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Temple's ghost still haunts set by CAROL ANDERSON Nebraska f tan Wrttar Several times a year always late at night the ghost of the Temple Building indicates that he's still around. Unexplainable footsteps in the attic, strange sounds and mysterious equipment foul-ups help bolster the story of the ghost, according to students and faculty who work in the Temple Building. Drama students say the story originated years ago when the mam stage was built. Sup posedly during its construction a worker fell from the attic grid work and died on the stage. Another version says a technical assistant fell and died during one of the first performances. Another story attributes the presence of the ghost by explaining "all old opera houses have one." According to drama student Linda Jessup who said she has been around the building about eight years, "A lot of characters are left without a home after the show is over." She related several ghostly experiences. She said she has been at the bottom of the attic stairs ready to turn off the lights and heard footsteps up in the attic. But on investigation she found no one. As stage manager for a pro duction a few years ago, Mrs. Jessup said , she repeatedly heard voices over the hend phones when nobody was talking. Another time a sound meter registered when the power was off. Other instances involve lights going off and Placement interviews DETAILED INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PLACEMENT OF FICE, 230 NEBRASKA UNION. Monday, March 23 CENTRAL SOYA B.S.-Acctg., Agriculture, Bt. Adm.. Animal Husban- n. M.E.; B.S., M.S.-Ag. Econ.; EDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRA TION (Department o Transportation) Civil, Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical enfllneersj Air Traffic Control Specialists; HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COM. PANY Actuarial Science; N ASH-FINCH COMPANY (Food Centers) B.S., MB. A. -Bus. Adm., Eton., Journalism (Advertising), Acctg., Marketing; A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY B.S., B. 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Anybody who has been around Howell Theater for very long has had something strange happen to him, she added, and if they can't explain it they at tribute it to the ghost. Drama students and teachers - are "working with the unreal so it's not unnatural to half believe in the unreal when something unexplainable hap pens," Mrs. Jessup said. "I don't believe in the ghost," she continued, "but I would prefer not to be up in the attic alone at night." Dallas Williams, professor of speech and drama, says he doesn't really believe in ghosts either, but "it's kind of fun." "Sometimes late at night but not often rehearsals have broken up and students scat tered to look for noises and footsteps," Williams said. Mrs. Judy Buckles, theater business manager, said when -she arriyed for work many mornings- last semester the heavy safe in her office had been pulled away from the wall. No reason has been found, and she has since changed offices. Company) B.S.-M.E., E E., Ch. E., ChFLORIDA COOPERATIVE EX TENSION SERVICE (EAST CAMPUS) (am as before) GENERAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INCORPORATED B.S.-Busliss Administration; NAVAL FLEET MISSILE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND LEVALUATION GROU B.S., B.A., M.S., M.A. -Electronic Engr., Math-Statlstlc. Physics; Ph.D.-Math-Stetisflcs; Friday, March 27 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OF FICERS SELECTION TEAM (tame at above) CITY OP DETROIT (CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION) B.S., B.A.-Englneerlng (Architectural, Civil, Elec.. Mech), Nursing, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Ma them tics. Accounting, General Bus., Recreation; POSTER SALE! CLOSE OUT 50c EACH WHILE THEY LAST. Nebraska Bookstore STOP IN WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN mm m mm, m m mm. mm - IMi&t&r DORUit Representation issue tabled A proposal that would restructure Faculty Senate into a representative body was tabled at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday afternoon. Membership in Faculty Senate now includes all University faculty members with rank of assistant professor or above. Franklin Eldridge, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics and Faculty Senate Committee on Committees chairman, said a represen tative Faculty Senate "would be a more effective and effi cient organization." Eldridge's five-man com mittee said that a smaller body would provide for freer discussion, more complete participation with a higher sense of personal responsibility to an electorate and faster ac tion. Several professors, however, opposed the representative Evaluation book just can't win . The ASTJN Course and Fac ulty Evaluation Book, published last week, contains one error, according to Ken Wald, editor. The error appears on priges 23 and 24, he said. The last evaluation on page 24 is a section of Biology 1, call num- : ber 0460. The course is credited: to ' Robert Kaul, associate pro- lessor of botany. Instead, ' the course is taught by James Ro- sowski, assistant professor of botany. The evaluation on page 25 is also incorrectly listed as having been taught by Robert Kaul. Instead, the course, with call number 0490, is taught by John F. Davidson, professor of botany. Alpha Delta Pi elects president Alpha Delta Pi sorority hjas elected wancy uiDson pres ident for 1970. I Other officers include: Kathy Mumm, first vice president; Annie Carlson, second vice president; and Vicki Karel, re cording secretary. Faculty Senate proposal on grounds that it would be less democratic. . Jasper Shannon, professor of political science, said, "This Is a very serious decision. We may be giving up what Is now a democratic system in the name of efficiency." Another professor com mented that the "chief justification for a dictatorship was efficiency." "I can't claim perfect at tendance to Faculty Senate PINNINGS: Ruth Gross, junior in Teachers College from Colum bus to Buich Gibson, Alpha Tau Omega senior in business ad ministration from Sergeant. Margie Smith, Alpha Chi Omega sophomore in physical education to Dave Heumann, Sigma Nu junior, in business from Lincoln. Wanda Bessey, Zeta Tau Alpha junior in elementary education from Grand Island to 10 lb. ICE OfiES LOWEST PRICES IMTOHlfM DIVIDEND 16th & P St. Just South of Campus Dividend Bonded Gas WE NEVER CLOSE meetings," he said, "and usually the attendance here is very poor, but I do want to be able to come when I want to." Restructuring plans will be submitted to Charles Gardner, professor of agronomy and Faculty Senate Committee on Committees chairman, prior to the April 14 meeting when the senate is scheduled to decide whether to change the existing membership criteria or change Faculty Senate into a representative body. Mark Stelk, Acacia junior in business from Grand Island. Barb Thompson, Sandoz junior in pre-medicine from Arthur to Cadet Ron Golden, United States Military Academy. Engagements: Avril Kucer, Zeta Tau Alpha senior in English from Bellevue to David Von Minden, Alpha Tau Omega graduate alum in chemistry from LaGrange, Texas. Bag i HI . t , . M . . "! , M. - 4,"-"l e?.ts Wednesday; march n, 1970 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN PAGE 11