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THE NEBRASKAN
Sunday, FeKruary 10, I94B
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EDITORIAL STAFF
ruitor Rett Im Hastaa
Managing Kditora Phyllis Tearardra, Shlrle Jenkins
hews Editors Mary Alice Cawood, Phylli. Moitlorlt, Jack t'ressmaa.
Marilyn Meyer, Marttoella Holcomb
Kporta Editor George Miller
itoriety Kdltnr Pat Toot
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To Touch the Moon
With a look of wonder and a raised eyebrow, many of
us read last week that man's first contact with the moon
. had been made by the use of radar.
"Amazing," many of us said, "the world is reaching
heights of civilization and knowledge that it has never
dreamed of sealing before." Part of the ejaculation is true
and part, decidedly false.
Scientific advances in the past decade have been noth
ing short of stupendous. Spun-glass textiles, synthetic rub
ber, radar and the atomic bomb, to mention only a few dis
coveries, have outwardly changed our entire set of values
and way of thinking, and have provided us of the so-called
modern generation with the most powerful set of friends
that it has ever known.
But the world itself has not reached a degree of men
tality which is comparable to and deserving of these scien
tific gifts. And perhaps it might be better for us all if we
were thrown back to the period of the cave man where no
means of destroying the race as a whole had been invented.
Today in 1946 we are confronted with the same basic,
destructive flaws in man's nature, which have confronted
him from 10,000 BC on. Only today, with the weapons and
allies which man has at his disposal, these flaws become a
very possible source of destruction to the earth itself and
all its inhabitants.
Today we see greed, hypocrisy, secrecy, intolerance
and tolerance with a capital "T" reflected on every hand.
A country's leader will secrete information from another
. country for the sake of staying on top of the political pile.
A college student will speak of the general dishonesty of the
students of a certain race. And in our senseless way, we
keep on constructing newer and better monsters which, in
stead of doing our work for us, will turn about in a short
time and gobble us up.
The solution to the problem is simple to envision, and
difficult to affect. We are confronted with one of those
ever-present cross-roads. On one lies destruction, destruc
tion from the children of our own minds, destruction from
our own near-sightedness. On the other lies neace. pros
perity, and a new lease on life. The way of this road lies not
through the UNO, which will affect only our superficial po
litical lives; it does not lie in our educational system such
. as it is today.
The way to the road to peace lies in a simple realization
on the part of the peoples of the earth, that their salvation
lies only in co-operation and in the renunciation of their
ancient and outmoded rut of living and thinking.
Then and only when man has grown up to the size of
his inventions, will he be entitled to blow his navy to bits as
a test of an atomic bomb. Then and only then, will he be
entitled to reach out and touch the moon.
From the Jan. 29 Syracuse Daily Orange.
Students Enter
'"Time" Current
Events Contest
"Time" magazine's annual cur
rent events quiz will be given to
all interested students in room
315 of the Union at 5 p. m. Tuesday.
The quiz is broad in scope, cov
ering all pertinent topics on na
tional and international politics,
art, literature, personality, science,
geography and sports.
The two students gaining the
highest score in the 105 question
exam will receive any literary
book of their choice worth $5, ac
cording to Pat Lehr, director of
the Union, wrich is sponsoring the
event.
DuPont Company
Seleels University
For Cliem Award
The E. I. DuPont de Nemours
and Co. has chosen the university
as a recipient of a post-graduate
fellowship in chemistry for the
1946-47 academic year, Dean R.
W. Goss of the graduate college
announced recently.
Carrying a stipend of $1,200 for
single men and $1,800 for married
men, the fellowship is open to
candidates who have done meri
torious undergraduate or gradu
ate work. An additional allotment
is granted to cover all tuition and
laboratory fees not otherwise paid
by a governmental or private
agency.
Union Presents
Matinee Sundav
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" star
ring Leslie Howard and Merle
Oberon will be the movie shown
at 3:00 p. m. Sunday in the Union
ballroom. The story is that of a
young Englishman who rescues
French aristocrats in the time of
the French revolution under the
guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Following the movie at 5:00
p. m. coffee will be served. Peg
Shelley will play piano selections.
Sinfonia Harmony Hours of re
corded music will be revived at
4 Tuesday afternoon in the music
room of the Union with a program
from works of five Russian ar
tists. Paul Koenig, '42, who guided
the Hours when he was in school
will give commentaries on the se
lections, the march from "Prince
Igor," Scheherazade Suite, "Song
or the Mea," and "Night on Bald
Mountain."
BY GRACIE SMITH
and
BARBIE TURK
Spring's here Spring's gone
Wish ye old weather man would
make up his mind so that poor
Bob Hicks could cease taking his
summer tee shirts out of stock
only to replace them again. Bad
for the morale, eh, Bob?
Looks like big plans were made
for some of our Nebraska broth
ers and sisters this weekend.
Promising dates to the Beaux Art
Ball were Mary Guendel with
Harold Johnson, and one shouldn't
have been too surprised to see
Maxine Glebe and Dick Schmidt
there also.
Joyce Stuve is ignoring our
campus Kings because her sweet
heart number one, Bill Green, is
scheduled to arrive here for a
big celebration. Saturday night
dates included Betty Benjamin
with Paul walwick; Patty Colton
with Dick Lodge; and Coralee
Thomassen with Jerry Tyner.
Decorated.
Triangle dedications of the
week go to Jack Hoyt with sisters
Jean Hickie and Shirlee Wallace,
while brothers Tom Noble and
Gene Weiler bouted for a Satur
day date with Meredith Bowhay.
Reports showed Jean and Tom as
victors.
Celebrity Bob Korte and Joyce
Keckley have changed the nature
of their games from bridge to
basketball. Could it be influ
ence or just rotten bridge? A
new-comer and offering much
competition is Mary Kaye May,
who was seen this weekend with
Dick Batchelder. Nice going,
Mary Kaye, and a mighty good
start. Bruce Shurtleff seems to
be back in circulation again and
rumors have it that he was seen
with Jean Metzger on Friday
night.
That Arrow Again.
Whether or not spring really
is here, it seems to be just the
time of the year for fellow cupid's
work Jean Ann Roberts and Bob
O'Dell passed the sweets last Mon
day night while Ellie Swanson
and Tom Cornish did pin honors
the previous week. Monna Beyer
has announced her engagement
to Les Buckley and Pete Chikas
of Brideport, Nebraska, and Vir
ginia Coleman are starting that
"almost steady deal."
Taking to the realms of Lin
coln high is Harriet Wilborne who
will appear at a house party next
weekend with Herbie Gish, while
sister Nancy Gish is going with
Bill Browne.
Memories.
Remember the combo Wy
Walker and Gene Woodhead (to
their friends, Wy and Woody)
anyway seems as if Wy is the
proud wearer of that Beta dia
mond as of Friday night. Con
grats, Woody.
And then there is Razz Barry
with a new interest in blondes
like to bowl, too. Razz????
We close now hoping that you
had as pleasant a weekend
Nancy Watkins looked for-
Jul &&k. Qclh.
By Itjartliella J4oLoml
Campus characterization: He'd been pinned once before, and th
girl "lost" his' pin before they broke the ties. He later decided upon
another, and offerd to give her the symbolic gold and pearl bauble
as soon as he could find one. Came a traveling salesman on the scene,
who just by chance had the right insignia on his sample board. Not
content with ordering one, the frat-brat talked him out of the ex
hibit, bestowed it upon his beloved, and in short order she appeared
with his heart on her blouse. No, he's not a speech major.
Our favorite professor hopes someday he'll find the wherewithal
to make a bequeath to the campus building fund. An admirer of such
appendages as Bessey Hall, Morrill Hall and Love Library, he will
have his edifice named Pool Hall.
Highights of a Higher Education Department: Bet if you didn't
go to college you'd never learn that. the gametes of thallophytes ex
hibit the lowest form of sex appeal known.
a
Which reminds us of our own musical ability. We've been told
so often we have a perfect voice for radio. And it must be true, cause
every time we start to sing someone says "Why don't you turn on
the radio?"
Concepts of conversation have certainly changed around here. In
the distant BWWAWT (before the war when all was twosome) days
it dealt with dates and men. During the WYWAWL (war years when
... "a l.il. -
all was lonesome) it ran to dates wiin ny-Doys ana teners uum men.
Now we're all set for the new WPWW (wonderful postwar world)
period, and between classes the fellows sit trading telephone num
bers. No one asks whether its a blonde or brunette, either. Only does
it have kitchen privileges and does the landlord allow children in the
apartment.
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Then there's the masculine editor, which means there's only one
person it could be, who seems to have made "Date Mortar Boards
Only" his chief New Year's resolution. Possibly he wrote it on a
Pines slab?
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Most provocative inanimate object on the campus we judge to be
the sidewalk added across the Quadrangle last fall. Laid after the
feet of hundreds of students had worn a hard path across the grass,
it has proved the most popular throughfare on the grounds. As we
tramp wearily along at 9 a. m., more than usually asleep, visions of
former Ail-Americans, PBKs, ROTCs, a minority of scholars, and
hosts of ghosts of lowly swillers seem to brush past. Already the
cement is bordered with the prints of hurrying feet shouldered aside
by heavier chassis, pointing the necessity of broadening the strand.
Wonder if we started sliding down the banisters at Sosh, would they
widen them for us?
Didn't realize Vitamin D was in such demand. One of the local
sorority houses has gone native in a big way. ' Even purchased a
grass rug for their Budhist shrine, and now they're seeking to ac
quire suntans ahead of the season, just to show their contempt for
us palefaces. Calling Max Factor and Elizabeth Arden! If we have
to resort to an afternoon session with mudpies, we'll darken our
complexions yet.
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kiddies, arfd have yourselves a
time.
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science at the University of Wis
consin, and Professor Sellers, will
lecture on history at the Univer
sity of Iowa.
Their positions on the campus
will be taken for the summer
months by Professor Ivan M.
Stone, Bcloit college; Dr. Cortez
Ewing, University of Oklahoma,
and Professor V. A. Moody, Iowa
State college.
Bulletin
OKiHKSTRA Rl.HKAKotl..
The I nivrrsity tmihony orchestra,
nniler the direction l Kmaatn-I Wbriinow,
will hold Ihe HrM rch.aor.l for Ihe entire
nrrhritra on Tuesday evening, Krb. IZ. la
Temple, room 34H,. During Ihe aceond
semester. Ihe orchestra will rrhearne
Tuesday evening from 1 li I and Thara
dny afternoon Irrnn 4 to 6.
RKIIK.K CI.ASSE.H.
Rridte classes start Monday la room
SIB In the I nlon from 4:Ha to 8:Sv. Kara
Mip must attend at least twice a week,
according to -lark Hallibun-an, wh. will
instruct the class.
N KB R Bl.l'E PRINT.
A general olaff meetin f the Nebraska
Hlue I'rint will be held Taeoday at ft
p. m. in room Sim of the I nl.m. All mem
ber of the editorial and bainea alarf
are required to attend, according la Rob
oonry, editor.
ficvrral positions are tn be rilled la the
fincaniration al thin time. Any engineer
who might be Inirrcjcd in future ataff
poslllnni are anted to attend, Ct
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