VOL. 53 No. 4
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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.
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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.
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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
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ary and wage doosi avaasme,
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!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.
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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-