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. i . i I ! ?4 'ij ;.V hi 4 " ',, i a ?1 4 pn 4 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Monday. Jonuory 12, 1953 - . LKfc UMAX-AMERICAN DANCERS , , , The group pictured above presented a program of tkratateYduuMMd carob in Love Library Auditorium Sunday afternoon. The group is composed o SSwStadeSta and residents of Lincoln. Some of the members of the dance group are memben of Cosmopolitan Club. The Ukrainian Christmas was celebrated January 7, and the carols ?n da"c followed that theme. No admission was charged for the program but a free will of fering was taken to cover part of the expenses of the group. Audience Enjoys Frosh Play In Atmosphere Of Excitement Rita SHAW I Staff Writer I To anyone interested in the theater in the smallest way, there must come some feeling of excit - ment at each University fresh - man acting production. In every university there is a pncie m having "ine Desi stage nroductions around this Dart of the country," and when you think for a moment, the beginnings of it all. good or bad, are in plays that the freshman actors put on at the end of a semester. The audience seemed to en joy to the hilt the Friday night performance of "Stage Door," an Edna Ferber-George S. Kaufman play, directed by Hal Cohen. It is a witty, speedy, slick play centered around the footlights club, a rooming bouse for penniless, ambitious young actresses. The lead is played by Mary Kay Beachler as Terry Randall.! She has the best lines in tne piay.my uioria jvouiuuikcu. h '""'"-.which and she delivered them in an un-jof those standing-around-looking- assuming relaxed fashion thatsad-and-saying-nothing parts and had me convinced by the end of ih first nrt that hpre. indeed Uha. , nnri was Terry Randall. She has anjMaitland, played by Joyce Fang asv tofp mnvpmpnt and the man. She portrayed excitement ncic, n.uccu, oniy criticism 1 can maite is ma 1 1 : in the lone speeches her tones are not varied enough. RELAX HERE Union Final Week Plans Offer Fun For Students Music, T.V.. games, books, cards, and refreshments are on hand at the Student Union for "between-cramming" relaxation during finals week. Every afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. there will be general entertainment in the Crib around a piano Installed especially for finals week. Student combos, YWCA's Place On NU Campus Discussion Held "What is the place of the admission and $1.50 adult. Less YWCA on campus?" was the topic! than sats are available for of a panel discussion at the YWjfch performance, however due cabinet officers retreat, Saturday,40 the limited space in the ball morning. iroom- Members of the panel were: W i s s Christenscn, representing the advisors board W YW and the faculty; Don Picpcr, representing The Daily Nobrusknn; Syviu Krasno, representing the YW; and David Gary, representing Cotner house. Doris Carlson was mod erator. Miss Christenscn presented ad vantages of the YW to graduate students. The YW could be of great advantage to the graduate sch ol In spiritual and moral Is sues, suid Miss Christenscn. It would broaden their point of view and bring the seniors and gradu ates together on similar interests. The YW would serve as a place uf thinking about prob lems, K they are antagonistic with their sectarian house. There Is a need for close affil iation between the YW and community by social work. This would stimulate thought on problems of living, young sters In Juvenile court, and low incomes, said Miss Chrlstensen. The purpose of the YWCA is to further and clarify Christian women's principles, said Don Pie per. The YW Is very active on the campus and seems to cover bout everything. YW functions are admired by many people such as -hanging of the greens and their recent trip to New York to visit the United Nations assembly. Pioper suggested that thorc be more individual work among the members of the YW. Sylvia Krasne said the YW has the opportunity to be the moot thought-stimulating of activities and classes provided. It provides students to lead ership kblilties. to air their views, and esnh ran express iMtr own opinion. The YW serves as an organization for girls to further their acquaint ances, Miss Krasne said. She suggested that the YW con tact more girls and Increase Its membership and give more mem bers responsibility lo stimulate iiitrtrcst. Gary suld the YW emnB to stimulate more iritornt on the rumpus than otlmr onianliitlonK. The YW has to maintain social viewpoints and also uphold the Clurltttlan viewpoints. Cosfumec Dancers Perform r- 4 .' v r -4fl v lit V I f : I I VJP1 r fi lit J ki IN " - j-j w M ; ; Olera Brandt a mad musician was played sbly, and occasion-, ally overdone, by Mary Domingo. j j Margot Hunt as Bermce Nic-( .meyer has a pleasant stage as ; surance and did a small part well, Joey Dingman played Bobby , Melrose very pleasantly, with a gooa souuiuin aacm, Mattie was a wonderfully con vincing maid. Alice Todd gave her a fine characterization. Big Mary and Little Mary. Valerie Hompes and Sharon XTanp-nlil wprp a nice team, but for me,' Valerie Hompes, ivous when standing on stage with through some strange gift of j nothing to say. confidence, manages to dim the , Tony Melia must join Van others around her on stage. j Sickle for looking relaxed on Carol Jones was excellent as' stage. Whatever part he plays, Judith Canfield, but her stage! he seems to be having a good postures were often a wkward. time and that makes the audi- Sandra Sick and Jo Anne Han- ence feel the same way. inn olaved very ablv a nightclub p,,Cc oil luff iff in 1 he rnrt r f dancer and landlady respectively. , Kav Hamilton, perhaps the most difficult part, was done well enough to tnrow anyone It'inn nQCTincf in TnP TA FT Ol .1 1 H fl .."". -----!th 1 1 t j-, r, r imtn nor- wen. t rnyms nasp as me k' vvuu. 'married the small town boy did soloists, and piano players will be featured, according to Connie Gordon, Union public relations chairman. Television is featured every evening In the lounge. The game nook, book nook, music room and all the facilities of the Union ae at the disposal of students seeking relaxation and entertainment. As a special feature, the Union entertainment committee, headed by Stan Sipple, is sponsoring two I performances by Vaughn Monroe land his Camel Caravan Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the Union ballroom. Tickets are now on sale in the Union office for $1 student WHEN QUICK Classified To place o classified ad Slop in the B urinous Of fine Room 20 Student Units 1 C!l 3-7631 Lku 4226 for Cburt Tied Sarviea fouri 1-4:30 Mon. thro hi THRIFTY AD RATES No. words I 1 day 2 days I 8 days 4 day I wees 1-10 I I .40 I I M l $ .86 I 11.00 l flJO 11-16 I JO I JO I 1.05 J 1J6 I 1.48 16-20 I .60 I J8 I 1.26 UP 1.70 21-25 I .70 I 1.10 I 1.46 176 I 1J 26-30 I M0 I 1.25 1.B5 2.00 I 2311 FOR SALE '.1(1 CllliV. (W.0H. mm III I'.tl. Cull it-lfiDH hutw.mi 7 40 Alarmiry 4-i(mii, nomllllmi. liw llH.i. (irlHlnnl iiwntr. a-HllN. ROOMS FOR RENT fl(4 N SM 32-JIIS -Ciilvrl!y mn. Jllnok hm Courtesy Lincoln Str what she could with such a small part. She did show moments of nervousncss Morrison playing a Bos- ...f ,. ,a ton socialite, had a difficult role with no dramatic lines, but she djf) prctty we1 The men appeared quite ncr- the parade and the rodeo will be vous and ill at ease, with the ex-! presented at the harbeque. The ception of Arthur Van Sickle as' Goddess of Agriculture and the David Kingsley. jWhisker King will be oresen.eu Roger Wait played a Texas at the Cotton and Denim Dance wooer Quite ablv. but seemed ner-l Friday. The 1952 Goddess of Agn- Keith Burgess seemed nervous. of a jack of stagc assurance, only lime and acting can' Plans are being mane for a newi cure jtvpe of open house for the fair 1 nlavf.d the r,art The Farmer's Fair Board is try- Randall more roinfortablv'ing to get the "Ag College Road, . " . nn h ls nart as Fred Powe 1. Wait, also playing the part ofisembled by the Agricultural Ex Adolph Gretzl, a movie tycoon, I tension division. It has been tour nad little asSurance In the first moments of the play I move from the back of the theater to the second row. The little deaf old lady in the back row would have missed the whole play. Without ex ception, diction and projection were poor. I found the cast trying not to laugh at some of the funny lines, some of them not very successfully. 1 had an excellent evenings .entertainment, however, and see,vlceck and Art Becker; barbequc,1 a nappy lours years ior univer-i Marilyn BamesDerger and Jim sity Theatre. When next you heanweber; parade, Joyce Keuhl; side- Ot a freshman acting Croup DrO- chwc Tlalo nisnn nnri Rnrharn duction, 1 hope you will feel asjspilke'r and publicity, Beth Roh- I do today, that in this groupiwcr anJ Bill Waldo. might lie greatness and a proud1 history of University Theatre. Dcs Moines Tribune: Maybe it would be a good idea If prospec tive husbands and wives could find out, before promising to love, honor and cherish forever, just how their would-be-mates behave about the matter of who gets to read the morning paper first. A little thing, but important. Kansas City Starbeams: Wash - ington, as ever, lags behind the people. Thus it describes the new- est in weapons as "fantastic" in- stead of "real gone." SUILTS YOU USE TYPING TYI'INtl JUitprlndil Willi IIimIh ami mini iwiiwrn. Mult nrriinnmiit. Mrlv. Cull iHnut y.vtrtll 4-4UM. USE DAILY NEBRASKAN WANT ADS Ads Gamma Alpha Chi Schedules Pledging Fourteen University w o men will be formally pledged to Gamma Alphi Chi, national pro-j fessional advertising fraternity for women, Sunday, at 2:30 p.m. in the Union. The coeds were selected on the basis of scholarship, interest, and University work relating to jour nalism, radio, and advertising. The fourteen pledges are: Nancy Hemphill, Marlene Tiller, Arlene Luff, Chloe Ode, Barbara Adams, Natalie Katt, Sally Hall, Barbara Hemphill. Joyce Johnson, Marilyn Erwin, Mary Jane McCul lOUCh. Beth Rohwer. H a r f i e t U'nnlra anH MTarv Vllr, MarrtnHp April 24, 25 Selected for Farmers fair 'Rural Rendezvous' Pick For Theme Dates for the 1953 Farmers Fair are April 25 and 25 said Bill Waldo, publicity co-chairman for the Farmer's Fair Board. "Rural Rendezvous" has been selected by the fair board as the theme of this years fair. j Program for the annual Ag College event will be the open houses and the Cotton and Denim Dance on Friday, April 24. Saturday, April 25. the events will be the midway and the parade through downtown Lincoln in the morning, a rodeo in the afternoon and climax ing the two day fair will be a barbecue and a square dance in the evening. The awards for the winners in culture was Lois Larson while Vincent Kramper was selected as the Whisker King. Jack Manning was presented the "All Around Cowboy" award. The Ag Builders was the winner of the parade. The Goddess of Agriculture Is chosen from the senior "ed of the Ag College who have weight average of 5.5 or abov .7- r r usea 10 pick ine iionocss. 1 , i- 1 I 5now." mis is a display as ing the state tor tne past year. Members of the 1952-53 Farm ers Fair Board are Don Leising, manager; Marilyn Bamesberger, secretary; Art Becker, treasurer and Bill Waldo, Beth Rohwer. Jo Meyer, Marilyn Larson, Dale Van. Vleeck, Jim Weber, Joyce Keuhl, Dale Olson and Barbara Spilker. Committee chairmen for the "Rural Rendezvous" are cotton and denim dance, Marilyn Larson and Jo Meyer; rodeo, Dale Van- AT milLER'S 1?, , j ,j ( Crisp, Chic HATS to Top Your Weathervanes 5 10 You've always thought V( entliervunr lop. Now bore' MimelliiiiK to lp your . w roiliorvne! IlanriMtnie, ooL erinp lilllr Iihu ttmde in that well-known, -wonderful Crlmirfie urrutte fabrir, Soe ihrm in Rood, durk niMitrul .... in 11 vide range nf di-licinu piiHtcU .... in nolid lluit make a perfert mnfi-h. A beautiful, profitable ay to .complete the Weathervane picture ! CHUKK.LR, a vrarulile, berominf little hat wllh urclintinl rrown, vixor brim and self bow. 2.9a C..4LOT i.KV, liandMome with a attoop IihcU and niati'iiinE liow. Srvmril iitlwr ntyliti nut nhown CASUAL MILLINERY . . VACATION EXPERIENCES Grave Digging, 'Old Occupy Students At By PAT PECK Feature Editor Do you remember when . . .? After a week of classes Uni versity students still cherish fond memories of what they did over the recent vacation. The memo - ries are unique to say the least.1 . i i ... 'it J- ; - -u remaps uiey will uim n aiuum. they will furnish enough support to their holders to itil the next leAve imoral laai until the next leave. Many students seems to have done the most unusual thing slept. Hours averaged from 10-12 out of every 24. Two of the students seem to have gone a bit overboard on the sleep ing. They stayed In on New Year's Eve. On the other extreme was the lad who came in after church on Christmas eve just in time to start out for church again. His mother,! I however, took one look at him; 'and sent him to bed. On top of the list of most un usual experiences during vaca- , tion is that of two students from Wilber. They spent Christmas eve digging a grave not that ! they needed sleep that badly, j but they got $15 apiece for the i task. No one else would do it J for less than $45 because of the , annroaching holiday. The job took them seven hours. .u " Z:::: V;r tW lehratoH his twentv-first h rthHav Dec 28 and nasn"t taker bS an electtoJ Students out Bavard way were, discouraged by the lack of snow, rney seiueai. TeuSJSrSS SfiingieSAI Music Group ?anTo Give Musical 1U11 v ' - covered up with hay." Bayard seemed to be full of unusual ideas. A group of stu dents staged a New Year's Eve party in the style f 1890. They held the party tn a house with out electricity and used kero sene lanterns. The evening was spent playing "Old Maid," and a good time was had by all. Sho wasn't, but she thought she Was she was at a small club listening to a dance band without e mmnal st Suddenly sne UCdlu someone singing. Looking wwmu the bandstand she discovered thai the saxophone player was playing psvcU SvmDOSIUm !the trombone, the trombone playerbytll OIIipUbl UI 1 1 was TDlavine the drums drummer was singing. Don't shrug off the presence of the diamonds that NU coeds received from Santa Claus. Santa had to dig deep to pay for some of those rings. In one case be sold a pint f blood for $25 to help make the down pay ment. For the sake of his health let us hope that the creditors don't get anxious for the balance. . woctinoc Colleee has acquired additional prestige. On New Year's Eve the Student Union there was taken over by a group of Uni versity students for a party. Only one blemish on a perfect evening somebody burned the ham that was to feed the 30 couples pres ent Luckily they also had a turkey. cmf stndents can actually -A. 1 stand the sight of others during vacation. One student stopped to see his buddy during vaca tion and found him at church. "V 1": "pgRKitt..., Second AT THE CRf L..''r , - 5,. It is reported that student num ber one suffered a severe case of shock, but is expected to recover. An avid sports fan grudgingly admitted that he missed two foot- Reason? all games on television No T.V. The uut who played for Xt lak-a solution for dieters-a weddmg on New Year's Day and ' exercise between 1 i-..j v; ii f,amner wml released his cello ai the end of the wedding march to grab his camera and play photographer is a glutton for punishment. He missed all the bowl game broad casts. Vacation was not as gloomy for him as it would appear. He Iwon 45 cents from tne Driaes father in a card game. A newly engaged coed spent part of vacation carrying meals to her fiance, who had the in- IN LINCOLN College Representatives Attend Education Meet I colleges and other institutions in- terested in teacher education at- tended a meeting of the Nebraska 'Council on Teacher Education in Frid and Saturday. ! The council ended the first day's activities witn an miormai aiscus- sion on possible legislative meas- . Sigma Aipna (jiuiciuuoi music sorority, will present a mu - sical at 5 p.m. Tuesdav in Miss Mary J. Waggoner's studio, School of Music. Lucille Lavine and Sherry Clo ver will present piano selections. Delores Garrett will sing a vocal number. A piano duet will be played by Gladys Novotny and Janice Fullerton. A trio composed of Harriet Swansea, Delores Gar- jrett and Janice Wagner will sing. The public is invited to attend lhe muslcai ana uicp. 1 1 .11 All I ocneuuieu mt union Three of the nation's top rank ing psychologists will speak at a symposium sponsored by the Uni versity department of psychology, Thursday and Friday, at the Union. The lecturers, specialists in the area of motivation, are Dr. Leo r1" " Postman, University of California; an lrrt lnt0 ? firs? Dr. Harry Harlow', University of Krieger was riding in the sec Wisconsin and Dr. Judson Brown, oni car- State University of Iowa. !t,, . . The symposium will be open graduate students, University staff members, and psychologists from several neighboring states. It will be the first of two sponsored by the department of psychology with funds supplied by the U.S. Public Health Service. The second session will be held in March. Training honors at Delaware Park's 1952 meeting ended in a nalism and the New York Univer deadlock between Oscar Whitejsity School of Law. and Frank Bonsai. Each saddled! Thompson was also named to 10 winners. I serve on the board of directors. ...LiltllL.l. '.:n'' i;.':!' - .;ur..u,,i;".,:..!,.;M.ii'.ti.,. - mm fas "ZM ins or lkccuv ' 'T ' ."1! Ih. .jiii iiiiiiliiiilliliiiii'illln hi 'in T iIIiiiiiillintiiirnlMiiiilitai saB)siil 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 "-..Wf'-iy V V ) UliUtt.HWttiHWMMll,llUlHHlllHIlMilHll Maid' Home consideration to be ill. He couldn't cook for himself so she packed a lunch and the couple enjoyed a bedside picnic University students in St. Ed ward had a progressive dinner iuice at one students house, soup at tne next ana so on iiuwS salad, main course and dessert. courses. A mournful memory of vaca tion is cherished by a student who answered the question about his experiences with, "I wrecked my car." Perhaps the most disillusioned student to return from vacation was the one who spent an evening with a group of friends at a hotel. Tk railed room service 'ordered a piano and didn t get it. Board of Education, approved oy the voters in the November eiec- tion. The meeting ended Saturday morninS following reports from various committees. Released From Pen, In Trouble Again Onlr a few hours after "his re lease from the State Penitentiary, Cecil L. Zimmerman was back in - .14. enurt answenne -an assault mm ----- - j battery charge. Zimmerman was fined $100 and posts after pleading guilty ia 1 Lancaster County Court. He was released from the peni tentiary after serving a term for grand larceny. Four-Car Jam Injures One Conrad Kriccer suffered Imu- ries to his back -while an occupant of one of four cars involved in an accident on 10th Street between 18th and 39th Streets Friday. Krieger said an old back injury was aggravated in the accident. The accident occurred when the first car stopped to allow an other car to back out of a parking stall The second car was barely able to stop without hitting the first. The third skidded on a patch of ice and hit the second. The fourth struck the rear end ls m l 1 -1 1 JL Jl toil nompson ew First Trust VP Elwood N. Thompson, Univer sity alumnus, has been elected executive vice-president of the First Trust Company of Lincoln. Following Thompson's gradua tion from the University in 1933, he was graduated from the Co- lumbia University School of Jour- ..:';1:;:,.:::;"::::i:!::'; .V) V. f. . I i I i ii i