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. . f- A ki) V :'U I kit i 1 3 5 L" Fv i l v Sit j 5C -I Vol. 59, No. 47 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Friday, February 10, 1956 il 1 1 q i kVAi iVaIi I Hi Amendments: A oust d By DICK FALCONER Nebraskan Reporter A new constitution with several changes and amendments was pre sented and approved Wednesday evening by the IFC. The constitutional committee worked out the new constitution to strengthen the position of the IFC and fraterniites on campus, Joe Krause, Delta Upsilon and chair man of the revisions committee said. The first important change was the omission of rushing rules from the constitution. The reason being that every time a new rule was adopted, the constitution had to be amended. Presently they are in the IFC by-laws. Another important change was that the second ranking officer of the fraternity is the only alternate who has voting power in the regu lar meetings. Also, any fraternity's whose regular member or alter nate fails to attend a meeting is fined $10.00. The provision was amended by Rex Fischer's proposal to strike this section and insert that any one appointed by a fraternity could be an alternate with the approval of the executive committee. The committee's original idea was to get the regular members at all Artist's Series: Opera Star Lane To In Union Sponsored Gloria Lane, mezzo-soprano, will appear at the Union Ballroom Thursday at 8 p.m. in the seventh concert of the artist's series. Miss Lane is recognized as one of America's leading operatic tal ents. She recently appeared in New York and at La Scala, Milan From "Rags to Riches" could be the story of her success. After finishing school Miss Lane worked as secretary for the New Jersey department of Agriculture. She entered the Philadelphia Inquirer's "Voice of Tomorrow" contest. With almost no formal training she won ever 850 contestants. A year of study and Miss Lane made her professional debut as soloist in Radio City Music Hall's Easter pageant. She won acclaim in New York for her performance Berry To Write Nebraskan Column Glenna Berry, senior in Arts and Sciences, will write a short column for The Nebraskan next week concerning her visit to Washington, D.C., and New York to attend a citizenship seminar. The seminar is sponsored by the Joint section of education and cultivation of the Board of Mis sions of the Methodist Church in conjunction with numerous polit ical and cultural organizations. Miss Berry will leave Friday. Dick Tempero, freshman in Arts and Sciences, will also attend the seminar. Intramural Basis: Speaking Competition Set To Open Tuesday Top-ranking organizations and top-ranking individuals will be chosen at the annual Delta Sigma Rho extemporaneous speaking con test Feb. 14 to 21. Each organized house entering the contest is to be represented by two people. The top-ranking organization will receive a trophy with the name of the winning or ganization engraved on it. The top-ranking individual speaker is awarded a trophy with his or her name engraved on it Bob Bovey was the winning indi vidual last year. Intramural competition is open to both men and women students carrying twelve hours of work with passing grades during the current semester. Individuals who are members of Delta Sigma Rho or who were members of the debate squad on Jan. 1, 1956, are ineligible for par ticipation. "Current national and interna tional events' will be the general subject of the speaking contest. Round one will be held Tuesday, at 7 p.m.; and the final round Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. Drawings for each round will be held between 4 and 5:30 p.m. of the day preceding the round at the speech office in Temple, Room 202 A. Any house may substitute per sonnel from round to round, pro viding the names are included on the original entry card. Speeches are to be five to seven minutes in length. Use of notes is j proves f no fn m the meetings because they are the true house representatives, but the amendment passed. A third amendment dealt with appeal of the Executive commit tee's decisions on constitutional in fractions by the different houses. The constitition read that a frat ernity may appeal to the Alumni Interfraternity Council from the Executive Committee, but it was amended that it would be better to appeal to the IFC first. This amendment was also carried. A new system of IFC advisors was set up by the new constitu tion. The new system provides for a staggered appointment for a 3 year term, one appointed this year, another next year and the thrid three years from now. Also, the advisers have to be a member of a national social college frater nity. Previously, an advisor could hold this position as long as he wanted and didn't have to be af filiated with any national frater nity. Along with several other pro posed amendments the IFC moved to meet at 7 p.m., instead of 5 as was originally scheduled. It was announced that the fresh man or pledge IFC is a reality. They have their first meeting next Tuesday at 5 in the Union to consider their new constitution. in the role of Desier a in Menot ti's "The Saint of Bleeker Street," the same year. The all-a round excellence of Miss Lane's performance won her the Clarance Derwent and Donald son Awards as the best support ing dramatic actress, best sup porting performance in a mucio al role, and best performance by an actress making her debut. Miss Lane has sung with lead ing symphony orchestras includ ing the Rogin Hood Dell Orchestra under Metropoulos, and she has made numerous television and radio appearances. Recently she was seen on the "Ed Sullivan" show. Two Decca waxings, "The Con sul" and "The Student Prince" are Miss Lane's contributions in the popular field. Opera is her first love but this doesn't prevent her from being a serious jazz fan. She often sings blues for her fam ily and friends. Tickets go on sale Monday in Theta Sig Elects Deepe, Switzer Theta Sigma Phi, journalism fra ternity for women, has elected offi cers for the second semester, ap- cording to Mitzi Severs, outgoing president. Officers are: president, Beverly Deepe; vice president, Luci- Swit zer; secretary, Joanne Junge; trea surer, Judy Bost, and keeper of the archives, Babs Jelgerhuis. optional. Ratings will be made on the total effect of the thought, composition, and delivery. All contentants will engage in round one. The top half will par ticipate in round two. Eight to ten individuals with the highest ac cumulative ratings for rounds one and two will compete in the fin als. Names of those intending to par ticipate must be filed with Donald Olson, Temple, Room 202 A by Monday, at 5 p.m. Selection and assignment of the judges will be made by Olson, di rector of the contest. ROTC Department Adds Capt. Swieter Capt. Kenneth Swieter of Ypsi Janti, Mich., has joined the Uni versity Army ROTC staff as as sistant professor of millitary his tory. He has served as Army Reserve adviser for units in the Detroit area since September 1953. His assignment to the University Army ROTC staff brings it up to its full officer strength. Swieter entered the Army In July 1942 and received his com mission as a second lieutenant following Officers Candidates School at Camp Barkley, Tex., in February 1943. During World War II he served with the 59th Medical Battalion in the Aleutian Islands and evacuation hospitals in Europe. University Foundation: Dobson Selected Head Of Board Of Trustees The Board of Trustees of theFred Thomas of Omaha, J. Stew- University Foundation elected Ar thur Dobson, Lincoln contractor, as president for a two-year term. He succeeds Earl Cline of Lincoln. At the annual meeting, Perry Branch, director-secretary, said in his financial report that the "foun dation is continuing its forward movement, with 1955 proving the best year in the foundation's 20 year history." He reported $669,439 in new funds accruing to the Foundation This compares with $534,383 in 1954. Branch also said that these funds came from donors who aver aged in number more than 5000 for each of the past three years. Foundation contributions for the benefit of the University totaled $226,274 in 1955, compared with $237,545 in 1954. The board also elected W. W Putney of Lincoln as vice presi dent and re-elected John Selleck, comptroller of the University, as treasurer, and Branch as director- secretary. Ford Bates of Omaha and George Holmes of Lincoln were re elected to the executive committee for six-year terms. Besides Dobson, Putney, Cline Bates and Holmes, other members of the executive committee are Appear Concert 1 s. Nebraskan Photo Miss Lane the Union, according to Clare Hin- man. Students tickets are $1, faculty $1.50 and patrons $2. Doors will be open at 7:15 p.m. Coffee will be served after the performance. Weil-Worn: Monster's Biography Returns "Frankenstein" has come back to the University of Nebraska. And a monstrous fine of nearly $975 has been cancelled by the University Library. The library recently received a well-worn copy of Mrs. Mary Shel ley's "Frankenstein" along with a letter from Charles Horner of Mission, Kan., a former student at the University. In his letter, Horner explained that the book came into his pos session sometime auring 1898 or 1899 when he was attending the University. He said that in the years which followed his activities took him into many, fields and his books were packed, separated and moved frequently. "I cannot say that its possession was unknown to me," he said, "and on some occasions when , I wanted to return it I couldn't find it. At last, after many years I have found the little book and I am deeply ashamed." Horner offered to make restitu tion but library officials took a kindly view of the situation and cancelled the fine. The University library acquired the book in 1895 according to the markings on the little volume. It was the 8395th book placed on the shelves. The library now has cata logued more than 1,000,000 Items including 600,000 books. Library officials said that "mostly- for sentiment" they will rein state the copy of "Frankenstein." Slote Announces Poetry Contest All university students are eligi ble to compete in the Ione-Garner-Noyes poetry contest. Berniece Slote, assistant professor of Eng lish, announced. Prizes of $50 and $25 will be awarded to the two students who submit the best unpublished, orig inal poems, she said. art Elliott of Beatrice and T. B. Strain and Clarence Swanson, both of Lincoln. In his 1955 financial report, Branch broke down the $266,274 contributed last year by the foun dation to the University as follows: $110,063 for research projects. $82,435 for scholarships, fellow ships and assistantships. $7754 for museum improvements and exhibits $6474 for purchase of specialized research instruments and equip ment. $2766 for faculty and department supports. $2326 for Love Library equipment and furnishings. $54,456 for varied items, such as lectureships, Mueller Tower ex pense, purchase of property and awards. Branch paid tribute to the "ef forts of the various class repre sentatives for their work in en couraging former students to par ticipate in the foundation pro gram." He listed the foundation's pres ent assets at $1,898,043, an increase of $397,808 over the previous year. The market value of the Founda tion's assets is over $2,000,000. Chancellor Clifford Hardin told the trustees that "the foundation's work and interest immeasurably strengthened the teaching and re search phases of the University. The University is deeply grateful to the foundation for its contribu tions." Chancellor Hardin predicted that the University's enrollment would reach 12,000 in the next five years and would in the future exceed 15,000. Convention: Politicians Addross Delegates A sound endorsement of the' con vention nominating system was ex pressed by both speakers at a pre' liminary meeting of the Mock Po- litcal Convention delegates Thurs day. Charles Reed, member of the Republican state central commit tee, and Jim Green, delegate to the Democratic convention of 1952, both opposed the direct primary as a means of , presidential nom ination. 1 "The direct primary would give an unfair advantage to the heavily populated states," Reed said. It would also lead to a great splitting of the vote on favorite son candi dates, he said. The convention is a manifesta tion of representative government, he said It is also a strong sup porter of the two-party system, as opposed to the government by coalition on minor blocks in France, he said. Green spoke in opposition of the bound delegation- or those delega tions which are bound to support, at least through the first ballot, the candidate endorsed by the peo ple in the state presidential prefer ential promary. 'The instructed or bound dele gation has no power to meet chang ing situations or to gain-political advantage by maneuvering," Green said. Green said his stand did not mean that he advocated ignoring the people s preference. The voter places responsibility on the repre sentative, he said. 'For example, a popular hero can gain support rapidly at the start of a campaign and lose all support during the convention," Green said. The basci search of any conven tion is for strength, he said. It is for the delegates to descern which will pull the vote and which candidate will pull votes in which area, he said. 'Parties aren't people; they are principle," Reed said. This makes it important that parties draw up a platform, stating proposed party policy, he said. People should not leave politics to those who are the Georges of let George do it ideas, he said. It is important to the welfare of the nation that citizens take an interest in civic affairs for benefit to the person and to the govern ment, he said. Green and Reed, both Omaha Lawyers, have been active In state politics for a number of years. They came to Lincoln to address the Mock Political convention dele gates "to show that politics Is not stodgy," as Reed said. The Mock Political Convention, March 14 to 17, is sponsored by Nebraska University Council on World Affairs, the Student Council and has been actively supported by the University administration. Ideal Coed7 ' Shown above are the five final ists for Ideal Nebraska Coed. They are, seated left to right, Jody Chalupa and Hanna Rosen berg, and standing left to right, Jeanne Elliott, Sue Simmons and Diane Knotek. The winner will be Report Approved: on oof Student Council voted Wednesday to accept a judiciary committee report disapproving the proposed merger of Farmers' Fair Board a the Ag Exec Board. Ag Exec Board originated the proposal early in the fall, which was opposed by the Farmers' Fair Board. The Ag Exec Board sub mitted constitution amendments to the Council for approval, including clauses which would result in the absorbtion of Farmers' Fair Board and its functions. ' Ag Exc Board orginated the proposal early in the fall Larry Connor, president of Ag Exec Board, presented the arguments of his organizations against accept ance of the report. "The Fair Board has lost money in past years, and a combination C of the organizationswfluld PJCoyid.eJj.'JajrQaidJ said his organiza mora- efficient and better Farmers' Fair," Connor said. A merger would provide a more Series Continued: Union Schedules 11 Sunday Eve The Union film committee will present Sunday night movies again this semester. This Sunday's film is "Tight Little Island", a J. Arthur Rank production. It is a' fanciful satire showing what happens when a little Scottish island develops a shortage of Scotch whiskey. The following films will be pre sented this semester: Feb. 19 "Magnificent Obses sion," starring Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman in technicolor. Feb. 16 "The Desert Fox", starring James Mason. March 4 "The Silver Chalice", a Thomas Costain best seller star ting Virginia Mayo in technicolor. March 11 "Lucky Me", a musical comedy starring Doris Day in technicolor. April 8 "A Star is Born", a musical starring Judy Garland and James Mason in technicolor. April 15 "Yankee Pasha", starring Jeff Chandler in tech nicolor. April 22 "The Gunfighter", a arama starring uregory rec. April 29 "Blueprint for Mur der", starring Joseph Cotton and Jean Peters. May 6 "Titanic", starring Poetry: Literature Critic Frye To Speak Professor Northrop Frye, literary scholar and critic from Victoria College, University of Toronto, Canada, will be a guest lecturer at the University Friday. He will discuss "The Language of Poetry" at a public meeting at 8 p.m. Friday at Love Library Auditorium. He will meet in formally with graduate students and others in the humanities Thurs day afternoon and with undergrad uates and others Friday morning. Frye has written on subjects dealing with aesthetic theory and poetic technique. A student of modern psychologists, primarily Jung, he is particularly interested in discovering archetypal patterns in literature. His visit to the University is sponsored by the Convocations Committee in conjunction with the Department of English. V '? Finalists presented at the Monday night performance of Coed Follies. The finalists were selected fol lowing interviews Tuesday night. The name "Ideal Nebraska Co ed" was adopted by AWS, spon sor of Coed Follies, this year in Agmnsf Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star Katskee Connor Miss sduTTff7fnaficial basis he said. The Ag Exec Board is the most logical organization to handle the situation to the benefit of the University as a whole and the Farmers' Fair in particular, Connor said. Jim Peters, member of Farm- tion felt it'unnecessary for the Fair to make money. The main purpose of the Fair is ovies Barbara Stanwyck, Clifton Web, and Robert Wagner. May 20 "Johnny Dark" star ring Tony Curtis in technicolor. Movies begin at 7:30. I. D. cards are required for admission. Sched ule cards of the movies will be available Feb. 19. ' 1 ' ' wwmimmwivmnmwwm ,n j Iff f Jl V A 1 -V ' 1 If 'SI I Outside World: Soviet Protests To (.$, By ARLENE IIRBEK Nebraskan Staff Writer The Soviet Union Thursday accused the United States of carrying out a "brink of war" policy in the release of weather balloons over Russian air space. Foreign Ministry Press Chief Leonid Llyichev declared that the balloons carried apparatus which did not take meteorological data but was for aerial reconnaissance. He further declared the balloons wert a menace to air navigation and ground inhabitants. Llyichev reviewed Soviet protests but did not mention the fact that the United States handed its answer to the Soviets' latest protest last Wednesday. Seven Men Rescued The Navy said Thursday all seven men who were aboard the plane downed in the Antarctic on Feb. 3 have been rescued and returned to base on Little America. The missing aircraft was found by a Navy search plane. It had gone down while flying from Marie Byrd Land to Little America. Judge Dismisses Charge A federal judge has dismissed a contempt charge filed aeainst a j University of Alabama dean for refusing to admit a second Negro to I the school. The new phase of the violence sparked drama came when a Negro attorney pressed demands that Dean W. R. Adams be cited for con tempt of court for refusing to admit Mrs. Polly Ann Hudson as a journalism student, Mrs. Hudson's lawyer moved for a postponement joi the hearing on grounds that Miss Autherine Lucy's suspension earlier this week would mean that "Mrs. Hudson would not be allowed to enroll at this time anyway." Postal Rates Raise Postmaster General Summerfield announced he is sending to Con gress proposed legislation to raise postal rates around $4064 million a year. , "It is unconscionable to think the taxpayers will have to continue to contribute so heavily to the postal deficits," he told a news con ference. Increases are proposed In regular, airmail, and second and third class matter. Summerfields' figures indicate the Postal Service still would operate at a loss of around $1664 millions a year. Truman-MacArthur Feud The continuing of the Truman-MacArthur controversy, Involving the whole range of Far East strategy, goes Into a new round with publication In Life mugazine. The current issue contains the new installment of Truman's mem oirs and a blistering 5000-word reply by the five-star general. MacArthur says, "Truman's account of the dismissal is a labrylnth of fancy and fiction, distortion and misrepresentation." Says Truman: MacArthur was a great soldier but he wouldn't obey orders, he was willing to risk all-out war, and so: just as Presi dent Lincoln fired Gen. George McClevelan in Civil War days, "Mac- Artnur icit me no choice I could tion." Nebraskan Phot place of "Typical Nebraska Co ed." The finalists and winner art selected on a basis of scholarship, activities and leadership ability. Carol Link, AWS Board mem ber, is in charge of the selec tion and presentation of t h "Ideal Nebraska Coed." Merger to provide entertainment for the students, he said. "The reason the Fair lost money this year was because it was rained out," he said. Bonds were floated to make up the difference, he add ed. Peters stated that it took a full year's work from fourteen people to stage a successful Fair and that the four persons proposed in the Ag Exec Board's amendments would be inadequate. "I would like to see a board set up to handle all the activities on the Ag campus," Peters said in answer to queries from Council members as to the best possible so lution to "the problem. "If all Ag events were sched- uled at the same time, there would be more general interest and en thusiasm and would draw in mora people from out-state," he said, In ensuing Council discussion, Ben "Mick" Neff, Business Admin istration representative, stated that perhaps there was a third organi zation that could handle the Farm ers' Fair better than the present board or a combination of the pres ent board and Ag Exec Board." "The judiciary report states that organizations have the right to self determination," Bruce Brugmann, Arts and Sciences, said. 7-" In other Council businesscon stitutional amendments for WAA and Coed Counselors were read and approved by voice votes. Marv Breslow, CCRC representative and junior member of Faculty-Student Subcommittee on Student Publica tions, presented the Board's month ly report. no longer tolerate liis insubordina