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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, October 9, 1951
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By HAL HASSELBALCH
Staff Reporter
Actor Jesse White showed the
only glint of an expected array
of glittering personalities when he
introduced six other members of
a troupe of Hollywood film stars
on the Union steps Monday after
noon. Student Dick Carson's welcom
ing speech to the contingent
sounded as "professional" as any
words mumbled by any one of
the visiting group with the ex
ception of White who carried the
show.
"New discoveries" Barbara
Ruick, ex-model, and blonde
Diane Cassidy had this to say to
the three hundred students before
them, "Hello" and "It's wonderful
to be here." To the latter state
ment by Miss Cassidy, White
quipped, "What an ad libber!"
Not a word was said for AUF,
sponsors of the rally.
Shaggy Richard Widmark, the
top drawing card in the aggrega
tion, carried out his assignment
like a good "Frogman." His opening-closing
statement was "Hello,
and go to the movies." Another
plug for the movie industry and
the show was over.
Other persons associated with
the industry John Latimer, writer;
John FarrelL, director; and movie
pioneer Zazu Pitts equaled their
cohorts in eloquence.
The Hollywood troupe was here
reputedly on a good will tour for
the movies in connection with the
fiftieth anniversary of the flickers
and tne Movietime UaA cam'
paign.
Judging from the faces of the
crowd after the last plug, it is
doubtful if the movie business
will gain any more dollars than
the AUF as a result of the per
sonal appearances.
A meager turnout of University
students might have caused the
epidemic of heavy tongues. The
troupe arrived with no more
pomp than that given by a police
siren. A pep band assembled for
the occasion became side tracked
and did not arrive on the scene
until they were forgotten. Then it
would have been as impressive
to let them stay that way, forgot
ten.
Another ironic angle is that TV
sets throughout the campus were
focused on the World Series with
holding many others from the
Union meeting. No doubt the
sets by movie-goers was no small
factor behind the Hollywood cam
paign. Screaming the slogan
"Movies are better than ever,"
movie magnates have been at
tempting to regain audiences lost
to video.
Future visits- of screen person
alities will have to be better or
ganized and richer in content
than the last one. Widmark and
company did much to upset any
glittering illusions created by
Charles Laughton and other mem
bers of the Drama Quartette.
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STUDENT INTERVIEWS STAR Before a governor's luncheon
for visiting film stars, Richard Widmark, (left) who says he's try
ing to live down the nasty laugh that helped make him famous in
movies, answers questions for Art Rauch, University of Nebraska
student. Widmark, Zazu Pitts, John Derek, Diane Cassidy, Barbara
Ruick, Jesse White, all Hollywood actors, Director John Farrow and
Screen Writer Johathan Latimer, were in Lincoln to open a tour
through the state as part of Nebraska's observances of the 50th
anniversary of the motion picture theater.
Students Are Despair Or
Hope Of World-Knowles
By JANET NUSS i traveling all night after a game
Biau ncuurier on aiuraav a n rt nnnoarintr
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ine opportunity xo piay ana;Druised and black-eyed in the
pray wnn young people prompted pulpit on Sunday morning.
the Rev. Rex Knowles to accept
the challenge of guiding Univer
sity youth at Presby House, the
Congregational-Presbyterian stu
dent house on campus.
A native of Kansas City, Mo.,
Rev. Knowles preached in
churches in New Haven, Conn.,
and Oneida, N. Y. He has been
a University pastor at Nebraska
for three years.
A graduate of Wesleyan uni
versity, Middletown, Conn.,
Rev. Knowles also has his de
gree from Yale Divinity school
and earned his masters degree
at the University.
Rex, as he is known to "his
kids," played professional basket
ball for five years. He recalls
KK Revue
Tryouts
Scheduled
Fraternity skit tryouts for the
Kosmet Klub Fall Revue are
scheduled for October 31 and No
cember 1, according to Jerry
Johnson, KK president.
Kosmet Klub officers and fac
ulty members will choose six skits
to be included in the "Hello Holly
wood" show November 16 at the
Coliseum. Candidates for organ
ized houses for Nebraska Sweet
heart and Prince Kosmet will be
chosen by Mortar Boards and In-
NU Builders
To Feed 3400
Band Members
Feeding the 3,400 high school
band members attending Band
Day Saturday will be the first
project for the Builders' mass
meetings and conventions commit
tee this year.
After the band's morninr
practice on the football field and
the parade downtown, commit
tee members will serve lunch to
the 13 bands at the south end
f the stadium.
Committee members will also jty skit leader. All finalists will
be busy handing out copies ofWeive Kosmet Kluh nlaniips
mtf , . y-i m :i ,
vacanei ana iream, jouiiaers
publication for high school stu
dents. Builders cooperates with
"Pop" Klein, director of conces
sions, la feeding the bandsmen.
Mary Lou Flaherty is chairman
of the mass meetings and con
ventions committee. She is as
sisted by Ting Lilly and Bar
bara Bell.
Food will be furnished by the
Lincoln Chamber ol Commerce.
Rev. Knowles decided to enter
the ministry after he was gradu-
ated from college. "I was only a
moderate success in college," he
saia, so i decided to do some
thing significant."
"University students are either
the hope or the despair of the
world," he said. "We need fear
only educated people. Simple peo
ple are limited in power because
of their lack of knowledge."
Rev. Knowles is not content
with directing activities in
Presby House. He also wants
the opportunity to confront the
entire campus with religion in
some form.
He would like to see closer
union of student houses on
campus, non-compulsory stu
dent chapel service and a de
partment of religion offering
courses in religion.
Counseling is a very important
part of his overwhelmingly busy
schedule. In addition to teaching.
last year he made about 300
speeches and counseled over 700
students.
Rev. Knowles has accepted
work at Wayne, Kearney, Chad-
ron and Peru. He will also speak
at the University of Oklahoma,
Texas and Florida during their
respective Religion in Life Weeks.
Illustrating the generosity of
various women's clubs through
out the state. Rev. Knowles
chuckled when recalling the re
sults that one letter to the Pres
byterian and Congregational
women brought 1,100 jars of
jams and jellies.
And then there were the ladies
"e-WUser Innocent who sent 103 pounds of coffee to
and KK member, will direct the
show and is in charge of between
act entertainment. He will be as
sisted by Eldon Schafer.
Jerry Matzke, KK vice presi
dent, will be in charge of con
tracting a master of ceremonies,
and will introduce Price Kosmet
and the Nebraska Sweetheart.
Charles Widmaier, assisted by
John El well, Tom Snyder, and
Gleen Rodehorst, is in charge of
staging the Revue.
Charles Burmeister and Bill
Adams are in charge of tickets.
A traveling trophy will be
awarded to the first place fratcrn
the Student House in reply to
Rev. Knowles' remark that stu
dents value the "fellowship of
food." Incidentally, they're still
using the coffee and jam.
NU BULLETIN
BOARD
Tuesday
Red Cross orthopedic committee
will meet in the Union, Room 313
at 5 p.m.
Builders board members should
be at the west stadium at 12:30
p.m. for Cornhusker pictures.
Wednesday
WAA will meet in the Union,
Parlor XYZ at 7 p.m.
AWS will hold a meeting in
Parlor XYZ in the Union at 7 p.m.
All Coed Counselors and board
members will meet at 7 p.m. in
Union, Parlor XYZ.
Cornhusker staff and workers
will meet In Union, Parlor XYZ at
7 p.m. in the Union.
Ail Corn Cobs must attend a
meeting at 7 p.m. in Union, Par
lor XYZ.
Kosmet Klub members and
workers meeting at 7 p.m
lor XYZ. Union.
Mortar Boards will meet in
Union, Parlor XYZ at 7 p.m,
N Clnb will meet at 7
Union. Parlor XYZ.
Esther board members and
workers wPl meet at 7 p.m. Union,
Parlor XYZ. ,
Tttttto will meet at 7 p.m. in
Un.':;n, Parlor XYZ.
Isnoess' 'will meet in Union,
Far lor XYZ at 7 p.m.
TCE5DAY"
At VrMn- Dance committee
Itwetirir St 4 p.m., In Ag Union,
f. -i X
Jig f.t cabinet meeting at S
p.m. It Ax Union Room 3.
I t lair board meeting at
J fi. i.i AH Union Room 110.
X I'A'man Club discussion in Ag
Marines Here
To Explain Air
Fighter Group
Marine corps air reserve repre
sentatives will be at the Union
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
I from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to give in
formation concerning the new
fighter squadron being organized.
Lt. Col. Bruce Prosser, Lin
coln marine air detachment
commander, announced that the
"Whistling Devil" fighter squad
ron is now being organized. It
will be based at the Lincoln
Naval Air station.'
Both veteran and non-veteran
male students who are physically
qualified are eligible for member
ship, he said. He added that Uni
versity students in basic air, navy
or arm ROTC programs may Join.
The squadron will meet one
weekend each month. Members
will receive four days' pay in their
rank for attending training.
Veterans of any branch of the
services will receive their previ
ous rank upon joining, Prosser
said.
Non-veterans classified 1-A in
the draft but who have not re
ceived notices for physical exam
inations may Join. They will be
draft-exempt, providing they meet
in parJmontn'Jr tra'nin8 requirements.
Country Dancers At Ag
Plan All-University Event
Strains of "swing your partner,
down the aisle, dosle do right in
style" will echo from the Ag col
lege activities building Friday at
8 p. m.
The square dancers will "alle
mande left" to the music of the
Texas Star orchestra. '
Everyone is welcome to attend
the first all-University square
dance of the season on Ag cam
pus. It Is sponsored by the An
Country Dancers. No admission
will be charged.
p.m. In
Ag Engineers
To Hold Clinic
On Irrigation
A short course on sprinkler ir
rigation is slated to open Thurs
day at the College of Agriculture.
The clinic, sponsored by the en
gineers, is designed for distribu
tors, dealers, farm managers,
manufacturers, Soil Conservation
Service technicians, electric power
distributors, irrigation farmers
and others interested in a sprink
ler system for watering crops.
The program open; at 8:30 p.m.
with staff Engineer J. F. Schrjnk
outlining the objectives of the-
clinic. Fred B. Hamilton of the
SCS will lead a discussion on soil
factors and crop requirements af
fecting the design of a sprinkler
system.
Other participants include P. E.
Fischbach, trl-county engineer at
Holdrege; J. A. Bondurant of the
University and K. J. Sughroue of
l ronton.
Engineer Schrunk will lead an
other discussion on the mechan
ical factors affecting economical
system design later in the morn
ing. During the afternoon there
will be field work and demonstra
tions. Those attending the short
course will work out a problem
of designing a sprinkler ? ytem for
a given larm.
The clinic extends throueh Fri
day. A registration fee of $10 is
charged and the number attending
is limited to 40.
Advanced ROTC Invited
To Scabbard, Blade Meet
All juniors and seniors in ad
vanced Army, Navy and Air
Force ROTC are cordially invited
to attend a Scabbard and Blade
meeting Thursday, October 11.
The meeting will be held in the
lounge of the Military and Naval
Science buildmg at 7:30 p. m.
Odd
Reporter
'Guards'
Widmark
By ARTHUR RAUCH
Staff Reporter
Richard Widmark is "really a
good egg."
This opinion was expressed by
persons attending the governor's
luncheon for visiting Hollywood
stars Monday.
When I met Widmark at a press
conference, my first impression
was that he looked exactly as he
does on the screen. Later when
someone told him that, he re
plied, ."That's a horrible thought.
Now say something nice, will
you?"
I broke the ice by asking him
where he was born.
"In Sunrise, Minnesota," Wid
mark replied. "I was brought up
m this part of the country. I lived
in Sunrise only six months when
we moved to Sioux Falls, where
i lived and went to school up to
the sixth grade. I went through
high school and college in Illi
nois."
Widmark said that he had been
in Lincoln before but only for
a short time. He was in the armed
services "only in the movies."
Standing in line with the movie
stars, I was mistaken for one of
the press agents. People who were
shaking hands with the stars soon
began shaking my hand. When
one young lady asked me for my
autograph, Widmark explained
that I was his "bodyguard."
Widmark said he didn't mind
my note-taking, "if it doesn't get
me in trouble."
When asked how he liked his
role in The Frogmen, he said it
was "a nice wet picture."
In reply to the question con
cerning his favorite type of role,
Widmark said, "Oh, I like to mix
it up a bit. We usually film the
picture right on the set, but when
we go away, I kind of like it.
You get around and meet people.
We're up at 6:30 every morning
and usually get home about 7 in
the evening.''
I finally asked Widmark if he
had taken any dramatics in high-
school, and how he went about
learning his lines for a movie.
"I took dramatics in high school,
and taught it for two years in
college," he said. "I like to learn
my lines to a movie all at once
Its easier that way. I memorize
them like a play, because I'm
used to doing it that way."
Widmark has long blond hair
and a ruddy complexion. He said
he hoped to come back to Lincoln
soon.
AFC W Meet
Attended By
30 Delegates
More than 80 women from nine
Nebraska colleges participated in
a Play Day Saturday on the Uni
versity campus in connection with
the annual state conference of the
Athletic Federation of College
Women.
Saturday the students were
divided into six groups for com.
petition in soccer baseball, ten
nis, baseball, Nebraska ball,
badminton and duckplns.
Delegates to Friday's session,
and the colleges they represent
are as follows:
Doane: Julie Ann Wilder and
Ruth Willeford.
Hastings: Marilyn Dugan, Kay
Stallings and Mrs. Ruby Young,
sponsor.
Kearney: Joyce Psota, Ardith
Snell and Miss Ruth Wynn and
Miss Harriet Yingling, sponsors.
Luther: Carolyn Olson, Mari
lyn Dlnick, Eleanor Simonsen
and Miss Alna Abrahamson,
sponsor.
Nebraska Wesleyan: Sheila
Link, Shirley Ruby and Miss
Marie Mangold, sponsor.
Omaha: Marilyn Rogers. Marl.
dell Myers and Joan Thorson.
University of Nebraska: Delores
Irwin, Alice Frampton, Beverly
Mann, Jaln! Esch, Nancy Klein,
Georgia Hulnc, Virginia Noble,
Marli Mooberry, Joan Raben,
Barbara Tolcy. Shirley Sidles.
Carol French and Miss Ruth
Schellberg and Miss Mary Jean
Mulvaney, sponsors.
Wayne: Bonnie Lund and Bon
nie O'Dell.
York: Joan 'Heindrich and Ar
dith Wiebe.
Pre-School Children Receive Training
In Speech, Hearing Correction At N U
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Husker Migrators Battle
Rain, Mud At K-State
It was 6 a. m. when the cru
sading group of Husker rooters
asembled for their trek into Kan
sas.
The sun had just begun to peep
over the horizon in the east by
the time the tribe got loaded onto
tne train. It was indeed a bed
raggled looking bunch, but as the
tram began to move up to top
speed, it began to perk up a bit.
Perhaps it was the track that
did it. The route had been
mapped out for freight trains
originally. The jostling around
which resulted from the bump
iness and uneveness of the rails
was enough to bring even the
most unconscious person out of
a coma.
Then the fireworks started. Cig
arette sales started booming. So
did cups of coffee. The two in
combination melted the icicles'
hanging from everyone's nose.i
Circulation commenced. !
The band began to make the
rounds. It went from car to car.
As soon as enough members
crowded into one of the cubicles,
it would blast forth with "Hail to
the Team" or "There is No
Place. . . ."
By that time, some people
were beginning to wonder if
there was some other place be
sides that train. To many, it
seemed like centuries that they
had been stuck off in their
small corners.
Finally, after a number of jolts
and false alarm stops, the train
came to a grinding halt.
Upon getting out to stretch their
weary bones and preparing to
exercise their lungs, the backers
of the scarlet and cream found
the small groups, having heard
of open houses that were being
held, scampered off to them.
From all reports, food was good
and many foot warmers were
available.
Still, there was .time to see the
town. No one managed to get too
much of a glimpse of it, however,
Everyone was either busv de
frosting or was just plain turned
around and mixed up
When 8 p. m. rolled around, the
tired Husker troupe, with its
fuschia (rain-faded red and
white) shakers, boarded the train
in the Manhattan station.
For the exception of a few
hoops and punchy outbursts, all
was quite quiet on the return trip.
It had been a long day.
Alumni Group
Opens Drive
For Members
The University Alumni associa
tion has opened an intensive cam
paign for new, active members
of the organization, Mrs. Maurice
Hevelone, Beatrice, chairman of
the drive committee and vice
president of the association has
announced.
Mrs. Hevelone reported that all
Nebraska alumni who are not
active members of the associatiion
are being contacted by letters
Later a personal contact drive will
start.
Members of the committee
working with Mrs. Hevelone are
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the weather had played tricks on I 7!UI ?na xv"oert s";
Tt , I both of Lincoln and members of
the Association's Executive Com
mittee, and Association President,
Dr. Norman Carlson, Lincoln."
"We feel that many University
of Nebraska alumni are not ac
tive members because they have
groups not been contacted," Mrs. Heve
lone stated. "I know from my
them. It was raining.
It kept on raining, too. And,
when it wasn't raining, the mud
was knee deep and the slime an
inch deep on the sidewalks.
After grabbing a bite to eat, the
crowd dispersed in little
and headed for the game.
More confusion followed. Dis
persing into groups and heading
for the game were fundamental
processes. Charting tne course
and getting there were something
else again.
Then came the highlight of the
day. At last they saw banners
waving and people cheering. Spirit
was running high.
Following the game, many of
own experience that personal con
tact will bring many new, active
members. All Nebraska alumni
are proud that they are Corn-huskers."
Special training for pie-school
age children . with speech and
hearing difficulties began Monday
at the University in the speech
and hearing laboratories at the
Temple building.
The pre-school work was
started on an experimental basis
this summer and of the 10 han
dicapped children enrolled, five
started kindergarten in Septem
ber. Lucile , Cypreansen is the -supervisor
and Mrs. Madge Miller
is the group instructor. Dr. John
Wiley directs-, the laboratories.
University seniors and graduate
students interested in speech edu
cation gain practical experience by
helping with the children.
The University Is one of the
few schools in the country of
fering this type of service. The
Lincoln Parents Council for
Cerebral Palsy, Nebraska So
ciety for Crippled Children and
the Lincoln Junior League co
operate to make the training
possible.
Group activities include sing
ing, action and speech games.
Daily tea parties help children
with hearing losses receive train
ing using amplification. Dr. Wi
ley meets with parents regularly
for discussion and suggestions.
The laboratories are trying to
establish a technique of approach
and to evaluate growth and im
provement. The children are
rated according to abilities in re
lation to speech adequacy; social
adjustment; ability to follow di
rections and carry out instruc
tions; ability to draw, color and
copy; ability to use coordinated
movements in play; to feed selff
to manipulate toys; and to play
meaningfully with toys and with
other children.
AH of the activities follow a
play approach in a permissive
attitude, as much as possible.
The project acts as a practice
laboratory for students in spe
cial education, too. A number
of research projects are being
planned in conjunction with
the program.
The clinic gained international
recognition this summer when a
news story was requested for
possible publication in 75 foreign
countries by an agency of the
state department in Washington.
UN Education
Draws Praise
Nebraska's statewide program
of education about the United Na
tions has drawn the praise of the
United States mission to the U. N,
Porter McKeever, chief of the
department of public information
for the U. S. mission, praised the
educational program being car
ried on at the University and
other Nebraska colleges and uni
versities and in the public schools
of the state.
McKeever was a speaker at the
roundtable on world affairs held
last week in New York City and
Washington, D. C. He described
the Nebraska program as a model
for other states.
Dr. Otto Heiberg of the Uni
versity Extension Division was
one of seventeen persons invited
to attend the Roundtable. The
Roundtable was devoted to ex
panding education about the U. N.
and international relations in the
field of education.
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Yanks Take Second Win
(Continued from pace three.)
Stengel has decided to retire,
though he has a contract for next
year. His wife has been urrlnr
his resignation since the start of
the season. Stengel Is 60.
He began his career as a major
league manager with the Brook
lyn Dodgers in 1934 to 36. From
there he went to the Boston
Braves from 1938 to 1943.
As a big league player he batted
.339 for the New York Giants in
1923 and broke up two World
Series tilts against the Yankees
with game-winning home runs.
Since beginning his managerial
tenure with the Yankees. Stengel
has won three American League
pennants and two World Series
so far.
Hall To Speak
At Know-How
Series Oct. 10
The final program of Campus
Know-How series will be held
Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Love Li
brary auditorium.
Dr. William E. Hall, professor
of educational psychology at the
University, will speak to the new
coeds.
"Ace Activities" is the topic of
his talk which will be based on
the value of activities to coeds.
The purpose of this type of pro
gram is to acquaint the freshmen
girls with activities on this cam
pus. Alter the Activities Mart on
October 17, the freshmen girls
will be able to participate in activities.
The Campus Know-How aerles-i
has been sponsored by the Coed
Counselors and the AWS board.
Mary Hubka Is president of Coed
Counselors and Nancy Button Is
president of the AWS board.
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TRAIN DEMOLISHES DEPOT . . . Railroad officials are seeking the
cause of a freak accident which recently killed one persoa and injured
five others when a Monon railroad streamliner failed to take a curvo
and plowed Into the center stone Monon railroad station. The IIMated
train was bound to Chicago from Louisville. Photo shows the demal
ishea rallrosd station and the wreckage of two of the units of the ile
el locomotive that pulled the fast streamUner before too wreck.
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Union at 7:30 p.m., in Room 110,
Ag YM-YW meeting at 7:30
One Adrnsi8ion
FREE
with every live (5) tickets you sell to the
YMCA FOREIGN LANGUAGE
FILM SERIES
Tickets and Information at YMCA Office
Temple Building. Extension 3261
mrr playing
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Ava Gardner
Van Heflln
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Arlene Dahl
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