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Vol. 48 No. 113 Lincoln 8. Nebraska. Wednesday. April 7, 1948
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Military. -
Students Hear Present
Administration Rebuked
BY SUE GOLDEN.
Although the present administration has failed in the
past to understand the, character of communism, we "do not
now face a .serious military crisis," Senator Robert E. Taft
told more than 2500 university students in the Union ball
room Tuesday.
Taft's audience was the largest to hear him thus far
in his week's campaign tour of the state.
The senator answered three questions which he said he
felt are most often asked by the American people. They are,
he said, "Is there danger of war?
What is our foreign policy? and
what is the general condition of
the world?"
Form of Democracy.
In answer to the first, Taft said
that almost everyone in the gov
ernment had long considered
communism only another form of
democracy. He included Wallace
in that classification.
We have gone along with Rus
sia, and he said, set up the Soviets
at Berlin, Prague and Vienna,
when we should have seen then
which way the wind was blow
ing. Republican opposition, the
senator declared, finally forced
this country to adopt its present
"firm stand" with Russia.
Religious Crusade.
The communist coup in Czecho
slovakia, Taft continued, was no
change ' from general Soviet pol
icy. Communism, he asserted, is
almost a religious crusade for
those who believe.
-Taft said that what we have
today is a "war of ideologies,"
and added that we must counter
act communist aggressiveness with
propaganda for freedom.
"We can make freedom just
as aggressive a force as commu
nism," Taft stated, if we can
create "conditions less favorable
to communism" in nations with
unstable economies.
Americans Confused.
The Taft-Hartley Act, its co
author pointed out, pushes com
munists out of top positions in
labor unions, where he thinks it
is easy for them to infiltrate.
Our foreign policy has not been
explained by our government, and
has confused the American peo
ple, the senator declared.
Taft blamed Secretary of State
George Marshall for our failure
to rid China of communism.
China, the senator declared, is
parallel to Greece, but our Sec
retary of State, he said, "seems to
fell that Chinese communists are
different from other communists."
Air Forces Key. y'
Even if the chance of war is
slight, Senator Taft said that;we
need a military force adequate
for defense, and that the vhole
problem of defense today cen
ters around the air force. ;
Taft expressed doubt that we
would ever have to fight an
other war on the ground, but
pointed out that our present army
is about 100,000 men short of its
peace-time limit. He &faid that
if voluntary enlistment' can not
make up the deficiency, "selec
tive service is the only way out."
"I oppose Universal military
training absolutely as being con
trary to American principles,"
Taft continued. The senator said
UMT would require 100,000 more
officers and $4,000,000,000 to train
the men. I
Masses Useless:
"Anyway," he asked, ("what do
you want with a reservt force of
10,000,000 men?" A smnll, tech
nically trained force is far more
efficient, he said.
Senator Taf said he felt such
a reserve force would give the
American people a "Maginot line"
complex, but won't scare Russia.
"They know they have pore
men," he asserted. It is farbet
ter, Taft reiterated, to sfpend
money on a modern air force
than to waste it pushing men
through boot camps. "
Strong Folicy Needed. I
Taft closed his thirty-minute
address with a statement of' his
belief that we need a strong for
eign policy to check communism
(See TAFT, Page 2) . (
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Crisis,
Dr. L. B. Ridenour Speaks
To PKB, Sigma Xi Tonite
"Science and International Af
fairs" will be discussed by Dr.
Louis B. Ridenour at a joint meet
ing of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma
Xi.
The announcement of the new
members of these two honoraries
will highlight a dinner to be given
before the meeting at 6:15. Mem
bers of Phi Beta Kappa are sel
ected from one-eighth to one
tenth of the graduating class. The
scholastic average of thise picked
has not dropped below 88 percent
in recent years.
Members of Sigma Xi are
picked by a nomination commit
tee after having completed 36
hours of science and having done
exceptional work in two different
fields of science. v
"Present Dean of the graduate
college and a former professor of
physics at the University of Illi
nois, Dr. Ridenour has done ex-
UNESCO Drive
Will End at 6 p. m.
The nationwide UNESCO
drive to collect books for foreign
students will close tonight at 6
p. m. Boxes placed in Love Li
brary, the Union and , the school
of music will be available to
students who wish to contribute
books. y.
All types of books are needed
to restock Ahe depleted European
libraries, but especially textbooks
on science and other technical
studies. ' Children's books printed
later than 1937 are also in great
demand. Books colletrted on the
University of Nebraska campus
will be used by libraries in Bel
gium and Czechoslovakia.
Delta Omicron, national pro
fessional music sorority, is
sponsoring the campus wide drive.
Actors Lab to
Literary Hour
BY FRANK JACOBS.
A reading hour of contemporary
literature will be presented by the
University Experimental Theater,
at 8 p.m., Thursday, in 201
Temple.
Six readings of varied prose
and poetry will be given at the
first presentation in two years
There will be no admission charge.
Eloise Paustian will open theo
program with Edgar Allen Poe's
"The Cask of Amontillado."
It is said of Poe that he showed
a dual nature in his stories, be
ing, at the same time cool math
ematician and an impassioned
poet In "The Cask of Amontil
lado," the author has subtlely per
formed a psychological analysis of
both Montressor, the narrator, and
Fortunato, while losing none of
the Gothic element of romance.
The second reading of the pro
gram, "Patch Work," will be given
by Sue Leininger.
Beauty Exists.
The author shows in his story
cays TaW
Signer Wants
Name Omitted
Don Morrow, one of the fifteen
original signers of the . "interna
tional police force" letter, today
requested the Daily Nebraskan to
remove his name from any further
publication of the letter.
Morrow atutrd, "I am iitrong brlirvrr
of world frdrralWm and brlirvp that an
International milc force l nrrtssary to
maintain world praco.
"Thr, pmrntation of the plan by the
IS atudrnta bark-flrrd Into a faux pan
which frw of ua anticipated when Jinn
Inn It.
"It In a shame that aurh a noble ven
ture had to be thwarted by the puerile
radlrallHni of one dinner. "
tensive work in the field of cos
mic rays, nuclear physics, and
electronics.
He was assistant director of the
radiation laboratories at M.I.T.
during the war and was later a
special civilian consultant to Gen
eral Spaatz in the European
theater.
If the group requirements of the
arts and sciences college are met,
students in other colleges are
eligible for Phi Beta Kappa.
Junior Men
All junior men in activities
with a minimum of 89 hours
and a maximum of 108 hours,
by the end of summnr school,
who believe they possess at
least an 80 average are asked
to mail their name, address
and telephone number to Stan
Icy Johnson, president of In
nocents Society, 1548 S street,
before Monday, April 12.
Republicans
Seek Members
Opportunity will be given to
students to join the University of
Nebraska Young Republican club
tonight at 7:30 p. m. in the Union,
Parlors A, B, and C. Tom Pan
sing, newly elected president of
the state organization, will speak
at the meeting.
All students and house repre
sentatives are urged to attend.
The organization is to impress on
each student his responsibility to
vote for sound government, and
to afford an opportunity for stu
dents to have an effective voice in
problems of the day.
of the poor workman that there
actually exists beauty in the sim
plicity of our daily loving. As
a piece of literature, "Patch
Work" should probably not be
classified as a' great work, but as
a poem, worthy of application to
individual lives and close to the
hearts of the people.
Mary Dunnell will read the
third selection, Kiddle-Kar-Tra-vel,
by Robert Benchley.
Benchley, beloved American
humorist, is remembered for his
inexact mustache, his bubbling
laugh and of his warm wit. In
Kiddie - Kar - Travel, Benchley
brings forth laughter that is found
not in the out-and-out gag, but
among the minor catastrophes and
major banalities of life.
The fourth selection on the
program will be read by Charles
V. Stratton. It is "Men Show De
votion to a Loved Officer" by
Ernie Pyle.
Soldier's Impression.
Ernie Pyle wrote the story of
Pioneer in Student Health
To Speak Here Thursday
A convocation honoring the new university student
health service with Dr. Harold Sheely Diehl, noted author,
as principal speaker will be held in the library auditorium
Thursday, April 15, at 2:00 p. m. . .
Dr. Diehl, considered as a pioneer in student health
work, has written several medical books including "Healthful
Living" which is used in several classes in the University.
He is also a past president of the"
North Central Student Health as
sociation.
Panel Scheduled.
Appearing on the program with
Dr. Diehl will be Chancellor R.
G. Gustavson and Dr. Harold
Lueth, Dean , of the University
Medical College. After talks by
these men, a panel discussion will
take place led by Dr. Diehl, Dr.
Gustavson, Dr. Lueth, and visit
ing directors of student health
services in neighboring states, Dr.
Holden, University of Colorado,
and Dr. Robertson, Denver Uni
versity. Questions Asked.
The discussion will consist
chiefly of questions asked by
various representatives of the 23
colleges in the state. Following
the discussion, a few minutes will
be spent to determine whether or
not there is enough for a state
meeting in the future on student
health work.
A questionnaire has been sent
to each college in the state in
viting them to the convocation
and asking for questions they
would like to have discussed at
the afternoon session.
Locations Told
For Ag, City
Election Filing
Spring election filings for po
sitions on Student Council, Pub
lications Board, and Ivy Day ora
tor may be made in the offices of
Dear Harper, director of student
activities, second floorj adminis
tration building, until 5 p. m.
April 9.
Filings for positions on the Ag
Exec board, Farmers' Fair board,
and Col Agri Fun board may be
made either at the student ac
tivities building or in Miss Ne
vada Wheeler's office, 203 Ag
hall.
Stanley Ahrends, the elections
chairman for the Student Coun
cil, announced also that there are
positions for four seniors-at-large
on the Student Council, two of
which will be men and two wom
en, from any college or school.
. These positions were not pub
lished previously in the Daily Ne
braskan, but are included in the
total membership of the council.
Sponsor
Thursday
the fooi soldier's war. His pur
pose was to bring to the people
at home, the story of American
infantrymen. In this selection,
Pyle relates the soldiers impres
sion of an American officer who
is loved and rerpected by them.
Pat King will read the fifth
selection of the evening, "Bom
bardment," by Amy Lowell.
"Bombardment" has been
termed "A very effective piece
of literature." Through a mixture
of effects, the poem gives a most
exciting and vivid picture of the
reactions of the inhabitants of a
large city during an air bombard
ment. Final selection of the program
will be given by Clare Denton. It
is William Saroyan's "The Fifty
Yard Dash."
Every American boy who has
ever run a foot race will recall
the ' excitment experienced by
Aram in "Fifty Yard Dash."
Army Deadline
For Top ROTC
Cadets Delayed
Col. Howard J. John announced
Tuesday that word has been re
ceived from headquarters Fifth
army extending the deadline for
distinguished military students to
make application tor regular army
and air force appointments until
April 30, 1948. The reason for the
extension is attributed to the "re
cent increased emphasis on na
tional military preparedness."
Distinguished military students
affected by this are Ray W. Cof
fey, Harry D. Matschullat, Neal
D. Kennedy, William B. Brandt,
Robert G. Thompson, James D.
Fitzpatrick, Leonard B. Kokes,
Vernon S. Robeson, Walter E.
Yerkes, Charles C. Kellogg, Lewis
A. Curling, Thomas J. Herd John
W. Plantikow, Paul J. Vlcan, N.els
B. Kleveland, Donald L. Hen
drickson, Stanley V. Walter, Oli
ver K. Meininger, Owen L. Lovan,
Stanley W. Ahrends, Earl M.
Monroe, Harry L. Wytock.
The distinguished military stu
dents correspond to the prewar
honor graduates. In order to be
so designated a student must be
in the upper one-third of his
ROTC class, possess outstanding
qualities of military leadership,
high moral character, and a defi
nite aptitude for the military
service. He must also distinguish
himself either academically or by
demonstrated leadership through
his accomplishments while par
ticipating in recognized campus
activities.
At a cadet regimental parade
later in the spring each of above
distinguished students will be
presented with the distinguished
military award which consists of
a shield of the coat of arms of
the United States in proper colors
superimposed on a silver rectan
gle bordered in red. It will be
worn on the uniform immediately
above the pocket on the right
breast.
YMCA Will Plan
Summer Projects
Tonight the university YMCA
will have a special ' meeting de
voted to summer opportunities in
the way of various projects and
employment. The social program,
under the direction of Bill Reu
ter, vice president of the "Y,"
consists of games and refresh
ments for all members.
The program includes reports
by Dale Mesner on the Chicago
students in industry project, by
Dave Keene on the Twin Cities
seminar, by Bob Borin on New
York summer service, and by Bill
Reuter and Karl Quisenberry on
Estes. Other opportunities for
employment will be presented by
Don Crowe, president.
Don Jensen, YM worship
chairman, will direct the medita
tion and the evening pixgram will
be under the direction of Bill
Reuter.
Prior to the 7:30 meeting in
Temple lounge, the university
YMCA cabinet will meet at 6:30
p. m.
Golden Appointed
Daily News Editor
Dr. W. F. Swindler today an
nounced the appointment of Sue
Golden to position of Daily Ne
braskan news editc recently
made vacant by the resignation
of Mrs. Ralph Stewart
Miss Golden, a senio- in the
School of Journalism, served on
the Daily staff last year in the
same capacity.