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By DON PIEPER
Editor
Today, I have a question I would like to
throw Into the laps of you readers.
Should the Mortar Boards have a skit In Coed
Foilies?
Efforts were made to keep the skit out of this
year's show by letting the "outstanding" young
ladies present the Eligible Bachelors a job they
couldn't get dona before because their ball fell
beiter to have had all the "actresses" in shorts.
At least the skit would have had sex appeal. It
most certainly didn't have anything else.
Puns are all right in some cases. But even In
"some cases," the puns have to be good ones. The
MB puns were awful. Especially the reference
to the sale of beanies. There is nothing on this
campus more necessary to school morale than
beanies. When the MB's lampooned the Inno
cent's faithful action in beanie sales, they were
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday. February 26, 1953
through. But, like the little girl in the Alpha undermining one of the most important organiza-
Omicron Pi skit, they were "never satisfied."
They simply had to get into the act.
Just between us, its a good thing that they
weren't entered in the competition.
The audience must have thought so too, be
cause the MB performance was liberally punctu
ated with hisses and other 'uncomplimentary
noises. The Nebraskan is genuinely sorry for the
Mortar Boards who were sick and couldn't come.
They missed a good show, but I don't think that
they could have pulled the MB skit out of the fire.
It was an insult to the organization and the Coed
Follies.
Of course, the Associated Women Students
Board is well sprinkled with members of the
Black Masque Chapter and pressure was brought
to bear for the inclusion of the skit in the Follies.
This was a mistake.
I am not the only one who thinks so. Don
Noble, president of the more outstanding senior
organization Innocents told me that he thought
that the MB skit was entirely out of line. "They
couldnt even be uniform in their uniforms,"
Noble commented.
He was referring to the peculiar costumes some
of the MB's had on under their robes. Either
they were wearing short skirts or they have long
legs or, maybe, they had on shorts. But all of
them weren't wearing shorts. It seems, as Noble
tions on the campus. Ask any junior man how
important it is.
The Coed Counselors sell beanies to women,
anyway. ' '
I am not trying to say that it isn't healthy to
have good clean fun poked at our school. Nothing
should be so good that it can't be laughed at. The
Mortar Boards found that out Tuesday night be
cause they were really laughed ! at there was
some hissing too.
It does not seem unfair that an organization
made up of the most outstanding senior ladies on
our camnus should conduct itself with some
semblance of dignity. Even so, everyone should
let his hair down once in a while, but the MB's
went to the extreme. They stood on the stage,
representing the best in NU womanhood, and
failed to spell "The Mortar Boards" correctly. On
top of that, they didn't have enough poise to stop
giggling at their own inadequacy.
It's a sin to make up a silly song. But it is
even more of a sin not to be able to remember
the words when you are making a public perform
ance. The skit was awful.
I have been kidding up till now. The MB's
are good sports and I hope that they will realize
that I have been joking. But I do wish to make
one serious suggestion. There should be no more
pointed out, that women representing one of the Mortar Board skits unless they are worth putting
on. Tradition is not worth keeping just for the
idea of keeping tradition. I sincerely believe that
some of the hissing was genuine.
Please, MB's and I really mean this don't
put on another skit unless you do some work on
most sacred of our campus traditions, should be
able to be consistent in costumes if in nothing
else.
Take now, this question of consistency. It is
my considered opinion that it would have been it first.
NEBRASKAN EDITORIALS
Rally 'Round Taft?
The Communist-hunt steamroller shifted into methods being used by Congressional investigate
high gear after picking up $300,000 in fuel this
week. It continued its movement toward a com
plete expose of Red infiltration in American col
leges and schools.
The $300,000, awarded by a 315-to-2 vote of
the House of Representatives, sent the third Con
gressional Communism investigating committee
into action. The committee, Velde's House Un
American Activities Committee, began public
hearings Wednesday.
The i other two committees are both Senate
committees McCarthy's special investigating com
mittee and the internal security subcommittee. The
latter this week examined "a professor once
groomed for Communist party membership." He
testified that Communist teachers do their worst
damage outside of classrooms and actually ruin
lives of young Americans.
The McCarthy committee has named its chief
counsels and supposedly asked for $200,000 to fi
nance its investigations. That is twice the amount
given the group last year. Checking almost every
college for Communist infiltration is high on the
committee's priority list.
With three committees now posed for action,
American colleges will undoubtedly be investi
gated from stem to stern despite protests of ed
ucators and liberals. Three hundred thousand
dollars behind one committee and $200,000 behind
another is difficult to stop or even slow down.
On the eve of the House appropriation, how
ever, forthcoming investigations drew fire from
two religious leaders. Both speeches received
prominent newspaper play.
The Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre Jr., dean of
the Washington (Episcopal) Cathedral and grand
son of lormer President Wilson said that Mc
Carthy, Velde and a great many others "are
demonstrating that they believe God and the na
tion are best served by the frightened and credu
lous collaborators.of a servile brand of patriotism."
The second cry of protest came from Methodist
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, when he described
WORLD
REPORT
TODAY'S HEADLINES ... In
his second press conference, Pres
ident Eisenhower said that it will
be difficult to balance the federal
budget for the fiscal budget start
tag July 1. . . ,
Chief U.S. Delegate Henry
Cabot Lodge Jr., Wednesday
charged that Russia started ana
is continuing the Korean War.
. . . He told the U.N. Political
Committee there is little point in
its trying to formulate new truce
formulas here so long as the So
viet Union is determined to pro
lone the war.
A dozen senators have proposed
that President Eisenhower get
broad authority to freeze prices,
wages and rents for 90 days in
case of war or other emergency
The Nebraska Legislature voted
down a bill to lower the voting
age to 18.
What If Germany OK's
France Rejects EDC?
KBITOR8 XOTE! TNt followtat ar
lid, written by Frederick Sterbau, P
pm4 Im iIm I'tevclaad I'ras.)
Secretary Dulles has jolted the
West German and the French na
tional ' legislatures into discussion
of the sidetracked European De
fense Community treaty, but the
two countries still are miles
apart-
Now that the legislatures in
sist on changes before they'll
ratify, complicated negotiationns
may be necessary. Negotiation to
the satisfaction of foreign minis
ters and their cabinets can be bad
enough. When it has to be to the
satisfaction of elected legislators,
reflecting old prejudices and fears,
it may be nearly impossible.
Dulles' strong hints that Amer
ican dollar aid to European de
fenses will depend on Franco-Ger
man agreement have brought
nothing more than a show of ac
tivity. Dulles suggested that there
must be evidence of progress by
April 1. France does not expect
negotiations on the additional
protocols that it is demanding to
be completed soon enough to per
mit ratification of the defense
treaty before July,
Chancellor Adenauer is in bet
ter position than Premier Mayer
He supports the treaty as it is,
even though he wishes it modified
His best leverage on the French,
and on his own recalcitrant legiS'
lators, can be to push the treaty
through to ratification and then
stand fast for his Terms.
By doing that, he can hold that
Germany fulfilled its part of the
bargain but the treaty dies be
cause France will not. Therefore
Germany must be allowed to meet
its NATO obligations in other
ways.
High Commissioner Conant in
Bonn, and Ambassador Dillon in
Paris presumably will continue
the effort to bring the two coun
tries together. Since continuation
of the present line does not seem
to be profitable, Conant and Dil
line,
United
States is not particu-l
ing committees as a threat not only to the freedom
of educational institutions but also to the freedom
of churches.
But the scene is not devoid of hope. Some ob
servers were cheered by a perhaps unexpected but
welcome statement from Sen. Robert A. Taft, who
supposedly runs the Congress.
Taft was recently quoted as saying, "I must
say as a member of the board of trustees of a uni
versity (Yale), I would not favor firing anyone
for being a Communist unless I was certain that
he was teaching Communism and having some
effect on the development of the thought of the
students."
He defended the use of Congressional investi
gating committees in the fight against internal
Communism.
Although Taft's statement may promise some
safeguard against excessives of the committees, the
real encouragement seems based on the fire Taft
immediately drew from the so-called "American
ism" wing of the press. Foremost among the crit
ics was Radio Commentator Paul Harvey, who wil
address the University Charter Day banquet Fri
day. Harvey was recently cited by the American
Legion for outstanding contributions to- "militant
Americanism."
If Taft's statement elicits protests from avid
suDDorters of McCarthy's and Velde's investiga
tions, perhaps the senator will soon become a new the I"1'01!?1 f?n?Jian- That
' ,. . . . . would be to decide that we re-
center of hope in Congress for Americans who cognize Germany's rights to have
Tear attacics on freedom oi education and rreedom'a limited national army
LOOK UP, BROTHERS I
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MOTHERHOOD WEEK
SpertMrvd by the Notional Conference f Chrlttiant and Jews
Cum Laude
fed James: horn Coach
Fo Buslines President
Jane Saxton
From athletic director and foot
ball coach to president of the
American buslines.
Yes it's a mighty long jump.
But Ted James Sr., 1930 graduate
of the College of Business Ad
ministration, did it.
However, in taking a look at
James' college career, the jump
from one thing to another thai
seems to be altogether different
is less of a puzzle.
For, this bizad man played var
sity football at the University
from 1926-28. In fact, as a center,
James earned All-Big Six recog
nition in 1928. He also went out
for track.
Upon graduation, James took a
coaching position at Kearney
State Teachers College. He stayed
there but two years, for it was
in 1933 that he began his climb
upwards in the transportation
business.
He became ticket agent and
then general manager of the Den
v e r-C o 1 o r a d o Springs-Pueblo
Motor Wav. Inc. After that he
became associated with the Rio OKLAHOMA A&A1
Grand Motor Way, Inc. and next, I . . .
with Burlington Transportation offOUtn ClGSS&Cl AS
urucago. tie rose xo me presiuciitj-
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Cntirtrsy Lincoln Journal
TED JAMES
Ion may do well to take another ?L ..IJ.LVniCal. ADQthGtlC
1945. And when American Bus
lines and the Burlington Trans-
larily wedded to the international Prtatln company m e r g e d in
army plan, although Secretary
Dulles has called ratification of the
plan vital to NATO. Most soldiers
don't like it, since it is a depart
ture from national armies and
since it creates many complica
tions in command and liason. The
plan exists only as a way
keeping the Germans under con
trol. It may not be the only way
of doing that.
United States, which already
has said that Western European
defense reuires the presence of a
substantial body of German
It Seems
Jo Me
It Seems
To Me
By GLENN ROSENQUIST
Staff Writer
If I was a famous Wall Street
banker and spent winters on
Fifth Avenue and summers at
Newport, I might be a curio
collector.
Or I might go big game hunting
and have caviar for supper.
I would think nothing of buying
a $3,000 postage stamp, or paying
$200 for a rare antique glass vaso.
My china collection would be un
paralleled. I would collect Ra
phael, Rembrandt, van Gogh.
But I am not a Wall Street
banker. My stamp collection, dear
little embryo that it was, now
gathers dust in the basement at
home. My mitchbook collection
(including two Omaha cafes, big
deal), when I was nine, was price
less. Now it is worthless.
I haven't the money to collect
rare things. And neither does the
University of Nebraska.
Why, then, all the fuss and
muss over the Linnaeus?
How can the people of Nebraska
possiblv think they were cheated
this month when $53,000 worth of
rare books slipped through their
fingers into the hands of a Kan
sas City broker?
This broker, already having sold
some of the collection to libraries
for a sum of $3J.000 has now of
fered the University of Nebraska
first choice on the remaining
scientific writings.
This means the University could
buy the Linnaeus back before
Harvard, Yale, Kansas or Occi
dental even get a second look to
see if it is genuine.
But . . .
1. We haven't got the money to
buy it back.
2. Why buy it back? It was once
offered to the University by Dr.
Fitzpatrick for a trifling $3,000.
The first point is obvL as. The
University hasn't got money to
spend on caviar or Rembrandt or
Linnaeus. Why classify caviar,
Rembrandt and Linnaeus to
gether? All three are expensive
and all three are luxuries, ine
Linnaeus is a collector's item.
Linnaeus was the first to classify
organisms witn any degree or
planned simplicity. He has been
called the father or botany, or
zoology and the protector of
science in general. His writings
are priceless.
But they are collector's items.
They are treasures, curios. And
our University, with its ill
equipped medical school, its poorly
paid professors 'and muddy park
ing lots, hasn't 1he money for
treasures.
This sort of explains th
second point, too. Why buy the
I
collection back now that public
(From the Oklahoma A&M
Dailv O'CoIlerian)
1948, James was given lop posi- r.riK1,: ,,.o u KacJkiditmation demands something
tion over both. ,, ketball scandals and panty raids,! be done? Because wt cant buy
Despite his executive duties, a with th revelatl0ns OI; the Linnaeus now, either. It may
however, James drinking, drugs and dope used! be outrageous but it is a fact that
to be an ardent sports enthusiast those of W(fd WH.:the University let the collection
Tkm! JPC h ifviTrti era, have left many elder peo- slip through its fingers simply be
football, of course. He likes golf, apprehension concern-cause it didn't have $3,000.
ot.Z" " I AZ Z-. cwriisS the college-age group. The people or Nebraska would
o 4v Tr; lr,irT Youth has been classed as be-i"ke those books. They would
But on those cold winter evenings . xouin nas Deen classed as oe-, standard mfdiral
at home this businessman likes mg cynical, caustic, apathetic and 31?0 11Ke a s1t,anaaJaTT medical
nothing better than aood game unconcerned with problems facing hool and a well-paid Umversity
ofCTibbae lthe country, oblivious to any- faculty. The -people of Nebraska
UlUlg DUL lid Vlllg 1UI1. OiUtTl ZL . J j-a
Following the pattern of a 'generation is worried. Youth it-1 But they ;arent willing to pay
model transportation executive, ! seir. education and the social sys-
of thought
If Taft possesses, as much power in the new
Congress as political observers have supposed, he
may be the only man capable of temporing the
radicalism which may develop during the investi
gations of colleges.
Wouldn't it be a little ironical to see American
liberals rallying around "Mr. Republican" himself?
After all, he is the very man liberals Democrats
and Republicans alike usually fight But politics
makes strange bed fellows.
More over, senator. Make room for us K. BL.
Why should we feel cheated be-
armed forces (now put at 12jjames enjoys his junkets from tem are the causes, they say. Do "use we are m the Chevrolet
divisions) can take the next step!piace t0 pace He makes the Chi-1 something about it change youth class and refuse to buy a Cadillac
toward that end if France balks Irapo-T.inroln rirruit at least twice 'to "do and think right" t reduced prices?
a month and takes frequent trips j
to Colorado all business. But is it youth, the educational;
James, along with all his other, or sociai gym alone? Or is it;
acuviues, is. a mcuiuci vi tne h0me and the narent who in-
NUBB
A declaration of this sort should
not be made until Germany has
ratified the peace contract and
the international army treaty.
Thereafter, the French can be
Masons, Rotary, "N" Club and fiuences the student the most?'
bigma rru lpsiion.
ThurwdaT
Search Week preliminary meet-
Mithodist Student House,
Yesteryear M NU ...
By DICK RALSTON
Staff Writer
Since the well-dressed coed of 1933 didn't
wear "men's trousers and coats," what exactly did
they wear?
Looking over the advertising in The Ne
braskan of 1833, I venture the opinion that the
period, was a transition from the flapper age to
pre-war and wartime short skirt era.
Color seem to have been generally drab. Polka
dots and prints were the general rule and were
interspersed with solid patterns for more sedate
attire.
It doesn't make murisenae to me, but here is
the description of some $1.95 blouses at a local de
partment store:
"Ruff necklines reminiscent cf Victorian days!
Club collars of mannish kisoiration! Ruffled anpnt
Skirts were long and tight longer than they ties ending ruffled collars! Large organdie bows
And what is the attitude of the g-
. - , j older generation? Beein fiehtinei 7:30 P-m-
He marreQunjvewK-:or Korea." "Get out of I'onn Eepnblicaris. Parlor Y of
uaie. me lormer leucine ackw- " T .. . :) T!nivh i tn m
KlVtil U1U1.C. ISUIT U1C IT Mil. I i f 1 X J CI I. i J 1 1 Ul UilCC . ...
treaty or accommodate themselves children Barbara, 21; Ted Jr., 20,
to the existence of a German na- a University student; and Judy
tional army. 11.
I see no need for any additional! Indeed, this 8-foot 2-mch dark-
British or American guarantees to;h a i re d University graduate in
ways corrupt only those not yerman Hub.
smart enouch get caucht steal-1 Union, 7:30 p.m.
ing." Friday '
m ! Debate tournament.
Parlor X of the
have lost faith and confidence in' hartr y dinncr in Vmon
at 8:00 a.m.
beginning
France under the international
army plan. French security does
not need the additional protocols
that France's National Assembly
insists upon.
holding a prominent position in i f"-" Kimuaeiux m h V
the country's transportation busi-;ur own democratic institutions, j !l'rn'-Lp,rl1:
COLORADO
ness, most certainly deserves a Perhaps it's time the older gen-'must urnrk together and must
place in the University's hall 0f,ation 'cleaned house" too. It.iearn to be "fellow travelers" in
ciiauenge dui are mey cap-the fight against Communism and
able of accepting it? lin the Iight for preservation
Older and younger generations of American democracy.
fame.
were following the war. Waistlines were high.
however, and the extra long skirt gave the im
pression that the legs were about a foot longer
than normal.
Below the waist, perfect simplicity was the
vogue. Above the waist, however, simplicity was
thrown to the winds. Huge puffed short sleeves
were common. Long sleeves were either skin-tight
cr completely full. Large bows and ties around
the neck . . , ruffles everywhere possible.
Hair styles were short not too different from
those today. Hats were small and crudely simple.
reaching from shoulder to shoulder! Plaids, dollar
dots, embroidered designs, white, small dots.
Puffed, semi puffed, and tailored cap sleeves.
Dainty and high colors."
There's the verbal picture of the 1833 coed,
subject to the limitations of my vocabulary on
the subject and the representativeness of The Ne
braskan's advertising. I .hate to admit it but I
think the modern coed is a much better dresser,
even if she does sometimes wear "men's trousers
and coats."
Unified Faculty Depends
Upon New CU President
(From the Colorado Daily)
The selection of the new Uni
versity president is not far off.
Rumors' circulate now and then,
but on the whole they are nothing
the threat of immediate extinction
could get this faculty together.
Distrust suspicion, fear and
anxiety are rift Some professors
oppose one another apparently
The Doily Nebraskan
FIFTY-FTCST YEAE
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Advertising Keprentative: National Advertisiar Servlee, Ine.
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more than guesses that have been because they find pleasure in it.
verbalized and communicated. The One college does not generally
secret is being well kept Not even speak to another. They seem to
the names of likely candidates, tninit tney uve in auiereni worms
much less the final choice if it Some of their differences have
has been made have leaked out j deeper roots than any but the
Esofcciallv in ' such an atmos-! oldest faculty members could
ohere. students, facultv and ad- know. But even these old ani
ministrators all feel the impor- mosities are rubbed raw, and new
tanre r.f ha vine a well chosen 'and more fierce schisms work
president On bis shoulders will! themselves to the front because
rest the burden OI bringing tO-me aaminii.uai.ion n noi cwa
gether the split groups of the Uni-.to convince them that they will
versity community,
As a student newspaper, we
should prefer to claim that the
students must at all times be kept
near the peak of everyone's atten
tion. And in certain respects this
is of course true.
But on the whole, the Univer
sity is neither its regents, its stu
dents nor its administration it is
its faculty.
The faculty of the University of
Colorado is just now not malting
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.aa Mama, hmiutim Ku, hium imck, ntiua Min.re over-cautions in their words
.rr; "'11 "?.!?u""":" fend action, and they apparently
Imak, Jlra fan.. Maary tnutm. Klalm rtnutkbarsar. RrMi Kua-O not even have the foresight to.SOme Of the kinkt and bind iti
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not be morsels for the omniverous
appetites of the un-Amerioanism
investigators.
Much less than being a posi
tive force against external pres
sures, the administration has been
a negative one. They have not
kept before them the over-ridins
necessity of maintaining a secure
and soiicuxied faculty,
The selection of the new presi
dent is. then, cf critical impor
tance. On it hinges the future of
the University. A good choice will
go lar to unify the dissident fac
ulty. The new president if he can
win the confidence of the Univer
sity community, may iron out
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