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Coliseum Ceremony Saturday
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Top-ranking Senior Women
mese ten university seniors
received recognition Sunday at
the annual Mortar Board scholar
ship tea. They are (front row,
left to right) Janet Gordon, Doro
thy McLaughlin, Joanna Dailey,
Mrs. Shirley Rosenberg Roch-
.
Thirteen top 8 Average:
Scholastic achievement of senior
women at the University caused
Mortar Board members a little dif
ficulty in choosing the "ten best"
for special honors at their annual
scholarship tea.
The Mortar Boards found that
this year's class has -set a new
record on two points. First, it has
Alumni Head:
Pittenger
ardin
Chancellor Clifford Hardin an
nounced Monday that James Pit-
I o Assist
twiger.-TjecTetary of the Uhivgmm
sity Alumni Association for the
past three years, will be named
"assistant to the chancellor"
in
the n e a r fu
ture. D r. Hardin
said Pittenger
will fill the po
sition which
has been va
cant since last
Sept ember,
when Bruce
Nicoll return
ed to his regu
lar Staff posi- Conrtwr Lincoln 8tr
tion as assist- Pittenger
ant director of the University's
public relations department.
In a special interview with the
Kebraskan, Pittenger commented,
"I am looking forward with a great
deal of anticipation to working
with Dr. Hardin and his adminis
trative officials."
.Pittenger went on to say, "I have
certainly enjoyed rriy work with
the Alumni Association during the
past three years and I hope that
those who have assisted me will
continue working with my succes
sor in the interest of developing our
University."
A native of Nebraska,. Pittenger
was graduated from Albion High
School. He received a Bachelor's
degree from 'the University in
1941. During World War II, he at
tained the rank of lieutenant col
onel as aide de camp to Maj. Gen.
Federick L. Anderson, deputy for
operations of U.S. Strategic A i r
Forces in Europe.
Later, he served as secretary to
former Nebraska Governors
Dwight Griswold and Val Peter-'
son. In 1947, he was named ad
ministrative assistant to Governor
Peterson, a position he held until
his appointment as Secretary of
State of Nebraska in January,
1951.
Pittenger was named ' secretary
f the alumni association Jan. 1,
195,1, when his term as Secretary
of Stte ended. '
No successor has been named to
PUtenger's job. He will continue in
his present capacity until his va
cancy is filled.
Forrest To Speak
To YWCA Group
Dr. Leland Forrest, Chancellor
J Wesleyan University, will speak
to the YWCA cabinet Thursday at
4 p.m. on "Religion in Higher Edu
cation." Although the meeting is. intended
primarily for YWCA commission
and project members and chair
men, the public may attend also,
arfording to Sharon Marigold,
YWCA president,
Miss Mangold emphasized that
fl'l YWCA rmmbsrs should attend
the meeting at Rosa Bouton Hall
'f-rl alfo that YW members intend
hg to file for cabinet posts should
retain blar'n in the YW office.
Thr Headline for applications is
Friday.
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man, and (back row, left to
right) Mrs. Nancy Cartwright
Hamer, Mary Domingo, Wanda
Westerhoff, Mrs. Cathryn Olds
Bridges, Eleanor Von Bargen and
Mrs. Joan Kucaba Inman. These
women were the top-ranking sen-
Senior Women's Grades '
Set Two New Records
a record number of 13 girls whose
averages are above an 8, the equiv
alent of 90 per cent. And second,
the lever of its top grades sets a
new mark.
But members of Mortar Board,
senior women's honorary society,
followed tradition Sunday and gave
recognition only to the top 10 wom
en students.
Miss Marjorie Johnston, associ
ate dean for "women, said there is
no clear explanation for this year's
bumper crop of excellent students.
She is certain that the high grades
don't result from any relaxation
in standards.
"One of the potent factors," she
said, "is the Increased emphasis
organized groups have been plac
ing on scholarship."
The 13 women and their aver
ages are: .
Dorothy McLaughlin, 8.58;
Domingo, 8.54; Joan Kucaba In-
an, 8.36; Joanna Dailey, 8.32;
Shirley Rosenberg Rochman, 8.31;
Cathryn Olds Bridges, 8.31; Elea
nor von Bargen, 8.24; Wanda West
erhoff, 8.23; Nancy Cartwright
Hamer, 8.23; Janet Gordon, 8.22;
Ann Yeakley, 8.18; Jane L a a s e
Assistants Named:
Nineteen
Appointed
The 1956-5? Builders Board and
assistants have been announced by
Mel Fahrnbruch, Builders presi
dent. They are the following:
Advertising manager: Nancy Sal
ter, sophomore in Ag College.
Her other activities include Re d
Cross, YWCA and Pi Beta Phi. As
sistants are Judy Chapman, fresh
man in Teachers College and a
member of Alpha Phi, and Sari
Shukert, freshman in Teachers Col
lege and a member of Sigma Delta
Tau.
Art: June Stefanisin, sophomore
in Ag College. She is on the Union
soecial activities committee and
NUCWA. Ruth Roubal, freshman in
Ag College.
Publicity: Marian Elder, sopho
more in Teachers College. She is
on AUF Board and a member of
Kappa Kappa Gamma. Her as
sistant is Natalie Johnson, fresh
man in Business Administration
and a member of Delta Gamma.
Sales manager: Marilyn Mc-
Hargue, sophomore in Teachers
College. She is a member of Red
Cross and Alpha Omicron Pi.
Assistants are Tom Neff, fresh
man in Arts and Sciences and a
member of Delta Tau Delta, and
Katie Daily, freshman in Arts and
Sciences and a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma.
Specl edition: Bev Buck, soph
omore in Arts and Sciences. She
is a Cornhusker section head, on
AUF Board and a member of Kap
pa Alpha Theta.
Assistants are Phyllis Williamson,
WAA office manager and a mem
ber of Newman Club and Alpha
Phi.. Her assistant is Nan Carl
son, freshman in Teachers College
and a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma.
Calendar: Sally Carter, sopho
more in Arts and Sciences. She is
on AUF Board and a member of
Delta Gamma. Her assistant is
Gordon Warner, sophomore in En
gineering and a member of
Delta Upiiilon.
Conventions: Sara Hubka, soph
omore in Tearhers College. She is
a Cornhusker section head, on
AWS Board and 'a member of Delta
Gamma. Her assistant is Nancy
Coneland, freshman in Teachers
College and a member of Delta
Gamma.
First Glance: Barbara Brittin,
sophomora in ArU and Science.
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Courtesr Lincoln Star
ior women, having accumulative
averages above 90 per cent. Top
three averages are Miss Mc
Laughlin, 8.58; Miss Domingo,
8.54; and Mrs. Inman, 8.3S. More
than 300 women with averages
above 83 were honored at the
tea.
Becker, 8.16, and Glenna Berry,
8.11.
Five of the 13 Miss Dailey,
Mrs. Bridges, Miss Gordon, Miss
Yeakley and Miss Berry are
majoring in English. Mrs. Roch
man is a journalism major.
Miss von Bargen and Mrs. Ham
er devote their time to the field
of elementary education. On the
secondary e a u c tion level m
Teachers College, Miss Domingo is
majoring in commercial arts; Mrs.
Inman, in chemistry, and Mrs
Becker, in speech. Miss McLaugh
lin is studying special education
in the field of speech therapy.
The lone College of Agriculture
student, Miss Westerhoff, is ma
joring in home economics.
Studying does not occupy all the
time of these scholars. Four of the
13 are members of Mortar Board
and two of these head campus or-
Maryiganizations. They are Mrs. Roch
man, president of Tassels; Mrs
Bridges, president of Builders;
Miss Berry, and Miss Gordon.
Approximately 3 0 0 University
women with scholastic averages
above 83 per cent were honored at
the tea from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday at the Union.
Builders
To 1956
She is AWS treasurer, Cornhusker
section head and a member of
YWCA and Alpha Phi. Her assist
ant is Laurie Dempster, sophomore
in Teachers College and a mem
ber of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Husker Handbook: Harriet Sa-
ville, sophomore in Ag College.
She is a member of Delta Gamma.
Her assistant is Marianne Thyge-
son. freshman in Arts and sci
ences and a member of Kappa Kap
pa Gamma.
Office Manager: Bobbie Holt,
soohomore in Arts and Sciences.
She is on the Cornhusker and a
member of Coed Counselors and
Chi Omega.
Assistants are Claire Grasmisk,
freshman in Arte and Sciences
and a member of Alpha Phi, and
Coed Follies
Tryouts Set
For Tuesday
Trvmits for Coed Follies of 1956
will he held Tuesday evening in the
Union Ballroom.
The list will be narrowed to five
skits and three curtain acts. Groups
chosen to compete will perform
Feb. 27 and 28 in "Midnight Mad
ness." Judges will be Mary Jean Mul
vaney, AWS advisor and assistant
professor of physical education; El
die Jevons, AWS advisor and as
sistant professorof commercial
arts; Donald Olson of the speech
department; and Van Westover, as
sistant to the Dean of Student Af
fairs. AWS members Courtney
Campbell, Barbara Brittin and
Kay Nosky, and AWS president
Paula Broady Wells will also be
present at the judging.
The schedule Tuesday evening is
as follows: 6 p.m., Sigma Kappa;
6:15, Kappa Delta; 6:30, Delta
Gamma; 6:45, Alpha XI Delta; 7
p.m., Delta Delta Delta; 7:15,
Gamma Phi Beta; 7:30, Pi Bete
Phi; 7:45, Sigma Delta Tau; 8 p.m.
Chi Omega; 8: IS, Kappa Kappa
Gamma; 8:30, Alpha Phi; 8:45,
Alpha Omicron Pi; 9 p.m., Kappa
Alpha Theta; 9:15, Alpha Chi
Omega.
Love H?ll wi 1 1 be judged
Wednesday evening.
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Pete Elliott, Nebraska's new
head football coach, will be official
ly welcomed by the University stu
dent body Saturday night at the
half time of the Colorado Ne
braska basketball game here..
The welcome is being sponsored
by the Nebraskan, Innocents, Mor
tar Board and the Student Coun
cil. Skip Hove, president of the Stu
dent Council, has been elected by
the Council to represent the Coun
cil and the student body in welcom
ing Elliott. i
Innocents and Mortar Board
members will take part in the cere
mony.
Before the welcoming ceremony,
Bill Orwig will present letters to
athletes who earned them in base
ball and track last spring and also
Vol. 59, No. 42
"Kiss Me Kate" will be the Kos
met Klub's Spring Show, Von In
nes, president, announced Monday.
The Cole Porter musical features
such songs as "Wunderbar," "So
In Love," "Always True To You
in My Fashion," and "Brush Up
Your Shakespeare."
The show, directed by Bill Wal
ton, will be
presented April
19, 20 and 21.
Technical d i
rector is Mary
S i g 1 e r and
musical direc
tor is Bob
Hasrison.
The plot
of "Kiss Me
Kate" begins
when, on the
eve of the first
Courtesy Sunday
sJSmmwl end But
Innes
anniversary of their divorce, Fred
Graham and Lilli Vahessi are re
hearsing for the leading roles in
"Taming of the Shrew." Bill Cal
houn, a member of the cast has
incurred a gambling debt and tells
ernb8rs
Nan Carlson, freshman in Teachers
College and a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma, and Nancy Coover,
freshman in Arts and Sciences and
a member of Gamma Phi Beta.
Student Directory: Marilyn Heck,
sophomore in Arts and Sciences.
She is a Cornhusker section head,
a member of Student Union
and Kappa Ka.ipa Gamma.
Assistants are C. C. Carden,
sophomore in Teachers College and
a member of Pi Beta Phi; Kay
Deppen, sophomore in Teachers
College and a member of Kappa
Alpha Theta; Sally Flanagan,
freshman in Teachers College and
a member of Gamma Phi Beta,
and Nan Poynter, freshman in
Arts "and Sciences and a member
of Kappa Alpha Theta.
Tours: John Nelson, junior in
Arts and Sciences. He is a mem
ber of Corn Cobs, Kosmet Klub
and Theta Xi. His assistant is Donna
Scriven, freshman in Teachers Col
lege and a member of Delta Gam
ma. Ag publicity: Larry Voss, soph
omore in Ag College. He is secre
tary of Union, a Corn Cobs work
er and a member of Farm House.
His assistant is Mary Shumway,
freshman in Ag College and a
member of Delta Delta Delta.
Ag public relations: Will Schutz,
junior in Ag College. He is a mem
ber of Agronomy Club, Al p h a
Zeta, Ag Executive Board, Gam
ma Delta and Farm House. His
assistant is Bruce Skinner, fresh
man in Ag College and a member
of Farm House.
Ag sales and membership: Bill
Spilker, sophomore in Ag College.
He is on the Ag Union Committee
and a member of Corn Cobs and
Farm House. His assistant in Burt
Weichenthal, freshman in Ag Col
lege and a member of Farm House.
Ag tours: Bob Clock, sophomore
in Ag College, He is a member
of Alpha Gamma Rho. His assist
ant ia Don Herman, freshman in
Ag College and a member of Farm
House.
AWS Workers
AWS workers will meet Wednes
day at 5 p.m. in Rosa Bouton Hall,
Suzy Good, workers chairman, an
nounced. The meeting will be in
the lounge on the first floor, she
aid.
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Walton To D
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Boord
to letter wirthers in football this
fall.
Bill Orwig, director of athletics,
will introduce Elliott.
Elliott will bring to Nebraska a
wealth of experience, both as a
player and as a coach. He started
his playing days at Bloomington,
Illinois, where he won eleven let
ters for athletic achievements;
three in football, four in basket
ball, two in baseball and two in
golf.
He attended the University of
Michigan where he quarterbacked
Michigan's 1948 football team to a
49-0 victory over Southern Cali
fornia in the Rose Bowl.
After graduating from Michigan
in the spring of 1949 he became end
coach at Oregon State. In 1952 he
was hired by Oklahoma as back-
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actress Lois Lane he has signed
Fred's name to an IOU.
As the play itself begins, Fred,
as Petruchio, seeks a wife and
finds a fascinating possibility in
the shrewish Katherine, as played
by real life ex-wife Lilli. In the
meantime, two thugs arrive and
demand payment from Fred for
Bill's IOU.
At first, Fred claims he has
signed no such document, but when
Lilli threatens to leave the show
for Fred's too realistic portrayals
of the shrew tamer, he changes
his mind.
Fred talks the gunmen into don
ning costumes and escorting Lilli
bodily through all ihe scenes for
the remainder of the play's en
gagement. In the end, Fred tames
the shrew both on and off the
stage, their real life romance is
revived and the gunmen get a
good lesson in Shakespeare.
The book was written by Bella
and Samuel Spewack. The music
and lyrics were written and com
posed by Cole Porter.
Walton, the director, has spent a
good deal of his time at the Uni
versity in theater productions. He
is now a graduate student study
ing dramatics.
Other productions directed by
Walton include "Charley's Aunt,"
"If Men Played Cards As Women
Do," "Room Service," "Glass
Menagerie" and "A Little More
Than King."
In addition to directing and
working on production crews, Wal
ton has played major roles in
"Death of a Salesman," "M a n
Who Came to D i n n e r," "Hasty
Heart," "Pure as the Driven
Snow" and a minor role in "Fin
ian's Rainbow," the Kosmet Klub
Spring Show in 1954.
Walton started his work in Uni
versity Theater in 1952.
The production committee for
the show will be Jim Boling, Arley
Tassels Nome
New Officers;
McPeck Head
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The Outside World:
Hie
Submits Qudsef
By BARB SHARP
Staff Writer
President Eisenhower sent to Congress a balanced budget for this
year and next while urging higher federal spending he said would total
almost 66 billion dollars in the coming fiscal year.
The government could stay In the black In the next 18 months
by a "slim" margin only if Congress gives him "the utmost coopera
tion" in holding down spending and awaiting a prudent time for tax
cuts, he said.
Congress should put at least some reduction of the national debt
ahead of tax slashing as long as booming prosperity continues, the
President declared.
Ike Decreases River funds
A decrease in funds for flood control .irrigation and other water
programs in the Missouri River Basin was recommended by Presi
dent Eisenhower for the year starting July 1.
The cut-back was due in part at least to the fact that additional
units of the vast multi-billion dollar program to harness the Missouri
were being completed or nearing completion.
Reactions Differ On Message
Hie President's budget message received a mixed reaction from
lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
The Republicans stressed the balancing cf outgo with income
something achieved by the government only three years out of the
last 25 and the Democrats pointed at the proposed increase in
spending.
House GOP Leader Martin (Mass) said that "for the first time
in almost a decade, the American people have been presented with a
balanced budget. This is a major achievement for President Eisen
hower, the administration and our taxpaying public. We can all be
proud of the accomplishment."
On the other hand. Chairman Cannon (D-Mo) of the House Ap
propriations Committee said he was "astonished" at increases in
so many ilema. ,
field coach. During his stay at
Oklahoma he produced such foot
ball greats as All-Americans Ed
die Crowder, Billy Vessels, Tom
my McDonald, Buddy Leake and
Kurt Burris.
Elliott stated in accepting the
head coaching position here at Ne
braska, "I feel it is a great honor
to become associated with the Uni
versity of Nebraska as its football
coach. I know that with the united
help of all Nebraskans we can de
velop teams of recognized Nebras
ka caliber."
Nebraska will be playing its first
home conference game this Satur
day against Colorado. Colorado is
last year's Big Seven conference
champion and Nebraska was the
only team in the conference to
beat them last year.
NEBRASKA
Spring
Waldo, Al Schmid and Von Innes.
Jim Feather will head the tech
nical committee and members are
John Nelson, John Zinnecker, Gary
Lucore and Dana Evrich.
Sam Van Pelt is chairman of
the publicity committee whose
members are Roger Henkle, Andy
Hove and Ivan Althouse. Workers
are Chuck Tomsen and Sam Ellis.
Ben Belmont and Neil Miller
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Outstanding Nebraskan:
MuIvGnyf Wrnr
Nominated For Title
Two faculty members have in
creased the list of nominations for
the Outstanding Nebraskan to 14.
New nominees are Mary Jean
Mulvaney, assistant professor of
physical education for women, and
Dr. Oscar Werner, professor of
history and principles of education.
Miss Mulvaney is sponsor of the
Woman's Athletic Association, As
sociated Women Students and Mor
tar Board.
The letter of nomination said that
regardless of her business sched
ule, she is always willing to lend
a helping hand to the girls because
of her intense interest in their prog
ress; she has a dynamic personal
ity and is friendly and sincere to
everyone.
Werner's nominating letter stat
ed that he has performed 32 years
of brilliant and stimulating work
as teacher and advisor.
He has been active in campus
religious life, serving as chairman
of the committee that sponsored R
ligion in Life Week, and as junior
division advisor.
Other candidates are Sharon
Mangold, John Gourlay, Glenna
Berry, Barbara Clark, and Gail
Katskee, seniors in Arts and Sci
ences. Bob Oberlin, senior in engineer
ing; Dr. Arthur Westbrook, pro
fessor of music; and Ray Mor
g". assistant professor of journal
ism, are also nominees for the
honor.
Dr. Adam Breckenridge, Dean of
Courteo Lincoln Star
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Tuesday, January 17, 1956
are in charge of the program and
Andy Smith is in charge of the
ushers. Committee members for
rooms and accompanists are Gary
Burchfield, chairman, Marsh Nel
son and Larry Conner.
Bill Bedwell, John Fagan and
Barry Larson are in charge of tic
kets and finances. Kosmet Klub
advisors are Dr. H. L. Weaver
and Van Westover.
Faculties, ,( Miss Mulvaney, end
Werner complete the list.
Marv Stromer, 1955 graduate,
and Dr. Cliff Hamilton, former
chairman of the department of
chemical engineering, were last
Conrtwy
Lincoln tar
Mulvaney
Lincoln Journal
Werner
semester's Outstanding Nebras
kans. Winners will be awarded a cer
tificate for the first time at the
Nebraskan Press Club luncheon
Friday and announced in Friday's
Nebraskan.
Hudson:
sd Cross
New Red Cross officers for th
year 1956-57 were elected last
Thursday at the group's meeting.
They are Ginny Hudson, presi
dent; Marilyn McIIargue, v i c e
president; Rita Jelinek, secretary,
and Colleen Oshlund, treasurer.
Miss Hudson is a member of Al-
I pha Lambda Delta, Teachers Col
lege Dean s Advisory committee,
secretary of Student Council, Gam
ma Phi Beta and a former mem
ber of AUF Board. She is jun
ior in Teachers College.
Miss McIIargue is a member of
Sigma Alpha Iota, Builders Board,
Coed Counselors and Alpha Omi
cron Pi. She is a sophomore In
Teachers College.
Miss Jelinek is a member of Stu
dent Council, Pi Lambda Theta
and Pi Beta Phi. She is also a jun
ior in Teachers College. Miss Osh
lund is a member of Alpha Chi
Omega and a junior In Teachers
College.
Applications for board positions
for the next term may be obtained
in the Bed Cross office, Union
Room 300, Miss Hudson said.
Positions open Include adult ac
tivities, art publicity, entertain
ment, editor-historian, First Aid
accident, prevention, handicrafts,
Junior Red Cross, LARC School,
leadership, membership, orphan
ages, Orthopedic Hospital, produc
tion, transportation. Veterans' Koa-i
pital and water safety.
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