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i Friday, April 8, 1960 Page 2 The Daily Nebraskan J I I i,- i 1 4 ffilfl I TlUEli,Naa) THAT Y00 H4V YOOR ukakycarqarenY Y(X)eO(N6Ta y f Tilfct. r-T LOOK LINUS.N li IT'S SILLY FOR U I VtX) TO BE SCARED Daily Nebraskan Letterips On 'On the Beach'. To the Editor: Doug McCartney's arti cle, "The Essence," al though well intended and true in part, cannot be left unanswered, as it isn't al together factual. One can certainly agree with him, that nuclear war is sheer folly of the highest degree and that man's fore most challenge is to circum vent it. However, to go so far as to say the book "On the Beach" is NOT fiction, sci ence or otherwise, is stretching the facts con siderably.. "On the Beach" Is fiction and should not be interpreted as anything else but fiction. There is' plenty of evi dence that the outcome of an atomic holocaust would be terrible beyond compre hension, but there is no evidence that it would eliminate mankind from the world,' this hemisphere or this country. The survivors of such a war, and they would num ber somewhere around 40 or SO million in this coun try, would find themselves in the midst of a once great civilization, sitll fighting a half-fought war which would last until the little re maining resilience of one side or the other gave out. Considering the awful con sequences of atomic war fare, there are still very good reasons for not pre senting this problem on an "On the Beach" basis. One, it leaves the presentation wide open to just criticism, when there is no need for this. Two, presented on this all or nothing b a s i s, it might result in a frantic ill-conceived solution, which very well could lead to only a worsened condition. Three, it could lead to a public feeling of futility, which would give rise to a public feeling of futility, which would give rise to resigned attitude, which would completely stymie staff comment A by Sandi Looker Somebody once told me 9:17 a.m. Someone sec- non-University type people that every now and than a onds the motion made by the other day -and happened professor fails to appear the 9:16 a.m. speaker. to mention something about for an hour exam. Impos- 9:i8 a.m. Shuffle, snap, working on the 'Rag.' Got sible that was my first slam, stampede. this reply: tho ugnt. 9:19 &jm. Notice that "I thought you were still But being f " three or four status seek- working on the Daily Ne- somewh at , f ers are not joining in the braskan." fanciful I -""'j' mass exodus. Gulp, thought 9:20 a.m. The scene is Reminded me that no one again and k ' one of great milling- has done a story on the be- oeci d s "". 4 around in the hall. "Maybe ginning of the 'Rag' this maybe it ' we should wait," says one. year. How extremely unen- r ,? 7 ' "No" says another- "H'u lightened t h e freshmen could hap- - , y - never come now." must be I , 'i vi2a'?l; Trh SCeunc Well, once upon a time iS Vvl Im shifts to the Umon where in 1893 stunt news. JJL with ? i manty f e Cla&S ar Per was edited by a man STL'S fiZ t i5 ermg, symPathy tof ea named Frank T. R i 1 e y. LS.iL P weVr- JVW Guess he was a rather color- wouldnt show up. late the night before. Word ful type student and duri And today (Thursday) it comes that one of the status his ign the paper wa happened. seekers found out that the du5bed "Riiey'g Rag." The Second bell rang. No tes.t will be after vacation. paper was a weekl to twnf A few hours later now p. . . , . . . L. P- T'm Wonderin? whv it it Students later dropped the ! Mm ,PntLk, in that iSrtm hRilv Part and the paper J i ? ft iZ f L eriaS behind in a situa- has caUed the Ra8 Jf? H."nJ P tion such 33 this. th ones ev",smcK I'll f l m Someone sug-' to whom 1ve referred as "Ralis one oMhe few ges'ts that 'a test can't be J-VSriS'' almSt traditions present on thU taken in half an hour so ' 6 ', campus. we might as well leave. Was visiting with soma .Happy Vacation, etc. Daily Nebraskan gTXTT-NINE TEARS OLD talerltloa ntr mn l ptt MMrtu m U tat tfc Member: AUted CoUesUt. Pre,., toler- Z IJ.M brMkfc KeprwuteUve: N.tkmU AdvertUtof 8erv- rmt0r B.U."t" ...c. kw Ice. Incorporated Manrtf Editw . nr taaiur Published at: Room 20, Student Union eKf Hrk riiuw Lincou, Nebraska n::::"::::::::""::::::::''; 14tB A K Comr tMim rat Dcm. 0rr Hoi tm, Teleufeone HE 1-7631, ext. 4225, 422C, 4227 . onton HhnitMn " Th iMItr Hrbnukaa to Mondw. TMd. J,c5 J"" -iU iVV'i; ,,m forrMit Wadaeafer aa Friday rio tha aehaol rear, rirrpt Wrlteia Hike MllroT. Ana Morer dvrtac aala and exam period, hr nvdnta af tha . . ,. Vf"1 I -n hrr.no liolTrrttT of Nebnuka aider tho anthnrliatioa af tha 'airloe Staff Wrlten Dav nonifarth, Cormttoa oa Mndrat Affairs aa aa npreloa af rta- lm rnrren Wot aptoioa. PaMieatloa aader the jorltdlettea af tka Reporlera Nney llrnwa. Naary Whltfnrd, r?ab8aaiBirtaa aa Stadeat rabHeatkiu ball ha nr Clni riark. C hip Wood. Joho Jrlt. tntm Ml tonal .-aaanhlp oa the part af tha Sabeora- Hai Brs.wp. Joha Noloo. anritra or aa tka part of aay member af the facctty af BUSINESS STAFF the ValTeraUir. or aa the part af aay peraoa ootatea Banlnem Maaanr Klaa Kaimaa be UalTcnrtr. Tha member of tha Dallr Nertraakaa Atatataat Baalaea Mtiapn Ofl Oradr, lliarleiw staff an aeraoaallr respoasfblo for what the w. ar Qrass, Ardtth Urini t aw a as arteted. Fatenearjr i. I I can't! i'm Araioto SO INTO THE LIBRARY... BUT THEYkE ALWAYS $3 STILL. ANDtOHEN YO) OJALti IN, YOUR FOOTSTEPS ECHO LIKE YOU WERE IN A GREAT TOMB.' any further concerted ef forts to solve this momen tous problem. Charles T. Spooner Poor Excuse To the Editor: Mr. Calvert's "official" statement concerning the question of segregation in the dormitories (Nebras kan, April 6) deserves fur ther comment. Mr. Calvert admits that rooms are assigned on a basis of racial origin. Whether this is done in good faith or not is not the question. The fact that it is done makes it a discrim inatory practice, and if con tinued, in a sense, condones segregation. The reason given by Mr. Calvert is the same used by segregationists to con tinue separate schools that of maintaining peace, a poor excuse which will never solve the problem of segregation. Racial prejudice is not innate; it is learned. A uni versity supposedly educates the student. Prejudice is the result of ignorance, and no truly educated person could le prejudiced. Mr. Calvert's statement that students are assigned rooms according to their common interests is hardly valid. Certainly all univer-' sity students, regardless of race or creed, share the same common interests and problems. The United States cannot be the world leader that it should be until all forms of discrimination are elim inated. Patrick R. Wells Search For Truth The real responsibility of every university student is to honestly seek for truth. We are called upon to seek truth in all areas of life. This means that we have to study issues ourselves and come to our own conclu sions rather than accepting public opinion. The area in issue is the Leftist's View I JUST CAN'T MAKE M5ELF go fyi?ouert those pooks.-. ..AND THEN WHEN W SO UP TO THE FRONT LIBRARIAN LOGICS AT YCJO ClXTf-t HER 6REAT BIS EYES, AND SHE... action that can be taken by University of Nebraska stu dents to relate to the stu dent "sit-in" demonstra tions in the South. 1. Focusing attention on one location, concerned stu dents are circulating a pe tition regarding one student known to at least 40 Univer sity of Nebraska students. The petition is directed to the Board of Trustees of Vanderbilt University ask ing for favorable reconsid eration of Jim Lawson's ex pulsion from the divinity school. He is a Methodist minis ter who has served for three years as a short-term mis sionary in India and was at the point of finishing his last semester at Vanderbilt. Jim Lawson was expelled because he was arrested for his leadership in the cur rent "sit-in" demonstrations and his avowal that he had a continued interest in the non-violent action. 2. Jim Lawson is only one of many students arrested. Throughout the South stu dents are demonstrating because they want action on a right that is God given and recognized by the U.S. Bill of Rights the right for equality. 3. No one organization prompted this action. The NAACP is one group that has declared itself ready to aid in the court fees of those arrested for demon strating. As a part of the Univer sity of Nebraska commun ity we are part of a larger community in America and the world. What happens in Lincoln, Nebraska; Nash ville, Tennessee; or Johan nesburg, South Africa does affect us "all. If in the issue at stake you see truth, act by witnessing to your con victions: locate a petition today from a student you know who has a petition, from the student denomina tional houses or the YWCA, 335 Union. And sign it Jackleyn Wilkes YWCA Executive Director Mrs. Paul Fenske United Campus Christian Fellowship I'VE 6ar ( oh, good V LIBRARY GRIEF! Ji OR ELSE by jolin In a poem by Barton Hunter are these lines: "Let me no longer say, 'They must be Patient,' When I know deep down within my heart I would not be patient, Wore I their chains." These lines answer the question of the approach to segregation now being tak en in the South. I refer to the non-violence demonstra tions, now being conducted in northern states. The Negro is tired of wait ing, tired of trying to go through administrative channels, which continually put him off and refer him to someone else until he fin ally gets to the janitor, wiio completes the cycle, and then "sweeps him up with ; tne rest ot jpssw2ss : the trash." I . Of course lr there is currently a civil rights bill in Con gress, but, judging by current p r o c ced ing, it is doubt f u 1 Else that, if one is passed, it will have any real power. But even if a strong bill should emerge from the session, would this justify criticism of demon strations? We have had other legis lation and judicial decisions calling for equal rights for the Negro which, for the most, part, have not pro duced the total effect for which they were designed. Three years hence will be the 100th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, and it is obvious that the Negro does not even now enjoy the rights that such freedom implies. This is strong proof of how long we have been aware of the problem and how little we have done about it. We have seen that it cannot be solved by legis lation. This is as foolish as . Forget it By Dick Stuckey And so now we have here this weather thing which is known as the spring area. Almost here at least. And so everybody says, fine well now it seems like everybody's feeling better it must be the weather so pleas ant and all. And at long last the snow is gone and the grass is here and the air is warmer and the clothes are fewer and the cold dorms better. And vacation's coming which will end on Easter. And then everyone will start again warmer yet. But will not hardly give a damn whether vacation ended on Easter or started there or if anything was at all. A note now let's not get these whatisit words confused with the Easter bonnent rabbit Easter church debate. All that is to be said here is that something must matter. ' And so let's make that Easter once. At least Easter. , And if you don't believe in it, then believe in whatever day it falls on just for the day itself, and for the time that that day is, which doesn't tick off, or go by, but just is all at once from start to finish which really aren't either. And here's what might help maybe if you like it. And if you don't then don't again as always. What matters is that the end-of-vacation Sunday means something about a promise that the snow will melt and the floods go down. And a promise that the grass will green and the air will warm and the clothes can get fewer. Not prettier because they're just as pretty manyier. And a promise that after the leaves green too they'll turn, and fall, and take care of the grass that burned. Not a promise that anyone will feel better.' And it means a promise that it will snow again. Because white and green and brown all look just as good. If you let them. And rain is just as good as sun. If you let it. ... Eater in its bonnent, 4Vith all the people around it, Could be a naked sunset. But we'll all be decked in whatever we aren't, And when they look us over, They'll never know that they are too. An fifth avenue, Any avenue, The photographers will take their pictures, And after they're developed we;il know what we had on, And we will probably miss the picture page. In our Easter bonnent, Without the frills upon it, We could probably enjoy college. Nobody forgets it. t "As the wear point of your car approaches zero, the safer driver you- be come." so concluded a speech I heard the other morning. The sub ject was safe driv ing and the spa k e r one R. A. Bos well, sort of an a m , ateur expert on the sub ject. His Hoerner points and his theory worth repeating. are f. else trying to legislate birth con trol. Probably one of the most encouraging aspects of the Southern demonstrations is that white students are par ticipating with Negro stu dents to a large extent. On several occasions when a Negro student was arrested, white students have raised the funds to pay for his de fense. The Students for Demo cratic Society and others may think the protest march or picket method generally ineffective, but many experiences have proven otherwise. ' In Dur ham, N.C., home of Duke University (a segregated university), these methods have , succeeded in closing down the lunch counters of three chain stores Wool worth, Kress and Walgreen which has led to serious consideration of the segre gation problem and the establishment of a mayor's committee to attempt to alleviate the problems. It might be noted that the majority of violence which has occurred during these demonstrations is the result of white opposition to the attempts to show the injustice of the situation. May those protesting and supporting such protests, as long as the methods re main non-violent, let no method be avoided. Use voices, petitions, and pens, but let no possible means of expression go unused. Let those opposing such strug gle and courage and acri fice for human rights admit that they don't think men are equal OR ELSE quit fooling themselves and say with Barton Hunter: ""But don't let me any longer lie to myself Or make myself the laughing stock Of all my brothers . . . Who see through my in sincerity in these mat ters As clearly as a parent sees through a childish ruse." H -I' Conservative Estimate By John tioerner (Before taking the max ims too seriously, however, it is only fair to mention that Dick is also the author of the profound statements "It's a lovely night for an evening" and "There's ' quantity in numbers.") But I deviate. To elabor ate on the basic theory, he feels that as an individual aims at the goal of becom ing the safest driver pos sible he will also get the maximum usefulness out of his tires, brakes, motor, etc. and really save him self some money and what's more miserly vice versa.. He first supports h 1 s theory with the proved re lationship between speed and the chance of being killed. The chance of a fa tality increases as the square of the total speed thus your chances of dy ing at 70 m.p.h. are about twice as great as at 50 m.p.h. Specific instances to prove his point followed. Many accidents are caused by people wheeling around corners and either banging into the rear end of a stopped car or a pedestrian. This same unsafe prac- tice also has costly connota tions. A good set of new Mmm ?voi AX w ELL litis at' EQPB What Wasn't in History 9 Items you'll never have to answer on a History 9 or 10 exam: 1. Who was notably fond of red high heels, and today into a marvelously illustrated 14 page spread on the legendary feats of the Pioneers. From Dan'l Boone's boyhood and Johnny spreading his seeds, the gamut ist full of Old Stormalongs, Harbor Ser pents, Belles who foiled a Union 'Army and Brave Drummer Boys. Comments the April 11 edition, "Americans first homegrown heroes all had one thing in common: a superb talent for outrageous boasting." Astronauts Training The third in the series telling the unique story of the education of seven men to become America's first spacemen appears in this week's LIFE. "It begins like a carnival ride. Slowly you tumble, twist and roll, while your body lurches against the tight harness that straps you to the contour couch. Then you rotate faster and faster, until you are whirling around violently, incredibly actually spin ning in three different directions at once . . ." Or . . . spacemanship isn't all glamour. South African Story Since the first reports of shootings of demonstrat ing Negros in South Africa, the rest of the world has looked with a mixture of horror and genuine puzzle ment at the white mens' actions. LIFE'S foreign 'editor, after a tour of the area, has produced a sort of primer on the Afrikaner minority which runs South Af rica. "I have met many Afrikaners and liked them; they have stal wart virtues. But they are poorly equipped by temperament to cope with the 20th Century. They are afraid . . . ." LIFE adds that in the Afrikaners case this fear of the black man is accompanied by a tremendous inferiority complex and hatred of everything English. This colors their outlook because the English have done some liberal things in Africa hence all liberal changes are wrong. tires can't be purchased for less than $30 apiece, and with proper care they will last 30,000 miles. Many of us look back while driving and are astonished by the size of the fins on our car, only to realize that we are being followed too closely. This dangerous practice brings in added expense, too. Anyone who makes a habit of following close has to use his brakes almost every 20 or 30 feet to keep from disaster. A brake re line even the' cheap quickie costs $20 and im proper and frequent use can cut its life by 70-80 per cent. Other points that could be considered are the poor gas, mileage, transmission re pairs, scratch and dent re pairs, and others that re sult from jack-rabbit starts, touch and go, "eager wea ver" driving, and high speed. At a time in our lives where rough driving doesn't really mean too much, we are impressed by added expenses and it's financial to note the close relation ship between the driving that saves lives and the driving that saves money. whose favorite compan ions were a cat and a glass-eyed goat? 2. Why were spiders from Cathay needed at the wedding of two daughters o f Charles Durand ? 3. Describe Godsey Scorce. (Ans.: 1. the Witch of Wellfleet; 2. For the gold and siver cobwebs, of course. 3. One day he was a mule. Or, folklore Ameri cana. LIFE moves light ly out of the real and th 1 : i u .-1