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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
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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.
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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.
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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. .
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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.
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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.
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Saturday evening, September 17
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co-sponsored with the Innocents Society
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