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Jr Page 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Wednesday, February 19, 1947 EDITORIAL COMMENT InteWgicrte Press e..h.Pintinn ntM ar fl-D .7. .-iTeter. 12.00 Per temetter wanoa, or n 1099. - ,Tfv. fktelety Editor Af Newt Kdltor BunlnrM Manaerr Anliiut RnNlnMl Circulation Manacer ., MJ Rhlrl7 enkln f""i "'wii".' ' "We Novotny, jack mil H,rt. Mite :::';::'::::: :::"::;:::: , 7.7.7.7.7.7.'. ' Slv'"' ci V. Charlea prim .."" .. ... Jim Van f-andlnt-liam M.n.ier.-:..,; .: o,"i r,"- KA.UUE. IT "-?' Chance fof Seniors ... If members of the yi0 class cooperate in attending the convocation scried ,f t0r Thursday, a new and worthy tradition of the univt may &e estaPsnea. bince me VAfii.n of tria pamnn4 tiy wiCwhat nnrtnal activity, there has been a noticeable lurjr tf enthusiasm n keeping up the long-standing traditions, Yes, functions suchoecoming, football rallies and dances continue, but the vJtai element caed "school spirit" has faded during the PViv0 years. the seniors and will inrHe 0cial activities for the class during the week bef commencement. Possibilities for activities are dances, Pis a dinners, in conjunction with meeting with ailing, cf the university. There is a catch in Ki niaii. as in most schemes, but it is easily taken care of. iU ca-tch is thi$: Senior Week will only become a reality K or more ot the senior class is present at the meeting ty Hrsy evening ana approves me . . i proposal. . It is a chance to stJ something because if it is a sue- It can be the Class of Ontribution to the university and tney can nave a iot. oii-oesea. I DONATIONS i::!!S ::::::::::: ::::::::::: Humorist Frank SullivJ1 Qeveloped an entertaining idea in a recent issue of PM. U tre "Greatest Books" are apt to be misrepresentative and Z1, fi thought. Instead he found what he felt was a more hoflest ijjcfltion of readers' tastes the books filched so far this year fro1 York university library. After deliberating his li' -mlin decided trat "a man who has swiped these books is tjfe ofld to a liberal education." How would a similar re?cb to literar larceny at Nebraska compare, I wondered? Never one to avoid iar's,n when necessary to keep you abreast of the world, I - transferred Mr. Sullivan's unique re search to this campus w" aid of Miss Patricia Lahr, keeper of the Union's keys. The Union, as manJ Hflvturesome sPlrit has discovered, maintains a leisure reading ot called the pook Nook. The Book Nook has no spying tttenySt to vatch its shelves of books. No X-ray eye inspects the tCy ho ?nter nd leave. The Book Nook has no spying a'St watch its shelves of books. No. Human nature bein O arpe thinff that it is, the rfbnoc sys tem did not obstruct fW Jfwf- Miss Lahr as able to give me a list of pilfered books u long as the Mr. Sullivan used. All were taken from th Tl ok during the first semester. "Books occasionally diar for a short vhile and then are re turned," Miss Lahr said o.lhjstically. She thinks some books are "just too good to leave u1"lshed" even thoUSh Union rules forbid removing them from th6vVi, Some of the books that en3 have acquired for keeps from the Book Nook are: Hervey ilen's "Fortress and the Fort", Asch's "The Apostle", Douglas' R0be", Orwell's "The Animal Farm" and the perennial "Gone v"? the Wind." A single standard of tyv ajtiong book-snatchers 'Was indicated when Evelyn Waugh's "U sbea Revisited" appeared among the missing on both Mr. SuHa, list and my own. Other best-sellers appropriated from the V'V include: "Tne Black Rose", "The Foxes of Harrow", "The ttXited" and "The Egg and I. But popular fiction kty that's missing Nebraskans too are "on the road to a libera' Vatf01". Mr. SulVan. Als0 gone from the shelves here are "t Anny ot fetW, "My Three Yars With Eisenhower", "Thiiy';V ot of China", "Young Man of Car acas" and a biography t tirge Bernard Slav. Nor do our book collectors lack a sens fciu,,0r' Subtrasury of American Humor" succumbed to W to- Yes, Mr. Sullivan, I cay Hy tnat Nebraska's bibliophiles are also acquiring a liberal, if sli illegal, education. One aspect of the Ce thC "Wandering Books deserves a littl more serious treatment the above, however. Union book pur chases from the Book floP re financed by the J. C. Seacrest fund. About $100 is available year to be spent for new books, ac cording to Miss Lahr. H list price of tne books that have dis appeared during the last eiester amounted to $54.48. It doesn't take a math jor to see that, at the present pace, the Union's reading room v n le just a sitting room. Madam Editor: Th RtiiHonts of this university are surprisingly indifferent to the things that affect their scnooi ana themselves. The university is in great need of buildings, equip ments, and an increased staff. The student body must support tne Chancellor in this matter. The students are either grossly indifferent or criminally lazy for they do ont realize the re ssnnnsibilitv that is theirs. The people of the State know nothing about what is needed by tnis uni versity except what finds its way into the newspapers and the in formation they get from the stu dent body. Tn his recommendation to the legislature the governor saw fit to cut the appropriation requested by the Chancellor for "reasons of economy," yet the legislature has a hill under consideration to pay veterans of Nebraska bonus based on length of service. As a veteran of Nebraska with over three and a half years of service, I can see no real benefit to myself from the four hundred or so dollars which I would get. This same appro priation would do a great deal of good if applied to the school sys tem in this state. Contrary to Colliers, the schools of this state are not so good compared to many others. Let us hope that one who is more interested in an education than in social standing and having a good time will be moved to take an interest in what is hap pening to his school. The staff needs support from the students, why not give it to them? JAMES B. KILE . v Theater Holds 'Craig's Wife' Try outs Today Tryouts for the Experimental Theater's production of "Craig's Wife" will be held today from 3 to 6 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p. m. in the studio theater, Temple building. Additional tryouts will be held tomorrow from 3 to 6 p. m. Open April 2 Schduled to open April 2 for a two night run, the play is under the direction of Miss Margaret Servine, speech instructor. A pulitizer prize winner, "Craig's Wife" has a cast of six women and five men. All regularly enrolled students in good standing are eligible to try out. Coeds Shown Hair-dos Ben, Your Hairdresser, dis cussed and demonstrated hair styles at the dinner meeting of the Kernels Monday evening. Fifteen girls were entertained at the dinner during which Leila Molthan, Joyce Marshal and Kay Donovan furnished music. Mrs. Elvera Christiansen, sponsor of the group, was a speaker. A busi ness meeting followed the program. 6 a Be thrilled and sur prised at the beautiful difference. Looks dark in the stick. Blends to a brilliant natural tone. Stays on longer, with out drying lips. Very indelible. STREET FLOOR l I A - ') f f t i iy - v C American Youth Hostels' Return to Europe Asked BY EUGENE BERMAN. As a result of their first post war journey abroad, the American Youth Hostel has been asked to return to Europe again to help war-torn countries. For their work in helping Europe last sum mer, which entailed many priva tions for the American volunteers, each individual was given a cita tion from the International Youth Hostel association in Amsterdam in which the appreciation of the people of Europe was expressed. Hostelers will do actual recon struction work side by side with hostelers from various countries in Europe. The work does not re quire expert craftsmen but in cludes plastering, painting, gar dening, clearing away rubble, etc. The minimum age limit for these work projects is 17. French Project. Altho the French have hostels in all parts of the country which have been destroyed, the greatest number and the greatest need can be found in the high mountain land. Climbing trips are organ ized on week-ends for relaxation. Last year American hostelers worked on three French projects; one in the mountains near the Spanish border which was used as a school for war orphans, an other near Italy high in the Alps, which had been used at several different times as a nazi army camp, and a third only several miles from the Swiss border which was to be used as a ski hostel in the winter time. Belgium. Unable to fill Belgium's urgent request for AYH construction groups last summer, the organiza tion is particularly eager to send hostelers to help this year. Visits to Brussels, the "Little Paris" of Belgium, and hostel journeys through Bastogne, the battlefield of World War II, will show the country to American travelers and work groups. Germany. During the summer of 1946, military leaders approved an AYH work project into Germany. "We must foster in every way," said General Joseph McNarney, "the development of sound youth ac tivities as a strong contribution to the regeneration of a peaceful democratic Germany." Working with German young people on a youth hostel project will be an unusual experience lor nosteiers because until now only military government or civilian war de partment employees have been al lowed to carry out this recon struction program. Holland. Although' Holland, torn by bombs and flooding seas, has re covered to a great extent during the past year, there will still be dikes to build and hostels to re pair. The "summer might end with a bike trip through Rotterdam, The Hague and out to the famous Walcheren Islands or a boat trip through the Amsterdam canals. This past summer the AYH work ing crew spent most of its time on a bombed hostel at Bergen-ob-Zoom and the Nijmegen hostel, used as a German SS prison camp, doing such things as re moving barbed wire. The cost is $200 plus transportation from New York. Russia. Russia is a land of mystery to most Americans, therefore the need is great to make some con structive effort to bridge the gap of strangeness and misunder standing that exists between the United States and Russia. HOTEL CORNHUSKER ANNOUNCES . . . INTER-FRATERNITY BALL Dinner in the Georgian Room! 9 Friday, February 28th 6:00 to 8:30 P. M. $2.00 per person Dinner music by Jay Norris. Make reservations with Mrs. Scott at 2-6971. Reservations acceptable but not necessary. i I 1 1 lllll.il II WIN ..Wft. l.iiiiii I fit m. T TV mrMs&Kpreiits ap CM I AND i World's (frt&kst iVaritxMica fytrfuoso LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL AVD-ITOlltlUM Thursday, Feb. 20, at 8:30 p. m. Prices t Orchestra: $3.60, $3.00, $2.40, $1.80 Balcony: $3.60, $2.40. $1.80, 90c, 60c 2,000 Seats at 60c las Inel. Reserved by Section Mall cheek row U A. M. Oberfelder. 1140 O St., Lincoln. Neb. Enclose elf-addrcnaed atamped rnrelope. Bos Office epen new at Walt's Mnalc Store. 1140 O St. A