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Page t THE JMEBRASKAN Report On Singer: Coe Polls Find ikisPmley Appeals loreTo 'feminine Set Than To Males Tuesday, November 27, 1956 Entertainer Elvis Presley the man who wiggles when he sings apparently appeals more to coeds than college males, according to a poll taken'Jjy the Associated Col legiate Press. After much comment on the youthful singer, a poll was taken to determine the collegiate slant, The youth has been both hotly criticized and praised by the clergy by politicians, by other entertain ers and about everyone else who has heard him and some of those who haven't seen or heard him The poll asked "Do you enjoy listening to Elvis Presley?" The results: Men Women Total Yea .. 35 44 38 Ne 54 46 51 Undecided .... 11 10 11 Just what this means is open to speculation since many of the co eds who said they don't mind lis tening to Elvis stated thay "can't stand watching him." Typical of the response was a ' South Geoi gia College sophomore who said, "I like his voice but he's too vulgar to watch." A freshman attending the Uni versity of Denver said, "Some of his slower tempo songs are not bad and he does have a fairly good voice minus the gyrations," and a Wake Forest College senior co ed thought "hij voice sounds all right when he's out of your sight." "I enjoy some of his songs; mainly from the beat and rhythm angle" commented a graduate stu dent at Rochester Institute of Tech nology. Some students gave Elvis 100 epproval, however. "I think he is a talented singer" said a Tyler Junior College freshman, and a Maryland University junior stated, "Some of his hits are very en joyable but many people will not admit it for fear of degrading themselves." Students answering No " to the question frequently commented that he was nut a musician in any sense, or that both his voice and fictions were "repulsive." "Ll verv small doses h ran eas ily be digested, but in large doses he upsets my stomach" said an Chio-University iunior coed. vuhp a Wake Forest College junior said Elvis Preslev sane I lik because it doesn't sound like him." And a University of Denver coed echoed another element of student opin ion with the statement, "His appeal is too immature and emotional." . Asked to comment on the ques tion a Syracuse University fresh man coed said, "What I have to say tfould be censored." A Roches ter Institute of Technology soph omore said he believed "Presley is a fad; he won't last long," and a junior from Mississippi College quipped, "I'm glad he left Missis sippi." Very few students were without any opinion out many agreed witn a University of Maryland senior who commented. "Some of h i s songs I like, some I don't like." On The Social Side: tWIiiary Ball hi day Erickson To Attend Ag Outlook Meet Eldon Erickson, extension agri cultural economist at the College of Agriculture will attend the 34th annual Agricultural Outlook Con ference In Washington, D.C. this week. Extension economists from 48 states and Puerto Rico will meet with representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Mar keting, Research, Foreign, Exten sion, Forest and Commodity Sta bilization services in Washington. One of the speakers will be Clar ence Randall, special consultant to the President and past chairman of the C o m m i s s i o n of Foreign Economic Policy. Herbert Stein, director of research for the Com mittee for Economic Development also will address the group. j By JAN FARRELL Society Editor The Military Ball, one of the campus' biggest social activities, is this Friday night. The Navy ROTC. which Is sponsoring the dance this year, has an excellent program lined up for those at tending. There is a dinner at the Cornhusker, flowers for the girls, bus service to the dance, and wonderful intermission entertain ment. Best of luck to the three girls up for Honorary Command ant: Linda Buthman, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Carol Link, Delta Gam ma, and Diane Peterson, Kappa Alpha Theta. Sunday afternoon at the Union at two p.m., Kappa Kappa Gam ma and Sigma Chi are sponsoring the New York Jazz workshop. Tickets are $1.25 for single ad mission and $2 per couple. There were seven pinnings and five engagements. Pinnings Sheila Glass, Stephens College junior from Newport Beach, Calif., to Jarrett Cairns, Si? ma Phi Epsilon senior in Business Admin istration from Shenendoah, la. Sandy Davisson, Kappa Delta freshman in Arts and Sciences from Lincoln, to Glen Andersen, Acacia junior in Engineering from Lincoln. Mary Berger, Loomis Hall jun ior in Home Economics from Up land, to Norm Gieseker, Delta Sig ma Pi junior in Business Admin istration from Lincoln. Ann Pollard, Pi Beta Phi senior in Arts and Sciences at the Uni versity of Colorado, to Verl Scott, Alpha Tau Omega alum in grad uate school from Scottsbluff. Mary Appleby, Delta Delta Del ta junior in Music from Elk City, to Van Shaw, Sigma Phi Epsilon senior in Engineering from Lin coin. DO SO NOW! Have you had your picture taken for the CORNHUSKER? EDIIOLM-BLOMOREN STUDIO Col! Cornhusker Office for Scheduling. Immediately. Marilyn Miner, Kappa Alpha Theta junior in Teachers from Te cumseh, to Sam Olson, Delta Tau Delta sophomore in Business Ad ministration from Lincoln. Charolette Johnson, Sigma. Kap pa junior in Home Economics from Lincoln, to Ron Peters, Beta Sig ma Psi, junior in Business Admin istration from Murdock. Engagements: Carrie Rhodes, Kappa Kappa uamma senior in Home Economics from Osceola, to Fred Allen, Del ta Tau Delta alum from Auburn. Carol Newell, Delta Delta senior in Music from Lincoln, to Walt Blore, Phi Gamma Delta senior in Law from Lincoln. Connie Allen, Kappa Alpha Theta sophomore in Teachers from Em pcria, Kan., to Gilbert Graham, sophomore in Engineering at Em poria State Teachers College from Emporia. Jan Shrader, Pi Beta Phi junior in Teachers from South Sioux City, to Dave Mossman, Phi Delta Theta junior in Arts and Sciences from Omaha. Socio Calendar: Friday: Military Ball Saturday: Delta Sigma Phi "Apache Ball" House party Alpha Xi Delta-Sigma Chi Hour Dance Sunday: New York Jazz Workshop spon sored by Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Chi Kappa Alpha Theta-Delta Sigma Phi Coffee Alpha Xi Delta-Farmhouse Coffee Interior Decorating A program on "Contemporary Trends in Interior Decoration" will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Union. The program will be presented free of charge by Ted Butterfield, interior decorator and owner of a local gift shop. Butterfield was in charge of the redecoration of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity living room this summer. Players To Present 'DarkOfTheMoon' At Howell Theater The University Theatre will pre sent "Dark of the Moon," by How ard Richardson and William Ber ney Dec. 4 through Dec. 8 at the Howell Memorial Theatre. The box office is in Room 108 m the Temple Building and is open daily for reservations. The Nebraska University Coun cil on World Affairs will meet in the Union Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Dalmus Nelson, instructor of poli- NUCWA . tical science, will speak on "The Position of the United Nations to day." ' Classified Ads Cigars for Pinnings. Cliffs Smoke Shop. 121 N. 12th. Tuxedo for sal;. Worn t times. 5-7038 after six. Call For Sale: Coral ballerina Formal, size 14. Never worn 112.00. Ph. 8-6072 BILL MURRELLS Drive In Barber Shop and Sportsman Barber Shop 7 Barber To Serve You 15 & P What's doing..M Pratt &Mitmy Aircraft Working engineers ... . K may continue study to earn Master's degree fl"t mrvtyon of soap to the bte Kinf Saorga V), Yardley I Co, Ltd, londoe 0t. V i New! 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