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Vol. 34, No. 9
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Wednesday, September 30, 1959
Reading Room Replaces
Studv Lounge. Machines
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HERE'S HOW Corncob rally chairman
Gil Grady (right) explains to Judy Lang,
Alpha Phi, and Gary Gilpin, Alpha Tau
Omega, just what their houses have to do
to win the rally sign contest Friday night.
One of the two trophies pictured will be
presented to the organization snowing the
Innocents President
Small Town Graduate
Followed Active Road
(Editor's not. ThU 1 tt Aral la
ertrs W tladrnl prnonalltj- fiar.
Urll-tiiowa ctmm leader will ke in
terviewed.) Progress from a small
town graduate to president of
Innocents was a long and ac
tive road for Dave Godbey.
Now in his fourth year in
architecture ,
Godbey
claims mem
bership in a
load of cam
p u s activi
ties. "A student
shouldn't con
centrate o n
just one
thing, but
m a n V
things," advises the Elmwood
high school graduate.
Giving most of the credit
for the high school-college
til u
Godbey
1 Scholarship
Appli
ications
Due Oct. 30
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Students wishing to apply
for Fulbright or Inter-American
Cultural Convention
scholarships for the 1960-61
academic year must submit
application to the graduate
college by Friday, Oct. 30.
According to the Institute of
International Education which
administers the two student
programs, some 900 Fulbright
scholarships are available for
study or research in 28 coun
tries and Inter-American
awards are available for
study in 17 Latin American
countries.
Recipients of Fulbright
awards for study in Europe,
Latin America and the Asia
Pacific area will receive tui
tion, maintenance and round
trip travel expenses.
Inter-American Cul t u r a 1
scholarships cover tuition,
transportation and - partial
maintenance costs.
General eligibility require
ments for both categories of
awards are: (1) U. S. citizen
ship; (2) a bachelor's degree
or its equivalent by 1960; (3)
knowledge of the language of
the host country; ana w
good health.
Further information is
available f.-om the Graduate
College, 306 Administration
Building.
Navy.
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chat during the regular Tuesday ROTC
drill are the members of the newly se
lected Naval Midshipman Batallion staff.
From left are Midshipman Capt. Fred
erick J. Howlett, Battalion Commander;
best sign, while the other trophy Is for
song contest to be announced later. Houses
that enter signs in Friday's contest cannot
carry them in the rally, however, Grady
said. The signs must be brought to the
Student Union terrace.
transition to his fraternity,
Theta Xi, Godbey claims his
love for association with peo
ple as a primary reason for
his activity membership.
His activities include Build
ers , Kosmet Klub. Varsity
Glee, Publication Board and
intramural sports.
On politics?
"Politics concern people
and influencing them on your
behalf," he said. "Anyone
who can do this deserves to
be elected."
His political life has in
cluded membership in Student
Council, Junior IFC, Engi
and
neers Executive Board
Youn? Democrats.
Responsibility gained!
through serving on Student ;
Council. Pub Board and Jun
ior IFC rated among his most
valuable experiences.
Future plans are to attend
a graduate school in archi
tecture in the east. But no
matter where he goes, he
says he will "always be proud
of the University of Nebraska:"-
Four Take
Builders
Positions
Four students have been
named to Builders positions.
Sharon "Mickey" Olson was
selected chairman of the
Husker Handbook and Ann
Moyer was named her assis
tant. Cindy Powell was named
to the position of Office Man
ager, filling the vacancy
created w n e n Joan Aiyoren :
did not return to school. !
Suella Stalder was selected j
to renlace Marv Raben as as
sistant office manager when
Miss Roben found she was
carrying too many hours to
continue in activities.
Miss Olson, junior in the
College of Arts and Sciences
majoring in journalism, is a
member of Chi Omega. Miss
Moyer is a sophomore in the
College of Arts and Sciences
and is a member of Kappa Al
pha Theta.
A sophomore in the College
of Arts and sciences major
ing in journalism. Miss Pow
ell is a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma. Miss Stalder,
sophomore in Teachers Col
lege, is a member of Chi
Omega.
Staff Takes
for an Informal
Midshipman
KK Skitmnsters
To Meet Tuesday
AU houses wishing to par
ticipate in the Kosmet Klub
fall review should send their
skitmaster with a rough
draft of their skit to a
meeting Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Jack Houchen, Kosmet
Klub historian, emphasized
that any house not able to
send its skitmaster at this
time should send a substi
tute or make other arrange
ments with Kosmet Klub
prior to the meeting.
The meeting will be held
In 349 Union.
Rag Plans
Luncheon
On Spirit
The Daily Nebraskan will
hold a spirit luncheon" Fri
day for a group of campus
leaders, v
An open discussion will be
held on school spirit.
"We felt that a small gath
ering of interested campus
leaders airing their views on
the presence or lack of school
spirit might serve to coordin
ate some of the different
groups who are interested in
booster campaigns," accord
ing to Diana Maxwell, editor
of the Nebraskan.
Anyone interested may at
tend the luncheon, which costs
$1.35. Reservations must be
turned in to the Nebraskan
office today.
Brent Chambers, Yell King;
several other cheer leaders;
Don Binder, Corn Cobs presi
dent; Dave Godbey, Innocents
president, and Student Coun
cil president Jack Nielson will
attend."
Cold Season
Health Kit
Idea Started During Flu Siege
By Ann Moyer
"Here's my t h r e e cents,
Where's my pill."
As the season of colds en
gulfs the campus, this is a
familiar statement heard by
health chairmen of organized
bouses and dorms.
With a confident and reas
suring look, the health chair
man delves into the depths of
his health kit and produces
the desired cold pill which he
exchanges for the sufferer's
small fee.
The idea of a health kit
Break
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Lt. Clifford Oberlander, B
Company Commander; Lt. Cindr. Boss
McGlasson, Battalion Officer; Lt. Lanny
A. Yeske, Operations Officer, and A Com
pany Commander Gary C. Porter.
Vendin? machines in Love
Library have moved across
the street to the Student Un
ion to make room for a new
science reading room.
According to Frank A. Lun
dy, 'director of University Li
braries, students wiil be able
to continue unsupervised
study in the first floor roijm
formerly housing the hot
Grad Assistants Question
Revised
By Herb Probasco ? j
Recent changes in the ys-
tern of paying graduate as
sistants have brought strong
comment from four of the
assistants effected by fhe
new set-up. j
The students asked that
their names not be published
until a meeting Tnursaay
with Dr. Joseph Soshnik,
comptroller .of the Univer
sity. The controversy erupted
over the revised plan of
monthly payments of yearly
stipends to the students.
Nine-month Scale
In the past students were
paid the same amount of
their stipend each month on
a nine-payment scale. Using
an $1,800 stipend as an ex
ample, the students would
have been paid fiv-ninths of
their stipend the first se
mester. If an assistant left the
University at the end of
the first semester, he
would have received $1,
000, or $100 more than he
was entitled, according to
Soshnik. .
This required the comptrol
ler's office to locate the stu
dent and subtract $100 from
his last check. This example
would hold true for anyone
quitting anytime during the
first semester, because the
stnrtpnt is naid for the full
month of September, Sosh
nik said.
Revised System
He pointed out that the
payroll system was revised
after the University budget,
with increased appropria
Boosts
Popularity
originated during the year of
1957 when the fin and cold
epidemic was so severe.
Extensive Study
An extensive study was
made by the Student Health
Center and the kits were
soon outfited and distrib
uted to the various houses on
campus. Housemothers and
health chairmen accepted the
responsibility of distributing
the needed aids.
Within the kits are found
things necessary to the fur
nishings of any health cabinet
such as burn ointment, band
ages, antiseptic soap, alco
hol, a thermometer, aspirin
and cold tablets.
The specific cold tablet
used in the kits was chosen
bv'a grcup of doctors.
Dr. Samuel Fuenning, direc
tor of Student Health, said
that prior to the idea of hav
i n e health representatives
from organized houses, a cold i
clinic was maintained.
In regard to the care of
eolds. Dr. Fuenning recom
mended avoidine crowds, get
ting extra rest and using a
recommended cold tablet.
See a Doctor
If these three actions do not
prove effective, he recom
mended seeing a physician.
He also warned against the
use of antibiotics because they
are not physically effective
when used against bacterial
diseases such as colds.
He cited stress and strain
as the most prominant factors
in susceptibility to colds. A
college student Is, therefore,
especially susceptible and
should take extra precautions,
he said.
A new and helpful a i d is
available this year for cold
sufferers, Dr. Fuenning said.
It is an adenovirus vaccine
which is effective in combat
ing infectious viruses of the
type which cause many colds,
drink, cold drink and apple
machines until new book
shelves and furniture are pur
chased. The University business
manager, Carl Donaldson,
said Tuesday that he had just
received the Library request
for funds and did not know
when bids would be let on the
furniture.
Payment
tions for assistantships and i
was approved by the Legisla
ture in July.
Thus each department had
additional funds available for
stipends. Soshnik said, "I
think it would be a rare situ
ation for an assistant not to
be receiving more on a
monthly basis this year than
last."
The students' complaint is
that since they accept or re
new their assistantsnips Dy
April 15 of the preceding se
mester, thev were not no
tified that there would be a
change in the system of stip
end payments.
They complained mat De-
Pub Board
Applicants
Need 5.7's
Application blanks are now
available for students in
terested in a position on the
Publications Board.
The blanks may be obtained
at the Registrar's office and
must be returned to the Stu
dent Council office by noon
Friday.
According to Chuck Wilson,
chairman of the Council nom
inating committee, the appli
cant may drop the applica
tion in the ballot box at the
office and sign up there for
an interview on Saturday be
tween 9 and 11 a.m.
In order to qualify a student
must be an upperclassman,
have a 5.7 or better accumu
lative average, and cannot be
a paid staff member of the
Cornhusker or Daily Nebras
kan. The nominating committee
will interview the applicants
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and select two I r o m ins
sophomore, junior and senior
classes. They will appear be
fore the Council on Wednes
day, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. The
Council then will elect one
from each class for the
Board.
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Carillon Once Not So
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By Karen Long
The relaxing, peaceful mu
sic heard from the Carillon
Tower each hour was once
not so relaxing.
"In fact, the night the tow
er went wild, people were
ready to tear it down brick
by brick," said Prof. Myron
Roberts who is in charge of
tower music.
That night calls came from
many to do something about
the music which was loudly
playing over and over with
out stopping.
Another time the opposite
happened and there was no
music from the tower for
commencement. The crisis
came last June when Prof.
Roberts was ready to play for
the processional and the tow-
; er w as silent.
University engineers, who
are the only ones that can
iget in the locked control
room, had silenced me lower
for exam week and they
could not be located for
quick service. Commence
ment went on without the
"bells."
Two Forms
Prof. Roberts explained
that the music comes in two
forms. Music heard 10 min
utes before and en the hour
comes from perforated rolls
which conJn five numbers.
They resemble rolls used on
the old player pianos and
are set automatically to play
and stop at certain times.
On Sunday afternoons and
before and after football
games the numDers are
nlaved manually by Judy
numbers
i Gardner, music major. The
The drink machines have
been placed in the Union
Commuters' Lunchroom
along with ice cream and a
candy machine; the apple
machine will be moved soon,
Allen Bennett, Union director
said.
He noted that furniture
from the old Round-Up room
had been moved into the ren-
System
cause of this new plan they
will be pa'd less the first five
months of the semester than
the last four, since the
stipend now is divided even
ly between each semester.
"While such a schedule
creates obvious hardships for
the married student with a
family, even the single per
son is burdened with( un
necessary financial prob
lems," they said.
Soshnik said, however, that
with the "increased stipend
made possible because of the
new budeet." a student witn
a $1,500 stipend who should
have a $1,700 stipend this
I year, will be receiving $170 a
month during the first semes
ter of this year, compared to
$166.66 last year.
Incentive Plan
Furthermore, the assist
ants complained that the new
plan was set up "in an ef
fort to provide an 'incentive'
to encourage students to re
turn for the second semes
ter." Soshnik denied that the
comptroller's office had any
"ulterior motive" in mind
when they revised the pay
roll schedule.
He added that he was sor
ry if the students had not
received notice of the
change. "I certainly can't
blame them for being dis
turbed over the problem of
communication with them,
but we quarrel with their
decision as to what our mo
tives were," he added.
Troublesome Situation
"We are attempting to cor
rect a situation that has been
a very troublesome matter
for the University."
"Some kind of change was
necessary," Dr. Soshnik ex
plained, "and we felt this
was a better way of doing it
than going to a 10-payment
scale as some universities
do."
Night the Tower Went
keyboard which she has been
trained to play contains two
octaves and no pedals. She
plavs both University and
visiting team songs.
There also is an attach
ment which never has been
used. It is a gigantic sys
tem which would amplify a
speaker's voice from inside
the tower thousands of times.
No Bells
There are no bells in the
tower, said Roberts, but the
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ri,'I I.i fs! TmvFRPrnHl.Rlwd metal rods, struck by
a hammer, ring out campus music. They can be played
manually, tt mechanically play peforated rolls of music
ovated kitchen area in the
basement of the Union and
would provide students with
a place to eat and study, for
merly provided at the Li
brary.
Overcrowded
Lundv said Tuesday over
crowded conditions in the sec
ond floor humanities reading
room made it necessary to
move the science books, now
housed in the east wing of tha
second floor, down to first.
"Student pressure made tht
move necessary," added Lun
dy, who also noted that desks
in humanities room were
nearly always full. "Many
students used humanities
books elsewhere, or left," ha
said.
Many science books are In
branch libraries and placing
the science reading room on
the ground floor will make
commuting easier for stu
dents, Lundy said.
The library director said
the three vending machines,
operated by the Student Un
ion which acts as an agent
for all vending machines on
campus, had proved no prob
lem in the library.
"Unsupervised study has
never once presented a dis
cipline problem where th
machines were," he noted.
Original Plan
At least one full time li
brary worker and probably
some Dart time student helD
would be needed for the ex
panded science facilities,
Lundy estimated.
Original building plans were
to convert the downstairs
study hall when it became
necessary. Lundy noted that
in recent years, one mile of
books per year had been
added to the Love library and
that there is a total of be
tween 25 and 30 miles of
books, measured in side by
side position.
"When it became a ques
tion of necessity or conveni
ence, we had to take this
step," Lundy commented.
"And we are sure this is the
most convenient time to move
into the new Union facilities.
It and local coffee shops can
surely provide for coffee
breaks."
"Good Month"
He said it had not been de
cided whether any vending
machines would be placed in
library halls, but that they
were a possibility. Plans are
to place lounging chairs in
the third floor halls for stu
dents who wish to talk about
their studies, he added.
Bennett noted that in a
"good" month, the two drink
machines in the library had
netted about $100.
Wild-
Relaxing
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sound is produced by pendt
size metal roos sirucn oy a
hammer which is an electro
magnet. The sound is ampli
fied millions of times pro
ducing the sounds students
hear while strolling across
campus.
Providing the sound comes
through for commencement
next June, the old medieval
procession "Gaudeamus Igi
tur" will be heard again,
played by Prof. Roberts.
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