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Vol. 33, No. 35
The Daily Nebraskan
Friday, November 14, 1958
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Parking Extension Unlikely
Li h
ALT SOLICITORS were busy calling on Lincoln students
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Here Paul
Renken (left) and Roy Wiley get the hard sell treatment
from Mary Dee Patterson and Marty Mount (back to
camera.)
IFC Proposal
Low Averages
Could Get Frats
Social Pro
A motion to place on social
probation all fraternities who
fall below the all-men s scno
lastic average two semesters
in a row was placed before
the IFC Wednesday.
Brent Chambers, chairman
cf the IFC Scholarship com
mittee, stated that his motion
had resulted from several
meetings of the scholarship
committee in which they had
tried to arrive at a method
Sears Grant
Presented
To 25 Frosh
Twenty-five University Col
lege of Agriculture freshmen
are winner? of Sears-Roebuck
scholarships.
The winners, chosen from
the upper one-fourth of their
high school graduating class
es, will each receive a check
from the Sears - Roebuck
Foundation which sponsors
the scholarship jointly with
store.
The winners are:
Karma Anderson, Marcia
Bohling, Shirley Gates, Jo
Ann Meyer, Nancy McGatb,
Sandra Oberg, Marilyn Ring
land, Lynn Goman.
George Ahlschwede, John
Biere, Bernard Chromy, John
Greiepenstroh, Bernard
Hecht, Dennis Herling, Stan
ley Jorgensen, Herbert Krae
ger, Larry Moore, Rodney
Pearson, Keith Pelton, Mel
vin Riley, David Stenzel,
Vance Uden, Maurice Wiese,
John Zauha and Larry Wil
liams. Any student receiving one
of the scholarships must be i
carrying 12 hours at the Uni
versity, including a science
course and an English credit
course.
The Sears-Roebuck schol
arship program was inaugur
ated in 1938 and has been in
effect since that time.
Girls Ready
To Stop
Pitt Panthers
The "Girl Most Likely to
Stop a Pittsburgh Panther"
will be chosen at the rally to
night at 6:45 p.m.
The girls will be judged on
costume and audience appeal.
Following are the candi
dates and the houses they
represent: Bunny Aikens, Pi
Beta Phi; Janet Hoeppner,
Delta Delta Delta; Carma
Anderson, Fedde Hall; Anne
Pickett, Kappa Alpha Thete;
Muriel Lelchook, Sigma Del
ta Tau; Louis Fankell, Love
Memorial Hall; Alfreida
Stute, Terrace Hall; Mary Lu
Lucke, Delta Gamma; Carol
Zajic, Alpha Chi Omega;
Sharon McCormick, Chi
Omega.
Pris Eckrich, Kappa Kappa
Gamma; Barb Snavely, Sig
ma Kappa; Judy Feather,
Gamma Phi Beta; Bev
Heyne, Alpha Omicron Pi;
Marion Bray ton, Alpha Phi;
Barb Sitorius, Kappa Delta;
Patsy Pollock, Alpha Xi Del
ta; Mary Wester, Zeta Tau
Alpha; Pat O'Dell, Towne
Club.
Candidates are to be at the
Union in costume at 6:45 p.m.
Last year's winner was Mary
Patrick, Alpha Phi.
Coffee Hour
A coffee hour will be heldi
Immediately following t h e
football game Saturday in the
Union Lounge.
Parents are invited to at
tend. Cider and coffee will be ;
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to raise fraternity scholar
ship.
Gary Cadwallader, presi
dent of the IFC told the Daily
Nebraskan:
"I think it's a very good
idea.
"1 feel that this will pro
vide needed incentive so that
the Greeks will attain the
scholastic leadership that is
expected of them."
Last semester the all fra
ternity average was 5.345
The top fraternity average
was held by Farmhouse with
6.225.
Ten Below
Last semester ten fraterni
ties failed to attain the all
men's average: Delta Tau
Delta, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi
Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Ep
silon, Sigma Nu, Alpha Tau
Omega, Acacia, Theta Chi,
Beta Theta Pi and Phi Kappa
Psi.
The lowest average earned
by a fraternity was Phi Kappa
Psi at 4.831.
Jack Muck, chairman of
the council public relations
committee, thanked all fra
ternities who sent volunteers
to help with the Lincoln AUF
solicitations.
Muck especially commend
ed the AGR's who sent 14
men to help collect funds from
Lincoln independents.
Aspen Sign-up
Closes Saturday
Saturday is the deadline to
sign up for the annual Union
sponsored ski trip to Aspen,
Colo.
The trip will be made dur
ing semester break. A special
train will leave Lincoln at
14 a.m. and arrive in Glen-
wood Spring, Colo, at 2 p.m.
A bus will then take students
to Aspen.
The cost of the trip is $67
for beginners without equip
ment and $59 for beginners
with equipment. For ad
vanced skiers, the price is
$69 without equipment and
$61 with equipment.
The price includes transpor
tation, instruction, skis, boots,
poles, ski lifts, lodging and
insurance.
Contracts are available at
the Union Activities Office.
Military Ball
'Jingle' Helped Miller
Vocalist Lorry Peters'
A singing jingle helped
Lorry Peters, vocalist with
the Glen Miller Orchestra,
to be discovered.
Miss Peters, workteg as
a secretary in New York,
recorded a jingle for the
Ansco Company. Ray Mc
Kinley, director of the or
chestra, heard the commer
cial and asked who had re
corded it.
Remembered Lorry
Later, when he was look
ing for a female vocalist,
he remembered the girl and
the voice and he signed
Miss Peters immediately.
She will appear with the
orchestra at the Military
Ball at Pershing Auditor
ium Dec. 5.
Born in Middletown,
Conn., Miss Peters is 28
years old. She graduated
from Syracuse UnlversJiy
in 1951 with a radio major.
Singing was her earliest
ambition. She took coach
ing lessons when she was
three and appeared on kid
die talent shows for several
years afterwards. Her vocal
lessons began again al the
of 12. and were put to
Exam Plans, 1 6th
Heard in Council
Apparently the two hour
parking limits on 16th will
not be extended, Jack Niel
sen, chairman of the Student
Council parking committee
said at Council meet
ing Wednesday.
Nielsen said he understood
that the city planned to widen
13th to run through to the
new interstate highway.
Plans Indefinite
In checking with the city
street department the Daily
Nebraskan found that future
plans for 16th St. as far as
the city was concerned were
"indefinite."
According to C. L. Fisher,
Kellogg Fund Drive
Latest Pledges
Total $72,000
Contributions totaling $72,000 have been added to the
funds for the University Kellogg Center for Continuing
Education.
This report was given by the Lincoln retailers and
wholesalers division of the fund drive, George Cook, chair
man of the Lincoln committee, said today.
Funds Reach $323,000
Contributions reported to date on the drive how amount
to $323,000.
Wednesday the state-wtde committee for raising funds
reported contributions totaling $47,500, according to E. N.
Thompson, vice-chairman.
The recent contributors are: General Tobacco and
Candy Co., Ben Joyce and Associates, Grainger Brothers
Co., Warren Joyce Ayres, Lincoln Tour and Travel, Globe
Cleaners and Laundry, Gold and Co., Ben Simon and Sons,
McKelvie Publishing Co., O'Shea Rogers Motor Co., Wells
and Frost, Magee's, Miller and Paine, Journal-Star Print
ing Co., Central Electric and Gas Company and the First
Trust Co.
Alumni Contribute
Pledges were also received from two alumni, A. J. Suth
erland of San Diego, $1,000, and Dr. George K. Nakagawa
of Hawaii, $500.
The state-wide fund drive is attempting to raise $1.1
million toward the construction of the proposed $2.6 mil
lion Center far Continuing Education at the University.
If the drive is successful, the W. K. Kellogg Founda
tion of Battle Creek, Mich., will contribute an additional
$1.5 million.
Last Football
Dance Scheduled
Penalty Paradise," the
last football dance of the sea
son, is scheduled lor o:JU to
11:30 p.m. Saturday in the
Student Union ballroom.
The Dick Moses Combo will
provide dance music and Den
nis Walchek, Master of Cere
monies, will introduce the
intermission entertainment,
featuring Wesleyan's George
Boykin and University of Ne-;
braska talent.
Refreshments will be served
at a "football concession
stand."
use in college and high
school productions.
While attending Syracuse,
she appeared in various
clubs in town. Following
graduation, she got a job
as a secretary at NBC
where she recorded the
jingle. She has been sing
ing with the Glen Miller
Orchestra ever since.
Her favorite type songs
are rhthm tunes because
she says "I like agood beat
behind me." She collects
records, mostly vocals, but
also enjoys popular and
jazz discs.
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SC to Check Opinion on Finals;
Organizations Slow on Constitutions
city engineer, the University
authorities have indicated
they do not want to have the
city widen 16th or 17th
streets.
James Pittenger, assistant
to the Chancellor, said that
as far as he knew University
authorities had never made
any comments about jthe sit
uation.
17th Possible Lead
Fisher explained that the
original city plan by Harland,
Bartholomew & Associates
designated 17th as a lead into
the business ditrict from a
proposed Northeast radial.
Naturally, Fisher said,
IM Star
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Revealed
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Ag Sunday Movie
The Ag Saturday night
movie, "The Fuller Brush
Man," will be presented at 7 j
p.m. in Ag Union Lounge, j
The movie stars Red Skel-!
ton and Janet Blair.
Orchestra
Discovery
The Lenny Hambro Quin
tet will also be fea
tured with the orchestra
when it appears in Lincoln.
Other highlights of the ball
will bethe presentation of
the Honorary Commandant
and the the three serv
ice queens.
Candidates
The nine candidates for
Honorary Commandant will
be revealed during the half
time ceremonies of the Pitt
Nebraska football game to
morrow. The candidates were
chosen by an election baord
comprised of cadets from
each of the three ROTC
Branches. Final election
will be held Thursday, Nov.
20. Only those who have Mil
itary Ball tickets may vote.
Tickets are now on sale
and may be purchased at
the Military Science Bldg.,
from Air Force cadets, or
from any of several down
town merchants. Tickets
will cost $3.50 per couple.
An additional 25 cents will
be charged for table reser
vations if they are desired.
Spectators will pay $1.
Ts Future
Meeting
since l6tn and 17th are now
oneway streets 16th could pos
sibly be included in such a
plan.
five different sug
gested programs for a final
exam schedule were dis
cussed by the Student Council
Wednesday.
They are:
1. Keep the present 8 day
period with 3-hour exams.
2. Have the 8 day period
with 2-hour exams.
3. Have the 8 day period
with 3-hour exams with one
free day at the beginning for
study and review.
4. Have a 6 day period with
2-hour exams.
5. Go back to the two week
period with 3-hour exams.
The council tabled the mo
tion for a poll of student opin
ion on the matter for the sec
ond week in order to give
each council member time to
find out how faculty members
and students felt about these
possibilities.
Gary Frenzel, chairman of
the council judiciary commit
tee reported that the commit
tee had drafted a second let
ter asking campus organiza
tions for their constitutions.
He remarked that "some
organizations have been writ
ing their constitutions for 2
or 3 years long enough for
anyone to write a constitu
tion." Foreign
Fare
Featured
At Cosmo Club
Smorgasbord
If you have a yen for shisk
kabobs from Turkey or curry
from India, try the annual
Cosmopolitan Club Smorgas
board Sunday at the Union.
University foreign students
representing at least 16 coun
tries will get out aprons and
native recipes to help pre
pare some of the dishes their
people have made famous.
Serving at Six
Foreign students in cos
tumes will serve the results
of the day's culinary efforts
at 6 p.m. in the Union Ball
room. Delicacies that will be of
fered include gabo gabo,
pilaf, wine f rifle, shiskabobs,
ton pai kwut, dolmas,
brioche, timbales, malfoof,
mahshi, curry and sauerbrat
en. "The foods are unknown to
most students but they really
are delicious," said Sharon
Fangman, chairman of the
Union hospitality committee.
The $1.75 tickets for the
smorgasbord are still avail
able at the Union and will be
sold at the door if there are
any remaining, Miss Fang
man said.
Food Supply Limited
Because the supply of food
is limited, only about 375 tick
ets may be sold, she added.
T . U , , in msipftne
utti yC. , t!will speak this evening. New
were turned away from the!office wffl bfi F
uuur.
Among the countries whose
food will be represented are:
Austira, India, Germany,
France, Iran, Iraq, Hungary,
England, China, Japan, Jor
dan, Pakistan, Latvia, Eston
ia. Lithuania and Czechoslo-
i vankia.
The smorgasbord is spon
sored jointly by the Union and
the Cosmopolitan Club.
Tickets Sold Out
For Film Society
The 1358-59 Foreign Film
Society has completely sold
out for another season, ac
cording to Carolyn Heiu, as
sistant chairman.
No other memberships
will be available to this year's
series of foreign classics un
der any circumstances. Miss
Hein said.
The first film, "The Blue
Murder at St. Trinians," a
British comedy, will be pre
sented at the Nebraska
Theatre at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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LEAVES ARE much pleasanter to sit in than to rake, and
sophomore Jo Simpkins takes advantage of the colorful
tree-fall to show her smile to the Nebraskan photographer.
Red China No Longer
Mere Russian Satellite
"China is no longer a sat
ellite," said Dr. Robert Sa
kai, history professor.
Speaking at the Thursday
NUCWA meeting, Sakai said
that many Americans are not
aware of the growing import
ance of China. He suggested
that all students should be
come interested in learning
about the Far East.
Population Expanding
Dr. Sakai noted that the
large population of China is
expanding further at a rap
id rate, but that many of the
Chinese, who are eager to
build up the reputation of
Nebraska Schools
Leadcrsliip
Opportunity
Never Better
More than 300 Nebraska
school administrators were
told Thursday that "educa
tional administrators have
never been accorded a better
opportunity to show the mea-
j sure of their leadership."
Speaking before the Ne
braska Association of School
Administrators at the Univer
sity, Dr. A. C. Breckenridge,
University dean of faculties,
said, "Never has general in
terest been greater in what
administrators are doing for
institutions or in what they
hope to do for their institu
tions." Dr. Breckenridge said he
had recognized a "new re
spect for good teaching and
for the good teacher . . . and
apparent strengthening of co
operation between various
levels of education."
Dr. Frank Henzlik, profes
sor of school administration,
addressed the group this
morning, and Dean Walter
Beggs, of Teachers College,
day evening. Dr. Merle
Stones, University professor
of school administration, is
present secretary-treasurer.
Farmers Choose
Queen Tonight
A new Farmers Formal
Queen will reign over a
"Western Paradise" tonight.
The annual Farmers For
mal dance is being held at the
College Activities Building
beginning at 8:30.
Two votes for queen will be
allowed for each ticket, and
students must have their I.D.
cards to vote.
The queen candidates are
Merca Dee Bonde, Joyce
Evans, Marilyn Jensen, Lois
La Rue, Ethel Oeltjen, Jan
Montgomery and Patsy Kauf
man. Tickets may be obtained
from any Ag Exec Board
member for $1.50 per couple.
Bud Holloway will furnish
the music for the dance.
their homeland, are finding
ways to irrigate barren land
and provide more food.
Red China is also making
an effort to expand steel pro
ducrion and soon will be the
fourth largest steel produc
ing area in the world.
Dr. Sakai continued that
though Red Chinese leaders
are not "Moscow-t rained
Communists," they are Com
munist Party is small for
organizational purposes, but
millions in the area are will
ing to follow its leadership.
Many of the people live in
communes. They give up all
personal property, live in dor
mitories and eat in large com
mon kitchens. Besides being
an efficient means of feed
ing the people, this offers
leaders the chance to reach
the people easily and control
manpower.
AUF Contributions
Students wishing to make
individual AUF contribu
tions can leave them in the
Union Activities Office any
time during the day.
4-ff Banquet
Planned
Wednesday
"What is Your Aim in Col
lege?" has been selected as
the theme for the annual 4-H
Club Scholarship Awards
Banquet.
The banquet will be held
Wednesday in Union Parlors
A, B nd C at 6 p.m.
Guest speaker will be as
sociate professor Howard
Deems. Deems is chairman
of the Vocational-Education
Department and chairman of
the University Scholarship
Committee.
Scholarships checks will be
awarded to the student win
ners by vanous donors or
their representatives.
Leonard Kluthe, Marshal
Khur and Ton Benisek wil
furnish entertainment for the
evening.
Tickets must be purchased
by Monday. One person in
each organized house on Ag
Campus is selling tickets.
People on city campus who
want tickets may contact Lois
Anderson at the Women's
Residence Halls.
Parents" Game
Tickets A vailable
Many tickets are still avail
able for the special reserved
block of seats for parents of
University students at the
Saturday game.
A. J. Lewandowski said that
tickets may be purchased for
$3.50 at the Athletic Ticket
Office in the Coliseum.
Sororities, fraternities, dor
mitories and student houses
will hold open houses folk-wing
the game.
Parents Day is sponsored
by the Innocents Society.
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