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Vol. 51 No. 99
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Friday, March 9, 19511
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Red Losses
Mount in New
UN Offensive
The Allied army advanced two
find one-half miles on a 70-mile
front Thursday in Korea.
Communists already lost a rec
ord 11,600 casualties in the first
day of UN onslaught. Dispatches
reported a general withdrawal
between a screen of rear guards.
Eight UN divisions plunged into
five Chinese army and three
North Korean corps defenses. The
U.S., Canadian, Australian, Greek
and South Korean troops anni
hilated 11,400 reds in ground ac
tion Wednesday.
This is a new record for the
Korean war.
U.N. tanks and infantry units
advanced north on the second day
oi the assault Thursday, with the
protection of 1,000 planes. Even
the strong North Korean counter
fiensive in the east Korean
mountains had lost its momentum.
Informed sources reported that
the communists were rushing
supplies and reinforcements south
in North Korea.
The air spotters sighted nearly
900 enemy vehicles destroyed or
damaged Wednesday.
The heaviest allied bombing
raid was done by B-29 Super
fortresses when they bombed the
warehouse and storage area at
Chungchon, 20 miles from the
central Korean front.
The largest number of enemy
casualties in the war was claimed
by the U.S. 25th infantry divi
sion Wednesday. It killed, cap
tured or wounded 5,250 Chinese.
Armed Services Draws
Up Draft Revision
- Ati t,m rv,ih would
enable Congress to call off the,
,L,hr,lo sprvir and training pro-
gram at any time, was begun by
the house armed services com
mittee Thursday.
The bill would include the sen
ate's 4-million man limit on the
Ur.H would start the,
draft at 18 instead of 18. j
Chairman Carl Vinson (fl.,uaj j
FjjV the new version will cover
nil points approved by tne com
mittee and it will be introduced
as soon as possible. Senate demo
cratic leaders said that they
planned to vote on the bill today.
Senator Lyndon Johnson, (-ti
Tev.), floor manager of the bill,
told reporters that Sen. virgn
fhanman fd..Ky.). who died
bi"
Th rperh was in opposition
to an amendment to strip from
the measure its universal mili
tary and training features.
Vinson also is considering a
provision to let local draft boards
rather than the Pentagon pelect
reservists to be called into active
duty.
Vhi Gaim Offering
Services For Fund
Lincoln business firms have re
plied favorably to the Phi Gam
ma Delta call for support of the
Damon Hunyon Cancer Fund.
Phi Gams are offering their eer
vices in return for donations to
the fund.
Troupe on Tour .
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To Tccumseh High School
The theater division of the Uni
fcnity department of speech and
dramatic art will hold a drama
Viinic at Tecumeeh high school on
Saturday, March 17.
The clinic will begin at 11 p.m.
end continue until 5 o'clock p.m.
The principle objective of the
group has been to select and ar
rffige material which would be
of educational value and at the
mme time be entertaining.
The program, announced by
Dallas S. Williams, director of
the University theater, will in
clude films and slides explaining
the principles of bodily move
ment, methods of staging plays
ii nd grouping characters on the
etae.
The afternoon schedule includes
Tl A I t(,fl "n undergraduate, Prtci-
hA VI s ft !l tf f i nutcd ,n muny ot the University
W wUlllvl ; theater productions. He served
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cloudy west Friday a-nd Satur- Nebraska Mar;uers. In his sen
day; warmer Friday ana eat l.-r year he received the Nebraska
portlii!-,. Fudi 'i'sy; hlrh Friday: : Masqurrs' rorvlce award and an
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READY FOR CONCERT The University symphony orchestra
will present their annual spring concert this Sunday in the
Union ballroom. Emanuel Wishnow is the orchestra conductor
who will direct the spring concert. A composition by Howard
Hanson, former Nebraskan, will be included in the program.
Symphony by Hanson
Included in Concert
The annual spring concert of I Rimsky-K o r s a k ov, Tschaikow
the University Symphony orches- sky's Andante cantabile and Pre
tra will be presented Sunday, 1 lude-Di Meistersinger by Wagner.
March 11 at 4 p.m. in the Union
ballroom. The orchestra is under
I the direction of Emanuel Wish
; now,
Wishnow, who has been con
ductor of the University Sym
phony orchestra since 1941, is
concertmaster of the Lincoln
Symphony orchestra and will ap
pear as its guest conductor this
season. He is also chairman of the
Commission of Standards for the
American String Teachers Asso
ciation. During his Army service,
Wishnow played violin in the
famous Glenn Miller orchestra of
the A.E.F. in England, France,
Holland and Germany. His ex
perience, aside from orchestral
ai'd string teaching, festivals and
clinics, includes radio and theater
work from 1929 to 1938.
Pride in Accomplishments
The University orchestra has
errned an excellent name for it
self in collegiate musical organi
zations. "Nebraska music lovers
can well take pride in their state
I university's symphonic accom
plishment, Martin W. Bush,
Omaha World Herald music critic,
wrote after hearing the orchestra
two years ago at its Omaha con
cert. Commeting on the Omaha ap
pearance editorially, the Lincoln
'Star said: "For music lovers,
which includes thousands of Ne-
DrasKans, it win oe a napyy u-y
when the University Symphony
orchestra, under the gifted di
rection of Emanuel Wishnow,
finds it possible to visit
many more Nebraska cities and
towns. Perhaps, at a not too dis
tant date, communities . . . will
una n possiDie to sponsor con
certs by an organization that can
contribute to the people of the
state in a field that provides such
infinite satisfaction.
The program for Sunday's con
pen will incude the following:
Symphony No. 2, Opus 30 by
Howard Hanson, a native Ne
braskan, Capriccio Espagnol by
Scheduled for Saturday
Four mid-western colleges will
be represented at the Mortar
Board Regional conference to be
held at the University Saturday.
Miss Josephine Bray ton, ad
viser of professional recruit
ment for the Girl Scouts of
America, will apeak to all
University women Interested
in Girl Scout work In the
Faculty lounge of the Union
from 3 to 4 p.m. today.
Interview with Mln Bray
ton can be arranged in Koom
104 of the Administration
bulldlnc.
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' Will TtI
demonstrations of procedures and
methods of building and handling
scenery, principles of moving and !rf"V '
VSA" "nd make"upiTo Hold Exhibit
In the evening, the University
theater will present "Caesar and
Cleopatra" by George Bernard
Shaw. The eight scenes of the
play are being done in a series
of richly colored drapes and mul
tiple folding screens. The his
torical coKtumes have been spe
cially designed and constructed
for this production.
The clinic is operated on a non
profit basis both for Tucumseh
hin;h school and the University.
Clarence Denton, speech in
structor at Tec-umseh and a Uni
versity graduate, is in charge of
the registration procedures. Den-
"Oscur" for
the best minor role
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School of Fine Arts and Union
The University School of Fine
Arts and the Union Musk com
mittee are sponsoring the concert.
Marcia Pratt is sponsor of the Un
ion Music committee. Chairman of
the committee is Robert LaShelle.
Other students helping with the
concert are Barbara Reinecke,
Ginny Cooper , Mae Scherf,
Beverly Mann, Gene Sibxon and
Aaron Schmidt.
Refreshments will be served in
the main lounge at the Union fol
lowing the concert. The Convoca
tions and Hospitality committee,
headed by Hugh Follmer, will be
in charge of serving. Jo LaShelle
and Jack Greer are co-chairmen
for the committee.
Indoor Mock Carnival at Ag
To Include Politics, Dancing
Estes Carnival doors open at
8 p. n. Friday night, hat stu
dents are invited to attend at
any hour meeting their conveni
ence. Doors close at 12 p. m.
Eleanor Erickson, YW co
chairman of the event, said "come
after the show; or before going to
Kings; come anytime to the car
nival for a roaring time."
The indoor mock carnival
sponsored by the Ag YM-YW,
will be held in the Ag College
activities building tonight.
The Thint
"Even the thing will be at the
carnival. Students will have the
Ag to Observe
Pre-Easter
Celebration
Pre-Easter Breakfast, annual
Ag college affair of the Sunday
prior to Easter, will be held
March 18 at 7:30 a.m.
Tickets selling for 50 cents
may be obtained from any Ag
college Religious Council mem
ber or at a booth in the Ag Union
Tuesday or Wednesday, March
13 and 14. They will go off sale
on Wednesday, according to Dick
Monson, who is in charges of
sales.
Rev. Marvin (Preacher) Frank
lin, end coach at the University,
w,lJlZe e Tain addJ" !
Piano music during the break
fast will be played by Marilyn
Cook. Invocation will be given by
Rev. Charles Kemp, executive
secretary of YMCA. Rev. A. M.
Peterson. LSA student pastor,
will give the benediction.
Rev. Franklin received hii A.B.
School of Divinity. He has been,17nr Vll Aniratltfi
coaching football off and on for
about years. Prior to his com
ing to the University, two years
ago, he coached at Yale,
Preacher Franklin spent three
rears during the last war as a
chaplain in the Navy.
All University students and ,
faculty are invited to attend the
early morning breakfast.
Fc-,,-, Mriitfiiim '
The Joslyn Art rriuweum will
have a special premiere snowing
of the "Fourteen Stations of the
Cross," illustrated by John An
drews, an Omaha artist.
S!Eiiii P
Jack Solomon has been chosen : years ago the UNESCO confer- orary law publication. Last year
as moderator of the model poll-'ence was held, and last year he served bs legislative editor,
tlcsl committee of the UN gen- NUCWA sponsored the first gen- and this year he is coniment edi
eral assembly sponsored by era! assembly. tor.
NUCWA. Paul Experience As member of the debate
The conference will be held "I have participated in th con- team, he was awarded the Long
April 3 through April 6. Meet-1 fwenees for me pant two years," ; debute trophy for the outKtandina
Ings will begin Tuesdrv evening 1 olomon naiA, "and I think the fr?nhman debater. He was a mem
end end Friday aft'hoon. whole thing is swell. 1 fee) theiber of the debute team that won
Solo-non, a law school junior, experience is very valuable to the Missiouri Valley debate cham
will preside t the three meet-1 the college student end makes 1 nionshlp.
Ings of the political committee.
He will be assisted by a parha-
meriterlan at each meeting.
Similar conferences have been
held for the past two years. Two 1
Berg Announces . . .
Full Schedule of Festivities
Included in College Days
Tentative schedule of events
for College Days, being held for
the first time this year, is
"crammed full" of dances, din
ners, skits, shows, concerts,
sports, parades, plays, reviews
and open house ceremonies, an
nounced chairman, Gene Berg.
The spring Kosmet Klub re
view will officially open College
Days Wednesday night, April 25,
The show will also be presented
on Thursday and Friday nights.
Coed participation in the show is
being allowed this year for the
first time. ;
Oi Thursday, first complete
day of the festivities, the sche
dule runs from 9 a.m. to the end
of the KK show which begins at
8:30 p.m.
Campus Tours
Opera rehearsal, the opera be
ing put on by tha school of music,
will be held Thursday morning.
Campus tours arc on the schedule
Official Ring
Called Unique
By Company
The official University ring is
one of the most original and
unique designs manufactured by
the Balfour company.
This is the opinion of Neil E.
Thompson, territorial representa
tive for the Balfour company.
The original design for the
rings was submitted to the Senior
ring committee by Sid Tingle, se
nior student in arts and science.
Changes were made by the com
mittee and the final approved de
sign sent to the Balfour company,
which has started production of
the official symbol ring. ,
Only rings for men are avail-!
able at present, but if demand is!
sufficient, rings will be made for ;
women. The rings are for sale to j
any present or former University j
student, and is not a senior class j
ring, but for every member of the '
University. !
opportunity to find out the Ag
college -version frhe thing." -So
stated Dick Monson, YM co
chairman. "This Ami-Cutie Went to Cow
College" is the name of the Ami
kita booth. Chairman is Marilyn
Elesman.
Ag Men's Club, under the di
rection of Don Leising, is present
ing a booth dealing with politics
"Democrats and Republicans."
Love Hall Two Entries
Love Hall promises two entries
with themes centerinp on "Bull
Session" and "Estes S'ow-FuU."
"For a sparkling good time and
a Shocking Experience," Steve
Eberhart, chairman of Farm
House booth advises students to
visit their carnival booth.
Loomi? Hall will be giving "A
trip to Estes." Mark Richards Is
their chairman.
"Put the Aggie on Maggie,"
says Alpha Gamma Rho booth di
rector Glenn Nelson.
Confetti Girls
A film will be shown by Ag
YMCA .Coeds in sort skirts and
dark hose will sell confetti and
light refreshments for the YW.
Alene Oschner is in charge.
A record dance is on the event's
docket. Typical carnival barkers
will announce the acts.
A nominal fee, mt exceeding
20 cents, will be charged for
booth participation according to
the co-chairmen. All funds go to
heln finance student exoenses to
yM-YW regional conference
. . Pat. o.Wado
All University students and
faculty are invited to attend.
DcadHlIC TodaV
Today is the last day freshman
or sophomore men may sign tip
for positions on next year's cheer-
leading squad.
All usnirflnts must have nassed
hours the previous semester to
h eligible. All applications must
turned In at the Activities of-
fice, Union.
Monday, all candidates will re
port to Jake Geler, gymnastics
coach, between 4 and 4:30 p.m..
Court 3 of the Physical Educa-
lion building. Training will open
Monday and continue a week.
Tryouts for member of the has been announced to the Stu
new squad will be held Thursday, j dent Council.
March 22. Tryouts for Yell King In case of Student Council re
will be held Tuesday, March 20. jection of the second-high can-
ipssid
him awwre of what's going on in
the world." of Delta S'gma Rho, honorary
For the poat two rears, Solomon i forensic society and a part mem-
has been on the editorial staff eflber of the committee on student
the Nebraska Law Review, lion-1 publication.
for Thursday morning also
Formal opening ceremonies will
take place at 1 p.m. following a
carillon concert. Open houses by
the various colleges will complete
the afternoon's activities.
A military review is planned
for the hour preceeding dinner
time on Thursday and college
open houses will again be held
that evening.
The Engineer's convocation will
mark the start of Friday's College
Days activities at 11 a.m. Open
houses will again be held Friday
morning. The Engineer's Field
Day will run from 12 to 4:30 p.m.
An experimental theater play and
a Junior Pan-Hell skit plus a
mock debate are also on the pro-
! gram for Friday afternoon.
Engineer banquet
The Ag college display and pro
gram will run throughout the
afternoon. The Home Ec club will
sponsor a style show. Preceeding
the Engineer's banquet to be
held at 6 p.m. Friday an athletic
event is planned.
Friday night fun includes an
Ag barbeque and square dance,
a swimming club pageant and
again the KK show.
The big parade will come from
9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Dedication
of Ferguson hall is to take place
at 11 Saturday morning. Mid-day
Saturday college open houses are
again being held.
An afternoon of sports will in
clude a golf tournament at Hill
crest country club, a tennis meet
with Colorado and baseball with
Wichita university.
The Farmer's rodeo will go on
from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Sat
urday night will again see the
swimming club pageant.
A cotton and denim dance will
climax the College Days festivi
ties Saturday night from 9 to 12.
Student Council to Hear
Pleas for Representation
A hearing at which University
groups, organizations and individ
uals may request representation
on the Student Council will be
held Thursday, Mar. 15.
The Council's faculty-student
committee on the proposed Stu
dent Council constitution will
hear the opinions of persons seek
ing -representation between 1:15
and 3 p.m., in the faculty lounge
of the Union.
Any organization or group, or
any individual, may appeal to the
committee for future Council re
presentation. Each organization or
group will be allowed 10 minutes
in which to present its case. In
dividuals who do not represent
groups will be given five minutes
to present their views.
Any student who appears may
also present a written summary of
his case to the committee.
Contact Rob Run
Persons who wish to appear at
the hearings should contact Rob
Raun immediately at 6-3862 in
order to schedule an appointment
for Thursday.
Article IV of the proposed con
stitution, which deals with college
and organizational representation,
tentatively worded, is as follows:
Section 1. The Student Council
shall be composed of the follow
ing representatives:
A. College Representatives.
1. Each of the colleges listed
herein shall be entitled to mem
bership according to the number
designated for each as follows:
agriculture, 2, (one woman and
one man); arts and sciences, 3, (at
least one woman and at least one
man), business administration, 2;
engineering, 2; law, 1; pharmacy
and dentistry, 1, pharmacy college
and the college of dentistry shall
be considered one unit and shall
be entitled to one member on the
Student Council); .teachers, 3, at
least one woman and at least one
man.)
Klec-ted at Sprint Election
2. These members shall be elec
ted at the general spring election.
3. Any chance in the college
representation hereafter shall be
on the basis of one representative
for every 500 students or major
y ouu STUoeriis or jjjmjwi
portion thereof, to be determined
by the Student Council. Each col-
lege or combination of colleges as I
linted in the above shall be en- i
titled to a minimum of one repre- 1
sentative. ;
4. In case a
in case u btuaent council 1
member elected by a college or
colleges gives un his seat because
of withdrawal from school, resig
nation or ineligibility, the second
high person in the election shall
serve as the replacement unless
he is ineligible or is rejected by
a two-thirds vote of the Student
Council membership at the firt
regular Student Council meeting
held one week after the vacHncy
Solomon Is a past vice president !
ivesi Positions
Mew eBogpc3
Solicitation, Publicity
Divisions Selected
The 1951-52 AUF board members have been an
nounced by the AUF advisory board.
The new members were selected following their per
sonal interview Saturday, March 3, with the advisory
board. They were chosen upon recommendations from
their former division's head, previous experience in AUF
and their ideas for future improvement of the orgati-zation.
Ag Show Ticket
Deadline Tuesday
Junior Ak-Sar-Ben barbecue
and livestock show ticket sales
close Tuesday, March 13.
They may be purchased from
any Block and Bridle club mem
ber or at the following places:
Gold's service desk, Miller and
Paine's service desk. Animal
Husbandry bsll, information of
fice and Agricultural hall in the
finance office.
The show is scheduled for Sat
urday, March 17. The barbecue
will be Friday, March 16 at 6
p. m. This is a new feature this
year and includes a free square
dance in the evening. Satur
day's show begins at 8 p. m.
Price of general admission
tickets is 90 cents. Student tick
ets are 65 cents and children un
der twelve are 35 cents. Barbe
cue tickets are one dollar includ
ing admission to the square
dance. The barbecue features
barbecued ham with country
fresh salad.
didate, the replacement shall be
elected by the Student Council
from those who have submitted
written applications for the posi
tion. This replacement must be of
the same sex, in those colleges in
which a ratio is specified and
must be matriculated in the col
lege which was represented by
the original elected member.
Soph, Juniors Eligible
5. Fillings for college represen
tation are open to students who
will be eligible to serve during
their sophomore or junior years.
(In the case of Law College, fil
ings will be open to those Law
stdents who will be eligible to
serve during their sophomore
year in the four-year curriculum.)
B. Organization and group rep
resentatives. 1. Each organization listed
herein shall be entitled to one
member elected in the spring by
secret ballot. If the number of
votes cast presents less than two
thirds of the membership of the
organization, the election shall be
invalid.
Organizations to be represented
are the following: Associated Wo
men Students, Barb Activities
Board for Women, University
Builders Board, Corn Cobs, Cos
mopolitan Club, Interfraternity
Council, Panhellenic Council, Re
ligious Welfare Council and Tas
sels. One Member Per Group
2. Each group listed herein I
shall be entitled to one member
elected in the spring. If the num
ber of votes cast represents less
than one-fourth of the member
ship of the group, the election
shall be invalid.
Groups to be represented are
the following: Women's Residence
Halls; Men's Residence Halls,
(this representive must be an in
dependent student; that Is, one
not affiliated with a social frater
nity or sorority.); Independent
organization and or the men's co
operative houses (organizations
eligible to participate in the elec
tion of this representative will
on . .
j I O dlimUUlW interest
Civic Public Forums Planned
By Ji Chamber of Commerce
The Lincoln Junior Chamber
of Commerce has announced that
It will hold a series of three pub
lic forums, starting March 13,
designed to stimulate interest in
current, local civic problems.
The meetings, to be held one
month apart, will be ponsored
by the Jaycees and the Extension
Division of the University. Ther
will be no charge for these for
ums, which will feature panel
discussions and -question and an-
At this year's conference, the
Korean situation and admission
of new member nations will be
discussed by delegations of the
UN nations. Delegates will gather
material and accumulate the
necessary background and in
form ut ion about the Issues. A
complete agenda is being drawn
up at present.
Several countries are still
available In the NUCWA spring
project. Other Nebraska colleges
have been aiiked to participate
as delegate flora these countries.
tST&l l&k " f
The AUF solicitation board
members are Virginia Koehler,
sororities; Martin Lewis, frater
nities; Sue Brownlee, organized
houses; Tom Larson, unorganized
students; Lois Gerelick, honor
aries; Jane Calhoun, denomina
tions; Barbara Bell, activities;
Joan Fike, faculty; Rockford
Yapp, Ag college.
Duties of Board
Those on the solicitation
board are in charge of selecting
campaign procedures for AUH
drives and collecting " money
from the groups to which they
have been named.
The AUF publicity board will
be responsible for creating pub
licity for drives and special
events throughout the school
year.
They include Sue Gorton, news
paper and radio; Mildred Yeak
ley, art; Joan Holden, speakers
bureau: Jan Steffen, booths;
Mary Ann Kellogg, office assist
ant; Harriett Wenke, education of
mass workers.
Selected Saturday
The executive board was se
lected Saturday, Feb.. 25. Sarah
Fulton was appointed president.
The other officers are Anne Bar
ger, vice president in charge of
publicity; Adele Coryell, vice
president in charge of solicita
tions; Joan Hanson, secretary;
Gene Johnson, treasurer. Stuart
Reynolds was named as John
son's assistant by the advisory
committee last Saturday.
be designated by the Student
Council.)
3. A student Council represen
tative shall be present at organ
ization and group elections to sup
ervise the balloting. The ball ts
for each organization and gro p
election tor Student Council rc
resentatives shall be elected io
envelope and mbmitted to tie
Student Council for tabulation,
validation and announcement.
Serve During Junior Year
4. Organization and group rep
resentatives shal lbe elected to
serve during their junior year.
5. The organization or group
representatives shall not have had
previous service on the Student
Council.
6. In case the representative
elected to serve during their jun
ior year.
6. In case the representative
elected by an organization or
group gives up his Student Coun
cil membership because of with
drawal from school, resignation
or ineligibility, the organization
or group he represents shall hold
another election at its first reg
ular meeting, after the vacancy it
announced, to replace the repre
sentative. The election of the re
placement shall be governed by
the rules previously specified for
this election of organization or
i group representatives.
Five Seniors
C. Senior Representatives.
1. Five seniors, at least one
man and one woman, shall be
nominated and elected by the out
going Student Council, at the first
meeting after the spring election,
from the junior members of the
body to serve during their senior
year,
D. Faculty Representatives.
1. Two faculty members, one
man and one woman, shell be
appointed b ythe Faculty commit
tee on student affairs after nom
inations have been submitted by
the Student Council. Terms of of
fice shall be six years and shall
not be concurrent
swer sessions by experts on the
various topics.
All forums will be held at 8:15
p. m. at the Love Library audi
torium. The gatherings will be
held on March 13, April 11 and
May 8 with a member of the
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
acting as moderator for each
panel.
Tax Problems
On March 13, Nebraska's per
ennial tax problems will be aired
and the panel members will take
sides on the question: "Should
Nebraska have a sales tax?" a
problem now before the unicam
eral. The speakers will be an
nounced Sunday, March ., ac
cording to Jaycee president Pat
Ash
'The purpose of these panel
discussions," Ash said, "is to call
attention to both sides of the
civic problems confronting every
citizen. From the vlewpoluti ex
pressed in these forums, the Jay-cr-s
hope that each person will
be better prepared to draw hie
own conclusions."
The series this spring will be
broadcast by radio etatione
KOLi: end KFOR. The Jayceee
plan to conduct a series of sim
ilar frums each year, the Jsyce
fvrefiidi aaid.
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