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UNIVERSITY OF NEBR, kulfz Outstan ;hivc SteCe Schultz. editor of work for the campus Creative Genius I The letter of nomination "for Schultz cited him for leadership which showed creative genius. "lie has been the Kosmet Klub skifmaster for Phi Kappa Psi twice. He was elected president of Mas quers. He has performed both on stage and behind the scenes at the Univer sity Theatre." The letter called Schultz outstanding contribution to the University "the found ing and the editing of Scrip, a literary magazine which has fed the intellectually starved campus with new ideas . . ." Writing Contest Schultz, as president of Masquers, also introduced a play writing contest to the campus, an "unprece dented" event. Williams was nominated as the person largely re sponsible for the building of the new Howell Memor ial Theatre. "He has brought to the University stage his own high standards of artistry, infused them into his casts, and turned out a consis tently high level of pro duction," Finest Drama Williams was called "an artist of integrity" who has made consistent efforts to "bring to the University the finest drama of which the University Theatre is capable." One senior or graduate student and one faculty member are selected semi annually for the award. Any student or faculty member may nominate a candidate. Both men and women may be nominated for the title. The award winners are selected by a ballot of the Daily Nebraskan staff. Both students and faculty must have made outstand ing contributions to the University. Scrip, and Dallas Williams, -dirxiiojof.ymvejsity The atre, have been selected" as" Outstanding Nebraskans. Both men exemplify the qualities of versatility and ingenuity typical of recip ients of the awsrd. Both have done outstanding Williams 0 Q Cling- Vol. 33, No. 59 Hula Hoops 'n Macbeth Coed Follies Skits Have Dogsleds, Harvard, Mac beth and hoops all will be represented in the annual Coed Follies show Feb. 27. Sororities participating are Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Delta Gamma, Kappa Kappa Gam ma and Sigma Kappa. Pi Phi's The Pi Phi's skit is entitled "Insomnia" and will be directed by Mary Ann Tim mons and Mary Anne Ryan. Using re-worded songs from "The Pajama Game," the skit deals with a group of girls who are unable to Moyer Gets Top Nebraskan Post Key Spots Go to Maxwell, Sides; Three Jobs Still Available George Moyer has been ap pointed editor of the Daily Nebraskan staff for second semester by the Faculty Sen ate subcommittee on student Publications. Other staff positions filled by the Board yesterday were: Diana Maxwell, managing ed itor; Gretchen Sides, senior staff writer; Randall Lam bert, sports editor; Sondra Whalen, Sandra Kully, Car roll Kraus and John Hoerner, staff members. Business Appointees Business appointments went to Jerry Sellentin, busi ness manager; Charlene Gross, Stan Kaimen and Nor man Rohlfing, assistant busi ness managers; Gil Grady, classified ads; Dick Whit comb, circulation. Three positions are still vacant on the editorial side, and specific assignments of staff writers and copy editors have not been made pending appointment by Pub Board of the other three staff mem bers. Applications for these three posts, which pay $35 a month may be picked up in Burnett Rm. 311. Interviews will be held 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 24. "Perhaps due to the inter view time for positions, quali fied people didn't have the Music Dept. Slates Two Feb. Operas Two operas will be pre sented by the University's mu sic department Feb. 4-7 as a part of the University Theatre series at the Howell Theatre Prof. Leon Lishner, asso ciate professor of music, will serve as both musical and stage director. Soap, Gallantry The operas are "Slow Dusk", a musical play in one act by Carlisle Floyd and a one act soap opera, "Gallan try", by Douglas Moore. The two works are sharply contrasting In mood and feel ing. "Slow Dusk," a tragedy set in the sandhills of the Carolinas, is a deeply mov ing and poignant piece. "Gallantry" is a satire which spoofs soap operas and TV commercials and the im pact that both have on Ameri can life. Alternating Casts Alternating casts will be used. Participating in the performances will be Paula Roehrkasse, Sue Rhodes, Al len Beyer, Roger Schmidt, Diane Butherus, Jeanne Whit wer, Lou Lawson, Carolyn Leigh, Sylvia Rigg, Norman Riggins, Rod Walker, Myrna Grunwald, Lucy Webster, Ken neth Schoeffell and Ron In cersoll. Music accompaniment will be supplied by Howard John ton and Arnold Bechetti. The Daily sleep but don't know the rea son why. A group of psychia trists come to analyze their case, and discover the reason for their insomnia. A migration to Alaska is featured in the Alpha Xi Del ta's skit "Northward Ho, the Dogsled." "It tells how all the students go up to Alaska by dogsled except for one girl who is left behind," Pat Salisbury, Alpha Xi skitmaster, said. "AWS has said that they may have only one overnight for the mi gration, but when she remem bers that nights in Alaska are opportunity to be inter viewed," Biff K e y e s, stu dent member of Pub Board said. Moyer, senior !n Arts and Sciences who has worked all four years on the Nebraskan, is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, Debate Team, and Kappa Sigma. Miss Maxwell, Arts and Sciences junior, is a member of Theta Sigma Phi, professional journalism so ciety and was a copy editor on the Nebraskan and secre tary of BABW. Staff Writer New senior staff writer, Miss Sides is a Coed Coun selors board member, mem ber of Theta Sigma Phi, was a copy editor of the Nebras kan. Selentin will begin his fourth semester as business manager of the Nebraskan. Languages Most Important Prepare Earlier for Foreign Study Full bright Grant Official Says By Adam Staib "More students should prepare early in their undergraduate college for graduate study abroad," was the advice of Dr. Wil liam Gaines, Executive Secretary of the Bi-national (U.S.-Great Britain Full bright Scholarship Commis sion. Soft-spoken Dr. G a i n e s holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale University. Dr. Gaines received his B.A. and M.A. from the Univer sity of Nebraska. Fellowships Important In a discussion Wednes day with Robert Knoll, As sociate Professor of Eng lish, Gaines outlined the im portance of graduate schol arships for study in foreign countries: "The future of this nation will involve us with cul tures very diverse from our own. Fuiure leaders must be prepared for the various tasks which- will involve them In these diverse cul tures." Dr. Gaines looks upon in ternational scholarship pro grams such as Fullbright, Marshall and Rhodes scholarships as the primary tools to meet- the challenge of educating future leaders in various fields. His main concern, however, is in the preparation of prospective Fullbright students in un dergraduate colleges in the U.S. Worst Fields Insufficient preparation seems to manifest itself in Nebraskan six months long, she -decides to walk." The AOPi's skit is entitled "Mostly Macbeth" and is di rected by Bobbie Butterfield. A satire, the skit is a take off on Shakespeare's Mac beth, using Rodgers and Ham merstein's music. "For instance, in Lady Mac beth's sleepwalking scene, after she gives her 'wilt these little hands never be clean' speech, the chorus sings "I'm Gonna Wash that Blood Right Off of My Hands" to the tune of "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair," Miss Butterfield explained. "Hannah Hits Harvard" is the title of the DG's skit, with Donna Scriven directing. Girl Crashes Harvard "It's about a girl that goes to Harvard, trying to gain admittance, because she was registered there even before she was born," Miss Scriven said. "After much discussion and pleading she is accepted." The now popular hula hoop is featured in the Kappa's TV Penal Study Series Planned "Community of the Con demned", a study of penal in stitutions and correctional systems, will be seen on KUON-TV beginning Wednes day, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. The 26-program series will show how damage is done to the inmates by outmoded pe nal practices. On-location-filmed prison scenes and di rect interviews with actual prison inmates will be seen, and differences in prisoners investigated. Host for the series will be Joseph Lohman, nationally kn'own criminoligist and Sher iff of Cook County, 111. Loh man will discuss the problems with a group of guest experts. the following two fields de scribed by Gaines: "Fullbright scholars study 30 different countries; hence language is immense ly Important. "Nothing presents a more tragic case than the brilli antly educated student who finds himself unable to step into the cultural and social milieu because of an insuf ficient background in lan guage. Language is more than verbal communica tion; it is, in a sense, cul tural communication." In addition to .scholar ship, personality, and field of study, Fullbright recipi ents must show promise. This promise, in reality, is the ability to do Inde pendent research on a pre scribed projects. "Even before entering a school such as Oxford, the English student usually has five years of Latin, four years of Greek, and four years of German or French. Once In the university the student's background In these languages is extend ed, advanced, and supple mented by the study of the classics In relation to these languages, he said. English Scholars Gaines pointed out the fact that college students in England study the classics in their original language and form. This type of study, according to Gaines, gives the student a clearer view of the value of the work as well as a back- Friday, January 16, 1959 Variety skit, "Hoop Scoop," directed by Kati Dailey. The story concerns how the hoop came down from ancient times to the present. First the cannibals used them as tribal symbols, then the Eliza bethans wore them under their skirts, and today's coeds use them to catch men. Sigma Kappa The Sigma Kappa's skit, "Don't Go Near The Waves," is about a ship load of sailors. "Everything is just normal until a group of Waves are assigned to the ship," Nancy Fowler, skitmaster, said. "Then rivalry breaks out and the two groups are separated by a clothesline." "The judges had a very dif- Skitmasters The skitmasters of the six winning Coed Follies skits will meet today at 4 p.m. in Parlor C of the Union. ficult time selecting the skits to be in the show," Miss Walt said. "They were all ex cellent this year." The show will be held on a Friday night for the first time. In previous years the show has been held on a Mon day. This will be the second year it has been held in Persh ing Auditorium. No Study Problem t "Now that the show is be ing held on a Friday night, students having to study for the next day will not have such a problem," Miss Walt said. Another first for the show will be a female organist, LaNette Wiese, freshman in Arts and Sciences, who will play before and after the show. The presentation of the "Ideal Nebraska Coed" and 12 Cornhusker Beauty Queen and Eligible Bachelor finalists will also be featured at the show. Gains . . . ground about the culture from which the classics came. No Objective Exams Another aspect of British education is the examina tion used. The objective test is unheard of. Long essay questions are insisted upon by instructors because they indicate not only facts that the student has at hand but also the technique used to weave these facts into a meaningful plan or idea, Gaines pointed out. Gaines mentioned some results of the British edu- Seven Registration Remedies Proposed Council Hears Committee Plans; Many Favor University Pulling; By John Hoerner These suggestions for dis Seven possible remedies cussion were: for the registration problem 1. Return to the old sys- came to light in an informal ! discussion which followed a short Student Council meet ing Wednesday Both their own ideas and i those received from students were aired by the Council in the hour and 10 nvuate dis cussion. Five Plans Read Bob Blair, chairman of the Council Registration Commit tee, read five plans which the committee had drafted. 425 Students Win Midyear Degrees Denver University Chancellor To Speak at Commencement The largest group of mid year graduates since the post-war classes will, receive bachelors and advanced de grees at the University's com ence ment exer cises Jan. 31. A ppr oxi mately 425 students will be g r a d u ated. C e r e lonies will begin at 10 a.m. No ad mission is to Alter be charged and seats are re served only for the members of the graduating class. Dr. Chester Alter, chancel lor of the University of Den ver, will speak to the gradu ating class. Presiding over the exer cises will be the University's Chancellor Clifford Hardin. A. C. Breckenridge, dean of faculties, will be Master of Ceremonies. Frenzel Introduces As is the custom, a rep- "Start now" cation: "It refines one's ap proach to thinking and adds greatly to one's ability of self-expression." Two-thirds of all the Brit ish students coming to the U.S. study some field of science, he said. Three fourths of the American Fullbright scholars study some phase of social sci ences, humanities, or fine arts. Annually, about 150 American students study in the United Kingdom and about 250 British students study in the U.S. ft sM s ft L St-' ' 7 ' I j tern in its entirety, , 2. Return to the old sys tem but pull cards for the Junior Division. (Under the old system everyone pulled their own cards according to the number of credit hours which they had. In this way seniors pulled first, then jun iors, etc.) 3. Leave the system as it now stands but rotate the alphabet by thirds each time. 4. Pull cards by class but resentative of Student Coun cil, Gary Frenzel, will intro duce Chancelor Alter. Norman Riggins, a bari tone, will provide the music. Accompanying him will be Howard Johnson and Prof. Myron Roberts, organist. The invocation and bene diction will be given by the Rev. Robert Heydon, pastor of the second Baptist Church in Lincoln. Boston Post Prior to 1953 when he was named to his present posi tion, Dr. Alter headed the graduate school at Boston Uni versity. He had taught chem istry there since 1934. Contributions through sci entific research have won Dr. Last Nebraskan Fills 8 Pages The Daily Nebraskan is. put ting out an eight-page paper for its last edition of the se mester. Inside you'll find: More Information on the Outstanding Nebraskans page 3 Huskers Face Iowa State page 4 Semester's Top Ten Stories page 6 Union Progress Report page 7 Alter top office in some of the country's leading scientif ic organizations. He was awarded the Bronze Medal and Certificate of Merit from the War Department and the role of consultant to the Re search and Development Board, Department of De fense. The Exolon Company, manufacturers of synthetic abrasives, knows Dr. Alter as their director. He serves as a .consultant to other firms, also. Heads Organizations President of the New Eng land Conference on Gradu ate Education and of the Bos ton University chapter of Sig ma Xi, honorary scientific society, counselor of the American Chemical Society and chairman of its North eastern section these are only a few of Dr. Altcr's many activities. He is also a member of the Council of the American As sociation for the Advance ment of Science, past pres ident of the Boston chapter of the American Association of University Professors and a fellow and member of the Council of the American Academy of Arts and Sci ences. lie is a member of the -Research Advisory Committee of the National Planning As sociation and has served as secretary of both the re search and atomic energy committees of the New Eng land council. Square Dance There will be an All Uni versity Square Dance tonight at 8 p.m. in the Ag Union. Tickets are 50c. have alphabetical divisions within the class. (A division under this plan might read "Seniors, A - Be") 5. The registrar's office would pull cards for all stu dents such as was done this time for the Junior Division. (Seniors' cards would be pulled first, then Juniors', etc.) Two Other Plans Two other specific plans which came from the floor duing the discussion were: Return to the old system but break down the hours. (It was pointed out earlier that most freshmen carry be tween 14 and 17 hours their first semester. Under the old plan when the hours were lowered from 17 to 16 it would admit approximately a third of the freshman class.) Pull cards alphabetical ly by class as in suggestion number four but in addition have advisers keep track of the number of students de siring to take courses that are usually a problem. When Registrar Floyd Hoo ver was asked which of these suggested solutions he fa vored most he commented: "Of course I like best of all the plan I originally suggest ed to the council. All Cards Pulled Hoover was referring to the plan under which the Univer sity would pull all the cards for all students. Should the Council suggest this solution as being the most feasible "we could do it," Hoover said. When asked his opinion on the registration in general Hoover replied, "It simmers down to this. No priority, no confusion. Priorf'y, confu sion." During the discussion on registration, one Council member said a student tried to get into Public Health 12, which she needed for gradu ation, and found upon inves tigation that "no cards had been hold back". (Hoover had earlier told the Council that a cushion in each course would be provided by holding back cards.) Estimate Hold-Backs Hoover said that his in structions were to hold back cards on each course but that the number of cards held back was strictly an e s t i mate. After the discussion i n which the merits and disad vantages of each system were brought out, an informal vote was taken which yielded these results. Fifteen Council members (Continued on Page 8) Backer Nabs Masquers' Play Award Andy Backer won first prize in the Nebraska Masquers' 1958 playwriting contest for his one-act play, "Didn't He Ramble." Second place went to Hobe Hayes, staff artist for KUON TV, for his play, "Lift His Wings to Fly." Wilma Wolfe received third place for her play, "Elijah." "Didn't He Ramble" and "Elijah" are the current pro ductions of Experi mental' Theatre in Howell Memorial Theatre and will be presented for the last time tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the Theatre for 50 cents. Backer, a native of Scotts bluff, is now a third year stu dent majoring in speech and dramatic art and in English. Although this is his first play, he has considerable back ground in the theatre and has written short stories and verse. He received the "Best Ac tor" award for the 1957-58 Ex perimental Theatre season. Wilma Wolfe is a graduate student in speech and drama tic art. She has been writing plays for some years and her play has previously been pre sented at Nebraska Wesley an,
