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The Dailv Nebrcskan
Friday, April 18, 1953
Editorial Comment
Lending A Helping Hand
The fraternity system at the University
has a chance Saturday to regain prestige
which has been gradually lost through
past antics, and resulting critical at
tacks from anti-fraternity people. The
Greeks plan to contribute more than
4,000 man hours of free labor toward
repairing the physical plants of 8 public
agencies.
About 650 men will have to take part
In the program in order to make it suc
cessful. Setting up such a program re
quires extensive preparation, and Gary
CadwaHader and other members of the
IFC deserve credit for having the fore
tight and initiative to plan such a proj
ect The community improvement day has
already received a great deal of publicity
from local newspapers, and undoubtedly
win receive more on Saturday. This is
probably the primary purpose why the
program was started: to gain publicity
that will make it easier for Greeks to
persuade new students that fraternities
can be beneficial to them and are more
than party dens.
The huge amount of publicity already
received is one of the major reasons why
the fraterntiies can't allow the project
to be a flop. If the 23 fraternities taking
part are really interested in what will
happen to their organizations next fall
they should make certain that they turn
out in force Saturday morning.
But ignoring the publicity angle com
pletely, the fraternities are to be compli
mented for showing maturity in the se
lection of such a job as a spring project.
It will undoubtedly benefit both them
and Lincoln, and. as Willis Johnson of
the Community Chest said, (make) "a
wonderful contribution to the various
agencies. Frankly," he added, "I don't
know how these agencies would get this
work done otherwise."
So, hats off to the Greeks.
By Their Skin You Shall Know Them
The race relations problem in Lincoln
Isnt anything new. The burning of the
Sherman Brown home, apparently by
an arsonist, merely helped to highlight
the intensity which prejudice can reach
even in a fairly non-discriminatory sec
tion of the country non-discriminatory
perhaps only in the weak speeches of
people who don't mind minorities as long
as they aren't around.
Now the chairman of the Nebraska
Chapter of the National Assn. of Social
Workers has asked Lincoln Mas or Mar
tin to appoint a commission on human
relations. Supposedly there is already
such an organization one established in
1951 But the rub is that one of the Coun-
Charming Genius
A very charming personality made his
way around the campus earlier this week
In connection with the Phi Beta Kappa
ceremonies. The man being referred to
Is Dr. Harlow Shapley, lecturer on cos
mography at Harvard University.
Dr. Shapley showed the true spirit of
an educated person. He spoke brilliantly
and with wit not only on his own field of
study, but history, religion, poetry and
a whole jumble of other fields.
It almost made one realize that being
an intellectual does not necessitate being
a dull, lethargic bore who wears faded
suit coats and suffed shoes. Dr. Shapley
showed that the genius may also be
charming and keenly in touch with the
idealistic and often light-hearted students.
cil of Human Relations' members says
it has met only once since it was started
in 1952.
Greater tolerance is something for
which educated people must always
strive. A special committee may help to
give greater voicing of the problems
faced by minorities in our own cities
and states, but they cannot really play
too great of a part in eliminating the
small yet not petty acts of discrimina
tion made by individuals. These acts
may only be ended when so called Chris
tians begin to recall the words of their
Saviour were not, "By their skins you
shall know them," but rather, "By their
works you shall know them."
Creative Students
It is satisfying to be able to soak up a
great body of facts and appreciation for
the works done by other people, but per
haps the greatest satisfaction is personal
creation. Six students were recognized
for their creative ability Wednesday in
a Campus Writers program arranged by
the English department. The six were
Ervin D. Krause, Robert Alquist and
Mrs. , Glenna Lusche for prose, and
Frank Hemphill, Jerry Petsche and
Barbara Millnitz for poetry.
A person never knows when or where
the next great writer will appear, but it
is certain that the chances for such an
appearance are far greater when young
writers are encouraged with such awards
as the lone Gardner Noyes Poetry award
and the Prairie Schooner fiction award.
From the Editor
private opinion
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"Yon can aid your student government
by actively participating in its programs
... by voting in students elections and
fulfilling the duties of a responsible
campus citizen ... by bringing your
opinions to your student government rep
resentative so that action may be taken
through proper and effective channels
... by critical participation in student
government committees and programs
... by reading about and studying is
sues affecting students through your
campus newspaper ..."
This sounds like a good program for
better student government
But would it fit here? Would or should
It be fostered by a national student or
ganization which could additionally
provide an opportunity for low-cost
educational tours to Europe, Asia, Africa
and Latin America . . .
represent you to students throughout
the world at the International Student
Conference and international student
meetings . . .
bring together students, educators,
and foreign guests in seeking to better
student life on the campus . . .
offer IS full summer scholarships to
students from member campuses for an
intensive study of international student
relations ...
represent student opinon on legisla
tion and national issues . . ?
Apparently the student council at this
University says, "No!" emphatically to
a progressive and fine program such as
this one.
After all, the student council tells me
I'm wrong. They didn't table action on
joining the United States National Stu
dent Association.
They canned action which would let
the University participate in these stu
dent-centered activities with top colleges
all over the nation.
"It costs too much," one member de
clared. Sare. One hundred fifty dollars
is too much to participate in the con
ferences, be eligible for the scholarships,
profit from the speakers, share in the
constructive activities of the NSA.
WelL the student council thought so
last year. They didn't yell very loud
when they bounced the idea of joining
the NSA from the current business on
their calendar, but they did forget to
allow the students in general to have
any say-so about w hether we should join
the organization.
The attitude around the University
with respect to student government is
rather discouraging, I'd say. If some
thing costs money or takes time or ex
tra effort, it's taboo. Look at the opposi
tion the tribunal had from various cam
pus leaders. Look at the opposition it's
still receiving.
WelL no matter what has gone under
the boards, let's all remember that we
can't hang a man till he's had an open
trial. The NSA hasn't had a fair chance
. . . yet. If the students see what the
national organization has to offer and
then reject it, that's fine. But there
should be no honest objection to putting
membership in the NSA on the spring
ballot for the students to decide for
themselves.
"Eight Thousand F.M. Radio Sta
tions!" he yelled. It was Etaoin Shrdlu,
faithful reader of the Daily Nebraskan
pointing out an inaccuracy in Wednes
day's column.
"No, Etaoin," I explained. "That was
8,000 radio sets, receivers."
We both laughed and walked out of
the office.
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Objections Sustained
By Steve Schullz
I note that in a few days the
Student Council's committee
on nominations (or whatever
the august body doing the se
lecting is called; I write this
while con- fmmm '""awi
of pain and
don't have
access to
source mate
rial) will
choose candi
dates for
seats on the
Student Tribunal.
My
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Now I never thought that
I'd join in a mudslinging con
test with the target being the
occupants of that imposing
structure on 14th and Vine.
My aptitude, which is pretty
nonexistent anyhow, just
couldn't stand it. Besides, -e
always kind of liked RC
But now I'm beginning
agree with those who looked
somewhat askance at me
whenever I said I liked ROTC
and muttered something about
". . . completely out of his
skull."
Before commencing my bit
ter invictive tirade, I'd bet
ter explain something. I'm in
the Navy program (or, per
haps after this column "was"
will be more correct), hope
to be commissioned an en
sign in the Navy, go to sea
and serve my military obli
gation leading some unfortun
ate enlisted men in the de
fense of their country.
Just what marching has to
do with keeping a ship afloat
or getting it from where it
is to where it's supposed to be
is a little beyond me. I was
going to add I don't see what
marching has to do with get
ting a shell onto an enemy
target either, but, considsider
ing the fantastic accuracy of
Naval gunfire, I'll have to ad
mit that it may just be nec
essary to march over and pers
onally drop it by hand.
But be that as it may, last
Tuesday, there we were,
marching in an out of step,
in an out of "dress" all over
that malL And speaking of
dress, we were wearing out
winter blues. Some chief has
obviously forgotten to tell the
Admiral in charge of the 9th
Naval District that winter is
over, the snow is gone, and
those chill north winds which
may still be plaguing the Ad
miral's office in Great Lakes
are gone here in Lincoln. But,
no, we have to stay in those
sharp looking, doublebreasted
and horribly hot blues.
Churchill must have been
talking about the U of N Navy
battalion when he said some
thing about "blood, sweat and
tears." Especially the bit
about "sweat." After march
ing for an hour, those platoon
leaders had better stop yell
ing "hitting that pivot-point"
on column movements and
just be happy that some of
us are still able to slosh slug
gishly from pivot point to piv
ot point at alL
And everyone in the whole
outfit who gives commands
ought to take some sort of a
speech correction cause. How
they exptct anyone to carry
out the garbled noises that
are intended to be orders is
completely beyond compre
hension. 'As I'm marching along,
swearing under my breath
and with sweat roaring like
a waterfall past my ears, a
dim sound bounces off my
ear drums. "Mmmftlzlft!" As
my brain frantically tries to
make some kind of sense out
of the sound, I get run down
by some maniac who has
had practice in translating the
verbal version of Egyptian hi
eroglyphics to English. As the
entire platoon disintigrates in
to confused chaos, the platoon
leader, true to form, screams,
"Hit that pivot point!" Good
thinking and clear speaking,
my lad. You were meant for
the military!
I have to change the water
In which I'm soaking my
bruised, and blistered, and
bloodied feet, which brings
up another point. Why is it
that all regulation military
equipment is made either for
a midget or a ten foot ape?
People come in odd and as
sorted sizes, but not that odd
and not that assorted. And
most fall somewhere in be
tween. I wonder if they can still
hang a person for mutiney?
Schultx
As my friends and foes will
realize, this does not rouse
me to full-throated "hallelu
jah" shouting; I have indi
cated in this column before
- that I am afraid the Tribunal
may become: (1) a sieve
through which to run routine
cases, and (2) a sponge to
absorb the howls of students
which should properly be di
rected against the adminis
tration. But at least we have gotten
away from the custom of a
prosecuting attorney also
acting as judge, a custom ap
parently originated by some
campus potentate who envied
the remarkable efficiency of
the Spanish Inquisition. And
we have hopes of avoiding
those secret sessions in old
Ellen Smith Hall (May she
rest in pieces) which one al
ways feared but never knew
were resulting in some rules
juggling which rivalled any
thing ever seen on the Keith
Circuit.
The selecting job of the
Student Council's committee
to get back to the subject at
hand is made doubly peril
ous by the proximity of Ivy
Day and the resultant flurry
of activity in the Trip to the
Tackle and the Maul for the
Mask. One regrets that the
Student Tribunal is an ac-
Nebraskan Letterip
Religion
Dr. Shapley, in his Tuesday
lecture on Religion in the age
of Science, has summarized
ably and effectively the dis
coveries he and his colleagues
in science have achieved in
the course of the last decades.
He also reported on notable
progress in the current move
to bring together the leaders
in science and in religion for
the purpose of mutual ad
justment in the interest of us
Americans and mankind at
large.
It seems fortunate that our
country has men like Shapley
and such of our clergy who
came to listen to him and
thus enriched their knowledge
of modern science and its
achievements. A true scientist
is eternally approaching the
truth about the world that sur
rounds us, and in finding more
and more about it, lets the
chips of his discoveries fall
where they may. Some of
these chips fall over fallacies
which have been cherished by
some of us, ana our feelings
are hurt. We may as well be
aware that truth always is a
terrifying thing and we hu
man beings suffer when we
choose a path that leads to it.
It gives me profound satis
faction to find that the most
fundamental aspects of relig
ion and science are remark
ably alike. For instance: A
true Christian is never con
tent with his spiritual and
moral standing; he is humble
in the realization of his own
imperfections, be he a lay
man or a minister, and par
ticularly so if he is a minister,
as he sets an example to his
congregation. So is the true
scientist in his unceasing
quest for the truth: the more
he learns the clearer becomes
the realization of how much
more is still ahead of him to
learn. Newton and Einstein,
and our own Shapley, are of
this true type of scientist. Be
cause of this he is willing to
meet the intelligent clergy so
as to take stock of the facts
and situations with which in
tellectual leaders are con
fronted. Scientists are not discover
ing new facts about our Uni
verse for the purpose of em
barrassing certain preachers
If the latter find themselves
embarrassed, it is up to them
to find a way out of the em
barrassment. And true scien
tists will not refuse to help
them out, just as Shapley does.
Christ said, "Those who
have ears to hear, let them
hear." The scientist who un
selfishly, honestly, and pas
sionately seeks the truth, says
the same: Those who have
ears to hear, let them bear.
MAKIM K. EIAS
Spring Libation
I have no particular com
pliments, complaints, or con
dolences to make and there
was a noticeable absence of
LETTERIPS in the Monday
issue of the Rag. So, in the
true college tradition, let me
offer my libation to Spring.
Jigger Rum, 90 proof
1V4 Jiggers Gold Seal Rum,
86 proof
Jigger White Label Rum,
86 proof
Jigger Pineapple Juice
Jigger Papaya Juice, if
available
Juice of 1 Lime
1 Teaspoon Powdered Sugar
Shake well with ice and
pour into 14-ounce glass.
Decorate with Pineapple and
Cherry and float on top
Demerarra Rum, 151 proof.
Sprinkle lightly with Powder
ed Sugar and serve.
Good luck.
J. P. SCHENCK
Nebraskan
Want Ads
tivity but it is, and it will thus
attract activities jocks, whose
wide acquaintance on campus
and necessity for keeping
friends may make them in
adequate to the job of tribu
nalizing. One would suspicion
that the student court would
be best run by a bunch of nice
little guys of whom no one
has ever heard. Because of
this and because of the unique
nature of the Tribunal, I sub
mit that the 2 activities hon
oraries should make a pub
licly understood policy that
they will not consider the stu
dent court a qualification for
membership in this or any
other year.
A second problem of the
nominating committee is that
it must choose students stu
dents, mind you who can en
hance the disciplinary system
with the respect it has lost at
the hands of the administra
tion. Rightly or wrongly, the
Ellen Smith Hall crowd was
cordially distrusted by much
of the campus, and rightly or
wrongly, a series of new ru
mors flurried out of almost
every discipline meeting.
Things are not much better
now that Ellen Smith is a
skyline skeleton and the boys
are snug in their new glass
house. The pieces of that dis
trustwhich was indicated by
the Freed Resolution must
unfortunately be picked up
and thrown away by the Tri
bunal before it can ever work
effectively. This can only be
done in one way: the Tribu
nal must be made of men
whose integrity will lead them
to tell the administration that
it had best adopt a hands off
policy.
Fashion As I See It
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By Wendy
Makepeace
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act of fun-lovinr separates
with a new look. Colored
patches in the white roll
sleeve shirt match the
broad cloth skirt of nn
pressed pleats.
These colorful match
mates may be found in
Gold's second floor sports
wear in sizes 10-16 for
S.98 each.
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