University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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The Get out and vote campaign in- spired by the national interest in the presidential elections, increased the num- ber of voters in the OU elections of 1952. Posters and people dressed in cos- tumes, plus the pleas of Igor the Great Done, swayed the students to the follov - ing decisions. The new Student Council members were seniors Ray Hampton, Irv Jones, Syntho Judd, and Marilyn Sibert; juniors Larry Brehm, Merlyn Fratt, Derelle Blumer, and Phyllis Wilke; sopho- mores Jerry Tannahill, Gerald Welling, Joanne Gross, and Joan Willey. Fresh- men Council members were elected in the fall. The two new elected members of the Board of Student Publications were Jo- anne Larkin and Burt McMillan. Though the secret was kept until Ma-ie Day, Gloria Johnson had been elected Princess Attira XVIII. A special write-in vote showed that the students were favorable to the proposed Student Union though it was still very much in the planning stage. 14

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Left to right: Pat Cosford, Sue Yetter, Ruth Waschinek, Jean Madden, Ann McTaggert, Jean Janzan, Joan Olsen, Jane Engle- hardt, Janet Dugdale, Pat Vorel, Alyce Beachler, Frances Downey, Laura Dopita, Bonnie Coleman. Not pictured: Pat Kavan, Ruth Longville, Laya Edgar, Derelle Blumer, Cherie Alderman. ORCHESIS Modern Dance Group Modern dance is a means of artistic communi- cation which makes use of the whole body in expressive movement. It includes training and conditioning, so that the body will be able to respond to the dancer ' s demands. This increas- ingly creative communication is embodied in Or- chesis, the selective, honorary modern dance group on campus. Under the sponsorship of Miss Mary Lou Nieb- ling, Orchesis has participated not only in week- ly dance instruction, but also in such things as an Indian dance during Homecoming half-time ceremonies and a specialty number, The Street Scene, in the first annual Sport Show at Tech High. The Spring Dance Concert made up of modern dance, was initiated as an annual program. Other special appearances during the year in- cluded a dance recital performed for the Nor- folk Women ' s Club, and a show on the TV Class- room series. Serving as officers for 1952-53 were Alyce Beachler, president; Joan Olsen, secretary; and Derelle Blumer, publicity director. Since modernism is the popular trend, Orchesis is finding more of a place for itself on campus. 13

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Left to right: Larry Brehm, Phyllis Wilke, Jerry Tannahill, Pat Cosford, Mary Jane Jeter, Marilyn Sibert, Jerry Welling, Kyle Petit, Merlyn Fratt, Ray Hampton, Mary Cosford, Syntha Judd, Derelle Bluitier, Joan Willey, Dr. Jay McGregor, Irv Jones. The Student Council, as the elected representatives of the student body, form a link between them and the faculty and administration. The duties of the Stu- dent Council include supervising the ac- tivities of school organizations and spon- soring most of the major campus activi- ties. Last year, the Student Council closed the spring semester as usual by spon- soring the annual Junior Prom and the Ma-ie Day election and festivities. How could we ever forget the Ma-ie Day elections, with the eight foot owls, dogs . . . and remember the girls who wore boxes over their heads or fancy costumes? The Student Council began their fall duties by directing the preparations for Homecoming, the Freshman Mixer, and the Freshman Talent Show, and by spon- soring the fall play which was, this year, the comedy Goodbye, My Fancy. Other activities sponsored by the Stu- dent Council during the year included the Sophomore Cotillion, Anything Goes, which was this year ' s Tom-Tom Revue, and less colorful but equally necessary activities such as the all-school elections and the Campus Chest drive, conducted annually to collect funds for the Omaha Community Chest, the Red Cross and the World Student Service Fund. Left to right: Vice-President Fratt, Treasurer Blumer, Secretary Willey, President Hampton. 15