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VOL. 52 No. 1
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Thursday, June 5, 1952
2,000 Register For
Summer Session
Enrollment Lower
Than A ITear Ago
Approximately 2,000 students
have registered for the summer
session, Dr. w. C. iweicrnenry, u.
rector of the summer session an
nounned Tuesday.
n uaUrVnrT id this num
ber was lower than that of last
year and Is an indication that the
enrollment at the University is in
line with the decrease in enroll
ment in colleges throughout the
country.
Seven hundred students regis
tered during the pre-registration
j., in Man nnrl some 1200 StU-
dents completed their registration
Tuesday. Dr. Meierhenry expects
additional students to register w
fore the deadline.
''ho loci Hav of registration for
the short session is Monday, June,
9, and the last day for wie ions
session is Thursday, June 12.
The registration procedure was
conducted in the Coliseum, Mili
tary and Naval Science building
and the men's physical education
building.
Students may drop ana auu
courses beginning June 5. Before,
dropping or adding a course, stu
dents must see their advisers, in
structors, and the deans of their
respective colleges.
Classes began Wednesday ac
cording to schedule, officially
opening the summer session.
962 Receive Degrees
At 81st Graduation
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DR. MEIERHENRY . . . Direc
tor of summer sessions.
(pffiiriMiv Lincoln Journal).
THREE SCHOLARS MEET . . . (left to right): Warren I. Rass
mussen, NU scholar of the year; Trygve Lie, secretory reneral
the United Nations, commencement speaker; Chancellor R. G.
Gustavson.
Rassmiissen 'Highest Ranking GraP
Warren I. Kassmussen oi cen- suy, ne uas w oi.........,
tral City who was granted a de- $650 in scholarships.
. i "rS -i. i in TTHul An nsnirine ColleCe music Ul-
cation, was given the C. W. structor, Rassmussen got his start
i - 4w, v.ioVnct lin -miicip when in the seventn
ranking senior scholastically" dur- grade in elementary schopl,. when
ing Monday's commencement ex-, his parents "thought he ought to
ercises. learn io yiiy muoii
The award is given annuauy lo.mem. .
the eraduate who has the highest Since then he has played in Jii
T r ii X, . J . 1 nhiaMitv K r I imwiv
scholastic average ior me """ Z? V, " c . variety of record favorites
vears in the University. Rassmus- band, the University ! Symphony, variety oi
sen finished his four year term Lincoln bympnony ana umana
with an average of 94 per cent. Symphony.
A scholar all his me, nassmus- niiiiucu c ""
sen was valedictorian of his high start working for his Masters de
. , j : . ioo tnA i-amp'orwi this summer, then return to
to the University on a Regents school after a term in the armed
scholarship. While m me univer-
Trygve Lie Suggests Plan
For Lasting World Peace
Trygve Lie, secretary general of the United Nations,
described to 962 graduating seniors and the University's
lst annual commencemem auuiencc a pian iui cuumifc a,
lasting peace.
If a third world war can be prevented during the next
15 years, he said, a lasting peace may be secured. He added,
however, that this peaee would depend upon a persistent
building up of the authority and influence of the United
Nations.
Lie, who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws
decree as "a distinguished leader of the world's best hope
for peace, SUggestea liiree mea.ua uj. n,LUiiipiioiiuig
Ca!mI CacCIMI "First . . ., we must build and
To Begin With
Open House
The summer social session win
officially begin with a Union
open House, Friday night, featur
ing a variety of activities.
The evening's events will begin
at 8:30. Dancing to the music of
Riley Smith will be featured in
Vio Viaiirnom. or tnose wno aic
itaraoi.H in snuare dancing.
UllVilkVU -
squares will be called periodically
during the evening,
cVnrtc -nriii Vip shown con-
tinuously in Parlors A, B and t,.
A bingo game will be held in
the Roundup room.
Should the student desire re
i tvB Rook Nook will be
available for browsing and the
Mnsif room will oner a
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340 Enroll For
Arts Courses
Sixty Year Old Dr.;
Receives Masters
A sixty year old man, Alfred
. - A 1
F. Dombrowski, tossed up on me
shores of America five years ago
as an aftermath of World War II,
received a Master of Arts degree
in Economics and Business Or
ganization during Monday's com
mencement exercises.
Dombrowski was previously
awarded a degree of Doctor in
the Uni-
Some 340 music, speech, and(Versity vt Cracow, Poland, in
art students are registering today)
! VrSity f I Subseouent to his graduation
. iv,.!ie gn frnm Crarow. he served in tne
The tine Arts niuiuau . i ' . ,. .
assembling from all over the state p0lish consular service, the Polish
on trie campus iur uuuuu "",'Army as a prisoner oi uie wi
practice under the guidance of of a Russian camp
rnembersoiineuiuvuwij.vu.v . Militarv
from June 5-25. employee of the U.S. Military
Mrs. David B. Foltz, chairman' Government, and since 1947, when
of the department of music, wm h obtained an American immi
direct the three m whirlwind , u as an eievator opera
2 SSSSP. language instructor, and as
David Fowler, director of music' assistant to Dr. E. Z. Palmer,
at Northeast High School, will be chairman of the University s de
in charge of band, and Emanuel ;partment of business research,
wichnnw will conduct the or- i
chestra
Union Calendar
Friday, June 6
8:30 p.m.. STUDENT UNION
OPEN HOUSE; dancing,
movies, games, refreshments
. . . all free!
Sunday, June 8
7:30 p.m., FILM FEATURE,
"Letter to Three Wives."
Monday, June 9
4:00 o.m.. COFFEE CHAT
with Chancellor R. G. Gustav
son.
8:00 p.m., ALL-UNIVERSITY
CLINIC, "Minds of Men,"
R. G. Gustavson.
Tuesday, June 10
7-9 p.m., HANDICRAFT IN
STRUCTION. 7:30 p.m., ALL-STATE stu
dent recital.
Wednesday. June 11
4-6 cm. BRIDGE IN
STRUCTION.
8:00 p.m., SUMMER ARTIST
SERIES, "The Laubins."
Ac ui-rthine does when sum
mer comes, the Daily Nebraskan
has again taken on a new appear
ance.
Regular students will note that
the "King" size Rag has been
ahanrinnpri for the summer in
estra- . Irhpsfjr Acer, housemother, Nancy
student? kroner!" tespS Button, counselor; and Alpha Phi,
course and Dr. Manfred Keiler Mrs. E. R. Heiny, housemother,
will direct the art instruction. -Cecilia Finkerton, . .k vn end
r - ...:n w hAtiud ini m.. i lixro at the Phi ' " . "
a Tie 43 y- i -"'c uuja .. iwill'hear the mastneaa oi summer
Gamma Delta house under tne.NeDraskan rather than Daily Ne-
1: 9 Uaiirio TTs. Vf! Bob knalsn .
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seven campus residences. They
will live at Sigma Delta Tau, Mrs.
Mary L. Nelson, housemother,
Shirley Oschner., counselor; 'ttJ?Z?Z
son Hall, Mrs. ma i dearie, nouse- Won o Lee Kjel
other.Nancy Norman bSSook. and Vaughn
mirvf Kanna I t i lh . ivi I . rem. ,
Grewcock, housemother, Gladys
Novotny, counselor; Delta Delta
Delta, Mrs. Ruth Davidson, house-mUViisi-
Mar Danlv. counselor:
Tern.?e Hall, Mrs. E. F. Miles,
John D. Elyth, pianist, and Dale
Ganz, baritone, will PPar
rr.Ao n(irvt in the Student
Union Ballroom in the first All-
nousenTotherRose Mary Kastner, State recital. Mr G wUl be
counselor; Sigma rvappa, wir.
reach students once a week this
summer on Thursday morning.
A nvrtriA who would like to earn
news reporting experience may
see either Louis tcnoen or naiira
Vlooolr 4n 4Va T7o office.
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paper should contact we nag
office extension u xvhj , xTn-h -PinHa
or Tuesday afternoon or evening, flahl of North Platte
The Lounge will provide two
modes of entertainment in me
form of refreshments and Tele
vision. nartv is free of
charge to affiliates of the Uni
versity. The union acuviu "
mittee has emphasized that tne
open house will afford students
the opportunity to nwnc
new friends ana enjuy
suitable to their tastes.
Alums Meet,
Elect Officers
Tjinsmore of Omaha
is the new president of the Uni
versity of weorasKa aiuhhu
announced at
the association's annual Round Up
luncheon Saturday, wmcn
than 400 former siuaenu. .
I tended.
r Carlson, retiring
president, introduced honored
euests and ine nuuui -1892,
1902, 1912, 1922 1932 ! and
11942 The class of 1902, the 50
year honor class, opened the an-
n J Tin foctivitj5 With 8
Saturday morning reunion break
fast
Dr. Carlson gave a brief report
during the past year, at the lunch
eon.
"We are happy to report the
largest membership total in the
. i : ..otinn'c ViictnrV BS Ol
AlUullU " -
June 1," . he stated. "Two new
Nebraska alumni clubs have been
organized and a third reactivated.
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson re
ported on the University to the
ainmni who had gathered from
across the nation.
Other officers who were elected
Mrs. C. Lauer Ward of Lincoln,
vice president.
Frid W. Putney of Lincoln,
member-at-large.
of Lincoln, Walter G. Huber of
Blair, Mrs. H. L. Gerhart of New
man Grove, Mrs. Leon A. Sprague
of Red Cloud and ciuioru r . oau
G fRo' Woe! on the activities of the association
The 6New Look'
i,:f rr.lWt.ivp strength to discour-
age or suppress acts oi armea
aggression by any nation.
Kfrnnd. wp must use every
means to reach peaceful settle
ments by negoiation, mediation
and conciliation of conflicts be
tween nations.
"Third, we must help the op
pressed and poverty-ridden peo
ples of the world to achieve by
I peaceful means a better life and
equality m the community oi na
tions.
"For each of these purposes
I believe the United Nations is
the most important instrument.
The grauating class of 962
students was the smallest since
1947, when 737 decrees were
granted. The largest class the
University has graduated was
the 1950 class of 1,661.
Eight students graduated ''with
high distinction," the highest honor
thA iTnivprsitv can bestow upon a
graduate. It is given on the basis
of high scholarship and aptitude
for the student's chosen profes
sion. The eight students and the
degrees they received are:
Marv Ann Burk of Wavne.
RoVielrr nf Soierifp in Home Eco
nomics; Steve A. Eberhart of 4as-
sett, Bachelor of Science in Agri
culture; Ralph W. Kilb of Lin
coln, Bachelor of Science; Warren ,
I. Rasmussen of Central City,
Bachelor of Music in Education;
Dorothy E. femiley oi umana,
Arts: L. Bonne v Var-
ney of Broken Bow, Bachelor of
Arts; Miriam b. wiuey oi wm
netka, 111., Bachelor of Science in
Education; and Clayton K. Yout-
ter of Eustis, uacneior oi science
in Agriculture.
Honorary degrees were con
ferred upon the following:
TinMnr nf Rrience: Harrv A.
Jones, principal Olericulturist of
the JJeparimeni oi AgnLuj
ture; and Ruth O'Brien, Assistant
Chief of the Bureau oi numau
Nutrition and Home Economics.
Doctor of Engineering: George
P. Luckey, president of the Hamil
ton Watch company.
Doctor of Laws: Joy P. Guil
ford, professor of psychology at
the University of boutnern au-
fornia, and Mr. Lie.
ah aro crrartnates of the Uni
versity except Mr. Lie, who grad
uated from the University of Oslo,
Norway.
Distinguished Service Award
medals, conferred Jointly by
the University and its Alumni
Association, were presented to
the following:
V AVirpns nf Detroit, vice
president of General Motors Cor
poration; John M. Allison. Assist
ant Secretary of State for Far
Eastern Affairs; John C. Pickett
L rvioTOimo -iudee of the Tenth
Circuit Court of Appeals; Oliver
B. Thorgrimson oi beanie, promi
nent lawyer and financier; and
Adolph E. Wenke of Stanton, as
sociate justice of the Nebraska
Supreme court.
Chancellor R. G. Uustavson
.saa .fnmmpnrPTnent chaplain
was Rev. E. E. Smith, pastor of
the Second Baptist- cnurcn. rrui.
J. P. Colbert was master of cere
monies. Mr. Lie was introduced
by Joe Gifford, senior class presi
dent.