o Vol. 51 No. 78 'Caesar, Cleopatra9 . . . Fritzler, Wenstrand (riven Lead Parts Sharon Fritzler and Jack Wen strand have been selected for the male and female leads of the Uni versity Theater's spring produc tion, "Caesar and Cloepatrn." This was announced Wednesday by director Dallas S. Williams. The four female roles were cast as follows: Cleopatra, Sharon Fritzler; Ttatateeta, Mildred Goodman; first woman who also doubles as Charmain, Patricia Loder; second woman, who also doubles as Iras, Mary Mackie, The male roles were selected as follows: Male Parts Jack Wenstrand, Caesar; Ken neth Clements, Nubian slave who also doubles as the first porter and first slave; Charles Peterson, Ptolemy; Jim Tomasck, Pothinus: Wes Jensby, Theodotus, who also doubles as Major Domo, Dick Carson, Achillas, who doubles as Apollodorus; Louis Meyers, Rufio; Garth Till, Britannus; Charles Rossow, Lucia Stepti mius, who doubles as Centurion;, David Sisler, Roman sentinel,; who double as harp player audi tiriest: Jerrv Young, second por ter, who doubles as second slave. The cast was selected after five New Jersey Train Wreck Fatal to 81 What was described as the "worst train wreck in 33 years" killed 81 persons in New Jersey Wednesday. Traveling 50 m.p.h. over a 25 m.p.h. railroad trestle, a train, packed with 900 commuters, plunged off the rails when the trestle collapsed. The train's engineer has ad mitted in a formal statement that he disregarded orders requiring the 25 m.p.h. speed limit. Six trains had previously passed safe ly over the newly-built trestle before the wreck occurred. Bodies of passengers were strewn everywhere and police were still counting reports from nearby mortuaries. The death toll may mount higher. FBI agents investigated the possibility of sabotage. The en gineer testified that there were no caution signals and that he began to apply his brakes about 1,500 feet from the point of de railment. The disaster occurred at Wood ridge, a commuters community 25 miles from metropolitan New York. West Germans Fear Invasion In Germany, west German res idents reflect a growing defeat ism. The population is convinced that General Eisenhower's de fense force will come too late to save western Germany from com munist invasion. West Germany's pessimism is attributed to "America's clumsy foreign policy" and to "shrewd Russian propaganda." Germans are beginning to give American military the "cold shoulder" as they attempt to play safe with the Russians for fear of reprisal. The Germans are snubbing Americans through sheer fright as they are not convinced that Eisenhower's forces could ever defend Europe. Water Fluoridation Planned By Beatrice Beatrice Wednesday became the first Nebraska city to pass an ordinance requiring the city to "fluoridate" drinking water. Fluorine-treated water, recom mended by dentists as beneficial to stopping tooth decay, is pre pared by adding one to one and a half parts of fluorine to a mil lion parts of water. Several Nebraska cities have Similar projects under way. Au thorities stated that the state must first give its approval on the project before actus' iuor idization can begin. Troops Within Sight of Seoul In Korea, tank-led United Nations forces smashed within sight of Seoul, the, former Korean capital. The eighth army has pushed the western front ahead four miles within sight of the capital for an advance of more than four miles. Red troops fell back to the last communist defense line south of Seoul. Positions are available on the editorial staff 'of Corn Shucks. Any student inter ested in writing: for the maga zine has an opportunity of applying- for these positions. Anyone interested may report to Room 29 in the basemin of the Union between 1 and 4 p. m. Wednesday, Thursday and FrMa- of th5s wetk. The Weather Nehr3,V, Tliuvr-'ay mostly eloudr '-?rr?r. 'o'Jr "in . cloudy r-' M. today 30 east to 40 west portion. different tryout periods held last week, Theater Veterans Miss Fritzler and Wenstrand are University theater veterans. Miss Fritzler was seen by theater-goers last year in "School for Scandal" and "Faust." Wen strand played the lead in "Faust." Both are members of Nebraska I Masquers. Underclassmen have often been discouraged in trying out for theater productions because they felt upper-classmen would be given priority on the roles, Al most half of the "Caesar and Cleopatra" cast are freshmen. Both the male and female sup porting roles arc played by fresh men. The tentative production dates for "Caesar and Cleoparta" are March 14, 15 and 16. The play will be given in the University experimental theater. This is the first in a scries of University productions which will be given at various dramatic clinics throughout the state. The first clinic will be held at Tecumseh, March 17, followed by traveling to Norfolk, April 2d and Grand Island, May 5. Howard Hanson, NU Alum, To Talk at Fine Arts Dinner "Composer, scholar, conductor and educator, Howard Hanson has probably done more than any musician to foster an appre cition of American music." Such was the comment made by Current Biography about Howard Hanson, director of the Eastman School of Music, who will speak at the Fine Arts Hon ors banquet, Feb. 15. Hanson won the 1944 Pulitzer prize in music for his Symphony No. 4 Opus 34. A native of Wahoo, the noted musician attended Luther college in Wahoo and the University. He received his bachelor of music from Northwestern university. Hanson has received honorary doctorates from the University and six other universities and colleges. Hanson was the first winner of the American Prix de Rome. He is one of the leading defend ers of jazz and operas written in English. His opera, Merry Mount, has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera company. Hanson's Topic Hanson's topic for the fine arts banquet will be "Music in Amer ican Culture." Eleven students will be hon ored at the banquet. Four seniors from the music department, four from the speech department and three from the art department will be chosen for the awards. IVCF Will Hear Speaker Paul Beckwith of the National Inter-Varsity Christian Fellow ship staff will be guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the local Inter-Varsity chapter Thursday evening, Feb. 8 at 7:30 in Room 315, Union. Beckwith is a graduate of the Dahas Theological Seminary. Be sides lecturing he also plays the piano and sings. Lately Breck with presented a series of lectures on Christianity at the Pennsyl vania State college. Faculty members and students are invited to attend these meet ings. Union to Feature Trial Noon Movies What's this? The- Union is offering movies at noon Feb. 12 and Feb. 14. But only as a trial introductory offer. If enough students re spond they will continue to show them. However, if the students do not appear interested, the Union will not feel that the movies are important enough to continue with them. Shown Monday and Wednes day will be "Basketball Thrills, of 1950", "Seeing New York" and a comedy. Among those selected for future use are sports films, comedies, travelogues and other short selections. Unforgetta hies ' Craved by Gerry Fellman (Editor's not Thli Is tbe seventh In unKri'Wbic ;enl" t.cb .rticlwas approximately $10 a week. will contain true story told U the reporter bjr an Instructor on this campus ) Tin cans and pianos played important parts in the lives of X and Y, the most unforgettable students of Eugene F. Powell, assistant professor of zoology and anatomy. Powell said that X and Y stand out in his mind more than any other students. But since he could not decide which was the most unforgettable, he compromised and told a little about each of the two. X studied at the University ' during the depression. He was m bad financial condition but i was able to stay in school through the NYA (National Yoi'th as.-ociation) plan. The j NYA had established a fund which paid salaries to students jJNCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Judges Heveal TOG Finalists for the Typical Ne braska Coed were chosen by fac ulty Judges and the AWS board Tuesday night. They are: Barbara Anderson, Kappa Alpha Theta; Adele Cory ell, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Nancy DeBoard, A ha Omicron Pi; Janice Fulleton, Delta Delta Delta; Anne Jane Hall, Pi Beta Phi; Jean Holmes, Love Memorial hall; Jane Jackson, Alpha Chi Omega; Julie Johnson, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Nancy Klein, Delta Gamma; Joan Krueger, Gamma Phi Beta; Delores Love grove, Alpha Xi Delta; Marilyn McDonald, Alpha Omicron Pi; Hester Morrison, Chi Omega; Mary Jean Neely, Kappa Alpha Theta; Marilyn Ogden, Alpha Lecturer Delights NU With Humorous Tales "I haven't gone through a bureau of standards for my ex periences but when humorous incidents happen to others and they in turn relate them to me, it gives me great pleasure," said Miss Emily Kimbrough at all University convocation Wednes day morning. In speaking of her life-long friend, Cornelia Otis Skinner re marked, "Everything that hap pens, always happens to Emily." To be considered for the award, a student must have maintained a 6.5 grade average in all university courses during his first three years. Those who have qualified are vited on by the faculty of the department in which they are majoring. In order to make the awards more significant the number of students receiving awards has been limited to eleven. In the past a large number of seniors have been honored. As this list almost paralleled the University honors list, it was decided to change the honors system. List Secret. The list of seniors to be hon ored will be kept secret until the night of the banquet. The University Madrigal Sing ers, under direction of Dave Foltz, will entertain at the ban quet. Ticket sales are being handled by the honorary fraternities of the music, art and speech depart ments. Workers Hear Union Director, Board Officers To furnish a social and rec reational center for the Univer sity is the purpose of the Union. This purpose and the financ ing of the Union was explained by Director Duane E. Lake at a mass meeting of Union workers Wednesday. Six dollars is taken from student tuition to finance the Union, he said. The money goes for the upkeep of the Union and for paying of Union em ployees. Activities committees include budget and orientation, dance, music, convocation and hospital ity, house and office, special ac tivities, general entertainment, recreation and public relations. The duties of each committee was explained by Herb Reese, presi dent of the activities committee. Bob Mosher, vice president, spoke on the possibilities of ad vancement for Union workers. It is possible for members to ad vance from pool worker to a com mittee position, then to chair manship and become a member of the board. Each month workers are ro tated to different commitUes so they can become familiar with all Union activities. Marilyn Moomey explained thi pool worker set up and the elevation system. Members are evaluated by com mittee chairmen and sponsors ac cording to a new five point sys tem which has been introduced. The meeting included a ques tion period which gave the work ers a chance to clear up any un certainties. In order to acquaint workers with the Union, the com mittee conducted a tour of the building at th- close - the meet ing. who would work part time for the University. The rate of pay j X was given a job assisting . Powell. The work included re- j pairing charts and mounting j skeletons, among other things. When X first came to the Uni- ! versity, he had just enough i money in his pocket to pay his ! entrance fees. So, he existed on $10 a week during the school year. After paying his rent, he was left with approximately $4. This $4 had to pay for ALL of his oher expenses including food, laundry, and anything else. Now the Tan Cans Here is where the tin cans fit into the picture. X's father worked in a canning factory. Since the factory could not rep resent unlabeled cans as regular merchandise, it would sell cans to anyone wanting them. The unlabeled merchandise could be Thursday, February 8, 1951 Phi;' Betty Stratton, Delta Delta Delta; Jeanne Vierk, Alpha Chi Omega; Artie Weseott, Loomis hall; Beth Wilktns, Delta Gumma. From the 20 finalists one will be chosen TNC at the second try out Tuesday, Feb. 13. The can didates will wear school clothes for this final try-out. The TNC will be presented at the Coed Follies show, Feb. 27 at the Ne braska theater. The girls will be judged on scholarship, personality, appear ance and interest in school acti vities. They will participate in a style show in conjunction with the Coed Follies skits. Janet Carr was the TNC last year. Arriving 20 minutes late for her lecture, Miss Kimbrough in formed the audience that the cause of her delay was due to the railroad strike and "none of her doings." Twin Daughters Unappreciative Being invited to speak at the University has reinstated her self-confidence which was de flated by her twin daughters several weeks ago, Miss Kim brough said. When she saw them at boarding school following a long series of lectures, Miss Kim brough quesiioned the reason for their gloom. They replied, "Oh, Mommie, promise us you won't speak here." Throughout the lecture, Miss Kimbrough narrated parts from some of her various books, such as "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" and "We followed our Herats to Hollywood." Can Swim but Only 50 strokes Miss Kimbrough claims that she can swim, but only 50 strokes and then only if she doesn't talk during her stroking. Once when showing off her ability a drown ing man called to her for help. Since Miss Kimbrough knew she couldn't reach him in 50 strokes she called out, "Wait a minute, I'll be back." "Popularity in a girls' school has changed since I've been there," said the lecturer. "The better the girl's line, the more dates she would have." In a feeble attempt to develop a "line" Miss Kimbrough took pri vate lessons, at a considerable fee, from one of her classmates who was . quite ... versitile in the art. Miss Kimbrough's instructor told her to engage a man in a "1 o v a b 1 e" conversation, she should tell him how strong he was and he in return would tell her, how small and weak she was. At the next Princeton dance Miss Kimbrough followed her tutor's advice while dancing with a partner smaller than she. Miss Kimbrough said while danc ing with a boy three inches shorter than she, "You're so big and strong," and he softly whis pered up into her ear, "So are you." Comments on Movie Industry Miss Kimbrough is now em ployed as a script writer in Hollywood and believes, "The motion picture industry is the most important median to serve as an ambassador of good will throughout the work in portray ing America's ideals and stand ards honestly and accurately. And it is the responsibility of every individual to see that this is carried out." i L-arillVal LaperS I T T O l ' At I J IllOll NallinlMV, J i The Union will be host to the annual Penny Carnival Saturday, Feb. 10. This is to by held in the afternoon, but that evening there will be another feature. Carnival Capers, a combo dance, will be held from 9 unti!l 12 p.m. Gene Moyer and his band will furnish the music and there i will be entertainment at inter- mission. The committee in charge of this combo dance is: Jack Moore, chairman; Perky Falb, publicity: Marty Lewis, hospitality; Mil Bate, seating; Janet Frerichs, en - tertainment ;md Gordon Francs'?, refreshments. Due to the basketball game that night the tickets will be re -j duced to 44 cents instead of the usual pay of 50 cents. The guest speaker was Joseph finish your day of fun by u- Sewell. He spoke on the "Revi tending Carnival Capers, a combo sions of the Social Security Act dance at the Union ballroom. and its Effects." purchased very cheaply, was able to afford them. So X One problem which never bothered X was that of choosing tne menu f0r a coming meal, since the cans were unmarked, fale decided what he' would eat next. Wnen powell heard of this, he aslced x now jt felt not to know ,hat hp was eoine to spat. X answered that it did not bother him a bit because there was nothing he did not like to eat. Powell renumbers that X never, of course, . wore fancy clothes but was always very neat. The instructor added that X had a good scholastic record. The student had a 7 average. X later served in the navy and is now teaching. Students Not Alike Y was quite different from X. In fact, the two were exactly op posite in many respects. Finalists Final tryouts for Coed Follies skits and curtain acts will take place Thursday evening. Five skits and four curtain acts will be selected by the AWS board for the all-girl presentation Eight groups were judged Wed nesday evening as the board members journeyed to various houses on campus to view the tryouts. No final selecting will be done, however, until the judges have watched the acts of the other seven competing groups. Skits and curtain acts will be judged on originality, cleverness, audience appeal, appropriateness and length. A time limit of eight minutes has been placed on all entries. Those groups observed Wed nesday were: Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Kappa, Residence Hall, Chi Omega, Sigma Delta Tau, Alpha Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi and Kappa Alpha Theta. The schedule for tryouts Thurs day is as toiiows: 7:15 7:80 7:! 8:00 8:1ft 8:30 8 US Oiimma Phi Bta PI Beta Phi Helta Delia rUa Alpha XI rvita Helta Gamma Terriica Hall Kappa IV ii Town cluh. 9:00 Korea Veterans To Receive VA Compensation Armed services Dersonnol urhn became disabled after fighting started in Korea may be entitled to the Public Law 16 vocational rehabilitation type of training, which was previously limited to World War II veterans. This was reported by Ashley Westmore land, Lincoln regional office man ager. Under the new law. a veteran must have been disabled after June 27, 1950, the date the Ko- :rean conflict began, and prior to ine measure requires that the disabilities of the Korean cam paign veterans be such that the VA may pay compensation at full wartime rates. Such rates are paid for disabilities resulting from armed conflict, or during extra hazardous service or while the United States is engaged in war. Westmoreland said that Public Law 16 will be carried over into the new training program pro vided for Korean campaign veter ans with the termination dead line to complete their training be ing nine-years from the end of the current emergency. The new law provided that vet erans who already had received GI Bill or Public Law training, as a result of their World War II service, may be entitled to addi tional training if such training is found necessary because of new disabilities. Westmoreland also said that the VA will consider the World War II veteran's previous record of advisement and training, and his current physical condition to determine the type of additional training that is needed. Grevich Heads Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Pi, international professional business fraternity, held a recognition dinner Mon day evening in the Union. Wives, girlfriends, alums aii guests were present to see past Headmaster Bob Cottingham, in troduce John Grevich, the Head master for the coming year. Gre vich then introduced all outgoing onicers and those who are be- ginning their terms. Paerson- scribe, was succeeded by Burdette Lukert. Leonard . Jones gave way to Bob Church in the office of treasurer. Owen Hock is the new senior warden, Glen Faulhaber retired. Junior wardman is Less Jenkins who is succeeded by Warren Jen nings. Ken Kritner and Keith Mills are the old and new histor ians, respectively, Ine onice oi chancellor went from Don Stine to Ron Scott. ! The new headmaster recognized 1 j all outgoing seniors in a farewell! address. Each member in turn j j gave a short speech after being: recognized. ; Fi ve members of DSP .n o ( 1 graduating this semester. They j lyre: Kenneth Legg, Les Jenkins, Glen Faulhaber, Charles Hill, John Dargen. Bob Kahm dropped out of school recently. Tin Cans. Piano Y was very good" at the piano and played in a dance orchestra. This orchestra played at towns all over the state. Unfortunate ly, many of the engagements fell on school nights. Many times Y would have to drive 100 or more miles back to the campus; this got him back at very late hours. Consequently, he skipped quite a few classes. But the mornings after dance nights were not the only occasions when Y would be absent. Several other times, he would get that urge for freedom and classes were forgotten. Powell remarked that Y was probably the bravest student he ever had. Y would sometimes show up for class and other times not. But amazingly enough, the student still got good grades. Attended Few Lectures Powell stated that Y could be present at lectures only one-fifth of the time yet still surpass the average student. Y excelled es Council To Hear Possible Plans For ISA Future Students Will Investigate Campus Honoraries' Fees The Dosaibilitiea for the nresent Independent Student association on camous in relation to the recent ISA poll, will be checked and presented week. This decision was made by Council members Wednes day afternoon after hearing the result3 of the ISA poll, presented by Betty Green, Council head of the student activities committee. : :.. .. .V , ... - .: 4 Dr. William XV. Rubey Sigma Xi Will Hear Rubey, U.S. Geologist Have you ever wondered what water was composed of or what relation water has to solid earth? If you have, and are still won dering, Dr. William W. Rubey will explain in his lecture, "The Development of the Ocean and the Atmosphere." Dr. Rubey will sDeak before the Nebraska Uni- i versify chapter of Sigma Xi, na tional research society, at o p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Morrill hall auditorium. Dr. Rubey will discuss in his lecture the development anjf chemical composition of sea wa ter and atmosphere. Also several lines of evidence will be given, which indicate that the history of the earth's air and water must be closely related to that of the solid earth. This lecture is part of a tour arranged by the distinguished lecture committee of the Ameri can Association of Petroleum Geologists. It is sponsored by tthe Lnver sity department of geology wjint lv with the University chapter of Sigma Xi. Dr. Rubey will speak before 37 local societies from Toronto. Canada to Los Angeles, Dr. William W. Rubey received his geological training at the Mis souri University, John Hopkins and Yale. In 1922-1924, Dr. Rubey was an instructor in geology at Yale. He has been associated with the United States Geological Sur vev since 1924 and is now Re search Geologist for the Survey. He is the immediate past presi dent of the Geological Society of America. Music Faculty Recital Sunday Another in the series of facul- tv recitals will be presented Sundav at 4 n. m., Union ball room. Ernest Harrison will accom pany Donald Lentz in his three flute solos, Sonance, by Lentz; Echo, Hindemith; and Fantiasie, Faure. Emanuel Wishnow will present two violin solos as the second part of the recital. He, also ac companied by Harrison, will play Nigun Improvisation by Bloch and Minstrels by Debussy. Mary Jane Waggoner, pianist, will play four numbers: Morenin ha, Vilta-Lobos; Sonatine, Mur phy; Toccata, Ravel; and Caprice, Poulenc. Lentz, Wishnow, and Harrison will combine on a Bach Sonata. They will conclude the after noon's entertainment with a Suite for Flute, Violin and Piano bv Goossens. Following the concert there will be a coffee hour for guests. Other concerts scheduled for February are: Feb. 8, Delta Om icron Scholarship concert, Love Library, 8:15 p.m.; Feb. 15, Fine Arts dinner, Union, 6:30 p.m.; Feb. 25, brass choir concert, Union, 4 p.m. pecially in the sciences. In addi tion to this, he was mechanically inclined. In later years, Y changed, get ting serious about his studies But one time, while he was do ing graduate work, Y left for home without even informing the school authorities. Sometime After this, though, Y received his Ph. D. He is now back east doing exacting scien tific work with a very prominent scientist. He is also teaching. Now that Y is teaching, it would be interesting to know what he ' does about his own erratic stu dents. I wonder! Powell remarked that Y's case is certainly the exception rather j than the rule. So the instructor j does not advise other students to ; follow Y's class attendance j; habits. Yes sir, X and Y were quite outstanding and certainly un- , forgettablel ' to the Student Council next Of 1,219 students polled dur ing second semester fee payment. 64 per cent are in favor of the present independent organization; 9 per cent favor amending the present group's constitution; 25 per cent would not support such an organization; and 1 per cent of the students polled gave no preference. Miss Green's committee recom mended that ISA expand its pres ent functions and responsibilities. 'Outspoken Position' Jim Tomasek, president of the independents' organization, said at the Council meeting that be cause of his "outspoken position" on the ISA situation and the "im possibility of contacting inde pendents who live out in Lin coln" he felt unable to comment on the Council's recommendation. Suggested by a Council mem ber was the proposal to hold elec tions to put in new ISA officers and to start from scratch on the organization. Miss Green also reported to the legislative body on an investiga tion of fee payments to campus honoraries conducted by her committee. The Council mem bers decided that an inquiry should be made into the fee pay ments to decide just what price should be charged for pledging fees, initiation fees, and semester dues. Further Action Promised. Examples were presented from honorary fee payments from various campus groups. Those given were business administra tion, Ag college, Music school, Methodist groups, advertising and engineering honoraries. Further action is contemplated by the Council on the basis of this investigation. Miriam Willey and Romaine Rasmussen spoke to the Council on the present problem of dis placed persons on the campus. Council members were asked to present the problem to their vari ous organizations and to request "assurances" from their groups. The "assurances," which in clude promises to provide money, boarding, rooms and miscellane ous items for displaced persons, must'be officially filed by March 1. DP Committee The displaced persons commit tee functions under the jurisdic tion of the Religious Welfare council. An "all campus feeling towards the situation" is being sought by the Council through the organizations it represents. Ruth Sorenson, speaking in be half of YW and the state com mittee, spoke to the Council con cerning the Fair Employment Practices bill now before the state legislature. Miss Sorenson said that she was speaking "to drum up support for the bill." She felt that the Council should "encourage such bills that have direct bearing on students." Rev. Richard Nutt, Methodist student pastor, told the Council that the bill is written not in a sense of law enforcement, but as a mediation board to act on any cases that come before it. The bill would outlaw any dis crimination in employment on any unfair discrimination. Mr. Nutt emphasized that the bill is more of an educational program rather than a "big stick" legis lation. Favor The Bill The Council approved a motion to send a letter to the state legis lators stating that the members are in favor of the bill. Work on the McLerran Act by the Council judiciary committee, headed by Gene Berg, will be turned over to a man in the grad uate school of social work. The graduate school is carrying on an active project regarding the Act. Marilyn Campfield appeared before the Council to "plea" for Coed Counselors representation on the organization. Under the provisions of the proposed consti tution Coed Counselors do not have a Council representative. Miss Campfield pointed out that the organization, of which she is president, represents all freshman women on the campus and also the upperclasswomen who participate as "Big Sisters." The Council members general ly approved substituting a Coed Counselors representative in place of a woman representative from the Women's dorms. Under this set-up a Coed Counselor board member would attend the dorm meetings. This Council action is not final. however. The group approves recommendations for the pro posed constitution and then passes on the final draft before the constitution is sent to the stu dent body for final voting. Deadline Feb. 17 Noon, Friday, Feb. 17, is the absolute deadline for adding courses or registering. Courses may be dropped at any time during the semester. Any student who expects to qualify for a bachelor, mas ter or associate decree or any teaching certificate at the close of this semester and who has not already done so, should apply at the Senior Checking office. Room 9, Ad ministration b u i 1 d 1 n r, by March 1, 1951.