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UNIVERSITY OF NEB&,. LIBRARY Vol. 7 ' : The Nebmskan cr:jw c0. . r - - luissiaiis 10 Arrive In April Students to Replace Soviet 'Nyef Croup A group of 10 Russian stu dents plus an interpreter will visit the University and Wes leyan campuses during the latter part, of April for five days, according to Ray Pes ton, chairman of the prepara tion committee. This group will take the place of the students who were to be in Nebraska last October The Russian visit is being sponsored by the city cam pus WtCA. the Ag campus YWCA and YMCA, theUncoln YWCA and YMCA, and the Wesleyan YWCA and YMCA. No exact day of arrival is known, but April 15 has been set as the tentative arrival date. The Russian students will be living in sorority and fra ternity bonses on the Univer sity and Wesleyan campuses during their stay. A tentative schedule of ac tivities has been arranged for the Russian students. One! day will be spent visiting the local grade schools, high schools, and attending some classes at the two universi ties. The Russian students will travel to farms in the Lincoln area during their stay in Lin coln. They will also visit the Ag campus and the Univer sity's experimental farm. On Industrial Day the stu dents will be shown the vari ous factories in Lincoln. On Government Day the students will visit the State House and view a session of the legislature. The Russians may also see the Lincoln City Council in action. "I am very happy to be able to finish off ail our plan ning," said Preston. Anyone interested in help ing with this project is asked to contact Ray Preston at L 6-2436. i Bill Extension Could Raise Enrollment A predicted extension of the Korean GI Bill until 1963 could add a 'tremendous boost" to the enrollment at the Univer sity according to State Edu cation Commissioner Free man Decker. Such an extension woulddivision. provide educational benefits to a potential 22.OQO-34.CtfX) vet erans in Nebraska with mili tary service after Feb. 1, 1955. "Past experience," veterans officials say, "indicates that; .eorasKa ranks tun u ust percentage of veterans taking advantage of advanced schooling bills." "Although there are several types of veterans' bills pro posed in Congress," said Ben Meckel, state director of veterans education, "we ex pect the Korean Bill to be extended. "Tbe machinery of the fed eral and state governments is fuortiAiiing smoothly with this bilL The major obstacles have been overcome, and we are very pleased with the program- Meckel said he felt that ed ucational benefits would con tinue to come "so long as in voluntary military service is required. "We feel e do owe the veteran something, so we give him that which is most worth while. "The World War H Bill has already paid for itself ia increased earnings and in come tax, and the Korean BIU if rapidly doing likewise,' Meckel said. Meckel also predicted that the present payment schedule would be revised "to meet current living standards." University Report Goes lo Solons A report on agricultural and industrial utilization of radioactive mit?rials will be presented to the Legislature within the neit week or ten days, said eGorge Round, di rector of public relations. The report was prepared bv five Uwvcr.-ily o!."-:,a!s and was con:mi5skjred b fie LeEls'atpre at a special ses-; lion last 3 ear. 1 mm Five members of the Nor ad Com manders military dance orchestra, are shown here, playing a saxophone number. They are a part of the 20-piece showcase v NORAD Commanders to Present Free Union Concert in March The NORAD Commanders, a military dance orchestra, will present a free admission concert in the Student Union ballroom Tuesday, March 6, from 8-10 p.m. The two nation military or chestra composed of Ameri cans and Canadians under the direction of Major Mark Az zolina, was named "Honor ary Best New Dance Band of 1950" by the American Feder ation of Musicians. Organized in the spring of 13SS as an integral part of the NU To Host Eight-State Conference Some 240 students from colleges in an eight state area will meet at the University for the 21st annual Intercol legiate Debate and Discussion Conference. According to Dr. Donald Ol son, professor of speech and director of the program, there will be 300 debates in the two-day duration of the conference. Students will also compete in oratory, discussion, inter pretive reading and extern-; poraneous speaking. There are 112 teams entered in the confab; 58 in the senior division, and 54 in the junior A sweepstakes award will be given to the school winning in the most events. Awards Awards will also be given in the junior and senior de- bate division. Out of state participants will come from Arkansas, Col orado, Llinois, Iowa, Kansas. Minnesota, Missouri and South Dakota. In state schools include the University, Creighton Univer sity, Doane College, the Stale Teachers Colleges Peru, Kear ney, Cbadroa and Wayne, Ne braska Wesleyan University, Midland University and Oma ha University. The debate question will be: "Resolved: That the U.S. adopt a program of com pulsory health insurance for all citizens." Foreign Tour Meeting AO foreign students inter ested in going the For eign Student Tour, are asked to meet ia the Sin dent Union next Tuesday. The place of the meeting win be announced on the Union calendar. The time has been set for 4 p.m. Today On Campus nan: Ca Ft.. -SfTW a Tor Toei." fn-uitr Swun Loam Club. Kl Kc tniun tmiutmt Viutiw wwtm mo. rrAm . Ptimr Sun iKnm ). t.m m.. Ob- Imrr-euCegisle tttfeMe unt lnM.iot MBtarrw, M m-i, Tool, haiX Mil , Shew hu-t nt coun. al tut. Hurt ftuil. Ac CMtfH " it the ran-!!-.- t l.a . CfTW. j:M tm. ID Haiitli HihtH) Hl) oanimtuM. j-U bum. Testplr &uut Ciu fnuitwc t a.m. t U awm. ZU -luaornt l ux frrt)0. 2 .,. Ma'i F.E.. boilauif "i . ttiOnar u TjkH Sudium hmintrm U m m.t uuii a., Cwu SAX COMMANDERS 'Honorary Best North American Air Defense Command Band, the Comman ders have appeared in hund reds of concerts and played for countless dances before es timated combined audiences of two million. The Commanders, a 20 piece show-case orchestra has in its instrumental makup some of the finest dance musicians in the military today. Multi-Service The contributing services include the Army, Air Force Navy, and-the Royal Cana dian Air" Force the multi-j service complex of NORAD, which the orchestra repre sents. Listed in the orchestra's per sonnel are such names as Paul Fontaine, former Jazz trum pet player with the Woody Herman band; Pha Wilson, jazz trombonist with Lee Cas tle and Jimmy Dorsey; and Bobby Herriot, former lead trombonist with the Ted Heath band. Their leader. Major Azzoli na. known as Mark Carter in civilian life, was responsible for the formation of the or-1 chestra. A vocalist and composer, Azzolina has been in the mili tary service for 19 years and is active in tnufic, radio and television. Best Seller As a civilian, his orchestra : headlined as "Music for Ro-j manlics" played in leading! Men's Fall By Dave Woblfarth Next fall's Men's Rush Week schedule was determined by a special meeting of fraternity rush chairmen Wednes day night. The rush meeting held instead of the usual Inter fraternity Council meeting, determined the dales for Rush Week, Thurs., Sept. 7 through Sat., Sept. 9. A three day schedule was discussed and passed 19-1, by a roll call vote, with two bouses absent. Five rush dates on the second day with Vt hour parties was proposed and passed. Unanimous A third problem arose on the schedule for the last day, Sept. 9. The representatives voted unanimousiy in favor of one rush date in the morning and two in the afternoon with at least a 40 minute break between each party. Changes which will occur in this year's Rush Week in cluding the shortening of Rush Week to three days. -the addition of one rush party on the second day. the addition of two more houses active in Rush Week Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Xu) and a predicted increase ov er last year's rushee figure of 511, were brought out in the dis cussions. After the schedule had been parsed Vice-President Ron Gould brought up several problems which must be settled ia connection with Rush Week. . These include: "How U get sufficient matt power to supervise the rusbees in the dorm and to drive them to and irom Ag Campus during Rush Week. "How to insure that the nisbees ill atletd all of the last three m&h dates. "What to do wlta those rushees tisat don't have enough bouses to fill their second and third days?" Rush Rules Last year's rush rules for the rushees and the fraterni ties were accepted by a unanimous vote by the representa tives. Next year's rushees will again live in Selleck Quad rangle during Rush Week. This will cost the house approximately $10 per pledge, according to Ferguson. Ia other rush business, IFC rush chairman Jim Huge said the nih film will be carried out on schedule. He said that tbe shooting will be done within the next two weeks. Kappa Sigmas Tom Cooper and Dave Hillmaa are respon sible for maintaining the shooting schedule. He asked lor 100 per tent cooperation from the houses so that tbe film might be shown during the Stale Basket ball Tournament. 7 A I! . orchestra which will present a free con cert in the Student Union ballroom, March 7, ballrooms and auditoriums across the nation. His record ing of "Home" wss on the best seller record list in 1952. Assisting Azzolina are Tom Pomeroy and Art Wiggins, both of the United States Air Force. Pomeroy is assistant . pershin Auditoriura leader of the orchestra and; m ht t 8 6m tonight. Wiggins is the chief arranger. . 'S all women's show In addition, prominent or-jwill feature six skits, three chestra leaders and arrangers 'traveler acts, the presenta who have been commissioned tion of comhusker Beau to orchestrate for the Com- ty QueenSi Eligible Bachelors manders are Sam Donahue, , plus disclosure of the Walter Stuart, Bill Loose, Paul identity of the Ideal Nebras Weston, Richard Maltby, Lesjka and Outstanding Col Brown, Les and Larry Elgart, iegjate Man. Ernie Wilkins and; Frank rh tit wilt include "For DeVoL . Whom the Belle Toils," Alpha The orchestra is heard reg-j Qmicron Pi; "Pershing Ruf ularly, coast to coast,-o the fies Alpha Xi Delta; radio every Sunday on the Mu- ..you've Gotta Have a Gim tual Network, in cooperation j mick Qii Omega; "Hell's with NORAD, Defense." 1 May Queen Deadline Today is the deadline for May Queen applications, ac cording to Linda Rohwed der of Mortar Boards. Applications most be turned into 207 Adminis tration by 5 p.m. Any senior woman with an accumulated average of 5.5 is eligible. All junior and senior women vote for May Queen at the primary election March 8 and the final elec tion March 15. Rush Dates Slated Tribunal: Twenty-Two Of Semester's Total Cases Involve Alcohol By Ann Moyer Minors in possession of al cohplic beverages constituted tne largest group of offenders appearing before the Student Tribunal this semester. According to the semian nual tribunal report pre sented to the Student Council Wednesday, 22 cases of this type were heard. The number falls one case short of constituting 50 of the 46 Tribunal cases heard this semester. Twenty of the offenders re ceived conduct probation penalties, and two were giv en conduct warnings. Warnings Gil Grady, vice chairman of the Tribunal, presented the report. He said the Tribunal had recommended nine con- Coed Follies Production At Pershing It's show time as the 1961 Coed Follies production, "DI1im. r.n TKoil- TlUC " mile RIUc" TVlta ' Gamma: ' Cell's Belles." Gamma Phi Beta and "Quiet Riot, Kap - pa Delta. Traveler acts this year are "Slap Happy," Gamma Phi Beta pledges; "Alvin for President." Burr Hall East and "The Good Old Days," Sigma Delta Tau. Ideal Nebraska Coed final ists are Judv H u m a n n, I Lynn Wright Gretchen Shell- 1 . " . . V 1 TX2 - oerg, Joan .nynren, u i a u e Tinan, Mary Knolle and Gladys Rolfsmeyer. Outstanding Collegiate Man candidates are Steve Gage, Al Plummer, . Dennis Mulligan. Pat Clare. Roy Arnold, Jim Huge and Jim Samples. Ferguson said that showing the film had not Deen passed by the IFC and was still in the idea stage but that "a large concentration of high school students would be pres ent at the tourney." Rush Week Schedule FIRST DAY: Thurs , Sept, 7 21 open bouse dates. SECOND DAY: Fit. Sept. t S:30-l:t First Rush Date 10:39-12:00 Second Rush Date 12:00-1:04 Lunch 1:00-2:30 Third Rush Date 3:00-4:30 Fourth Rush Date 5:WM:90 Dinner :M-7:30 Fifth Rush Date THIRD DAY: Sat., Sept. J in , A . -1 c:.4k T?..l, ni ! o:v-iv. - or aoove are eligible. 11:99-12:09 Lunch j Aplicants are considered 12:30-2:30 Seventh R ! for all scholarships for which Date i thev may aualify. 3.-00-3:30 Eishlh Rush Date Holders of continuing schol-5:3u-C:39 Meditation aid arships must submit applica- Dfcner i lions for renewals. All Re- :30 Pledging and moving! out of dorm Open rushing Sunday till 4 p.m. Governing Board Re-elects Frolik Dr. Elvin I". Frolik, dean vf the College of Agriculture, has been re-elected to the gov erning board of the National Agricultural Research Insti tute for a term continuing un til November 1, 1961. The agricultural governing board supervises the insti tute's mechanism for exchang ing information and view- points between industrial and agricultural scientists ! throughout tbe cation. J duct warnings, 34 conduct probation penalties and the dismissal of three cases in re gard to the 46 cases heard. All of the Tribunal recom mendations were affirmed by the Division of Student. Af fairs except in one instance when a case dismissal rec ommendation was changed to a conduct warning. The second largest group of offenders, according to Grady, were theft cases which resulted in 11 proba tions, four warnings and the recommended dismissal which was reversed to a warning by the Dean of Stu dent Affairs, Phillip Colbert. Other cases heard involved procuring alcohol for minors, shoplifting, negligent driving, reckless driving, excessive parking violations, littering the campus and illegal pos session of fireworks. Consistent Policy Grady explained there had been two changes in Tribunal practices this semester "in order to establish a m 0 r e consistent policy." The first change involved the keeping of a complete record of decisions made concerning .prior cases of similar type. This provides a record of precedent for fu ture cases, he said. The second change in volved the length of a con duct probation penalty. A pro bation ruling will now extend over a period equal to a com plete semester. Previously, probation rulings terminated at the end of the semester in which they were received whether they were made at the beginning of the semester or two weeks before its ter mination. ' The Tribunal rules of pro cedure were amended so that ;a defendent may "reopen a Date Her Later University coeds have been granted the permis sion to stay out one hour later Friday night, but at their dates' expense. The Associated Women's Students (AWS) has ex tended women's hours to 1:30 instead of 12:30 a.m. for Coed Follies. Men will have to pay one penny for each minute past 12:30 a.m. Late Date night is spon sored by Mortar Boards. The money collected will help finance the foreign student tour. Scholarships Available The deadline for submitting applications for scholarships is March 1. Application blanks are available at the Office of Scholarships and financial Aids, 111 Adminis tration. AH applicants, except sen iors, students in professional colleges, and those who have already taken the upperclass tc&ts must take general up perclass comprehensive ex ams Sat., March 4, 8:30-12. Full-time students who have completed 24 academic hours at the University and who i havp a ffrarlp avoraw nf 5 fl . B gents Scholarships must be renewed. Scholarships are also being offered by individual colleges and departments. For more information students should contact their College dean or Office of Scholarships and Fi nancial Aids. CORRECTION The Daily Nebraskan erred this week in a story that said 88 candidates will be chosen from their respec- tive sorority houses and dorms for the title of Miss ; The Engineering Exec: board will interview only 22 1 coeds lor this til'e which 'lisWi.ehts the annual E-Weck j each spring. hearing after the decision of the Tribunal is rendered upon the presentation of new and material 'evidence presented to the Dean of the Division of Student Affairs by the stu dent." Grady said one student had attempted to reopen his case under the conditions of the amendment but had failed to provide any new and mate rial evidence. Transfer of CreditHours Discussed Glenny Finds i o Problem9 By Nancy Whitford California educator Dr. Ly man A. Glenny has listed the University as the pace setter in Nebraska for establishing policy on acceptance of trans fer credits. Present standards at the University call for a "C" grade on transfer credits (roughly equivalent to a 4 or a 5 at the University). This practice, as well at policy on limiting the num ber of hours which can be transferred, is also followed by nearly all of the other 21 institutions of higher learning in the state. The University limits trans fer of junior college hours to 66 and transfer of senior col- 1arrA Iiam.. 4 it... the degree requirement for graduation in a particular field." Public Relations Glenny's finding that there is "no serious problem in the transfer of credits" is due larcelv to a Dolicv of ex tremely good public relations, said Floyd Hoover, registrar. "I know of no state where the inter-college relations are better," he said. Hoover listed both organiza tional and personal ties as contributing factors. "Problems simply don't have a chance to get started. We talk over our ideas at meetings of the Nebraska Col lege Registrars and Admis sions Officials, and in addi tion to this, I get many per sonal calls and letters on the subject every day," Hoover said. Cooperation Mrs. Lois Dugdale, creden tials clerk, also cited closo cooperation between the Ne braska colleges in developing courses with comparable sub ject matter. This makes substitution easier when it comes time to transfer," she said. Nebraska's percentage loss of students after transfer is greater than that for enter ing freshmen, but closely fol lows the national patten, ac cording to the Glenny report. "In most institutions the academic achievement of the transfer student in bis first year at the new institution was lower than that cf the native student; after this," Glenny said, "the disparity between the two is not great" "Transfers generally d i d better in public institutions than in won - public institu tions," he added. Texan to Give Geology Lecture "Miocene Mirage" is the title of a public lecture to be given by Dr. John A. Wilson, University of Texas professor of geology, Monday in Mor rill Hall. Dr. Wilson uses the surface Miocene cf the Texas Coastal Plain to illustrate the strati graphic units and the evolu tion of the horse to demon strate time surfaces in t'; geological column. Between now and March 31, Wilson will speak before 40 geological societies and uni- versity groups in the United states and Canada, The University Research Council and the department of ecology are sponsoring the lecture.