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Exam Period Page Two AII-NU Cagers Page Three Vol. 31, No.. 66 Comedy, Wrestling, Prizes: Univefsify For the first time an All Uni- yersity Stag will be held on Cam pus, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. Magic acts, a pistol shooting ex hibition, a wrestling match, a comedian and a smorgasbord form the program for the evening. This show will be emceed by Bill Morton, noted Lincoln magi cian throughout the show. During the program. Dave Meis enholder will be at the organ. Al Mart, national pistol shoot ing champion, will put on an ex hibition in the art of pistol shoot ing. Mart is a Lincoln resident. The special attraction for the evening will be a twc-out-of-three fall professional wrestling match between "Terrible" Mike Dibiase and Joe Dusek. Both are alumni of the University and Dibiase is now Texas Wrestling Champion. Tom Novak, former All-Ameri can Center at the University, will attempt to referee this grudge match between two former teanv mates of his on the University's football squad. Men attending the Stag will also have an opportunity to look at the latest Spring Ivy Day Fishions for Men. Ivy League clothes to be given away as part of the door prizes Include: a man's suit, shirt, tie, shoes, hat and socks. Other door prizes will be an nounced later: ' To finish out the evening, a cold smorgasbord of assorted meats, cheeses, salads and rel ishes will be served. The price for ticket is 75 cents. A limited number of tickets will go on sale Tuesday and can be purchased from house represent atives or at the Union. Tickets will be distributed to House representatives Monday, at 4 p.m. in Room 315 of the Union. Architects' Conference Startsioday A prestressed concrete seminar will be held weekly for four weeks beginning in Omaha, Monday and in Lincoln Tuesday. The purpose of the seminar will be to introduce briefly current ap plication, architectural considera tions and basic theory, followed by panel discussion led by those having actual experience in var ious phases of prestressed con crete application in Nebraska. The seminar will be held Mon day evenings from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the University College of Medicine in Omaha. Tuesday evening meetings will be held at Ferguson Hall on the Lincoln cam pus. Moderator of the seminar will be Prof. George Ernst, director cf the University Engineering Ex periment Station. Sneakers at the various sessions will be Ro. Kasten, Driector of research and assistant chief engi neer of the Union Wire Rope Cor poration of Kansas City, Mo.; Prof. Linus Smith, chairman of the department of architecture at the University; Paul Sonderegger and Vavden Anderson, both of Lincoln, and Wayne Wilson of Omaha. Several men representing Oma ha architectural firms will parti cipate in panel discussion. They are: Russell Peterson .Vernon Hill, W. C. Alsmeyer, Ted Balder son, R. D. Reeves and Carl Nuss rallah. The seminar will be sponsored by the University College of Engi neering and Architecture and the Extension Division in cooperation with the Portland Cement Association. Anthropology: fry To Comkci Study On Human Composition Edward Fry, instructor in An thropology, is conducting a study to determine the . composition of the human body. The study will attempt to dis cover the amount of bone, muscle and subcutaneous tissue in the human body. Subcutaneous tissue Is fat. "One of the more pressing prob lems in recent years in the fields of medicine and physical anthro pology is the determination of hu man body composition," accord ing to Fry. , Many of the problems of such an investigation cannot be readily solved at present but the determination of the total amount cf subcutaneous tissue is fortu nately fairly easy to solve," Fry continued. "We are trying to find out bow much a person would weigh if fat wasn't present," Fry said. "We tit trying to find the norm for an0. 27 House representatives will be briefed on further details then. The program for the evening is as follows: 6:45, Dave Meisen holder on the organ; 7:00, master of ceremonies, Bill Norton; 7:15, an exhibition by the judo team from the Air Force Base; 7:40, pistol shootinf exhibition by Al Mart; 7:55, Bill Morton per forming magic tricks; 8:00, wres tling match between Mike Dibiase and Joe Dusek, refereed by Tom Novak; 8:30, Ivy League Style Show and presentation of Door Prizes; 9:00 Smorgasbord. Jouralism: Columnist To Speak At Banquet A noted International News Serv ice columnist will be principal speaker at the Theta Sigma Phi' banquet honoring women journal ists in Nebraska April 6 at the Union. Phyllis Battelle, whose column "Assignment America" is a daily INS feature, has accepted the in vitation to speak before the wom en's professional journalism fra ternity at the University. Highlights of Miss Battelle's ca reer include interviewing Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Hawaii upon his recall home, meeting Ingrid Bergman in Rome, dining with the King and Queen of Qreece in Athens and following the Queen of England on her Canadian tour. She joined INS in New York as a feature and fashions writer in 1947. She became INS woman's edi tor several years later and in January, 1955, took over her pres ent column assignment. In 1951, Miss Battelle was pre sented the distinguished writing award in the field of domestic news by the New York Newspaper Wom en's Club. Main feature of this year's Theta Sigma Phi banquet will be the presentation of two "Women Jour nalist of the Year" plaques and six certificates to outstanding Nebras ka newswomen. Miss Beverly Deepe is chapter president. Snow Seen In Nebraska This Week Heavy snow which would spread over north and central Nebraska was predicted for the state Monday. N o r t h e rly winds will be responsible for the b 1 o w i n g and drifting snow which may accumu late to as deep as four inches, the Weather Bureau re ported. Southeastern Nebraska was shed uled to receive much colder tem peratures today following much needed showers Sunday afternoon. High today is expected to reach 35 in some parts of the state. All Kosmet Klub Spring Show personnel are to gather in Par lor "V" of the Union at S p.m. today for a special meeting, ac cording to Al Holberi, musical director of the show. balance between height and weight. The present tables are set up from 1912 data of insurance compan ies." The test to determine the amount of fat tissue on the body is simple, Fry stated. It consists of weigh ing the subject and then measur ing his shoulders, hips, waist, arms, knees and height. A pair of accurate calibrated spring operated calipers are then used to measure folds of skin that are picked up at various places on the body. The results form a stand ard of comparison with similar body composition studies now be and research centers in Ohio, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Eng land. University students of both sex es are needed to participate in this study, according to Fry. Inter ested students should call Exten sion 4126 or come to Burnett Hall, B-13 for an appointment. 1 1 - 4" "" W-57,f!S ' . yilHpmHM""'-i""inii mi n.u .iii....',uii. m .. u li": :. ,s" I ' I . I , V '--,-''.,?" I v r. - I " I 1 I Spring Day Officials Members of this year's Spring Day committee (left to right) Ken Wenrman, Sandy Kadle chek, Dick Hagemeier (chair man), Georganne Humphrey, $1.5 Million Structure: Trust fond To Provide Mew MU krt A new art museum will be con structed on the University campus with money made available through a trust fund totalling more than $1,500,000. Miss Frances Sheldon of Lincoln, a former University student and patron of the art galleries, left six farms in Central Nebraska to the University for construction of an art museum to replace the Morrill Hall galleries. Miss Sheldon died several years ago. The money will be made avail able to the University in the future by A. B. Sheldon of Lexington, Miss Sheldon's brother, who is trustee for the estate. Sheldon, who also attended the University, said that the value of the property should increase considerably by the time the estate is closed. Sheldon is making improvements on the farms and adding to the value of the estate left by his sister. - No decision has been reached as to the location of the art mu seum John Selleck, University Business Manager, said, that deci sion will probably be, made when the money actually becomes avail able to the University, he said. Several locations are available or will be available in the future, he said. These sites include the TU Zoologist To Lecture On Genetics Dr. Robert Wagner, Department of Zoology, University of Texas, will be a guest lecturer Wednes day, Thursday and Friday on the F. E. Eldridge, Associate Direc tor of Resident Instruction. Dr. Wagner has written numer ous scientific papers dealing with genetics, Neurospora and Dro sophila. He is also the senior au thor of the book "Genetics and Metabolism." Three lectures have been sched uled and Dr. Wagner will be avail able at other times during his stay, for consultations. On Wednesday, at 4 p.m. in Keim Hall Auditorium Dr. Wagner vill speak on Autocatalysis and Heterocatalysis. This talk will be a general introduction outlining the scope of physiological genetics and will include the current concepts of gene cuplication and communi cation between nucleus and cyto plasm. A talk on gene action will be given Thursday at 4 p.m. in Mor rill Hall Auditorium. This lecture will deal mainly with Dt. Wagner's own work on threonine, isoleuclne and valine mutants. Also covered in this leture will be material on gene-enzyme relationships. Dr. Wagner will again speak in Keim Hall Auditorium on Friday at 4 p.m. on gene interaction. This lecture will be an interpretation primarily at the biocbemial lev er, of complementary genes, spi stasis, suppressors and other top ics. His visit is being sponsored by the University's Genetics Institute and Research Council. Block and Bridle Club The Block and Bridle Club will hold an initiation March 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Meats lab, according to Harvey Jorgensen, club president. Anyone wishing to join should fill out an application blank before Thursday noon. Blanks are avail able in the Animal Husbandry Building or through Roy Cada, phone 6-2712. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Dorothy Beechner and Jo Bend er look over the campus for possible areas to hold events. This year's Spring Day will in clude the Farmer's Fair, Union Museum land now occupied by University buildings which will soon be torn down, Pharmacy Hall and Ne braska Hall; an area on the north side of Vine St., between 16th and 17th; and an area east of the Ne braska State Historical Society Building. Lincoln High Senior: Ex-Native Of Latvia Civen $2,000 Award A boy who spent five of his first 10 years in a German refugee camp and came to the United States less than eight years ago with only a stumbling knowledge of English was announced Friday as the winner of a $2,000 scholar ship in chemistry at the Univer sity. He is Andris Staklis, 18, a na tive of Latvia and one of the high ranking students who will graduate from Lincoln high school this spring. " Dr. E. Roger Washburn, chair man, of the University depart ment of chemistry and chemical engineering, said the scholarship is worth $500 a year aad is re newable for four years provided Andris' academic work is satisfac tory and his interest in chemistry prevails. The scholarship is provided by the National Starch CXO., Inc., of New York City. Andris was se lected from a field of more than 100 top-flight Nebraska chemistry students on the basis of an ex amination, his school record, and recommendations from science teachers. When he enters the University next fall, Andris will be one of two students attending with help from the scholarship. Two stu dents are currently using it: Rus sell Nielsen, one of the top senior chemistry students at the Univer sity, and a sophomore Lloyd Luckenbach. The award is made every other year. Andris has only one regret about the scholarship. His mother, Mrs. Robert Staklis, died last Decem ber without knowing that his way to the University was assurred. At 18, Andris has a story-book record. At five he fled with his lamiiy irom tne Russians in a covered wagon. The Staklises were Latvian farmers and Mr. Staklis, the father, held a college degree in agriculture. After five years in a refugee camp in Germany during World War II,- the Staklis family the parents, a daughter and two sons gained passage to the U.S. They spent six months in South Caro lina, another six on a farm near York and then came to Lincoln. Andris had one year of English iu a third-grade school in Ger many but had little trouble mak ing his way in American schools. He attended Capitol school, Ever ett Junior High, and Lincoln High and chalked up, excellent grades all along. His high school average is about 92 per cent. About four years ago, Andris be came interested in chess. With 18 months' experience at the game he entered the U.S, national Jun ior tournament held in Lincoln and tied for fourth place. He held a table tennis championship at Lin coln High, is a member of the tennis team, and sings with a school choir. Last year he was St I Nebraskan Photo Eirthday Party and a host of events. Tuesday, the Faculty Senate granted one full day for the 1957 Spring Day. Whisker Contest Applications Open The annual Ag Whisker King Contest will be held in conjunction with Spring Day this year, ac cording to Otto Schipporite, Farm er's Fair Events Chairman er's Fair Events Chairman. The contest will begin Tuesday, March 19. AH wishing 'to partici pate may register Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at either the Ag or City Union. Contestants must be clean shaven when they register. Judging of the beards will be during the week prior to Spring Day, to be held May 3. cice president of his school's sci ence club. Andris' interest in science was spurred by a chess-playing friend and his high school chemistry teacher, LeRoy Colson. The chess player gave Andris some element ary instruction in astronomy. To learn more, Andris read a book on atomic physics and in the pro cess he became intensely interest ed in chemistry. Andris works after school and on Saturdays for a grocery com pany. He expects to receive his U.S. citizenship inMay. His broth er, John, received an electrical engineering degree from the Uni versity a year ago and is now in the Navy. His sister, Biruta, who also attended the University, is now Mrs. Donald Loy, the wife of a University graduate student. CouHeay Lincoln Star STAKLIS Foster Parent Plan: 'ororily Financially Adopts Greek Kappa Kappa Gamma has fi nancially "adopted" Yannoula Biti, a 16-year-old Greek girl, through Foster Parents' Plan. The program has rehabilitated more than 78,000 children on a per sonal basis since its founding in 1937. "Adoption through the Plan is fi nancial, not legal. Each foster parent contributes $15 monthly for one year. To encourage a personal relationship between the parent and child, the parent receives the history of the child, a photograph and letters from the child, Yannoula has light brown hair, worn in braids, sparkling black eyes and a friendly smile. She is truthful, friendly, cooperative, polite and likeable. In school her teacher reports "Yannoula is a very good pupil, alert, intelligent and diligent." Through this plan, Yannoula re ceives monthly parcels of food and clothing, medical care and attends NUCWA Chooses Session Candidates Five candidates have been chos en for governor, lieutenant gover nor and secretary of state of the NUCWA Mock Legislative Session to be held March 27, 28, and. 29, Biff Keyes, president, announced Saturday. An all-campus election Tuesday, March 26 will select the governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state, according to Keyes. The candidates chosen are: Jack Pol lock, Managing Editor of the Daily Nebraskan, University Young Re publicans Club, Sigma Delta Chi pledge, member of Sigma Nu and a junior in Business Administra tion; John Nelson, Innocents, pres ident of Corn Cobs, Secretary of Kosmet Klub, CCRC, and a senior in Arts and Sciences. Sara Alexander, Home Ec Club, YWCA cabinet, member of Pi Beta Phi and a junior in Agriculture; Janice Larsen, Phi Upsilon Omi cron, President of Zeta Tau Alpha, Pan Hellenic council delegate and a junior in Agriculture; and Dave Mossman, AUF Board, Student Council, Kosmet Klub, a member of Phi Delta Theta and a junior in Teachers College. The candidates for lieutenant governor: Bob Ireland, News Edi tor of the Daily Nebraskan, pub licity chairman of the IFC, pub licity chairman of Spring Day, Kosmet Klub vrorker, member of Sigma Chi and a sophomore in Arts and Sciences; George Moyer, Copy Editor of the Daily Nebras kan, member of the debate team, NUCWA, YMCA, member of Kap pa Sigma and a sophomore in Arts and Sciences. Sara Jone, News Editor of the Daily Nebraskan, member of the debate team, YWCA, member of Alpha Xi Delta and a sophomore in Arts and Sciences; Bob Swan son, president of Selleck House, RAM Council, and a senior in Business Administration; and Tom Nevotti, Builders, Kernels, Union, a member of Delta Tau Delta and a freshman in Arts and Sciences. The candidates for secretary of state are: Hal Hoff, Red Cross, YMCA, NUCWA, a member of Kappa Sigma and a freshman in engineering; Betty Parks, trea surer of CCRC, NUCWA Board, YWCA, a member of Kappa Delta and a junior in home economics; Kathryn McCrory, Red Cross Board, Union, a member of Pi Beta Phi and a sophomore in Teacher's College. Mary McXnight, vice-president of junior Pan Hellenic Council, secretary of the Young Republican Club, AUF, Builders, a member of Delta Gamma and a sophomore in Arts and Sciences; and Jane Lumbard, Young Republicans, member of Alpha Chi Omega and a senior in Teachers College. Originally only three candidates were to be chosen for each office but the number was expanded to five in order to allow greater representation of cambus organiza tions, Keyes said. Keyes also announced the organ izations which have been awarded legislative districts. Nine districts still have not been claimed. Organ izations and their districts are: district 1, Pi Beta Phi; district 2, Alpha Tau Omega; district 3, Sig Dr. Glen Richards To Talk Next Week Graduate students in physiology and related fields at the Univer sity next week have the opportu nity of hearing Dr. Glen Rich ards, one of the nation's authori ties in microscopy. Dr. Richards, professor on en tomology and economic zoology at the University of Minnesota's In stitute of Agriculture, will present three lectures: the first at noon Monday, Room 104 Plant Industry building; the second at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Room 213 Beswy Hall, and the third at noon, again in the Plant Industry building. His appearance on the campus is sponsored by the Nebraska In stitute for Cellular Research and the Department of Physiology with funds provided by the Coop er and University Foundation. school which is not free in Greece. Also her mother receives a small cash grant each month to help toward Yannoula's home needs. The Foster Parents Plan has just launched its 20th Anniversary Drive to find foster parents for the thousands of still needy youngsters NU Faculty Drive Extended 2 Weeks The All University Faculty Drive which was scheduled to end Friday has been extended (wo weeks that all faculty members will have an opportunity to contrib ute, according to Nan Carlson, fac ulty solicitations charlman. Letters have been mailed to the faculty members reminding them of the drive and iniitrurllni; them as to where to send their con tribution she said Monday, March 18, 1957 ma Alpha Mu; district 4, Bessey House; district 5, Avery House; district 6, Sigma NU I; district 7, Independent VII; district 8, Delta Upsilon I; district 9, Delta Upsilon II; district 10, Theta Xi; district 11, Seaton n; district 12, Gamma Phi Beta; district 14, Boucher House; district 15, Inde pendent I; district 16, Independent II; district 17, Independents VI; district 18, Sigma Chi; district 19, Selleck Hcise; district 20, Inde pendent IV; district 21, Political Science Independents; district 22, Alpha Xi Delta; district 23, Acacia; district 24, Independent III; dis trict 27, Alpha Chi Omega; district 29, Zeta Tau Alpha; district 30, Sigma NU II, district 31, Delta Tau Delta; district 39, Independent V; district 41, Kappa Delta; dis trict 42, Manatt House; and dis trict 43, Delta Delta Delta. Sunday: Coneer I O Kfl' Travel The University Symphonic Band will visit four Nebraska towns Thursday and Friday, completing its annual Spring tour with a con cert at the Union next Sunday at 3 p.m. Directed by Wesley Reist, in structor of woodwinds, the band will present the following concerts: Thursday Bellevue High School auditorium, 2:30 p.m.; and Louis ville High School auditorium, 8 p.m. Friday Stanton High School auditorium, 1 p.m.; and Albion High School auditorium, 8 p.m. Soloists for the Nebraska tour and Lincoln concert will be Jack McKie, trumpet, who will play Haydn's "Concerto for Trumpet"; and Wendell Friest, trombone, who will play Rimsky-Korsakov's "Con certo for Trombone and Band." Other pieces on the program are: Overture to La Forza del Des tino, Verdi; Les Preludes, Liszt; Suite for Concert Band, Kechley; An Original Suite for Military Band, Jacob; Peachtree Promen ade, Gillis; Kentucky-1800, Grund man; and Beguine for Band, Os- ser. The University Symphonic Band consists of 80 members, who are selected after tryouts from some 200 applicants. Radio Students Complete State 'Name' Series A group of University radio stu dents working in cooperation with the Nebraska State Historical So ciety have completed a series of eleven radio programs dramatiz ing the origin of Nebraska plact names. The series is being aired by five Nebraska stations, WJAG, Norfolk; KCOW, Alliance; KODY, North Platte; KOLT, Scottsbluff, and KRVN, Lexington. The Nor folk statiion is using the program for in-school broadcast instruc tion. Preparation and . production of the series were supervised by Dr. Clarence Flick, director of the Speech Department's radio-television division; Norman Francis, graduate assistant; and Mrs. Phyl lis Winkelman, Historical Society consultant. Students participating in the project include Gladys Evans; Charles Patrick; Leroy Rockwell; Bill Raecke; George Raymer; Ter ry Cochran; Bill Cooper; Keith Williams; Ken Kopta; Lewis Beck; and Bob Martel. overseas and make 1957 the best year they have ever known. "We are indeed grateful to Kappa Kappa Gamma for giving Yannoula this wonderful gift of hope and help," declared Miss Gloria Matthews, Director of the Plan in the U.S. and Canada. "We earnestly hope that every one who reads this story will ex tend a helping hand to a destitute child somewhere. We shall be happy to send full Information on how to help a child in Europe, Korea, or Viet Nam If a group writes to Foster Parent's Plan, 352 Fourth Avenue, New York city," Miss Matthews added. Foster Parent's Plan Is a non profit, non-propaganda, non-sectarian, independent, government-approved relief organization which provides children who are or phaned, distressed or otberwk made destitute with the care, edu cation, and moral support the ficcd, Gin