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THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, May 14, 1954
EDITORIAL PAGE
Local Battleground
Freshmen enter and seniors graduate and
the battle between the University and the
HTcity of Lincoln continues. Like a prodding
2 mother anxious to see her child behave cor
jectly so as not to shame her, Lincolnites
'"""have created a breach between the Univer
- sity and themselves which has raised in
. dignant feelings on both sides of the fence.
It would seem to one looking at the sit
uation that because of Lincoln's political
mindedness, due to its site as the state capital,
the University has become a scapegoat for
political maneuvering simply to give some
Jocal or state politician a chance to criticize
something so that his electors will think
he is on the job.
Politics are not foreign to many personages
on famed "O" street. The University ath
, letic department has felt it. The idea is held
that the University is here simply to com
pliment what Lincoln has to offer and ath
letics have been viewed much the same as in
'old Roman times when spectators cared not
' what happened to the Christians in the arena,
. just so they entertained them.
The., Regents are not free to discuss Uni
versity matters in private anymore. They
have no right to choose a chancellor diplo
matically so that outstanding men under con-
. sideration might not lose their jobs or re
ceive criticism from the respective Univer
sities which they serve. But, the argument
goes, the University is part of Lincoln and
Lincolnites should know what goes on in
their back yards. Worthy is the man who
refuses Nebraska University's chancellorship
for he will avoid the plague of educating
" the local big-wigs in what is University busi
ness and what is Lincoln business.
7"- The University is a state institution, not
a Lincoln nursery, but what citizen in Lin
coln does not shake his head questioningly
when the University is mentioned. Lincoln
ites have been well educated to believe Uni
versity students incapable of anything but
riots, dissatisfaction, drunkeness, reckless
driving, stupidity and irresponsibility.
Such things as donations to charity go
unheralded; project groups helping Lincoln
families are nonentities; contributions to Lin
coln's business growth is unrecognized; and
independence is both condoned and con
demned when the former has to do with the
glory of Lincoln and the latter has to do
with the spirit of the University.
Perhaps the people of Lincoln need to
form a Parent-Teacher Association to keep
tab on University administration. Or strike
out the "parent" and insert those people in
Lincoln who are perpetually shocked and in
censed by all the goings on.
Lincolnites are so high idealed yet they
were in fevered concern that the Lincoln Air
Base would not be reactivated. And more
than likely the first time some University
student and Air Force man disagrees Lin
colnites will call for discipline of the Uni
versity student.
With a concentration of young people such
as exisits at the University, it logically fol
lows that the majority enjoy and participate
in the same activities 'and ideas. Just as
Lincoln adults enjoy the benefits of the Lin
coln Symphony, or the Shrine parades, or
the many conventions streaming in and out
of local hotels, celebrating in their own way,
so do University students have their own
beneficial outlets. But the prestige attached
to Lincoln functions is twisted when applied
to the University.
How surprised some Lincolnites would be
if they knew how many times they con
demned University students for a prank
pulled by some of their own high schoolers.
Even the Lincoln children know their par
ents attitudes and habits.
Call it political, call it narrow-mindedness.
Whichever word is use. i the situation is the
same and will continue as sueh until either
a clean break can be made with the city of
Lincoln or until co-operation from all sides
is gained. If the latter is to happen per
haps Lincoln will have to forfeit its un
thinking one-sidedness. J. H.
Invitation To Trouble
Now the excitement and ashes resulting
from the so called "panty raid" that pro
duced, no female undergarments have
cleared, University students, participants and
non-participants, are waiting to see what is
to happen. Thus far, there have been no
definite statements of policy by the admin
istration concerning the action to be taken
in the water throwing or fire building that
- went on Monday evening.
Though there has been no definite state-
ment from the administration, University
- students might take careful note of what
m Lincoln Mayor Clark Jeary had to say about
the matter. That he was displeased is obvi
T. ous, that he was right about the ways and
means of handling the participants is a ques-
tionable matter.
, Mayor Jeary was completely correct when
'lie threatened court action on persons who
Interfered with the fire and police depart
ments. Such action can not be tolerated.
' However, the suggestion of prosecuting all
.persons Identified in photos taken at the
riot" is not right or just.
By making the suggestion that all persons
Identified be subject to disciplinary action,
'Mayor Jeary makes it clear that he con
siders it an offense to even watch a group
,joi weak-minded, stupid, unthinking "stu
"denti" show their stuff. A person would be
"equally guilty to be among the throngs that
gather when a prospective suicide stands on
i-the ledge of a tall building.
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Other of Mayor Jeary's suggestions would
do little more than compound an already
difficult situation. To suggest that University
BOTC units be called out to quell a student
riot" similar to last Monday's would be ridi
culous. Even the most casual student of
military tactics realizes that communication
and organization of forces are of prime neces
sity in effective military action, and it is
military action that he suggests.
Just how could the ROTC department call
out their members in such short time as is
allowed when something like Monday night's
action takes place? Just how could ROTC
cadets cope with a mob of persons, students
or others without training, equipment, lim
ited supplies and already over-loaded training
schedules would make it impossible to obtain
these two necessary elements.
To call out the state national guard uld
be equally silly? if not more dangerous. One
can well imagine the effects of a clash be
tween students and armed National Guard
members.
The Nebraskan feels that photograph could
be used to good effect in breaking up a
"riot." Rather than having a photographer
taking indiscriminate pictures, including stu
dent bystanders, have several stationed at
the doors of the Women's Residence Halls,
ready to record the entrance of the weak
minded few who make the brave move to
enter the Hall. These people are the ones
that are the leaders, and the ones that de
serve to be reprimanded.
Mayor Jeary, like the University adminis
tration and many students, is looking for a
solution to the problem of student "riots"
that end in damage and bad publicity for
the University and City of Lincoln.
For this he is to be commended; however,
recommendations with "get tough" notations
are nothing more than invitations for far
greater damage and possible serious Injury to
those Involved. T.W.
Margin Notes
Bubble Bath
Modern science has done many things with
Grandma's old fashioned laundry soap, but
this story rates with the best of modern
wonders.
Many rivers are now becoming polluted
with detergent residues from soap factories.
In some cases, these heavily charged wa
ters reach city filtration plants downstream,
turning them Into gushing bubble baths.
"This creates a terrible problem," one city
engineer said.
The sentence sums up very briefly many
of th "soap wonders" of the age.
Maybe This Time
As a rule, baseball clubs are noted for their
drive, spirit and push to get on top.
Every one in a while, though, a team
comes along that just has trouble making
the grade. The St. Louis Browns were that
type of team.
This season, the team moved to Baltimore
and became the Orioles. Fittingly enough,
but still not helping the league standings,
the offices of the Orioles are on Eager Street.
Wise Words
"Don't do what I do, do what I say!"
These were probably the sentiments of Con
Dempsey, former Pittsburgh Pirate and San
Francisco Seal hurler, when he told his
junior high school physical education class:
"Knowing how to jump and how to fall
is important."
Then he stepped back, tripped over a mat,
fell and broke his arm.
Just Plump?
Take heed ye who fall in the ranks of the
obese.
Statistics rank obesity as America's No. 1
health problem. Lean people live longer
than those who are fat; they are less likely
to suffer from heart trouble and the other
degenerative diseases.
The obsse have fat "pads" throughout the
body. In a normal person's body there is
about 20 per cent fat; in the obese there can
be as much as 60 per cent. '
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Little man on campus
by Dick Bibler
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What Afexf . . .
"No, not tonight, Professor Snarf has been tempermental, sullen,
cynical, nasty, an in a bad mood all day, so he thought He'd
better take advantage of it and grade papers this evening."
On The Light Side
if Loose Ends
By JOYCE JOHNSON
I'm sure no one will dispute
that this past week has been one
of the "splashiest" on campus.
Ivy Day proved to be beauti
ful and clear after the two sen
ior honoraries spent the week
preceeding it visualizing them
selves wading through mounds
of snow to select their succes
sors. The excitement of Saturday's
festivities also climaxed a year
long search for a chancellor.
Thus, the appointment of Dr.
Hardin closed a year of reorgan
ization and numerous adminis
trative changes. And it appeared
everyone was satisfied, that once
again we were one big happy
University family.
Then suddenly,, bango, the lid
blew off.
Good old Mother Nature pro
vided the climate, and the stu
dents did the rest.
Although the spring "airing"
Monday night was as enthusias
tic and spirited as the campus
has sen for some time, its reper
cussions will probably never be
as twisted and internationally
publicized as the panty raid of
two years back.
Life magazine and papers all
over the country made much
ado of the frolic. Even Nebraska
citizens traveling abroad were
confronted with gasps of "What
went on at NU?"
We were even pictured by
some outsiders as cohorts of the
Commies staging our own little
May Day riots. It was a riot all
right! ! !
Everyone seems to have a good
time verbally spanking the stu
dents after each one of these ep
isodes. Whatever the psycholo
gists, publicists and politicians
proclam to be the truth behind
the scene, the symptoms will un
doubtedly show themselves again.
As sure as the lilacs will bloom
annually in Lincoln the "giggling
girls and bellering boys" will
again let their enthusiasm soar
at a fever pitch.
Why can't someone come up
with a novel and gala spring
event that would please and en
tertain the campus7 It's true
"College Days" went out the
window after one experiment,
but CU Days at Colorado will
never die. Why? Because those
students have an opportunity to
express themselves in an exu
berant manner.
It would be nice to turn our
backs on each one of these in
cidents and mousely exclaim,
"Why don't you grow up you
naughty little kids," but as a
new crop of students appears
each year so does a new out
cropping of rash and brash ideas.
There are be kind to dogs, wa
ter moccasins and amnesia vic
tims weeks. There are also Red
Cross and AUF drives. But what
about our own drives? We are
all trying to live together in one
small area, and sometimes the
study deadlines, extracurricular
requirements and social obliga
tions create a cooped up, explo
sive situation.
Following the riot students
seemed to enjoy the street dance
that was brought about by the
quick thinking musicians of one
fraternity. Why can't there be
a week set aside each year at
the end of the semester in which
a street is roped off and "every-one-ls-invited"
evening dances
and an atmosphere of friendly
mixing the provided?
I'm sure our University public
relations department would sigh
with relief.
What -about an "NU DAZE"
trial?
Two On The Aisle
Tragedy Of Film 'Caesar'
Destroyed By Anthony
By DICK RALSTON
The coming weekend seems
quite barren of good movies . . .
with the notable exception of
"Julius Caesar," which began
its second week at the Nebraska
Thursday.
"Julius Caesar" is undoubtedly
not Shakespeare's greatest trag
edy, but it does have an appeal
to modern readers that most of
the tragedies do not. The story
of the death of the Roman Em
pire's greatest figure is suffi
ciently romantic to satisfy mod
ern audiences where some of his
greater tragedies would fail.
"Julius Caesar" is also probably
more quoted than any of the
others. Hence, even though it is
not the greatest, it is probably
the best to present on the screen.
MGM Is faithful to the original
Shakenpearean script In its pres
entation of "Julius Caesar" with
but one significant exception: the
character of Mark Anthony.
In the original play, Anthony
seems to be an honorable man
who takes upon himself aveng
ance of Caesar's death.' And
therein lies the tragedy of the
play: both Anthony and Brutus
loving Caesar, Brutus seeking
his death for the good of the
empire, but Anthony not being
able to see beyond his death and
taking it upon himself to avenge
It.
But the movie perverts the
character of Anthony into a
schemer who sees an opportunity
for power in the death of Caesar,
and whose motive in vengance
seems to be more to destroy his
opposition rather than to avenge
the assassination. This effect
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may be due only to the casting
of Marlon Brando in the part of
Anthony. Brando has never
looked and acted like an "hon
orable" man.
However, it seems more likely
that this was the effect director
Joseph Mankiewitz wanted. An
thony is played with a sneerlm?
smirking expression all through
the movie. And during Anthony's
funeral speech, he is shown as
deliberately playing on the sym
pathies of the crowd rather than
being righteously indignant over
the assassination.
This seems to be to destroy
the tragic theme of the story.
For the end of Brutus Is then
brought about by an ambitious
schemer rather than by a right
eous avenger. This portrayal of
Anthony seems ridiculously Incon
sistent when In Anthony's final
speech, he refers to Brutus:
"This was the noblest Roman of
them all, sll the conspirators,
save only he, did that they did
In envy of the great Caesar."
Other than Brando as Anthony,
I can see no quarrel with char
acterizations. The list of Holly
wood "heavies" appearing in the
movie gives some indication of
the quality of acting throughout:
Louis Calhern as Caesar, James
Mason as Brutus, John Glelgud
as Cassius, Edmond O'Brien as
Casca, Greer Garson as Calpur
nia and Deborah Kerr as Portia.
Of the group, John Glelgud
turns in the superior, perform
ance as Cassius with Mason as
Brutus running htm a close sec
ond. '
One other thing worth noting.
The use of music In the movie
seemed inconsistent. Of course,
when Caesar passed through the
streets and when armies were
on the march, drums and trump
ets swung into trite "Quo Vadls"
and "The Robe" type fanfares.
But music was used so infre
quently during the movie that
when it was occasionally used
for background it seemed only
a distraction.
In spite of what I consider ob
vious shortcomings, I think the
movie was good. However, I
think a knowledge of the original
Shakespearean play would be a
prerequisite for enjoying the
movie. It Is especially Interest
ing to compare your Interpreta
tion of the characters with the
interpretation of Hollywood.
By BILL DEVRIES
The guy that said, "People are
funnier than anybody" certainly
knew what he was talking about.
On the world scene we see the
never-ending truth in this scate
m&nt as history keeps recording
wars and wars and more wars
which have been started, fought,
and ended by people yet which
have accomplished little.
We pick up a New York news
paper and read where somebody
has stepped out of the darkness
in Central Park and stabbed
somebody he didn't even know.
We continue to read, and see tl at
things look bad in Indo-China,
that Senator McCarthy has
found a surprise witness, that
juvenile delinquency has in
creased 20 per cent since the
War, that traffic deaths are up
over last year at this time, and
that some movie star. is sucing
her eighth husband for divorce
because she has suffered "severe
mental anguish." And so it goes.'
We put down the paper, jigh,
and say, "Well, that's just human
nature."
Sounds pessimistic, doesn't it?
Well, fear not, gentle reader, for
things are not as br-i as they
seem. Perhaps the forces for
good will yet overcome the
forces for evil. However, it is
one thing to be aware of a prob
lem and quite another to do
something about it.
It has been said time and time
again that legislation for good
doesn't necessarily make people
good. Prohibition proved this.
And when Chicago decided to
solve the slum problem by build,
ing modern low rent housing k
districts, solid Chicagoam
learned a bitter lesson about
human beings: people just don't
change their living habits over,
night because of new surround,
ings. .
The answer of course lies in
education. The next truism that
follows quite naturally is that if
the leaders are poor, the follow
ers are going to be poorer. When
we apply this to a university we
see that in a university we have
a select group of young people of
some ability seeking an educa
tion. Because these people as
university graduates, will nave
received training and intellectual
attainment superior to that of
the masses, they will necessarily
fall into places of responsibility
which are superior to those of4
the masses.
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Therefore is it out of place for
Us to take stock of ourselves
and ask ourselves if our leader
ship is in the right direction?
Should we not seek to ade
quately prepare ourselves for tha '
positions of responsibility which
await us? If we are aware of
the problems of man should we
not use our ability to solve
them?
Archibald McLeash has said,
"Only those who know what a
man can be at his best in his
arts, in his ideas, in his realisa
tion are capable of. valuing
freedom. And only those who
are capable of valuing freedom
are likely to defend it."
Are we headed in the right
direction?
Letterip
Religion Debaters Told To 'Shut Up';
ATO's Offer Ivy Day Sing Solution
can probably never be proven
scientifically, pro or con?
To make a long story short,
why don't you guys shut up?
Probably both of you are sincere
and mean well, but from where
I sit, your disagreement sounds
like a cat and dog fight.
And now, while you gentlemen
hurl viscious verbages at me, I
shall climb back into my ivory
tower and, with an air of de
tached superiority, ignore your
petty remarks. Nothing you say
can hurt me. After all, I hardly
ever get to read the "Rag," any.
way.
Paul Bliss
To Mr. F. Jay Pepper and Mr.
James G. Elhngson
On those rare occasions when
I obtain a copy of The Nebras
kan, I read the Letterip. In each
issue which I have obtained this
semester, there has been a letter
written by one or the other of
you in which the writer vehe
mently supports or derides re
ligion with tactics somewhat
akin to political mudslinging.
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Now, gentlemen, since I "very
seldom get The Nebraskan, I can
not keep up to date with your
arguments. I do not know what
started your fight nor exactly
what you are righting about. But
I love a fight, be it fist or other
wise, and, because of this weak
ness, I must get in one punch.
I shall make only one punch,
and, though you gentlemen
curse, belittle, deride, and de
fame me, I shall retain my in
tellectual dignity ahJ refrain
from making silly charges and
counter-charges after this one
letter.
First of all, let me Introduce
myself. I am a minister's son
and a member of one of the
more conservative church groups.
I do not believe in fanataclsm
nor in weak-kneed liberalism.
As a physics major I have a sol
emn privilege, yes, even a duty,
to hold some odd ideas and cus
toms. Although I do not ride a
bicycle (Joke for the engineers),
I do bold some Individualistic
ideas, some of which I shall now
publish for your edification.
In the first place, the man
who defends religion, and espe
cially the Bible, in this age of
skepticism and unbelief, is the
bravest of men. As some absent
minded Prof once said, the fear
of public disapproval is one of
the most powerful influences on
human behavior that is known to
man. Mr. Ellingson ' should be
commended for his brave stand
in defense of something which
his public generally holds In con
tempt. a a
In the second place, there are,
In every college, pedants who
think that they are heroes if
they become modern Da Vinci's
and Gallileo's and carry the torch
for some radical or new theories
which, they think, will break
man free from the shackles of
religion and other "unsclentifie
superstition."
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In the third place, what future
is there in arguing religion? You,
Mr. Ellingson, will probably ac
cept an argument based on the
Bible. Therefore, I remind you
that the Bible repeatedly says
that man can only "sow the
seed," and that the rest is up
to the Holy Spirit. Religion is a
matter of faith and trust, not of
knowledge based on logic. There
fore, why argue religion? Your
logic CHnnot convince anyone.
You and I know we are right,
but we cannot convince others
by arguing.
Since you, Mr. Pepper, prob
ably do not sccept the Bible any
way (so I assume from your let
ters), one need not use Biblical
quotations against your argu
ments. Despite your own seem-'
ingly embittered convictions, you
probably will not convince any
one else of your stand.
Now that you do not have
many companions in your delu
sions, for indeed, you have. But
you probably will not convince
anyone who is not already of
your opinion. After all, religion
is not illogical. Just because the
Bible says some things which
man cannot understand does not
mean that they are not logical.
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Man's logic has not yet reached
its peak. There is yet much work
to be done. And he who says that
presently accepted methods of
logic are the only acceDtable
methods is not being very broad- r , lnfBPH1.lloB ,, ,
minded. Just because you your- vltkkans administration '
self do not believe that the Bible
is true, why raise a stench try
ing to prove something which
'Solution'
Dear Editor:
Since when do one, two or three
wrongs make a whole mess right?
Evidently it happened when Kos
met Klub decided to start passing
the Ivy Day sing cups around as
though the real contest was to be
who can work the totals over to
get It next. Maybe there will ba
another cup put in the pile to go
to the house that is able to get one
the most number of times in one
year.
Nevertheless, Alpha Tau Omega
would like to see the rat race ter
minated, not recessed while the
sponsors go out for more cups and
confessions of past wrongs.
Here's our criticism As the re
sults stand today, Phi Chi holds
the winning cup although they were
illegally entered in the competi
tion. The DU's hold second
place (a real advance
since they were scratched
from the winners of Ivy Day) and
the Phi Gams have to share a
third place cup with the Delts who
illegally entered a medley, but
were extended a 'legal-violation
since they had worked so hard be
fore the proper word was given
to them in person by a members
of the sponsors.
It was a very humanitarian act
on the part of the sponsor remem
ber the 'member' did represent
the sponsor but isn't there an old
phrase entitled "Ignorance of the
law is no excuse?"
Now for a solution and it's ob
vious that a solution Is in order.
First place to the DUs because
they deserved It over all the legal
entries. Second place to the Phi
Gams and third to whichever or
ganization legally entered that
compiled the third highest number
of points, guesses or whatever the
tabulation consisted of.
We understand that this is the
method that would have been
thought to have been used by all
that entered this year. Why not
use it and play the game of "Who
Really Gets To Keep The Cup?"
next year and forwarn the entrants
ahead of time.
Bill Weber,
Alpha Tau Omega president
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