The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 23, 1954, Image 1

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Two Performances Planned Tonight
For Agnes Moorehead Production
The first stage-adapted pre
Kentation of "Sorry, Wrong
Number" will climax the Agnes
Moorehead Show Tuesday at the
Nebraska Theater.
A special student performance
will begin at 7 p.m. A later per
formance, at 9 p.m., will be re
served by individual seats.
SELECTIONS to be given in
elude: Marcel Proust's "Madame
Swan," James Thurber's "Lav
ender With A Difference,"
"Moses and The Bullrush" adap
ted from the Bible, Rupert
Brooke's "Things I Have Loved,"
selections from Ring Lardner
and Lucille Fletcher's "Sorry,
Wrong Number."
Committees and workers for
the performance, sponsored by
the Union, Include: Stan Sipple,
general co-ordinator; Marilyn
BeidecK, secretary; Elaine Hess,
promotion chairman, assisted by
Dee Carag, Ralph Hayward and
Roy Keenan, workers on promo
tion; Joy Wachal, ticket chair
man, assisted by Ginny Wilcox,
Ann Skold, Shirley Jesse and
Nancy Hemphill, Leonard Bar
ker and Bob Meehan, co-chairmen
of theater arrangements.
THE "FABULOUS redhead"
has been nomianted twice for
the Academy Award. She has
been acclaimed for her ability to
change her voice beyond recog-
Assailants
Of Student
Not Known
Ford Attacked
Sunday Nighj-
A University student was at
tacked Sunday evening by two
Unidentified men as he was re
turning to his fraternity house
from a movie.
Al Ford, freshman in Business
Administration, from Sioux City,
Iowa, was the victim of two men
who slugged and beat him. The
incident happened about a half
block north of "O" Street on 16th
Street, at 10:45 p.m. Sunday.
ACCORDING TO Ford the two
men approached him and asked
him for a match. They they
slugged him and knocked him
unconscious. After he regained
consciousness, Ford returned to
his fraternity house and was ta
ken out to General. Hospital
where he was treated " for a
bruised hand, which was hurt in
an attempt to defend himself.
Ford said that the men must
have attacked him with the in
tention of robbing because his
glasses were missing from his
pocket. The men must have been
"scared off," because nothing of
more value was taken, Ford said.
The police have been notified.
Selective Service
Applications Due
All eligible students who plan
to take the 1954 Selective Service
College Qualification test should
file applications at once. Applica
tions must - be postmarked no
later than March 8.
Application blanks and infor
mation may be obtained at Room
202, Veterans Building, 12th and
O Streets.
Results will be reported to the
local student's Selective Service
board of jurisdiction for use in
considering deferrments accord
ing to the Educational Testing
Service, which prepares and ad
ministers the test.
Ag Builders Mass Meet
Planned For March 3
The Ag Builders Mass
Meeting scheduled for Wednes
day will be held March 3 at 7:15
p.m. in the lounge of the Food
and Nutritions Building.
Meeting time was changed be
cause of the Home Economics
Style Show which will be held
Wednesday in the Union Ballroom.
The Outside World
By WILLIE DESCII
Staff Writer
Pakistan Requests US Aid
KARACHI, PAKISTAN Pakistan has requested United States
military aid within the scope of U.S. mutual security legislation,
Prime Minister Mohammed Ali said. Pakistan asked for aid In
order to increase their defensive strength and economic stability
which is designed to foster international peace and security within
the framework of the United Nations charter. Pakistan' is aware
of the requirements of the United States mutual security legisla
tion and feels that they are in agreement with them, the Prime
Minister said.
India is opposed to U.S. military aid for Pakistan. Prime Min
ister Nehru said that instead of adding to the security of the region,
the military aid would add to the tension of the region and feel
ings of insecurity in Asia. "It is a wrong step," Nehru said.
A-Bombs To China
LONDON "China get A-bombs from Russia" is the front page
headline of the current issue of The People, a non-political weekly
which claims that Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov gave this
information to American Secretary of State Dulles during private
conversation in Berlin. A British newspaper had informed the
U.S. that Communist China has been given a stock of atom bombs.
The newspaper said that Molotov's purpose was to prove that
China has every right to participate in the talks on the Eisen
hower plan for using atornic power for peaceful purposes. The
article continued to say that Western military experts are believed
to be impressed because this gift by Russia may be evidence that
the Soviet's stockpile of atomic bombs has grown to sizable pro
portions. Big Four Report
WASHINGTON Eight senators and seven House members
met with Secretary of State Dulles in an attempt to convince the
nation that he obained the best possible results from the Big
Four meeting in Berlin. Dulles made a report to the group on his
conference decision to take part in an Asian peace conference , in
Geneva with Communist Chinese and Russian delegates.
The Geneva conference with Red China does not imply
American recognition of Peiping, Raid Sen. Homer Ferguson (R
Mich). Most of the conference members refused comment on the
meeting.
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nition in various characterize'
tions.
Robert Gist will co-star with
Miss Moorehead. Gist appeared
here as Lieutenant Keefer in the
"Caine Mutiny Courtmartial."
Producer of the show is Paul
Gregory; Charles Laughton is
the director.
Tickets may still be obtained
from 'the Union office. Special
student prices for the 7 p.m. per
formance are: main floor area,
$1, loge, $2, and back balcony $1.
Tickets for the 9 p.m. show are:
orchestra seats, $2.50, main floor,
$2, and logs, $2.50. General ad
mission in the back balcony may
be purchased for $1.
Debaters
Rank Third
In Tourney
Kiffin, Philbrick
Win Five Rounds
Three debating teams brought
credit to the University this week
in a debate and discussion con
ference held at Wisconsin State
Teachers College, Eau Claire,
Wis.
Charles Kiffin and Kenneth
Philbrick were undefeated in five
rounds. They were the only team
besides South Dakota State to
achieve an unblemished record
throughout the conference. Kif
fin and Philbrick were listed as
second in debate according to
quality ratings among the 28
schools entered. They defeated
St. Thomas, Marquette Univer
sity, Notre Dame, St. Olaf and
St. Catherine teams for top hon
ors. JACK ROGERS, Paul Laase,
Homer Kenison and Allan Over
cash won three of five debates
entered. The Nebraska teams
won 11 of 15 rounds.
Philbrick took second place in
folk tale telling; Laase, second
in extemporaneous speaking and
discussions; and Overcash, fifth
in discussion.
The Nebraska teams received
the third place rating for the
entire conference.
Applications
Bachelor Now Available
Presentation Set For April 29
Filings for- Eligible Bachelor l
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are now open and will continue
through Friday. Each organized
house may nominate one candi
date who will be voted on by
the women students of the Uni
versity. This year the six eligible
bachelors will be presented at
the Kosmet Klub Spring Com
edy, April 29. Candidates must
actually be "eligible" in that
they are not going steady, pinned
or engaged. They must also be
at least sophomores with a
weighted 4.5 average.
THE CANDIDATE may ob
tain application blanks from
the office of Frank M. Hallgren,
associate dean of student affairs,
209, Administration Building.
This form along with an 8x10
picture of the candidate must be
returned to Dean Hallgren's
office by the Friday deadline.
Pictures will be used for iden
tification purposes at the polls.
New Study Rooms
Opened In Library
Charles H. Miller, assistant di
rector of libraries for public serv
ice, announced that additional
study alcoves have been installed
in Love Library.
Many of the alcoves are avail
able for assignment to graduate
students and faculty members
while others are unassigned and
available to any graduate stud
ent or faculty member working
in the stack area of the library.
Applications for the alcoves
may be made in Miller's office
in Love Library.
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Board Announces New
Faculty Appointments
Martin Named To Journalism Post
Verdon H, Petersen, Lancaster
County agent, was promoted Sun
day to the post of district super
visor by the University Board of
Regents.
An associate extension agricul
turist, Petersen will supervise 22
counties in' southeast Nebraska.
His appointment is effective April
1.
LESLIE JOHN Martin, research
associate in journalism at the
University of Minnesota, was
named assistant professor of
journalism effective Sept. 1, 1954.
He will fill the vacancy created
For Eligible
Voting will take place TVIarch 11
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in Ellen Smith Hall and the Ag
Union.
Campaigning may begin March
1; although the candidates will
not be announced in The Ne
braskan until March 2. The
presentation of the Eligible
Bachelors will be sponsored , by
the Mortar Boards.
'Cutest Baby
Ardath Young,
Named At Ball
Ardath Young was revealed as
"Cutest Baby of 1954" at the
Sno-Ball dance Saturday. Miss
Young is a sophomore in Ag
College and a member of Chi
Omega.
Wearing a baby bonnet, she
was pulled on to the stage in
a wagon by Bill DeWulf, chair
man of the Baby Photo Contest.
She was presented with a baby
bottle and a large all-day
sucker.
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WINNER OF the Baby Photo
Recognition Contest was Evelyn
Lauritzen. Intermission enter
tainment included vocal num
bers by Nancy Stanley and
Claudette Helm, accompanied by
Margaret Raben and Carol New
ell. Sno-Ball was sponsored by the
Ag Union dance committee, un
der the direction of Dale Nit
zel, chairman. 125 tickets were
sold for the annual event, ac
cording to Marx Peterson, ticket
sale chairman.
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Cutest Baby-Now And Then
Ardath Young, named the
"Cutest Baby of 1954" at the
Ag Sno-Ball Dance Saturday,
poses with the symbols of her
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Officials Talk With Iowa, Texas Educators
During Informal Meetings Held Saturday, Sunday
Two prospects! for the position
of chancellor of, the University
were interviewed informally
Saturday and Sunday in Omaha.
Dr. Samuel N Stevens, presi
dent of Grinnejl (la.) College
conferred with members of the
Board of Regents Saturday. Dr.
Carey Croneis, provost of Rice
Institute at Houston, Tex., met
with the regents Sunday.
A third mani recommended
also by the faculty committee,
declined an invitation to appear
before the regents. He did not
wish to have his name made
public, according to Acting
Chancellor Selleck.
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THIRTEEN MEN remain on
the list to be interviewed in
formally, said Chancellor Sel-
leek. He added that the men
were not applicants for the
t
by the resignation of Assistant
Professor William H. Hice last
summer.
Martin received his B.A. de
gree from the American Uni
versity in Cairo and is a candi
date for the Ph.D. degree in
political science at Minnesota. He
also studied at the Hebrew Uni
versity in Jerusalem and the
Deutsche Templerschule.
He edited various newspapers
and magazines of the Middle East
between 1941 and 1947. Martin
has traveled in the Middle East
and in Europe. .
MARTIN SERVED as graduate
assistant in journalism at the
University of Oregon. He re
ceived his master's degree from
Minnesota in 1951, where he has
been a teaching assistant in po
litical science, research fellow
and assistant director of the in
ternational relations center.
Marshall S. Hiskey was named
professor of educational psy
chology and measurements effec
tive Sept. 1. Hiskey is now chair
man of the Department of Guid
ance and Education at Southern
Illinois University.
THIS IS the first appointment
made to implement the University
program in special education
which trains teachers to deal with
problems of exceptional children
in public schools.
Reino Virtanen was appointed
associate professor of romance
language and literature effective
Sept. 1. He is now associate
professor of romance languages
and literature at the University
of Tennessee.
Virtanen fills the vacancy cre
ated last summer by the resigna
tion of Dr. E. V. Telle, assistant
professor.
APPOINTMENTS in the College
of Medicine include Kenneth M.
Browne, H. Chandler Elliott, John
S. Latta and Milton Simons as
special lecturers in psychiatric
medicine.
Other appointments approved
by the Regents were: Henry M.
Cox, instructor in mathematics
for four months; William Lucas,
teaching assistant in speech and
dramatic art, and Stan N. Shum
way, teaching assistant in music
for one semester beginning Feb.
1.
The four resignations accepted
were Charles E. Norris, assistant
instructor in commercial arts;
Paul Heller, associate in inter
nal medicine; Helen Streeks,
medical social worker, and Ber
nadine Nicholson, assistant die
titian. title baby bonnet, baby ' bot
tle and all-day sucke.. Miss
Young was chosen on the oasis
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chancellorship. No one has ap
plied for the Nebraska post, he
said.
Dr. Stevens, 53, has been pres
ident of Grinnell for 14 years.
He received his B.A. degree from
Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn., in 1921. In 1924 he
received his Bachelor of Divinity
degree from Garrett Theological
Seminary of the Methodist
Church. At Northwestern Uni
versity he earned a M.A. and
later his Ph. D. in 1926.
Prior to joining Grinnell as its
president in 1940, Dr. Stevens
was on the psychology faculty at
Northwestern. There he was as
sistant dean of College of Liberal
Arts, 1930-31; director of Uni
versity College, 1931-34; and
later, dean of University College
from 1934-40.
Besides being the author of
several scientific and psychologi
cal papers, Di. Stevens has
served as a member of the Board
of Governors for the United
States Miltariy Academy; mem
ber of the War Labor Board;
president of the Personnel Insti
tute of Chicago and president of
the school board in Evanston, 111.
He is a native of Eastport, Md.
DR. CRONEIS, 52, was
awarded a Ph.D. from Harvard
in 1928. He earned his B.S. in
1922 from Denison University
and in 1923 he received a M.S.
from the University of Kansas.
He served on the faculty of
Chicago University in the geol
ogy department from 1928-44. In
September, 1944, he was named
president of Beloit (Wis.) Col
lege. He joined Rice last fall.
While at Chicago, Dr. Croneis
served as curator of paleontol
ogy at the Walker Museum. He
held this post from 1928-44. He
designed the geology section of
the Museum of Science and In
dustry in Chicago.
In 1934, Dr. Croneis acted as
Three RC Board
Members Chosen
The Red Cross Board for 1954
55 was completed Thursday when
chairmen for three committees
were elected.
Virginia Hudson, freshman in
Teachers College, heads the
handicrafts committee. Miss
Hudson is a member of Gamma
Phi Beta.
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GLORIA SHAPIRO, Arts and
Sciences freshman, is the leader
ship committee chairman. Miss
Shapiro is a member of Sigma
Delta Tau.
Lillian Kitzelman, Teachers Col
lege junior, is chairman of the
special activities committee. Miss
Kitzelman is a member of Kappa
Alpha Theta.
NameY ithholdiiici Police
Emcloirsscl By INU ltcnfs
Reasons For Establishment Of New
Chancellorship Interviews Explained
The University Board of Reg
ents unanimously adopted a pol
icy of withholding names of men
under consideration for chancel
lorship during preliminary dis
cussion. The statement was adopted in
executive session Sunday with all
members present except J. L.
Welsh of Omaha.
THE ACTION was taken as a
result of a story in The Lincoln
Journal giving the name of a
candidate who was interviewed
for the chancellorship March 10,
after the University had re
quested that the name not be
published.
The University then released
the names of two men who were
interviewed Saturday, stating
that the University felt compelled
to make the names public im
mediately. The statement of the Regents
is:
"IT IS the considered opinion
of the Board of Regents that the
best interests of the University
are not and will not be served by
announcing at the time of pre
liminary discussions the names
of men under consideration, for
the chancellorship.
The Board, therefore, will not
authorize any further release of
such names until, in its opinion,
of her baby picture (right), and
was presented at the dance on
a baby-sized wagon.
Chancellor Post
chief of the basic science section
of the Century of Progress Ex
pedition in Chicago. Prior to be
coming chief he was in charge
of the geology section of the ex
pedition. He has taught at the Univer
sity of Kansas, Harvard and
Wellesley College. He is editor of
several geological journals, has
written numerous scientific ar
ticles and reviews and has edited
geology films.
In 1943-44 Dr. Croneis served
as consultant to the National De
fense Research Commission. He
is a member of the National
Council of Boy Scouts. Dr. Cron
eis is past president of the So
ciety of Economists, Paleontolo
gists and Mineralogists and past
vice-president of the Paleontol
ogical Society of America.
Low ROTC
Of $46,588
Dorm Equipment
Board of Regents recom
mended Sunday that the contract
for construction of the ROTC
Armory be awarded to the
George Cook Construction Co. of
Lincoln.
The Armory will house offi
cers, instructors and equipment
for 'artillery units which train
on campus, as well as Navy and
air science department equip
ment. It will be constructed on
Ag College campus, adjacent to
and directly east of the new
General John J. Pershing Arm
ory. COOK'S BID of $46,588 was
the lowest of 11 submitted.
Regents also accepted Pegler
and Co. of Lincoln's low bid of
$79,628.10 for kitchen equipment
needed for the men's dormitories
now under construction on city
campus. It was the lowest of six
bids submitted. The original es
timate for the equipment was
$10,000.-
A resolution to the Regents
from the Nebraska Reclamation
Association said in part, "We ex
press our sincere gratitude to the
Board of Regents, Acting Chan
cellor John K. Selleck and mem
bers of the University staff for
their constructive efforts i n
bringing the labor of the re
search agencies of the University
to bear more directly on the
day-to-day problems of Ne
braska agriculture . . ."
MEMBERS AUTHORIZED the
president to sign a notice of can
cellation of the lease of the ten
ants in the Earl Wood Building
which the University recently
'
such release will not be against
the best interests of the Univer
sity. THIS DECISION was reached
with full appreciation of the pub
lic character of the Board of
Regents and in no way alters
the Board's own belief that its
final actions are matters of pub
lic record, deserving the widest
possible dissemination by the
press, radio, and television.
THE DECISION was deemed
necessary to settle a question
raised by The Lincoln Journal.
The basic question was, Does the
responsibility the Board of Re
gents has to keep the public in
formed of its actions, both pre
liminary and final, outweigh the
Board's right to solve problems
in a manner it deems in the
best interests of the University?
THE LINCOLN Journal raised
this question when it refused to
abide by a request for anonymity
the Board made on behalf of one
of the men invited to Nebraska
for preliminary talks about the
chancellorship.
The question, the Board felt,
was of sufficent importance to
merit a formal decision. It was
a question involving the concept
of authority and responsibility
under which the Boards of Reg
ents have operated traditionally
in Nebraska.
IN CONSIDERING this ques
tion, the Board of Regents ac
cepted the following assumptions
as true:
1. Election to the Board of
Regents carries with it a delega
tion of authority from the peo
ple of Nebraska to conduct the
affairs of the University.
2. In seeking and accepting
election to the Board of Regents
its members prove their willing
ness to accept full responsibility
for their official actions.
3. INASMUCH AS the mem
bers of the Board of Regents ac
cept full responsibility for their
actions and decisions, they have
the right and duty to conduct
University business in a man
ner they consider to be ia the
Tuesday, February 23, 1954
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DR. SAMUEL STEVENS
Armory Bid
Approved
Contract Okayed
purchased at the corner of 14th.
and S.
This will permit early clearing
of the land upon which Lyman
Hall, the proposed pharmacy
building, will be constructed.
The structure, with an estimated
cost of $750,000, is a part of the
University's 10-y ear building
program.
VHEA Elects
Chloryce Ode
New President
Chloryce Ode was chosen new
president of Vocational Home
making Educational Association
in their annual elections last
week.
Other officers are:
Eleanor Chapman, vice presi
dent; Joyce Stalder, treasurer;
Sharie Otto, secretary; Jo Heil
man, publicity chairman; Mar
garet Smith, program chairman,
and Twila Riley, Madeline Wat
son and Rose Hrouda, executive
council representatives. ;
NEW OFFICERS were in
stalled by last year's VHEA of
ficers who were: Barbara Wahl
strom, president; Barbara Ake
son, vice president; Chloryce
Ode, secretary; Jean R i p p e,
treasurer; Martha Heuermann,
publicity chairman, and Joanna
Malicky, program chairman.
VHEA and the Vocational
Agriculture Association will
jointly sponsor a banquet March
18. The program theme will be
"Dollars and Sense."
Program Involving
In Board Statement
best interests of the institution.
At the same time, the Board
recognized the contention of The
Lincoln Journal as (1) It is the
absolute right of the press to
report publicly both preliminary
and final actions of the Board
of Regents, and (2) The exer
cise and final actions of the
Board of Regents, and (2) The
exercise of such right ultimately
works to the best interests of
the University.
Applied to the current prob
lem of selecting a chancellor for
the University of Nebraska, The
Lincoln Journal's contention
would demand immediate re
lease of the names of all per
sons the Board plans to consult
before reaching a decision.
SUCH A general announce
ment, the Board has ample rea
son to believe, would cause
some men whose names are on
the list to withdraw from con
sideration. All of the men on
the list hold responsible positions
and several of them have al
ready said announcement of
their names during the prelim
inary talks is embarrassing.
None of these men is actively
seeking the chancellorship. They
are educational leadars who
have been recommended for con
sideration by a speciel faculty
committee of the University. The
Board feels that common cour
tesy, orderly procedure, and the
best interests of the University
would be abused by refusal to
respect their wishes for anony
mity during the, preliminary
phases of a search for a chan
cellor. BECAUSE OF this feeling, the
Board cannot agree with the
philosophy advanced by The
Lincoln Journal which would
establish as the first prerequi
site for the University's chancel
lor a willingness to have his
name made public during the
period of preliminary talks.
IT IS the opinion of the Board
that its first duty is to perform
as it deems best the task for
which it was elected; namely, to
serve the best interests of the
University within the framework
provided by Nebraska law.
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