The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 12, 1957, Image 1
O ' 'J mimm) I! - The Union has "reached the end cf the line" on presenting pro grams for the entire city of Lin coln, Duane Lake, Union manager, stated Monday. Only about 2,100 persons attend- Served 35 Years: John Selleck Soon To Hefire From NU John Selleck, University official for 35 years, announced yesterday he probably will retire from his job as business manager this sum- mer. The University is now seeking a successor and contact has been made with several prospects, ac cording to Selleck. "When a successor is named which may take some time, I will retire but as yet there is no set time," Selleck said. One official said the University would like Selleck to continue in definitely, but realizes he has wished to emit for Borne time. In 1954, Selleck reached the regular retirement age, but agreed to stay temporarily to help the new Chan cellor, Cliffard Hardin. . An alumnus of the Engineering College, Selleck joined the Univer sity staff as assistant purchasing agent on June 1, 1922. He was soon appointed business manager of ath letics, a post he held for 20 years. His planning had a great deal to do with , the expansion of the ath letic plant. "The building of the Coliseum, Henry Schulte Memorial Field house and improvement of the stadium were financed out of thletic ticket receipts. In 1842 Selleck was named comp Forty Units: NU Housing Application DeadlineSet Applications 'will be taken from March 11th through March 30th for .the new University housing for married students. People eligible to qualify for res idence in these apartments are:' A) Only those who will be enrol led for the fall of 1957. B) Only married srudents n currently enrol led for full timeVork (12 credit hours) in the University and grad uate students registered for nine to 11 hours are eligible if certified as a full-time student by the Dean Those with ho children or more than two children will not qualify for the two bedroom units. Rates for these Park Apart ments, which will be completed by June 1, 1957, are one bedroom units. $70 per month; two bedroom units, $80. A security deposit of $25 is required fo all tenants. All students who are accepted for housing in Married Student Aoartments will be required to sum contracts. Contracts will cov- er the period from the time the student moves in to the following June 15 and may be renewed each year so long as the tenant remains a fulltime student. A lotterv-tvoe system will be used to select tenants. The names of all qualified applicants will be typed on small cards and placed in a fish bowl. On April 11th at 4 p.m. in Ellen Smith Hall there will be held drawing open to the public. Since this lottery-type system is being used for selection, a person applying late will have equal op portunity with those applying early. Star Light Dance The Ag Union-sponsored "Star Light" Dance has been scheduled for the evening of March 29. "Caribbean Cruise" has been chosen as the theme. Music will be provided by Fred Holbert's combo. Dr. Gustavson: Former Chancellor By JOANNE GABARRON Staff Reporter Former Chancellor Dr. R. G. Gustafson will return to the Uni versity campus June 10 to ad dress the University's 86th annual commencement exercises at the Coliseum. Dr. Gustavson served as chancel lor of the University from Sep tember, 1946 to July, 1953. He re signed from his position as chan cellor to become president of Re- for the Future. Inc.. a fund associated with the Ford Foundation. At the time of his resignation Vie said. "During my tenure as head of the University, I have had the utmost cooperation from our faculty, employees ana irom the Board of Regents as we worked together to give Nebras- Van the strone University I am sure, they want." University faculty members, deans and administrators were unanimous in their regret that Chancellor Gustavson was resign ing and their comments were pub lished in the May o, ism neoras kan. Dr. Gustavson's seven years at the University were busy with speaking engagements before cam pus and state organizations, pro moting the program of the Uni versity and appearing before the State Legislature with a request ed the opening of the new Persh ing Municipal Auditorium which featured the Robert Wagner Chor ale, but Lake said that this was not the only disappointment that Union sponsored city-wide pro- troller of the Unnlversity and in 1948 he was given the title of busi ness manager. He was acting chancellor for a year after the resignation of R. G. Gustavson in 1953. ii & Courtesy Lincoln Journal SELLECK Raible Speaks Ouh Charges Of Negligence Leveled At Nebraslcans Dr.' Peter Raible, pastor" of the, Lincoln Unitarian church, charged in his sermon Sunday that the gov ernor, the politicians and the peo ple of Nebraska were negligent in their policies towards the Univer sity's' faculty and the academic atmosphere that a good univer sity posses.' He stated that in a recent survey made by the American Associa tion of University Professors in six large state universities showed that Nebraska's salaries were the lowest paid to their faculty. "If we in Nebraska want a first class University we shall have to pay the price of it a price which involves salaries and building, as well as an atmosphere that en courages, m fact, as well as words, theoademio spirit," aaidr-Rew Raible. He also stated that "I have every sympathy with a governor, who is. caught in a tax squeeze, but a policy which attempts to lop off salary increases at one end and badly needed new staff mem bers at the other, can only be termed short sighted." ' "In the long run we shall pay Final Lessons Begin At Union Tuesday Night The final free dance lesson of this year will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Union Ballroom, according to Terry Mitchum, chair man. Jon Appleget, teacher of the "bop" urges everyone to bring a partner for the final "bop" lesson Dance lessons are sponsored each semester by the Union Dance committee. Tliis semester student teachers have been used for the first time instead of professional dance instructors. According to Gail Sunderman, hostess for the dance 1 e e s s o n, "Everyone seems to like this more informal way of learning much better. Besides, this way we can concentrate on the dances we're interested in," she added. for an increased budget. His years as head of -the Uni versity revolved around many "firsts." At his suggestion, the first University Athletic Banquet was held in December, 1953 to hon or all participating lettermen. He intiated the Honors Banquet for recognition of senior students for superior scholarship a n d the all non-academic employees dinner held in April, 1953. At this dinner, the Chancellor presented certifi cates of appreciation to employees ."V, 1 f 'M Courtesy Lincoln Journal GUSTAVSON grams hava suffered in the past two years. Last year the Union lost money on an Opera they brought to the city and this year they lost money on the Tony Martin-rex ueneKe show and the Dunndnger show. The Fred Waring show last year helped the financial situation but things have gone so poorly since then that the Union's intent is "to get out of the field." "We're not booking anything of this type for next year," he said. "We intend to stick pretty close to the cam pus." . . , The prices for the Roger Wagner Chorale show were cut to the min imum and Lake said that "the people who did attend thought it was a very good show." "Student participation was an other tiling that was lacking," Lake states, "not more than 500 seats in the student section were filled." "We feel that there is a very definite obligation missing among the students but most of all it is missing from? the people of the city of Lincoln." "I have never believed that Ne braska and especially Lincoln are 'Cultural Deserts'," Lake stated, Vol. 31, No. 63 for any such policy. We will pay in the loss of quality of instruc: tion at the University and we will pay in increased taxes in future years, when, we realize the error of pur present way, and then try to rebuild' the decimated ranks of our faculty in a highly competi tive 'm a r k e t," he further re marked. : He said that the cynics of the modern age are expecting too much in wanting a top-flight Uni versity and claiming outside the corner of their mouths that we just cannot afford top-flight facul ty members. "A university is not the "on-again-off-again" that many of our politicians seem to feel. Professors MVi'to' ear nrtlielime. A good university is built on a good facul ty arid a good faculty takes years to build. A top notch faculty is a struggle and effort to obtain and then- to keep," he stated. He closed by saying, "I will not bore you with further statistics proving that the University is treading on thin ground; the sum total proves that the salary scale of the teachers at the University is shockingly low." Last semester, Rev. Raible, in an- open letter to the Chancellor, charged that the faculty at the University were, "discouraged, sick at heart and fearful." In the letter, Raible called the Chancellor "the most important man in the state." "But", he maintained, "the chief problem of the University is not the parking problem or the building program, but the highest maintenance of facilities." Dave Keene: Qnofots Reports from some of the 43 University students working in con Junction with a special Student ill NU s V Blmn To NU who have been with the University for 25 years or more. The first annual brotherhood award of the local B'nai B'rith was presented to Chancellor Gus tavson in February, 1953 for im proving "certain racial and relig ious conditions at the University." ,.In March, 1953, Dr. Gustavson took part in the ground breaking ceremonies for the $1.5 million Ne braska Psychiatric Institute, at the College of Medicine. Dr. Gustavson is known interna tionally as a scientist and as one of the ousttanding educators of the midwest. As a biochemist, his principal re search' has dealt with the 'glands hormones. His work in the field has been recognized both in the U.S.' and abroad. - In 1930 he was a delegate to the International Congress for Glandu lar Research in London. He is a former member of the United Nations Educational, Scien tific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Dr. Gustavson was a member of the U.S. delegation to the UNESCO conference in Mex ico City in 1947. In 1948, he was decorated by the Swedish government for his work in the fields of science and educa tion. Dr. Gustavson is a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi. "but looking back M the way peo ple have shown Merest in our programs,' I am beginning to won der." ! "The regular activity program for students will be continued," Lake explained," but there will be no community-wide promotion." ': ' 'New You' Show: Scheduled Sunday The "New You" 6how, sponsored by the Union Hospitality Commit tee and Hovland Swanson, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Parlors XYZ of the Union, according to Jan Chatfield, chairman. The show consists of a style show snowing thef latest spring and summer suits and dresses modeled by campus personalities and featuring "Ben Yom Hair dresser," who will .give a demon stration on "New ! Campus Hair dos." Each model will wear a basic spring dress or suit and will show the various changes of hats, shoes, gloves, purses and jewelry suited for spring wear. Spring Day Worker Forms Readied Spring Day Committee worker applications are available in Room 305 in the Union, according to Dick Hagmier, chariman. Hagemeler stated that worker po sitions on the following commit tees are available: awards, public ity, events, faculty, arrangements and finance. Applicants should and finance. Applicants should sta state their committee preference, meier . commented, he said. Applications have been distric ted to all organized houses, Hage- NU To Host Minnesota History Head i The head of the history depart ment 'stlhv Wiverslty of Minrie sota will visit the University Thurs day and Friday as guest lecturer. Prof. John Wolf will conduct e seminar for graduate students and faculty in Burnett Hall, Room 205 Thursday at 4 p.m. on the subject, "War and the Interpretation of His tory." He will lecture Friday at Z p.m m Burnett Hall, Room 320, on "The Education of a King," the king be ing Louis XIV. Both sessions are open to all interested persons. Professor Wolf was a member of the University's history depart- ment during the summer of 1941 He has authored several books, in eluding "The Dipldmatic History of Bagdad Railroad," "France 1815 to the Present," "History of Civiliza tion" (2 volumes) with Hutton Web 4er and "The Emergence of Great Powers, 1685-1715." His visit is being sponsored by the University Research Council and the department of history. Council committee indicate that Nebraska's state senators "have a real concern for the welfare of the University," according to Dave Keene. , Keene, a co-chairman of a spe cial Council legislature committee, designed to present student views to state senators concerning the proposed University budget, stated that all of the contacted solons "welcomed the opportunity to talk about the budget." "Most of the reports that have come back show surprise that sen ators are so aware of the Uni versity and its problems," Keene said. One of the benefits of the Stu dent Council legislature committee according to Keene, is that students are no longer apprehensive that the senators do not understand the University's problems. "We were afraid at one time that senators didn't know and prob ably didn't care about the Univer sity," Keene commented. "The senators cannot say to the student body that we are compla cent about out University," Keene added. ' " Keene reported that some of the senators were first wary wheu ap proached by the students but after they realized that the purpose "was ' not one of lobbying but to have "an open-minded discussion," then everything went well. "There seems to be prevalent as far as some senators are con cerned a philosophy of dispair be cause of the temporary conditions of drought in some parts of the state, Keene stated. This type ' of senator ii in the minority Keene emphasized. (HoncetnecM t Show Attendance Disappointing Only 2100 people attended the opening night show of the new Pershing Memorial Auditorium, which has a seating capacity of 7,000, according to Duane Lake, Union activities director. The LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Five Night Run: By EMMY LIMPO Staff Reporter One of Shakespeare's most diffi cult productions, "King Lear," will be presented tonight at How ell Theater by the University play ers. Curtain time is 8 p.m. The play will" run through Saturday. Technically one of the most dif: ficult plays to produce and stage effectively, it is seldom produced by amateur groups because of its many obstacles, according to Har- Tickets On Sale The box office of the Howell Memorial Theater will be open every day this week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accept reservations for the next University Theater production, King Lear. The Theater Is located in the Temple Building. ry Stiver, technical director of the production. In the play, the King of Britain divides his realm between two of his daughters, who later abuse and treat him with disrespect, while a third daughter who really loves him is left with nothing. Dueling scenes were staged by John Giele, a graduate student who coaches the University fencing team. Sidney Kaplan, a graduate stu dent, will play the lead role. Others in the cast are: Bonna T e b o, Jacquie Miller, Phyllis Chard, Charles Weatherford, Bob Wells, Joe Hill, Eric Prewitt John Crowell, Charles Alcorn, Len Schropfer. Bill Baker, Robert Schoenrockj John Thomp-?on, Lyle Walthier, Bernard SkalLa, Don Montgomery, Charles Richards, Bill Wagner, Robert Griffin, David Thomas and Kirk Easton. The production staff for King Lear includes: Stephany Sherdeman, produc tion; John Thompson, Anna Meyer and Diana Peters, scenery; Nor man Francis, Lyn Greenberg Kathleen Schmutte and Lyle Walthier, stage and hand proper ty; Jim Copp, Bill Askamit, Joel McComb and Mary Thompson, sound; Noel Schoenrock, Duane DeHart, Myrna Mills and Judy Devilbus, costumes, and Karen Pe terson and Bob Butcher, lights. Since the play comes from myth ology, any historical period the di rector and designer choose may be used. Stiver and Dallas Wil liams, the director, have chosen to do "King Lear" in the medieval period. A great deal of research has Free Study Course Held Next Week The University Counseling Serv ic is again sponsoring a study im provement course free of charge for all interested students begin ning the week of March 18. Such areas as planning time, SQ3R method of studying assign ments, notetaking and preparation for examinations are included. - - The schedule for the last ses sion includes: Section I meets at 3-4. p.m, Mon day and Wednesday iny Room 117, Burnett: Section II meets from 4-5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in Room 115. Burnett. Section III meets from 11-12 p.m. Tuesday and Thrusday in Room 116, Bur nett, and Section IV meets from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in Room 117, Burnett. All interested students can reg ister this week at the Counseling Service, Temporary A. GCoDiig IL To p ,r r, - ' 1 f ' 'O M F'i Robert Wagner Chorale was the featured entertainment Sunday, with Nebraska-born Johny Car sons acting as master of cere monies. The show, one of many city-wide Union productions www been done on the properties and various effects which must sug gest this period to the audience, Stiver said. One of the major problems is the use of scenery, which is not used in a "realistic" style because of the play which calls for 28 scenery changes. "Therefore, it would be not only impossible to use scenery changed fluently, but also realism in "King Lear" would not present the full est values o'f its production," Sti- Semi-Finalist Selected: University Coeds Chosen For Miss Lincoln Pageant Twelve of the fifteen semi-final-1 ists in the Miss Lincoln Beauty Pageant are University coeds. Miss Lincoln of 1957 will succeed Miss Diane Knotek. The Miss Lin coln winner will enter the Miss Ne braska Pageant to be held June first at the new Pershing Munici pal Auditorium. The '57 finalists are: Martha Crocker, Alpha Phi freshman; Marcia Elliott, Pi Beta Phi fresh man; Sylvia Rigg, Kappa Alpha Theta freshman; Joyce Evans, Alpha Xi Delta sophomore; Mar cia McCallum, Zeta Tau Alpha sophomre; Kay Nielson, Kappa Alpha Theta sophomore and Cyn thia Zschau, Kappa Alpha Theta sophomore. . Upperclass finalists include: Pat Prouty, Kappa Kappa Gamma jun ior- Karen Parsons. Alpha Phi junior; Joan Riha, Alpha Phi jun ior: Jan Shrader. Phi Beta Phi junior, and Anne Wade, Phi Beta Phi junior. Non-University finalists' are: Andy Chronopulos, Mildred Fling, and Marlene Kuhlman. The semi-finals for the Miss Lin- Outlook Good; Dust, Winds To Disappear NU students will have a change from Monday's warm tempera tures and the season's worst dust storm this year. The dust, churned up by winds that gusted to 60 m.p.h. at some points, cut visibility to a fraction of a mile over , much of the state. F o recasters said Tuesday's weather would be the same temperatu r e- wise but hap pily left out ths strong winds and dust. High temperatures were to be in the 50's. Lincoln received .03 of an inch of .moisture durine an early morn ing ' sprinkle. Visibility here was less than a mile during the morning and winds averaged 23 m.p.h, with gusts of 35 m.p.h. , The campus saw a high of 56 and . a low of 43 in Monday's tem peratures. The largest amount of moisture recorded in the southeastern area was .40 at Wymore. Beatrice re corded gusts of 58 m.p.h. and a steady gale of 10 miles an hour for less for the state's strongest blow of the day. Courtesy Lincoln Journal which failed to receive sufficient support from the student body ' or the people of Lincoln, will be the last city-wide show which the Union will attempt to produce, Lake said. - Tuesday, March 12, 1957 ver explained. King Lear makes the audience feel that they are not seeing scen ery on the stage but are experi encing the emotions of the actors, Stiver said. "The directors have attempted to make the stage part of the auditorium. They wish to get away from realism and pre sent the play in terms of expres siveness, using costumes, proper ties, lighting and sound to estab lish the mood and locale of the play. coin Pageant were completed March 7th, and the finalists will compete for the Miss Lincoln hon or on March 31st, 7:30 p.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel Ballroom. "Entries are at a very high lev el this year," Chairman Keith Skalla stated, "and narrowing the field down to 15 contestants has . been a very difficult task." Information and tickets -for the Miss Lincoln Pageant are avail able at the Junior Chamber of Commerce office, which sponsors the Pageant. NUCWA: Unicameral 'Districting1 Scheduled Fifteen of 43 districts have been assigned to campus organizations for the NUCWA Mock Legislative sessions, according to Betty Parks, co-publicity chairman. Districts which have been as signed and the organizations, which have received them are: District 4, Bessey House; District 5, Avery House; District 6, Sigma Nu; Dis trict 7, Kappa Sigma; District 11, Seaton House; District 15, Indepen dent group I; District 16, Indepen dent group II; District 18, Sigma Chi; District 19, Selleck House. District 24,- Independent group IH; District 27, Alpha Chi Omega: District 41, Kappa Delta; District 42, Manette House and District 43, Delta Delta Delta. There wUl be a second orienta-; tion mass meeting of those inter ested in the NUCWA project Tues day in room 316 of the Union, at 7:30 p.m., according to Biff Keyes, president. Keyes emphasized that this meeting would be the last chance- for campus organizations to apply for a district. Yell Squad To Hold Cheerleader Clinic The Nebraska Yell Squad is spon soring a clinic for all high school cheerleaders on Saturday from 1-3 p.m., according to Larry Ep stein, assistant yell king.. The clinic will consist of mem bers of the Yell Squad talking about such things as uniforms, pep rallies, stunts, skits, yells and or ganization. Each member of the squad will talk on one of thes topics. Saturday at 6 p.m., a banquet will be held for the cheerleaders. A guest speaker and entertain ment are scheduled for the ban quet, 'according to Epstein.