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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1955)
1 v S DAILY NEBRASKAN Jt AA.NmAI nll - Cam sCenfer Fun, Food, Friends Offered by Union The only organization devoted entirely to student social life on the campus is the Student Union. Besides sponsoring light entertain ment such as dances and ping pong tournaments, the Union also has cultural activities like concerts and foreign film series. The Union's activities are paid for by student fees. About $10,000 a year is spent on activities. Some of the facilities available at the Union are ping pong, checkers, and chess games, the largest TV set in Lincoln, a fountain and a snack bar, juke box, cafeteria, a study room, a lounge to meet and chat with friends, a picture lend ing service, a summer job file, exhibits and displays of interest to everyone, a music room, com plete with phonograph and records for any student's use, and meeting rooms for student organizations. A weekly feature of the Union is the Sunday Night movie. Top motion pictures are brought free of charge for the students. Another weekly event are the dances. On every Saturday night the candlelight room is open for dancing. Usually the juke box or Program Service provides the music. In addition throughout the year special dances like the Frosh Hop during New Student Week and the Mad Hatters Dance in March are held throughout the year. During the year there are also such events as concerts, the Spring and Fall Talent Shows, Pigskin Parties, bridge and dance lessons, seminars, forums, book reviews, and chess and bridge tournaments. The foreign film series Is a special event for the Union that is being enjoyed by more students each year. For a special price the students are able to see about seven documentary and foreign films. The films include German, Italian, French, English, and Span' ish films. For many students it is their first contact with the better class of foreign movies. The Chancellor's Reception is another big event at the Union. The reception is held during New Student Week and it is a chance for all of the freshmen to meet the chancellor personally. The Christmas season is wel comed at the Union by the annual Christmas Party. For the party the Union is decorated with greens and Christmas ornaments. During the party free refreshments are served, a dance is held in the ball room, magicians perform, movies are shown, and carolers serenade in the halls.- The biggest party of the year, though is the Birthday Party, held on the night before Ivy Day. This last year the theme was "In the Good Old Days" and the entire Union was decorated to fit the theme. All prices were reduced, oennv candv was sold. Snicker Flickers were shown, a quartet sang, and to end the day, tnere was a street dance and birthday cake for everyone. The Student Union is improving. With a $5 increase in student fees the building is going to be en larged to three times the present size. The plans include bowling alleys, a . fountain lounge, patio, more office space, and a terraced ballroom and balcony. To start the building, the ground will be broken next spring, assuring the incoming freshmen a chance to use this new addition. But even without the new addi tion, from New Student Week on, the place to go is the Union. Cross US nit IHlospitfflls, 0 w p M BH & G) The Red Cross College Unit at the University is composed of over 400 volunteer University students who work on the many commit tees. RCCU board members, working In cooperation with the four execu tive officers, supervise the activi ties of the Unit. One of the major activities is the Veteran's Hospital committee. Workers visit the hos pital weekly to play cards and talk with the patients. They pre sent disc jockey shows over the hospital station and provide talent shows for the men. Orphanage committee workers give parties and entertain the children at Lincoln's four orphan . ages with games, story hoars and handicraft activities. The Handi capped Commission, divided into two groups, is one example of the pleasure derived by both workers and patients. One division of the committee TklU the Orthopedic Hospital weekly and the other di vision teaches square dancing to mentally retarded children.. The male naif of the campus population works on Bed Cr projects as well as do the coeds. port teams are organized at the State Penitentiary. Cornhuskers play on the teams and participate in a variety of Indoor and outdoor games. Members of the Leadership Com mittee serve as leaders of Lincoln Brownie and Girl Scout troops, sponsoring many activities for the children. The Water Safety Com mittee is composed of both men and women students who have earned a Water Safety Certificate and desire to help polio patients learn to swim. Another committee which is helpful to others is the Grey Lady Assistant. The workers go out to the State Hospital and help with the instruction of art, music, drama and handicrafts. The Entertainment, Publicity and Special Activities Committees are three which help to advertise the Unit and U provide entertain ment for the Institutions served by tbe RCCU. Red Cross Week, held annually la March, to tbe highlight of tbe year. A banqwt is held and cer tificates are given to tbe outstand ing workers. Daring this week Red Cross reviews the work of the past year and plans activities for tbe coming year. Make ' ROBINSONS APPAREL 1125 O St. Your Shopping Headquartes AUf Benefits Cancer, This year the All University Fund will support five charities. The World University Fund will re ceive 25 per cent of the money col lected during the AUF drive. The American Cancer Society will re ceive 20 per cent, the Lincoln Com munity Chest 20 per cent, the American Heart Association 20 per cent, and the Lancaster As sociation for Retarded Children (LARC) 10 per cent, the AUF board announced. "World University Service is the only national agency organized for the unique purpose of soliciting in American colleges for funds to aid universities abroad. This agen cy seeks to bring together all mem bers oi the world university com munity," the board said. WUS supplies food and clothing to students who lack these essen tials. Heart disease is the nation's num ber one killer, but it can be pre vented. The American Heart As sociation finds public education is the best weapon against the dis ease. Clinics and research agen cies have been set up nnder the auspices of the association. "AUF funds will be used for work in the Nebraska area first," the AUF Board said, "and when home needs are filled, the remain der will be sent to the national organization." Cancer is the number two killer in the nation; and the money AUF raises will' support programs of research, education, and service to cancer patients. The Ameri can Cancer Society is the only na tional voluntary agency fighting cancer. "Through contributions, students can help bring cancer under con trol and save millions of lives in the future," the board reported. The Lincoln Community Chest benefits about 30 private welfare agencies and their branches. The six general types of service are care of children and the aged, military services, youth guidance, relief and rehabilitation, commun ity health and coordination serv ices. LARC School teaches retarded children to lead lives as normal as possible. All teachers in LARC School are voluntary or low-salaried, and the school's main source is a small tuition, the board ex plained. . 1 r U J U JNi TIVOTB i TW Presenting the j Greatest Variety of Events and the Finest in Club Services on both campuses of of the University of Nebraska. SELF-SERVICE CRIB SERVES COFFEE SO-FAST you can grab a cup between your 8 and 9 ociock classes in the morning. Also serv ing snacks and fountain orders throughout the day, the Corn Crib will immediately become your 'hangout' as it has been tra ditionally for thousands of Cornhuskers. ROUND-UP ROOM' cafeteria serving ex cellent food at reasonable prices at noon and in the evenings. Again this fall the Round-Up room will be open in the morn ings and afternoons for coffee and rolls to relieve the 'crib' when coffee is so im portant and time is so short. OFFICES and MEETING ROOMS for the other major activities on campus are lo cated in the Union building and thus point out even stronger the Union's by-word . . . The Center of Campus Activities. MUSIC ROOM and BOOK NOOK contain your favorite classical records, recent best seller, and current popular magazines for your listening and reading pleasure. The PICTURE LENDING LIBRARY gives you the opportunity to brighten your room wilh your favorite print. And did you know that many of the serv ices of the Union require the part-time employment of numerous university stud ents each year. If you are interested, in quire at the Unions Main Office first thing v.hen you arrive on the campus. "THE MEDIUM" WITH BROADWAY CAST TO APPEAR NOVEMBER 3 as just one of the presentations in the Fine Arts and Major Attraction Series. Throughout the year, the Union will pre sent the best of the available artists. Last years series incluled Fred Waring and his Pcnnsylvanians and the Dave Brubeck Quartet. COLLEGE DANCES with music by com bos or orchestras are held in the ballroom, Candlelite Room, or as street dances in front of the union. Movies from the major companies of Hollywood are featured free of charge on Sun lay nights. CONCERTS by the University's departments of Fine Arts are sponsored throughout the year and especially luring the holiday seasons. OPEN HOUSES and RECEPTIONS high light special occasions on the campus at the Union. TALENT SHOWS present the best in student talent. And, the UNION BIRTHDAY PARTY acts as a fitting climax or IVY DAY evening. There is a place for you in Union activities. The Activities Committee of the Union yearly encourages freshmen to participate in its extensive programming as well as attenl the events. Valuable leadership training as well as campus "know-how" and social development are gained from Investing part of your extracurricular time in Union activities. Jf y . wm pi m m tiQir J$t thing this fall. . . Saturday evening, September 17 FROSH HOP with and his orcheatra co-sponsored with the Innocents Society A Nebraska Tradition" m (Sw Jf m vinere -l ""MiiMii'r'"y o Dl!Dru iaM tkaj LJ "iuj' mui Saul ornnmners congregate