Volume 74, No. 87
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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His First Impression
Chancellor-elect Dr. Clif
ford Hardin chats with Chan
cellor John K. Selleck during
Five tHlaGines Adl
Dim Nlebiraslcsiini H
Selleck, Laase,
. Four more University faculty
members and one student have
been nominated as Outstanding
Kebraskans. One student, and
one faculty member or adminis
trator will be selected by The
Nebraskan staff and announced
in Friday's Nebraskan.
Chancellor John K. Selleck
was nominated Tuesday for his
long service as Comptroller and
as Acting Chancellor. The letter
nominating Selleck mentioned
that Selleck's term as chief ex
ecutive of the University has in
cluded a search for a new chan
cellor, changes in the "athletic
department and a student riot
this spring.
Selleck was commended for his
work in advancing the Univei-
sity building program. The new
men's dormitory area was named
Selleck Quadrangle in his honor.
OWN STEPANEK, associate
t professor of English, was also
nominated for the faculty-administration
choice of Outstand
ing Nebraskan.
Stepanek was recommended
because "his sparkling lectures
made him one of the most-quoted
professors on the campus." Use
of his wide travel experience to
"make dull material seem more
meaningful and alive" was liso
suggested as a qualifying attri
bute. The nominating letter pointed
out that in spite of poor health
"he has maintained a ceaseless
interest' in his students and his
opinions are so respected by his
students that they have often
turned to him . , . with personal
problems."
KEN RYSTROM a senior in
Arts and Sciences, has been
nominated for the honorary title.
Rystrom "has been outstand
ing in both scholarship ind
whole-hearted support of Uni
versity activities," the nomina
tion letter pointed out. "He Sas
accomplished what most stu
dents would like to do, but lack
either the ambition or capacity,"
the nomination continued.
Ryitrom was named to Phi
The Outside World
By WILLIE DESCH
Staff Writer
McCarthy-Army Controversy
WASHINGTON The feeling of uncertainty still prevailed
t the McCarthy-Army controversy. However it was evident that
only President Eisenhower could remove the air of doubt about
the hearing. Acting Chairman Mundt R-SD) of the Senate
Investigations Subcommittee arranged an afternoon conference
with Atty. Gen. Brownell to discuss the issues. The chairman was
under instructions to seek some modification in a presidential order
forbidding disclosure to the subcommittee of administration of the
row betweenSen. McCarthy (R-Wis) and high Pentagon officials.
Red Arms Shipment Charged ,
WASHINGTON A charge that "an important shipment of
arms" had been sent to left wing Guatemala from "Soviet controlled
territory," has been issued by the State Department. The tate
Department considers this a development of gravity. There was
no elaboration on the charge. However the announcement said
the arms cargo is now being unloaded at the Guatemalan port 01
Puerto Barrios after arriving Saturday morning. The arms were
shipped from the Communist-administered port of Stettin formerly
in East Germany and now in Communist-run Poland.
Indo-China Secret Meeting
GENEVA The Western powers and the Communists went
Into their second secret meeting over the problem of Indo-China
peace. The question was to find out whether the Reds would
halt the fighting without first seeking a political settlement it
was generally expected that either Russia's foreign minister or
Red China's premier-foreign minister would reply to Western
proposals for a quick cease-fire to be followed by PV(VC
The proposals were understood to follow closely Bidaults 9"inal
Plan for an Indo-China truce but were said to be more detailed.
1 Segregation Unconstitutional
ATLANTA - In an attempt to preserve the South's traditional
color barriers in spite of the decision by the Supreme Court. Dixie
segregationists formed battlelines Tuesday. The SupmeciC"L
issued the historic decision that segregation in the publ ic schools
is unconstitutional. This decision came after months of deliberating
n issueregarded as the most vital affecting one region since the
Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln. Further dru
toents were scheduled for next fall on this issue.
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Dr. Hardin's first visit to the
campus Sunday. Dr. Hardin
was conducted on an infernal
Stepanek, Olson, Rystrom Vie
Beta Kappa and was a candi
date for a Rhodes Scholarship.
He is a journalism major and a
member of Sigma Delta Chi, na
tional journalism professional
society. He is president of Kappa
Sigma, a member of Innocents
Society and last semester's edi
tor of The Nebraskan.
The letter stated that in spite
of many activities and high
scholarship, he "is never too
busy to be nice to people."
DR. LEROY T. LAASE, chair
man of the speech department,
is another faculty member nomi
nated. Laase was lauded for "efficient
and far-sighted" operation of his
department. His work on t'ue
convocations committee was
commended.
Less known, but equally impor
tant is his work with the social
action committee of the Congre
gational Church. This work has
given Laase the reputation of
being a man of strong religious
convictions, the letter said.
"He is never too busy to make
another speech or give a student
activity a boost," his nominator
pointed out.
DONALD OLSON, assistant
professor of speech and coach of
the debate squa'd, was also nom
inated Tuesday.
Olson was cited for the honor
because of his work "to produce
debaters who have in the past
and will in the future continue to
bring honor to the University."
Through Olson's efforts, "f e
University has become respected
in debate a n d scholastic cir
cles. . ."
According to the nominator, Ol
son "has spent more time than
could be expected of him with
debate members in discussions
of the current debate question,
giving them the advice and prac
tice they need, helping them con
struct cases and find evidence.
''He has spent many of his
week-ends transporting members
of the debate squad to tourna
ments: he has sponsored practice
sessions with less important col-
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
tour of the campus and re
ported that he liked what he
saw. He will assume his new
post July 1.
leges for inexperienced debaters;
he has sponsored annual high
school and intercollegiate debate
tournaments.
.
PERSONS NOMINATED pre
viously for Outstanding . Nebras
kan include:
Miss Helen Snyder, assistant
dean of women, was nominated
for her "sincere, helpful, thought
ful interest in University coeds."
She worked hard to find housing
space for the overflow of coeds
from the women's dormitory last
falL-.: . . . .
Barbara Adams, senior In
Teachers College, was nominated
because of her work in teaching
journalism to high school stu
dents and for her work in activi
ties. She is a Mortar Board and
editor of "First Glance," a pub
licity magazine for high school
seniors. She is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, and was one of the
top ten senior women in scholar
ship. She was Cornhusker editor
and Nebraska Sweetheart.
Marshall Kushner, senior in
Arts and Sciences, was nomi
nated for his work in Kosmet
Klub, as a Nebraskan columnist
and because of his "life of the
party" personality.
Honorary Elects
Lucke President
Ruth Anne Lucke was elected
president of Alpha Lambda
Delta, freshman women's honor
ary, at a meeting Thursday.
Other new officers are: Mary
James, vice president; Gerald
ine Swanson, secretary; JoAnn
Chalupa, treasurer, and Hanna
Rosenberg, historian.
Registration To Open Today
For Those With 15 Hours
Some Sections Closed; Final Card Pulling Expected
Registration, proceeding on
schedule, will start with 15 hours
Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.
Dr. Floyd Hoover, director of
registration and records, said he
expects registration to be com
pleted by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday the
following sections are closed:
Botany 1 and Lab 1; Business Or
ganization 171, Sec. 1, 2, 4; 172
Sec. 1 and 2 (entrance only by
permission or 109 hours of credit);
NU Rated Third
In Commissions
The University is rated as
third among 45 universities and
colleges which commission sec
ond lieutenants in the. Corps of
Engineers, according to Lt. Col.
James Strong of the office of
Chief of Engineers, Army de
partment. Rating was based on the aca
demic standing of newly-commissioned
engineer officers in
the basic course of the Army
Engineer School at Ft. Belvoir,
Va.
Only graduates of Massachu
setts Institute of Technology and
Drexel , Institute rated higher
than Nebraska ROTC graduates,
Strong said.
Mechanical Engineers
Plan Wednesday Dinner
A banquet for juniors and
seniors in mechanical engineering
will be held Wednesday at 6:30
p.m. in the Union.
Entertainment will follow the
banauet Tickets are $2 and may
be purchased at the department !
of mechanical engineering.
Ticket Sale Compromise Unsuccessful
Kosmet Klub and the Uni
versity Theater have severed
their relationship and will work
independently next year, it was
announced Tuesday.
The two organizations have
cooperated in the past in the sale
of tickets for University Theater
productions and the spring pro
duction of the Kosmet Klub
show. Kosmet Klub workers
have sold University Theater
tickets in connection with the
dramatic productions the theater
produces each year.
The University Theater has
provided staff members to aid
in the direction and technical ap
plication of the Kosmet Klub's
spring musical. They have also
made equipment land lighting
available.
DALLAS WILLIAMS, director
of University Theater, told The
Nebraskan that the break -oc
curred after the University
Theater had offered a plan to
Kosmet Klub for next year and
the proposal was turned down.
Williams said that he believed
the main objection of Kosmet
Klub to be that the organiza
tion would lose its "autonomy"
in working closely with the Uni
versity Theater as the plan sug
gested. "The University Theater must
produce five productions each
year," Williams said, "in order
to be financially successful. The
University Theater," he ex
plained, "offered to incorporate
the Kosmet Klub Show as one
of the five yearly productions."
Williams said that the pro
duction would run five days and
would be produced jointly by
the University Theater and Kos
met Klub.
,
"THE UNIVERSITY Theater
is a part of the speech depart
ment which is in the School of
Fine Arts," Williams said, "and
since we have facilities we be
lieve that we can help the music
department (also in the School
of Fine Arts) with the produc
tion of an opera, as was done
in the 'past."
Williams explained that the
University Theater first started
helping Kosmet Klub with the
spring show four years ago with
the production of "Good News."
This happened after regular ac
tivities of the dramatic art de
partment were curtailed due to
a lack of an auditorium, Wil
liams said.
"The University Theater will
go back to its regular schedule,"
Williams said, "before the the
ater was closed, and Nebraska
Russell To Receive
Law College Honor
Harrison Russell, senior in
Law College, will receive a one
year subscription to the United
States Law Week magazine.
The award is given annually
to the senior law student who
has shown the greatest advance
ment in his scholastic record,
Edward C. Belsheim, dean of
Law College, said.
Russell was selected by the
faculty of the College of Law.
Bus Org 131; Bus Org 141, Sec.
2 and 3; Bus Org 161, Sec. 2, 3;
Bus Org 190, Sec. 1; Bus Org 114;
Bus Org 147, Sec 2; Bus Org 203.
Economics 107 Rec 1, 2, 3; 103
Biz Ad Group
Plans Banquet
ForWednesday
Alpha Kappa Psi, professional
fraternity in commerce, will hold
an annual initiation . banquet
Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the
Lincoln Hotel.
William Mitten, president of
the First National Bank of Fre
mont, will give the address.
The following officers will be
installed: Roger GrauL president;
Gordon Henke, vice president;
George Regan, treasurer; Allan
Overcash, secretary, and Ernest
Enke, master-of-rituals.
Pledges are: Kay Jones, Mark
Schmeeckle, Dick Westcott, Jerry
Igou, Earl Howey, Ralph Hay
ward, Bruce Martin, Robert HilL
Tom Detwiler, Marshall Nelson,
Dale Marples and Tom Hawke.
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Schedules Annual Picnic
Phi Lambda Upsilon will hold
its annual spring picnic Saturday
at 12:30 p.m. in Pioneer Park.'
The national chemistry honor
ary will furnish entertainment
which will include a soft , ball
game and toddler derby.
Tickets are 75 cents and may
be purchased from any member
or in Avery
Laboratory Room
207.
Masquers and 'other students will
sell tickets for our plays." '
"THERE IS no animosity be
tween the University Theater
and Kosmet Klub," Williams
stated. He said that he hoped
"working relations between the
University Theater and Kosmet
Klub couid be worked out."
"I have no idea what Kosmet
Klub intends to do," Williams
said. "The theater is being
scheduled for next year at the
present time, however."
"Since the University Theater
has helped Kosmet Klub pro
duce its spring show for the
last four years, it is indicative of
the fact that we have no ill
feeling toward Kosmet Klub,"
Williams said,
Al Anderson, newly elected
Kosmet Klub president, offered
a letter written by Williams to
Kosmet Klub concerning the
split. The letter which was sent
to Bob Young, was dated March
19.
THE UNIVERSITY Theater is
anxious for Kosmet Klub to con
tinue with the production of a
spring musical. We realize, as
certainly you must, that if the
University Theater were to give
up the production of the Kosmet
Klub show, the Kosmet Klub
would encounter what appears to
be unsurmountable difficulties in
staging the show. This statement
must not be taken to mean that
the theater realizes a situation
from which it can drive a hard
bargain," Williams said.
He continued, "We have only
two objectives. The first is to
try to continue the production of
your musical, and the second is
to devise a plan wherein the
production of the musical can be
an advantage to the Kosmet
Klub and to the University The
ater. I have no doubt but what
we can realize our objectives."
Kosmet Klub disclosed the
arager, Elliott, Murphy
Compete For Snarl Title
'Humorous' Letters Of Nomination
List Loveable, Malingering Traits
Elections to determine the
University faculty member who
will be given the title of Pro
fesson Snarf will be held Wed
nesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in
the Union.
The following faculty mem
bers will be voted upon: Arnold
A. Baragar, assistant professor
of home economics; Curtis M.
Elliott, professor of economics
and insurance, and Joseph R.
Murphy, instructor in zoology
and anatomy.
Voting will be by secret bal
lot and identification cards must
be presented to vote.
Alpha Phi Omega, Boy Scout
fraternity, is sponsoring the
contest.
Sec 1, 2, 4; 211; 210; 12 Sec 2;
with a new section 107 Rec 4 at
9 Wednesday and Friday in 209
B, Social Sciences.
Education: secondary educa
tion 141 Sec 2; elementary edu
cation 110; educational psychol
ogy 62 Sec. 8.
Mechanical Engineering: 208
Sec 1. Engineering Mechanics 4:
Sec. 1; 223 Sec 1 and 2; 225 Sec
1,2,4; 240; 226 Sec 1,2,3,4,6; 121
Sec 1,2,3; 3 Sec 3,10,8.
English: 11 Sec. 2,4; 21 Sec. 3,
5, 7; 22 Sec. 2; 5 Sec. 1; 2 Sec. 51,
41. 3.
Home Economics: 191 Sec. 1, 2.
Pharmaceutical C h e m i stry.
113; Lec. 9 MWF; Lab 9, 7 9-12
Tuesday. Pharmacology: 213 Lab
2-5 Friday.
Speech: 109 Rec 4; 105 Rec 1.
Sociology: 109 Sec 2.
Cancelled summer courses are:
English 21 Sec 2, and English
239.
Library Hours
Love Library will remain
open until 10:20 p.m. during the
first week of final examinations.
The temporary policy will be
in effect Monday through Thurs
day. On Monday, a legal holiday
because Memorial Day falls on
Sunday, the library will remain
open on its regular schedule, 7:50
a.m. to 9:20 p.m.
The library on Ag campus will
observe the same hours as Love
Library.
All books borrowed by under
graduate students are due June
5, the last day of examinations.
Indebtedness incurred because of
lost books or fines will also be
due at this time. Grades, di
plomas or transcripts will not be
issued until these debts are paid.
three-point plan proposed by
Williams in his letter of March
19. The proposal is as follows:
First, the Kosmet Klub show
will be presented at the new
Howell Theater rather than in a
downtown theater.
SECOND, THE spring show
shall run for five performances
in said theater, the same as Uni
versity Theater productions do.
Third, Kosmet Klub would
continue to sell University Thea
ter tickets with the following
changes. The Kosmet Klub spring
show will be added to the four
theater plays and all five will
be sold on the season ticket.
Kosmet Klub will be responsible
for selling 1,256 tickets of these
season tickets amounting to
$7,500. If the club goes under
the figure they shall make up the
difference from their treasury.
Marshall Kushner, past Kos
met Klub secretary, said that the
club's first reaction to the pro
posal, point by point was as
follows:
Kosmet Klub desired to con
tinue presenting the spring show
in a local theater since it has
more off -campus and out-state
appeal.
KOSMET KLUB would not be
able to come out successfully
with a production running only
five performances. It would take
according to Kosmet Klub esti
mates, twice that many perform
ances to break even on the show.
Kosmet Klub believes that the
University administration would
not allow the cast (particularly
women) to participate in a show
which would run this long, since
it would force the cast to under
take study hardships.
It could not be expected that
a student organization of 24 men
be financially obligated to such
an extent, when the resources of
Kosmet Klub are never more
The letters submitted were all
humorous, Wade Dorland, chair
man of the contest, said.
The following letters were
sent to Alpha Phi Omega nom
inating the faculty members:
WE, THE class of 1954, being
of sound mind and body would
like at this time to submit the
name of Dr. Curtis M. Elliott,
A.A.A., professor of economics
at the University College of Bus
iness Administration for the cov
eted award of Professor Snarf,
presented annually to the most
outstanding, loveable, malinger
ing instructor by Alpha Phi
Omega.
Due to Doc Elliott's untiring
efforts in the promotion of the
intellectual and social relations
of his students this past year, we
stand united hand in hand, toe
to toe, in our nomination of Doc
Elliott as Professor Snarf for
1954.
WE, THE undersigned, would
like to nominate Joseph R. Mur-
phys, instructor of zoology and
anatomy, for Professor Snarf
of the University of Nebraska.
We feel that Murphy is well
qualified for this title. His re
lentless efforts to promote a
knowledge of zoology is felt by
all members of his classes.
Though he knows each of his
students, he can hardly be
friendly as his quizzes lower the
student's average and the ques
tions he submits for hour exams
result in low grades. His grad
ing is brought on during an at
tack of anger as grades fall into
two classes: flunk (1) and pass
(2).
I WISH to nominate Arnold A,
Barager, assistant professor of
home economics, for
Professor
Snarf.
NUCWA Holds Meeting
To Organize
Officers', Board's
Interim officers and newly-ap-
pointed board members of the
Nebraska University Council of
World Affairs held an organiza
tional meeting Tuesday to plan
a tentative schedule of events
for the coming year.
The new hierarchy of command
was explained to the board mem
bers. The plan ranges on four
levels: the president; the secre
tary and treasurer, and the three
vice presidents under which the
special committees function.
UNDER THE vice president in
charge of program planning are
semi - monthly meetings, UN
Week, International Friendship
Dinner and Spring Conference
at the beginning of
"AT PRESENT," Kushner said
"Kosmet Klub sells University
Theater tickets. They are sold
by Kosmet Klub workers for the
same amount of points placed on
spring show tickets., This demon
strates the emphasis Kosmet
Klub places on selling these tic
kets and the incentive we giv
the workers to sell tickets."
Kushner quoted Williams' letter
in reference to "what is expected
of Kosmet Klub." The letter said,
". . . suppose the Kosmet Klub
sells only 1,000 season tickets for
a total of $6,000, remember the
Klub was to have sold 1,250 tick
ets for a total of $7,500. In this
event, the Klub would take the
$1,500 from their fall show earn
ings and pay that sum to the
University Theater."
"In spite of sound objectives to
this unreasonable ultimatum,"
Kushner said, "Kosmet Klub con
ceded and was willing to compro
mise to the following extent."
KOSMET KLUB would allow a
split of the University Theater
and the Kosmet Klub spring show
tickets in order that if Kosmet
Klub was unable to sell a speci
fied number of University The
ater season tickets, the Univer
sity Theater would have the op
tion of not producing the Kosmet
Klub spring show.
Kosmet Klub would, since it is
a service organization, be willing
to sell tickets fof the Jifth show
replacing the spring show, Kos
met Klub would agree to put on
their show in the Howell Theater.
Anderson said that when Kos
met Klub was in the midst of pro
ducing the spring show, "Finian's
Rainbow," Williams asked that
Kosmet Klub make a decision
before spring vacation. Anderson
pointed out that vacation started
April 10 leaving Kosmet Klub "no
chance of investigating other fa
cilities for future production."
KOSMET KLUB offered another
letter from Williams as evidence.
It was written to Mac Bailey,
former president, on April 12
after the meeting of April 9 when
the compromise was suggested
by Kosmet Klub.
'The theater does not wish to
force Kosmet Klub into an ar
rangement whereby the club's fi
nancial solvency would be endan
gered by a failure to sell a speci
fied number of theater season
tickets. We were of the opinion
that the plan offered to you was
sound and reasonable.
"Since e University Tb cuter
has the responsibility of financing
the production and operational
costs of the theater program at
the University we mui. either
sell season tickets by our own
organization or place he respon
sibility in the hands of a group
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Scholarship
Awarded
To Klasek
Senior To Study
Under Fulbright
Charles 'Klasek, senior in
Teachers College, has received
a 1954-55 Fulbright Scholarship
for study in Germany, Robert
W. Goss, dean of the Graduate
College, announced today.
The award is one of 212 grants
given by the International Educa
tional Exchange Service for use
in Germany.
Klasek is majoring in political
science and English. He expects
to receive his Bachelor of Sci
ence in education in June. He
will study education at the Uni
versity of Frankfort.
He is vice president of the
ROTC Band and Gamma
Lambda, band fraternity, treas
urer of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia,
music fraternity, and a member
of the University debate team.
Delta Sigma Rho, debate society
and Sigma Chi.
For '54-'55
Duties Explained
committees. Under the vice pres-
ident of public relations are the
faculty relations, foreign student
relations and intercollegiate re
lations committee. The vice
president in charge of manage
ment co-ordinates the member
ship, publicity and displays com
mittees. Tentative plans for the com
ing year include bi-weekly meet
ings, UN Week which will open
Oct. 24 and a Spring Conference.
According to Sharon Mangold,
president, NUCWA plans to ac
quaint University students with
the purpose of the organization
and its activities through the me
dia of television programs as
well as mass meetings.
than $600
the year.