Tuesday, September 20, 1960
Page 2
The Nebraskan
EDITORIAL
Soviet Visit Holds
Hope for Future
The big question in the minds of students as they
await the visit of some 13 Soviet students participating
in a cultural exchange is one of curiosity as related to f
what good do these visits accomplish.
This is an extremely difficult question, one that
probably cannot be answered from the standpoint of s
the Soviet's side and what he takes back to his country.
From the visits of our students to the Soviet Union we
have learned much. We no longer hold the naive view
that all Russians are waiting for that one moment when 1
they can rise up against their rulers and throw off the
bonds of dictatorship.
Because their moves, questions and actions are
watched at all times either by their leaders, or by fel-
low students themselves, we may not get a true picture
of their reactions to their visit here.
Naturally, no one expects to welcome them with
outstretched arms and loud cheers, nor is anyone ex-
pected to shout cat calls and boo them. Our main pur-
pose will be to impress upon these representatives that
we, like they, will someday be the leaders of our coun-
try and that although ideaologies and philosophies may 1
be as different as black and white, we do not want
world conflict but peaceful coexistence.
For most of us, it will mean careful conversation
free of antagonism, but not putting up a front which
these students can see through immediately. Perhaps
on the student level rests the greatest for tomorrow's
future, the world's future. The value cf these visits can 1
be great if we are firm but tactful, cautious but full of
hope and sincerity. 1
A Plea for Loud, j
Sane Rally Friday -
The Husker victory over the weekend gave the cam-
pus an exciting start to the new school year with the
unexpected but overwhelming rally Sunday afternoon at
the Lincoln airport for the
players and coaches.
Each year the cry goes out
There can be no mistake, the congregation at the
airport Sunday had what everyone calls the "good old
college school spirit." What is more important, the back
ing shovvn Sunday was nearly 100 per cent spontaneous
and unsolicited. True enough, the cheerleaders made
every effort, along with the Corncobs and Tassels to
direct the rally, and direct they did, but the fact re
mains that the spirit shown at the rally came from the
fans themselves. No cheerleader or pep club member
forced the boisterous outburst that every student dis
played at the airport. This is school spirit. It is some
thing unexplainable that cannot b5 created, only brought
to the front. It was that thing that every single fan had
at the Oklahoma game last year. They had it again Sun
day afternoon.
Friday night the first of six pep rallies will be
staged on this campus. It is not our purpose to try to
control rallies, only to demand sensible ones. The rallies
prior to those held a year ago were useless. They weren't
rallies at all, they were riots. Brawling and mobbing
predominated and the purpose of the rallies, to promote
spirit, was left in the background. The rallies of a year
ago were much better and worked more toward their
original purposes than their predecessors. This is due to
the fine efforts of the cheerleaders, Corncobs and Tas
sels. It is hoped that there will be even more success
Friday evening. Rallies can be exciting and purposeful.
However,, win or lose, school spirit at football
games cannot be created by a constant plea from every
corner. Either we have it or we don't. It is the duty of
the cheerleaders and pep club to promote and direct it
before each game at a rally and during the game. But
it cannot be started by any group, groups, event or
events. With the indication shown at the airport Sunday,
this may be one problem that no one on this campus
will have to worry about this year.
Foreign Student Aid
Program Commendable
The assistance given by 25 American and interna
tional students to the incoming foreign students went
unnoticed by most of the campus last week, but it was
an outstanding gesture to make the foreign student feel
at home from the start.
These members of the University community have
been slighted in the past by the majority of the campus.
This is a sad plight for a country that supposedly stands
for brotherhood.
Among the foreign population are the cream of the
crop from their countries. Most of them will go back
to their native lands with new ideas for technological
and sociological improvements.
Compared to the number of University students who
are natives of the United States and who speak a lan-
guage other than English well enough to study in a s
University where another language is common, the
foreign students have a considerable head start.
The transition is an extremely difficult one; be-
sides the language barrier, it involves a different en-
vironment, in most cases a new system of values nd
most important, strange faces.
The effort made by two
this transition smoother is both notable and commend-
able. However, more assistance is needed and now that
the bandwagon is rolling, it is hoped that more students
climb on.
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OPINION
returning Nebraska football
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for ' more school spirit.
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dozen students to make
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Strictly
Thli l the first of two wwklr col
umn! by former Daily Nrbraakan ed
itors Dirk Shasnie and Sam Jensen,
who will discuss the comlnf political
campaign from the viewpoint ol the
national parties, snurnis .
tlve in the Democratic, party. Jensen
In the.Kepubllcaa party.
By Dick Shugrue
In 1956, nearly 100 million
i Americans were eligible to
vote in the presidential
election.
I Of that number, a mere
I 60 million, or just about
, 60 per cent, cast a ballot
' either for Mr. Stevenson
or Mr. Eisenhower.
At the same time, it was
suggested by those pollsters
"in the know" that 10 per
1 cent of the electorate cast
i an intelligent vote.
I While the right to vote
is one of the constitution-
ally guaranteed freedoms
of citizens in this country,
it carries with it certain
moral obligations. Among
i these obligations is the duty
to cast an intelligent vote.
This year, unfortunately,
the national election is per-
meated by a totally biased
campaign of bigotry, aimed
at discrediting Sen. Ken
1 nedy because of his Catholic
religion. ' Time and time
again both Mr. Kennedy
1 and Mr. Nixon have repu-
diated the hate mongers
1 who have attempted to
cloud the issues the real
issues facing this republic.
1 But, the standard argu
I ment of middle-of-the-road-
ers remains. That is, "Re-
publicans and Democrats
are no different, and it
really doesn't make any
I difference who the next
i president Is."
I This argument is for the
birds. And this column, and
s its Republican counterpart,
will strive to Inform the
readers of the Daily Ne-
braskan of the differences
i between the parties. The
1 UPDC VAII
AR,$N0OPV..J
AN EXTRA BIG SUPPER TO
CELEBRATE THIS 5EIN6
ilkiA-r.uiAl IV2 ft )CCt " I
THE NEXT STEP NOU IS TO
BEGIN LOBBYING FOR A
"NATIONAL DOS MONTH".'
UJCU-iJ 1
NOT 1
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Partisan
basic approach of the Dem
ocratic party toward solv
ing the woes of the nation
will be discussed in this
column. Sam Jensen, an
other former editor of the
Daily Nebraskan, and a de
dicated Republican cam
paigner will handle a simi
lar chore on the other side
of the coin.
The arguments will get
hot and heavy. We believe
that the records of the
candidates are valid issues
in the debate. It will be
my privilege to discuss Mr.
Kennedy's qualifications.
Mr. Jensen will handle Mr.
Nixon.
The scope of these col
umns is not limited to the
national election, however.
This University and the
people of Nebraska are
vitally interested in the out
come of the gubernatorial
election. In that race, too,
the issues are many and
important. I am of the firm
conviction that Mr. Morri
son has the qualifications
for leadership that this
state needs. I believe Mr.
Cooper's record, as logged
in the legislative journals
and the daily press, speaks
for itself. That record will
be presented clearly and
concisely.
As the election ap
proaches, both Mr. Jensen
and I trust that you will
vote your convictions, those
of you on the staff and In
the student body. We hope
that our debates in this
newspaper will be of value
to you , in making wise
choices when you get be
hind the curtain of the vot
ing booth.
This is a no-holds-barred
column. The editor of the
Daily Nebraskan has
agreed that the discussions
will be free from censor
ship. If you don't like what
you read in either Mr. Jen
sen's columns or my own,
it is your privilege to com
plain. We will back up
what we say with facts.
Your doing the same will
add to your overall appre
ciation for the drama that
is the political campaign.
One last thing. It won't
be our policy at least
it won't be mine to
preach at you. No one can
or should tell you how to
vote. If you want to be in
the gray 90 per cent, that's
your business. But we re
spectfully submit that a
vote for a man based on
the issues of the campaign
and your own personal con
victions is the most reward
ing ' experience you can
have. So, with this brief
introduction, we're off and
running. -
Union Advisory Board
Positions Open
One fraternity representa
tive position on the Student
Union Advisory Board is now
open.
Applications for the board,
which meets on every other
Tuesday, may be obtained
from the student activities
office.
To be eligible, applicants
must be an active fraternity
member with 5.5 average and
either junior or senior standing.
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braskan reserves the rifht to eoa
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slews.
Blasts Johnson
Booster Contest
To the Editor:
The newspapers report
that a Democratic public
ity man, preparing for vice
presidential candidate Lyn
don Johnson's September
22 visit in Lincoln, has an-,
nounced that a $25 award
will be given to the Uni
versity of Nebraska organ
ized house which comes up
with the most impressive
banners and the loudest
cheers during the latter's
visit.
Sounds like the Demo
crats are really desperate
for boosters. If twenty-five
fraternity or sorority
house members each cheer
ing twenty-five times win
the award, that would be
four cents a cheer.
This cheer project could
be expanded nationalljr by
the Democrats in line
with their "New Frontiers"
program. If some 175 mil
lion Americans would
cheer for Kennedy and
times at four cents a cheer,,
that would produce a $700
million dollar cheer pro
gram, which should be
" enough to ju s t i f y doing
away with one of the Dem
ocrat's other b i g spending
giveaway programs. If it
could be further expanded
into a grant-in-aid program
with the states matching
this $700 million dollar out
lay, that would make it a1
$1,400,000,000 Democratic
success
The Democrat's "N e w
Frontiers" would then be
well on their way.
H. H. Thompson
(Former Student)
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Staff Views
Just a
"Just a Thought" is a
weekly column designed, not
to start big campaigns or
revolutions, but to present
ideas that may benefit the
University or part of .campus
life.
Monday morning, after
watching the long line of cars
streets which lead into the
campus, it was rather evi
dent that this could become
a major problem.
Many things have been
done, or are planned to be
done in the future to combat
the traffic problem.
For one thing, Capt. Gene
Masters of the campus police
department explained that
everything possible is being
done at present to fight their
annual problem of issuing
parking stickers. Masters re
ported late Monday after
noon that his staff of nine
had issued a total of 3,132
stickers to students, faculty
members and University em
ployees. He said that the officers
had been busy since 8 a.m.
Monday , and would continue
tneir assembly line procedure
as long as necessary.
Another aspect of the traf
fic problem, that of parking
areas, is just one of the proj
ects of ! University Business
Manager, Carl Donaldson.
The Selleck lot, Donaldson
said, has been a project for
several years. With the inter
est and aid of certain cam
pus . organizations, like the
Student Council, the drawing
board plan became a reality.
One of the chief criticisms
of the newly surfaced lot may
be in the fact that 99 park
ing spaces were removed
during the change over. This,
Donaldson said, was to bring
the lot back to national stand
ards, which allow 60-foot sec
tions. In the past only 50 feet
separated each section.
In a long range planning
program, such as Donald
son's, many different meth
ods and ways of approach
are studied.
Last winter, for instance,
when the campus had snow
on the ground for three
months, one section in par
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tion. These were the four
block-long streets which run
cast and west between the
Coliseum and Bessey Hall,
and Andrews Hall and the
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Donaldson said that many
suggestions have been stud
ied including, making every
other street one-way, closing
off the two streets in front
of Andrews and making two
lets similar to those of the
Selleck lots and installing
parallel parking on those
streets.
The general trend for the
future, Donaldson stated, is
to make the heart of the
downtown campus as con
trolled as possible, as far as
auto traffic is concerned.
This is shown by the recent
acquisition of parking lots on
the fringe areas.
Each of these lots adds a
two-fold purpose to the Uni
versity and its" members.
With a little interest those
long lines of cars in the
early morning hours could
disappear and the t r a f fi c
problem would be lessened.
Anyway, it's a thought.
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