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Thursdoy, May 7, 1953 Poge 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Jml BelvjGQn Us... Clark Jeary rode the tide Into the Mayor's of- to try what Mayor-elect Jeary has In mind for the flee Tuesday after a rowdy pre-election campaign, city. Jeary defeated his opponent, Earl M. Burnett Sr., fa- by a two to one majority. Earlier this year, the Student Council parking Burnett's campaign, which met with the strong committee considered a plan to convert the mall disapproval of many prominent Lincoln organiza- in front of the coliseum Into a paved parking lot. tions (including the Bar Association and the City Plans for the prospective lots were sent to, the Council), was heavily tainted with smear tactics, administration after careful Council investigation. There is room for reasonable men to doubt Bur- So far, nothing has been heard, nett's actual connection with this anti-Jeary cam- Without a doubt, this conversion would solve paigning. Nonetheless, there are obvious lndica- any campus parking problem. The added space tions that Burnett was linked with the smear is- would contribute to better public relations during ' aue when Lincoln went to the polls Tuesday. the football season. But, and here is where the strongest objections have arisen, some people are Other than the comment that Lincoln didn't worried that converting the mall would ruin the put on a very healthy show this election, there is looks of the campus. They maintain that long- no reason to re-hash the campaign. There might range campus improvement plans will make the be some value, however, in looking at the plans mall into a beauty spot or almost a beauty spot. Mayor-elect Jeary has formulated for the city. Other objections have arisen because the land Basically they involve a re-vamping of the City Is now used by the civil engineers and the ROTC Charter. He also Is interested in a smoother ad- But, I firmly believe that if there was enough ministrative set-up. interest in the conversion, there would be no One of his points, because it is directly re- problem about placing the ROTC and the civil lated to similar problems on the campus, should engineers. It is unfortunate that our campus is be an interesting addition to campus conversation, situated in a spot where physical growth is re He wants to see if there Is any possibility of city stricted by a surrounding city, acquisation of land In the congested area for park- fa ing lots. Students who drive down town to go If Lincoln is considering purchasing enough to shows and shop will probably welcome this land for adequate parking facilities down town, news. Student parking, both down town and on it doesn't seem like a bad Idea to think over the the campus, has been a problem of long stand- original plan for re-vamping our own parking sys- Jng. There are no practical solutions to the cam- tern. The new members of'the Student Council pus problem, it seems. Unless we would want could well consider this plan. IT SEEMS TO ME !vy Day IS Different From A Gooseberry GLENN ROSENQUIST NEBRASKAN EDITORIALS "Daddy. Daddy." cried little Johnny as he ran into the room. "What's Ivy Day?" uaddy stammered around awhile and finally admitted he didnt know Ivv Day from a gooseberry. 'Daddy" could be any num ber of our introverted student population who pass up Ivy Day ceremonies each year. Yours truly took a poll this week and determined the num ber of dumb Daddies to be ex actly 52 per cent freshmen ex cluded. In more blunt words exactly 52 per cent of our adult student body have never seen the class president (elected by the faction) plant the Ivy, have never heard of the daisy chain nor sat in the bleachers as witness to this delightful pageant honoring spring. My advice to you Is, "Don't miss Ivy Day." Don't run the risk of having: little Johnny run to you someday and find yon don't know Ivy Day from m g-ooseberry. Speaking of Ivy Day, I have been requested to hand out an ultimatum. Either the Mortar Boards return the Innocent's tackling robes taken from the In nocents room last Tuesday, or the Innocents will reveal the names of the new Mortar Boards. Note to reader: A Mortar Board is a college woman who for three years cracks not a smile, neglects not a responsibility, and loses not an opportunity. Then during the fourth year she really cuts loose, drops her composure and steals tackling robes. I have a brickbat to throw to- today. I shall throw it directly banded together In an organiza tion, the IFC, dedicated to the fraternity system and built to serve it. At this time a year ago these fraternities voted in a stiffer set of rushing rules. They approved of fines up to 200 dollars and loss of rushing privileges for an offense such as spiking. It looked like our IFC was finally going to clean house. Yet three months later. these-two-faced fraternities were fall ing all over themselves to dirty up the lace again. Splklnp, an offense almost impossible to prove, was more than prevalent. To my knowledg-e, some fra ternities got at least half their pledre classes through summer pledging. Many rush-week rules were thrown out the window. Fra- at the fraternities, who havelternity men camped outside hotel doors of "hot" rushees. Others held pledging parties at rented summer cabins near Lincoln. The whole thing" smelled. But it smelled most because of the two-faced attitude most of the fraternities had adopted. They were like a bunch of boys repeat ing the Boy Scout Oath in unison on Monday and taking off for the opium dens on Tuesday. And in my opinion, things ot this sort should not happen. Ne braska's IFC should be strong and respected. Its rules, whatever they may be, should be followed. Wholesale skullduggery and cutthroat pledging have no place in rush week, September, 1953. Someday soon Joe Freshman's big decision may be, "Should I pledge fraternity or University dormi tory?" and not, "Which fraternity?" ALL THAT GLITTERS Student Council And The Great Decision HANK GIBSON Fie Fight F of Foffiurrot Chancellor Gustavson, when he assumes his main. But this does not mean that Congress will new position as head of Resources for the Future, not get around to giving this oil land to greedy Inc., will move into a field which is fast becoming businessmen. The ball has only begun to soil, unpopular. Although men such as Sen. Butler of our own The field, that of conservation, has begun to state are reported preparing a long list of bills to suffer at the hands of corporations and individuals transfer title of the public domain, a number of who place personal wealth above future welfare of such measures are already in the Congressional the nation. hoppers. Conservation programs are not suffering be- Among them are: House Bill 4412, "to pro cause greedy special interests are necessarily In- vide for the conveyance to the States of Mon creasing in number or power. The principal rea- tana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado and son for the decline appears to be a natural reac- Wyoming, respectively, of mineral interests in cer- Last week, behind the closed i it in mv own words. I have here doors of the Student Council!a copy of the Student Council meeting room, an issue was being Record for that day, and I shall discussed. An issue which tookiread vou the ODenine remarks tain lands such States acquired by the United States under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act." Senate Bill 1561, "to permit the prospecting for tion to 50 years of increasing government protec tion of the natural resources of the country. The new administration, while partly repre sentlng an effort to decentralize government func- tions, has seemingly found itself in the same and the development and utilization of mineral crowds as a number of states, congressmen and resources of national-forest lands, or lands ad power interests which want natural resources con- ministered for national-forest purposes . . ." trolled by smaller units of government. House Bill 4298 and Senate Bill 1480,, "to re fa linquish the exclusive jurisdiction of the United While the Republicans rode to power on the States over Federal lands within the State of legitimate demand for increased state importance, Maryland shall hereafter exercise concurrent jur- they must soon discover that their statist sup- isdiction over such lands." porters, in large part, are oilmen, lumbermen Senate Bill 1491 (introduced by Sens. Butler and cattlemen who want nothing more than get- of Nebraska and Barrett of Wyoming) and House ting their hands on what is now the public do- Bill 4023, "to provide for the revision of the pub main. - lie land laws in order to provide for orderly use, Directly, this is no blow to conservation. But improvement and development of the Federal lands it is axiomatic that state control is not so stiff and to stabilize the livestock industry dependent as federal when it comes to regulating natural upon the Federal range, and for other purposes." resources. This fact is largely due to the suscep- fa tibility of states to powerful pressure groups, such These bills are a tfew of those included in the as the oil cartels. gold rush on the public domain a trampling of Eventually decreased control means waste and conservation. Like the Tidelands Bill, many of haste in the tapping of our natural resources. these legislative measures will undoubtedly have fa- popular support. The trend of the times seems in One of the first blows against conservation was the direction of the dollar exploitation of re- the Department of Agriculture's announcement a sources. month ago that it would end the partial subsidiza- The accent is on today's profits and power, tion of limes and fertilizers. While government Forgotten is the need for natural resources to- aid to purchasers of fertilizers may be labeled morrow and the next day. Forgotten is the next "socialistic" be the statists, the partial subsidiza- generation. tion program was found essential to insure that Within this atmosphere will work our Chan farmers would practice conservation measures. cellor. He will be bucking the tide of decon Frequently it becomes difficult for a farmer trolling the resources. His efforts may not win to see beyond the next three or four years or for him many friends today. a lumberman to wait for a new crop of Douglas firs But if he can help battle, against those who on a hillside In Oregon. would throw conservation out the window, he The real war on conservation, however, began will indeed be protecting the resources of the Tuesday when the Senate passed the Tidelands future. Bill. The bill may be a popular one, but it en- Because present raids on the public domain are ables oil Interests to affect more easily the organs based on a popular trend, the Chancellor will of government which control the vast oil fields off have an advantage over the so-called Congressional our shores. liberals who are attempting to fight the anti-con- The legislation is the first in a trend toward servation element in Washington. His job and his turning our resources over to American enterprise position are not dependent upon the whims of the for ready exploitation. public. fa He has been contracted to perform a job. Let The Senate wisely defeated an amendment to us pray that he can protect America's resources the Tidelands Bill which would have turned over before the products which must last her forever to the states all oil lands beneath the public do- are sold for today's dollar. K.R. precedence over all other matters on the docket. The reputation of the entire school hung in the balance. A Student Council member who voted on the wrong side here might fall into disfavor m the eyes of everyone in his district. Lobbyists could be found every where, their personal views as Ai vergent as the interests they rep resented. A dcision would be made that day, one that could change the lives of many people, spell doom to many organizations on campus and, in general, have far-reaching effects throughout the University. Never has an outcome been so hard to predict Betting was even up until the very end. And what was this issue? Rather than state as given by Montague Fortz. "Mr. Secretary:" (The presi dent and viee-pjresident had gotten Into a violent brawl over the issue and were unable to be at the meeting due to in juries. "Mr. Secretary: I think' I speak for everyone here at the meeting when I say that we should table all other busi ness at hand and begin a dis cussion of a major problem on this campus namely, what is to be done about the mice in the Carillon Tower." (Applause.) The rest is, of course, history. But in order that those of us who are fortunate enough to live in the age wherein the decision was made might thoroughly under stand its implications, I would like to review for you the events that took place behind the Stu-!ommended that all the mice be dent Council doors on the mattergiven a guided tour of the Unl of "What is to be done about the. it T thj said strongk. mice in the Carillon Tower." ' . .".'. 4i. e heart, the mice might easily find One of the first speakers on that a more convenient place to live, memorable day was L y d- i a where their efforts would be more Schmick. Miss Schmick was elect- appreciated ed to the council largely through ' , -, ,, her work in AUF. It was her sug-l An ex-Corn Cob Wanda Seil- gestion that the mice be counted, ug" ,th ltlhenilCJ marked with little red feathers,, have little. "N-s pamted and auctioned off to the highest!0" their chests and be sold at next bidders. The proceeds were to goyears football games, toward building a 200-foot quota Hiram Vishinsky, who had indicator which would be placed gained quite a reputation for ve in front of Love Library Another suggestion was made by Ursula Accuse. Miss Accuse had been quite active in AWS her previous semester. She moved that a mouse dorm be built and all mice campused In it. Roger Strongheart, who Is a! past president of Builders, rec Yeskryem M ... By DICK RALSTON Staff Writer Are you neurotic? You sure you aren't? From the 1933 Nebraskan: "The professor who in 1931 caused stormy pro test over his opinion that those who whistle are morons has now created grounds for another fu ror by announcing that the craze for jigsaw puz tles is a neurotic condition, a symptom of a ner vous disorder. "The professor . . . tells what he thinks of Jig-saw puzzles by stating, The jig-saw, like the crossword puzzle, is a self-imposed intelligence test, by which the puzzler wishes to assure him self that he is not in the moron class. Such tests, on a smaller scale, are used for determining degrees of imbecility. The present craze for puzzles is a neurotic condition, a symptom of a nervous dis order.' " And on the editorial page of the same paper, It says that it Is all right for students who haven't read their lessons to bluff their way through class: "Critics of bluffing by students have been answered by two University of Washington pro fessors. Professor Edward McMahon of the his tory department says: 'I encourage my students to bluff and, if they're made of the right stuff, they will.' "Bluffing has been rated next to 'apple polish ing in college circles and pupils who can talk intelligently in class when they haven't read the material and make successul guesses on quizzes, are envied by their less fortunate classmates. " 'Everyone has to bluff sooner or later In life and college is a good place to learn how to do it. Naturally an A student is able to adapt him self to a difficult situation more quickly than others and is therefore the best bluffer,' says Pro fessor E. H. Ely of the English department at Washington. "It is not to be intimated that A students are all bluffers, yet profeclency In this arts hurts no one and may lead to independent reasing by col lege men and women." Liberalism . . . Dear Editor: I find gross inaccuracies and misstatements of fact in "The Glass Box" view of curent U.S liberalism. It is plainly silly to say U.S. liberalism would be so cialism anywhere else. It would be hard enough to say it even approaches foreign conservatism. For the conserva tives In most leading European countries support public owner ship and other socialist princi ples to an extent far beyond any suggested in the U.S. and are generally far left of liberal Democrats and Republicans in this country. However, even if the conserva tives abroad had chosen the path of some thin "good" fellowmen here in U.S.A. and remained "in sufferably stupid and vicious" to all except their favored (and monied) few, there remains the fact that the efforts of U.S. lib erals have strengthened private ownership and opportunity pre cisely the opposite of socialism, For,' during the past 20 years of noerai government, tne number of private businesses in the nation increased by nearly one million and annual corporate profits rose over 10 billion dollars. A sincere socialist would be embarrassed by ngures such as these. American liberals are proud of them. However, it Isn't too difficult to see why this "Glass Box" writer insists on identifying liberals with socialists. After all. to some the word liberal might erroneously suggest immorality or hypocrisy Then, too, very often a liberal is a Democrat. And, If this latter is not enough to convince one lib erals are socialists, the final word can always be found in -the gospels Letterip of Col. MeCormick and his aides-de-camp in Omaha. We constantly see "socialism" used as an all-purpose scare word to discredit liberal accomplish ments. Workmen's compensation, Pure Food and Drug Act and so cial security have all been called socialistic. The tactic is neither new nor frightening. It is monot onous, immature and annoying. The observer in "The Glass Box" expresses his scoialistic pity for liberal "martyrs." If he means to say the public interest would be better served by unseating Morse. Douglas, Kefauver, Ives and others and putting men like Potter. Pur tell, McCarthy and McCarran in their place, he should save his uitv xor uie American people. That is unless, by a quick mir acle, we can all become oil mil lionaires, car dealers and soybean peddlers. Finally, If the Idea of utiliza tion of national resources by the public is a liberal fad, we take heart in the conversion to our "Glass Box socialism of Sens. Griswold and Langer and the Nebraska Legislature. We take pride in the two spn- ators, having always recognized the Unicameral's sympathy and devotion to our progressive views. RONALD ROPER Russian Visit . . . ... . , ina nl eollcae Btwwaaar editor to tMI We would like to inform you t vhhr.) mat we nave sent the proposed! message requesting permission to visit the USSR to the Russian Em bassy in Washington, D. C, on May 1, 1953. We also sent a copy to Andrei Vishinsky, head of the USSR delegation to the UN. in New York City. . . . Although answers (from college newspaper editors) are still com- toing everything brought up in NUCWA, said that the whole thing was a matter for the Se curity Council. Ima Shouter, generally consid ered to have the loudest yell and most misdirected spirit of any one in Pepsters, suggested that the mice be taught the school songs, so they eould accompany the bells in the tower. Mr. Shouter called for a yell of confidence three times, telling the members to really let 'em know they were there. ing in, we felt it necessary to write to the proper authorities. At that point in tne discussion. At this time, the following news-' a small fight broke out between papers have joined us: a Kosmet Klubber who felt the Arkansas Traveler, University 'mice should do skits on a compet- of Arkansas jitive basis and a Religious Wei- Brown Daily Herald, Brown JreCounc member who said University Kosmet Klub skits were too , ., . ... I damn vulgar and he hoped to hell H.cwu.pu;,, uuCScuiiuCWV h Klub wou d be dis- of New York The Chicago Maroon, Univer sity of Chicago. The Colorado Daily, University of Colorado. The Technique, George Institute of Technology, The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan. The Daily Nebraskan, TJnlver sity of Nebraska. Oberlin Review, Oberlin Col lege Sweet Briar News, Sweet Briar College, The Vassar Miscellany News, Vassar College. Wellesly College News, Wellesly College. Yale Daily News, Yale Univer sity. The Commentator, Yeshiva Col lege. Very truly yours, EDITH KIRSCH The Queens College Crown The Columbia Spectator (KDITOKt) NOTE: The raua mentioned In the above letter wai for permttufon for banded. By using tear gas, how ever, the University police, with drawn guns anfi black jacks, man aged to subdue the rioters. The next suggestion was made by Professor Snarph. (Snarph is Council faculty adviser.) I quote from the Ttecord." "I think I speak for all the stu dents in my political science classes when 1 say we should employ the policy of lalssez fa ire with the mice. Leave them alone. After all, 'the best laid plans of mice and men often go asunder,' if you will permit me a moment of levity." The statement was met with considerable laughter and general approval. All parties were recon ciled and everybody concerned was of the same opinion that old Snarph was a fine fellow and a real wit. WORDS OF WISDOM ... A golf course is a pasture where they turn out the cow and let the bull in. The Daily Nebraskan FIFTY-FIRST TEAK Member: Associated Collegiate Press Intercollegiate Press Advertising Representative: National Advertising Service, Inc. 428 Madison Ave.. New York 11. New York TO D WeanwltaB k nHdt1 ar the a)tuu ot fae Hot- , MKorlal r RdMar of fmlui n mvnnnoa of etaaean newt and wlnkim wi7. 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