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Volume 24, No. 47
NU
Rogers, Laase Remain Undefeated
At Midland College Speech Contest
Jack Rogers and Paul Laase
Von the Midland College Invi
tational Debate Conference by
defeating a team from St Olaf
College, Minn.
The winning team qualified
Mortar Board
Annual Tea
To Honor
301 Coeds
The annual Mortar Board Tea
will honor 301 University women
for scholastic achievement Feb.
14 from 3 to 5 p.m. in Ellen Smith
Hall.
Presentation of the 10 senior
women with the highest scholastic
records will be part of the after
noon's program. Present mem
bers of Alpha Lambda Delta,
freshman women's scholastic hon
orary, will be hostesses. Janet
Elliot will provide musical enter
tainment. THE RECEIVING line will in
clude: Miss Marjorie Johnston,
dean of women; Miss Helen Sny
der, assistant dean of women;
Mrs. John K. Selleck; Janet Stef
fen, Mortar Board president, and
Barbara Bell, vice president of
Mortar Board.
Invitations will be sent to all
University women in the upper
third of the University scholas
tically who have maintained a 6.4
weighted average or better.
Film Society
Memberships
Now On Sale
Tickets are on sale in the lobby
f the Union for the 1954 Film So
ciety. Memberships entitle -owners
to nee seven programs of
outstanding films which include
two of the top ones in film com
edy, a classic in American real
ism, three foreign films and
nome outstanding documentary
films.
Admission to the programs
will be by membership only which
is $1.80 for students and faculty,
and S3 for local patrons. Pro
grams will be at the Capitol
Theater on Wednesdays starting
Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
THE FILM Society, sponsored
by the Union activities commit
tee, will present the movies,
"Greed," "Blood of a Poet,"
-Moana," "Duck Soup," "The
Barber Shop," "A Time Out Of
"War," "The Land," "Pictura
Adventure in Art," "'The Blue
Angel" and "Fame Is the Spur."
Purpose of the society iB to
bring in outstanding, out-of-the-ordinary
films, which do not find
an outlet in the commercial the
ater. Besides the seven programs,
a membership entitles the owner
to see five films at a reduced
rate at the State Theater.
NU Rifles Win
At Kansas Gallery Tourney
The "University Varsity Rifle
Team received 29 medals, or S3
per cent of the awards presented
at the Eastern Kansas Gallery
Rifle Championship Match held
at Manhattan, Kans. The com
petition was among crack teams
representing college, university
and civilian rifle clubs.
Chancellor Hunt
Regents Plan
Firstlrip
For February
One team of University Reg
ents, assigned to viBitprospec
tive candidates for the chancel
lorship, may make the first visi
tation in February, indicated
Regent Jack Elliot of Scottsbluff.
Elliott and Dr. Earle Johnson
f Grand Jsland have been as
signed to travel in the WeBt to
interview proBpects.
Elliott said they have no def
inite plans for the trip as yet,
but they expect to visit candi
dates in California.
Prospective Teachers
To Meet On Thursday
All prospective teachers have
been aBked to meet at 4 p.m.,
Thursday, in Love Library Au
ditorium, according to W. C.
Meicrhenry, coordinator of ihe
Teachers Placement J3i vision.
All those who expect to com
plete their work for a certificate
in June, or at the end of the
summer session, should be pres
ent. Tuttle Creek Film Set
For Joint Ag Meeting
"The Tuttle Creek Sirry," a
film on the Blue Valley area of
Kunsus, will be Bhown to the
Agronomy and Agriculture ii.co
iiomics Clubs Feb. 11 at B p.m.
in Room 244 of the Agronomy
liuilding on Ag campus.
for the finals by going through
six preliminary rounds unde
feated. After surviving the pre
liminary rounds and then com
ing out in first place in the final
rounds, the team was awarded
a trophy.
Another NU team, Ken Phil
brick and Dave Gradwohl, fin
ished in a three-way tie for
fourth place. The tie was broken
by drawing, and Philbrick and
Gradwohl lost.
Eighteen of 24 Nebraska de
baters participated in the Fre
mont contest which was held
Friday and Saturday. The teams
were divided into Junior and
Senior divisions. However, there
were no final rounds in the Jun
ior Division.
THE UNIVERSITY debaters
won 28 of their 38 debates. This
percentage was above the other
schools participating.
Debating at Midland in addi
tion to Rogers, Laase, Philbrick,
and 'Gradwohl were Dick Fell
man, Jere McGaffey, Sandra
Reimers, Sharon Mangold and
Alan Overcash.
Others were Charles Kiffen,
Charles Klasek, Norman Alex
ander, Jim Placke, Paul Scheele,
Jerry Igou, Russell Cutting and
Dale Johnson.
Don Olson, director of debate,
accompanied the team to Fre
mont. Nelson Harding
With Top Scholarship Honors
Nelson S. Harding, an engineer
ing student from Omaha, re
ceived the top recognition which
the University can give for out
standing scholarship at midyear
For Complete List
Of Graduates
See Page 4
commencement exercises. Hard
ing was awarded a Bachelor of
Science degree in civil engineer
ing "with high distinction."
At the University he was a
member of Sigma Xi, national
honorary science society; recipi
ent of the C. W. Boucher Key,
given to the senior ROTC student
with the highest four-year ac
cumulative grade average, and
the Adna Dobson Memorial Schol
arship. THIRTEEN OTHEK seniors re
ceived Bachelor degrees "with
distinction" at the midyear exer
cises. The students and their
majors are:
Howard T. Ksisos. ton ot Mr. nd lin.
Fred J. NrUon, lirtranl. College ot Agri
culture. Technical Science
iamtm F. Nism, inn of Ben Nlsnen,
Wayne. Collet ot Agriculture, agriculture
.economics.
Arteaw D. Cm, daufhter of Mr. and Mm.
Arthur E. Gray, Lincoln. Arte and Sciences,
favchnloer.
Thomas E. Jut nil, son of Mr. and Mm.
Bert . Johruon, Alliance. An and Sci
ences, medicine.
Vila A. Baker, eon of John D. Baker,
iBunnn. Biuineai Administration.
KattwreM B. Parker. dauehteT of Mr.
and Mrs. Jay Parker, Idncoin. Business
Administration.
kasmetb I. PmMI Jr., ton of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth J". Pasctiall, Independence.
Vo., Busmen Adtninissratian.
29 Medals
Team members are: Arthur
Belknap, range officer; George
Medley, captain; Donald J. Per
renoud; Francis E. Whitney;
Duane McCutchan; Paul Jordan;
Bruce It. Lippke and Col. James
H. Workman, sponsor and pro
fessor of military science and
tacticS.
ATO's, Gamma
Members of Alpha Tau Omega ican Legion Post 3 between
, . and lllth 5ts. U an. Z.i. The Uam- watch Hliaron ituonison, a, oi
and Gumma ita et com- ma .rilis f,,jj behind by a few Lincoln, place her donation on
peted In the Block of Dime3 r.0,,1B neur the end of the race, the tape. Gumma Phi's fl. tor.)
contest sponsored by the Amer- ATO members (1. to r.) Keith Nadine Dunn and Lorraine
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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Phi Lambda Upsilon Initiates 11
These students have been
named new members of Phi
Lambda Upsilon, honorary
chemistry fraternity. Require
ments are grade average above
83 per cent and active research
work for graduate students;
NU Theater Names
'Hasty Heart' Cast
Berry, Sullivan, Clute Given
Glenna Berry, John Sullivan
and Morrel Clute were named
fhe leads in the University Thea
ter Production of "Hasty Heart."
The play will run from Feb.
24 tc 27 and Mar. 3 to 6 at the
Arena Theater in Temple Build
ing. Miss Berry will play the part
of Sister Margaret; Sullivan,
Lachie; and Clute, Yank. Hank
Gibson will be Tommy; Jack
Parris, Kiwi; J e n e Densmore,
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Digger; Forrest Stith, Blossom;'
Graduates
Xewle TC. liawiHin. enn or Mr. and Mr.
Floyd Lawsrjn. Lincoln. College nf Engi
neering and Architecture, agricultural engi
neering. William P. Ilgen Jr., eon of Ml. and
Mrs. W. P. Ilgen of Sinul Falls. S.D.,
College of Engineering and Architecture,
chemical engineering.
Curtis . Snretuon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Sorcnson. Boelus. College ot Engi
neering and Architecture, electxicui engineer
ing. Jane Calhoun Weaver, daughter of Mrs.
O. V. Calhoun, Lincoln, Teachers College,
elementary education.
Mariorsa Ann 1-lrlksen, daughter of Mr.:
and Mrs. Henry Eriksen, Craig, Teachers'
College. English.
Charlntte li. Mason, daughter of Mr. and.
Mrs. Hugh Mason. Lincoln, Teacher Col
lieia, ait and English.
Commissions Go
To 36 ROTC Men
In military ceremonies held in
connection with University mid
year commencement exercises
Saturday, 36 advanced ROTC
students received commissions in
a branch of the regular armed
services or reserves.
All had successfully completed
either the Army, Navy or Air
Force programs at the Univer
sity. Those commissioned were:
Maetsst ftesei sa
Joseph R, (inod, Lincoln
Navy, ltetnilur
Cturrlea P. Anderson. Alliance
Amy, Keeerve
Infantry
Clayton A. Curtis, Laurel
John V. Wuollcv. Omaha
Crthamee
Jerry V. Kenton. Lincoln
William G. Hofgard. bcottthluff
Richard D. Hnrstman, Omaha
George J. Merklinger. Plymouth
Howard P. Nelson, Bcrirand
James F. Missen. Wayne
ftnguieerff
John I. Petersnn, Omaha
Military 1'uiice
Robert T. Hllsaoeck, Holdrew
Ak inTe, Reserve
Warren E. Andrews, Ashland
Wesley M. Jterry, Curtis
Richard I). Bloom, Lincoln
' James K. Boomer, Lincoln
Stuart M. Carlson, Holdrem
Robert O Kggcrs, Lincoln
Allan B. Hageltn. Aurora
Paul J. Hanson J Oakland
Mcrritt E. Hedden, Geneva
Harry M. Hcrbtt. Hermosa, K D,
. Wllmer J. Hergenrader, Lincoln
Ronald W. f lodges, Hold rent
Paul R. Johnston. Lincoln
Cyril L. Kocinn, Plaltsmoutfe
Olio R. Mallet. Lincoln
John B. Nichols. Minatara
Philip F. Ostwald, Omaha
Ervin C. Peterson. Lincoln
Jamas M. Uuinn, Omaha
Charles W. Hchadc, Kidney, 1m,
Norman L. Scott, St. Edward
Warder L. Hhires. Elliott, ia.
Curtis E. Foremen, lloolua
John U. Wlnui. Sargent.
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Courtesy Buntlay Journal and Htar
Phi's Collect Dimes
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grade average above 87 per
cent for seniors, and a grade
average above B7 per cent for
juniors. New members are
front row, left to right) Jack
Stiehl, Roger Cahoy, Gerald
Mercer, James Collman, Alfred
Leads
Bill Walton, The Colonel; Larry
Hanson, The Orderly.
TraS COMEDY concerns a
group of patients in a British
hospital in the South Pacific who
try to prove to a hard-hearted
Scotchman that the human race
is not as bad as he thinks. The
comedy deals with the amusing
incidents that take place in that
hospital.
. Tickets are $1.25 each and will
be on sale at the University
Theater Box Office Feb. 22, form
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The play will be presented
at Fairbury Feb 20 in connection
with the Annual Drama Clinic.
Dr. Leverton
Given Award
For Research
Dr. Ruth M. Leverton, Uni
versity professor of human nu
trition, has been selected as one
of nine recipients of the 1953
Borden Company Foundation
awards for her fundamental re
search in the field of human
nutrition. ,
The awards are designed to
recognize and encourage out
standing research achievements
in the U.S. and Canada. Admin
istered by professional and scien
tific association, they are based
upon research reported in public
documents and scientific jour
nals. DR. LEVEKTON was selected
for the award by the American
Home Economics Association for
research published in fifteen art
icles during the past five years.
Dr. Leverton is one of 117
people to receive the award. Shs
will be presented with a gold
medal and $1,000.
The -program was first begun
in 1B36.
L i. LewandmsM Named To Post
As Temporary NU Athletic Director
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Appointee Has
m
A. J. Lewandowski has been
appointed athletic director of the
University on an interim basis to
replace George (Potsy) Clark
whose resignation was effective
Feb. 1.
Acting Chancellor John K.
Selleck made the announcement,
on the recommendation of the
Board of Intercollegiate Ath
letics. Board members indicated
that a full-time director would
be named at a later date.
"I am happy to assume the
athletic director duties on an in
12th Luxhaujien and Mike Edwards.
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Courtesy Lincoln Journal
Hassner, (second row, 1. to r.)
John Brandenburg, Robert
Setterquist, Randall Ayer,
Charles Hayes, .back row, 1.
to r.) Donald Wenz and Paul
Creger.
it happened at nu
The first day of second se
mester classes usually sees some
students get in the wrong class
as a result of reading the class
schedule wrong as to the time
or the place the class meets.
But rare indeed is the professor
who enters the wrong class.
Monday, however, the unusual
happened.
Approximately 100 students
had gathered for the first class
in a political science course.
The professor was late and
walked in, five minutes after
the final belL
He strode briskly to the lec
ture platform, erased what was
left on the blackboard, turned
to the class, and said, "If there's
anyone not here for Political
Science 4, now's the time to
leave."
The students immediately be
gan to protest that this was the
room and the hour for Political
Science 1, as listed in the class
schedule.
Th professor looked around,
flabbergasted. At last it dawned
on him. He grinned, managed
to apologize, "! must be in the
wrong room," and made his es
cape, red-faced.
A minute later, the right pro
fessor came in.
Worth To Present
First Art Lecture
"Stonehenge, a Creature in
Disguise" will be the topic of
Assistant Professor Peter J.
Worth, in the first of two art
department lectures.
The lecture will be held at
8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Gallery B,
Morrill Hall. Worth will discuss
the prehistoric monument as it
has been represented by artists
in various historical periods.
"The Interrelations of Art and
Music" will be discussed Feb. 16
by Manfred L. Keiler, assistant
professor of art. His talk will be
supplemented by especially pre
pared slides and recordings.
17 Years txpenence at inu
terim basis until the board finds
a man to take the job," said
Lewandowski.
His appointment is subject to
approval of the Board ol Ee
gents at a meeting this week.
HEAD FOOTBALL Coach Bill
Glassford said, '"Very fine,"
when told of the appointment.
"Lew has been there before and
knows the problems," he said.
Lewandowski was one of two
coaches cited recently by the
Hockne Club lor "long,, .out-
Courtesy Eirndny Jnumal and Star
Bricker seem pleased as they
aaa w me inurco oi uimes -rai-
lection. Contributors covered a
block-long piece of tape with
425.C worth of coins.
Music Directed
Planned . For IFC
Billy May's Orchestra will
play at the annual lnterfra
temity Ball, which will be held
Friday at the Turnpike from 8
to 12 p.ro.
This is the first , year that a
campus function has been held
off the campus. It was made
possible this year through spe
cial permission of the Dean of
Student Affairs.
Tickets will be distributed
through fraternity members.
Tickets will also be sold to
alumni and students at the door.
Price is $3.20 a couple.
ALTHOUGH Billy May's Or
chestra, (currently under contract
with Capitol records, will play,
Sam Donahue will direct. Dona
hue is leading the group on its
present nation-wide tour be
cause May plans to remain per
manently in Hollywood.
BABW Board
Applications
Open Today
Barb Activities Board for
Women has announced the open
ing of filings for board positions.
Applications are to be turned in
at the Home Economics Building
on Ag campus or ED en Smith
Hall from Tuesday through Feh.
9 at 5 p.m.
Eligibility for the position con
sists of having a 5.5 weighted
average, being interested in ac
tivities, being unaffiliated, and
having a Uninversity standing of
second semester freshman or
above.
Board members will be chosen
at an all-University election in
which BABW members will elect
2 senior board members, 4 jun
ior members and 4 sophomore
members.
Applications Open
For YM Cabinet
YMCA cabinet positions are
open for filing, Charles Ander
son, YMCA president, has an
nounced. Applicants should register for
an interview time in the YMCA
office in Temporary "L." Posi
tions open are chairmanships of
the membership, publicity, so
cial, discussion, public affairs,
international and recreation
conirnittees.
Interviews will be held
throughout the week until Sat
urday from 1 to 5 p.m. Junior,
sophomore and freshman men
are eligible to apply.
The Outside World
William J. Rice, Former NU
Student, Killed In Jet Crash
By WILLIE DESCH
Staff Writer
The body of pilot Ensign Wil
liam J. Rise, 22, of Lincoln, was
found Sunday in the wreckage of
his Cougar jet plane. Face, a
former student at the University,
crashed into the hills on San
Pedro Point in California.
standing and meritorious serv
ice to athletics."
He will receive an award at
the Kockne testimonial dinner
to be beld March 4.
LEWANDOWSKI LETTEEED
in four sports at Nebraska
football, basketball, baseball and
tennis. He was graduated with
a BS degree in education. He
came to Nebraska as an assistant
coach in 1937.. He served as ath
letic director in 1B46, resigning
in 1947 to take over his present
post of business manager of ath
letics. Lewandowski has served as
freshman and varsity ' football
coach, chief scout, head base
ball coach and freshman and
varsity basketball coach over a
period of 17 years.
TOR TWO years he was presi
dent of the Collegiate Athletics
Business Managers Association.
He is a past member of the ex
ecutive .committee of the annual
NCAA College World Series and
last week was honored by the
Kockne -Club of Kansas City,
Mo., for his many contributions
to athletics.
As one member of the board
stated, "There is no question as
to Lew's .qualifications for the
interim post. It's old stuff lor
him."
Cooper Foundation Grant
Of $49,050 Awarded NU
Cooper Foundation grants .of
$49,000 has been turned .ver to
the University by the University
Foundation.
Projects which will be aided
include ,a study .of cellular
growth, .eight natural habitat
groups for the -State MuBeum
Hall of Nebraska wildlife, pur
chase of ;un ultraviolet spectro
photometer by the Kesearch
Council, a study of dwarfism in
beef cattle, and a fund to pro
vide a $000 scholarship in the
College of Engineering and
Architecture.
OF THE $15,B00 the Cooper
Foundation presented the Insti
tute for cellular growth, $13,000
will be UHed to purchase special
microscopic motion p i c t u r e
eaulnmeut.
By Sam Donahue
Dance Friday
Donahue has been acclaimed
as one of the most exciting tenor
saxaphone players in the coun
try. He has played with th
bands of Gene Krupa, Harry
James, Tommy Dorsey and
Benny Goodman, besides having
his own orchestra.
Emphasizing the "fresh ap
proach" that has familiarized
the orchestra with the general
public, the band will continue
to feature the "slurping saxes."
April Stah, billed as April
Ames, will be the principal
vocalist of the evening.
Positions
Now Open
For AWS
Candidates Must
Meet Standards
Open filing for freshman, soph
omore, and junior women inter
ested in AWS Board position!
began Monday and will continue
until 5 p.m. February 8.
To be eligible for membership
on the AWS Board, a candidate
must meet the following require
ments: she must meet the eligi
bility requirements for participa
tion in extracurricular activities
as set up by the University, she
must be a bona fide member of
the class which she proposes to
represent and she must have a
5.7 weighted average.
. UNDER A new provision ia
the AWS constitution, members
will be asked to resign if their
weighted average drops below
5.7..
This year the board is being
enlarged to include seven soph
omores, seven juniors, and five
seniors in addition to the presi
dent and vice president.
Candidates will be interviewed
by the nominating committee.
The final decision win be based
on leadership qualities, interest,
and knowledge of AWS. Spring
elections will be held March 1L
Outstanding Freshman
Chemist For '53 Named
Gary Bannister nas been
named outstanding freshman
chemistry student at the Uni
versity for the 1952-53 school
year.
He was honored at the annual
banquet of Phi Lambda Upsilon,
honorary chemical fraternity.
Immunity Granted
Attorney Genersl Browne!!, act
ing under direction of the top
National Security Council,
granted immunity from anti-trust
prosecution to five American .oil
companies. This was done in or
der to allow them to join an in
ternational '"consortium" to mar
ket Iran's oil output.
GOPs 4eef
Republican leaders in Nebraska
met in Grand Island Monday to
discuss campaign plans for thi
year. Dave Martin, state ..chair
man for the party, said that
suggestions and aids from th
national committee win be sub
mitted for (Consideration.
Speaking
Competition
Scheduled
Contest To Be
Extemporaneous
Delta Sigma Rlio is again
sponsoring an extemporaneou
speaking .contest open to all Uni
versity students except member
of the organization .or the Uni
versity debate squad.
A traveling trophy will be
awarded to the organized house
with the liighest accumulative
average, but both independent
and affiliated .students .are urged
to compete for the individual
trophy.
The contest will J held at
7:15 p.m. in Temple Building on
Feb. 9th and 11th and in the
Love Library Auditorium Feb.
1G, at 7:15 p.m.
Kales may be obtained from
Donald Olson, director of debate.
All .events will be judged by
members of Delta Sigma Kho
and members of the speech de
partment. The remaining money will be
UHtid to bring three .oitBtandinjf
physiology lecturers to the cam
pus during the next semester,
and tto finance Dr. Donald ML
Pace's research itrtudy next cum
mer at the Jackson Laboratories
Bar Harbor, Me.
Home Ec Club To Begin
Style Show Tryowfi
Tryouts lor Home Economic
Club Etyle show will be Jheld
Friday at 1:30 pjti. in the par
lors of the Home Ec Building on
Ag campus.
Tryouts are .open to all Eotue
Ec students who nave irmcle
clothes either at borne or jm
