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MAR 18
Friday, March 18, 1966
The Daily Nebraskan
Vol. 81, No. 82
'Success, Trying'
Mark KK Show
By RANDY IREY
Junior Staff Writer
"How To Succeed In Busi
ness Without Really Trying"
will be a "success" with j W
of "trying", according to
Mrs. Lou Hall.
Mrs. Hall, director of the
Spring Kosmet Klub musical,
said that this year's program
is progressing well. "This
week we have been able to
run through the show without
any script," she commented.
"Wednesday night we were
able to perform the first act
without any correcting."
The director explained that
her plan for putting the pro
gram together begins with the
little ingredients. "We take
these individual aspects of the
show and polish them well.
Since this is a comedy, the
timing must be perfect."
"With these little parts, we
put together a scene. There
are over twenty-five scenes in
the show, so this take a great
deal of time. When we have
perfected the scenes, we put
them together into the acts.
This is where we are now."
"I feel that if you take every
small part of the show and
develop it and polish it to per
fection, then the completed
work will be a beautiful
whole."
'Students First'
The cast has been rehears
ing since Feb. 20. At first
practices were from 7:00 to
9:30 p.m., but they are now
running up to 11:00.
Mrs. Hall stated she be
lieves the cast students are
"students first." "Because of
Rush Book
Completed
The copy and layout for the
Tnterfraternity rush book has
been completed, according to
Dave Cumins, co-editor of the
book.
He said it marks one of the
earliest dates ever for the
completion of the book.
Cummins said the book will
be published by the end of
April. Distribution date de
pends on the IFC Rush Com
mittee, but the book is sent so
that prospective rushees can
have time to read and study
the publication during the
summer.
Work began on the book
in November. Most of the in
formation came from house
presidents. Individual por
traits were taken by a private
photographer, and other photo
graphs either came from the
1965 Cornhusker or were taken
by the editors.
"The coperation of the fra
ternities was very good this
year," Cummins explained.
The rush book is sent to all
boys who graduated in t h e
upper half of their high school
class and have indicated that
they will attend the Univer
sity. The main purpose of t h e
boks, Cummins noted, "is to
acquaint new collegians with
the fraternity system. Fra
ternities often have a bad con
notation among parents, and
we try to emphasize the schol
arship and special projects
that fraternities engage In.
"We want prospective
pledges to realize that frater
nity life is significant not only
for the social aspect, but for
god scholarship as well," he '
added.
Computer Collects Couples
By RANDY IREY
Junior Staff Writer
Students will soon have a
chance to meet their "ideal"
date as chosen by a comput-.
er. They will have not one,
but three of these dates in
one night.
This is all part of Founda
tion Week, April 18-22, spon
sored by the Builder's SEED
committee.
"Foundation Week is de
signed to acquaint the Uni
versity student with the Ne
braska Foundation and its ac
tivities," said Cindy Pauley,
chairman of Builder's camp
us promotions.
The afore-m e n t i o n e d
"ideal" dates will be a part
of the planned Computer
this, I schedule the rehearsals
so that every second of time
is put to valuable use," she
said. "We have placed tables
in the back of the rehearsal
room so that the students can
study while they are not on
the stage."
There are fifty-one perform
ers in the case. Since not
everyone attended every re
hearsal, until recently there
has been no idea toward con
tinuity in the show, according
to Mrs. Hall.
She explained that of all the
performers, but four must be
able to sing, act and dance.
Thus, no one has a specialty,
and it gives everyone more
to do.
Final Rehearsals
The next week of rehearsal
is going to be the important
one, she said. "Saturday night
we plan to go through the
whole show. Next Tuesday and
Wednesday we will go through
it twice each night with Wed
nesday being a full-dress tech
nical rehearsal at Pershing
Auditorium.
"Thursday night will be the
final dress rehearsal. We
should be ready Wednesday
night, and Thursday we
should reach perfection in the
technical area."
Mrs. Hall said that "How
to Succeed" is especially hard,
because the script makes up
an integral part of the show.
In most musicals, the script
only holds the songs together.
Comedy Important
"I've even been practicing
with the performers during
the day, perfecting the im
portant comic dialogue,"
stated Mrs. Hall.
"I think that the cast has
been working very hard and
are doing a good job. They
realize that if you work hard
at something like this and can
then do a good job, a great
deal of satisfaction can be
gained."
"The morale has been real
good and spring fever has not
shown up yet. There is al
ways a big life for the cast to
get on the stage with real
props, which we will do next
week. I know that by Friday
we will be ready with a great
show."
Mrs. Hall did have one cor
rection to make on a previous
article in the Daily Nebras
kan. She said that she had
been misquoted on the nature
of the business around which
the show is. It appeared in
print as "world-wife liquor
company", but should have
said "world-wide wicket com
pany." Tassels Request
Student Opinions
On Homecoming
Questionnares concerning
next years' Homecoming cele
bration have been distributed
to living units in an effort to
"find out just what the stu
dents want", according to
Donni Maclay, Tassels Home
coming chairman.
"We want to see what they
want and then formulate
p 1 a n s for next fall's Home
coming," she said.
Miss Maclay added that
Tassels realize that Home
coming plans should be chan
ged to insure a successful
Homecoming.
"Nothing will be decided
for about two weeks," she
noted.
dance April 22 in the Nebras
ka Union. Questionnaires will
be filled out by both men
and women.
The forms will be run
through a computer matching
each male with a "machine
picked" female, and vice
versa. Only 500 tickets will
be sold to each sex.
The dance will be divided
Into three parts. After each
segment, the individual will
receive a new partner. The
dance is planned for the Un
ion ballroom and features the
Mods combo.
Another aspect of Founda
tion Week will be a dinner to
which all presidents of cam
pus organizations will be in
vited. Chancellor Hardin will
Quest For Rest
Sleep is that great, elusive just catnaps taken every few
object which no student seems hours, while other people
to get enough of. The vast si- an,t do this Landolt said.
lent armv of snoozers and
head-nodders can be found al
most anywhere on campus.
According to one assistant
professor of physieology, Paul
Landolt, sleep is something
which each individual must
regulate to his own needs.
"The average person needs
from six to eight hours of
sleep every night, but some
people can get along fine on
Toga-Clad Runners Signal
Beginning Of Greek Week
By Bruce Giles
Senior Staff Writer
Highway travelers . from
Crete to Lincoln may wonder
who turned the clock back
when they see a toga-clad
youth running with a torch.
But it will merely mean the
start of Greek Week at the
University, April I.
A torch will be lighted at
Crete and runners from each
fraternity will carry the torch
on into Lincoln. Togas will be
sewn by sororities.
The parade of chariots will
begin at 3 p.m. with each
house supplying the chariot
and manpower, and sorority
houses supplying the girls to
ride in them.
Starting at the Sigma Chi
fraternity house, the parade
will go south on 16th Street,
west on R and north on 14th to
the Stadium.
The Greek Games will fol
low at the Stadium. They
will include a twelve-legged
race and an obstacle race for
the women. The men will be
included in a chariot race, a
pyramid race, a tug of war
and a new game, the Volks
Tote.
Originating at the Univer
sity of California, the Volks
Tote consists of carrying a
Volkswagen from a starting
point to the finish point. All
those carrying the car t h en
must get into the car and
give the dinner speech.
A display will be placed in
the Union lounge showing
what the Foundation does and
sponsors. On April 19 and 20,
a booth will be constructed
in which slides will be shown
on the activities of the Foun
dation. These slides will also be
shown during the year to all
the living units on campus.
The purpose underlying all
this is an attempt, according
to Miss Pauley, to get stu
dents active In the Founda
tion and aware of it before
they graduate.
The Nebraska Foundation
handles all the gifts and
grants given to the Univer
sity. They handle tht schol
Exam periods pose a spe
cial problem for students in
U,C11 h-
"A student would probably
j0 much better on his exam
if he slept well the night be
fore, rather than staying up
all night," Landolt said. The
effect of the various "p e p
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drive it back to the starting
point.
The Greek Week Ball will
be held on Friday night. Greg
Andrews, IFC affairs chair
man said it is hoped that The
Boys Next Door will play for
the ball. The group has trav
eled widely with the Beach
Boys.
Princess Athena will be
named at the ball. Each
sorority will submit a can
didatewho will be inter
viewed next week. Finalists
will be voted on at the Greek
Week Ball.
A Chariot Bath will be held
on Saturday with the money
earned going to some charity
or needy organization in the
Lincoln community, accord
ing to Andrews.
Andrews said there would
be a Greek church emphasis
on Sunday morning with the
IFC Executive Council par
ticipating in a Softball game
in the afternoon. The house
mothers tea will be held in
the Nebraska Union at 2:30
p.m.
Panhellenic has challenged
IFC to a quiz bowl at 7:30
p.m. on Sunday. During t:ie
same time IFC will hold
seminars on rush and scholar
ships in room 232 and 234 of
the Union. Jerry Olson IFC
scholarship chairman will lead
the scholarship seminar with
Jack Shreck, IFC rush chair
arship funds given privately
and help to provide money
for the construction of new
buildings on the campus.
The Foundation helped pro
vide the funds for the Ralph
Mueller tower, Sheldon Art
Gallery, and other buildings.
It will also provide some
money for the proposed wom
en's physical education build
ing. According to Miss Pauley,
the average University alum
does not contribute or take
part in the Foundation until
he has been out of school for
ten years.
The goal of this special
week and other projects is to
lower the time span between
graduation and participation.
Functions Of Campus
Political Parties Noted
EDITOR'S NOTE: T his
story is the second in a ser
ies by Jan Itkin, senior staff
writer, on the role political
parties could play in the
framework of student govern
ment. One student government
executive Thursday questioned
the need for political parties
in student government, while
a student senator insisted that
parties "have an inherent po
tential to serve a very useful
function."
Larry Frolik, ASUN vice
president, said, "Political par
ties are formed generally for
election motives rather than
legislative. They aren't really
suited to legislative purposes,
because issues brought before
student government are not
usually adaptive to ideological
debate."
He added, "If they do serve
some purpose, I haven't seen
it demonstrated except for
election victories."
Mut al Consent
According to the traditional
organizations of parties, there
must be a mutual consent to
ideals which is generally
lacking in a campus commu
nity, he noted.
"With a transient popula
tion, like that of a University,
it is difficult to create lasting
values so as to create a last
ing fervor necessary for this
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Cyclists Protest Ruling
"Inconvenient, expensive
and ridiculous"
These are the comments of
motorcycle enthusiasts re
garding an ordinance passed
man in charge of the rush
seminar.
Sorority and fraternity
houses will have exchange din
ners Monday night at 5:30. Ail
Greeks will hear an address
by Dr. W. Rex Brown, the
dean of men at the University
of Oklahoma.
Andrews said that ser
anades will be encouraged
Monday night.
Tuesday night a recogni
tion dinner will be held honor
ing top Greek scholars, the
sophomore IFC scholarship
winner, the Abrahamzon
Award recipient and new
members of Gamma Gamma,
senior Greek honorary.
Andrews said that entry
blanks are due at 4 p.m. Fri
day for Gamma Gamma, the
Greek games, Princess Ath
ena and the Abrahamzon
Award.
During Greek Week a trav
eling display from the Na
tional Interfraternity confer
ence and Panhellenic Confer
ence will be exhibited in the
Union lounge. Andrews noted
that the display has been at
the New York Worlds Fair.
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Spring Day which is held May 6. Interviews for Spring Day overall chair
man and committee chairmen will be held Saturday in Room 230 of the
Nebraska Union. Interested parties should sign up for an interview time
on the time sheet outside the room.
mutual consent," Frolik add
ed. "We also lack the basic
needs or consideration," he
continued. "As a result the
parties become absurdities or
special interest groups con
cerned with power rather
than theories."
Sen. K e 1 1 e y Baker disa
greed, "So far political par
ties haven't been a particu
larly vital force because the
one that has been formed did
not remain active throughout
the year. They do, however,
have an inherent potential to
serve a very useful function
other than campaigning."
Legislative Debate
"This function would lie in
the area of legislative debate,'
he added. "Had there been
any opposition, the Vox Pop
uli would have been a more
effective organization in this
area."
"An issue like the Tassels
question that arose earlier
this year would have been
suited to the differences in
ideologies that political par
ties could play a part in,"
Baker continued.
"Parties should be based on
differences of issues, like
conservatives versus liberals
rather than personalities or
friendships," he added. "Then
one party could oppose an is
sue and the other one sup
recently by the Lincoln City
Council requiring operators of
motorcycles and their pas
sengers to wear helmets.
One University student, Ar
nie Peterson, said Thursday
that all students interested in
contesting this ordinance
should attend the City Coun
cil meeting Monday where
they will be given a chance
to protest.
'Unconstitutional'
"From what I understand,
similar laws have been de
clared unconstitutional in Min
neapolis and in California,"
he added. "I don't particular
ly want to wear a helmet ev
erytime I get on my 'cycle."
Peterson noted that a good
helmet costs "over $30" and
aren't really necessary except
for highway use.
He added that he had talked
to City Councilman John
Comstock, who had told him
that no one has actually con
tested the ordinance and that
anyone interested in discuss
ing it would be welcome at
Monday's meeting.
"The idea is that if you
don't want to wear a helmet,
not to just sit and gripe about
it, but go and discuss it with
the council," Peterson added.
'Like Satbelt'
He continued that while be
has never worn a helmet, he
has "recently seen more peo
ple wearing them than be
fore. "The people I know
don't wear them, but s o m e
are," he commented.
"It's like wearing a seat
belt," he said. "If you want
to wear one, fine. But no one
port it and both would do re
search." Baker stressed the impor
tance of research and infor
mation which political parties
could supply.
Research
"With parties to research
and study particular issues
and then inform the senators
on them before the issues
come before Senate, more in
telligent voting could result,"
he added. "The way things
stand, it is too easy for a
senator to be swayed by elo
quence if he doesn't know the
facts."
Frolik said that he believed
strong political parties could
tend to weakei. student gov
ernment. "For instance, it's a big
thing to be for student politi
cal parties," he said, "But I
haven't seen where they've
made student government any
more vital at Kansas, where
they are particularly strong."
He added that they might
tend to weaken student gov
points :
P e o p 1 e would develop
more loyalty to their party
than to student government as
such and thus not be aware
of their responsibility to the
students.
And they might make
Cont. on Page 3, Col. 2
should say you have to."
Peterson added that the or
dinance is currently in effect,
but no tickets will be given
until April 1.
"I have received two warn
ings, though," he said.
Other students contacted
had similar reactions to the
new ordinance.
Chuck Churchill said, "It's
kind of ridiculous for guys
who have been riding for a
long time. A bunch of us are
going down to talk to the
Council about it."
"Lose Points'
"I just bought one because
I couldn't afford to lose any
points, but I wasn't too happy
about it," said Rod Walker.
"In some ways, however, it
might be a good idea."
Rod Kocrber said, "It's ri
diculous and expensive and
doesn't really do that much
good. And the fact that pas
sengers also have to have
helmets is an added expense
and inconvenience."
"The whole idea is for the
birds!" exclaimed Larry
Swagger. "A helmet isn't go
ing to help."
John Martin said, "I'm def
initely not for it. I realize
lawmakers passed the law for
our protection, but I just
can't see going down the
street earing one."
"They're terribly uncomfor
table,"' he added. "The only
way I can see it is for high
way use."
Steve Hutchinson summed
up the opinion, "It just caus
es a lot of unnecessary in
convenience and expense."