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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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Clark Congratulates Nebraskans
Tom C. Clark, associate jus
tice of the United States Su
preme Court (right), congrat
ulates Ronald Hunter, Eleanor
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National
Hunter, Knoll, Grant Awarded Silver Cup, $500
Three University Law College
tudents won the fourth annual
National Moot Court Competi
tion sponsored by the Young
Lawyers committee of the New
York City Bar Association.
Team members were Ronald
W. Hunter, Eleanor L. Knoll and
William H. Grant. Their com
Annual Coed Dessert
Scheduled Wednesday
,('' Dream Wardrobe To Be Modeled
The annual Coed Counselor
Dessert, with a "Snowflake Fan
tasy" theme, will be held Wed
nesday in the Union Ballroom
at 7:30 p.m.
Decorations will emphasize the
Snowflake theme will be fea
tured. Style show in the theme
of "Fashion Sleighride."
MODELS FOR the style show
and their organized houses are:
Coleen Ohslund, Alpha Chi
Omega; Janice Hussey, Alpha
Omicron Pi; Courtney Campbell,
Alpha Phi; Shiela Siren, Alpha
Xi Delta; Doris Anderson, Chi
Omega; Dianne Bell, Delta Delta
Delta; Ann Corcoran, Delta
Gamma; Lou Shinn, Gamma Phi
Delta; Dorothy McCandless, Kap
pa Alpha Theta; Sandy Speicher,
Kappa Kappa Gamma; Barbara
Thurmn, Kappa Delta.
Rani Andreasen, Pi Beta Phi;
Phyllis Turchen, Sigma Delta
Tau; Doreen Frost, Sigma Kappa;
Does SC Have Power
To Cut Race Clauses?
Jurisdictional Disputes Continue
By SAM JENSEN
Staff Writer
Student Council's recent con
sideration of a proposal to abol
ish discrimination clauses in the
constitutions of honorary and
professional fraternities has in
voked a great deal of contro
versy. The problem now is in the
hands of the judiciary committee
and the Council is awaiting this
group's decision before official
action is taken.
H. P. Davis, faculty chairman
of the committee on student or
ganizations, believes the Coun
cil has the ''right to control all
etudent organizations whose con
stitutions it approves" but he
is "not sure the Council has the
right too alter the constitutions
of already approved organiza
tions." ,
He believes this to be a sort
of "ex-post-facto law." They
might have "this authority for
newly formed organizations," he
stated.
"THE LEGAL right of the Stu
dent Council to revoke existing
constitutions is questionable,"
Davis said. He favored a resolu
tion of some sort which would
be the "most logical" step. Davis
felt that the Council should not
"try to force anything but state
a positive feeling and provide
a goal for which to work in
the future."
The purpose of the original
idea as stated by Carl Mammel,
chairman on the Student Coun
cil's new idea committee, was
to "establish a policy on the
matter" as the judiciary commit
tee is often confronted with simi
nation clauses in constitutions
up for approval."
He emphasized the main pur
pose was not to decide "in favor
or against" but to "establish a
policy" to work from in the
future.
REX KNOWLES, pastor of the
Congregational-Presbyterian stu
dent house, didn't believe that
any "positive action would be
taken" by the Council. He said,
"I don't want to see this matter
forgotten, however, because of
some technical difficulty. Defi
nitely some sort of resolution
should be made."
Knowles said he believed the
matter to be within the jurisdic
tion of the Council and said, "All
student problems should be un
der the jurisdiction of a student
covernment.
"What matters," he said, "is
that whether or not what is right
or what is wrong should be fol
lowed. We should align our
selves on the side of the right
"Social fraternities should also
Knoll and William Gant of the
University Law College after
National Moot Court Competi
tion held in New York City.
The three University students
Law Students Win
Moot Court Contest
petition was staged before an
eight-man group of judgesfwhich
was presided over by Tom C.
Clark, associate justice of the
U.S. Supreme Court.
THE VICTORY gave the Uni
versity Law College possession
of a silver cup named for Fed-
.Tnrfv Curtis. Howard Hall: Bar
b a r a Berggren, International
House; Shirley Slagle, Loomis
Hall; Joyce Benge, Love Me
morial Hall; Rita Jelinek, Resi
dence Halls for Women; Joyce
Foth, Terrace Hall; Glenda Fos
ter, Towne Club; Joanne Alberd
ing, Wilson Hall.
Amikita and Adelphi could not
be reached for names of par
ticipants in the style show.
THE SHOW will present fash
ions representing the coed idea
of a "dream wardrobe." Clothes
have been selected on the basis
of smartness, unusualness and
color, and will be modeled in
groups of colors, showing vari
ous winter styles.
Tickets are 35 cents and may
be purchased from style show
models, Coed Counselors and
board members. Jan Harrison
and Sharon Mangold are also
selling tickets.
be
aware of this development,
although I am not in favor of a
plan that would make sororities
or fraternities change their pol
icies in a few months or five
years," ne stated. Knowies recog
nized sectionalism of the prob
lem and the policy of national
organizations and believed the
problem to be a difficult one.
"THE STUDENT Council has
the right to raise any question it
desires, but whether or not it is
able to take action on it is an
entirely different matter," Frank
Hallgren, assistant dean of stu
dent affairs, stated. He said
he didn't believe this question
in any way affected the social
fraternities.
"Social fraternities may have
the right to choose their mem
bers," he said, "but a scholastic
honorary should choose members
only on scholastic merit."
-"We are as anxious as other
students for some sort of action
to be taken," said Rocky Yapp,
Student Council president, "but
we will act only with the great
est consideration for all individ
uals and organizations involved.
City, Ag YWCA, Home Economics Club
Schedule '54 Elections For Thursday
Groups To Set Up Booths In Ellen Smith, Ag Union .
Coeds in three elections run
ning throughout Thursday will
select new leaders for YWCA,
Home Ec Club and Ag YWCA.
COEDS NAMED are:
Elaine Millen: Home Ec Club
council, vocational Home Ec As
sociation, Ag YWCA Council,
Farmers Fair Board, Phi Upsi
lon, AWS house of representa
tives and Chi Omega.
Madeline Watson: Home Ec
Club council, AWS Board, Ag
Exec Board, Student Council,
Gamma Alpha Chi and 4-H Club
secretary.
Betty Hrabik: Home Ec Club
treasurer, Ag Exec Board, Phi
Upsilon Omicron, Gamma Alpha
Chi, vocational Home Ec Asso
ciation and Tassels.
Pat Pauley and Betty Sisson
are candidates for secretary.
Pat Pauley, a Home Ec Club
commission leader, is a member
of Ag YW, Red Cross. Coed
Counselors and Alpha Chi Omega.
Miss Sisson, a Home Ec Club
council member, participates in
Ag YW, Panhellenic representa
tive and A'r'1 Cmicron Pi historian.
Courtcur Lincoln Star
won first place in the national
competition sponsored by the
Young Lawyers Committee of
the New York City Bar Asso
ciation. eral Judge John C. Knox and
a $500 prize named for Ambas
sador William J. Donovan, war
time head of the OSS.
Edmund O. Bclsheim, dean of
Law College, said that, as speci
fied with the award of the gift,
the money will be used for pro
moting Moot Court activities in
the college. The trophy, which
the college will possess for a
year, will be on display in the
Law College Building, he said.
DEAN BELSHEIM said that
he regards the victory as a tre
mendous achievement and is
proud of the team's accomplish
ment because it reflects credit
on the Law College and the Uni
versity. Hunter, a resident of Lincoln,
is married and has a week-old
son. He is in his third year of
the four year program in law,
and like the other two members,
works on the Law Review as
recent case editor.
Miss Knoll, Omaha, is in the
last year of the three year course
and is articles editor of the Law
Review. As an under-graduate
student, she was active in cam
pus affairs and was a member
of Mortar Board.
Grant, a native of Columbus,
is a fourth year student. Last
year he was a member of the
team which won the Allen Moot
Court competition. He is notes
editor of the Law Review. Last
year he was awarded a $1000
scholarship.
Alpha Zeta
Initiates 23
December 17
Twenty-three men were for
mally initiated into Alpha Zeta,
national agricultural scholastic
honorary, December 17.
New members, chosen for out
standing scholarship, leadership
and character are:
Alois Bell, Denzil Clegg, Mer
wyn Davidson, Brock Dutton,
Gorrin Diaz, Keith Heuermann,
Dwight Jundt, Raymond Kelly,
Dean Kittell, Junior Knobel, Cal
Kuska, George Land.
Cal Lemmon, Stan Matzke, Rex
Meyer, Dale Nitzel, Don Nov
otny, Dick Olson, John Stammer,
Dick Tyrrell, Charles Watson,
Orville Weyers and Arlen Wolte
math. WAYNE MOODY, Alpha Zeta
chancellor, conducted the initia
tion. A short business session
was held before the meeting.
Other officers are:
Don Lees, censor; Kenneth
Stone, scribe; Ward Lingo, treas
urer and Dale Van Vleck, chroni
cler. Moody announced that the next
meeting will be held Thursday
at 7:30 p.m. in the seminar room
of the Agronomy Building.
Dr. Leunis Van Ks will speak
at the meeting. Dr. Van Es, for
mer head of the Animal Path
ology and Hygiene Department,
was recently awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal by the
Lincoln Kiwanis Club.
CANDIDATES FOR treasurer
are Jan Lindquist and , Joyce
Splittgerber.
Miss Lindquist is a member of
Home Ec Club, YW Cabinet, Ag
Religious Council, Ag Lutheran
Student Association secretary,
regional LSA secretary, Alpha
Lambda Delta and Love Mem
orial Hall.
Miss Splittgerber is a member
of Home Ec Club, Ag YW Cab
inet, Ag religious council. Alpha
Lambda Delta, Love Memorial
Hall and treasurer of Lutheran
Student Association.
THREE CANDIDATES, a 1 1
freshmen, have been nominated
for the historian post.
Linda Buthman, Home Ec
Club worker, is a member of the
Cornhusker Builders and Kappa
Kappa Gamma.
Ann Luchsinger, Home Ec Club
member, is a member of Red
Cross, Ag YW, Pepsters and
Alpha Chi Omega.
Shirley Richards is a Home
Ec Club worker, and a member
of 4-H Club, Ag Lutheran Student
Association and Love Memorial
Hall.
First 1954
tC0I3lf UlfUif
Sef Monday
Fee Payments
Due February 1
Registration for second semes
ter classes will begin Monday in
the Military and Naval Science
Building. '
Students will pull cards ac
cording to the number of hours
completed as of September, 1953.
Time of registration will be posted
on blackboards at the Military
and Naval Science Building and
the Regents Bookstore.
Ag College students will regis
ter according to assignment
numbers, which should be ob
tained in the office of Dr. Hixson,
Room 206, Agricultural Hall.
FRESHMEN WHO have no
credit hours prior to September
will also register by assignment
numbers. The numbers may be
picked up from the assignment
committee, Military and Naval
Science Building.
Most Junior Division students
will probably pull cards on Jan.
13 and 14.
During the week of Jan. 25,
fees for the second semester will
be paid in the Military and Naval
Science Building. Late fees will
be charged beginning Feb. 1.
Ag YMCA 1954
Slate Announced
Candidates for the 1954 Ag
YMCA election have been an
nounced. Election of officers will be
held Jan. 7, in the Ag Union.
Only members of the Ag YMCA
are eligible to vote.
Nominees are:
President and vice president,
Brock Dutton and Buzz Harl
geroad; second vice president,
John Heumann and Ted Ward;
secretary, John Olson and John
Pederson; treasurer, Allan
Schmid and Charles Harris; dis
trict representative, Sherman
Gillett and Dean Lindstrom.
Reinhardt Addresses
Anthropology Meeting
Dr. James Reinhardt, chair
man of the department of crimi
nology, addressed the annual
meeting of the American An
thropological Association at the
University of Arizona, at Tucson,
Dec. 28 to 30.
He presented a paper entitled
"Sex Perversions as Psycho
Cultural Products.
Four hundred anthropologists
and folklore scholars from 20
states, Canada and Mexico par
ticipated in the convention.
The Outstide World
Radio Plant In Council Bluffs
Destroyed By Flames Sunday
One of the nation's largest
manufacturers of radio parts, the
World Radio Laboratories in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, was de
stroyed by an early morning fire
Sunday. The damage was esti
mated at $250,000.
None of the 25 persons liv
ing in apartments located on the
second story of the building was
injured.
The cause of the fire was not
determined. However, it was be
lieved that it had been smolder
ing for some time.
Leo Meyerson, general man
ager of the radio firm, had
planned to move much of his
equipment to a new building
Sunday. Stock had been ar
ranged in bins ready for truck
ing. On The Record
According to State Safety Pa
trol records, 20 of Nebraska's
93 counties went through 1953
without a traffic fatality.
Douglas County, which in
cludes the Omaha area, headed
City YWCA
Candidates for city campus
YWCA offices have been' an
nounced. Voting will be held Thursday
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in
Ellen Smith Hall. Requirements
for voting are: 1. The coed must
have paid membership dues and
signed a membership card and 2.
she must have attended four
meetings of her group or pro
ject. OF THE two candidates for
president, the winner will be
president and the runnerup, vice
president.
Kay Barcum, candidate for
president, is a junior in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Her YW activities are: commis
sion leader of comparative re
ligions, head of a weekend ser
vice project last year, lenten
service leader last year, YW
delegate to UN seminar this fall
and bluebird leader for com
munity service.
Joyce Laase, candidate for
president is a junior in Teachers
College. Her YW activities are:
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Schlaphoff
Named Dean
At K-State
Dr. Doretta M. Schlaphoff,
chairman of the University home
economics department, has re
ceived the deanship of the home
economics department at Kansas
State College at Manhattan, Kan.
Dr. Schlaphoff's appointment
becomes effective July 1. She
will remain at the University
through the spring term.
DR. SCHLAPHOFF received
her Bachelor's degree from the
University in 1941, her Master's
from Michigan State College in
1943 and her Doctor's from Cor
nell University in 1949..
She is chairman of the re
search department of the Ameri
can Home Economics Associa
tion, chairman of the resident in
struction section and a mem
ber of the executive committee,
Home Economics Division of the
Land Grant College Association.
William V. Lambert, dean of
the College of Agriculture, said,
"Dr. Schlaphoff's contributions
are acknowledged not only in
Nebraska, but also throughout
the nation."
Dent Group Holds
National Meeting
Xi Psi Phi, professional dental
fraternity, held a national con
vention Dec. 28 and 29 in Lin
coln. Dick Wieland, sophomore den
tal student; Dr. Ray Brigham,
president of the Lincoln alumni
chapter, and Dr. Floyd Paynter,
president of the Omaha alumni
chapter represented Nebraska at
the convention.
A business discussion of col
lege by-laws and constitutional
amendments was included in the
convention program.
Approximately 150 persons,
representing 29 active chapters
and 34 alumni chapters, attended
the convention.
the list with a total of 34 fa
talities during the past year.
Lancaster County, the Lincoln
area, had 12 fatalities.
Twenty-two counties had only
one fatality on record. The to
tal for the entire state was 340.
Secret Stuff
Senator William J e n n e r
(R-Ind), Pat McCarran (D
Nev), a committee lawyer and
a government reporter composed
the U. S. Senate Investigating
Team which was believed to be
holding its much-publicized se
cret interview with Igor Gouz
enko somewhere in eastern Can
ada Sunday night.
Gouzenko is the former Soviet
code clerk who exposed open
Russia's atom spy ring in 1945.
The group arrived in Montreal
early Sunday and were met by
U. S. Ambassador Stuart and J.
R. Lemieux, superintendent of
the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police. They conferred in the
closely-guarded Windsor Hotel.
community tours commission
leader, treasurer the past year,
finance committee member, sum
mer project to Boston, and rep
resentative to two district con
ferences.
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CANDIDATES FOR secretary
are Jo Knapp and Janet Quinn.
A, junior in the College of
Business Administration, Miss
Knapp was head of the YW
worship workshop and noon dis
cussion group, in charge of the
May basket project, worked on
retreat and program committees,
attended one district conference
and is co-editor of the Nebraska
Collegiate.
Miss Quinn is a junior in
Teachers College. She was in
charge of a YW weekend service
project, a freshman commission
leader, attended the Esten reg
ional conference and was a pro
jects council chairman this se
mester. GAIL KATSKEE and Carol
Thompson are candidates for
treasurer. ,
Miss Katskee, . sophomore,
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Clark Resignation Prompts Action
For Joint Board
The University's intercollegi
ate athletic program is sched
uled for a review by the Board
of Regents and the Board of In
tercollegiate Athletics next Sat
urday. Plans for a joint meeting of
the Regents and the athletic
board, headed by Dr. Walter E.
Eeggs, professor of school ad
ministration and history and
principles of education, jelled
when the athletic board recom
mended that the Regents accept
the resignation of George
"Potsy" Clark as director of in
tercollegiate athletics.
THE REGENTS accepted
Clark's resignation, ordered a
letter of appreciation sent to
him, and then expressed the
thought there should be closer
liaison between the Board of
Regents and the athletic board.
Bruce Nicoll, administrative
assistant to the Chancellor and
an ex-officio member of the
athletic board, reported prompt
ly that the athletic board hoped
for a meeting with the Regents
on Jan. 9 a suggestion the Re
gents adopted at their meeting
in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Acting Chancellor John K. Sel-
leck said he hoped that Clark's
resignation is not being inter
preted as a symptom of illness
in the athletic program at Ne
braska. "I DON'T THINK Nebraska's
athletic program is sick," he
said. "Potsy Clark has made a
great conrtibution to Nebraska
athletics. He is a fine man and
I am sure, from talking with
him that he is leaving Nebraska
with the best of feeling," the
Chancellor said.
Turning to Nebraska's football
situation, Selleck made clear
that in his opinion "there will
be no waiving of academic re
quirments for football players
at the University of Nebraska.
"Despite the weakness that
football has in a college pro
gram, and certainly it has
some," he continued, "I think it
has a high value in our over-all
activity program. Football sup
ports all other Intercollegiate
sports," Selleck said, "and pro
vides a common interest for all
Nebraskans. It is a little sad,
perhaps," the Chancellor con
tinued, "but true that many
men capable of supporting Uni
versity research and teaching
programs manifest their interest
first in football."
"OUR JOB," he said, "is, first,
to strengthen our football pro
gram within the limitations of
the rules." (Big Seven rules,
among other things, provide that
control of the intercollegiate
athletic program in a member
school must rest with the fac
ulty.) .
"Second," Selleck continued,
Wahlen Injured
In Auto Accident
Vernon H. Wahlen, 31, senior in
the University Dental College,
was critically injured when the
auto he was driving collided with
the Missouri Pacific "Eaglet"
passenger train just outside the
Lincoln city limits Dec. 19, 1953.
Wahlen was thrown an esti
mated 60 to 70 feet from the auto
which was thrown about 65 feet
from the point of impact.
The train was traveling south
east and Wahlen was driving
south on 66th St. Wahlen was
alone in the car.
Last reports listed Wahlen be
ing in satisfactory condition at
Veterans Hospital. He received
a brain injury in the accident.
Alpha Kappa Psi Holds
Election Of Officers
Bill Melville was elected presi
dent of Alpha Kappa Psi, profes
sional fraternity in commerce, at
a luncheon meeting Wednesday,
Dec. 16, 1953.
He will succeed Edson Bridges
"who headed the fraternity dur
ing the fall semester.
Other officers who will serve
the fraternity next semester are:
Roger Graul, vice president; Gor
don Henke, secretary; Ray
Hruby, treasurer, and Jerry Jen
sen, master of rituals.
Dr. Condra Retires As
Conservation Division Head
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Dr. George E. Condra, 84, pio
neer Nebraska conservationist,
announced his retirement as ac
tive head of the conservation and
survey division at the Univer
sity. Eugene C. Reed, member of
the University for 20 years, has
been appointed by the Board of
Regents to succeed Dr. Condra
Jan. 1.
DR. CONDRA will remain a
member of the division and re
tain his title as dean of the di
vision, which automatically
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Meeting Jan. 9
"we want our football program
to be strictly in balance with
our general University program
and we want it to keep its
proper place.
"And, third," the Chancellor
said, "we want the kind of a
football program we can af
ford." AT THE DEC. 19 meeting of
the Regents, Selleck reported
there is nothing in Big Seven
Conference rules which prohib
its a member school from pro
viding athletics with tuition,
books, board and room. Such a
contribution, however, could run
as high as $800 a man each year
at the University, he added. Ha
indicated that one question Ne
braska must consider is wheth
er it can afford to spend $100,
000 or $125,000 a year for a stu
dent aid program in football.
(For story on men's new dor
mitory facilities for athletics
see page 4.)
Two-Day
Rodeo OK'd
By Faculty
Fair Board May
Add Dairy Royal
The annual rodeo, one of the
featured events of Farmers Fair
each spring, has been extended
to a two-day affair by vote ol
the faculty committee.
The University Rodeo Associ
ation, Farmers Fair Board and
Ag Exec Board had previously
voted to extend the rodeo.
A meeting of the Farmers Fair
Board will be held Tuesday at
4 p.m. in the Ag Union.
ACCORDING to Don Novotny,
publicity chairman of the term
ers Fair Board, the possibility of
combining the Dairy Royal with
Farmers Fair is being considered.
Plans are also being made to
present more educational ex
hibits on the midway and pro
vide tours of the campus during
the fair. . .
"It is hoped," Novotny said,
"that Farmers Fair will attract
more high school students than
in previous years along with
more of the general public."
Other events to be held during
the fair include the barbecue ten
tatively set for Friday night,
April 30, and the traditional Cot
ton and Denim Dance Saturday,
May 1. The Goddess of Agricul
ture and Whisker King will be
presented at the dance.
Filing Open
For Positions
On Nebraskan
Students interested in apply
ing for paid staff positions on
The Nebraskan for next semes
ter may obtain application forms
from the Public Relations office,
1125 R street.
The deadline for return of the
completed form is 5 p.m. Mon
dayJan. 18. Dr. R. V. Shumate,
chairman of the Committee on
Student Publications, said the
committee will interview appli
cants before the end of the cur
rent semester. The interview
date will be announced later,
THE COMMITTEE will con
sider applicants for the follow
ing positions: editor, $65 a
month; news, managing and
editorial page editors, $45 a
month each; four copy editors,
$35 a month each; sports editor
$45 per month, and agriculture
editor, $20 per month.
Business staff positions in
clude: business manager, $60 a
month; four assistant business
managers, $20 a month plus
commissions, and circulation
managers, $50 a month.
To be eligible for consideration
for staff positions on The Ne
braskan, a student must have a
scholastic average of 4 or above.
maintains his membership on the
State Soil and Water Conserva
tion Committee.
He will receive the titles of
professor emeritus and director
emeritus.
A native of Iowa, he received
his Bachelor of Science degree
from the University in 1897. He
completed his doctor's degree
and joined the University ge
ology staff in 1902. j
DR. CONDRA served as chair
man of the Board of Intercol
legiate Athletics and helped or
ganize the Innocents Society,
senior men's honorary organiza
tion, during his early yean at
the University. :
He has discovered, and nsmed ,
many geological formations of
Nebraska.
Reed received Ms Baehelir of
Arts degree in 1023 snd fcis Mas
ter of Science dag 1 ta 1333
from the University, lis has been
associate director of conserva
tion and survey division and as
sociate state geologist since 1843.