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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, February 19, 1947
EDITORIAL COMMENT
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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