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By JESS BROWNELL
Staff Writer
The University Theater's open
ing night presentation of Gian-
Carlo Menotti's opera, "The Con
sul," proved two things: that opera
can be enjoyed even by those who
have had little experience with it,
that the School of Fine Arts is
capable of presenting a superior
production of works which might
formerly have been labeled as too
difficult for college groups.
Favorable Reaction
The audience's reaction to the
opera was extremely favorable,
and that the School of Fine Arts is
moved by the intensity of both
the music and the drama. Miss
Nancy Norman received an ovation
near the end of the second act for
her superb work in the role of
Magda Sorel, and the entire cast
was called out for three curtain
calls at the end of the perform
ance. The production had its weak
spots, which could perhaps be at
tributed to opening night nervous
ness. In the first act, it was often
impossible to hear the singers
ever the orchestra, and much of
Op
iera Returns
After Six Years
After an absence of six years
from the University of Nebraska
campus, opera was revived last
right with the opening of "The
Consul." Sponsored jointly by the
Department of Music and the Uni
versity Theatre, the music-drama,
by Gian-Carlo Menotti, will be pre
sented tonight through Saturday
at the Howell Memorial Theatre.
Ir. David Foltz, chairman of
the Music Department and music
director, said "The Consul" is
one of the most ambitious under
takings attempted. "Because of
its intricate cross-rhythms, only
Good Luck
Wire Sent
By Menotti
The University student cast of
"The Consul" received a wire
Tuesday morning from Gian-Carl
Menotti, composer of the music-d-ama,
wishing them "great suc
cess." Menotti, who is now directing
the music-drama "The Saint of
Bleecker Street" on Broadway,
also sent his regrets on not being
able to see the performance.
He had originally planned to fly
to Lincoln for the opening per
formance, but because of unex
pected difficulties with his latest
music-drama, he wired: "Deeply
regret cannot accept kind offer to
attend performance."
"The Consul," which opens to
right at the Howell Memorial The
ater for a five-day run, is a pro
duction which few schools have at
tempted to present in its complete
form with an all-student cast.
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By LEO DAMKROGER
Ag Editor
"Where once the sound of "class
attention" echoed through the halls,
now the cheeping of baby chicks
reigns. The poultry department
has recently moved into a remod
eled, fireproof building, which was
formerly used as a ROTC head
quarters on the Ag campus.
F, E. Mussehl, chairman of the
poultry husbandry department, said
the facilities will serve farm pro
ducers as well as specialists. He
added that a new incubation labor
atory Tvith new, fully automatic in
cubators has been provided. The
eggs in the incubators are turned
every two hours by automatic
turners, operated with electric
motors.
Poultry Flocks
.Mussehl commented that he fre
quently receives letters from poul
try farms and experiment stations
requesting the names of students
who are qualified to serve in the
field. He pointed out that although
the poultry business has changed
oror the past three decades, poui
t -y flocks are found on 83 per cent :
Cheep, Cheep
Baby Chicles Reside
In ROTC Building
t f Nebraska farms. ! ment Association's offices He ex
ile eeplained that several inbred plained, that the aim of the as
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) livnbiiity have been developed. poultry and egg improvement prac
JToiimMion stock from these newly tices.
found lines are being made avail-j The purpose of the program ac
b to poultry breeders. ; cording to Mnssehl is to keep poul-
-sphI said that the new poul- i try producei" accurately informed
v - fining has improved refrig- on new trends in production and
eration facilities with which tern-1 distribution.
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the power of the music was lost
Although this flaw was occasion
ally repeated in the succeeding
acts, it did not occur often enough
to interfere with the audience's
understanding of the drama. The
force of Menotti's music was al
ways sufficient to carry the mood
and much of the plot to the listen
ers. Miss Norman was certainly the
evening's outstanding performer.
She sang the very difficult part of
Magda with intensity and under
standing, and acted quite well.
Musically, her performance was
nearly flawless.
Each of the other roles, how
ever, was splendidly played and
sung. Shirley Alpuerto, who sang
the part of the secretary, proved
herself to be a capable and con
vincing performer, bhe expertly
handled the development of the
character from an efficient and
impersonal autamaton to a sympa
thetic human being. John Poutre
as John Sorel and Marilee Amund
son as his mother sang their roles
with remarkable sensitivity.
'Delightful Diversion'
Jack Chedester's creation of
To NU
Absence
one other University in the nation,
Columbia, has ever performed this !
music-cirama, ne said. ur. uaiias
Williams, director of the Univer
sity Theatre, said the lyric drama
could not be performed here with
out the push-button facilities of
the Howell Theatre. "For the one
hour and ?0 minute performance,
75 light changes are reauired, or
nearly one a minute. The action
also requires quick scene changes
in one place, within a minute's
time."
A Broadway success in 1950, the
music drama is a picture of life
in a country under totalitarian
rule. Patriots end lovers of free
dom are hounded by squads of
vicious strong-arm secret police.
Reservations for the production
can be made this week at the box
office in Temple building from
32:30 to 5 p.m. this week for both
general admission tickets and sea
son ticket holders.
Maytime Fling
By DICK FELLMAN
News Editor
"Wild ideas, wilder than this
campus has ever seen," were the
center of attraction at Friday's
meeting of the committee search
ing for a new all-University spring
fling, Mike Shugrue, publicity di
rector for the special committee
for spring activities, said Tuesday.
At the Friday afternoon meeting
of the 14-member committee Tom
Woodward, chairman , presided
as committee members reported
about various facets of the proposed
plans which they had been inves
tigating. "Wild ideas like Topsy turvy
buildings will be no more," Shu
grue continued, "for with some of
our new ideas, things are going to
undergo a big change when the
middle of May rolls around this
year."
perature and humidity factors can
be controlled for research and dem
onstration work in the egg industry.
He said under the present com
petitive conditions work toward
quality improvement of eggs is es
sential to the poultry industry.
Mussehl said early work on tur
key management was carried on
at the Nebraska Experiment Sta
tion. He explained how early ex
periments showed that turkeys
cct'ld be grown satisfactorily un
der a sanitary environment. Mus
sehl said that the Poultry depart
ment workers feel that the turkey
business could be expanded in this
area due to the nature of the cli
mate and the feed grains avail
able. According to Mussehl extension
work encouraging the production
of poultry is being done with the
co-operation of Country Extension
Agents, and Vocational Agriculture
instructors. A classroom in the
new building seating 65 students
helps in the instruction and edu
cation of the poultry producers of
tommorrow. The new building al-
so houses the Dairy Improve-
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Nika Magadoff, the magician, was
a delightful diversion from the
stark drama inherent in the other
parts. The secne in which he hyp
notized the people at the consulate
was incongruously perfect.
Bill Hatcher as the police agent
was rather weak in the first act
but found himself in the second,
and performed ably during the re
mainder of the opera. Richard Gar
retson did an excellent job in the
pathetic character of Kofner. De-
lores Garrett, Imogene Davis,
Shirley Halligaji, and Glenn Sperry
sang lesser roles with equal skill
and artistry.
Lighting Effects i
The orchestra was excellently
trained and well conducted in the
execution of a very difficult and
confusing score. The technical pro
duction was excellent, and the use
of special lighting effects was well
handled.
The obvious genius of Menotti
combines with the exceptionally
fine work by the music and speech
departments to make this per
formance one well - -orth seeing.
The University has a small part in
making musical history with this
production, for Menotti's operas
will undoubtedly rank among the
greatest music produced in our
modern culture.
Membership
In Ag Club
Due Feb. 23
Applications for membership In
the Agronomy Club are due in
Room 234 Agronomy Building be
fore Feb. 23, according to Rolla
Swanson, club president.
Requirements are a 4.5 average,
3 hours credit in Agronomy, and
a definite interest in the field of
Agronomy.
Some of the club activities are
sponsorship of a University Crop
Judging Contest; publication of
"Seed and Soil," an Agronomy
magazine; sponsorship of speakers
on agronomy activities and par
ticipation in the FFA crop judging
contest.
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t Will 10,000 pancakes satisfy NU
stomachs on a warm serine eve
ning? How many sausages does
it take to fill corn-fed Cornhuskers?
Where's a stretch of land large
enough for two teams of 500 each
to maul each other in the mud?
And how can you guarantee mud?
And what about the hours? Can
they really be extended to 1 a.m.
on Monday night?
So the meeting went. Questions,
ideas, discussion and finally a
plea for more questions, more
ideas and more discussion.
But the committee is making prc-
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DETROIT EBISOIi COuPMlY
Will be on Campus
Thursday, February 17, ,1955
Contact Placement Office
Will also interview sop-homores and jun
iors interested in summer placement.
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MISS MARY MIELENZ
On The
Cupid's Darts Wing
To 11 Coeds1 Hearts
By ALICE
Society
Cupid had a slack season this
Valentine's Day, delivering only
eleven pins to hopeful coeds.
Now that it looks like spring
weather has finally hit Nebraska's
campus, perhaps the young man's
fancy will finally turn to thoughts
of what the girls have been think
ing about all winter!
Highlighting the weekend were
several date dinners and two form
als. Among the couples attending
the Kappa Sigma Star Dust Form
al were Janet Kauffman and Laur
en Faist, Bob Lunner and Marilyn
Lingo, Janet Jo Boyd and Jack
Wehrman, and Sharon Jenson and
John Gibbons.
Included among the couples at
the Beta Theta Pi Date Dinner
were Jack Gillespie and Marion
Scott, Carol Unterseher and John
Gourlay, Bill Bedwell and Linda
Buthman, Billie Croft and Dan
Grace, John Stebbins and Barbara
Farnsworth and Gerre Swanson and
Dave Erickson.
Pinnings
A candy passing at the Kappa
Gamma house announced the pinn
ing of Jancy Carman, junior from
Omaha, to Bill Campbell, Phi Gam
ma Delta junior from Lincoln.
Kappa Kappa Gamma president,
Nancy Hawkins, senior from Oma
ha, announced her pinning to Charl
Charles Beltzelberger, Phi Kappa
Psi senior from Tecumseh.
Flowers and candy surprised the
Kappa Alpha Theta's when Kiley
Sprague announced her pinning.
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gress and it seems certain that
NU "will soon boast a spring fling
all its own which will attract
everyone.
Getting a bit serious, the com
mittee decided to let Jo Knapp
consult Aunt Jemima about the
pancake problem. Jim Cederdahl
is currently conjuring up plans for
"fun and games" which will in
volve mass student participation,
unlike anything the University has
ever before condoned.
Trying to get the facts on an
open air jazz concert is the pet
project of Murt Pickett. Others are
working on a scheme for dancing
under the stars, extending hours for
coeds, getting a day off from
school and buying rain insurance.
To date, Kappa Alpha Theta is
the only organization which has
submitted a plan for a spring ac
tivity day. Woodward expressed the
hope that other groups and indi
viduals would continue to submit
their ideas. He assurred all that
every idea will be carefully con
sidered by the committee.
Friday at 3 p.m. the committee
will again meet in the Union to
discuss the reports that each mem
ber has gathered during tue past
week. The committee hopes to
have completed its preliminary
work by March 15.
Deop Satisfaction'
SC Schedules Recognition
For Adviser, Mary Mielenz
By JVDY BOST
Staff Writer
"Deep satisfaction" with her
work counseling students and
bright hope for the futm-e" were
expressed by Miss Mary Mielenz,
retiring adviser of Student Coun
cil, in a Nebraskan interview
Tuesday.
Miss Mielenz will be recognized
Wednesday by the Council for her
long service.
She has been Council adviser for
10 years and also has advised Build
ers during that time. She recently
Social Side-
TODD
Editor
Kiley disregarded the usual cere
mony, however, to have dinner
with her new pin-mate, James
"Speed" Foley, Beta Theta Pi. Kil
ey is a junior in Arts and Science
and "Speed" is a senior.
Kappa Alpha Theta Diane De
Vriendt, sophomore in Arts and
Science, announced her pinning to
Roger Sack, Delta Tau Delta jun
ior from York.
Teachers College sophomore
Gretchen Teal, Kappa Alpha The
ha, announced her pinning to
Green, Kappa Sigma sophomore
from Scottsbluff.
Barbara Madden surprised the Pi
Beta Phi's by announcing that she
was pinned to Sam Jensen, Beta
Theta Pi. Barbara is a sophomore
from Oakland and Sam is a sopho
more from North Platte.
Imogene Davis, Kappa Delta jun
ior in Teachers, announced her
pinning to Jim Bridges, Phi Kap
pa Tau alum at Wesleyan.
Delta Delta Delta, Marcia Reif-
schneider, sophomore from Omaha,
announced her pinning to Jim Hof
stetter, Delta Upsilon from Kear
ney.
Pat Moran, Alpha Xi Delta jun
ior in Teachers, announced that
she was pinned to Bill Riley, Beta
Theta Pi alum.
Betty Eberhart, Love Memorial
Hall junior, announced her pinning
to Merwyn Davidson, Farmhouse
senior.
It was announced at the Beta
Theta Pi house that Bill Klas was
pinned to Sharon Shald from Chad
ron. Socio Calendar
Friday
Women's Residence Halls Winter
Formal.
Kappa Alpha Theta Formal Din
ner Dance.
Delta Delta Delta Pledge Party.
Ag Country Dancers Square
Dance.
Farm House House Party.
Saturday
Gamma Phi Beta Formal Dinner
Dance.
Sigma Chi Pledge Sweetheart
Party.
Loomis Hall Informal Dance.
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retired as Coed Counselors adviser
and was Mortar Board adviser for
three years.
She was named an honorary
Mortar Board and Outstanding Ne
braskan in 1951. She is a member
of the Faculty Senate subcommit
tee on student affairs, the Dean's
Advisory committee of Teachers'
College and an associate professor
of secondary education.
Miss Mielenz believes the present
is a great time U be living. Edu
cation is improving, students have
more educational opportunities and
citizens are voting to builfc more
and better schools, she said.
She expressed great faith in the
University and its students. "To
morrow will be good because stu
dents will continue to exhibit the
same high ideals they have in col
lege," she said.
A wonderful change has changed
the emphasis in extra-curricular ac
tivities from social to service in
the past 20 years, she observed.
There is a place for activities
on the campus because they help
students to build character and be
come mature thinkers, but they
should not be dominated by a few
people to the exclusion of others,
Miss Mielenz added.
Freshman Activity
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were required to have one activity
to help them become acquainted
and adjusted, she said.
Miss Mielenz said one of the
most gratifying events of her ca
reer was watching the Student Coua
cil evolve from a weak, unorgan
ized and minority-controlled group
which voted by signal to a stronger
more democratic organization.
When she began her work with
the Council, a liason with the fac
ulty such as exists today as un
heard of, Miss Mielenz said. She
considers this a wonderful step
toward a better Council.
The present Student Activities
Committee proposal to limit ac
tivities is one of the healthiest
signs on the campus, according to
Miss Mielenz.
"Looking back to my own coed
days, I can see that we didnt
have half the vigcv and enthusiasm
for service this generation does,"
Miss Mielenz said.
Miss Mielenz, who terms her life
"very ordinary," lives with her
mother in Lincoln and loves good
music, theater and literature.
She received a Bachelor of Arts
from the University, a Master of
Arts from the University of Chi
cago and a Doctor of Philosophy
from the Uniwsity. She has beea
at the University 15 years.
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