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PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Wednesday, October 29,-1947 Jm (Daili Vk&AaAkcuv Member Intercollegiate Press FORTY-SIXTH YEAH Subscription nti-f are (1.50 per semrster, $2.00 ptr scnxMer mailed, or fZ.OO for the cullt-Ke year. SII.OO mailed. tilnicle cupy Sc. fubliHhrd daily during the school year except Monduys and Saturdays, vacations and examination iwrlods, by the University f Nebraska under tlie supervision of the Publication Board. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post OKloe In Uncoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March 8. 1879. and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103. Act of October 1, 1917. authorized Heptemoer Kt, lull. The Dally Nebraskan Is published by the students of the University of Nebraska as an expression of students news and opinions only. According to article II of the By Laws governing student publications and administered by the Board of Publications: "It Is the declared policy of the Board that publlcatlms under Its Jurisdiction shall be free from editorial censorship on the part of the Board, or on the part of amy member of the futility of the university; but members of the staff of The Daily Nebraskan are personally responsible for what they say or to or cause to be printed." EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Dake Novotny Managing Editors HIM. "eurge Miller News Editors . Jeanne Kerrigan, Norr I-eger, Wally Becker, Cub Clem, Tot tie Flddock Snorts Editor Kaipn Btewan A News Editor Keltb Erederlckson bneclal Feature Fdltor fm Warren Society Editor .Charles Bemmincson Rnslnrss Mannrer Gould Flagg Circulation Manager Jack Helser Assistant Business Managers mil villains, mens maoier, irwui i nrncn (Ed. Note: The opinions expressed by columnists In The Dally Netraskan do not necessarily represent those of the University or The Daily Nebraskan.) Camp us News In Brief BEGINNERS' DANCE The Union beginners' dance class led by Miss Donna Mc Candless will meet Teusday. 7:30, in the Union ballroom. SIESTA FILMS The siesta film hour in the Union main lounge at 4:00 Teus day will feature short subjects "Canada," "Early Bird and the Worm" and "Louis, Conn, Baer Fights.' PERSUING RIFLES Pershing Rifles club meeting wil lbe held Wednesday, room 208, Nebraska Hall. All members have been requested to be in uni form. AVC UN chapter of the American Veterans Committee will tmee Thursday. 7:15 p. m., in the Co lonial room of the Lincoln YMCA, Chairman Paul Rogers announces. PHI CHI THETA Phi Chi Theta, honorary busi ness fraternity, will meet in room 315, Student Union, 5:15. Wed nesday. PMCA The YMCA will meet at 7:30 Wednesda ynight in the Y lounge for a short business meeting and service followeld by a discussion led by Ted Sorenson on the topic, "Is World Peace Desirable?' Homecoming:. To all organized houses: Send intentions to enter the Homecom ing Decorations contest along with the entrance fee of $3.00 to the Innocents' Society in care of the Union. Ag College Mixer. An ag college mixer sponsored by the recreational leadership class will be held in the Ag gym Thursday, 4:30 to 6 p. m. Record ed music will be played. Admis sion is free. Student Foundation. A mass Student Foundation meeting will be held tonight at 7:30 in room 315 of the Union. Cheerleaders! Cheerleaders will practice at 7 p. m. today in the Union ballroom. Rally Committee. The rally committee will meet at 5 p. m. in the Corn Cob office, Union. Homecoming Dance Tickets. Tickets for the Homecoming dance go on sale today and may be purchased from Corn Cob pledges and Tassel members. ALL ORGANIZED HOUSE PRESIDENTS There will be a meeting of the presidents of all organized houses, Thursday at 5:00 in room 313 of the Union. Bill Schenk announced today. Schenk requested the presidents of all women's houses to attend at 5:00 pm and the presidents of all men's houses at 5:30, both meetings to be held in the same room. To the editor of the "Daily Ne braskan" for the student body. I just came from the second all-university convocation . in which our Chancellor R. G. Gus tavson was the speaker. Never before have I written to the "Daily Nebraskan" to express my opinions, but this time I felt as if it was my duty to let the student body here at the Uni versity of Nebraska know what went on this morning at 10:00, in the Union ballroom. I was deeply shocked when I saw only a handful of not more than fifty students at this all university convocation. Fifty students! ! That's a FINE representation for a school that is supposed to have 10,000 or more students. Why, there should have been at least from 300 to 500 students upstairs to listen to the chancellor of our university give a talk on what I thought was of utmost impor tance to not one student, or a few students, but to every single student going to this university! Surely, the convocation was pub licized enough! An article on the front page of both Sunday's and Tuesday's "Daily Nebraskan" an nounced to the students that there was to be such a convocation. Per haps there would have been a larger attendance if there had ap peared in the classified column such an article as this: "Wanted University of Nebraska students to attend all-university convoca tion, to be held in the Union ball room at 10 a. m., Tuesday, Oct. 28." (And this should be in small print, too.) To tell the truth, I was ashamed at the way we, as students, turned out to hear our chancellor. After he had deliv ered his most interesting and in spiring talk, I went downstairs to the Union lounge and found not more than four or five seats available. Now, why couldn't all of you or a least a majority of you students that occupied those comfortable lounge chairs, have come up to the second floor and helped show our chancellor that we are interested in all univer sity convocations. Attending a convocation, such as the one held this morning, is the least we can do in showing our appreciation towards the chancellor for all Again! The Saturday Evening Post presents one of the great inside stories of the war! fr30SKI ILDSlnT!?6 PE2r.' eneial JtMtoiis tew OwnB thom the journal of the late General . Patton written while he was directing his daring European campaign comes his personal story of brilliant victory despite what he terms inadequate support from the high command. In his own salty words, America's most colorful soldier tells you the inside story of his lightning race across France . . . the Battle of the Bulge... his impatience with Montgomery and his occasional disagreements with Eisenhower and Bradley. Don't fail to read this blunt and candid journal by one of the greatest military figures of all by GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. f J v - -x. --TV "V) time. fff 1 I that he has done and is still do ing for our university. 'Maybe next time (if there is a next time) we can do better. How about it, stu dents! Think it over! Bob Gruber, r.ls. to the editor: I am sure that among the small handful of students that were in the Union ballroom this morning, there will be several letters written to you in regards to the attendance of the convocation, so please print the letter or letters (not necessarily mine) that will prove to the stu dent body that we need just as much spirit and co-operation in attending an all university con vocation, as they have shown at the football games or at rallies such as the one that took place on that Thursday night, a little over a week ago, when our boys went to play Notre Dame. Another P. S.: Sometimes, stu dents feel as if they don't need to attend convocations because they can always read about them in the "rag." Maybe, it would be a good idea if the editors of the "rag" would omit printing an ar ticle in the paper if the atten dance at a convocation was ridiculously small, so that it would arouse the curiosity of the students to know just what hap pened at the convocation, and then maybe more students would attend the next convocation, if they knew that they couldn't de pend upon the "rag" to tell them what it was all about. In regards to the convocation this morning, however, I think it is necessary to let the students know a few of the important things the chancel lor had to say because they were of importance and his words might help to make good the AUF drive, which is to be held next week. To the Editor: Not so long ago someone wrote a song called "Freedom Train." Since then top singers have re corded some inspiring records of it, among them a very jivey disc by Ray Dory. Mr. Dory is a lad with a deep baritone along the Crosby line, and it is no effort to listen to anything by him. so when this recording came over the radio, listening courtesy was granted at our house. Somewhere in the refrain there were words about shouting our protest to anything in this land of ours that strikes someone as being unconstitutional. And in another place something is said about John Citizen doing and saying what he pleased without fear of being interrupted, accosted:, or tossed in a concentration camp. Statements of fact like these do very much in reassuring the man of today, and it is ever so nice to be reminded now and then that the land we live in is a very safe and beautiful place. It is especially so right now. The Communist Investigating committee, high point in the Thomas-Rankin purge, is making current headlines tracking down all vile characters with "Red" heads. In Hollywood great con cern is focused on the thoughts of certain writers, who are ac cused of trying to turn the land of the free over to' the Commun ists. People' are being asked a lot of questions in the city of movie production. Questions pertaining to what they think, say and write, and - whom they like. Questions that according to our Constitu tion, are nobody's business but the owners'. In other parts of the country. lengthy questionnaires are being slapped into the laps, and pens thrust into the hands of all kinds of workers to see if they are fit to work in this country. Yes, Ray Dory has a nice voice. And he sings the "Freedom Train" with lots of spirit. But in view of what is going on in our government, a lot of people are wondering just what the man with the husky baritone and the others are singing about. Hobe Hayes. Dear Sirs: i The students of the university should crawl into some d&rk hole and pull the dirt over them, after the sad display of another form of Nebraska loyalty. Thursday morn ing, Chancellor Gustavson gave up much of his valuable time ,1o speak to ; the students concerning the A. U. F. drive. Approximately fifty i - . i i p I people snowea up ior me convo in the Union ballroom. It was down right embarrassing for the few students there, and especially for the chancellor. Everyone nas been yelling about school spirit lately, and conse quently one could say that the "rah-rah" . spirit has , come up a few notches. There are however, other forms of school spirit and loyalty, namely, backing your school and chancellor, and show ing him not only loyalty to a man See LETTERIP, Page 4. You're the man most likely to succeed! ... m VanHeusen shirts . They put you way out in front for style and comfort. 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