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Faulkner Named
Alison Faulkner, a junior
fine arts major, was named field of nine applicants by the
Miss Rag Mop after interviews male members of The Nebras-
Oheld Friday. Miss Faulkner, a kan staff. (Nebraskan photo
member of Kappa 'Kappa by Del Harding.)
Alison Faulkner Named
Miss Rag Mop Of 1954
Moran, Second;
Miss Rag Mop for 1954 is Ali
son Faulkner, member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma and a Junior in
the college of Arts and Science.
Professor
Of Oxford
NU Guest
Lecture Slated
By Archeologist
Dr. Christopher Hawkes, pro
fessor of European archeology
at Oxford University in England,
will be a guest of the University
Tuesday.
tO ." Dr. Hawkes will give an illus
" trated public lecture Tuesday at
8 p.m. in Love Library Audi
torium on "Atlantic Europe and
the Ancient Orient."
Dr. Hawkes has been presi
dent of the Prehistoric Society
of Great Britain since 1950. Be
fore going to Oxford in 1946, he
was in charge of prehistoric and
Romano-British antiquities in
the British Museum of Natural
History.
He was also named a Fellow
f Royal Anthropological Insti
tutes and is a member of a per
. manent council of the Interna
tional Council of Prehistoric and
Proton istoric Sciences.
Dr. Hawkes has written sev
eral books including: "Prehis
toric Foundations of Europe,"
and "Excavations at Colchester."
He is a co-author of "Prehistoric
Britain."
Dr. Hawkes is at the Univer
sity under the sponsorship of
the Department of Anthropology
end the University Research
Council.
The Outsde World
0Nebraska Banker, 11 Others
Die In Plane Crash Sunday
By WILLIE DESCH
Staff Writer
Thomas E. Braniff, 70, founder
cf Braniff International Airways,
was killed in a plane crash near
Shreveport, La. Sunday. Eleven
other passengers were also killed
When the ill-fated plane crashed.
Chris J. Abbott, 65, of Hyannis,
Neb., was included in the group.
Abbott was one of Nebraska's
leading bankers. A rancher and
cattleman, he was prominent in
a. multitude of civic organiza
tions and other business enter
prises. He was also prominent
in Republican party activities.
The amphibian plane, owned
by the United Gas Company,
was used for hunting trips along
the Gulf of Mexico. The group
had been duck hunting. Attempt
ing a forced landing, the plane
hit a power line, struck the
ground, bounced into a nearby
house and burned.
False Alarm
According to the London
Daily Sketch, Soviet Foreign
Minister V. M. Molotov suffered
a heart attack recently. However
the newspaper did not further
identify its source.
An informant for the London
newspaper said that Molotov col
, lapsed in the Kremlin a week
ago. However the 63-year-old
foreign minister was able to ful
fill his official duties as late as
last Wednesday.
Charles E. Bohlen, United
States Ambassador, said that
Molotov had expressed the So
viet government's Willingness to
Regents, Board
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These were the, men who bers of the Athletic Board, on meeting. Board members-are of Omaha, Cliff Dale, student mont. Regents are (from the
aathered in Lincoln Saturdav the left, and University (from left) Dr. Walter Beggs, representative, Dr. Ralph Ire- right of Witte) Dr. Benja-
to study the athletic
ment at the University.
Miss Rag Mop
Gamma was selected from a
Kucaba, Third
Miss Faulkner wos chosen Fri
day from 11 candidates by male
members of the Nebraskan staff
Stan Sipple, Ed DeMar, Tom
Woodward, Dwight Jundt, Ken
Rystrom and George Paynich.
Pat Moran, a member of Al
pha Xi Delta, was second choice
and Joan Kucaba, a second se
mester freshman in the College
of Agriculture, was third choice
for the title.
CANDIDATES for Miss Rag
Mop fulfilled the requirements
of having a 7 average; not par
ticipating in activities carrying
AWS activity points and not be
ing pinned, engaged or going
steady.
The candidates were judged on
personality and appearance, the
fulfillment of requirements and
results of interviews. Tom
Woodward, news editor of the
Nebraskan said, "We feel we had
a group of outstanding women
fulfilling the requirements this
year."
Competing for the title of Miss
Rag Mop were Bevely Davis,
Vivian Lemmer, Doris Emry,
Janet Dinsmore, Glenna Mong,
Rita Dorn and Marilyn Mitchell.
it happened at nu
Making a point in a his
tory course, the professor
asked, "Who will be remem
bered in 100 jars Albert
Schweitxer or Sen McCar
thy?"
A student piped up with,
"Who's Albert Schweitxer?"
Later at a tea, the profes
sor related the Incident to a
small group of Lincolnites.
They all heartily laugh
ed at the thought of a col
lege student not knowing Al
bert Schweitxer.
But, at a later social func
tion when the same Lincoln
ites were present, each came
up during the course of the
evening and casually asked,
"By the way, Professor Blank,
who is Albert Schweltier?"
begin preliminary
discussions
with the United States in Wash
ington on President Eisenhower's
international plan for develop
ing atomic energy for peaceful
purposes.
Patient France
France will go the four-power
meeting in Berlin "with infinite
patience" said Georges Bidault,
French Foreign Minister, ad
dressing the national committee
of his popular Republican Move
ment Sunday.
"We will maintain patience
but also firm intention of seiz
ing all opportunities for negotia
tions which would permit the
free world to breathe without
abandoning itself," Bidault said.
Top Fashion
President Eisenhower and his
brother Milton made history
Sunday when they were classed
as two of the 10 best-dressed
men in America. This is the first
time-two brothers have been
placed in the top 10.
The survey was conducted
among members of the Custom
Tailors Guild of America. Con
cerning masculine styles in gen
eral, the Guild commented that
latest fashions tend toward a
"dressed-up" look at the expense
of comfort.
The color of the year is char
coal grey.
The Guild added that some fa
mous men are not aware of their
influence on the rest of the male
population and often times set
bad examples.
Make Plans For Cornhusker Athletic Future
depart- Regents released joint
Mem- ments cf policy following
Volume 54, No. 44
Nationwide
Chancellor
Search Set
Regents Plan
First Hand Look
Members of the University
Board of Regents are planning
personal visits to both coasts
and through the Midwest to ex
amine the off-campus qualifica
tions of nominees for the position
oi cnanceuor.
Main objective of the trips, ac
cording to Regent Robert W,
Devoe, will be to contact busi
ness and professional men and
alumni in the cities where the
prospective chancellors are now
serving.
DEVOE WAS named president
of the Board at the annual meet
ing Saturday, and J. LeRoy
Welsh was elected vice-president.
At the meeting, Acting Chan
cellor John K. Selleck reaffirmed
his desire to be relieved of the
position in the near future. His
statement, coupled with the per
sonal visit plan of the Regents,
would indicate that the search
for a new chancellor is going
ahead rapidly. .
Manke Held
By Officials
After Attack
Don A. Manke, 18-year-old
University freshman being held
at police headquarters on an
open charge after an alleged
hammer attack Monday morn
ing on Ruth Ann Scott, 18, also
a freshman. Both are from
Lincoln. -
According to police, Manke
offered Miss Scott a ride to
the campus after seeing her at
a bus stop at 40th and J. She
accepted. After a short ride he
pulled over to the curb, saying
he wanted to get some books
into the back seat. Instead he
grabbed a hammer and. 'struck
the girl several times on the
head, police report. Miss Scott
somehow managed to get out
of the car and summoned
help.
MANKE WAS at the scene
when police arrived. He gave no
reason for the attack.
He and Miss Scott have
known each other since grade
school days, police said, but had
never dated one another. Ac
cording to police, Miss Scott
said she had accepted rides be
fore with Manke without inci
dent Accordng to the attending
physician Miss Scott's condi
tion Is satsfactory except she is
nervously upset.
ACCORDING TO County At
torney Frederick Wagner, Manke
will be charged Tuesday with
assault with intent to do great
bodily harm against Miss Scott.
Assistant Chief of Police Eugene
Masters reported that Manke, who
took a lie detector test, had ad
mitted he was responsible for the
series of fires and disappearance
of lingerie from the George Ja
cobs residence at 2710 So. 17th.
Regents And Athletic Board
Define NU Athletic Policy
Other Current Problems Not Reported From Meeting
The Board of Regents and the
Board of Collegiate Athletics
met Saturday to define athletic
policy and to help determine
the future of Nebraska athletics.
The result of the three-hour
meeting was a statement con
sisting chiefly of (1.) definition
of the program of intercollegiate
Athletics, (2.) requirements the
Athletic Board shall seek to fill
in selecting a new . Director of
Athletics, and (3.) the appoint
ment of a three-man committee
to "evaluate the athletic pro
gram." NOTABLY MISSING, how
ever, was mention of such cur
rent problems as the progress
being made on the selection of a
new director, dissension among
football players as made public
by Ralph Weddle last week,
evaluation of a scholarship pro
gram proposed by acting Chan
state - George (Potsy) Clark, resigned land, Professor James Black
the athletic director, Dave
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Masquers Show Scene
Ken Clement, Marian Uhe .
and Hank Gibson, are shown
as they rehearse a scene for
the Nebraska Masquers pro
duction, "Pure As the Driven
Snow, Or a Working Girl's
Secret," scheduled to open
Selleck, Knoll Added
To 'Outstanding' List
Nominations To
Acting Chancellor, John K,
Selleck and Eleanor Knoll, sen
ior In, Law College, have been
added ' to the list of students
and faculty members nominated
for the "Outstanding Nebras
kan" award.
Other nominees are C. Clyde
Mitchell, chairman of the - de
partment of agricultural eco
nomics; Eldon Park, senior in
the College of Business Admin
istration; Dr. W. V. Lambert,
dean of the College of Agri
culture; Dr. Theodore Jorgensen,
chairman of the department of
physics, and Janet Steffen, sen
ior in Teachers College.
The letter nominating Selleck
said "He (Selleck) has been out
standing not by moving moun
tains or grabbing headlines, but
by simply handling the duties
of our most important job in
a competent, dignified manner."
SELLECK HAS been acting
Chancellor ince the resignation
of R. G. Gustavson last spring.
The nominating letter continued,
"His outstanding ability is in
dicated by one plain fact: after
one short semester none of us
consider John K. Selleck the
Acting Chancellor; he is the real
article."
The letter nominating Eleanor
Knoll stated, "Miss Knoll's ac
complishments did more than
any other single individual's ef
forts in publicizing the Univer
sity, and showing wealthy eas
tern and possibly better known
schools that the midwest is just
Walter Hammond Dies
In New Jersey Jan. 6
Walter E. Hammond, a former
member of the chemurgy depart
ment and the State Resources
division died January 6 in New
Jersey.
He left Lincoln last summer
because of ill health.
cellor John K. Selleck and the
results of several meetings be
tween Athletic Board members
and members of the football
squad.
These problems are expected
to, be evaluated by the three-
Statement, Column
For complete statement of
Regents' athletic policy see
story on page three. Sports
Editor George Paynich dis
cusses the action by Regents
in "From the Stands" column
also on page three.
man committee, consisting of
Acting Chancellor Selleck, Rob
ert W. Devoe, president of the
Board of Regents, and Dr. Wal
ter K. Beggs, chairman of the
Athletic Board.
Noble man, Willard Witte of Fie
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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Tuesday evening. The entire
production, publicity and man
agement of the play are being
conducted as was done when
shows of that type were in
their hey-day. (Nebraskan
Photo.)
Close Wednesday
as capable of producing out
standing students."
MISS KNOLL, in conjunction
with two other law students,
recently participated in the Na
tional Moot Court Competition
along with students from seven
ty other leading law schools in
the country. They won the re
gional finals at St. Louis, and
during December participated in
the national finals- winning out
over Georgetown, the incumbent
champion, in the final round.
Applications of nominations
for "Outstanding Nebraskan"
should be sent to The Nebraskan
office in letter form. They will
not be accepted after 5 p.m.
Wednesday.
Meeting Set
For Tuesday
By NUCWA
An evaluation of the first year
of the Eisenhower administra
tion will be given by a four
man panel at a Nebraska Uni
versity Council on World Affairs
mass meeting Tuesday in Union
Room 315.
Panel members are: A. C.
Breckenridge, chairman of the
political science department;
Bruce Kendall, assistant profes
sor of speech and dramatic art,
and Wayne Johnson, student.
The fourth panel member has
not yet been selected.
During the business meeting,
applications will be accepted for
program chairman. The new
chairman will fill out the spring
term left by former chairman
Merle Maupin who resigned.
Students attending may also
sign up to work on NUCWA
membership, international news
map and publicity committees.
JOINT BOARDS will hold a
meeting "in the near future," at
which time the three-man group
will give their report
In attendance at the meeting
were: Regents: R. W. Devoe of
Lincoln; C. Y. Thompson, West
Point; J. G. Elliott, Scottsbluff;
J. Leroy Welsh, Omaha; Dr. B.
N. Greenberg, York, and Dr.
Earle Johnson of Grand Island.
Board of Athletics;: Dr. Walter
K. Beggs, George "Potsy" Clark,
J. S. Blackman, Dr. Ralph Ire
land, all University staff mem
bers; Dave Noble, Omaha; Wil
lard "Dutch" Wittee, Fremont,
alumni representatives; Cliff
Dale, Falls City, "N" club rep
resentative. '
Acting Chancellor John K.
Selleck and Bruce H. Nicoll, ad
ministrative assistant to the
Chancellor and exofficio mem
ber of the Athletic Board.
- min Greenberg of York, Dr.
- Earl Johnson of Grand Island,
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Masquers To Present
Melodrama Tonight
Uhe, Gibson, Clement. Head Cast;
Jensen To Direct Presentation
Old-time melodrama begins a
four-night stand on the Temple
Theater stage Tuesday in the
University Masquers' production
of "Pure as the Driven Snow" or
"A Working Girl's Secret."
Leads in the eighth annual pre
sentation by the University's hon
orary dramatic group will be
shared by Marian Use, Ken Cle
ment and Hank Gibson.
MISS UHE will play the part of
Purity Dean, the heroine of Paul
Loomis's play; Oibson portrays
Mortimer Frothingham, the vil
lain, and Clement is cast as the
hero, Leander Longfellow.
Wes Jensby, who has piloted
the last two Masquers produc
tions, will direct the play in the
19th century style of acting.
The supporting cast includes
Marv Stromer, Kathy O'Donnell,
Dick Marrs, Bill Walton, Pat
Loder, Marilynn Kennedy, Katy
Kelley, Pat Hahn and Lynne Mor
ris. OTHERS ASSISTING in pro
duction are Morrel Clute, Jim
Davis, Carol Wolf, Marian Brink
man, Charles Peterson, Gloria
Killmorgen, Ron Green, Beverlee
Engelbrecht, Jean Carol DeLong,
Mary Sorenson, May Thompson,
Assistant
A&S Dean
Appointed
Wright Named
For New Post
Dr. Walter F. Wright, pro
fessor of English, has been ap
pointed to the newly created
post of assistant dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences.
His a p
p o i n t m ent
was approved
by the Board
of Regents at
their meeting
Saturday.
Dr. Wright's
duties will in
clude super
vision oft he
college's stu
dents adv i s-
Courtesy Linclon Star
and5 the pro-Dr- W. F. Wright
posed development of a place
ment center for senior students.
A member of the English staff
since 1945, Dr. Wright received
his A.B. degree from Miami Uni
versity in Ohio, and his M.A.
Ph. D. from the University of
Illinois.
Regents also confirmed Arts
and Sciences Dean Walter E.
Militzer as director of the School
of Fine Arts, which is a part of
Arts and Science College. He
has been acting director since
the retirement of Dr. Arthur E.
Westbrook in June, 1952.
NU Senate Plans
Tuesday Election
University Senate will elect
three new members to three
year terms on the liaison com
mittee at a meeting Tuesday at
4 p.m. in Love Library Audi
torium. Nominees include: Dr. William
B. Allington, professor of bot
any; Dr. Raymond C. Dein,
professor of accounting; Henry
M. , Grether, Jr., assistant pro
fessor of law; Luvicy M. Hill, as
sociate professor of commercial
arts; Emerald J. Marmo, pro
fessor of engineering mechanics,
and Dr. W. B. Moody, of the
College of Medicine.
Present faculty members on
the committee are: James S.
Blackman, associate professor of
engineering mechanics; Dr.
Charles S. Miller, professor of
business .organization and man
agement, and Dr. J. Galen Say
lor, professor of secondary edu
cation. Dr. Livingston To Speak
At Sigma Xi Meeting
Sigma Xi, scientific honorary,
will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
in the Morrill Hall Auditorium.
Dr. J. E. Livingston, profes
sor of botany, will speak on "The
Role of Chemotherapeutants in
the Control of Disease in Plants."
C. Y. Thompson of West Point,
Robert Devoe, president, of
e, president, of
Elliott of Scotts-
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LCting Chancellor
Lincoln, Jack
bluff, and Acting
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Tuesday, January 12, 1954
Jean Sandstedt, Val Hompes,
Jane Laase, Mary Wayman, Roa
Becker and Patra Nelson.
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Old-Time
Handbills
Distributed
Viewers To Play
Big Role In Show
By DICK FELLMAN
Staff Writer
The Masquers' show which
opens Tuesday is again follow
ing successful tradition of the
University's honorary dramatic
gup.
Large yellow handbills have
been posted around" the campus
advertising the play in the fin
est fashion of a bygone theater
era.
To modern audiences, many of
the directions will need expla
nation, for unlike many of the
current Broadway plays, each
viewer is expected to take an
active part in the show.
WE RESPECTFULLY an
nounce," begins the 'rules of tha
house,' "that no noise, disturb
ances, or throwing of objects
will be permitted however,
APPLAUSE is welcome at any
and all times, and a liberal hiss
ing of the VILLAIN will not be
frowned upon. Although hiss
ing the villain and cheering the
hero is permissible, do not
stamp your feet, as it may bring
down the house in more senses
than one."
The "Dramatic Personae," or
translated from Latin, "People
in the Cast," are listed, as usual,
with a slight description of the
role the character is playing in
serted between the name of the
actor and the stage name.
Purity Dean, the heroine,
played by Marian Uhe, is de
scribed as "our chaste and
chased young heroine, a work
ing girl with a secret."
KEN CLEMENT, portraying
the part of Leander Longfellow,
is described as "their young
nephew, our brave and manly
bosomed hero," while Hank
Gibson, playing Mortimore
Frothinghahm, is said to ' be
"steeped in villainy, a wolf in
any sort of clothing."
Sir Ronald Lea Becker will
be the Impressario, or more
commonly called master of cer
emonies, who will manage be
tween the scenes "oleo acts,"
now called vaudeville.
"The management is proud to
present," the program reads,
"for your entertainment be
tween Acts I and II and Acts II
and III, the finest in vaude
ville talent, in new and differ
ent routines. No expense has
been spared in order to acquire
these noted entertainers for your
enjoyment."
MEMBERS of the cast will
perform in the above-mentioned
acts, while the remainder of the
cast will roam the audience sell
ing pink lemonade and popcorn.
Tickets for the show may be
purchased for 80c from members
of Nebraska Masquers or from
the University Theatre box of
fice in Temple Building which
will be open from 3 to & p.m.
daily. The Saturday perform
ance is almost sold out, but
there are tickets left for the
Tuesday and Wednesday per
formances. Education Professional
Initiates Barb Adams
Pi ' Lambda Theta, honorary
and professional organization for
women in education, initiated
Barbara Adams at a regular
meeting Thursday.
Speaker was Dean Frank E.
Henzlik of Teachers College. The
meeting was followed by a short
coffee hour.
The next regular meeting will
be Feb. 17.
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Korean Vets
Korean veterans must sign
their December pay vouchers in
Room 109, Temporary L, immed
iately if they desire to be paid
by Jan. 20,
Courieity Sunday Journal ud Star
. John K. Selleck. Absent from
the meeting were J. Leroy
lne meeting were j. Lieroy
wIc R,gent r,wm ,Tha'
and Dean Earl Fullbrook of the
Athletic Board. (Star photo.)
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