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son,
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'Man Who Came To Dinner' Cast
Announced By University Theater
ine Man wno came to Din
Tier" a University Theater pro'
duction, will star Hank Gibson
and Marian Uhe for eight per
formances in the Arena Theater
opening March 31
The play, by George Kauff
Iran and Moss Hart, was given
at the University six years ago.
Kauffman, who is called the
foremost writer of comedy in
Biology
Dr. Scherer
To Speak
Wednesday
Dr. William F. Sherer, of the
department of biology and im
munology at the University of
Minnesota, began a series of lec
tures at the University Monday.
The first of three lecturers in
culture tissue to visit the Uni
versity, Dr. Sherer will continue
his series in Room 217 Bessey
Hall at 11 a.m. Wednesday and
Friday.
HE WILL also give a public
lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
in Bessey Hall Auditorium. His
topic will be "Tissue Culture
and Poliomyelitis."
Dr. Sherer, who is presently
engaged in research at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, graduated
from the School of Medicine and
Dentistry at Rochester Univer
sity. The lectures and seminars at
the University are sponsored by
the department of physiology
and the Institute for Cellular
Growth.
Agronomy Club
Membership
Applications
Due Tuesday
Application blanks for member
ship in Agronomy Club are due
Tuesday in Room 234, Agronomy
Building.
Students may obtain blanks
from folders on bulletin boards
in Ag campus buildings.
Requirements for membership
In Agronomy Club are: a 4.5 av
erage, agronomy 1 and an in
terest in agronomy.
AGRONOMY CLUB was formed
last year as a result of combining
the Tri-K Club and Soil Conserva
tion Club. During 1953, the Uni
versity chapter was judged best
in the nation on the basis of
membership and activities.
Activities of the Agronomy Club
Include: selecting a collegiate
crop judging team, sponsoring the
annual students' crop judging con
test, publishing a newsletter cal
led 'Klod and Kernel' and send
ing representatives to national
conferences.
Donald Hanway, faculty ad
visor, urged that students take
an interest in departmental clubs
in order to get the most from the
University.
Eta Kappa Nu Elects
Tombarge President
John Tombarge has been
elected president of Eta Kajpa
Nu, honorary electrical engineer
ing fraternity.
Other newly elected officers
for the coming year are: Charles
Eatough, vice president; Glenn
Norris, corresponding secretary;
Robert K. Tockey, recording sec
retary; Gary Koberstein, treas
urer; and Kenneth Philbrick, lo
cal correspondent for Bridge
magazine.
Eighth Union Seminar
Planned For Wednesday
The eighth in the Union sem
inar series will be held Wednes
day at 4 p.m. in the Union
Faculty Lounge, i
The topic will be the "Eco
nomic Outlook for 1954." Speak
ers will be Charles S. Miller,
professor of business organiza
tion and management, and Adam
Breckenridge, chairman of the
political science department
contemporary American drama
contributed the comedy parts.
A PARODY on the life of
Alexander Woolcott, it will be
the last play given in the Arena
Theater this season.
Hank Gibson will portray
Sheridan Whiteside, the Wool
cott type. Marian Uhe is cast as
Maggie Cutler, his secretary.
Gibson first made his debut at
the University as lago in
"Othello." Miss Uhe has ap
peared in "Caesar and Cleo
patra" and "Street Scene."
Jerry Minnick and Jon Mc
Williams, two University foot
ball players, are cast as con
victs. Trudy Scrlven is Mrs.
Stanley, and James Copp, John
MARILYN BRITFELDER will
be June; Mary Lou Pittack,
Sarah; Bill Walton, Mr. Stanley;
Fred Ashley, Dr. Bradley; Val
erie Hompes, Harriet Stanley,
and Doug York, Bert Jefferson.
Rod "Holmes will be a convict;
James Bulling, Sandy; Luanne
Raun, Lorraine Sheldon; Ernest
Enke, Beverly Carlton; Bill
Doleman, Wescott, and Gene
Densmore, Banjo.
The play will be given March
31, April 1, 2 and 3, and April
7 through 10. Dallas Williams.
director of the University The
ater, said that students should
attend Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings to avoid over
crowding the theater on Friday
and Saturdays.
"We have a fine cast and
quite a number of new people,"
Williams said.
Knapp Writes
Guide Booklet
For Educators
Americanism as contrasted to
opposing political philosophies
is the subject recommended to
Nebraska teachers by Dr. Royce
Knapp, professor of secondary
education, in his recent book
let entitled, "Citizenship Educa
tion for Secondary Schools."
Knapp, who is also director of
the Nebraska Citizenship Educa
tion project, wrote the book as
a guide for high school teachers
in co-operation with the Ne
braska department of the Amer
ican Legion and other state ed
ucator. GOALS, EXAMPLES, re
sources and techniques of citi
zenship education for secondary
schools are presented in the
booklet, along with a list of rec
ommendations and legislation
suggested for the field.
Knapp urges secondary teach
ers to bring out the "benefits
and advantages of our form of
government and the dangers
and fallacies of Nazism, Com
munism and similar idealol
ogies." Curriculum re-organization
to provide activities and
laboratory experiences in citi
zenship are also recommended.
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Applications Continue
For Yell Squad Posts
Freshmen To Try Out March 23
Applications for cheerleader
posts are still open, according to
Gary Hild, yell king. He espe
cially urges men to sign the list
posted in the Union activities
office.
"Gymnastic skill isn't neces
sary," Hild emphasized, "all that
is required is a desire to be on
the squad, work and meet peo
ple." Men selected will be in
structed by the gymnastics coach
in connection with acrobatic
duties as cheerleader, Hild said.
Barth To Discuss
'Current Affairs'
Washington Post Editorial Writer
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The Outside World
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Staff Writer
'Facts' Of Communism Emphasized
CARACAS, Venezuela John Foster Dulles opened a debate on
Communism and pointed out to allegedly pro-Communist Guate
mala the "established facts" about the international Communist
movement. . , , ,
United States Secretary of State referred to Guatemala al
though he emphasized that he was not accusing any government
r any individual of being either plotters or dupes of plotters.
Fxcse Tax Cut Controversy
WASHINGTON The administration will not oppose House pas
sage of a bill to cut excise taxes nearly $1 billion, but will seek
to ease the reductions in the Senate, said House Speaker Martin
(R-Mass). . . ,.
President Eisenhower feels that the proposed cut "goes a
little too far." At a news conference last week, Eisenhower indi
cated he might have to accept some reduction in excises even
though he has spoken against it
The present plan is to call the bill up for debate in the
House on Wednesday, said Speaker Martin. The measure, in
addition to cutting excise taxes, would continue beyond April 1.
The present excise or sales levies taxes on a number of , items
including liquor, tobacco, gasoline and automobiles.
Suicide Rather Than Submission
WASHINGTON Ma j . Gen. William Dean testified he would
take poison if he were captured again, to make sure he did not
reveal military secrets. He was a captive of the Communists for
three years.
The general testified as a defense witness before a military
court of inquiry in the case of Marine Col. Frank Schwable, who
made a false confession of germ warfare while a prisoner in Korea.
Purpose of the inquiry is to determine whether court martial
action should be taken against the flier.
Gen. Dean related the experience of his attempted suicide after
32 hours of continuous interrogation by the Communists. Although
he was in a very weakened condition, he seized an unguarded
machine gun. The trigger mechanism would not work and he was
knocked down and disarmed.
Alan Barth, editorial writer for
the Washington Post, will speak
at a convocation on "Current Af
fairs" in the Union at 4 p.m.
Thursday.
Barth received the Hillman
Foundation Award, the American
Veterans' Committee Award in
1951, Sigma Delta Chi Award in
1949 and the American News
paper Guild Award for Editorial
Writing in 1948.
HE HAS been editorial writer
for the Washington Post since
1943 and served as editor of re
ports. Office of War Information,
in 1942. Barth was special as
sistant to the Secretary of the
Treasury in 1941.
Friday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Barth will speak to two journal
ism classes. A Nieman Fellow
at Harvard in 1949, he received
a Bachelor of Philosophy degree
from Yale in 1929.
Barth is the author of "The
Loyalty of Free Men," published
in 1951, and writer of many short
stories and articles. Recent pub
lications by Barth have appeared
in "Harper's Weekly" and the
American Association of Univer
sity Professors "Bulletin" as lead
articles.
NU Teams Tally
12 Debate Wins
Six wins and two losses were
tallied by each of the two Uni
versity debate teams participat
ing in last week-end's tourna
ment at St. Thomas College in
St. Paul, Minn.
The teams were composed of
Dale Johnson and Wayne John
son and Kenneth Philbrick and
David Gradwohl.
Approximately 70 teams from
35 schools in the northwestern
division competed in the tournament.
Ten NU Women Pledged
By Methodist Sorority
Kappa Phi, national sorority
for Methodist women, pledged
ten members for second semes
ter. T
The pledges are: Barbara Berg
gren, Alberta Kasparek, Mary
Kidd, Rogene Lees, Emily Mc
Derrmott, Marilyn Miller, Sue
Rohrbaugh, Helen Runyon, Don
na Tupper and Doralee Wood.
Thirty-five Coeds have
applied for cheerleaders. Hild
said that in the past "between
125 and 150 girls" have sought
the positions. Three regular and
two alternate - male cheerleaders
and two female yell leaders will
be chosen.
Hild announced that the Union
list should be signed by Satur
day and everyone seeking cheer
leading posts must have their
name on this list. Practice ses
sions will be held March 17 and
18 from 4 to 6 p.m. Final slec-
tion will be made March 23 at
7 p.m. in the Coliseum.
Male applicants to date are
Norm Krivoska, Gordon Holler,
larry Hanson and Don Beck.
COEDS ARE: Mary Mong,
Karen Unger, Janet Jo Boyd,
Jackie Stanton, Patsy Woodman,
Dorrene Frost, Sonya McGinnis,
Helen Hofler, Jeanne Elliot,
J-.mda Buthman, bandy Speicher.
Mary Keller, Barbara Ely and
Dons Anderson.
Lucette Makepeace, Marcia
Reifschneider, Sue Simmons,
Carolyn Bachman, Sylvia Smith,
Joyce Stratton, Shirley Pawley,
Cathy Hodder, B e v Jacobs,
Diane DeVriendt, Sandra Saylor,
Nancy Fleming, Diane Peterson,
Mary Lou Pittock, Jaraline
Johnson, Dorothy Farris, Pat
Purcell and Nancy Dedrick.
April 2 Set
For Annual
Home Ec Day
Homemakers Day, sponsored by
the Home Economics Association
will be held on Ag Campus April
2.
The annual event will feature
several speakers and a style
show by University home econom
ics students.
Murlin Hodgell, architect and
first assistant in agricultural en
gineering at the University of Il
linois, will speak on "Today's
Home."
Mrs. Haven Smith of Chappell,
state chairman of the Associated
Women of the Nebraska Farm
Bureau Federation, and Alfreda
Garces, home economics student
from the Philippines, will be
among the speakers.
. Dr. Doretta Schlaphoff, chair
man of the NU home economics
department, and Florence
Atwood, state home extension
leader, are in charge of the pro
gram. Hemphill To Head
Gamma Alpha Chi
Nancy Hemphill, junior in Ag
College, was elected president of
Gamma , Alpha Chi, advertising
honorary for women, Monday.
Miss Hemphill is a member of
Associated Women Students
Board, Union Activities Board,
Phi Upsilon Omicron and Pi Beta
Phi.
Other officers elected were Na
talie Katt, vice president; Kay
Nosky, recording secretary; Bar
bara Clark, corresponding secre
tary, and Beverly Engclbrecht,
treasurer.
Jan Harrison and Nick Amos
will play the romantic leads and
Marvin Stromer the title role in
the Kosmet Klub Spring Show
"Finian's Rainbow" to, be held
April 28 to 30.
Miss Harrison has appeared in
the Springfield, 111., Municipal
Opera productions of "Desert
Song," "Sweethearts" and played
the lead role in "The Only Girl.".
She was a member of Freshman
Actors at the University and a
member of the Fremont Com
munity Players. She is managing
editor of The Nebraskan, treas
urer of Coed Counselors and a
member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma.
AMOS, WHO will portray
Woody, also had the lead in
"Girl Crazy" and "Anything
Goes." He appeared with the Chi
cago Music Theater in summer
stock in "Brigadoon," "Kiss Me
Kate," "Allegro," "On Your
Toes," ""Lady in the Dark" and
Carousel. He is a member of
Alpha Tau Omega.
Stromer is a member of Corn
Cobs, Kosmet Klub, Student Coun
cil, Junior Class president, presi
dent of Red Cross and a member
of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He
has appeared in two other Kosmet
Klub Spring shows, "Anything
Goes" and "Girl Crazy."
A member of the Nebraska
Masquers, he has appeared in
"The Circle," "Room Service,"
"Street Scene," "Othello," and
"Idiot's Delight" at the Univer
sity theater.
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HANK GIBSON . will portray
Og, the leprechaun. He first ap
peared as the University as lago
in "Othello" and had the comedy
leads in "Girl Crazy" and "Any
thing Goes," previous Kosmet
Klub shows. This year he was
seen in "Pure As the Driven
Snow," the University Masquers
production and "The Hasty
Heart." He is currently appearing
as Sheridan Whiteside in "The
Man Who Came to Dinner."
Elaine Hess will portray Susan,
the dancing lead. She transferred
from Vassar last February, where
she was president of the modern
dance club and choreographer for
an annual musical show pro
duced there. For five years, she
trained a group of women who
traveled professionally through
out middle western states. She
won a plaque for her traveler
act in Coed Follies. Miss Hess is
a member of Delta Delta Delta.
OTHER MEMBERS of the cast
are Dick Marrs as Senator Bill
board Rawkins; Buzz, Jim Boling,
Pi Kappa Phi; Henry, George
Hunker, Theta Xi; Howard, Fred
Coats; sheriiSf, Charlie Waymire,
Pi Kappa Phi; Diane, Sue Ramey,
Gamma Phi Beta.
Mr. Shears and Mr. Robust will
be played by Gene Christenson,
Beta Theta Pi, and Charles Pet
erson, Phi Gamma Delta. Forest
Stith will portray the passion
pilgrim gospeleer.
The male dancers are Gary
Lucore, Gene Christensen, Dan
Grace, Larry Hanson, Ron Green,
Jerry Ramsdell and Norm Kri
vosha. Female dancers include
Mimi DuTeau, Peggy Larson,
Myrna Olson, Jane Deppen and
Leigh Cartwright.
The, dance chorus consists of
Joey Dingman, Pat Loder, Sally
Gaugham, Harriet Greenlee, Jan
Skiff and Tammy Golding.
THE TENORS for the chorus
are Fred Coats, Larry Kimmel,
Len Sohroffer, Donald Smith, Don
Lieberknecht, John Nelson, For
est Stith, and George Hunker.
Basses are Hal Hasselbalch,
David Major, Charles Waymire,
Virgil Rank, Rodney Barker and
Monty McMahon.
Sopranos include Dorothy Novo
tny, Jeannette Vollmer, Diane
Knotek, Jean Carol DeLong,
Nancy Kiger, Pat Westcott, Janet
Murphy, Lois Bramer, Janet Jo
Boyd, Nadine Bosley, Mickey
Finnay and Marilyn Kennedy.
FEATURED AS altos are Cyn
thia Lonsbrough, Carolyn Lee,
Barbara Tooley, Imogene Davis,
Hanna Rosenberg, Donna Heins,
Janet Jenkins, Mary Thompson,
Cathy DeBrunner and Sue Ra
mey. Judges for the tryouts which
approximately 135 attended were
Mrs. Helen Try Blaydon, dance
director; John Tolch, director;
and Frank Mills, musical director.
Tolch said, "We have a very
fine cast and I am certain the
show will be a success. The stu
dents who took time for the try
outs had a very worthwhile ex
perience." Bob Young, president of Kos
met Klub, Al Anderson and Marv
Stromer also judged the tryouts.
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In International Understanding
A new program for the pro
motion of international under
standing sponsored by the World
University Service, will be es
tablished on the University
campus by the YWCA.
A. Burns Chalmers, represen
tative of the World University
Service will explain and organ
ize the program at a general
meeting March 16 at 7 p.m. in
Union Room 313. At least five
discussion groups will be formed,
composed of both faculty and
students.
DISCUSSION GROUPS will
meet regularly to consider var
ious aspects of international
friendship. They will study the
attitudes prevalent in interna
tional relationships, evaluate
possibilities and advantages of
international education, prepare
delegates to national and inter
national events and investigate
methods of improving relation
ships. The new groups will distrib
ute questionnaires to determine
student attitudes toward inter
national relations.
Both students and faculty may
attend the organizational meet
ing .March 16. Students should
contact Jan Osburn at the YW
office in Ellen Smith Hall, if
they plan to attend. Special in
vitations have been sent to var
ious campus organizations.
THIRTY COLLEGES are par
ticipating in the national pro
gram sponsored by the World
University Service. In the
spring WUS plans to hold a na
tional conference on education
for international understanding
with representatives attending
from all 30 colleges.
Chalmers will be at the Uni
versity all day March 16 and
will be available for personal
conferences.
MARVIN STROMER
Friday
Health Day
To Feature
Dr. Rusk
Sixth annual All College
Health Day, to be held at th
University Friday, will feature
an authority on rehabilitation,
Dr. Howard A. Rusk.
Dr. Rusk will address a con
vocation on "Back to Living
Friday at 11 a.m. in the Union
Ballroom. He will discuss the
story of how mentally and phy
sically handicapped individuals
are becoming more independent
and living useful lives.
From 2 to 5 p.m. Dr. Rusk will
participate in a panel discussion
at the Library auditorium, about
phases of rehabilitation work.
AN ASSOCIATE editor of The
New York Times, Dr. Rusk is
professor and chairman of the
department of physical medicine
and rehabilitation, New York
University College of Medicine,
and is director of the Institute of
Physical Medicine and Rehabili
tation, New York University
Bellevue Medical Center.
Dr. Rusk has received several
awards in recognition, of his out
standing achievements in the
field of rehabilitation, including
honorary degrees from the Uni
versity of Missouri, Boston Uni
versity, Westminster College and
Hahnemann Medical College.
ALSO PARTICIPATING In
the panel discussion are: Dr. J.
E. M. Thompson, orthopedic
specialist and chairman of the
Nebraska State Board of Health;
Paul M. Reid, state supervisor,
State Department of Vocation
Rehabilitation; Dr. Dean A.
Worchester, professor of educa
tional psychology and measure
ments, and Dr. William BrilL
chief of the mental health di
vision, University Health Services.
Red Cross College Unit
Celebrates Sixth Year
TV Show Begins Anniversary Week
The week of March 7-13 marks
the sixth year of Red Cross
service on the University cam
pus.
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Red
Cross Board members will ire-
sent a htlf-hour program on
KOLN-TV on the public serv
ice show "It's Your Business."
Connie Gordon will moderate
the show. Al Anderson head of
the penitentiary committee, and
Fran Locke, vice president and
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Guiding the activities of the Marvin Stromer, president;
Red Cross College Unit for its - - . . Dre.ident.
seventh year on the University Tn Jlxc ,e' vlcTe Presiaent-
campus will be the recently (standing, 1 to r) Joan Knudson,
elected officiers pictured above, treasurer, and Natalie Katt,
Officers are (seated, 1 to r) secretary.
former veterans' hospital head.
will team in a panel discussion.
MARILYN BEIDECK will ex
plain the work of the orphan
age committee during 1953. Joan
Knudsen, treasurer and handi
crafts chairman, will display and
discuss the work of the handi
crafts committee.
Ginny Wilcox' will direct
group of Brownie Scout in
songs and dances. The Brownie
Scouts are under the direction
of the Red Cross leadership
committee whose members serve
as advisors to Brownie and Girl
Scout troops.
THE ENTERTAINMENT por
tion of the show will feature
Lynn Holland and Carol Unter
seher in a musical act similar to
the entertainment taken to Vet- -erans
Hospital, Lincoln orphan
ages and other institutions of the
Red Cross.
KNUS, campus radio station,
will present a program featur
ing Red Cross Board members
at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and 4:30
Thursday. Board members who
will be interviewed are: Gloria
Shapiro, Shirley Rosenberg, Lil
lian Kitzelman and Natalie Katt,
interviewed Thursday are:
Marty Morrison, Karen Benson,
Billy Croft, Ginny Wilcox and
Barbara Clark, moderator.
THE ANNUAL Red Crosa
Honors Banquet will be in Far
lors A, B and C in the Union
at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Awards
will be presented to the out
standing Red Cross workers of
1953. Gene Berg, founder and
first president of the Red Cross
College Unit will speak at the
banquet.
Red Cross members and stu
dents unable to attend the ban
quet may come at 7:15 p.m. for
the award presentations. Tickets
may be purchased from Red
Cross Board members or at the
Red Cross ticket booth in the
Union. Tickets sales will close
Wednesday.
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