inter views begin. They will hare aa opportunity to state their opin ions regarding necessary Qualifi cations for membership on tht committee. Rendezvous To Open YW Frosh Work Freshman women may start work right away in the YWCA by attending the YWCA rendez vous tliis afternoon. The redez vous, which officially opera the freshman program, will be held at Ellen Smith hall Thursday from 230 to 5:20 pm. Students will meet freshman leaders and cabinet members at the event Freshman women may have signed up for YW work at the AWS activities mart, but in order to Join a commission group, they must attend the rendezvous. Liz Moodie is chairman of the rendezvous. Eefreshments will be served under the direction of Anne Jane Hall CcmrmEsion groups for fresh iren will be tinder the leadershii of the following: Barbara Young, Jane Jackson, Dorothy GartneiL Sue Porter, Sally Kjelson, Carol DeWitt, Elaine Ksgawa end Beth Logie. Sue Pryor and Shirley rtansdall are in charge of the en tire freshman program. In the various groups, fresh men will become aajpoainted with the cumpvs YW and different . phases of campus life. Wiat is the Y, why did you .join, what do yoia expect to get out tf the Y, are some of She cueetlu to be discussed in the first cacas sion groups. All groups are de signed to give more icrSasve ia . forming opinions, plarmi-g var ious projects Cast tixzy I &txm by the group, and to r-v Itfiier iinderstanding of the Y CA pur pose and orfanizaUaa. I K f r ( f r. v.?l .-..,...-..w. TtiBp - ' . , ' .