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the women's' organized1
houses and Farmhouse
walked off with the men's
honors for last semesters
scholastic averages according
to the Office of Registration
and Records.
Love Memorial Hall had a
6.535 average and Farmhouse
came out with a 6.066. This is
the eighth straight year at the
top of the list for Farmhouse.
SororlHes
Delta Gamma led the sor
orities with a 6.284 to put the
Tri Days in second place
with a 6.190. Last vcar Delta
Delta Delta led with a 6.460.
Leading the list of men's
houses and dorm's was Avery
House with a 5.612 average.
In contrast with first se
mester last year the All So
rority (5.912) and All Fra
ternity (5.223) averages
lagged behind the All Worn-
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NEXT YEAR The Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra un
der the direction of Arthur Fielder will present a con
cert Jan. 26, 1959, as a part of the Lincoln Community
Concert Association presentations. The annual member
ship campaign for the Community Concerts is being con
ducted this week.
Students Offered
Concert Bargain
Handy Announces Continuance
Of University Reduced Rates
University students can be
in ' on the ground floor" of
the Community Concert for
next year.
Students, who were able 16
take advantage of special
rate for the four-attraction
program in the mw venture
this year will b.- given the
same rales lor the coming
season's shows, according to
Bob Handy of the Community
Concert series.
The Lincoln Community
Cmixuw Uvaia Jaurul
Wilson
H. S. Wilson
Dies Fridav
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Bankers Life Chief
Howard S. Wilson, 63, pres
ident of Bankers Life Insur
ance Co. of Nebraska and
long-time friend of the Uni
versity, died Friday.
At the time of his death
Mr. Wilson was on the board
of trustees and executive
committee of the University
Foundation.
He was one of the original
Incorporators of the Founda
tion and had served on the
board of trustees and execu
tive committee for many
years. He was president of
the Foundation for four
years, from 1946 to 1949.
In 1957, be was named a
member of the committee
formed to plan preparation of
the history of the University
lor its 100th birthday in 19G'J.
Mr. Wilson had been pres
ident of the Bankers Life In
surance firm since l'J39 and
was active in many chic or
ganizations. His 29-year presidency was
believed to be the longest of
any insurance company in the
nation.
Born m Lincoln Nov. 18,
lZ'A, he graduated from Lin
coln Hith S'A.jtA in IffJ.'J ai.fl
the University n 1917 uiih a
bachelor of ails degree.
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en's (6.933 and All Men'
academic ratings.
Shade Above
However the combined fra
ternity and sorority average,
5.476, was a shade above the
AU University average which
came out 5.440.
As usual the females out-'
socred the males with a 5.933
as compared to a 5.273. Last
year's figures for first se
mester show 6.026 for the
women and 5.233 for the men.
The fact that some students
averages are figured in both
dorm and house averages
means that standings are not
necessarily indicative of the
exact status of an organiza
tion. House Averages
The organized house schol
astic average appears as fol
lows: Women's Houses and Dorms
Ive Memorial Hall . . . .6.535
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i Concert Association is a non
profit organization which
was formed last year by civic i
minded Lincolnites aiming to
bring "the world's finest mu
sical ensembles to the city
at reasonable prices," Handy
indicated.
Four attractions are sched
uled for the 1958-59 program
and students will be able to
obtain tickets for the series
at $4.
Robert Iglesias and h i s
Spanish dance company is the
first attraction scheduled No
vember 4. The twenty per
former group pave a show
in New York last May and
the New York Mirror wrote
of the team, 'iglesias and
Company swept into Carne
gie Hall like one of those tor
nadoes zipping through the
Southwest . . ."
One of the o 1 1 s t a n d -
ing shows slated for the series
is the January 26 perform
ance of the Boston Pops Or
chestra under the direction of
Arthur Fiedler.
The Boston Pops is the first
and only RCA Red Seal group
of recording artists to sell
over one million records.
Fiedler includes in his pro-
I gram Hot only some of the
! "greatest classics" but also
i ballet music and the latest
! in hit tunes.
Chorale
On February 25 the Rob
ert Shaw Chorale and Con
i cert Orchestra will perform.
Of this outstanding group,
Virgil Thompson of the New
York He: aid Tribune has said.
"I do not know his equal in
the choral field today."
Thirty-eight year old Shaw
is the director of the 30-mem-ber
singing ensemble and
orchestra. The singers have
appeared with Arturo Toscan
nini and the NBC Symphony
in the performance of Ueet
boven's Ninth Symphony on
nation-wide broadcasts.
But Shaw believes firmly
that a wide-awake nv.sical
organization must, also per
form contemporary selections,
Handy commented.
Chicago Ballet
The final show of the year
will be the Chicago Opera
Ballet on March 20.
This will be the third year
the ballet troup has toured
the United Sates. Fifty
dancers and an orchestra
comprise the company.
Single admissions to the
Community Concert Series
will not be sold. Handy nid.
But students may obtain sea
son tickets for four dol'ars.
Tbe adult season membership
!is 17.50.
j The membership drive be-
gins today. Handy noted.
! Tickets mav lie ourrhaewl at
th Union main ofik-c or at!
'the Pershing Municipal Au-j
l ditor iurn. j
rrace Hall 6.206
owne Club 5.829
:isie Ford Piper Hall ..5.791
.ove Hall 5.767
Ieppner Hall 5.712
Itaymond Hall 5.522
Fedde Hall 5.335
Sororities
Delta Gamma 6.284
Delta Delta Delta 6.10
Alpha Phi 6.162
Kappa Kappa Gamma.. 6.153
Alpha Chi Omega 6.134
Kappa Alpha Theta ....6.116
Chi Omega 6.098
Vol. 32, No. 82 Lincoln, Nebraska Monday, March 17, 1958
Council
Campaigns
Suggested
See Page 2
Dr. Selye
To Lecture
This Week
Tiro Talks
Slated Here
Dr. Hans Selye, Director of
the Institute of Experimental
Medicine at the University of
Montreal will give the 1958
Montgomery Lectures.
The Mont
gomery Lec
tureship on
C o n t e m
porary Civ
ilization was
established in
1946 from the
income of the
James H e n
vy Montgom
ery Memori
al. -
Selye
The Lectureship is designed
to stimulate constructive
th o a g h t on contemporary
problems. It is administered
by a subcommittee of the Uni
versity Research Council.
Previous Montgomery Lec
turers were: Carl J. Fried
rich, Owen' Lattimore, Clyde
Kluckholn. Walter T. Stace,
Howard Hanson, Harold C.
Urey, Karl Shapiro, George
Sarton, Arthur Compton W.
Albert Noyes, Jr. and II.
Richard Niebuhr.
Dr. Selye will speak twice
on tbe Lincoln campus and
one on the Omaha campus.
Stress Of Life
The lectures will be:
"The Stress of Life," Tues
day and "The Function of
Basic Research in Our So
ciety," Wednesday, both at 8
p.m. in Love Auditorium.
The third lecture. "Tbe Fa
tal Heart Accident," will be
delivered at I p.m. Friday at
the College of Medicine In
Omaha.
A native of Austria, D r.
Selye received his M.D. de
gree in 1929 and Ph.D. in
Chemistry both from the
German University in
Prague. He was a Rockefel
ler Research Fellow at Johns
Hopkins University in 1331
and at 'McGill University,
Montreal, 1932-33.
He joined the faculty of the
University of M o n t r e a 1 in
1934.
500 Articles
Dr. Selye is the author of
nearly 500 research articles
and. nine books and textbooks,
the most recent of which is
"The Stress of Life."
The 51-year-old internationally-known
endocrinologist
discovered that the body has
a unified defense against di
s e a s e. pain, fatigue and
stress. This concept is ex
pected to take its place with
the medical milestones of
Pasteur, Koch, Behring, and
Ehrlicb.
After 20 years of research,
he has demonstrated in his
experiments that many of
tbe worst diseases result from
an unbalancing of hormones
under prolonged stress.
Union Chairmen
Applications lor Union
chairmen and assistant chair
men are due in the U n i o n
Activities Office Tuesday, ac
cording to Marilyn Heck,
president.
No applications will be ac
cepted after Tuesday. Inter
views will be March 12.
A party for all applicants
will be held Tuesday ni,"ht at
7 ia the Faculty I-oune.
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Alpha Xi Delta 6.089
Pi Beta Phi 6.079
Gamma Phi Beta 5.936
Sigma Delta Tau 5.879
Alpha Omicron Pi 5.842
Kappa Delta 5.735
Zeta Tau Alpha 5.510
Sigma Kappa 5.345
Men's Dorms
Avery House 5.612
Canfield House 5.583
Boucher House 5.580
Hitchcock House 5.519
Andrews House 5.476
MacLean House 5.474
Catch
And Rest Of Galaxy
At Planetarium Opening
Picture yourself next Saturday at the student opening of the
Theatre of the Stars. As you walk through the lobby your attention
is drawn by the colorful collections of Nebraska meteorites, models
of satellites, rockets and various International Geophysical Year ex
hibits. Entering then the domed structure, you are seated in individual
cushioned seats with headrests. Soft hi-fidelity music, originating
from concealed speakers in
the apex of the dome, pre
pares you for the arrival of
nightfall.
You are oriented by the sil
houette of the Lincoln skyline
on the 94-foot base of the
dome. As the sun sets, stars
begin to appear overhead.
You can see the big dipper
as plainly as if you were out
side on a clear night.
In fact, the star-filled sky
is even more breath-taking
than the real sky, for in the
Planetarium theatre there is
always fair weather, with no
haze, smog, or clouds.
This is the picture descrip
tion of the Theatre oi the
Stars, given by Dr. C. Ber
trand Schultz, director of the
University Museum.
Open House . j
This special open house, for j
students only, will be Satur
day and the formal dedica
tion will be Sunday after-j
noon. I
Located in Morrill Hall, the
planetarium has been de
scribed as the state's most
unusual attraction for today's
space-conscious people.
Dedication ceremonies will
be held at 3 p.m., with brief
talks by the donor, Ralph
Mueller, Chancellor Clifford
Hardin and John Selieck,
president of the University
Foundation. Attendance is by
invitation only.
An open house will follow
for the public at 6 p.m., with
free-of -charge showings
planned throughout the eve
ning. The projector, Dr. Schultz j
said, projects accurately the-
stars, planets, moon and sun,i
relative speeds.
Two Parts
The planetarium will con
sist of two parts, astronomi
cal displays and the Theatre
of the Stars.
Dr. Schultz said the Plane
tarium has a ruling that
only school-aged children
those five years of age or
older will be permitted to
attend the Theatre -showings.
Beginning next week, the
schedule for the "Sky Shows"
will include:
Special groups, such as
schools and various youth
groups, at 1:30 p.m. and 2:45
p.m. each afternoon, Monday
through Friday, with ad
vanced reservation neces
sary. Public showing, at. 2:30
p.m. and 4 p.m. each Sun
day, 8 p.m. Thursdays, 10
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sat
urdays, with advance reser
vation advised.
Special showings, arranged
for clubs and conventions, re
quire reservations two weeks
in advance.
CoHmo Qul Plans
Annual Floorshow
Discussion of the annual
floorshow in April will head
line business at the Cosmo
politan Club meeting 7:30
p.m. in Union Parlor B.
Dr. Alex Edelmann, visit
ing professor of political sci
ence, will speak to the group.
Cosmopolitan Club will also
have a party 8:30 p.m. Fri
day in Union 315-316. There
will be dancing and games,
according to Marina Wis
ehnewsky, social chairman. A
charge of 25 cents will be
asked to cover expenses.
RAG Vo-AG Juding contst. . .
Selieck House 5.353
Burnett House ...5.347
Manatt House 5.324
Gustavson House I 5.309
Burr Hall D 5.118
Benton House 5.047
Bessey House 5.035
Seaton House II '...4.978
Gustavson House II ....4.940
Burr Hall A .....4.930
Seaton House I ....4.884
Burr Hall B 4.785
Burr Hall C 4.653
Men's Co-op Houses
Brown Palace 5.340
A Falling
CoaHsy UikoIb SUf
TO THE HEAVENS Full scale satellite models, designed and constructed by the
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are being examined by Beth Wilson. The satellite
displays will remain at Morrill Hall through March 24.
English Profs Live Up To Duty
Fourteen Publish 131 Pieces In Five Years
University English profes
sors have certainly lived up
to their "prolific" duty.
In the past five years, 14
members of the English de
partment faculty have made
a lotai oi i6i comriDuuons
to American literature.
Since January, 1953. these
14 faculty members have pub
lished, or will have published
during 1958, 15 books and 117
shorter pieces, including "2
articles, three short stories
and 42 poems. Of the books,
10 are critical or creative,
three are editing works, and
one is a textbook. Five other
books are well under way.
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Get Awards
Saturday
Plaques donated by the
United Press and the Nebras
ka Press Association will be
presented to the top women
journalists in the state at the
annual Matrix Dinner Satur
day. Selected in a contest spon
sored by Theta Sigma Phi,
professional women's journal
ism fraternity at the Univer
sity, the winners will be hon
ored at the dinner.
Speaker will be Mary
Prime of New York City, a
United Press feature colum
nist. Presenting the NPA plaque
to the weekly winner will be
Vera Scofield, executive sec
rtary of the Nebraska Press
Association.
Murray Moler, regional
representative for U n it e d
i Press, will present the daily
award.
Dr. William Hall, director
of the NU School of Journal
ism, will give the award to
the outstanding senior wom
an in the J-School.
The dinner is scheduled for
6:30 p.m. at the Union.
Morrill Exhibits
Insects, Wildlife
Three new exhibits are on
display ia Morrill Hall. They
are "The International Geo
physical Year", west corridor,
main floor; "Family Tree of
Insects", east corridor, low
er floor; and "Hall of Nebras
ka Wildlife'-', lower floor.
Museum hours are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily, M o n d a v
through Saturday, and 2 to!
5 p.m. Sunday.
Cornhusker Co-op 5.227
Pioneer House 5.271
Ag Men's Club 5.174
Norris House 4.848
Fraternities
Farm House 6.066
Delta Sigma Pi 5.663
Theta Xi 5.515
Beta Sigma Psi 5.479
Acacia ' 5.443
Alpha Gamma Sigma ..5.399
Sigma Alpha Mu 5.319
Kappa Sigma 5.308
Delta Upsilon 5.299
Sigma Phi Epsilon 5.292
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Some of the work has been
widely circulated. A book by
Karl Shapiro, "Selected
Poems," was translated into
Japanese, and "The Fictional
Technique of Scott Fitzger
ald" by James Miller Jr.,
was published in Holland.
An article by Oscar ivlan
del on Christopher Fry ap
peared in a French journal,
and the anthology, "Modern
British and American Poet
ry" for which Mr. Shapiro
WTOte the introduction, was
published in Polish.
The writers also have been
frequent contributors to the
University's literary maga
zine, Prairie Schooner, spon
sored by the department of
English and the University
Press. A number of the books
also were published by t h e
University Press.
One result of the produc
tivity of the English depart
ment writers is that it has
helped win for them reputa
tions as specialists on certain
literary periods or authors.
Specializations of the writ
ers include: Louis Crompton
William Blake, George
Bernard Shaw, and Charles
D 1 c k e n s' "Bleak House";
Robert Knoll Renaissance
drama, poetry, and the teach
ing of literature; Oscar Man
del Christopher Fry, "Don
Quixote," and American cut
tore; James Miller Jr.
American writers; Thomas
Raj soi the Romantic Peri
od, especially Samuel Coler
I d g e and William Words
worth; Karl Shapiro critical
articles and essays on mod
ern poetry; Bernice S 1 o t e
poetry and critical articles on
contemporary poets and the
Romantic Period, and Walter
Wright novelists, especially
George Meredith and Henry
James.
National Attention
Occasionally, the Universi
ty writers have gained na
tional attention for their
work. "Nevada," a poem by
Miss Slote, has been selectcd
for reprinting in "Best Arti
cles and Stories''.
A short story by Miller was
given honorable mention in
Martha Foley's "Best Short
Stories of 1954," and Miller
won the 1957 Walt Whitman
Award from the Poetry So
ciety of America for "A Crit
i c a I Guide to Leaves of
Grass."
The 14 books produced dur
ing the. last five years are:
Dudley Bailey "Form in
Modern Engli?).
I Idea and Technique"
a n d
Sigma Chi 5.266
Zeta Beta Tau 5.239
Pi Kappa Phi 5.234
Phi Delta Theta 5.176
Tau Kappa Epsilon ....5.164
Sigma Nu 5.149
Alpha Tau Omega 5.140
Sigmga Alpha Epsilon . . .5.098
Delta Sima Phi 5.092
Beta Theta Pi 5.038
Alpha Gamma Rho 5.036
Delta Tau Delta 5.002
Phi Kappa Psi 4.950
Theta Chi 4.907
Phi Gamma Delta 4.710
Star
Robert Knoll' 'Contrasts :
"Robert MeAlmon: Expatri
ate Publisher and Writer."
James Miller "The Fic
tional Technique of Scott
Fitzgerald" and "A Critical
Guide to Leaves of Grass."
C. E. Pulos "The Deep
Truth: A Study of Shelley's
Scepticism," and "New Crit
ics." Thomas Raysor co-author
of "The English Romantic
Poets: A Review of Re
search." Karl Shapiro "Selected
Poems" and "Poems of a
Jew."
Bernice Slote "Keats and
the Dramatic Principle."
Walter Wright-" Art and
Substance in George Mere
dith." WAA Hosts
Honor Dinner
New Officers,
Chairmen Told
WAA officers and chairmen
were announced Sunday night
at a banquet at Tillman's
Plaza.
Completing the officer slate
of Karen Kreuger, president
and Pat Arbuthnot, vice pres
ident, are Sharon McCor
mick, secretary and Jan
Dworak, Treasurer.
Pat Tesar was announced
as Intramural Coordinator.
Her assistant is Sue Morgan.
Kay Magaret is office man
ager and social chair
man. Donna Geis is publicity
chairman.
Individual sports chairman
are: Kay Hirschback, bowl
ing and softball; Mary Lou
Valencia, swimming and
clubs; Sylvia Rigg, Tennis;
Sherry Drew, archery and
Nebraska ball; Jana Hruska,
badminton and volleyball;
Jeanne Denker, basketball;
Marion Braytod, ping pong
and freshmen soccer; Kay
Turner, soccer baseball and
duckpins and Nancy Haworth,
Co-Rec.
State Public Health
About 40 members of the
Nebraska Public Health Assn.
attended the conference on
group dynamics in Lincoln
Friday.
William Lutes of the Uni
versity Agriculture Exten-
! sion Service directed the riro-
1 gram.