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THE NEBRASKAN
WpHnesdoy, October 17, 1956
Nebraska n Editorials:
Activities On Display
Wednesday the AWS Activities Mart will intro
duce some 800 freshman girls to the wonders of
the activity world. Somewhat protected from the
endless rounds of painting posters and stuffing
envelopes during the first five weeks of school
in the fond hope that they would spend their
time in study, AWS will finally allow the fresh
man to join the famed crowd known as the ac
tivity women.
Certainly there is a great deal of good in
activities: the difficulty comes when the em
phasis is placed on the activity point and not
upon the value behind it. But a tendency to the
latter has become increasingly apparent on the
N. U. campus.
Required activity hours for fraternity and
sorority pledges contributes a great deal to this
tendency. A habit of requiring pledges to join
those activities in which the house has a can
didate'for office also results in a perversion of
the real value of activities.
And the results of this tendency? Usually the
pledges will follow one of two courses. They may
become so immersed in the merry-go-round of
activities, pursuing the all-mighty Mortar Board
that the quality of value becomes of secondary
importance, an attitude much encouraged by
organized houses. Or they may become dis
gusted with the whole weary process and give
up activities as a waste of time, a habit secretly
shared by most members of organized houses.
The Nebraskan would urge every freshman
girl to attend the Activity Mart, to consider the
purpose and the value of each organization and
finally to select that organization on whose pur
pose and values seem best. And once the ac
tivity is selected, to stay in it only as long as a
real value is realized from it.
Activities have an important place in the
University, but only a place. They cannot be
ignored, or written away as useless, nor can
they be made the end. Choose them cerefully,
use thera wisely and leave them in their proper
place.
Spontaneity Needed
All element were present for a Fine rally.
The Yell Squad led the procession with the Corn
Cobs and the Tassels following behind. Voices
were raised and cheers launched. But to whom?
The handful of onlookers? The football team en
camped at Beatrice?
And the band played on.
The current pep controversy at the University
was then settled. At least the Yell Squad has
launched their accusations and formed their
conclusions about the situation.
A scattered crowd of less than 100 was in
formed that the noted absences were due to a
failure of participation by fraternities. This, in
turn, was supposedly brought about by a recent
ruling of the Interfraternity Council which stip
ulated that banners could not contain the house's
designation.
This was even stressed to the point that all
affiliates of organized houses in attendance at
Friday's rally were urged to convince their
house presidents that the IFC had made a bad
choice and that their decision must be re
pealed. According to this data the problem of success
ful rallies thus generating better spirit for the
student body seemingly rests on one point: Fra
ternity banners.
If this is true, several questions are in order.
Is the spirit of this University at such an ebb
tide that one factor such as this can wash out
the entire success of a pep rally?
Are fraternities interested in only plastering
their Greek letters before pep rallies rather
than contributing spirit?
And if the success of the rallies is so jeop
ardized by this, is the rest of the student body
fairly represented?
Following the rules of validty, several prem
ises should precede a conclusion.
Many factors contribute to the detraction from
a Friday night rally. For example, last week
there was a flood of people at the Tony Martin
show, several pledge classes preparing decora
tions for ensuing house parties and a great many
people preparing to attend the rally night dance
which started shortly after the rally.
As the resulting function of a rally is to
stimulate the entire student body and thus bring
about more pep during the game, why not
choose a time for such a rally at which the
entire student body could attend without con
flict, and one which would not allow a degenera
tion of spirit by the time the game was under
way? A possible solution would be a rally preceding
the game after which those attending could go
directly to the stadium.
The Yell Squad is to be commended on their
enthusiasm; but if the remainder of the student
body remains apathetic; their purpose is defeated.
The Political Soap Box:
What 3s Truth?
By DICK SKUGRUE each of us from a different part of the country
Copy Editor has his own personal views on the matter. I
The Truth Squad was in town Tuesday. don,t believe that this is a major issue in the
The four member team of United States Con- campaign any longer."
gressmen representing the Republican party in Statistics were read by Sen. Curtis which in-
its effort to stay in office stopped briefly in dicated that the present Administration's effi-
Lincoln on the way to Moline, HI., and Battle ciency has greatly improved the state of the
Creek Mich. nation.
Sen.' Carl Curtis of Nebraska, Sen. Frederick e PhilofPy Truth Squad is that
Payne of Maine and Representative Clifford Mc tements out of context can be cor-
Intire U Maine are the members of "the team "cteJ " t the pubhc may know just what
which is "trailing Adlai Stevenson and his fellow the admintration has done for them."
Democrats to bring the truth of the record of B Th".,dea' Z"' "0t CXdU8iVe WUh tte
the Eisenhower Administration to the Nation." Republicans. The Democratic party, too, chal-
. . . ... .. . ... lenges speeches and statements which the GOP
Sen. Curtis, who has been "trading shifts on majjeg
the squad" with Sen. Roman Hruska said that A presidential campaign would,t be fun
toe team "had talked with Dee in the White candidates didn.t clagh on to The Truth
House and each of us was told to tell the truth g effoft cmjntcr
to the nation. Democratic statements at the meeting Tuesday.
The Truth Squad was concerned with the The three-man team did not attempt to show
statement made by Adlai Stevenson that all that the Administration has improved the coun-
hydrogen bomb tests should be halted. Sen. try.
Fayne quoted Harry Truman as saying a halt a statement by Sen. Payne sums up the Re
in the tests would mean "the giving away of publican view of ihe entire situation. "We are
the United States' advantage as a world power." looking to the press to tell the nation the truth.
One of the Lincoln newsmen asked Senator We trust you to print the facts as they stand."
Payne if the Republican demands for continuing The logic behind the Truth Squad can only be
the tests means that perhaps the Administration explained if Ike or Adlai can answer the his-
is disregarding advice from scientists that the toric challenge, "What Is Truth?"
tests are harmful because of atomic fallout.
The Senator replied that the opinions of scien- II 9 m mi in
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ons and not know whether they work. We have -
to be on the guard. Perhaps a suggestion that Of POlltlCS
tests be stopped by mutual agreements between
nations would work. But the next tests the Rus- Recently a well-known national family maga-
slans make might be on American cities," he zlnc posted Gov- Stevenson and President Eisen-
said. hower on its front cover, each on a separate
The general tone of the meeting was not apol- occasion,
egetic. The Congressmen knew that they were What klnd of PJitic within the magazine's
meeting members of the working and-accord- offlcc determined which candidate would be
ing to legend tongue-in-cheek press. displayed first? Also, which issue, the first or
For every question asked, the nimble fingered Jhe cond. would be determined to be the
staff immediately presented figures from stuffed "vored Position?
briefcases to substantiate the answers given by No doubt ood number of strained executive
the Squad. meetings were held to figure all this out.
Sen. Curtis was asked about the GOP farm
policy. He directed the question to Rep. Mc- ClCISSGS Mandfltarv
Intire, who himself is a farmer. Pointing out rn !nfL , ,1? ,
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of Ktbrtik.'. Representative Weaver W,2 mJewed'
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by Dick Bibler
Pogo's Progress:
BRISBANE, Australia (Special)
Dingoes, Koalas and Emus of
this vicinity will gather tomorrow
night in the shade of a boola bong
tree to draft plans to welcome
Pogo Possum. American candidate
for President, to this sunny land
of "down-under."
One prominent Emu, manufac
turer of false Ostrich feathers,
claimed that the denizens of Aus
tralia and the Anzac regions are
one hundred per cent for the mar
supial candidate. "I am not a mar
supial myself," said the Emu,
"although I have been invited to
join and my mother's father had a
little pouch, but I can guarantee
that many of our prominent deni
zens are simply delighted that
Pogo has decided to stump this
country for the "down under" vote.
Denizens from all over will be
gathering in New South Wales and
you can bet they will vote to a
man for the candidate from up
over. One very important denizen,
a platypus by trade, has guaran
teed to deliver the monotreme
vote."
Pressed on whether the other
marsupials will welcome the opos
sum candidate as one of their own,
the Emu declared that so far as he
was concerned the election is in
the bag. "We are divided on just
one point," he pointed out. "There
is some feeling on the part of a
small Kangaroo group that Pogo
will not be the first to stump the
country."
At this, an old man Kangaroo
spoke up and claimed that there is
no such thing as a small Kangaroo
group. "A small Kangaroo is a
Wallaby," he insisted, "and is an
interloper from New Zealand. Any
Kangaroo group woud have to be
a LARGE Kangaroo group. And as
for stumping the country, NO
BODY has ever stumped the
Aussies."
A delegate from New Zealand,
thereupon, threw dirt into the
pouch of a placid old lady Kan
garoo and fighting broke out
among the Echidnas who claimed
that they single-handedly had
stumped the entire state of Queens
land in a stumping contest in 1932.
Order is expected to be restored
in time for the happy welcoming
party.
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Schmaltz
Before my column of last week
was published, my roommate
asked me to print a note in the
last paragraph informing the pub
lic that he did not share my views
on James Dean, sports writing, or
High Society. He was afraid, he
said, that if he were associated
with my opinions, he might be
murdered in his bed by screaming
partisans of the scathed triumvi
rate. Actually, last week's column
was amicably received. Most read
ers seem to agree with me, and
those who do not have been re
markably temperate. Considering
the extent to which the Dean idola-
Steve Schultz
try has grown, I am surprised.
And disappointed. When I started
writing, I looked upon myself as
a crusader against ignorance and
advertising men. Instead, I am a
Quixote without so much as a
windmill.
I am comforted by the thought
that I am not alone. There lodges
in every man the desire to be
a King Lear, resolutely battling
mankind and the elements. And
this Lear urge has led to stranger
phenomona than last week's es
say. Consider the Rock and Roll
antics of the high school set which
has made Elvis Presley a sacred
cow. This combination of disson
ance and pelvis swinging would not
be a craze if moralists and music
critics were not so vigorous in
their condemnation. Consider the
sweat shirts, tennis shoes, and
Bohemian behavior of the arty set
which thinks of itself as the salva
tion of civilization. Many read e. e.
cummings, contemplate the most
abstract of abstractions, and llva
in bare garrets not for enjoyment,
but because these things symbo
lize separation from society. If a
rumor spread among the dilet
tantes that Longfellow is esoteric,
they would read "The V i 1 1 a
Blacksmith." Consider also the se
cret societies on campus, which
would, I suspect, lose all their
charm if the administration sud
denly approved of them. They art
only one more example of the de.
sire to bs different and, if possible,
forbidden.
These rebels against society,
these self-styled non - conformists,
make two basic errors. First, they
assume that society is a mass with
a single set of manners and mor
als. Actually, society is formed
of many segments, each with its
own standards. The cliques of reb
els are, therefore, not non-eonform-ists.
They live by the standards
of their group as much as a middle
brow businessman lives by tha
standards of his. The "rebels" con
form to non - conformity.
Second, the self styled rebels
make the mistake of trying to
abandon what is good in the com
mon life. The artistic rebel over
throws the enduring art of Michael
angelo, Shakespeare, and Swift in
favor of fads and fancies. The
Rock and Roll rebel forsakes good
popular music I am thinking
particularly of Gershwin's songs
and clings to claptrap. The se
cret society rebel forgets that most
of us are having our fun without
slapping yellow paint on doorsteps.
After this is published, I shall
probably be called "conservative"
and all sorts of other nasty names.
You may want to argue with me.
Please do. I enjoy arguing; tha
Lear urge in me is strong.
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(Authtr -Bartft Bny Wtth Chttk," tic.)
STUDYING CAN BE BEAUTIFUL
Is studying bugging you? Do you have trouble re
membering names, dates, facts, figures, and the location
of the library? Dear friends, it need not be so. All you
have to do is master the simple art of mnemonics.
Mnemonics, as we all know, was invented by the great
Greek philosopher Mneir.on in 526 B.C. Mnemonics, in
cidentally, was only one of the many inventions of thia
fertile Athenian. He is perhaps best known for his in
vention of the staircase, which, as you may imagine, waa
of inestimable value to mankind. Before the staircase,
people who wished to go from floor to floor had to leap
from springboards. This meant, of course, that aged and
infirm persons were forced to live out their lives, willy
nilly, on the ground floor, and many of them grew cross
as bears. Especially Demosthenes, who was elected con
sul of Athens three times but never served because ha
was unable to get up to the office of the commissioner
of oaths on the third floor to be sworn in.
But after Mnemon's staircase was invented, Demos
thenes got up to the third floor easy as pie and took tha
oath-to Athens' sorrow, as it turned out. Demosthenes,
his temper shortened by years of confinement to the
ground floor, soon embroiled his countrymen in a series of
senseless and costly wars with the Persians, the Visigoths,
and the Ogallala Sioux. He was voted out of office in
617 B.C., and Mnemon, who had made his accession pos
sible, was pelted to death with fruit salad in the Duorao.
But I digress. We were discussing mnemonics, which
are nothing more than aids to memory catchwords or
jingles that help you to remember names, dates, and
places. For example, any student of American history
surely knows the little jingle:
Columbu$ Bailed the ocean blue
In fourteen hundred ninety two.
You see how simple a mnemonic is? There is no rea
son why you can't make up your own. Say, for instance,
that you are proceeding with American history.
The Pilgrime landed on Plymouth Rock
In sixteen hundred twenty, doc.
(This jingle is especially useful to medical students.)
The next important event is the Boston Tea Party.
Let us compose a rough-and-ready couplet about thati
Samuel Adams flung the tea
Into the briny Zuyder Zee.
You can see how simple and useful they are -not
only for history, but also for current events. For Instance,
In nineteen hundred fifty six
It's the cigarette that clkknl
What, you ask, is tha cigarette that clicks? Why,
Philip Morris, of corrisl And why shouldn't it click?
Could any cigarette be more pleasing to the palate? Nol
Could any cigarette be more tempting to the taste buds?
Nol A thundering, thumping, resoundlnjr nol Get some
today, hey. You'll see.
Mai Shuhnaa, ItIS
You won't ni mnmonle$ to nmtmbtr tho wonitrful natu
re1 fiw of fhUlp HottU Clgaratt; mhou maker, arm dm.
Ughud to bring you thU column every tch.
