The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, December 14, 1956, Image 1

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31, No. 34
Executives:
Weaver
Selected
AUF Head
Art Weaver, junior In Arts and
Sciences, was elected president of
All University Fund Thursday
Bight.
Sally Carter and Bev Buck,
juniors in Arts and Sciences, were
elected AUF vice presidents ki
charge of solicitations and publici
ty boards.
John Glynn, sophomore in Arts
nd Sciences, was named treas
urer; and Mary Huston, junior in
Arts and Sciences, was elected
secretary.
Weaver is on the tennis team
and is a member of N Club and
phi Delta Theta.
Miss Carter serves on the Build
ers Board and is a member of
Delta Gamma. Miss Buck is a
managing editor of the Cornhusker,
m Builders Board and a member
of Kappa Alpha Theta.
Glynn is a Kosmet Klub worker
and a member of Interfraternity
Council and Beta Theta Pi. Miss
Huston is secretary of Student
Council and AWS and is member
of Kappa Alpha Theta.
Retiring officers are Jeanne
Elliott, president; Beth Keenan,
vice presidentof solicitations
board; Sam Jensen, vice president
of publicity board; Weaver, treas
urer, and Ben Belmont, secretary.
The 1956 AUF drive broke all
past drive records in totaling over
$10,300. Of this amount $3,000 was
collected at the AUF Auction.
Vol.
Hungarians:
Campus Groups Donate
'Student Project' Funds
JCappa Delta Sorority reported to
lh Hungarian Student Project
Committee that it will contribute
$80 to the project, according to
Bev Ellis, committee member.
Alpha Xi Delta pledges have
riso said that they will contribute
23.75 to the project, Miss Ellis
a.
She added feat several campus
oorities are considering donating
to the cause.
The Presbyterian-Congregational
student house has pledged $30 per
irionth for one year toward the
maintenance fund for refugees.
Cpntributing $40 to the fund was
t'le Student Fellowship of the Bap
tists and Disciples of Christ on
I campus, said Mary Bradley, com
' mittee member.
"The project seems to be catch-
7:30 Classes:
SC, Hoover
To Discuss
Scheduling
Dr. Floyd Hoover, University
Registar, will consult with the
Student Council Wednesday con
cerning the possibilities of class
scheduling changes for next year,
according to Bruce Brugmann,
Council president.
Brugmann in a Student Council
meeting Wednesday stated that ac
cording to Hoover scheduling
changes might involve 7:30 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. classes.
Council vice-president Don Beck
reported that the Council judiciary
committee would discuss the new
ly proposed amendment to the
Tassels constitution concerni
Homecoming Queen elections.
Beck did not reveal the contents
cf the Tassels amendment, how
ever. A motion to "endorse the Hun
garian student project and strong
ly urge other campus organiza
tions to cooperate fully in this
worthwhile endeavor," was unani
mously passed by the Council. In
other activity, the Council ap
proved three recommendations
from the Parking Appeal Board
to Dean of Student Affairs, J. P.
Colbert.
One ff the proposals included
In the Board's recommendations
to Colbert is the formation of a
committee made up of a repre
sentative from the Student Coun
cil, faculty, and the committee on
student affairs to study a long
range parking program.
A letter from the Nebraskan con
cerning the possibility of the Fac
ulty committee on student affairs
having more open meetings was
also read by Brugmann. The let
ter was referred to the Council
committee on student activities.
Council members who will at
tend the National Student Council
Convention in Kansas City are
Art Weaver, Dave Mossman, John
Kinnier, Bruce Brugmann, and
Marv Breslow.
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Possible Tribunal
The committee on Student Ac
tivities of the Student Council
held an open meeting Thursday
to discuss the possibility of Stu
dent Tribunal at the University.
Four of the members include
(left to right) Helen Gourlay,
Student Council:
Few Students Attend Meeting
On Mil Tribunal Possibility
Seven students turned out for a
Student Council open meeting
Thursday to discuss the possibility
of a Student Tribunal at the Uni
versity. The meeting was conducted by
ing fire throughout the state,"
Phyl Bonner, publicity chairman,
stated. The Imperial assembly of
the order ..of, the rainbow-for girls
has donated ten dollars, she said.
The committee is hoping for more
such out-state support, she added.
The Student Council, in a meet
1 n g Wednesday, unanimously
passed a resolution supporting the
project.
The central committee of the
University-sanctioned project, is
being expanded to include repre
sentatives of interested organiza
tions, according to Barb Sharp,
committee chairman.
Any organization wishing repre
sentation on the committee should
contact Miss Sharp.
Miss Sharp said that the re
sponse to the project is good, but
that it is necessary that the com
mittee be able to guarantee cloth
ing, board and room, maintenance
funds and transportation by
Christmas vacation. She added that
anyone wishing to help with the
project should send their contribu
tions to the University of Ne
braska Foundation, Room 106 Love
Library, and that the checks should
be marked "Hungarian Student
Project."
No specific information in re
gard to the names of the refugees
that will be coming to NU has
been received as of yet, according
to Margo Hornady, committee sec
retary. She added that this in
formation is expected from World
University Service within the
week.
Contacting of many Lincoln
Lincoln stores and civic organiza
tions is expected to get under way
Friday, Terry Mitchem, committee
member, said.
The problem of board and room
is still under consideration by Inter-Fraternity
Council, according
to Bob Schuyler, IFC representa
tive on the committee. Panhellenic
is also discussing the project, Sally
Flannagan, committee member,
said.
Looker Named
To Head Chem
Organization
J. H. Looker, associate profes
sor of chemistry at the Univer
sity, has been elected chairman
of the Nebraska Section of the
American Chemical Society.
James Brinn of Northwestern
Metal Company is the new vice
chairman. R. B. Johnston of the
University, and Robert Glazier of
the Nebraska Weslevan Univer
sity department of chemistry are
the new secretary and treasurer,
respectively.
Elected to the executive com
mittee are:' H. E. Baumgarten,
associate professor of chemistry
at the University; R. E. Feeney,
chairman of the University de
partment of biochemistry and nu
trition; and L. E. Harris of Har-i
ris Laboratories.
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Discussed
Norma Wolf, Sue Henkle, Mar
vin Breslow and Bev Deepe. The
Tribunal is still in the planning
stage and few of the details have
been worked out. The open
meeting was intended to sound
out student opinion on the pos
sibility of such an organization.
the Students Activities Committee
which has been investigating the
possibility of such an organization
to replace or supplement the pres
ent Committee on Student Affairs
in regard to disciplinary action.
Marvin Breslow, chairman, ex
plained that the idea of the tri
bunal was based on the principle
that "students should have an in
terest in anything in the Univer
sity which affects their educa
tion". He explained that the tri
bunal probably would not handle
cases of disciple any better than
the faculty now does and that the
students are not necessarily dis
atisfied with the way the faculty
now handles them. The goal of
the tribunal is merely to allow the
students to handle their own dis
cipline in accordance with the
above principle, he stated.
Sue Henkle explained the pos
sible areas over which the tribunal
might have jurisdiction.
She stated that there were two
divisions of student offenses, aca
demic and non-academic. In the
first category fall such cases as
class attendence, cheating and cur
riculum fulfillments. Under non
academic cases come such things
as offenses against property, per
sons and peace. She stressed that
it would not have authority over
cases involving morals.
Connie Hurst explained that the
tribunal could be responsible to
any one of five groups in the Uni
versity; the Board of Regents, the
Chancellor, the Committee on Stu
dent Affairs, the Dean of Student
Affairs or the Deans associates.
Helen Gourlay explained the pos
sibilities of membership. Probably
the tribunal would be rather small,
she said. Suggested membership
was four students and one faculty
member with vote or five students
and one non-voting faculty mem
ber. The meeting was then thrown
open to discussion. The audience
pointed out such disadvantages of
Candidates:
Delta
resents
oses
Featured at the Delta Sigma
Pi's monthly professional dinner
Monday evening at the Student
Union were " the eighteen candi
dates for "Rose of Delta Sig."
Announcement of the "Rose" will
take place at the "Rose" Dance,
to be held during the spring
semester. The candidates and their
affiliations are: Judy R a m e y,
Gamma Phi Beta; Billie Prest,
Kappa Kappa Gamma; Lou Seik,
Colonial Terrace; Patsy Kaufman,
Loomis Hall; Jane L u m b a r d,
Alpha Chi Omega; Sandra Kel
logg. Girls Dorm; Marion Kokol,
Love Hall; Carolyn Galley, Alpha
Omicron Pi; Mary Otto, Towne
Club, and Joan Oakford, Delta
Delta Delta.
Rae Marie Pasmanick, Sigma
Delta Tau; Susan Stone, Alpha
Xi Delta; Judy Hartman, Alpha
Phi; Harriet Zadina, Kappa Delta;
Judy Keenan, Kappa Alpha Theta;
Shirley Mills, Chi Omega; Edda
Eisenrilohr, International House;
Virginia Norsworthy, Delta Gam
ma, and Joann Carr, Independent.
Meet Postponed
Due to blizzards and conflicting
exams, the Midwest Collegiate
Editors Conference, scheduled for
Saturday in the Union, has been
called off, according to Sam
Jensen, chairman of the Conference.
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Only seven students attended.
If set up, the Tribunal would
handle disciplinary cases now
handled by the Committee on Stu
dent Affairs, with certain ex
ceptions. The relationship of the
Tribunal to existing disciplinary
organizations is not yet clear.
the system as the difficulty in se
lecting qualified members and the
duplication of a faculty committee.
Jim Pike, sophomore in Arts
and Sciences who had attended a
military 'school using such a tri
bunal, stated that he thought the
University needed such a institu
tion. He said the organization had
worked "successfully" at his
school.
Major points of disagreement
were over the position of the tri
bunal in relation to the existing
disciplinary organizations on cam
pus and the method of selecting
its members.
Breslow closed the meeting by
stating that the committee would
continue to work on the proposal
in hopes of coming up with a
workable plan to present to the
students.
Harrison:
GOP Claims
Drouth Hurt
In Elections
Declining livestock prices and
the extreme drouth coupled with
an overly optimistic GOP atti
tudewere the primary reasons
for the close Congressional elec
tion in November, Congressman
Robert Harrison told University
Republicans Thursday.
The Congressman from Norfolk,
who trailed his Democratic op
ponent Lawrence Brock by 1129
votes on election night, passed
Brock by a slim margin following
the mail vote returns. Brock may
yet contest the election on the
basis of election irregularities in
some counties.
"Too many Republicans took
Bob Harrison for granted," Harri
son stated, "but had there been a
good crop this year the victory
margin would have been much
greater."
He said too many people thought
they could "get back in the driv
ers seat" with a change in con
gressmen. Although only 36 percent of the
people in Nebraska are Democrats,
Harrison said many people de
pressed by drouth and livestock
conditions switched their vote
this year.
In his previous campaigns Har
rison won by margins of 65, 66
and 68 percent of the votes cast.
Other factors contributing to a
close election, Harrison said, were
"an effective campaign by Demo
cratic committeemen" and what
he termed a "two-edged harpoon
on the part of some of the op
position." Harrison . said he campaigned
primarily on his record and not
on criticism leveled by his oppo
sition. He admitted the Democrats put
up the "strongest opponent they
could" but said he met a larger
percentage of the people through
mass meetings and personal con
tacts.
The absentee votes which gave
him his margin was the largest
percentage of mail votes he had
received in his four elections. He
added, "it's a hard way to win."
"Next time," he said, "to keep
the GOP in power we're going to
have to work for it," However he
said he didn't think any greater
campaign "concentration" would
be given the mail vote next time
than was given for the Nov. 1936
election.
Harrison urged the NU Republi
cans, it you don t like the Re
publican party, don't quit it im
prove it."
Decision Not
Dr. C. Clyde Mitchell, former
chairman of the University's de
partment of agricultural econom
ics, will probably not return to
Lincoln to appear before the Sen
ate Committee on Academic Ten
ure and Privilege.
Dr. Mitchell is presently in Mex
ico City working with the United
Nations Food and Agricultural Or
ganization. ;
The report that at present Dr.
Mitchell was not planning to a
return to the campus was uncon
firmed Friday, but it was revealed
that when Dr. Mitchell had made
his final decision he would inform
DaVid Dow, chairman of the fac
ulty committee and professor of
law.
Mitchell will send material to
the committee which will present
his case in which he makes six
accusations against University ad
ministrators. The unconfirmed report said that
Mitchell might possibly be able
to get leave from his present job
in February. Mitchell resigned
from the University in September.
Dow said Thursday that he had
not yet been informed of any de
cision by Mitchell to return or
not to return. Dow has stated that
dates for the hearings would be
set as soon as all of the people
involved could be advised of the
committee's determination and
convenient times agreed upon.
Dow said in October that he
doubted whether Mitchell would
return for the opening of the hear
ings.
Mitchell called for an investiga
tion into the specific causes of his
removal from the chairmanship of
the agricultural economics depart
ment. The first hint of the possible de
motion of Dr. C. Clyde Mitchell
from his position as chairman of
the department of agricultural ec
onomics came on April 12, 1956.
Rumors reached the Nebraskan
Choral Union:
Messiah
Planned
Sunday
The University's traditional per
formance of Handel's "The Mes
siah," will be presented at S p.m.
Sunday in the Coliseum.
The 600 voice Choral Union
which presents the event will be
composed of the Ag College Chor
us, Altina Tullis, conductor; Uni
versity Singers, Dr. Foltz, conduc
tor; University Chorus, I. Earl
J e n k i ns, conductor; University
Chorus II, John Moran, conductor,
and Men's Glee Club, Dale Glanz,
conductor.
The University Orchestra, under
the direction of Jack Snider with
William Bush at the piano and My
ron Roberts at the organ, will as
sist the Union.
Featured soloists of the program
are Shirley Halligan, soprano;
Phyllis M a 1 o n y, alto; Richard
Voth, tenor, and Robert Vitols,
bass.
Weatherman
Forecasts Mild
Temperatures
Today's weather picture looks
somewhat brighter than Thurs
day's. Thursday's high temperature
was 28 and the low was 15. The
skies were partly cloudy with
mild southerly
winds
The weather
bureau stated
that Friday's
predicted high
will be 38. The
low is slated
to reach only
22 which is
about 10 de
grees warmer I
than T h u r s- La
day's low.
Skies are to be partly cloudy
today and the winds are from the
southwest.
Ag College:
Christmas
(CM
o feature Music
Traditional Christmas music will
highlight the annual College of
Agriculture Christmas program
Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m.
The program, which is open to
the public, will be held in the
Activities building on the College
campus. It is sponsored by the
Ag. Union and Executive boards.
A piano prelude and the light
ing of candles by Arley Waldo,
and Bill Spilker, will open the
program.
This will be followed by the
invocation given by the Rev. Ralph
Lewis of St. P a u l's Methodist
Church. He also will give the bene
diction. The Rev. Rex Knowles,
University Presbyterian and Con
gregational pastor will deliver a
Christmas address.
The 75 voice College choirs under
the direction of Mrs. Allinas
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MITCHELL
that the decision, called "irrevo
cable and final" had been an
nounced at a staff meeting of the
department of agricultural econ
omics held shortly before spring
vacation. Persons in attendance
said the demotion was due to "out
side pressures" which were not
clearly defined at the meeting.
On April 17 the rumor was con
firmed when W. V. Lambert, Dean
of the College of Agriculture, an
nounced after consultation with the
Chancellor that a successor to
Mitchell was being sought.
Kosmet Klub Review:
kifs, Elections
n Fop
By CAROLE FRANK
Staff Reporter
The 1956 Nebraska Sweetheart
and Prince Kosmet will be re
vealed at the Kosmet Klub Fall
Review Friday night in the coli
seum.
Finalists for Nebraska Sweet
heart include:
Jane Jeffrey, who is a senior
in Teachers College, is president
of WAA, Secretary of ACE, mem
ber of Tassels, member of Mor
tar Board, and Vice President of
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Charlene Ferguson, who is a
junior in Teachers College, is a
member of the Union Board, Lin
coln Project and Activities Chair
man of Alpha Chi Omega.
Mary Houston, who is a junior
in Arts and Sciences College, is
Secretary of Student Council, Sec
retary of AWS Board, a member
of AUF Board, a member of Uni
versity Singers and a member of
Kappa Alpha Theta.
Sara Hubka, who is a junior in
Teachers College, is a member of
AWS Board a member of Build
ers Board and rush chairman of
Delta Gamma.
Arlene Hrbek, who is a senior
in Arts and Science College, is a
member of Gamma Alpha Chi, a
member of Kappa Alpha Mu, a
Cornhusker Beauty Queen finalist
and activities chairman of Delta
Delta Delta.
Marion Janda, who is a senior
in Agriculture, is a member of Vo
cational Home Economics Asso
ciation, 4 H Club, Luthern Student
organization.
Finalists for Prince Kosmet in
clude: ,
Al Dagget, who is a senior in
Business Administration, is a mem
ber of DFC and is president of
Phi Gamma Delta.
Dyke Newcomer, who is a jun
ior in Business Administration, is
a member of Corn Cobs, is as
sistant treasurer of AUF, a mem
ber of Alpha Kappa Psi and a
member of Phi Kappa Psi.
Lowell Neibaum, who is a sopho
more in Arts and Science, is a
fember of Red Cross, NU Meds,
Union, and Kappa Sigma.
Jim Murphy, who is a senior
in Teachers College, is vice-president
of Phi Epsilon Kappa, is
Lieutenant-colonel of Army ROTC,
plays varsity football and is a
member of Delta Tau Delta.
Gordon Englert, who is a senior
in Business Administration, plays
Program
Tullis, will be joined by the
audience in singing traditional
Christmas carols. The choir will
sing other selections during the
program.
In addition to the choir two
trios will offer vocal selections.
One is composed of Mary Fritts,
Janice Montgomery, and Jacquelyn
Shafer. The other trio includes
Lavae Anderson, Geneva; Kay
Blomquist, Farnam and Norma
Pugsley.
Accompanists are Rogene Lees,
Shelby and Grace Finch, Lincoln.
Carolyn Edwards, and Willa
Waldo, are general chairman of
the event. Other chairman are:
Publicity, Bert Weichenthal, in
vitations, Doris Eby, and Don
Schock; decorations, Carol Smith,
and Dick Hagemeier; and ushers
Allen Trumble, and Stan Haigle-road.
The reason given by Lambert
was "to strengthen beyond present
levels the research and extension
programs in agricultural econom
ics". The Dean denied that his de
cision involved Dr. Mitchell' ten
ure. The Nebraskan wrote to many
outside sources concerning the is
sue. Returns indicated a high de
gree of confidence in Mitchell'!
ability. Certain professors pre
viously connected with the Univer
sity indicated that the stand of
the Nebraskan that the removal
was a moral violation of academic
freedom was in part true and that
similar situations existed in other
colleges of the University.
On May 15, the Chancellor Is
sued a statement in which he de
nied that the University had in
any case violated the spirit or tha
principles of academic freedom.
On May 23, Mitchell issued a
special statement to the Nebras
kan saying his academic freedom
had been violated. In six points,
he claimed that repeated attempts
had been made to "tone down, mod
ify and even to censor my publi
cations." He said he was advised
"to resign my position and move
elsewhere, assured that I would
never get a salary increase, and
that I was on the Regents black
list." He maintained that "In Feb.
1955, because of continued contro
versy over my views. I was told
that I was going to be relieved of
my chairmanship."
Tonight
football and is a member of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Don Smidt, who is a junior in
Art and Science, plays basketball,
is an officer of N Club, and re
cording secretary of Delta Upsilon.
Balloting for Nebraska Sweet
heart and Prince Kosmet will be
held at the Review by showing a
student's ID card.
Four curtain acts will be pre
sented at the "Classical Capers"
which include Beta Theta Pi, Sig
ma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Ep
silon and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Six skits are featured and will
be performed by six chosen frat
ernities which include Delta Up
silon, "All Our Hides"; Phi Gam
ma Delta, "Ulysses"; Phi Kappa
Psi, "Faust"; Sigma Phi Epsilon,
"New Oklahoma"; Theta Xi, "USS
Misery", and Zeta Beta Tau, "My
Fair Laddy".
Morgan Holmes, junior in Busi
ness Administration, is master of
ceremonies.
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
with a presentation of "The
Stewed Prince" took first place
honors last year. Other winners
were Delta Upsilon and Phi Delta
Theta.
Lunch To Feature
Basketball Five
The starting five of the Uni
versity basketball team, Jim
Kuhacki, Don Smidt, Rex Ek
wall, Gary Reimers, and Gray
Parsons, and Coach Jerry Bush
will be guests at the weekly
Rag Press Luncheon Friday, in
Parlor X of the Union.
Carols:
Madrigals
To Present
Program
The Madrigal Singers, under the
direction of Dr. David Foltz, will
present their anrual Christmas
concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. In
the Union lounge.
Spanish, French and Welsh car
ols will be featured but familiar
carols will also be sung.
A string ensemble , will play
"Concerto Grosso, No. 2" by Cor
elli and the faculty string quartet
will play a Mozart Quartet en
titled "Musical Joke."
The Madrigals and the string en
semble will conclude the program
with "For Us a Child Is Born,M
a Christmas Cantata, by Bach.
Members of the Madrigal Sing
ers are: William Anderson, Cyn
thia Barber, William Bush, Wen
dell Priest, William Hatcher, Mary
Louise Gunlicks, Carol Newell,
Nancy Norman, Joan Reist, Ger
ayne Swanson, and Richard Voth,
Christmas Services
Slated Next Week
Tuesday through Friday morn
ings, Dec. 18-21 at 7 a.m., the
YWCA is sponsoring early morn
i n g interdenominational Pre
Christmas Services.
A different student pastor will
speak each morning at the student
conducted services,
Following the services, coffee
and rolls will be served. Servkea
will adjourn in time for 8 p.m.,
classes. Everyone is welcome to
attend.