FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1951
DAILY NEBRASKAM
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News and Views
by George Wilcox
The purpose of this column is
not to "second guess" the experts
nor attempt to gaze into crystal
oan ana predict future news
I his column will attempt to
state the news of the day and in
terpret the" news into meaning for
an iieDrasKans.
Iron Triangle Shattered
During the week the top story
was tne scattering by United Na
tions forces of the communist
"iron triangle" in central Korea
with twin drives through Chor
won and Kumhwa in pursuit of
neemg red armies.
, Beaten Chinese reds streamed
north toward Pyonggang and
Kumsong in an effort to regroup
and strengthen defenses. Also, a
Chinese attack was imminent on
tt.e western flank of the United
Nations armies. "
The question In most minds is
what happens next? If the Chi
nese reds are forced to retreat
still further backward what will
be the next step. Will the United
Nations form a "buffer zone" in
which there will be no further ad
vance by the United Nations or
will the Chinese throw still more
manpower against the United Na
tions forces in an attempt to save
that very important "face."
It is the opinion of not too
many experts that China will con
tinue their attack. Most .observers
believe that the internal troubles
of China will curb the Chinese
red attack in Korea and force
them to negotiate for peace.
Unfortunately, in my opinion,
these experts do not realize that
China is throwing all its resources
into the Korean war even more
than before and must be in a
more - favorable position to
negotiate in order to hold the
prestige of the Chinese people.
My theory is that China will
never negotiate above the 38th
parallel and its peace terms will
be the same terms as before.
1. Admission into the United
Nations. 1 1
2. Handing over of Formosa to
the Reds. "
3. Recognition by the world
that Red China is the legitimate
government in China.
There are probably other fac
tors but the above three state
their case in brief.
However, the news of the shat
tering of the "iron triangle" is a
great victory for the Unitei Na
tions forces. One must remember
that the "iron triangle" defenses
were prepared in 1946 when Rus
sian officers were attached to
the North Korean army as ad
visors and were teaching them
the modern rudiments of war.
Meanwhile, in South Korea the
best we could do was to teach the
South Korean "Constabulary" the
basic movements of drill and light
arms.
Meat Controls
Price Administrator DiSalle has
stated that "price controls will be
won or lost on the issue of meat
controls."
At this writing nothing is defi
nite but it looks like genial Mike
Union Shows
Second Movie
Sunday Night
The second in the SummTSun
day film series will be "Street
With No Name" to be shown June
17 at 7:30 in the air-conditioned
Student Union Ballroom. Ad
mission Is free.
The film "Street With No
Name" stars Mark Stevens, Bar
bara Lawrence, and Richard Wid
mark, and is a factual movie.
The action-packed story is told
of the FBI's counter-attack
against gangdom's theatre of a
new era in crime.
Other films to be shown dur
ing the 1951 summer sessions
include:
June 24 "Destry Rides Again."
July I "Quartet."
July 8 "My Little Chickadee."
July 15 "David Harum."
July 22 "Captain January.'"
Because of the large demand
for film classics, the Union de
cided to bring back some of the
older and better remembered
actors and actresses on their
screen. Shirley Temple and Guy
Kibbee star In "Captain Janu
ary" while "David ilarum" Is
played by the immortal Will
Rogers. "Quartet" is an English
classic, and Mae West and W. C.
Fields may be seen In "My Little
Chicadee." "Destiny Rides
Again" stars Marlene Dietrich
and James Stewart
DiSalle has performed a miracle.
Price controls on meat look like
they are here to stay.
Joe "Judge" Montague, a rep
resentative of the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Producers
association, said he had no hope
that the government would can
eel or modify orders rolling back
beef prices
President Truman has indi
cated that he will go to the peo
pie in order to sell the price con
trol idea. In that argument he is
bound to win. With the price of
most commodities soaring, Presi
dent Truman can make political
hay of this issue.
MacArthur versus Acheson
" The return of General MacAr
thur and the subsequent speech
before Congress has been men
tioned many times in radio and
press. The viewpoint of the State
Department and the Joint Chiefs
of Staff has been fully described.
What is the long run result?
Do the republicans have a for
eign policy boner to tag on the
Democrats? Do the Democrats
have the "poor military planner"
tag on General MacArthur?
It would seem to me that that
kind of thinking is indicative of
the United States too many times,
ambitious persons trying to make
political capital out of issues and
facts that should be stated and
then forgotten. . ;
Whether you agree or not, the
return of MacArthur has been re
freshing. He has clarified the is
sue, stated his platform, and
whether his methods are right or
not, has pointed the question.
The release of the;Wedemeyer
report is long overdue. The testi
mony of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
has rvealed the lack of liaison be
tween the services..
The administration has been
made to realize that a, poor policy
is better than no policy.
The average American is sober-
lives have heen lost in Korea.
TV, ma thii n rrr tai nntuwitfhe
rrr . . .
the bad. Every day we learn that
our most precious secrets nave
been known to the Russians for
years so ohe more slip can't seem
to make much more difference.
Whether MacArthur or Ache-
son is right, the American people
have been educated in tne past
few months. Thus, an enlightened
United States is a strengthened
United States.
'Money Matters'
Topic of Forum
The Forum Series "Money
Matters" will be offered on an in
formal basis at the University
1951 summer sessions by the Stu
dent Union, University YM and
YWCA. The discussions are being
presented by the First National
Bank and the First Trust Com
pany of Lincoln.
Moderator of the series will be
Samuel C. Waugh, President of
the First Trust Company of Lin
coln ,and the meetings will be as
follows:
Thursday, June 14, "You and
Your Budget," Burnham Yates,
President First National Bank.
Thursday, June 21, "You Can't
Take It With You," Personal
Trusts and Taxes, John C. Whit
ten Vice-President First Trust
Company.
Thursday, June 28, "Money at
Work," Investments, Evert M.
Hunt, Vice-President Investment
Department, First Trust Co.
The discussions will be held in
Parlors ABC of the Student Un
ion from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Time will
be allowed for questions from the
audience. Tickets, at no charge,
may be secured at, the Student
Union Activities Office. Registra
tion is limited.
NU Grad Gets
G-E Certificate
Daryl E. Davidson, Palmyra.
was recently graduated with the
1951 class of General Electric
engineers. Davidson was gradu
ated from the University of Ne
braska in 1943. He received his
bachelor of science degree in me
chanical engineering.
A total of 40 graduates of the
advanced engineering program
received certificates. They spent
three years developing the appli
cation of theoretical material to
highly-complex engineering prob
lems. In the final two years of the
course they specialized in fields
of electronics, mechanics, electro
mechanics, or fluid mechanics.
ins ; to the 'lJll
Workers Gain
Many Benefits
Are you interested in working
on activities this summer?
If you are, leave your name in
the Student Council box in the
basement of the Union or call
Barbara Bredthauer at the girls
dorm.
Miss Bredthauer said that the
purposes of summer activities are
to pool workers who will work to
gether on activities in full swing
during the year, such as AUF,
Builders, Coed Counselors
YWCA, Red Cross, etc.
i ne workers are pooled since
each organization does not have
a full staff working during the
summer session.
Miss Bred'hauer also stated
three benefits which workers gain
by Working in summer activities.
They are: "1. You have a summer
activity. 2. You gain knowledge
and interest in activities on the
campus which is beneficial now
and will be beneficial in the fall.
3. Activities are a good way to get
acquainted with other students on
the campus."
The summer activities office is
the Cornhusker office in the base
ment of the Union.
All workers must be signed up
before the picnic, if they wish to
attend, Miss Bredthauer stated.
Art Department-
Work Chosen
For Exhibition
Works by five University art
department faculty members and
nine students have been selected
for the Six State Sculpture exhi
bition sponsored by the Walker
Art Center of Minneapolis.
University faculty members
7,"l "viuoeyier, i-eier
worm ann jrnv Kurirat lVTo
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teriais used include wood, cast
stone and welded metal.
Student sculptors whose work
will be included are Donald West,
Douglas,Wyo.; Janet Beran, Lex
ington; reith Kennedy, Crete;
Mary Mary Hartman, Omaha; Leo
Manke,"Tom Schmltt, Jane Trap
hagen arj Ruby Caha, all of Lin
coln. All the student work is cur
rently on view in the University I
; Galleries in Morrill Hall as part
or tne annual exhibition of stu
dent work.
Text Books
Oh Display
Textbooks for elementary, jun
ior and senior high schools will
be on display in Room 108 Bur
nett hall June 18 through 22,
Monday to Friday.
The occasion is the annual
Textbook Exhibit sponsored an
nually by approximately 25 text
book companies for the benefit of
teachers and superintendents at
tending the summer session.
According to Dr. Frank E. Sor
enson, director of the summer
session, the University sponsors
the exhibit because it "gives
teachers an opportunity to study
teaching aids while they are on
the campus attending the sum
mer, session classes."
This is the largest display of
its Kind to be shown in the state,
though smaller exhibits are dis
played around the state during
the year.
Campus Line
Cafeteria Closes
Saturday Nights
Beginning Saturday, June 15,
the Campus Line cafeteria in the
Union will be closed on Satur
day nights.
The main dining room will be
open Monday through Friday
from 11 am. until 1 p.m. The
main dining room, on second floor
of the Union, is open to any stu
dent or faculty member and his
friends.
Summer School
Registration Is
Almost 3,4
Registration for the summer
session of the University is ex
pected to top 3,000 persons, al
most 900 of whom are veterans,
according to Dr. Frank E. Sor
enson, Director of the summer
Theophil Hichner, Swiss
Teacher, Visits Lincoln
Theophil Richner, member of
the Swiss National Commission
for UNESCO and secondary school
teacher, Zurich, Switzerland, ar
rived in Lincoln June 13 for a
four day stay.
Mr. Richner is especially in
terested in studying American
citizenship and leadership pro
grams, both those sponsored by
the schools and by private or
ganizations. He considers it important to see
as much of the land and the peo
ple of the United States, and of
American family life as time per
mits. He has been in Washington,
D. C, to consult with officials of
federal and privately-sponsored
educational organizations. He is
planning to spend the remainder
of his four-month visit in the
United States observing school
systems and the work of youth or
ganizations throughout the United
States.
He hopes to attend the meeting
of the World Assembly of Youth
which will be held in Ithaca, New
York in August. His visit to the
United States is being made under
the Department of State's pro
gram for the exchange of per
sons. On his arrival in Lincoln, Mr.
M
-Courteay Lincoln Journal-Star
DR. CARLSON
N. C. Carlson
New President
Of UN Alumni
Dr. Norman C. Carlson, "Lin
coln, is the new president of the
University of Nebraska Alumni
association. He succeeds John F.
Lawlor, Lincoln.
His election was announced at
the Association's annual Round
Up luncheon Saturday noon, at
tended by more than 400 former
students in the Student Union
ballroom.
Mrs. Maurice Hevelone, Bea
trice, is the new vice-president.
Robert A. Dobson, Lincoln, was
elected to a three-year term as
the new member-at-large of the
Executive committee. He suc
ceeds John E. Curtiss, Lincoln.
Announcement of the election
results and introduction of the
new officers was made by Mrs.
John Riddell, York, vice-president
of the Association the past year.
Holdover members of the Ex
ecutive Committee are Maynard
Brosshans, York; Mrs. Robert G.
Simmons, Lincoln; Mr. Lawlor
and Mrs. Nye, the immediate past
president and vice-president.
Five prominent alumni were
awarded the Association's highest
honor, the Distinguished Service
Award, for service of distinction
to their University and In profes
sional and public life, at the
luncheon.
Honored were: L. R.Blanch
ard, Rochester, N. Y.; Percy C.
Spencer, New York City; Mary
Ann Rokahr, Washington, D. C;
Daniel Gutleben, San Francisco,
and Samuel C. Waugh, Lincoln.
session.
Dr. Sorenson also announced
that the number of registrants
and veterans is higher than an
ticipated this year. The number
of graduate students in the group
is greater than it has been in past
years.
This summer the number of
classes has been increased and
additional sections of courses are
being used, owing to the large
group of graduate students. No
new courses have been added,
according to Dr. Sorenson.
Richner was oriented to the Uni
versity by Dr. Frank Sorenson,
and spent his time visiting various
parts of Lincoln.
Dr. Wesley C. Meierhenry, Di
rector of Workshop Seminar in
Education, directed him through
the workshop program. William
Bogar, principal of Lincoln high
school, acquainted him with the
Lincoln Public Schools.
Mr. Richner visited the Capitol
Building, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction's office, and
observed city recreation with Jim
Lewis of the City Recreation de
partment. He conferred with the
geology staff and other Teachers
college faculty members.
In addition to his membership
in the Swiss National Commis
sion for UNESCO, Mr. Richner is
President of the Swiss sub-commission
for youth activities and
President of the National Council
of the Supervisory Commission
of the Cantonal Colleges of Zu
rich. From 1941 until 1945 Mr. Rich
ner was editor of the Swiss Scout
Masters' monthly magazine, and
is currently a member of the Boy
Scout Committee of Zurich.
Mr. Richner is a native of Bern,
Switzerland, and a graduate of
the University of Zurich.
Girls', Boys'
Staters Have
Busy Schedule
After more than a week of
electioneering, law-passing, eat
ing, tour-making, speech-hearing
and entertainment, five hundred
and seventy-four high school
Boy's . and Girl's Staters turned
homeward, inspired and ex
hausted. The energetic state government
studiers had managed in their
short stay to pass many mock
legislature bills, asserting the be
liefs of future Nebraska voters.
Working on an intelligent dupli
cate of state government, the vis
itors first formed political par
ties and platforms, publishing the
views of candidates and parties
on long sheets of paper.
After hearing addresses on cor
rect voting and legislative proced
ure, the voters elected officers.
Undoubtedly with harmonious
government in mind, the boys and
girls elected Jim Cooper and Bon
nie Best, both of North Platte and
"steadies," as governors of their
governments.
Other Girl's State officers were:
Joyce Jensen, Omaha, lieutenant
governor; Shirley Rosenberg,
York, secretary; Carole Galen
Townsend, Sutherland, state
treasurer; Nancy Hall, Geneva,
supreme court chief justice; and
Pat Carlson, Omaha, attorney
general.
Serving as lieutenant governor
of Boy's State was Michael Yan
ney, Kearney. Joe Poynter,
Kearney, was secretary of state;
Gary Eaves, North Platte, state
treasurer; Don Ackerman, Goth
enburg, chief justice; and Don
Imming, Beatrice, attorney gen
eral. The girls' six-day visit included
talent shows, visits around the
campus and city, banquets, panel
discussions, county board meet
ings and district court sessions.
The group visited the capitol
building where inaugural cere
monies took place. The real Ne
braska governor, Val Peterson,
gave an address.
As a climax to the session,
graduation exercises were held ut
Love Library auditorium, where
Mr. John Curtiss, National Com
mitteeman of the Nebraska Amer
ican Legion, gave an address,
"Where Do We Go From Here?"
Boy's Staters formed their own
band and choir, learned legisla
tive procedure, presented a talent
night, and held governmental
meetings. Coach Bill Glassford
spoke briefly to the boys, after
which movies of Nebraska ath
letic activities were shown.
During their stay on the cam
pus, the girls lived in the wo
mens' dorms and in sorority
houses, while the boys lived on
the Ag. campus. Friday after
noon both groups attended
Boys-Girls State dance at the Sta
dent Union on the campus.
