' J I '. v 'f i i i i t t .... t in ".i i." - t , . i PAGE 2 Crest Wednesday the government committee of the Legislature approved a bill which would require 11 public officials to sign a loy.Jty oath. The committee added a special pledge to be signed by all Nebraska public school teachers and em ployes. The essence of the pledge is: "I do be lieve in the United States of America as a gov ernment of the people, by the people, for the peo ple, whose just powers are derived from the con sent of the governed; a democracy in a republic, a sovereign nation of many sovereign states, a perfect union, one and inseparable, established upon those principles of freedom, equality, jus tice and humanity for ' which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes." The pledge itself should draw no criticism from opponents. Surely it is a pledge that is repeated over and over in the hearts of Americans if not aloud. The question is not the acceptability of the oath. Would the benefits of the pledge be great enough to withstand the possible injuries to personal freedom? Is it not probable that the oath, designed in good faith to aid the drive against communism, would destroy the fundamen tal freedoms on which our democracy is founded? The bill states the teacher must sign the oath or relinquish- his" position. Does this not smack of forced thought? Perhaps a history instructor, tops in his field, would refuse to sign the pledge not because of communistic leanings but because it was an infringement on his academic freedom. The University would lose one of its best teach ers and the direct purpose of the oath would not be achieved. It stands to reason that communists (and we se riously doubt if there are any in the public school system f Nebraska) would be among the first Up at 7:45. Eight o'clocks are a necessity for those who spend the afternoon in the Union (and I don't mean the Crib.) Cat naps from eight to nine. Be sure you regis ter, for a large lecture-type class for this period. X3ass discussion might prove too challenging after four hours sleep. French from nine to li. Learn a foreign lan ' guage. It will come in handy at 10. Doodling from 16 to 11. French book in hand you can make out your list of possible Mortar Boards without resorting to the old-fashioned ; practice of initialing. Lunch from 12 to 12:16. You had to decide be tween 20 minutes for lunch or 10 for lunch and 10 for bridge. After all there are wheels with in digestion, but whoever heard of one that didn't play bridge? Meeting at 12:36. Darn, if you'd just " chosen some activity that didn't meet in Ellen Smith. Oh well yoiTcan give up that after-dinner cigarette forLent. Meeting at two. (If you prefer to consolidate your interests you may work all afternoon in one place. But you may pay for it Ivy Day.) Meeting at three. With-Chip on Shoulder... Independents Choice: Continue Name Calling or Show Spirit Have yet to receive notice of Ejr "probation from University authorities after last week's col umn . . . Guess it's safe to walk by Ellen Smith hall and to wear V-neck blouses to classes again. . . . You know, it's pretty risky business to tackle certain sub jects . . . But it is time to climb back on the old soap box. Today's target: the independent students. I should like to direct the fol lowing letter to them: Dear Independents: I am one of those "dirty old Greeks" someone is always talking tboat. Yea knowone f" those stalest who wears a little scatter pia embossed with a baneh of hieroglyphics on her bosom. I take the same courses in school as you do, dislike the same profe -or, pay the same tuition, and order the same things at the Crib as you Co. We go to the same football games and yell for the same team. All la all, we have the same things in common, except for one, and that is SPIRIT. Yours is lousy. Surely you read where ISA effka filings were open. A pres ident, vice president, secretary, treasurer, publicity director, cor responding secretary, social chairman and intramural sports director are needed. E what have yon done about JIvl 0atfif TkbhaAlwuv Meabot Intercollegiate Press riTt-KIUMTM fftAft IM OM VMwaakaa m pabtummr Of o (CMamta m fftv Unntrrat t N onuwa M iKprmmtm til smmMhu mm mm wnvm Mir AewMts Aruett 11 ml tm Lw frm mmo fWMtttttm mm 4mtrtxMtvD r tux mmr4 m iwvi "It u Melano pottey t Ow aatro tlM pntxtrauona. mam H wiMOlrtHMi M to fn trot tanorua eimrrmip tm U part ( tl Orwro. m m u mm of waiM at torn tecuM of U Vuftrmtf MM mumtiwt of 0tf m tW Cwitt fmvttu nntuMl fwaamritii Im oM ttM? n o tf it tavm M tm wwm - wteam rm mm M.O 9 tmrnmUn. fS.Sfl wmmu MtM. m tm a . u.m in, m w . fimmmi mur owm at t-.4 Mmtvn IWMy, nntMw mm4 ntMHUM knMM Ml n tm !."., mm f r4 tir fm f;vtf f Mrava fMw Mttwr fmmm M V f mullW tm rMMM mtm4 mm l4 (SIM IHttU r-a trtttm n ijMMa. 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Is it because you would rather gripe about "the-dirty-old-G re its-they-run -everything - on t h i s-campus-and-nobody-else-has-a-chance" situation later on, after elections are over and it is too late to do much about it? Ill play the violin you sing. For as of Thursday, one lone person from all those who said they would support an inde pendent student organization had filed for office. You can not place the blame on the Greeks for this . . . huh? Most someone draw yoa a pie tore to show yoa bow Important a part yoa could play if yon were to get off the so-called doff and inject some life Into your Independent association? Yoa could easily give the Greeks a "ran for their money." It has been done at other uni versities and colleges. The spir it between the two groups is one of keen competition. Yet it has further served to bring about better campus leaders and pol icies, as well as a greater sense of unity and force within the respective group. You have the advantage. You out-number us. Many of the faculty members would help you in your driv3, (For surely you have heard those same sarcastic remarks from certain professors regarding fraternal organiza tions, too.) THE mm to sign such an oath. Probably the only ones to abstain would be patriotic teachers who believed in the Bill of Rights. The proposed pledge is merely an affirmation of faith to our government as going to church and worshiping is an affirmation of faith to our God. But is a person dismissed from his job if he refuses to worship our God or any God? And is it not possible for that person to worship lust as reverently in his heart as one who worships publicly? In Oklahoma the house of representatives has already voted to force college and university em ployees to take an anti-communist oath to stay on on the public payroll. The bill requires the teach ers to swear they are not now and have not been a member of the communist party in the last five years. Dr. George L. Cross, president of the University of Oklahoma, said, "I don't believe any oath would do any good, because communists don't object to swearing a lie. At the same time, if people would feel more secure with an oath, I see no reason why we shouldn't have an oath. I don't believe the bill will catch any communists, but. . .I'm not) Dr. Cross hit upon the basic idea for an oath it would not do any good, but if people want it. . . It won't do good but if people are so hyster ical to think there are instructors teaching sub versive propaganda in our public schools and the authorities are not aware of it, then we need one. We would venture to surmise the FBI or some correlated agency has already investigated each instructor at the University. Is the loyalty oath not just the crest of the wave of mass hysteria rolling over the country? j.w. 5:30. Always choose a 5:30 meeting to one that meets at five. It's smart dinner. Joe. It may seem a bit extravagant when you already paid for your meal at "the house," but what's an hour a week when there's a pin-mate involved? YouH have to work fast, though, or that "queen" will beat your time. Activitying from seven to nine. Gay, isn't it? Public relations again. It couldn't two hours to do that Mortar Board's English assignment. And she did threaten! Scream "Quiet Hours" at 16. Darn those "stu dents" who get their studying done in the after noon and play at night. You'd think they'd real ize that "It's all for the house." Pbone from 11 to 12. This phone in your own room was a good idea. But if only the switch board at the dorm didn't close at 10:30. You know how eager those freshmen are. Study from 12 to three. They say you have to have a three average. Asleep at 3:01. Oh well, so you didn't get your hair put up. Beauty isn't every zzzzzzzzzz. RAG EDitorial Friend or foe? of music, to be sure. Thereoyne's dinng mhfS Do as you wish. You can al ways go home and read some more of tfiose melodramatic magazine articles condemning fraternities and sororities if it gives you satisfaction. You can always dash off a lengthy re buttal to Letterip if it will ac complish anything. Or you could go to the ISA box in the base ment of the Union before March 5 and file for an office. Yoa will note that nowhere in this letter have I referred to yoa as "barbs." For yon indepen dent students at Nebraska are not "barbs." A "barb" is a catching and holding projection curving back ward from the point of an arrow or a fish-hook. They are pretty sharp. They have a point and a purpose. So you see that so far, the term does not apply to you. Yours respectfully, Palladia! to Hear Harold Pricliard Harold C. Prichard, former Nebraska State senator, will ad dress the Palladian Literary so ciety at their meeting Friday, Feb. 23. at 8:30 p.m. Mr, Prichard will explain pres sure groups, the process a bill must- go through to become a law, and the workings of the unicameral in general. An ex G.I., Mr. Prichard has a M.A. degree in history and is now en rolled in the Nebraska Law col lege. An audience-participation type debate and a song by a men' trio will complete the program. Afterwards, there will be a so cial hour with dancing, cards, and group singing. All students are invited to attend in Room 301, Temple, Summer Courses C.'.T.'EF.SITY cf MADRID Stodf end Travel A RARE opportunity to en joy memorable experi ences ia learning and living! For stodeats, teachers, others yet to discover fascinating, his torical Spain. Coarse Include Spanish langoage, art and cul ture. Interesting recreational program included. rr Satclta, writ U SMXftM STUDENT TOURS, 118. mm riH ww yrt is, n.r. DAILY NEBRASKAN Tollies' Censored To the Editor: A question has arisen concern ing the capability or intention of the Coed Follies judging group. Several of the acts have been discriminated against be cause of what appears to be campus politics. The judges have seen fit to disqualify some acts and critically censor others for reasons known only to them selves. We feel that the actual impro priety of portions of some of the skits had little to do with their elimination. We also feel that much of the material cut was of vital importance to the themes of the acts concerned. At times, the lines, upon which conjecture was expressed, were so remote ly suggestive as to give rise to the inference that the people who wished them removed must be prudish in the extreme. This "Victorian Retrogression" has decreed that such terrible words as "evil," "sin" and "liquor" be stricken from the coeducational vocabulary. To the average participant, this has the appear ance of a convenient method of elimination. The positions of the skits and curtain acts in the performance also are left to the selection of the few, rather than to the im partiality of chance. It is well known that the order of ap pearance of acts in any show does have an effect upon their reception by audience and judges. The selection of better quali fied and disinterested group, which understands the basic fun damentals of public entertain ment, and has the ability to rec ognize talent would at least con siderably lessen the possibility of dispute. H. V. H. Representatives .Needed To the Editor: As vice-chairman of the steer- ing committee planning the ! model political committee of the United Nations general assembly to be held in April, I should like to encourage requests for repre senting member nations. As stated in the articles which have appeared in The Daily Ne braskan concerning the project, the right to represent a country will be determined upon appli cation by organized houses, or ganizations or individuals. I wish to emphasize the fact that individuals those whom we have not reached by letter may apply. Anyone interested should write Doris Carlson, NUCWA box, Union, giving first, second and third choices of a country and any special reasons or qualifications for represent ing such country. Houses and organizations which have not yet made their requests to represent countries are urged to do so today. To in sure consideration by the steer ing committee all applications should be in no later than Sat urday noon. Joan Jones. Male Attendance? To the A.W.S. Board, It seems ridiculous that in this day and age there should be a re stricted show on the University of Nebraska campus. The Coed Follies Show, is, in my opinion, one of the finest bits of entertain ment presented on this campus during the year. I speak from ex perience as I have broken into the show the last two years. U, thorgani- zation such as A.W.S. which oP' erates on a close budget would welcome the added monetary in income from a male audience. As to the argument that the women would be embarrassed to perform in front of a male audience be cause of their costumes, I can only say baloney! After seeing the bathing suits women are now wearing, it is my opinion that it is impossible for them to be em barrassed. In conclusion: The (Follies) of the A.W5, Board are not con fined to women, think of all the prestige gained, if they would only let men in. "OGDEN TRASH." KNU Friday 3:00 "Mosic from Every- where." 3:1 S "Sweet and Lowdown." 3:30 "This Week on Campos." 3:45 "Campus Classics." 4:00 "Mosic of the Masters." 4:30 "Great Short Stores." 4:45 "Bloes and Boogie." Iravel and study ABROAD this summer Full-credit . . . aU-expeme . ; ; university-npontored . . . study tours via TWA Plan now for this perfect sammerf 3pend half your timo sightsoeing it Europe, tho other half in rosidesoi itudy. Tours planned for this sum mer (4 to 9 weeks) in: Switzerland France, England, Ireland, Spain Italy, India and General Europtat, (no residence). All air travel by las orbtu) TWA Constollations. For information on tours, wen tier countries tnat interest yoa most when writing to: John H. Furbay Ph. D Director, TWA Air Work Education Service, 80 E. 42nd 81 New York 17, N. Y. -. 41 n ft KFAB Names Performers In Heidt Shoiv Winners of the Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity auditions were announced by radio station KFAB today. Those to appear on the Sunday evening show from the coliseum are Leeland Finecy, Kathryn Sue Kent and Gerald Yauney. iinecy, an irisn tenor, is a transfer sudent in the School of Medicine. He is from Suther land. Another vocalist, Miss Kent, was graduated from the Univer sity in January, 951. Yauney, the third winner, will whistle in the program. The coast-to-coast broadcast is part of the two-and-a-half hour program that stars Heidt, his or chestar and Youth Opportunity stars. Ceramics Exhibit At Morrill Hall The work of two University in structors, David W. Seyler, art in structor, and Thomas Sheffied, ceramics instructor, is incluied in the ceramics exhibit in Morrill hall. This exhibit contains pottery done by artists whose work has been exihibted in major art gal leries all over the United States. The exhibit shows vases, dishes and platters by Edwin and Mary Scheier, Maija Grotell, Barbara Carmel, Eva Zeisel, Edith Heath, Viktor Schreckengost and Ger trude and Otto Wetzler. Chaplin Film Showing Here; Rated 'One of y u. E. wehrman 'City Ught," a iilm released and rejects him when sober. ?. f by C,h?v ieR!aplln' emotional nuances of "City ihMt2 imtT. a Nebraska Lights" are sometimes miscon theatre until Tuesday. Critics of strued a failure th rt f the motion picture list this movie almost automatically as one of !St,thLU!riKtCd StaV ever produced. The popular re action to it has ranged from Jo indignation. settle a number of emotions in the minds of his audience. 1930 Film Charlie Chaplin finished "City Lights" in 1830. Since the talk ing film was born in 1927, it seemed odd that he billed his movie as a "comedy romance in pantomime" and used sound only in the first scene, where the gib berish of some pompous orators seems to mimic the voices of early films. Critics concluded that Chaplin restated talkies. It is easier to believe that he had planned his film before sound had been used successfully and that he could make no worthwhile ad dition to it through the use of sound. Writer, Director, Producer Chaplin wrote, directed and produced "City Lights," arranged! go on at the Nebraska theatre, the musical score and cast him- The show tines are: 3:02 p.m, self as a tramp who restores the 6;i9 p.m. and 9:36 p.m. The ac sight of a blind girl with whom companying feature, "Highway he is in love The tramp is the j 301," is based on the activities comical Chaplin of the sagging !0f the Tri-state gang and has ex pants, bursting coat, ruined derby cited more than ordinary com and bamboo cane. His friendship 'ment as a result of its showing with a millionaire receives the, at major eastern theatres last major comic emphasis the mil-!month. WE'RE CLEANING UP IN THE BUSI NESS MANAGER'S OFFICE AND MAY HAVE SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO YOU. CHECK THIS LIST 1 PAIS KCSH Kima GLASSES 1 PAft GOLD miMM GLASSES 1 KINS OF 3 KEYS IF ITS YOVRS COME W AND CLEAN VS OVTl Weekend Data At The Theaters THE STEEL HELME T The grim, realistic Korean story is re vealed in "The Steel Helmet," starring Gene Evans at the Var sity. A tough, battle-weary sergeant. Gene Evans, gets a hole shot through his "Steel Helmet" and is left to die, but he doesn't. He is found by a Korean war orphan who follows Evans as he sets out through the oriental battleground m search of his army. During the search the sergeant meets a lone medic and later a paratrooper who together out shoot enemy snipers to succeed in setting up radio communications in a pagan temple. Complications arise when North Korean major, secreted in the temple, discovers their loca tion. CALL ME MISTER The popular musical comedy team, Betty Grable and Dan Dailey, appear in the technicolor adaptation of the Broadway success "Call Me Mister." now playing at the Stuart. To the original songs and sketches of the stage production a background of American occu pation forces in Japan is intrO' duced to the film. Amonff the eieht musical num bers in the film are "I Just Can't Do Enoutrh for You Baby." "I'm Gonna Love That Guy" and "Call Me Mister." A famous skit, a take-off on the air corps, "Mili tary Life," has been retained from the original stage version. "THE GREAT MISSOURI RATO" The authentic story of the law less career and bloody events of the James boys is brought to life in "The Great Missouri Raid" at the Lincoln. Starring Wendell Corey, Mac donald Carey and Ward Bond, this technicolor film brings to the screen the result of a raid by Frank and Jesse James on a troop of Union soldiers in Missouri during the Civil War. THE LAST OF THE BUCCA NEERS The rousing story of Jean Lafitte, a soldier-sailor of fortune who fought under three flags, is told in. "The Last of The Buccaneers" at the State. Paul Henreid stars as Lantte, whose fleet swept the seven seas for loot whose sword carved out a jungle empire for his outlaw bride. Treachery is fought with a sword bv Lafitte. who was in turn pirate and lover, rascal, pa triot and king. Aooearine in supporting roles are Jack Oakie, Karin Booth and Mary Anderson. FOR HEAVENS SAKE Clifton . Webb, as a parti-time mortal and part-time invisible angel, raises havoc with Joan Bennet and Rob ert Cummings in "For Heavens Sake" at the Capital. In attempting to persuade Joan Best in U.S.3 ;honaire loves him when drunk Chaplin to be as comic as he hopes. The comic never occupies -mViet; attend he mTs mingle it with the pathetic, for example. Thus, the final scene of joy and shame in a tramp may put more than the tears of laugh ter in one's eyes. One may turn for an analysis of the tragicomic art of Chaplin either to Al Capp's article in "Theatre Arts" for June, 1950, or to Parker Tyler's new book at Love library, "Chap lin: Last of the Clowns." Virginia Cherill, Co-Star The cast of "City Lights" in cludes Virginia Cherill as the blind girl, Harry Myers as the millionaire and Hank Mann, It is released now by United Artists. Other Chaplin films to be reis sued in the near future are "Mod ern Times," "The Great Dictator" and "Monsieur Verdoux," which was released first in 1947 and ap peared at the State theatre. "City Lights" is being shown until (Tuesday, when Coed Follies will Friday, February 23, 1951 Bennet and Robert Cummings into wanting a little girl who has been following him around, who, incidentally is not visible and not yet born, many amusing inci dents arise. Also at the Capital is the tech nicolor musical, "Pagan Lova Song." starring Esther Williams and Howard Keel. CHANGE OF HEAKT A pano rama of song, music and comedy is presented at the Husker ia "Change of Heart," revised from "Hit Parade of 1943." With Susan Hayward, John Carroll, Freddy Martin and hia band and Count Basie heading the cast, the story of a stolen song moves rapidly from one hu morous event to the next. The co-feature "Colorado Am bush" deals with the fast-shooting exploits of the pony express. Texans Wage ..- Verbal Battle r The Young Republicans club at the University of Texas and Tha Daily Texan have been having quite a public -battle. The Young Republicans called the paper "full of half truths and white lies." Further accusations included, "so cialist line," "factually mislead ing," and "biased." Answered the Texan, "Now it's really nice to see a group of stu dents joining in political discus sions. But the Young Repubs should re-check their 'socialisms before wafting political mudballs. The Texan is merely a pro-Tru man sheet with slightly liberal leanings, while the Young Repub licans make noises like their hal lowed scion, Joseph McCarthy. . . The Young Republicans, like McCarthy, are depending on th 'Great Accusation' . . po treat the people consider there must be some truth in it because it is so great." Union Movie Is Ghost Picture The ghost of a salty sea cap tain provides many amusing in cidents in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" to be shown at 4:30 p.m. in the Ag Union lounge and at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Dauroorr- Sunday, Feb. 25. Gene Tierney as a prim ana lonely widow finds solace, ro mance and material for a best seller novel through her strange relations with a salty old sea captain, Rex Harrison. Through out the film the relationship be tween the widow and the sea captain become more complex because he was drowned some years before she met him. Rex Harrison is currently star ring on Broadway with Lilli Palmer in the comedy "Bell, Book and Candle." A short subject film will pre cede the feature. The Sunday night series has become, so popular that students are urged to come early. Coats may be checked before entering the ballroom, or may be hung on hooks in the ballroom hallway. Midwinter Dance At Union Friday The "Midw t e r ljdcap" dance will be held the Union Friday from 9 to 1? m. for all students, with or "jout dates. The free dance will feature the musu of the National Bank of Commerce combo whicn is heard over KFOR, Couples and stags will be able to buy refreshments. A singing master of ttremonies. Lloyd Lotspeich, wiVi highlight the intermission en ..iainment. Other entertainment will feature Don Huggler singing "Chicken Song" and "Caverade", a chorus line, and a magic routine by Dies Pearson. Bob La Hasse will ac company theacts. MAIN FEATURES START STATE: "Between Midnite and Dawn," 1:00, 3:59, 6:58, 9:57. "Gasoline Alley," 2.40, 5:39, 8:38. VARSITY: "Stoel Helmet," 1:36, 3:36, 5:36, 7:38, 9:27. HUSKER: "Colorado Ambush," 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00, 10:20. "Change of Heart," 2:14, 4:32, 6:54, 8:14. mm: j NOW ZHOmtlG 14 AtD(D THIS IS AyV7A Tane Star Kovadnp" NOW PLAYING Paul Jack HENREID OAKIE "UST OF THE BUCCANEERS" a1 A . ar-Of a mmm m . Preston Wayne I lot THE TOUGHER THEY COME" Johnny Mack Brown ,n 'Cslored Acn&ash' CO-riATTKI John Susan CARROLcHAYWORD 'CHANCE CF MART 3 mm I antlt f J STARTS TODAY I w m mm