tuesday, September 18, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 3
Faculty Club dances into night, f
tradition continues over years
By Mary Louise Knapp
Many people think that UNL faculty
members do is teach. Not so, according to
Mary Ellen Glenn, co-treasurer of the Fa
culty,Dance Club.
The dance club, which meets every
other month, will have its first dance of the
year Saturday in the East Campus Ball
room.
About 40 couples are involved in the
club, mostly married faculty members,
although many single members bring dates,
Glenn said.
"The club is open to all faculty mem
bers from Lincoln schools," Glenn said.
Dues are $30 if paid before the first dance,
and $35 thereafter.
"For eight dances, we feel that the dues
are reasonable," Glenn said. Most of the
dances are dinner dances and the dinner
costs are separate. "You don't have to
come to dinner to enjoy the dance 'Glenn
remarked.
In the past, live bands were used for
every dance, but this year the club will hire
disc jockeys for one or two dances.
Most of the bands hired are from the
Lincoln area. Some, such as the Cosmopol
itans, are from UNL.
"It is interesting to note" Glenn said,
"that a seven -piece orchestra cost $40 in
1939, and in 1976 a ten-piece band cost
$225." The average cost for a band today
is $200.
"We're just people who enjoy all types
of dances, from tango to waltzes to mo
dern disco," she said. "The members of
this club range in age from the 20's to the
70V
Recently two of the older members,
Floyd and Lois Hoover, wrote a descriptive
history of the club. The dance club started
in 1914 as a highly informal social club by
Dr. Winett Orr, an orthopedic surgeon. The
first dances were held in a laundry room
above the orthopedic hospital. In 1916, the
club was named "Faculty Dance Club "its
present name.
Early dances Included the foxtrot, two
step and the waltz. In the 1930's, the jitter
bug and other none-toosedate dances were
popular.
During the 1920s, the club was opened
to anyone who taught one hour or more at
UNL In 1923, A.R. Congdon was elected
as the first formally recognized president.
Other officers were added in 192526. To
day, couples act jointly as officers. Larry
and Billie Brown are co-presidents this
year.
Suprislngly, the club became very for
mal during the 1930s. Men wore tuxedos
and women wore long dresses. This custom
fell into disuse during the 1940s, when the
more relaxed, informal style still used
today came into fashion. "We still dress up
to some extent, though," Glenn said.
In 1977, membership invitations were
extended to faculty from Nebraska Wes
leyan and other Lincoln Schools.
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