Downs Prompt Panic,
r Rush to Registrar's
. . . Saturday Marks D-Day or Flunk
Downs once again have put a dark mark on individuals
and organized houses.
The rush to the Registrar's Office began just before
the last downs came out. Last possible time to drop
courses is 12 noon on Saturday.
Mrs. Irma Laase, assistant registrar, reminds stu
dents that all drops not officially filed by that time will
be recorded as a failure.
The administration refused to give out information
concerning any ' comparison of number of hours which
might be compared with those given four weeks ago.
They said that no permanent report is made.
Concern With Individual
Associate dean of Student Affairs Frank Halgren said
that Student Affairs is most concerned with individuals
and often the scholarship chairman is called in to talk
about individuals but the number of hours of downs
per house is not categorfted or the concern of the de-
partment.
The only report given according to standing is ver
bally through 1 secretaries and no written confirmed
report is given through Student Affairs.
He explained that four copies of the down slip are
made. They are sent to the student, parents, adviser
and the house.
Puzzle To Students
The difference between dropping a course a student Is
passing and dropping one if grades are just below the pass
ing mark is a puzzle to many students.
The Registrar's Office explained that it is up to the
discretion of the instructor whether o not the student
may drop in good standing. However, often by asking
, to take a test or doing some extra work the instructor
will allow the student to drop in good standing.
That extra effort may make the difference between
a 1 or an x. If a course is dropped in poor standing it
is automatically a failure and recorded as a 1. If
dropped, an x is recorded, the same as never register
ing for the course.
Rarified
Baldwin Keeps Vow
To Direct 'Misalliance'
After Dr. Joseph Baldwin
saw "Misalliance" in its New
York comeback in 1953, he
vowed he would do the play
someday, somewhere.
"When a play can make
the tough Broadway critics
laugh, then it's a good bet
the play is both funny and
good," said the director of
the University Theatre pro
duction.
He explains the humor to
be similar to that of the
blend of farce displayed in
Gilbert and Sullivans light
opera or the plays of Thorn
ton Wilder.
Beautiful things are
Arch Board
Scrutinizing
NUDept.
Rating Decision
Due Next June
The University department
of architecture is presently
being scrutinized by the Na
tional Architecture Accredit
ing Board.
The three-member delega
tion is made up of representa
tives from the American In
Association of Collegiate
. Schools of Architecture and
the National Committee of
Architecture Registra
tion Boards.
Every Five Years
Each five years, an in-
s p e c t i i g team visits
campuses and then reports
to the Accrediting Board.
The Accrediting Board then
accredits the school, places
it on probation if it is defi
cient or refuses to accredit
the school.
Ah accredited school means
two years less practical ex
perience needed after gradu
ation before application for
an architectural practicing li
cnse. A graduate of an ac
credited school of architec
ture has to serve three years
gaining practical experience
in an architectural office be
for he may apply.
Five-Year Term
A graduate of a non-accredited
school of architec
ture must serve in a similar
term before he may apply for
examination.
Twenty to 30 students of
the University architectural
department were chosen at
random to have interviews
with the members of the
board and discuss their views
oa the, department and var
ious other aspects of the
architectural profession.
The University will be ad
vised by the Board of the
results after the February
meeting of the board. The
board will reaffirm its de
cision after its June meeting
and the results will be re
leased then.
Barnard Speaker
At ME Meeting
The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers will
meet Wednesday night at
7:30 in 206 Richards Hall.
Prof. Niles H. Barnard, chair
man of the department of
mechanical engineering, will
speak on "How to Present a
Paper."
' Pictures for the Cornhusker
will be taken at 6:50 p.m.'
Humoi
brought out in a ridiculous
way through a rarified hu
mor. Main Plot
The main plot of the play
is getting Hypatia, the" weal
thy underwear manufactur
er's daughter, . married. She
is engaged to a man she
doesn't really love but who is
intelligent.
After an airplane slams in
to their greenhouse she sees
that the pilot is the right
man and chases him.
But at this time in 1910 in
England young women
weren't supposed to do such
a thing.
Flavored Accent
The title Misalliance comes
from the idea of a miss mar
riage, that of the union of a
girl from a great and good
middle class with one from
the aristocracy.
Baldwin commented that
the English accent was fla
vored with a bit of North
Platte accent but that the
1910 play which made its re
cent revival has much to of
fer. Effect upon' effect is built
up and the situations become
quite mixed up.
it combines comedy with
the characters looking at
themselves. They explore the
paradoxes which later cause
them to fall laughing and
make fun of themselves.
It was nominated by Rich
ard Watts Jr., New York
newsman, as the "most en
tertaining play of the sea
son." A theatrical maeazine
says, "It has proved itself to
have more wit, humor, fun
and over-all vivacity than
nine-tenths of the plays the
current theatre wastes its
customers' money on."
French Film Next
The French film 'Forbidden
Fruit" will be shown Wednes
day at the Nebraska Theatre
at 8 p.m.
The third of the Foreign
Film series stars the French
actor Fernandal.
In Most Universities:
125-Hour Requirement
Has Become Tradition
The 125-hour minimum
graduation requirement is the
basis of accrediting in the
majority of undergraduate
colleges and universities
throughout the United States.
According to Galen Saylor,
professor of secondary educa
tion, the 125-hour requirement
has become more or less tra
ditional in higher educational
institutions.
Other Systems
He said that some schools
use a course basis requiring
16 courses for a Bachelor of
Science degree but it amounts
to approximately the same
number of 'hours when trans
posed to the hour system.
Prof. Saylor said he felt the
125-hour requirement for ;
graduation as a secondary1
teacher was inadequate. He
said with the constantly
broadening field of education
the demands wk the ice-1
ondary teacher required
more than in past years.
He said he foresaw a five
year teacher's program with
Vol. 34, No. 43.
Hardin Adds
Appointed to
Chancellor Clifford M. Har
din has added another honor
to his growing list of recog
nitions as an authority ,in the
field of education.
The Chancellor is one of 18
educational .leaders selected
L 'fM v i ?7?A J;F ft
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CONTEST FINALISTS The five girls pic
tured above are finalists for the title of
Miss Block and Bridle of 1959. The com
petition is sponsored by the Block and
Bridle Club and is held in conjunction with
the Holiday Ham Sale. Each ham sold
will be worth 10 votes to a candidate indi
Nebraskan Announces
Coed Fashion Contest
To Name 'Best Dressed9
A University coed may be
named one of the 10 "Best
Dressed College Girls in
America."
In cooperation with Gla
mour Magazine, the Daily
Nebraskan is sponsoring the
contest on this campus.
Two weeks in New York in
June will be the prize award
ed to the 10 coeds selected
nationally. They will be flown
to New York on May 30 and
will stay at the Biltmore Hotel
until June 10.
The "best dressed girl" on
this campus will be selected
on the basis of groommg,
poise, personality, beauty of
face and figure as well , as
campus activities.
Fashion Panel
She will be chosen by a
panel of judges composed of
buyers from the various
fashion stores in Lincoln and
by campus leaders.
Three photographs of the
local winner will be taken by
the Daily Nebraskan in a (1)
campus outfit, (2) party
higher hour requirements for
graduation.
Four-Year Plan
Adam Breckenridge, dean
of faculties, said the happen
stance figure of 125 hours
probably developed as a re
sult of the four-year plan for
university education.
He contended the require
ment was uniform, and con
venient for accrediting organ
izations throughout the coun
try. When questioned about his
views as to the adequacy of
the requirement, Dean Breck
enridge said he felt it de
pended upon the area level
of study.
He said he believed the stu
dent's understanding of his
field of study was more im
portant vhan the credit hours.
While 125 hours is the mini
mum' requirement for gradu
ation in some fields, the final
establishment of graduation
demands rests with the fac
ulty of the particular college.
MB
to the Editorial Advisory
Board of ''Overview," a new
magazine for all educational
administrators.
Shape Policy
His new job will be to help
shape the editorial policy and
One'll Be B&B
dress, and (3) an off -campus
daytime outfit.
In March, a panel of Gla
mour editors will name the
10 most outstanding coeds
from the candidates sub
mitted. The top 10 will be photo
graphed for Glamour's Aug
ust College issue.
The two weeks in New York
will include a college fashion
show at the Biltmore, several
luncheons, dinners, parties
and shopping sprees.
Receive Prizes
Last year the coeds took
part in several modeling as
signments and were present
ed with various articles of
clothing, typewriters and oth
er prizes.
Names of candidates should
be submitted to the Daily Ne
braskan office in the Student
Union by Dec. 15. '
All organized women's
houses, plus the RAM Coun
cil, 1FC and Co-Op Council
have been invited to submit
candidates.
1933 Grad
Wins $1M0
PBK Prize
A 1933 graduate of the Uni
versity was awarded the 1959
Phi Beta Kappa Science
Prize of $1,000 in Washington
DC.
Dr. Loren Eiseley, profes
sor of anthropology at the
University of Pennsylvania
and a native of Lincoln, re
ceived the award.
This was the initial award
of the science prize which
will be offered annually by
Phi Beta Kappa for the best
book published on science or
ihe interpretation of science.
His book, "Darwin's Cen
tury," was published by Dou
bleday and Co.
A nationally known anthro
pologist, Dr. Eiseley at
tended public schools in Lin
coln and graduated from
Teachers College High School
in 1925.
Radio Club Meeting ,
The Amateur Radio Club
will meet at 7 p.m. tonignt in
205 Military and Naval
Science Building.
A treasurer will be elected.
mi
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
New
'Overview'
advise the magazine as to
the effectiveness of its sub
ject material.
Earlier this year, Chancel
lor Hardin was elected presi
dent of the American Asso
ciation of Land Grant College
Queen
cated by the buyer. The winner will be
presented Friday night at the Ham Auc
tion in the Ag Union. Left to right are:
Jeanene Markussen, Pat Kain, Janice
Scott, Sandra Lee Clark and Jrda Thompson.
Huskers Win
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Physics Meeting
Is Set Thursday
The physics colloquim pre
viously announced in the
Daily Nebraskan to be held
today, will be held Thursday.
Dr. Frank Dudek, professor
of psychology is the guest
speaker. The meeting will be
held in 211 Brace Laboratory
at 4:15 p.m.
Engineering Students
Work With Diodes
Major Breakthrough in Science
Three University graduate
students are now doing re
search on one of the newest
and most important develop
ments in electronics the tun
nel diode.
Discovery and development
of the little amplifying or
switching device no bigger
than the broken tip of a pen
cil lead has been described
by authorities on electronics
as a "major breakthrough"
in science.
Working For Degrees
Ned Lindsay, Vernon Bol
Iesen and Milo Hruby, all
working for their master's
degrees, are experimenting
with the tiny diodes.
Eight were riven to the
University recently by IBM
and General Electric for re
search purposes. Not in gen
eral production, they are only
in the experimental stage and
sell for $75 each.
Dr. C. M. Hyde, professor
of electrical engineering, said
the little units are similar ty)
transistors but that they are
not effected by extreme heat
and will work in circuits of
extremely high and low fre
quencies. Not Substitutes'
"They are neither substi
tutes for electronic tubes or
transistors but are, rather,
units that can perform cer
tain functions under certain
conditions that the other de
vices cannot," he explained.
The students now are find
ing just what can be expected
electronically from the diodes
and later win search for ap
plications for them.
Discovered by Leo Esaki,
a Japanese scientist in 1958,
onor
and State Universities.
It was the first time a Uni
versity representative had
been elected to the post. The
organization is composed of
68 major institutions in 50
states and Puerto Rico and
includes a membership of
3,000 college presidents and
administrators.
Views in Journal
Another recognition of the
Chancellor's ability as an
American educator was the
publication of his views on
the question, "Is college edu
cation a right or a priv
ilege?" in the October issue
of the Ladies' Home Journal.
Chancellor Hardin's com
ment was made as a member
of a panel consisting of eight
prominent Americans.
During the early part of
November, the Chancellor
traveled to the East Coast as
a delegate to two profession
meetings. He attended the
meeting of the American
Council on Education's Com
mission on Education and In
ternational Affairs in Wash
ington, D.C.
He then traveled to New
York City to participate in
the meeting of the Associa
tion of American Universi
ties.
Hardin is also chairman of
the Committee on Institution'
al Projects Abroad, a com
mittee of the American Coun
cil on Education.
NIPs Lislmer
To Appear
On NBC-TV
Leon Lishner will make his
ninth consecutive appearance
on NBC-Television in the nation-wide
telecast of Gian
Carlo Menotti's Christmas
opera, "Amahl and the Night
Visitors."
The associate professor of
voice at the University will
also appear in opera and con
cert in 11 cities throughout the
country during the holiday
season.
He will sing with the sym
phony orchestras of Amarillo,
Wichita, Kalamazoo, Evans
ville, Saginaw, Plymouth and
Detroit, and at Victoria Col
lege, Hope College, Bowling
Green State University and
Tufts University.
Menotti's opera will be
presented on Christmas Eve.
the tunnel diodes can be used
in portable television sets,
tiny medical instruments and
in many electronic devices
where space is limited,1 such
as man-made satellites and
space vehicles.
Temperature Variation
The diodes work as well
under temperatures as high
as 650 degrees above zero or
almost as low as 500 degrees
below zero. They are unaf
fected .by large amounts of
nuclear radiation and will
probably never wear out, ac
cording to Dr. Hyde.
Engineers recently con
structed a radio transmitter
the size of a 50-cent piece.
Successful reception was not
ed on an FM radio nearby.
The power required to oper
ate the tunnel diode is about
one-millionth of a watt.
Dr. Hyde said the eight
gift diodes from the electron
ic firms are worth a total of
about $500. "The time will
probably come in a year or
two when you can buy them
for a dollar apiece," he said.
Before the specks of rare
metal were mounted in their
pea-sized containers at the
University, you could have
p'i ced all eight of them on
top of a baby's thumbnail, he
added. -
Orchesin Film
A film of Martha Graham,
noted American dancer, and
her troup will be featured at
the Women's Physical Educa
tion building December 16.
The program, sponsored by
Orchesis, will begin at 7:15
p.m. Admission is 10 cents for
the film. .
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Chancellor Hardin
Messiah
Soloists
Named
Handel Oratorio
Will Be Sunday
Four soloists have been
named for the annual presen
tation of Handel's oratorio,
"The Messiah".
Five hundred voices of the
University Choral Union will
blend in the Christmas
program which will be held
Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Coli
seum. The soloists are Susan
Stehl, Suzann Worley, Eugene
Dybdahl and Ken Scheffel.
Miss Stehl, a junior in
Teachers College, is a soloist
for University Singers. Miss
Worley and Dybdahl are
seniors in Teachers College.
Scheffel, a junior in Teach
ers College, was the soloist
in last year's opera "Gallan
try". Earl Jenkins, associate pro-
sessor of music, will direct the
program.
The University Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Em
anuel Wishnow, chairman of
the department of music, al
so will take part in the per
formance. Music groups composing the
Choral Union and their direc
tors are University Sineers
and University Chorus II, both
directed by Jenkins: the Mad
rigal Singers and University
Chorus I, both directed by
Prof. John Moran; and the
Agricultural College Chorus,
directed by William
Hatcher.
Prof. Myron Roberts will
be the organist.
Witty Writer
Will Speak
At Luncheon
Colin Jackson, British syndi
cated columnist and radio fig
ure, will make a repeat cam
pus appearance today at a
noon Daily Nebraskfln-C-orn-husker
luncheon.
The witty world traveler,
who will spend the Christmas
holiday in Algeria, was here
a year ago for a similar lunch
eon and appearances on
KUON-TV.
Jackson also is prominent
in British political affairs but
was defeated in a recent at
tempt to gain a seat in Par
liament on the Labor ticket.
All Nebraskan and Corn
husker staff members and
Pub Board are invited to the
luncheon, which will be held
in the Ogallala Room 13-A,
Student Union.
Low Score Nets
Bowling Prize
One conventioneer received
a bowling trophy but not for
the usual high score.
Instead the presentation and
the offer of his services to
anyone having bowling trouble
was due to his score of 54 in
the tournament.
Two University of Missouri
women tied for the trophy ia
the women's division.
Kansas State took home the
men's trophy.
