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Vol. 59, No. 53
.LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Friday, February 24, 1956 f
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Miss Gay Humphrey and Ted
Curran (shown above) discussed
their experiences in the USSR
at a University convocation
Thursday night. Miss Humphrey
and Curran, Columbia University
graduate students, presented a
lecture and movies which were
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Eighteen Arrests:
Students Tell Experiences
Of Six Weeks In Russia
By BARB SHARP
Copy Editor
Eighteen arrests were among the
unusual experiences enjoyed by
four graduate students on their
tour through the Soviet Union.
Gary Humphrey and Ted Curran,
two of the students, related the ex
periences of their 6000 mile trip at
a University Convocation Thursday
night in the Union.
Miss Humphrey and Curran
made the trip without guides or
interpreters. They both speak Rus
sian fluently and are graduates of
the Russian Institute of Columbia
University.
The students went to Finland
before proceeding on to Russia,
where their first stop was Lenin
grad. "We encountered no trouble
whatsoever in obtaining a ticket to
fly into the country," Curran said.
An official greeter at Leningrad
met the students, according to Cur
ran He greeted them warmly and
aoked their identity. When they re
plied that they were American stu
dents, the greeter took two steps
backward and said to his assistant
'Oh no, those Americans have got
ten here already.'" ,
"They allowed us four hours for
lunch while they evidently called
Moscow and asked what to do,"
Curran said. "Then they bundled
us into another plane and took us
to Moscow."
Curran added that his plane trip
was at "tree-top level, providing
an excellent view of the country
side." Pointing out interesting sidelights
on their trip, Curran said that
American Tarzan movies had tak
en Russia by storm. The Russians
had gotten them during the Sec
ond World War. "The kids were
so impressed," he said, "that the
boys began to let their hair grow
longer and spent their free time
swinging from bare, imitating Tar
san. The Communist Youth League
disapproved of this, however, and
termed the entire fad as 'hoooligan
ism.' "
Student Facilities:
Board To Open Bids
For Revenue Bonds
The Board of Regents will re
ceive bids Wednesday afternoon for
the purchase of $3,750,000 of an au
thorized .issue of $4 million in stu
dent facilities revenue bonds.
The bonds, which will be retired
by student fees and revenues and
not tax funds, will finance the con
struction of:
$1,250,000 addition to the Union.
$550,000 Student Health Center.
$980,000 men's and women's resi
dence halls on the agricultural
campus.
$500,000 addition to women's res
idence halls.
$400,000 residence apartments
for married students on the agri
cutural campus.
$250,000 Union building on the
agricultural campus, for which
bonds may be issued within the
next 24 months.
The amortization schedule calls
for the retirement of the bonds in
1973.
Discussing the proposed facili
ties, Hardin said the $1,550,000 ad
dition to the Union will be "T"
shaped with the bottom of the "T"
centered on the north side of the
existing building and extending
north approximately 160 feet to
face on S street.
The addition will be three stories
with a basement. The basement
will be used for expanding kitchen
and food storage, for recreational
rooms, general storage and me
chanical equipment to include a
500-ton air conditioning unit, he
said.
The first floor will provide for
a lobby to accommodate the main
entrance from "S" street, a lounge,
a fountain room to seat 300, a cen
tral business office unit and space
foi other student activities. The
second floor will hold a ballroom,
additional dining rooms and office
space for student organizations.
The third floor will be for similar
facilities.
The $550,000 Student Health Cen,
ter, to be located on U Street be
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taken during their 6000-mile trip
in the USSR. The trip carried
the students to many parts of the
Soviet Union which are usually
not open to foreigners. They spent
two weeks in Moscow and toured
through remote parts of Asiatic
Russia.
Miss Humphrey enumerated the
difficulties of taking pictures in the
Soviet Union. "Somehow," she de
clared, "the Russian thinks an
American spy is anyone armed
with a camera."
"Anyone carrying a camera can
expect to be arrested at any time;
as a result, we were arrested
eighteen times while in Russia,"
she said.
One of the girls on the trip left
the Soviet Union by plane. Her
luggage was searched and her
films were confiscated by officials
because no undeveloped film is al
lowed to leave the country. We,
however, decided to leave Russia
by train. Just before we reached
the border, Miss Humphrey said,
the passport official came and
checked our passports. Realizing
that we "were Americans, he was
very suspicious. He checked and
rechecked our passports but could
find nothing incorrect.
This official did not have the au
thority to check our luggage, she
said, so he called in a luggage in
spector. The inspector asked us
where we had been and we told
him that we had visited, among
other places, the Ukraine. He stat
ed that that was his home state.
It also happened that we had
visited his home town and "natural
ly we told him.it was the most
beautiful city in Russia." After
these compliments on his birth
place, the inspector gave us a smile
and let us leave Russia, baggage
unchecked. Our undeveloped films
were in the. baggage, she said.
Miss Humphrey commented upon
the pictures as they were shown.
Many of the pictures were taken
in Moscow in the vicinity of Red
Square.
Discussing the funeral of a Rus
sian official, Miss Humphrey said
that only privileged persons were
allowed to watch the funeral pro
cession from the seats in a review
ing stand. It was necessary to have
a pass to attend the funeral, and
police were on hand to keep order.
tween 14th and 16th, will be a rect
angular building consisting of a
basement and two floors, plus a
one-story section centering on the
rear.
The building, Hardin said, will
provide space for administrative of
fice of the Student Health Facilities,
an out-patient clinic, a dispensary
service laboratory and x-ray equip
ment rooms, a physical therapy
department, 32 beds in the hospi
tal section and a small food serv
ice for in-patients.
Included in the $980,000 project
for residence halls on the agricul
tural campus is a three-story struc
ture which will house 70 women
students, two to a room.
The residence hall for men on
the agricultural campus will con
sist of two wings, connected by
a one-story entrance lobby and
lounge room. The building will
house 236 students, two to a room.
Follies Rehearsal
Set For Saturday
The schedule for Coed Follies re
rearsals to be held Saturday morn
ing at the Nebraska theatre, has
been announced by Courtney
Campbell, Coed Follies chairman.
Miss Campbell urged all partici
pants in Coed Follies to be prompt
in attending iheir rehearsal. The
schedule is as follows:
8 a.m. Alpha Chi Omega
8:15 Barbara Coonrad
8:30 Kappa Alpha Theta
8:45 Sigma Alpha Iota trio
9 a.m. Gamma Phi Beta
9:15 Shirley McPeck
9 30 Delta Delta Delta
9:45 Alpha Omicron Pi
10 a.m. Alpha Phi
10:15 Delta Gamma
10:30 Joyce Brigham and
relle Moorberg
10:45 Sigma Delta Tau
11 a.m. Carol Unterseher
Du-
and
Billie Croft
11:15 Kappa, Kappa Gamma
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By JUDY BOST
Nebraskan News Editor
Kosmet Klub appeals for restora
tion of the Fall Revue were taken
"under consideration" by the Fac
ulty Senate committee on student
affairs Thursday.
The com
mittee asked
Kosmet Klub
to submit a
plan for a Fall
Revue or
some other
fall activity,
J. P. Colbert,
Dean of Stu
dent Affairs
and chairman
of the commit
tee, said.
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Journal and Slur
Innes
The committee met in closed ses
sion to debate the question. There
was "considerable discussion" in
executive session regarding restor
ation of the Fall Revue, Colbert
said.
Colbert said the Klub's plan
would probably be submitted in
the near future. The committee will
then approve or reject Klub plans
for a Fall Revue or some other
fall activity.
"Kosmet Klub will work with the
Dean of the Division of Student
Affairs to formulate a plan for
some fall activity," Von Innes,
Klub president, said. Innes present
ed the Klub's petition.
Plans are indefinite as to the
exact nature of the .activity, he
said.
"The Klub will give its fullest
cooperation to the Senate commit
tee in formulating a plan and de
termining the nature of the activi
ty," he said.
Congressional Candidate:
Group For Johnson
To Solicit fun sis
A "Students For Johnson Com
mittee" has been formed and is
attempting to solicit funds for
Dick Johnson's campaign for a
congressional seat.
A letter has been sent to every
sorority and fraternity on campus
asking for contributions.
Don Reynolds, committee chair
man, says in the letter that, "The
campaign that he wages will de
pend upon college groups such
as your house for financing."
Members of the Students For
Johnson committee are Reynolds,
Sam Jensen, Mick Neff, Judy Bost,
Bruce Brugmann, Judy London,
John Olson, Bev Deepe and Fred
Daly.
Johnson, in his latesj; release,
states that "When I filed for Con
gress a few days ago, I felt that
there was no chance of an elec
tion victory. Today I feel confident
that the people of Nebraska are
ready for a change in the First
Congressional District."
He goes on to say that he be
lieves the people are tired of the
farm program that has been com
ing out of Washington and that
they are ready and eager for a
sound program.
Emphasizing his need for finan
cial assistance, Johnson said, "I
feel . . . that there is a very good
possibility that I will be elected if
we get my message to the voting
public."
Johnson, a senior in agricultural
economics, filed for the seat now
held by the Hon. Phil Weaver of
Falls City. -
Active in campus activities, John
son initiated the repeal of the Stu-
Deadline
Deadline for applications for
University scholarships, formerly
Regents scholarships, is Saturday.
All applications must be sub
mitted by noon to be considered,
J. P. Colbert, Dean of Student Af
fairs, said. Qualification examina
tions are scheduled for March 3.
Lease Named:
RE Week
Council Approva
Student Council support of Re
ligious Emphasis Week was passed
in Council meeting Wednesday, on
the approval of a motion by Bev
Deepe.
A motion by Glenna Berry to in
vestigate the possibility of donat
ing $25 to Religious Emphasis Week
was passed and referred to the
treasurer.
In other business Sally Laase,
sophomore in Teachers College,
was approved by the Council as a
member of the 1955-56 Council to
replace Ken Vosika. Vosika re
signed after the first semester be
cause of schedule conflicts.
Marial Wright, student activities
The Kosmet Klub Fall Revue
was banned indefinitely last No
vember for "questionable taste."
The Student Affairs committee
stated at the time that the Klub
could appeal the decision at some
future time.
Under the by-laws passed by the
Board of Regents', "respectful pe
titions by students shall neither
be denied or abridged."
Marshall Kushnefr, 1954 graduate
and master of ceremonies at the
Fall Revue in question,- accepted
full responsibility for the "ques
tionable" parts of the show. He
wrote an open letter of apology
to tbe Klub stating that the Klub
had not seen any of the material
he proposed to use and could not
be held responsible for his adlib
bing. The Kosmet Klub Fall Revue is
the production which usually sup
ports or makes up any deficit in
curred with the annual Spring
Show, which was not involved in
the ban.
Kosmet Klub leaders stated at
the time that removal of the Fall
Revue would make production of
the Spring Show, usually a Broad
way musical, "financially difficult."
Kosmet Klub Fall Revue acts
are required to submit a script for
approval. However, in the case of
Kushner, no prior script was re
quired. The committee, at their Novem
ber meeting, did not discuss at
length the possibility that removal
of the Fall Revue would lead to
the end of the organization, Col
bert warned as to the questionable
material used in the Fall Revue.
dent Council activity limitation plan
which was in effect at the begin
ning of the year. He is Builders
representative to the Council and
a member of the mock political
convention planning committee.
A Fairbury native, he farmed
with his father for two years be
fore entering the Marine Corps. He
entered the University in 1953 and
will graduate in August.
Rush Day:
Aleiv ir. IK
Constitution
Considered
Discussion centered around a
proposed second semester rush day
and the Jr. IFC's constitution in
Wednesday's IFC meeting.
Plans for the rush day were pre
sented by IFC president Bill Camp
bell but after considerable dis
cussion it was decided to recom
mend it to next year's IFC.
Every house was generally in
favor of the idea but the proposed
dates of March 3, 10 or 17 con
flicted with initiations and the state
basketball tournament. It was also
thought that the weekend follow
ing Easter vacation would be ac
ceptable, but it was decided to be
too late in the spring.
An orientation session held in
the Union followed by rush dates
was the general concept of tbe
rush day's activities. Since this
day would be on a Saturday, a
maximum number of 2 or 3 dates
could be made.
.The Jr. I.F.C., which is a newly
organized group, presented its
constitution for approval by the
I.F.C. It was passed with an
amendment stating that the Rob
erts rules of order should be used.
Receives
committee member, presented the
committee's report. The members
will meet with Dean Colbert to
check on additional representation
of faculty committees and to check
that the scholarship limitation po
licy is being followed by all or
ganizations. John Nelson, vice-president of
City Campus Religious Council,
spoke to the Council on Religious
Emphasis Week.
Nelson said that the speakers
slated for the programs all have a
definite interest in college students.
Scheduling has been set up so
that each student will have a
chance to hear at least one of the
speakers, be added.
Approximately 300 Debaters To Attend
More than 300 students from
52 colleges and universities in a
nine-state area will take part in
the 16th annual University Inter
collegiate Debate and Discusson
Conference Friday and Saturday.
The program will include de
bate, discussion, original oratory
and extemporaneous speaking.
Judges will be University faculty
members and representatives from
the schools taking part.
The conierence will open at 8
a.m. Friday with registration at
the Temple Building. There will
be morning, afternoon and evening
sessions Friday and a morning
session Saturday. Results will be
announced and certificates award
ed at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at
Love Library Auditorium.
Conference directors are Don
ald Olson, director of debate and
Bruce Kendall, director of foren
sic s.
Schools to be represented will
include:
Nebraska: Creighton University,
Dana College, Hastings College,
Kearney State Teachers College,
Wayne State Teachers College,
M c C o o k College, Midland Col
lege, University of Omaha and the
University.
Comedy:
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The fourth presentation in the
series of productions given by the
University Theatre, "The Inspector
General" will be presented March
13-17 at Howell Memorial Theatre
under the direction of W. R. Win
strand. "The Inspector General" is a
satirical comedy on small-town of
ficialdom by Nikoiai Cogal. The
play potrays the corruption, petti
ness and social backwardness of
provincial Russia in the late 19th
century.
The main characters in the play
include: Hlestakov, Ted Nittler;
Mayor, Charles Weatherford; Mar
ya, Jackie Miller; Anna, Phyllis
Chard; Bobchinsky, Len Schropfer,
and Dobchinsky, Noel Schoenrock.
Other characters in the cast in
clude: guard, Don Robinson; con
stable, Norm Francis; Osip, Clark
Alexander; Police chief, Clyde Ge
hrig; shopkeeper, Rod Holmes and
waiter, John Madden.
Lyapkin Tyapkin, Dick Gustafson;
Lukitch, Larry Carstenson; Fillpo
vitch, Joe Hill; Shepkin, Larry
Hansen; Inspector General, Al
Starr; Fiilipovitch's wife, Kathleen
Schmutte; Laypkin-Typakin's wife,
Minette Taylor; Lukitch's wife,
Mary Thompson; maid, Barb
Lantz; sergeant's wife, Blanche
Miskovsky and Mishka, Gary Mil
ler complete the cast.
Karl Arndt:
Former
Economist
Dies At 54
Karl Arndt, former professor in
the College of Business Adminis
tration at the University, died
Wednesday in Taipei, Formosa.
Arndt, 54, was professor at the
Univer sity 1,mr- ,
from 1926 until f J
1950, when he f
took leave of
absence for a '
position on the 4
Council of Ec- ' -
onomic Ad vis-
e r s to t h e h
P residency
In 1952 he re-
signed from-
the University
to continue his
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Arndt
work on the Council.
In April, 1953, after the Republi
can Administration to.k office
Arndt became economic adviser to
Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa.
He was assistant professor of
economics at Creighton University,
Omaha from 1924-25. Previously
Arndt had studied in Belgium in
1922-23.
While in Lincoln, Arndt was in
structor for the Lincoln and Oma
ha chapters of the American Insti
tute of Banking and American In
stitute of Credit.
Coed Follies
All extra tickets for Coed Follies
will be on sale at the Nebraska
theater beginning at 3 p.m. . Mon
day and Tuesday. j
Th
Ploy Cast
Colorado: Adams State College,
Colorado State College, Loretto
Heights College, University of Colo
rado and Western College.
Illinois: Illinois State Normal
University and Northwestern Un
versity. Iowa: Buena Vista College, Cen
tral College, Drake University,
Iowa State College, Iowa State
Teachers College, Morningside Col
lege, University of Iowa and West
mar College.
Kansas: Bethany College, Beth
el College, College of Emporia,
Kansas State College, Ottawa Uni
versity, Sothwestern College, Ta
bor College, University College,
University of Kansas and McPher
soi. College.
Minnesota: Concordia College,
Gustavus Adolphus College and
Macalester College.
Express Views:
College Editors Wilier
On Autherine Lucy Case
By SARA ALEXANDER
Nebraskan Reporter
Autherine Lucy and her cries for
admittance to the graduate school
at the University of Alabama have
become a national issue and a num
ber of college newspapers have
carried news stories or editorial
comment about it.
Convocation:
ovotny
iscusses
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Don Novotny, speaking at an Ag
College convocation Wednesday
night, said, "The people of India
have a lot of hope and enthusiasm
for the future. They are proud of
the progress they have made, but
still have a long way to go."
Novotny was one of a group of
ten young peo- Zm&"r"
pie who spent V""
4 months in In- y s-'-- i
dia as an Inter- ' -
national Farm
Youth Ex
change dele
gate. During
his stay in that
country he
lived and work-
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families two Novotny
in northern India and one in the ex
treme southern tip of the country.
He emphasized that Indian farm
ing conditions cannot be described
in terms of the "average" farmer
as we do in this country. About 70
per cent of the people are extreme
ly poverty stricken and about 15
per cent ar very rich. Therefore,
only a small minority fall into the
"middle class" or "average" cate
gory, he said.
Novotny was especially impressed
by the rapid development of an ag
ricultural extension system in In
dia. It is modeled after our own
USDA Extension Service.
According to Novotny, one of the
highlights of his trip was an op
portunity to see Russian Premier
Nikolai Bulganin during his visit
to India.
"I couldn't help feeling that his
visit had a very profound effect
on the Indian psople," Novotny
said.
In summing up his impressions
of his stay in India he said, "Peo
ple are basically the same all over
the world hospitable and fun-loving."
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Contest Winners
Stan Fellman (right) copped
individual la drabs in the Delta
Sigma Rho Speech Contest and
he and Larry Schwartz (left)
combined to win the team tro
phy for Sigma Alpha Mu. Fell-
Missouri: Central Missouri Statt
College, ' Northeast Missouri Stat
Teachers College, University of
Missouri, Washington University
and William Jewel College.
Oklahoma: Phillips University
and Southeastern State College.
South Dakota: Augustana Col
lege, Black Hills Teachen Col
lege, Dakota Wesley an University,
Huron College, Northern Stat
Teachers College, Sioux Fall Col
lege, Southern State Teachers Col
lege, University of South Dakota
and Yankton College.
University debaters participat
ing in the confernce are Dick An
drews, Jerry Igou, Jere McGaffey,
Allen Overcash, Sharon Mangold,
Sandra Reimers, Bruce Brugmann,
Russel Gutting, Sara Jones, Nancy
Copeland, Barbara Sharp and Con
nie Hurst.
The Nebraskan carried an edi
torial, "How Much Friction" Feb.
14, stating: "This new right of free
dom of education, of self-determination
of knowledge, may take a
while to develop it may cause
friction, but it is worth a fight to
Miss Lucy and it is worth toler
ance and patience to our nation.
The next few statements ar
some of the editorial views expres
sed by other college papers on th
case.
The Iowa State Daily: "It seems
that for some years yet the Deep
South will continue to have period
ic outbursts involving the racial
question. We only hope that, ulti
mately, these generations of south
erners will throw off these 'Race
Barrier' shackles and be able to
attend classes on a nonsegregated
basis."
The Tufts University weekly:
"The University of Alabama under
graduates have succeeded only in
making an abominable mess of the
whole affair. Suspension of all in
volved would not be too harsh for
these contemptuous rebels."
"It's often been said that those
who wrestle with qualms of infer
iority are the ones who feel they
must fight to prove their suprem
acy," states West Virginia's Daily
Athenaeum of the Alabama stu
dents. The Minnesota Daily, comment
ing on the University's action in
barring Miss Lucy from classes,
had this to say, "It would be a
mistake, we believe, for Miss
Lucy's lawyer to continue his in
sistence that she be readmitted.
Desegregation will not be achieved
through force."
The University of Alabama also
had its say in the battle of words.
Leonard Wilson, a 19-year-old pre
law student at the University wrote
this letter for the United Press:
"It would be the greatest thing
Autherine Lucy ever did if she
would withdraw voluntarily from
the University of Alabama. Th
demonstrations show beyond a rea
sonable doubt that integration will
not work. For the safety of her
self and of all other students, ah
should not be admitted.
"I take issue with a report that
the participants in the demonstra
were probably some taxpaying citi
zens in the crowd. But in the
groups I saw assembled there
were more university students than
outsiders. I don't think Autherine
Lucy is responsible for what the
is doing. Apparently she is being
backed and pushed by the wretched
National Association for th Agita
tion of Colored People. Th only
solution to the problem will be for
Autherine Lucy to withdraw volun
tarily and put an end to all con
nected court litigation."
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rnan's topic was "How should
we meet the Russian bid for iit
fluence in the Middle East?"
Runner up in the individual con
test was Kay Williams, Delta
Delta Delta.
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