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Wednesday, December 18, 1957
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Editorial Comment
The Pelition Among Us
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H fee pelition being circulated by the Kosmet
Klub places the proposal that a representative be
allowed on the Student Council from Kosmet
Rub, students can expect that other groups will
wants the same representation on the council.
11 become evident that the issue is a little
clouded as more and more people ask that it be
explained. The issue, horn-ever, is only this. Kos
met Klub believes that it it entitled to have a
representative on the council since events effect
the organization which are brought up in the
council.
The council members who paesented the mo
tion before the floor stated that -an organitation
which is as strong and which does as much serv
ice for the University as Kosmet Klub should
be entitled to membership on the council."
From this statement of opinion two conclusions
an be drawn.
The first is that the special interests of the
Kosmet Klub are obviously represented at the
present time since a member of the Klub who
is vociferous enough to present this motion is a
representative from the Business Administration
College.
The second is that at me present time any
organisation is entitled to send a representative
to the council meeting in order to speak for or
egainst a cause. Because this privilege, this
right m a suffragist society, is not taken advan
tage of too orten does not negate the fact that
(he right still exists.
So fee Kosmet Eub can obviously send mem
bers to a meeting of the council to lobby.
Following from this ft is obvious mat other
groups which do service for the University,
whether they be Pershing Rifles, The Daily
Xebraskaa or Orchesis, should be entitled to
the same representation as any other private
interest group.
The fallacy in the logic here lies in the
fact that everyone in the University has a repre
sentative on the council. Those who would add
to their power would disrupt the balance neces
sary to a levelheaded society.
Where next?
We suggest the Student Activities committee
of the council examine carefully the proposal
before it and define literally the position of
private groups on the campus. To what extent
are they entitled to representation on the coun
cil? To what extent have private interest groups
gotten ahold of power on the council at the
present time? Does this call for some soul
searching by the council of its regulations
which seem vague?
Finally it might be suggested that this move
by the Kosmet Klub is strategic evidence in
the case of the Students vs. the Student Coun
cil. It is a coup de grace in the student action
to have the council search the constitution and
revamp in keeping with the needs of today.
It is no crime for an organisation to desire
representation on the council. But it is unfor
tunate that the structure of the council is such
that this representation can be awarded indis
criminately to any private interest group.
But mat is the price of a suffragist society.
Research at Nebraska
The Daily Nebraska reported Tuesday that
an appropriation has been given to the Uhiver
sity for research in heart problems. In the same
edition of the paper we reported that the Univer-5
aity Research Council had recommended faculty
summer search fellowships in fields ranging
from home economics to law.
is significant that the United States places
strong emphasis on research in the fields
which are vital to our culture. Vital? Yes, it
Is vital in a system where free enterprise reigns
supreme that individual curiosity in the arts
and sciences be allowed- It is important that
on individual be allowed to pursue knowledge
In an obscure field for from this knowledge,
this experimentation comes the better life which
free peoples everywhere cherish.
The question may arise, "Why don't we sacri
fice the powder puffs for missiles, the butter
and margarine for bombs and submarines?" Of
course it is a valid question in light of the
scientific leaps and bounds taken by the Soviet
Union in the past few years. But Americans
can look with pride to the joint magnificence
they have developed under the free enterprise
system.
In the United States, some may say, success
tomes from chaos. Here in our land the indi-
. vidua! is free to choose what be will study and
how long he will study it. His hopes and ambi
tions are satisfied not through force but rather
through free will the will to live and the will
to succeed. That is the mytery of American
success. ' It is the mystery of free people every
where. So we look with pride on the University in
structors who have been awarded grants to do
research in the arts and the sciences. We trust
that through their efforts the nation will share
in the riches of this bountiful universe. Per
haps this is the inevitable result of free enter
prise. Overdue Statement
We were very pleased to receive a holiday
schedule from the University library stating
that the doors would be open during a liberal
amount of the Christmas vacation.
After the up-in-arms attitude of some of the
students at the University during the Thanks
giving holidays, this welcome schedule from
the library will be a boon to the study-minded
students at the University.
There's no question that library people are en
titled to some free time during the holiday sea
son. The schedule allows for that as well as
for the research to be done by students who
linger around the campus.
from the edit
First Things First, . .
by Jack Pollock
As students begin preetSot this week for two
solid weeks of play time, the campus scene be
comes one Hg Christmas party .... with ves
pers, concerts, basketball, and parties. Tt's time
to dust off the books purchased during New Stu
dent "Week, many of which have collected little
tat dost sioos that time,
After packing my -weekend toothbrush for an
abbreviated holiday last year, I sat down to
watch the roeds load cars, station wagons and
coma special U-Haul wagons. There seemed
to be low main categories of luggage: O)
clothes, (S) Christmas presents, (3) books and
(4) mors clothes.
Christmas seems to be a holiday period when
students go borne with ideas of cramming a one
semester course into two short weeks of study
-and feen never open their books. I solved the
problem of not taking any books borne last
fMrjmt earne back Hi days early.
Yesterday, this column received more than
Its usual massacre, with deletion of the top
portion on the attributes of Film Society and
the fact that a couple of movies on this year's
schedule are just opening in the U S. this week.
This is OK, but the following portion said that
67 per cent of the coeds at a Georgia school
disapproved of kissing on the first drink. I
believe this should have read "disapproved of
kissing on the first date." Questions anyone?
I still contend the biggest mistakes appearing
in this paper are those announced in the Social
Column on pinnings. But I not some keep com
ing back with new pin mates semester after
semester.
Unsuperstitious students at the University of
Detroit scheduled their Military Ball on Friday
the 13th this year. I note their tickets sold for
$5 per couple, with Blue Barron providing the
music "live," and that the dance was held
in the school gymnasium. The queen's initial
appearance was made through an arch of 20
crossed sabers.
The "Asian Student" reprinted this from the
Hong Kong "Standard" recently as a suggested
addition to the dictionary: Sput'nik v.t. Diked,
niking, 1. To outsmart. 2. To steal a march. To
surpass in cunning. As in: He sputniked roe and
got a date with June. Syn., see frustrate.
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Senior Survey
by ron warholoski
fci the process of trying to find
out how much money that the
Army ROTC made on th mili
tary ball, I had a delightful con
versation with Colonel Rawie, the
new commander of the local de
fenders of the peace, and it was
too good to keep.
1 was informed that journalism
causes misunderstandings and
trouble, feat this world is too mer
eenary and that a return to Ideal
ism is needed all because I want
ed to know if the Ball made a
profit and how much. It was point
ed out that Journalism played up
the "Vanguard satellite fiasco" all
out of proportion and caused our
country untiold embarrassment; al
so mat our country has become
overly interested in the spectacu
lar news such as money, and that
idealism in our way of life has
declined and is ruining us. I imag
ine that all this leciure had some
thing vaguely to do with the fact
that it was considered unethical
to release the amount of profit
that was made on the ball. Of
course 1 looked at it from ttie
point of view of news value and
didnt see the other obvious iV
implications. I must say that I
was surprised at the outburst at
ten o'clock ia fee morning but
then I imagine that ROTC penple
are prepared for an outburst at
any time these days.
Well, Oral Roberts finally pulled
up his sickening entourage and
left our fair city. Good riddance!
I wasnt among fee "privileged to
bear that sacriligeous good soul
but I bear from sources feat his
"performance" w?s rare. I doubt
if Milton Berle could have put on
a better show; but feen a come
dian Eke Milton is honest with
himself and the world and doesn't
have hypocritical and mercenary
undertones in his performance.
To change the subject, and that
last subject is something I would
surely like to change, let's turn
to the Messiah. If anyone opens
his mouth and says feat this state
is a cultural desert, would some
one please point out to him 'or
her. as fee case may be) feat the
attendance at fee Messiah was
large, enthusiastic and responsive
to fee talents of Handel. The show
was inspiring and fee apprecia
tion proved feat some people in
this state have a taste for beauty.
What are those rumblings com
ing from our Professor Robert
Fry and bis "Religious De-emphasis
Week". From fee reports re
ceived the program is a riot. We'd
like to have the program formu
lated in detail and printed for fee
general public so that everyone
oould benefit by fee program.
I have come to fee conclusion
that college days would be totally
black if it were not for fee bum or
provided by "Peanuts". Of course,
I advocate reading our little pa
per for other reasons too, but if
no other can be found, feen "Pea
nuts" should prcAide fee incentive.
Two qualifications are necessary,
however; some brains and at least
a resemblance of a sense of hu
mor. 1 imagine I am speaking for
about 90 per cent of the students
when I say feat on Friday, I will
feel human again. IVe always be
lieved that our fair, little Univer
sity had an aura of beauty and
of fee intellectual when one is
driving away from it.
I'm all for starting a crusade
again. Let's raise fee hue and cry
so that the Union will lower its
prices on coffee and cigarettes
coffee t least. I cant see why
the Union, which is reputed as an
organisation founded for the ben
efit of fee students, should be
charging prices that are so high
for the "opiate of fee student
class." Rumblings have brought
it to our attention feat fee Union
would still make money (not much
granted, but they dont need to) if
the coffee were a nickel. So, how
come
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Well, fee new ALT officers nd
board have been selected and the
race is on. Elections and fee re
sults of same will be pasting the
front page of the Rag for several
months to come as the final push
begins towards fee illustrious "Mo
tor Boats" and "Insolects".
Cole Bin
Jim Cole
I understand the school library
will be open over the holidays,
m-hicfc means I may have a better
chance of getting a history essay
done,' one that I've had the whole
semester to do, but one that I
havent been able to muster fee
getup and go to get up in the
morning and go to fee library to
work on.
For those of us who are led by
the power of procrastinating think
ing, not only in search of finishing
history reports, but also in search
of a decent final grade, fee eight
day examination schedule is no
prodder of exhilaration. Every pos
sible chance for getting something
learned in the last hours of fee
semester should be given us stu
dents, and it just can't be done
close together.
Which all goes to show feat
everyone had better look ahead to
the week of packed tests and then
take advantage of the bookshelves
to do some studying during fee
holidays. And thank, this library
and the encouragers of open doors
Students Approve
Continued A-Tests
Analysis of first results of a re
cent National Poll of Student Opin
ion show feat American college
students are overwhelmingly in fa
vor of continued nuclear weapon
testing. Eighty -eight per cent of
the students interviewed believed
fee United States should keep on
with its work on atomic weapons.
To obtain this information. As
sociated Collegiate Press asked fee
following question of a represen
tative cross -section of college stu
dents ki the nation:
"EVERY SO OFTEN A NEW
COTROTR,SY ARISES OATR
THE SUBJECT OF RADIOAC
TIVE FA1XOUT FROM TESTS
OF NUCLEAR WEAPON, AND
AT SUCH TIMES THERE ARE
USUALLY TWO SIDES EX
EXPRESSING VIEWS, THOSE
WHO BELIEVE ALL TESTING
SHOULD BE STOPPED. AND
THOSE WHO FEEL IT SHOULD
CONTINUE. DO YOU THINK
TESTING OF NUCLEAR
WEAPONS SHOULD BE END
ED. OR DO YOU THINK IT
SHOULD BE CONTINUED?
WHY?"
Answers received to fee juesion
are tabulated below:
Mr Weroea fatal
TMah K haM V Maaairf 17, ,
Tfctnk M abeaM a eaWvea Ptr 1
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The reasons given lor feeling
such testing should be continued
were varied, but a belief that na
tional security is dependent on
continued testing seemed to be one
of fee more predominant ones. A
sophomore at fee University of
Vermont (Burlington, Vt.) ex
pressed bis view by saying be felt
fee tests should be continued be
cause "if the other countries are
carrying on tests, H is quite neces
sary that we do the same." Sim
ilarly, a Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan) sophomore co
ed believes it shoukl be continued
for the reason feat "testing is go
ing on in other parts of fee world.
It is part of progress, and fee
Unied States should keep up with
at" A Missouri School of Mines
(Rolls, Missouri) freshman re
marked stmpJy, "you have to keep
up with the rest of the world."
Quite number of students who
believed the tests should be con
tinued offered qualifications for
bebef, however. Typical of such
comments as one by a freshman
at South Georgia College fDoug
las, Georgia) who feels "The test
ing should continue, but slowly and
with careful testing of fallout. A
Bradley University Peoria, Illi
nois) sopbomore coed feels much
fee same way that testing should
be continued "only if fee atmos
phere is not contaminated with
radiation." but a senior at Knox
College Galeburg, Illinois) quali
fied bis statement in a slightly
different way. He believes that
testing should continue "at least
until we find a better means of
ending fee 'ooid war'."
A senior coed at Knox CoSegt
disagreed with her classmate on
the issue. She believe all testing
of nuclear weapons should be
stopped, and feat "it u a hin
drance to world peace, or evea
the possibility of any peace." But
many others supporting fee idea
feat it would be better to stop
testing tended to qualify their
etatemente. For instance, a Uni
verssy of Kentucky Lexington,
Kentucky) junior agreed that fee
testing should be ended, "if Rus
sia will agree to stop, and to per
mit mutual aerial inspection." He
was supported by a Junior at the
University of Vermont (Burling
ton, Vermont) who also feels feat
testing should be stopped, only
"if all countries (do fee same).
We must continue tests if Russia
does."
The small percentage of stu
dents who hadn't made up their
minds on the issue made no com
ments ofeer than to say they were
undecided.
Attack On Class Attendance
Last semester a friend of mine
maintained above average grades
in a certain English course and
scored a 7 on the final. The pro
fessor flunked him. Reason . . .
he attended only about half the
classes.
Some will say feat I miss the
point. They will argue: 1) that
attending class is necessary, or
at least beneficial, to learning; 2)
and feat students would not at
tend classes if not required to do
so. In view of this, they will ar
gue, attendance must affect
grades in order to enforce fee re
quirement, and thereby increase
learning.
Rebuttals are to order.
Point number one. A tragic num
ber of classes are not as neces
sary, or even beneficial, to learn
ing as fee professors would like
to believe feey are, or students
would like to have them be.
The very fact feat a student tan
maintain an above average grade
in a course without attending half
the classes gives at least some
indication that what the professor
said to the students who did at
tend those classes was not of great
value.
I, for one. cannot blame a stu
dent for cutting class if be has
such a professor and has repeat
edly left said class with no bet
ter understanding of the subject
than feat with which he entered.
By attending such a class, he
would only waste an hour that
be could spend more effectively
reading the textbook.
Rather thrn giving little black
nwks for no', attending class, a
by chuck wilson
professor should strive to make
his classes so valuable in under
standing fee course that students
could not afford to cut. Then more
students would bote attend class
and learn.
Point number two. Students
would attend classes (worthwhile
classes anyway, and that is all
that matters) even if attendance
was not required. The average Ne
braska student is not so imma
ture, in my opinion, feat be would
cut a lot of classes just because he
wasn't forced to go.
Most students are ' here to get
an education, and if feey can get
it in class, feat is where they will
go. As to those who aren't in
terested and so would not go to
class well, feey wont be hart
long anyway.
The Plebian Clod
rex menuey
Christmas means a lot of things
to a lot of people. To me it is
a time to probe and penetrate..
It is a time to ask why. Why do
I believe in God? Why do I hope?
Why do I seek to love God and
to be contrite at having offjnded
Him?
I believe in God because I have
no other choice. I feel that it is
intellectually unsound not to be
lieve in God. It is s reasonable
and logical thing to believe in God
and after all I am a rational be
ing. To say show me is to say that
you do not understand the nature
of God. It would be like saying
that you wouldn't believe in water
unless it burned like wood. Water
has it's properties and wood it's
properties and God His properties.
Why do I hope? There are two
reasons. One, when I had fallen
deep into despair, I came to a
point where I had to hope or be
lost because despair was like a
drug which chained the mind and
emotions into helplessness. Faced,
in a sense, with life and death
I chose life. There is another rea
son I hope. The authority I ac
cept wife regard to God says that
God forbids me to despair. For
bidden to despair!
Why do I seek to love God and
to feel contrite at having offended
Him? Do not be shocked. It is
the only reasonable thing to do
considering His properties and my
relationship to Him.
One does not just up and love
God and feel contrite at having
offended Him. I sometimes wonder
how deep my feeling goes in this
matter. Since I believe that be
will consider what I ask; I ask !
that I may come to love Him and j
be contrite at having offended Him j
what ever it takes. I have to ask. ;
Where else can 1 go? And so I ;
believe and I bope and I pray.
if it's actually going to swing Its
gates back.
Complaining has reached my
ears about my writing, specifically
about ir.y writing in this rag. Soma
of fee Good Brothers have toll
me feat this column is not cared
about or read by persons around
here, certain ones especially, after
a few articles feat didnt please
them. ,
First of all. it doesn't particular
ly matter to me if fee delicate
sensibilities of some activity and
political "jocks" at the school are
hurt or not even toudied. I dont
give more than a few blades of
grass, and dead grass at that,
what some persons say who think
they're high and mighty, but ia
reality are only bourgeois nitwits.
Also, if there are any criticisms,
they ought to be addressed to me
in person or else announced to
the Board of Publications, if fee
jabber is more than peanuts. Xot
feat honest discussion is to be
condemned, rather feat fee con
demned, in all fairness, ouH to
be hunted up by the condemnors
and the whole matter talked about
by both parties.
' If fee populace should think feat
I dont write about what feey want
to hear or now feey want to bear
it, recommendations can be made
to fee editorial editor or to fee
board of publication, and I can
be fired and retired to fee bliss
of a cloietered life, and sit and
ponder (which is really bette,
anyway).
If anyone is interested, uauaKy
my style is a combination, prob
ably, of three definite parsons,
who, in my estimation, are fee
senife of thought and expression,
and whom I find it flattering to
be able to have available for ad
vice. If any busybody wants to
know, I wiH teQ him their names.
Now let everyone keep fee va
cation days in virtue and be per
suaded toward scholarly pursuits
even though a few cans may mcs
sarCy need to be sacrificed.
Now I hear the gastric curdling V
voice of IVk Basoo, who no
doubt is beefing about soRrefeing
again. So I will have to answer
him pronto if I valua my life.
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gray, and white or
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hit . . in sizes 10-16.
The hemline is turned
up around the jacket to
match the wide cuffed
three quarter length
sleeves.
Sportswear, second
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