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'ebail'e Confess" the Attracts UI7 Voice oi a Great MidVesfera University LINCOLN, NEBRASKA VOL. 52 No. 90 Tuesday ,March 3, 1953 W mm II 11 I F " r.,w,.,.,n.,fWWM)W)J,tI. Courtesy Lincoln Journal WAYNE JOHNSON Two hundred-fifty students' from 33 colleges participated in one of the largest invitational de bate tournaments in the midwest, the 13th annual Intercollegiate Debate and Discussion Conference, on the University campus last weekend. Six Nebraska students won top ratings in four of the events. The students winning superior ratings and their events are: newscasting, John Barrett and Robert Wells; SEARCH WEEK Theme Basis From Book By Fosdick Search Week, Mar. 15-19, is based upon the theme, "On Being A Real Person," adapted from the title of a book by Harry Emerson Fosdick. The annual observance will Include programs featuring various aspects of religion. Lincoln ministers of every de nomination will visit the sorority and fraternity houses during the week, speaking and answering questions. Religious speakers will discuss aspects of religion with denominational and interdenom inational student groups in the various student houses. Faculty coffee hours, classroom visitations and local meetings will round out the week's activities. An evening concert of Protes tant, Jewish, and Catholic music will be a featured event. Every day of Search Week, luncheons for speakers and workers will be served at the Lutheran Student House, concluding with an Evalu ation luncheon March 19. Commit tee chairmen will participate in a Retreat Sunday, March 15. The executive committee of Search Week includes Kathleen Dill and Roland Anderson, co chairmen; Barbara Bredthauer, secretary; Adele Coryell, finances; and Rabbi Joshua Stampfer of Hillel Foundation, advisor. Search Week committee chair men are Jan Harrison, publicity, Elaine Smithberger, hospitality; Helen Jean Utterback, concert; Marilyn Irwin, luncheon; Barbara Crowe, retreat; Shirley Coy and Bob Green, classroom; and Hester Morrison, house visitation. These committees are advised by Rev. Dick Nutt, student pastor of Methodist Student House; Dr. Arthur Westbrook, former head of the School of Music; Rev. Rex Knowles, student pastor of the Congregational-Presbyterian Stu dent House and Father William Cross, pastor of the University Episcopal Chapel. On the faculty advisory com mittee are Dr. William F. Swind ler, director of the School of Journalism, Charles H. Patterson, professor of philosophy; Sam Gib son, director of the YMCA and QlVltt UU w.'U www... senior. Deferment Tesf Filings Due Mai 9 Selective Service Exam Determines Draftees AnnHrntions for the 1953 Se lective Service College Qualifica tion Test must be submitted Dy March S the National Headquar ters of Selective Service an nounced Monday. The 1953 Selective service lest will be given April 23. Bulletins of information and ap plication blanks may be obtained t the local Selective Service Board, Room 202, Veterans Ad ministration Building, 12th and O Sts. The applicant should fill out his application immediately and mail it in the special envelope provided. Qualifications for the Selective Service Test are: the applicant, nn the ttinir date must (1) be a selective service registrant who imenos to request oeiermeni as a student (2) be satisfactorily pur suing a full-time college course undergraduate or graduate lead ing to a degree; and (3) must not previously have taken the test. Results of the test will be re ported to the student's Selective Service local board for use in con sidering his deferment as a stu dent. The present criteria for consid eration for deferment as a stu dent are either a score of 70 or better on the Selective Service r.n1W Qualification Test or class standing among the members in the upper half of the iresnman class, upper two-thirds of the sophomore class or upper three fourths of the junior class. Seniors arrpnted for admission to a grad uate school satisfy the criteria if they are among the upper half of the male merrfbers of their senior class, or they make a score of 75 or better on the test. Students already enrolled In trraHnate schools may be consid ered for deferment so long as they vomain in eood standing. t- -a Courtmy Lincoln Journal DALE JOHNSON oratory, Jack Rogers; extempor aneous speaking, Paul Laase; dis cussion. Dale Johnson who won three superiors and Paul Means who won two of three superiors. The discussion tonic was. "How Can We Most Effectively Combat tne Threat of Communism?" Three of the eight debate teams received superior ratings were from the University. The three top rating teams are: Dale Johnson and Wayne Johnson, Joan Krue- ger and Doris Carlson, Jack Rog ers and Paul Laase. Persons participating In the debate squads were rated superior individually as well as their team. The question debated was, "Re solved that Congress should en- act a Fair Employment Practice Law." The contest was sponsored by the department of Speech. Donald O. Olson, Bruce Kendall and Donald Kline, assistant professors of Speech, were in charge of the meet. Olson said the tournament was a combination of excellent pres entation of good material and good entertainment. Results of the five speech events debate, discussion, oratory, ex temporaneous speaking and radio broadcasting were announced Saturday noon at a luncheon. Joan Krueger, debator from the Univer sity, presided at the luncheon. The nine states entered in the contest were: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnsota, Missouri, Okla homa, South Dakota, Utah ana Nebraska. Seventy-two debate teams, 29 extemporaneous speakers, l ora tors and 16 radio newscasters par ticipated in the annual speech event. As many as 36 teams de bated at the same time during the Conference. Yell Squad Filing Deadline Set Wednesday Filings for freshmen will end Wednesday for the 1953-54 Yell Squad. Applicants may sign up in the Union Activities office. Freshmen with a 4.5 average may try out for the Yell Squad Mar. 10 at 7 p.m. In the Coliseum. Practice sessions for the tryouts will be Thursday and Friday at 4 p.m. in the Coliseum. Places are open for two coeds, three men and three male alter nates. Stan Magio, Norm Veitzer, Wil liamette Desch, Sharon Scott, and Peggy Larson are the freshmen applicants to date. Choosing the squad members will be Don Noble, president of the Innocents; Wayne White, president of Student Council; Dan Tolman, vice president of Corn Cobs; Syvia Krasne, president of Mortar Boards; Sue Kemhardt, president of Tassels; Ira Epstein, Yell King; Don Devries, assistant Yell King; Potsy Clark, director of athletics; Jake Geier, gymnas tics coach and Don Lentz, band director. Vying for women holdover po sitions are Marilyn Eaton, Teach ers College sophomore; Judy Wiebe, Teachers College junior and Jane Calhoun, Teachers Col lege junior. Dick Claussen, junior in busi ness administration; Danny Fo gel. sophomore in Business Ad ministration and Gary Hild, Ag riculture sophomore, are trying out for Yell King and assistant Yell King. Mum Elections, Awards, Speeches An ultimatum delivered to Rus sia by the State department indi cating that any further Soviet sponsored aggression would be met with force, was the proposal of Paul Harvey, news commenta tor and author, who outlined his plan to deal with the world situa tion. Harvey spoke before more than 450 alumni and guests at the an nual Charter Day banquet Friday Cotirtm Lincoln 8tt ALUMNI OFFICERS . . . New Lincoln Alumni Club officers elected Friday night at the Charter Day dinner are Mrs. Rob ert Russell, president, and Dale Tlnsman, treasurer. Not pictured are Dean Kratz, vice president, and Mrs. William Iloppe, secre- SCHOLARSHIPS Twenty-One Grants-ln-Aid Appli Ucants Students interested in filing for 21 scholarships or grants-in-aid for 1953-54 must do so by noon March 14. Applica tion forms may be obtained at the office of the college deans, the Dean of Women, or the chairman of the scholarship awards committee, 104 Admin istration Hall. All applicants for awards must take the general compre hensive examination Mar. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at a place to be announced. All awards and scholarships will be awarded by the general scholarship awards committee unless the granting of such awards has ' been specifically assigned by the donor to some individual, department, or col lege. Students are ineligible for awards until at least 24 hours of credit have been earned. Award recipients must carry 12 hours or more during the term for which the award is made. An average of 6.5 is neces sary before an applicant is con sidered for scholarship, al though grants-in-aid may be given under certain circum stances. Grades other than pass ing must be satisfactorily ex plained. NU Enrollment Shows Small ' Decrease Of 13 Total enrollment of 6.363 stu dents for second semester indi cates a decrease of only 13 stu dents compared with a year ago, Dr. Dloyd Hoover, acting director of registration and records said. The final figures indicate a lev eling-off period since the peak in flux of World War II in 1947, Hoover explained. For the first time since 1949 the mid-year drop has not ap proximated at least 650 students. Second semester enrollment in 1949 was 9,291 students, dropping to 8,642 in 1950, to 7,079 in 1951 and 6,376 in 1952. The final enrollment figure in-, eludes 451 veterans and 5,912 non veterans. Sigma Eta Chi Pledges Nine Sigma Eta Chi, Congregational Girls' Sorority, pledged nine members at a special meeting Monday, Feb. 23. Those pledged were: Joan Blatchford, Sandra Gadd, Phyllis Knerl, Patricia Moran, Marilyn Heuse, Phyllis Smith, Rita Sta pleman, Jane White and Sara Whitlock. Charlene Johnson, president of Sigma Eta Chi, conducted the pledging ceremony. Other offi cers are Mary Forney, vice presi dent; Virginia Robertson, secre tary-treasurer; Barbara west, chaplain. Founded by the Congregational Church, this study and work group meets in the Congregational-Presbyterian Student House every Tuesday at 7 pjn. Barbara Jefferson, director of student activities at the Student! House, stated, "While this group was originally founded for Con gregational Church members, we welcome those from other churches. Membership is open to all girls." night. Declaring that any violation of the proposed note should be con sidered justification for sending B-36's to such targets as Minsk and Pinsk. Harvey said that U. b planes could bomb Russian cities every 45 minutes for the next 15 years, if necessary. Since the atom bomb is only a fourth-rate weapon, the foot soldier would not have to beari - THY -'V7 To Take Exam Senior or senior-to-be appli cants will be given preference and then in order, Juniors and sophomores. An individual may hold only one award from the general awards committee at any one time but may be given other awards in subsequent years. Awards, amounts and stu to whom they are available are: John E. Almy, $75-$200, phys ics majors .recommended by physics department; Jefferson H. Broady, $50-$100, students worthy of financial assistance; George Borrowman, $60, stu dents in chemistry or geology departments; William Hyte, $50-$100, students worthy of financial assistance; Franklin E. and Orinda M. Johnson, $300-$500, juniors and seniors of outstanding ability. Jones National Bank, $100, sophomore or junior from Sew ard County; James G. and Mrs. Ada B. Kunz, $50-$200, sopho more or above worthy of finan cial assistance; Minerva De Pue Meissner, $50-$200, stu dents worthy of financial as sistance; Stella Kirker Meiss ner, $50-$200, students worthy of financial assistance; Miller & Paine, $100, sophomores, preference to holders of fresh Billoni By BILL DEVRIES Staff Writer A math professor trying to in ject a little humor into his class room came forth with the prob lem: If there are 3,522,184 North Koreans fighting 2,947,613 South Koreans and a bomb goes off and wounds 5,687 South Koreans, kills 4,762 North Koreans, and a flood suddenly starts, how old am I?" Student: "You're 44." Professor (going along with the joke): "Right, but how did you reason it out so quickly?" Student: "I have a cousin who's 22 and he's only half crazy." TELEVISION: A device that permits people who haven't any thing to do but watch people who can't do anything. First Wrty boy to second party boy: "You drive, you're too drunk to sing." - "Hello, little girl! Want a ride?" "No thanks. I'm walking back from one now." Tobacco is a filthy weed It satisfies no normal need. It makes you thin, it makes you lean. It takes the hair right off your bean; It's the worst darned stuff I've ever seen. I like it. The weather man says that there will be snow tomorrow. Not too much snow, but enough to keep up March's tradition. Also, the sky will be cloudy and the temperature about the same as today. A perfume and soap manufac turing company advertised a con- test for slogans. One of the slo gans which came in couldn't be used. It read: "If you don't use our soap, for heaven's sake, use our perfume." WORDS OF WISDOM: He who laughs last is trying to think of a double meaning. ALIMONY like making pay ments on a car after the wreck. Fraternity man: "Can I tak you home?" Coed: "Sure, where do you live?" arh the brunt of the assault, accord ing to Harvey. On the home front, he stated, the most important problem is that of balancing the budget and reducing taxes. ' "Soak the rich," he said, is not applicable to today's situation, "for even if the incomes of all persons earning over $8,000 a year were confiscated, the government could operate on that sum for only 22 days." Harvey said that America's principal need today. Is the re affirmation of the creed, "I be liwve in my God, my country, and myself in that order." Preceding the speech the Lin coln Alumni Club elected officers for the coming year. Mrs. Robert Russell, former secretary, was named president and Dean Kratz, chairman of Ne- Speech Broadcast In answer to questions put to him by a Radio Station KNUS, staffer, Paul Harvey gave some, of his views on the problem of Communists in the United States.; The recorded interview will bei broadcast on KNUS at 4:45 p.mJ Tuesday. 1 Harvey said that he did not be-j lieve Communists should be al lowed to teach in public schools; and that he believed the program of loyalty oaths is essentially sound, because if Communists did sign the oath, they would be lia ble to perjury charges. Offered; Mar. 28 man regents scholarship. Katherine M. Melick, $75 $200, junior majoring in Eng lish; Nebraska American Legion Auxiliary, $150, sophomore woman, daughter of a veteran of armed forces of United States; Walter J. Nickel Prize, $25-$50, freshman who has overcome great difficulties; Gus Prestegaard, $50-$200, students worthy of financial assistance; Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Putney, $50-$200, students worthy of financial assistance. Regents, $100, sophomores or above of outstanding "scholastic ability; Ida L. Robbins, $50 $200, students worthy of finan cial assistance, preference to history majors; Scottish Rite, $100-$200, Nebraska residents worthy of financial assistance; William E. Sharp, $50-$2l0, non-agricultural sophomores or above; Frederick A. Stuff, $50 $200, veterans who attended the University before serving in World War II. Members of the general scholarship awards committee are J. P. Colbert, chairman, M. A. Alexander, Elvera Berck, Josephine Brooks, F. W. Hoover, Marjorie Johnson, H. W. Manter, C. O. Neidt, and C. E. Vanderzee. Seniors Cited In AF ROTC The air science commandant, Lt. Col. Alex C. Jamieson, an nounced Monday that 18 senior men have been named as Dis tinguished Air Force ROTC stu dents. They are: Martin Lewis, Omaha; Frank P. Allen, Lincoln; William H. Adams, West Point; Curtis E. Sorensen, Boelus; Roger C. Noble, Red Cloud; Dan E. Tolman, Mc Cook; Carl R. Brasee, Omaha; Ronald D. Raitt. Ainsworth; Don ald Winkelmann, Imperial; Frank J. Major, Fullerton; John T. Greer, Chicago; Robert J. Tockey, Boelus; David R. Phipps, Lincoln; Norman G. Lmd, Pilger; John G. Wirsig, Sargent; John Gaskill, Superior; Richard V. Bierman, Omaha and Clarence E. Vander wey, Crookston. Students were selected on the basis of scholastic achievement, aptitude for Air Force service, leadership ability in extra-cur ricular activities and summer camp. Council Announces Trips To Europe Two round-trip sailings to Eu rope are being offered to students and teachers this summer by the Council on Student Travel. The S. S. Arosa Kulm, all tourist class vessel, will sail from Quebec from London, Le Havre and Bremerhaven June 9 and July 4. Return sailings will leave Bremerhaven August 11 and Sep tember 2 for London, Le Havre and Quebec The vessel was used for Council sailings last year. Space for students and teachers on other sailings of the Arosa Kulm has been reserved' from May through September and bookings are now being made on all these sailings. One-way fares on the vessel are $150 for space in dormitories for six to 14, and $160 and $165 for space in cabins for two, three and four. More information concerning the sailings is available by writ ing to Council on Student Travel, 179 Broadway St., New York 7, New York. Charter braska Young Republicans, vice president. Mrs. William Hoppe was elected secretary and Dale Tinsman, treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. George Holyoke, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Henkle, Dean and Mrs. Philip Colbert and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wekesser were elected to the alumni executive committee. The highest non-academic hpnor given by the University "for out standing valuable service to the state of Nebraska" was awarded Day 0b ' Kf , h. 'M BUILDERS AWARD . . . Receiving the Nebraska Builders Award for valuable service to the state is C. Petrua Peterson (left). Guest speaker, Paul Harvey looks on while Robert Devoe of the Boar& of Regents, presents the. award to Peterson, FAMED PEN NSYLVAN I ANS APPEARING IN COLISEUM Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, the famous mu sical group starring on both radio and television, will be at the Coliseum tonieht at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from the booth in the Union , FRED1 WARING it happened at nu Radio listeners received an un usual treat Sunday when the, "White Pillar Hotel," presented music and questions involving; wonderful prizes to the lucky winner. One coed had juest received the jackpot (one candy bar for identi fying "Trumpeter's Lulaby" when the program came to an abrupt halt with the words, "Due to technical difficulties we must end our broadcast." Rumor has it that the broad casters received a "hot tip" from a neighboring fraternal group, that a FCC (Federal Communica tions Commission truck was rov ing the immediate area, looking for a transmitter operating illeg ally on the air waves. The tip seemed to be of con siderable value to the broad casters, as un-licensed broadcast ing often proves to be a very expensive hobby with federal fines amounting to rather large sums. Phil Shade Appointed New Business Assistant Phil Shade, sophomore in busi ness administration, member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and former Cornhusker worker, is the newty appointed Cornhusker assistant business manager. Shade's new duties will include the collection of advertising, con tracts, distribution of advertising, and distribution of the Cornhusker after publication. Salary for the position is $40 a month, extending from Mar. 1 to the end of this semester. The position was filled follow' ing Student Publications Board interviews Friday. Ken Keller, adviser for the Boards said he hoped all students who applied for the Assistant business manager position would apply again at the end of the semester for next year's staff positions. Air Society Membership Open To Juniors, Seniors The Arnold Air Society, hon orary advanced Air Force group, win nnon its memDersniD to AFROTC juniors and seniors at a mpptiniT at 7:15 n.m. in the mili tary and naval science building Wednesday. Thtc c tha first time that the ArnnlH Air Sooietv has ODened its membership. Memoersnip wiu oe considered only Wednesday, jun iors mav join now rather than in their senior year. . . L 1 !1 The Arnold Air aociety wm sponsor a tour to Offut Air Force Base Mar. 21. This will be at no cost to members. servance to C. Petrus Peterson. Robert Devoe presented the award on behalf of the University Board Reasons for increased educa tional costs were outlined Dy Walter E. Militzer, dean of the Arto and firienres colleee. as the basis of any university must be to provide a gooa teacner ior us students, education of students takes longer, building costs have InrrnneeH fhprp ie a need for laboratories and funds for re search. it . - A CWTtw Lincoln Fl I ' f " lobby, or at the Coliseum be fore the performance. Arrangements to bring the glee club and orchestra to the Univer sity began last December, when Fred Waring's agent contacted Duane Lake, director of the Un ion, and informed mm mai me Pennsylvanians would be in this area in the spring. Lake presented the news to the Union Board, which must give permission for the Union to spon sor any event. The Board passed approval and the date was set for Waring's appearance. After setting the date, the Board appointed three committee direc tors and one co-ordinator, who have worked under the title of Fred Waring Committee." Each committee director appointed sub committee heads. These people were chosen from tne Activities Board, which consists of the Un ion Board and committee chair men. All plans and arrangements were made in January, ana Dy February all plans were complete for the promotion of Waring's ap pearance. Each committee ana sua committee had specific arrange ments to make and certain duties to accomplish. Directors of the committees are Ernie Bebb, promotion; Joy Wachal, tickets; Bob Meehan, Coliseum. The co-ordinator is Jack Greer. Sub committees include Jane Burquist, city campus promotion; Junior Knoble, ag campus pro motion; Polly Ackerman, news papers; Danny Fogel, radios; Ann Beynon, poster distribution; and Larry Krieger, poster display. Tickets sub chairman is Carl Mammel; booths, Leonard Barker; organized houses, Jay Milden; and Coliseum ushering, Stan Sipple. Religious Talks Continued By C. B. Rimmer The series of lectures on "Christ and Reason" will be continued by C. Brandon Rimmer, student at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, at 7:30 p.m. in Love Library Auditorium, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Rimmer. has been lecturing throughout the United States for the past seven years on various secular and religious subjects. While serving as a captain in the Air Force, Rimmer fought in the North African and Italian campaigns, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Rimmer received his BA in philosophy from the University of Southern California in 195 L Iranian UN Delegate To Speak Mock General Assembly To Feature Dr. Fatemi T)r TJnsrnnah SaiDour Fatemi Iranian Tpnresentative to the Se curity Council and the UNESCO Conference in uieveiana, unio, will be the main speaker at the model United Nations General Assembly this year. Dr. Fatemi, Iranian statesman, author and lecturer will soeak at the assembly Thursday night. Mar. 19. Paul Means, chairman of the NUCWA speakers bureau, an nounced. Dr. Fatemi graduated from Stuart Memorial College in Iran. After leaving college, he started a Persian daily newspaper and a monthly literary magazine at Is fahan. In 1935 he was elected to the legislature of the province of Is fahan. The next year he pub lished a literary history of mod ern Persian literature. He became mayor of the city of Shiraz in 1938 and governor of the province of Fars in 1941. He was elected to the Persian Parlia ment In 1943. Dr. Fatemi traveled to tha United States and entered Colum bia University where he received his M.A. and Ph.D degrees in international relations and inter national law. He represented the Iranian Government at the UNESCO Con ference at Cleveland and in 1951 he was an adviser to the Iranian delegation at the Security Coun cil. At the present time he is mem ber of the Princeton Unviersity faculty as a teacher of Oriental languages and literature. In his own country, he is publisher of a large daily newspaper In Teh eran and editor and publisher oi a literary magazine. In 1952 he published a book, "Diplomatic History of Persia,' discussing Anglo-Russian power politics in Iran. Dr. Fatemi will also epeak at on All-university convocation March 20, Dr. Carl Schneider, member of the convocations com mittee, said. Announcement of the time will be made later.
