The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, September 28, 196(3
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Welcome Mayor Petersen
A Lincoln civic leader will recognize
the importance of student government in
the University community for the first
time in many years Wednesday.
Lincoln Mayor Dean Petersen will
speak to Student Senate about the city
and its relationship with the students.
Student governments are an important
part of today's universities and the Daily
Nebraskan congratulates Mayor Petersen
for showing the interest to come to speak
with the students' representatives.
Too often it seems in the past the stu
dents at the University have seen issues
only from their own viewpoint and have
ignored the rest of the city. On the other
hand, except for being happy to take the
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the city ignores the student' viewpoints.
Major Petersen's visit to Senate may
be a first step towcr.1 Improving the co
operation and communication between the
students and the c'ty.
Cooperation between the students and
the city may eventually lead to solving
some of the present problems such as the
lack of entertainment and eating estab
lishments close to the campus and other
misunderstandings that sometimes result
over city rules and student wishes.
Again the Daily Nebraskan welcomes
the mayor's visit with the students and
hopes that more civic officials will follow
his example.
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LBJ's thin skin received a Wast over
his Viet Nam policies at a recent meet
ing of the National Executive Committee
of the College Young Democratic Clubs of
America.
In a resolution, passed 10 to 3, the Col
lege YD's labeled the Administration's
policies as "unsound and vigorously called
for an immediate end to the bombing of
North Viet Nam." The resolution as passed
is printed below.
'Whereas, the National Executive
Committee of the CYDCA assembled in
Washington, D.C., on April 24, 1966, ex
pressed its earnest and sincere disapproval
of the present administration policy in
Viet Nam, calling for immediate cease fire
on the part of both combatants and a prior
halt in American bombings of North Viet
Nam; and
''Whereas, since the time the Adminis
tration has increased and intensified the
bombing of North Viet Nam even to the
point of attacking strategic oil and power
facilities in major cities of North Vietnam,
despite a general awareness on the part
of an ever increasing segment of the
American public of the misconceptions
upon which the Administration policy is
based; and
-"Whereas, present policy Is embar
rassing and distressing too many of our
staunchest allies, especially the United
Kingdom and Japan, who have felt in
creasing annoyances as the war has been
escalated; and
"Whereas, present Administration pol
icy in Viet Nam hampers the efforts of
our nation to improve living conditions in
underdeveloped countries throughout the
world due to the hostility towards official
U.S. policy in Viet Nam on the part of
most of the governments of these coun
tries; ard
"Whereas, the cost of the war effort
America in that services and opportunities
in Viet Nam is being paid by the poor of
legislated and enlivened by the U.S. gov
ernment, as recently as a year ago, are
becoming symbols of an empty dream due
to the government expenditures for the
war which should more ideally and mo
rally be channeled into giving aid and
opportunity to the poor in our own nation;
and
"Whereas, the American college stu
dent is most directly affected by the
course of the war, although he has had
hardly any voice in deciding this policy
due to his inability to vote ;
"Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
the National Executive Committee of the
CYDCA assembled in Nashville, Tenn.,' do
hereby assert that the administration pol
icy is generally unsound; and we most
vigorously call once again for an immedi
ate end to the bombing of North Viet
Nam, followed by the entrance of the
United Nation's peace force to replace
the American forces now in Viet Nam in
order that a plebiscite be held as soon as
possible under United Nations supervision
in the Republic of Viet Nam to decide
what status the southern half of Viet
Nam shall have in the future and that
this plebiscite be either simultaneous with
or immediately preceded by a corres
ponding plebiscite in North Viet Nam."
Interestingly enough when the resolu
tion was presented to the Democratic Na
tional Committee for reproduction and
mailing It was squashed.
A follow-up letter from Dale E. Wag
ner, chairman of the College YD's Ex
ecutive Committee, to the chairman of
the National Democratic Committee pro
testing this censorship was also never an
swered. One can only assume this is another
Administration attempt at news manage
ment that Is morally unsound and out of
place in a country that prides itself in a
free press.
After two short weeks the old campus Is taking Its
annual dive again, slowing down to its blessed old self.
If you don't belive me go over and test the reflexes of the
flies in the Union I sat on one Monday.
As further proof take the case of the rejection of the
key system by eight sororities. Understandable. One of the
main stumbling blocks to approval was that some of the
icy migut iiuter tnruugn we nana 01 uie "Keeper of me
Keys" and then look what we'd have.
Cited as an example was the key system at Iowa State
University where we were made to belive that theft bor
dered on looting, as It were.
Myself, I didn't care one way or another If the key pro
posal got balled or not and still dont but blaming Its defeat
on the threat of campus crooks .seems a little absurd to say
the least. There will be problems sure, but for as long as
this has been in the works I don't Bee how the lneptness
factor that got so completely blown out of proportion at
Ames could creep in here. To me the biggest hurdle seems
to be just getting the operation In motion.
So then, I don't know who they're trying to fool but
I'm not afraid of giving credit where credit Is rightfully
due there are approximately 10.0(H) men on this cumpus,
my hat Is off, based on last year's mun-woman relationship.
That's purely mathematical, of course.
To further my case In the improbability of theft while
speaking of relationships, If one takes a fine look at some
of the houses that "decided" against the keys, physical
plants aside, I don't see too big of a steal In the com
posite anyway. At least we don't have to worry about
the cooler heads prevailing.
I Bald earlier I didn't care one way or another about
"the system", beg your pardon Abbott, but I do think it
admirable that some people In command are finally start
ing to realize, In conjunction with the Student Bill of Rights,
that most students at Nebraska said goodby to the P e p s 1
gonerotion back In high school and hello Jack Daniel's
here at the University.
. . . By Roger Elm
Our Man Hoppe-
Happiness Is Overdone
$4 1
Arthur Hoppe
Campaigning with Reagan
Mr. Ronald Reagan as
you know is hammering
home the fact that he is a
non-professional "citizen
politician." Leading a staff '
of dedicated non-professionals
in a fighting campaign
against the tired old politi
cal pros.
Personally, 1 think he's
overdoing It.
I say this after joining
Mr. Reagan at 7 a.m. last
Wednesday in Los Angeles
for a day's campaigning
down in San Diego. A 260
mile round trip. By bus.
'We'd fly," explained
Mr. Reagan's jolly citizen
press director, Mr. Lyn
Nofziger, "but we wanted
to give the press a chance
to get acquainted with the
candidate. Above all we
want to keep the press hap
py" So as the sun rose, there
we were, eleven happy, red
eyed ace newsmen stand
ing in a parking lot. And
no bus.
"Damm," (cq) said a
non - professional harried
aide, glancing at his watch,
For Mr. Reagan had to be
in San Diego by 10 a.m. for
a major political address
to the National Convention
of World War I Veterans.
At 7:14, thank heaven,
the bus arrived. And we
were all set for a fast drive.
Except we didn't have a
candidate.
At 7:51) Mr. Reagan
pulled up looking, as o n e
happy newsman put It,
"well r e s t e d." He was
charmingly apologetic. A
citizen staff strategist an
nounced we'd now have to
fly. The bus raced for the
airport, arriving just in
time to watch the 8:2)1
flight take off. The next
plane wasn't until ID.
Citizen staff members
Daily Nebraskan
scattered this way and that
to charter an aircraft. We
happy newsmen sat. "Isn't
it fun," said Mr. Reagan,
with, a hopeful grin, "sit
ting at the airport watch
ing life go by?"
At 9.05 an elated citizen
aide reported: "We
couldn't get a big one. But
we've got two little ones
waiting to go."
The bus made a dash for
the landing area used by
private planes. There
weren't any. We sat. At
9:31) Mr. Nofziger. still jol
ly, announced, "Well, back
to the old airport" and. af
ter only three hours of bus
travel, by George, we man
aged to catch the 10 oclock
plane.
In a mad scramble, we
arrived at the convention at
10:50. The World War I vet
erans allowed as how Mr.
Reagan could still deliver
his major political address.
Just as soon as they fin
ished their spirited debate
on the high cost of hearing
aids. ("May I check with
our secretary on that point.
Buddy?" the elderly chair
man was saying, hand
cupped to ear, 'I'm very
hard of hraring"). Only,
they said, Mr. Reagan's po
litical address would have
to be non-political, as they
were a non-political organi
zation. This came as a surprise
to the citizen staff, which
hadn't thought to check,
and as a shock to Mr. Rea
gan. But he gamely sat
down back stage and went
over his speech, taking out
all the political and news
worthy paragraphs.
The rest of the day went
relatively smoothly and Mr.
Nofziger did his best to
make us happy, his best
being to get us back to
downtown Los Angeles at
8:15 p.m. But he was still
as jolly and Mr. Reagan as
affable as ever.
"And don't forget," said
Mr. Reagan with mock
ferocity as we reached the
parking lot, "tomorrow I
want everybody to be on
time."
1 congratulated Mr. Nof
ziger on the most forceful
display of unprofessional
campaigning I'd ever seen.
He laughed and laughed.
"Actually,"" he said, "t h e
real reason 1 like the can
diate to mingle with the
press is to prove that des
pite everything, he's a pret
ty good guy."
Well, you can't help ad
miring a staff that would go
to such lengths to make a
point. I just hope they'll
stop trying to make me
happy.
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Greased pigs, muddy hay
stacks and sleeping bags
all mean Sigma Chi Derby
Day and the initiation of
another generation of
pledges into a morning of
sore throats, stamped cut
offs and frizzled nerves.
This year, fur probably
the first time, I'fliihellenic
has registered un objection
to the means In which Derby
Day Is conducted unci has
made suggestions concern
ing this full's contest.
As the only true repre
sentative voice of all soro
rities, Panhellenic was en
tirely within its rights In
making queries and sug
gestions concerning the up
coming Derby Day.
Since, In this purlMilar
instance, Punhelhmie can
do little more than make
suggestions, It seems en
tirely up to particular so
rorities to participate In
all Derby Day events nr
withdraw from any that
are deemed objectionable
by the sorority. (The rub
Is, of course, u house prob
ably can't win Derby Day
without entering all
events.)
Derby Day docs have a
lot of plus factors, not only
for Sigma Chi, but for
participating soro
rities. This Is one of the
few fall events calling for
a united effort by pledge
classes. Although perhaps
too much effort is given
In preparation for
one morning, it is still an
opportunity for pledges to
undertake a project calling
for imagination and crea
tivity within their own
ranks.
If the purpose of Derby
Day, on the sorority's side,
is to have the fun of com
peting with other houses in
unusual events, it would
oem that Derby Day would
be worth while for the
simple enjoyment of the
pledge classes.
If however, a girl feels
humiliated rather than en
thusiasticas ha happened
a number of times in the
pastthe value of Derby
Duy Is lost.
It is this question which
must be evaluated by the
Individual sororities: Do
the values of Derby Day
outweigh the objectionable
features of the morning?
Personally, I believe the
great majority of girls will
go along with most events
and have a fine time in
the process. And, of course,
events in Derby Day may
have been changed suffi
ciently to overcome objec
tions already voiced.
Obstacle courses, races,
beauty contests and, with
some forethought, perhaps
a worthwhile morning for
pledges to remembur, nut
try to forget.
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Sub Rosas Are No Joke
Dear Kditor:
Much of what Mr. Tiemann said at a Young Republi
can meeting at the Union on Sept. 22 was very good and
would be agreeable to most Democrats and all except the
most reactionary Republicans.
He is undoubtedly very good for the state and for
Republican party. He is young man who emphasizes
youth and who at lost appears to be a sincere proves
she Republican. Much of what he said about taxes, the
University, industry and the great future of Nebraska was
undeniably forward-looking.
However, there were several things which profoundly
worry me about Mr. Tiemann. The first is his appeal for
party loyalty on the one hand while at the same time en
couraging people to vote for the man. The general party
philosophy is a factor In deciding how to vote, but I don't
think it is honest to bluntly appeal to party loyalty.
A second thing which bothers me about him is his
attitude toward law. A man aspiring to be the governor cf
Nebraska should at least have respect for law. I refer t" i
"'joke" he used at the YR meeting. He joked about be'-?
& member of a sub rosa secret society when he was a stu
dent at the University. Besides this, he claimed this par
ticular sub rosa fixed campus elections when he was
here. 1 sincerely hope he didnt learn about politics from
this experience.
(Incidentally Mr. Tiemann might be Interested in
knowing that the Inter Fraternity Council is presently con
ducting a major campaign against such secret societ'es
at the University.)
It is from incidents like this that politics get a dirty
name. Whether or not the story he told is true or not
it is still a rather grotesque thing that a man who aspires
to be governor would have the bad taste to brag abc::t
such a thing. When I asked about this afterwards, he sai j
sub rosas were OK if you don't get caught.
John Schrekingc r
Return ou New Years Day?
Dear Editor:
After glancing through my Builders, ! noticed that -wa
will be expected to be in classes on Monday, Jan. 2. T.V j
fine with me because I pay my tuition money to go
classes. However, I don't like the idea of returning
campus on Jan. 1.
In order for most of us 17,000 Social Security numhr ?
in the computer to be in class on Jan. 2, we will have
return to campus on Sunday, which is New Years Daj . ,
for one, do not wart to share the icy highways with a bin i
of drunken drivers who sobered up just enough te be a; ;
to go home about the time I decide to come back to ,"
coin.
Besides the well-known hazards of driving m the ' . :t
. day of a holiday weekend, there are two other factors tf- t
should be considered. New Years Day is, in some home.';, a
family day. And for some it is also a religious holidr. v
So the University is asking us to cut into ur perso'- 1
lives in order to get back to Lincoln in time for class: s
on a national legal holiday.
I don't know about anyone else, but I would rather
around to go to classes an -extra day in the spring th z
never come back. Does anyone else feel the same way?
Tolly Rhynalds
Paragons of Virtue Return
Dear Editor:
Being an enthusiastic alum now in medical school. I
am greatly heartened by the students' -efforts to imprc vs
themselves and to improve the academic atmosphere t
our University.
A new movement, called to my attention this weekend,
seems particularly commendable. For years now, sensi
tive and moral people like myself have been shocked by
the decadence and scandal perpetrated annually at the Sig
ma Chi Derby Day.
Yes, just as New York has Norman Mailer and Berkelr v
has LSD, we have campus lovelies paraded indecently i
swim suits, unsanitary spectacles such as coeds break :
eggs over each other, and (I blush to remember it) you-
women struggling to compress themselves between
ground and a low hanging high jump bar. There is sia
right here in Lincoln !
However, being unable to tolerate further such events,
a campus organization has taken upon itself the task i f
cleaning up Derby Day. How fortunate we are that iadlt -;
pure as the newly fallen winter snow still exist, paragons
of virtue !
Certainly this will be welcomed by public health
workers in Lancaster County. No longer will fermentir;
egg whites on the campus mall provide sources of typhi 'd
and enteric fever. No longer will Inadequate clothing be
the cuuse of chilbains and colic.
1 have nothing but praise for those who work for the
return of reason and promotion of ohastity on our Lincoln
campus.
John C. Rogers
Homecoming Displays Explained
Dear Editor:
As a member of Corn Cobs, I would like to clarify
some points concerning Homecoming Displays. First, I
feel there is no need to continue arguing the validity of
displays.
Display competition hit been resumed under our co
sponsorship with Tassels. The reuson, as stated before,
wus due to their popularity in the public eye. Alums
and other Cornhusker fans are the real supporters of thene
displays. Their Inquiries have led me to believe that
Homecoming is not complete without displays.
Several other questions have been brought to my at
tention concerning the money spent on displays and the
time spent constructing them. We (Corn Cobs and Tassels i
have set a maximum limit m each division concerning the
amount of money that could be spent on a display.
Judging is based on originality, attractiveness, con
struction, and general relationship of the theme to the
Kansas State Wildcats, and not on the tab for display ma
terials. Therefore much of the quality of the display will be
bnsed nn the original idea and the work that is nut ll
It. Preliminary planning and organization can help al
leviate the Inst minute rush to complete the displays.
All entrants nre welcome to begin construction of their
displays os Boon as their entry form is returned to the
Corn Cob mailbox. Each unit should be able to arrange a
working schedule that would allow an students time to
study for their exums.
After attending Friday night's pep rally I am con
vlneed of the great amount of enthusiasm that our stu- '
dent body has. 1 believe that this spirit can be main
tained through Homecoming nnd the entire season. Those
units entering' the display competition have my vote of
confidence for helping to maintain a spirited and healthful
University image.
Runs Kindt, Chairman
Homecoming Display Competition