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Editorial Comment
IK M llll
The rumbling discontent of fraternity Ivy Sing. They can force KK to change the rules
Day Sing song masters has caused consider- for the Sjng quite easily simply by refusing
able worry among members of the Kosmet to compete. KK would not stand by their new
Klub and fraternities. KK members have rulings to a point where there would be no
worried less about the danger of a mass move- Ivy Day Sing. However well the Klub mem
ment by fraternities to boycott the Sing than bers liked their new regulations, they would
of their new rules concerning the Ivy Day not chance a break in one of the most firmly
Sing. Fraternity members have also been con- entrenched traditions at this University.' Pub
cerned about misunderstanding. In several lie opinion of their organization would un
cases, a-ternities supposedly backing the ap- doubtedly hit an all-time low, and. no organ
peal to change the KK ruling are not actually ization depending so completely on the student
doing so. That is, song masters who signed public would chance angering the participants in
the appeal have done so of their own initiative, their annual Fall RevKw or the players and
not because they were empowered to do so by audience at their annual Spring Show by in
a vote of their active chapters (the body which sisting that unpopular rules be enforced or no
generally has final power on fraternity action). Sing allowed.
There has been a move to have sponsorship Though fraternities actually have power of
of the men's division of the Sing transferred life and death over the KK, it is doubtful that
from KK control. Under this plan, the Inter- they will ever exercise it; they realize the Klub
Fraternity Council would take charge wtih the is a valuable organization and worthy of their
right to pass such rules as it wished to govern support. KK offers trophies and publicity for
what shall and shall not be allowed when the organizations that excel in Klub projects and
annual Ivy Day competition begins this Spring, trophies and publicity are important to fraterni-
It is correct to say that several backers of the ties in the constant battle to best the com-
plan feel that change from KK to IFC sponsor- ' petition.
chip will be one way to bring about relief from However, the suggested shift of sponsor for
the objectionable rules, i. e. no costumes, solos the Sing is not, in and of itself, evil. Barring
or non-fraternity songs. traditional custom, there can be no logical
Backing the suggested change for this answer to the question of why KK rather
reason alone Is ridiculous. Actually, fra- than the IFC sponsors the Sing. A competition
ternities have complete control of the Ivy Day or cooperative effort between fraternities on
any level should be sponsored by the IF.C
irt Af RtlCS AInn when that organization can provide the machin-.
' frllOO lWy IflWfJ ery by which the competition or cooperation con
"Oh where, oh where,has our little girl gone," be administered. Now the IFC could handle
the male members of The Nebraskan staff mur- or manage the Ivy Day Sing competition,.-?.''
inured to themselves when they recently came Until recent times, the IFC, as an organiza-
to their senses and realized that they no longer tion, lacked the organization, leadership and
chose their own, indeed their very own, "beauty resources to sponsor the Sing; KK did not.
queen." Hence, it is only logical the Klub should spon-
Miss Rag Mop has gone the way many sor the Sing, since it was willing to do so.
other campus queens, organizations and "sundry Now, however, the IFC has what it lacked
items" should go. She has been declared by before; it can supply the machinery to sponsor
her owners as obsolete. She has, therefore, the Sing. KK is literally buried in its own
been neatly placed among memories of bygone projects, 1. e. the Spring and Fall hows,
days, which is exactly where she belongs.
This is no way draws disparagement to the Though considerable money is received by KK
former Miss Rag Mop contest or any girls that In the form of entry fees for the Sing, it is
entered or won said title. Each year The Ne- highly doubtful that losing the Sing sponsorship
braskan selected a girl that had an over-all would serously damage the Klub's financial
average of 7.0, or better; was not engaged, status. KK would not be thrust into a position
pinned or going steady, and was not in any in which they would come under Student Coun-
pointed women's activities. cil scrutiny for being a do-nothing organization.
But Miss Rag Mop, even being the unusual In fact, losing sponsorship of the Sing might
woman that she was, will not reappear. relieve an already busy organization of a task
it finds difficult, a task it has performed as
Today the Student Council's Student Activities a courtesy rather than a required function.
Committee, as well as many concurring stu- In short, the men's Ivy Day Sing competition,
dents and faculty members, are doing every- as it stands now, should be sponsored by the
thing possible to simplify the maze of campus IFC. Should the complexion of the Sing change
activities. There is almost complete unanimity 'this year or in the future with the advent of
of opinion that everyone will be better off if increased participation by independents I.e.
we put the "students" back into the University dorm houses, the IFC should serve only as a
ecene. part of an overall group sponsoring the sing.
The abolition of Miss Rag Mop is part of this This larger group would logically fall under
movement to eliminate some of the excess the jurisdiction of the Student Council. As it is
underbrush. today, however, the Sing is primarily a fra-
To the memory of former Miss Rag Mop's ternity function; it should be sponsored and
.-in all their splendor, and with all their controlled by the IFC.
charm, brains and independence The Nebras- It would be well for the individuals who
kan smiles and says, "in your generation, you seek a change in sponsorship to remember this
were wonderful, but your loss is justified by the fact. They are ridiculous to ask for a change
simplification of the University Queen maze in sponsorship only to achieve a change, in
your elimination will help hasten. D. F. rules. T. W.
Council Grows Up?
Final resolution of one of the campus's big tion could be scheduled in accordance with a
controversies this semester may come in Council ruling providing for two weeks pre-
Student Council meeting next week providing notification before an election, drew fire from
the Council approves a proposed amendment various groups involved in the election. The
to the Council by-laws which would do away Council elections committee waited 12 days
with the present by-law stating that "A faculty before announcing the invalidation of the HC
member shall be present at the polling place elections and because the Military Ball was
for each special election" and substitute in only 10 days away the COA could not, according
its place a by-law stating "If a special election to Council rules, hold another valid election,
is not invalidated within 60 hours after the Evidently the elections committee felt that
votes are counted the election shall' be con- to require a faculty member present at special .
sidered valid." elections was not in keeping with the adult
In November, the Council elections committee ethics University students are supposed to have
invalidated the Honorary Commandant election and by virtue of wiping out this provision the
on three points, two of which referred to the Council places more responsibility for honest
failure of the COA to have a faculty member elections on the students. The Nebraskan is
present at the polls and while the votes were happy to see this course of action taken be-
being counted. A faculty committee, or re- cause of its belief that students at the Univer-
viewing the Council decision, decided to validate sity are capable of responsibility without super-
the elections on result only, but to uphold the vision from proctors or faculty members.
Council invalidation on procedural irregulari- Next week the Council will debate the pro- '
ties. The Council, because of its tardiness in posed amendment; if passed, it is a noteworthy
invalidating the elections so that another elec- act of self-analysis and' fair play. J. H.
It's In The Budget
While New Year's resolutions are still in it is, which is less than most other libraries
vogue, here's one The Nebraskan hopes to see at universities of comparable size Because it
is large and the operation complicated, a larger
come true this year. Resolved: that Love staff is required than gt SQme Ubraries where
Library be opened all Sunday afternoon, and service is relatively simple,
evening too if possible. So it appears that in order to have Love
The Nebraskan has previously urged the Library opened on Sundays, we must first have
extension of hours to include Sunday. The an increased library budget. The legislature,.
Student Council has voted its support, and will in 0ther words, must grant that additional
set up a committee to work with Frank Lundy, $7,401 when they vote on their committee recom-
director of University libraries, toward this mendatlons this spring.
goal. Lundy has said he recognizes the need The Chancellor and the University adminis-
for Sunday service and would like to establish it. tration must carry the ball now. The legislative
Every two years the University Budget has committee which will be investigating budget t
included a request for $7,401 in the library requests will listen to their explanations. They
budget in addition to the absolute minimum re- must make it clear the definite need for Sun
quest for present operating expenses. And day hours, and the committee must be made
every two years the state legislature has not to realize. that this is one $7,000 which will
granted the amount requested, n not be wasted.
. Lundy has stated that he does not want to Now is our chance. If the budget request is
open the library on Sunday without the addi- not granted, Love Library may have to remain
tional funds, because he feels the present closed on Sundays for another two years, until
budget could not be stretched that far. The the budget is once more submitted and we can
University Library is only open 75 hours as try all over again. -M. H.
JJul Tbihha&JwuL
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Lincoln, Nebraska
Friday, January 7, 1955
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Biblcr
A I : x' f
"Her system is to study books I study the professors."
Letterip
Dear Editor:
A question frequently discussed
in the news, editorial and Letterip
columns of The Nebraskan is that
of participation by independent
students (which for the purposes
of this communication shall include
members of the dormitories who
are not also fraternity or sorori
ty members and members of co
operatives) in campus activities.
It is often lamented, by both af
filiated and some independent stu
dents, that so few independents
participate in most activities. There
is no doubt that independent stu
dents, if they would participate
more fully in campus affairs, could
gain the greater degree of influence
which many students apparently
including many affiliated s t u
dents think they should have.
The primary problem is how to
induce more independents to un
dertake such participation.
Some attempts have been made
in recent years to promote greater
independent interest in activities
notably by the University of Ne
braska Student Co-operative Asso
ciation. (Co-op equivalent of the
Interfraternity Council. But many
perhaps most independ
ents seem to hold the impression
that activities are so controlled by
fraternities and sororities that
there is no place in them for in
dependents. Numerous groups
have been attempting (with some
success, I think) to overcome this
impression.
The failure, I feel, particularly
on the part of fraternity and so
rority members of those interested
in greater independent participa
tion in activities, has been that
they expect a change in attitude
to come overnight. This is cer
tainly an unreasonable expectation.
A Suggestion To KK
I shall cite one example. A
couple of years ago, the Kosmet
Klub for the first time invited
co-op organizations to participate
in its annual revue. None of the
co-ops indicated any interest. One
of the more influential Kosmet
Klub members later remarked
with dismay that this lack of im
mediate co-op interest indicated the
apparent uselessness of at
tempts to interest Independents
in campus affairs.
Actually, it seems to me that
interest in activities , among co
op members has increased con
siderably during the past four
years. A greater increase, I think,
can be noted in the dormitories.
But this change of a traditional
attitude can come about, ii. seems
to me, through a long educational
program by all groups concerned.
The profits should not be expected
to become greatly apparent until
passed. If activity groups are
truly interested in seeing greater
participation by independents in
campus affairs, they should make
this wish more readily apparent,
more frequently.
I would suggest that the Kos
met Klub make the annual Ivy
Day Sing, for example, an all
organization affair, to include
groups from dormitores and co
ops, in addition to fraternities and
sororities. There would probably
be little immediate response. But
the effect could be great three,
five or ten years from now.
The fact will always arise that
many independents do not wish to
participate in University activit
ies, and that this is why they are
independents. But many others,
I think, would participate if pro
vided sufficient encouragement.
L.S.
Mao's Guest
Hammarslqold Depicted
As A Capable Diplomat
F,ditor' note: The following article Is
reprinted from The Christian Science Moni
tor. The author Is Mary Hornaday and the
article was entitled "The Man With a
Mission.")
What kind of a fellow is Sweden's
Dag Hammarskjold (pronounced
Hammarshuld to rhyme with
"pulled"') , whom the United Na
tions is sending to negotiate with
Chinese Communist Premier Chou
En-lai about the captive Korean
war prisoners? ' .
Though he has been Secretary
General of the UN since the spring
of 1953, Mr. Harrrraarskjold's "mis
sion to Peking" brings him to the
world news spotlight and has peo
ple asking questions about him.
The UN has been compared by
Mr. Kammarskjord himself to the
Santa Maria, the ship on which
Christopher Columbus set sail to
discover a bright new world. He
is its skipper, and the impact he
has made thus far indicates he
has just about the right mixture
of poetry, daring, intelligence and
balance required for sailing the
unknown seas the UN has to travel.
The atmosphere in the "Glass
House beside the East River" as
the Secretary General took off on
his 12,000-mile mission was one of
hope and confidence, mixed with
doubt and anxiety. Yet over it
all hovered a broad recognition
that, if anyone could utilize the
shakv UN machinery to set the
American captives free, Mr. Ham
marskjold was the man.
An almost unknown on the world
scene when he took office, the
"S. G." has received considerable
commendation for what he has
done at the UN and very little
criticism. He took over when re
lations were at their worst between
the East and West and when the
international organization was
lurching badly internally.
Today he has the advantage of
a worldwide desire for coexistence,
but by his own persistence and
devotion he has streamlined the
UN, improved its points of contact
with the 60 nation members and
increased the morale of its work
ers, so that when he took off on
his fateful mission he at least left
behind a tidy international organ!
zation that wished him Godspeed
When Mr. Hammarskjold came
to New York, staff morale at the
Three Ring Circus
Martin, Lewis 7
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By ELLIE GUILLIATT
Well, here we are faced with a
new year, and almost a new se
mpstpr. hut it hardlv need be said
that you are faced with the same
old movie critic! Never-the-less,
I trust vou will make the best of
the situation and bear up under my
criticism of Martin and Lewis's
latest Three Ring Circus.
I must say that. I enjoyed this
movie because f. was in the mood
for laughing at something (or
someone), and it was certainly lu
dicrous; this is not, however, to
say really funny. It had the same
old time-tested pic formula with
a few sones here and there, and
some of Jerry Lewis's comedy sit
uations were indeed very comical.
I think that Lewis could have been
eiven more attention in the story,
since the part of a clown is ideally
suited to his ability. In tact, in
a few serious moments of the film,
Lewis showed a kind of compas
sion for people which is, alter all,
the crux of a good comedian. His
comedy is slapstick from begin
ning to end, I grant you, but it
is a gentle chiding; you laugh be
cause he makes himself ridiculous,
and yet several times in this film
I caught myself admiring him as
a person, a real comedian, rather
than as the fool he played.
As a whole, I felt the film
a a I 1...J
was a farce wnicn ooruercu
540 North 16th ,
on fiasco. Zsa Zsa Gabor was th
acrobatic femme fatale and she
she utterly drooled sex appeal and
evil intent; Dean Martin always
looked very sporty, and very
sleepy. Of course, I realize this
movie made no pretense of aim
ing any higher than slapstick, which
is a shame actually, and that's
all the farther it got.
The one thing which I did feel
was, least effective in this comedy
of errors was the bit of the cry
ing clown. Jerry Lewis built a
character throughout the movie
which could be called almost sen
sitive compared to the other char
acters, but the sloppily handled
paradox of a crying clown left
me cold. ' When Pagliacci cries
"Ridi, Pagliacco" through his tears
there is a basis for it and I am
moved; but when Jerry Lewis
cries in an obviosly sentimental
ized scene, I aVn bored . , .and
I am not cynical!
' May I suggest that you see this
movie if you are looking for re
laxation, because it is such a
knocked out thing that you feel
you could not possibly have worked
as hard as they. Seriously, it is
what it is a farce and as
a farce it is a successful film.
It is pretty, it haa lots of laughs
and it is not harmful in the least
to your peace of mind. ,
Precarious Life Led
By Dorm's Residents
, . . ... . '
UN was at low ebb. The Soviet
Union had boycotted his predeces
sor, Trygve Lie, and presumably
because of the atmosphere created
by Washington loyalty commit
tees, one well-liked UN official had
committed suicide.
Mr. Hammarskjold's first move
was "to make personal contact with
every UN employee. He visited
every department at headquarters
here, and made about 4,000 friends
He gave instruction to department
heads to get acquainted with their
subordinates and their problems.
Under Mr. Hammarskjold's vigil
ance, those tnendships nave con
tinued. And on January 1, there
went into effect a reorganization
of the UN's top-staff echelon that
has been one of Mr. Hammar
skjold's projects almost ever since
he took office.
The reason the world knows little
about Dag Hammarskjold today is
that he planned it that way. It was
not that he was critical of the
initiative that Trygve Lie took. "I
have the right to speak out, to
call the attention of the UN to
danger points, to take the diplo
matic initiative," he declared in a
recent interview. "But this is the
question: When?
"In principle, I would have, no
hesitation in using that power, in
speaking out when I thought it
would, do good. But what would a
Secretary General's initiative
mean if he were a political nonent
ity, somebody who carried very
little political weight? Nothing.
Who would be impressed or
swayed?"
At worst, they are saying around
the UN that if Mr. Hammarskjold
fails in his personal efforts to
negotiate the flier's release, a job
that was loaded on him December
10 by the UN General Assembly,
he will still be in a position to
resort to interriledaries such as
India or Burma. He has gone with
a mandate that will make it diffi
cult for Chou to say "no" and easy
to say "yes."'
At best, success in his mission
will establish Mr. Hammarskjold
securely in a position of delegates'
trust at the UN that will lead to
a position of more diplomatic
initiative for him in the future.
By GRACE HARVEY
Feature Editor
540 North 16th St. focal point
how the new generation of coeds
compares with the last. For those
of you who have been left in the
rush, the name of the place is the
Residence Halls for Women ana
the phone number is 5-2961.
P.S. You can call anytime be
tween 7 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. ana
if vou're lucky you might get to
talk to her roommate. Ordinarily,
all you get is a busy signal.
The average passerby looks at
the girls' dorm and says some
thing like this: "Those poor girls.
Just think of having to be in at
the same time every night! They
must feel as if they are under a
watchdog's carewhat a life."
Dorm life starts at 7 a.m. for
those who are unlucky enough to
have 8 o'clocks. One of the best
methods used to get out of such
classes is to put a ghostly white
powder on the face and feign ill
ness so the housemother will issue
an excuse. Of course, this pro
cedure might not work this year
because the death-mask of white
powder, the so-called natural look,
is supposed to be all the rage.
No Lipstick or Personality
The peculiar thing about women
at that time of the morning is the
way they look at Dreaktast. xso
make-up, no smiles, no personal
ity. That's the college coed s cycle
no lipstick when they get up in
the morning, no lipstick when they
come in at night.
Step two on the freshman wo
man's agenda is the cafeteria at
noon. Of course, there are always
classes to attend but what's a
downslip or two? Topics discussed
in the lunch line range from what
cute bus boy is dating what lucky
coed to Grecian civilization in the
fourth century. (Yes, some dorm
coeds are interested in education.)
Afternoon classes, coke dates,
activity work, etc., continues until
time to head back to the "good
old dorm" for dinner. Whether it
is the bus boys or the food, meals
seem to be the most important
thing in the life of the coed. The
problem at each table is to find
out who is dieting and who isn't
so extra desserts can be appor
tioned to those who aren't while
those who are sit sipping their cof
fee and smiling bitterly.
After dinner there is a mad
scramble to return to rooms. Some
say that they are anxious to start
studying, but the truth Is that they
want to see if they have a white
buzzer. If a coed does, then comes
the period of speculation as to
whether it was Larry, Jarry, Terry,
Harry or Cuthbert.
By the time all the goofing off
and moffing around is over with,
it is 9 p.m. and the "I can dream,
can't I" time. In other words,
coeds rush to front-window berths
to watch the couples "say" good
night. Blinking lights mean:"leave
that man, honey, there's always
tomorrow night."
As if by some predestined sig
nal, now is the time the prank
sters come out of hiding to pester
their poor roommates.
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