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Lincoln, Nebraska
Wednesday, October 20, 1954
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Business And Bills
The Big Blvf
Perhaps a valid test of The NebraskanV
readership was made at the recent Student
Council interviews of students for positions on
the Board of. Student Publications.
In the last three weeks The Nebraskan has
printed on the editorial pages articles entitled
'What Is The Nebraskan?" explaining the
duties and functions of staff positrons in hopes
that they would inform students who aspired
to a position on the Board of Student Publica
tions and give them at least a reading basis
for answering any questions which the Student
Council asked. However, the effort by the staff
members, who wrote the articles, seemed to
go unread and unrewarded. v
The flood of prospective Board members who
marched on the Nebraskan office two or three
days preceding the Council interviews looked
blankly at staff members whea it was recom
mended they read the articles. Their answers:
"Oh, I didn't notice them. I will read them, but
couldn't you just tell me?" Is it any wonder
that The Nebraskan feels its efforts flaunted?
. Traditionally, the Student Council quizzes stu
dent applicants on the workings of The Ne
braskan, expecting to get answers which will
qualify or disqualify the applicant for the Board
position. But it is doubtful that even the Coun
cil members themselves, with few exceptions,
know just how The Nebraskan operates in order
to tell a bad answer from a good one. If an ap
plicant goes through a long dissertation about
Nebraskan functions, on second hand informa
tion he has obtained from staff members,
Council members usually nod their heads 2nd
come back with the old stand-by questions
"What do you think is the duty of a member of
the Board of Student Publications?" and "Do
you have any suggestions on how The Ne
braskan could be improved?"
No student should expect to "know" what
changes could be made in The Nebraskan or
how it is financed just by spending 20 minutes
or less looking over the basement office and
pumping staff members. Information gained
from these sources and delivered as qualifying
knowledge is not only insulting to The Ne
braskan but also a good example of bluffing to
obtain a campus position.
When it comes to selecting Board members,
it is only reasonable that the group selecting
them in this case the Student Council should
know exactly what the functions of the Ne
braskan are. There is reason to believe that
Council members do not fulfill the qualifications
of selectors. The staff knows every person who
enters the Nebraskan office it is their; busi
ness to know. They also' know who Student
Council members .are this is also their busi
ness to know. If the absence of Council mem
bers in The Nebraskan office were not so ob
vious, perhaps the feeling that the Council can
not mete out judgment on Board members
without more actual contact would not be quite
so strong. A very important point to be made
is that the Editor's office is merely a part of
The Nebraskan. And Council members cannot
get an all over picture, of The Nebraskan by
merely walking through the main office to the
little room in the corner and chatting idly with
the Editor. - -
All this gqes to point out that those who
judge 'The Nebraskan are incapable of that
judgment until they make a concentrated and
wholehearted effort to "know" the Nebraskan
not just that it is a newspaper which has had
financial difficulties and which comes out every
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
For the convenience of Council members and
Board applicants The Nebraskan ran those ar
ticles because it felt there was a need to do
so. The staff regarded the articles as the best
way to inform students who had not taken
the. time and effort to visit The Nebraskan of
fice and judge for themselves. It was felt
that because of past record, neither Council
members nor Board applicants would ,, appear
in the office and in an effort to let the stu
dent body know The Nebraskan is a business
and that its staff members' do not play tiddly
winks every afternoon before publication. . How
ever, some Board applicants did show up
wanting a quick last-minute rundown on The
Nebraskan before they raced off to Council
interviews.
The mere fact that these same Board appli
cants did not read the articles concerning the
organization they -aspire to judge leaves an
impression upon The Nebraskan of insincerity,
incompetence and lack of real interest J. H.
M Peace Prize
It's a refrain a plea, actually, that is heard
over and over and then over again. "Feace . . .
we want peace!" Everyone wants peace, of
course. .
At least they say they do.
The statesmen of the leading nations, and of
some of . those not so leading, proclaim re
peatedly that the ultimate goal of all their
wrangling is world peace. The optimistic hope
for at least a "peaceful co-existence."
Nations are sick of war; compulsory military
training is a touchy subject because we hate
to even consider the dreadful assumption that
a full-sized army may have to be called back
into service. India's Prime Minister Nehru is
rapidly becoming a very unpopular figure in
Western eyes because of his outspoken approval
of a war in Formosa. The world breathes a
sigh of relief each time a new crisis is reached
and safely passed.
Plans for control of atomic energy for peace
time purposes are being formulated. Even Rus
sia has proposed a plan which would provide for
world rearmament by stages. There are endless
conferences, meetings, speeches, pacts, agree
ments and plans. ..
One group of educated men doesn't think so
at least that is the conclusion to be inferred
from a recent action, or inaction. Last week in
Oslo, the Nobel Prize committee announced
that a peace prize would not be awarded this
year.
Nobel Prizes have been awarded nearly every
year since 1901 to outstanding men in the fields
of literature, peace, physics, medicine and chem
istry. Three times since World War II, however,
the coveted award for outstanding contribu
tion toward peace has been withheld. Last
year the peace prize was presented to George
Marshall, who had advanced the European Re
covery Program while he was Secretary of
State. In 1952, no peace prize had been given,
but when Marshall's award was announced, the
Nobel committee also announced that Albert
Schweitzer, Alsatian missionary-philosopher who
has devoted much of his life to medical work
In Africa, had won the 1902 award.
It is significant that in this year, when the
guns in Korea are silent, and the world is offi
cially if not technically at peace, no one man
bas made a contribution toward world peace
Afterthoughts
Thai's Not Politkalt '
With the Congressional campaign working
Itself into the traditional Republican-Democratic
fury, there is one man in the State who
appears to have kept a non-partisan head. He
is Doyle Free, . secretary of the Nebraska
Poultry Improvement Association in Lincoln.
The Democrats blame the low price of eggs on
the Republican farm program. But Mr. Free
blames it on the chicken for laying low-quality
eggs.
worthy of recognition.
Surely all this talk about peace is not just
talk? Surely nations are sincere when they cry
for world cooperation. Surely they are really
working for the best interests of the world, not
just to further their power as an individual -nation?
Surely international interests come be
fore national problems?
These are questions only time can answer with
certainty. Through its withholding of the 1954
peace prize, the Nobel committee has given one
answer. M. H.
Are You Informed?
What would students of the University do if
the Communists took over the United States'?
Do the Communists have the resources, infor
mation and manpower? What negotiations are
being carried on by the United States to pro
mote peace in the world?
These and many other similar questions could
only be answered by a handful of students:
political science and journalism majors, and
perhaps an odd assortment of others who take
a vital interest in the cews.
What concerns us most?
Students have so far this year worried them
selves with the University policy on drinking,
the candidates for Homecoming Queen, Prince
KosmeJ and Nebraska Sweetheart honors, and
the ever-nearing migration to Colorado.
But what of national and international affairs?
How many of the students have thought about
the Nine-Power Conference, the Dixon-Yates
problem, McCarthy's tight position and t,he
many more present national and world affairs?
For students over 21: have they registered
to vote, do they know the candidates by plat
form as well as by name?
Perhaps it is difficult to grasp the meaning
of world affairs if they are not discussed every
day, but the world belongs to our generation and
we must take an active interest in its prob
lems. If students are not taking a course that enables
them to probe world affairs there are other
methods to keep an awakened interest in our
present dangers. Dally reading of the news
paper, joining political organizations or NUCWA,
attending political convocations or the United
Nations seminars are all excellent ways to
obtain knowledge. ; '
It is not a question of time to take part in
world affairs, it is a matter of personal inter
est. Many of us, our boyfriends, husbands or
brothers are or will be in the armed service.
It is our duty to know what they are fighting
for and its importance to us as a country and
individuals.
The editorial columns of The Nebraskan daily"
devote space to commentaries on the news of
the world. The front page carries a brief sum
mary of news highlights.- Although we expect
to give the, students campus news, we realize
the pressing Importance of the world situation
to every young person.
The Nebraskan is keeping informed. Is the
rest of the student body? H.. R. ...
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- EDITORIAL STAFF
, : ,'... v .A Urn Woodward
fcdttorlal Pats Editor.. jM Harrison
Manaiini Editor jinj Nokj
. J!" Ld.,to, ; Marianne Hanaca
Copj Editors .'. , . . Brace Braemaaa. Oick Fel'uea
Baa Janata, Harriett Kueaa
SPOrtl Editor . Howard Vana
feature Editor Grace Harvey
Reportrra Beverly Drape,
Fred Daley. Phil Herahherfer, Jonnne J ante, Babt Jerrer
hula, Roter Henkie, Mania Mlekala:n, Connie Piatt,
Mary Shelled?, I,ucl(ract SwIUer, Tom Tabot, iohu
Terrell, Steve Winchester.
BUSINESS STAFF
Barlaam Manaitr ... Chet Sinter
Ase't Business Manatees Ben Belmont, Barbara ricks,
Oeorge Madaen Andy Hova
Circulation Manager Nell Miller
Miebt Atwt JCdltor Harriet Basil
"OK men, the next play Is DX-83. Now, Bolivar, when you hear
me yell "four," I'll give yon the ball, then you try to get through the
men wearin the yellow sweaters an' then head for the posts painted
purple and white.'.' f .
Woman's View
Columnist Casts Coeds
Into Campus Categories
By MARILYN TYSON
I take my tired typewriter in my
tired hand and peck out my latest
tired brainstorm to my tired read
ers (that is, of course, assuming
that one or two of you are my
readers.) ,
Several weeks ago I gave ad
vice? to the gals on campus about
our favorite subject, Men, and
since then the guys have ex
pressed a desire to hear about
the coeds.
Our coeds are varied in types
and personalities- Narrowed down,
they fall into about four categories.
The haggard girls running about
campus In a great, great hurry
with no lipstick, wisps of hair in
their eyes and bags under their
eyes are usually Activity girls. I
say usually because that descrip
tion often applies to old seniors,
too. The Activity girls, unlike their
male colleagues, can always find
time for a date now and then but
AUF, Coed Counselors, etc., mo
nopolize their conversation. Jun
iors and Seniors are the busiest;
The second type is the Flirt.
She should have big, long-lashed
eyes because they are MOST ef
the freshmen and sophomores have
just begun the fight.
fective but other qualifications will
do. You can spot the Flirt look
ing into the current flame's eyes
affectionately, dropping her hand
kerchief in front of passing males
or engaged in any of the feminine
tricks declared legal in "All is fair
in love and war."
The party girl is dear to the
hearts of everyone except perhaps
her mother. As one staff member
(man) just commented, "We love
'em!" Need I say more?
You will probably not become
acquainted with the Fourth type
during your college years be
cause she rarely is seen except
in classes. She is the Brain. This
gal is dear to the heart of her
mother since she is fulfilling the
purpose of coming to college. Her
instructors think of her as a good
example, her parents are proud
of her and her class mates can't
stand her because she lowers
everyone else's averages. The only
time she is appreciated is when
scholarship ratings are listed-
So, men, take your pick. Variety
is the spice of life. ,
I've got to run. My toothbrush
and comb are packed and Colo
rado is uppermost in my mind.
See ya there!
Letierip
Dear Editor:
We've a new chancellor who is
popularly considered the "friend
liest man on campus." And
friendship being as much a part
of his character as reports seem
to indicate, it is only natural that
he would also wish this campus
to be friendly.
Is this desire so ridiculous that
it deserves to burlesqued in one
of your better columns? Just what
is wrong with a public statement
that the Chancellor wants this to
be the friendliest campus in the
nation that would "inspire" Ellie
"Given" 'Em Ell" Elliot to drop
her former serious, intellectual
style and publicly embarrass her
.self, The Nebraskan and the stu
dent population with such outright
ridiculous tripe?
It seems, from this cubby-hole,
that Miss Elliot could find some
subject of great enough worth to
stimulate her more intelligent fac
ulties into writing the serious col
umns she has previously written
so well. It also seems The Ne
braskan could find many other
topics of greater merit to fill its
editorial page.
It is to be hoped that Chancellor
Hardin somehow missed this per
version of editorial privilege. For
it would greatly add to the em
barrassment of the student , body
if he- were to accept this as popu
lar opinion.
DORWIN RAYMONDE
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What Is The Nebraskan?
By BARBARA EICKE
The business staff is en impor
tant part of The Nebraskan con
cerned primarily with the financing
of the student newspaper.
The responsibility of keeping The
Nebtaskan out of the "red" lies
within this department. The Ne
braskan is financed parti ally
through a small potrion of each
student's tuition fee. The greater
part of the student publication,
however, is financed by advertise
ments placed within the Nebras
kan by both local and national ad
vertising firms.
The business staff is comprised
of a business manager, Chet Sin
ger, and four assistant managers
Andy Hove, Ben Belmont, George
Madson, and Barbara Eicke.
Each member on the staff has
his specific job to do. The busi
ness manager must oversee the
work of the entire business office.
He must keep close account of
. everything, so he can determine
whether or not the income will
meet expenses at the end of the
month. He handles all bookwork,
and national advertising and cor
respondence. The assistant busi
ness managers comb sections of
the city which are assigned to
them. In the past, the assistant
business managers took weekly
runs of getting advertisement in
dividually from the whole city. As
this method was most inconven
ient for both the advertiser and the
assistant business manager, the
new method of assigning a specific
territory to each member of the
staff was introduced. Each assist
ant, however, has a weekly shift
of laying out the advertising, tak
ing it to the printer, and seeing
that it is correct. In addition to
the three assistant business man
agers who are assigned to the
downtown advertising, a female
assistant has been added to the
business staff this semester. She
works in the business office every
afternoon taking all advertising
over the phone or through the of
fice, handling subscription, corres
pondence, and other tasks.
To help the advertiser, lists of
social events or anything that Is
of interest to the advertiser are
sent to each advertiser.
Advertising in The Nebraskan is
, of four kinds according to rates:
flat rate, $1.50 an inch; contract
rate, (rate depends on number of
inches ' contracted with The Ne
braskan on either a semester or
yearly basis) and classified, which
includes lost and found, etc., the)
rate being determined by the num.
ber of words; and national adver
tising, which is $1 an inch.
Special advertising such as ths
Crystal Ball contest gives the ad
vertiser a chance at a bargain
rate of advertising at 85 cents an
inch for any ad that doesn't ex
ceed 12 Inches. Included in the ad
are names of teams playing foot
ball. Students are given a chance
to win the $5 prize money by filling
In these blanks in the ads telling
their choice of the winners.
Advertising for Tuesday's paper
must be in by the preceding Sat
urday noon; for Wednesday's pa
per, Monday noon; and Friday's
paper, Wednesday noon. The ad
vertising is placed in a wire bas
ket which is labelled the day of
issue it fs to appear in. It is then
collected and taken to the printer
to be set. After the advertising has
been set up, the assistants take
tear sheets (a form of proof) to
those advertisers who desire to
see them. Each advertiser, how
ever, receives issues of the papers
in which he advertises. These are
mailed out at the end of each
week. All bills for advertising are
mailed out at the end of each
month. All subscriptions to the
student publication are paid in
cash. Subscriptions to the paper
semester and $4.00 per year.
The circulation department of
The Nebraskan which is actually
independent is closely tied in with
the business office. It is up to the
circulation manager to see that
each advertiser of the publication
receives an issue of the paper In
which his ad appears. He also han
dles circulation of the paper on
both the city and ag campuses,
and the mailing of subscriptions.
The problems of keeping The
Nebraskan out of the "red" and
that of. satisfying the advertisers
are not easy ones but serious
ones that confront the business
staff.
av
.fe State.
(Author of "Bartfott BoyWUlCCtk,'' Te.')
STUDYING MADE SIMPLE
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I have passed my thirty-fifth birthday, and my dewlaps droop and
my transmission needs oil. More and more my eyes turn inward,
reminiscing, sifting the past, browsing lovingly among my souvenirs,
for at my time of life memories are all a man has.
And most precious are the memories of college. It still makes my
pulses quicken and my old glands leap to life just to think of it.
Ah, I was something then ! "Swif ty" my friends used to call me,
or "Rakehell" or "Candle-at-both-Ends" or "Devil Take the Hind
most." My phone was ringing all the time. "Come on, Devil-Take-the-Hindmost,"
a cohort would say, "let's pile into the old convertible
and live up a storm. I know a place that serves all-bran after hours."
So it went night after mad night, kicks upon kicks, sport that
wrinkled care derides, laughter holding both his sides. "Come on,
"Candle-at-Both-Ends," my companions would plead, "sing us an
other two hundred verses of Sweet Violets."
"No, my companions," I would reply with a gentle but firm smile,
"we must turn homeward, for the cock has long since crowed."
"'Twas not the cock," they would answer, laughing merrily.
u 'Twas Sam Leghorn doing his imitation of a chicken!"
And, sure enough, 'twas. Crazy, madcap Sam Leghorn. How I
miss his gaiety and wit! I never tired of hearing his imitation of
a chicken, nor he of giving it. I wonder what's become of him. Last
I heard he was working as a weathervane in Tacoma.
Oh, we were a wild and jolly gang in those days. There was Sam
Leghorn with his poultry imitations. There was Mazda Watts who
always wore a lampshade on her head. There was Freddie Como
who stole a dean. There was Cap Queeg who always carried two
steel marbles in his hand. There was Emily Hamp who gilded her
house mother. , . T -
Yes, we were wild and jolly, and the wildest and jolliest was I . . .
But not right away. I blush to admit that in my freshman year I
was dull, stodgy, and normal. I finally corrected this loathesome
condition, but for a while it was touch and go. And, dear reader
especially dear freshman reader be warned : it can happen to you.
The makers of Philip Morris have bought this space so I can
bring you a message each week. There is no more important message
I can give you than the following: College can be beautiful. Don't
louse it up with studying.
That was my mistake. At first, cowed by college, I studied so much
that I turned into a dreary, blinking creature, subject to dry-mouth
and fainting fits. For a year this dismal condition prevailed but
then I learned the real function of college. And what is that? I'll tell
you what: to prepare you to face the realities ol the world. Ana
what do you need to face the realities of the world? I'll tell you
what noise, that's what vou need. And how do you get poise? I'll
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Relax! Live! Enjoy! . . . That's how you get poise. Of course you
have to study, but be poised, about it. Don't be like some clods
who spend every single night buried in a book. Not only are they not
learning poise; they are also eroding their eyeballs. The truly poised
student knows better than to make the whole semester hideous with
studying. He knows that the night before the exam is plenty of time
to study.
Yes, I've heard that lots of people have condemned cramming. But
have you heard who these people are? They are the electric light and
power interests, that's .who! They want you to sit up late and study
every night so you'll use. more electricity and enrich their bulging
coffers. Don't be a sucker I
Clearly, cramming is the only sensible way to study. But beware I
Even cramming can be overdone. Take it easy. On the night before
your exam, eat a hearty dinner. Then get a date and go out and eat
another hearty dinner. Then go park someplace and light up a
Philip Morris. Enjoy the peaceful pleasure it offers. Don't ge
home until you're good and relaxed.
Once at home, relax. Do not, however, fall asleep. This is toe
relaxed. To insure wakefulness, choose a chair that is not too
. comfortable. For example, take a chair with nails, pointing up
through the seat or a chair in which somebody is already sitting.
Place several packs of Philip Morris within easy reach. Good
mild tobacco helps you to relax, and that's what Philip Morris is
good mild tobacco. But Philip Morris is more than just good mild
tobacco; it is also cigarette paper to keep the good mild tobacco from
spilling all over the place.
Now you've got the uncomfortable chair and the Philip Morris.
Now you need Tight Use the lit end of your Philip Morris. Do not
enrich the electric power interests.
Bead your textbook in a slow, poised manner. Do not underline. It
reduces the re-sale value of your book. Always keep your booksin
prime re-sale condition; you never know when you'll need getaway
money. "
As you read you w'll no doubt come across many things you don't
understand. But don't panic. Relax. Play some records. Remove a
callus. Go out and catch some night crawlers.
Relax. Be poised. Stay loose. And remember if things really close
in, you can always take up teaching.
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