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Lincoln, Nebraska
Tuesday, October 12, 1954
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Personal Vievi Op Drinking Rules
The so called liquor laws, carried in The
Nebraskan news columns Friday have caused
considerable comment oa the University cam
pus. Their announcement has produced more
reader interest so far as I am concerned, than
anything we have printed this year. Like any-
thing causing great student interest and com
ment, these same rules have brought on con
siderable misunderstanding, rumor and uneasi
' ness among those they affect most, the students.
The administration's view on any question is
t or should be of considerable interest .to the
1 Student body. It is for this reason, I should like
Mtp nass on what is my opinion of the admini-'
-trative view on student use of alcoholic bever
ages, based on what I have read and heard con-
cerning the re-statement of University rulings
on drinking.
: ;; It is particularly important that students re
alize something of the content of the rules,
particularly those parts which will result in
-disciplinary action y the University, city and
- atate authorities if broken. Ignorance of the laws
;Is no excuse in case students are involved in
Incidents which are in violation of the rules
" in fact saying, "I didn't know that . . .," would
make the student appear stupid as well as
guilty of breaking the law,
First, students, like other citizens of this state
nd visitors therein, cannot consume alcoholic
beverages on state owned property.
-Second, fraternities, sororities, clubs and or
I ganizations having meeting andor lodging
houses in this campus are under University
jurisdiction. This applies even to groups who
'.own their own property because all student
organization exist on this campus by consent
,"f the Board of Regents, will continue to exist
only so long as the Board chooses to let them
dd so.
-"It is important that students realize what is
meant by certain parts of the University policy
on drinking. One part of the rules states the
";University, "... forbids the use of liquor at
any social event." This means exactly what it
liays. By this, the University administration
t publicly declares it is not legal for students
to drink at house parties, hold beer busts or
sponsor social functions at which alcoholic
beverages are served. However, it is my opinion
the administration plans to go farther than
taking steps to discipline organizations that
sponsor parties for their members. Although
the University does not prentend to have juris
diction over off-campus student social events
and does not wish to have such jurisdiction, an
organization that has an individual member
sponsor a drinking party for the other mem
bers of the organization is guilty of breaking
the rules.
For example, if one member of Zeta Zeta Zeta
sponsors a beer party in the wooded area
south of Lincoln and is arrested with several
of is fellow members, dear old ZZZ might
well be disciplined by the administration Dean
of Student Affairs J. Philip Colbert explained
to the Inter-Fraternity Council, that any or
ganization carrying on activities similar to
that mentioned above stands a good chance
of being disciplined. It seems only reasonable
that University officials are not so naive on
the subject of drinking that a party in which
a great percentage of an organization's entire
membership is involved is an organizational,
not an individual affair.
To this point, it seems though there is defi
nitely now way out for the students who want!
to take a drink. Basically, this is true. The
students who is of aga can buy alcoholic bever
ages as he wishes, but cannot drink at Univer
sity or organizational functions. The minor
student cannot, withoust falsification of identi
fication or an in with a liquor salesman or
bartender, buy or consume alcohol even if he
can buy liquor, he cannot drink on the, campus
without a strong possibility of even more seri
ous consequences than his "of age" counterpart.
- It is at this point, however, I should like to
give my personal opinion on the goals of the
University policy on drinking. I cannot believe
the men who will administer the regulations
actually believe drinking by minors or drinking
at social functions of all kinds will stop com
pletely simply because the rules have been
circulated among the University student body.
I do believe, however, they would like thisto
be the case and will attempt to achieve it. They
do expect discretion on the parts of students.
Open violations will undoubtedly result in
stiff penalties. Organizations that will not or
cannot co-operate with, the administrators
ruling will receive help in bringing their mem
bers into line.
I definitely believe our Chancellor and his as
sociates have taken a realistic view on student
drinking and are interested in controlling rather
than removing it; however these men cannot
publicly announce anything but an intention to
follow the state laws. I also feel thai controlled
drinking will not be enough, in the long run,
to pcevent several organizations and even more
individuals from receiving strict disciplinary
action from the University, for there will always
be individuals who must abstain entirely or run
afoul of laws by the state or rules by the
University. .
Students themselves must offer a substitution
for drinking. There are better means of enter
tainment which can become "the thing to do,"
the drinking is now. The day that dances at
the Union and similar functions become the
standard fare of fraternity, sorority and inde
pendents alike will be the time when no drink--'ing
rules are necessary. I believe that social
pressure not to drink, rather than rules is the
way to prevent individuals and organizations
from being subject to strong disciplinary action
because of drinking law violations.
We might as well face facts by realizing the
administration has been forced into action by
the Board of Regents, who in turn are being
pushed by groups outside the University. Chan
cellor Hardin and other members of the Univer
sity administration must follow up the move
they took in emphasizing regulations concerning
drinking by students. Their recent action is in
line with the feelings of voters who have the
final word on matters of state, and hence Uni
versity government.
Those who will no follow the rules concern
ing drinking are putting themselves in a posi
tion where the administration will have little
or no choice in taking positive action to prevent
recurring violations.
Let's face it, the administration has taken
a definite stand on student drinking and will
be as harsh as we make them be in the en
forcement of it. T. W.
It's reassuring to pick up a newspaper and
see something besides football predictions, gos
sip front Hollywood or an announcement of some
meeting that has been occurring with machine
like regularity for some odd score of years.
For the next three weeks the country will
hear a lot about senatorial majorities,, state
gubernatorial races and "vote for me be-?
cause . . ." appeals. This is all good. Certainly
and it is deplorable to even admit it, there
undoubtedly will be some "mudslinging" and
"off-color" politics. Nevertheless, we are knee
deep in an excellent demonstration of how our
representative government operates and chooses
its leaders.
. '
The Nebraskan feels it has a responsibility
to cover the election. It will take a definite
stand on major issues. This stand, however,
will be taken only after both sides of the
case have been given a public hearing. The
policy expressed in the editorial columns will
express the feelings of the editorial writer and
the thoughts of the current staff.
The Kbraskan has set one goal for itself
In this election to arouse an intelligent interest
in the campaign and its issues among its
readers. It does not feel any responsibility to
' influence any voter or reader, unless the in
dividual concurs with the opinions expressed
of his own volition. "
During the past s week, The Nebraskan has
attempted arrangements to bring Roman Hruska
and James Green, candidates for the short
term senate seat vacated by the death of the
late Senator Hugh Butler, to the University to
speak on the same platform at a University
convocation. Invitations were mailed to both
men on September 26, giving an explanation
of the convocation and a list of dates when
the Union Ballroom was available.
Many phone calls have been exchanged be
tween staff members of the two candidates and
The Nebraskan. As is announced on page one,
Green will speak next Tuesday, Oct. 19.
Hruska is unable to appear. He has made
Political Baptism
previous speaking engagements, which, his cam
paign manager said, could not be broken.
The Nebraskan has no desire to assume the
role of a captious and naive college paper. In
analyzing the campaign, it must judge on the
evidence that is before it.
In the mores of politics, and the ways of poli
ticians, The Nebraskan is definitely inexperi
enced. But The Nebraskan asks for no pity, for
it is being baptized under fire by its own
choice.
'It is hard to determine if the Republican
policy is actually following some early rumors
that Warned its candidates not to engage in
open debate with their opponents. According to
the facts at hand, no conclusion can be drawn
in the case of Hruska's not accepting the in
vitation. The issues which the candidates were
asked to discuss at the convocation were the
farm policy and the Universal Military Train
ing laws, both of which will be up for revi-
sion in the next session of Congress.
The Nebraskan is still trying to arrange for
bringing more of the candidates to the cam
pus. The result of present attempts will be
known in the next lew days. Until that time,
no decision can be honestly reached concerning
the availability of reluctant candidates to speak
on the issues of the campaign or the desirability
of having overly anxious candidates appear.
D. F.
Afterthoughts
Utter Failure!
Science is wonderful! .
You can buy a little gadget to tickle the soles
of your tired feet, bottled olives that come out
easily, grapefruit that doesn't squirt, alarm
clocks that purr . . .
But somewhere the scientists slipped up. They
haven't yet invented a paint remover which
will do a good job of removing Greek letters
from the back of a pair of jeans!
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Military View
Desegregation In Navy
Proves Policy's Success
By W. O. GALLERY
Captain, U.S. Navy
Professor of Naval Science
Early in the last war I was given
command of my fist ship, a sea
plane tender of about 250 officers
and enlisted men. Of these, ten
were colored. The navy system at
that time gave negroes ratings
which required that they work in
the wardroom mess, waiting on
tables and cleaning up officers'
rooms. They lived in a separate
compartment in the crew's quar
ters, had a separate toilet.
An officer in command of h i s
first ship really gives it his best
to make it a good ship in every
way. Being a damyankee, I ex
plained to my southern executive
officer that I wanted no discrimin
ation on this ship I believed
that all men were created equal
without regard to color. The exec
shook his head a bit but didn't feel
it expedient to argue with this
yankee who knew nothing about
the handling of the colored race.
During the next year we had
more trouble with those ten colored
boys than with all the ?r est of the
crew. They did poor jobs, were
sullen, disinterested and were reg
ularly up for disciplining.
Before I left the ship at the end
of that year I had a long talk
with the executive on how the ship
made out generally during the hec
tic war period. When I admitted
we hadn't been successful in hand
ling the problem of the colored
boys he said: "Captain, you just
can't treat those ignorant niggers
like white people. We southern
ers know how to handle , them.
Keep them separate and under
firm discipline." I had no answer
to this. Apparently he was right.
Eight years later was given
command of a big aircraft carrier
of about 3000 officers and enlisted
men. We took it out of mothballs
starting with a crew of about 20,
rapidly built it up to full comple
ment and spent a year fighting
the Korean war. By this time the
Navy system had changed. The
colored men were no longer given
ratings which required them to
be wardroom servants. They
worked in the engine rooms, fire
rooms, supply department and on
the flight deck. They bunked next
to their white shipmates, had no
separate toilets.
, Many times during that year I
looked down the flight deck from
the bridge and saw the colored and
white boys scuffling and playing
together, working side by side,
reading comics, singing together.
There was simply no difference
among the sailors because of their
color. There was no disciplinary
problem with either white or
colored boys.
What was the difference? In the
case of the seaplane tender the
colored men were in fact segre
gated. It is natural human reac
tion to resent such distinction by
segregation and to react, think
ingly or otherwise, with sullenness
and discontent. When oi, the air
craft carrier the Navy no longer
segregated the colored men from
the rest of the crew it had no
colored problem.
There was one important differ
ence between the start of this de
segregation on the aircraft carrier
and its start back here stateside.
As the men reported aboard ship
they were assigned to work and
living space according to their navy
ratings. If an prejudiced which
member of the crew had attempt
ed to organize protest meetings be
cause they objected to working and
living next to negroes they would
have been promptly heaved into
the brig by the master-at-arms.
So this crew, made up of sailors
from every section of the United
States, had no choice but to give
the desegregation policy of the
Navy a good try. It worked aston
ishingly well.
I have had no experience to draw
on in predicting how desegrega
tion will work when women and
children are involved. I just have
an abiding conviction that if the
prejudices of white people can be
suppressed long enough to give it
a good try it will work equally
well.
Letterip
Dear Editor:
From observing the hustle of
campus life which has existed dur
ing the past three weeks, it looks
as if this will be an outstanding
year for the University. May the
Mortar Boards take this oppor
tunity to wish each of you success
in accomplishing your individual
goals during the coming year.
On Ivy Day, May 7, a group of
junior women will be honored for
their contributions to the Univer
sity. The criteria set for judging
these contributions are leadership,
scholarship and service.
Mortar Board realizes the im
portance of good scholarship; thus,
we have set the weighted average
for initiation into Mortar Board So
ciety as 6:100. The scholarship re
quirement is arbitrarily set each
year by the new Mortar Boards.
In considering service, we be
lieve that the quality of service
rather than the quantity is the im
portant factor. It is not so impor
tant what office the woman may
hold, but r "J r how she has dis
charged the responsibility vested
in her.
Leadership involves many ele
ments of character, qualities such
as integrity of purpose, dependa
bility, sincerity, ability to subor
dinate one's self and be led as well
as to lead, creativeness, initiative
and the extent and typ of influ
ence exerted on the campus. Mor
tar Board seeks to select those
campus leaders who have achieved
a balance in their college work be
tween scholastic endeavors and
participation in the campus com
munity. May this be the challenge of the
1954-55 chapter of Mortar Boards.
Black Masque Chapter
of Mortar Board.
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Air Base Is
Another NU
By ELLIE ELLIOTT
The latest fad., in columns and
editorials these days seems to be
" discussing the Air Force Base here
in Lincoln. Much emphasis is be
ing placed on "things to remem
ber," so I'm going to add a few
more sides to this so-called situ
ation. 'First let us consider the simil
arities between the two institu
tions: the base and the University.
Both are training institutions for
the young men and women of our
country. Both are peopled by men
and women of diverse backgrounds,
educations and capabilities. Both
are governed by the same social,
moral and civil codes. This base
Is, In a sense, an extension division
of the University of Nebraska,
specializing in military sciences.
Some persons have brought forth
the theory that one great differ
ence between the two inst'tutions
i3 this we are in school because
we want to be in school; and men
are in the Air Force not because
they have chosen it, but because of
the federal conscription law. For a
certain percentage of enlisted men
and officers this is the case. How
ever, we must remember that a
great many men have chosen the
Air Force as their occupation.
They are professional eoldiers, just
as we are to be professional
scholars, teachers, engineers and
the like. We might also keep in "
mind that the Air Force has not
taken any draftees for almost two
years.
A great many airmen are drift
ers . . . boys that have not yet
found their places in society, have
not decided upon a vocation and
have chosen to serve their coun
try while they are trying to find
themselves. A great many Univer
sity students, too, are drifters.
This campus is crawling with lost
souls . . . confused youngsters who
are seeking, consciously or uncon
sciously, the answers to the whats
and whys of life. University drift
ers are more fortunate than their
brothers in the service; they ha've
at their fingertips the heritage of
the ages. They may study, and
hope to find, through the answers
of the great men of former times,
their own answers. The University
Is a much more comfortable place
to carry on this search. The stu
dent is responsible only to himself.
Fortunately for us, our lives are
not endangered if a student
chooses to be uncooperative, or if
he loses interest in his work to
the extent that he ceases to attend
classes or to care what the results
of his actions or Inaction may
Je.
There was, in an editorial in this
paper not long ago, a heinous error
in logic that must not go unchas
tized. In discussing the types of
men found in the Air Force, it was
stated: "Some were brought up in
homes that taught respect and
gentility and some were raised in
slum districts and tenements of the
big cities." Intentional or not, the
inference is that all those persons
brought up in slum districts and
tenements are lacking in respect
and gentility. The error is obvious,
and while this may seem a very
fine point, hardly worthy of com
ment, it is just such a statements
as this, that foster much of the un
fortunate ill-feeling between mili
tary and civilian institutions.
If we are going to uphold Chan- f
cellor Hardin's efforts to make this
the friendliest campus in the coun.
try, I suggest that we might well
begin our efforts in this area. It
the conduct of some airmen makes
you unhappy, try setting a better
example. If some of you gentle,
men are finding the competition
too stiff, take a good honest look
at yourselves, and try to determine
the cause. Or do you think that
beer-busts and pantie raids are ad
mirable American traditions?
Woman's View
Long Beads
Set Traps
For Dates
By MARILYN TYSON
Bubbles, bangles and beads.
That's what the latest coed fad is
made of. They are mostly beads;
big, long dangling chains with a
few blobs of colored bubbles
thrown in.
I would like to warn the men
on campus about the traps thesa
contraptions can set. (If you have
an enterprising date.) Be careful
when you're dancing or the things
may fly un and choke you. If
you're not the type of man wom
en want to choke, they could make
an excellent lasso. Add a ball to
that chain and, men, you're
caught!
And wait until your girl's neck
lace breaks on the dance floor.
Your gallant nature will tell you
that you must pick up all 399 of the
little jewels.
For proof positive one coed,
getting ready for an 8 o'clock at
the usual one minute 'til, got so
tangled up in the things, she
sprained her little finger. Then
there was the short coed that
caught her beads on a door knob
poor soul got 13 late minutes.
I don't mind the pearls as much
as I do the biz fluorescent rocks
that are thrown in here and
there. I've been trying to avoid
buying the things but still, I'm
beginning to feel left out. Moth
er's flapper clothes got a raking
over when I went home last week
end. I thought possibly I might
find some left-over strands.
No matter how much I dislike
the things,, if long beads are still
vogue in November, my weak
will-power will probably succumb.
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