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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Monday October 26, 1959
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THAT OLD TIME Time for Construction
of Homecoming displays has rolled around
again and these Delta Gamma's are off to
a start on putting hundreds of pieces of
. . . And
RALLY 'ROUND Not everyone on cam- ing display.
pus migrated or went hunting. For some the portable
members of Beta Theta Pi, migration was cates they
to their front lawn where they spent Satur- game. ..
day afternoon shaping up their Homecom-
Things Could Be Worse,
1942 Displays Nothing
By Karen Long
So you're tried of stuffing
crepe paper. Things could
be worse, and think of the
beautiful results.
Homecoming displays in
1942 looked pretty "scrap
py." Sorority and fraterni-
'
But Mommy,
What's A
'Sooner'?
By Anne Sowlrs
Studies temporarily for
gotten, students are be
beginning diligent work on
Homecoming displays for
this year's game against
the Oklahoma Sooners on
Oct. 31.
As ideas for Homecom
ing themes are devloped,'
the question may arise as
to just what is a "sooner"?
A sooner, historically
speaking, is a person who
settles on government land
before it is legally opened
to settlers. This is done in
order to gain the choicest
locations.
Oklahomans acquired the
name of the Sooners when
white settlers pushed west
into Indian territory, which
was populated by the Cher
okee, Choctaw,' Chickasaw,
Creek and Seminole nations.
This land was still under
government conlrtjl and not
open to the newcomers.
Although the first push,
or run, took place April 22,
1889, the most famous was
the run to the Cherokee
Outlet in 1S93.
Under any name, Okla
homa is Nebraska's Home
coming foe, and displays
are aimed to build team
support and spirit, plus
welcome alumni back to
the University. ,
Nolon Heads
Junior IFC
John Nolon, Phi , Delta
Theta, was elected president
of the Junior Interfraternity
Council last week.
Other officers elected were:
vice president, Jeff Orr, Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon; treasurer,
Bill Murphy, S i g m a Chi;
and Harvey .Perlman, Siyma
Alpha Mu, secretary.
Business included planning
the Council's annual Pledge
Class Sneak Dance and the
printing of a sorority pledge
class brochure. The Junior
IFC also is considering 'im
proving and expanding its
Greek Week Games held
feach spring.
W .. " '.1 V
the Fraternities, Too
Tired Of Stuffing?
ties sent workers out each
day to cavass homes and
business for displays of
scrap iron.
The contest provided a
trophy to the sorority and
fraternity collecting the
most and two 'others for the
best arrangement. Above
each pile a banner could
be displayed but the cost
could not exceed five dol
lars. Before the week was over
.the campus looked like a
"literal junk yard," the
Daily Nebraskan reported.
The displays were judged
by a representative of an
iron and metal comapny
along with the Innocents.
Kappa Kappa Gamma and
Sigma Alpha Mu were the
winners in the largest
amount collected and Delta
Gamma and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon received the ar
rangement cups.
The slogan which went
with the SAE display read
Girls Form
Precision
Drill Team
Adding something new to
the University scene in the
forthcoming week will be
the appearance of a girls'
precision drill team.
Besides acting as a pre
cision drill unit, the group
also will serve' as military
hostesses at all military
social events and the mem
bers will become ' honorary
members of Pershing
Rifles.
Practice sessions will be
held Tuesdays form 7:30-9
p.m.1 Uniforms of the unit
will consist of white kilts
and tops, white majorette
boots with blue tassels and
blue cap's, gloves and
scarves.
Membership in the drill
team will be limited (to 28.
Sharon DeMars will com
mand the group and have
the' rank of colonel.
Working with Miss
Demars will be Karen
Knaub, executive with the
rank of lieutenant colowl:
Bethen Smith, Joanne Pe
terson, Gladys Rafert and
Reltv Condore as captains,
serving as head of opera
tions, public relations,
treasurer and secretary re
spectlvely.
Thirty girls attended an
organizational meeting last
week. Jt was decided
that the name of the group
will be announced within a
week.
crepe paper Into chicken wire forms. The
workers are (from left): Martia Stuthelt,
Kitty Shearer, Letty Hubka, Judy Rey
nolds, Marg Shearer and Sharon Quinn.
But being loyal Husker fans,
radio in the foreground indi-
also listened to the NU-MU
'
Greeks:
But Scrap
."From the Sigs to the
Pigs." Delta Gamma dis
played "DG drive to Vic
tory," above a gas station
scene created from the
scrap.
However, this year's
stuffing which began in
some houses several weeks
ago is requiring quite a
number of man hours. Last
year's display winner the
Alpha Phis predict this
year's will take about 1500
man hours. Men's division
winner last year, Theta Xis
estimate 1200.
However one Homecom
ing house chairman said,
"If we counted all the hours
of worry the number would
really be huge."
Girls' Dorm,
Hall Officers
Are Named
Joyce Turnbull, senior in
teacher's college, was chosen
president of the Women's Res
idence Halls in last Thurs
day's election.
Deanna Dietrich was elect
ed vice president; Anne
Christy, secretary; and Kathy
Alma, treasurer.
Individual halls also elect
ed their own presidents and
secretaries.
Rosemary Rainforth and
Kay Masters were chosen
president and secretary, re
spectively, of Piper Hall.
Love Hall officers are Sara
Dale, president, and Linda
Scarlet, secretary.
Heppner Hall residents
chose Rita Ryan as president
and Joyce Clark, secretary.
Raymond officers are Jill
Beran, president, and Carolyn
Kizzier, secretary.
Piano-Violin
Recital Planned
Two. new members of the
music ' department Arnold
Schatz and Thomas Fritz
will present a piano-violin
recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
in the Student Union ball
room.' -
Schatz, a violinist, will play
"Variations on a Theme" by
Ttartini and Kreisler, "Sonata
in A Major" by Brahms, "La
Fille aux Cheveus de Lin" by
Debussy . and "Guitane" by
Moszkowski and'Saraste.
Fritz, assistant professor of
piano, wil play "Sonata No. 4"
by Prokofiev," "Prel u d e,
Opus 32" by Rachmaninov
and "Sonata No. 7" by Prok
ofiev. There is no admission
charge. '
Big 8
Roundup
The scent of orange blos
soms is even stronger in
Lawrence, Kan., after the
strong showing the Kansas
Jayhawks put up against
the Oklahoma Sooners Sat-,
urday.
For the result of this
game, the Nebraska-Missouri
game and other Big
Eight Contests:
See Page 3
Methodists
Buy Lot
At 16th, U
Student House
To Be Built
The Wesley Foundation of
the University has purchased
a lot at 16 & U, next to Sigma
Kappa Sorority, for the pur
pose of building a new $200,
000 Student House.
Rev. J. Benton White, as
sociate director of the organ
ization, said the Foundation
hopes to break ground in Feb
ruary, and completion of the
first unit, probably the chap
el, is planned for the fall of
1960, he added.
Now Parking Lot
The lot, which now is used
as a parking lot, was pur
chased from Delta Gamma
sorority for $25,000, Rev.
White said.
Previously, the Methodists
had planned to build on the
nortffeast of 16th & R, but
these plans were disapproved
by the Board of Regents. Ti'e
Regents approved the second
choice.
Funds for the new student
center come "basically from
the capital expansion fund of
the Nebraska Conference" of
the Methodist church, Rev.
White said.
Building by Units
As funds become available,
the center will be built by
units.
The firm of Arter and
Speece, which designed the
Delta Upsilon fraternity
house at 16th & Vine, has
been hired as architect for
the new building, he said.
The present student house
at 1417 R will be sold to Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity, next
door to the Wesley Founda
tion on the east.
Four Cadets Get
Military Awards
Four senior A i r Force
ROTC cadets were given
awards as "Distinguished
Military Cadets" at a detach
ment parade Thursday.
Those honored were Cadet
Col. Donald D. Nelson, Cadet
Lt. Col. Robert G. Paine,
Cadet Maj. Arnold Wiebold
and Cadet Maj. James
Sandin.
The parade included nearly
900 AFROTC cadets and
marked the beginning of "this
year's ceremonies for the
University detachment.
Ag Religious Chapel
May Be Established
. . . Plans To Be Studied
The confusion of juke box
music, basketballs bouncing
on the floor above and the
strains of television dramas
in the Ag Union have caused
dismay for Ag religious or
ganizations. The only place they can
meet is in the Ag Union
lounge, in the midst of all the
building's activity.
But this year the dreams
students have had for the
past two years may material
ize. Committees have started
work and by Nov. 10 faculty
advisers will be named to
counsel a group to study plans
brought up in the past and
plans on what can be done
this year to establish a chap
el on Ag campus for all de
nominations. The Ag YM-YWCA" will
meet jointly that day to form
a committee to work with pas
tors, students, and faculty on
the city campus to try to get
the project underway as soon
as possible.
Greater Need Shown
During the last two years
an even greater need a
chapel has been apparent due
Probing To Continue
In 'Sandwich' Event
Thorough investigation of
the Alpha Gamma Rho pledge
incident is being carried on
by the Division of Student
Affairs and the Interfrater
nity Council.
According to Marty Sophir,
IFC secretary, the IFC exec
utive council is undertaking
an investigation of the inci
dent which happened last
Wednesday night and will
compile the report at the
Wednesday meeting. ,
'59 Parent's Day
May Be Booming
Parents' Day may be
"booming" in more ways
than one this year.
The day, scheduled Nov.
14., the date of the Nebraska
Colorado football game here,
will feature the presentation
of a cannon at halftime to
Innocents Society and visits
from many of the nearly five
thousand parents who will be
sent special invitations.
Boom on Six
The cannon will be present
ed by Army ROTC to the In
nocents for the purpose of
noise and spirit of count num
ber six after a touchdown has
been made.
The cannon will be in perma
nent charge of the Innocents
and its use will be carried on
as a tradition for games in the
coming years.
It will be fired as the cheer
leaders make the final jump.
Yell King Brent Chambers
will direct the action.
Letters will be sent to near
ly five thousand parents this
year in an effort to promote
an organized Parents Day.
Lutherans
Hold Meet
Saturday
Officers from nine colleges
met at the Lutheran Student
House Saturday for a Mid
west Region Training Confer
ence.
Discussion topics led by
College representatives in
cluded the relationships of
Lutheran and other denomi
national groups, programs
that encourage attendance
and spiritual growth and wor
ship ideas for a change in
service.
The representatives spent
the day in training to take
back ideas for local organiza
tional meetings during the
coming year.
University representatives
speaking to the group were
the Rev. Alvin Petersen, cam
pus. Rogert Struve, president
of the University LSA, and
Karen Long.
Other schools represented
were the University of Kan
sas, Kansas State. Beth
any, Dana, Midland, Kearney,
Hastings and Luther colleges.
to new dorms, married stu
dent housing and now the
Kellogg Center.
Plans tentatively include a
sanctuary for 75-100 people, a
lounge, kitchenette and two
offices. The building would be
used for worship and private j
meditations for any denom
inational group that desires to
use the facilities.
Committee' members said
they feel that the need is es
pecially great during, advent,
Lent and Religious Emphasis
Week. The building itself pos
sibly might house a type of
counseling service for Ag students.-
Site Suggested
The suggested site for the
chapel is the area west of the
Ag Administration Annex, but
because of the problem of
church and state, there is only
a slight chance of construction
there, reported Alma Heuer
mann, former committee
chairman.
Roy Arnold and Kathy Sides
are co-chairmen of the plan
ning committee which says
"Big strides forward will be
made this year and we can
go a long way, we hope."
"We can't take action until
we find out the facts of what
really happened," Sophir
said.
Any action of the Council
requires a two-thirds vote of
the entire IFC. This was a
stipulation set up in the re
cent IFC pledge training leg
islation, Dean J. P. Colbert said
that the statements of the
press, police and president
of the house leave a number
of questions unanswered. Ear-
Bob t Blair,- Parent's Day
chairman, reported that offi
cials or department heads
representing the school, ath
letic department and the Stu
dent Union will open the day's
events when they will person
ally be on hand to greet the
parents at a special coffee
hour on the morning of the
game.
A feature this year will be
a package offer including
football tickets and noon
meals at reduced prices.
This is the first year- that
parents will be sent invita
tions by the University, Blair
said. Previously a letter was
printed in the Daily Nebraskan-
and students were asked
to clip it out and send it to
their parents or housemem
bers were asked to write in
vitations. No Special Program
As a result only about 200
parents came and there was
no special program except in
individual residents where
coffee hours or dinners were
held.
"This year we really want
them to know what the Uni
versity is and what it does for
students as an institution of
learning, with an athletic pro
gram and the Union as an ac
tivity center."
Upperclass
Aids Still
Available
Upperclassmen can still
apply for a limited number
of scholarships for second
semester.
All applicants must be in
terviewed before submitting
their application blanks.
The General Scholarship
committee has authorized
Mrs. Jane Wendorf, scholar
ships and awards, to inter
view interested students
Monday through Friday of
next week.
According to Mrs. Wendorf,
late applicants will be con
sidered as a group and the
scholarships will be awarded
on a competitive basis.
All upperclass Regents
scholarship have been used,
she added.
University policy for
awarding upperclass scholar
ships states accumulative av
erages must be a 6, but for
"exceptional cases."
Students will be notified of
application results as soon as
the committee completes the
processing, Mrs. Wendorf
noted.
She said students who want
scholarships for the 1960-61
terms should, plan to apply
in her office, 207 Administra
tion, in February.
Holbert Gets
Hitchcock Prize
Allan B. Holbert, ' a 1956
graduate of the University,
has been awarded a $1,000
Hitchcock scholarship to the
Columbia University Gradu
ate School of Journalism for
the current academic year.
Holbert, a music major,
was active in University Sing
ers and band and was a mem
ber of Beta Theta Pi.
He is the former managing
editor of the Nebraska Educa
tion News and also has
worked for. the Lincoln Star.
The scholarship was estab
lished in 1934 by Mrs. Gilbert
Hitchcock in memory of her
late husband, founder of the
Omaha World-Herald and a
U.S. senator. It is awarded
each year to residents of Ne
braska or graduates of Ne
braska colleges.
lier Colbert toid AGR repre
sentatives that the "way
looked quite clear."
However, Sunday Colbert
told the Dally Nebraskan,
"Some other things h a v
come up that cast a doubt
that things are quite clear."
The case involves an or
ganization and will not b
brought before Tribunal, Col
bert said.
Story of Incident
Allen Heine, 20, the pledge
to whom the incident occurred
told this story:
"On Monday night tht
pledges took their sneakt
Wednesday about 10:30 p.m.
we were given a plate with
a sandwich on it (to eat)
It contained bread soaked
with vinegar, a raw egg and
breakfast food.
"All pledges were given th
same thing to eat and I had
mine about half finished
when I began to choke, re
gurgitated, and then my nose
started to bleed. From that
time on I don't remember
much as I went into a dizzy
haze.
"I had no conception of
how long it was during the
incident. However I felt all
right when I left and walked
to the ambulance," he said.
At this point, an active.
Gary Briggs, took over the
phone and said that Student
Affairs had indicated that
things "looked quite clear"
as far as the fraternity was
concerned. Sunday Dean Col
bert changed his statement
City Police and later Uni
versity police were called to
the fraternity near Agricul
ture College about 11 p.m.
Wednesday.
An ambulance took him to
Student Health where he was
kept for observation during
the night.
The AGR housemother re
ported that it was out of deep
concern for the boy that
fraternity , members were
quick to respond for help.
A rumor had been circulat
ing that the combination of
the vinegar and raw egg
would be poisonous to t h e
body.
"It (being poison) is ridic
ulous," said Robert Feeney,
professor of biochemistry,
"but if I would have eaten
it, it probably would have
made me sick, too."1
Annual Meal
AGR President Bob Paine
earlier told a Lincoln news
paper that the "sandwich"
incident was not part of any
fraternity initiation, but was
an annual meal served to
everyone at the house.
Another spokesman of the
fraternity would not explain
the annual meal any further
than that it was a secret
within the fraternity.
Paine told the newspaper
that the sandwich, although
disagreeable to the taste, was
of high nutritious value and
was not injurious.
He attended Migration and
was not available for further
comment this weekend.
Jet Crash
Kills 1959
NU Grad
A 1959 University graduate
was killed Thursday when the
F85 Sabre jet plane he was
piloting crashed into another
above Hill Air Force Base,
Utah.
Dead is 1st Lt. Charles G.
Place, a member of the
Wyoming Air National Guard.
Place, who was a guard
member since 1955, trans
ferred from the Nebraska
Guard to the Wyoming Guard
on Oct. 1.
He was teaching in a Chey
enne, Wyo., high school. Place
earlier lived in Nebraska
City.
While at the University, he
was a member and officer of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
NUCWA Board
Positions Open
NUCWA will hold inter
views for six board positions
Tuesday from" 6:30 to 9 p.m.
in 348 Student Union.
The positions open include
foreign student relations, spe
cial projects, publicity com
mittee, membership, assist
ant to the vice president in
charge of public relations and
assistant to the vice president
in charge of planning.