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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, April 25, 1946
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
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Exam Characters
After plodding through term finals for three years, 'tis
interesting to catalogue some of the exam week characters
we have met to our sorrow.
The Worrier You all know Jthls character who collars
you, tears his hair and says, with great tears welling up in
his big, blue eyes, "I just know I'm going to fail." His rea
sons for flunking are so convincing you waste valuable time
consoling him. Of course, he always ends up with straight
A's and you, with your straight C's, feel like clubbing him,
The Amateur Frankenstein Then there is the teacher
who scares you to death for weeks before the test with lurid
you can hardly hold your pencil at the zero hour and you
forget the answers you do know.
The Vampire She is the sweet, young thing in your
class who keeps checking to see how much you've studied.
She lures you away from your books because she promises
she isn't going to study at all. Later her roommate tells
you, you trusting soul, that she sat in the closet all night
studying.
The Practical Joker Vicious charater No. 653 is the
instructor who tells you just what to study and what kind
of a test he will give. He gets a big laugh as he passes
out an exam, which is strictly no kin to the one he ad
vertised. Miss Lovelorn She's the little pixie who asks to study
with you and then takes up the whole time "telling you
about her date Sunday night. Need we say more ?
Dr. Jeky and Mr. Hyde Strangest character of all is
your friend from across the hall who has always been such
a good Joe. At test time, he grows horns and comes slink
ing in to your room to do you no good. He wants to
play bridge and scoffs at studying. Needless to say you
follow him, hypnotized, to an all-day session and doom.
The Play Boy You've always roomed with the char
acter who brings all his cronies in to study at the top of
their lungs the night before your hardest test. The night
ends in bedlam with you completely surrounded by crack
ers, jam, sardines and whirling dervishes.
Now, you add your own list of the characters you have
met!
Louisiana State Reville
Tug-of-War
Detrimental
To Balkans'
Political "tug-of-war" between
the major powers is seriously dis
rupting and delaying post-war re'
construction in the Danube basin,
Miss Emily Schossberger, univer
sity editor, said Wednesday in the
last of the extension division's
lectures on world affairs in Love
library.
A native of Austria who has
traveled widely in Europe, Miss
Schossberger came to the United
States at the outbreak of the war
Communication.
"Unfortunately very little In
formation is available from the
Balkan regions, but the meager
reports received seem to indicate
that the Balkans proper Jugo
slavia, Rumania, and Bulgaria
are being systematically 'soviet
ized'; and that Austria and Hun
gary, traditionally the border
states between eastern and west
ern influences, are resisting com
plete communization with the
blessing of western powers," Miss
Schossberger said.
"In Austria, for example, there
is ineffective four power admin
istration; in the American zone
there is emphasis on physical re
construction; in the British zone a
decentralization of industry and
encouragement of political groups
favorable to restoration of the
monarchy; in the French zone
continued watchfulness against
rebirth of Pan-Germanism, and in
the Russian zone an attempt at
sovietizing, and disruption of the
economy by an excessive occupa
tional force living off the land,"
she pointed out.
Dismemberment.
"In Hungary the dismember
ment of the large landed estates in
that largely agrarian state is ex
ercising a profound influence, and
in Jugoslavia we'ffre told that
reconstrutcion is a purely com
munist-directed enterprise. Simi
lar conditions prevail in Rumania
and Bulgaria.
"Despite the strong interest of
Russia in setting up a communist
bloc of states in the Balkans, a
curious trend is to be observed
there, ' especially in Austria and
Hungary. Communism, so eagerly
LETTERIP
Dear Editor: "
I have been asked by many students to clarify the ac
tion taken by the election committee of the Student Coun
cil, Monday, April 22, concerning the eligibility regulations.
The university ruling on eligibility is stated as follows:
A student who is not enrolled as a regular student in
the university or who is not satisfactorily carrying at least
12 hours may not represent the university on any team,
board, or in any other university organization; moreover,
a studenfwho has not satisfactorily completed 27 hours
(only 24 hours for the duration of the war) in residence
during the previous two semesters in which he was regis
tered barred from representing the university in any capa
city." .
The election committee wanted to include as candi
dates for Student Council and Publication Board offices
many veterans who would not be eligible by these univer
sity rules, because these veterans were new this semester
or had not had 24 hours in residence during the previous two
semesters.
The election committee following in the footsteps of
the athletic board, let up on the university restrictions by
making those candidates eligible who are satisfactorily
carrying at least 12 hours this semester and who will have
their 24 hours of residency by the end of '46 spring term.
Also the election committee made those students eligible
who had completed 12 hours in the university at any earlier
date, striking out the clause during the two immediate pre
vious semesters.
We also decided'that if a student will be eligible to
represent his class by the second semester of next year, he
will be considered eligible now for filing for that class.
The election committee took this action so that many
veterans who had filed would be eligible to run in this spring
election.
Roberta Collins
Chairman of Election Committee of Student
Council
Awgwan Copy
Awgwan "copy -for. last Issue
this term ' is due Saturday,
April 27, according to Ruth
Korb, editor. Copy is to be
turned in to the Awgwan of
fice, Union basement.
awaited, has disappointed even
the partisans, mostly because of
the shock behavior of the occupa
tional army.
Weak Government.
"The Danube countries are
without strong local governments.
There industries have either
been dismantled or are inopera
tive. Agriculture is slow to regain
its feet.
"It is hard for the peonies there
to restore political stability and
national morality when they are
plagued with the worst of
famines. The Balkans, always a
witches cauldron of Doli ties swm
destined to remain an unwelcome
economic stepchild of the major
powers for manv vpars tn mma
Miss Schossberger concluded.
F. Hanson, Nehez
Offer Recitals
Tonight at 7:30 7
Floyd Hanson, tenor and James
Nehez, violinist, graduate students
in the school of fine arts, will pre
sent their senior recitals in the
Temple theater tonight at 7:30
p. m., Mrs. Viola Johnston Moore
will act as accompanist during
the program.
The recital program of pre
sentation is:
BoUchaft Brahms
Heine Llebe est fcrun Brahms
Sonntng Brahms
O Llebliche Wangen Brahms
Mr. Hanson.
Cello Concerto In D Major. Haydn-Spritzner
Allegro Moderato
Mr. Nrhez.
Clelo mar! La Gioconda . . .Ponchlelll
Mr. Hanson.
Five Old French Dances. .. .Marlas-Cooley
L' Ajjrouble
La Provencals
La Natelotte .
La Musette 'Vs?r'-
Le Basque
Mr. Nehe.
Ah, Moon of My Delight Lehmann
Pleading Kramer
' Night Rachmaninoff
Floods of Spring Rachanlnoff
Mr. Hanson.
Ohio State Paper Discusses Suppression
Of Unfavorable University Neivs Stories
By MARY ALICE CAWOOD.
A bulletin which was published
by the staff of the 'Ohio State
Lantern,' university paper discus
sing the suppression of certain
items in college newspapers, was
recently received by the Daily Ne
braskan. The bulletin presented pro and
con arguments concerning the
publication of campus news of an
off-color nature and gave as an
example a story which was print
ed in one school paper about two
coeds who were dismissed from
school because of disorderly con
duct. J Question?
The 'Lantern staff raises the
questions of "what can and what
should a university newspaper,
supposedly the mouthpiece of the
campus, print?" In a survey con
ducted on the Ohio state campus
the following pro and con argu
ments were presented in regard
to the suppression of some news
stories.
"The policy on this campus re
garding publication of news with
a touch of scandal is strictly
hush-hush. The reasoning behind
this is easy to see. The policy
makers want the students and
the outside world to see Ohio
State only in the most favorable
light," quoted one Ohio student
who was interviewed.
Another student expressed his
views as follows: "A study of how
a student was expelled from
school for violation of a certain
rule, would, in my opinion, not
lead others to break the same
rule, but would be an outstand
ing example of how "crime
doesn't pay."
'Pro' Argument.
Another pro argument offered
was: "If campus publications
printing this type of news, it
would be the duty of these pub
lications, and that means the
"Lantern" in particular, to pre
sent the facts accurately in a
matter-of-fact way, avoiding the
sensationalism practiced in many
papers."
Other students advocated the
suppression of certain news to be
printed in the university paper
and supported their arguments in
the following statements.
"Suppression" used with ref
erence to publishing, is a term
which is ordinarily associated
with propaganda. It may consist
of killing important news stories
in the interest of a particular
group. It may also be careful
and responsible consideration of
news and comment with an eye
eye to the good of the majority."
'Con' Statement.
"As the student publication of
a state tax-supported university,
the 'Lantern's' job is more than
one of simple reporting. The 'Lan
tern' is directly responsible for
the opinion and attitudes formed
by outsiders about the university.
As an integral part of the uni
versity, the 'Lantern' must do its
part in maintaining the influence
and prestige of Ohio State.
"This does not mean that the
truth should be sacrificed, how
ever. It does mean that when the
well being of the university de
mands it, the 'Lantern' is justi
fied in considering how it shall
treat the news; A newspaper
which is financially independent
and which has not responsibility
to any group other than the
general public may edit, criticize,
and report its news and views
with little thought about the consequences."
cyyinjoh. gfwAal lAndsihiahinq.
(bswiandtu JimsL and (x)ohL
BY SAM WARREN.
How are 500 people able to
combine their talents for a major
undertaking like presenting "The
Elijah?" comes a thoughtful
query.
Well, "it ain't easy!" It "means
that each of the four singing
groups on city and ag campuses
plug away on a dozen different
choral selections from the oratorio
during two to three hours rehear
sal each week. "If at first you
don't succeed . . ." is the motto
which keeps them working over
each difficult phrase and theme.
Work Hard.
If their vocal descriptions of
the earthquake, the fire descend
ing from heaven and the rushing
flood aren't convincing, they just
strain their vocal chords until
they are convincing. If their
crescenaos don't "crescend" . . .
if their fortes aren't "fortay
enough." why thev iust mnn th.
perspiration from their brows and
tacKie it again. For "The Elijah"
involves some powerful choral
work which is effective nnlv aftr
hours of concerted rehearsal.
rne University Sincprs whn
prepare "The Elijah" between
trips to broadcasting studios, First
Plymouth, et cetera toil under
Dr. Arthur Westbrook's hand. The
Ag chorus labors dutifuly with
Mrs. Altinas Tullis. The Univer
sity chorus (number II) toes the
line with Mr. Floyd Hanson, while
University chorus (number I . . .
" 'where is number III?' ") owes
its practice time to Dr. West
brook again.
Excerpts.
And so, at times ranging from
11 a. m. to 5 and 7 p. m. on two
campuses one can hear "Baal, we
cry to thee . . ." or "Lift thine
eyes to the mountains . . .' or "the
waters gather, they rush along
. . ." or "Lord, our Creator, how
excellent Thy name is . . ." being
sung in all the glory of Mendels
sohn's mighty music.
Then after some four hours of
combined rehearsal during the
week before Sunday afternoon's
performance, the "Choral Union"
wil once more have come togather.
But as he sings, will some ob
scure tenor wonders reflectively
if any one in the audience real
izes how much work is behind the
successful performance? I, too,
wonder . . . reflectively, that is.
