Friday, December 13, 1949
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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A.S.U.'s true colors!
And again the American Student Union calls our attention. In its Con
vention News, it runs a bitter article attacking the foreign policy of "appease
ment" with Japan, urging that "An alliance of the United States, China, and
the Soviet Union would be the people's alliance against war and Fascism."
And it stands for Americanism, this Student Union.
It stands for peace, for strengthened Democracy.
It stands for alliance with Soviet Russia.
IIow it rides two horses at the same time, we cannot understand.
The article has its climax in the following paragraph:
"Since the outbreak of the war, China and the Soviet Union have firmly
resisted imperialist aggression. An American alliance with these two great
nations would bring immediate peace to the people of the world. Their
combined influence upon the warring nations would bring the war to a close.
Such an alliance will draw to it the peace forces of the world, creating a
combination no "axis" would dare defy."
And so we end our discussion of the American Student Union, with the
conclusion firmly fixed in our mind, at least, that its existence is a threat to
us. Its blaring and obnoxious fussings and bellowings about the fall of
academic freedom at various American universities is exaggerated and a front
for something sinister.
New Daily feature
Did you know that Nebraska University ranks eighth among all state
universities in the number of alumni listed in the pages of Who's Who?
Now that's almost startling. In the first place, the population of the
state is one of the smallest in the nation, and the University ranks far below
being the eighth largest in the country. But still, Nebraska holds the en
viable record.
In order to acquaint you with the fame and lives of some of the more
illustrious alumni, the DAILY will feature in each issue a short sketch of a
famous alumnus or alumna. We are indebted to the alumni office for the use
of its files, and we hope our readers enjoy the briefs published.
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Of all state colleges and
universities, Nebraska ranks
eighth in the number of its alum
ni listed in "Who's Who in Amer
ica." Nebraska alumni have
reached the top of their profes
sions in the sciences, the arts, edu
cation, and other fields of en
deavour. Beginning today the DAILY will
bring sketches of what some of
these men have done. This is the
first of the series.
Prof. Harold E. Edgerton, '25,
Inventor of the stroboscope, has
revolutionized many engineering
concepts with his instrument since
he graduated from the university.
So great have been the changes
brought about by the invention,
. . . the finest parties of the
season are being held at the
LONCOLN
Two excellent ballrooms!
Superb banquet facilities!
E. L. Wilbur Carolyn Shurtleff
Manager Social Director
that the magazine "Scientific
American," is using it as the sub
ject for an article in its Febru
ary issue.
Edgerton, who Is now a profes
sor at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, built his machine
to make it possible to see the fric
tion in a machine while it is oper
ating. Producing extremely short
flashes of very bright light at
regular intervals, the stroboscope
makes a running motor look as
if it were standing still.
Use of the instrument in pho
tography has made it possible to
take pictures of the firing of a bul
let and other high speed subjects.
Wilson-
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oriental languages and literature
at the University of Chicago.
Harvard in Egypt
According to Dr. Wilson, an ex
pedition from Harvard is the only
company doing any work in
Egypt at the present. 'Tortun
ately, our expedition left .Egypt
in May before the closing of the
Mediterranean. The sites of expe
ditions are now working on are
in Palestine, Egypt, Syria and
Iran. After the war, we will be
able to carry on profitable expe
ditions since we have had time
to thoroughly outline our plans."
"The newest trick in the profes
sions of artheology is exploration
by aeroplane," Wilson declared,
"by flying over a surface sus
pected of harboring buried tem
ples or tombs, we can see the
complete pattern of a buried
treasure of antiquity, sometimes
an entire city, and thus can de
termine the most profitable point
of attack."
Though Wilson has done most
of his work in Palestine and
Egypt, he emphasized that India
was probably the best field for
an archeologist, as comparatively
little has been done there.
Convocation-
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be evidence."
Wilson stated that the ancient
Egyptians expected to live for
ever and made a record for eter
nity which we now use to study
their modes of living. As a result,
we know more about the periods
and individuals three or four thou
sand years ago than we know
about civilization one thousand
years ago.
Having made his review of
Egyptian classical civilization by
the use of inscriptions, Wilson
made the final and vital point of
his lecture, when he said, "There
is always physical destruction go
ing on in history, but there is a
certain indistructibility about the
values of civilization which are
handed down from one civilization
to the next"
The
Daily Ncbraskan
FORTIETH TEAR.
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ter or fl.M for the College fear. U.50
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Athletic Department is sponsoring: an Official Cornhuskers Rose Bowl Special train,
leaving Lincoln 8 a. a Saturday, Dec. 28, returning to Lincoln afternoon Jan. 6th,
at minimum cost.
Coach Tourist Pull man Standard Pullman
(One to Lower Berth)
(One to Lower Berth)
For 2 to Lower, also Upper, Compartment and Drawing Room rates, inquire at Ath
letic Office.
RATES INCLUDE
Round Trip Railroad Ticket.
Round Trip Pullman Ticket.
Hotel Room with bath at Los Angeles, 3l2 days.
Auto Sidetrip, El Paso to Juarez, Old Mexico and return.
Auto transportation on New Year's Day, starting at our
Hotel in Los Angeles to Pasadena for Parade, including
Grandstand seat, thence to Rose Bowl for Game and
return to our Hotel.
Occupancy of cars while in San Francisco.
Choice Football Ticket to Game.
Parents and friends are invited to join this Special. Early reservation is
necessary. Call at Athletic Office, University Coliseum, for descriptive
folder of tour, also reservations, etc.
YW regional head
visits campus
Miss Margaret Sullwald, re
gional s e c r e t a r y of the YVVCA
visited the campus for two days
this week, interviewing members
of the YW cabinet and meeting
various groups. She attended the
cabinet meeting Wednesday night
and offered suggestions as to
work of the staff.
Miss Sullwald's home is only
three miles from the Rose Bowl, so
she is very much interested in Ne
braska's football team at this
time. She graduated from UCLA
and was the YW secretary there
for three years.
B u lie 'in
Ag AWS.
Ag AWS will meet In the home ee
Rorlal rooms at 4:15 I. m. Thursday.
CORN COBS.
All font Coh worker mail have thrlr
basketball premm eopy la by Batarday
night for Wednesday' program.
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TTnkn at :S p. m. Nnndny. Rnbbl Raeov
tkl, of Omaha, will upeak.
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