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The Doily Nebroskort
Friday, February 13, 1959
Editorial Comment:
Abe Had Good Ideas;
Do We Support Them?
Thursday was the birthday anniversary
of the 16th President of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln.
Why do schools and civic groups have
special programs on this day? Just what
was it that set Lincoln above the 15th or
the 17th or almost ajny of this country's
Presidents?
What was he like and what did he be
lieve? His doctrines were liberal and forward;
his attitude uncompromising; his aim, a
government by and for the people.
He carried out with probably the great
est force, and at the most difficult time,
the ideals of the United States Constitu
tion. Slavery didn't meet these ideals, nor
his own line of thinking, because in Lin
coln's mind a nation half slave and half
free could not endure.
And this President thought every coun
try should be free to think for itself, as
contemporary speakers might say to
reach the world destiny to which it was
entitled.
The United States under his policy
could be a nationalist nation but not a
colonialist searching out for additions to
its territories.
These weren't Lincoln's personally ini
tiated theories, but ones he tried and did
carry out with the great administrative
ability he had.'
But now the United States has openly
supported the policies of allies Great
Britain and France which in turn openly
support a colonialist policy of keep-what-you-con,
with little consideration to their
ideals that they say are similar to the
Democratic doctrines of this country.
This can make good political propa
ganda for the Communists. They can
say, "Well, we have our satellites. So do
Great Britain and France and the United
States doesn't try to keep them from tell
ing their possessions what to do."
The leaders of this country have hedged
on applying pressure in the civil rights
nrohlem after rather specific rules on the
rights of an American citizen were de
fined in the nation's Constitution.
So it's time for a self-evaluation of the
country on the anniversary of a great
leader's birthday. Why do we honor this
man? If we honor him for the policies and
doctrines he believed in, then certainly the
nation must accept them now.
It'd be a good Idea to see them in effect
again.
Circulation
Not Prompt?
We're Trying
The Daily Nebraskan has an explana
tion due its subscribers.
We know the papers haven't been in the
boxes on time the last couple of weeks,
(and so do a lot of other people, judging
from our overworked complaint depart
ment) The reason is that we haven't got a Cir
culation Manager yet. The Board of Pub
lications neglected to appoint one at their
last meeting. Since then, the term of the
chairman of the board has expired and
the board can't meet until a new chairman
is appointed.
The new chairman must be appointed
by the dean of student affairs, who is
currently trying to shake a nasty winter
cold bug. When Dean Colbert returns to
active status, we will get a chairman who
will call a meeting and get a circulation
manager who will get the papers in the
boxes on time, we hope.
In the meantime, we will continue to
distribute the papers even if the editor
and the business manager have to do it.
(Which would be putting them to work at
something useful at last.)
Casual Observer
Diana
Word for today, yesterday, and prob
ably tomorrow is slush! Equally fine
choices would be gunk, gloop, or just
plain slop. You need hip boots to keep
from drowning, a trench coat to avoid in
undation by every vehicle
that passes, and cleats to
stay upright on the ice.
Despite protestations to
the contrary, it doesn't
appear to me that an
overabundance of side
walk scooping was done
this snow has been around
for about a week it seems.
One sardonic individual,
from another school com
mented that it's a cood
thing the sun shines around here once in
a while or the sidewalks would never get
cleared.
It is rather hard on suede shoes when
the sun takes over the sidewalk clearing
detail.
By-gone Days
Ever notice how "by-gone" days always
seem mora exciting than the present?
Small example in the old days around
NU, not only classes, but housing was co
educational. This non-segregated set-up
"never caused any eruption at all," com
mented Dean Emeritus O. J. Ferguson,
1903 graduate. It wasn't until 1904 that
agitation for segregated housing began.
Before that, since neither girls' or boys'
dorms were available, students roomed
in boarding houses surrounding the cam
pus. When all the controversy began in
1904, people were shocked at the idea that
there was any reason to worry about the
situation, according to Mrs. Hazel Abel,
1908 grad.
Center of social life in those days was
the Lincoln Hotel, Mrs. Abel told a Ne
braskan staffer who was scouting for
NU-Iore to link with Charter Day cere
monies. And can't you just visualize the excite
ment of digging away busily to rid the
campus of an annual pest on All Univer
sity Dandelion Day? This must have been
much more exciting to the campus in
general than our spring activities when
only two persons get a chance to dig little
holes in the campus lawns to plant some
ivy that never grows.
Good News
Meanwhile, back in the present good
news emerged from the Student Council
chambers Wednesday when the library
committee reported that the library may
extend its Sunday and evening hours. Sun
day is traditionally week-end study night,
and for many courses, it is difficult to do
the work without reference materials at
hand. Soo . . . if the plan does go through
chalk up another mark in favor of our
Library, which already has a schedule
that compares most favorably to those at
other Universities.
The second proposal, which would close
the library on week nights for regular
service at 9:30 p.m., but leave study por
tions available, sounds too good to be
true, so there's no sense even speculating
about it.
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Foreign Reply
To the Editor:
This is in reference to
Jim's letter in the Wednes
day, Feb. 11 Daily Nebras
kan criticizing the foreign
students on the campus.
Dear Jim:
As a foreign student in
the United States of Ameri
ca, I should like to answer
your letter. But, I do not
want to become deeply in
volved in political issues.
You have criticized and
accused the foreign stu
dents. Directly or indirect
ly, whit you have in mind
is the job of the State De
partment agencies overseas
(embassies. They are well
qualified and professional
ized for this job. To be that
well qualified might take
you another four year
course besides your vast
knowledge and qualifica
tions. You consider yourself fa
miliar with this field and
capable of criticism. Frank
ly, you're not. What yon
say is only your emotional
imaginings based on the
best of your intelligence.
Don't misunderstand me.
God bless America. Jim,
you have proved yourself
"a good citizen" in which
you deserve my best con
gratulations. The foreign students here
are in the United States for
studying purposes to re
ceive an education only.
Most of them are private
students and self supporting.
I can't understand why a
student would come to a
country he didn't like if he
is self supporting that is
had the means to go else
where. Ask yourself this
question and then judge Mr.
Jim.
Your story was exagger
ated. You tried to move the
unmovable. You are a per
son of quick sympathy but
you lack empathy, which
means not to feel for, but to
feel with.
The fields of Education
and Science which we are
learning in this country are
the strongest weapons for
winning and gaining the
friendship of nations. And
for mutual benefits, the for
eign student with four years'
experience in this country
and an American college de
gree is the natural preacher
of the image of America in
the society of his homeland.
Al
Santa Claus
To the Editor:
"Yes Virginia, there is a
Santa Claus ..."
I take pleasure in answer
ing at once and thus promi
nently, the column of Gret
chen Sides expressing her
belief that courses at the
University of Nebraska are
getting harder even though,
as she says, many of the
"old-timers" don't believe
this to be so?
Gretchen, your fellow
students are wrong. They
have been affected by the
optimism of an optimistic
age. They think that no
grade average is beyond
the capabilities of their lit
tle minds. All minds, Gret
chen, whether they be
men's or women's, are lit
tle. In this great universe
of ours, man is a mere in
sect, an ant, in his intellect,
as compared with the
boundless world about him.
as measured by the intelli
gence capable of grasping
the whole of truth and
knowledge.
Yes, Gretchen, courses
are getting harder. You
know this from the great
amount of work piled upon
you in your classes. But
alas! How dreary would be
University life if there were
no hard courses! It would
be as dreary as if there
were no Gretchens. There
would be no challenge to
make tolerable this exis
tence. We should have no
enjoyment, except in mere
ly going through the mo
tions of education. The
eternal light with which the
search for knowledge fills
the world would be extin
guished. Not believe that courses
are getting harder! You
might as well not believe
in alphabetical registration.
You might get your friends
to watch all the faculty oN
fices to catch professors
adding a few extra assign
ments to the semester work
load, but even if they did
not see the professors in
creasing the assignments,
what would that prove? No
body sees the professors do
ing this, but that is no sign
that courses are not getting
harder. The most real hap
penings in the world are
those that nobody sees.
Before signing up for a
course, you may go ask the
professor w hether or not his
class will be more difficult,
than last year's, however,
"the veil covering his inner
self will probably prevent
your getting an answer to
ihis question. Only exper
ience and opinions of others
can answer to this question.
Is it all true? Gretchen, in
all this world there is noth
ing else so true.
Classes not getting hard
er? Of course they are, and
they will continue to get
harder. A year from now,
Gretchen, nay ten times
ten years from now, profes
sors will continue to over
burden the lives of the
students.
Butler Shrfler.
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