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TICKET MESS:
Piftenger's Headache
Yesterday was indeed a day for Student Council. The
action which took place on the floor set some precedents,
raised some questions and left some of the nearly 100
spectators present more than a little irritated.
The students, mostly girls from two NU sororities,
came to Council to protest their groups' having to sit in
the bleachers during football games because of an error
in judgment made by James Pittenger, athletic ticket
manager.
The students argued that they should not be required
to sit in the bleachers while others Including students
from visiting schools, convention delegates, and single
spectators were allowed to sit in the east stadium.
The students have a valid argument, and have a
right to protest the situation. They were wise in taking
the issue to Student Council rather than using other more
irate means which would have accomplished nothing.
Even though the student's interests were disregard
ed when seating was being organized, they should realize
that an unusual combination of events brought about
this turmoil Pittenger is at his first year as ticket man
ager which is bound to pose a problem, the Nebraska
football team catapulted to national fame in one year.
And 3,000 new students entered the University this fall.
Tie these factors into a bundle, and yon have got a
problem which would tax the abilities and temperament
of even the most experienced ticket manager.
As a matter of courtesy to Pittenger, the interest
groups who were at the meeting yesterday should send
representatives to the meeting of the Student Council
welfare committee tonight. This will prevent mob disre
spect On the other hand, however, students should demand
corrective measures this year, not next, even if it means
headaches and late hours for Pittenger.
GARY LACEY
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I The Bad Seed I
Normally, I am able to
shrug off unfortunate
quirks of life, like discov
ering too late there is no
handle on a toilet, or be
ing the person who just
has to take the housemoth
er down to lunch on Sun
day. I've even been able to
socialize with blind dates
who wore Eagle Scout
suits and spent the even
ing with two fingers in the
air.
These are menial trials,
or as Chaucer would say,
"Dyon't sweat thee lyttle
thyngs." He knew .
However, faced with an
8 o'clock in the Soc build
ing, a 9 o'clock at Nebras
ka HaU, and a 10 o'clock
back at the P.E. building,
I have lost the spirit once
so admired by many.
Perhaps, with my un
daunted optimism, I could
have accepted such a
mundane schedule, were
it not for two things: the
elavator in Nebraska Hall,
and having to elbow my
way through the Sig Ep
pledges, who were waiting
one morning to all get into
the house at the same
time.
A b o a t the elevator,
which was invented in 1880
by Werner von Siemens.
Incidentally, rumor has it
he also discovered consti
p a t i o n. Someone once
asked him, "Werner, is
there anything yon can
think of that moves slow
er than your elevator?"
Off hand, be couldn't
same a thing, so be in
vented something that
did.
Monday was my first
encounter with Nebraska
Hall's vertical Tilt-a-WhirL
Accompanied by
ten or so students and one
faculty member, we un
suspectingly boarded the
elevator and pushed the
button for third floor.
It immediately went to
the basement. We pushed
the button once more.
After touching second
floor to pick up another
passenger, it went uner
ringly to the fifth story,
Visibly annoyed, a junior
beside me started mutter
ing incantations to him
self. The words were
thankfully not discernible.
I turned to the girl on
my right to strike up a
conversation. "Heard any
new elephant jokes?" I
inquired, hoping to pick
op a few for the president
of the Delt house to t e 1 1
during business meetings.
She remained mute.
Meanwhile, the elevator
Oct. 3, 1963
had journeyed down to
second once more. It
seemed more advantag
eous to try the stairs. The
door snapped shut at that
moment. Down in the
basement once more, I
had a chance to break for
the stairs. I fled.
Word-of-mouth has it
there are ten students and
one teacher missing.
I have a good idea
where they are.
N.S.
Three Protest Column On
Dear Editor:
W h e n we were in kin
dergarten we were told
that name calling was
one of the more malicious
forms of propaganda,
commonly used by Soviet
Russia, Nazi Germany,
and other governments
and groups known for
their intolerance.
Mr. John Lonnquist has
called us "Nebraska Yo
kels" and 'contented
Cornpickers,' (Daily Ne
braskan, Sept. 30, 1963)
and has implied that we
were rabid fumblers. Al
though these names and
the term Bari Goldilocks,
were intended to be ludic
rous, they went over like
President Kennedy's so
cialized medicine pro
gram. WTe are not necessarily
yokels just because we
live in a rather "insignifi
cant" state, nor are we
contended with the pres
ent policies. We also have
goals in mind slightly
higher than getting in the
corn crop.
Concerning the selfish
n e s s of the campaign
booth in not giving Mr.
Lonnquist a hat and a la
pel pin: no one advertised
free campaign materials.
A hat given to Mr. Lonn
quist would be wasted,
for it would never be
seen again. If he wants
one, we are sure that he
can buy one it a Lincoln
department store.
When we were over at
the Activities Mart, we
didn't find ourselves being
whirlwinded into any has
ty decisions . . .
Now as to the charge of
conservatives be
ing, creeping socialists:
that is like the pot call
ing the kettle black. Un
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TAW THIS AftA IS M AS TJi.&EAt SASKtT OF THE USXR.
Is Our Campus In A Shambles?
Or Do Successes Go Uncovered
As most of us read the
Daily Nebraskan, we get
the general impression
that our campus is about
to crumble to dust all
around us. In writing this
column throughout the
year, I hope that I wil be
able to counteract this
feeling by pointing to
Husker successess off the
football field.
Whether or not I w i 1 1
be able to accomplish this
with "particular empha
sis on Independent af
fairs" remains to be seen.
"Pokorny's Playmates"
will certainly do all they
can to contribute to a
positive program, but they
der liberal administra
tions since World War I,
the free world has lost,
rather than gained, terri
tory. Witness: the Chinese
mainland, Cuba, the Con
go .. . within the United
States itself, from shortly
after World War I, so
cialism has been on the
upswing. Big government
is necessary to carry on
the functions of power
projects, social security,
unemployment insurance
... ad infinitum, ad na
senm. Moral standards
seem to have declined
since then. Is there a cor
relation between stand
ards and decline of indi
vidual responsibility?
On the contrary, con
servatism is the stress
ing of individual freedom,
as opposed to the wel
fare state or big liberal
government! The laws
that guarantee an indi
v i d u a 1 freedom, such
as those proposed by con
servatives, are not a step
backward, but a step for
ward, for any motion to-,
ward a goal is not a retro
gression. This goal is the
same as that advocated
by such "radicals" as
Thomas Jefferson and An
drew Jackson.
It seems that the liber
als' views show that
America under the con
stitution has become out
dated by the newer the
ories of Karl Marx. Liber
als believe that man ex
ists more fully then com
pletely equal, each work
ing for the good of the
masses or the state;
whereas conservatives
know that individual ini
ative and ability will seg
regate men in any type
of situation, so that true
equality is possible only
under socialism. They al
so feel that a man does
cannot h o p e for success
by going it alone. By the
way, while I will be try
ing to point out the good
that is done on campus, I
wil 1 certainly hope you
don't stop reading right
now. I also plan to deliv
er some justly deserved
criticism from time to
time.
Enough said about
plans, now let's get down
to business. There were
two NU successes this
past weekend, and one
has been reported so far. I
feel we need to take a
look at the second. It was
experienced by only a
handful of freshmen and
Goldwater
more for himself and so
ciety if he receives the
fruit of his labor, thus ul
timately providing a bet
ter world for .all to live
in. This ideology has been
branded by the New Fron
tiersmen as "stone-a g e
politics." (They are trying
to eliminate all oposition,
in this case, using the
name-calling method.)
We think that an accu
rate picture of the future
United States, if present
trends continue, may be
contained in a blend of
Orwell's 1984, O r w e 1 l's
Animal Farm, and Hux
ley's Brave New World.
Finally, might we sug
gest that Mr. Lonnquist's
editorial seems to have
ben written in haste and
not subsequently revised.
The style! How juvenile!
Is it possible, Mr. Lonn
quist, that had you re
re a d your article you
would have changed to a
more mature apprach?
Cyrus Hall
David Hood
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By Gary Pokorny
less than a dozen upper
classmen, yet the implica
tion of the YWCA Fresh
man Camp will have far
greater significance to the
University as a whole
than any single football
victory if we learn a les
son from the camp.
A number of facts about
the camp stand out: Ev
eryone who attended it
felt it was an overwhelm
ing s u c c e s s one of
the few off the gridiron
for the University.
Part of the reason is the
fact that out of an origi
nal registration of seven
ty freshman almost half
chose not to attend for
one reason or another. As
a result of this unplanned
screening process, those
who did attend were en
thusiastic and sincere
about making this week
end a valuable experi
ence. All of us can learn a
lesson from this. A lesson
that is too easily forgot
ten as we rush all over
campus: Unless we throw
ourselves completely into
everything we choose to
do during the four years
here, we are shortchang
ing ourselves, the people
we work with, and the
whole University commu
nity. The freshmen in attend
ance were not the only
reason for this success.
The counselors and Y
staff, too, came to the
camp with the idea of
pushing the camp to the
top. There was little glory
attached to the work they
did.
Very few people realize
the time and effort need
ed to start from scratch
and build a whole new
tradition. Judy Keys,
camp director, and every
one who helped her
worked for over a year
planning the camp. It was
thankless work and there
were times when it
seemed hopeless, especial
ly with no backlog of ex
perience to rely on.
If more of us on campus
learn our lesson and take
the positive, constructive
attitude shown by the
project and work toward
creating valuable new tra
ditions instead of lament
ing the passing of some
that may be better buried,
we may all be able to
someday be proud to call
this campus our home. I
am not convinced that we
can today.
Without a doubt, the
YWCA's Fireside Chat
program is the best con
ceived new program on
campus this fall. Since
education involves an ex
change of ideas, the con
cept of discussion with
rather than being lectured
to, is better suited to the
univers i t y community.
Unfortunately, the pow
ers that be do not recog
nize this and as enroll
ment increases the stu
dent and professor are
faced with an ever in
creasing class size which
makes a give and take
situation in the classroom
difficult.
Fireside Chats, howev
er, will give a limited
number of students the
opportunity to meet six
times during the first
semester with outstanding
faculty and community
members in informal
seminar situations.
This brings to mind a
series of seminars con
ducted in Washington,
D.C., this summer for col
lege interns who worked
on Capitol Hill and the
executive departments.
Not only were they
given a chance to learn
by participating in the
day-to-day activities of
other offices or by observ
ing Congress in session,
but they were able to meet
with prominent political
figures as individuals, in
small groups, or large au
diences. The Large semi
nar programs were con
ducted by the White
House, the Republican
National Committee, and
the Congressional Intern
Association.
In most cases, following
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WORDS:
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Today let as take p the subject of etymoJopy Watonwfcg
as it is sometimes called) which ie the study of wotd agkaf
(or insects, as they are sometimes called).
Where are word origins (insects) to be found? Wi&tHe,.BOme
times words are proper names which have passed Into the
language. Take, for instance, the words used In etectrie&jw
ampere was named after Ha discoverer, the Frmekmn Andtm
Marie Ampere (1775-1836); aimilarfy, ohm was named after
the German G.S. Ohm (17SW854), wait after the Soot James
Watt (1736-1819), and bmb after the Amerioan Fnd a Brib
(1843-1912).
There is, incidentally, quite a poignant fitfe story about
Mr. Bulb. Until Bulb's invention, all Sktminataon was po
vided by gas, which was named after its inventor MattonT. Gas
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who, strange to tell, had been Bulb's Rxnanate at Cat ltodhf
In fact, strange to tell, the third man sharing the room with
Bulb and Gas was also one whose name burns bright in. tfart
annals of illumination Walter Candlet
The three roommates were inseparable eocipaniofas in al
lege. After graduation all three did research in the ptoblems
of artificial light, which at this time did not exist. Ail America
used to go to bed with the chickens, and many fine dtisens were,
alas, severely injured falling off the roost.
Well sir, the three comrades Bulb, Gas, aad QMrxfle
promised to be friends forever when they left school, bat
success, alas, spoiled all ttai. First Candle invented the can
dle, got rich, and forgot his old friends. Then Gas invented gas,
got rich, bankrupted Candle, and forgot his old friends. Thea
Bulb invented the bulb, got rich, bankrupted Gas, and abtnot
bis old friends.
Candle and Gas, bitter and rmpoveriahed art the ages HBpes
tively of 75 and 71, went to sea as respectively the wntidSt
oldest and second oldest cabin boy. Bulb, rich and gaod, afca
went to sea, but he went in style as a first-daes iiaSaHajrr trsj
luxury liners.
Well sir, strange to ton, al three wen aboard thrPdatnJ
Lufiitania when she was sunk in the North Atianfis. And
strange to tell, when they were swimming for their fam after
the shipwreck, all three clambered aboard the bkm tfinift'
Well sir, chastened and made wiser by their brash with per2
they fell into each other's arms and wept and en&aagad fcs
giveness and became fast friends all over again.
For three years they drifted m the dinghy, shaking Wwia
and singing the Cal Tech rouser all the while. Then, at lone
last, they spied a passing liner and were taken aboard.
They remained fast friends for the rest of their days, which,
I regret to report, were not many, because the lioerwiMQ picked
them up was the Titanic.
What a pity that Marlboros were not invented during tha
lifetimes of Bulb, Gas, and Candle. Had there been Marlboros,
these three friends never would have grown apart because they
would have realized how much, despite their differences, they
still had in common. I mean to say that Marlboros can be lit by
candle, by gas, and by electricity, and no matter how you
light them, you always get a lot to like-a filter, a flavor, a
pack or box that makes anyone including Bulb, Gas, and Candle-settle
back and forswear pettiness and smile the sweet
smile of friendship on all who passl
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Etymology ie not the buelneee of the maker of Marlboro
Clgdrettei, who eponior thie column. We deal in rich to
bacco and fine Rlter. Try a pack toon.
By Bob Weaver
a few brief opening re
marks, the speaker would
open the floor for ques
tions and discussion. What '
followed was a penetrat
ing give and take con
cerning the processes of
government and current
issues which confront the
nation.
Naturally, Senator Bar
ry Goldwater was a popu
lar figure from the stand
point of interns seeking
his views on various is
sues including civil rights
and the nuclear test ban
treaty. There was a re
peated effort to discover
just for what Senator
Goldwater did stand. Sev
eral students were con
cerned with his position in
the recent turmoil at the
University of Colorado
which ended in the resig
nation of President New
ton. Unhappily for the
questioners, they never
could figure out what that
position was or why the
Senator felt that Newton
was an incompetent ad
ministrator. Kentucky's Senator
Thruston Morton and New
York's Senators Kenneth
Keating and Jacob Javits
were featured several
times in Capitol Hill per
formances. The "neutral"
branch of government
contributed Associate Jus
tices Arthur Goldberg and
Potter Stewert. The New
Frontier sent the Vice
President, United States
Information Agency Ad
ministrator Ed Murrow,
John Glenn, and Senator
Hubert Humphrey. Also
getting into the act in his
glass palace across the
Con't on Page Four
"SaHf Somd tm Hag, Apr
"Barefoot Bef Wm Cheek."
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