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On m Camaus In 1884
The first national sorority on the
University campus was Kappa Kap
pa Gamma which was organized
In 1884.
In 1887 two more women's fra
ternities were established, Kappa
Alpha Theta and Delta Gamma
There were five members in the
original group of Kappa Alpha
Theta.
Seven years later, In 1894, Delta
Delta Delta was organized, and it
was follwed in 1895 by Pi Beta
Phi. In 1903 three more sororities
came on campus: Alpha Omi
cron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta and Chi
Omega.
Nie-Year Lapse
Alpha Phi was added to the list
In 1906, and Alpha Chi Omega,
in 1907.
Frosh Actors
To Give Two
One-Act Plays
Two one-act plays will be pre
sented Thursday evening ttt 8 p.m.
by members of the Freshman Ac
tors Workshop in the Laboratory
Arena of the Temple Building.
"A Little More Than Kin," writ
ten by Frank Durham, is a struggle
between Grandma D'Arcy, a van
ishing member of the past South
ern aristocracy, and her family.
The action takes place in the D'
Arcy mansion in Columbia, South
Carolina.
Directed by members of the Uni-
versty Theater staff, the playj
cast includes Peggy voizKe,
Grandma D'Arcy; Skip Weather
ford, Edward D'Arcy; Claryce Lee
Evans, Emily.
Bob Owen, Arthur; Diann Hahn,
Leslie; Kathy OTJonneli, Sadie, and
Christopher, Jack Parris.
An amusing comedy written by
J. M. Barrie, "The Twelve Pound
Look," revolves around Sir Harry
Cims, a super egotist, who is look
ing forward to his day of glory.
He is to be knighted and the
events which precede this cere
mony combine to dampen his day
of glory.
Cast in the production are Shir
ley Elliott, Lady Sims; Louis Co
hen," Harry Sims, and Stephpney
Sherdeman, Kate.
Miss Rag Mop
To Be Absent
From Campus
The title of one campus queen
will be erased from the pages of
University history this year as the
Miss Rag Mop Contest is being dis
continued. Tom Woodward, editor of The
Nebraskan, said this decision was
made because the contest no long
er serves the function for which it
was established.
"When it first started, the title
Miss Rag Mop was awarded to
make students aware how ridicu
lous all the 'queen' contests were,
Woodward said. "It seems as
though our campaign has not had
much effect, or at least not enough
to bring about any change in the
situation."
Woodward continued, "Maybe,
giving up our 'queen' will inspire
some organizations to do the
same. This might do something
about our over regalized cam
pus." Miss Rag Mop has been selected
every year a male has been editor
of The Nebraskan.
Annual Tea
Ellen Smith Hall will be the
scene of the annual Mortar Board
Scholarship Tea Sunday from 3 to
4:30 p.m. Ten senior women who
have made outstanding scholastic
records at the University will re
ceive special recognition.
Also attending the tea will be
approximately 350 sophomore, jun
ior and senior women who have
attained a 6.5 average or better.
Members of Alpha Lambda Delta,"
freshman scholastic honorary, will
serve. The honored seniors will
pour.
Receiving Line
The receiving line will consist of
Mrs. Clifford M. Hardin; Dean
Marjorie Johnston; Jo Kntp,
president of Mortar Board; Jo
Meyers, vice president of Mortar
Board, and Miss Elsie Ford Pieper,
president of the Mortar Board, Alum
nae.
Mrs.Virginia Trotter and Mrs.
Chris Sanders, sponsors of the
Mortar Board Society, will also
serve as hostesses. Arrangements
for the tea were handled by Betty
Hrabik.
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The first sorority at the Univer
sity to own a house, Gamma Phi
Beta, was organized in 1914. A
period of nine years lapsed be
fore another sorority, Sigma Kap
pa, was established in 1923. Sig
ma Delta Tau came on the camp
us in 1925.
Although Kappa Delta was first
established on the campus in 1920,
it was discontinued during the war
and did not return to the campus
until 1947. Because of this, Kappa
Delta is considered to be the last
sorority to come on campus.
mere nave been other soror
ities on the campus. Seven so
rorities were discontinued during
the Depression due to financial
difficulties. These organizations,
members of the National Panhel
lenic Council, -were: Alpha Delta
Pi, Theta Phi Alpha. Delta Zeta,
Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Omega Pi,
Alpha Delta Theta and Phi Mu.
In 1939 Alpha Delta Theta and
Phi Mu merged and are now known
as Phi Mu.
One of the sororities that left
the campus during the Depression,
Phi Omega Pi, was founded at
the University March 5, 1910. It
has 14 active chapters throughout
the nation.
The peak year for sorority mem
bership was 1929 when 938 women
were affiliated. At that time, there
were 2568 women enrolled at the
University. Because of the large
number of women and the number
interested in joining sororities, it
was possible to support many more
sororities than are on the campus
today.
However, since that time, the
University enrollment has declined
steadily and until this year, 14 so
rorities have been sufficient to
handle the number of women de
siring membership. There are only
1600 undergraduate women enrolled
at the present time.
Applications
For Nebraskan
Positions Due
Applications for staff positions
on The Nebraskan are due Wed
nesday at S p.m. at the Public Re
lations office, 1127 R St.
Nineteen have applied: editor, 2;
editorial page editor, 2; news edit
or, 1; copy editor, 7; Ag editor, 1;
sports editor, 1; business manager,
2, assistant business manager, 1;.
and circulation, 1. No applications
for managing editor have been re
ceived. Interviews will be conducted Fri
day in the Union Music Room by
the Committee on Student Publi
cations. The interview will be di
vided into two parts with the busi
ness staff and circulation manager
at 4 p.m. and the editorial and
news positions at 6:45 p.m.
YW Applications Due Friday
Applications for YWCA cabinet
positions are being accepted this
week at the YW office in Ellen
Smith HalL
Cabinet positions which are open
include commission leaders, pro
jects council and chairmanships
such as membership and publicity.
Positions are open to any YW
member whoseNiues are paid and
who has a 5.5 average. Freshmen
are not eligible to apply. Member
ships may be paid at the time of
filing, according to Sharon Man
gold, president.
Applications will be accepted un
til 5 p.m. Friday. Interviews with
the YW cabinet will be held the
week of Jan. 17.
Senior Attending
Senior women who will be hon
ored at the tea are:
Carolyn Autd, Donna Brecken
hauer, Marymaude Bedford Han
son, Joyce BennLigton, Janet
Berggren, Catheryn Bethscheider,
Beatrice Beurel, Lois Bramer,
Dorothy Bredemeyer, Marilyn
Brewster, Laura Jane Brode, Bon
nie Bronder, Marilyn Bryans.
Kay Burcum, Julia Carlson,
Lichu Chen, Sherrill Clover, JoAnn
Cunningham, Beverly Davis, Sara
DeGraw, Rita Dorn, Marion Ek
strom, Janice Emery, Ruty Esch,
Jamee Ellen Ewing, Alison
Faulkner, Jeanne Fosnotjy Kay
Freauf, Itha Frost, Mary Fuel
berth, Sharlene Furman, Mary
Gattis, Delores Gerdes.
Ann Gerike, Carole Gillett, Su
zanne Graham, Eleanor Guilliatt,
Marilyn Hamer, Dorothy Sears
Hamilton, Mildred Hansen, Joan
Hawthorn, Helen Hecht, Nancy
Hegstroin, Martha Heuermann,
Marjeanne Jensen, Joann John
son, Marilyn Johnson, Marlys
Due to the increased number of
women interested in going through
Rush Week, there is a possibility
that another national sorority may
Ci)me on the University campus.
Miss Helen Snyder, Assistant
Dean of Women, said that such a
possibility is under serious consid'
eration although it would be im
possible to undertake the forma'
tion of a new group until the prob
lem of securing a house on the
campus had been settled.
"We have received many inquir
ies from national sororities who
desire to come on the campus be
cause of our good sorority pro
gram. However any group which
we may consider must fit into the
local situation," Miss Snyder said.
Space Limited
"It would not be possible for
them to have a house off campus,"
she said, "'and space on campus
is very limited as the University
is buying up any available space
for its expansion program."
The possibility of another sor
ority has had new consideration
since September.
The first requirement any group
would have to meet is to have at
least 50 women interested in join
ing with a scholastic average of
5.0. A committee would then be
appointed by the advisory board of
Panhellenic to determine the ac
tual need for the sorority.
When this survey was completed
and the need established, a report
would be made to the Panhellenic
Council., After the approval of the
Alumnae and Student Panhellenic
Councils had been secured, a peti
tion would be sent to the faculty
committee on Student Affairs.
For a period of one year, this
group ot stuaenss interested m
joining the sorority would be
trained for chartering. In the mean
time, they would petition the na
tional chapter for a charter.
Cooperation
Miss Snyder said there would
probably be varied opinions on the
new sorority. But she added, "We
have excellent Panhellenic spirit
here and I'm sure the other sor
orities would be willing to pitch in
and help. They have always been
very cooperative in the past."
Miss Madeline Girard, Panhel
lenic director, pointed out that one
advantage of having a new sor
ority would be the added choice
for the girls going through Rush
All 14 sororities on campus at
the present time are National Pan
hellenic Fraternity members.
Palladians To Hold
Party Saturday
The Palladian Society is spon
soring a party to be new in tne
Union Saturday at 8 p.m.
The program will consist of hu
morous skits, cancing, rerresn-
ments and music. Contests will be
run in which all may participate.
There is no admission charge and
the program is open to all stu
dents.
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Installation Service
Set For Friday
Installation of officers and re
ports of the National Student As
sembly of the Y's will feature the
YWCA Mass meeting, Thursday at
7:30 p.m. in Ellen Smith Hall.
The meeting which is being held
in conjunction with the meeting
of the YW Advisory Board will
have faculty women as special
guests.
The resolutions adopted at the
assembly which was held during
Christmas vacations will be pre
sented to the group.
Johnson, Barbara Jones, Mary
Patricia Keenan, JoAnn Knapp,
Wilma Kramer, Carol Jean Kroet
sching, Reba Kuklin, Joyce Laase.
Barbara Britton Lacy, Ann Lau
ner, Marcella Lollman, Estella
Buckendahl Lutes, Joanne Ma
licky, Virginia Mann, Carol Mas
ters, JoAnne Meyers, Pauline Mil
len, Doris Miller, Eileen Miller,
Marianne Mittelstadt, Mary Muel
haupt, Nancy Mueller, Eileen Mul
larky, Evelyn Nelson.
Clo Ode, Kathleen CDonnell,
Nancy Odum, Suzanne Opitz, Pat
Russell Peters, Erva Phillips,
Janet Quinn, Janet Rash, Rogene
Rippe, Robyn Ryder, Janls
Samuelson, Jean Sandstedt, Helen
Sherman, Genevieve Shilhan, Hel
en Ann Skold, Joyce Stalder, Mari
lyn Stanley.
Rita Stapelman, Janet Takata,
Joan Thatcher, Pat Tincher, Don
na Borgaard Tobin, Constance Von
Essen, Bridget Watson, Larae Wat
son, Gail Wellensick, Gloria White,
Marlene Willie, Marynell Tessien
Wolfe, Ann Workman and Kay
Yeiter.
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Vol 55, No. 42
Follies Tryouts
Coed Follies tryouts will be held
Jan. 19 and Jan. 20. Tryouts will
start at 7 p.m. and proceed at 15
minute intervals.
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. Howard Rail
7:15 Kappa Delta
7:30 Delta Gamma
7:45 Alpha XI Delta
8 p.m. Delta Delta Delta
8:15 Gamma Phi Beta
8:30 Pi Beta Phi
8:45 ' Sigma Delta Tan
p.m. Chi Omega
9:15 Kappa Kappa Gamma
THURSDAY
6:45 p.m. Love Rail
7:15 Towne Club
7:30 Alpha Phi
7:45 Alpha Omkron Pi
8 p.m. Kappa Alpha Theta
8:15 Sigma Kappa
8:30 Alpha Chi Omega
The skits will be Judged by AWS
Board members and faculty mem
bers.
NU Beauty
Nominees
Announced
Beauty queens S9, of them
were judged Tuesday night for
placement on Cornhusker pages.
The 12 finalists will be announced
at Coed Follies Feb. 28 and Mar.
1.
Judges were Mary E. Michaud,
instructor in clothing and textiles ;
Robert P. Durrie, buyer in ladies
ready-to-wear for Majee's; Duane
E. Lake, managing director of the
Union, and Richard H. Blomgren,
Lincoln photographer.
The SS candidates judged were
Alpha Chi Omega, Marilyn Bei
deck and Joyce Bennington; Alpha
Omicron Pi, Sue Delehant and
Carolyn Galley; Alpha Phi, Mel
Fahrnbruch, Ardell Wilhelm and
Courtney Campbell; Alpha Xi Del
ta, Wanda Walbridge and Mary
Zellers; Chi Omega, Addie Dubas,
Mary Gattis and Katy Kelley;
Delta Delta Delta, Francis Got
schall and Kay Lawson.
Delta Gamma, Carolyn Min
gus and Nancy Mueller; Gamma
Phi Beta, Sharon Finnerty and
Roma Lundstrom; Kappa Alpha
Theta, Marilyn Miner and Gretchen
Teal; Kappa Delta, Mary Taylor
and Barbara Thurman; Kappa
Kappa Gamma, Luoette Make
peace and Sally Speicher; Pi Beta
Phi, Gerdi Hord, Betty Kruger and
Anne Wade; Sigma Delta Tau,
Phyllis Turchen.
Sigma Kappa, Rosemary Bred
thauer and Carolyn Lee; Towne
Club, Ardis Duensing and Donna
Rinker; International House, Pa
tricia Scuddler; Love Hall, Joyce
Benge and Marian Sokol; Terrace
Hall, Enid Levy, and Residence
Halls for Women, Jackie Kilzer,
Eddie Lou Thompson and Zoe
Anderson.
Brubeck's
'Mew Jazz1
Interpreted
Tickets are selling steadily for
the Union-sponsored jazz concert
by Dave Brubeck. Although the
$1.50 seats are sold out, $1.25 seats
for the evening performance and
$1 seats for the matinee perform
ance are still available.
The concerts will be held in the
Union Ballroom Tuesday at 4 and
7:30 p.m.
"Reflectively Cool"
Lincoln's jazz experts, the local
disc jockeys, have definite opin
ions of Brubeck's "new jazz."
Brubeck's popularity rose fast in
uus jazz age as ne pioneered a
turnover to swing into the tradi
tional bop.
According to disc jockey John
Barrett, Brubeck's interpretation
is more reflective and more listen
able than the bop jazz. Barrett
also feels that Brubeck's impro
vising is more of an adaptation.
His recent album, "Jazz Goes to
College, geared especially few
college students, is emotionally
explosive, while his "Storyville"
album is less emotional and "re
flectively cool."
"Like The Classics"
Barrett commented, "Brubeck is
the most talented and capable of
today's jazz artists. His jazz is
like the classics; it requires close
listening and study to be under
stood." Another disc jockey, Darrell
Barker says that Brubeck and his
combo are "fabulous." "Brubeck
is so far above pianists in the
present jazz world, it's pitiful. The
effect of his music cannot be put
into words. No one who likes jazz
will pass up Brubeck."
Brubeck himself feels that jazz
reflects the American scene. Its
essence is the tension between im
provisation and order, between
freedom and discipline. Brubeck's
combo works together as a unit,
feeling through the improvisation
and freedom a definite, disciplin
ing, beat.
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The combo works best when it
feels the crowd is "with them."
At this time, wrote Time maga
zine, Brubeck begins to "create an
illusion of danger, as if he were
a race driver who, says Dave,
is going to stay out there until he
drives faster than anyone else."
Lincoln, Nebraska
Liquor Probe
Lih IHlainiDiie
Nairn
Lt. E. R. Hannegar and Luther Yeck are the two part-time "security officers" on
the University payroll as part of the ban of illegal use of alcoholic beverages by stu
dents. Hannegar said that he and Yeck had been on the University payroll since October
checking parking lots and the entire University area. The recent administrative an
nouncement expanded the officers' authority to include inspection of organized houses
on the campus.
Hannegar is a member of the
Lincoln Police Department, work
ing with the tavern and liquor
branches. Both he and Yeck were
selected for duty by University
officials.
Yeck has recently resigned from
the State Liquor Commission,
where he was employed as a
liquor agent. Information concern
ing his resignation was not avail
able. His credentials consist of a letter
signed by Chancellor Clifford M.
Hardin, giving him the right to,
enter any building on University
property.
Administration sources stated
thfit there have been more arrests
of University students for liquor vi
violations this year than last year.
Ac this time last year, 10 Uni
versity students had been appre
hended for liquor violations. One
of the 10 was arrested on State
property.
This year 51 University students
have been arrested on liquor law
violation charges. Less than 10
of these arrests have been made
by the two "security officers." The
remainder were made by muni
cipal authorities.
Administration officials guessed
that most of these arrests had
not been made on State proper
ty. "This shows the municipal au
thorities are exercising more dil
igence," Frank M. Hallgren, as
sistant dean of student affairs,
said.
Administration officials declined
to comment on what possible pun
ishment for violations would en
tail. Each case will be judged on
its individual merit and the gravity
of the case, they said.
"The University area is subject
to checks at any time hy the two
security officials, Hannegar said.
Faculty parties, organized as
University functions, are included
in the ban no liquor at University
functions, J. P. Colbert, dean of
student affairs, said.
University Police are not being
used in the inspection program out
side of giving co-operation to the
two men, Colbert said.
Alpha Phi Omega
Art May has been elected presi
dent of Alpha Phi Omega, national
service fraternity for former Boy
Scouts.
Other officers are Wade Dor
land, vice president; George Rog
The Outside World
By FRED DALY
Postal Rates, Salaries Increased
President Eisenhower Tuesday asked Congress to boost the pay
of government Civil Service and postal workers by about five per cent
and at the same time raise postal rates. He estimated the pay raise
would cost $339,500,000 a year and that the cost to the government
would be 55 million a year.
The President also asked for a raise in postal rates. The tying
together of postal rates and postal pay increases repeated the Presi
dent's stand of last year to boost federal pay because it did not
include higher postage rates.
Eisenhower recommended that Congress create a permanent,
independent commission to adjust postal rates in the future. They are
established rvw by Congress. In the meantime, Congress should raise
existing rates on the first three classes of mail
'Spark' Needed For Revolt
An American released from a Soviet slave labor camp at Vorkuta
said a rebellion flared there in July, 1953, in which guards mowed
down 110 prisoners on the spot and wounded 500 more.
John H. Noble, 31, of Detroit, released Saturday by the Russians
after nine and a half years of imprisonment, told a news conference
the vast network of prisons in Russia "needs only a spark" to explode
a wide revolt.
Noble said the revolt at Vorkuta,' in arctic Russia northeast of
Moscow, was inspired and organized by followers of the executed
Soviet Secret Police Chief L. P. Beria, who was then under arrest.
From 50 to 60 persons were executed later, he said, as a result of
the revolt
Noble said the slave labor camp at Vorkuta contained more than
a half million iamates, of whom 95 per cent were dedicated to oppos
ing the Soviet Regime.
US Atom Pictures Published
Photographs of U.S. atomic plants at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and
Hanford, Wash., have been published in the Soviet Army newspaper
Red Star. Also listed for Soviet readers are the names of Canadian
atomic plants and reference to atom plants in England and Belguim.
Such aerial views of the U.S. atomic plant sites have been avail
able from the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission since 1945. They have
beeii printed widely in the United States and presumably were avail
able to Russian and other foreign agencies which wanted copies. They
show no closeup details.
The article, like many others, concentrated on complaining that
the United States and its allies are pushing atomic energy for purely
military purposes while the Soviet Union allegedly is developing atoms
for peace. Red Star does not say where these allegedly peaceful
Soviet atomic energy plants are located.
Hammarskjold Cables Thanks
U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, arriving in Hong Kong
from Peiping Tuesday night, disclosed he had cabled warm thanks
to Red China's Premier Chou En-lai for his hospitality.
, The U.N. chief remained, silent on the results of his mission
seeking the release of 11 American airmen held by Red China as spies
and other U.N. personnel imprisoned by the Chinese. Hammarskjold
told 50 waiting newsmen at Kowloon, Hong Kong's mainland station,
he would make no statement until he had made his report to the U.N.
The secretary general told newsmen, smilbr. t'irt "This isn't
a press conference."
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Dr. John D. Hayes
Former Red Captive
To Talk At Seminar
Dr. Hohn D. Hayes, former Com'
mur.ist prisoner will speak on
"Brain-washing Its Purpose and
Techniques, and How to Meet It"
at a Student Faculty Seminar Fri
day at 4 p.m. in the Union Fa
culty Lounge.
Hayes will discuss his experienc
es during Communist brain-washing
experiments and will relate the
new insight he gained into the phil
osophy and administration of the
People's Government.
Hayes was released in Septem
ber, 1952, from a Communist pris
on in Kweichow Province where he
had been held for 10 months. Hajres
is now offiical Chinese examiner
for the American Embassy. He is
a former field secretary for the In
ternational Famine Relief Commit
tee, supervising the building of
dikes on the flooded Yangste River
and investigating earthquake dam
ages in Kansu Province.
He has been active in mission
administration, including many
years work as executive secretary
of the North China Mission. Hayes
was born in Shantung Province,
the son of Presbyterian missionar
ies. In the United States, he was
graduated fromWooster College and
Princeton University, He then went
to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar
and later spent a year studying
theology at New College, Edin
burgh, Scotland.
In 1917 Hayes returned to China
as a missionary of the Presbyter
ian Church in Peking. A major
emphasis in all his work has been
fostering the growth of the Chinese
Church, student evangelism and the
Student Christian Movement in
North China.
Coffee will be served following
the speech. The Union, under the
chairmanship of Ellen Pickett, will
sponsor the seminar.
Selects Officers
ers, corresponding secretary; Al
len Wynn, recording secretary;
Bill Klostermeyer, treasurer;
George Rogers, alumni secretary;
Jim Lee, historian, and Jimmie
Pete Hedgpeth, sergeant at arms.
Wednesday, January 12, 1955
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Two Names
Submitted
For Honor
Robert P. Crawford, pr.ofesscr.j3l
journalism, and Muriel Pickett,
Mortar Board secretary, have been
nominated for "Outstanding Ne
braskan." The letter nominating Crawford
said, "Crawford began a course
in creative thinking at the Univer
sity 23 years ago, the first of its
kind. Since then, his concepts have
gradually become well known and
are now employed by many cor
porations and are taught in many
universities."
"After an earlier successful
work on the subject," the letter
continued, "Professor Crawford
has recently published another
book, "The Techniques of Creative
Thinking,' which was an immedi
ate success. The University has re
ceived national publicity from the
reviews of the book."
The letter concluded, "For his
outstanding contributions to the
University curriculum and to na
tional publicity of the University,
Professor Crawford is amply qual
ified to join the distinguished ranks
of Outstanding Nebraskans."
The nomination letter for Muriel
Pickett told her activities as Build
ers president, Mortar Board sec
retary, holdover member of Stu
dent Council, vice president of Ti
Beta Phi, 1954 Typical Nebraska
Coed, Sigma Alpha Iota president
and Miss Army in the Military
Ball
"In all of these activities Murt
has been considered by all who
worked both above and below her
as an indispensible part of each
group," the letter continued.' "The
personal qualities which she al
ways exhibits friendliness, fair
ness and perpetually high spirits
puts her in an honored place."
The letter concluded, "The Uni
versity should be proud that it
has girls like Murt Pickett attend
ing and giving as much of them
selves tc worthy causes as she
does."
Filings Open
For Residence
In Dormitory
Applications for residence in Sel
leck Quadrangle for second semes
ter may be sent in, announced Don
Carlyon, Manager of Men's Dorms.
Fraternity pledges who Jve in
the dorm may ask for r release
from their contract, which is for
the entire year. The release will
be granted only if an application
has been received to fill the va
cancy. Between 35 and 40 men, includ
ing those graduating, are leaving
the dorm at the end of the first
semester, and about 60 releases
have been received. Forty-five ap
plications for the second semester
have already been filed.
The room and board is $260 for
the semester, which is the same
as the girls dormitory. Individuals
sending in their applications may
make a special request for a cer-
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