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Highlights Of 1954 State High
School Track Meet Reviewed
By Sports Editor See Page 3
New Chancellor Speaks At Press
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'Common Touch' See Page 2
Volume 74, No. 86
Ivielue Awarded 'Oscars'
it '54 Masquers Dinner
Highest NU Theater Honor Given
To Stromer, Walton, oder, Laase
"Oscars" were presented to
twelve outstanding actors and
staff personnel of the University
Theater at the 10th annual
Nebraska M a s q u ers banquet
Friday. x
Acting awards went to: Hank
Gibson for his portrayal of Sher
idan Whiteside in "The Man
Who Came to Dinner;" Pat
Loder for Regina is "The Little
Foxes?' Gene Densmore for the
part of Digger in "The Hasty
Heart," and Valerie Hompes who
played Birdie in "The Little
Foxes."
OTHER AWARDS based on
verall performance during the
theater season went to:
Technical Jane Laase.
Service Charles Peterson and
Bill Walton.
Outstanding freshmen Luanne
Raun and Marilyn Brietfelder.
Laboratory Theater Carol
Jones, directing; Jack Parris, best
actor, and Marilyn Breitfelder,
Ag Judging
Meet Won
mm
y Loftey
Contest Division
Runnerups Named
Marvin ' Coffey was named
dinner of the annual Agronomy
Crop-Judging Contest held Sat
urday. He received a trophy
from the Nebraska Crop Im
provement Association.
Coffey is a member of Farm
House, Alpha Zeta, YMCA Agro
nomy Club and the University
Crop-Judging team.
OTHER WINNERS in the
senior division were: Junior
KnobeL second place; William
Wiesler, third place; Vern
Youngman, fourth place; Charles
Harris, fifth place.
Junior division winners were:
John Gas wick, first place;
Charles Day, second place; Glenn
Shanks, third place; Richard
Mills, fourth place; Barry Bobst,
lifth place; Marx Petersen, sixth
place; Mervyn Schliefert, seventh
place; Charles Reppert, eighth
place; Allan Schmidt, ninth
place; Otto Thiemann, tenth
place.
Medal winners in the freshman
division were Wilbred Schutz,
first place; Bernard Staab, sec
ond place and Edwin Penas,
third place.
CONTESTANTS IN the fresh
man division receiving ribbons
were: Jim Feather, fourth place;
Jim Turner, fifth place; Harvey
Jorgenson, sixth place; Delv.n
Whiteley, seventh place; Robt.t
Lebruska, eighth place; Leslie
McHargue, ninth place; Wendell
Wertz, tenth place.
Awards were presented at the
annual awards banquet held Sat
urday night. Stan Matzke was
speaker at the banquet
Regents Consider Proposal To
oard Of
Decision Delayed; Action To Make
TT-nripr pnnsideration bv the
Board of Regents is a proposal
to abolish the Board of Intercol
legiate Athletics.
The decision will be delayed
until the next meeting, probably
next month.
ACCORDING TO Chancellor
John K. Selleck such action
would streamline authority in
athletics and put it on the same
basis as the deans. It would
make the director responsible to
Men's Dorms Earned
Action on several University
building projects was taken at
the Board of Regents meeung
Saturday.
In one resolution, the new $2,
000,000 men's 'dormitories were
named the Selleck Quadrangle
in honor of Chancellor John E.
Selleck.
In the resolution that the
buildings bear Selleck's mme,
-Regent Earle Johnson expressed
the University's appreciation to
Chancellor Selleck for his lead
ership in the planning, financial
negotiations and careful pur
chases which resulted i the con
struction of the new facilities.
,
THE THREE new units, to
fether with three smaller, older
dormitories,, cover a two-block
area. They will be ready for
occupancy this fall. The T.ew
b u i 1 d i n gs will accommodate
about 780 men students and ill
provide dining facilities for C0.
In other action approval was
given for the construction of the
estimated $1,000,000 Teachers
College High School Training
Center with the approval of gen
eral, electrical and mechanical
bids totalinp S778.C56.
(
IT IS estimated that construc
tion will besin within a morith
and that the building will be
4iadj for use in the fall of 1955.
best actress.
Selections were made by a
faculty committee composed of
four members of the speech and
dramatics department and four
other faculty members.
THE HIGHEST honor given by
University Theater, Purple
Masque, was bestowed upon
Marv Stromer, Bill Walton, Pat
Loder and Dr. LeRoy T. Laase,
chairman of the department or
speech an dramatic arts.
New officers of Masquers for
the coming year are:
Morrel Clute, president; Marv
Stromer, vice president; Kathleen
O'DonnelL secretary; Jean
Standstedt, treasurer; Katy Kel
ley, historian, and Doris Biller
beck, parliamentarian.
Three books on the history of
the American, French and Eng
lish theater donated by movie
actress Greer Garson were pre
sented to the following outstand
ing students: Dick Marrs, Clute
and Barbara Leigh.
NEW MASQUERS who were
presented with the baldrick,' the
organizations' ribbon sash, are:'
Ron Becker, Miss Hompes, Mar-,
got Hunt, Miss Laase, Miss Leigh
Gloria Kollmorgan, Parris and
Jean Weddle.
Minimum qualifications for
membership in the society are:
50 quality points, 60 credit hours,
a 5.0 average, work in at least
two major areas of .theater, and
the vote of the membership.
Duane Lake, director of the
Union and Donald Olson, director
oft debate, were elected honorary
Masquers.
Lab Theater
Three Final
Plays Set For Thursday, Friday
Final Laboratory Theater pro
ductions for the year will be pre
sented Thursday and Friday at
7:30 in Temple Room 201. All
performances are free and open
to the public.
Fantasy, comedy and psycho
logical drama will be featured.
Cast for "Matinata, a fantasy
by Lawrence Langner, are: Bill
Wagner, Pierrot; Marilyn Breit
felder, Columbine and Ron Green,
Harlequin. Anita Daniels is di
rector and Doris Billerbeck is
production manager.
Charles Klasek will direct the
psychological thriller, "Interim."
Morrel Clute is the production
manager. .
Cast in double roles are Bill
Walton, Ted Nittle, Harry Par
ratt, George Hunker, Charles Pe
terson and Ron Green.
Others in the cast are Peg Lar
son and Jane Laase, girls; Rod
Holmes, priest, and Tom Brozek,
warden.
"A Dollar by David Pinski, is
a comedy with a moral. Jack
Parris is the villain; Bill Walton,
the comedian; Qjll Israel, the old
Intercollegiate Athletics
th .chancellor and the Board of
Regents like the college deans
are now, he explained.
The regents directed Chancel
lor Selleck to officially notify
the University Alumni Associa
tion, which is represented on the
athletic board, and the Univer
sity N Club, of the pending de
cision. Chancellor Selleck reported
that faculty members on the
athletic board nave approved the
proposed abolishment. Regent
Architectural fees, landscaping
and equipment costs are ex-
rfrtfd to brine the total cost of
the Training Center to $ ljDOO.000.
it will be located on the norm
side of Vine Street, west of 5th.
Plans call for classroom, gym
nasium and auditorium units.
The new building will provide
for 100. students and will en
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i iUJ Selleck's Quadrangle
The University's new $2,- of Chancellor John K. Selleck
000 000 Men's dormitory rfacil- .(inset). The three new units,
Hies have been named "Sel- along with dormitories in me
leek's Quadrangle," in honor
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'Oscar' Winners
Winners of the ""scar"
awards for outstanding acting
in University Theater produc
tions are 1. to r.) Pat Loder,
Valerie Hompes, Gene Dens
more and Henry Gibson. "Os-
Students Mumed
To MUCWABoard
New Members To Meet Tuesday;
Twenty-Five Selected For Posts
Board appointments of the Ne
braska University Council on
World affairs were announced
Monday.
' New board members will hold
a meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m.
in the NUCWA office in tne
Unjion.
Vice president in charge of
program planning is Paul
Scheele. Chairman of the bi
monthly meeting committee is
Glenna Berry. Her assistant is
Pat. Morgan. -
To Present
Productions
man; Len Schropfer, the tragid
ian; Joey Dingman, the ingenue;
Beverlee Englebrecht, the her
oine; Joyce Stratton, the old lady,
and Morrel Clute, the stranger.
Director is Joyce Fangman and
production manager is Dick
Marrs.
Outstanding Workers Honored
At Gamma Alpha Chi Banquet
Outstanding workers in Gamma
Alpha Chi, national advertising
honorary for women, were hon
ored last week at the annual
Gamma Alpha Chi Awards Ban
quet Kay Nosky was awarded the
outstanding pledge certificate and
Marilyn Irwin received the out
standing senior certificate.
Nancy Hemphill, president, in
stalled the new officers for 1954
55 in an informal ceremony. Of
ficers are: Nancy Hemphill, pres
ident; Natalie Katt, vice presi
dent; Kay Nosky, recording sec
retary; Barbara Clark, corres
ponding secretary and Beverlee
Director Resonsible
J. L. Welsh of Omaha, said that
the decision to abolish the board
belongs to the Board of Regents
but that out of courtesy he
agreed with other regents that
interested parties should be no
tified of the pending action.
THE RESOLUTION proposing
abolishing the athletic board ex
pressed the opinion that admin
istrative structure does not re
quire the existence of the board
Selleck
able the college to increase its
high school program by two
grades, seventh and eighth, mak
ing a six-year program. ... .
IN OTHER action the Reg-mts:
Approved a low bid of $64,
S85 from the George Bess Con-,
struction company of Lincoln,
for reconditioning the old R"TC
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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car" winners, winners of books
donated by movie actress
Greer Garson, Purple Masquers
and new "Masquers were pre
sented at the Masquers ban
quet Friday night.
Florence Haslam was chosen
will head the committee TIN
Week. In charge of the interna
tional friendship dinner commit
tee is Jane Brode, assisted by
Alice Todd. Sue Ramey was
named chairman of the spiing
conference committee. Vice
president in charge of publio re
lations is Dudley McCuobin.
Tolly Gould heads the commiTtee
on faculty relations.
FOREIGN STUDENT relations
committee is headed by co-chairman
Ed Weiss and Claus Schu
man, assisted by Mary Sorenson
and Shirley Eastwood. Jeanne
Greving will lead in the inter
collegiate relations committee.
Her assistant is Dianne Knotek.
Grace Harvey was name vice
president in charge of manage
ment. Lou Stephenson was
named chairman ofthe member
ship committee. His assistant is
Randall Bixler,
Directing publicity is Beverly
Deepe. . Ron Blue heads the dis
plays committee with Melve
Fahrnbruck as his assistant,
Sandra Smith was named chair
man of the publicity committee,
assisted by Marial Wright, Tat
McDouagll and Margery Hooks.
Engelbrecht, treasurer.
Dr. William Swindler direc
tor of the School of Journalism,
discussed ''Education for Adver
tising." Miss Hemphill pre
sented Dr. Swindler with an
award certificate for his serv
ices to Gamma Alpha Chi.
Guests included members of
the journalism department, par
ents and Gamma Alpha Chi alum
nae. Gamma Alpha Chi projects for
the past year included sponsor
ing a high school essay contest,
"What Advertising Means to
Me" and a retail advertising con
test. Abolish
To Chancellor
as an agency between the di
rector of athletics, the chancellor
and the regents. It made it clear
that the proposal to abolish the
board is not a reflection on the
service of the present board
membership.
The 53-year-old athletic board
is composed of seven voting
members, including four faculty
representatives, two from the
Alumni Association and one
from the student body, an N
club member.
motor truck laboratory on g
College campus as new quarters
for the poultry husbandry de
partment Authorized planning for a 22
foot addition to the College of
Law to- relieve overcrowding of
the college's library. The idi
tion is expected to cost about
$200,000.
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Courtcw'SundiO' Journal tmi Star
now, encircle the block at 15th
and S Sts. They will be ready
for occupancy next fall,
i QuG&FariGlQ
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Letters Suggest Helen Snyder, Kushner
Nominations of Miss Helen
Snyder, assistant dean of
women, cited her sincere interest
in the University coeds and her
work in their behalf.
"When the rearrangement of
living quarters because of over
crowded conditions was at its
height, Miss Snyder worked long
and diligently to find housing
space for the overflow from the
dorm," the letter stated.
PERSONALITY AND service
were main factors stressed in the
nomination of Kushner, who is
a senior in Arts and Sciences.
His thoroughness and compe
tence in carrying out many ac
tivities for the University were
specifically mentioned.
Kushner is a member of the
Student Publications Board, sec
retary of Kosmet Klub, Most
Eligible Bachelor, a member of
Sigma Delta Chi and Zeta Beta
Tau. He is a former cheerleader
and sports editor of the Ne
braskan. The letter stated: "His quality
of staying with a job, when it is
hard and carries no great pres
tige, is the most admirable facet
of his well-rounded, versatile
personality."
Barbara Adams had previ
ously been nominated for the
title in a letter praising "her
service to the University in jour
nalistic and publicity fields."
NOMINATIONS FOR this se
mester's Outstanding Nebraskan
will be accepted in the Ne
braskan office in the Union
basement until Thursday noon.
The Nebraskan, sponsor of he
award, will select one student
and one faculty member from
the nominations.
Nominations must be in writ
ing and must include a state
ment ot the nominee's qualifi
cations. Final selections for Out
standing Nebraskan will be an
nounced in the Nebraskan Fri
day. W, V. Lambert, dean of the
College of Agriculture, and
Eleanor Knoll, senior in the Col
lege of Law, were named Out
standing Nebraskans for the first
semester. . . .
Meats Lab
Dedication
Described
Saturday Event
Marks Progress
The dedication of the new
meats lab at the College of Ag
riculture Saturday marked a
milestone in Nebraska agricul
ture. Inrluded in the dedication
ceremony were speeches by
R. C. Pollock, general manager
of the National Livestock and
Meat Board; Dr. H. R. Kray
bilL director of research and
education of the American Meat
Institute Foundation; C Y
Thompson, University Regent;
Lt Gov. Charles Warner; Chan
cellor John K. Selleck and W. V.
Lambert, dean of the College of
Agriculture.
R E GE N T THOMPSON, in
making the official dedication
said, "The question for taxpay
ers is not what this building cost
but how much they lost by not
having it sooner."
Pollock added that William J.
Loeffel, chairman of the animal
husbandry department, and the
University have been active in
all phases of meat research since
the study of factors affecting
meat quality began..
Chancellor Selleck said the
dedication of the building marks
another step lorwara in tne
long-range planning of the Uni
versity. LAMBERT SAID, -"The people
of Nebraska are to be com
mended on their foresight in
making money available for this
building."
DiKcoveries made in the new
lab will contribute to meeting
the food needs of the nation's
rapidly growing population,
Lambert said. He noted that the
building will provide the live
stock industry with well-trained
men as well as research infor
mation. ,
NU Kosmet Klub
Schedules Snioker
Prospective Kosmet Klub work
ers are invited to attend a
smoker Wednesday evening in
Union Room 315.
Al - Anderson, Kosmet Klub
president, said "all freshman
men interested in becoming Jtos-:
met Klub workers next fall are
cordially Invited and urged to
attend the smoker."
The organization, purpose and
plans of Kosmet Klub will be ex
plained to the prospective work
ers.
Kosmet Klub initiation will be
held Tuesday evening at p.m.'
for the ten new members of the
organization.
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New Husker
Barbara Adams, editor of the press conference Sunday. Tha
1954 Cornhusker, presents the new Husker is visiting the Uni-
, , ' ttA versity campus before assum-
new yearbook to Dr. Clifford jng the chanceUorship on July
Hardin, chancellorlect, at a i.
NU Appointment
Challenge Hardin
Important Role Of Good Teaching,
Research Stressed By Chancellor
To be chosen executive offi
cer of one of America's great
universities is a great honor and
challenge," stated Chancellor
elect Clifford M. Hardin in a
speech to the faculty Monday
afternoon.
As the faculty rose to greet
the new Chancellor, he said, "I
have been completely over
whelmed by the enthusiasm and
cordiality offered roe on this
campus since I arrived."
DR. HARDIN said that he
hoped to travel around Nebraska
to see what the University can
do to help the total development
of the state.
He expressed the hope that he
could visit with . many of the
faculty members this summer
about their programs. "The first
and most important role is good
teaching," Hardin said. "We also
need research to give substance
to our University."
HE AGAEV emphasized the
need for the "common touch" in
the University program. "I don't
believe that an autocrat has any
place in a university, and that
goes for everyone from the top
on down," Hardin said.
In discussing general educa
tion versus specialization, he
Adelphi To Install,
Initiate Tuesday
Adelphi, independent woman's
organization, will hold installa
tion of new officers and initia
tion of new members at a formal
dinner, Tuesday evening at 6:30
p.m.
The annual dinner will also
honor senior members of Adel
phi. Miss Marjorie Johnson, dean
of women, will be a special guest.
New officers to be installed
are: Carlin Walker, president;
Jeanette Hilyard, vice president;
Veronica Rowley, secretary; Rox-
anne Simmons, treasurer. Marge
PolzkilL pledge chairman, and
Yvonne Tevebaugh, historian.
New members whs wv.l be
initiated are Jo Alberding, Donna
Lee Brummer and Elaine Ver-
miline.
Seniors who will be honored
are Claire Baade, Fay Freauf
and Joan Reiling.
The Outside World
By WILLIE DESCH
Staff Writer
Segregation Ruling Made
WASHINGTON A Supreme Court ruling Monday declared
unanimously that race segregation in the public schools Is uncon
stitutional and thus must end. However, because of the 17 states
where Negro and white student are separated, the high court
withheld' a formal order which would prt its history-making
decision into effect.
Plans were made for further arguments this fall on the ques
tion of how the decision shall be carried out Some of the
unsettled issues are: when segregation shall end, whether a special
master shall be appointed to recommend specific terms for a
decree, or whether the question of implementation shall be tossed
to the lower federal courts.
McCarthy-Army Hearings R&cessed
WASHINGTON The Senate Investigations Subcommittee baa
agreed to reunite hearings until next Monday on the McCarthy
Army row. Sen, Mundt (R-SD) announced.
The reason for the recess is to give time to seek an Interpre
tation of a White House order restricting testimony by govern
ment officials. President Eisenhower personally barred govern
ment officials from telling the Seriate investigators about their
private conversations in the matter, or giving confidential docu
ments relating to it. .
Tuesday, May 18, 1954
imtesf
Coune&y Lmcofai Sur
said, "More specialization, yes,
but it must be done with a firm
background of general informa
tion." "If there have been any
doubts in our minds about mov
ing to Nebraska," Hardin said,
"they have been completely re
moved by the cordiality you
have shown Mrs. Hardin and
myself."
Chancellor
University
Objectives
Outlined
Dr. Clifford M. Hardin. Chancellor-elect
of the University Sun
day outlined his objectives of a
good university.
"Excellent teaching, high aca
demic standards and research, as
well as keeping the common
touch, are essential in a good
university," Dr. Hardin said.
Dr. and Mrs. Hardin . arrived
Sunday noon to look over the
university campus and the Chan
cellor's home. Dr. Hardin will
return for June commencement
after completing his duties at
Michigan State University.
HE PRAISED the University
statement on the Mitchell case
concerning academic freedom of
faculty members as "an excel
lent statement of the true col
legiate function." 4
Dr. Hardin was an favor of the
recent proposal to the Board of
Regents to dissolve the athletic
committee and replace it with
a group of three to five faculty
members chosen by the Univer
sity Senate to act in an advisory
capacity to the director of ath
letics. '"Ipfeollegiale athletic has a
very important part to play 14 a
well rounded university," Dr.
Hardin said, "however, I think
we should remember that our
boys are here to get an education."
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