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Summer 3 "j"v . mm- fT VOL. 53 No. 2 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Thursday, June 18, 1953 Lecpslsif yir Appropriates All-State violinists Sheryl both of York, receive instruction Emanuel Wishnow, professor of symphony orchestra. Over 300 high school students have kept a rapid pace receiving instruction in their field and get ting a taste of University life since they arrived Friday at the Uni versity's Annual All State Fine Arts Course. Instruction is being offered in three fields; music, speech, and art. Fifty of the students are reg istered in the speech division, 20 in art, and 150 in music All-State I Music students participate m'Linkugel, assistant supervisors; band, chorus, orchestra, operetta and ensembles. The art depart ment offers demonstrations, work shops, field trips, exhibits, recit als and plays. Students studying speech receive training in dramat ics, debate, radio, choric speaking, original speaking and interpre - tative reading. All instructors are; members of the regular University faculty. Several special events will presented by the students. The speech department will give , 1 Tadio show, featuring a dramatic The highlight of the music di-j vision will be the presentation of j victor nereom t r onune xeuer, the Union Ballroom. With a cast of 16 oarticiDatfntr students, the1 Saturday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. in'named their houses Monday cve- operetta workshop represents the'..jjcunj the Corner" Officers!tion at work- first recent'attempt in opera. i are: Jan Tjchenbercer.' president! He "wiU arrive in Uncoln July 1 An art exhibit, featuring the High School Scholarships Presented In &&rh Fmld XriPPcfl fifia I winners and alternates or six Mabel Dow Thompson speech scholarships, valued at $50 each ; toward tuition at the University of Nebraska, was announced Fri day by Dr. Leroy T. Laase, chair man of speech and dramatic art department Selection was based upon their showing in the speech division of the Fine Arts Festival, held in Lincoln, April 24-25, and upon the recommendation of county super intendents and teachers. The winners are: Sandra Ball, Hemingford High School; Jeannie Dodge, Fremont High School; Richard Fellman, Omaha Central High School; Jere McGaffey, Ne braska City High School; Luanne Raun, Wralthill High School and Ien Schropfer, Ohiowa High School. The alternates are: Jane Felger, Lincoln High School; Darlene Hooper, Hastings High School; David Hervey, Grand Island High School; Bill Koenig, Lincoln Northeast High School; David Morehouse, Fremont High School and Kenneth Siekman, Hastings High School. Courtesy Uncohi Journal Lovell (left) and Carol Forbs. in a change in the music from violin and conductor of the nstructs fflsts works or the art students in All Point-4 assignment, left Wednes State, will be the feature of thejday for - a Point-4 conference in art division from June 17 until;Rome. Jul Before flying to Rome Dr. Sor- The director of All-State is'enson spent two days in Washing David B. Folz, professor of voice 'ton, D. C confirming plans for and choral director. The staff in cludes: Lee Kielson and Morris Hayes, general supervisors; Mar garet Shelley, administrative sec retary, Viola Bichel, Ivan Chald- well, Gordon Flood, and Vilmer and Jo Ann Smith, Janelle Mohr, Gladys Novotny, Rose Mary Cast ner, Rosemary Amos, Nancy Button, Nancy Norman, Mary Robinson, Janice Wagner, Duane Johnson, Wesley Reist, Gary Ren- jtelman, and John Moran, oounsel- ors. Houses Named, a'.. 1 fQQQj$ UlQCiQCi All - State houses, dormitories and allg elected officers and rung. Terrace Hall will be known as Jenny st- john vice-president; KnaK0 o f . man, una ousaii vcucj, i cpui ici . The officers of Sigma Kappa, or "Nancy's Nutcracker Suite," are: Carolyn Novotny, president; Kay Cunningham, vice-president; Carol Bowdon, ?ecretary-treasurer; Jan ice Weber, athletic chairman; Judy, tiVi it Annfiao Janelle's Jive Hive," formerly Alpha Phi. elected Diana Rhoades. president, Anne Piokett, vice-: president, Karen Banks, secre- tary-treasurer, Nancy Campbell, athletic chairman; Carol Anderson, reporter. Kathleen Schaf er, president, Sarah Skinner, vice-president; Marcia Wisner, secretary - trea B,irpr. nri Wnn nhnffin TP- (porter are tne officers of '-'Button and Jo's Poole Room," the Sigma Delta Tau house. Officers of "Bichel's Pickle's," Kappa Delta house, are Maggie Day, president; Mayrene Maxwell, vice-president; Magdalene Schulze, secretary - treasurer; Terry Mit chem,, athletic chairman; and Cynthia Barber, reporter. "Robie's Abbey," Delta Delta Delta, elected Kay Keeshan, presi dent; Sally Laase, vice-president; Gwen Cham, secretary-treasurer; Sue Baker, athletic chairman, and Gail Moomey, reporter. "Casa de Mas," Men's Dorm B, elected Bill Bush, president; Bill Hatcher, vice-president; Biil Raecke, secretary-treasurer; Glenn Barta, athletic chairman; and Bob Eaton, reporter. $1.5 Mil As the last echoes of the 195S15 million dollars in tax funds legislative session died this week,1 for the University. j the business staff of the Uni-I University Pleased versity of Nebraska pushed ahead Though the tax fund allocation with final plans to get the mostWas fibcut 1,2 million less than out of the 15 million dollars in the University requested, admin tax funds the Unicameral gave isrration officials were nleased it for the 1953-'55 biennium The legislature ended its record-breaking session on Satur day, June IS, after US legis lative days, two more than the state previous longest session. One of its final acts was the passage of the 194.7 million dollar appropriation bill which included Sorenson In Roms For Confsrsnc Dr. Frank E. Sorenson, who just recently returned from a 14-month me Kome inp wiui tne jroim- educational staii. While in Rome Dr. Sorenson will be one of three educational! instructors for a one-week -con- ferenee with the education chiefs rc ton 4-Min--ociiiir.ss, wxueaier, whi Aacde the University to include all of the Near East and j maintain its resent level of ODer- four countries in Africa. The education program to be studied in Rome was developed by Dr. Sorenson on his recent tour of Point-4 countries. The program was then approved by the Tech nical Co-operation Administration in Washington, D.C It is Dr. Sorenson's goal, while at the Rome conference, to inter est the other countries in his edu cation program and to emerge with a Point-4 education program suitable to everyone. Dr. Sorenson will b in Rome June 21 to June 27. Upon return ing to the United States June 29 he will speak at Michigan State and at the University of Illinois June 30 on "International Educa TZ Appointments 1 ... Nancy Weir, Graduate, Mew Director By CYNTHIA HENDERSON Alone with the new session of summer classes, several new faces have appeared on the staff of the Student Union Heading the new brigade Nancy Weir, director f the Unitn'i summer a c - tivities, who ,' assumed her f new position jnonoay. s a "We are try ing to offer a well - rounded program to the students and we hone they will 4 want to take Nancy Weir . advantage of it," the new director remarked. She said that sugges tions to improve the program will be welcomed. It will be Nancy's job to plan the weekly events sponsored toy the Union. She will arrange bridge lessons, table tennis tournaments, craft shop lessons ' arnd special events such as the summer artists series, the series of discussions on mental health, square daces. book I reviews, coffee chats and album' Foir y QOETB with the final outcome. I Chancellor R. G. Gustavson called it "a realistic compromise between what should be and what can be done." The University's Board of Regents asked the legislature for a tax-fund appropriation of about 16.2 million dollars. For mer Governor Val Peterson rec omended a tax-fund appropri ation of 14.5 million dollars and his successor, Governor Robert Crosby, also recom mended that figure-. There was, however, a difference in the actual recommendations of the two governors: Governor Peter son left to the legislature the question of whether more money would be needed to allow the University to expand the scope of its activities. Governor Cros by, however, made clear that he thought 14.5 million dollars suf ficient to meet Increased oper ating costs and also cover some expanded activities. Final Compromise Followine its hearines. the leeis- " Nature's budget committee rc omended a. 15 million dollar tax! "fund appropriation. The legislature accepted n This sum, according to John K. siwv iTnivArsitv Hikhtwrs msna. ations and adiust salaries and wages to cover increased costs which have developed during the past two years. At the time the University's budget request was drawn, it was estimated that a tax fund appropriation of about 14.8 mil lions of dollars would be needed to permit the University to oper ate for two years at the present level and to stake the salary and wage adjustments the Re gents felt necessary to keep its non-academic and academic staffs on a sound basis. Some Expansion Planned The difference between 14.8 and the final asking figure of 16.2 million, the Regents planned to use for expanded activities in three principal areas: (1) strength- 1953 NU .hours. Nancy, whose home Is In Galesburg, 111., is a June grad uate from the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Senior Council, Union Board and former presi dent of Gamma lhi Beta. Other new Union personnel are Nancy Hemphill, a 5unior in Home Economics, who is reservations secretary of the Union. It will be her job to take the reservations of rooms requested in the Union. Lois Pierce, senior in Home Economics, is the new food ser vice assistant. Keith Moul and Avery Noll will be the night Supervisors. Keith is a student of pharmacy and will be gradu ated at the close of the summer session. Avery, who was gradu ated from the University in 1950, has taught in Hallain High School and plans to teach in Omaha next year. Another 'recent employee is Margaret Peterson of Kearney who j has been bookkeeper of the Union 'since Mav 1. Marcarpt attended Kearney State Teachers Collece'and KFOR. and 10:45 PJn, Sun- where she majored in business, BuoversflTV ening the medical college and Uni versity hospital programs; (2) in creasing agriculture research par ticularly in the fields of animal disease control and soil fertility. the latter including irrigation studies, and (S) upgrading the University's teaching program in cluding expansion in the field of special education. The proposed expansions were divided into three blocs, and each bloc jsiven a priority order, Mr. Selleck said the University will make a determined effort to meet as many of the first bloc priorities as possible and the business staff is TOw re raking" its budget figures in an effort to get about $200,006 which can be shifted from "go ing concern" costs to the pro posed first bloc expansion pro gram. Clinic Series To Air Views Ar opportunity for students and faculty to hear and discuss critical problems facing the state, nation and the world will be given Mon day night at 7:30 when the first in a series of All University Clin- mri11 held- Taking part in the clinic at Love Library Auditorium will be Dr. Walter K. Beggs, professor ot school administration, and chair- c n .--r ji.iiu- 'mate director of research for the Legislative Council, and Sen. Otto !L,ebers 01 District 18 will also be 'members of the panel. They will discuss 'Critical Problems Facing Nebraska.1 According to Dr. Frank E. Sorenson, director of summer session, ""the University is es pecially fortunate in having both Schumate and Liebers to present the issues because of their back ground and knowledge of the problems to be discussed." Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. the clinic will be continued for one hour in order that discussion from the previous evening may be carried on. Dr. Sorenson said that surrimer session faculty members may ex cuse students from classes if the subject matter of the panel is in accordance with their summer classes. Sam N. Gibson Merits Grant A grant of $3,600 from the Ford Foundation Board on Overseas Training and Research has been awarded to Sam N. Gibson, exe cutive secretary of the University YMCA. The grant, which is for grad uate study next year at Yale Uni versity on India and southeast Asia, covers the first year of a three-program submitted by Gib son, which called for two years" work in India. Gibson, who holds Bachelors Degress from Yale School of Di vinity and Georgia Tech, has been executive secretary of the Uni versity YMCA for two years and served one year as president of the Lincoln Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action. Radio Discussion To Be Presented Dr. D. A. Worcester, chairman of the department of Educational Psychology and Measurements, and Dr. Edgar A. Doll, co-ordi-nator of research of the Devereux Schools, will discuss the problem of cerebral palsied children, on "Your University Speaks," at 12:30 p. m., Sunday, on KFAB day, on KOLN.
