THE NEBRASKAN
Sunday, February 20, 194
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Hell and High Water
By Les Glotfelty
The answer to our prayer for a super-duper
snooper to collect juicy campus tidbits for us
arrived with the morning mail yesterday. Her
name is Donaldine. Donaldine gets around.
Yesterday Donaldine was too angry to get
around. It seems that the dorm is denying
her the rights of a free citizen of the United
States.
Donaldine, like other dorm freshmen, is
forced to retire at 11 :30 p. m. each night. Such
a rule, rigidly enforced by Miss Johnston and
the famous Sally Wilson, foments subversive
activities. Donaldine has become an expert at
disappearing into closets, under beds and down
washbowl drains every time that fatal knock
sounds at the door. Donaldine does not mind
disappearing, but she objects to the fungi in
the drain and dust under the bed. It gives
her hay fever.
Furthermore, Donaldine is a little bitter
about having to study in the closet when she
has a big test. Last week she was downed by
a runaway red sandal which came off a shelf.
The week before she was practically asphixi
ated by the. folds of her red velvet suit.
But to get back to Donaldine's undeniable
rights. Seems that once she gets in bed, she
can't get back out without risking the ire of
dorm heads. Now occasionally Donaldine and
other dorm-ites feel the urge to answer the
call of nature after 11:30. Tip-toeing cau
tiously out of her room, she started down the
hall. She was immediately snatched by the
nape of her nightie and thrust back in bed.
Half an hour later, the urge was more urgent.
Poking her head out the door, she met again
the awesome sight of Miss Johnston, her hair
in curlers, waiting for Donaldine with her
whip in hand. It was sad for Donaldine, be
cause when you gotta go, you gotta go!
The AST is getting a bit frustrated these
days. The Nebraskan editorial staff was, for
once, happy with the business staff. We tacked
:i sign on her door stating, "Today, we, the
Xt-braskan staff, love Charlotte Hill.'; The
next day a p. s. had been added to the sign :
"Tonight it's our turn signed AST 3709."
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So the Student Council only meets once a
month now. Everything at the university is
lovely, so lovely that the council has nothing
' do but argue about girl cheerleaders, once
.-. ionth. Everything is lovely the university
w ill soon have no men, no money, no problems,
no nothing and everything is lovely. So nice,
so solly.
Next meeting when the council gets around
to it, we'd like to know the score on spring
elections. The question has been brought up
A Taxpayer Speaks .
The following article appeared on the edi
torial page of the Lincoln State Journal re
cently :
WESTERN, Neb. In a letter from the publicity
department of the University of Nebraska addressed
to the Western Wave, the problem before the uni
versity seems to be "continuing the present pro
gram and keeping it up to creditable standards
only with a material increase in appropriations" or
"reducing the scope of activities to the extent nec
essary to enable the university to operate creditably
within the limits of its resources."
As chaplain of the first unicameral legislature,
I found legislators honestly wondering whether or
not to yield to the pressure of thousands of gradu
ates, the strongest lobby in the state according to
them, and vote for a material increase in appropri
ations or to take the view of taxpayers' organiza
tions and their own judgment that in our strictly
agricultural state of crop uncertainties, a peak in
wise appropriations had been reached.
Thinking of education as a whole in our state,
I would favor making our university strictly a
school of higher education, accept only students
who are ready for sophomore or higher work. This
would mean that the freshmen would attend our
church schools, junior colleges or normal schools.
This has some advantages. The student is nearer
home his first year in school and this would en
large the enrollment of church schools. Some would
weigh the advantages and disadvantages and would
finish. their work there. As in the state of New
York, these schools should all be accredited to the
University of Nebraska and no senseless slashing
of credits when students go from one of these
schools to the University of Nebraska. Some of
these schools have a far greater percentage of
graduates in Who's Who of America than our state
schools.
Being older and employed in Lincoln, I brought
all of my brothers and sisters to Nebraska from
another state, found employment for them and five
of them worked their way thru the university and
were a credit to it. Likewise, it served them well,
so I write as a friend of the university and all in
stitutions of education.
My reaction then is that with very few excep
tions, such as agriculture, the University of Ne
braska should be an upperclassmen school. Where
the course is strictly training for a profession or
trade, fees might be enlarged. AVhat is your point
of view? W. B. ZIMMERMAN.
Comment is invited. Editor.
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EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Editor ., Jane Jamles.
Business Manager Charlotte Hill
Maaarinr EJHara Pat Chamberlia, Mary Helta Theme
Newt Editor ..............Leslie ieaa CletfeHy, Maryleaise Geeawta
Chita Hill. Bettr Lea Hasten
Society ........................................................... .taara Lee Menem
sport Harold W. Andereea
KIISINKSS HTAFf
Assistant Basiaees Maaarere Ia Mart. Lorraine Abremaea
Cirtalatiea Manarer ,, Bill Kerff, t-Vi
and promptly laid on the table 'til next meet
ing long enough. Arc we having spring elec
tions, we hope, and if so, WI1KXT Even
Donaldine has not been able to track down
anything along this line. AWS, WAA, Coed
Counselors, to name a few, can use some new
officers for next year. And after all, the MIVs
have to have some basis for masking of new
members. Besides, we like to sit back and
watch all the deals that go with elections. A
couple of the more enterprising council mem
bers are trying to promote a meeting for Wed
nesday. No offense to girl cheerleaders, but
we'd like to hear about spring elections on
its feet, not laid on the table.
Society . . .
Spring Brings
'Affairs? Pins
At the first sign of spring-like
slush and puddles, campusites
again go on pin-hanging sprees
and first or, the list is SDT Betty
Grossman wearing the one of ZBT
Phil Fox all of which should make
everyone very happy, specially the
rest of the SDT's . . . Harold
"Andy" Andersen, our own dear
snorts editor, has not hung his
yet but we are waiting, but pa
tiently, since his Ames Pi Phi
cutie, one Doris Hibbs, came down
for the big Fiji affair of Friday
and on Saturday Andy went back
to Omaha with her seems to be
a real deal and as I have said, we
are waiting . . .
One Phi Gam that really did
come through on Friday nite was
Max Nrgh who is no longer in pos
session of his badge cuz home
town gal has got it now . . . More
at the affair about which there
was nothing unusual (we don't
think but one never knows) were
Bill Long and Larry Sharman
with Alpha Phi's Margie Munson
and Lorene Novotny and thert Rex
Stotts with Lana, pardon me, Pat
King.
More Excitement, Please
Ensign Art Mason is back to
see Polly Petty Big Bob Hender
son (he'll kill me for this) had
the big date with his sister last
nite and we wonder where his
"Witt" was . . . Alpha Phi Nancy
Sutton went ripping off to Doane
to formal party with Cal Olson
and it wasn't for want of better
excitement on this CHmpus, I
wager . . .
Then again, things haven't been
driving us wild with excitement
what with restrictions and restric
tions but there's always the trag
edy of the Theta house furnace
and the refugees moving into the
Phi Psi house for the duration on
accounta cuz repairs are so hard
to get course, the real tragedy
of the occasion is that the Phi
Psi's are moving out better luck
next time, girls . . . Please people
do something woith writing about
that can be written about, you
know how it is That's all be
seein' you, I'm afraid . . .
Boucher . . .
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In a radio interview on Found
er's Day the chancellor said,
"Though some parts of this ex
tensive program are today at a
relatively high level of perform
ance, other parts) because of in
sufficient resources, have been un
able to keep abreast with the ris
ing standards of performance in
institutions of our type and size.
Panel . . .
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lease during this war."
"As to the Polish question, it is
my opinion that Poland is ready
to cede eastern Poland to Russia,"
said Prof. Morley, "but they want
to arbitrate it and not be dictated
to by Russia."
Much of the suspicion toward
Russia has been liquidated. This
has been brought about because
of the elimination of the Interna
tional Communistic Organization,
according to Good.
As for the Border States, the
panel decided that Russia would
insist on her way with them just
as America insists on her way with
Mexico.
Following the war, Russia will
feel a need to rebuild her nation,
according to Professor Schumate.
"The people will welcome peace
and be desirous of continuing
peace and security."
A Sad State ...
It's a sad state of affairs.
The University of Nebraska a member of the Association
of American Colleges and the North Central Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools, and one of the oldest uni
versities in the midwest is losing its standing because the
state it has benefited with scholaslic and technical programs
cannot find enough money to support current and future
projects.
For the past ten or 15 years the university has Wen
doing extensive research in all fields. Agricultural experiments
have aided farmers; business research has been beneficial 1o
all citizens, specialized work such as that carried on at the
college of medicine and in the science laboratories has been
distributed among professional men.
For the past ten or 15 years university officials have
been attempting to bring to the attention of state legislators
the critical condition of school finances. Only half of the
university income is obtained from enrollment fees, depart
mental receipts and federal funds. The rest must come from
state taxes.
It is impossible to run a state university as large as this
one without adequate finances. It is twice as impossible to
keep it in good standing with other schools Ihrnout the coun
try. As the university declines, the state declines.
State elections are approaching. It is unnecessary that
we wait until 1he legislature meets next January. There must
be a way to let legislators know that the ir ersity is not
calling "wolf" the need is great, the time is now. And it's
a sad stale of affairs.
UN English Instructor Is
Member Words Group
Miss Mamie Meredith, instructor
in business English at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, is one of a dozen
persons nominated to membership
on the New Words committee of
the American Dialect society. Un
der the chairmanship of Dwight L.
Bolinger of Yale, now of the army,
the committee prepared a glossary
of new words for the 1944 Britan
nica Yearbook. Miss Meredith is
an assistant bibliographer of the
Present-Day English department
of American Speech, a quarterly
published at Columbia university,
and is a frequent contributor to
other journals of this type.
Dcbalors
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Anne Wellensiek and Jean Kinnie.
won seven of the ten intercollegi
ate debates, losing only to Coe
College, Iowa, and the University
of Utah.
Students participated in six
rounds of intercollegiate debate,
four rounds of intercollegiate dis
cussion, radio news commentating,
victory speaking, and legislative
assembly.
Accompanying the students was
Miss Jeannette Frasier, instructor
of speech. Miss Frasier addressed
the faculty division of the con
ference on the subject of speech
problems in university speech cur
riculum. Tuesday evening the Nebraska
group were guests of the Univer
sity of Nebraska alumna club of
Denver.
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