THE NEBRASKAN
Thursday, February 21, 1 946
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
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Ilorolhen Rosrnbrrt. lHwina Peterson
Keith Jenea, rfcoiM S-ottS
British Visitor .
No advance information has been made obtainable up
the tonir or content of the soeech which the British
ambassador to the United States will give before University
of Nebraska students this afternoon. No matter what sub
ject Lord Halifax chooses, however, today's convocation is
a rare opportunity for university students to add to their
knowledge of international aiiairs.
We hope that Lord Halifax will endeavor to clarify
Great Britain's foreign and imperial policy. There are few
people better qualified to explain in language understand
able to Americans the meaning of many of the actions of
the British government. College students as a whole, and
esneciallv those in the isolationist. anti-British Midwest,
are often accused of lack of awareness of international
problems. Today's speech should provoke serious thought
and study on the part of every Nebraska student.
Undoubtedly only a limited number of students will
be able to hear Lord Halifax due to the fact that there will
be no general dismissal of classes and that the convocation
is being held in the Union ballroom. We fail to understand
why university officials refused to dismiss classes. The
office of the dean of student affairs told both THE DAILY
and a Student Council representative that the usual con
vocation procedure would be followed, classes being dis
missed only if the instructor and the head of the depart
ments so desire. We cannot imagine what professor would
hold class and lecture in competition with as important an
international personage as the British ambassador, but we
will wager that some will. We would like an explanation
from the administration as to why classes could not be dis
missed as requested by the Student Council.
The secretary to the ambassador requested that the
audience be made up entirely of students. The Union ball
room, however, cannot possibly seat more than about 800
people. Eight hundred is not a very big percentage of the
total enrollment of about 6,000. It would seem that ar
rangements could have been made to hold the convocation
in the coliseum and limit attendance to students producing
identification cards. As a whole, university convocations
are extremely worthwhile, and this convocation should
easily be the outstanding one of the year. Why then, hasn't
it been treated as such?
LETTERIP
To the Editor:
A quick glance at this morning's dope sheet reveals that mighty
midgets thinking with borrowed brains again grace the campus. I
refer to E. Sprague's transmittal of discouraging thoughts.
The University of Nebraska campus is graced this year, and will
continue to be for some years, w;lh men old enough to possess solid
reasoning and yet not so old that they are shackled by economic ties.
They represent a potential force of unestimatnble good if they can
but organize and present a constructive aim and good leadership.
What state legislature could but blink or squirm, if confronted
by a represented group of taxpayers, citizens, students, and veterans,
all in one organization, with a single aim or platform, should that
group attempt to secure a better rate of state subsidation for this
university. (Which has the lowest rate in the Big Six, by the way.)
Such an organization could help themselves, not as individuals,
but as a group by raising the standards of efficiency of the school
at a time when help is evidently needed so badly. As for being an
exclusive society for mutual admiration; hardly, for it would in
clude most of the men on the campus now.
As for discarding the "ruptured duck" E. S., no! The "duck"
doesn't necessarily mean that we have done something big but rather
that we have a job to do, that we have responsibilities to assume as
a citizen, levels to reach and maintain as students, and that we defi
nitely are attempting to avoid becoming reactionary.
K. R. GREENWOOD
Dear Mr. Sprague:
The fellows who are trying to organize a veteran's organization
would like to have you attend their next meeting on Feb. 26, at 7
p. m. at the Student Union.
That goes for all veterans. There are always two sides to a
quesion and we would appreciate it if you would personally be there
to hear our side, and listen to the reasons why we want a veterans
club. ' TOM SMILEY
JJisl (fah Qan.
One of the professors. at least, is really on the ball. He's
already notified his students of the final examination in his
speech class. Naturally they rushed right out and started
memorizing The Barrel Organ.
We'll have a fine opportunity this week-end to give Ne
braska a good boost with the students of 34 colleges, who'll
be our guests at the debate conference. .From ten states,
those 200 undergraduates of our sister schools, will gain a
lot of their impressions from the treatment accorded them
by our students. Don't fluff off, if you see someone who
looks bewildered, offer to show them which building is
sosh. That's if you know where it is yourself. It's a class
building, and therefore not too well known m these parts.
New candidate for the man whose memory should be
most infamous on the campus is the fiend who built those
Andrews fountains at knee level. Extremely hard on bean
poles, giants, silk stockings and girls who wear girdles. We
hate him with a violent passion, 'cause we lost the better
part of a front tooth there when the janitor thought we'd
fallen asleep, there on the floor, and tapped us on the
shoulder with a broom.
Yes, sir, the campus scandal circle is booming again.
This time the controversy centers around the projected
veterans club. Second time this semester we've had it
brought forcibly to our attention that people actually read
the letterip column. Remember what happened at the
Oklahoma game after a letter full of stinging criticism of
school spirit came out that morning?
Bob Gillian, that star of adult debate circles, missed
winning a Bulova wrist watch on a radio quiz in Denver
last weekend because he mispronounced the title of his fa
voriate magazine, "Esquire." Guess he'd never admitted, out
loud, that he read the vile thing.
This return of former servicemen to the campus leaves
us with a rather strange feeling at times. Looked up from
studying in the library the other morning to see strolling
up to the loan desk a fellow who'd been reported missing
after, one of the first Ploesti raids. Can't quite get used
to seeing him around the campus with the little freshmen;
can't forget the nights we prayed they'd find him. Or the
bits of casual dinner conversation about the Caterpillar
club, and how some fellow across the table landed in a
circle of Germans, who almost killed him before the SS
men arrived. The ting of atabrine stain remaining on faces
still tanned from the Pacific sun. . . The intent look as thpv
force their attention on dull lectures. . . Their break for
the beer-halls every afternoon. . . Their vast fund of in
formation on all subjects, which brings up statements like
"I'd never seen a dead person till I went into the army, but
I soon found out they weren't kidding when they said there
was a smell of death. It's there all rieht." Keens us won.
dering which really seems more like a dream! hip-h
days, the hours and months spent in training, the monotony
ui. piiauii camps ur me routine or college liie.
Must make a note to attention initial sessions of th
embryo society of illustrious inebriates now being initiated
in mter-tJoDorough society. -Society, that it
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YM Dlsensskm (iron p.
"Are the (ierman leaders more to blame
fnr aari destruction than the people them
selves" Is the tout for this evening's
discussion of the world relations eommis
sion of the VM A.
lr. VYm. K. I heiler v. Ill be host to the
group at his home. Commission nienihers,
who are welcome to bring Interested friends
not vet VM members, will meet tonight at
: at the Temple to go to Dr. I'hcller's
Dorothy Lamour had copies
made for her personal use of the
glamour wardrobe which she
wears in Paramount's "Masque
rade in Mexico."
"Gong' My Way," Paramount
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University
Lecture Series
Sponsors New
"The Hard Road to a Better
World," is the title of a new lec
ture series designed to assist Ne
braska citizens in understanding
present national and international
problems. The first of these lec
tures, which are sponsored by the
university extension division was
given yesterday by Dr. David
Fellman.
The lectures, for which college
credit cannot be obtained, will be
held on Wednesda yevenings in
Love Memorial library. A regis
tration fee of $3 is required for
all of them; or 50 cents may be
paid for each.
Speakers.
The speakers and their topics
are: Curtis M. Elliott, assistant
professor of economics and insur
ance, "The Management-labor
Conflict" Feb. 27; Meral A.
Stoneman, associate professor
of school administration and
assistant director of univer
sity extension, "Germany in De
featSummer, 1945," March 6;
Maxim K. Elias, paleontologist in
conservation and survey, ""Soviet
Russia and its Part in World Re
construction," March 13.
W. E. Militzer, assistant pro
fessor of chemistry, "The Isto
topes and Human Life," March
20; Norman L. Hill, professor of
political science, "The United Na
tions Organization," March 27;
Frank Halloren, instructor in Eng
lish, "Japan in the Early Days of
Occupation," April 3.
Glen W. Gray, associate pro
fessor of history, "The Problems
We Face in the Far East," April
10; O. H. Werner, professor of
history and principles of educa
tino, "U.N.E.S.C.O.," April 17;
and Miss Emily Schossberger,
university editor, "Reconstruction
Along the Danube," April 24.
Phi Mu Epsilon Chooses
R. Coonley a9 President
Pi Mu Epsilon, honorary mathe
matics fraternity, chose new of
ficers at an initiation banquet
held recently at the Union.
Officers elected were: Robert
Coonley, president; Marilyn Stahl,
vice president; Mrs. Louise Gar-
dels, secretary, and Simon Delist,
treasurer.
Johnny Weissmuller is signing
150 of the country's best swim
mers, for an elaborate aquacade
he is booking for an extended
South American tour as soon as
he finuishes his starring role in
Pinue-Thomas "Swamp Fire."
In 225 B. C. the Greek Taenpc
met in Thebes for their annual
baseball tournament. (Some au
thorities claim it was croquet.)
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