DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, January 20, 1942
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The Daily Nebraskan
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Entered as second-class matter at Uie postofiice In Lin
oln. Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March 8, 1879,
and at special rate of postage provided lor In Section J l OA
Act ot October 3. 1917. Authorized September jaaj
" Published DailyTluring the schrfol year except Mondays and
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Day 2-7181. Night 2-71U3. Journal 2-3330
Editor .. Mary Kerrigan
Business Manager Ben Novicoff
The Editor's Suan Song
'Help Defense'
Customarily editors of the Daily Nebraskan
have ended their semester-long careers with long
reviews of the semester's accomplishments and
criticism, both good and bad, of the policies of the
university administration and the publications
board. Harold Niemann ended his sway with a long
letter to the pub board telling its members: "You
will find it difficult in the next few years to find a
Btaff which can follow the nice, well beaten path
thru the middle one of aggressiveness, yet one
which in no way would cast any unfavorable light
on your institution.'' Norman Harriu wrote on the
legislature's appropriation for the university in his
"State of the State's University." Clyde Martz
wrote an "Editorial to End All Editorials," review
ing the various campus squabbles of February to
June, 1941, and suggesting that "what this univer
Bity needs most critically is publicity favorable to it
all over the state."
Today's issue is the last for this semester and
the last for this editor. We have not had time
during the semester to worry much about campus
squabbles or the university appropriation or
whether we had found a "nice, well beaten path
thru the middle" for our policy. We have had
other, greater things on our editorial minds. As
far as the world and the country are concerned, it
has been the most eventful, most terrifying time
In 25 years, and we have tried to meet a world
crisis in our own srmfll way. We have not ignored
the fact that the university should be held in a
favorable light throughout the state because we
have backed the Student Council as far as possible
In its plans for a Student Foundation to publicize
the university and, we have backed the university
administration in everything. We have done so be
cause we feel that the Nebraskan is an organ of
the university and, as such, must do all in its
power to aid the success of that university.
However, the Nebraskan's main aim this se
mester has been to do all in its power to help the
United States in the present crisis of war and mis
ery. Every editor follows a program and the Ne
braskan's program for the year has been to aid
with defense. Hence, the Nebraskan has started a
defense committee in conjunction with the Student
Union which it hopes will grow into all-out stu
dent participation in defense activities. The de
fense group has a good start and with the help of
all students and faculty members it should be able
to direct a most effective defense program. Squab
bles have no place in a nation at war and they have
no place in a part of the nation the University of
Nebraska. "Help with defense." That is our main
policy and we will stick to it for the duration, no
matter who is editor of the Daily Nebraskan.
MARY KERRIGAN.
Behind the News
By Oavld Thompson
Strategy
There is one important factor in the grand
strategy of the axis which is overlooked by most
people, both here in the U. S. and abroad. That
is to bring about a cleavage between the public
and their accredited representatives in charge of
the government. Under the type of government
we have and are fighting to maintain, it is a card
inal principle that the will of the majority should
prevail. Because of this it is sometimes much too
easy for the enemy to mislead public opinion and
bring about a conflict of opinion.
The present English has been forced into sev
eral military reverses as the result of the pressure
of public opinion which demanded action while it
was evident to the military and naval leaders that
the time was not yet ripe to strike. The failure of
the Norwegian campaign because the troops were
not prepared for such a move is a prime example.
This tendency is finding expression here at
home these days in the common demand for greater
action in the racific area, even if it means the
neglect of the Atlantic theater of war. This is not
a regionalized war and it cannot be fought on a
regionalized strategy. Rather it must be planned
on a world-wide basis. Certainly our immediate
interest and the one most evident to the average
citizen is the subjection of Japan, yet it is neces
sary that one look at this war from a wider, more
encompassing point of view. It is no longer a mat
ter of the interests of a particular nation; it cannot
be if this war is to be fought to a successful con
clusion within the least time and with the least
cost, both in lives and money.
My hope is that the American people will not
force the government to take .stops for which they
are not prepared as was the unhappy occurrence
in England which caused the lives of so many val
iant soldiers at the whim of a rather irrational pub
lic opinion.
The weather
Nebraska's weather continued
in mild temperatures Monday aft
ernoon and evening; and the
weatherman expected no change
in the temperature today.
Lincoln temperature hit a high
of 4G degrees at 2:30 p. m. Mon-
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day, and then began a drop
toward the freezing mark.
Omaha had a temperature of 36
at 6:30 p. m., Grand Island 36,
North riatte 37, and Sidney 30.
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University of Michigan in 1870.
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Stanford U Group Awards
$225 in Writing Contests
Offering a total of $225 in cash
awards, the Dramatist's Alliance
of Stanford University announces
its seventh annual series of com
petitions in dramatic writing.
The contest is open to all writers
of English, regardless of age, po
sition, or previous training and
occupation. The Maxwell Ander
son award for verse drama carries
a stipend of $100 cash and first
production. Fifty dollars and pre
sentation on radio is the Alden
award for short plays; the Gray
award for dramatic criticism is
$75 and publication in the period
icals of the Alliance.
Winning plays and those win
ning second honors are recom
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Pasadena Playhouse.
Students may obtain further in
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