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W iA) iAA V c Vol. 29. No. 76 Tomahawk An independent activities honor try society will soon activate a chapter on the University campus, according to S. Jay Cohen, nation al president of Tomahawk. Cohen attends Iowa State College. Tomahawk is a national organi sation whose purpose is to recog nize "those Independent students who have been outstanding in their contributions to t h e University through their service, loyalty and cooperation,'' according to the pro posed constitution for the new chap ter. The specific purposes of Toma hawk include: 1) to give recogni tion to sophomores for outstanding work in activities and organiza tions, 2) to stimulate interest in student organizations and activi ties among freshmen, 3 to pro vide leadership training opportuni ties for the individual members, 4) to cooperate with all other campus organizations, 5) to serve as coordinating body for activities Mitchell: Progress has been "good" on the petition in circulation asking for a "complete and honest ex planation" of the demotion of C. Clyde Mitchell, according to stu dents behind the petition. Originators of the petition, which asks for an explanation or Re gents' disapproval of the demotion of Mitchell from his post as chair man of the Department of Agri culture Economics, plan to pre sent the petition to the Board of Regents at their meeting Satur day. Petitions are circulating on both ag and city campuses, and the goal of the petitioners is 3000 names. The deadline for the petitions is Wednesday night. All petitions are to be turned in to Bruce Brugmann at the ATO house, 1433 R Street. Interested students on both city! and ag campus created the peti tion as a "barometer" of student! opinion concerning the Mitchell de-1 Saturday: Journalists To Receive Silver Keys Silver keys will be presented to IS outstanding high school journ alists at Journalism Day Saturday In Parlors A and B of the Union. In addition, about 30 honorable mention certificates will be award ed to second and third place win ners in five major divisions of high school journalism. The keys are given by the Lin coln Journal and Star. Theta Sigma Phi, women's journ alism honorary will introduce its new associate member, Doris Minney, Iree lance writer. Sigma Delta Chi, men's journal ism honorary will give an award to a professional newspaperman in Nebraska, and Gamma Alpha Chi, women's advertising honor ary, will name the advertising wo man of the year. Photography honorary, Kappa Alpha Mu, will present an award at tbt Journalism Day banquet, to the student who has the best rec rd in the basic course in photo graphy at the University. Approximately 150 persons are expected to attend the Journalism Day banquet. Six Finalists: Ag Students Goddess Of Elections for Goddess of Agricul ture will be held Wednesday from 12 to S p.m. in the Ag Union, ac cording to Al Trenkle, manager of the Farmers Fair Board. Any undergraduate student in the Col lege of Agriculture is eligible to vote. ' The six finalists for the title asre Dorothy Matzke, Marlene Hutchinson, Betty Eberhart, Shar on Egger, Judy London and Lara Lee Lingren. The Goddess of Agriculure will he presented at the annual Cotton nd Denim Dance on May 12. The Farmers Fair will 'have a new look when it gets under way May 11-12 on the Ag College cam pus. Trenkle said. The show has been revised to provide a continuous chain o f events over the two-day period, and people coming out to the Fair will never have to wait for some thing to happen, he said. New features of the Fair this jfr include a Block and Bridle Both Compsi rf1 u v t LINCOLN, y c3 National To Recognize Independents of interest to the Independent stu dents of the University. A 1 tli ough the T o m a- hawk c h a pter will be a cam pus - wide or ganization i t has been ini tially organ ized as a part of the Res i dence Associa tion for Men accord in e Vestal vice-president of RAM. "This is simply an expedient method of getting the chapter into operation rapidly," he said. He explained that local chapters must be ap proved by the Tomahawk nation al convention which meets each spring. Because of the time ne cessary for an organization to gain recognition from the Student Coun cil it was thought best to set the Ssa c efif ion? motion. Students behind the peti tion said it was designed primarily to clear up the secrecy and confu sion surrounding the demotion of Mitchell. . Students contacted Tuesday had no comment on the petition as of yet. Petition Violates No Law University students circulating the petition asking a "complete and honest explanation" of the de motion of C. Clyde Mitchell are not violating any tenet of Univer sity policy. Students are guaranteed "the right of respectful petition" in Chapter III, section Two of the Regents' By-Laws. This right, according to the pro vision, "shall be neither abridged or denied by the Board of Regents, faculties or other University author ities." The right of petition and meet ing as provided for specifically in the Regents By-Laws is abridged only in the case of the meeting provision. Students wishing to call a meet ing of' an extraordinary nature must have a written or published notice or call stating clearly the business of any such meeting, according to the By-Laws. These notices or calls must be signed by at least three students and be posted on University bulle tin boards at least 24 hours prior to the holding of such meeting, ac cording to these provisions. j Phi Delts Contribute Time to Aid Center Members of Phi Delta Theta fra ternity painted five rooms at the Southwest Community Center Saturday, in conjunction with the national Phi Delta Tbeta Cum munity Service Day. The Nebraska chapter is com peting for a national fraternity tro phy for the best service project. Bill Tomson, chairman of the serv ice committee said. There are 119 chapters in the United States and Canada participating in toe com munity service project. To Select Agriculture Showmanship contest, a Quarter Horse show, and a "Kiddies" con test. Large numbers of entries from Nebraska and surrounding terri tory have already been received for the Quarter Horse show and more are expected, Trenkle stated. The two day rodeo will feature saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, calf riding and steer wrestling in the men's division. Barrel racing, pole bending, and a goat tying contest will highlight the women's division. Special events in the rodeo will be a typi cal cowboy and cowgirl contest, and a co-ed calf catching contest. The Dairy Royal show will be held in connection with the Fair. It will include two divisions of fitting and showing dairy cattle by University student, a co-ed cow milking contest, and a promenade hv Air College professors. nthr events of the Fair will beyi a Chuck Wagon fed, a pie eating contest, and a barbecue. NEBRASKA N chapter up under the RAM until its constitution is approved by the Council. A section of the proposed constitu tion says "the membership of the University of Nebraska chapter of Tomahawk shall submit this con stitution to the Student Council for recognition as a campus organiza tion and that the membership shall insure mat sucn recognition is granted before January 1, 1957. Membership .is invitational and decided by former members. Ac tivities, gradepoint, classification and attitude shall.be governing factors' in the selection of mem-, bers. the tentative constitution says. "The decision to establish a chapter of Tomahawk resulted from a desire to recognize active Indepent students," Vestal said. "At first a society within the RAM was considered but after more than a year of correspondence vith the national president of Tomahawk it was decided that a campus-wide group would better serve the pur pose, be said. Douglas Jensen, president of the RAM, said the chapter will serve as a fitting reward for the efforts of active Independents. "Until this time there has been no form of recognition for these persons and this fact has been the cause of apathy and disinterest among some Independent students," Jen sen pointed out. "Because of the limited recogni tion the chapter has under the RAM the initial membership will have to be chosen from the ranks of that organization," Vestal said, "but as soon as full recognition is grant ed the Tomahawk chapter will ask all activity organizations, clubs, religious student houses and other groups for nominations of especial ly active Independent sophomores. These nominees will then be con sidered by the active membership for selection to Tomahawk mem bership," he said. Vestal pointed out that all de tails will be left to the charter members and that neither he nor other UDDDerclass RAM offers ! 'ill take an active part in the Tomahawk chapter. '"We-simpty wahno-gerthe "chap" Fellowships: NU Agronomy Students Receive Four Awards Fellowships totaling $3200 have been awarded to four University agronomy students. Russell Lang has been awarded the $1000 Stuart Memorial Fellow ship. Fazollah Haghiri, of Teheran, Iran, has been given a $1100 Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Fellowship. Robert Sorensen, and Alan Moore, of Mile End, South Australia, each have received $550 Knights of Ak- Sar-Ben Fellowships for the fall se mester. Lang will receive his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree in June. He is majoring in agron omy and minoring in botany. Aft er receiving his master's degree. he hopes to work as an agricul tural missionary. He has served as vice president of the campus YMCA and co-chairman of Religious Emphasis Week. He is a member of the Ag-Relig-ious Council, 4-H Club, Agronomy Club and Alpha Zeta, national hon orary agricultural fraternity. Haghiri received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from the University an February 1955. Policy: AWS Holds Workshop Discussion Scholarship, the point system and overnights were the topics dis cussed at the 1956 Associated Wom an Students workshop Tuesday eve ning. Emily Hemphill, AWS vice-president, lead the scholarship discus sion emphasizing the importance of encouraging good scholarship. AWS will be working with the scholarship chairman within the organized houses to bring about the most effective plan. The point system, which limits women's activities was discussed by Janice Kraus, point system chair man. Alter oeing under tne juris diction of Student Council for a year, the point system is again in the hands of AWS. The girls gave suggestions for the revised point system. After a review of past overnight plans, Carol Link, AWS preisdent, presented the overnight plan which is in effect now. This plan provides for two overnights in Lincoln, and three out-of-town overnights. In ad dition, each organized house may choose one night' when hours will be extended until 2 a.m. On 2 a.m. J night no overnights may be taken. Wednesday, April 25, 1956 n ti CE IF ter established and then give the reins to the members. The proposed constitution can he changed as the membership sees fit; the document is modeled closely after the consti tion of the Iowa State College chapter which was the first chap ter of Tomahawk established," lie said. Spring Pay: Early entrants ki the faculty di vision of Spring Day contests were announced by Sandra Kadlecek, chairman of faculty participation. Miss Kadlacek also stated that, "it's been difficult getting a full slate of contestants because of conflicting activities." Entrants in the Baby Bottle Con test are: Clifford Hardin, Adam Breckenridge, Lee Chatfield, Phill ip Colbert, Marjorie Johnston, James Pittenger and Helen Sny der. There are no entrants at this time in the pie eating contest for deans of colleges. There will be four contests in which teachers will show their skills. Softball throwing, egg catch ing, three legged racing and pea nut pushing contests will be held for them. Individual trophies will be awarded to each of the event win ners and a large trophy will go to the college with the most points. Teachers entered so far are: Dudley Ashton, Beverly Becker, Elvera Break, Dorothy Maxwell, Mary Jean Mulvaney, Clara Rausch, Urban Wendorff and Dor othy Han peter. Other activities during Spring ; Day will include, student contests, a barbecue, a carnival a n d a dance. He now is working toward bis mas ter's degree with special study in the field of soil chemistry. He hopes to continue until he receives his Ph.D. Sorensen also is studying for his master's degree. He received a Bachelor of Science in Agricul ture degree from the University last June and is a member of Alpha Zeta. Moore received his master's de gree from the University in J u 1 y 154 and now is working toward his Ph.D. A graduate of the Uni versity of Adelaide, he served as a soil conservation officer for the Australian Department of Agri culture before coming to Nebras ka. Be is majoring in agronomy with special emphasis on soil fer tility and minoring in botany. He plans to return to Australia to teach and do research. He also held a 1955-56 Ak-Sar-Ben Fellow ship. Outside World: Mmkal By WALT Nebraska It was reported Tuesday by reliable sources that a Soviet cruiser was sunk by a Soviet minefield in the Baltic Harbor of Kalingrad. The sinking led to the firing of Adm. Nikolai Kuznetsov from his position as commander-in-chief of the Soviet navy, according to the informant. Kuznetsov was replaced by Adm. S. G. Gorshkov, who was the wartime commander of the Soviet Black Sea fleet. The Cruiser was blown up in a forgotten mined area and the informant said that many of the crew members were killed because the captain refused to let the crew leave the ship until too late. Kuznetsov, who was already in trouble with Russian leaders because of his support of the Stalin-originated program of building up cruiser strength, became involved in the dispute which followed the accident. He reportedly tried to defend his captain for delaying the order to abandon ship. Chines Chinese Communist' gunboats and Nationalist naval patrol vessels engaged in a SO minute gun battle west of Matsu Island, according to Nationalist sources. It was reported that the Communists were supported by shore artillery which fired more than 208 rounds in support of the Red ships which sailed from the mouth of the Min River. There was no account of the damage or causalties incurred in the battle. However, 51 civilians on nearby Quemoy Island have been killed since Sept. 1954 in other artillery exchanges between the Nationalists and the Communists. Truman Former President Harry Truman announced that he isn't planning any further political speeches until the Fourth of July. He has been taking a neutral stand in the fight for the Democratic nomination be tween Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefsuvtr. Truman is leaving in May to receive a degree at Oxford and to visit Europe. Before going he will attend a dinner honoring Gov. Averell Karriman, an "inactive" candidate for the nomination. Clarification Sought For Policy On the agenda for the Faculty Student Affairs Committee this afternoon are two problems of special student interest. The Committee will attempt to clarify the Council's jurisdiction in regard to its scholarship policy and give a decision on student representation on faculty commit tees. Also on the agenda are general matters of financing stu dent organizations, J. P. Colbert, dean of the division of student affairs, said. "We hope there will be a final clarification and ruling on the scholarship policy at the meeting, both in regard to Student Council jurisdiction and the Judiciary Committee ruling," Sharon Man gold, chairman of the Council erf ii, Co'b SSp' IB wtm W 9Bv - Spring Day Schedule A tentative schedule of afternoon events for Spring Days has been set up by the N-Club, Don Beck, chairman of the Spring Day Committee, announced. A Bar-B-Q, held after 12 o'clock classes on Friday, will immed iately precede the afternoon's activities. First will be the faculty events which will feature two or three faculty representatives from each college, Beck said. Then indi vidual and team events are scheduled. The tentative schedule follows: I. Men's Division: A. Team Events Chariot Race, Tug of War. Punch Ball. B. Individual Events Wheelbarrow Race, Three Legged Race, Baseball Throw, Football Throw, Tandem Bike, 100 yd. Dash backward, Pushup Contest. II. Women's Division: A. Team Events Relay Race, Tug-of-War. B. Individual Events Peanut Picking, Three Legged Race, Base ball Throw, Egg Catching, Tandem Bike, Greased Pig. Immediately following the student events will be a special event which will feature four or five prominent members of the administration in a baby bottle contest. Beck said. A Union dance will follow the day's activities. Council: Delegates For Three Unless more sutdents file for Council positions from the Col leges of Law, Dentistry and Phar macy, these colleges will not be represented next year, according to Glenna Berry, second vice-president of the Council. The Council constitution states that in order to be represented, there must be twice as many people file from the college as there are vacancies to fill. Each of these colleges have one vacancy and so two people must file from each. Only one person has filed from each of these colleges. Miss Berry also announced the pre-election campaigning rules. A photograph of each candidate will be taken at University expense. These will be displayed on at least two places on campus and at the polls on election day. The candidates may do as much individual campaigning as they wish, provided that all campaign literature be given the approval of the election committee. News paper publicity is limited to the Nebraskan. The Election Committee will pre sent a non-partisan report on all candidates to the Rag early next week. "This school has been lax in its campaigning compared to many other campus's", Miss Berry stated." Since we allow almost SWITZER Staff Writer Batilo Silent Judiciary Committee said. The Judiciary Committed ruled March 15, that the Council scholar ship policy would be interpreted to cover Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and Union Board. The Council's policy re quires a 5.0 average for board members and a 5.7 average for officers. The Interfraternity Council dis puted the student Council ruling, saying the scholarship policy would have no definite bearings on their elections. The other proposal before the Student Affairs Committee deals with student representation on fac ulty committees. "We hope the Student Affairs Committee will approve the Coun- IFisfeF 1? ffS Needed Colleges unlimited freedom in the amount and t3'pe of campaigning, we hope that the candidates will show greater interest and initiative this year." No campaigning k allowed on election day. All posters and sim ilar materials must be taken down. Those who do not comply with this regulation will be disqualified, Miss Berry said. In order to vote a student must have completed at least one se mester at the University. An added feature this year will be an additional voting place in the Union. Voters whose last name begin with letters from A through K will vote in the City or Ag Stu dent Union, from K-Z in Love Library. Booths will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two students will be elected from the College of Agriculture; one man and one woman. Three will be elected from the college of Arts and Science, at least one man and women. The Colleges of Business Administration and of Engineering will have two representatives each and Teachers college will have three, at least one man and one woman. Election: Panhell Officers Selected New officers of the Panhellenic Association have been announced. They are president, Mary Lou Pit tack, junior in Arts and Sciences, Kappa Alpha Theta; vice-president, Helen Gourlay, sophomore in Arts and Sciences, Delta Gamma Delta; secretary - treasurer. Joyle Wiederspan, sophomore in Teach ers College, Alpha Chi Omega. The Panhellenic Association has decided to abolish summer rush letters, according to Miss Pittack, president. However, a printed open letter may be included in each rush booklet. "The letters were abolished be cause uiey were a corner and a nuisance and were too time-c o n suming," she said. The expense limit for the rush booklets has been raised to $200, according to Miss Pittack. A controversy as to whether to have six or seven parties during Rush Week has been referred to the sororities for a vote. "An extra party was included last year because the girls fell, it would give the ruishees a better chance to see the houses and meet the actives. But it is now felt that seven parties are too many and too exhausting." Mis Pittack stated. cil's recommendation for it Is felt that student representation on these committees is necessary,' Gail Katskee, chairman of t h Council's Student Activities com mittee, said. On April 11 the Council passed a motion recommending student representation of the Faculty Sen ate Committee on Student Affaira and the Faculty Senate Commit tee on University Libraries. The recommendation reasoned that student representation on th Student Affairs Committee w a a need since the committee deals directly with students, their ac tivities, organizations and individ ual interests and the Council felt it only appropriate that the stu dent voice be heard. The other faculty committee that the Council feels needs studrot representation is the University Libraries committee. One reason the Council feels student represen tation is necessary is that such an arrangement would give under graduate viewpoints as to library needs. Members of the Student Affairs committee include; J. P. Colbert, Robert Knoll, Helen SnydVr, Mar jorie Johnston, H. L. Weaver, El sie Jevons, Mrs. Angline Ander son, A. P. Bates, A. B. Ward, Irwin Hathoway, Mrs. Ruth Levin son, Miss Mabel Strong, L. E. Young and W. C. Harper. Production: Technical Directors Selected Trudy Scriven has been chosen as the production manager for "Mary of Scotland," according to an announcement by Max Whit tacher, director of the play. Chosen as assistant to the direc tor was Stephany Sherdeman. Peg gy Baldwin designed the women's costumes. On the lighting crew are Mary Thompson, manager, Don Auld, Dick Gustafson and Sue Woolard. Members of the sound depart ment are Doris Anne Growcock, manager, Linda Beal, John Mad den and Gerald Carlson. Phyllis Chard is manager of th costume department and" Jackie Miller. Alberta Kasparek and Min ette Taylor are under her. The scenery department has Ber nard Skalka as manager with Lar ry Carstenson, Tony Meba, Noel Schoenrock and Mari Anne Ray nolds helping. On the stage property crew are Anna Meyer, manager, Joe Hill, Joan Marie Kluge and Gloria Temple. Sondra Sherman heads the hand property crew with Kathleen Schmutte and Sandra Dennis as helpers. The make-up department has Jeanne Quate as manager with Len Schropfen giving her a hand. "Mary of Scotland" is to be given at Howell Memorial Theater in the Temple Building May 8 to the 12. Reservations are avail able at the business office in the Temple Building. The ImideXJorM NUCWA I Election of executive officers ; will take place at the regular roeet- ing of the Nebraska University ; Council on World Affairs Thursday ; 7: 15 p.m. in Union Room 315. Positions to which individuals will be elected are president, vice- president in charge of program ' ming, vice-president in charge of publicity, secretary and treasurer. Officers The annual election of officers was held at Brown Palace co operative house in a regular meet ing Monday evening. The new offi cers are Robert Johnson, president; Eld on Shuey, vice-president; Larry McCormick, treasurer, and Glen Underhill, secretary. Theta Sig There will be a Theta Sigma Phi required workshop session 9 a Wednesday, from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 10 p.m. All members must come for at least two hours or be fined SI, according to Beverly Deepe, president. Madrigals The University Madrigal Sing ers, with David Foltt conducting, will present "An Hour's Recrea tion in Music" at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Union ballroom. Cosmo Club Cosmopolitan Club will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Union Parlor B. The .program will consist f films of Canada and New England. Sing Meeting Ivy Day later-sorority ;,j di rectors will meet in the Ur -n at 5 p.m. Thursday in Room 513 ta go over rules and draw for sing positions. Linda Buthman. ivy Day Sing chairman announced. r
