Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1954)
Page 2 THE NEBRASKAN Wednesday, March 17, 1954 EDITORIAL PAGE 1 Mot Revive 'Cornshucks?1 After reading copies of the Missouri Showme" and humor magazines from other universities, several students have asked The Nebraskan, "Why don't we have a humor magazine at the University of Nebraska? The Question is a rood one. Students here are fully capable of doing the work necessary for a magazine, humor or other wise. That there would be a market for the magazine Is questionable for several reasons. First, the subscription rates for the old The Colorado Plan Psychologists say that the greatest relief of frustration is exercise good, hard exer cise. They say you can work off tension this way, for exercise serves as an outlet for emotion. Perhaps Colorado University officials are more wise than we thought. Each spring on the Colorado campus, as a part of CU Days, the fraternities and sororities get to gether and have what they call a "grudge fight" This activity consists of slinging mud, rolling in the mud and a general muddy chaos until the participants are exhausted. What a way to settle all the hard feeling caused by broken dates and returned pins during the year. This kind of dirty work has a beneficial .end. Rivalry between the engineers and law students at this University used to be soothed by grudge fights. A street was blocked off and the students. were permitted to do their worst short of homicide, so reports go. And the strange thing was that everyone came out of the fracas feeling like a million dol lars because the worries and frustrations were forgotten for the bruises and aches re sulting from the fight. What this all adds up to is the fact that today we are content to sit in our chairs, let our troubles accumulate and refuse to seek a way to relieve them. Instead of physical exercise as a means to "let off steam" we are content to exercise our tongues. All this accomplishes is to incite someone else, who is also, subject to physical laziness, who then begins to tongue-lash back in defense. Look at our country today full of bab bling idiots whose only Interest is to see who they out-babble. They sit back in their plush office chain and tonrue-lash over the telephone; they tongue-lash to the press; they tongue-lash on a television show; they tongue-lash in Congress. Wouldn't It be much easier to set aside a time for a good old mud grudge fight and after thorough exhaustion, go back to work, free from all the frustrations and worries that have piled up through tongue-lashing? It is possible that grudge fights are the only solution to the current controversies in the news. And the tongue-lashing now go ing on couldn't be much dirtier than mud. J. H. Wear Green-Begorry Now Tm a dyed-in-the-wool Scandina vian myself, and this is too good an oppor tunity to miss. I'm referring, of course, to the traditional Wearin" O The Green. Begorra, and it's a colorful sight to see the O'Tooles and McNammaras and O'Shaughn essys dressed in light green, olive green, Kelly green, avocado green, mint green, sage green, hunters green and just plain green. And all this delightful attire in memory f aa immortalised snake-chaser and out of patriotism for the fabulous Emerald Isle, which most Irishmen in America have never seen, or would not recognize if they did! Many are the tales of St. Patrick, the Irish patron saint, and so clouded in folklore and fantasy that I'd be willing to bet my favorite shamrock that many of the most red-headed Irishmen don't know the true history of his accomplishment in freeing Ire land from those pesky snakes. (Not that I do, either, but then I'm not Irish.) All true countrymen are obliged on this day, four days before spring, to sport forth in green ties, green socks, green shirts, green dresses, green sunglasses, green hair . . . See, started! But does all this enthusiasm commemo rate St. Pat's birthday, or even the day on which he drove the snakes frr n Ireland? No, 'tis a day when the likes o' you shud be a'praisin the good man for dyln. for twas on March 17 that St Pat was buried. And, according to records impartially com piled by representatives from neutral na tions, the honored saint was not even a na tive f Ireland, for England, Scotland, Wales nd France all claim to be his birthplace. Now that I have made myself thoroughly unpopular with the wearers of the green, I should have my head examined for signing my initials to this. But in self-defense may I protest that L too, aia green with envy that we Danes don't have a special day of ur own oa which we can broadcast the tery ef our country. Perliaps every Dane could wear blue or something we look particularly good in blue. H. XL University humor magazine, "Cornshucks," were so low that its publication could not be justified, even if the magazine had been in sound financial condition. However, this leads to the second reason why this Univer sity does not have a magazine money losses. When the "Cornshucks" finally concluded publication, it was far in the red. The loss was caused by two factors in addition to the low number of subscriptions little adver tising and high production costs. Many would counter these arguments with the statement, "But The Nebraskan has shown a steady loss over a long period of time, yet it still publishes." True enough, but The Nebraskan has un dergone some radical changes from the old, financially insolvent days. First, costs have been cut down by reducing the number of issues per week from five to four and cur rently three. Second, advertising has been revamped. Orders have been increased and the business functions of the paper have been modernized and streamlined for effi cient, economical operation. In short, The Nebraskan has changed from the strict "activity" status to more of a business en terprise position. In short, money seems to be the stum bling block of any student publication. Fi nancial losses have forced The Nebraskan to change its policy radically and financial stability has enhanced the status of another student publication, The Cornhusker. This explanation or presentation of rea sons for not having a humor magazine are sufficient to explain why we do not have one now. It does not however, explain everything. The basic problem that finally forced discontinuance of the "Cornshucks" was lack of student interest Student sub scribers, ad salesmen, editorial staff and re porters are necessary to any student publi cation; without them, that publication will fold just as "Cornshucks" did. It is possible to have student interest. Many students who have "migrated" to Mis souri will testify to the popularity and readership of the "Showme" there. "Even the ads are funny," is a common observation. There is, however, some complaint that some of the magasine is in poor taste, dirty or "raunchy." These complaints are well founded, perhaps, but the staff members of any publication write to please the ma jority of their readers. The reason for not having a humor mag azine are convincing and true, but they tell only a small part of real reasons. Lack of student interest and later student support have been the executioners of more than a few campus "institutions." Action, not complaints, are necessary if we are ever going to realize those things that are prefaced with the remark, "Wouldn't it be nice if . . . " T. W. Margin Notes But He Admits It One out of every six motorists in the nation has eye defects without realizing it Connecticut and Rhode Island, with the low est death rates per mile of travel, have the highest driver's vision standards. One New York driver, however, went out for an original safety vision precaution. The following sign adorned the rear of a truck he was driving: "Approach with care. Blind man driv ing." The truck belongs to a firm that sells window shades. Tresses Trouble Shades of the Kappa Sig red-head dinner! A young aircraft worker in Long Beach, CaL, went noble coeds who died their hair red for the annual pledge dinner one better. She stopped production at a huge factory by showing up for work one day with green hair. Reason for the vivid tresses was a bet she made and lost with a fellow co worker. Needless to say, the company was not overjoyed by the commotion she caused. Ah, begorra, she should have waited until St Patrick's Day. Names, Names Never underestimate the power of a woman to get matters confused. In Alabama, a woman applying for reg istration as a voter regarded a traditional question in a new light The Question was, "What other names have you been called by in the last five years?" She had but one answer: "Mother." Two Wrongs An Indianapolis woman got a ticket for jaywalking. Angered, she tore up the ticket and threw it in the street. The next day she appeared in Municipal Court on charges of jaywalking and throw ing debris on the street It all goes to show that two wrongs simply do not make a right nrrr-TniKo teas Member: Associated Collegiate Press Advertising representative: National Advertising Service, laa. . 420 Madison Ave, New York 17, New York IV MbMssssWA to tfcs. -- sk. Vtritrial mim m4 araaiaa . a mi dta aa uu. n rmm ............................. t (..! mmnhm mi md.mhuom art aaajtfutatmtf B41ntal fat C4ttMr. ................. .Ta Wnlmil tt ra MUUHal Mwrut, mm SmtmTZSm !Anr ...Knjr Karnkf i. m m Una aart ml ar mmmbm, ml thTfiwntt W lvr " Jftaer CrmmM, Die ttSlmmm, t , t t p, torn mm Mian mi ttom mmit 4 Tk Umrimmt Ummmn, Omm Marrey - ms.tm mim M - -- !" IMUMT. .HOW . raw, mmtirtL ftlntta (spy Ttym SXTOaTBB .. Iava-J an Taw tor. WwhrnMar a4 rmaa Krrartr tHwaa. Stent Raws, UmUmw Mwttaar, aak imf tim aunnH vaeatfcta art exanMaaOaa Tnuuxtmrn. WllUatnatta bmmtto. Barbara Etuka, Marata Iw4k tm twaa Mart mj turn bmnm mrl Aa. MlekelixM, San mw. Barbara Ctorfc, Onaay Warm. mm ' W tor "it mt M-lmMfca wxtmr M mtiumm rn-TAWt r.Hr!UM at tim Vummlttm at BtaAmt rlatlaa. BtBIKSSS STars . -NefMf m mmxriM mmOm at Ma rM tttnm la Swtlreww Mamrr Ctaa ftlppla i -.!. tHuxmiOf Caacma, Manl S. ' aiuM Hmmmmm. .. .Xlaat Ktasar, iMrnta Jambs, 1 a. aaMI m mmtimi ma mt fmetaaa pttnmr la torn VhUm t mm ii't. M Mt Cutrmm Oct, a. Win, wthflaaS trmtmMmi Vmnmntm " The Student Forum Where he We? Mil' 1 I i 1. 1. - m tCn .avA iki. tm I1UIVI1A1 anu R uninc up . .... .A VI v ft and he said he Just couldn't go with a girl smarter than he was." The Challenge Scholarship, Citizenship Importance Emphasized By FRANK M. HALLGREN Associate Dean of Student Affairs OUIIima not a (mt Vafrcrsitr la at mutant Dcaa af 6ta4MH Affaln. He rmtTrt tits MBA M Harrar la I4A. Dcaa Hallarta te Mrrtcalarb' aote4 for kit wartc wit tntcratttet oa tae lalTanUT caanm.) The survival of fraternities on the college campus depends in large measure upon the contri bution which the organization makes to the scholarship and conduct of its members. Al though the individual student will continue to be responsible for his scholarship and conduct whether he does or does not be long to a fraternity, the worth of that membership will be evalu ated in terms of what it adds to college life. a Naturally there are intangible values to membership in any group. Often much is said for these benefits of fraternal life. Yet no matter how fine they may be, they cannot outweigh the' prime importance of good schol arship and citizenship in a uni versity community. What then are the major re sponsibilities of the college fra ternity? The first responsibility of the fraternity is to promote good scholarship. Good scholarship can be encouraged best by the conviction of every member that sound scholarship is the basic measure of a successful college career. In addition to develop ing this belief, the fraternity needs provide the proper recog nition for good students. The fra ternity has an obligation to maintain conditions suitable for study and an activity and social program which does not en croach upon study time. Neglect of these responsibilities can make the fraternity a negative influ ence in the student's college life. The second responsibility of the fraternity is to provide good citizenship. Good citizenship can be en couraged best by the conviction of every member that there can be no compromise with the laws of the community or the stand ards of an educated society. The fraternity dare not encourage nor condone conduct that is il legal or immoral if it is to be a wholesome influence in the stu dent's life. The stated ideals of fratern ities are high. Yet all too often the actual practice betrays an ignorance or indifference to them. The future of fraternities, their continued privilege to pro vide the housing and social en vironment for students, will be tied closely with their adherance to their ideals and their accept ance of their share of respon sibility for the scholarship and conduct of their members. From The Cornell Sun Sports, Education Split Proposal Taken To Task 'Tbta artiet mmt arliriaallr ariatal at a luM columa aa Ike editorial pace of Ow CaraeU IHilT Saa.t In the March issue of the At lantic Monthly, Harold W. Stoke, Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Washington, has written an ar ticle, "College Athletics Edu cation or Show Business?" which offers several ridiculous arguments for an equally ridicu lous solution to this important problem. Stoke makes one basic and sweeping assumption on which his entire article is based "Col lege athletics is public entertain ment." We are willing to agree with this statement to some ex tent, but not to the exaggerated sense which Stoke believes. In the first place. Stoke insists: "The appetite of the public can not be satisfied by the quality of the entertainment which can be provided by athletics governed by academic regulations." Stoke neglects to explain why this appetite cannot be satisfied, but rather proceeds to tell us that academic regulations are fla grantly by-pased by the institu tions which are meeting the pub lic's demands. True, these rule evasions take place in some places, but we should not sit idly by and accept them as Stoke is inclined to do. Through diligent efforts by men of integrity and strong character, we should be able to weed out these dangerous influences which have crept into college athletic scene in the past two decades. a a a As a solution to the problem. Stoke suggests that the colleges should "make the admission, both inside and outside the universi ties, that our programs of inter collegiate athletics are operated primarily as public entertaini ment and not as educational re sponsibilities." Again, we ques tion whether it wise to simply make this admission and leave it at that. Can we not correct this condition in those places where it exists? Even Stoke is willing to admit that there are some insti tutions where this is not the case. Why not make these instiu tions, where athletics are not op erated primarily as public enter tainment, the rule rather than the exception. If need be, let us re vert back to the position of strictly intramural athletics and discard the intercollegiate program. This step, we believe, would not be necessary, however, as the in tercollegiate program can be curbed and controlled by the prop er authorities. Stoke proposes to completely divorce the intercollegiate athletic program from the educational program which, he feels, is ham pered and degraded by the ath letic tie-in. He urges that the pro gram of public entertainment be come an acceptable and legiti mate part of the college program with the contention that "self-support for athletics as public enter tainment is at once a financial liberation and a restraint." Continuing with the argument that athletes are a different breed of people than other students. Stoke submits "nothing of the ob ligation to meet academic require ments, if they cannot or do not wish to do so." e a a We cannot agree with Stoke on these points, either. There is absolutely no reason why an athlete cannot be a student as welL True, there is no indication that athletic ability goes hand-in-hand with mental ability, but there is the same lack of proof that the opposite is true. We can only hope that many of Stoke 's proposals are written with tongae-ia-cheek. It is hard to conceive why any man of Intelli gence is willing to accept condi tion! which be realizes are harm ful and deterlmentaito the reputa tion of our educational system. Someone is missing out if he. belives "college life" refers only to the atmosphere of the student, whether in class, at or escaping from the books, or at home re porting to his parents. There is another way of looking at things collegiate which is probablv a good deal more orderly and rea sonable than the student's usual approach. It is available to students for the nominal fee of a little curi osity and not too much work. All he needs to do is to ask himself just what there is aoout teaching a group of young men and women a few things about a few subjects which is attrac tive to the person standing in front of the class with le:tue notes. Something must be there 4o justify an engineer's turn'ng down a job in design, a news paperman's keeping away from the smell of paper and ink, the physicist's resistance to intrigu ing jobs on the AEC, and the economist's rejection of a vice presidency in some large firm. It certainly is not a higher r of pay or a lack of opportunity. As much a household joke as the absent-minded professor has become, it is that interest in and concentration upon subject mat ter which rewards the col'ege instructor. He feels that what he is doing has an importance of its own which cannot be put in the budget book. He feels hat transferring as much as he ft.n of his own enthusiasm to a gnmp of students is a job which pays for itself. He feels if he n find one mind a year ready and willing to grasp the spark, he has been rewarded amply ior all the lost glamour, forsaken dollars and even the ridicule from outside the University. His concentration is not to be confused with narrowmtnded. ness. Although he knows he himself is particularly concerned with his own field, he knows also that the men in the next building have their intense in terest and, best of all, are will, ing to discuss it, just as he is. The discussions occur and each man goes away knowing more, thinking better, always ques tioning and answering, never stagnant. ' Instructors are willing to share the results of this inter play of minds with any student who desires to do so. This is a kind of teaching and learn ing which cannot take place in a classroom or be reached through a lecture. It is a perron to person thing with no abso lutes, no equations only, "This is what I have discovered what do you think of it? a And it is here that the real benefits of teaching in a univer sity and, more important, of at tending a university are to ba found. Nothing much beyond what can be written down can be taught in a classroom. It is only across a table, whether a desk, in an office or a bioth in the local coffee joint that students can get an inkling of what it is like to be a thinking human being all of the time as well as a good workman eight hours day. This is Just as important a function of university life as the books and parties and activities. Taken from a life-long view point, It is probably the most valuable thing a university of fers a student a chance to ex change ideas with someone who knows where he is. From The Colorado Daily Another College Paper Gives Student Tax Plea For some years students, par ents, the National Student Asso ciation, and employers h;ve been complaining about the low $600 income tax exemption. Students find the exemption places a virtual $600 limit on their yearly earnings. Employers find that the exemption forces students to quit their jobs in order not to lose the exemption for their parents. Parents are forced to shoulder more than their share of the financial bur den of sending their children to college, because the student is compelled to place a ceiling on his earnings. Now both political parties have proposed to rectify this situation. The Republican - dominated House Ways and Means commit tee has tentatively passed a tax bill which includes a proposal to allow parents to claim as an ex emption any student, as long as they provide more than half of his support. The student could earn over $600 and still could be claimed by his parents as a de pendant. He would, however, have to pay income tax on his own income if it exceeded $600. Senator Walter George I Ga.) suggested a more liberal plan. He recently promised to fight for a proposal which would raise the entire exemption to $800 this year and to $1,000 next year. His proposal would enable the student to earn, tax-free. $200 more this year and $40 more next year than previously possible. Besides these plans, several bills have been introduced in Congress pertaining to this prob lem. Abraham Multer (D-NY) has led the fight to allow par ents to deduct all reasonable ex penses for a college education. Neither party has adopted this plan, however. Although George's proposal would probably be the most beneficial to the students, and the most practical politically, any one of the three plans would be thoroughly welcomed by col legians. Barring political maneuvers and Congressional horse trading, there may be a common sense answer to the tax-tied student's problem this year. University Bulletin Board WEDNESDAY Union Seminar "Reds in Latin America," 4 p.m.. Faculty Lounge, Union. Pi Lambda Theta, Meeting, S p.m., 316 Union. Free Dance Lessens, 7 p.m.. Union Ballroom. City Campus Religious Council. 6 p.m.. Parlor Z, Union. Food Handlers Institute, 7:1a p.m.. Room 108, Burnett. THURSDAY Vo-Ag Banquet, 6:30 p.m.. Un ion Ballroom. FRIDAY Estes CarnivaL 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., Ag College Activities Build ing. Palladiaa Society Meeting, 8:30 p.m.. Temporary J. APRIL FOOL Send a friend a funny April fool friendthip card. C0L0Ei:n0D statwieeiy store 21S North 14 th Street SOTUM UNOE AUTHORITY Of iHt COCA-COLA COMPANY SY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF LINCOLN , 'W ' "" -- If 5J, 1HI COCA.CCHA COM