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Vol. 32 No. 48
Lincoln, Nebraska
Friday, December 13, 1957
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Contest
Deadline
Announced
Rules for the annual student
writing contests were announced
by the English department.
The two contests are for the
lone Gardner Noyes Poetry
Awards, established by Mr. Laur
ence Noyes and Mrs. Harold Meier
In honor of his late wife and their
late sister, and the Prairie Schoon
er Fiction Awards, prizes for
which are taken from a fund es
tablished by Mari Sandoz.
Manuscripts for the poetry con
test may be submitted from Feb.
1 until March 7. Contestants may
secure entry blanks in the English
department office in Andrews Hall.
Each contestant can submit from
ne to three poems and prizes
will be given for the best indi
vidual poems. A 50 dollar first
prize and a 25 dollar second prize
will be awarded.
The contest is open only to un
dergraduates. Rules on entries to the Prairie
Schooner Fiction Awards contest
re the same as those for the po
etry contest except that the con
test is open to both undergradu
ates and graduate studerts.
The prizes are 50 dollars for first
place, 30 dollars for second, and
10 dollars for third.
Judging for both contests will be
done by committees from the Uni
versity faculty.
Last year's winners of the lone
Gardner Noyes Poetry Awards
were Stephen Schultz and Jerry
Petsche. Honorable mentions went
to Barbara Millnitz, Beverly
Chloupek, Ralph Lloyd, Richard
Kelly and Jerry Petsche.
First place in the fiction contest
went to Daniel Bernd. Second and
third places were awarded to Ver
non Bioemker and Mrs. Jane Hill, 1
with honorable mentions going to
Abraham Dash and Ervin Krause.
Campus Book Pool
Passed By Council
Establishment of a campus Book
Pool is pending on the approval of
the Division of Student Affairs.
In a Student Council meeting on
Wednesday, Tom Neff, chairman
of the Book Pool Committee, pre
sented an outline of the organiza
tion and operation of a Book Pool
which any student organization
could follow.
Then the Council voted to dele
gat Alpha Phi Omega, boy scout
honorary, the privilege of operating
a Book Exchange between the
semesters of the 1957-58 school
jear.
President Helen Gourlay read a
letter from Kansas State College
concerning the Big Eight Student
Council Convention to be held Dec.
27-28 ia Kansas City, Mo.
The letter stated the purpose of
the convention as foilwos:
I "Whereas these representatives
better student government, be it j
resolved that the purpose of this
annua Biz 8 SGA Conference shall i
be: (1) to exchange ideas: 12) to
further good will; 13) to discuss
the functions, responsibilities and j
structural set-up of the respective j
governing bodies; and (41 as aj
body to make recommendations." j
D2ve Rhoades, chairman of the !
Library Committee, announced that j
his committee will meet with the ;
Faculty Librarv Committee to dis
cuss the closing of the library
daring Christmas vacation.
He also reported that the cir
culation department of the library
will conduct a poll of students in
order to determine how many
would use the library during vaca
tioa. From this poll, they will de
Applications
Open For Rag
Paid Staff
Applications for second semester
jobs an the Daily Nebraskan are
available at the office of the
Daily Nebraskan adviser. Dr.
Robert Craaford, Room 310 Bur
nett Hail, according to Jack
Pollack, editor.
The applications are due Jan. 7
end interviews are scheduled the
last class week of first semester.
Positions open are editor, edi
torial editor, managing editor,
news editor, copy editor, sports
editor, business manager, three
assistant managers, circulation
manager and ag editor.
Gamma Theta Upstlort
Gamma Theta Upsilson, nation
al professional geographic fra
ternity, initiated fcve new mem
bers last week.
The new initiates are Richard
Jett, Leslie Heathcote, Robert
Hawthorne, Otto Gibson and Rob
ert Bone.
Elections were held, following
the initiation, and officers elected
re Robert Bone, president; Clare j
Cooper, vice-president; Leslie ingtcn to keep this great ecter
Sfa'Jyote, secretary -trenjrer. J pr.se open. Ail end happily.
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Grubby Goat
The First Annual Grubby Old
Goat Award went to Cecil Walk
er, representing Sigma Nu,
Wednesday night at the opening
performance of "Teahouse of the
August Moon." Second place in
the contest went to Jim Easton
cide if It would be necessary to ,
keep the Lbrary open.
KK Meeting
There will be a meeting of all
Kosmet Klub workers in Room
307 of the Union at 4 p.m. today,
according to Morgan Holmes
president. Holmes stated that all
workers are required to be there.
Roy lVey Praised For Performance
By DICK SHUGRUE
Editorial Editor
Oiten. as a bright performer
develops a striking role, he must
call upon every bit of talent, every
particle of his resources to over
come the distractions in which
his creation takes place,
But when a fine performer faces
no distraction, when his talent
isn't nh-.r hv infprinrs arnnnH
him. when he k civen free reien'-y rauie-orainea roie
of Creadon, somediing -ooderful
happens on the stage,
Something wonderful did happen
B u,f tage Wednesday evening
- hen Rov Willev err Mr A the role
t Sakinl in the University Ttae-
atre - , prodo.uon 'Teahouse of
the August Moon'
through Saturday
Theatre.
which will run
at the Howell
Willey, playing a part many of
the persons in the audience had
seen Marlon Brando do in the
movies and some had seen David
Wayne play in the professional
theatre, was original, sad, happy,
a leprechaun, an elf, a littie boy,
a wise old man. He was original.
And it was a pleasure to watch
him.
I said that he bad no obstacle
in his way.
The vehicle, of course, is sparkl
ing. The tale of a settlement on
Okinawa under the direction of
Col. Wainright Purdy, iplayed sur
prisingly well by Henry Blanke,
who is a combination of Eddie
Mayhoff and Mr. Magoo and about
40 pounds too light for a colonel)
which is in turn supervised by
Capt. Fisby, whom I'll mention
later, and in turn becomes the
island distillery, is, as it's always
been, a riot.
' Busy little villager scamper
around smiling and bowing while
Fisby boil sweet potatoes and
fills, what seemed to me to be,
Tennessee mountain jugs full of
the great medium of happiness.
With all the money collected
from this Oriental bootlegging, the
villagers build a quaint teahouse
ia which they party until Purdy
arrives m the svene, blustering
a asuaL
We're almost led to believe there
will be a closed shop on teahouses
until the word comes from Wasb-
of Farmhouse and Bob Hanz of
Theta Xi placed third. Grubby
Old Goat was chosen by the
amount of applause given for
each candidate when they were
presented to the audience.
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Winner's Stories
Three of
the winners of last
spring s
suident writing contests.
will appear in the winter issue of
j "The Prairie Schooner," Univer
i sity literary publication, according
j to Bernice Slots, poetry editor of
! the magazine.
J The winners are first prize story,
j "Decisions," by Daniel Bernd,
; first prize poem. "Brady's Sol
I diers," by Steve Schultz. and the
I second Drize Doem. "What Shall
! the Bells?" by Jerry Petsche.
James Baker, who plays the J
role of Capt. Fisby, is convincing,
to say the least. He had a con
fused look about him and a natur
al, detectable lisp which are defin
ite assets in the part. I felt in
the second scene that Baker was
going to freeze up because his i
hands were movinS like machine,
But he 60t out of that tiny troub,e
quiCKiy ana D3CK into me aeilgni-
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Director Harry Stiver deserves
a pat on the back for a couple of
rather striking fetes. One is the
rolling of a Jeep onto the stage
for the trip to Tobiki Village. An
other is the training of the goat, !
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On The Road
The 'Teahouse' players seem
to be enjoying themselves with
their Jeep and baggage plus one
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Viessiah Performance
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The "Messiah" will be prsented
Sunday by 600-voice University
Choral Union at 3 p.m. in the Col-
iseum, according to Dr. David
Foltz, director and chairman of
the music department.
Four University students will be
featured soloists for this year's
hour-and-a-half performance. They
are Lois Ripa, soprano; Carol As
bury, alto; Harold Slagle, tenor
and Norman Higgins, bass.
Miss Asbury is the only singer
to have appeared as a soloist in
a previous presentation of the ora
tio by the Choral Union. She sang
the alto lead two years ago. She
is a senior in Teachers College
and a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma.
Miss Ripa is a senior in Teach
ers and a member of Alpha Xi
Delta.
Slagle, graduate student, will be
director of choral music at Chase
County High School at Imperial in
February.
Riggins is a senior in Teachers
College.
The Choral Union will be com
posed of members of the Agricul
tural College Chorus, University
Singers, Madrigal Singers and Uni
versity Chcrus I and II.
The University Symphony Or
chestra directed by Emanuel
Wishnow, will assist in the per
formance while William Bush, pi
anist, and Myron Roberts, organ
ist, will also aid.
Student accompanists will be
Kay Green, Glenda Klein and
Gloria King.
Traditional carols will be heard
from the Mueller Carillon preced
ing and following 43rd annual
presentation of the Messiah.
The presentation of the Messiah
has become an event that has re- j
ligious significance for literally
hundreds of church groups in the
Lincoln area. Each year the
crowds attending keep swelling
ana is
and it is estimated that approxi-
mately 8.000 will come.
Moreover, the influence of the
I Messiah is spread outstate by uni -
versity graduates. Omaha, Sew-
w'tcK,,f ' B nrt '
siahs this year which will have
been directly influenced by t h e
University's original production.
Professor David Foltz. Chairman
will direct the Messiah this year
defines the production as an era-
trii a noPQMirA cat tit mnct1 TIO
torio. a narative set to music. The
original Messiah was written in
the incredibly short time of 24
j days by its composer George1
Lady Astor, to respond so rapidly
j to stage "brandy." But these are
just incidental tasks.
Stiver also saw to it that his
cast spoke a fine Okinawan tongue,
which aside from the word "ichi
bon" I couldn't tell, anyhow; he
moved his crowd around w e II ;
,hrou8h most of lhe p,a-v' 1 ,elt J
m mere was some aiwmpi io
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make the crowd look confused In
parts of the play; after all, these
are happy, ignorant natives. But
when the Tohikians put up the
teahouse there was momentary
chaos, which distracted from what
might have been a smooth and
goat Wednesday night att be
opening performance of "Tea
bouse of theAugust Moon." Tb
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Sy ncSav
Frederick Handel, at the order of
the king of England.
The King was advised by his
clergymen not to allow the presen-
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MISS RIP A
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SLAGLE
Messiah Tea
There will be a candlelight tea
after the performance of the
Messiah at 4:30 p.m. in the Un
ion Main Lounge, according to
1 Charlene Anthony Union hospi-
cnairman.
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( Married Mudent Party
j The reguiar Ag College married
! stulents card Party wil1 be held
Friday at 7:30 P m- , m the TVj
j lounge of the Ag Union.
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' Mr. and Mrs. Les Thompson
j and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Miner will
host the event.
In 'Teahouse' Production
awesome scene.
V.'iliey's job was that of an in
terpreter. He went from the vil
lagers to the captain telling their
desires, telling his plans. He was
the sole instrument through which
the audience heard the beautiful
dialogue between dainty Lotus
Blossom and Fisby. Sally Wen-
gert, playing Lotus, was
gen, piaymg LOlus, was lovely,
She was sad, and fickle, and dainty
and her hands moved with deep
expression. Lotus did a dance for
Fisby, though, which might have
been interpreted a little better for
this Westerner who knows a little
about Oriental dancing. I fainly
play will run through Saturday
night at Howell Theater.
tation of the oratorio, which has
since become one of the most wide-
ly presented compositions in his-
tory. Therefore, the first time it
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MISS ASBURY
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RIGGINS
Auction
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Over $3000 was made at the
annual AUF Auction held in the
Union Ballroom Thursday night,
according to Linda Walt, assistant
publicity chairman.
"So far the ticket money hasn't
been tabulated, but the total is
expected to be well over last
vear's total." Miss Walt added,
year s unai, auss an aaaea
' The organized house that was
brought for the most money at the
i auction was Alpha Omicron Pi,
detected an arabesque, which, I
am told, is verboten in Oriental
dancing. But it certainly didn't
detract from the beauty of Miss
Wengert's part.
I might mention two villagers.
One of them was Miss Higa Jiga,
played by old stand-by Diana
Peters, who gels my vote for
most improved actress of the
year. She was very funny and
very well made-up. The other vil
lager of note was Andy Backer in
the role of Mr. Oshira. Oshira is
a wisened old man who tells Fisby
that the August moon is "little
older, little wiser." And we lis
tened silently.
Eric Prewitt, who played the
part of the psychiatrist, was puz
zled, American and very G.I. Just
what the script called for.
Two major criticisms of the
play, one of which no one but
firstnighters have to contend with,
are the Grubby Goat contestants
and the lighting in Sakini'g solilo
quy. These Grubby Goats, clanging
bells, pacing up and down the
aisles and annoying the true theatre-goers,
may have been good
attractions, but they are bad busi
ness in a theatre. I trust this will
be the last promotion stunt in the
University Theatre. If the plays
are as good as this one, no stunts
are needed.
I found it difficult to see Mil-
ley's eyes when be was speaking
to the audience. The overhead
lighting may be the accepted thing
technically, but here is one in
stance where a couple of lights
at the level of the performer's
face would be a great help. I
think the expression is often car
ried by the eyes. And when they
are not visible, one part of the
theatre is working against the
other.
In general I found the lighting
a little spotty. The "color" scenes,
especially that in the teahouse,
were beautifully handled, but the
dimming which happened occa
sionally and with no apparent
provocation was unnecessary.
But I repeat. If the University
Theatre continues to produce plays
which were so beautiful, so deli
cate and yet so strong as "Tea
house," it should never have to
worry about obtaining a lull house.
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Slated
olBseo mm
was heard was in Dublin, Ireland
in 1741.
Tradition says, however, that th
king, George II ordered a privatt
performance in spite of objections
of his clergy. The king was so
moved by the production that dur
ing the singing of the Hallelujah
Chorus, .which concluded the per
formance, he rose to his feet, thui
establishing a tradition which (sur
vives to this day.
In spite of this, it was 1750 be
fore officials allowed the Messiah
to be performed in London. After
that however the presentation of
the piece at Christmas and Easter
became one of England's most rev
ered traditions.
Today the Messiah is presented
all over the world at the two ma
jor Christian holy festivals of the
year, Christmas and Easter. It
tells the story of the birth, death
and resurrection with each getting
more emphasis depending on th
time of year.
Many cities in America are fa
mous for their presentations of the
oratorio. Chicago presents one of
the best and New York has over
fifty presentations in the course
of a year, but surprisingly, the
production which is annually
ranked the highest is the one in
little Lindberg, Kansas. Some of
the biggest names in the field of
concert music have performed
there.
Foltz, who has seen most of the
major productions in the United
States, contends that the Univer
sity's presentation is comparable
to any of the best. Foltz has said
that, "Seeing the Messiah present
ed anywhere is one of the most
moving religious and musical ex
periences that our lives can have.
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which was sold for $180 to Sigma
Nu. Second in the sorority division,
of the auction was Pi Beta Phi,
which was sold to Alpha Gamma
Rho for $170.
Phi Delta Theta was high in
j the men's division selling for $115
j to Kappa Alpha Theta. Second was
Phi Kappa Psi, which sold for $106
i to Pi Beta Phi.
In the special events division.
Art Weaver, past AUF president,
was bought by the AUF Board for
545 and with the privilege of throw
nig a pie in his face. This was
done by Rex Knowles, AUF ad
viser. Kay Neilson, Miss Nebraska,
was sold to Gary Reineke . for
$27.50, whlie Ruthie Gilbert, Ne
braska Sweetheart was sold to the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon for $27.
Sigma Delta Tau bought the
faculty, which consisted of Jerry
Bush, University basketball coach.
Dr. Charles Miller, professor busi
Jean Mulvaney, asistant professor
of physical education, and the Rev.
Rex Knowles, pastor of the Uni
versity Presbyterian Student
House, for $25.
Innocents were sold for $35 to
Delta Gamma while the Mortar
Boards sold for $95 to Sigma Alpha
Epsilon.
The auctioneer, Don Stokes, sold
for $50 to Phi Delta Theta and the
AUF Board sold for $3 to Rex
Knowles.
The final tabulation for the com
plete A.UF drive hasn't been com
pleted yet, but it is expected to
reach over the $10,000 mark, Miss
Walt said.
Chairman of the Auction was
Jan Schrader.
Rychie Named
1957 Queen
At Auction
Rychie Van Omam, 19-year-old
University coed, was revealed
Thursday evening as the 1957 Ac
tivities Queen during the AUF
Auction.
Miss Van Omam is a sophomcrt
in Teachers College and is a mem
ber of Delta Delta Delta, social
sorority, Coed Counselors, Red
Cross and Alpha Lambda Delta,
freshman honorary scholastic so
ciety. She Wis selected from among
four other candidates on the basis
of campus activities, scholarship
and personality.
Other candidates for the title
were: Mary Vrba and Gretchen
Saeger, Karen Schuester and Sut
Schnabble.
Loan Office
The Student Act and Loan Of
fice will be closed Monday and
will reopen In their new office
Tuesday in the new Administra
tion building, according to Wil
liam Harper, Director of Univer
sity Services and Treasurer ef
Student Activities Fund.