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UNIVERSITY OP KT LIBRARY Sore Social Column See Page 4 uckslioi See Page 2 Vol. 32, Np. 91 Lincoln, Nebraska Wednesday, April 9, 1958 or mmmm ifuclfsliof Mock Meeting Begins Some Nations Still Missin nr The first session of the 1958 Model United Nations Gener al Assembly will begin work lng Ou the world's problems at 2 p.m. today. j.tnee many of he mem ber - nations of the United Nations are not yet rep presented i n the model a s s e mbly sponsored b y NUCWA, any group may end dele- Fellman gates to the sessions if the committee is notified bv p.m. this afternoon, according to Wynn Smithberger, session chairman. Dick Fellman, elected pres ident of the assembly Tues day night, will call the meet ing to order m Union 315. After reports from the ere dentials committee, resolution committee and agenda com mittee the agenda for the en tire meeting will be discussed, Elect Secretary The Secretary-General for the conference will be elected at that time. Further petitions and reso lutions will be presented and the problems will be discussed during the second and third sessions to be held on Thurs day, 2-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m. Final session of the confer ence, when a message will be given by the Secretary-Gener al, will be Friday, 2-4:30 p.m, A summary of the confer ence will also be given by the president. Cohen Unavailable Benjamin Cohen of the Unit ed Nations, who was planning to speak on the University campus Saturday will be un able to come to Nebraska at that time, said Miss Smithber- cer. Grouus and the countries which they represent are: Alpha Chi Omega, Uraguay; Delta Sigma Phi, India; Pi Beta Phi I, Algeria; Pi Beta Phi II. Encland; Phi Gam ma Delta, France; Phi Delta Theta, Turkey; Kappa Kappa Gamma. Holland; Delta Gam ma, Indonesia; Delta Upsilon I, Yugoslavia; Delta Upsilon II, Burma; Zeta Tau Alpha, Canada. Sigma Alpha Mu, National ist China; Alpha Tau Omega, Greece; Kappa Sigma I, Egypt; Sigma Kappa, Pakis tan; Independent i, uzecno slovakia; Independent II, Rus sia; Kappa Sigma II, Israel; YWCA Public Affairs Com mittee, Iraq-Iran; Alpha Phi, Belgium; Kappa Alpha Theta, Spain; Sigma Nu. Burma; Wesleyan YMCA, United States; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Romania. Two Classes Planned For B&B Test The annual Block and Bridle Livestock Judging con test will be Saturday at 6 a.m. in the Horse Barn, ac cording to Paul Yeutter, gen eral chairman. A junior division for all stu dents who have not taken Ani mal Husbandry 103 and a sen ior division for students who have taken the course will be held. Also in the junior divis ion will be organized teams comprised of the top five in dividuals from each organ ized house. Eight classes in the junior division and 12 classes in the senior division are planned. Metals and ribbons will be awarded to the winners with a plaque going to the highest team. Winners will be announced at the Honors Banquet April 18 at 6 p.m. in the City Union. Governor To Speak At ASME-ASCE Gov. Victor Anderson will fpeak at a joint meeting of ASME-ASCE tonight. "Engineering Opportunities in Nebraska" is the topic of the governor's talk. The meeting, scheduled for 7:15 p.m. in 206 Richards, is Faculty Night for the two en gineering societies. TWO YOUNG REPUBLICANS MEET Miss Jana Hruska, University junior in Arts and Sciences, and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Washington D.C. Miss Hruska is the New University Deans 4Awed Biz Ad Head Miller Thrilled "It was the biggest surprise of my life," stated Dr. Charles Miller about his recent ap pointment as dean of the Col lege of Business Administra tion. Miller will succeed Earl Fullbrook to the post next September. A native of Denver but raised in Cheyenne, Wyo., Miller pointed out that now two of the four deans of the College of Business Adminis tration have come from Chey enne. "It's also interesting to note that all of the four deans are still living," he commented. Dean John Clark, who pre ceded Fullbrook and was the other dean from Cheyenne, re signed in order to accept a po sition on the President's Eco nomic Council in Washington, D.C. The other two deans re tired at the 65-year-old age limit. Dr. Miller is married and has two children. His son, Tom, is a junior in business at the University. Marilyn, his daughter, is a junior at Lincoln High. Miller is an ardent golf fan. He is looking forward to his first game of the season which he is planning soon. Hunting ducks and upland game is another favorite weekend pastime of the new dean. He hunts mostly in Ne braska. Miller began teaching in 1931. He became a business man after ten years of teach ing. Business experience in cludes being controller of the C. A. Swanson and Sons Co. and treasurer of the Martin Bomber company. He returned to the teaching profession in 1949. I have never regretted the transition," he commented. Miller attended Creighton University and the University of Iowa. Independents Alter SC Slate Two changes were made during Spring Vacation in the slate of candidates who will receive independent backing in the upcoming Student Council election. Because of an error by the interviewing board, one too many candidates was ap proved for Arts and Sciences and one too few for Engineer ing, according to Lyle Han sen, member of the inter- iewing committee. The com mittee had not been informed of the change in. college rep resentation, he said. Clarence Wylie, freshman from Cornhusker Co-od. was added to the slate for Engi neering College and Sandy Compher was dropped from the list of persons being backed from Arts and Science. International Party The annual Foreign Student Party will be Saturday from 8-12 p.m. at 540 No. 16th St. The party will be sponsored by the International Club of the Residence Halls for Women. All foreign students and their wives are invited. v ' .-few 'S r4 I Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star Miller Be c,urtwLinc,taJI,uraa, Grants Reacli Record High Research grants totaling $123,103 were accepted by the Board of Regents at their meeting last week. These grants push the total for the present fiscal year to $1,182,376, an all time high. This is $323,000 more than the previous fiscal year. The American Cancer So ciety granted $25,468 for the study of diseases related to the reproductive tract. The study will be directed by Dr. H. A. Salhanick of the Col lege of Medicine. $7,200 was granted from the Tobacco Industries Research Committee for the study of tobacco smoke constituents on tissue cells which will be directed by Dr. Donald Pace, chairman of the department of physiology. The Regents also accepted the residue of the Adele Gumaer Atchinson Trust, estimated at $20,000, for the establishment of a memorial to be known as the "Robert Leslie Gumear Memorial." The income will provide scholarships for needy stu dents. Bright Freshmen Pledge Thursday Alpha Li;nbda Delta, fresh men women's honorary, will hold pledging ceremonies Thursday at 5 p.m. in Union 316, according to Marilyn Pickett, president. The freshmen being pledged are women who achieved a 7.5 or above average during the first semester of this year. Sandra Sanger, whose name was not released with the pre vious list, will also be pledged. 'i IK. zw. ' M (if ffp daughter of Senator Roman Hruska who will speak at the University tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Union 315. The meeting is sponsored by the YRs and is open to the public. Beggs Praises Ed Predecessor "I am following a fine edu cator and one of the coun try's outstanding dean s," commented Dr. Walter Beggs, newly appointed dean of Teachers College. Beggs, who succeeds Frank Ilenzlik, said of his new post: "I realize that it is a very important responsibility be- cause teacher education is , v one of the most significant - t areas in American educa-'-'rtion." Beggs began his teaching career at Summerf'ield, Kan sas, where he was also foot ball coach with winning teams tor several years. An athlete himself, Beggs participated in football and baseball in both high school and college and presently bowls in the Faculty Bowling League. He attended Tarkio College in Missouri where he majored in Greek, English and math ematics. "I tfiink I am one of the few people left who have a major in Greek," he noted. "When I was a senior, I translated the New Testa ment." Active in academic and professional affairs, Beggs has served as president of the National Conference of Professors of Educational Ad ministration. phAi University's Council for Com- umuy, euuoriai Doard member of the "magazine "School Executive" and is a member of many organiza tions. Beggs relaxes with his fa vorite hobby, woodworking. He has a home work shop and admits he has practically remodeled his entire home. He is married and has three daughters. The eldest, Kathryn, a senior at Lincoln High, plans to enter the Uni versity next fall and prepare tor a career as an English teacher. His other daughters, Peggy and Karen, have not decided if they want to follow their tatner into a teaching career. Tassels Names Top Peppers Ann Pickett was chosen out standing active and M y r n a Richards was picked as out standing pledge at the Tassels initiation banquet at the Un ion Tuesday night. Twenty-seven pledges were activated. They are: Terry Armstrong, Colleen Christensen, Alma Heuer mann, Mary Lou Horchem, Rosalie Jacobs, Jolaine Lose ke, Mary Lou Lucke, Janet Nahlman, Joyce Nathan, Jane McLaughlin, Mary Metcalfe, LaRee Naviaux, Malou Par rott, Myrna Richards, Jane Savener, Sid Schroeder, Liz Smith, Nancy Spilker, Kay Marie Schwartz, Judy Truell, Sally Wengert, Sondra Wha len, Jo Wyrens, RoJeanne Stitch, Sharon Wilson, Carole Frank and Sue Johnson. Entertainment was provid ed by the Farmhouse Quartet and the Coeds, girls' trio. IFC Meets Tonite The Inter fraternity Council will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Un ion, according to Gary Cad wallader, president. Tribunal Okayed; But Bench Vacant Council Will Choose Seven Judges By May 1 John Kinnier, chairman of the Student Council nomina tions committee, said today that applications will be available for positions as stu dent judges on the S t u dent T r i b unal. These ap p 1 i cations will be avail able in t h e Union Ac tivities office and must be returned there by 5 Kinnier p.m. next Wednesday, April 16, Kinnier said. They will also sign up for interview times when they apply. Inter views will be held by the nom inations committee on Satur day, April 19 The Charter of the Stu dent Tribunal was approved by the University Board of Regents at their meeting April 1. The Regents re worded a section pertaining to amendments, but ac cording to Dave K e e n e, Council member instrumen tal in setting up the Trib unal Charter, the change which the Regents made did not alter the setup of the Tribunal but only clari fied the meaning. When the Faculty Senate passed the Charter earlier, this same section was re worded to include that amendments would be made only with the consent of the Senate. Keene said this was im plied within the original wording and that the amendment would not have to be approved by the stu dents in another all-University election. Ivy Day: Women May Sign For Chains Independent women inter ested in being in the Ivy or Daisy Chain on Ivy Day may leave their name and a list o' their activities in the Mor tar Board box outside of room 20 in the Union basement, ac cording to Evonne Einspahr, chairman. Two seniors, one junior, one sophomore and one freshman i will be selected from each of the four houses of the wom en's dormitory, Terrace Hall, Love Memorial Hall and Fedde Hall as well as from each sorority. Women who are not in anv organized house will also be chosen. Independent applications are due on April 14. Organ ized houses must have sub mitted their selections by that date also. Requirements The requirements for the chains include having at least a 5.0 average and being able tD attend at least one of the preliminary practices and the final rehearsal. Preliminary meetings will be April 17 and 24 in Union 313 at 5 p.m. The Ivy chain will consist of seniors who will precede the Ivy Day Queen carrying an ivy chain. They are cus tomarily dressed in white. Daisy Chain The Ivy chain is followed by the members of the Daisy chain. Daisy chain members are freshmen, sophomores and juniors. They wear pastel cotton dresses. The purpose of the chain is to honor girls who have con tributed to their houses or who have been particularly active on campus. Independents will be se lected on the basis of activi ties and will be notified as soon as possible. 4-H Club To Meet The University 4-H Club will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Agronomy Building, ac cording to Pat Wright, publi city chairman- The Student Council willlfor final selection by th select 4 seniors, 1 law stu- Council, dent and 2 juniors for judges on the Tribunal. In other words, the applicants must presently be sophomores or juniors, or in the case of law and profession schools, have completed at least one year in tnat school but who are not in their last year. Applicants must be in the upper one-half of their college class, Kinnier said. To meet this requirement, a student must have an ac cumulative average equal to or above the following: Agriculture Sophomora Junior .. 5.687 Arts and Sciences Sophomore 5 S31 Junior 5J67 Business Administration Sophomore . . , 5 m Junior ' s!o79 Engineering and Architecture Sophomore S.271 Junior 5.455 Pharmacy Sophomore 4.886 Junior 5.095 Teachers Sophomore 5.755 Junior 5.727 Junior Division. Vndeclared Sophomore 5.333 Law Sophomore Vnnetprmined Junior Undetermined Denistrj Sophomore Undetermined Junior Undetermined The Student Council Nomi nating Committee plans to nominate at least 6 seniors, 2 law students and 3 juniors Coover Gets T Grant 'Cloak 'n' Dagger News Job Eyed A University senior who al ways dreamed of being a for eign correspondent is well on the way to fulfilling her dream. Pat Coover, Arts and Sci ence senior in j o urnahsm was an- y nounced last -week as win ner of a $2, 500 grant for study in Lat in America. "It took me a while to get Coover down off the clouds," was Miss Coover's reaction to the grant, which was made by the Inter Amencan Press Asso ciation. Any University The grant is for study al any University in Latin Amer ica. Miss Coover is now try ing to decide between the Uni versities at Lima, Peru and Buenos Aires, Argentina. "My whole aim is for a bet ter cultural understanding of Latin America," Miss Coover said. Her year of study will pave the way, she hopes, to a job with a wire service as a foreign correspondent. Miss Coover learned of the award almost accidentally. She was opening mail at the Lincoln Journal, where she has worked as a reporter for Nelson Named 1958 Ag E Vaughn Nelson, senior in Agriculture was named Ag ricultural Engineer for 1958 from a four-state area. Nelson won the honor after competition in an examina tion with 125 agricultural en gineers at the annual meeting of the Mid-Central Section, American Society of Agricul tural Engineers in Missouri last week. The four-state area includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Nelson was co-chairman of the Ag-Engineer's E-W e e k display last week and is a member of Delta Sigma Phi. Students Tackle Meat Judgin A meats judging contest is scheduled for April 10 at 6:45 p.m. in the Meats Lab, ac cording to Ray Cada, chair man of the event. Two classes of beef car casses, one class each of hog and lamb carcasses, and one class each of ham and beef cuts will be held. Prizes and ribbons will be awarded for the high judge in each divi sion. There will also be an award for the high freshman score. a. tss. &S&fog Kinnier said. The Char ter of the T r i bunal s t i p ulates that the Uni versity Fac ulty Senate C o mmittee on Student Affairs may Keene name additional applicants to the Student Council for mem bership on the Tribunal. The Council will make final selection of the judges by May 1, as is set forth in the Charter. The Chancellor shall ap point two Faculty Judges from the instructional staff from nominations made to him by the University Fac ulty Senate Committee on Committees. Keene said the Tribunal success depends largely on the caliber of the s t u d e n t judges. "This first year could well make or break the Trib unal," he added. "The job falls on the Stu dent Council to get the very best judges they can," he said. four years, when she discov ered a news release stating that Miss Pat Coover of Lin coln was the recipient of a $2,500 award. Official notifi cation arrived two days later. Stipulations One of the stipulations for the award is that the recipi ent be conversant in the lan guage of the country he plans to study in. Not until the spring of her junior year at the University did she begin her Spanish major after having earlier completed her basic language requirement. She then really took a plunge into the lan guage when she traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico for a summer of study there. Miss Coover is a member of the Pub Board and is past president of Theta Sigma Phi, journalism society and Zeta Tau Alpha. She is a member of Phi Sigma Iota, language honorary and Gamma Alpha Chi, advertising sorority. Counselors Fill Slate Glade, Doering Elected Officers Dorothy Glade, sophomore in Teachers, was chosen sec retary of Coed Counselors at the organizational meeting of the new board. Polly Doering, also a Teach ers sophomore, was elected treasurer. Miss Glade is a member of BABW, YWCA, New Stu dent Week Committee and Gamma Delta. She is activi ties chairman of Towne Club. Miss Doering is a sopho more member of AWS board and is on the YWCA council. She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and is rush and standards chairman of Alpha Omicron Pi. Committee Chairmen Committee chairmen ap pointed at the meeting were: Sandy Kully, New Student Week; Kay Marie Swartz, Penny Carnival; Mary Vrba, Friendship Dessert; Karen Peterson, Foreign Students; Gretchen Sides, Publicity; Dorothy Glade, Orientation; Filings Dorothy Beecher, Initia tion; Janet Hansen and Liz Smith, Spring Filings; Polly Doering and Carol Kucera, ond Semester Party, Sue Car koski; Pat Arnold, Printing and Booklets and Phyl Elliott, Historian. Filings for Coed Counselors' are open this week. Applica tion blanks may be picked up in Rosa Bouton Hall. Dead line is April 11 Lea L