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1 '11 ! Pace 4 - m$ irony rxeprosKon - ' ACP Poll Cartoon Theme Upset As Coeds Nix Credit Marilyn Van Derhiu Miss America Leads Busy Life Minneapolis (ACP) A favi orite subject of cartoonists is the woman who has just charged some new article to her husband's account, but a recent survey conducted by Associated Collegiate Press through its National Poll of Student Opinion should throw a slightly 'different light on this time honored joke. A sub stantial proportion of the col lege "coeds interviewed feel there is too much credit buy ing done today. More than fifty per cent of the college men feel the same way, but the coeds have a strong lead over the men. Associated Collegiate Press asked the following question of a representative group of college men and women in the United States: SOME PEOPLE HOLD THE OPINION THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH BUYING ON CREDIT DONE TODAY. DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS OPINION, OR DO YOU DIS AGREE? Answers given by the per sons interviewed are as fol lows: ' Men Women Total Agree 610 73$ 66 Disagree ..31 11 23 Undecided 8 16 11 The most vigorous protest of too much credit buying comes from the junior coeds inter viewed. Eighty-nine per cent of them agree with the state ment which was put to them, none disagreeand eleven per cent haven't made up their minds. Seniors rostered the greatest number of "agree" answers among the men inter viewed. Seventy-one per cent of them think there is too: For the men interviewed, the following class breakdown gives details on answers to the question: Fresh Soph Jrs Srs. Agree .... 56 61 53 72 Disagree . 38 39 27 21 Undecided 6 20 7 Answers given by coeds, In more detail: Fresh Soph Jrs Srs. Asrree .... 72 66 89 62 Disagree 17 13 Undecided 14 17 11 25 ROTCProf New 1st Lt. JYt Transferred ' ToGuntherAFB . Ralph K. Neff, 31-year-old University instructor of a i r science, was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Air Force Medical Service Corps Thursday. Since his enlistment in the Air Force in 1945, Neff has studied at 4 universities and 4 special schools, both as a civilian and while on duty. In February of this year, Neff received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Uni versity, and became eligible for an officer's commission. Neff served in the Philippines during World War II, and returned to active duty for the Korean conflict. Dur ing both wars he continued his education with extension courses. Neff will report to the Medi bv John Hoerner Staff Writer The room was crowded with reporters, photogra phers, and hurried additions to our ticket sales team (my self included) as we waited for Miss America to arrive. Having come in contact with no celebrities whatso ever other than members of the basketball team after the Kansas game, I didn't know quite what' to expect until a very soft voice behind me said "Hi." From then on things start ed happening and we were strictly observers. Flash bulbs and questions popped right and left. Then, just as suddenly, everyone but the chaperones departed and we had Miss America to our selves. Marilyn Van Derbur, it turned out, attends Colorado University where she is a member of Pi "Beta Phi. She had just spent about half an AWS Aims For Service Workshop To Link Houses, Dorms The role of AWS and how it can better serve the needs of women students will be dis cussed at an Associated Wom en Students' Workshop this week. The Workshop will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Un- r" : inn orpnrHinr in Vanw fnnp. cal Service School at Gunther ' ' r Air Base in Alabama, April 27. He is married and has 2 children, Pamela, 5, much credit buying, twenty- Perr 2. one per cent would disagree, iTiT v, with that statement, andjYvomeil AtllleiCS seven per cent haven't made j - - up their minds. jPlail CoilierCIlCe Sophomore coeds martialedj the greatest number of "dis- Eleven University coeds agrees" among the college j attended the North Central women interview, but the low- Regional Conference of the est percentage of coeds who i Athletic and Recreational agree there is too much credit , Federation of College Women buying comes from the sen-j last week, iors This fact can be ex- The conference was held plained bv noting that a fourth at Camp Courage, near Maple of the seniors are undecided, j Lake, Minn, as opposed to only seventeen ; Delegates from WAA and per cent of the sophomores i WRA g r o u p s in Minnesota, who are still in doubt. j Iowa, North Dakota, South Sophomores also accounted j Dakota and Nebraska were for the greatest proportion of present, the men in any class who do Attending were Karen not think there is an excess Kreuger, Pat Arbuthnot, of credit buying today. Thir-j Sharon McCormick, Pat Te-ty-nine per cent of them dis- j sar, Sue Morgan, Kay Turner, agreed with the statement ! Donna Gies, Sherry Dren, made in the question, but j Marion Brayton, Betty Mann again, as was the case with j an(J Mary LoU Valencia, the coeds, the greatest num- j Rosalie Giffhorti and Mary ber of "disagrees" does not MuIvany instructors of phy- mean tne smauesi uumra , sical education for women "agrees. also attending. junior men capuueu ui category, with barely over half of them saying they think there is too much credit buy ing. Twenty per cent of the juniors are undecided, how ever, while all the sophomres interviewed expressed one opinion or the other. Lambert Warns US Agriculture In Serious State Dean Walter Lambert of the College of Agriculture de clared Friday that "Agricul ture is in trouble." He made this statement at the second in a series of staff meetings on needed adjust ments in agriculture. "Agriculture is the nation's largest industry but farm people have failed to share equally in the national pros perity that has been enjoyed by most occupational groups during the last decade," com mented Lambert. , Lambert used as proof of his statement the fact that national production has in creased from $250 billion to $435 billion while the gross farm income has declined from $37 to $33 billion. Earth Science Group Initiates 12 Pledges j Sigma Gamma Epsilon, na-j tional eart science honorary,' initiated twelve pledges at its j meeting April 21. j Those initiated are Don; Loetterle, Steve Girardot, Ro bert Whartman, Ray Hansen John Buff ington, Dave Thomp son, Kenneth Bower, Robert Ryan and Tom Cambridge. Bulletin Board Monday Civ Srv Rep, 9 a.m.. 212 Gli Club, 11 .m.. B'room. lnt Van, 12. 3D v m.. 31. TasttU. 5 p.m., 316. Town rib., 6 r m- XY. Kmt KU.. 7 P.m., B'room. Cosmo Club, S p.m., 3U. BABW, 8:15 P.m., 315. KVOWTV Guide Monday 5 30 p.m. International Oophymeal Year The Trembling Earch" ' p.m. Evenin Prelud clawical muic :30 p.m. The Magic Well 7 p.m. Tale of Polndexter "Rumple- tiltkin" 7:15 pi Si nil Hi-Sinf Lo "Early Houses' 7 30 p.m. Piay and Piayfra "Acting: The RenaiManc" 1p.m. Phytic "Proton Colluaoni and Atomic Wv" 8:30 p.m. Backyard Farmer t p.m. Deciaion for Research "The Reluctant Horn" land, chairman The meeting will allow worn- and en students the opportunity to discuss their mutual prob lems with AWS. Discussion will include: 1) . Coordinating dormitories, cooperative houses and soror ities through the AWS. 2) . Furthering cultural ac tivities in womens living units on campus. 3) . A panel to discuss rules governing women's houses and answer any questions per taining to these rules. Although a 1 1 University women are invited, AWS is re questing each house to send its president, vice-president, pledge-trainer, standards chairman, social chairman and AWS representative. The Rev. Rex Knowles will be the speaker at the meet ing. Slate Drawn For MJCWA '58-59 Officers Bob Krohn and Mary Mc- Knight have been announced as candidates for president in the NUCWA elections for 1958-59. Emmie Limpon is the can didate for vice president in KNUS Schedule Monday 44 p.m. The Tm Thirty Show p.m. Eventide 8:45 p.m. Spon'a Picture 7 p.m. The Voting RepubliraR Hour 7:30 p.m. The Jerry Lee Show :45 p.m. KNUS Newa in Deptfc 10 p.m. The Jerry Lee Show hour touring our campus and the talk naturally ran to school and campus activities. Her reply to questions about dating as Miss Amer ica was a real surprise. Her chaperones travel with- her at all times. But really this is not much handicap. Traveling over 160,000 miles already this year on a jam packed sched ule she has not had time for much other than pageants and public appearances. She pointed out that' the Miss America pageant 'which is a non-profit organization' helps not only the girls who win but all those who enter. All the state winners receive industrialist Gives University Whitman Proofs Two rare proof sheets ' of Walt Whitman writings, val ued at several hundreds of dollars, were presented to the University Libraries by Charles Feinberg, Detroit in dustrialist. The proof sheet of the poem, ' Fancies at Navesink," writ ten in 1889, was given in hon or of Karl Shapiro, poet and professor of English. The proof of the essay, "A Memorandum at a Venture," written in 1882, was presented in honor of Dr. James Miller Jr., chairman and professor of English. Dr. Miller is the recipient of the 1957 Whitman award ior his book, "A Criti cal Guide to Leaves of Grass." Mr. Feinberg was on the campus Wednesday to speak on "Collecting -Whitman." Theatre To Give O'Neill Play The University Theatre will present a play reading of The Great God Brown by Eugene O'Neill Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Gallery B, ac cording to Bonnie Tebo, direc tor of the play. The reading is open to the public and no admission charge will be made. Production of the reading will feature large masks cre ated by David Seyler of the art department, Miss Tebo commented. The masks are closely in tegrated into the dramatic ac tion of the play and present a particular challenge to t h e reading of the play, she said. Readers for the play include John Hail, David Meisenhold er. Barbara Millnitz, Steve Sehultz, and Bonnie Tebo. Civil Service Plans Interviews Toilay Andrew Comerford, recruit ing renresentative. 9th U.S. charge of publicity and Judy! civil Service Reeion. will in- Truell for vice president in:tervjew students for careers charge of programs. Pat Flannigan and W y n n Smilhberger are candidates in government in the place ment office today. Tin iiflil Hicnicc .rirvirtnnit ioc for secretary and Bob Grim-, senj0rs and grad- it and Sonya Puhlman for uateJs th h tne F e d eKr a x treasurer. Committee chairmen will be selected by the new board after interviews ' which will be held near the end of the month. Ivy Day Hours There will be 2 a.m.! hours for all women students; on Ivy Day, May 3, according to Nancy Copeland, president of AWS. No women students may , take overnights on this night i without special permission,! Miss Copeland emphasized, i through Service Entrance Examina tion. Over 170 different adminis trative, technical and profes sional positions in the Federal career service are filled from the list of those who pass this general abilities test. College Students Summer Employment Full or part time. Abo aver age earnings. Write J. . Knox, 1167-25th, Des Moine. Iowa for personal interviews on your campus. 5 FEED WAY MOTORS I73t N Sr. LINCOLN, NEBR Speed Equipment Hollywood Mufflers Double-header) wear the ARROW. Bi-VVay Sport open or closed You get extra innings of wear from this convertible collar, because it's ready wherever you go. Close it with a tie or wear it open . . . with equal ease. There's ao extra meas ure of comfort in its Arafold collar design. Every inch of the airy open weave fabric looks crisply neat, even, on the hottest days. From $4.00.1 ARROW- Cowl Yfess? t,'Jy VloVv rr 7 V 1 .s "jj ' ' 1 awi HiMWaawiiii rrwrwii ssjltif -f:" & scholarships and 'in addition to this' the experience of en tering is beneficial to any girl. Most amusing of all the characters she' described were the ones who gush "How will Vou stand going back to the peace and quiet of college life?" Well, back fo the peace and quiet of college life. Someone is trying to use my phone to call the director of admis sions at Colorado, University. DU Sales Team Meets Mxirilyn Delta Upsilon -was an nounced winner of the uni versity ticket sales contest at the Miss Nebraska pageant Saturday night. First prize in the inter fraternity competition was a civic service trophy given by the Junior Chamber of Com merce and an interview with Miss America for the win ning sales team. The D U. ticket sales team attended the Miss America press conference Saturday afternoon where they met Marilyn Van Derbur. NJJ Schooner Goes To Fair Four Past Stories Receive Recognition The Prairie Schooner, the University's literary quarter ly, has been selected for exhi bition in the U.S. pavilion at the World Fair in Brussels, last week. Fifty copies of the spring 1958 issue and fifty of the summer 1958 issue will go on display as part of the literary magazines' exhibit for the dur ation of the fair. The English department al so announced that four indi vidual stories which appeared in Prairie Schooner during the last year have recently re ceived national recognition. The short story, "Mr. Pruitt," a mystery by Ralph Robin, has been selected for Margaret Foley's "Best Short Stories of 1957." Three other stories have been chosen for publication in "Best Articles and Stories," a new magazine devoted to reprinting outstanding works ; from various literary publica tions throughout the country. Stories accepted by "Best Articles and Stories" are: "Decisions," bv Daniel Bernd, an instructor in the University English department; "The Shoes" by John Lynch of South Bend. Ind.: and "Bak shees for Beji" by D. S. Ed wards of Berkeley, Calif. Law Professor Will Attend AAUP Confab Professor Fredrie Beutel of the college of Law represent ed the Nebraska Chapter of the American Association of University Professors at the national meeting of the AAUP in Denver last week. The AAUP, principal pro fessional organization of col lege and university teachers, considered formal approval of a proposed minimum salary schedule with which univer sities will be r a te d from grades AA through F. T h e rating scale is part of an ef fort to double faculty salaries in the next fiva to ten years. The. meeting also con sidered more faculty repre sentation on long term plan ning committees. Delta Sigma Who Elects Copeland, Shugrue, Jones Nancy Copeland. junior in Teachers College, was elected president of the Nebraskj chapter of Delta Sigma Rho national forensic honorary so ciety. Vice-president is Dick Shu-' grue, junior in Arts and Sciences, and secretary-treasA urer is Sara Jones, junior in Arts and Sciences. Initiated as new members were Barbara Bacon, Melvyn Eikleberry and George Moyer. Use Nebraskan Want Ads ii nvi . i vjiit ljmm will f ji ii m You have fcLTvtj That's why American Express Student Tours are expertly planned to include a full measure of individual leisure ample free time to discover your Europe as well as the most comprehensive sight-seeing program available anywhere! 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