The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 01, 1951, Image 1

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    Coupe, Barger, Wade Will Head Builders Work
Rediger, Bechan
Fill Other Posts
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University Builders will
"build" this term under leader
Ship of Marilyn Coupe, newly
elected president.
Miss Coupe, a junior in Teach
ers college, was elected to the
office at a Builders board meet
ing Wednesday evening. She
succeeds Gene Berg.
Anne Barger will take over
as campus and alumni director
and Jayne Wide will serve as
high school director. Miss Barger
and Miss Wade succeeded Nancy
Porter, who was vice president
in charge of publications, and
Phyllis Campbell, general vice
'Aggressor'
Resolution
Approved
for
ag-
The way was cleared
branding Red China as an
gressor" by the United Nations
Security Council Wednesday.
The Council removed the
Korean question from its agenda,
thus making it possible for the
general assembly to act on the
proposal which was passed by
the U. N. political committee
Tuesday. The political committee
had approved the U. S. demand
to establish committees to de
termine what measures should
be taken against the Chinese and
to receive any peace proposals
from the reds.
Despite the contention of In
dia's ' representative that the
world was marching toward dis
' aster, the committee passed the
resolution by a one-sided mar
gin. The general assembly will
meet today to consider the "ag
gressor" charges.
The Soviet bloc in the U. N
voted against the aggression
charges, while the Arab-Near
Eastern countries abstained.
Truman Requests
Additional Taxes
Two "quickie" bills requesting
$16,500,000,000 in additional
taxes, were presented to" con
gressional tax committee mem
bers Wednesday by President
Truman.
The president invited repub
lican and democratic members
of the House ways and means
committee to the White House to
hear about the proposed tax
bill.
The taxes were reported to be
as follows:
A four billion dollar tax in
crease for 50 million individual
income taxpayers. This is an
overall Increase of -about 25 per
cent.
A three billion dollar boost in
corporation income taxes.
Approximately a three billion
dollar increase in excise taxes.
This might include increased
liquor, tobacco, gasoline and
"luxury" taxes.
United Nations Troops
Continue To Advance
United Nations troops contin
ued their advance toward Seoul,
as both sides threw additional
troops into the fight. Heavy
fighting was in progress in the
Wonju-Inchon sector Wednes
day. Red resistance stiffened all
along the lighting front, but U.N.
troops were reported to be only
16 miles south of Seoul, the
deepest penetration in the week
old offensive.
A naval attack led by the bat
tleship Missouri bombarded the
Chinese held town of Konsong,
on Korea's east coast.
Troops from eight United Na
tions were reported to be fight
ing on front south of Seoul.
General Eisenhower
Returns To Washington
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
returned to Washington Wednes
day to report to the president on
his findings during his European
trip.
President Truman met the gen
eral at the Washington airport.
Eisenhower is expected to report
to congress on his survey of
Europe's will and ability to op
pose communism.
Government To Allow
More Wage Hikes
The government will permit
all wage raises which were
granted before Jan. 25 and
which will go into effect before
Febr. 9. The wage stabilization
board voted 6 to 3 to allow the
increases.
This action will allow a raise
in the pay of soft coal miners,
but will deny the increase to
hard coal miners, since their
contract was signed Jan. 26.
president.
The campus and alumni direc
tor and the high school director
replace the offices of the two
vice presidents.
Poochie Rediger was chosen
secretary of the organization and
Pat Bechan will assume duties
as treasurer. Miss Rediger suc
ceeds Nancy Benjamin and Miss
Bechan, Leon Pfeiffer.
Officers' Duties
Under supervision of Miss
Barger will be the Student Di
rectory editor and business man
ager, Calendar editor, special
edition editor, membership chair
man, Student Council represent
ative and other activities.
Miss Wade will supervise work
of the campus tours chairman,
parties and conventions chair
man, First Glance editor, Scar
let and Cream editor; district
chairman and other positions.
As secretary Miss Rediger will
be in charge of art work and
publicity in addition to secreta
rial duties. The finances of all
Builders projects and publica
tions will be handled by Miss
bechan in addition to other
treasury duties.
Activities
Miss Coupe, who formerly
was chairman of campus tours, is
chairman of College Days spe
cial events, a member of Tassels,
secretary of the Nebraska Uni
versity Council for World Af
fairs, a member of YWCA and
on the Teachers College advisory
board. She is a member of Al
pha Phi.
Miss Barger, formerly mem
bership chairman, is on the AUF
board, College Days personnel
chairman, a member of YW and
a member of the Student Union
board. She is a member of Delta
Gamma.
Formerly office chairman, Miss
Wade is a member of Tassels, Al
pha Lambda Delta and chairman
of high school division of College
Days. She was the 1950 Pep
Queen and is a member of Al
pha Xi Delta.
Miss Rediger's Work
Miss Rediger is in charge of
the College Days special book
let, chairman of the public rela
tions committee of the Union, a
member of YW and a former
cheerleader and news editor of
The Daily Nebraskan. She is a
member of Gamma Phi Beta,
Theta Sigma Pi and Gamma Al
pha Xi. She previously was
chairman of mass meetings and
conventions of Builders.
Miss Bechan, editor of First
Glance, a Builders publication,
is a section head of the
husker, a member
Coed Counselor and
ity chairman of Religion-in-Life
Week. She is a member of Gam
ma Phi Beta. . -J
Senior board members and
new officers will select members
to fill the board positions Sat
urday afternoon following per
sonal interviews of applicants.
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Vol. 51 No. 73
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Thursday, February 1, 1951
Union, YM, YW Sponsors
Marriage Relations Series
The YMCA. YWCA and Union
will again sponsor the marriage
relations series for all campus
students.
"Choosing a Mate" will be the
first discussion by Dr. William
Hall Monday, Feb. 5 from 3 p.m.
to 5 p.m. in the faculty lounge.
Doctor Hall is now an asso
ciate professor of educational
psychology at the University. Re
ceiving his masters and doctors
degrees at Ohio State, he became
assistant professor of psychology
director of research and assistant
professor of psychology at Wash
ington college.
Hall is a member of the Na
tional Council of Family
Relations and the American
Psychological association.
The second topic of the mar
riage series will be "Sexual
Adjustment in Marriage" by Dr.
Janet Palmer, University lec
turer in medical information for
social work and acting director
of the division of mental health
at the state department of
health.
The discussion will be' held,
Feb. 12 in the Union. "Sexual
Adjustment In Marriage" will be
so interpreted to include atti
tudes and adjustments of the
child, adolescent and adult. A
discussion period will follow the
lecture. The audience will be free
to question Dr. Palmer.
"Religion in Marriage" will be
the third discussion to be held
Feb. 19. Rev. C- Vin White of
the First Presbyterian church
will be the speaker.
The series will end Feb. 26
with "War Marriages." The lec
turer, Prof. Kenneth Cannon, is
the assistant profrssor of family
relations at Ag and teaches fam
ily life classes. Cannon will lead
a panel of six students.
The marriage relations series
is under the direction of the
Union convocations committee,
Jack Greer and Jo LaShelle
co-chairmen.
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It Happen fid at AT. , . .
The rigors of buying and sell
ing textbooks have been suffered
by practically all. The rumor has
it that the book stores "made a
killing" on all trades and one
young lady decided to issue a
complaint.
She told the manager that it
was unfair to buy the books at
such a high price and then get
hardly anything back for them.
"But you are very unfair," he
explained calmly, "you couldn't
buy a dress at a shop downtown
and then take it back and get the
same price for it, could you?"
"Well," she retorted, "at least
I'd get some use out of the
dress."
W1S IrifS
ive Arficlos
The first five articles of the
proposed Student Council con
stitution was discussed at the
Council meeting Wednesday af
ternoon. A student-faculty com
mittee worked on the new Coun
cil law provision, then presented
the revised form to the Council.
After the constitution has been
revised and approved by the
Council, it must then be okayed
in a general student election.
Analysis of the proposed con
stitution included discussion of
various specific items through-
the Corn-If T A
of yw a (j nion Activity
was public-
Pool Workers
Plan Meeting
Arts Academy
Accepts Work Building of Ag Armory
Of NU Faculty! Approved by Washington
Gustavson Cites
Atomic Dangers
A familiar but frightening pic
ture of the potential force of
atomic energy was painted by
Chancellor Gustavson when he
addressed the 9736th volunteer
air reserve training squadron
meeting last Monday night.
Chancellor Gustavson gave a
brief outline of the fundamentals
of atomic physics before dis
cussing the atomic weapons.
"If the attempt to build a hy
drogen bomb is successful," the
Chancellor said, "such a weapon
conceivably could bring ubout
the destruction of every living
organism on the earth through
reaction of radioactive carbon."
The carbon would produce radio-active
carbon dioxide in the
air.
The Weather
Fair and cold Thursday ex
cept posslbily few snow flurries.
High, zero to 10 above. Friday,
partly cloudy and not Quite so
cold.
Asiatics Wary
Of ILS. Aid
Says Mitchell
"America is buying a second
chance to demonstrate its great
ideals to the people of the
world," said C. Clyde Mitchell,
chairman of the University de
partment of agricultural eco
nomics, in speaking to the annual
meeting of CROP.
Mitchell, who was national
land administrator in Korea from
1946 to 1948, pointed out four
lessons which the United States
has learned from the Korean
war, these were: t
1. Some iorce is going to
bring about a revolution in Asia.
So far Russia has been doing this,
the United States must not lose
sight of the long-run objective
of the oppressed peoples of Asia
in a frenzied attempt to stop
Russia.
2. Korea shows that the
United States must stop support
ing legitimate demands by the
masses of peasants and laborers
for greater freedom.
3. The Asiatics meet Amer
ican economic aid in Asia with
suspicion and fear because they
fear imperialism. Thus, economic
aid must be carried out through
the United Nations.
4. Military occupation is
dangerous. A military govern
ment failed once and would only
fail again to bring Independence
to the Korean people.
Mitchell said the free world
can defeat communism by out
performing the hollow promises
of the communists.
A mass meeting of Union ac
tivities pool workers will be
held Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 7
p. m. in Parlors ABC of the
Union, Marilyn Moomey, chair
man, has announced.
Union pool workers are urged
to return the card mailed to
them by the committee if they
are interested in continuing
work in Union activities. The
cards sent to students working
in the pool last semester also
give the workers an opportunity
to make suggestions or criticisms
of the program of the activities
pool.
Students interested in working
in the pool may file their names
in the Activities office.
Members of the Activity pool
are placed in groups and are as
signed as a group to a committee.
Each month the group is rotated
to another committee. This pro
cedure gives workers a general
idea of the work of the Union
and acquaints them with the ac
tivities of the Various commit
tees. At the mass meeting, Roger
Larson, assistant director of the
Union, will tell the workers of
"The History of the Union." The
committees and the duties of
each will be explained by Gen
ene Grimm, activities director.
Bob Mosher will explain the
Union Board and Bob Russel will
acquaint workers with the Ac
tivities committees.
Corn Shucks is issuing a
call for workers on the busi
ness staff of their matrazine.
Anyone who is interested in
one of the numerous positions
that are now available should
be at the 'Shucks office at 4
p. m. today, Jan. 31.
Two art instructors of the Uni
versity have had works accept
ed In the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts i46th Annual
'exhibitions. It was announced by
D. W. Laging, David Seyler "now
represent the University in one
of the two major national
shows."
The exhibition, which is being
held in conjunction with the
Philadelphia Museum's Diamond
Jubilee, has a purchase fund oi
$30,000.
Nebraska was formerly repre
sented at the other major exhibi
tion, the Metropolitan show, by
the works of LeRoy Burket and
Walter Meigs, also art instructors
at the University.
Pozzatti, a graduate of the
University of Colorado, sub
mitted an oil painting entitled
"Angels." His works have been
exhibited in a number of art
galleries throughout the United
States, including the Butler Art
Institute in Youngstown, O., the
Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha
and the permanent collection of
the Colorado Friends of Art in
Canon City, Colo.
Seyler's work to be shown is
a caststone sculpture entitled
"Mary," His works have been
exhibited at the Art Academy in
Cincinnati, O., the Joslyn Art
Museum, the Chicago Art Insti
tute and the permanent collec
tion of the University of Chi
cago. Burket, whose works appeared
in the Metropolitan Show, is j
currently on a leave of absence i
irom tne university lor a year
of study in Paris. In a copy of
Les Arts, a Paris newspaper, re
cently received by Laging, Jean
Bouret comments on Burket's
work being shown in a Paris ex
hibit. Bouret says, "The revela
tion of this year is the painter
Burket who appears to have suc
ceeded in making an agreeable
synthesis of the figurative and
the abstract without detriment of
the first and without undue glory
of the second."
The green light has been re
ceived for construction of a new
armory on Ag campus.
Authority has been given in
Washington to begin planning
for the new armory, according
to Col. Hardein C. Sweeney of
Omaha.
The proposed building will
house ROTC units in the day
time and will be used by organ
ized reserve units at night. The
one-story, steel and brick ar
mory will provide space for a
drill hall, rifle range, classrooms
and mess facilities.
A second building is planned
for the storage of equipment and
vehicles.
The buildings will be located
at the northeast corner of Thirty-third
and Holdrege in the
southwest corner of the Ag
campus. Construction of the
new armory is expected to be !
started during the spring. The
cost to the federal government
is not yet available, but Univer
sity officials expect it to com
pare with the military and na
val science building on city
campus.
Federal authorities will lease
the ground from the University
on an arrangement of one dol
lar a year for a 99-year term.
Colonel Sweeney's office and
the board of regents have been
negotiating for the construction
of the armory for almost a
yeaT, according to a University
spokesman.
Student Cracks Skull Unforgettable
(KdUor'n note Thl la the sixth In m
erle ef mrtlrlei entitled "My Moat
HiiforireUable Student." Baeh rtlele
will contain a true eterjr told to the
reporter by an Inatrnetor on this ram
pua.) By Gerry Fellman
A student who cracked his
head while attempting to "crack"
an exam is the most unforget
table student of Professor James
L. Sellers of the history depart
ment.
The instructor remarked that
before a certain fatal Incident
occurred, he had never met the
student. At the present time,
Sellers does not even remember
the young man's name. So,
hereafter, the student will be
referred to by the name of
Crack.
Crack was one of the ASTP
(Army Specialized Training Pro
gram) students studying here
during World War II. Sellers
stated that the University had
set up speciul facilities on the
campus to accommodate the
ASTP men.
Part of the third floor of the
Social Sciences building was set
aside as a study hall for them.
Although some direction was
provided, the ASTP students
were not ordinarily closely su
pervised. Required Course
Sellers, at 'that time, was
teaching a course called Survey
of American history, one of those
required under ASTP.
Through a stroke of fate, as
far as Crack was concerned,
Sellers' office was situated on
the second floor of the Social
Sciences building and directly
below the study hall which was
mentioned earlier.
Around examination time,
Crack and three of his friends
were faced with a problem. The
important history test was close
at hand. And these lads were
not very confident of "cooling"
it.
Although they lacked interest
for history, they felt that they
should pass the course. One of
the men, either Crack or one of
his colleagues, got an idea. At
the time, it seemed to them as
an excellent solution to their
troubles. But, this was the be
ginning which led to a tragic
ending, an ending which none
of them bargained for.
The plan was put into action
on the night preceding the test.
Darkness prevailed, and no one
was in sight. After checking to
see that the coast was clear, the
conspirators began to operate.
They tied a rope around the
waist of Crack who they began
to lower down to the History
office on the second floor.
But, alas, the conspirators
were not too well versed in the
art of rope lowering. After
helping Crack over the window
ledge, they had difficulty hold
ing him. The rope began to rub
against the base of the window.
The strands slowly wore away
as Crack swung slowly, back
and forth, traveling down, down,
down .. ., .. then it happened!
The rope snapped sending
Crack on a 2 story trip.
Unfortunately, he urrived at
his destination head first.
Crack received a cracked
skull. He was immediately
rushed to the hospital. Much
later he was given his release
from the ASTP as well as the
hospital.
And that is the last Sellers
heard of Crack. . .. . Unforgettable!
N.U. Builders
Position Filin gs
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Due by Friday
Applications for positions on
the Builders board must be filed
by Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p. m.
Students interested in applying
for a position may obtain blanks
at the Builders office, Room 308
in the Union. They must be filled
out completely and contain the
applicant's accumulated average.
Averages may be obtained at the
Registrar's office and should be
initialed by the registrar. Any
member or worker in Builders
who has a 5 average is qualifed
to apply.
Personal interviews for appli
cants will be held Saturday
morning from 9 to 12.
Positions to be filled are di
rectory editor, directory business
manager, calendar editor, Scar
let and Cream editor, First
Glance editor, special edition,
campus tours chairmen, mem
bership chairman, office mana
ger and parties and conventions
chairmen.
Positions are also available on
the Ag Builders board. Jim Wil
liams is in charge of filing on
Ag campus.
This year the membership and
mass meeting committees will be
combined and the parties and
conventions committees will be
Law School Plans
Admission Tests
Students at the University
and other Nebraska colleges and
universities who wish to be ad
mitted to a law school may take
the law school admission test
at the University, Dean Edmund
O. Belsheim, of the law col
lege, announced.
The tests are part of a na
tionwide program and are pre
pared by the Educational Test
ing service of Princeton, N. J.
They will be given Feb. 24, April
28 and Aug. 11.
Information for the tests and
application blanks may be ob
tained from "Dean Belsheim or
by writing: Law School Ad
mission Test, Educational Test
ing Service, P. O. 592, Princeton,
N. J.
Applications for the February
test must be received by Febr.
4.
David Thomas
Seeks Civic Post
David U. Thomas, 26-year-old
war veteran and University law
student, was the first candidate
to file for the Lincoln City council.
out the document. An addition
was approved by the Council
members to the specific powers
of the -organization. This in
cluded a power added for wel
fare promotion of the student
body" and "reflection of student
opinion."
The question arose as to
whether or not University wom
en were being "guaranteed"
more than their minimum pro
portional representation on tht
Council. Approximately a four
year average proportional en
rollment will be checked and
presented to the legislative group
at their next meeting.
Problems Discussed
Under present enrollment con
ditions, the problem was empha
sized that perhaps during the
next few years, campus organi
zations will assume different
proportions. For instance, an all
male group might be forced to
disband if membership dropped
too low.
. Suggestion -was made that this
article be revised to include
some specification of an organi
zation's qualifications for re
maining on the Council; i.e.
membership.
Council work on the proposed
constitution will be taken up
again at their next meeting; fol
lowing this proceedure, the
Council will approve the docu
ment. Dr. A. A. Hitchcock will act
as chairman of the newly
formed New Student's Week
program. The committee "will be
made up of faculty and -student
representatives.
Under the campus improve
ments committee of the Council,
the "Frosh Orientation Week"
has been organized for improv
ing the pre-semester activities
for new students in the fall.
Committee Representation
Approximately nine to ten
faculty members will serve on
the committee, six senior rep
resentatives and nine to ten
various student representatives.
The committee will work to
draw up a calendar for the week
and to approve all policies con
cerning the new program.
Replacing Ginny Guhin at
chairman of the campus im
provements committee will be
Mary Hubka, Council secretary.
Ginny is now serving on the
New Student's week committee.
Masquer's Play . . .
Only those students who
have never been issued park
ing permits need to obtain
them now. Last semester
stickers are still valid and
need not be reissued.
Application forms for park
ing permits can be obtained in
the Student Council office,
Union Kooni 305. The office
Ik open 2 to 4 p. m. on Mon
day and Wednesday and 4 to
5 p. m. on Thursday.
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MELODRAMA SCENE "Curse you, Jack Dalton;' is being pre
sented tonight, Friday and Saturday at B p. m., in the Union ball
room. The show runs about an hour and 15 minutes including the
play and additional acts. The one act play is aimed at recapturing
the spirit of the naughty nineties and the mid-centry. .
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