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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Monday, April 30, 1951
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Editorial Comment
Rag Congratulates
This week hps seen the opening of a bright
new era at the University of Nebraska.
The- first annual -College Days program, judg
ing from the enthusiasm with which it was re
ceived, is destined to take its place among the
greatest of Cornhusker traditions.
Yet, like any other undertaking of similar mag
nitude," it took plenty of hard work on the part
of certain individuals to make it such a success.
It will be the purpose of this week's column to
recognize those who assumed more than their
share of headaches. Their ambition, and dreams
culminated in a spectacle that will never be for
gotten. It would be difficult to list everyone who
drew up the blueprints, engineered and carried
through the huge projects. But we'll try.
First of all, heartiest congratulations are due
the-chairman of the entire affair, GENE BERG,
for his tireless efforts at coordinating everything
and everybody a tremendous job in Itself. And
we wish to cite his assistants the member of
the steering committee NANCY PORTER, DON
BEVER, CLAYTON HANSON, GLENN JOHN
SON, SUSAN REED. MARILYN COUPE, JOAN
KREUGER, ROBERT RAUN, ROBERT REICH
ENBACH, JAYNE WADE, PHYLLIS HALEY,
JULIE JOHNSON, JACKIE SORENSON, ADELE
CORYELL, DICK KUSKA, JANICE LIND
QUIST, PHILLIP OLSEN, JUANITA REDIGER
and. GENE JOHNSON. Also members of the fac
ulty committee deserve special recognition for
their aid.
The colorful panorama was inaugurated Wed
nesday by the Kosmet Klub spring musical,
'Good News," which lived up to every expecta
tion. Three evening audiences could not find
enough superlatives to describe the show, which
featured a mixed cast. It was entertainment of
the highest calibre.
DALLAS WILLIAMS, director of the show,
must be thanked for a job well done. He pro
duced a masterpiece for Cornhuskers who really
were starved for such entertainment. Mr. Wil
liams may be rightly proud of his fine cast
HAL SIENKNECHT, SUSIE KOEHLER and all
the rest. Their long nights of rehearsals certainly
justified the compliments they received.
There are many others who should, take their
bows now for the completion of well-attended
open houses and tours. Excellent displays in the
various departments illust$ted the imaginative
genius of many students and faculty members.
Each project or exposition such as those in the
engineering buildings was arranged to be easily
understood by the ordinary layman. Interest of
large degree was stimulated by well-cued guides
and lecturers. Laugh-provoking displays added to
the color of it all.
These groups the military department, Uni
versity Singers. AWS. geology department, Stu
dent Union, varsity baseballers, School of Music,
math and astronomy departments, Aquaquettes,
Dental college, Red Cross College unit, School of
Journalism, English department, Botany depart
ment, are to be commended for their fine open
houses and displays.
And congrats to all of the Ag college students
who made possible the annual Farmers Fair fes
tivities. The Cotton and Denim dance and the
rodeo are memorable events for city campus stu
dents as well as Aggies.
Last but not least, orchids go to the participants
in the Husker Holiday parade, who stayed up
late Friday night to finish their floats in time for
Saturday morning. Rushed with other activities
during the three day. festival, the various organ
izations nevertheless found time to construct
some beautiful and original designs.
Also our thanks to the weatherman for elimin
ating the weekend tradition rain.
Stolen Goods'
Harvard Professor Predicts TV
Will Cause Complete Illiteracy
By Connie Gordon
- There have been many pros and cons concern- world's happiest ha ha disc jockey, to play records
ing TV as an educational media. But one Harvard requested by ha ha YOU, HAW HAW HAW.
anthropologist is definitely "agin" TV as any sort of (Theme) Bum lum lum looo ummm . . ."
intellect builder. " - - And here's our first request for today, to
Ernest A. Hooton, aforementioned Harvard Johnny from Clara, "He Who Horses Around too
anthropologist, predicted recently that television Much May Find Himself a Groom." Here goes, - - -
will "reduce mankind to complete Illiteracy."
He stated, "It will also ruin our eyes and our
necvous , systems, .
This world-famous scientist stated in an inter
view that the movies and radio have already struck
a severe blow to human literacy and that televi
sion will provide the decisive blow.
"Hooton added, "People can't read now. Our
ability to read has deteriorated just as our legs have
f Tunk from using mechanical transport. Already,
institutions of-higher learning have to give special
c-'.rses in order to teach their students how to
read."
Not a very bright outlook for TV, is it?
Again I am quoting the excellent "Ballyrot"
column from the Iowa State Daily. This quote I am
quoting concerned radio, one of the mediums that
"has already struck a severe blow to human liter
acy. .
Read on, and you will understand why radio is
so deteriorating to one's intellect.
Ballyrot wrote, and I quote:
" - Ha ha ha, this is Happy O'Hara, the
(Music) Zzint piddly plum plum plum loing swang
cumm ..."
' - - Well, haha that was pretty, wasn't it? Our
next request comes from ha ha Mr. Arizona Clap
chap, for "The Western Moon-shine's v Bright in
the Still of the Night," with music by Arizona Clap
chap and his ha ha Texans and sung by Sarah (Cat
call) McDuff. - - - (Music) Moing Mwang yang
yang yeer yar yoing, noing oing yang - - - ."
Yes, radio is wonderful, isn't it?
Quoted is the" following from the Daily Tar
Heel from the University of North Carolina:
"Assistant Professor Earline Atchison of the
botany department, discussing spontaneous com
bustion in the class the other day, used as an ex
ample a barn where the hay catches fire through
no outside agent.
"What do you suppose was going on in the
hay?' was.her classic question."
I wonder if anyone in the class gave a classic
answer?
So much for the pilfered materials for today.
FLASH.
Ivy Day Marks
50th Birthday
Saturday
The 50th annual Ivy Day will
be held Saturday, May 5, start
ing at 9:15 ajn.
Since 1901 Ivy Day has grown
to include the presentation of the
May Queen and the Ivy Day
court, fraternity and sorority
sings, the band concert, the
masking of new Mortar Boards
and the tapping of new Inno
cents, along with the traditional
planting of the Ivy.
The Court
The May queen who reigns
over the traditional festivities is
selected from the outstanding
women in the senior class. The
queen's court now consists of two
freshman pages, two freshman
attendants, four sophomore at
tendants, four junior attendants,
two senior attendants and a sen
ior maid of honor. Two jesters
will be added to the court this
year.
The inter-sorority sing includes
choral arrangements presented
by the 14 competing sororities.
Alpha Xi Delta tco'c first place
honors in the 1950 sing. The
afternoon ceremonies include the
inter-fraternity sing. 1950 win
ners of the fraternity sing were
members of Phi Gamma Delta.
Following these events, Sym
phonia, a national Honorary
men's music fraternity, will sing.
Then comes the revelation of the
winners of the 1951 sorority and
fraternity sings.
This year Ivy Day ceremonies
will honor the alumni class pres
idents of 1901 and 1902, and the
first May Queen, Mrs. Lewis R.
Anderson of Lincoln, in recogni
tion of the 50-year mark of the
tradition.
New Tradition
A new tradition will be start
ed this year. A trophy will be
presented to the winning class of
the Junior-Senior class competi
tion day. Presenting the trophy
will be the defeated class.
The suspense, which mounts
during the afternoon as the Mor
tar Boards and Innocents sol
emnly stalk through the crowd,
will be climaxed as active mem
bers of the Black Masque order
mask the Mortar Boards and
Innocents tackle the 13 new
members of their organization.
WeeEi's Wvs flu. !view
Wilson Resigns
Harold Wilson, president of the
British cabinet board of .trade,
has resigned.
The second resignation of a
British cabinet member heightens
the possibility that the labor gov
ernment will fall and thus bring
on a general election. Aneurin
j Bevan's resignation as minister of
j labor was announced earlier.
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Repricing Asked
The government has directed
75 thousand manufacturers to re
price a vast range of products.
Price Director DiSalle acknow
ledged there would be some price
increases, although the net ef
fect would be a reduction in the
general level of manfucturers'
prices. '
The regulation will decrease the
prices of companies which un
justifiably raised their prices and
profit margins after the outbreak
of the Korean war.
The regulation also provides
relief to manufacturers who were
caught by the freeze January 26
with ceiling prices below actual
production costs.
The new regulation is designed
to base prices on pre-Korean war
figures, plus increases in factory
wages and material costs.
Senate Investigates
Chairman Richard B. Russell of
the senate committee investigat
ing Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
dismissal said that if necessary
he will subpoena secret dispatches
bearing on the case. .
Russell told reporters that he
referred particularly to dispatch
es which MacArthur claims that
the U. S. joint chiefs of staff
backed his views for pushing the
Korean war.
The Georgia democrat emphat
ically opposed republican de
mands that the Mr.cArthur in
vestigation proceedings be public
and televised. He said that the
general would only be heard in
public if he made a formal re
quest and promised that, his words
would not injure national secur
ity. And MacArthur has stated that
he will continue to fight for "a
positive and realistic policy" in
the Far East. '
'Foolproof Registration Plan
To Unfold on May 14, 15, 16
Outstanding Woman Student Former
Inmate of Nazi Consentration Camp
A young woman of 25 who
seven years ago existed under a
death sentence in a Nazi concen
tration camp today ranks as one
of the foremost feminine scholars
ever enrolled at the University.
She is Marie Leipelt Bade,
whose husband of two years, Bill,
formerly of Omaha, graduated
f.-om the University at the tip
top of his class in 1949 and won
the C. W. Boucher Memorial Sen
ior Award, one of the highest
scholastic honors.
Marie who entered the Univers
ity in J947 with only a fair know
led -?e of English, came close to
m; t:hing her husband's stellar
pe-formance.
,Ake Bill, Maria won member
s' . 1 in both Phi Beta Kappa, the
A i and Sciences national honor
u. society, and Sigma Xi, the
n final scientific honorary.
Membership in both societies, in
ediition to excellent scholarship,
demands completion of an exact
ing schedule of tough courses.
Other Honors Achieved
At the University's annual Hon
ors Day convocation Tuesday,
Maria not only received tribute
for membership in both major
honorary societies, but also for
these other achievements.
She is the winner of national
Alpha Lambda Delta scholarship
award which is reserved for the
outstanding woman student.
She won senior membership in
Alpha Lambda Delta, thus com
pleting a cycle which began four
years ago when she was selected
for freshman membership.
She received recognition for
superior scholarship, ranking
among the upper three per cent
of the class of 1951.
Her name appeared also among
the 165 highest ranking students
of this year's class.
Maria accepted her honors in
stride. She is intent on winning a
bachelor of sciences degree with
distinction in June. She intends
to begin work at once on a mast
er's degree. Her general field is
physiology. Meanwhile, Husband
Bill continues at the University as
a graduate student in theoretical
physics. He is now a laboratory
assistant and will be a teaching
assistant next fall.
Unlike hundreds of students,
Maria had no reason to search the
Honors Day audience for family
members. Her father, a mining
engineer In Hamburg. Germany,
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died of a heart attack in 1942 at
tempting to save his mother-in-law
from the Nazis. Her mother,
who held a doctor's degree in
chemistry, died in a concentra
tion camp, probably in 1943. Her
brother Hans Conrad and of him
Maria says, "He was the brains
of the family" died before a
Nazi firing squad in 1945.
Maria has but one tie approach
ing that of a family relationship.
It is her deep affection for Dr.
Susi Glaubach, a close friend of
her mother. Dr. Glaubach, who
now works in a New York hos
pital, helped Maria when she
came to the U. S. in 1948 and
Maria hopes she will be able to
attend her graduation in June
especially if the degree for Maria
Leipelt Bade carries the words,
"with distinction."
Alpha Lambda
Delta Offers
Fellowship
The National Council of Alpha
Lambda Delta is announcing the
$750 fellowship this! year.
It is to be used for graduate
work in any properly accredited
college or university, preferably
in one where a chapter of Al
pha Lambda Delta exists.
Any member of Alpha Lamb
da Delta who is a graduate or is
a graduating senior having main
tained a 7.5 average throughout
her college career is eligible.
This year's seniors may apply if
they have maintained this av
erage to the end of the first
semester.
The committee of award will
give priority to those applicants
who might not be able to go on
for graduate work without aid.
The committee of award will
judge on scholastic record, the
recommendations submitted, the
soundness of the applicants'
project and purpose and to some
extent on r.eed.
Alpha Lambda Deltas who
meet these requirements and are
interested should send in their
names to Gertrude Knie, chap
ter faculty adviser, Room 119,
Teachers college by May 1.
Application for the award
must be filled out by the appli
cant herself. She must have two
recommendations from faculty
members who can speak with
authority about her ability to
handle graduate work in her
chosen field. One character
recommendation must be sub
mitted. Recipient of the fellowship
will be named by three judges
appointed by the national presi
dent and vice president of Alpha
Lambda Delta.
May 14, 15, 16, and possibly
May 17 are the registration days
for both the summer and 1951
fall sessions.
No registration numbers will be
given out prior to the registration
date, Dr. Floyd Hoover, assistant
registrar announced. A new sys
tem whereby the assignment com
mittee considers the number of
hours recorded as of Feb. 1, 1951
as the basis for admission to the
registration room in the Military
and Naval Science building.
In place of an ID card, the
student will present his grade re
port for the first semester. No
tices will be posted every hour
stating the number of homs
necessary to register at that per
iod. Students with 125 hours
will have first chance to register,
those with . 124-123 are next and
so on down.
Two Years to Beat
According to Hoover the stu
dents had figured every possible
angle to beat the previously used
ticket system. He estimated that
it will take at least two years
before sudents word around the
new system.
A three step plan of registra
tion will still be followed.
Steps are:
First, sign the appointment
sheet on the door of your ad
visor's office. - These should be
in the possession of the advisors
now. Meet your advisor and ar
range a schedule. If you have
lately been notified that you are
out of the junior division to go
to the dean of your college and
he will assign you another ad
visor.
Dean's Signature
Second, unless you are in the
College of Arts and Sciences you
must have the dean of your col
lege sign your work sheet.
Third, meet with ' the assign
ment committee on the second
floor of the Military and Naval
science building. The hours are
8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4:30
p.m.
Beginning May 7, class sched
ules will be available in the Mili
tary and Naval Science building.
Business administration students
may secure copies of the schedule
from Dean Fullbrook of the Bizad
college, room 210 Andrews.
Ag students may obtain class
schedules from Dr. Epharim Hix
son, Room 206 Plant Industry
hall.
Western Wheat
Hurt by Worms
There Is heavy damage in
western Nebraska wheat fields
by the western army cutworm
and it's likely to become heavier.
That was the consensus of two
University entomologist who sur
veyed the area last weekend. Dr.
R. S. Hill, chairman of the de
partment, and Dr. Robert Staples
said they found several fields of
wheat badly damaged and located
the pests in every field they
looked at. Heavy damage is spot
ted, however, and some fields do
not have enough 'nfestation to
worry about.
They said many of the fields
have .a brownish color when
viewed from the road. Close ex
amination shows there are many
dead plants and the new shoots
com;ng up are being cut off by
the worm.
The entomologists are recom
mending that farm-rs use poison
grasshopper bait-20 rounds per
acre to control the worms. Farm
ers can also use toxaphene or a
chlordane spray.
Dr. Hill said his western Ne
braska survey showed lew green
bugs on wheat. But, he added, a
cool, backward spring could
change the picture.
Annual Alumni
Honor Meeting
Slated June 2
Plans for the 1951 Round Up
luncheon of the University
Alumni association have started
with organization of the Round.
Up committee, according to Robert
H. Lau, Lincoln, committee chair
man. The Round Up will be held In
the Union ballroom on Saturday,
June 2.
Six classes will be honored
at the luncheon this year, Lau
said. They are: 1891, 1901, 1911,
1921, 1931 and 1941. In addition
the class of 1903 will be the 50
year honor class.
Other committee members are:
Charles T. Stuart, Lincoln, vice
chairman; and the following per
sons representing honor classes:
R. O. Williams, Mrs. Sarah
Deutsch, W. L. Hall, Florence I.
McCahey, Arthur A. Dobson,
Kate Field, E. A. Frerichs, Mrs.;
Luther G. Andrews, J. Vaulx
Risser, Elizabeth Grone, John
Mason, Dean Emeritus O. J. Fer- 1
guson, W. R. McGeachin and
Mrs. Robert Cohen. The latter;
will head a committee of Mortar i
Board alumni to stimulate greater i
attendance at the luncheon. ;
The luncheon program In-,
eludes presentation of disting-l
uished service awards to several
outstanding alumni, announce-1
ment of new association officers
and a report on University af
fairs by Chancellor R. G. Gustav
son. i
Alumni - Varsity basketball
contest next Saturday at the
Coliseum.
NU Bulletin
Board
Friday
Mo day
. . Kosmet Klub Workers meeting
Monday, 5 p. m., Room 307 in
the Union.v
Independent nterlm Council
meets 5 p. m. Monday in the
Union. Check Union bulletin
board for room designation.
Evinger Wins
Civil Engineer
Alumni Award
Prof. Morris I. Evinger of the
University Saturday received the
Adna Dobson Distinguished Serv
ice Award from the University's
civil engineering alumni.
The award was presented at
ceremonies held on the Univer
sity campus. Prof. Evinger is the
recipient of the award, which is
given "in recognition of superior
work in the field of teaching by
a member of the civil engineer
ing faculty of the University."
The award honors the life of
Adna Dobson, pioneer Lincoln
civil engineer who helped de
velop Nebraska. The award was
perpetuated by the Adna Dobson
Memorial Fund created by Ar
thur A. Dobson, Lincoln, retired
contractor.
Professor Evinger has served
the civil engineering department
and the University for over a
quarter of a century. The award
citation said in part, "Altho his
academic duties were indeed
staggering at times, his courses
were always carefully prepared
with the newest developments as
they came to be recognized by
the profession."
Following service in World
War I, Professor Evinger joined
the University faculty in 1920
and has served continuously. He
has been active in city planning
work including the capital envi
rons commission. He is active in
professional engineering socie
ties, including chairmanship of
the construction engineering ed
ucation committee of the Ameri
can Society of Civil Engineers.
Reds Advance
The Chinese reds advanced
over bodies of their own casual
ties in a spring offensive, Mon
day. Waves of Chinese from a 700,-000-man
red army wedged into
the United Nations Korean line
along a 95 mile front
Thousands of Chinese reds fell
in their tracks under the heavist
allied artillery and air bombard
ment of the war, but more thous
ands took their places. U.N. forces
were outnumbered and reeled
back in key sectors all the way
from Koesong in the west to Inje
in the east.
Tuesday, Chinese Communists
swarmed across the Imjin River
on the western Korean front.
The Chinese threatened the
Seoul lateral highway, and were
preparing a double assault down
two valley corridors leading to
Seoul. .
But Wednesday, United Nations
forces stalled te communist of
fensive in Korea at least tempor
arily and struck back with sav
age counter-attacks. Allied tanks
and infantry lashed out against
the Chinese reds at three or more
points around the enemy's cen
tral front break-through pocket,
which was sealed off 11 to 12
miles south of the 38th parallel.
Thursday, Munsan fell to the
Chinese reds surging toward
Seoul, and enemy losses amount
ed to approximately 25 thous
and troops.
Another 100 thousand reds were
blocked while trying to reach the
main Seoul roads.
Friday, United Nations fell
back on both ends of the 100-mile
front. In the west, they rolled
back throug Uijongbu, 11 miles
south of Seoul. In the east, they
abandoned Yanggu and pulled
back below the 38th parallel.
By Saturday, the allies were
withdrawing all along the muddy
Korean battlefront before Chi
nese communist hordes who cut
a vital east-west supply road and
menaced Seoul.
On the western front, U. N.
forces pulled back north of the
ruined capital of South Korea.
On the central front, the strategic
highway town of Kapyong was
abandoned to attacking communists.
Plane Crashes '
Thirteen airmen were killed
Friday during a practice bomb
ing run on the Oklahoma state
capital when a B-36 bomber and
an F-51 fighter plane collided.
Thursday, eleven crewmen died
in a B-29 crash on the Azore is
lands. Thesuperfort cracked up
and burned while making an
emergency landing in the Azores.
The plane was on a training mis
sion. Witnesses to the Oklahoma in
cident said the six-engine B-36
exploded when hit, scattering
wreckage and bodies over a
square mile area.
Barb Rami Wins
Dansworth Award
Barbara Raun is this year's
winner of the Dansworth award
for leadership.
She has received a scholarship
that entitles her to two weeks of
leadership training at a camp in
Shelby, Mich., this summer.
Beverly Coupe was chosen as
alternate. Joanne Englekemier
was given the junior award
scholarship.
The Dansworth foundation
each year awards these scholar
ships to a home ec student on
the basis of mental, social, phys
ical and religious traits.
Last year's freshman winner
was Jean Vierk.
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