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in f t UNIVERSITY F NEBSt ;f Vol. 75; No. 106 : The Daily Nebraskan Thursday, May 10, 1962 t' 1 ' ! ! ' v: . - . fi . n r?f n? rn ? ' !i . ' ' ' :J, V.J EWfX- : Ji s&l IlLii Journalism School Vies For Honors in Contest Lough The University School of Journalism is in the top run ning of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation journal ism competition. It is com peting with 45 accredited schools in the nation. The award is one of the most coveted honors that a journalism school can receive. The contest grants more than 4 M ' I $5,000 for participating stuJ1RT dents and their respective schools. Leading the competition are the Universities of Nebraska and Kansas, for which stu dents have written newspaper stories and articles for pub lication. The over-all winner will be announced next week. Also in the race for the top honor are the Universities of Washington, Michigan, Florida, Stanford and Mis souri. Student Writers The four journalism stu dents who have done the most competitive writing dur ing the year for the Univer sity are Hal Brown, senior; Steven Lough, senior; Judy Harrington, junior; and Wen dy Rogers, sophomore. The student's articles, initi ated and planned uner a unique "depth reporting" class taught by Assoc. Prof. Neale Copple, has already brought the students national recognition for their efforts. Recognition and money have also gone to the School of Journalism from the Wall Street Journal ($5,000) and the Reader's Digest ($1,000) for initiating and carrying on the depth reporting class. It is among the first of its kind in the nation's schools and a part of the academic disci pline of the journalism car- mis Brown Harrington Is J Us-' l VA t ,A i , Rogers riculum which has served to inspire and direct the energy and efforts of the students in the competition. The stories written by the students have appeared in many Nebraska newspapers as well as very large circu lation national newspapers and have dealt with Nebraska subjects. Four Million Readers Close estimates by School of Journalism staff members place the total readership of the stories at over four mil lion readers in the United States. The experience and records of individual winners are as follows: Hal Brown has worked part time with the Fremont Guide and Tribune and Lin coln Star. He served a sum mer internship with United Press International and as Dady Nebraskan sports edi tor. Brown is the winner of three national monthlv first place honors in the Hearst competition. Wendy Rogers, is a Regents scholar with part-time experi ence with the Lincoln Jour nal, McCook Gazette, Fre mont Guide and Tribune and the Central Kansas Tele vision Company. She is also a Daily Nebraskan staff writer. Miss Rogers is the na tional winner of one monthly first place honor. Miss Harrington Judy Harrington, is a Lin coln Journal and Harry T. Dobbins scholarship winner and has had part-time ex perience with the Lincoln Journal. Miss Harrington has placed third nationally in the February national competi tion. Steven Lough, has had part time experience with the Lin coln Journal and Albion News. Lough has placed for points in the April national competition. ROTC Physicals Measure Fitness By TOM KOTOUC Editors Note: This is the second in a series of re ports dealing with physical fitness of students. Today's story illustrates the lack of fitness. Of 111 Air Force ROTC physicals which have been passed on for the advanced program, 24 or 17.77 per cent of the applying men have failed. Army ROTC records show that of the 67 sophomore stu dents who have taken the tests for advanced ROTC, seven have failed. But how indicitive are these results of the general level of nhvsical fitness on campus? "Only five of these 24 AFROTC applicants failed for h( same reason over weight," said Capt. Norman Leas, Air Force instructor. Others Failed Others failed for back in juries, allergies and eye de fects. But 32 of the 111 who took the physical have qual ified for pilot training which means they are basically as physically fit as the U.S. as tronauts Glenn and Sfcepard, Leas said. Dr. Fred V. Hcin, Ph. D. of the American Medical As sociation, said that the American youth ' is not as physically fit as he could be. And he adds, "25 per cent of the American population is overweight with the problem beginning in early life." What Exercise? But what type of exercise is desirable: weightlifting to swimming or what? Dr. Hein recommends "ac tive games, sports, swim ming and rhythmic activities. He prescribes exercises and vigorous bobbies such as gar dening and other work around the home." Activities for girls and women should be selected with regard for their psycho logical as well as physiolog ical characteristics, Dr. Hein adds. "Those which have a mini mum of body contact and do not stress heavy lifting should be favored' he con cluded. In determining how much exercise an individual should have, Dr. Carlos Wear sug gested the equivalent of a one-mile vigorous walk each day. "When Dean Charles Wea ver was here, he walked from 33rd and Starr St. to the Uni versity city campus every morning, if possible," said Wear. Morning Roadwork George Romney, president of American Motors, gets up at 5 a.m. every morning for roadwork. The president of the Metro politan Life Insurance compa ny engages in one hour of vigorous physical exercise every day, added Wear. ."And large corporations are recognizing the importance of physical exercise and encour aging or making compulsory physical exercise, he added Surprising Extent "I am surprised by the ex tent to which University fac ulty members go in for hand ball, swimming and badmin ton," Wear concluded. Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma football coach and presiden tial advisor on youth fitness, recommends at least 15 mm utes of vigorous physical ex ercise each day lor au students. The average American male student should be able to perform at least two pull- ups (from fully extended po sition), fourteen sit-ups and four fast "squats" (every ten seconds), according to Wil kinson. Herb Elliott, Australian track star, had this to say of Americans in a recent issue of Sports Illustrated: "the warm, soft, synthetic exist ence that Americans lead poses a real doubt about their future. "A people who so thorough ly mollycoddle themselves must steadily become weak er, physically ana spiritually . The fact that Americans in recent years have not pro duced any outstanding dis tance runners is directly at tributable to their soft way of life." Four Coeds Are Beauty Candidates Four university coeds are among the eight finalists in the Miss Lincoln contest which will be held tomorrow. Louise Eden, Miss Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co., is a sophomore and a mem ber of Alpha Xi Delta soror ity. Sharon Jean Kyker, Miss Magee's, is a freshman and also a member of Alpha XI Delta sorority. Elizabeth Anne Ruck, Miss Skyline Dairy, is a freshman and a members of Alpha Phi sorority. Marilyn Joy Schoening, Miss Dorsey Labs, is a fresh man at the University and a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Friday's activities will in clude a parade through Uni versity Place and downtown Lincoln at 11:45 a.m. and a tea for the finalists and the; judges at 2 p.m. at the Air Base Service Club. The actual pageant will; start at the Service Club at 8 Yearbook Interviews Students Cornhusker Chooses New Section Heads The new section editors of the 1963 Cornhusker have been announced. They are: activities, Susie Ducker, Kappa Alpha Theta and Anita Chilen, Alpha Chi Omega; administration, An drea Lerann, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Varsity athletics, Keith Krueger, Beta Sigma Psi; fraternities, Dave Houfek, Del ta Lpsuon; sorority, Margie Enright, Alpha Phi. Student scenes, Tom Ollen- burg, Delta Sigma Phi; men's intramurals houses and halls, Jim Gleason, Beta Theta Pi; women's intramurals houses and halls, Nancy Holmquist, Delta Gamma. Panel assistants, Susan Ihle, Kappa Alpha Theta and Susie Ay res, Alpha Phi; military, Ray Hesse, Beta Theta Pi; student government, Suzanne Armstrong, Delta Delta Delta. Fine Arts, Ann Shuman, Al pha Phi; Engineering, Robert Bosking, Alpha Tau Omega; Agriculture, Jo Ann Luzio, Alpha Xi Delta. Business Administra t i o n, Teachers and Pharmacy, Pat Jorn, Kappa Alpha Theta; Medicine, Nursing, and Den tistry, Neva Carstenson, Zeta Tau Alpha; Arts and Sciences, Journalism and Law, Stevie Dort, Delta Gamma. Business office section ed itors, Ann Lamphiear, Zeta Tau Alpha and Denny Wat kins, Delta Upsilon. The business office section is new this year. It is intended to show the editorial side of the Cornhusker, according to Cynthia Holmquist, Cornhus ker editor for 1963. Three Hundred 1962 Cornhuskers Aicait Buyers Cornhuskers for 1962 will be distributed beginning tomor row at 1 p.m. in the south party room of the Student Un ion. Books will be available to- and Don Burt Dave Scholz Council Elects Burt In Acclamation Vote To erve as P By acclamation vote junior hold-over member Don Burt was elected Student Council president for next year. In his speech given to Coun cil Burt emphasized that YW Project To Be Held For Indians - .... I mst..fnr L'n,iKlnii nH 1 AM n.m. Koh Iu a. rwreafinn ft -oaimuaj auu .uuu- rector for the base and build-! dav between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m YWCA Interviews YWCA interviews will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ap plications may be picked up in the YWCA office and are due today at 5 p.m. and base committee chair man for the Miss Lincoln Pageant, said that the base will be open to spectators. The winner of the pageant will receive a $100 savings bond, a 15 hour modeling course from Nancy Childs Modeling School, a $250 hair styling course from Ben Your Hairdresser and a trophy. Prizes will also be given for the first and second runners up and Miss Congeniality. and luesday between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. After Tuesday the yearbooks may be obtained in the Cornhusker office located in the basement of the Union. Students should bring their Cornhusker receipt in order to claims their books. Student identification will be suffici ent in case of loss of receipt. Business Manager Mark Sorensen reports that only 300 Cornhuskers remain to be sold. The YWCA summer pro gram, "Project Friendship," for the Indians living in Lin coln will be from June 15 to August 3. . Approximately 250 Ameri can Indians will participate in the program.iThis program will consist of recreation and' activity led by student parti cipants working under the su pervision of a trained social worker. The project is intended to continue the winter Indian program which does not ex tend into the summer months. The project is a volunteer summer worK program ana any college student who will be spending the summer in Lincoln is eligible to join the project. Approximately eight to ten hours per week will be expect ed of each project member. The time will be divided into programs with the Indians, (possibly two sessions weekly for each student), consultation with the staff and a seminar with the project group. Applications should be turned in to the University YWCA office, 335 Student Union no later than June 1. Applicants will be con tacted for an interview after they apply. "the duty of Council will be to establish a representation system which will consistently provide high quality and well informed leadership which will reflect the interests and opinions of the students." "Perhaps the extended use of the Student Council Associ ates would provide such lead ership," continued Burt. "As sociates could be trained for future leadership in the Coun cil and eventually might join the Council as a lower house." The new president feels "the public issues committee should be organized to work with the Administration in formulating its resolutions." Burt suggested Council resolu tions be submitted to city council, State Legislature, and the Big Eight Student Gov ernment Association. Also elected by acclamation were first Vice President Dave Scholz and second Vice President Steve Cass. Scholz, in presenting his program to Council, observed that "student interest must be marshalled for an effective Council as such interest is the only bend between the Stu- rexv dent Council and the student body." In other business Council elected the hold-over mem bers who would serve their senior year. The five selected are: Don Burt, Steve Cass, Chip Kuklin, Susie Moffit, and Dave Scholz. Outgoing President Steva Gage presented Dean J. P. Colbert with an honorary Stu dent Council certificate of membership. Colbert replied that he felt "the students should be allowed to make as many of their own decisions as possible." Also honored for his assis tance to the Council was Dr. Baumgarten, outgoing Student Council advisor. Baumgarten congratulated the Council for a fine year of service and continued that "the Council had been an effective force on the campus scene." Commenting upon his term as Student Council President, Gage reflected that "Council has been the most unforget able experience of my life, contributing much to my fu ture and immeasureably en hancing my undergradu3t years." Franck Tribe Breakup Will Hurt Communism "The trend in Africa today to break down her tribal sys tem will not only act against its communaiism, but against Communism as well," said Dr. Thomas Franck, profes sor of international law at New York University. The former University pro- fossnr noted that the tribal , r 1 : ; ' y-" ' if i . ' 3 b A - Lishner Miss Saunders Miss Hobson Fried M issa Solemnis 9 Performed The University chorus will perform Beethoven's ''Mass in D, better known as "Missa Solemnis," Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum. The performance, part of the current symposium on arts and religion, is free to the public. Four soloists, a large chor us and full orchestra will per form the mass. It will be con ducted by Prof. Emanuel Wishnow, chairman of the University's department of music. The four soloists are Arlene Saunders, soprano; Jane Hobson, mezza-soprano; How ard Fried, tenor; Leon Lish ner, bass. Arlene Saunders, soprano, who has appeared in NBC-TV Opera's performance of Pro kofiev's "War and Peace," was a 1960 American Opera Auditions winner and recipi ent of the gold medal for the 1960 Vercelli vocal competi tion In Italy. She appeared this past season in New York City Opera performances of "Tabarro," "La Boheme" and "Carmen." Jane Hobson, mezzo-soprano, a native of the Omaha area and now associate pro fessor of voice at Marshall College In Huntington, W .Va., has appeared with the NBC Symphony and New York Philharmonic as a soloist. She has been engaged five times as soloist in the Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with the Cleveland Orchestra. Howard Fried, tenor, mem ber of the New York City Opera Co. and the San Fran cisco Opera Co., has per formed with the Philadelphia Grand Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Opera, National Symphony in Wash ington, D.C., and Baltimore Civia Opera. Leon Lishner, bass, profes sor of voice at tie Univer sity who has sung in the spring choral concerts for the six years, appears each Christmas h the NBCTV pro duction of Glan-Carlo Menot ti's opera, "Amahl and the Night Visitors." He also ap peared In "War and Peace." The University's Choral Union is composed of 500 voices from the Madrigal Singers and University Chor us I, conducted by John Mor an; and the University Sing ers and University Chorus I, era and University Chorus II, system in Africa today has developed further along com munal lines than even Marx ism communism. Franck explained the pres ent frequent alliance of Af rican nations with the Soviet block in the UN by noting that "the African nations cannot afford to antagonize the Russians when they are the only group that has sup ported the Africans in their struggles in Angola and Goa." When today's colonial con trol of Africa is removed, Af rican nations will vote with the democratic-Western block, said Franck. Today's tribal society in Africa provides a relatively stable social welfare state where the more prosperous members of the tribe support their less fortunate relatives, he said. "Political divisions in Af rican nations form along tra ditional tribal bases, with members of a tribe being loy al to the political leader from that tribe," said Franck. Examining the effects of this tribal rivalry, Franck noted that the highly endowed, rich nations of Af rica are reluctant to share their wealth with the poorly endowed nations. "Today, traditional tribal standards of justice are in conflict with Western stand ards; thus, the creation of the apparent schizophrenia la the African approach to prob lems results," he said. As for a United States of Africa, Franck believes such a union will result two to three decades in the future. "Although no one is talking against such a union of Af rican states," said Franck, "most favor the gradual ap proach to the union in light of today's struggle with tri bal loyalties to hold existing nations together."