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Wednesday, September 18, 1957
Daily Nebraskan Mr. Lawrence
FIFTY-SIX TEARS OLD
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Published at: Room 20, Student Union
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Building
The boom is fast arriving at the University.
What with enrollment hikes and no increase
In the number of housing units available on the
campus the announcement by the office of the
comptroller that new housing projects are now
in the planning stage is warmly welcomed by
students and faculty alike.
Some significant figures released by the
comptroller's office indicate that 2,000 single
male students live off the campus and nearly
1,500 married students live off the campus.
The building project would cost $4,750,000 and
would provide a new 1,000 bed men's dormitory
and a 100 apartment building for married stu
dents. The University has made a preliminary appli
cation to the Federal Housing and Home Finance
Agency for reservation of $3 million to build
the units. And it has been announced that the
federal agency has looked favorably on the
University's application.
Dr. John Soshnik, comptroller of the Univer
sity, points out that the agency's approval
merely means that it recognizes a housing need
at the University and the eligibility of the
University as a potential borrower.
Housing facilities on the University campuses
in Lincoln have moved rapidly upward in the
past few years.
A married students housing projects of 40
apartments has recently been completed at the
cost of $400,000.
Selleck Quadrangle was completed in 1955 at
a cost of $2 million!
The new women's dormitory was finished dur
ing the summer months.
It is encouraging to note that the University
is buckling down to handle the great influx of
University students. But we might become dis
couraged when we consider the even greater
number of students who will swarm onto the
campus and the inadequate facilities to handle
them.
The University of Nebraska is not facing a
unique problem by any moans. At the present
time plans are being formulated all over the
country to build more and care for more stu
dents. It is heartening to realize that the University
Is one of the leaders in seeing and attempting to
solve the woes of bulging at the seams.
The Lure
Routine is probably the dullest word in the
English vocabulary.
But it can be the brightest.
That is if your routine calls for coffee break
at 10, activities at 11 and some sort of blast
in the afternoons.
A professor who is a recent addition to the
faculty roster here and hails from the East has
commented that the Indian Summer in Nebraska
is the most beautiful weath r he las ever been
in. You know the old rout at, coJl nights and
warm, sunny days.
It could lead to the drop from school of any
number of students who aren't wary about the
time they spend basking in the sunshine.
It is the hope of the Daily Nebraskan that
some sort of compromise between the students
and the weather will result in good academic
records on the part of the students and a con
tinuation of the nice days on the part of Mother
Nature.
And although a word to the wise is often suf
ficient it sometimes takes a few hundred words
to the wise guys around here to convince them
it's a fx better thing to hit the books than the
bottle on nice afternoons.
We who have been around here for more than
one autumn have found out it's pretty hard to
get into the grind after the first snow has fallen.
And so routine the routine of studying may
be tough but it often is rewarding. Let's let well
enough alone.
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One of the great friends of the University died
Monday.
He was James E. Lawrence, editor of The
Lincoln Star and member of the University's
journalism faculty since 1913.
He came to the University as a student in 1906
and worked his way through
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tiiiicgc. in X7ii oixr receiv
ing the bachelor of laws
degree from the University
he took a position with The
Lincoln Star and was named
editor of that paper in 1922.
He had served the news
paper for 50 years.
In 1954 th journalist re
ceived the University's dis- ff
anguished service award. court.,, Lincoln star
As early as 1914 Mr. Law- Lawrence
rence had fought for the University. He worked
directly with the committee which sought to
halt the move of the campus from its present
site.
In 1940 he was named president of the Ne
braska Historical Society. He had served as a
member of the board of trustees. During the
15 years he served as president of the society
the plans and construction of the new building
at 15th and R on the University's campus were
completed.
Besides his distinguished public service rec
ord, which included his term as campaign man
ager for the late Sen. George Norris and the
chairmanship of the Missouri Basin Commis
sion, Mr. Lawrence was "chairman of the com
mission to plan the 1969 centennial observance
of the University.
Chancellor Hardin commented on the death
of the public leader that Mr. Lawrence "was
a great power for good in Nebraska."
Dr. Hardin summed up in words simple and
yet fitting the sentiments of every Nebraskan
who knew Mr. Lawrence, "We will surely miss
him."
Teachers
Someone suggested that the Daily Nebraskan
find out why incompetent teachers have been
hired at this University.
He said already it is noticeable that some men
and women holding teaching positions on this
campus are disinterested in the classes and that
these same teachers did not seem qualified to
handle classes of college students.
We, however, believe that this judgment is
a premature one.
Classes have just begun and if students are
already making character judgments of teach
ers then they alone are at fault.
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In high school it is acceptable to say that one
teacher or another is not capable of handling
the major tasks assigned. But then who can
expect a high school student to make a good
judgment as far as what constitutes a fine
teacher?
On the University level few teachers are hired
who have not earned the master's degree. True,
graduate assistants teach some courses.
But the courses which they instruct such as
some of the "remedial" English classes make
them, fortunately enough, far ahead of the cali
ber of students being taught.
The teaching problem and the salaries which
go along with it are and will be difficult ques
tions for us to answer.
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We bucked hard last year for a boost in the
budget for the University in order that compe
tent teachers could be hired and retained.
Now the Intercollegiate Press notes that at
one school in the East (Fenn College in Cleve
land), the board of trustees has rearranged the
teaching calendar so that teachers will be on
the "three-quarter" year and, in effect, receive
a 12Vi per cent salary increase.
This is done under other names at the Uni
versity. -c
But besides the education of the students at
this institution the learning which teachers re
ceive is imporant. A true university is one in
which opportunities for advancement are afford
ed to the faculty as well as to the students.
We believe that big steps are being taken by
the University officials to obtain the finest of
teachers. It is up to the students to discover the
faults of the educational system, perhaps, and
request the changes which might go along with
the discoveries.
Last year the Daily Nebraskan suggested that
the Faculty Senate consider seriously the estab
lishment of student ratings.
Might we ask, in earnest, for some similar
action this year?
from the editoi
First Things First . . .
There are rare times when even a column
usually devoted to humor must part from its
standard procedures. Such is the case in the
death of Lincoln Star editor James E. Lawrence.
Not only a brilliant newspaperman and au
thor, James Lawrence was perhaps one of
Nebraska's greatest historians as well as one
of the chief backers of the industries and re
sources of the Cornhusker state.
He was a vigorous fighter for causes of our
Institution the University. In 1914 he opposed
vigorously an attempt to move the campus from
its present site. He had been a faculty member
in the school of journalism since 1918 and had
been a member of the board of trustees of the
University Foundation. In addition he recently
was selected chairman of the commission to
plan the 1969 centennial observance of the
University.
The stature cf James E. Lawrence will long
be remembered. He was more than a man; he
was an institution.
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Although final enrollment figures are still
Incomplete, indications are that the 9,000 figure
predicted last year will not be reached, despite
female enrollment.
Influx of transfer students, on the other hand,
is one of the highest in the University's history.
by jack pollack
The Daily Kansan, University of Kansas stu
dent publication, lists the school's 1957 enroll
ment at 9,030, third highest in the school's his
tory and 469 more than last year. The 1957
registration was exceeded in number only in
1947 and 1948.
At Nebraska, evidently enrollment is begin
ning to taper off in some of the colleges which
have been facing large increases yearly such
as engineering college.
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With great exuberation and eagerly anticipat
ing the opportunities awaiting them the next
nine moons, freshman students have been
scurrying around the campus their first two
days of classes some arriving as much as 15
minutes before their eight o'clocks. Faced with
a torturous schedule of five nine o'clocks and
filled classes, I was forced to accept my first
eight o'clock since 1949. Eight o'clocks in those
days were looked upon as diaboloical initiation
classes for incoming students.
An upperclass student, not necessarily known
for his educational brilliance, successfully com
pleted an Industrial Safety course last Jure, and
scampering from the prof's office with the
assurance of an above average grade, tripped
in front of the building and broke his kg. Won
der how the Jaw grade jwuaiiert . . ,
A Few
Words . . .
Of a Kind
mutterings
e. e. hines
It seems to be Die habit of Ne
braskan writers to make sugges
tions. Why try to play a different
role? .
May I suggest:
1. That Mr. Jalley Slave read
Aesop's fables. Especially the
story about the boy who cried
"wolf" too often.
2. That the smug and self-satisfied
"I'm a Phi Psi, I have very
little to be disgruntled with" please
leave crusading to the religious
prophets and WCTU.
Since arriving on campus last
school year, rushing and "Spik
ing" have been almost daily con
versation pieces. In May the IFC
took a stand for it and then a
week later reversed the stand
making "spiking" illegal once
again.
This was a good action in at
least one sense ... it gave a
few people something to consider
in a world-wise manner and al
lowed at least one person to say
that the end result was the "poor
est" rush week he had seen since
the first day he visited the Crib
for coffee, apparently many years
ago.
For some reason we were never
told exactly why this was the
"poorest" of all rush weeks. Per
haps the writer felt this would
help keep our attention.
And instead of neurotic crusad
ing, it might be intelligent for all
unsatisfied fraternity men to talk
to their IFC representative . . .
as most of them probably did in
official meetings last year . . .
and present what they consider a
good rushing plan.
The true function of a fraterni
ty is to develop close friendship
and brotherhood. It does seem
questionable that one day or two
or even three allows enough time
for a rushee to decide if the men
in one particular fraternity are
those with whom he wants to share
four years of school life.
And also it seems unfair to the
men in the fraternity to be asked
to attempt to makei the same de
cision . . . who they must share
their lives with. Friendship is not
a thing that grows as easily as
Nebraskan inspired controversies.
Intelligent fraternity men should
have the right to talk with pros
pective rushees everyday of t h e
year, just as the rushee should
have an equal chance to visit the
prospective fratti.iity and meet
its members.
If more extensive rushing were
allowed it is doubtful that spiking
would be necessary. The rushee
would know what the fraternity
had to offer and whether or not
the men in the fraternity were the
persons he wanted as fraternity
brothers. In reverse, the fraternity
would better know if the rushee
is a good prospect.
The open house could still be
held for men who have not yet
seen a fraternity they desire to
pledge. Also at this time those
who are decided should be allowed
to declare that they are, and con
sequently, be allowed to pledge
immediately.
As for this plan "jeopardizing"
the small houses ... so what?
Why are the houses small now
and how many more persons does
rush week provide the small house
with, evidently not enough to
change the "small" title to "big."
If a persons finds a house of
20 or 30 people he desires to
pledge, that is fine and good, but
why should the more attractive
houses be tied in knots because
another house is not as attrac
tive to a prospective rushee?
Any more suggestions?
It 7
No welcomes back to school. No
apologies for my return even
though I once promised to leave
you in peace. Above all, no advice
to incoming freshmen because (1)
I think they ,
are able to
take c a r e of
them selves
and if they
cannot they
will get out
anyway, -and
(2) I have
enough trouble
running
my own life.
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naving uis- Courtew Lincoln Star
posed in my Schultz
first paragraph of three possible
subjects, I have left one possibility
for this year's introductory col
umn: my righteous wrath. But be
fore I have the preseumption to in
flict my ire upon you, I probably
should explain my conception of
the function of a columnist. First,
I do not hold an elective office
so I do not worry about represent
ing anyone's opinions but my own.
If my opinions are sometimes
neither popular nor temperate, that
is the advantage of my freedom;
because I am not responsible to
any fashion designer or political
party or music publishing house,
I can view with alarm the ridicu
lousness of Ivy League styling, the
latest splendidly stupid antics of
the d i v o t-digging Washington
crowd, or the tonal contortions of
Nebraskan
Letteri
ip
To the editor:
I'm wondering what will happen
to the fraternity system once the
University has completed the great
building program announced in
Tuesday's Daily Nebraskan.
I know that the frats at the
present time are tolerated by the
University because they provide a
great deal of space for living
which the University cannot offer.
But when as and if the day
comes on which the Greeks are no
longer needed, what will be their
fate? Will Greeks rush against in
dependents? Will the Office of Student Af
fairs clamp down on the fraterni
ties and make some intolerable
rules, thereby forcing the Greek
houses to shut down? Just what
will happen to the frats?
It's come to my attention that
the administration at the present
time is quite a bit anti-fraternity.
This might mean that they are in
for a sure damnation once the Uni
versity can strong arm the proj
ect. But whether students at the Uni
versity realize it or not the fra
ternities offer opportunities which
cannot be received elsewhere.
Men join them of their own
accord and are happy with them.
They have become an accepted
segment of University life and will
continue to be so as long as they
are free to operate as they have
in the past.
Now is the time for the admin
istration to announce plan-, for the
fraternities in the future. If they
are to be abolished from the
campus in the next few years the
University should come clean and
announce it.
But if, on the other hand, the
University recognizes the value of
Greek life as such and not just
for the service it does the hous
ing people then let us hear about
that.
Jay Silverheels
Thoughts of a Plebian God
Rex Menuey
The title of this column has been
borrowed from a dear friend of
mine whose keen observation, sen
sitivity, and talent for expression
have won my admiration. It is
especially appropriate because I
believe that it is .better to be a
common clod in a cultural desert
than an artificial star in an oasis
of brilliant culture.
To the incoming freshmen, I
would like to extend a welcome
to the community. I hope that it
will be only a short time until
you feel that you belong here. I
also hope that you will find time
to develop a romance with learning.-
Unfortunately, romances are
all too often of a different kind.
Life is not so had once you get
the hang of things. As soon as
a proper perspective can be fained
of the self -centered boree, over
bearing big brothers (or self-important
frat brothers have your
pick), phoney intellectuals, and
self-styled sophicates who dazzle
the imagination with remarks like
"we have a charming new drunk
in the house this year;" one can
get on to more important things.
Those types often turn out to be
real good people once you get be
low the surface.
There is another impediment to
good living on campus, and that
is the professor. Breaking in a
prof is like breaking in a horse;
you have to let him know who is
the boss. However if he does know
what he is talking about one must
yield as it is difficult to learn
from a man you won't allow your
self to respect.
All kidding aside, it's a great
life if you can add a bttle salt
here and there.
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steve schultz
a current popular song. Second, .1
believe that a columnist must ac
tivate thought, and I have found
that the best way to stimulate the
cerebrum is to work through the
glands.
Thus, I make a conscious at
tempt to provoke anger either at
my hard-bitten self or at my hap
less victim. Third, I do not believe
that a columnist and particularly
a columnist writing for a college
audience should feel compelled to
simplify either his thought or his
rhetoric for the .sake of his read
ers;, I do not intend to search my
thesaurus for a one-syllable word
when a polysyllable will do the
job better.
Having gotten the preliminaries
out of the way, we can proceed
to the subject for the week, canned
Christianity. I was appalled a
couple of nights ago when I found
that you can now dial a Lincoln
phone number and hear a sac
charine voice croon a condensed
sermon and an innocuous prayer.
Of course, we are cursed by- an
age which has discovered how to
tune television sets without moving
from the armchair across the
room. The Reader's Digest les
sened the necessity of literacy, and
pocket magazines threatened to de
stroy -it altogether.
Tape recording makes it possible
to learn through an earphone in
the pillow without even the ne
cessity of staying awake. One re
alizes that life has become easier
and that mental and physical mus
cles tend to degenerate, but he is
shocked when the process pro
ceeds to the religious realm.
Religious inspiration occurs in
the individual mind; the hows and
whys of the process are important
but unsearchable.
As a corollary I might suggest
that since religion is a personal
matter, it loses its essence when
it is tape-recorded and mass pro
duced. But Billy Graham whipped the
television audience into a frenzy
every Saturday night during the
summer months and counted as
converted the people he was able
to mass-hypnotize out of their seats
and down the aisle. Norman Vin
cent Peale gushes sugar-coated
pseudo-Christianity in bookstores
across the country. Semi-religious
lyrics waft from juke-boxes in
praise of the cool cat up yonder.
This is not to be taken as a
diatribe against organized religion;
I think that I recognize and try
to appreciate its benefits. But at
the same time I would gladly re
turn to the time of hard earned
faith and abandon the trend to
the hard pressed sell.
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THE MIXTURE AS BEFORE
Today begins my fourth year of writing this column
and, as before, I will continue to explore the issues thai
grip the keen young mind of campus America burning
questions like "Should housemothers be forced to retire
at 28?" and "Should pajamas and robes be allowed at
first-hour classes?" and "Should proctors be armed?" and
"Should picnicking be permitted in the stacks?" and
"Should teachers above the rank of associate professor
be empowered to perform marriages?" and "Should cap
ital punishment for pledges be abolished?"
Philip Morris Incorporated sponsors this column.
Philip Morris Incorporated makes Philip Morris ciga-
rettes. They also make Marlboro cigarettes. Marlboro is
what I am going to talk to you about this year.
Before beginning the current series of columns, I mada
an exhaustive study of Marlboro advertising. This took
almost four minutes. The Marlboro people don't waste
words. They give it to you fast: "You get a lot to like
in a Marlboro . . . Filter . . . Flavor . . . Flip-top Box."
Well, sir, at first this approach seemed to me a little
terse, a bit naked. Perhaps, thought I, I should drape
it with a veil of violet prose, adorn it with a mantle of
fluffy adjectives, dangle some participles from the ears
... But then I thought, what for? Doesn't that tell the
whole Marlboro story? . . . Filter . . . Flavor . . . Flip-top
Box.
Marlboro tastes great. The filter works. So does the
box. What else do you need to know?
So, wit h the Marlboro story quickly told, let us turn
immediately to the chief problem of undergraduate Life
the money problem. This has always been a vexing
dilemma, even in my own college days. I recall, for
example, a classmate named Oliver Hazard Sigafoos, a
great strapping fellow standing 14 hands high, who fell
in love with a beautiful Theta named Xikki Spillane,
with -hair like beaten gold and eyeballs like two table
spoons of forgetfulness.
Even' night Oliver Hazard would take Nikki out to
dine and dance, and then to dine again, for dancing made
Nikki ravenous. Then they would go riding in the swan
boats, and then Nikki, her appetite sharpened by the sea
air, would have 8 or 10 cutlets, and then Oliver Hazard
would take her home, stopping on the way to buy her a
pail of oysters or two.
To raise money for these enchanted evenings, Oliver
Hazard took on a number of part-time jobs. Between
classes he cut hair. After school he gutted perches. From
dusk to midnight he vulcanized medicine balls. From
midnight to dawn he trapped night crawlers.
This crowded schedule took, alas, a heavy toll from
Oliver Hazard. In the space of a month he dwindled from
260 to 104 pounds but that, curiously enough, proved
his salvation.
Today Oliver Hazard is a jockey, earning a handsome
living which, combined with what he makes as a lvmph
donor after hours, is quite sufficient to curb Nikki'g
girlish appetite. Today they are married and live in Upper
Marlboro, Maryland, with their two daughters, Filter
and Flavor, and their son, Flip-top Box.
I Max Bhulnu. IBtf
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