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T;T-a mr l ersity All-Time Hkhs For . . . O The University Foundation has announced "all time hiehs." fea. turing new funds totalling $676,048, in every phase of its 1957 program. The report, which was given at the , 0 annual board J of trustees stated that the Founda tions assets were now $2, 417,712, an in crease of $267, 712. John Selleck, Sclleck former chancellor, comptroller and business manager of the Univers ity, was elected Foundation presi dent for a two-year term. He succeeds W. W. Putney, Lin coln insurance executive, who last year filled the unexpired term of the late Arthur Dobson. Other officers elected include: Joe Seacrest, co-publisher of the Lincoln Journal, vice-president.; Howard Hadley, Lincoln banker, treasurer; and Perry Branch, director-secretary. Branch stated in his financial report given at the meeting that "1957 proved to be the best year In the 22-year history of the Foundation." Need Help? Scholarships And Grants Can Aid Student Purses Deadline for applications for gen eral scholarships for the school term 1958-59 is noon Feb. 22, Miss Marjorie Johnson said. Approximately 600 scholarships tre being offered students at the University by various persons, companies and funds. Other schol arships are offered through the College of Agriculture and the Eng lish and Business Administration departments, according to Dean Johnson. Seventy-five Regenta scholar arships are being offered to each class. Regents scholarships are the only ones depending entirely upon cholastic achievements. The stu dent must have an accumulative average of 6.7 to qualify for the Regents. Educational Grants In addition to these there are approximately 130 educational grants available at amounts av eraging $200 for sophomores, jun iors and seniors. Applications for scholarships may be obtained at the ui vision oi ce dent Affairs In the new Admin- Bridge Tops Sunday Fare A small group of University stu dents who met during the first semester to learn the rules of Duplicate Bridge this semester will give instruction to any stu dents interested in learning the game, said Bob Handey, Union Activities Director. The first Duplicate Bridge game for the semester will be Feb. 9 in Union 316 from 1-4 p.m., he added. The University chapter of the American Contract Bridge Associ ation will hold a Duplicate Bridge session every Sunday, Handy said. Scores are tabulated and sent to a central committee on Dup licate Bridge. This way, according to Handy, University students will be competing with students from colleges and universities all over the nation. These Sunday bridge sessions will provide an excellent oppor tunity for those who are thinking of entering the Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament to brush up on playing, added Handy. Local Francophilian Makes 'London Times' Dr. Poland's Book On French Revolution Said 'Remarkable The influence of Protestantism on the French Revolution has found a unique spokesman at the University. Dr. Burdette Poland, assistant professor of history, and con firmed Francophilian received front page recognition from the Londay Times Literary Supple ment concerning his recent book, "French Protestantism and the French Revolution." The "Times" lauds his effort as "remarkable" and refers to Dr. Poland as a man of "scholarly wisdom." In final evaluation it was called "a good book; erudite and convincing and not any the worse for an undercurrent of passion." Interest In Minorities Dr. Poland accounts for his in terest in the French Protestants during the era of the French Rev olution as motivated by his con ciousness of minority groups. Be cause he grew up in the cosmo politan cites of Boston, New York and Philadelphia, reactions to mi norities have become a part of his life. He also proclamed himself an ardent francophile, a person friend ly to France but not French. Study of Behavior The book Itself Is a study of the behavior of the Protestant minority group In France during the eighteenth century. Its pur ouiitlatioii Keports He said the new funds of $676,- topped the previous high recorded in 1955 of $669,439. According to Branch the Uni versity received $347,618 last year compared with $260,557 in 1956, University benefits from the Foundation Included: $108,826 for research project $103,135 for scholarships and grants in aid. $49,998 for fellowships and as sistants. $7,288 for Morrill Hall improve ments and exhibits. $5,565 for purchases of special Ized research Instruments and equipment. K.lll for Judging team ex penses at recognized lntercolleg late contests. $32,118 for faculty and L'nlvers Ity support. $4,500 for lectureships. $2,000 for distinguished teaching awards, $31,082 for Mueller Planetarium (partial payment) An increase in the number of Foundation donors from $5,327 to 5,487 was also reported by Branch. Of the total 1,061 gave for the first time. Chancellor Clifford Hardin called the work of the Foundation "an important part of the University's total picture. All in all, the Foun- istration Building and must be filled out completely, according to Dean Johnson. There are some new shcolar ships this year and some which have never been awarded due to the fact that no one has qualified for them. One such scholarship is the $150 offered by the Lincoln Hearing Society which designates that the student given the schol arship must have a loss of hearing to warrant the use of a hearing aid. Seldom Idle There are other scholarships for descendants of World War I vet erans, residents of Seward Coun ty, sophomores, Nebraska resi dents and daughters of veterans, junior or senior women active in coed counselors, junior or senior men in activities, members of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, and other scholarships to be used in specified colleges or departments. Miss Johnson commented that many more students apply for scholarships than receive them and that very seldom, If ever, a schol arship lies Idle unless no one qual ifies for It. Usually the number of applications demands at least a ( average. Members of the scholarship com mittee for 1958-59 are Miss John son, chairman, Dr. Dudley Bailey, Prof. Judson O. Burnett, Mrs. Fern Brown, Dean J. P. Colbert, Dr. Harold Manter, Dr. Wesley C. Meierhenry, Dr. Floyd Hoov er, Prof. Gerald R. Swihart. May Queen Filing Blanks Ready Filings for 1958 May Queen are now open, according to Marilyn Heck, election co-chairman. Applications may be picked up in the Union Activities Office. Filings will be open until Feb. 14. Senior women who have a cumulative scholastic average of 5.5 and who are carrying twelve semester hours may file. A primary election to select ten finalists will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 26. From these ten finalists the May Queen and her atten dant will be selected. The final election will be held at the All Women's Elections March 5. pose Is to disprove those accusa tions made by historians that Prot estant groups fomented the French revolution. The logic of Dr. Po lands argument is recognized as believable. According to Dr. Poland, relig ious viewpoint did not influence the reception of the revolution. The Protestants accepted the rev- W( tQ W A3AHMMlf3r 1 NU AUTHOR -Dr. Burdette Poland, assistant professor of history at the University, looks over his recent book, "French Protestantism and the French Revolution." Poland's book received a front page review in the literary supplement of the London Times. 1957 dation has aided in strengthening the teaching and research phases of the University." The trustees also elected Fred. W. Thomas of Omaha and C Wheaton Battey of Lincoln to six year terms on the executive com mittee. New members of the board of trustees are: Harold R Deitemeyer of Beztrice; A r n o 1 1 R. Folsom of Lincoln; Roy M. Green of Lincoln; Ernest A. Hubka of Beatrice; Clark Jeary of Lin coin; J. M. McDonald Jr. of Has tings, and John H. Wiltse of Falls City. Pictures Become By-Word April Blue Print Will Shed Words Pictures worth the proverbial "1000 words" will be the by-word in the April issue of the Nebraska Blue Print. Usual technical articles will be replaced by picture stories in that issue of the engineering magazine, said its editor, Gary Frenzel. 'It will sort of be Nebraska's- answer to Life magazine, said Frenzel. To Increase Interest The temporary change from the normal format of the magazine stems from an effort by the Blue Print staff to increase interest in the various phases of engineering, Frenzel added. A large number of high school students will be visiting the University during E Week, end added interest should bring more students into the College of Engineering next year and in years to come, Frensel said. Short Explanations The April issue will carry pic tures of interesting machines and other features of the engineering departments. Short explanations of the pictures will constitute most of the printing in the issue. The Blue Print will be sold during the E Week tours. Students from over 300 high schools at tended E Week last year. Frenzel said the magazine would be published two weeks late in April to allow time to run pictures of the E Week displays. The Blue Print has a circula tion of over 1750 and sends copies to almost every engineer in the state. Twenty five cents is charged for the magazine although it actu ally costs 52 cents to publish. The staff feels that people should know what is happening in the field at a lower cost. The loss is absorbed through advertising, said Frenzel. Panel Heads Birthday Fete A forecast of Nebraska's ath letic future will feature the 89th charter birthday of the University Feb. 15, at the University Club. Athletic Director Bill Orwig will moderate the panel of coaches in cluding Jerry Bush, Bill Jennings and Frank Sevigne. Other attractions on the pro gram will be the University Var sity Men's Glee Club under the direction of Dale Ganz and a fash ion review of former years. Social hour at 6 p.m. will be followed by dinner for all Univer sity alumni and members of the University Club and guests. Res ervations at $2.75 per person can be made at the University Club. The birthday party will be spon sored by the Lincoln Chapter of the Nebraska Alumni Association and the University Club. The University was chartered Feb. 13, 1869. olution in the beginning in order i to achieve their religious emanci pation, but after they had gained their immediate aims, they be haved much as did other French men both Catholic and Protestant. French Protestants were to be found in all political factions. "Some were defenders of the monarchy, some opponents. Some ; --'Ml 1 if j I 1 Vol. 32, No. 61 Annual RE Week Stresses 'Dynamics Of Faith' Theme 7 Courtesy Lincoln Journal Foreign Victuals Readied University students from Hungary, Sara Laszio and Julius Szabo, are making early preparations for the Cosmopolitan smorgasbord to be held Sunday evening from 5-8 p.m. The event, the third annual at the University, will feature nearly 20 different dishes from Latvia, Turkey, India, Korea, Mexico, Russia, China, Germany, Iran, Afghanistan, Arabia, Hungary and United States. Hostesses for the event will be attired in their native costumes and the dinner will be followed by entertainment provided by a calypso band of University students from Jamaica and England. Tickets, on sale at the Union ticket office, Peden's Book Store, First National Bank and Miller and Paine's, are priced at $1.50 for adults, $1.25 students and 75 cents for children under 12. Smidt Selected Of Spring Day Beechner, Berke, Humphry, Rogge, Smith Compose Central Committee Bob Smidt, junior in mechanical engineering, was seiectea cnair- man of the 1958 Spring Day Com mittee by the student council at its weekly meeting Wednesday. Smidt heads a six-man commit tee composed of Dorothy f Beechner, Gary Berke, Geor g a n n Humphry, De- Waine Rogge, and Tom Smith. Com mittee mem bers were chosen by the Student Coun cil nominating Smidt by vice-presi-and approved committee headed dent John Kinnier by the entire organization. The new Spring Day chairman is a member of Kosmet Klub, assistant business manager of the Daily Nebraskan, a member of Regents Bookstore Will Relocate Regents Bookstore, presently located in Temporary Building B, will soon be moved to the base ment of the old Administration building. No definite date has been set for the move, according to reliable sources. The new location, sources stated, will place no additional burden upon book-buying students and will be an advantage to many. were hostile to the Catholics, but others tried to defend them," as serts Dr. Poland. Dr. Poland also brought out that the Protestants as a small minority were not strong enough to exer cise enough influence to start a full scale revolution. As further evidence he cited the fact that the Protestants finding themselves in a position to participate in poli tics did not eke out vengeance upon the Catholics and that formal Prot estant worship was suppressed for some time after the revolution. Comments on Review Commenting on the review in "The London Times," Dr. Poland expressed his "elation" and "am azement" over the "sympathetic review." "The honor," he said, "was completely unexpected." Dr. Poland, a subscriber to "The Iin don Times," missed the issue in which his review appeared and was not aware of It until a friend pointed it out to him. Dr. Poland received his B.A. at Swarthmore College and his M.A. and PhD at Princeton. Before coming to the University of Nebras ka, he taught at Denison Univers ity. His book, "French Protestantism and the French Revolution," was published by the Princeton Uni verstiy Press. Lincoln, Nebraska Chairman Committee the E-Week board and a member of Farmhouse Fraternity. Committees' Activities Miss Beechner, a junior in Arts and Sciences, 'is a member of Co ed Counselors, the Union board, and Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Berke, a junior in Agriculture, is a member of Corn Cobs, Ag Exec Board, Farmers' Fair Bord and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Miss Humphry, a junior in Arts Tassels, a member of the Red Cross board, and president of Kap pa Delta sorority. Rogge, a junior in Engineering, is treasurer of the Student Coun cil, IFC scholarship chairman, on the Blue Print staff, and a mem ber of Delta Upsilon fraternity. Smith is a junior in Engineer ing, a member of the RAM Coun cil, ASME and Pi Tau Sigma. Miss Beechner, Miss Humphry and Berke were members of the 1957 Spring Day Committee. On Tribunal In other business, Dave Keene, chairman of the council Tribunal Committee, stated that he felt the new Tribunal, whose Charter was recently approved by the stu dent body, would be "a little suff er" than the Student Affairs of fice. Keene pointed out that the Tri bunal as it now stands would only have recommendation powers. A WS Announces Board Filings Filings for positions on the As sociated Women Student. Board are being held in Rosa Bouton Hall until Feb. 11, said Sara Hubka, president. Requirements for eligibility for sophomore, junior, and senior women are: 1) She must meet the eligibility requirements for par ticipation in extracurricular activ ities as set up by the University; 2) She must be a bona fide mem ber of the class which she pro poses to represent; 3) She must have a weighted scholastic aver age of no less than 5.7; 4) Mem bers of AWS will be asked to re sign if their weighted average drops below 5.7. The AWS board includes seven sophomore members, seven junior members, and five senior repre sentatives in addition to the pres ident and vice-president. Farmer's Fair Board Named New junior membe:s of the1 Farmer's Fair Board were an nounced Thursday by Roger Hub bard, president. Groundwork plans are being made for the Farmer's Fair sche duled for this spring, according to Hubbard. New board members are: Bob Paine, Alpha Gamma Rho sopho more; Larry Wulf and Fred Bliss, Farmhouse sophomores; Nadine Calvin, Love Hall junior; Nola Ob ermire, Love Hall sophomore and Angie Holbert, Delta Gamma sophomore. Annual Religious Program Features Shapiro, Lishner Prof. Karl Shapiro, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet, and Leon Lishner, Professor of Voice, will be presented at the opening program of the third annual University Religious Emphasis Week. The program, entitled "Religion and the Arts," will be in Love Library Auditorium Sunday at High Averages: Seniors Honored ByMBs Six senior women will receive special recognition at the annual Mortar Board Scholastic Tea for having maintained an 8.0 or above scholastic average while attending the University. The tea, sponsored by Ne braska's Black Masque Chapter of Mortar Board, national women's honor society, will be held Sunday from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Union. The six women being honored are: Mary Williams, Teachers Col lege, 8.383. Joan Weerts, College of Arts and Sciences, 8.320. JoAnn Sander, College of Busi ness Administration, 8.299. Nancy Coover, College of Arts and Sciences, 8.289. Evonne Einspahr, College of Agriculture, 8.128. Barbara Millnitz, College of Arts and Sciences, 8.073. Mrs. Williams, highest on the list, graduated mid-semester after six semesters and three summer school sessions at the University. She had attended five semesters terminating in 1936 before. At that time she had completed 78 hours. She was a part-time student and carried seven hours last semester. Mrs. Williams, who has two sons, is a typical woman in that she refuses to give her age for publication. Certificates of award will be presented to these women by Karen Dryden, Mortar Board president. Approximately 350 women will attend the tea. All University women having a 6.5 or above ac cumulaf'Jd average are invited. Silo-Ball Tossed Tonite The tenth annual Sno-Ball dance, programmed to be held tonight at 8:30 p.m., will feature Bud Hollo way and his orchestra. The dance will be held in the Ag College Activities Gym. Inter mission entertainment will be pro vided by the Silhouettes, University freshman quartet. Composed of Clay White, Kent Murray, Dick Lennington and Mike Adams, the "Silhouettes" placed second in the Union talent show. Winners of a baby photo contest will be announced during inter mission and the "Cutest Baby" will be presented. Contestants in the photo contest are Elda Bloom field, Evonne Einspahr, Joann Fahrenbrock, Margot Franke, Don Herman, Ann Klosterman, Tom Kraeger, Marv Kyes, Marty Nielsen, Nola Obermire, Mary Seberger, Bill Spilker, Roberta Switzer, Roger Wehrbein, Marilyn Jensen, Terry Howard, and Max Waldo. Rath j en Elected 4-H President Robert Rathjen, a junior in Agriculture, has been elected pre sident of the University of Ne braska Agri culture C o 1 lege 4-H Club, succeeding Jo an Norris, a senior in Agri culture. Rathjen, an Alpha Gamma Rho, is a former Inter national Farm Exchange del egate to. Paki Courtesy Lincoln Star Rathjen stan. Other new officers are vice president, Mary Seberger; Judy Sieler, secretary; and Max Waldo, treasurer. The Ag College 4-H Club is com posed of approximately 100 Ag and home economics students who were formerly 4-H club members in their home communities. Friday, February 7, 1958 8 p.m. Appearing m the program will be Mr. John Moran of the Music Department who will sing "A Gre gorian Chant" and "Panis Angeli cus," and Professor Laging who will show slides relating the reli gious significance of art. Adam and Eve Rae Marie Pasmanik will do In- terpretive dancing and 'Phi Mil Alpha Sinfonia will sing the fa mous "Last Words of David." Pro fessor Shapiro will read from "Adam and Eve" and "Interlude." Sacred music including "In Faith I Calmly Rest" by Bach will be sung by Professor Lishner. A number from "The Sacred Ser vice" by Ernest Bloch will also be sung by Lishner. "This is one of the highlights of the week's activities and I know Courtesy Lincoln Journal Lishner Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star Shapiro that the students will be very in terested in ttiis program," com mented Dave Rhoades, RE Week Chairman. Eight speakers have been se lected to conduct the seminars and individual programs in the fraternities, sororities, dorms and campus organizations for both Ag and City capus. They include: Prof. Robert Ber tram, Department of Philosophy, Valparaiso University; Dr. Philip Kaye, Professor of Speech at Wes leyan University; Rabbi Meyer Kripke, Omaha; Miss Alice Otter ness from St. Olaf College; Dr. William Meyers, Sociology Pro fessor at Ottowa University, Kan sas; Miss Ruth Crockett, Music, Westmar College; Rev. Charles Tyler, Wheeler Memorial Presby terian Church of Omaha; and Msgr. Jerome MacEachin. Bishop Howard Brinker, Bishop of the Nebraska Diocese, will visit t e Episcopal Chapel on Sunday. Dick Tempero, City Program Chairman, said "We feel that the addition of the student se minars will give everyone an op portunity to hear these speakers discuss the relation of religion to their particular field." Special Speakers Speakers and their topics in clude: Monday 'Contemporary Problems in Human Relations' (Tyler, 4 p.m. City campus; Mey . j i . P", 5 p.m. Ag campus;; ana the World's Religions Essentially One?' (Rabbi Kripke, 4 p.m. City); Thursday 'Religion and Contemporary Fine Arts (Crockett and Davidson, 4 p.m. City). A full schedule of the RE Week program including other seminars will appear la M a day's Daily Nebraskan. Vivian Long, Ag Program Chair man, commented mat several special programs including semi nars and a faculty-student luncti- eon with the RE Week speakert were being planned particularly for the Ag campus students. Our committee hopes that these sem inars will be well attended since they are of a special nature for Ag students." According to Marilyn Linquist, there will be a book display across from the circulation desk in Love Library. "The individual student houses have selected these for dis play during RE Week as some of the most outstanding religious books available for the student." Remarks Misunderstood Rhoades commented "my re marks in this paper of a few weeks ago could easily have been mis understood. Certainly any 'religion' does not necessarily have to in volve a relationship of an individ ual with God. Business Staff Needs Workers Opportunities are open for Uni versity students as workers for the Daily Nebraskan business staff, according to Jerry Sellentin, busi ness manager. A meeting will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in the Daily Nebraskan business office for all interested students, Sellentin stated. Business workers will have an opportunity to sell advertising on a commission basis, Sellentin added, &Jx. I J t , W VNil Li