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9 BERRY MANGOLD HUTCHINSON SPLITTGERBER REEVES LINDQUIST TAYLOR m Vol. 55, No. 39 IFC Hearing Planned If UXkll Song leaders from eighteen fra ternities Tuesday submitted a signed statement to Kosmet Klub objecting to a recent Kosmet Klub ruling restricting Ivy Day singing to fraternity songs instead of leav ing the selection of music to the individual houses. Petition Circulated 'Lights On' Hours Rejected By Council By BARBARA SHARP Staff Writer The proposal to eliminate the "traditional" 11:30 p.m. lights out rule for freshmen at the Residence Halls for Women was rejected at a meeting of the House Council Monday evening. The existing rule was defined In an effort to make allowances for girls who find it necessary to study after 11;30 p.m. ...... ' . In the past, confusion as to the allowances possible under the rule and lack of uniform enforcement made studying past this hour im possible. Dorm counselors and other upper-class residents are exempt from the ruling. Nebraskan Petition The controversy over the lights out rule came to a climax when several girls complained to The Nebraskan office about housemoth ers at the Dorm who strictly en forced the rule when tests and crowded activity schedules made studying past the deadline hour necessary. Four petitions, stating the ob jections to the rules, were circu lated through the three halls of the Dorm by The Nebraskan Objections as explained in the petition were: the disadvantage of studying in the study hall or 'morgue" due to the glare of the overhead lighting reflected from the white walls, the necessity many girls have for studying past the 11:30 p.m. deadline because of lengthy assignments, tests, or time consuming activities, and fresh men girls are old enough to de cide for themselves what time they should go to bed. Council Meeting Signatures on the petitions of freshmen girls desiring that the rule be abolished and agreeing with the objections as they were set forth on the petitions num bered approximately 200. There is a total of 390 girls living in the Dorm and of this number 270 are freshmen. The petitions were turned over to Miss Olivia Hansen, Director of Counseling aV the Dorm. Miss Han fsids World! By FRED DALY Staff Writer Rayburn, McCormack Named Democrats and Republicans in the new Democratic-controlled 84th Congress which convenes Wednesday named their leaders Tuesday for the Senate and the House. , ... , Rep Sam Rayburn (Tex) and Rep John McCormack (Mass) were named as speaker of the House and Democratic floor leader respec tively by Bouse Democrats. Rayburn, who has served as speaker longer than anyone else, will succeed Rep. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-Mass), who becomes House Republican leader. Sen. William F. Knowland (Calif), was re-elected as Republican floor leader in the Senate, as was Sen. Leverett Saltonstall ttlass) as Republican Whip. . Sen. George ,'D-Ga) predicted Democrats will have no basic dis agreements" with President Eisenhower over foreign, national defense and world trade policies In the new session. Newspapers Enter Contempt Test Case Westmoreland County Courts in Pennsylvania have cited two newspaper publishers, thr photographers, an editor and a reporter for contempt of court and ordered their arrest. The arrests and con victions were made because photographs were taken in the West moreland County Courthouse despite a court ban against photos. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Greensburg, Pa., Tribune Review took the pictures deliberately to test the court's authority. As the order stands no, it bans the taking of photos of any prisoner in the courthouse or jail. 1 It also limits the photographing of other persons within 40 feet of the entrance to any court that is in session or In recess. The ban was appealed, but the state Supreme Court finally ruled that it could not hear the appeal because, in effect, no one had been arrested and, therefore, no one's liberty was at stake. Lincoln, After the presentation of the statement in their Tuesday night meeting, Kosmet Klub proposed to present the statement in an IFC meeting Thursday night be fore ruling on it. Al Anderson, Kosmet Klub pres ident, said that he felt that the sen assured The Nebraskan that a council meeting would be held, with freshmen representation af ter Christmas vacation to discuss the complaints and act upon the proposal which advocated a change in the rule. Fourteen members of the coun cil attended the meeting. Of the fourteen girlspresent, five were freshmen. Others attending the meeting were Miss .Hansen; Mrs Reese Hastain, head resident of Raymond Hall; Mrs. Forest T. Bradstreet, head resident of Hep- pner Hall, and members of The Nebraskan staff. Criticism Leveled Criticism was directed at The Nebraskan for taking part in the controversy. Some council mem bers felt that it was a subject that should be restricted to the mem bers of the council. Upperclass counselors objected to the proposed change because some girls would take advantage of the added time by creating disturbances. They also stated that freshmen should not complain about present rules because they are consider ably less numerous than the rules that were enforced two and three years ago at the Dorm. The first objection, as stated on the petition, in regard to studying in the "morgue" was generally re garded as being true. The Dorm Governor. Marjeanne Jensen, stat ed that "I find it impossible to study in the 'morgue' because of the glare." In regard to the second objection, upper-classman Laura Garcia said that she believed it was not neces sary for girls to study past 11:30 p.m. if they did not waste time in th afternoon. A freshmen repre sentative countered by saying that and one-half hours before the lights out deadline which was not enough sorority meetings and activities took up much of the day not spent in classes and the quiet hours be tween 7 and 9 p.m. This left two time to complete the thorough studying of at least two subjects. (Cont. on page 4) Nebraska Ask statement was a result of indi vidual action on the part of the various song leaders that proposed the statement and Kosmet Klub should not act without first pre senting it before fraternity repre- senatives. Jerry Shumway and Wendell Friest, who helped form the state ment, said that since the song leaders are responsible for organ izing and arranging Ivy Day songs for competition, their opinions should be recognized in setting a policy for the type of music to be sung for Ivy Day. "Kosmet Klub shoud consider this the opinion of what should be the musical interests in the houses," Shumway said. The statement was summed up m these words: "We appeal to Kosmet Klub for reappraisal of this policy, keeping the best interests of the Univer sity in mind. We, who are re- ponsible for singing in our res spective houses, regret that Kos met Klub has seen fit to impose this restriction on the right of individual song directors to select their own music. In the interest of continued fine Ivy Day per formances, we, as individuals, must refuse to conduct the choruses of our houses on Ivy Day, 1955 unless this rule is revoked." Signers were: Roger Brendle, Theta Xi; Bill Hatcher, Sigma Phi Epsilon; Jerry Shumway, Sigma Chi; Wendell Friest, Theta Xi; Lauren Faist, Kappa Sigma; Mick Johnson, Delta Upsilon; Charlie Ferguson, Phi Gamma Delta: Dick Farner, Delta Tau Delta; Larry Epstein, Sigma Alpha Mu. Bob Phann, Phi Kappa Psi; Don ald B. Warnke, Pi Kappa Phi; Marx Petersen, Farm House; Don Mattox, Acacia; Jim Carson, Sig ma Alpha Epsilon; Eugene Ball ard, Sigma Nu; Dyle Hulme, Al pha Gamma Rho; Edwin Martin, Beta Sigma Psi; Billie Reed, Al pha Gamma Sigma, and Gerald Rounsborg, Alpha Tau Omega. Ag YM Em lection Set or Thursday Elections for Ag YMCA officers will be held Thursday from 8 a m to 6 p.m. in the Ag Union. Nominated for the presidency are Russel Lang and Marvin Cof fey. The runner-up of the election will serve as first vice president, Mark Clark and Bill Reed have been nominated for second vice- president; John Burbank and Shad Gager, secretary; Lonnie Wrasse and Kay Knudson, treasurer, Ben ny Carter and Bob Lubruska, dis trict representative! Russel Lang, junior, is a mem ber of 4-H Club and First Metho dist Youth Group. Marvin Coffey, Junior, is a member of Agronomy Club, Alpha Zeta, Ag Interdenom inational Youth Fellowship and Farm House. Mark Clark belongs to 4-H Hub, Square Dance Club, Union Voc Ag Association and is a sophomore in Alpha Gamma Rho. Bill Reed, sophomore in Alpha Gamma. Sigma, is a member of the Block and Bridle Club. John Burbank, sophomore, is a member of Dairy Club and Ag Interdenominational Youth Fellow ship. Shad Gager is in Ag Men's Club, Agronomy Club, Ag Relig ious Council and Warren Methodist Church. A junior in Alpha Gamma Sig ma, Lonnie Wrasse belongs to the 4-H Club and Agronomy Club. Kay Knudson is in the Block and Bridle Club, Pershing Rifles, Lutheran Student Association and ' Alpha Gamma Sigma. A freshman in Alpha Gamma Rho, Benny . Carter belongs to Builders, 4-H Club and Ag Inter denominational Youth Fellowship. Bob Lubruska belongs to Agron omy Club and is a freshman in Alpha Gamma Sigma. Wednesday, January. 5, 1955 it happened at nu The journalism class, at the sug gestion of the instructor, decided to adjourn to the Union for coffee to celebrate the birth of a baby to the instructor and his wife. Finding the Crib crowded, the group traveled to The Nebraskan office to sit around the spacious copy desk. Just as the group was being seated, a Cornhusker staff mem ber enrolled in the same journal ism class walked into the room, intending to write captions, spied his classmates and instructor, set down his books and said, "I thought I'd find you here." Opportunities For Foreign Study Offered Opportunities for foreign study in 15 countries have been an nounced by the Institute of Inter national Education in New York City. Universities, private groups and governments in Europe, Asia, and Latin America have offered fel lowships to American students for the 1955-56 academic year. Coun tries in which awards are avail able are Spain, Austria, Brazil, Ceylon, Cuba, Denmark, Great Britain, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. General eligibility requirements for the fellowships and scholar ships, designated mainly for grad uate students, are U.S. citizenship, proof of good academic record and capacity for independent study, good character, personality and adaptability and'good health. Abil ity to read, write and speak the language of the country of study is a requirement for most compe titions. Further information may be ob tained in the Graduate Office in Social Sciences in. Sixteen Men Initiated Into Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Epsilon Kappa, professional men's physical education fraternity, initiated 16 members at the De cember meeting. New initiates are: Lane Birkel, Frank Christensen, John Edwards, Jack Fleming, Jack Flynn, Don Freeman, Harry Good, Tom Kauf man, Jerry Landwer, Bob McDon ald, Bill Moss, Jim Murphy, Ron nie Ryne, Carl Schumacher, La- Verne Torczon and Jack Ward. Dance Date Changed The date of a social event have been changed. The Interfra temity Ball, 'vhich was scheduled for March 12, has been changed to March 11. NU In Miami T)!H!uH The palms wafted gently in the breeze, the surf chopped rhyth mically on the shore and a city of shirt sleeves, orange blossoms and bright lights hummed with quiet intensity. To the fugitives from the ice and the igloo the promised land of Florida seemed ilmost like a bit of forbideen fruit. Driving through fog, rain, sleet and even snow, NU Orange Bowl spectators found a haven of flowering palms, lush tropical foliage and warm after noons in the sun. . But the sun burned vagabonds have returned, red-nosed, baggy eyed, with the dragging gait of the Neanderthal man and a wisp of sea weed in their hair. And they have many stories to tell. Deep Sea Fishing Several students went deep sea fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. George Gohde, NU's Don Scan- Ion, Vera Burleing.and Jerry Miller are all credited with good-sized catches of king fish and tuna. Gohde and Burling each won pots on their boats with the largest catch of any of the passengers. One of the fish, a 6 foot kingfish, was deposited in the swimming pool of a Fort Lauderdale hotel on New Year's Eve. Jack Trabert, Tom Houchen and Al Delnes tried their hand at Field fficeir et For Three Women's Groups Name Candidates Elections will be held Thursday for three womens organizations; city campus YWCA; Ag YWCA and Home Ec Club. Voting for the city campus YW elections will be at Ellen Smith Hall from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Ag campus elections will both be held in the Ag Union. Nominees for president of the three organizations are: City Campus YWCA, Sharon Mangold and Glena Berry; Ag YWCA, Marlene Hutchinson, Joyce Splittgerber and Virginia Reeves; Home Ec Club, Janet Lindquist and Joyce' Taylor. All city campus YWCA mem bers who have paid their member ship dues and who have attended at least four meetings this se mester are eligible to vote in the election, however dues may be paid all this week, according to Joyce Laase, YW president. Members who are in doubt as to their eligibility may check the list in the YW office. Members will vote for president, secretary, treasurer and district Stromer, Barker, Three Students Nominated or 'Top Nebraskan' Title Three students have been nom inated for "Outstanding Nebras kan." They are Marvin Stromer, Leonard Barker and Arthur Raun. In the letter nominating Stromer, the writer said Stromer has been active in campus affairs and has always been fair in his activities. Stromer, Innocents president, is Red Cross president and a mem ber of Student Council, Masquers, Purple Mask and Pi Kappa Phi. He also belongs to "Pi Epsilon Delta, Pi Mu Epsilon, Kosmet Klub and YMCA. According to the letter of nom ination, Barker has participated widely in campus activities. He is an Innocent, Corn Cobs officer, NU Symphony, List Concert Tickets Gone Tickets for the University sym phony concert Sunday at 8 p.m. have been completely distributed. Any returns will be redistributed at 5 p.m. Friday. Eugene List will be the guest pianist with the Symphony Orches tra in its annual concert. List will play "Piano Concerto in F monor, No. 2" by Rachmaninoff and "Concerto in F Minor for Violin and Piano," in which Professor Emanuel Wishnow, conductor of the University Symphony Orches tra, will play the solo violin part. Tickets will be honored until 7:45 p.m. Sunday. List's appear ance is being sponsored jointly by the Union and the School of Fine Arts. skin diving. Donning the approp- nat togs, mask, fins and spear, the trio dove from a reef near shore. Trabert was caught by two tentacles of the poisonous tropics, which left large welts on his back. Several NU students took a cir cuitous route to Miami. Some went by way of New Orleans, tour ing the French Quarter and fol lowing the Gulf of Mexico to Flo rida. Dick Lippke, Bruce Lippke, John Jirousek and Bruce Brug mann covered 4700 miles and traveled via San Antonio, New Orleans and the Gulf. Streetcar Named Desire One New Orleans aggregation, trying to find a secluded spot to don night club apparel, pulled off into a quiet street and pro ceeded to change. It was soon discovered the secluded street was a main thoroughfare and four city busses passed in sequence the last one named Desire. While touring a haunted forti fication on a small island off the coast of Miami Beach, Tom Healey poked around one corner too far and fell into the ocean, fully dressed. Phil Shade, Doris Ander son and Marilyn Eaton were also probing the ruins for traces of the ghost legends. The Orange Bowl Parade held I EuecG'uOuHs Thyirsday representative. The runner-up in the contest for president will be the vice-president. Miss Mangold's Y activities have included: freshman commission leader, leader of "Affairs are Fine' commission and "Your Beliefs on Trial" commission and Student Council representative. In addi tion she has attended the United Nations Seminar, the Estes Re gional conference, district confer ences and the National Student As Raun Union board member, Gamma Lambda president and University Band member. "The most impor tant consideration, however, is that in every one of these activities he has worked really worked." 'No Recognition The writer said that Barker "has been responsible for many jobs for which he has received no recog' nition. The winning Theta Xi skit in the Kosmet Klub fall revue, was written" and directed practically single-handed by him. The Home coming decoration was also under his supervision." Raun, said the letter nominating him, has been active in numerous campus organizations. He is member of Innocents, Kosmet Klub vice president, chairman of the Student Council Judiciary Commit' tee and a member of Alpha Zeta, Ag Exec Board and Alpha Gamma Rho. "On top of these outstanding ac complishments, Art has maintained a scholastic average of over a 7," the letter said. Deadline Jan. 18 Applications for "Outstanding Nebraskan" should be sent to The Nebraskan office in letter form The letter must be in writing and must be signed, although the name of the person making the nomina tion will be kept confidential. The candidate must be a faculty member who has served at least two years as a staff member or a senior or graduate student. The candidate must have made out standing contributions to the Uni versity. Deadline for nominations is Jan. 18. The Nebraskan staff will select one student and one faculty mem ber for the title. on the eve of the game was per haps the most spectacular single event of the festivities. Featuring the marching bands from Nebras ka and Duke University, numer ous drill squads and high school bands, the color-spangled proces sion parade three miles before crowds estimated between 350,000 to 400,000. Roy Keenan, who has seen both the Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl parades, said the only difference between the two classic proces sions was "that the Rose Bowl parade color was composed en tirely of flowers whereas the color in the Orange Bowl was made with paper and tinsel effects." The Devil Himself Perhaps the only disturbing ele ment of the parade was the Duke Blue Devil, dressed in a blue cos tume and armed with a pitchfork, who menaced the University band and drum majors both before the TV cameras during the parade and the half-time ceremonies at the game. If he had only been closer, Corn husker partisans muttered, he might have had legitimate use for the fork and devil's uniform. Ob servers admired Nebraska's drum major who did not yield to Impulse and wrap their batons around the prankster's neck. j sembly of the YWCA and YMCA. She served as chairman of the YWCA Regional Committee on Ef fective Citizenship. She is also president of NUCWA. Miss Berry has worked in the YWCA as chairman of the Chap lain's Workshop and has been a member of the Projects Council. She was also a delegate to the National Student Assembly. She is active In University The ater, Student Council, City Campus Religious Council and is a mem ber of the NUCWA Board. Candidates for secretary are Marilyn Biedeck and Carol Thomp son. Miss Biedeck has served the YW on the Projects Council, Chair man of High School Co-operation and Community Service. Other ac tivities are Red Cross Board, Un ion B.oard.and Coed Counselors. Miss Thompson is YW activities leader, membership chairman and attended the United Nations Sem inar. She is a Coed Counselor Board member. JoAnn Chalupa and Sarol Wiltse have been nominated for treasurer. Miss Chalupa is Freshman Com mission leader and attended the National Student Assembly. She is pn Outstanding Coed Counselor. Miss Wiltse's activities for the YW have been Freshman Com mission leader, Estes Conference and National Student" Assembly. She is a member of the WAA Council and is a Coed Counselor. Martha Clock and Pem Bremer are nominees for District Repre sentative. Miss Clock has served as Comparative Religion Com mission Leader; Campusology Com mission leader and is a member of the Projects Council. Miss Bremer is the leader of the commission on Religion Through the Arts. She is also a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Kappa Epsilon. All YWCA, Ag YWCA and YMCA members will vote for the Student Council Representative. Nominees are Barbara Rystiom and Sue Simmons. Miss Rystrom is leader of the News and Views Commission and is a memoer oi nana ana v,oea Counselors. Miss Simmons is active in YW both on city and Ag campus. She is a freshman commission leader on city campus. She is also an assistant panel editor for the Corn husker. (Cont. on page 4) Entry Dates For Cadets Announced Army ROTC cadets who are commissioned between May 1, 1955 and Sept. 30, 1955 will be ordered to active duty during the period from July 1, 1955 to June 30, 1957 it was learned Tuesday. Army ROTC seniors will be asked to indicate to the PMST three choices as to the month they would prefer to enter active duty during the newly announced pe riod. This plan represents a change in Army policy which previously had been that the newly commis sioned second lieutenants would be called to active duty a year ear lier in most cases. All students should understand that the report of their desires of the date on which they would like to enter active duty does not con stitute a commitment on the part of the PMST or the Army that they will be permitted to enter on active duty in the month of theL' choice. 1 All cadets receiving commis sions will not be deferred from ac tive duty, however. The Army has announced a tentative plan to call half the new officers to duty in the fiscal year 1956 and the remaining half in the fiscal year 1957. This is being done in order to meet military requirements and to as sure that the new officers are able to attend the basic officer schools in their respective branches for which a quota arrangement is necessary. There has been no change cf policy regarding dates for entry to active duty of cadets who receive regular Army commissions.