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Vol. 34, No. 61
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, February 9, 1960
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KELLOGG CENTER Construction got a boost Monday
as workmen had spring-like temperatures to their favor.
The warm weather is expected to continue for several
days. The Center is being built on Ag Campus at 33rd and
Holdrege.
Etiquette Panel To Discuss
Campus Social Questions
All women's houses and
residence halls will be well
informed for the social events
of the spring season after a
nanel discussion at 7:30 D.m.
Thursday in Love Library
Auditorium.
University personnel who
have acted as sponsors and
been guests at teas, dinners
and parties have noticed that
there are many questions and
lack of knowledge of what is
proper at campus functions.
Panel Members
To assist in correcting this
a panel consisting of Helen
Snyder, dean of women; Mrs
Bonnie R a d e r, vocational
home economics instructor
and Mrs. Jane Eller, assist
ant to the dean of student
affairs will discuss the ac
cepted rules of etiquette.
Kay Stute, member of the
Independent Women's Associ
ation which is sponsoring the
program, will be the moder
ator. Representatives from or
ganized houses, housemoth
ers, and all independent wom
en are asked to attend so
that all will be informed on
the same functions.
Discussion Topics
Topics' to be discussed in-
Senior Girls
Are Offered
Scholarships
Scholarships valued at $100
or $150 will be awarded to sen
ior women by the Faculty
Women's Club at the Univer
sity this spring.
The scholarships will be
granted in "recognition of
meritorious efforts in school
life as well as for scholastic
attainment."
Application blanks may be
obtained from the division of
Student Affairs in Adminis
tration, the home economics
department on Ag campus or
the 'College of Medicine in
Omaha.
Applications should be
mailed to Mrs. Carl E. Georgi,
3033 Georgian Court, Lincoln,
by March 4.
NU Faculty Women's Club
also sponsors the Memorial
Student Aid Fund, which of
fers financial assistance to
both men and women stu
dents. Information concern
ing the fund may be obtained
from the office of the Division
of Student Affairs.
Activities Mart
Slated for Ag
Builders and Student Un
ion committees will co-sponsor
an Activities Mart for Ag
activities Feb. 17 from 1 to
5:15 p.m. in the entrance of
the Ag Activities building.
The mart will enable stu
dents to sign up for Ag
organiaztions. Organizations
which want to take part must
file applications in the activi
ties office by Friday.
Orchesis Reschedules
Orchesis has rescheduled
its meeting on Wednesday at
7 p.m. since the Johnny
Mathis show was cancelled.
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elude dress, manners, intro
ductions. conversations, how
long to stay, procedures and
invitations and acceptances
or regrets for teas, recep
tions ana dinners on campus.
It is suggested that repre
sentatives take retorts back
to the social chairman for
filing so that when the Dean's
lea ana otner all-university
functions are held there will
be no questions about proper
etiquette.
"Teas and receptions
shouldn't be feared and eti
quette is an important phase
oi college lite," said Kay
Stute, IWS board member.
"Individuals would benefit bv
gaining poise and security
necessary in everyday con
versation and contacts as well
as the social affairs bv this
meeting," she continued.
'Pajama Game'
Cast Now Posted
Cast list for the Kosmet
Klub spring show, "The
Pajama Game," will be
posted today in the Temple
Building, Music Building
and on the bulletin board in
the Student Union.
AH cast members are re
quired to attend the first
rehearsal tonight in 349
Union at 7:30, according to
Mrs. Bonna Tebo Hayes,
dramatics director.
Any member missing this
first rehearsal will automa
tically be dropped from the
show, she said.
Any student with conflicts
should contact Mrs. Hayes
during the day at IN 6-3271.
Nielsen Is
KK Show
Chairman
Jack Nielsen has been
named chairman of Kosmet
Club's spring show, "The Pa
jama Game," which will be
presented March 25 and 26 at
Pershing Municipal Auditori
um.
His committee, which will
be the policy making group
and function as the overall
co-ordinators of the show,
include:
Ross Greathouse, assistant
chairman; Dick Masters, as
sistant to the dramatic direc
tor; Jim Cadwallader, assist
ant to the musical director;
Marty Sophir, assistant to
the technical director; and
Dave Harper, assistant to
the choreographer.
Vera Feye, president of
Kosmet Klub and Dave God
bey, vice president, a r e in
charge of construction and
sales. Larry Romjue, busi
ness manager, will be in
charge o f tickets and pro
gram budget.
Other committee members
include: Charles Borchman,
Norm Rohlfing, Oscar Bred
thauer, hand props; Dick
Boswell, Max Waldo, stage
props; Dick Hove, wardrobe.
Dick Nelson, ushers; Joe
Knoll and Larry Hill, promo
tions; Bob Theede and Jack
Muck, programs; Archie
Clegg, tickets; and Milton
Schmeeckle, rehearsal rooms.
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$3.00 Per Semester, Contact Daily Nebraskan Office, Rm. 20,
NUCWA Schedules Public
On 'Population Explosion'
Marine Option Offered
. . . Grades Influence Selection of Applicants
"Grade patterns are sign!
ficant in selection of NROTC
applicants for the "Marine
option program," according
to Major Edward Walls, as
sociate professdr of Naval
Science.
"The effort displayed in
college is reflected in the
grades received and grades
indicate whether the individ
ual has been working," Ma
jor Walls said.
Marine Commission
Entrance into the "Marine
option" program is done at
the end of an NROTC cadet's
sophomore year. At that time,
a NROTC cadet may apply
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for admission into the Ma
rine Corps with the goal of a
Marine commission in mind.
Applications must indicate
a great degree of desire to
Marine Corps since the sum
mer training received at
Quantico, Virginia, between
the junior and senior years is
very rigid.
'The Marine Corps looks
for positive leaders and ap
plicants are interviewed and
their reasons for application
are evaluated," according to
Major Walls.
University students sign up
for four years or NROTC,
either as a "regular" or a
contract" cadet. These
students will be commis
sioned as an Ensign in the
Navy or a Second Lieutenant
in the Marines, upon comple-
NU Faculty-
Pen Poetry,
Books, Music
Several faculty members
recently have written articles
and books for publication in
various magazines.
Robert Beadell, assistant
professor of music, wrote
"Song of Normandy", a band
composition, and "The
Friendly Beats", an arrange
ment of a traditional English
carol.
Robert Beum of the Eng
lish department, wrote a
poem, "First Port," for the
February issue of "The At
lantic Monthly". Beum also
has been appointed assistant
editor of the "Prairie Schoon
er," literary quarterly pub
lished at the University.
Drs. Robert Hill, Hilliard
Pivnick and Warren E n g e 1
hard, and Marion Bogard of
the department of biochem
istry, nutrition and bacteri
ology, co-authored an article,
"Improved Microbiological
Method for Nitrate Determi
nation", for t he publication
"Agricultural and Food Chem
istry," vol. 7, No. 4, 1959.
Ag Profs to Host
Valentine Party
A Valentine" Party will be
held in connection with the
Ag Pot-Luck with the Profs
Sunday evening at 5:30 in the
Ag union.
Ten faculty members and
their wives are preparing the
Sunday night dinner which is
the third in a series this
year.
Any students may attend
the dinner, social hour, and
the "surprise entertainment"
all provided by the profs.
tion of the four year curricu
lum. Marine Instructors
There are 52 NROTC units
in the U.S. At 51 of these
Navy installations, Marine in
stallations are also present.
At each Marine installation,
there is one Marine officer in
structor and one enlisted in
structor. The Marine program
works in conjunction with the
Naval ROTC program.
During the first two years,
all cadets in NROTC cadets
take the same subjects. Jun
iors in the Marine option pro
gram take a Marine course
in the evolution of the art of
war, which is a history study
of warfare from Alexander
up to the modern "doctrine of
the Second World War and
Korean conflict.
Senior Marine cadets are
required to take a course con
cerning the development of
amphibious doctrine. This
and its history from the Brit
ish amphibious catastrophe of
1915 to the period of the Ko
rean conflict.
"Regular" NROTC cadets
are determined by a competi
tive exam and a physical test
and are awarded scholarships
of full tuition, books, Naval
expenses and $50 per month.
The number of regular cad
ets taken from each state is
determined by that state's
Rats Called 'Tasty
Ag Professor Conducting Studies
By Karen Long
If one is looking for delica
cies in the way of meats,
Dr. C. T. Blunn, University
professor of animal husban
dry, has found the answer
fried rats.
According to Dr. Blunn, the
rats which he raises in the
small animal lab on Ag
Campus are quite tasty and
cleaner than many other ani
mals. "They are very particular
about what they eat and the
food we give them has high
protein and fat percentage,"
Dr. Blunn said.
He explained that rats
smell very appetizing while
frying and that the taste is
like fried rabibt. However, he
added that there is not very
much meat on them.
The small animal lab does
not exist for the purpose
of raising the rats for food.
It is a part of the North
Central Region Project. Most
of the information concerns
the theory of "population ge
netics." This involves the day
to day checking of size, litter
number, weight, quantative
character, and age reactions
among the different types.
The rats which Dr. Blunn
proudly displays are white,
black and white, brown,
brown and white and gray.
He hopes to get an orange
one next week and possibly
a hairless one will be in
the new shipment.
The rats themselves can
become pets just like kittens
and are just as playful, he
said as he stroked the clean
coats.
They reproduce rapidly and
he sees about five generations
in each family per year.
That means a lot of genera
tions in 10 years, he ex
claimed. The litters vary from two
dead ones to 19 live ones but
usually experimenters 1 e t
the mother keep no more
than six for growth purposes.
The study has to do with
the knowledge of genetic
traits. The use of rats is
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population in proportion to
the population of the U.S.
Contract Cadets
"Contract" cadets are se
lected from applicants who
apply at the beginning of
their Freshman year. These
cadets are also selected by
means of competitive exams
and physicals. Fifty to 55 cad
ets are selected in this man
ner each year.
At the present time, there
are four seniors and five jun
ior NROTC cadets enrolled
in the "Marine option" pro
gram. These cadets will be
commissioned as Second Lieu
tenants in the Marine Corps.
At the present time, 40-50 per
cent of all Marine officers
come from the "Marine op
tion" in NROTC, Major Walls
stated.
Ag Iews Bureau
Seeks New Staffers
Ag students who are inter
ested in working for the Ag
News Bureau are invited to
a coffee hour from 8:30 to
9:30 in the Ag Union to
night. No journalism experience
is necessary. People are
needed for working in the
office, filing news storied,
making interview and pic
ture appointments as well
as writing news stories.
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PET RATS -Dr. Cecil T. Blunn, professor of animal hus
bandry, examines one of the pet rats that are subjects
for a study on population genetics being conducted by
the University College of Agriculture.
much cheaper than if the ex
periments had to be done on
larger animals.
Dr. Blunn spoke of the rats
as coming trom AiaDama,
California, Wisconsin and
various parts of the U.S.
There is no charge for them
and some of the animals
have histories of their fami
lies being used by famous
scientists.
The project began just last
August and as Dr. Blunn ex
plains, "There is more ex
perimenting that can be done
than would be possible here,
so we split up the work."
During February he will go to
Chicago to confer with others
who are doing similar work.
The animals can catch
pneumonia a nd other dis
eases but the experimenter
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"The Population Explosion"
will be the topic for discus
sion by three faculty mem
bers Feb. 16 at a forum spon
sored by the Nebraska Uni
versity Council on World Af
fairs. The forum will be held in
the Little Auditorium of the
Student Union. Admission is
free to anyone.
Three Members
Faculty members on the
program include Dr. Robert
Sakai, associate professor of
history; Dr. Jasper B. Shan
non, professor of political sci
ence and chairman of the de
partment; and Dr. Thomas B.
Thorson, associate professor
of zoology.
They will each speak 20
minutes on various aspects
affecting the growing world
population and the discussion
will then be open to ques
tions from the floor, accord
ing To Renny Ashleman,
NUCWA member in charge of
the program.
Dr. Thorson will devote his
time to an outline of the gen
eral background of the
growth of the world's popula
tion and a discussion of the
future trends of the popu
lation. Supplies And Food
He will consider the avail
ability of fond and supplies
in relation to these future
trends and also factors which
might alter these trends.
The possibilities for coun
teracting any explosion will
also be brought by Dr. Thor
son. Dr. Sakai, who is an au
thority on Far Eastern his-
Delicacy'
reports that he has never
found a parasite in any of
the control rats.
"You know those on the
farm are particular about
what they eat too only
the best of the grains," he
added.
The little animals are
marked by a number in the
ear or the clipping of a toe
nail when they are first born.
Each line or breed has a
different purpose usually.
Some are normally used for
nutrition, tapeworn or hor
mone studies. The ones in the
lab are concerned mainly with
the growth study.
Blunn believes that one of
the items the study will show
is that the length of the
tail can predict the weight
of the rat as an adult.
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Forum
Topic
tory, will discuss the effectt
of the population growth in
relation to the countries of
India, China and Japan, which
have been fighting the prob
lem of an exploding popula
tion for several years.
The political consequences
of the population explosion as
affecting the United States,
such as the birth control issue
now facing Americans, will
be examined by Dr. Shan
non. 'Timely Interest'
Ashleman noted, "This is
a topic of timely interest to
everyone, especially students.
"We hope through a discus
sion of this sort that the stu
dent body will gain a more
thorough knowledge of the Is
sues behind this growth," he
added.
The forum is the first in a
series planned by NUCWA to
stimulate a greater interest
in modern political and social
problems, Ashleman pointed
out.
BA Grads
May Apply
For Grants
Fellowships Deal
With Public Work
Students interested in pub
ic affairs and public service
careers who will receive their
Bachelor of Arts in June have
an opportunity to apply for
fellowships to study at three
different universities.
Grant Values
The fellowships, offered by
the Southern Regional Train
ing Program in Public Ad
ministration, grant $1,700 a
year plus college fees. Each
fellowship approximates $2,
200 in total value.
Beginning this June fellows
will serve three months with
a public agency such as TV A
or a department in a city or
state government. In the 1960
61 school session they will
take graduate courses at the
universities of Alabama, Ken
tucky and Tennessee.
Counselors
To Welcome
New Coeds
A Coed Counselor party for
new women students will b
held tonight at 7 in the Indian
Suite, Student Union.
Dean Helen Snyder, associ
ate dean of women, will wel
come the new students.
Gretchen Sides, president
of Coed Counselors, Polly
Deoring president of AWS
and Dorothy Glade, president
of IWA, will explain the func
tion of their organizations to
the new students.
Karen Petersen, president
of Student Union and Mortor
Board, will explain the facili
ties offered to students by the
Union and also the function
of Mortar Board.
A dessert will be served.
Two French Films
Are Scheduled
Two French films, "Gates
of Paris" and "The Red Bal
loon", will be shown at the
Student Union's Foreign Film
Society, Wednesday at the
Nebraska Theatre at 8 p.m.
Pierre Brasseur plays tne
lead role in "Gates of Paris."
The film, shot on location
just outside of Paris, received
the Cinema Francais Grand
Prize.
"The Red Balloon" stars
Pascal Lamorisse. The film
is a winner on an Academy
Award, a special prize in the
Cannes Film Festival and the
French Film Critics' Louis
Deluc Award.
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