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NU To Presenf the 1st JL Production bf 'Scarecrow' Difficult, Requires Unusual Staging Effects "Scarecrow," a four-act fantasy drama, will be presented May 14, 15, and 16 In 201 Temple at 8:00 .m The play is being given as part f a thesis for a masters degree Nine Cadets Gain ROTC Top Awards Top awards were presented Wednesday afternoon as the com bined Army, Air Force and Navy ROTC units passed in review be fore Lt. Gv. Warner and state senators at the University. Cadet Col. John A. Graf, junior from Talmage was presented the Gen. John J. Pershing Medal by Lt. Gov. Warner. Graf, an engi neering student, received the hon or for being the best soldier stu dent, based on military standing and general standing as a Univer sity student. The National Guard Award, for the outstanding cadet in ROTC who is also a National Guard member, was presented to Cadet 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Koch of Lin coln bv Brig. Gen. Guy Henninger, adjutant general of the State of Nebraska. Cadet Curtis E. Sorensen of Boelus received the Armed Forces Communications Association RO TC Honor Award for being the outstanding senior Air Force RO TC student majoring in communi cations and electronics at the Uni versity. Roy M. Green, dean of the College of Engineering Ind Architecture, made the presenta tion. other Air Force awards are: Military Order of World War Plaque, to Kennetn w. rniiDncK of Grand Island, as outstanding second-year basic AFROTC cadet. Reserve Officers Association awards, to Vernon R. Magill of Curtis. Jack G. Stiehl of Hay Springs, and Philbrick, as the three top second-year AFROTC cadets. Junior Activities AH juniors interested In ac tivities are requested to contact Sally Hall or Ken Rystrotn in The Daily Nebraskan office for their maps. Office hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Senor To Win Free Tuition To Chicago U The University has announced that a senior graduating this year will be awarded a lull tuition schnlarshiD to the University of Chiraeo School of Law. The scholarship, for the 1953-54 school year, is renewable for the last two years oi tne law curricu lum upon satisfactory completion of the first year's work. Applicants must meet the re quirements for admission to the University of Chicago School of Law. ADolication forms may be ob tained in the office of Dean of Arts and Sciences College in Bur nett Hall and in the office of the Deaft of Business Administration College in Social Science Build ing. Jensen To Speak At LSA Meeting Lutheran Student Association diplomas will be presented to 25 seniors and graduate students for artive rjarticination in the Lu theran student program at the an nual LSA banquet Thursday at 6:15 p.m. The program will feature Her luf Jensen, national Lutheran Stu dent Association of America presi rient. as cuest sneaker. The Lu theran student choir, directed by Dennis Rohrs, will sing several numbers, and Miss Kathryn Dean, School. of Music instructor, will be the soloist. Masters of ceremonies will be Bill Carlson, Ag LSA president, nd Bernie Wallman. city LSA president. Jim Baehr will speak on behalf of the Juniors and Char Ian Graff will give response for the seniors. by Jack Babcock who will direct the play. This is the first time such production has been attempted at the University. The play is rarely given because it calls for trick staging effects which are difficult to produce, and when given in its original form, it is hard for the audience to understand. However, tsaDcocK win present the play as it was written. Critics recognize "Scarecrow" as one of the finest plays In the atrical literature. It has been pre sented only seven times since it was written by Percy MacKaye in 1911. It is compared with such great plays as "Cyrano de Ber-gerac." Author MacKaye. now 78. re sides in New York City. He has contacted Babcock and expressed his interest in the success of the production. v MacKaye was inspired to write "Scarecrow" after reading "Feath ertop" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The stories are similar. The plot of the play revolves around witchcraft in New Ene land in the 16th century. Goody Kichby, the witch, seils the mirror of truth which shows people as they really are. She transforms a scarecrow into a human man and sends him out into the world The scarecrow falls in love with Rachel and is allowed to remain in the world because he outwits the devil. Two faculty members are cast in the leads of the play. This is the first time in over 10 years that a faculty member has par ticipated in a production. Grad Student Talks To YW, YM Members Communist teachings are form ing resistance to missionary work in India and the Far East. Paul Fenske, who attended the World Conference of Christian Youth in Tranzancore, India in Dec. told this to Ag YWCA and YMCA members Tuesday evening in tne Home Ec Building lounge. This resistance, Fenske con tinued, is founded on a feeling of fear that their newly acquired in dependence might be lost by at taching themselves to the West. A graduate of the University in June, 1952, he believes this fear is a threat to Christian life as well as the Western nations. Fenske based his statements on his experiences at the conference in India and on a four month tour of the Asiatic countries which in clude a month In Japan. Voice oi a Gfat MidwMtem Vnlr.nHr VOL. 52 No. 125 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Thursday, May 7, 1953 ET3I nn sector i peaic?irivcaini Scholar To Discuss Re-Education Of Germanv Toniaht At 8 P.M. .,,... Re-education of Germany is the problem to be discussed Thursday by Dr. Werner Rich ter, a European scholar and edu cator who is now the rector of the University of Bonn in Ger many. The University convocation at which Dr. Richter will talk will be held In the Union Ballroom at 8 p.m., Thursday. This is sponsored by the University and the Union convocation commit tee. Richter, a native of Berlin, has been primarily interested in theology, philosophy, and lit erature, (particularly German language and literature), which he studied at the Universities of Berlin, Marberg and Basle. He took his doctorate in theology at Koenigsberg and in philos ophy at Berlin, and has since achieved an international repu tation in these fields. The educator was under-sec-retary of education for Prussia in the ministry of education of the Weimar Republic. Later he took a faculty position at the University of Berlin. The Nazis dismissed him from his position in 1938. He eventually became a citi zen of the United States after fleeing to this country to escape Nazi rule. While he was in this country, Richter was a member of the faculty of Elmhyrst Col lege, then Muhlenberg College. He also lectured at California, Wisconsin and Yale. Following the war, Richter re turned to Germany on a tempor ary basis in the hope of helping to rebuild the country's uni versities. Meanwhile he-was elected to the rectorship at Bonn, the first American citizen to be named to this high post in the major German University. At first, the educator indi cated he could not accept "if lt means giving up my American citizenship," He was assured it did not and was inaugurated on October 19, 1951. Richter has received five hon orary degrees from German Universities, all attainned be fore he reached the age of 45. He has held teaching positions at the Universities of Greifwald, Constantinople, Marburg and Munich. At the special invitation of the British government, he undertook and has Just com pleted an extensive lecture series at the Universities of Ox ford, Cambridge and Edinbur?. He has also held recent guest lectureships at the Universities of Stockholm, Uppsala and Lund. Richter will be lecturing in the United States from May 2 to 24, sponsored by the Univer sities of Iowa, Nebraska, South ern California, Oregon and Muhlenberg College, and the In stitute for International Edu cation. Richter is the author of a number of books including "Goethe and the State" and "Re-educating Germany." Nebraska Area Ranks Lowest neb. vesi5.5 mi 5 ipir I s , . (HAMS. , , I MO ' f fill:1'. The above map illustrates traffic deaths per 100,000 of popu lation in our seven state area. Wyoming leads the group in percentage of traffic deaths per 100,000 of population, with a 42.4 death .rate. Following in respective order are Kansas, with a 24.1 death 'rate; Missouri, with a 22.4 rate; Colorado, with a 17.2 rate; South Dakota, with a 15.9 rate and Iowa, with a 15.5 rate. In Case Of Rain In case of rain, Ivy Day. cere monies will be held in the Coli seum, announced Black Masque Chapter of Mortar Board Wednes day. Students are requested to bring blankets if the activities are moved to the Coliseum since bleacher seats will be limited. The program will be held as scheduled. Publication Staff Filings To End Thursday, Friday Comhusker Friday noon is the deadline for filing for appointive positions on the 1954 Comhusker. "Anyone is eligible to apply for the 21 positions open," Barbara Adams, 1954 Comhusker editor, said. Applications may be obtained in the Comhusker mailbox in the Union, and should be returned there by 12:00 noonday 8. The positions open include lay out editor, assistant layout editor, panel editor, assistant panel edi tor, and section heads. The sec tion heads, of which there will be 16, supervise these divisions: Daily Nebraskan Thursday at 5 p.m. is the clos ing time of filings for next se mester staff positions on the Daily Nebraskan. Fewer applications have been submitted this year than last, in spite of several new positions. There are 16 positions to be filled. Twenty-seven applications have been made, compared to 29 sub mitted last year at this time. No applications have been re ceived for Assistant Sports Editor. The number of applications and it happened at nu The theoretical study of poli tics has been turned to practi cal application by John P. Sen nine, former chairman of the University political science de partment. Senning was elected Wednesday to a 6-yr. term on There was no opposition, the Lincoln school board. MAY BREAKFAST Houses and Halls; Classes andiomc are: editor, .:; news editor, Colleges: Sororities: Fraternities: 4I editorial page editor, i; manag- Military; Women's Athletic; Acti vities; Beauty Queens; Intramur- als; Organizations; Athletic and Student scenes. Serious Auto Accidents To Professional Drivers Occurred Only One In Four In nearly every field, the pro fessional is admired for his pol ished skill. This should hold true with the professional driver. Last year, only one out of four motor vehicles involved in serious GAX Honorary Initiates Three Members Sunday Three students were initiated into Gamma Alpha Chi, national advertising fraternity for women Sunday. New initiates are: Chloryce Ode, sophomore; Mary Jane McCul- lough, sophomore; and Nanci De Bord, senior. Connie Gordon, president of the group, conducted the initiation ceremonies. accidents was driven by a pro fessional, according to the 1953 Book of Street and Highway Data. True, there are fewer profes sionally driven vehicles, but the average commercial car is driven nearly four times the mileage of the average passenger car. Professional drivers are gen erally good drivers because they take driving seriously. It is their job to know exactly how to steer, brake, take care of their vehicle and avoid trouble. There is a valuable lesson here for you who drive for pleasure or convenience. You may not earn your living behind the wheel, but you earn your life there. ing editor, 2; copy editors, 6 (4 chosen); sports editor, 4; feature editor, 1; ag editor, 1. Business manager, 1; assistant business manager, 3 (2 chosen); and circulation manager, l Applicants may obtain forms from the Public Relations office, 1125 R St. These forms must be filled out and returned to that office by Thursday. The grade requirements for all applicants is a 4.0 over-all Uni versity average. Applicants will be interviewed in Parlor Z of the Union, Thurs day, M jy 14, at 4 p.m. Ticlcet Sales Set To End Thursday Ticket sales end Thursday noon for the YWCA May Morning Breakfast May 10 at 9 a.m. Union Parlors ABC. Tickets, 80 cents, may be pur chased at the YWCA office in Ellen Smith Hall or from rep resentatives in organized houses. The breakfast, at which mem bers will honor their mothers, will open with a welcome from Neala O'Dell and invocation by Haster Morrison. Doris Carlson will be mistress of ceremonies. Miss Ethel John son, Dean of Women at Wesleyan University, will speak on "Assets and Resources." Also on the program will be songs by Virginia Cooper and im personations by Nancy Stanley. The menu includes fruit juice, scrambled eggs and sausage, Danish fruit rools, coffee or milk. General chairman for, the breakfast is Marlys Johnson. Other chairmen are: Sharon Man gold, program; Joyce Peterson, tickets and arrangements; Gloria White, mimeograph; Jan Yost, decorations and Janet Gordon, publicity. Union EjETDS f7 n H 1 lay .oifiplet Bon Anniversaire Events To Include Side Walk Cafe, Band, Refreshments A "Side Walk Cafe" street dance will be held Friday, Ivy Day Eve, at 8 p.m. in front of the Union to celebrate the fifteenth "bon anni versaire" of the Union. Bob Meehan, chairman of the special activities committee, an nounced that Jimmy Philips or chestra will furnish the music and 14th and 15th on R street will be blocked off for dancing. The entertainment will feature the Pi Phi trio, Marilyn Mitchell, Rani Andreasen, and Peg Wolcott who will sing several French songs, including "Ditez-Moi." Peggy Larson and Nancy Kiely will also do a Fast Tap number during intermission. Another at traction will be Ellie Guilliatt as a roaming artist who will sketch people. The French theme will be fur ther carried out with sidewalk tables, French scenes, cigarette girls, outside lighting, and tne band will be dressed in French costume. The Union's birthday cake and punch will be served as refresh' ments as compliments of the Un ion. No admission will be charged for the dance. . A committee headed by Dan Dodson presented a skit for the sororities Tuesday night, publi' cizing the dance. Carole Unter seher, Shirley Stohlman, Betty June Raber and Helen O'Brien also gave a skit for the fraterni ties. The group will entertain Wednesday night. The committee for the dance is Candidate Pictures Student Council and Class Of ficer candidates who would like to have the photographs made of them that were displayed in the Union before the elections may purchase them today from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Student Coun cil office in the Union. The pictures are 50 cents apiece or two for 75 cents. Ag College Plays Host To 200 For Engineering Conference Over 200 research specialists from all over the United States and Canada are expected at the University's College of AgncuL ture for the Agricultural Engi neering Research Conference Wednesday through Friday. L. W. Hurlbut, chairman of the agricultural engineering depart ment at the University said that the conference is planned to get an exchange of ideas between state, federal and industrial represen tatives. New developments in agricultural research, trends in mechanized production processes and the potentials of watershed conservation and irrigation devel opment in the Missouri Basin will be considered. Farmers will take part in the conference by telling of their ex periences with some of the new est production practices. wm jfl fT "I Low Flying Bomber To -Publicize AF A T-47 !-eneine jet bomber, weather and training schedule TiArmittinp. will make two passes over the campus at an altitude of approximately 1500 feet May i and 20 in conjunction with the Air Force Aviation cadet teiec tion Team to be here those days. Information booths for persons interested in the Air Force Cadet program will be set up in me Student Union both days and in the Ag Union May 20. 75-Day Tour To Include 7 Countries Professor Ralf O. Nafziger, Di rector of the School of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin will conduct a 75-day tour of seven countries in Western Europe and Scandinavia. The tour, called "Foreign As signment," will consist of a con centrated study of current politi cal, economic and social problems in Western Europe. Journalism, radio and television will receive special emphasis. Detailed information may be obtained by writing directly to Travel & Study, Inc., 110 E. 57th 6t., New York 22, N. Y. Gracf College Grants 13 The University Graduate Col-,ler of Grand Island, is working lege announces the granting of .toward a Ph. D. degree in history, fellowships and scholarships His particular field of study is worth a total Of 57,250 lor the "eiin consuiuuonai xusiury, 1953-54 school year, The awards and the recipients are as followsr Regents Graduate fellowships ($1,000 each plus remission of tuition): Laurence G. Pickering, Lincoln, and Norman D. Williams, Lincoln. Franklin E. and Orinda M. Johnson fellowships ($750 each with remission of tuition): Mur vel E. Annan, Lincoln; Kay D. Guiles, North Platte; and Donald J. Ziegler, Grand Island. Donald Walters Miller scholar ships, given through the Uni versity Foundation, ($1,000 each): George R. Dachs, Lincoln; Wil liam E. Wageman, Mead; and Vernon G. Ward, Palisade. Pickering, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Pickering of Shelton, is working toward a Ph. D. in re cent American history, where his special field stuqy is the U. S. policy in post Wold War II trade conferences. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Williams of Hickman, will work toward a Ph. D. degree in agronomy, specializing in plant genetics. ! Annan Js currently meeting re quirements for a Ph. D. degree in zoology. His research deals with the gentles of fruit flies. Guiles, a senior In Teachers College, expects to begin gradu ate work in tlte fall, specializing in modern European history. He is the son of Mrs. T. E. Guiles of North Platte. Ziecler. son of Mrs. C. L. Zieg-I Dachs is a junior in the College of Dentistry. Wageman, son of Williar. A. Wageman of Mead, is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in physics. Vernon G. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ward of Palisade, is a junior in the College of Medi cine. 011,4 5 Ag Recipients Announced i Five University students have been granted fellowships totaling $4,214 for advanced studies in ag' riculture at the University during the 1953-54 school year. The awards, all of which are given through the University Foundation, and the recipients are as follows: Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben fellow ships ($1,100 each): Howard D Wittmuss, Papillion, and John S Annan, Dachs Obtain Pro Training By Fellowships For at least two recipients of University fellowships and schol arships for 1953-54, the end of the next school year will mean also the end of a long effort to obtain professional training. A Franklin E. and Orinda M. Johnson fellowship will enable Murvel E. Annan of Lincoln to complete work on a Ph.D. degree in zoology. Annan graduated from high school in Coin, la., in 1938 and went to Nebraska State Col lege at Peru the next fall to major in music. When the war came he entered the army and served for four years. After being discharged in 1946 he taught a year at. Coin. Then, having decided that he was better suited for a career in sci ence, h returned to Peru. He graduated in 1948 with a major in biology, but with more hours of college credit in music than in sciende. He is still actively inter estedin music, and sings in the choir tof the First-Plymouth Con gregational church In Lincoln. At the University he earned a master's degree in zoology in 1950. Then, aided by a grant from Jhe Atomic Energy Commission, he began a study of the effect of ir radiation on living matter, parti cularly on the female fruit fly. When he finishes work on his Ph.D., probably in June 1954, he expects to devote his time to teaching and research. George R. Dachs, Lincoln, the recipient of a $1,000 Donald Wal ters Miller fellowship, is a junior in the University's College of Den tistry. Between 1936 when he was graduated from high school in Deer Lodge, Mont, and Septem ber 1948, when he entered the University of Nebraska, his varied career included work for the Mon tana Highway patrol and as a rail road engineer and fireman. He also spent five years in the navy during World War II. He is mar ried and has three children. , Russcl, Semaphore, South Aus tralia. Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben fellow ships ($507 each): Edward H. Sautter, Lincoln, and Wybe Kroontje, Lincoln. Charles Stuart fellowship in Agriculture ($1,000): Richard L. Monson, Saronville. Wittmuss plans to work toward the Ph. D. degree in agronomy, combining the study of agricul tural engineering with that of soil physics. His special interest in research is soil, water and plant relationships. RusselL who came to the Uni versity in September 1951, ex pects to finish work for the Ph.D. degree next year. He Is engaged in a study of the wet meadow areas of the Nebraska Sandhills. " Sautter began graduate work at the University in February, 1953, after completing nearly two years of Army service. He is working toward a M.S. degree in agron omy, studying the relationship of the content of certain minerals in the soil to its fertility. Kroontje is beginning work in soils which will lead toward the Ph. D. degree. He is studying ways of improving the quality of alfalfa grown in Nebraska by in creasing its content of carotene. Monson is a senior in the Uni versity's College of Agriculture and plans to start work this fall toward a M.S. degree with a major in agronomy. He has worked as a research assistant at the University Tor three years, helping with sweet clever breed ing work. Topics scheduled for discussion are tractor power; development farms in irrigation districts; Irri gation potentials in the Missouri Basin; special equipment for irri gation farming; making machines and terraces compatible; spil-crop-residue relationships; ma chinery implications in new agri cultural research; combining and drying small grain; field shelling and drying corn; adapting a com bine to harvest corn; and harvest ing and feeding prairie hay. The conference will conclude with a field trip to dairy-pasture irrigation expermients; expen mental plots on sloping land where stubble-mulching and ef fects of Krilium are being com' pared and visit to the Ehlers wa tershed near Roca. Several prominent speakers on the program include Dr. A. H. Moseman, Chief, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, Washington, D. C. Kirk Sandalls, Chief, Regional Water Conservation Planning Di vision, with the Soil Conservation Service; G. H. Taylor, Geological Survey Division. Lincoln; and John Spencer, Bureau of Recla mation. Other Nebraskans scheduled to appear on the program include Dean W. V. Lambert, Dr. M. L. Baker, L. W. Hurlbut, Dr. F. L. Duley, T. M. McCalla, C. W. Smith, L. F. Larsen, Henry Lent- fer, J. J. Sulek, Howard Wittmuss, J. C. Steele, Paul Fishbach, J. A. Bondurant, G. M. Petersen, E. A. Olson, J. C. Russel, John Lonn quist, Virgil Johnson, Dean R. M. Green, Harold Ball, John L. Weihing, I. L. Hathaway, and Evan Hartman, all of the Univer sity and D. E. Hutchinson and F. B. Hamilton of the Soil Conserva tion Service. i Bob Meehan, chairman, Billi Croft, entertainment, Don Orr, construction, and Shirley Stohl man and Bernie Rosenquist, pub licity. TSP Officers Plan Ivy Day Breakfast Theta Sigma Phi, national hon orary journalism fraternity for women, will hold its traditional Ivy Day breakfast Saturday at 7 a.m. for new pledges. The breakfast honoring the new pledges, who will be notified that morning, will be held at Ellen Smith Hall, announced Marjorie Moran, new president. The names of the pledges will be disclosed by the Ivy Day an nouncer during the morning ac tivities. Planning the breakfast will be the new Theta Sig officers Miss Moran, Barbara Bell, vice presi dent; Terry Barnes, secretary, and Janet Nuss, treasurer. Choir Demonstrates Choral Techniques The East High School Choir of Sioux City, Iowa, will give a dem onstration of choral techniques at 11 a.m. Thursday In the Union ballroom. A variety of popular, spiritual and novelty numbers will be in cluded on the program. The 96- voice choir, under the direction of Mr. George Iseminger, plans an hour program of high school choral techniques and light vocal num ber. Several small groups and soloists will be featured. The group's appearance in Lin coln is part of an annual educa tional tour. Thursday afternoon the group will sing at Lincoln High and will later tour the Uni versity and the capitol building. Thirteen Plan To Attend Annual Midwest Ashram Thirteen members of the City and Ag Lutheran Student Associ ation accompanied by Melvin M. Petersen, Lutheran pastor, will at tend the annual Midwest Regional Ashram held May 8 through 10 at Camp Covenant Cedars near Stromsburg, Nebraska. The Ashram, or "corporate spir itual quest," which is expected to attract students from 10 Nebraska and Kansas schools, will feature a speech by Herluf Jensen, na tional president of the Lutheran Student Association of America. Student-led Bible studies will cen ter around the theme "Here Am I. Business Honorary Initiates 13 Coeds The initiation of 13 new mem bers into Phi Chi Theta, business administration sorority, high lighted the organization's banquet held Wednesday night. The new initiates are Marjorie Foley, Grace Harvey, Phyllis Kein, Marilyn Kirsch, Corliss Kruse, Wilma Larsen, Ann Lauher, Pat Morgan, Mary Alice Oftdiek, Katherine Parker, Kay Fasco, Jo Ann Reiling, and Dome Sears, Two new pledges who were also present are Joan Hawthorne and Barbara Hecmn. Mrs. Beatrice Chamberlin, as sistant personnel director of Com panion Companies and Omaha and Phi Chi Theta alumnus, was the main speaker on the evening's pro gram. Entertainment was provided by Rita Dora and her ukelele and Ann Launer, who gave a humor ous reading. SF University Offers Law Scholarships University uppreclassmen with professional promise and financial need may apply for the leeal scholarships being offered by the university or ban tYanclsco School of Law. These scholarships carry full or part remission of tuition. Students wishing to begin their law studies in September must file application for scholarships by June 1. There are two currieulums of fered: a three-year curriculum of full time study In the day di vision. Both lead the the LL.B. degree. Application forms for the schol arships may be obtained by re quest from the Committee on Addmission, School of Law, Uni versity of San Francsico. San Francisco 17, Calif. Smallpox Immunization The smallpox Immunization campaign entered its fifth day Thursday, and the City-County health department reports that over 2500 people have been Im munized. Anyone may apply at the health. center, 9th and R Streets, next to the Police Station, for free immu nization. Students who have not been vaccinated within the last four years are urged to have Smallpox shot3. J.r, iff ;;' I - I' I