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7 '' wwm -w . - UNIVERSITY OF NF" Regents Approve Purchase Of Electronic Computer The Board of Regents Sat urday authorized the pur chase of a medium sized electronic digital computer, contingent upon a $95,000 grant from the National Sci ence Foundation. The computer has been given top faculty priority for two years in terms of equip ment need. Chancellor Clifford Hardin told the Board that the Foun dation Jias given the Univer sity informal notification that its grant has been approved. The cost of the computer Is in excess of $180,000 but with a 50 per cent educa tional discount, the Univer sity will be able to buy the equipment for the amount of the grant, the Chancellor said. Dr. M. A. Basoco, professor of mathematics and chairman of the Computer Center Com mittee, said results of a facul ty survey indicated an ur gent need for the on-campus computational center. Time Saver "There are rnany impor tant research programs of considerable size and com plexity which are not being pursued because of the pro hibitive time requirements for and the impracticability of hand calculation," Dr. Basoco said. Dean John C. Weaver, re search administrator, called the computer "an extremely significant research tool. This new Center will open areas for research activity through out the University. In many research areas, a man with a pencil and paper can't make much headway. "In addition," Dean Wea ver continued, "this Center will allqw the University to train students in the areas of numerical analysis and com puter methodology, which are very important new fields of endeavor." Nebraska Hall The Computer Center will be located in a 100 by 30 foot area on the second floor of Nebraska Hall and is ex pected to be in operation by Sept. 1, 1960. Besides the main cabinet, which weighs about 1.5 tons, there will be seven other cabinets. The equipment will add, multiply, subtract, divide and perform rudimentary decision opera tions. The computer, according to Dr. Gordon A. Gallup, as sistant professor of chemis try, will do essentially two types of problems; statistical analysis and scientific calcu lations. Examples of some of the Art Works Are Returned To Union The student art collection i has been returned to the Stu- 1 dent Union, according to Paul I Johns, chairman of the arts I and exhibits committee. I ' The pictures were taken f down late last semester when a two of them disappeared. V However, the two pieces I were returned during final exams. t A watercolor by . Dick l'i Moses and a charcoal draw- ; ing by Marcia Laging were I the two items which had pre- I viously been reported stolen u from the Union, a A second reason for restor- ing the collection were the comments by students that the pictures lent an aesthetic quality to the Union. The student collection con lists of work done by Uni versity students. All 35 items of the collection are cur rently in the Union. Pix Library Opens Again Next Week The Student Union's Picture Lending Library will open next Monday at 8 a.m. Pictures will be available only to students holding sec ond semester identification cards. Original pictures also can be rented for a fee of one dollar a semester. Originals available in the library include watercolors by Gail Butt, assistant pro fessor of art; Tom Schmidt, instructor in art; and Larry Johnson, University student. Also available are an oil drawing toy Johnson and a wood cut by Dick Moses, for mer NU student. Paul Johns, chairman of the arts and exhibits commit tee, said students should get bids in early because the li brary has only slightly more than 100 pictures The library will be o p e n from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. from next Monday through Wednes ,i uuiii he in the base- ment of the Union west of projects which can be con ducted with the use of the computer include: Weather factors on agri culture. Presently some 400, 000 IBM cards are filled with Nebraska weather records that will be used by research workers when the rapid method analyses are avail able. Still more information will be added for meaning ful interpretation of crop re actions to weather. Beef cattle and swine breeding program. Heredi- Other Regents Business See Page' 4 tary and genetic factors in the program could be ana lyzed through the computer. Soil test program. The fertility level in terms of available phosphorus, potas sium, nitrogen, and need for lime could be related to past cropping, lime. and fertilizer history. This type of . infor mation would be used by soil fertility research person nel, fertilizer industry, farm ers, extension service, voca tional agriculture, Soil Con servation Service and soil survey. Analysis of farm income and expenses. A research project will be undertaken in volving an analysis of the in comes, expenditures, and Male Lead Is Needed For Play Illness Causes Empty Role "Rocksprings," the winning three-act play of the national contest sponsored by the Ne braska Masquers and the Uni versity Theater, needs a lead ing man. Special tryouts for the re casting of the leading male role, which has been vacated because of illness, will be 7:15-10 p.m. Tuesday and 3-5 p.m. Wednesday in 301 Tem ple Building, according to Dr. Joseph Baldwin, associate professor of speech and dram atic art. The play, to be presented at Howell Memorial Theatre the last of February, was selected from 63 plays submitted by playwrights from 48 states by playwrighting i n s t r u c tors from South Dakota, Cali fornia, Texas and North Caro lina. f ' Capt. Marken Navy Chaplin To Address ROTC Unit Captain R. R. Marken, Chaplain of the Ninth Naval District, will speak to mem bers of the University ROTC unit at 3 p.m. today. "The Navy Goes to Church" will be the title of the Chap lain's speech. Chaplain Marken will make stops at all of the 14 NROTC units within the Ninth Naval District Midwest area. He first entered the Navy in 1918 as an apprentice seaman and was discharged in 1921. Upon completion of studies at Drake, he reentered the Navy, this time as a chaplain in the Naval Reserve. This year he will complete some 31 years of Naval serv ice. He has served as a Staff and District Chaplain since May, 1946. This is the fifth year Chaplain Marken has ap peared on university cam puses in the Ninth Naval Dis trict. Grad Party Planned The Graduate Club will sponsor a party Friday at 8 p.m. in the Student Union. Admission is fifty cents. Guests are welcome. taxes of several thousand farm operators, investors in farm lands, and farm fami lies in Nebraska and other states of the Great Plain region. Poultry genetics and breeding program. The pre sent breeding program re quires detailed records on ap proximately 15,000 pedigreed animals. Processing this ma terial without the computer would take months of labor ious calculations. Cosmic Ray work. De tailed theoretical calculations such as solution of the dif fusion equations for the pas sage of high-energy particles through the atmosphere and through dense matter could be made with the computer. Research Programs Dr. Basoco explained that location of the scientific com puting facility at the Univer sity will make it possible for the establishment of aerologi cal research programs in the Great Plains region. "The facilities also could be of service to the work of the important nuclear power reactor presently under con struction at Hallam under the sponsorship of the Atomic En ergy Commission and Con sumers under the sponsorship of the Atomic Energy Com mission and Consumers Pub lic Power District," Dr. Ba soco said. He said the Center will be available to other neighbor ing institutions which are conducting research. Finally! Cagers Win See Page 3 ' Pix Contest Entries Set Union Contest Now In Fifteenth Year Entries for the 15th annual College Photo Competition are now being accepted. All photos must be sub mitted to the Student Union Activities Office no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 19, according to Paul Johns, committee chair man. Any student is eligible to compete. Pictures must have been taken within the period of April 30, 1959 to Feb. 19. Pictures will be judged in four classifications: A News Reports; B Human Interest; C Portrait; D Character sketches. These pictures must be mounted on standard 16 by 20 inch boards and the prints must be eight by ten inches or larger. Judging will take place March 1 at the Student Union. Judges will be selected from the members of the School of Journalism and Art faculties. Winners will be awarded gift certificates for merchan dise from local merchants. They may then enter the Na tional Contest and will also receive a local traveling trophy. Further rules and entry blanks may be obtained at the main desk in the Student Union. NU Debaters Score Well In 2 Meets Three University debate teams scored wins in nine out of 12 matches during a debate conference held at Northwest Missouri State College last weekend. Susie Moffitt and Tom Cooper won three of four debates in the senior divi sion. This was top rating in the division received by sev eral teams. Eileen Warren and Bob Austin won two and lost two in the senior division. Sylvia Bathe and K a t h y Madsen took top honors in the junior division winning all four of their debates. Individual honors included Miss Warren who received a superior rating in discussion and Miss Moffitt and Cooper who both rated superior in entemporaneous speaking. Ten schools participated in the conference. ASAE Meeting The student branch of the American Society of Agricul tural Engineers, ASAE, will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in 206 Ag . Engineering Hall. E-Week plans will be dis cussed at the meeting, and refreshments will be served. any mmm Vol. 34, No, 57 Convocations Will Feature Norman Cousins, Parkinson Two convocations have been scheduled during the coming semester, one featuring the editor of the Saturday Re view, the other featuring sat irist C. Northcote Parkinson. Parkinson, author of the best selling satire, "Parkin son's Law," will appear Feb. 22. A luncheon will be held in MWIIUIIWI UIIJ mi' I MiMIMJMIiaUWirailWIMWMt & ( I T i--kJt ! & -''" ' ''iJ ' II ' 1 V )y. COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT "But, Dr. plenty of headaches Monday with students Hoover, I didn't, register for Home Eco- trying to change sections. Hoover hadn't nomies 141," might be what this student even had time to take his coat off after is telling Registrar Floyd Hoover, who had lunch when this picture was taken. Psychology Prof Designs Capabilities Usage Test Dr. K. Warner Schaie, as sistant professor of psychol ogy, has authored the first published test of capabilities usage. Dr. Schaie designed t he lest which specifically at tempts to discover how well an individual is able to make use of his capabilities after a study of 500 individuals. In contrast to IQ exams Ag Training Course Set For Summer Talented Students To Attend Session The National Science Foun dation Friday announced that a grant of nearly $8,000 has been set aside to be admin istered by the College of Ag riculture. The grant is to be used in a 60-day program to stimu late the interest of selected students in research careers. Preliminary planning for this 60-day summer training program for 10 high aptitude Nebraska high school stu dents is now under way, ac cording to Dr. D. G. Hanway, chairman of the department of agronomy and the program administrator. "We have an outstanding chance with this program at the College of Agriculture to install high interest in both basic and applied research in the young people that will be coming here this summer," said Dr. Hanway. The training program will begin June 6 and end August 5 this year. The students will be housed and fed at grant expense and all the research facilities of the College of Agriculture will be made available to the promising scientists. "Some of our most highly capable professors and re searchers in their respective careers will give direct, and detailed counseling to the young people," Dr. Hanway said. "This will require a great deal of our time and although highly enjoyable for us, should be very hard work." ARCHIVES LINCOLN, the Indian. Suite of the Stu dent Union for him, and an informal discussion will take place in the Union Audito rium at 2:30 p.m. Classes will ' be dismissed at the instructor's discretion for Parkinson's speech. Professor of History Cousins will appear April 1, in an all-University convoca But, Dr. Hoover! which indicate one's mental capabilities, Dr. Schaie's ' ' rigidity-flexibility'" test seeks to indicate how effec tively a person uses his cap abilities. "No matter how bright a person is, if he can not ad just from one task to an other, he may not be able to succeed in various types of jobs," said Dr. Schaie. "This type of test may give personnel directors and guidance counseling people a better insight into individuals in whom they are inter ested," he said. Dr. Schaie said it is be lieved that a combination of measures of rigidity-flexibility and of mental ability may in crease the efficiency in pre dicting the level of an indi vidual's functioning at any given age level. Opera Dubbed Bubbly "Die Fledermaus" Scheduled for This Week By Karen Long Bubbling and sparkling like champaigne is the de scription given to "Die Fledcrmaus," the opera to be presented this week at Howell Memorial Theatre, according to director Leon Lishner. It holds a unique position on the opera repertoire as it has been performed in every opera house in the world. About 10 years ago it was presented by the Metropolitan Opera Com pany in Lincoln, but it is the first time to be given by the University Music department. Two Casts Two casts of characters will perform on alternating nights. On Wednesday and Friday, February 3 and 5 the cast includes Lou Law son, Wayne Robertson, Vir ginia Duxbury, Gayle John son, Gene Dybdahl, Cal Carlson, William Hatcher, Paul Knepper, Lucy Rob ertson and Roger Schmidt. On Thursday and Satur day, February 4 and 6 the cast includes Richard Mor ris, Ken S c h e f f e 1, Judy Lawrence, Diane Butherus, Amer Lincoln, Irvin Pear son, Norman Rjggins, Syl via Rigg, Lucy Robertson and Roger Schmidt. The ilory, a farce, re NEBRASKA tion at the Coliseum. Parkinson, who is Raffles Professor of History at the University of Malaya, is now on a cross-country lecture tour. He has just completed a summer of lecturing on "The History of the British Em pire" at Harvard Summer School. According to the Bos- University Press Publishes Art History Work A short history of American art, written by one of Amer ica's foremost art historians, "has been published by the Uni versity Press. "From Realism to Reality in Recent American Paint ing," was- written by Virgil Barker of the University of Miami and is concerned mainly with the period from the middle of the 19th century to the present. The volume is illustrated with 16 black and white and four full color reproductions of famous American paint ings. The illustrations were made possible by a gift from the Woods Charitable Fund. All but three of the paint ings are from the collections of the University Art Galler ies and the Nebraska Art As sociation. volves around Gabriel Eisenstein who is about to go to jail for kicking a tax collector in the stomach. But a friend of his, Dr. Falke, persuades him to go to the Grand Ball at Prince Orlafsky's before reporting to the jail. Eisenstein doesn't tell his wife of his plans and the plot becomes complicated when his wife also appears at the ball in disguise. Meets Wife He flirts with her without knowing she is his wife al though she is quite aware that he is her own husband. Complications ensue but still the plot remains gay and light and never really serious. "Die Fledcrmaus" has been done in many versions but this production is being done in the Metropolitan opera version. The texts and lyrics are by Garson Kanin and How ard Dietz, successful Broad way writers, who have add ed the Colloquial American touch. ' Cast Problems "Problems in preparing a work of this sort is get ting people with a cultural background such as Ameri c a n University students have to assume the man ner, stance, walk, and the Tuesday, February 2, 1960 ton newspaper accounts, his classrooms were packed, as he entertained as much as he instructed. Although Professor Parkin son is a scholar and well known author of many books on economic, naval and mili tary history, he just recently made his first venture into sa tirical political economics. Army Major His now famous "Law" first appeared as an anonymous article in the London Econo mist, and later was reprinted wholly or in part by Harper's, Life, The Reporter and Wall Street Journal in this coun try. He says that the Idea for the "Law" came to him during World War II when he was a major with the British Army. While a member of a com mittee whose jurisdiction was somewhere between the Brit ish Army, Navy and Air Force, he noticed that the executives simply made work for each other, "reading each other's minutes and criti cizing each other's gram mar." Concluding that "there may be little or no relationship be tween the work to be done and the size of the staff to which it may be assigned' he then did research in other areas of administration, both pri vate and governmental. His discoveries pinp o i n t many so-called ridiculous in efficiencies of spreading bu reaucracy in this age of man agement and the organization man. Parkinson New Rag Policy On Club Notices The Daily Nebraskan has adopted a new policy regard ing the publication of club notices this semester. To insure inclusion of all meetings, publicity chairmen are asked to submit all no tices by 3 p.m. on Fridays for any meeting the following week. These will be printed in the form of a weekly sched ule of meetings. general style of the peo ple who lived in 1874 in Vienna," said Lishner. Lishner said that he felt that American university acting concepts were de rived from Hollywood and television acting where the criteria of acting seems to be in playing down the emo tional peaks. Lines are read in a mo notonous drone even though the content may be highly emotional, he continued. This treatment w o u 1 d be deathly in "Die Fleder maus," he emphasized. The casual manner of walk of men and women as he refers the "Nebraska Drag," must be discarded in place of the elegant car riage of upper middle class people of the 19th century as the play requires. Besides the cast a chorus of 20 and orchestra of 25 will accompany the group. The orchestra is under the direction of Emanuel Wish now, chairman of the de partment of music. The lavish costumes and gets have been designed by James Kopp who is doing it as part of his masters -thesis in dramatics. Season theatre tickets will be needed for the two and one-half hour produc tion which begins each eve ning at 8 p.m. ' Lr n -iBMBifirfafurf-'-"-" 1 lh games area.