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Editorial Comment
Action Or Oratory
Approximately 275 organizations exist on the of the organization. This decision seems Justi-
University campus. fiable in the light of the fact that the class
Fraternities, sororities, organized -houses, pro- council was mainly a stepping stone to a senior
fesslonals, honoraries and publications come un- honorary and had no function during the ma
der this listing. There are also many groups Jor'ty the school year,
which claim to have a dual purpose of service Investigation of the COA will no doubt remit
to the University and promotion of interest m m type of reform or revision and possibly
within the organization. The majority of these abolition of the organization. The ROTC de
organizations have a legitimate excuse for, partment will find some other group to spon
existence, sor the Military Ball, and Honorary Comman
jf. dant elections will be held again next fall.'
In a recent hearing conducted by a faculty There wUI 4,0 loner be a elf-PPolnld presi
ubcommittee, it was disclosed that an organi- dent of Ci
tation which yearly sponsors one of the two Undoubtedly there are other organizations
major social events on campus had not had a with rare meetings and small achievement,
regular meeting or quorum for three years. The CouncU has the Pwer to make ese or
The Candidate Officers Association's advisor eizMons come alive or collapse. The Coun
admitted that for all practical purposes, the cil can WKt new life into many camPus'
COA is a "dead organization." groups by merely asking to examine their
If the COA has been a "dead organization" C0 "t.io"8-. r ., . , ... . . . . ...
for three years, why has it been allowed to. he n CouncJ h"'Publlcly stated they
exist? COA is still listed as a regular Univer! ' arf. "do "thing organizations and
,-t -un a i. fit t i j will initiate action to remove them, when they
sity organization and its funds are still located . . T . . . , ' . .. '
c.,.n 4i... m. a t .L found. The Nebraskan is wholeheartedly in
the Student Activities Fund. How long they , .... , .. .. . . . . .,
- i ,u ,i . favor of- this plan, if it is carried out and if
will remain there is another question. ... , . .. . .
it becomes a plan of action and not words.
The . president of the Student Council told if the Student CouncU is to carry out this
organizational officers in a meeting during the policy( have a tough but worthwhile task
1954 Nw Student Week that organizations could before them. If they are not going to' carry it
expecTul co-operation from the Council, but out the Council should abandon an unenforce-
Uie CouncU does have the authority to invall- able policVt It would be no great disgrace to
date trt rgamzations constitution. The faculty give up an attempt to review the policies-and
!!f h?Sa recommended an tov8tigattai purposes of the campuses' many organizations,
of the yOA. but as jong as guch a stgn(j has been pro
claimed, it should be carried out or publicly
The class council was dissolved last - year disbanded,
after, the Student Council refused to approve Probably the most amazing thing in this
its constitution Much of the criticism of the situation is that a "dead organization" has
class ' council was due to a lack of purpose managed to live so long. S. J.
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, Seasonal Support
With football fading from the foreground, at may not realize are mainly centered around
least until the bowl season comes nearer, Uni- the men who make up the team representing
verpity sport emphasis will shift to basketball, our school. These athletes train and practice
That is, the athletic department's activities will hard. They put in the same long hours of
be shifted, for if this year is like a great many work to become proficient at their sport as do
that have gone before, student interest in ath- Our football players. Some basketball players
letics wUI drop. are attending this University on scholarships
There is no question about the fact Nebraska which often carry the same financial assistance
Is first and foremost a football state. The major figures that other athletes receive. These play
emphasis in the larger high schools and a ers are as devoted to the cause of winning, as
great .many of the smaUer ones is on football, tensed and nervous before the opening jump
mis same tootball pre-occapation is strikingly at the center of the floor, as are footbaU players
apparent at this University. waiting for the opening kickoff. And yet, the
same students who sit through summer-like
. Just why: this Is the case is not readily an- heat and wintrv blasts at the foothall stadium '
parent. Certainly space and seating limitations staw away from indoor basketball games,
might play some part in the lack of spec- '
tator interest. It is no secret the Coliseum could For those who stay away from the basketball
not accommodate even a high percentage of games because it is a "sissie's" game, we have
the crowds that jam the stadium for the foot- sympathy, but for those who stay away because
ball games, and this condition is true for a basketball "isn't important," nothing,
great many of the state's high schools. It is Our University athletic standing is not judged
unknown why football offers spectator enter- on how good or bad any one team is. Rather
tainment that basketbaU apparently does not we are judged on how well we, the student
have. body, support all our teams, good or bad.
In basketbaU, the scoring is more rapid; the Students supported the football team in a way
action usuaUy is much faster. There is no a11 f us can be proud of. We supported it less
chance for games to end in a tie; the crowd for il success than for the reason that it was
comes to the game knowing that one team or our team and our obligations to do what we
the other will walk off the floor with a vie- could to help it.
tory to its record. College games are seldom This year, Nebraska's basketball outlook is,
track meets with almost continual scoring; at best, grim. With the changes in our athletic
they are equally seldom entirely defensive bat- department, some time for building and re
tles with neither team able to score on the shaping the basketball team will be required,
other. In general, the faster moving game of- But we may rest assured that good or bad, our
fers fans a good opportunity to see their par- team will do its best to win; do its best to
ticular "hero" in action on the individual or make a good showing. We students owe it to '
team basis. our feUows on the basketball floor to back them
"fc up by being at the Coliseum next Monday eve
Other factors that University students may or ning and letting them know we're there. T. W.
mod Urgently Aeetfei
Veterans Hospital needs blood. Not just any students at the University to help them meet
blood but negative blood in types A, B, AB and this emergency. If any student having negative
- .... blood wishes to donate a pint, contact the Vet
Negative blood is very scarce, statistics show- erans Hospital laboratory immediately. J. H.
Ing that only 15 per cent of the total population '"
in the United States is of negative blood type.
Veterans Hospital has been unable to secure j , j I
enough negative blood from their blood con- ZXl IsPsTTsHOI infofc
tract to fulfill needs. Recently, most of tW ' 3 Wl BlWUyila
aerious cases at the Hospital which require
blood transfusions have been negative blood Pinmates Beware
types and because of this the Hospital's supply A woman described a" , , jovia,
of negative blood has been seriously depleted. .. . . t . , Fl. J
The blood contract which toe Hospital main- wldow' admittcd to Phoning her fourth and
tains with a commercial blood bank permits it fun husbands. Mrs. Nannie Doss said she
to buy blood from other sources if the con- Poisoned her fourth spose out of jealousy and
tract cannot fulfill Hospital demands for a cer- her fiftn husband "because he was mean." The
tain type of blood. This is what has happened County Attorney, under whose jurisdiction the
in the case of Veterans Hospital. , case falls said eiSht persons closely associated
Students at the University have been asked with Mrs- Doss have died under strange clr-
to help meet the emergency and donate blood cumstances, including four husbands, her
if they happen to have a negative blood type, mother, two sisters and either a stepson or
Any student may donate blood, without permis- step-grandson. Mrs. Doss seemed to have no
sion, if he is over 21 and with written parental QuaI" about her crimes and admitted she
permission if he is under 21. And the Hospital nad used ra poisoning to do the jobs. Isnt it
will pay a donor $25 pep pint. unusual that people like Mrs. Doss turn up in
The hospital procedure for arranging a dona- Ples like Tulsa, Oklahoma, and not in the
tion is simple. The person wishing to donate A1Pna Alpha Alpha house on the University
may go to the Hospital laboratory and have his campus?
blood typed. His name is then placed on a list
of "negative blood donors and he is caUed when eofflfi Rnccf
the blood is needed. The Hospital would prefer
donor making arrangements between 8 a.m. E" clairborne Robins should be an immediate
and 3;?0 p.m. leader in any race to determine the employer
It is an unusual case when a contract cannot hked most by those who work for him. Robins,
fulfiU its blood obligations, but then it is an the manager at a Richmond, Va., pharmaceutic
unusual case when so much blood of negative cal Plant. is giving his employees a free, four
type is needed. If it were, not urgently needed day triP to Florida. The trip includes sight
there would be no reason for the Hospital to seeing and nightclubbing, with the boss footing
aolicit blood locally as their contract would the bill for everything including two cocktails,
probably more than furnish the needed supply. This trip is the third, in three years for Robins'
But vets has asked the people of Lincoln and nmployees.
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FIFTY-SECOND YEAR ?, "" Octobw s. im. Mtborin
Member: Associated CoUeriate Prest jjql staff
Intercollegiate Press Kditw.. Toa wwdwar
Representative: National Advertising Service, Rl'?". kT!?. ;;..V;..V. :;. ;. ' Jk'iuS5
Incorporated Ntw Bdllor . " Marianut tiaiuta
Copy tdltora. . Brora Brurmann, Dick KHIman,
anf(y f Nabnuka aj mtt at ttwtratl' awi tnt Sam Jensen, Marilyn Mitchell
' Xsa Nthratkaa m MxUa to atndaau ot th tat. Sparta Gditor , Rawara Vans
viaUHM Actanlina Artttla II al tha Br-Lm , tiifp Kdltar C.rwr Harvr
fTraia araomt mblicattaaa a- administer- to tha At Mttor Gary Bnrehflald
ar af Pabllcathma, "II li tha Mn4 policy al tha PVMTVBe ouronireHi
Boara" that pa M 'cat lorn andat Ha tartodlcttoa dull ha . Rt-rUKllKS
fraa from tditortai censorship na tha part af tha board. rievcrly Deep. Fred Daly, Joanne Jnnae. Bab Jelter-
r tha part ot any asembct ot tha facalty ot tha ""I " H'nkl''- Laclrrace Swltirr, Julie Marr, Barb
Larrcrslty, hnl tha o the Matt at Tha Nabraskaa rihkrp, Jfr DeVllhlu, Barbara. Sullivan, Eleanor Plfer,
ara aeraoaatly rep)ilbl for what taay say a da or fwny Valrke, Torrine Kkstmm, Fran Belatm-ff, Jndy
asa to ha printed." Boat. Ron Warloekl, Lillian rlaafoolldge, Annette Nlcas,
Snbarvtetton rata ara SI a aenmter. 8. 58 aialM ot C'onnta Hurst. Rut he Rosenqnlst, Pat Brown, Marlena
a?3 for tha totleaa year, ts mailed. 8iaaie copy 5c Pah- Santln, Jeu Johnson, Kay Lawaon.
Ittfced tbrea time a week darina the school year eic.pt ftrrCTWue cTica
i-s!iob ad anaatmatloa periods. One tssae la pahiuhed DuaifltSS BlAfF
).... Ahsu4 br tha- lairernty at Nebraska ander tha Baslaem Manser Vhi Slnne
f tna Comnlttea aa SradeM Pahiirarkms. I Basiaeja Maaatan. . . . . , Bea Belmont, Barbara Eleke.
J ' ""'" J"""., !!? ,Lt),lk ." .m.i.m Georia Madaen Andy Hov
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m wnw wtwo rrovma sor aa occuoa si news cqiiot Dick
Lincoln, Nebraska
Wednesday, December 1, 1954
Woman's View
"I don't think it's quite as sensitive as the rest of his paintings.
New Faces
Cartoonist Conner Plans
Future Study, Career
By FRED DALY
Staff Writer
Bruce Conner, whose cartoons
will grace the editorial pages of
The Nebraskan, is a newcomer to
the University as well as to the
campus newspaper.
Conner, a junior in Arts and
Science College, , spent two years
at Wichita University in his home
town of Wichita, Kansas, before
coming to the University this se
mester to major in drawing and
painting.
His contributions to The Nebras
kan are his first real cartooning
efforts, he said, although he has
been practicing cartooning for
several years. He has been draw
ing greeting cards for the Inkweed
Studios, a greeting card company
in New York, since January.
"My main interest is painting,"
Conner said. He might do some
commercial cartooning sometime
in the fuutre, he said, but he is
more interested in developing him
self as a painter. Cartoons are not
his main interest, he asid.
His paintings have been Lhown
in such exhibits as the All-Nebraska
Show recently presented by
the University Art Galleries, the
Mid-America Show in Kansas City,
the Midwest Biennial in Omaha
and the Exhibition Momentum in
Chicago.
The Lincoln Artists Guild pur
chased an etching by Conner last
'spring to put in their permanent
collection in the University Gal
leries. The "very fine art department"
at the University enticed Conner
to leave Wichita and come to Lin-
Letterip . . .
Aide de Camp
Dear Editor:
I wonder if F. Jay Pepper is'
really the atheist he pretends to
be. Last year his series in the Rag
with Marv Friedman, while per
haps embittering many students
against him, aroused a little of the
latent feeling in defense of religion.
Now he is at it again, being just
as obnoxious as ever, and again
aiding the cause which he attacks.
The very fact that "God Has a
Place on Campus" has become an
issue greatly magnifies the impor
tance and effect of that column.
Many former unnoticing students
will glance thoughtfully at the re
ligious news therein, thinking, "So
this is the column that radical
Pepper attacks. Well, I can't see
anything wrong with it sounds
like a good idea." Perhaps we need
more F. Jay Peppers on this cam
pus, with the sole purpose of
uniting meek defenders of the
Faith in righteous indignation.
I wonder If Mr. Pepper will
write In Friday's Rag protesting
that he is a sincere atheist and Is
not really Intending to aid and
abet the cause of religious faith.
HOPEFUL
Turn-About
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Funny Papers Read,
Not Current Events
coin. He saw catalogs of the de
partment's annual March show
and decided to finish his education
here.
Conner considers the University's
art department one of the "best
art schools in the Midwest."
"Here students have more free
dom to evolve their own style,"
he said, as opposed to some
schools which tend to influence the
student's style.
As to future plans Conner hopes
to get some of his work into an
art gallery In New York. He Is
going to send pictures to galleries
and the Whitman Museum In New
York and "find out What they
think," he said.
After his graduation from the
University in January of 1956, Con
ber will probably apply for a Full
bright Scholarship. If not, he is
considering working for a masters
degree. .
Post-graduation plans also in
the greeting card company in New
York. An outline for his line of
cards is due to open in Lincoln
some time in the future.
Conner says most of his art is
non-objective" instead of abstract.
"Persons interested In abstract art
usually do not appreciate non-objective
art, he said, because they
are used to looking for a subject
in their paintings.
As a closing thought, Conner
chewed reflectively on his pencil
and said:"Hardly one in fifty
thousand porcupines is an albino."
Coming from a budding Nebras
ka cartoonist, that statement should
be worth some consideration. They
are both rather interesting.
this year sponsoring a turn-about
week end.
The week end following the Mil
itary Ball, December 10 and 11 has
been chosen for turn-about.
Several of the organized houses
are planning house parties and
formals over this week end. .We
would like to encourage all the
girls to take their dates out for
an evening of fun. Turn-about can
be dinner and dancing, a movie,
or anything you can think of for
a good turn-about date.
To make the week end a little
more special the Mortar Board's
are selling white buttonaires for
35 cents as a turn-about favor.
We urge all University women to
join in the fun for another great
turn-about week end.
Black Masque Chapter
Mortar Board
For
Effective
Results
Use
Nebraskan
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By MARILYN 1 YSON
Do the students on the University
campus read newspapers? Do they
know how to read a newspaper?
These questions have been
raised in my mind many times,
especially during the last election.
There are a disgusting number of
students on this campus who have
never heard of the Watkins Com
mittee, who cannot define censure
and who aren't quite sure just what
this Victor E. Anderson has to do
.with the state's government.
Do you know who the new sen
ators are from Nebraska? Do you
know when they are voting on Mc
Carthy's censure? Is the United
States planning to blockade Red
China?
I asked students these various
, questions and I received the cor
rect answer from about one out of
every four. '
The situation Is really appalling
If one stops to think that soon
these students are going to be vot
ers in government elections.
At the breakfast tabl in the
women's organized houses, the first
question is, "Who has the funny
papers?" Then, "Where Is the
society column?" Only the harried
journalism students who have cur
. rent event tests at 9 a.m. scan the
front page of the morning news
paper. In Fraternity houses, the same
thing happens, except the sports
page ranks second to the comic
strips.
If students would spend five min
utes a day skimming over pages
one and two of the local news
paper, they would be amazed at
the information they would pick
up on current events.
I don't believe that actual dis
interest can be the reason for neg
lecting to read the news.
Perhaps students need brief
training in how to pick out the im
portant news in a paper. It would
not need to be more than explain
ing that the headline is supposed
to carry the main point of the
story and that the first para
graph will contain the most im
portant facts of the story.
It would help If more profescori
would give at least fifteen minute,
a week In their classes to outlln
the current headlines and a brief
discussion of outstanding news. No
matter what the course of study
Is, knowledge of national and in.
ternatlonal news would be of great
benefit to the student.
A political science student, an
elementary education student or
a psychology student will all hav
the same duty in participating ia
civic and government elections.
mm
POST-KOREA VETS HAVE
THREE YEARS omsep-
A RATION TO MART EDUCATION
OS TRAINING UN DIE, THE
k-nDEA Gl BILL. THIS li AN
EXTENSION OF ONE YEAR
UN PER A NEW LAW.
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION aftcs
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(Avthor "Barefoot Boy With Cheek," te.)
DECEMBER AND MAY: ACT II
Synopsis of Act I: A middle-aged English Professor named Phipps
has fallen desperately in love with a rosy-kneed coed named Mc
Fetridge. Phipps doesn't know how to go about courting Miss
McFetridge, for, after all, he is a professor in the autumn of his
life, and she is a coed with rosy knees. Professor Twonkey, who
shares an office with Phipps, proposes the following plan: Phipps
will ask Miss McFetridge to come to his office for a conference late
in the afternoon. He will be urbane and charming and make fright
fully witty remarks about English lit, and Miss McFetridge will
laugh and laugh. After an hour of this high-type hilarity, Phipps
will look at his watch, exclaim at the lateness of the hour, and insist
on driving Miss McFetridge home..On the way home, he will pass a
theatre that shows French movies. They'll see the movie, then have
an exquisite French dinner, and Miss McFetridge will be so enchanted
that she cannot but yield to his suit.
So at the beginning of Act II, we find Phipps in his office awaiting
the arrival of the poor young innocent. His hair is brushed; .his
nails are clean; he has new leather patches on his elbows. There is
a knock on the door. He opens it and admits a gorgeous creature with
blue eyes and pink kneecaps.
Phipps: Ah, Miss McFetridge. Come in, my dear. Won't you sit
down? Cigarette?
Miss McF: Ooh, Philip Morris I I think they're marvy, don't you?
Phipps: I do indeed.
Miss McF: Hey, prof, would you mind opening a fresh pack?
Phipps: But I just opened this one a little while ago. It's perfectly
fresh.
Miss McF: I know, prof, but I like to hear the snap when the
pack opens.
Phipps; Very well, ny dear.
(He opens a fresh snap-open pack of Philip Morris. Miss
McF etridge claps her hands delightedly when she hears the
snap.)
Miss McF: Hey, that fractures me! Man, I flip when I hear that
crazy snap 1 Do another one,
Phipps. All right
(He snaps open another pack of Philip Morris)
Miss McF: (Ecstatically) Isn't that the living, breathing end? Do
two at once.
Phipps : Well, if you insist ...
( He does two at once )
Miss McF: More! Morel
Phipps : I'm afraid that's all I have.
Miss McF: Oh . . . Well, what's up, prof? What did yoa want to
see me about?
Phipps: Oh, nothing in particular. Just wanted to have a little
chat, find out how you're enjoying the Shakespeare lectures.
Miss McF: I don't know, prof. By me Shakespeare is strictly a
square. 1
Phipps: Indeed? Well, I must say I find your attitude refreshing.
One is so inclined toward slavish admiration when it comes to the
Bard. People forget that in many quarters Shakespeare is regarded
quite critically. Take, for example, the opinion of Shaw.
Miss McF: Artie?
Phipps: George Bernard... You know, of course, his famous words.
Miss McF: I sure don't, dad.
stonest h?m?W 8aid.he would like to &g up Shakespeare and thro
Miss McF: Did he dig him?
Phipps : No, I don't believe so.
Miss McF: I don't dig him either. I
so SET rLi" ?SW 000(1 ne. I hd no idea It was
so late. Come, my dear, IH drive you home.
rt5,IS,Mc?,! N' ,thankr8- 1 a,ways walk ho,"e- It's good for the
SESu k your legs I got the best circulation in m? legs of th.
whole sophomore class. Ever notice how rosy my kneeTkre?
a rideIPhoSmAS-?S aVeS V you 8ure dont want
a ride home? There s an excellent French movie on the way.
1MICF! Notme- d,ad- 1 ht French pictures. The sub-titles
SvieT efr 1 Cycad 'em- But J want to go to the
Er'To'nS Z?n7 Curtis ?icture downtown -a real got
!5; I y Piays thls beSar. see, but he's really a prince only h
when" TonZot ZZ?nt 4 Hs PV Uncle who switehed babies
eeta into 'tlE ' Thifn TLny finds this maic laP. ee, and he
inJ2ftA?.? I -Wheru he .meeta this 7 Prl, only she's
and ToJv ha. ?nncut then they have this mad sword fight,.
Prince and k'. -ai', mUl and then h out he's the V
four times. 7' Wanna oT IVe only ecn re or
' gagement HZ ' 1 just "ered a previous er.
Miss McF: That's all right Thanks for the Philip Morris. 'Bye-
ifuncifV- ForA mnent PkiPP' " in ttwnned
5 aPhiMoisT f hve- Contentedly he lights
, 6Msi Shulsssa. 1
nxs column is brought to you by the makers of PHILIP MORRIS
Wh0 thk Vu '"joy their cigarette. '