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-
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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
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Annual RE Week Stresses
'Dynamics Of Faith' Theme
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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
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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,
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