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THE DAILY NEBRASKAM
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Migration Smoke Clears
Out ol the smoke of battle, confusion and mis
understandings concerning the annual University
migration, there seems to have come a solidifica
tion of the issue, decision upon the facts at hand
finally known, and a clarification of the entire
matter.
A luncheon meetinr Wednesday noon with
Dean Phillip Colbert and a Wednesday afternoon
discussion by the Student Council has brought
the controversial issue to a head and has en
abled students to know Just what Is going on
about the proposed football trip.
A news story on the front page of today's
Daily Nebraskan tells all the particulars about the
migration problem and what the final decision by
the Student Council was. As it stands now, offi
cial migration for this year has been shelved. The
Council voted to approve an unofficial migration
to Colorado.
The problems of an official migration
. 1. Getting enough student support to guaran
tee railroad officials a certain amount of tickets.
2. Keeping the cost low enough to facilitate all
students interested.
3. Securing chaperones and enforcing rules of
conduct during the trip.
4. Deciding upon a migration destination that
appealed to the majority all of these seemed to
loom so large and so formidable at this late date,
that unofficial migration received an unconscious
boost.
The unofficial migration is being given Stu
dent Council sanction tt!l subject to approval
by the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs
as merely an attempt for Just this year to see
bow It works out. For the past years, the Uni
versity has had an official migration and the un
official action Is being put to test
Sentiment varies among student leaders and
among the sstudent body whether or not unofficial
migration is the permanent answer to the question.
The main point of those urging restoration of of
ficial migration next year is that many students
would be unable to attend an out-of-town game
without the facilities of official transportation.
The most pertinent problem with an unofficial
trip is that the impetus for such a plan must "un
officially" come from somewhere. The band.
through athletic department support, may suggest
where they would like to go for migration and
then the Student Council might approve and pub
licize such a decision.
However, the work of obtaining game tickets,
arranging rallies, planning meeting times and
such other details would have to be worked out
by some "unofficial" group in order that Ne
braska would present a "united front" migration.
This is earylng "unofficial" action a little too far.
It is needless to say that every action of Uni
versity students official or not reflects on the
University. And the unofficial migration to Colo-
rarlo is. suddenly, nuttine the responsibility of
adult conduct on every student making the trip.
Dean Colbert expressed his faith in the ma
ture reactions of college students at the luncheon
Wednesday. .He felt, and The Nebraskan is in
complete agreement, that college students are
old enough and serious enough to conduct them
selves In a manner bringing no discredit upon
their University.
Most students contacted about the migration
Since the primary purpose of this
community is the imparting and
acquiring of knowledge and skills,
it behooves both teacher and stu
dent to do his very best. By doing
his very best, the student is re
warded with acceptable grades,
with the satisfaction of a job well
done, and evevntually with the fi
nal stamp of approval, a degree.
In order that the degree may be
of value to the recipient, it is nec
essary for the University to re
quire a certain minimum of scho
lasticjichievement.
Although most of yon are fa
miliar with the UniversIty'sJ
rules on scholarship, may I re
peat them, particularly for the
benefit of the newcomers.
Scholarship rules it is the obli
gation of the Office of the Dean
of the Division of Student Affairs
to see that the students maintain
good scholastic standing.
1. The student who is making
an unsatisfactory scholastic rec
ord in two-fifths or more of his
hours of registration at the end
problem agree that what is needed at this point is of the sixth week, twelfth week,
Letterip
Loyal Cornhuskers
Dear Editor:
The University is primarily a
i . ,i,;u thh semester of requesting editorial comment from family
Community Of scholars, Of Which ,n- .dm,n,tratlT. member, of th Vnlrerslty. There articles
the greater number are Students PIear from time to time and carry words of much worth
anA a lAsecr numrier nr tpachprfl 1 em aouy.
Bevelled Spear Points
Lead To Six Conclusions
Student Council action to set up a committee to
function each spring composed of representatives
of the athletic department, Council, Corn Cobs,
Tassels, University band, administration and The
Daily Nebraskan.
Purpose of this committee would be to review
the football agenda, decide on an equitable dis-
tination for migration and also set up the fall
schedule for Homecoming, Dad's Day and other ac
tivlties which must be worked out in conjunction
with the football plans.
Such a committee seems the only solution to
the inevitable fall hassel about migration. Right
now. University students are faced with making
this first unofficial movement a success. There
will undoubtedly be enough persons traveling to
Colorado. Their job Is now to make sure that
their every act will bring only credit and respect
to their University R. R.
or at the end of any semester is
subject to dismissal.
2. The student who fails to
maintain an average of four (4)
may be placed on probation
(Editor's Note: The Daily Nebraskan ts foiiowim the policy j should have tried this, from the Mueller Tower.
Not yet satsified, he mounted one or his ar.
rows in some sort of bearing and pushed It
through the water In a tub. It spun there too,
(What this might prove in terms of my early
Nebraska Indians, I can't say.) Then he set the
arrow up in front of a big rotary fan. Same
result. That apparently sewed up the case in
Dr. Wilson's mind, or else he figured he had
used up all the possibilities for amusement that
bevelled points could provide.
All of which seems to prove a number of
things. (1) A bevelled point will make an arrow
spin. (2) Maybe the early Nebraska Indians
bevelled their points with this fact in mind or
maybe they didn't. (3) Love Library contains an
incredible amount of miscellaneous information,
always ready to spring out at unsuspecting stu
dents. (4) The way to check an idea is to get out
and test it. (5) If you run into a deadly dull sub
ject, such as bevelled points, liven it up with a
few new twists, like flinging arrows from a tower
in downtown "Washington, D.C. This, incidentally,
is a good recipe for getting a bigger bang out of
life. (6) More's the pity, the dramatic gesture is
no substitute for the workaday grind; just makes
it more bearable.
Those confounded points would make just as
good cutting or scraping tools as spinning ar
rowheads, Dr. Wilson or no Dr. Wilson. If this
little problem is ever finally solved, it will only
be by slow and painstaking work with the
trowel, out beneath the broiling Nebraska sun.
Too bad; back to the salt mines!
This Class Council Thing
The Chancellor leaned back in his chair Wed- accepted in the office of Assistant Dean of Stu
nesday and told a group of three stundents that he dent Affairs Frank Hallgren
believed this campus could use a lot more school
spirit
He had invited the students in for a chat and,
for the most part, they discussed the spirit prob
lem. The Chancellor told of an experience he
once had while visiting another colege where an
all-school banquet started the year off. At this
meaL the upperclassmen decided whether, on the
basis of skits and speeches, they would accept the
- new students. When the students left that ban
quet, the Chancellor said, they felt a unity that
iasted throughout their terms at school and beyond
graduation.
This feeling of unity, he indicated, does not
exist on this campus. One of the students at the
" coffee period suggested to him that an all-University
picnic be held In the spring under the
' sponsor-ship of the Junior and senior classes.
That student, a senior class- spokesman, had sug
gested the picnic idea to the Chancellor last
spring and received the same enthusiastic re-
-spense from him. To be a success, this picnic
will require a lot of planning. Since it is a rela-
tively new idea, this planning will have to begin
early.
However, this picnic is not the only function
which the senior and junior classes have lined up.
The others, which are also only tentatively
planned, include a larger Junior-Senior Prom,
-promotion of a show and the presentation of a
. trophy each Ivy Day to the senior man and woman
with the highest accumulative average for the four
years. This amounts to a large schedule for the
Class officers and councils for the coming years.
Larger, in fact, than the schedule offered in recent
years because to these functions will be added to
the new class function of the sale of graduation
announcements.
- Each of these projects will help bring to this
' campus what Dr. Gustavson and the others in the
' coffee group felt that the school needs. But the
class officers there are four officers from each
class cannot put over these projects alone. For
that reason the system of class councils was de
vised and promoted. The Student Council has
okayed this system and applications are now being
Up to the end of office hours Wednesday,
four seniors and 14 juniors had applied for Coun
cil positions. The number of Juniors eager to
serve their class and school is very encouraging
but the seniors are presenting a problem.
There must be some explanation besides the
Ivy Day angle why juniors are so much more will
ing to apply than seniors. The same thing hap
pened last year when only four seniors instead of
the required six were appointed to the council be
cause not enough applied. Perhaps, it is because
seniors feel that this is their year to stretch their
legs and enjoy college. They feel that they have
turned in three years of work and the rest of the
school can handle things from here on out But
senior help on the council is not only valuable but
necessary. When the times comes to have the
council and officers choose the design for the offi
cial graduation announcement, the more seniors
on the committee, the more representative that
choice will be.
Throughout the schedule that the officers
have planned for next year, senior advice and
help will be needed. Therefore, The Daily Ne
hranskan strongly urges every qualifying senior
man and woman to apply for the councils. The
applications close Friday at 4:30 p.m. and the
Campus Improvement Committee of the Student
Council will interview the candidates next Mon
day between 4 and 6 p.m.
Of course, only six students can be appointed
to the councils, but the ideas and enthusiasm
shown by the classes is necessary if the class
council system and even the class officer system
is going to continue. The class council-officer
meetings are open and any candidate who was not
appointed to the council is invited to come and
take part in the discussions. Also, the names of
these students will be kept and when class com
mittees are formed, these names will be referred
to.
No one should apply that is not willing to
work because there will be a lot to do. This is
a chance to show that there is a desire to give
our University the spirit she deserves. Let's
crawl out of the senior slump. D. P.
By E. MOTT DAVIS
Anthropology Instructor
One of the redeeming aspects of intensive li
brary research is the useless information one picks
up on the side. An example of this intriguing in
tellectual junk is the story of Dr. Wilson and the
Bevelled Points, which I stumbled over a couple
of weeks ago. My archeological work for the
Museum has involved a scrutiny, via shovel and
trowel, of the private lives of a gang of prehis
toric Indians who were hunting buffalo in Fron
tier County about eight thousand years ago.'
These characters made spear points or per
haps they were knives with a pronounced bevel
to the right Why this bevel? Since the prob
lem isn't one you can solve by asking passers
by on the campus, I headed for the library in
search of a possible answer.
Groping around in the stacks, I turned up an
old paper by Dr. Thomas Wilson of the Smithson
ian Institution in Washington. It seems that Dr.
Wilson, one of the stalwarts of museum anthro
pology back in the 1890's, classified all the flint
tools in the U.S. National Museum, and in so doing
found himself confronted with a dozen or so
bevelled points. Not one to sit around and ponder,
old Dr. Wilson mounted some of the points in ar
rowshafts. climbed the tower of the Smithsonian
Should probation continue Into institution, and threw them out. He thought the
tSoCaSssaSiemeSterS' hC 15 3CCt bevel on the points would make them spin-and
3. A student who fails to make lo. happened; they spun like mad. (Evidently
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of his fourth semester of JfHNoteS Oil Half-NoteS
uawuii nil mc univcianj ui Ne
braska, is subject to dismissal for
unsatisfactory progress.
Students thus dismissed may
appeal from the decision of the
Office of Dean of the Division
of Student Affairs to the Faculty
Scholarship Committee for a hear
ing regarding reinstatement.
Life at the University, how
ever, is not all work; although
study comes first Participation
in athletics or campus activities
and in the social life of the Uni
versity will help to make you a
well-rounded individual.
Just as good behavior and good
citizenship are expected of all in
dividuals in a community, so is
Bood behavior and good citizen-
Ellington Writes Ovm Music,
Orchestrates, Performs It
Danny Fogel
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got swing veloped rapidly for the aggregation. The band
lis the musical philosophy of a one-man trust of made about fifteen hundred master recordings, and
Ijazz, who writes his own music, orchestrates it, they sold fabulously, especially in England. Elling-
then performs it Duke Ellington. ton scored over the air, starred in a Ziegfeld show,
Born Edward Kenny Ellington, he received the and made personal appearances in practically every
title "Duke" in his teens for his
flamboyant taste both in dress
ship expected of those of us who and manner. I think the best
make up the University.
Please remember that intoxica
tion, drunken driving, and cheat
ing in schoolwork are serious of
fenses and must be dealt with ac
cordingly by University authori
ties. Please remember that the!
possession of alcoholic beverages . . attraetpd him and
by a minor is against State law P1"10 ere attracted hun and
and is dealt with rccordingly byn his off moments he would
civil authorities. sit at the keyboard and give
The football season has just be-, went to the music within him. It was one of these
gun when all of us are playing :times that an observer impressed by what he
$Zmn!.hBmXd gave the Duke an opportunity to play in
place to pick up the Ellington
story is when he was seventeen
and attending Pratt Art Insti
tute. He was working part-time
in a combination ice cream par
lor and poolroom as a soda-jerk.
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Danny Fogel
major theater in the country. Duke took his fine
band which included such greats as trumpeter
"Cootie Williams," trombonist "Joe Manton" and
saxaphonist "Johnnie Hodges," on two European
tours. Once in 1933 and again in 1939. Then in
1942, the "Duke" invaded Carnegie Hall with a
concert of original compositions highlighting a
three movement work, which was a tonal parallel
to the history of the Negro in America called
"Black, Brown and Beige." This brought his wide
acclaim. Some of his other originals are "Solitude,'
"Mood Indigo," "Boj angles" and his two greatest,
"Sophisticated Lady" and "Take the A Train."
What is it that makes Ellington such a stand
out? There are other jazz bands, there are others
who exploit wonderful effective orchestrations and
wonracra I xt us rnnn i 'l nur-i
selves so that no one can accuse a Dana- inai one periormance convinced mm that
us of bad manners or bad conduct, there was only one future for him the making of there are those who have composed many nocular
music. jazz pieces. Perhaps the secret is more easily dis-
covered at an Ellington rehearsal, which usually
For a couple of years he played with several begins after an evening's work is over. Here El
different orchestras. It was with one of these that lington completes his arrangements with the help
he was suddenly and uncontrollably led to insert of the entire personnel of the band, who give him
a break that wasn't in the score. He played just suggestions for a unique instrumental effect here,
what he felt, a moment later he found himself a striking solo passage there. It is this wonderful
without a job. After that he formed his own or- partnrship in music that makes possible the co
ganization in which he could produce the music ordination of effort and temperament which is one
the way he felt it should be presented. When he of the identifying trademarks of all Ellington per
was twenty-four, he went to New York and was formances.
The thoughtless action of a few
can bring ill repute on all of us.
In closing may I ask that all
of you work hard when It is
time to work, play when it Is
time to play, and above all
boost for Nebraska and be loyal
Cornhuskers.
With best wishes for a happy
and successful year, I am
Sincerely Yours,
J. P. COLBERT,
Dean of Student Affairs
A Long Engagement
Tryouts will begin Friday for the first Uni
versity Circle Theater play the play with un
doubtedly the longest scheduled engagement on
the University campus in many years. The pro
duction, "Outward Bound" by Sutton Vane, will
run eight nights during a two-week period. The
reason tor the extended engagement is the 125
seat arena theater where the play will be pre
sented. While the audience will not be greatly af
fected by the change in stages since a thousand
persona will still be admitted the eight-day bill
presents an ordeal for theater actors.
Ground Swell ,
The Democratic county chairman, Joe Gins
burg, expressed surprise Tuesday morning at the
number of persons who attended the breakfast for
vice-presidential candidate Sen. John Sparkman.
The ballroom of the Lincoln Hotel was comfort
ably filled a fact which Gimburg declared he
hardly thought was possible in this part of the
country. Breakfasters got a good look at the Ala
bama senator and Nebraska's party officials but
beard little from Sparkman, who simply paid trib
ute to Gov. Adlai Stevenson and made a few Ad-lai-an
swipes at the Republican party.
Your Big Chance
From the length of the lists released by the
Student Directory staff, a great many University
students have at last found the perfect way to
have their names published in The Daily Ne
braskan without lifting a finger. They simply
refuse to answer all the questions on the registra
tion information cards. And, of course, the best
newspaper copy In the world is the one which
mentions the most names. Everyone seems to
profit except the Directory staff.
Dollar Sign Speaks
Isn't it strange that whenever anyone talks
about anything In any way, the almighty dol
lar invariably crops up? And the moment
someone mentions it, everyone forget everything
In an effort to outdo everyone else. Politics Is
no exception. Every dollar ever spent for, by,
against or in spite of the presidential candi
dates will probably be scrutinized by the press
and politicians before Nov. 4.
Jim (Daily Thiha&hcuL
Two On The Aisle
By RUTH RAYMOND
Editor
If your political affiliations are
pro-labor union, pro-social se
curity and pro-House Un-American
Activities Committee, you'll
enjoy the Hawaiian adventure of
"Big Jim McLain," showing this
week at the Varsity theatre.
And even if you disagree with
the activities of the U.S. Commu
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nist chasers, you'll still enjoy the
realistic setting, sparse, unusual
dialogue and exciting action.
Filmed in Hawaii, "Big Jim Mc
Lain" takes John Wayne in the
lead role from a House committee
meeting in Washington through
the back streets of Honolulu, into
the arms of a lovely young widow
(Nancy Olson) and to a bitter
conclusion. Big Jim's Commie
hunting comes to a dramatic finale
as each witness before the House
committee repeats the now-famous
words, "I refuse to answer
on the grounds ..."
However, the historical peg of
"The Devil and Dan'l Webster" by
Stephen Vincent Benet brings the
booming voice of a narrator into
the film's conclusion to ask about
the State of the Union.
As Mr. Wayne and Miss Olson
soon to become Mr. and Mrs,
smile bravely, U. S. Marines board
a transport at Pearl Harbor and
the audience feels it was worth it,
after all.
The actual Hawaiian setting
gives the movie a reality not often
found in the filmland world, and
the script-writer's theory that not
every scene must be packed with
works lets "Big Jim McLain" get
a powerful grip on the emotions
of the audience.
The plot is one as basic to U.S.
filmland these days as stories of
Tin Pan Alley used to be. Big Jim
gets into a ten-Communist cell
and, in the process of hunting the
Reds down, sees his partner-in-investigation
killed and innocent
persons involved.
The awkward manner In which
the Communists refer to each
other as "Comrade," however,
stifles some of the conversational
ease with which the majority of
the dialogue moves.
Just as stilted is the scene In
which Big Jim and partner hear
the confession of two older per
sons that their son is a Commu
nist, active on the island.
In answer to McLain's thanks,
the old Polish man Indicates that
it was in the line of duty and then
clumsily adds, "Mama and I just
came out here to live on our union
pensions."
In this election year, "Big Jim"
points up a few campaign issues.
But in doing so, he and the rest
of his Committee provide good en-
employed at the Kentucky Club. It wasn't long
before the zest of his playing, combined with his
novel and intriguing orchestrations attracted quite
a bit of attention. An exponent of a true jazz
style, with his off-beat rhythm, blues harmonies,
and free improvisations he found a cohort of dis
ciples ready to worship him.
Publisher Irvin Mills, who was one of the
ardent fans, immediately placed Ellington's name
on a contract. Mills served as the Duke's agent
and booked him at the Cotton Club. The Elling-
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one of thetrombone players turned up with an or
dinary kitchen pot for a slip horn. It sounded good
so they used it.
From the days of the Cotton Club, things de-
Daily Thought
If we had no faults, we should not take
so much pleasure in noticing the faults of
others. La Rochefoucauld.
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The Duke composes his own music in much the
same way as he prepares his orchestrations. He
comes to rehearsal with a germ of an idea, then
with the help of his crew the work is put into an
elaborate pattern of an effective piece of music
"Sophisticated Lady" was sketched out on the back
of an envelope while "Solitude" was written a few
minutes before a performance.
His music has irresistible rhythmic drive with
brilliant splashes of instrumental color, with stun
ning effects and sonorities and sound combinations
Duke Ellington.
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Here are a few of the standout recordings that
are being played in the Corn Crib this week:
"Funny" Nat Cole "Somewhere Along the
Way"
"Once in a While" Sarah Vaughn "The Man
I Love"
"Penguin Dance" Xavier Cugat
Nov. 5th is the date.
a
call for Csb
Everyone enjoys the break
between classes. The lid's off
for a time and relaxation's
the mandate. What belter fits
the moment than ice-cold Coke?
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