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Friday, January Z, 1960
The Daily Nebraskan
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Editorial Comment:
Ike Will Look South
(Editor's note: The following is a re
print from an editorial written by Daily
Nebraskan staffer Sandi Baaker for the
York Times during a School of Journalism
field trip.)
President Eisenhower, fresh from re
cent triumphs of diplomacy in the East
ern Hemisphere, will look south in late
February and early March to Brazil,
Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Accom
panying him on his 10 day journey will be
Mrs. Elsenhower and his brother Milton.
The President has said that he hopes
his visit will serve two purposes publicly
reflect his deep interest in all the coun
tries of the new world, and encourage
further development of the inter-American
system, not only as a further example, of
the way all peoples may live in peaceful
cooperation.
It was apparent during Ike's December
tour of 11 nations in Europe, Asia and
Africawhere receptions given him were
unprecedented that the President was
greatly impressed with the potentialities
of personal diplomacy. If the coming trip
is as successful as the previous one, inter
est on the part of the United States in her
Southern neighbors will undoubtedly be
stirred.
Although the itinerary has not been con
firmed, stops likely to be included will be
in Rio de Janeiro, the present capital of
Brazil and Brasilia, the new capital;
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile;
and Montevideo, Uruguay.
Two of the four countries, Argentina and
Uruguay, were visited by Vice President
Nixon in 1958. Nixon was cheered and
jeered in Uruguay and in Argentina he
got both a cordial welcome and one out
burst of hooting.
One might wonder why Eisenhower's
itinerary does not include stops in Peru
and Venezuela. Nixon visited both these
countries and in both he was the subject
of bitter, dangerous anti-American demon
strations. Ike's avoidance of the two countries
might be for several reasons, if he were to
receive a cordial welcome it would appear
that the people didn't like Nixon. If he also
would be the subject of anti-American
demonstrations, it would look bad for the
whole Republican party.
With the coming presidential nominat
ing convention, campaigns and election in
sight, Ike obviously doesn't want to do
anything that would make Nixon or the
Republican party the subject of disfavor
able attack concerning their diplomatic
relations with Latin America.
Whatever are the President's reasons
for choosing to visit the countries he has,
the United States will be watching with
interest the reception he gets. With the
present day emphasis on economic war
fare, the South American countries take
on new perspective with their vast
amounts of undeveloped resources.
Ike's personal diplomacy project in
South America comes at a strategic time,
both politically and economically. This
area should be considered to be of vast
importance to the United States and it will
prove to be of great value to us if the
President can show that he is offering our
sincere friendship to these people.
Two Outstanding Nebraskans
Each semester when the Daily Nebras
kan opens the nominations for Outstand
ing Nebraskans, after only a few nom
inees, making the selection appears an
impossible task.
Different faculty persons are "Out-
Standing" in widely differing aspects, and
different students have made contribu
tions to the. school which cannot be tossed
onto a scales and weighted mathematical
ly. This semester, however, the staff feels
that in the selection of Karl Shapiro, na
tionally known poet, Pulitzer prize winner
and lecturer, and of Dick Basoco, senior
In Arts and Sciences, two truly outstand
ing men have been named. Both are writ
era one who has carved out a name for
himself in national literary circles, and
one who is just beginning in the career of
writing.
In Prof. Shapiro,, the University has a
man who brings not only an honored name
to the school, but a teacher who can in-
snire his students with a respect and love
for poetry his chosen means of expres
sion. His rational prominence may be as
sessed by noting that the New York Times
asked him to write an article on modern
poetry thus acknowledging his prom
inence in the field. This same article,
which has brought a flood of letters to
Shapiro and the Times, is being reprinted
by the Yale University Press.
And of Basoco perhaps the simplest ex
planation of that quality which made him
this semester's Outstanding Nebraskan is
that those whom he criticizes most rigor
ously are the ones who respect his sin
cerity and judgment enough, to vote him
Outstanding Nebraskan.
In a year when the familiar cry is that
the campus is full of presidents but no
leaders, Basoco ranks as one who is first
of all a leader, and secondly an office
holder. He leads not only in organizations,
but more important in that wonderful
realm of thought our reason for being
here.
From the editor's desk:
On Campuses 9n Things
Diana
By Diana Maxwell
The last one is often the hardest at
least that is what every previous Rag edit
or has told me and they were right. In
one final shot, all the ideas that you
haven't had time or the opportunity to ex
plore come bubbling to
mind and you'd like to
throw them in.
You would like, too, to
get maudlin about what
a campus paper comes to
mean to those who put it
out. It becomes to the
staff much more than an
activity, and far more
than just a job. There is
a personality which is the
Rag, and no change of
editorship or business management goes
very deep ir. altering this personality,
which is Tradition in the good sense.
You'd like to talk about the way most of
the staff views its work. It's very hard to
explain how you as a staff come to feel
that you have a responsibility to the cam
pus which goes much , further than the
personal likes or dislikes you might have
for the individuals concerned in directing
various organizations.
You'd like to point out, even though it
wouldn't make a particle of difference,
that to criticize what an individual says
is not to criticize the individual. To dis
agree is not to slam ; to criticize is not to
purge. But mentioning it wouldn't make
any difference, and the next time a Ne
braskan editorial or columnist criticizes
some part of the work or activities of
some organization, the officers of same
would roar like wounded lions.
And you'd like to toss out those ideas
which you promised you'd mention sometime
Like why do applications to some stale
agencies like the Railway Commission,
have one blank which asks for religious af
filiation? The state constitution stipulates
that religion, race and that sort of thing
shall not be considered in hiring state em
ployees. Seems like if it isn't to be con
sidered, it shouldn't be asked in the first
place ....
Like to mention that despite what a
letter writer said, the Daily Nebraskan
thinks that the library staff does a good
job with the salary and funds available . . .
Like to rejoice that some of those dis
mal rooms in Soc are being painted. With
color yet . . .
Like to recall with some wonder what
the campus looked like three and a half
years ago when we were freshmen tem
porary buildings housed the Counseling
Service. Student Health, Regents Book
store. Ellen Smith Hall was, and 1here
was an extra while house on 16th St. where
Wesley Foundation plans to build. New
man Club lived in a small building ana
the Kellogg Center hadn't been heard of
yet by students. The Rag only came out
three times a week; and there wasn't a
Mueller Planetarium for the skies to
whirl around in. Lyman Hall wasn't and
neither was the new Student Health.
There wasn't a hole in the ground for the
Sheldon Art Galleries, and no plans had
been mentioned yet for an art building . . .
And who says things never, never, never
change on campus???
like to speculate about being freshmen
and to note that they are about to take
their first finals (and remember to jet
some sleep, gangi. To make a wild, sup
ported statement school is harder now
than it was when we were freshmen may
be because education is back in the
vogue . . .
like why is it that in the last paper
Kai and Co. went beserk again on ads???
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A Few Words . .
... Of a Kind
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By E. E. Hlnes
At this very moment it
Is probable that my two
Java birds are kicking
seeds out of their cage and
splashing water on to the
floor.
Why any
one would
buy two
Java birds
or two any
k i n d of
Dirds is
b e y o
my c
p r e h
sion. Only
a f o o 1 e.e.
would want a bird. I, as
indicated, have two.
They are practically
worthless. I -bought them
because of the way they
look. They're a man's bird
with none of the canary or
parakeet look. They have
gray bodies, black and
white heads and red beaks.
Guaranteed
My Java birds are guar
anteed unable to talk. If
they w eren't, I would
never have bought them. I
have been subjected to the
jabberish of prized para
keets far too often to count.
You know the routine.
You walk into a home and
out walks proud home
owner with her Tweety who
"is just the cutest, clever
est thing in the world."
Then for the next 15 min
utes you suffer while she
tries to get Tweety to say
something.
Usually Tweety doesn't
say anything. If not, the
rest of my visit is devoted .
to an explanation that
Tweety hasn't been feeling
well lately, and that the
barking of the neighbor's
dog upset him earlier in the
day.-
lf Tweety does ' a y"
something, it's intelligible
Mines
to no one except his proud
owner. The few times I've
been able to understand the
Tweeties I have met, I have
noted that without fail they
are horribly unoriginal con
versationalists. I shudder when I think
that every minute there
must be vast numbers of
people sitting by their pet
birds waiting for them to
speak. I contend that only
a bird brain can appreciate
the thoughts or expressions
of another bird brain.
Un-American
As I say. My Java birds
do not talk. But they do
chirp. They produce a hor
rible, unmusical chirp
which they choose to exhibit
most frequently when my
record player also is per
forming. I usually note a
distinct dissonance. I also
begin to doubt my birds'
loyalty to America because
they chirp loudest when I
play Russian music.
My Java birds (I call
them mine. I actually gave
them to my wife after they
flopped a two-month trial
with me. She didn't seem
anxious to claim them. She
said something like:
"They're your birds. Y o u
take care of them. Don't
try to palm them off on
me.") . do. have . talents,
though.
You may recall that I
have mentioned these tal
ents they kick seeds and
splash water. They also
produce a loud s q u a c k
whenever I put my hand in
their cage to care for them.
And I ask myself, "Why
should I keep feeding these
damn birds? All they do is
ruin my music and provide
me wiih a daily sweepup
job. They are completely
thankless and loudly resent
any venture I make into :
their black-wired universe,
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The members of the Stu
dent Council Library com
mittee would like to public
ly express our appreciation
for the cooperation we have
obtained from the Adminis
tration and the Library offi
cials in extending library
hours this semester.
Special thanks 50 to Mr.
Frank Lundy end Mr. Rich
ard Farley of the library
staff, and to Mr. James Pit
tinger of the administration.
The committee memzers
sincerely hope that the
even whert I am helping"!
them." 1
But I've decided I keep
them because I have to.
They're MY birds. I'm re
sponsible, so to speak. So,
I guess I'll, keep right on
listening to them squack,
and continue sweeping up
ater them.
Sometimes, I wonder if
God feels the same way
about man.
many etu dents who have ex
pressed an interest in
extDndlng library hours will
take advantage of this new
opportunity for extended
study and research.
Fran Speoneman
Bob Stine
Grad Club Cof 'ee
A Graduate Club coffee
hour will be held 5 p.m.
today in the Student Union.
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