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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, April 18, 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
This Missouri
Nothing Pleasant
... A View From Tfie Muddy Banks
OMAHA Instead of the cold, steady rain re- In Omaha's industrial area we watched more
striding Omaha's war against the muddy Missouri flood preparations. Here the water had risen to
Thursday, it simply produced more layers of the bottom of the -splash board which were just
Bticky mud for workers to plow through making two feet high. The newly constructed dike across
the crucial work more tedious, strenuous and
challenging.
At least that is the impression this editor got
after several hours of trudging up and down the
dikes in Omaha Thursday. Unfortunately, our
party, composed of Daily Nebraskan Photog
rapher Frank Mnuk and Feature Editor Dick
Ralston, was unable to secure passes to cross
bridges to Council Bluffs. The two bridges had
been closed at noon. With passes from Civilian
Defense headquarters we managed to get in
flood areas in South and Central Omaha. From
there we could see the results of the hundreds
of volunteer workers in the past week.
Arriving first at the dike in South Omaha we
met former University students who had been
working in the area. They had filled sandbags
and stacked them around boils the day before. A
boil is an upshot of water behind the dike which
has forced its way beneath the dike.
As we walked along the bank, workers were
piling more dirt into splashings which had been
constructed several feet above the top of the
original dike which Is about 30 feet high.
The rain which had started Wednesday had
made the slopes so slippery it was difficult and
almost impossible to carry sandbags rapidly.
Sprinkled along the bank were hastily improvised
the railroad tracks looked quite strong, but the
Missouri, just a few feet away, looked mighty
convincing also.
Omaha's fight seems to be quite well organized.
It did not seem overly hurried, even though the
greatest danger the crest was expected soon.
The work was steady and methodical in most
places; no one seemed especially frantic.
Fighting a flood certainly is no pleasant task,
and it is doubtful If you could find one out of
the thousands of workers who would offer to
take flood combating as a steady occupation.
But it is necessary, and those who have
answered Omaha's urgent calls or other threat
ened areas' appeals, have certainly contributed
to something worth fighting for lives and
property. J. K.
No Questions Asked
"I hope there will be no questions," said Gen
eral Eisenhower &t his press conference last week.
On this point there were no questions, for
when a general issues a wish in his own head
quarters it is considered that his wish is his
command.
Everyone is wondering when General Eisen-
canvas shelters where workers would grab a quick hower will begin to state his opinions on contrp
lunch or set up communications. versial national and international issues. He as-
We had wondered from where all the dirt was serted very clearly that he dees not intend to do
coming. We saw the answer later. Hills within
Omaha were literally being lifted ; and trans
ported to the river for use in vital areas.
As we gazed across the muddy waters, we
could see but a couple feet of the top of what
was once the army engineers barge plant. Fire
wood and debris of all sorts was being swept
along with the swift Missouri current.
We met volunteer workers all along the way
from Midland, Creighton, the University of Omaha
as well as the University. They were doing all
sorts of jobs filling sandbags, helping in lines to
transfer bags to dikes, working at telephone sta
tions, driving trucks, directing traffic.
so until his return in early June. Beyond this, he
seemed to say that he will not even do this until
after the nomination if he gets it.
It is difficult to believe that a candidate for
the presidential nomination can take such a cav
alier attitude toward those from whom he is so
liciting votes.
It is incredible that an individual hopes to
receive the nomination without telling the vot
ers in what he believes. The Daily Nebraskan
hopes the general will not adhere to such a
policy. If he does he will have sacrificed the
support of every citizen who believes that the
electoral process is a rational one. S. G.
Barbed Wire
Fiji's, AOPi's, Pi Phi's,
Chi O's Schedule Parties
HST Was Angry
. . . And Rightly So
President Harry S. Truman has declared the There is Governor Peterson calling a special ses-
flood-hit area of eastern Nebraska a federal dis- glon of the Nebraska unicameral to vote funds for
aster area and has indicated that federal funds thfi flood sufferers 0f this state. There are those
will be made available to -augment local and state whQ commen(j the governor for asking state funds
efforts. Harry Truman has angrily said: "It's before cauing to Washington for help. And there
time to take action. We've fooled around long . Harry Truman who says, "It's high time" for
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enougn. Ana xne rresiaeni, neany equamnis me onvprnnr, nf flood-ridden states to "get to
wide, angry Missouri River in fury, has declared,
"I want a flood control program that covers an
area from Denver to Pittsburgh and from Minne
sota to the Gulf."
The President wants action on the flood sit
uation, wants federal funds used for flood con
trol and wants his budget passed by Congress.
Truman has emphatically stated that his trip to
the mid-west has not been for political reasons.
He turned to Gov. Val Peterson, during one of
his press conferences, and said "And I didnt
come out here to make a Democratic speech,
either."
governors
gether so we can have a flood control program
that works."
The President is angry; Congress might be
angrier still; as might the Governors of seven
states if their pet projects for flood control are
overlooked In this emergency period. In a time
of emergency people always select the expedi
ency of the moment to push their favorite plans
to the front.
' We have Harry Truman with his plan for a
combination federal-state program; we have the
Truman has met with the governors of seven United States Congress economy forces trying to
states. James E. Lawrence. University professor, pare down Truman's budget, part of which pro-
editor of The Lincoln Star and chairman of the vides for situations as this flood; we havethe
of seven states trying to hold onto their
Hugh Butler and Fred Seaton of Nebraska, Carl states' rights; and we have the River Study com
Mundt of South Dakota. Chavez of New Mexico mission trying to find a solution to this problem.
and Hickenlooper of Iowa, plus other Congres- It is probably difficult or nearly impossible for
sional members. The President has gone back to the thousands of homeless in the Missouri River
Barb Wylie-
It's funny how college
thoughts run. A few days ago
students were mightily con
cerned with national politics
and spring picnics. Now, the
current topic of conversation
is flood waters and personal
experiences while filling
sandbags in the flooded
areas. The administration
should be commended for the
wonderful attitude it is tak
ing toward students who wish
to help.
Also coming in for its share of
praisa is The Daily Nebraskan
and its campaign for funds for
flood relief.
Quick thinking
on the part of
the staff is re
sponsible for
this step to
ward relief for
the thousands
left homeless
by the stam
peding waters.
My only hope
is that Univer-
s i t y students
and faculty Wylie
realize what they can do by giving
up that extra cup of coffee and
donating the money to buy a
sandwich for someone else.
If anyone wants to read a
good book to fill up the "extra"
hours before finals, read "They
Went To College." The book is
based on a survey of U. S. col
lege students made by Time
magazine and is a more com
plete report than made in the
recent Time article called the
"Silent Generation."
Along this same line, a college
president says students have
changed very little in the past 30
years. Maybe this is why par
ents who have sons or daughters
in college worry.
Did you all read the Letterip
in Thursday's paper urging all
independent students not to vote
in the coining campus election?
I hope you did, because it is the
attitude taken by a great many
of us on the campus. It seems
it is a rather stubborn attitude
to take in such a situation.
If we are ever to do away with
the "one-party" system, the only
way is to vote them out. To take
a back seat and believe the situa
tion hopeless is not the American
way.
This is living?
for)
Saturday night's the night for
the traditional Fiji Island party.
On Friday night around dinner
time, the Fijis will serenade their
dates and then present each girl
with her favor and an authentic
grass skirt.
The Fills will "".
call for their
dates Saturday
evening on
hayracks which
will cai ry them
to the Phi Gam
House. The en
trance into the
house will be
made over an
artificial lake
that will be
constructed in
the driveway. Gordon
Bamboo huts and palm trees will
dominate the scene on the inside
of the house. Lighted fountains
will furnish the lights.
Some of the islanders and
their dates are: Bert Linn and
Joan Larson; Clark Caley with
Peg Wells; Don Pederson and
Ginning Cummings; Con Wool
wine and Sharon Fritzler; Dick
Bush and Barb Hershbergen
Glenn Rosenquist and Pat
Bechan; Bill Karrer and Bev
Bush; John Forsyth and Elaine
Miller; Jerry Roe and Mimi
Hamer; Murl Maupin and Mary
E. Kinslnger; Don Nuss and
Margie Hallis; Tom Tobin and
Rita Al Goding; Don Larson and
Dot Lowe; Bill Melville and
Jody Reifschneider.
Just got word that the Sammies
has canceled a house party this
weekend. The reason is to allow
men to help with flood relief work
in Omaha. Althqugh it will make
the society editors work harder,
the spirit of cooperation and
helpfulness shown by the Sam-
Jack 9nderson; Myrna Walston
with Dale Olson; Kathy Swfiigle
with Neal Weddle; Nancy Davis
with Bill Blue; Madellng Gour
lay and Joe Wachter; Janet
Bohner and Tony Rasmussen;
Elvie Nelson and Chuck Sehade;
Nancy Whltmore and Bob Van
del; Polly Stratton and Gus
Wolf; Doris Gillett and Kaye
Gauger; Mary Fuelbreth and
Dave Johnson; Anita Lawson
and Tom Gorham; Lu Henlger
and Jim Clinton; Robin Rauch
and Don Rauh.
Tonight's the night for the Pi
Phi Spring formal. It's going to be
htld in the Terrace room of the
Lincoln hotel. Dates to the formal
include: Jody L'heureux and Ray
Mladovich; Nancy Stimson and
Bob Swaim; Bezzie Smith with
Bob Yarwood; Judy Palmateer and
Max Andrews; Nora Devore and
Dick Peters; Betty Brinkman and
Your Church
Julie Bell
Baptist Student house, 315
North 15th streets, C. B. Howells,
pastor. Sunday church school
with morning worship in tne city
Baptist churches; 6 p.m., fellow
ship supper; 7:30 p.m., Council of
Churches meeting at St. Paul's
church with Dr. Adolf Keller of
the World Council of Churches as
leader.
-
Lutheran Student service, Alvin
M. Petersen, pastor. Friday 3 to
5 p.m., open house at 1440 Q
street; 8 p.m., scavenger hunt. Sat
urday 2 p.m., choir practice. Sun
day 8 a.m., choir meet at 1440
Q to start tour to Davenport,
Hampton and Rising City; 9:15
a.m., Bible study at 1440 Q and
1200 North 37th; 3:15 p.m., City
LSA at First Lutheran church,
17th and A, with discussion on
"Responsible Citizenship"; 5 p.m.,
Dick Peters; Betty ar ana; preceding the program;
Dave Noble; Nancy Hemphill and, w Ag LSA, 1200 North
rfiflK'ffilk V HPPer with. Program
following. Tuesday v:is p.m.,
Don Pederson: Anne Jane Hall
with Tom Harrington.
The Chi O's are also holding
their annual Spring formal in ball
room of the Lincoln hotel.
Some of the Chi O's and their
dates to the formal in
clude: Jerry Yeager and Dee
Hopp; Joe Chapman (Doane)
with Idonna Burkhardt; Al Cur
tis and Mary Jane McCulIough;
Cy Koclan and Sally Kielson;
Don Fischer and Carolyn Gier
han; Knox Jones (KU) with Jan
Glock; Gene Lightner and Jan
Corrick; Tom Hunton and Barb
Aitkenson; Dave Brandon with
Yolanda Davis; Mary Ann Nors
worthy with Jack Astergaard;
Corky Mlllan with Bill Cozier;
Ed McCIure with Jo Hoyt; Patty
Hasson with Bob Kruger.
Congratulations are in order for
Jackie Sorenson and
vespers at 1440 Q followed by a
Seminar on Christian vocations at
8 p.m. Thursday 7:15 p.m., choir
practice.
Wesley Foundation, 1417 R
street, Richard W. Nutt, pastor.
Friday 6:45 a.m., Interdenomi
national Bible study; 5:45 p.m.,
meet at student house to go to a
picnic at Antelope park. Sunday
5:30 p.m., meet at student house
to go to First Methodist church
where we will' be guests of their
Wesley Fellowship. Tuesday 7:15
p.m., Sigma Theta Epsilon pro
gram meeting at Union; 7:30 p.m..
Kappa Phi election of officers.
Wednesday 7 p.m., Wesley wor
mies, is one that could well be "V1'.""" "" .Nordern. pastor. Sunday 9 a.m..
followed by other groups. . 1? iw. . m service, Union. Choir
The AOPi's are holding their ,' a a t "hPP f leves immediately after worship
nnepsriM Satnrviav t.tranir. ot braska and is now a member or, . . . x . "
dinner-dance Saturday evening at
the Lincoln hotel. Kose formal is
the name and theme of the dance.
Some of the AOPi's and their
dates to the dance will be: Mar
lene Rees with Ted Forke; Lou
Nelson and Miller Whitham;
Mary Clearman and Bill John
son; Jo Vanderhook with Ted
Simonson; Gretchen Hein and
Phi Rho at Omaha med school.
New steady deals around
campus include Lynn Holland
and Jim Yesley, Aggie Anderson
and Duffy Olson, Betty Swan
son and Gary Jones, Sherry
Clover and Marty Mathleson,
Bobby Russell and Dick Spang
ler. Congrats to all!
University Freshman Collects
Indian, Lincoln Head Pennies
Letterip
Washington to give the $400,000,000 appropria
tions bill a "shove and a kick."
valley to realize that their plight has been turned
into a political battle. For those whose lands,
homes, possessions and lives have been hurt and
Ainnr fhn pniirsB nt Tho 'nil Mudrtv rlnms ore nncpt hv thf racine' Missouri, it must be incon
needed to hold back the raging waters that break ceivable that some would seize upon their mis
their banks. For these dams engineering skpl is fortune to champion their federal government or
reeded, as is money and cooperation. And be
cause the flood control problem raises such funda
mental questions as: state or federal funds for the
dams or a combination of both; which of several
suggested methods such as dams, watershed au
thorities, or a combination of both to be used; if
dams are to be built, which states in the area are
to receive the power so provided. These and a
states-rights cause, whatever it might be.
This writer does not pretend to understand
the vast and complicated problems connected with
flood control. Nor does this writer attempt to
suggestion a solution for the battle of nature that
is raging down the Missouri valley today. But for
the political contest that is feeding on the misery
hundred other questions arrive when one attempts flf the thousands hit Dy the river, The Daily Ne-
to tackle the flood control problem. braskan does have a suggestion. The seven gov-
There are those who desire a Missouri Valley ernorg( the SenatorSi tne Congress in Washington
euthority, patterned along the TVA; and there are and the stud commission seem in danger of be-
the backers oi tne ricK-&ioan pian xor state ae- mir, omurni1oH n ntirnl race that will not
bWlilAAAfk V- r
velopment of the flood-threatened areas. There
is the Missouri River Study commission to analyze
the situation and to arrive at a solution of the
misery brought by rampaging waters each year.
Margin Notes -
Although members of Sigma Alpha Mu are
carrying on "business as usual," they have sac
rificed their social life in the face of an emer
gency. The Sammies cancelled a house party
to permit men to join the flood relief work In
Omaha this weekend, the time when men and aid
will be most needed. The Dally Nebraskan
would like to commend the spirit of cooperation
that prompted this decision.
University students are responding to the
state floo emergency with courage and deter
mination typical of their status as men, not "col
lege rah-rah boys." Students who miss classes to
loaf, then tell their instructors that they have been
"fighting the flood in Omaha" are, however, on a
level with the most juvenile, fish-swallowing,
play-boys that the roaring twenties ever produced.
It is reported that several British business
men have fflde trade agreements with Commu
nist China at the recent Moscow Conference.
All goods involved in the agreement are not be
lieved t be on the list of vital goods, non
tradeable with Communist countries. However
Innocent this may appear, it seems strange and
Inconsistent to be aiding, economically, a gov
ernment whose soldiers are fighting United Na
tions troops In Korea.
Daily Thought
It I am not for myself, who will tfe for
ine? If I am for myself only, what am I?
If not now when? -Talmudic saying.
culminate in rehabilitation of the valley nor in
solution of the flood problem.
Harry Truman was angry, and rightly so.
But even in his anger Truman is using the flood
to agitate for his budget under fire in Congress
and for his federal-ald-to-states plan. The flood
control problem must come out of the political
arena Into a humanitarian attempt to save the
lives and property of Missouri valley residents.
-R. R.
University freshman Terry
Jones will be among those dis
playing collections in a local de
partment stores in accordance
with National Coin Week, April
18 to 24.
Jones, only University mem
ber of the Lincoln Coin Club, is
principally a penny collector. He
has a full collection of Lincoln
heads consisting of every year
they were issued and from each
mint they were produced in.
Among his more valuable
coins are a 1909 S penny with
VDB on the back worth about
$15, an 1877 Indian head penny
worth $75, and a two 1950 D
nickels which are very rare.
for concerts in Norfolk and Co
lumbus. Gamma Delta will not
meet this week. Sunday, April 27
5:30 p.m., cost supper at Gamma
Delta, YMCA lounge, Temple.
Sunday, May 4 Lord's Supper
celebrated at worship service.
NU BULLETIN
BOARD
Jones' collection, with about
250 forei,r coins in it, is valued
at approximately $400. The price 12 noon, Union parlors XYZ.
01 coins is determined oy tne
Friday
No yell squad practice.
Recreation conference luncheon,
J Jul (Daih Vkbha&Ium
Wanted: Guts!
To The Editor:
This is addressed to seniors
with GUTS!!
Those of us below who have
been at NU for four years are
sick and tired of the political sit
uation as it has existed on the
campus for the last several years.
Why is it that so few capable
people file for offices? Could it
be that it is known that the can
didates that are invariably elected
are faction controlled (before and
AFTER the election). Rigged
elections by the Faction are so
easily accomplished that they do
not even attempt to put up their
best candidates.
We address this to seniors with
just a score of days left at Ne
braska because, first, we feel that
yjfa more than any group have
ond, that, most of all, you want to
be proud of the campus as you
leave in June.
Seniors "with guts and who are
specially interested please call 5
5051 or 6-6584 as soon as pos
sible. JOHN ADAMS
GEORGE COBEL
REX MESSERSMITH
GENE ROBINSON
CLAYTON YEUTTER
You're Right
To the Editor:
Disgusted is right it is time
the independents on campus woke
"P- ...
But I think they should wake
up to tne tact tnat mere are
many more independents on
campus than Greeks. The faction
will win the spring elections only
because nobody Is interested
enough in the elections, outside
of the Greeks, to do anything
about the situation.
You and all the other independ
ents on campus have got no grips
coming if you don't vole.
ALSO DISGUSTUU
NU Professors Attend
Chicago Historical Meet
University history professors,
John R. Alden, J. L, Sellers and
James C. Olson are among cam
pus personnel attending the forty
fifth annual meeting of the Mis
sissippi Valley Historical Asso
ciation at Chicago, April 17, 18,
19.
Professor Sellers and Mrs.
Clarence S. Paine of Lincoln
serve as vice-president and secretary-treasurer,
respectively, of
the organization. Thomas LeDuc,
a visiting research professor at
the University, is program chair
man of the convention.
Nusematic association, who con
siders the condition of the coin,
its date and the number issued
like it.
Tarding with other collectors
and just watching pocket change
are the ways Jones obtains coins
for his collection. His affiliation
with the Lincoln Coin club gives
him the opportunity to trade
coins and hear speeches by well
known coin collectors.
Jones said he started saving
Indian heads about seven years
ago and just kept adding to
them. He added that the biggest
thrill he received from his hob
by was finding a rare coin. He
found his SVD penny while
sorting through his pocket
change.
Varsity Dairy club's dairy prod
ucts contest at 2 p.m. in Dairy
Industry building.
Publication committee, 3 p.m.,
Union faculty lounge.
"Fit to be Tied", discussion, 7
p.m., Presbyterian-Congregational
student house.
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