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Schedule:
200' New
Students
egisier
Approximately 200 new student
Applications- have been accepted,
according to the Registrar's of
fice. Although no definite figures can
yet be released, the number is
expected to increase greatly with
the continual flow of applications.
Seniors registered Monday for
Second semester classes. Juniors
and Sophomores will register Tues
day and Wednesday.
Students who have 65 hours will
begin registering at 8:00 a.m. Tues
day, and at 9:00 a.m. those with
60 hours, at 10:00 a.m. students
with 55 hours, at 1:00 p.m. stu
dents with 50 hours and at 3:00
p.m. those students who have 32
hours will registar.
Wednesday registration will be
gin at 8:00 a.m. for students hold
ing 28 hours, at 9:00 a.m. those
with 23 hours, at 10:00 a.m. stu
dents with 15 hours; and at 1:00
p.m. students with any hours on
record as of Sept. 17, 1956 may
register.
Beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednes
day Junior Division students will
begin to register according to the
time assigned them. Assignment
cards, with the time indicated,
were mailed to all Junior Divi
sion students in December.
The cards must be brought with
them and presented at the door
at the time indicated in order to
be admitted to register. If stu
dents have lost the cards they
may register on Thursday.
1957 Acts:
Coed Follies
I Try
out Times
Set Tonight
Tryouts for the 1957 Coed Fol
1 i e s presentation, "Varsity Vi
sions", will be held tonight in the
Union Ballroom, announced Sara
Hubka, Coed Follies chairman.
Five skits, three curtain acts
and several traveler acts will be
elected for the show to be held
March 4 and 5 at the Nebraska
Theater.
The schedule for tryouts is as
follows: Alpha Omicron Pi, 6:15
p.m.; Kappa Delta, 6:30 p.m.; Ze
ta Tau Alpha, 6:45 p.m.; Alpha
Xi Delta. 7 p.m.; Alpha Phi, 7:15
p.m.; Alpha Chi Omega, 7:30 p.m.;
Residence Halls for Women, 7:45
p.m.; Delta Gamma, 8 ;.m.;
Gamma Phi Beta, 8:15 p.m.;
Towne Club, 8:30 p.m.; Kappa
Kappa Gamma, 8:45 p.m.; Sigma
Delta Tau, 9 p.m.; Chi Omega,
9:15 p.m.; Kappa Alpha Theta,
8:30 p.m.; Delta Delta Delta, 9:45
p.m.; and Pi Beta Phi, 10 p.m.
The acts will be judged on clev
erness, originality, audience ap
peal and costuming. The judges
will be faculty representatives.
Each skitmaster must land in a
drawing or detailed description of
their backdrop and costumes at
tryouts.
Freshmen women must get spe
cial permission from their House
mother if they must be out later
than 9 p.m.
Houses will be notified of the
tryout results Tuesday evening
and a skitmaster's meeting will
be held Wednesday at 5 p.m. in
Parlor C in the Union.
Hungarian Project
The Hungarian Student, Project
Committee will meet Wednesday
at Rosa Bouton Hall.
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Top Worfton Scholars
. Members of Moryar Board, na
tional honor sociejty for serJor
women, entertained at a Sun
day afternoon t?a honoring the
t.. i sei'icr v.-omn students wiih
tke hishe-.t scholastic standing
duriiig their fmr years at col
LINCOLN,
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Med School Letter
Governor Victor Anderson
(second from left) examines a
letter signed by the entire stu
dent body of the University's
Omaha Medical unit which was
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Diane Knotek, Bruce Brugmann,
John Nelson, Beverly Deepe, Jody
Newmeyer, Bill Bedwell, and
Charles Trumble were nominated
Monday for Outstanding Nebras
kan. Bruce Brugmann is President
of the Student Council and last
semester's editor of the Nebras
kan which received ail-American
ratings. In these positions he has
shown the courageous leadership
and ability that make his a candi
date for Outstanding Nebraskan
his letter of nomination stated.
He has also served as copy editor,
sports editor, and editorial page
editor of the Nebraskan and is a
member of Alpha Tau Omega.
Diane Knotek, as treasurer of
Builders, president of Union, and
a member of Morter Board, has
made a fine record for herself
during her four years at Nebras
ka. She was recently pledged to
Phi Beta Kappa for her outstand
ing average of 93. Representing
Nebraska in the Miss America pa
geant, Miss Knotek - won . honors
for her beauty, poise, charm, and
talent. Her singing ability is wide
ly recognized. She is a member
of Pi Beta Phi and a senior in
Teachers College.
Charles Trumble has bees
a member of Ag Executive
Board, University of Nebraska
Builders Board, Ag. Student Un
ion Board, and Student Council.
At present he is a member of
Varsity Dairy, Ag. Y.M.C.A., vice
president of Farm House Frater
nity, and treasurer of Corn Cobs.
Last May Trumble was named
treasurer of Innocents society.
Another nomination for outstand
ing Nebraskan is John Nelson.
Union:
Final Fling
Dance Set
This Friday
The annual Final Fling Dance
will be held Friday in the Union
Ballroom from 9 to 12 p.m., ac
cording to Mona Haberman, Un
ion Dance Committee.
The Dick Burgess Combo will
provide the musical entertainment
for the evening. AdirLs, in is "0
cents per person and ici:c.l.;..-iits
will be served.
The Varsity Glee Club under the
direction of Dale Gantx highlights
the entertainment during intermis
sion. Also featured on the program
are Shirley Tempo, who will per
form Hawaiian dances, and Wynn
Smithbereger.
lege and 200 women students
who hold scholastic averages of
6.5 or abo-e. Top scholarship
honorees are left to right seated,
Marion Sokol, Mary James, Mrs.
Mary Heald, Pam Bremer. Jean
HueiV.e, Pat Alvord, and D.ane
NEBRASKA
presented to him Friday after
noon. Those who presented the
letter are (from left) Dr. Jo
seph Gardner of the anatomy
department, Bob Stryker, presi
Nominations Include
Students, One Teacher
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
Trumble
Nelson
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Coorteay Lincoln Jtomal
Knotek
Brugnuuw
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Coortesy Lincola Star Courtesy of The
Lincoln Journal
Deepe Chalupa
Nelson has served as chairman
of Religious Emphasis Week of
1956 and has also served as presi
dent of Corn Cobs. He has showed
leadership as vice-president of
City Campus .' Religious Council,
vice-president of Theta Xi Frat
ernity, Secretary of Kosmet Klub,
and a Member of Builders.
Beverly Deepe has been a mem
ber of Builders Board, NUCWA
vice-president, YWCA president,
YWCA president, Theta Sigma Phi
president, Student Council vice-
president, and at present is a
Jody Chalupa Newmeyer was
named Ideal Nebraska Coed for
1956. She has served as president
of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Miss
Newmeyer is president of Coed
Councilors, a member of Pi Lamb
da Theta, secretary of the YQAC,
John Fagan is a member of the
Inccc:::-., Society and Kosmet
Klub. He is a member of Beta
Theta Pi.
Home Ec Club
News officers and council mem
bers of the House Ec Club,, will
be installed Thursday at 4 'p.m.
in the Ag Union.
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Knotek. Standing are Sandra course m tne economics oi na
Reimers, Mrs. Marie Duerr tural resources, according to Dr.
Wright, and Mrs. Jody Chulupa
Newmyer. Co-chairmen in charge
of arrangements for the tea held
in the Union frcm 3 to 4 p.m.
were Shirley Richards -and Mrs.
Sue Simmons BJomendahl.
Tuesday, January 15, 1957
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dent of the college student body;
Virginia Horacik, senior nursing
representative; Janet Niess, stu
dent x-ray technologist; and Rob
bert Haag, scphomore student
council member.
Dr. Robert Knoll, Professor of
English, has been nominated for
his work with the Pub Board and
Student Council.
Bill Bedwell has been nomin
ated for his outstanding work in
reactivation of the Kosmet Klub
fall show. He is president of Kos
met Klub, and has been assistant
treasurer of AUF and assistant
business manager of the Nebras
kan. He is a member of Beta
Theta Pi.
'The Corn Is Green':
University Players To Present Story
01 Nineteenth Century Welsh Village
"The Corn Is Green," a story
of an English schoolteacher's at
tempt to start a school in a small
Welsh mining village, will open
fu"e s d a y at Howell" "Memoriaij
Theater, according to Miss Mar
garet Servine, director.
The play by Emlyn Williams
will be presented at 8 p.m. Tues
day through Saturday.
. Diana Peters will play the role
of Miss Moffat, the school teach
er. A sophomore in Teachers Col
lege, she appeared earlier this
season in "The Garden of Ascli
pius." The part of Morgan Evans, her
prize pupil, will be played by Roy
Willey. He was seen this fall as
Mr. Allen in "Dark of the Moon."
Other members of the cast are
Charles Alcorn, Lakeland, Trudy
Scriven, Charles Richards, Joan
Stanley, Len Schropfer, Janet
Dresher, Edythe Morrow, James
Baker, Arlie Thayer, and Wil
liam Gnuse.
The play will be the first Uni
versity Theater production to be
directed by Margaret Servine.
Miss Servine joined the Univer
sity faculty this fall as an assist
ant professor of speech and dra
matic art.
A native of Oakland, Miss Ser
vine received her bachelor's de
gree in 1931 from Nebraska Wes
leyan, her master's from North
western in 1941 and her, doctro's
from Columbia in 1956. She was
instructor in speech at the Uni
versity from 1946 to 1948. She also
taught in the Lincoln Public
Schools for eight years. Last year
Cold, Cloudy,
Snow Seen
For Lincoln
Cold, cloudy and snow are pre
dicted for the state today as the
Weather Man advised Nebraskans
to keep the oil on the stove.
Lincoln received a trace of snow
Monday
a i g h t but it
was to be re
inforced with
new storms
Tuesday. The
Weath e r Bu
reau reported
that streets
will remain icy
luring the cold
and d r i v e rs
should "proceed with caution."
Temperatures in the capital city
got down 'o 4 early Monday and
were expected to repeat them
selves today.
Added Ec Course
The University has added a
Edward Schmidt, chairman of
the economics department.
The course will be taught by
Harry Trebiug. a graduate of the
University of Maryland, Schmidt
Husker Officials
According to sources from a
Oakland newspaper Pete Elliott
will be announced Tuesday as the
new University of California foot
ball coach.
Sports writer Ed Schonfeld stat
ed in a Monday page one story of
the Oakland Tribune that Elliott
will definitely be named as the
new Bear coach.
"Pete Elliott is the man whose
name will be presented Tuesday
to the University of California as
successor to Lynn Waldorf," Scho-
enfeld said.
Nebraska officials are expected
to announce the appointment of Bill.
Jennings, present backfield coach,
as the new Husker mentor imme
diately after confirmation from
California has been received.
Elliott's recommendation must
be approved by two committees
before he can assume the Califor
nia coaching reigns, Schoenfeld
said. According to Schoenfeld both
committees will meet Tuesday and
an announcement of approval is ex
pected shortly afterwards.
Schoenfled stated that the strong
est recommendation for Elliott
as the new California coach came
from Fritz Crisler, athletic direc
tor of Michigan University.
Crisler is quoted as saying that
Elliott "is the most promising
New Book Pool
The Student Council book pool
commUtee will operate a booth
in the Union on Thursday and
Friday where students may fill
out a card on any book they
wish to sell, acording to Helen
Gourlay, committee chairman.
Book pool cards will contain
information regarding depart
ment, course number, title of
the book, the author, date of ed
ition, the person's name, tele
phone number, address, condi
tion of the book, and the request
ed price, Miss Gourlay stated.
she was a member of the
versity of Texas faculty.
Her mother, Mrs. Edgar
vine, and sister. Mrs. R. E.
Uni-
Ser-Mis-
" lsidents of York.
Harry Stiver, theater technical
director, has designed the play
Ray Williams, graduate student
from Lincoln, is production man
University Play
Margaret Servine (center), as
sistant speech and dramatic art
professor, Diana Peters and Roy
Willey are shown discussing the
University Theater production,
"The Corn Is Green." The play
will be presented Tuesday
through Saturday at Howell Me
morial Theater. "The Corn Is
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Ed Psychology:
Dr. Worcester Accepts
Wisconsin Professorship
Dr. D. A. Worcester, professor
and former chairman of the De
partment of Educational Psychol
ogy and Measurements, has ac
cepted a visiting professorship at
the University of Wisconsin. His
retirement would have been man
datory next September.
A University faculty member for
nearly 30 years. Dr. Worcester has
gained national recognition for his
work with exceptional children.
Last year Dr. Worcester served
as vice president and chairman of
the education section of the Amer
ican Association for the Advance
ment of Science.
He came to the University in
1927 as an associate professor and
was made a full professor the fol
lowing year. He served as chair
man of his department from ISH
to 1956.
The field of educational psychol
ogy with special emphasis on the
edu'ation of exceptional children
has experienced great growth in
the last 30 years, acocrding to Dr.
Worcester. .
Dr. Worcester himself has di
rected the research of 40 doctoral
candidates in his 30 years at the
University.
He explained that there now are
many areas open to persons enter
ing the field of educational psychol
ogy. These include general educa-
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ELLIOTT
Film Series:
Union Film Society
Tickets Available
Ticket 'sales for the 1957 Union
Film Society begin Tuesday in the
Union Booth.
Purpose of the S o c i e t y is to
bring unusual films to Lincoln
which do not find an outlet in the
commercial theatre, according to
Judy Douthit, film committee
chairman.
Student tickets are $2 for the
series of eight films. Tickets to
single programs will not be avail
able. By arrangement with the
Cooper Foundation Theatres, the
programs will be shown at the
Capitol Theatre, where films can
be shown using standard 35 mm
projection methods.
Seven films have been sched
uled with an eighth film to be
ager.
Production crew members in
clude Bonna Tebo, Sterlsa Sears,
Dave Dreews, Al Starr, Karen Pe
terseen. Edwin Weise, Margaret
Hook, Jim Truman, Duane DeHart,
Steve Hansen, Gretchen Tyler,
Margaret Jacobsen, and Mrs. Gale
Dahlmeier Peterson.
Cosrteiy Sunday Journal and Star
Green" is a story of an English
school teacher who attempts to
bring education to a remote
Welsh mining village. The play
by Emlyn Williams is directed
by Margaret Servine, who joined
the university faculty this fall
as an assistant professor of
speech and dramatic art.
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WORCESTER
tional pyschology, measurements
and statistical' work, guidance and
counseling, special education, and
school psychology.
Dr. Worcester plans to continue
his research at the University of
Wisconsin, he said he accepted the
Wisconsin position because it offers
a "substantial increast" in salary
and the prospect of employment !
for a longer time. '
From Berkeley
young coach in the country. Noth
ing is too big for Pete to handle."
As of Monday afternoon Elliott
was in Bloomfield, 111. visiting his
parents and stated that he had no
definite plans for the next few
days.
Orwig did not meet with Chan
cellor Hardin Monday according
to unofficial reports. "There's not
much we can do until Pete says
stated.
Nebraska Athletic Director Bill
Orwig announced Monday that he
had talked with Elliott on the
phone Sunday evening.
"It's all up to Pete," Orwig stat
ed. "He had no direct answer
Sunday. We are just marking
time."
No definite statement concern
ing the fate of Nebraska's four as
sistant coaches, Dee Andros, Don
Scarbrough, Don Strasheim,' and
Gene Stauber, has been released.
shown as a bonus. "Genevieve",
a comedy from England showing
a man's love for his 1904 Derreck
and for antique car racing, opens
the series Feb. 13.
Another comedy, "Film Without
A Name" will be presented Feb
ruary 20. Originating from Ger
many, the plot consists of a love
story which is interpreted by three
different people, alternating with
the real story.
March 6 will bring "Umberto
D" from Italy to Lincoln. This
film tells the story of the aged,
existing on a pension, in a world
of young people.
"The Sheep Has Five Legs" will
be shown March 20. It stars a
popular French comedian, Fern
andel, who plays a father and
quintuplet sons. Each of the sons
has a story written by a differ
ent writer.
A South African folk story, "Pen
ny whistle Blues" will be given
April 3. The story tells of the ad
ventures of some stolen money
which constantly changes hands
while the thief desperately tries
to recover it.
"Gate of Hell", a Japanese
legend, is coming April 24. It re
lates the tragic love of a samurai
for another man's wife. The film
received the New York Film
Critics Award, Grand Prix at the
Cannes Festival and two Academy
Awards.
The seventh film, "Alexander
Nevsky" is scheduled for May 1.
It is the true story of the Russian
victory over the Teutonic knighta
in 1242.
Sfarkie:
Gypsy Life
Lecturer
Scheduled
Gypsies, their history, life and
music, will be discussed by Dr.
Walter Starkie, one of the world's
foremost authoritie on the gypsy
lore, in a public lecture at 7:30
p.m. Thursday
at Love M e
morial Library
auditorium.
Dr. Starkie
served as di
rector of the
Rritich Insti
tute at Madrid, (
Spain, from
19 4 0 through
1955, and is the
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author of Oasaitty Lincoln Journal
eral books on Starkie
gypsies. The most recent of these,
"la Sara's Tents," was published
in 19 j3, and three more are sched
uled for publication this year.
Dr. Starkie will include several
sample selections of gypsy music
as part of his lecture. He is an
accomplished violinist.
His lecture in Lincoln is under
the sponsorship of the University
Convocations committee and the
Dept. of Romance Languages. In
addition to the public lecture, he
will speak to a University class
session at 3 p.m. Friday in room
320, Burnett Hall.
Dr. Starkie has lived and trav
eled with gypsies throughout a
good portion of Europe and his
ability to speak the ancieat gypsy
language ha served him well to
the accumlaflon of gypsy history
and lore almost none of which has
been recorded by the gypsy people.
YWCA Slafav
New Cabinet
Post Interviews
YWCA will hold Interviews for
selection of new cabinet positions
Thursday from 3 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
in Rosa Bouton Hall, according to
Barbara Sharp, president.
Applications may be obtained In
the YWCA office any time before
Wednesday. Positions are open ia
the fields of Campus Affairs, Per
sonnel Affairs. Public Affairs tu.J
Religion and Faith Projects &s
Committees.
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