DAILY. NEBRASKAN
Friday, April 17, 1942
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DORTV-iflRSI VEAR
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Entered as second-class matter at the poMofflce In Lin
coin, Nebraska, under Act of Congrens Maroh 8, 1679.
and at speolal rate of postage provided for In Section 1103,
Act of October 8. 1917. Authorized September 30. 1922.
Published Dally during the icfiool year except Mcnrtaya and
Saturday, vacations and examinations periods by Students of
the University of Nebraaka under the supervision of the Pub
llcatloni Board.
Offices Union Building
Day 8-7181. Night 2-7193. Journal 1-3330.
Editor Paul E. Svoboda
Business Manager Ben Novlcoff
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
Managing Editors Marjorle Bruiting, Bob Bchlater
News Editors Qeorgs Abbott, Alan Jacobs,
June Jamleiion, Helen Kelley, Marjorle May.
BporU Editor Bob Miller
Member Nebraaka Press AMcdatlon. 18A1-43
HlHlNK&j DKFARTMENl.
Aielitant Bus Managers Betty Dixon, Phil Kantor
Circulation Manager Sidney Schwarts
To the Editor:
Well, it's happened again 1 The Greek
system is attacked by a Barb, and the Ne
braskan. misquotes liberally and sensationally,
to the great benefit of your journal. But this
time you fell into a trap, set deliberately and
with malice aforethought. True enough, I
made remarks on the possible corruption in
the publication system up to, and including
last year. But no phrase "on the Nebraskan"
was appended, as your story would have us
believe. I am sincerely sorry if any sub-conscious
sore spot were prodded, in any general
indictment of the financial practices of our
publications.
But perhaps your reporter did not hear
me say, "I understand that with the coming
of Mr. Hamil. . . the (financial) system has
been changed," meaning that an audit was
installed at the first of the year, and the ac
ceptance of due bills forbidden, since the sub
ject of that moment happened to be the pre
vious lamcss concerning these two items. And
here we perceive the entrance to the trap, into
which your headline writers fell even more
vigorously than your reporter. I quote: "Barbs
Say Daily 'Corrupt, Unfair.' " Comment has
already been made on the undue sensitiveness
of your staff, in interpreting remarks directed
at the University publications in general.
Somehow I feel that these writers would sell
their souls to obtain a headline that fits the
space reserved. We did not say that the Ne
braskan is corrupt, nor did we say it was
ever corrupt, but we did prove that the finan
cial safeguards were absent previous to the
recent reform. The point is: can you deny
serving up a compulsary subscription pro
posal last r,pring when no chock upon the
busines manager was provided?
Now let us turn to the "unfair" in your
beautifully tailored headline. Here you wallow
deepest into the pitfall, which was placed sole
ly to prove you were, and are, unfair. Unfair
last spring, in proposing to expand the Ne
braskan without protecting the student's in
terests, unfair always, in interpreting all
events to your advantage, in printing select
ed misquotations with great solicitude for
your own health, which is the health of the
Creek system. As long as the Nebraskan stands
with the Creeks against the Barbs, on every
point, as proved by your sensational journal
ism ridiculing every articulate Barb leader
from Woerner to Sprague, but such headlines
and stories as appeared today, how can you
expect 1 lie organized Barbs to support your
subscription proposal, or to support anything
the Nebraskan backs?
Dave Marvin
Editor's note: I am very sorry Mr. Mar
vin, but I shall have to disagree with your
statement that our reporter misquoted you
with regard to possible corruption on the pub
lications at the University. I attended the
Council meeting1 last evening and very dis
tinctly heard you say that there was possible
corruption on the DAILY NEBRASKAN
LAST YEAR. I believe all others in attend
ance last night will agree with me.
However, bickering about what yon said
or didn't cay is quite inconsequential Of im
portance is your statement that the Nebraskan
is unfair in its news and editorial policy. This
statement is very general and should be ac
companied by facts rather than supported by
mere prejudices.
As the Nebraskan has always done, we
print everything that is fit to print. We write
our stories the way the events occur and not
as some individual or group of individuals
would like to have them written. It is not nor
has ever been the policy of the Nebraskan as
Eleanor 'n Me
By Alan Jacobs
We don't remember the days when we
used to wear diapers, but mother says we were
cute. Fascinated with the diapers we have been
since becoming a man; we sometimes wish that
we still wore them.
But to get along with our story of clothes
that are closest to us, we were about two
years old when we gave up dinpers for the
kind of underwear fitting a gentleman of two.
We called them underwear; mother called
them BVD's. As soon as we could talk, we
asked dad what BVD's stood for. He didn't
know. We even asked mother, and she didn't
know. We couldn't find anyone who knew.
Then came the New Deal with the CCC,
NRA, AAA, SEC, IIOLC, UFA, and a few
hundred other alphabetical combinations. But
there was no BVD. The surveys which were
published explaining the various symbols ne
glected to mention BVD's. And still the qus
tion remained unanswered.
Last week came the great enlightment.
And what an enlightment it was! Our first
class that remarkable morning was English,
we had planned to learn a little English, but
we had no idea that THE question was to be
answered.
But there was the definition of BVD on
the blackboard. And in every other classroom
we were in for the rest of the week, there
was a definition of BVD.
BVD's stood for "Barb Victory Drive."
And here we thought BVD's were con
nected with underwear.
No doubt we were mistaken. The relation
was obviously with dirty underwear.
By Associated Collegiate Press.
It is not enough to rejoice that resistance
to offensive fascist propaganda in the Latin
American countries is bringing about a friend
lier attitude toward our good will policy. It
is the foundations of brotherhood that we
must establish, and we have made only moder
ate progress in that direction. With the help
of a realistic educational approach we hope
6oon to reach the cornerstone stage, a critical
time in any construction project. There is no
American problem of greater significance than
our political, social, cultural and educational
relations with Central and South America. The
Latin American countries are a gold mine
from which our students can derive infinite
benefit and our statesmen decisive advantage
in our program of peace and interracial recon
ciliation. By means of research, service and
leadership, our schools and colleges have it
within their power to determine the destiny
and happiness of the western world. Drastic
revision of our philosophy of education and
the production of a new type of classroom in
structor are needed so that geography, history,
literature and the arts can be given an interna
tional flavor and interpretation. The cam
paign for Tan-American unity is a courageous
effort for co-operative peace, from the suc
cessful outcome of which the whole world
would sense a social, moral and spiritual up
lift." Carroll D. Champlin, professor of edu
cation, Pennsylvania State college, sets a goal
for education in development of inter-American
good will.
"There is a possibility of the United States suf
fering defeat in the present war as a result of
Americans failing to recognize their peril." John
DeBoer, director of student teaching at Chicago
Teachers college, blames American voters for the
presence of "persons In public life who do not be
lieve in democracy."
long as I have been associated with it in a
responsible position to color news stories with
bias or malice either written in the lines or
between them. Why would the Nebraskan
want to create ill feelings between itself and
its readers? The only reason newspapers exist
is because people read them and want them.
If we maliciously injured anyone through our
news columns it was purely unintentional for
the Nebraskan needs readers just as much as
any other paper, and a paper can't keep sub
scribers if it intentionally hurts individuals or
groups.
As for the Daily Nebraskan editorial pol
icy, I say this. An editor like every other per
son thinks, and if he thinks, he draws certain
conclusions which are his own. An editor's
opinions are his own. The readers may agree
or disagree.
On, CamtULL
Public Is Invited to Annual
'Feeders Day' Programs
rn thA nhaaea of the R
Willi vs. f. .
college set-up Is to educate people
n.,f in ototo OH well as those who
attend college. One thing estab
lished to accompnsn mis goi is
the annual "Feeders Day" held on
the ag campus.
Aitho this dav is set aside for
this purpose and usually draws a
crowd composed mainly of farm
ers, ranchers and members of
their families, yet, it is an event
with much to interest town folks
in Lincoln and elsewhere, me
all-day program will be held Fri
day.
The women's section win meet
nt 9;15 a. m. in animal husbandry
hail on the caniDUS. A progress
report on the Nebraska Victory
Home and Garaen rrograrn, wnicn
is now under way over the state,
will b made bv E. H. Hoppert.
Conservation of food will be dis
cussed by Miss Ruby Loper, as
sistant extension agricultural en
gineer. Latest information on how to
get along with less sugar will be
nrpqented bv Miss Matilda Peters
of the home economics depart
ment. Dr. Ruth Leverton, spe
cialist in nutrition, will discuss
"Good Nutrition is Imperative."
A feature or tne antmoon pro
cram will be a lecture demon
stration on "Meat's place in the
national nutrition program" by
Misa Reba Staggs of Chicago, a
special representative of the Na
tional Live Stock and Meat lioara.
New Problems of War.
The men's program also will be
built around the theme of meeting
problems occasioned by the war.
Talks on general feeding prob-
e e e
Transportation
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lege will be resumed when events
indicate that It would be "both
feasible and profitable to the par
ticipants." "Upon consideration of all the
facts," the announcement said,
"the committee felt that it would
be difficult to maintain a high
level of accomplishment where
circumstances did not permit par
ticipation of key men capable of
throwing light upon the present
and urgent transportation prob
lems." It was pointed out that the com
mittee "likewise was unwilling to
place a further burden upon trav
eling facilities or to make de
mands upon the time of busy
men."
In the past, the conferences
have dealt with many transporta
tion questions of national import
ance and have drawn such promi
nent authorities as Commissioner
J. B. Eastman, now defense coor
dinator of transportation; David
Lilienthal, director of the TVA;
Samuel O. Dunn, editor of The
Railway Age; and Henry Palmer,
editor of The Traffic World.
lems, pork production, wool pro
duction, inspection of experimental
cattle, and other livestock prob
lems by members of the college
Btaff.
The annual Block and Bridle
club's honors banquet will hold its
usual place in the program this
year. Elmer Youngs of Lexing.
ton, a livestock feeder, breeder
and farmer for more than 40 years
will be honored.
Alvah Hecht of Lincoln, who
was extension agent in Dawson
county for a decade, will talk on
"Constructive Leadership." Ma
rion Mcnke of Lexington will
speak on "In His Own Country."
Dean W. W. Burr's talk will be
"Through the Years."
Plimftlf nf the vonlntr'a n
j i a At - ...
gram wiu oe me presentation of
a portrait f Mr. Youngs, by the
president of Block and Bridle
club. Professor Loeffel will re
ceive the portrait, which will be
hung in Animal Husbandry hall
alongside those of men honored
previously.
Tickets, according to Harold
Hansen, chairman of the ticket
committee, are 45 cents for stu
dents and 65 cents for adults. They
may be purchased at the Animal
Husbandry building or at the
finance office in ag hall. They
will be on sale up till noon of
Feeders Day.
Dnmoiul . . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
M. A. from Washington university
and his Ph. D, degree at the Uni
versity of Michigan, where, since
1930, he has been professor of his
tory. He is a member of the
Southern Historical association,
the Mississippi Valley Historical
association, and of the Michigan
Academy of Arts and Letters.
Qualification Good.
Well qualified to understand the
American student's attitude
toward war, Dr. Dumond was not
only a member of the A.E.F. from
1917 to 1919, but also has a son
at the present time flying the
Channel Patrol for the Canadian
Royal Air Force.
History $- .
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cussion on "Propaganda and the
War." Prof. Harold C. Vedler, vis
iting professor of European his
tory at the university, will ad
dress the convention on "The Ver
sailles Peace" at the Saturday
morning session at which Miss
Helen Storms of Beatrice will
preside.
The address will be followed by
a discussion period and business
meeting.
Professor Dumond will speak to
the group at the luncheon Satur
day noon on "War s a Test of
Democratic Education."
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