WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1962
Vol. 75, No. 113
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NU Alumnus
Speaks Friday
Arthur C. Bryan, a 19
graduate of the Univers
ity wiH be in Lincoln Fri
day to address Delta Sig
ma Psi. the business ad
ministration honorary.
Bryaa, president of
Union Carbide Conswmer
Prwdncts C. of New York,
wCl give a speeen on
-aallMKM Facing In
dastry Today." in the Ne
braska Center at :3
p.m. Friday.
His speech vffl cover
the changes being brought
a b o a t by the profrt
squeeze and win also dis
cuss the importance of
federal programs to the
economy of the nation
and toe problems result
ing from them.
Br an bails from Elm
Creek and still retains a
borr stead there.
Friday Deadline Set
For Work Sheets
The deadline for handing in
wwt sheets is this Sator
day. All mwiereradaates ex
cept basinets adwhifstratka,
agrk-wlcnre and janior divis
ion stndewts showM torn tbetn
in art 2 AdfRtstratia.
Basinets administration stn
outs sImwU tore their work
sheets ia at 211 Social Sci
iuei: Arricnlmre students.
27 Ag HalL and Jsnior Divis
ion students sfemM Jeave
their work sheets wit tJseir
advi.Hwrs.
If work sheets are not
tamed ia by the Satwrday
deadline, stadrats wiM bare
to wait mrtfl lane 11 to rega
ter for sammer school ar n
ta September 12 to register
for the fall term.
Tr. Srharh Elertetl
To language Post
Dr. Paal Schacfc of the Uni
versity's GermzrAc depart
racst has been elected chair
man of the medieval serrtk
of Use M'xlera Lavage
Asfdcia&oa of America for
J9R2.
Fraternity System Ready
For Mass Purchasing
By MIKE MacLEAV
How can the 24 fraternities
at the University save 175,000
a year? This is certainly an
intriguing question in the
light of the constant demand
for good food and plenty of
it by fraternity men, house
mothers desire to meet this
demand but still keep down
food costs and the house bills
that have been pointed sky
ward. The answer to the question,
according to Jerry Dicken
son, chairman of the Intra
fraternity Council finance
committee, is the Fraternity
Management Associa
tion (FMA).
The idea of the FMA was
brought to the Nebraska cam
pus last year by now IFC
president, John Nolon, He de
veloped the plan and present
ed it to the IFC for prelim
B.J. Creates 'Poster
A word, an idea becomes
an artistic expression in less
than a minute, when the
quick mind and talented
band of Miss Betty Jeanne
Holcomb goes to work.
Better known as BJ., she's
not truly an artist, however.
BJ. is the Student Union's
poster painter.
She loves her work, bat it's
not ber occupation. BJ. has
been with the Union two asd
a half years, and now is tam
ing over beT little room with
its hundreds of poster boards,
paints, pencils and brushes
to Bob Lyons.
B.J.'i work has involved
painting posters promoting
Union sponsored movies,
speakers, projects, displays
and educational ideas.
Poster painting is not roa
tine. according to BJ.
' Posters need to have a
gtwvic an eye catcher," she
adds.
"SroKirrfcs the name, or
the occupation, or the title of
the speech gives me an idea
for a theme to follow m the
posters," she explains. Tor
instance, when Gorge hear
ing was here, piano keys and
black glasses v-emed to ex
press the idea.
Vance Packard
Vance Packard, author
of "Hidden Persoaders,
Stata Seekers, and
"Tbe Wari e Makers, wiU
speak Tfewday at 11
a.m. im the ttsiut.
inary approval last fall. Dick
e son's committee was then
formed.
The FMA, at maturity, will
consist f a corporation
through which all food and
services for the member fra
ternities win be ordered,
boa gilt, bflled and paid for,
the parpose being the savings
which woald be gleaned from
the discoants balk baying.
"We are starting with a
model which win consist of
the association buying three
products dairy, bakery and
boose laundry," stated Dick
enson. "We win send bid slips to
a3 merchants in the cities
that are engaged in these
lines and then contract on the
one lowest bid. The contracts
win be for one year. This
way, we can get the associa
tion started and the fraterni
ties won't have to make too
large a jump.
Her style follows a rigid
standard of brivity, with
sparkling color, and attrac
tive drawings or illustrations.
Her work has kept her in
her office in the Student
Union basement for boors
sometimes day and night, but
she doesn't object.
B.J. and one
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He added that many favor
able bids had beea received,
and pointed oat one saving
on rye bread: the regular
price being 27 cents and the
price to the association being
14 cents.
Dickenson explained that
more products win be worked
in with the future possibilities
being an food products, all
services, furniture, cooks and
maids.
Fourteen bouses have cur
rently subscr ibed to the pur
chasing of the three products.
100 participation is expect
ed by the end of the year.
"Because of the savings
from balk baring, we sboaid
save at least 15, and it is
estimated that the fraterni
ties bay aroand $5M,MM
worth of food. This would
amount to a savings of ap
proximately $7,tM ia one
year for the fraternity sys
tem, said Dickenson.
Magic' for Union
"Actually it's a creative
outlet it has a theraputic
effect on me."
She recently graduated
from Law College, and plans
to go into that profession
when she leaves the Union.
"Poster painting is quite
different from law books,"
iz top mm
of her creations
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The savings could be used
for possible expansion or re
decoration which many
houses face, house bills could
be lowered, or houses could
buy more good food.
If the fraternities would be
interested in saving still more
money, they could cooperate
on menus, but the way it will
be set up, there will be in
dividual freedom on menus.
Another possible future
money saver would be a FMA
delivery service.
Nebraska hopes to help or
ganize a national FMA, which
would be ased tor the ex
change of ideas, etc.
Dickenson concluded that
beside providing substantial
relief to the fraternities, most
of which are feeling a finan
cial strain, the existance of
the FMA on the University
campus wiU make it more
attractive to fraternities con
sidering locating here.
she admits. "After a day of
studying it is really a relief
to go to work.
Law and painting aren't her
only talents.
As an undergraduate at the
University, she completed
majors in English and Speech
and earned a minor in jour
nalism. Her interest in art and ad
vertising reaches back to a
class she had in advertising
under Dr. Forrest Blood in
business administration.
"It was like a fever. I was
on the go," she recalled. Aft
er graduating from the Uni
versity, she worked on her
Masters at Northwestern and
worked for the Leo Burnett
Inc , an advertising firm ia
Chicago.
B. J. then went to Europe
six years, where she served
as chief of the TV newsreel
at the Headrua iters VS.
Army, Europe in Heidelburg.
While in Germany, she also
was active in the Heidelburg
Civilaina Club and kept her
artstic talents alive painting
signs for special events and
working on displays.
She returned to Nebraska
and entered the Law College
here in 1561.
Her artistic efforts won't be
forgotten. In additimj to do-
j ing poster and display work
; for the Union, she's done free
j lance commercial art worlc
j in designing match covers.
menu covers, place mats, su
gar covers, and has even
painted pictures.