Tuesday, December TO,
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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American youth
two different kinds
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Once again, the call of the American Student Union faintly reaches the
ears of American college youth, with the announcement that from Dec. 27 to
GO, that auspicious and energetic group of young people will convene in New
York to resolve again that this nation is headed for war.
The call begins something like this: "More appropriate than tinselled
fir-trees and gay carols this Christmas are rows of little white crosses and
dirges for the dead. For war has wrapped Europe in its misery. . .America
itself stands at the very point of total participation in the world wide con
flict, the steps 'short of war', becoming shorter and shorter."
And we agree, the steps are becoming "shorter and shorter," only in
a different sense than the A. S. U. announcement implies. Those steps are
not strides of seven league boots, but are short steps. The fear that American
Youth will be thrown into the holocaust has overtaken the A. S. U. with a
great degree of hysteria.
We would not agree, ever, that the rows of crosses are more appropriate
than "tinselled fir-trees and gay carols." We would never urge American
youth to forgot Christmas and turn its attention to war, especially when
Christmas and whatever realization of religious principles it resurrects is s
near.
The mouthings of hot-headed collegians, back of whom are forces un
known, are enough to disgust that representation of American youth which
wants only to play its part in whatever is destined to come. Efforts by such
an organization as the American Student Union, representing as it does, the
cries oi so lew persons, anu uurepH-snnauic jk opin
ion in this country, are tolerated and given the constitutional stamp of ap
proval, because this nation and its laws and ways of living allow that group
its freedom of expression and of assembly.
We're not intimating communism, fascism or anything else comparable
is connected with the A. S. U., but we can hardly trust an organization whose
propaganda sheet states that this nation is already half-way down the road
to hell ! The primary basis of unity and strength in our nation is our belief
that we have every chance to stay out of war, that we have every chance to
continue being the greatest nation in the world, that we have every chance
to maintain our democracy and freedom.
Whatever ties there may be between the A. S. U. and the American Youth
Congress, which meets in Washington Feb. 8 and 9, we're inclined to look
upon the latter as a healthier movement. It's program includes speeches by
Federal Administrators who will, according to A. Y. C. announcements, "ex
plain how the U. S. government works."
The willingness of the latter group to hear and follow the advice of the
real leaders of the nation stamp it as one worthy of recognition. At least its
attitude is one implying a desire to help maintain and build, based on the
realization that there is still plenty of room for maintenance and construc
tion. The charge that the American Student Union has been connected with
eommunist leaning labor groups may or may not be true. Its speech program
Dec. 27 to 30 includes many labor leaders, a few educators whose "liberalism"
may probably be questioned. On the other hand, the American Youth Con
gress will hear from Federal officials. The A. S. U. meeting expects to num
ber 250, the latter 5,000. One must BELONG to the A. S. U. to attend the
conclave; one must be just an American youth to attend the A. Y. C. meetings.
Ore J Jul SidsL
'by Bob Aldrich'
The American public dearly
loves personality tests. You can
scarcely pick up a magazine these
days without finding at least one
test, written by some psychologist
or philosopher, designed to show
you your true personality.
Most of these tests take no more
than ten minutes to work and yet
the reader is expected to base his
entire life on the results shown
In fact, as all the personality tests
give you a different kind of per
sonality, anybody who took all the
popular magazine tests offered
would have a personality like a
chameleon s or a patchwork quilt.
So far we haven't seen any per
sonality tests desired specifically
for college studentsexcept the
ones they give in the psychology
department so we are designing
one for busy students who haven't
time to let the psychology depart
ment find out what their person
ality is like.
We are entirely qualified for
giving this test as we once read
all the way through a psychology
book, including footnotes and the
index, without going out for fresh
air.
Remember to answer the fallow
ing questions with absolute hon
esty or the test won't be any good
of course, it isn't any good any
way but it's as good a way to
waste time as going to classes, and
you should know by now that
that's the purpose of this column
Answer "Yes" or "No" all the
questions in groups X, Y, and Z.
X.
1. Are you easily influenced by
compliments ?
2. Is that spot on your noclttic
from gravy or did it look like that
When you bought it?
3. Do you prefer the company
c; sober people?
4. Was that a blond I seen you
out with last night?
5. Do you believe In polygamy
or monotony?
6. Are you inclined to be angry
when someone steps up to you and
calls you a dirty, low-down, thiev
ing rat, at the same time twisting
your neck into the shape of a
pretzel ?
8. Where were you on the night
of November 19th?
Y.
1. If you took a girl out to din
ner and she refused to pay her
half of the check would you ever
speak to her again?
2. What makes you so dopey,
anyway?
Z.
1. If you order a strawberry
coke and the waiter brings you a
strawberry ice cream cone, do you
feel like throwing it in his face ?
2. Well, why don't you, you
sissy ?
3. If someone wants you to get
up early and go on a picnic and
you'd rather sleep, do you prefer
to shoot him or merely to send
him a poison-pen letter?
4. Haven't you anything better
to do than take moron tests like
this one?
Now. total up your answers. If
you have more than ten "Yes"
answers in each group, you're
drunk. If you have less than ten,
you're a definite psychopathic case
and we don't want to have any
hing more to do with you you're
luts!
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Infantry, engineers
fire for accuracy
record this week
Lieutenant Richardson, engi
neers, announced that during this
week and part of next, the ROTC
infantry and engineering units will
fire for a marksmanship record.
In addition to being part of their
semester grade, the results will be
averaged and the company with
the highest average score will re
ceive a ribbon. CoL C. A. Thuis
will present the award at the
spring ROTC compel.
DuTeau-
(Continued from Tage 1.)
Stanford' has caused considerable
comment. There is no need to elab
orate upon the background or
meaning of the statement. It is
entirely unwarranted and un
friendly. You may be sure that
Nebraska as well as our 54,000
alumni vigorously resent the af
front, especially in view of the
fact that the implication not only
unjustly discredits Nebraska, but
the statement itself is absolutely
wrong as both Stanford and Ne
braska can show.
"In this instance I would say
nrt Hnillh. of Marred, will nrak aa
"I hr l.raduatr'a I'btrr In Ilii Homr torn
nionltv."
IIARM W HOOL.
Charm arhnal win at mret araJa an Ml
aftrr hri1maj varaitun Marlaa t rarorr
annimnreil today. A merlin baa born
puumrd lor Ihr llrat Taraday aftrr araaol
tr1l.
vr.sri.Rs.
Paul Murltr will upeak al Vrapera at
6:4111 ft. nt. wxl.-iy. Ilia nuhjrrt la thr
pillualM of binror uludrata. . lie waa
unit In bina by the hlaaat brlxllaa
movrfnriit.
that Time 'went out of its way'
to offend Nebraska and its people
and did it on its own supposi
tions. Our interpretation may be
somewhat inaccurate, but 'slim
pickings' doesn't sound very com
plimentary. The implication that
Nebraska was chosen after other
teams had signed up for other
Bowls is a gross mis-statement.
It is not our intention to exagger
ate the importance of the obser
vations in your story but it might
interest the man who wrote it to
know that Nebraska was right up
in front in considerations as early
as several days before the Stanford-California
game. Naturally,
in view of the facts, we cannot
help resenting the sort of 'second
choice' or worse classification
which the very short paragraph
devoted to Nebraska in your story
consigned to us.
"Nebraska is a university where
football is truly Nebraska n, played
by Nebraska boys for the spirit
and fun and glory of the game.
Its educational standards have al
ways been maintained on a high
plane, especially as a member of
the Association of American Uni
versities for the past 31 years.
"We have one of the greatest
teams in our 50 years of football,
and we've had some good ones aa
anyone who knows football will
admit. It is a far cry from the
lonely 'slim pickings' to which
Time referred, as we hope to
prove. We deserve better treat
ment than we received in your
Dee. 9 issue.
"P. S. According to Stanford's
own words, no feelers were sent
to any school until the actual in
vitation was given Nebraska."
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