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VOL. 53 No. 4 1 Ai Courtesy Lincoln Star Dr. C. H. Patterson Patterson Chairman Of Philosophy Dr. Charles H. Patterson, pro fessor of philosophy, was named chairman of the department of philosophy by the University Board of Regents Saturday, Dr. Patterson, who has been a member of the University faculty since 1921, will take the place of Dr. William H. Werkmeister, who resigned his position as chairman of the philosophy department, to become director of the School of Philosophy at the University of Soihtern California in Los An geles, j "We consider Dr. Patterson as one of the outstanding men in this field and are very pleased to see him appointed," Acting Chancellor-elect John K. " Selleck re marked. Born in Wellsboro, Pa., in 1897, Dr. Patterson received his BA degree from the Washington Mis sionary College. He received his MA and Ph.D. degrees from the University. He was among 17 Presbyterians honored by Hastings College re cently for service to the church. Dr. Patterson is an elder of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. He has also held positions 'on the city library commission, and the local and national YMCA councils. You may have only sympathy for a king without a kingdom, but you are bound to have ad miration for a poor 'man who does not know how to beg. Summer Chorus folk Otoeta To "The Lowland Sea," a one-act folk opera by Alec Wilder will be presented by the University Summer Chorus at the Union ball room Wednesday at 8 p. m. Musical director for the opera is Earl Jenkins, University instruc- lor oi voice. oiage uuciiur is Karl Sittler, director of the Lin coln Circlet Theater. Choreo grapher for the musical is Helen Bladon, a member of University women's physical education staff. Accompanist is Janice Fullerton, University graduate student. The folk song, "Where Blows the Wind?", sung by the chorus, begins the tragic love story of Dorie Davis and Johnny Dee in a prologue which foretells the ac tion: - "My love's a lad named Johnny Dee, He sailed beyond the Lowland Sea, He cruised away for Singapore. ID c, Iodine IF The second in the series of All University Clinics will feature the Hon. Robert Dinsmore Harrison, third district congressman,- who will speak on "Critical Problems Facing the Nation," Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Love Library audi torium The clinics are held as an op portunity for students and faculty to hear and discuss current criti cal problems facing the state, na tion and the world. The Clinic will be continued Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. in Dr. Ruth Leverton Wins Food Award Dr. Ruth M. Leverton, profes sor of human nutrition in the de partment of home economics at the University, was named win ner of the Borden Award for Fun damental Research in the Field of Nutrition and Experimental Foods for 1953, Thursday. j Dr. Leverton is author of the popular nutrition book, "Food Be comes You" published by the Uni versity Press in March, 1952. The announcement was made at the banquet . of the American Home Economics Association in Kansas City, where the Associa tion holding its annual meeting. . The recipient of the award is selected annually by a committee of the American Home Economics Association on the basis of a pub lished research in nutrition. Dr. Leverton is author of the popular nutrition book, "Food Be comes You" published - by the University of Nebraska Press in March, 1952. She is at present engaged in specialized work on establishing human requirement for amino acids.-DcLeverton re ceived the award on the basis of research published in 15 articles during the past five years. She joined the staff of the Uni versity In .1 937 to initiate and de velop the human nutrition re search. Tryouts Thur NU Theater Tryouts were held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Temple build ing, Room 201 for Moss" Hart's comedy, "Light Up The Sky.". . All University students were eli gible to try out. The play will be eiven July 27. 28 and 29, under the direction of Max Whittaker, assistant professor of speech and director of the Experimental Theatre. This recent Broadway release is the story of a group of theatre people who are awaiting the opening of their new show in Boston. It calls for 13 characters, four women and nine men. I never saw Johnny Dee no more. In a series of flashbacks, Dorie and Johnny live over the time that Johnny leaves Scarlettown aboard the Scarlet Sail bound for Singapore. As Captain Jesse readies the ship for the return journey from Singapore, Johnny contracts malaria and is left ashore to find his own passage to Scarlettown. The Scarlet Sail runs into foul weather off Cape Hateras and all hands are lost. Dorie as sumes JoEhny was a member of the crew and finally consents to marry Nathaniel Hazard, a wid ower. Johnny eventually returns to Scarlettown to find Dorie wed and once again leaves the heart broken Dorie to "sail beyond the Lowland Sea." "The Lowland Sea" was selected because of the limited amount of time available for rehearsals, and that it was a desirable opera which the entire group would be able to present in their schools. s Be Presented! Summei nD.rTn LINCOLN, NEBRASKA tares CoimcpiressiHraEiini Love Library auditorium in order that discussion from the previous evening may be carried on. Harrison, a Republican con gressman, was named in a special election December 4, 1952 to suc ceed the late Karl Stefan of Nor folk who died during his term of office. A errarliiate from Peru Teachers College, he studied for his Mas ter's degree at the University ol Palifnrnia and the University of TJphrnska. He served overseas in World War I. Harrison was a school superintendent for ll years, three of which he spent at Bradshaw and eight at DeWitt, before going into the oil business in Norfolk in 1935. He also owns a farm in Cedar county. Harrison served for two years as Madison county GOP chairman. Ho i a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. University Art Purchased By Denver Gallery Art works by a University of Nebraska faculty member and by a graduate of the University's Art Department were recently pur chased by the Denver Art Mu seum. A lignum vitae sculpture en titled "Shape of the Desert" by Peter J. Worth, assistant professor nf art and actine chairman of the Art Department, and an oil paint ing, "Vernal .Landscape," byLois Frederick, a 152 graduate who nrai oiuoripi a h iimrieni ocnoiar- ship recently, were acquired from the 59th annual .uxniDiuon oi Western Art held at the Denver Art Museum and the Schleier Gal lery in Denver. sday For Production The main characters are: Miss Irene Livingston, star of the show and a typical irratic, glamorous actress subject to frequent tan trums; Carlton Fitzgerald, direc tor of the show and, like Miss Livingston, a temperamental ar tist; Sidney Black, a businessman who is financially supporting the show; and Frances Black, Mr. Black's wife, an outspoken star of the skating follies. Mary Gayle Sigler is the tech nical director for the play and Al Donavon will act as produc tion manager. Earl Jenkins ) "DclJl "The Summer Sessions is happy to have Mr. Harrison participate in this special series of clinics. His lifelong residence in Nebraska has enabled him to gain an inti mate acquaintance with the prob lems of this state and his partici pation as a member of the United States House of Representatives has given him an excellent under standing of our national prob lems," Dr. W. C. Meierhenry, act ing director of the summer ses sions said. The first in the Clinic Series was a discussion of "Critical Problems Facing Nebraska," by Dr. Walter K. Beggs, professor of school administration, Roger Schumate, director of research for the Legislative Council and Sen. Otto Liebers of District 18. The last discussion will be held July 20-21 when Philip, Glick, legal advisor for the Technical Cooperation ' Administration, the Point-4 program, will speak on Traffic Tips Several summer traffic remind ers have been issued by the Uni versity Police department. 1. Students may park in Faculty parking lots, C, B andD. 2. Only faculty may park be hind the School of Music. 3. There will be no checking of stickers. A. Tirleete will be eiven for im proper parking,- as blocking a fire hydrant, douoie parKing in auve- ways, service drives, or on ieu lines. , 5. Careless driving will be checked. I 6. Failure to stop at stop signs is a violation. NU Budget For Approved By ' A University of Nebraska op- erating budget of $9,786,899 for the 1953-54 Iiscai year was ap proved Saturday by the Board of Regents. The budget represents an in crease of $1,278,268 over operat ing expenses for the current ns cal year. ., Chancellor R. G. Gustavson said the budget provides a general sai 1Uub Fvlu 6-"-- ary and wage doosi avaasme, iarhfgcS!J,S81 !1i!ht Lhl!ieI I 1 rSh The budget includes funds for eight colleges and three schools on the Lincoln city campus; for the College of Agriculture, Agri cultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service on the agricultural campus in Lin coln; the College of Medicine, School of Nursing and University Hospital in Omaha; the School of Agriculture at Curtis; the agri cultural sub-stations in Union, North Platte, Alliance and Mitchell; and the cattle breeding station operated cooperatively with the U. S. Department of Ag riculture at Fort Robinson. Largest single expense in the budget is the College of Medicine in Omaha which received $1,351, 561 or an increase of $233,328 over the current fiscal year. Other principal increase was $225,000 Flag Suggestions Many people do not realize that there is a right and wrong in dis playing the American flag. Here are some pointers for those of you who plan to show your colors on the 4th of July. If you are using a pole, run the flag up briskly at sunup; lower it slowly and ceremoniously at sun down. If you hang it on a line from the house, hang it with the star- studded blue union away from the house. . ling service, and Dr. William E: If you hand it out the window,! Hall, professor of educational psy hang it with the union to your chology. and measures conducted right. the discussion. H,0 Friday, July 3, 1953 "Critical Problems Facing the World." Dr. Frank E. Sorenson, director of summer session, said that sum mer session faculty members may excuse students from classes if the subject matter of the panel is in accordance with their summer classes. Mr. Harrison will also speak at a Coffee Chat to be held in the Union in the faculty lounge, Mon day at 4 p.m. History Grads To Go Abroad "Jack Greene and Donald Zieg ler, graduate assistants in the his tory department, will be among 900 students from the United States studying next year in a foreign country under Fulbright Awards. Greene took his undergraduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and re ceived his bachelor's degree in 1951. The following year he was granted his master's degree in colonial history from the Univer sity of Indiana. With the one year grant he will go to Bristol University in Bristol, England, and continue work on his doctor s degree in coioniai nisiory. Originally his home was in Raleigh, N. C. Ziegler, who has been an as sistant in the history department for three years, will go to Munich University at Munich, Germany. He will work on his doctor's de gree in European history. Receiving his bachelor's degree from Doane College in 1950, Zieg ler was granted his master's de gree in European history from the University of Nebraska in 1952. Originally his home was in Grand Island. ' Fiscal Year Regents Board , . - ' 1 tlAinrtr nrA tor me , grounds, boosting expenditures for their'purpose to just slightly over one million dollars. The budget revenue comes from $7,500,000 in state tax funds; $829,045 in federal funds; $1, 307,854 in cash funds which are mainly student fees; and $150,000 from Nebraska counties which send indigent patients to Univer- .itv Hosnital. - - , . anDrooriated AS? income hSSSw from self-supporting enterprises I to meet anticipated expenses. Union Series Tour Part?' Is Topic Of Discussion The third in a series of dis cussions sponsored by the Student Union on mental health was held Thursday at 4 p.m. In Union Parlors ABC. The discussion, entitled "Your Part?", emphasized the role played by the teacher in the ad justments and mental health of pupils. The subject-matter was di vided into three parts: 1. What the teacher should know about the child's back ground before he enters the class room. 2. The part the teacher should play in producing the child's best mental health. 3. The follow-up of the teach er's success in producing the best mental conditions to be passed on to other teachers. Dr. Arthur A. Hitchcock, direc tor of junior division and counsel-