University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Diplomas presented to 2925 students; largest graduating class in Nebraska U history Till ' laruvst clas. iii tin- history of tin rnivfisity ivcvivotl tlipluinas at the st-vcn- ty-iiiiitli annual romnicnci ' incnt t ' xcrcises. ChancrUnr i. (J. (histavson pri ' si ' iitctl tU-- urco til the -W2 ' ) stinlfuts in the class of Iiichnh ' il ill thr r.t. ' iii raihiat iiin ' class were l( (il stndfnts who received diitlomas in June, more tlian (iOd in January. 4()4 in •Inly ami I. ' IS in May from tiie ( ' ollei;e of Mi ' iliciiif. Dr. Milo liail, president of the I ' niver- sity of Omaha, ,i;:ave the address entitled Into the Second Half at the January exercises. ' I ' iir (•nmiiiriicriiiciit sjjeaker in June was N ' orman Cousins, edittir of the Saturday Heview of Literature. Mr. Cou- sins ' topic was Tinic for Ideals. (iustav.soii. I ' t ' tcrsoii T;ilk to XnriMjiii ( ' uu in-- (illi st spiilkir — J. ' I ' iO iiiiiinii nil nil lit. ' i ' iic r.tOl) si ' iiiois were the lirst uraduat ini : class to p:rant a scholarship as its jfift to tiif riii i ' isit . Till ' $( ). ' ) award, niade possilile throuuh proceeds earned duiinii Senior Week, went to Marvin Kunene Holsc-law, a i)harmacy major. June, 1950, Coiumencpincnt Exercises Held Pniversitii ilifji-ns to Ifiiil xinior . Page 15

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Stndnnts f!o through R jristration Process IIIM cards — claxsroom jjiiss. Added space, mobile machinery sped up registration procedure for 8045 students At the opciiiiiii ' of the first si-nifstfr, 804. ' ) students tiled iu and mit of tlio Mili- tary Xa al Science huildinsi ' to register. Added space and iin]iro ed nietliods and equiiiinent resulted in a niinimum of con fusion and a tinio-savei for enrollei s. After lia in,i;- conferences witii advisers, students were given class cards by the as- signment committee. The services of stu- dent organizations aiiled in speeding up tile registration ]irocedure. . ih ' c rease in the seconil semester eii- rolhnent was attributed to war hysteria rather than tlie actual drafting of students. Adviser Helps Thin Student Schedules Fdriilfji f uidaucr — fufiire sjicccss.

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Huskers won Missouri Homecoming tilt; Jayne Wade crowned 1950 Pep Queen ( lull l ' ' i iriii I limi ' -iM iiiiiiiL: I ' ' -p I ,i H ' ' Ship on flu hark lulds spirit. AViniiinjr Chi O Homecoming Display MJJ. bewitched 40-34. A record crowd jaiuiiu-d tlic coliseuni In see Xel)raslc;i win llir lloinccoming- game for tlie first time in t ' oui- cars. The Huskers made a dazzling recovci alter tiie first period to defeat the Mis- souri Tig-ers liy six ] joints. Spirit was liigii for tlie Homecoming dance after the game. .laync Wade, the UMl Pep Queen, was presented l y relii-ini; (|Ui-( ' ii Shirley Allen. ' I ' iic dance enih ' d the weekend festivities. Homecoming- would not have been com])lete without tlie liouse (h ' -(irations. The ( ' !ii ( dnega intei ' pretation of tlie ' itchini; llnin ami the Px ' ta Tlieta I ' i Shueking ' dis|ilay were selected winners. 1951 Pe]i Ijupcn Jayne Wade TiissiJ icitli Ilitskir spirit n i(j)is. Page 16