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Thursday, June 28, 1956 SUMMER NEBRASKAN Poge 3 Olympics: Officials Expedient, Not Fair By WALT SWITZER ' Guest Sports Writer Avery Brundage and his fellow Olympic officials last week saved themselves from being the ill wind that blows no good. Many sports fans were calling for replacement of amateur ath letic officials after- they placed a ban on any further amateur com petition by this country's top miler Wes Santee. But last week Wes was forgotten as the Olympic tryout officials con sented to let Dave Simc and Bud Held compete in events for which they had failed to qualify. Held, the United States's leading javeline thrower, with srtop mark of 268 plus ft., has been suffering from several injuries the past few weeks. Sime, who qualified for the 100 meters tryouts, prilled a leg mus cle during: the 200 meter race in the NCAA meet and failed to qua! ify. Sime had broken all existing records for the 220 yard dash this spring. The only question raised now is that if the athletes are forced to bide by the rules, how can the officials see fit to over-ride their own rules? Of course everyone wants to see the U.S. represented by the best team poaaibl. And yet. is it fair to the other contestants who had - to see that they were ia top shape to qualify. The fact remains that they participated in- the NCAA, AAU and Allr Service meet know ing that they had to finish "in the money' to advance to the try outs. Ia the fianl analysis, consider ing the testimony of those who say that Santee ia sot the only athlete guilty of accepting more money than the officials allow, and the possible excuses of other besides Sime and Held who failed to qual ify, it seems that the action of the amateur officials points clearly at giving favcv to some and turning against others. However, all this will be for gotten if the U.S. continues to dom in ate the track and field portions of the Olympics. Gardner Tells Greater Need Of Geography There Is a need for more instruc tion ki geography not only for those who will become airline em ployees but for all students since men are now living ia the air age together. This belief was expressed at a University Air Age Education workshop Tuesday by Geor e Gardner, superintendent of edu cational services for Pan Ameri can World Airway. In discussing global geography, Gardner pointed out that important air routes of the future are bound to cross over the Arctic because that offers the shortest distance between important traffic points. Gardner said there are six fac tors which have made long-range flight possible. These are: (1) use of multiple engine planes; (2) im provement in design of planes and engines; (3) fuel conservation; (4) taking advantage of the winds; (5) navigation Jjy dead reckoning, celestial navigation and radio guidance; and (6) the engineering formula, HowgozSt, for charting a flight in terms of distance covered and fuel used. " . I fofors i Show TcQisirrts In Music, PI Opera I The light opera "Good News" will be presented by the-All-State cast Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Uni versity High School Auditorium. Playing the leads are Mary Ann Ryan, Plattsmouth; Gordon Bro dine, Lexi-ton, Jerry Tucker, Cen tral City, and Sandra Heffelfinger, , Lincoln. , Amer Lincoln will direct and Bill Hatcher is the assistant direc tor. Saturday the All-Staters will pre sent their final concert at 8 p.m. in front of the Coliseum. The program will begin with the overture to "Richard III" and "Chimes of Liberty" march by the band. Donald Lentz, director of the University band, will be guest conductor for these selec tions. .Other numbers on the program are "Walti in Blue," "Beguine For Band," "His Honor," "Procession of Bacchus" and others. The orchestra, conducted by Emanuat Wi&hnow, will play "The Secret Marriage," "La Vie Paris ienne," "Horse and Buggy," and "Russian Sailor's Dance." The eborus, under David Foltz, will sing "O God Our Help in Ages Past," "Save Us, O Our God," CSV V a GLnrorniGncos One-Act plays by All-State dra matics students will be presented at ff:30 p.m. Thursday in Howell Memorial Theater. Cast for "Little Prison" by George Milton Savage will be Yvonne Brown, Scotia; Maribel Wellman, Des Moines, Ia.; Zella Long, Loup City; Nancy McGath, Emerson, and Sue Thacher, Has tings. Anatole France's story "T h e Man Who Married a Dumb Wjfe" will be acted by Maureen McGin ley, Ogallala; Julie Pedersen, Hardy; Tod Moore, Wood River; Owen Elmer, Indianola; Eleanor Kessler, Hastings; Merlin Mont gomery, Farnam; Jerry McGee, One-Act Plays Oxford; Barbara Weissert, Eustis, and Judy Robertson, Hastings. - "Playgoers" by Sir Arthur Pi nero will be presented by Gordon Young, Cozad; Nancy Lander, Pender; Alice Baumgartner, Scottsbluff, and Gladys Rolfs meyer. Others in the cast are Stephen Tempero, Lincoln; Margie Wal brecht, York; Karma De Dobesh, Ogallala, and Ellen More, Genoa. The first of the series of one act plays were presented by the All Staters Tuesday night, when two one-act plays and two play read ings were presented. "Song of Galilee," "fiicb Worm," and "If I Were a BettV Also en the program We selec tions by the speech choir under the direction of Donald Olson and John Thurber. A Good Tomehen Agemyt? 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