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PERU, NEBRASKA
Volume 57
OCTOBER 2. 1961
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All Organization Pictures Will Be Taken October 12
Peru has :two male cheerleaders :this year. Cheerleaders ar~: Karen Mcin:tire, ·Jeannine Ehlers, Sandy Stephens on the boiiom row. Don Clark, Pinky Lewellyn, Frank Bostic.
CheQt~eaders
For 1961-1962
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male sex as cheerleader8Z has had boy cheerleaders ilf past, but not recently. Tryouts w1=re held in the auditoriurriSept~mber 14th, and two boys and ' ur girls were chosen to 1 e a d cheering squad. six cheerleaders selected 1961-62 school .year are: ';)3ostic, Karen Mcintire, ... . e Ehlers, Sandra Ste\ Pb.ens, Mary Ann Lewellyn, · and 1~
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By Glenn Irwin
The •J:>etjl. .Studimt EducatiQn Associatim,t \held itS -0rgan17.ational. meeting .on Mondiay evening, Sept. 18, in the Campus· School aud!itorium. President Jay DuVal introduced the following officers: Mary Ann Graham, vi<:e president; Patsy Melcher; sec~~~· · Ell~m·
School will be- 'dismissed at noon on Thursday, October 12, to take pictures of all organizations for the 1962 Peruvian. Shooting will start at 1:00 p.m. in the college auditorium and will continue un ti! all pictures of organizations have been made. It is not possible to publish a shooting schedule at this time because some groups have not yet organized and elected officers for the year. A schedule will be sent to sponsors and officers of organizations as soon as possible. Mr. J. D. Levitt will be official photographer and will process all film for the' organization section of this year's book. Departing from the procedure of taking pictures in the Music Hall and the main auditorium at the same time as in former years, the staff has decided to have pictures made one group at a time in the main auditorium. This procedure will consume more time but will avoid conflicts. Experience has demonstrated that following the old procedure it is impossible to schedule students for organization pictures w i th o u t having numerous conflicts.
Eoel Coward'·s "Bfithe Spirit" To Be Homecoming Pl<1y
Rita Retkovis plays her steel guitar and sings "Sentimental Journey" with Ginny Grossman, Marilyn Bleach, Shirley Talley, Dale Devoe, Sharon Richardson and Janice Maybee.
Eighth Annual Variety Show Levitt Sponsored Event of Sept. 14 Peru Enrollment Shows 17 Per Cent Gain Enrollment for the first semester at Nebraska State Teachers College, Peru, reached 722 1 a s t week, according to F. H. Larson, registrar. The fall semester figure conrtinues the steady enrollment increase at Nebraska's first college since 1952 when 276 students were enrolled. The 722 figure is a 17 percent increase over the 1960-61 fall total of 606. Represented in the enrollment
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N~ dette G!illagher, 'K ers, and Betty Painter. Each d1d an individual cheer, andi then all joined in with the stud!ent body andi sang the "Color Song."
·"Survival Preparedness" · !Begins Thursday Night The Nebraska State Teachers College, Peru will again offer adult education classes in "Survival Preparedness." · The first . class will begin Thw;sday, Oct. 5 · ':at 7:00 p.m. in the A~tration : Building room, A 101. The : will meet one two·hOur ~-· per week for six weeks and will b1=repeated as many times as ne·' cessary. All adults in the area are i»ivited to enroll. :; All college seniors are expected avail themselves of this oppor·. ·ty. The purpose of the course give the basic facts needed . · r to be prepared for all .f disaster and particularthOse. which may be associated With an enemy attack. This is in:formation which is of utmost impP~ce to every adult. 'rhete is no tuition fee or other dfrect'~ost. All materials are free. ollment should be directed to Office Of the Dean of the Coleither by letter, direct conor by calling TR 2-2311. Exion 22.
. Kregel Entertains e Ee Majors oup of Home Economics and minors enjoyed a picin Percival, Iowa Fri.·nued on page two)
-'PJ:oviae erated some of the advantages of belonging to such a group, after which Dr. Kite told of the program in action. PSEA has the honor of having one of the state officers, Sandra <;raig., -who is currently state historian. Sandy eli!plained some of the purpos·es and! benefits of allying oneself with the group. Mary Ann Graham gave a report on the 10th annual NSEA Leadership Conference held! at (Continued on last page)
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a mysterious atmosphere for the sophisticated comedy. Julie· Mayer portrays the medium, Mad!ame Arcati, who completely ups et s the lives of Charles Condomine (Steve Parker) and Ruth Cond!omine (Melissa Furkerson). The turmoil caused by the return of Elvira (Carol McClain), Charles' first wife, begins a chain of events that will keep you laughing until the final c u r t a i n is pulled. Dr. and Mrs. Bra&nan a r e played by Rex Filmer and Mary
Cqlorado, ConnectiIlh'ttois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming.
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On-campus en r o 11 men t includes 408 men and 314 women. The freshman class with 254 students is the largest, followed by 162 juniors, 151 seniors and 128 sophomores. Graduate and pos.t graduate students number 27. Lou Reid. Edith, the Condomine's flighty maid, is played by Nancy Faidley.
Dorm, Library Remodeling, New Ca~s School Figure In Future Plans
Authority to seek financingfor a third men's; dormitory on the campus of Nebraska State Teachers; College at Peru will be requested at an early meeting of the Board of Education of State Normal Schools, according to President Neal S. Gomon. Overcrowded conditions in present facilities plus evidences of continued growth of student population points to adtiitional living space for single men students. Although Majors Hall for men was opened in the fall of 1960, it is now filled to capacity cf 90 men and Delzell Hall with a normal capacity of 145 will be overloaded with some 170 men requiring three men in some rooms although two to a room is considered normal occupancy. Some space in Morgan Hall for women may be unused during the 1961-62 school year although
90 pereent occupancy is expected in this 185-bed facility. If enrollment trend;, continue this dormitory may be filled to capacity by the fall of 1962. Preliminary estimate of need for single men points to a facility which will house from 12.5 to 150 men a:t a probable capital outlay of from $325,000 to $375,000. Dormitory and o th er housing facilities are financed by revenue bonds and are not an obligation from tax or institutional cash monies. Plans for the renovation of the College Library are now being developed by the architectural firm of Clark and Enersen, Lincoln. It is hoped actual work on this $150,000 project can begin no later than February 1, 1962, with completion by September 1, 1962. During actual construction
time most of the library materials will be stored, with a small circura ting library established in one of the other college buildings. The art department, now located on the second floor of the library, will be moved! permanently to a wing on the first floor of the T. J. Majors. Ca mp us School building. The drama department will be temporarily housed! in the A. V. Larson In~ dustrial Arts building. Construction of a new campus school, for which a site has been purchased but no immediate plans contemplated, may need to be moved up in t1i.e priority list of buildings on the campuses of the four state teachers college, to provide more suitable space for the elementary and high school grades and to give additional space for college classes in t he present cam.~~s school building.
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By Jo Ann Frerichs Thursday evening, Sept. 14, the curtain w~'. up on the eighth annual Vamety Show produced by Mr. J. D. Levitt. Each act was introduced during a telephone conversation held by Steve Parker and Carol McLain. The program opened with a square dance consisting of students and faculty members. Dr. and Mrs. Wininger, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Pat Rathe, Jim Mayo, Connie Dietl, and Ernest Howard did a "Virginia Reel." Rita Retkovis .accompanied herself on the steel guitar while she sang "Her Name.'s Written There." Marilyn Bleach, Sharon Richardson, Janice Maybee, Dale Devoe, Virginia Grossman, Margaret Slayter, Shirley Talley, and Elaine Naber joined Rita in singing "Let Me Go, Peru" and "Sentimental Journey." A salute to our fiftieth state was given by vocalists Russell Workman and Eugene Walden singing "Lovely Hula Hands"; hula dancers Karen Workman, Janice Jones, Beth Timmerman, Leigh Smith, Penny Hays, Ellen Harris, and Ruth Rulla; and tumbler Don Clark. A special attraction of the eveing was presented by President Gomon. He played two piano solos, one of which was his own composition. The other number was the well known selection "St. Louis Blues." President Gomon also appeared in the Variety Show five years ago. The heavy applause proved that he didn't grow "rusty" during his "leave of absence." A musical baton act was given by Ardith Pratt. It consisted of fancy stepping and baton twirling. Phyllis Mosley sang "Without a Song." Phyllis was accompanied by Carol SudikLonn Pressnall gave the humorous routine "Speaking of Girls." The appropriate subjects of his act were women, girls, and females. Sounds of laughter and applause were frequently heard during Lonn's novel act. Jim Hurst accompanied himself and Al Wetenkamp on the guitar to "Sweeter Than You" and "There'll Never Be Anyone Else Like You." Jean Reiman, Russell Workman, Carol Sudik, Gar y Schmucker, Sharon Richardson, (Con~inued on page two)
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