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Pog 4 Toe DoilyNebroskon Monday, April 6, 1959 Jk II il J; New Phi Beta Kappas, Sigma Xis To Be Revealed at Joint Dinner Fourteen Phi Beta Kappa and 32 Sigma Xi newly elected undergraduate members will be introduced at the groups' joint dinner tonight Phi Beta Kappa is a na tional scholastic honorary so ciety for students meeting the basic requirements of the Col lege of Arts and Sciences. Sigma Xi is a national hon orary society for the sciences. PBK "Membership in Phi Beta Kappa is not based on an ex act grade average. Each year the faculty and student mem bers of the group determine what will be the acceptable grade average for election to membership," said Stanley Vandersahl, associate profes sor of classics. "This average is usually around a 7.3." To be eligible a student must have completed the group re quirements for Arts and Sci ences and he mast have taken 64 hour at the University, Vandersahl said. "Of these 64 hours, 24 must be in group requirements And. a few courses such as ROTC PE. typing and short hand are not counted in the 64 hours. A new grade aver age is estimated for the stu dents leavme out uiese courses." New Members According to the by-laws of Phi Beta Kappa, new mem bership each year must con sist of not less man iu or mora than 16H per cent of the students who have com pleted the group requirements and have 64 hours, Vander sahl said. Election is also on moral and ethical grounds, Vander sahl added. The faculty and student members of Phi Beta Kappa elect the new members from a list of the eligible candi dates, he explained. Sigma Xi undergraduate membership is based on a student's excellence in t w o science departments of pure or applied science, said Prof. William Kehr, associate sec retary of Sigma Xi. "The student must give evi dence of aptitude for scientific research in some field. This evidence is indicated by his bachelor's thesis, his methods of handling problems encoun tered in various courses, his work on a research project or his work in an undergradnate laboratory." The work must show origi nality of thought, Kehr con tinued. Requirements Requirements include com pletion of three years of un dergraduate work including 36 hours of science and a grade average of not less than a 7 aitnougn in exceptional cases a student with a 6.5 av erage could be chosen, he said. "Each department- nomi nates candidates. Associate Red Cross Honors 17 At Dessert Seventeen students were honored last week as the Red Cross held its annual Awards Dessert in the Union. Awards were presented to the following: Barbara Miles for adult ac tivities, Fred Gaines for wa ter safety, Jan Gottula and Marilyn Zwieg for orphan ages, Marlene Spady for pub licity, Barbara Ilg for Junior Red Cross. Awards also were presented to: Ellen Basoco for handi crafts, Jean Hazeman and memDersnip is awaraea ioiSharon Lindquist for Vet's undergraduate students with Wncnitai .Tan Wnvr tn full membership attainable io- Mariiwn wVir-iv, t ..v ; : Chain Is Open To Unaffiliated Filing, for Ivy and Daisy chain members are open for unaffiliated women students. Applicants must have at least a 5 average and must be able to attend one of the two practice sessions scheduled for April 16 and April 23 at 5 p.m. in the Union ballroom. Application forms may be obtained in the Mortar Board mail box at the east end of the Union basement and should be returned to the mail box by April 13. Pfeiler to Speak To German Club Dr. William Pfeiler, chair man of the German depart ment, will give an illustrated lecture to the German Club on Thursday at 7:30 in the Love Library Auditorium. Nebraskan Want Ads LOST fOUNB rim (lanes on Al Campus. Ray Millar, 6-2 M7. Black Parfcar nan with J.r.n. 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KU Geology-Professor Is Speaker Ireland Writings Widely Published Dr. H. A. Ireland, Univer sity of Kansas professor of geology and prominent writer on insoluble residues, will address a joint meeting of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi tonight. Since 1930 Dr. Ireland has specialized in insoluble re sidues and has published 14 of his 42 geological papers and bulletins in that field. He has also written a labor atory manual for elementary geology, a correspondence course and chapters on insolu ble residues in two books. Dr. Ireland edited "Silica in Sedi ments" and the portion on in soluble residues for the Glos sary of Geologic Terms. Last year Dr. Ireland was Distinguished Lecturer of the American Association of Pe troleum Geologists, traveling 12,000 miles to give 29 lectures in the United States, Canada and Mexico. He has traveled through nearly all of North America, all of Europe except Kussia, North Africa and western Asia. Dr. Ireland is a member of Sigma the American As sociation of Petroleum Geolo gists and the Society of Eco nomic Paleontologists and Mineralogists and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. New Pamphlets To Explain SC The Student Council will publish a pamphlet this year for the purpose of informing the student body about its various activities. Funds were appropriated by the Council Wednesday ade quate for printing 4,000 of the leaflets. The idea for the publication was obtained at the Big Eight Student Co.uncil convention in December, according to Don Binder, chairman of the pub lication. Binder toldMbe Council that methods of distribution to the students had not yet been de cided for sure but that they would probably use the fresh man "packets." upon the completion of a pub lished original piece of research." The full members of Sigma Xi elect the new members. Atom Expert Barschall Plans Visit One of the seven physicists from outside Russia who par ticipated in the 1957 Soviet Conference on Nuclear Reac tions in Moscow in 1957 will visit the University Wednes day through Friday. Dr. Henry Barschall, spe cialist in neutron physics, is professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin. He was born in Germany and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He has taught at Princeton and at the Univer- Orthopedic Hospital, Pat Bar rett, Mary Kemp and J o a n Srhammel for leadership. Rounding out the list of awards were: Sid Sears and Bev Ruck for State Hospital and Mary Anderson for En tertainment, Guest speaker at the Awards Dessert was Mrs Ruth Levinson, assistant pro fessor of physical education for women. Pre-Meds To Be Feted Pre-Med Day, sponsored by the University College of Med icine at Omaha, will begin at 8 a.m., April 25, with registra tion at Conkung Hall lounge. The day is for juniors and seniors interested in entering medicine and other students '0 the Month9 Cadets Honored Larry Edwards, James Lud wig, James Van Houten and Richard Reuter have been named Army ROTC Cadets of the Month for March. Lt. Col. Arthur Dean Jr. pre sented certificates to the award winners in a brief cere mony in the ROTC headquarters. Federal Jobs In Science Open Engineers, electronic scien tists, metallurgists and phy sicists are needed at Red stone Arsenal, Ala., according to the United States Civil Service Commission. Engineer position salaries range from $4,490 to $12,770 a year, and scientist positions from $4,490 to $11,595. Information regarding posi tions may be obtained from Gerald Vallery, Civil Service Examiner, Post Office, Lincoln. EUROPE Oablia re Mm boa Certain; Africa to Sweden . Vaa're accompanied not herded reeed. College 090 only. Abe shaft trips. EUROPE SUMMER TOURS 23S Seqeoia (kos C), Pasadena, Cat. interested in medical techno! sity of Kansas. During World oev. nursing, and X-ray tech- war 11 he worked for t n e j nology as well as advisors and Manhattan Project at L q s ; interested faculty. Alamos. Campus tours, displays. Dr. Barschall will visit the!uncheorii medical presenta- campus unaer ine auspices 01; tions and discussions are the American Association of scheduled Physics leacners ana toe students planning to attend American institute 01 1-uys.ics should register at 306 Bessey as part of a nationwide pro gram to stimulate interest in physics. His schedule includes: Wednesday, 4 p.m., "Nucle ar Physics in the USSR," Fer guson Hall, 217; Thursday, 9 a.m., informal discussion oi careers in physics, and 4:15 p.m., "The Optical Model of the Nucleus," both in rooom 210, wrace Laboratory; Fri day, 4 p.m., "Recent Meas urements of Neutron Capture; Cross Sections," Ferguson Hall, room 115. ROTC Wings Go to Cadets Jerry Sellentin and John Barth have completed the Uni versity ROTC Flight Training program. 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