UNIVERSITY OF NEBR.
LIBRARY
OCT 4
Nearly New Shop Bargains Net Loan Funds
More than $1,000 has
been made available for
student loans through the
sale of used articles sold
at the campus Nearly New
Shop.
The loan money is the
result of $350 profit realized
by the shop during the past
school year. It has been
matched on a 3-1 basis by
federal funds under the Na
tional Defense Loan Act.
The project was original
ly begun at the University
College of Medicine in
In Omaha to serve the
large n u m ber of mar
ried students located there.
In 1958, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Lyle Young,
the project gained momen
tum on the Lincoln cam
pus. Closet First Shop
A closet in the Tempo
rary G building provided
the first home for the shop.
Moving, the items out of
Honorary
Producer
Drive Set
Ticket Sales
Begin Today
Ticket sales begin today for
the University Theatre Hon
orary Producer award. ,
Selection of the award will
be based upon the number of
season tickets sold by each
house in proportion to the ac
tive membership in that
house.
The 16th annual campaign
was started Monday with a
luncheon for the representa
tives of houses entered in the
contest. The luncheon re
Dlac4 the banquet held in
previous years.
i Sororities entered include
Aloha Chi Omega. Alpha Phi,
Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Delta
Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta,
Kappa Delta, Pi Beta Phi,
Sigma Kappa and Zeta Tau
Alpha.
Delta Sigma Phi, Phi Gam
ma Delta, Sigma Alpha Mu
and Th?ta Xi fraternities are
also entered in the contest,
Entries ,Due
Other organized houses
competing are Bessey Hall,
Canfield House. Fedde Hall,
Love Memorial Hall, Resi
dent Halls for Women and
Towne Club.
Any additional houses that
wish to enter must have their
manager and candidate regis
tered at the University The
ater by October 12.
Last year's producers were
Renny Ashleman, Kappa
Sigma, and Judith Reese,
Zeta Tau Alpha.
Trophies will be presented
to the sorority and fraternity
houses placing first and sec
ond in the contest.
A house is entitled to keep
the trophy by winning it for
three consecutive years,
Build Enthusiasm
"The campaign is designed
to try to increase enthusiasm
in the houses toward the
Theater.
"We have the only thea-i
ter on the campus and it
should be supported by the
tntire school," said Joe Hill,
president of Masquers, the
organization which sponsors
the contest.
Five plays will be given in
cluding the winner of the
Fred Ballard play contest.
The plays that will be given
are "Six Characters In Search
Of An Author," "A Streetcar
Named Desire," "The Sweet
heart Affair," Fred Ballard
Prize Play and "Ring Around
The Moon."
The winning author will
visjt the Nebraska campus to
aid in the production of his
play, and will receive the
Fred Ballard Memorial
Award 'of $300.
Each season ticket is
for $5 and is good for
seats.
sold
five
Council Plans
Office Hours s
The Student Council will
maintain regular office hours
this semester for the conven
ience of the students. Council
members will also be in the
office at irregular times in
the afternoons. The hours are
as follows:
Monday 9 a.m. 10 a.m.
Tuesday 10 a.m. 1 p.m.
Wednesday 9 a.m. 11 a.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. - Noon
Friday 9 a.m. 10 a.m.
Organizations which need
to turn in constitutions should
do so in the mornings. The
office is located in Room 339
of the Union.
the closet into the class
room each Thursday night
proved burdensome, how
ever, and the store was
moved to its present quar
ters in Wilson, Hall, 1610
R St. in February 1959.
Articles sold at the shop
include such items as cur
tains, clothing of all kinds,
lamps, drapes, dishes, pans
and even refrigerators.
All are donated by stu
dents, area' residents and
members of the Faculty
Women's Club which spon
sors the project.
According to Mrs. J. C.
Weaver, president of the
Faculty Women's Club,
married students and for
eign students are the most
frequent customers.
"However, all students
presenting ID cards are
welcome to purchase
items," she added.
The shop is open from
7-9 p.m. each Thursday
KK Royalty Pictures
All Prince Kosmet and
Nebraska Sweetheart final
ists are to be in the lounge
of the Student Union
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
for group pictures, accord
ing to Mike Milroy of the
Kosmet Klub.
Technicians
Assemble
Computer
Units Start Operating
In Nebraska Hall
Technicians began yester
day on the assembling of a
medium-sized digital comput
er, recently bought by the
University. It will be located
in Nebraska Hall.
"The new units will be in
operating condition within a
month," said Dr. John Chris
topher, director of the newly
organized Computer Center.
Purchase of the $180,000
computer was authorized by
the Board of Regents In Janu
ary and is contingent upon a
$95,000 grant from the Na
tional Science Foundation. .
This equipment can be used
to solve complex statistical
and mathematical problems
as well as simple ones with
high speed and accuracy,
Christopher explained.
An informal coding and
programming course will be
given to all researchers and
professors who will eventual
ly make use of the machine.
Some of the uses of the
machine include the mean
ingful interpretation of crop
reactions to weather, meas
urements of beef and swine
breeding programs, soil test
programs, analysis of farm
income and expenses, genet
ics and cosmic ray work.
The Center will also be
available for other institu
tions desiring to conduct re
search, Christopher said.
All researchers and pro
fessors at the University will
do their own programing and
when the Center begins oper
ation in Nebraska Hall, a
staff consisting of the direc
tor, a graduate student, a
technician and a secretary
will be operating the equip-
ment.
Spirit Trophy
To Tri Belts
Delta Delta Delta sorority
copped top honors in the spirit
contest Saturday during the
Nebraska-Iowa State football
game.
The sorority received the
traveling trophy for one week.
It is awarded after each home
game to the group showing
the most Husker enthusiasm.
Any organized house may
compete. Judging is based on
spirit, objects that contribute
rather than detract, and how
closely the group follows the
cheerleaders.
Rodeo Club
Begins Drire
Students interested in join
ing the University Rodeo
Club must do so immediately,
announced Lowell Minert,
club president.
The club has changed its
policy and will not accept
any members after the next
two meetings, Minert said.
Any student enrolled in the
University is eligible to be
long to the Rodeo Club provid
ed they have an interest in
rodeos.
night- during the school
year.
New Price System
Originally, items were
priced by a marking com
mittee composed of mem
bers of the club, but this
year each sales lady sets
the prjices herself.
Vol. 74, No. 11
NU
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Following the retreat of the Howitzer,
Innocent Russell Edeal and Karen Ger
stenberger, honorary gun captain from the
Controversial Cannon
Receives Retreat Orders
Nebraska's controversial
"snirit" cannon has once
again received orders to re
treat.
The Howitzer cannon, which
was added to the University
football scene to announce
scoring by the Huskers, was
originally placed behind the
bleachers at the south end of
the Stadium.
Retreat
At last Saturday's game
the cannon was moved to the
southeast corner of the Sta
dium at the edge of the
track. '
Immediately following Ne
braska's lone touchdown, the
cannon, plus its trailer, plus
a jeep used to haul it, re
treated back to the original
site under orders of James
S. Pittenger, assistant to the
Chancellor.
"When it was agreed that
the Innocents would have the
. i
cannon, were were several
stinulations," explained Pit
tenger. First, the Innocents
are responsible to the Army
Course Aid To
Speedy Reading
A reading improvement
course designer! to improve
professional and leisure read
ing habits will be held for the
third semester this year.
The course, offered by Uni
versity Extension Division, is
one of several classes open to
business and professional
men of the community. The
object of the course is to im
prove reading speed by 300 to
500 words per minute. .
In the past, the class has
proved a favorite with phy
sicians and lawyers, accora
ing to reports from the Ex
tension Division.
Communist Films
Start New Series
"The Face of RedChina"
and "Russia," will headline
the initial showing of the new
documentary film series at
the Student Union.
The movies shown will cov
er every topic, from beatniks
to World War II.
There will also be several
experimental art films in
cluding "Blood and Fire,"
which has been rated among
the best art films made.
Shows will be on the first
Thursday of each month at
4:30 p.m. The first showing
is Thursday Oct. 6. No admis
sion charge will be made.
"'This results in some
price variation, but because
general rules of the thumb
are followed and the items
are sold as cheap as pos
sible, it usually evens out,"
Mrs. Weaver noted.
Kickoff for donations for
the shop will be a "bundle
bap mmm .
Lar
i ROTC for the supervision of
I safety, since the ROTC is
familiar with the machine.
Second, the shells are to
contain half charges of
powder. The third stipulation
is that the weapon be located
so that the sound will be de
flected away from the Sta
dium. Press Box
On Saturday the cannon
was shot from the southeast
corner of the stadium toward
the northwest corner. Some
people were annoyed and the
press box was said to have
been shaken.
"The weapon may continue
to be used if it is done in
accordance with the stipula
tions," Pittenger said. "It is
a good idea for spirit and fun
during the game."
Safety measures are en
Inside the ISebraskan
Secretary of State
Eric Sevareid suggests presidential candidates name
their choices for Secretary of State Editorial Page
Wrestlers Work Out
Sixty wrestlers reported Monday to Mickey Sparano, new
wrestling coach, for the opening workout of the season. Page 3
Cancer Producers
Federal food and drug administrator calls for legislation
concerning cancer-producing feed additives at Ag campus
conference Page 4
JVI7 STUDENT REPORTS:
Desire for W orld Peace
Present in
"Turkey wants world
peace."
"World peace is completely
possible if the Turkish people
are representative of the
world's population," said Jan
et Hanson who recently re
turned from a National YWCA
trip to Turkey.
Miss Hanson's trip was a
part of the Volunteers Abroad
Program where she spent
seven weeks as counselor in
a YWCA ramp on the Sea
of Marmara. Every two weeks
she had a new group to coun
sel at the camp. , .
Turkey has two distinct
classes of people, the upper
class and the lower class,
stated "Miss Hanson. The ma
jority of the camoers "","a
from the upper class. Most
of the upper class youii o
nad studied English said Miss
Hansen or else they brought
tea" to be held for club
members Oct. 12 at the
home of Mrs. Clifford
Hardin. Each member will
bring a bundle of items to
be sold in the store.
Persons wishing to donate
items at other times
throughout the year may
Lincoln, Nebraska
gest
Cadence Countesses, stand ready at at
tention for further orders.
forced by a non-commissioned
army officer with two mem'
bers of the University Varsity
Rifle Club. Two members of
Innocents also remain with
the 75 millimeter Howitzer;
it is one of these Innocents
who actually fires the gun.
Four to five dollars is the
initial cost of ammunition
used in each discharge of the
weapon. This cost is borne
by the Athletic Department.
The Howitzer was requisi
tioned from the army and
presented to the University;
the Innocents Society re
ceived responsibility of it.
The gun originally cost ap
proximately $5,000. It is now
obsolete and is usually used
only for salutes to important
persons, it was originally
used in the horse artillery
and airborne troops.
Turke1
their own interpreters along.
Miss Hansen said she was
able to carry on a simple
conversation in Turkish be
fore she left.
Duties for Miss Hanson
were much like those of fin
American summer camp. She
was always the target of in
quisitive campers, who ques
tioned her about American
dating, customs and govern
ment. The U-2 spy plane inci
dent occurred while Janet was
at the camp. She said that
most of the people were sym
pathetic with the U n i t e d
States.
"I was intrigued by aa is
land that I could see from
a distance," said Miss Han
Kon. "This is the island where
600 members of the ousted
Turkish government of Men
derez and Bayer are being
bring them to any Dames
Club meeting or to the shop
on Thursday evenings.
Anyone unable to deliver
the articles to be donated
may call either Mrs. Floyd
Hoover, IV 8-1515, or Mrs.
James Hansen, IV 8-3960,
for pick-up service. Mrs.
mce
Final enrollment figures show that more
students are now going to school at N.U. than
any semester since 1949, according to P. L.
Nicolai, deputy registrar.
"We know two things for sure We have
about 8,700 students enrolled and there are
more students now in school than we have had
since 1949," Nicolai said.
This fall's registration fig-1
ures rank fifth in the all-time
cnart. The top record was
set in 1947 with 10,153 stu
dents. Second high was re
corded in 1948 with 10,067 en-
rollees.
In 1946, the third highest
number of student enroll
ments was recorded at 9,669
Fourth place in the total all
time chart was set in 1949
when 9,410 students' signed to
attend N.U.
Of the approximate 8,700
students enrolled for the first
semester, 7,945 are on either
the city or agriculture cam
puses. There are 442 students
on the umana campus, Z7l
students at University high
school and 210 students en
rolled at the agriculture high
school in Curtis, Nebraska.
Nicolai said that the high
number of students in the
middle and late forties could
be attributed to the high in
flux of veterans and war
workers. He explained that
this heavy enrollment dropped
sharply in 1950 to 8,051 and
even more in the next two
years.
Korean Low
There were only 6,684 stu
dents in 1952, the lowest fig
ure for the past 14 years. He
attributed this to the Korean
war.
The totals increased again
in 1953 and continued to rise
until enrollment numbers' fell
from 8,425 to 8,134 in 1957.
These figures have increased
each year up to this year's
second total.
The only large jump col
lege-wise over the figures of
a year ago was in the College
of Arts and Sciences. The
final tabulations show 1,778
students enrolled for 1960-61
semester as compared to
1,546 last year.
Engineering and ArcmteC'
ture, the second largest col
lege, enrollment wise, re
corded a jump of 29 tms se-
TODAY ON CAMPUS
Inter Co-op Council 7:30
p.m. Ag. union
Phi Chi Theta Cornhusker
Picnic 5:00 p.m. Student Un
ion Nebraska Sweetheart In
terview 7-10 p.m. Student Un
ion ACE Open House 7-8:30
p.m. xeacner s uouege
kept." They were awaiting
their trials which were to oc
cur in September.
"During my whole trip I
was under the impression that
Turkey and her people looked
to the United States as an
ideal," she commented.
Combinations
Miss Hanson, who is also
the University YWCA presi
dent, said the trip interested
her to try to combine foreign
exchange programs in her fu
ture life. While at a stop-over
in Geneva, Switzerland, she
investigated the possibilities
of combining the field of die
of combining the field of
diete.
Perhaps the most important
part of the trip was getting
to know the Turkish people
and discovering that our like
nesses are greater than our
differences, she said.
Hoover is chairman of the
Nearly New Shop and Mrs.
Hansen is in charge of pickup-
Members of the Dames
Club will serve as board
members of the project this
year as well as helping to
clerk in the store.
Tuesday, October 4, 1960
'49
mester from 1,394 to 1,425.
Teacher's Drops
Teacher's college enroll
ment figures for this semes
ter show little change, but a
small drop plus the College
of Engineering and Archi
tecture pick up puts Teach
er's into third place. This col
lege was in the number two
spot a year ago.
Another switch finds Grad
uate school in fourth place
and the College of Agricul
ture fifth. Grad school was
fifth a year ago and Agricul
ture was fourth.
Business Administration
college is still in sixth place
in enrollment, the same posi
tions last yera.
Teacher Advanced and Pro
fessional division also re
mains in its previous, sev
enth position.
The remaining colleges or
divisions are listed according
to their enrollment numbers.
Denistry, Law, Pharmacy,
Junior Division and Students
at large. The Omaha enroll
ment of 442 is omitted from
the listing.
Sweetheart
Interviews
Set Tonight
Candidates for Nebraska
Sweetheart will go before th
Innocents tonight to be inter
viewed for the contest.
Ten girls will be selected as
finalists and the Nebraska
Sweetheart will be selected
by a vote of all students at
tending the Kosmet Klub
show October 14.
The candidates and their in
terview times are: i
7 00 Sezanne Tinan
Kappa Kappa Gamma
7:05 Linda Jensen
Kappa Kappa Gamma
7:19 Janet Hansen Delta Delta Delta
7:15 Judy Spencer Delta Delta Delta
7:20 Mary Erickson Alpha Phi
7:25 Lee Ann Kitto Alpha Pta
7:30 Jane Price Fedde Hag
7:35 Jean Olsen E?1
7:40 Sherry Turner Alpha Chi Omen
7:45 Jane Luchtinier All'tiB CM Omefa
7:50 Kay Hirschback
Kappa Alpha Theta
7:55 Sylvia Bathe Kappa Alpha Theta
8:00 Midge Timm Alpha Omicron Pi
8:05 Ellen Basoco Alpha Omicron PI
8:10 Rosemary Kuhl Alpha Xi Delta
8:15 Nancy Wilson Alpha XI Delta
8:20 Sharon Rosen Kappa Delta
8:25 Cynthia Peteraon Kappa Delta
8:30 Bonnie Kuklin Slim a Alpha Taa
8:35 Claire Roehrkasse Sisma Kappa
8:40 Judy Wilhite Zeta Tau Alpha
8-45 Marilyn Swett Zeta Tau Alpha
8:50 Sandra Johnaor. Pi Beta Pht
8:55 Connie Papaa Women's Res. Halls
:00 Alma Matuia Women's Re. Halle
9:05 Sheryl Jaeke Women's Res. Halls
8:10 Mary Ann Kirstein
Women's Res. Halls
1:15 Donna Johnson Women's Res. Halls
1:20 Jackie Fendrich ,
Women's Res. Halls
8:25 Betty Lammel Women's Res. Halls
8:30 Jeaniene Treat Women's Res. Halls
0:35 Linds Mueck Towns gab
8:40 Mary Ann Miller Towne Club
8:45 Barbara Bakker Pi Beta Pat
8:50 Delta Gamma Candidate
candidate)
9:55 Delta Gamma Candidate
(candidate)
10:00 Dannie Keyes
10:05 Penny Pralle
Karl Shapiro
Records Two
TV Shows
English professor Karl Sha
piro recently returned from
recording a television pro-
gram in
Canadian
work.
During
Toronto with the
Broadcasting net-
the program,
Words," Shapiro
Fighting
discussed modern poetry, his
opinion on modern poets and
tne place of the writer on an
American college campus.
Shapiro also answered
questions concerning his re
cently , published book, "In
Defense of Ignorance."
According to officials at
KUON-TV, attempts are be
ing made to obtain the pro
gram for campus viewing.
In a second interview, Pro
fessor Shapiro recorded a ten
minute introduction interview
with Ezra Pound for the Chi
cago FM station, WFMT.