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! V 1 1 t .r PAGE 4 At Work In Morrill Hall . . . J , 1 r- '"s b ":') J j I "... 1 ff-ir I I :t i iK 'i t ASSEMBLING STEGGIE Preparator Henry Beid er of the University museum works with an assis tant at preparing the Steposaurus skeleton for ex hibition. The dinosauer has been moved to the museum's Founders Room and is in the final stapes of completion. SteRRie is thought to be roughly 150 million years old. He is the first dino saur the museum has possessed, and will probably be a major center of interest for visitors. 'Steggie' Stegosaurus Latest Addition to Displays in Museum By Jerry Bailey "Behold the mighty disnosaur, Famous in prehistoric lore. , .! ! In the western hall on the main floor of the University Museum in the spece known as the Founders' room, two tall por traits of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Morrill gaze out across a bone lined room. These esteemed pa trons of paleontology stare from their frames at a brash newcomer ' who hulks in the middle of the space. This newcomer is "Steggie" Stegosaurus, who measures 19 feet from his tiny nose to his monstrous tail and stands nine feet talL Steggie is mounted firmly on all four feet, with his head hanging almost to the floor. Lambert Lauds Traditional Ag Yide Program "Very nice!" With these words. Dean W. V. Lambert expressed the reaction which was common to all who witnessed the Christ mas program Tuesday evening at the Ag college Activities building. Sponsored by the Ag Exec Board and the Ag college chorus, the program began with an organ prelude of familiar carols by Marcella Shacht. Thirty-three candles, each signifying one year in the life of Christ, lined the front of the stage while two Christmas trees cast their shadows against a dimly lighted background of blue and white streamers. Rev. John Clyde delivered a Christmas message centered about the true meaning of Christmas. With the direction of Mrs. Altinas Tullis, the Ag College chorus furnished music befitting to the season including excerpts from Handel's "Messiah." Soloists were Ina Yount, soprano: Julia McDonald, alto; Gilbert Karges, tenor; Edward Pullen, bass; and Jeanne Uhrig, soprano. Mrs. Tullis said: "The soloists should all be commended for their parts In the program. They did a fine job even though they were hampered by colds." The audience was drawn to its feet by the inspiring "Hallelujah" chorus which concluded another segment of Ag college's oldest tradition the annual Christmas program. Spartans Plan New Merit System The merit and limitation sys tem for Michigan State college women reappeared this year mi nus the limitation, according to their counselor for women. Un der the new arrangement, points 8re still assigned for each extra curricular activity a coed carries. However, the coed will be ex pected to limit herself in such a way that neither her scholastic record nor her extra-curricular activities will monopolize her time. "At the end of the school year, the merit system will be evaluated," Mrs. Gonon, coun selor for women, said. "AWS has inaugurated the program so that the degree of participation can be estimated. "Under the old system there was a hesitancy on the part of the women to record all the stu dent activities in which they were engaged. There may have been injustices. We don't want to encourage women to be join ers just to get the points," she added, "and that is why we have made it experimental for the year. . Buffalo U Cuts. To 'War Burger Omigosh! Look out! One of the most sacred parts of the ham burger is being separated from that staple of the college student. While most schools are trying to fight off a boost in the price of coffee, students who eat in the college cafeteria at the Univer sity of Buffalo have a unique worry. ' The ustomary pickle, enhanc ing the hamburger, is now con-1 sidcred a separte item a pennv He seems to be glowering back at Mr. and Mrs. Morrill. At Last A Dinosaur "For years visitors have been coming here and asking to see dinosaurs. Now . . ."' says mu seum director C. B. Shultz, "Now we have one!" Just how Morrill hall happens to have a dinosaur after all these years is a story which goes back about 50 years. A field expedi tion was digging about in the Vernal, Utah, area in what is now Dinosaur National Park. They came up with Steggie, or what was left of him; after a little nap of a 150 million years. Steggie had settled down for the nap in a time now known as the Jurassic age. The term Juras sic, of course, means a lot to geol ogists and kindred men but means nothing at all to the average citi zen. , Exhumed At any rate, Steggie was ex humed. His individual bones were packed under separate cover and he was shipped back east. He be came the property of the Car negie Museum of Pittsburgh. That establishment shipped him back west to Nebraska, which swapped a giant camel and a small 3-toed horse for him. For the past two or more years Steggie has been stored in the museum basement while chief preparator Henry Reider and Carleton Faculty Votes Exemption The faculty members of Carle ton College at Northfield, Minn., voted recently to accept a high score in the college entrance ex aminations in one physical or biological science as evidence that the student has satisfied the college requirement in that area. It was decided at the faculty meeting that a minimum accept able score will be set each year by the chairman of the depart with Dean Frank R. Kille. The ruling is in keeping with Carleton's policy to accept evi dence of proficiency, based on the college board examinations required for entrance, to exempt qualified students from certain ennrp rpmnrpmpnts and frpe their time for special interest and broader study. As a result of the ruling, three KtiirtpntK nrp HPtnnt frnm thp distribution requirement in the biological sciences, and seven teen from the requirement in physical sciences. Texans to Tutor 'Down' Students The Daily Texan has come up with the idea that student honorary sholastic groups should do more than just deco rate their member's watch chains. Suggestions have been made that these groups set up a student tutorial service. Their idea is this. Members of the honoraries could offer student-to-student help to those on scholastic probation. The paper advocates setting several library nooks or Union cubby holes aside for tutoring purposes, and having each member of an honorary keep one hour a week to tutor students who need help. Draft Continued from Page 1 The "slow-down" policy used in referring to the status of mili tary reservists was ordered by Secretary of Defense Marshall last Oct. 23, at a time when the military situation in Korea favored the United Nations. It provided that "insofar as military conditions permit" a reservist must be allowed at least 30 days between the time he is called and the dale he reports for active djty. The Oct. 23 policy contained loopholes in the 30-day and four month requirements. With the adverse turn of battle in Korea, these loopholes have been used more than had been previously expected. Consequently, military reserv ists, those in position for draft calls, and the National Guardists, now have some concept of their position in regard to the pro- THE 'V: several students put him back together again. The stalwart as sistants in the operation were Leonard Short, Kenneth Harding, Jerry Folsom, Ed Sabotka, Nicholas Silken and Al Hoick. Bones Tapped Once Steggie was assembled in the basement, each one of his many bones were tagged. Then the preparator and his staff took him apart again, carted him up stairs, and reassembled him in the Founders' Room. They plan to build a rail about him. to prevent eager-beaver visitors from fondl ing this child of the Jurassic. Steggie. when located in his proper segment of space and time, was quite a fellow. He weighed around eight or nine tons. He waddled this mass about on four stubby legs. He devoted his time to gobbling enough green and leafy vegetation to keep tremend ous "body and hypothetical soul together. Adventure and excitement in Steggie's days were provided by the meat-eating boys with mouthfuls. of well-developed teeth, who charged about biting hunks off of their vegetarian cousins. Defensive Armament Steggie sported a defensive armament consisting of a tough hide and a double row of bony projecting plates along his spine. To complete the tale, his tail was equipped with four spikes, each two or more feet long. If Steg gie ever wagged his tail, he was not doing it to be friendly. Steggie and his fellow dino saurs are sometimes said to pos sess two brains; the tiny one in his head and the bigger one in his pelvic region. Actually, the so called rear brain was just an oversized nerve center which handled the massive rear quar ters. Any readers desiring further information on the private life of Mr. Stegasaurus are urged to in quire at the Museum. Better yet, they should enroll in a vertebrate paleontology course. "Oh gaze upon this model beast. Defunct ten million years at least!" TotS lO ReCeiVC . If fl.JJ i'llUI'iU-Ml II fl The annua Methodist Student house Christmas party will be held Saturday, Dec. 16. The group will leave the house at 7 p.m. to take gifts to the chil dren of the Cedars home. Each student is asked to bring a gift worth 25 to 50 cents, wrapped in white, for a boy or girl whose age ranges from eight to 17 years. If time does not permit the purchasing of a gift, stu dents are asked to leave their contributions at the student house by Saturday morning so that additional gifts may be pur- cnasea. Following the distribution of gifts at the Cedars home, the group will return to the student house for a program of games, tree trimming and fellowship. The committee in charge con sists of chairman Carol Babcock, Jim Rodgers, Molly Brittenham, Joan Brenneman, Carolee Ramey and Marian Urbacb, NU Prof Attends Education Meet W. H. Morton, principal of Teachers College high school and professor of secondary education at the University, participated in the 21st annual conference on higher education at the Univer- sity of Minnesota. The one-day conference took place Friday. Delegates from more than 30 midwestern colleges and state and city school systems met to talk over significant new de velopments in teacher education. The group discussed such top ics as selection of teachers, cur rent criticisms of modern educa tion and the supply and demand of teachers. "Recent Progress and Next Steps" were outlined by Dean Wesley E. Peik, head of the Uni versity of Minnesota's College of DAILY NEBRASKAN Wcs1ey Group I Will Sponsor i Candle Service Christmas Candlelighting serv ice of the Wesley foundation will be held Sunday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m., at St. Paul Methodist church chapel. Marjorie Thomas and Mary Wright will be the student leaders and Paul Rundle will narrate the color slide story "The Other Wise Man" by Henry Van Dyke. Eleanor Flanflgii- will play the offertory musical selection and Alice Meyers will be the organist. Ushers will be Eldon Park and Bob Hohnstcin. All students may attend. The order of service is as fol lows: The Prelude The Call to Worship The Invocation A Carol, "O Come All Ye Faithful A Reading from the Scriptures Isaiah 9:2-7 A Carol, "Joy to the World'" A Reading from the Scriptures Luke 1:26-33 A Carol, "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" A Reading from the Scriptures Luke 2:1-17 The Christmas Prayer A Carol "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" The Christmas Offering , Musical Meditation. Boys' Toicii Choir to Sing Here Sunday Father Flanagan's Boys Town choir, which is making its fourth annual concert tour, will appear Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Union ballroom. In the past years, the choir has gained fame and or their first national concert tour in 1946, they performed at C'irnegie hall. There are 100 boys in the choir, but only 55 of the finest voices have been selected for thP tour. The director is Father Trancis Schmitt. In selecting the repertoire for the 1950 tour. Father Schmitt has indicated that emphasis ha, been placed on entertainment. The program will feature a nedley of Viennese numbers whicl were obtained by Father Flfnagan prior to his death in Berlin two years ago. Other selections in clude favorites by J o h a n n Strauss, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and many other composers. Assisting Father Schmitt with the concert choir aie Norbert Letter, assistant cboirmaste-, and Bernard Pawloski, accompanist. After the concert a Fireside coffee hour will be held in the Union lounge. Cocoa and cin namon crisps will be served. Those serving are Mary Ann Pasek, Mary Ann Lebsack, and Elsie Platner. The group will sing Christmas carols accom panied by the organ. Free tickets for the concert may be obtained in the Union activity office. The number of tickets is limited. Bob LaShelle is chairman of the Union music committee, and Marcia Pratt, sponsor. Committee members are Beverly Mann, Aaron Schmidt. Virginia Cooper, Barbara Reinecke and Mae Scherff. Singers Records Offered by AER As a special Christmas service, Alhpa Epsilon Rho, radio hono rary, has put on sale recordings of the University "Messiah" pre sentation. Records of the Univer sity Singers Christmas Carol concert will also be sold. These records are made to special order and are available 1 on either 10 or 12 inch discs. They will include any of the por tions of either of the two recitals which the purchaser desires. Soralee Sokolof, president of the radio honorary stressed that "These records are not onl won derful souveniers but enjoyable Christmas gifts as well!" Students and faculty members interested in purchasing their favorite selections from the "Mes siah" or the Singers Christmas Carol concert may list those se lections and obtain prices from the radio section on Thursday, Friday, or Monday afternoons, Dec. 14, 16, and 18. Call Univer sity 2-7631 or University Exten sion 3265 for information. jTT lllOlllC VjC CI III) To Hold Ag Tea The Home Ec club will be holding their Christmas tea this afternoon at 4 p. m. in the home Ec parlors on Ag campus. The Christmas theme will be carried out in the refreshments and decorations. Carols will pro vide a musical background. All students and faculty mem bers of the home ec department are cordially invited to attend the tea. Students may dress informally for the affair. Crt Lpi;n(. .OllU - OdH UlCeilll? Planned Tonight A meeting will be held tonight for all those interested in enter ing displays at the Ag Sno-Ball dance on Jan. 5. The meeting will be In the Ag Union. A variety of hobbies and collections will be displayed at the Sno-Ball. For further Information, stu dents should inquire at the Ag Union office. iiaifdiinigs Sear Names Chancellors, Teachers By Shirley Stehlik "What's in a name? Many prominent personalities are reflected in the names of University buildings. The University library was named after Don L. Love, a prominent businessman and at torney who also served as mayor of Lincoln for two terms. Mr. Love's will provided that after his death the University should receive the residue of his estate. In 1940 $850,000 was , drawn from the estate to construct the Don L. Love library. He also made other bequests for con structing the new cooperative residence hall for women at Ag Campus. Ellen Smith Hall The brick mansion on 14th and R streets, built by Frank L. Sheldon, was purchased by the University for a women's build ing. The Lincoln branch of ie Association of Collegiate Alum nae suggested it be named Ellen Smith hall in honor of Miss Smith who served as an in structor, principal, registrar, custodian of the library, and ex officio advisor of dean of men and women students. Miss Smith gave 24 years of service to the University. She was the first woman to hold an administrative position here. Andrew hall was named for J E. Benjamin Andrews who was University Chancellor in 1900. During the eight years of his administration the University marked a period of growth. New buildings were added; a school of medicine, a teachers' college, and law department were estab lished; the agricultural depart ment was notably expanded, and the state farm re-created. Ferpuson Hall Forguson hall is named after Dean Olin Jerome Ferguson, former engineer. This was the first building on the campus to be named after a living man. The Board of Regents had a law which prohibited naming a build ing after any man unless he was deceased. Because of the sponteaneous agreement of Sigma Tau, honor- YW Names Deadline Date December 15 Filing deadline for YWCA cabinet positions is Friday, Dec. 15. All upperclass YM members are eligible for these positions. Application for offices must be made by filling out a blank and putting it in a box in the court at Ellen Smith hall. To be eligible each applicant must have a weighted 5.5 aver age, and be able to spend three hours a week on Y"WCA work. Second semester YMCA offi cers, who will take office in Jan uary, will select the cabinet members from the applications. Each applicant will be inter viewed by senior cabinet mem bers after Christmas vacation. When filling out application blanks, each applicant is re quired to provide the following information: commission groups, committees, conferences attended and other special commission groups or committees in which the applicant is interested. The positions open are pub licity, social, knitting and discus sion, community service, service tours, office staff, comparative religion, family relations, wor ship workshop, alumni and fac ulty, current affairs, conference co-op, skeptics corner and per sonal values in campus life. s, rr i tra(t leaClierS To Hold Party The Teachers College Graduate club will hold a Christmas party Friday, Dec. 15, in Room 315, Union. The party, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m., will be open to all graduate education students and their wives or hus bands. Those planning to attend the party should sign up in Room 322 in the Union by Thursday. Each guest will be asked to bring a 25-cent gift plus 25 cents for re- CLASSIFIED WATCH REPAIR VEBRASKA BOO STOKE. J17.SO Majentlc Table Radios $15.75. STUDENT SUPPLY 2-3142 1118 Q. $95 10 Remlnpton Personal Typewriters $R5 STUDENT SUPPLY 2-1142 Trade In Allowance!, EVANS Cigarette LlKht.e. l(l5f. student discount at STUDENT SUPPLY 2-1142 KKMAKII Win the everlasting thanks nf thiMe to whom yon ctve v pipe for Christmas. t'u ran choose from one of the most eomplete selections In the midwest at HchwartMnan'a, 1343 "O" street. VIST us at our new location. CLOTHING. 13 80. ISth. AYERS LEAVING for the east Dec. 20. Rettirn Inc Jan. 2. Want 3 riders. 3-8668. Reference requested. LOST Gold ring with ruby and diamond setting in Coliseum. Call 3-4137. Re ward. WANTED Riders to Aurora. Illinois or vicinity. Christmas. Otto UhrlR. 6-2405. WANTED A ride to Cleveland. Dec. 20 or 21. Call Jim Jenrey, 6-368. 2-6848 KOR SA LE Four (4) door Ford sedan. '47 motor, body In good condition. Cell Monte, 2-3BH. WANTKDRIde to Rawlins, or Cheyenne, or vicinity. Share expenses. Phone 2-4630. Henry Larson. RECORD Plaver wanted. Three speeds preferred. Cull before 10 a.m. 2-46S2, Room 5 WANTED Riders to Southern Californiii Saturday, December ltt. References re quested. Call Duljy Nehraskan altar ntr,)r. WANTED Strides to Clilcano Christmas Students. Call 2-64W. WANTED Elders to" " Fort Campbell, Kentucky or points an route including St. Louts. LeavlnR Den. 14. Rel'erenceB requested. Call Daily Nehraskan Office, afternoons. Share expenser. Leave - . . . : ' .; ii i - 1 1 i v . . jt I J FERGUSON HALL Namesake of Dean Olin J. Ferguson. This is the only building on campus named after a living man. Because of requests from student engineering societies, the Board of Regents suspended their ruling and allowed the name. The electrical engi neering building was completed recently, and EE classes are in the process of moving in. The building also houses astronomy classes. ary engineering fraternity, the student chapter of American In stitution of Electrical Engineer ing, the state section of Ameri can Institution of Electrical En gineering, and the faculty of the college, the Board of Regents ruled that the new engineering building could be named Fergu son hall. Morrill hall was named in honor of C. H. Morrill. It was through his gifts that the Uni versity was abJe to have an or ganized education museum. The elephant exhibit was started through the help of his dona tions. Grant Memorial Hall Grant Memorial was dedicated to commemorate the valor and patriotism of our University sol diers who gave their lives for their country in the Spanish American war. Burnett hall was named for Edgar Albert Burnett who spent most of his life as an agricultural leader in Nebraska. He directed the development of the curri culum for agricultural education in our slate. As dean he envis ioned an Ag college where stu dents might gain practical edu cation and did a good deal of research to. solve agricultural problems. He became chancellor in 1928 and resigned in 1938. Bessey Hall Bessey hall was named In honor of a famous botanistJProf. C. E. Bessey. He organized the Tennessee U. Defies Courts By Refusing Negro Students The University of Tennessee defied the U. S. Supreme Court and the state attorney general by turning away five Negro ap plicants for advanced study. The 18 trustees of Knoxville institution held themselves bound by the Tennessee constituional provisions "That there shall be segregation in the education of the races in schools and colleges of this state. Counsel for four Negroes in dicated they would sue for ad missions backed by U. S. Sup reme Court rulings opening white classed to Negroes where equal separate facilities are not provided. 'Not Leear Roy Beeler, attorney general of Tennessee, had advised the university that it could not legally bar the Negroes. He said that the 14th federal amendment, guaran teeing equal protection and equal rights of the races, superseded the old Tennessee segregation statutes. "I merely rendered an opinion on what the law is, and am en tirely in sympathy with segrega tion for this part of the South," Beeler added. "It appears from the faces of it that we have no other recourse : VJ ; "Mi' T v i it V y V " i mm' ' u W ) tv ; it 'T Thursday, December 14, 1950 botany department at the Uni versity and was an inspiration for many people who graduated in the college of forestry. Many students took botany because they found Bessey's nature and personality so interesting. Avery lab was named after an ex-chancellor, Dr. Samuel Avery. He was chairman of the depart ment of chemistry, and because of the high respect people held for his character and the work he did for the University, Avery lab bears his name. 'Follies' Script Deadline Friday Deadline for Coed Follies scripts is Friday, Dec. 15. Scripts for skits or curtain acts by organized women's houses must be sent to Marilyn Moomey at 426 No. 16th street before that date. If two groups enter the same idea, the first script submitted will be used. The other group will be given a chance to rewrite its script. Representatives of the AWS board will judge the scripts ac cording to originality, cleverness, audience appeal, apprpriateness and length. Skits are limited to eight min utes and curtain acts to five. but to pursue, in due time, our remedy in te courts," said Carl Cowns. a :orney representing all of the Negroes except one. Trustees Informed Cowan said he sent the trustees a statement of the applicant's position. A rejection, he informed the board, would constitue "denial of equal protec. n of the law guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the U. S. constitu tion." Cowan pointed out that no course sought by the applicants was provided at the State Agri cultural and Industrial college for Negroes at Nashville. DANDEE DIAPER SERVICE "DDUBU PROTECTION" Baby talk magazine free each month. For informa tion call the "Double Pro tection" diaper service. 1920 So. 12th St. Ph. 34853 ICC- 4 8 V. , K McGregor's -Tripple Threri- 3-wcry jackets Here's the one jacket he can wear 3 ways. The com plete jacket for blustery days . . . the lining a luxurious eollarless jacket . . . the shell alone makes a perfect outdoor jacket for milder days! 50 am fioi lr It reef Finer KASU . . . Is it a new organ ization, or what? a pickle. 1 posed-national emergency. 1 Education. WANTED Riders Dec. 21 or 22. lo Scottshluff. 2-31. ta.