Wednesday, February 20, 1946
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THE NEBRASKAN
EDITORIAL COMMENT
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Student Foundation
Student Foundation, one of the university's compara
tively young organizations, is holding its first mass meet
ing of the second semester Thursday evening at t :uu in
room 315 of the Union.
To the majority of university students, this' organiza
tion is nothing more than another "activity" for prospective
Mortar Boards and Innocents. To the few really interested
Foundation workers, the organization is a vital organ in
promoting and establishing school spirit and understanding
throughout the various towns and schools of Nebraska.
The Foundation's purpose is to publicize the univer
sity. This is done through various channels; for example,
sending news letters to newspapers throughout the state
and monthly bulletins to state high schools. In return, the
university receives a large percentage of its enrolment from
these same schools in the many small Nebraska com
munities. In addition to news letters and monthly bulletins, the
Foundation entertains music students attending summer
sessions, and sponsors pamphlets sent to these students
during the year.
Student Foundation is not sponsored by the university,
but is self supporting. Consequently, the annual Student
Directory is another project of the Foundation, and proceeds
from Directory sales are used to carry on the organization's
work.
In the spring of 1942, Student Foundation saw the light
of day as a campus organization, headed by John Douglas,
Ronnie Metz, David Walcott and Preston Hayes. Their
express purpose in organizing was to acquaint people
throughout all of Nebraska with the value and importance
of the university. They felt that school spirit, which in
those days neared perfection, should be fostered in every
school and community of the state. So the Foundation
grew and prospered, and today its influence is felt and ap
preciated in every corner of the state.
The mass meeting Thursday is being opened to the en
tire student body and any other interested persons, in "an
effort to obtain workers to carry on the ever-widening ac
tivities of the organization. Dean John Clark, Foundation
sponsor, will present a few aspects of the university in the
past. Corn Cob prexy Dean Skokan will offer some startl
ing facts concerning school spirit past, present and future.
Margaret Neumann, Foundation director, will explain the
group's activities and the new alumnus secretary, Fritz Daly,
will be introduced.
Students will have an opportunity to sign up for work
on the bulletin, news letters or as chairmen of particular
counties in the state.
Student Foundation offers a constructive method of
promoting school spirit, both on the campus and through
out the state. We need that school spirit desperately. Let's
not allow this opportunity to pass unnoticed.
P. L. T.
To the Editor:
With your patient indulgence, I should like to
say something about this talk of a veterans' club
being organized on the campus. The veteran does
not need a club to keep him informed about the
G. I. Bill of Rights or to tell him where to go to
receive help and advice. The University's Con
sultation Board of Veterans and other veteran's
guidance agencies are already performing these
funcions with reasonable efficiency.
The veteran does not need a club to plan a
monthly social get-together. There are already
enough social functions on the campus to keep
the socially-minded male animal in hopeless fi
naancial straits, without adding any more. The
veteran does not need a club to help him make
study plans, and catch up with back lessons. This
is the proper task of the veteran's faculty ad
viser.
The veteran does not need a club to report
to the University on what veterans want in the
way of monuments to heroes of this war. If the
University has any money to fritter away, 1st the
administration raise the salaries of the faculty.
Then professors can stop worrying about gocery
bills and concentrate on teaching, so that this
generation will be smarter when it goes to the
next war, than it was when it went to this last
one.
In conclusion, I should like to remark that
in general this campus needs lewer exclusive,
mutual admiration societies, and more student
energy expended on creating the intellectual com
munity that this University ought to be. The
veterans on this campus might contribute some
thing to this goal, by; (1) throwing away their'
discharge buttons, and getting over the idea that
they are the saviors of mankind; (2) forgetting
the one great bombing mission, or night patrol,
or artillery barrage of their careers, and spending
more time, having more dates, with more girls.
With less badges, visiting firemen's decorations,
and other hardware on display, and with more
happy coeds dashing about the campus, our old
Alma Mater may yet foster a grass roots revival
of learning, before too many of the current vete
ran students return to the cruel world.
Sincerly,
Elmer Spi ague
(Editors Note: Elmer Sprague, a recently re
turned veteran, was author of "White Space", a
humor column which appeared in The Daily Ne
braskan before the war. He was als a reporter
for the Daily.)
Dear Editor:
Since the appearance of the editorial, "A
VETS CLUB?" in last Thursday's Nebraskan, I
have been pondering whether or not the editorial
was meant to be a challenge or destructive
criticism.
My impression is that there is considerable
resentment against a veterans organization being
formed at the University of Nebraska. As a vete
ran I realize that much of the feeling against serv
icemen and veterans is warranted. But I also feel
there has been undue hard feeling.
You cited the example of an ex-GI who
wanted to know "what the university can do for
the veteran" and added that it might be a better
idea to see what the veteran can do for the uni
versity. To me that sounds just a bit silly. I
was under the impression that the government
ws paying the school to help me, not paying me
to help the school. I think many of us agree that
the benefits derived from the university will be
reverted back to the university in time though in
directly. At the time of your writing the veterans had
not yet met to discuss the aims which you say
they failed to make clear. I simply fell in love
with your statement about the veterans not being
so able to help the school as an isolated group
as they could by becoming a part of the student
body. Have you forgot that this "isolated group"
of which you speak has just finished doing the
big task of doing its country some good?
For better interorganizational understanding, I
remain Sincerely yours,
Robert T. Johnson
n many years Belgium held an
election last week. The majority
of Belgians indicated that they
favored the return of their exiled
King Leopold, who has been re
siding in the high mountains of
Switzerland for nearly four years.
LONDON. Yugoslavia has
charged that activities of Polish
troops in Italy are a "threat to
peace." The charge was handed
to the UNO. The Polish troops
who remain in Italy arejio longer
a part of the Polish Army, but
they now form a part of the Brit
ish occuption forces in Italy. An
explanation for these "activities"
was left up to the British foreign
secretary.
SEATTLE. An earthquake, so
iniense it caused many persons
to believe an atom bomb had ex
ploded, shook the area from north
ern Oregon to Canada last week.
Only a few minor injuries were
reported; however, several . busi
ness buildings in Seattle and sur
rounding towns were heavily
damaged. The quake lasted for
about 20 minutes.
WASHINGTON. Secretary o f
Interior Harold L. Ickes, who has
been known as a very strong new
dealer for several years, has re
signed his position, bluntly charg
ing that President Truman has
expressed lack of confidence in
him. Mr. Ickes took office with
Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
Afers in a
Nutshell
BY BOB SEASON i
MEMPHIS, TENN. With the
national steel strike just over, an
other major strike looms on the
horizon. At a National Federation
of Telephone Workers policy
making conference in Memphis, a
strike-opinion poll was taken.
Joseph Beirne, president of the
union, announced the results
showed a heavy majority in favor
of a strike if a wage-hike of ten
dollars per week is not given.
The National Federation, which is
composed of some 50 independent
unions, has a membership of about
250,000 operators.
Meanwhile, negotiations con
tinued deadlocked in the pro
longed strike of 175,000 production
workers.
NEW YORK. The bright lights
of New York are once again cast
ing their beams on busy depart
ment stores and amusement
houses. Because of a disastrous
fuel shortage, Mayor O'Dwyer
last week issued an order to close
all business houses. The strike of
the fuel-hauling tugboat workers,
which caused the fuel shortage
has been temporarily settled.
VATICAN CITY. Thirty-two
Catholic prelates were created
cardinals last Monday at a secret
consistory in the hail of the Sa
cred College of Cardinals in the
Vatican. Two of the new cardinals
are from the United States.
TOKYO. Emperor Ilirohito de
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