It Happened At NU
Two University pre-med student are tak
ing virtually the same courses. So that one
will not make the other feel uncomfortable
by studying too much, they made a pact to only
study together. This agreement has resulted
in countless extra hours before the television
set, since neither wants to infringe on the
rights of the other.
Weather 'R Nor
Cloudy with occasional snow flurries
Wednesday. Cold Wednesday with high near
S2. Moderate easterly wind.
Vol. 59, No. 52
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Wednesday, February 22, 1956
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Orin Stepanek:
Memorial Fundi
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By NANCY DE LONG
Ncbraskan Reporter
Memorial for the late professor
Orin Stepanek, University English
and language professor, who died
in the spring of 1955, has been
initiated by the English Depart
ment, Assistant professor of Eng
lish Wibut Gaffney announced
Tuesday.
The English Departmebt
thought some lasting memorial
might be in order for the late
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STEPANEK
Professor Stepanek, whose death
last spring ended some thirty-five
years of continuous service to the
University," Gaffney said.
"The most fitting and perman
ent memorial seems to be a
scholarship fund, in the same of
Professor Stepanek, to be admin
istered by the University Fornda
tion," Gaffney continued.
The fund-raising campaign will
be directed first to the faculty and
then, by newspaper publicity and
other devices, to the alumni and
non-University people,
contribute to the fund may ad
dress contribution to Miss Flor
ence Maryott, 108 Andrews, Gaff
ney said.
Checks should be made payable
to the University of Nebraska
Foundation and marked, "Orin
stepaneK Memorial.
The Foundation has advised the
committee that contributions to
recognized foundations are tax-de-ductable,
he said.
The memorial fund was prompt
Correction
In yesterday's Nebraskan in the
story on the Ag Campus poll on
'-exams it was stated that 205 stu
dents said they answered "Yes,"
to the question, "Is cheating on
exams a problem on the Ag Cam
pus?" Only 61 answered, "No."
This is incorrect as it was the
other way around, 205 answering
"No" and 61 answering, "Yes."
The-
Inside World
BABW Filings
Independent freshmen, sopho
more or junior women with a
weighted average of 5.5 are urged
to file for Barb Activities Board for
Women Wednesday through March
28. Application blanks are now
available in Union Room 309 and at
Ag Campus. At the time they file,
girls should sign up for an inter
view. Interviews will be held
March 3 from 9 a.m. to noon and
1-5 pjn.
Physics Colloquium
G. K. Werner of the Oak Ridge
National Laboratories will discuss
"Optical Spectroscopy at Oak
Ridge" Tuesday at a physics col
loquium at 4:15 p.m., Room 210,
Brace Laboratory. Tea will be
served at 3:45 p.m.
Engineers To Meet
American Society of Mechanical
Engineering will meet Wednesday
at 7:15 p.m. in Room 206 Richards
Hall. Students will present pro
fessional papers and a movie will
be shown.
4-H Officers
Newly elected officers of the
University 4-H Club are Doyle
Hulme, president; Milton Fricke,
vice-president; Joan Norris, sec
retary; and Paul Yeutter, trea
surer. Math Colloquium
A mathematics colloquium will
be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. . in
Room 2C9, Burnett Hall. Dr. Earl
Schweppe will discuss "A Projec
ti"e Generalization of Convexity."
Eridge Tournament
The Intercollegiate Bridge
ill hp held Saturday
at 2 : 45 p.m. in 'Room 313 of the
I
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Union,
p
ed by interest displayed by under
graduates, outsiders and members
of the department.
At the suggestion of Gaffney, in
a English Department Faculty
meeting, a committee was ap
pointed to investigatet he possi
bility of establishing a memorial.
The committee found that the
memorial was possible and took
charge of the campaign.
It is hoped that the goal of ap
proximately two thousand dollars
will be reached. The sum so far
is gratifying in view of hte fact
that the campaign has just start
ed, Gaffney stated.
The terms for qualification for
the scholarship have not been out
lined. The scholarship, however,
will be (or English majors, and
if possible, presented annually.
The sudden death of Stepanek,
last spring, was a great shock to
his many friends.
He came to the University in
1920 as assistant professor of Eng
lish and Slovonic languages and
remained here for thirty-five
years.
Teaching, his first love, took
loved writing, he did not have
time to write any books.
He did publish a Czech gram
mar, several articles on American
and Czech literature in 1931 and
poetry at different times during
his career.
"I myself knew him for thirty
two years," Gaffney said. "He
always went out of his way to
help any student he felt had po
tential." Professor Orin Stepanek was
born in Crete, Nebraska. He at
tended the University from 1909
to 1913 when he received his bach
elors degree, earning his Mas
ters degree from Harvard in
1914.
. He continued his studies at Har
vard and at Charles University in
Prague, Czechoslovakia, beginning
his teaching career at Saoldau
High School from 1915-1917 in St.
Louis, Missouri. His next position
was at Michigan State College.
Stepanek served for a time as
secretary to a U. S. Congressman.
He moved from assistant pro
fessor in 1920, his first year at
the University of Nebraska to the
psotion of associate professor in
1914.
Stepanek was a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, Crucible Club, Am
erican Legion, and an Honorary
member of University Players.
Russian Tour:
Students To Give
Illustrated Speech
An illustrated speech on the ex
periences of two Columbia gradu
ate students during their tour of
Russia will be given in the Union
Ballroom Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
The program will be sponsored
by the University Convocation
Committee and is open to the
public.
On their 6000 mile trip through
Russia, Gay Humphery and Ted
Curran made the movie which will
accompany their speech.
The trip carried the students to
many parts of the Soviet Union
which are usually not optn t3 for
eigners. They spent two weeks in
Moscow and toured through remote
parts of Asiatic Russia.
The Russian Institute of Colum
bia University, which Miss Hum
phery and Curran attended, has
been labeled as a school for spies
by the Communist press.
Curran commented, however, on
the freedom which his group was
allowed throughout the trip: "We
PrG"Co'nv6iif ion
Approaches Clima
By BEV DEEPE
Special Writer
Caucus dinners, brass bands and
vocal enthusiasm will set the pre
convention atmosphere on the Ne
braska campus.
Simultaneously with the an
nouncement that Sen. Bourke Hic
kenlooper (R-Ia) would speak at
the March mock convention, one
fraternity was completing plans
for a caucus dinner.
Wes Pittack, assistant chairman
of the California delegation (Kappa
Sigma) announced that selected
delegation chairmen were being in
vited to pre-convention sessions to
map strategy.
It was understood by the con
vention stearing committee that
several movements were afoot on
the campus to organize voting sup
port for presidential hopefuls Adlai
Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver.
Arrangemens were being made
for several informal brass bands
to appear on the convention floor in
support of nominations
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' Floor fights on several issues
Pot Luck With
More than 100 persons enjoyed
food and friendship at the fourth
"Pot Luck with the Profs" Sun
day evening in the Ag Union.
From left to right are Mary De
Rochester Dean:
Mu Council Announces Noyes
As '56 Montgomery Lecturer
Dr. W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Dean
of the Graduate School of the Uni
versity of Rochester has been
named as recipient of the Mont
gomery Lectureship for 1956.
The lectures, generally entitled
"Science on the National and In
ternational Scenes," will be given
the week of Feb. 27-March 3 at
Love Library Auditorium, the Uni
versity Research Council an
nounced. Dr. Noyes, who is a native of
Indiana, received his A.B. degree
from Grinnell College in 1919, and
his Doctor of Science degree from
the University of Paris in 1920. He
was awarded the Doctor of Science
degree by Grinnell College in 1946
and by the University of Rhode
Island in 1953.
Dr. Noyes served on the faculty
of the University of California
1920-23, the University , of Chicago
1923-29, Brown University 1929-38
and the .- University oL.JRochester
since 1938. He has been Dean of
the Graduate School since 1952 and
was chairman of the Department
of Chemistry at Rochester from
1939 to 1955.
Dr. Noyes was president of the
American Chemical Society in 1947.
He also served as assistant editor
of "Chemical Abstracts "from 1929
to1838, editor of "Chemical Re
views" from 1938 to 1949 and is
now serving as editor of both the
Journal of the American Chem
CURRAN
HUMPHREY
could wander around and talk to
anybody and when they found out
we were Americans and that we
spoke Russian, that was some
thing." seemed certain. One delegation
prepared a stand on a controver
sial issue which James Harrison,
faculty advisor, called t "a small
atomic bomb.' it is known that the
issue involves interposition.
Reports indicated that the Law
Association students were contest
ing for seats on their Pennsylvania
delegation. ,-.
Convention stearing committee
members urged campus houses
which have not filed for states to
do so at once in response to per
sonal letters sent to each house
this week. Applications must have
the name of the organization, three
choices of states, name of chair
man and list of delegates. It must
be filed in the Student Union NUC
WA box by Thursday, Feb. 23.
The rules and platform commit
tees will meet March 1 and 8 to
draft teir recommendations.
Times and places will be an
nounced. ' ,
The mock convention will "be held
March 14-17 in the ColLseuto.
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Profs'
Mars, Marion Janda, Marian
Sokol, Jerry Gillespie, and Dick
Hagemeier. Servers are Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Ward. Ward is an
associate professor of vocational
education.
ical Society" and the "Journal of
Physical Chemistry."
Dr. Noyes was chairman of the
Division of Chemistry and Chem
ical Technology of the National Re
search Council, Sectional Chairman
and Divisional Chief of the Na
tional Defense Research Commit
tee. He also served on the U.S. Naval
Research Advisory Committee as
consultant to the Atomic Energy
Commission, Trustee of the Sloan
Kettering Institute for Cancer Re
search, vice president of the Inter
national Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry and treasurer of the In
ternational Council of Science Un
ions. The Montgomery Lectureship on
Contemporary Civilization was es
tablished in 1946 from the income
of the James . Henry Montgomery
Memorial, an endowment given to
the University in 1941 by the Ora
Clair Montgomery estate. The Lec
tureship" Ts' designed to generate
constructive thought on con
temporary problems.
Previous recipients of the Lec
tureship were: Carl Friedrich,
Owen Lattimore, Clyde Kluckhohn,
Farm Program:
Johnson
Second Statement
Dick Johnson, candidate for Re
publican nomination as representa
tive of the First Congressional Dis
trict, has made his second public
statement for The Nebraskan.
Johnson announced his candi-
d a c y Monday
and will be in
the running for
the congres
sional seat for
the f i r s t dis
trict this fall.
He i n c I uded
several of his.
concepts of the
Farm Program
in his s t a t e
ment. O n e of the
primary issues
Courtesy Lincoln Star
Johnson
the Republican
party faces is the problem of giv
ing the farm family unit a fair
and adequate income.
Johnson emphasized that this
cannot bet attained by continuing
the cutting of production on the
farm and giving the farmer only 70
to 80 per cent of the parity. He
stressed, "First, we must let the
farmer have the opportunity to
produce all he wishes at a price
he knows will remain stable
through our consumption pro
grams." He added, "Secondly, we must
give the farmer an opportunity
to farm economical sized units.
This can be done through our pres
ent credit systems such as FHA."
"Thirdly, we must provide a way
Top Speakers
Fellman, SAM
Take Honors
Stan Fellman was awarded a tro
phy as the individual winner of the
Delta Sigma Rho Speech Contest.
Sigma Alpha Mu won the house tro
phy. Fellman is a member of Sigma
Alpha Mu and is a freshman. Run
nerup was Kay Williams, Delta
Delta Delta. Third place was
awarded to John Chappell, Acacia.
Delta Delta Delta was the run
ner up for the house trophy.
Fellman spoke on the topic "How
should we meet the Russian bid
for influence in the Middle East?"
Other finalists were Vivian Lem
mer, Gary Frenzel, Larry Schwartz
and Jacqueline Miller,-
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Johnston To Administer Scholarships
Helen Snyder, Assistant Dean for
Women, will assume new duties in
women's housing and counseling
previously handled by Associate
flean for Women Marjorie Johnston,
J. P. Colbert, Dean of the Division
of Student Affairs, announced Tues
day. Miss Johnston has been placed
in charge of handling all Univer
sity scholarship awards, as part
of re-organization of the Division
of Student Affairs.
For the present, Colbert ex
plained, both Miss Johnston and
Miss Snyder will retain their pres
ent titles, but both will be directly
responsible to Colbert. Previously
only Miss Johnston was responsible
to Colbert for all the duties of the
combined office.
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NOYES
Walter Stace, Howard Hanson,
Harold Urey, George Sarton, Ar
thur Compton and Karl Shapiro,
who will be an English instructor
at the University in 1956.
Releases
for the farmer to move off the
farm if he so desires. Farming
today is a very technical business
... a very large business in fact.
The least efficient farmer should
move off the farm and be trained
in trade schools allowing him to fit
into the industrial economy."
"The subsidy to agriculture is
too high," Johnson continued. "Any
such drain on the taxpayer is too
much over a period of years." He
went on to imply that our nation
cannot continue the giant give
away programs it has fallen into.
Johnson concluded that he ad
vocated "the type of farm program
which may be a little more costly
the first year or so or will at least
cost the same as our present pro
gram. The program of providing
consumption practices instead of
storage and underproduction will in
long run planning solve our farm
problem and the American farmer
will once again be able to stand
on his own two feet without the
help of the governmental crutch."
Nebraskan Photo
Graham To Speak
The Rev. Gilbert Graham, Di
rector of Vocations for Dominican
Fathers and Brothers, will repre
sent the Catholic faith in Religious
Emphasis Week to be held March
4 to 8. He has been retreat master
and lecturer for schools, colleges
and universities throughout the
Midwest and South. His talk and
other activities of the week will be
sponsored by the Religious Empha
sis Week committee and the Stu
dent Union. '
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Johnston
Snyder
Miss Snyder's new responsibil
ities V'i'd include women's housing,
Panhellenic, counseling for women
students and some maiters of dis
cipline, Colbert explained.
"Miss Snyder is very capable in
these areas and has been handling
much of the work concerned with
these things under the old system,"
he added.
Colbert explained that with the
increasing number of scholarships
being offered each year it had be-
Shift Aids
Integration
. . . Colbert
The recent shift of responsibili
ties between Marjorie Johnston,
Associate Dean for Women, and
Helen Snyder, Assistant Dean for
Women, is part of an over-all plan
for the integration of the Division
of Student Afairs. . 1
This was started, according to
J. P. Colbert, Dean of the Divi
sion of Student Affairs, in the
Spring of 1952 when the Board of
Regents approved the organization
of a Division of Student Affairs.
This division included the Office
of Student Affairs, the Registra
tion and Records office, Junior Di
vision and the Testing Division.
Three and one-half years ago the
office of Dean of Women was
placed under the Division of Stu
dent Affairs and the title of Dean
of Women was abolished.
No further integration could be
realized at that time because the
associate deans for men and wom
en were ki different buildings; the
former in the Administration Build
ing and the latter in Ellen Smith
Hall, Colbert explained.
Last summer when the decision
was made to move the Office of
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oiuuem Aiiairs 10 juien smitn
Hall, integration became possible.
Colbert explained that the philos
ophy behind the various changes
is to cut out "departmentaliza
tion." Instead of aving one of
fice for men pn 1 another for wom
en, with overla ping duties and
records, the woik is to be made
functional. One person would be
made responsible for each area;
job placement, scholarship awards
and scholastic standings, he said.
VHEA Elects
New officers of VHEA, profes
sional organization for home eco
cation, are president; Marion Sokol
vice-president; Jean Hathaway,
secretary; Rogene Lees, treasurer;
Dorothy Novotny, program chair
man; and Margie Edward, publicity
chairman. New class representa
tives are Janice Baker, Marion
Janda, and Evonne Einspahr.
The Outside World:
ppropriation
By ARLENE HRBEK
Nebraskan Staff Writer
President Eisenhower asked Congress Tuesday to provide S'i million
dollars to construct a power line from Fort Randall Dam to Grand
Island.
Nebraska interests have been seeking this proposal which will pro
vide more summer power for irrigation pumping for more than a year.
Sen Curtis (R-Neb) said Tuesday he had learned the Interior Depart
ment would ask for the 2 million dollar appropriation for the fiscal
year starting July 1, 1957.
Nebraska power leaders were elated at the news. They were in
agreement that this measure would be a major step toward meeting the
state's power demand. Officials felt the appropriation should pass Con
gress without much difficulty.
Bulganin Announces Policy
Premier Nikolai Bulganin Tuesday proclaimed a policy of atomic
age Communism designed to socialize the world without, war. He said
war between capitalism and Communism is not inevitable..
He coupled his call for Communism-through-peace- with a declara
tion that the Soviet Union is ahead of all countries" in the world in de
veloping atomic energy for peaceful uses.
Bulganin also stamped his approval on the new era of collective
leadership which has followed the one-man rule of the late Josef Stalin.
That is the way the Soviet Union now is being run, he said.
Czechs Blame U.S.
The Czechoslovak government charged Tuesday that a U. S balloon
caused the Jan. 18 crash of a Czech airliner in which 22 persons died
The charge broadcast over the Prague Radio said "The cause of a
plane disaster on Jan. 18 in which 22 passengers were killed and 4 ser
lously injured, was an American balloon dispatch to Czechoslovak ter
ritory from a base in Western Germany."
The U. S. government has replied that it has dispatched weather
balloons which are not a danger to aircraft and that it has nn r-nntr
over propaganda ballooons dispatched, by private organizations in West
ern .urope.
Public Views Missiles
The public got a look at the world's first known inter-continental
guided missive a pilotless U. S. bomber that can pack an atomic war
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come necessary to put one person
in charge of their administration,
leaving policy and awarding of
Scholarships to the General Awards
Committee.
'Dean Johnston has served on
the scholarship committee for
many years and is thoroughly con
versant with the problems and pro
cedures," he said.
In addition to being responsible
for the full administration of the
scholarship awards program, Miss
Johnston will retain her duties aa
advisor to the Associated Women
Students Board.
Colbert explained that the change
is part of a plan to assign duties
in the Division of Student Affairs
along functional lines.
"Each person on the staff will be
made responsible for one particular
thing," he said.
The change was announced at a
meeting of all sorority, fraternity
and residence halls, housemothers
Tuesday morning.
Miss Snyder began her work in
college administration when she be
came D?an of Women at Northland
College, Ashland, Wis.
She came to the University in
1949 as Director of Counseling at
Women's Residence Halls and was
made Assistant Dean of Women in
charge of housing in 1950.
Rifle Corps
Awards Title
To Einspahr
Evonne Einspahr, sophomore in
Agriculture, was named Honorary
Captaii. of the Pershing Rifle
Company at their annual dinner
dance.
Miss Einspahr was elected by
the freshmen
and sophomore
members o f
the comp any
to reign during
the remainder
of this semes
ter and first
semester o f
next year.
Runner-up for
the honorary
position was
Courtesy Sunday
Journal and Star
Einspahr
Marijane
Craig, freshman in Teachers Col
lege..
As Honorary Captain Miss Ein
spahr will accompany the com
pany early this spring to the an
nual drill meet to compete against
the honorary captains of the six
other companies of the Second
Regiment for the title of Honorary
Colonel or Lt. Colonel of the Sec
ond Regiment. The meet will be
held in Madison, Wis.
Active in campus affairs. Miss
Einspahr, is treasurer of Ag YWCA,
a member of Home Economics
club and a member of Alpha Lam
mda Delta.
Col. Frank Eager, retired colo
nel and past Professor of Military
Science and Tactics was the main
speaker and guest of honor.
Col. Eager reminisced about his
days as a member of the original
Pershing Company.
An Army ROTC movie, made on
first showing.
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