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Sunday, MarcK 50. T3T? Page 2 COMMENT? jjt jjt jjt THE DAILY NEBRASKAN ED TORIAL ... ,1 Member Intercollegiate Press rORTI-FIFTB rKAB Subscription rte M 1.60 per semester, 92.00 per emetter mailed, 92.00 fqr the college year. $3.00 mailed. Single copy 6c. Published daily during uie ecnooi year except iwonaaye ana oaiuraays, vacations anu .. penode, by the student of the University of Nebraska under the supervision mt th. buhllratlnn Rnirri. Entttrod mm fUcand Class Matter at the Post Office an Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March S, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, act of October S. 1917. authorized keotember 80. 1922. Tbe Dally Nebraikan Is published by the students of the linlverslty of NenraHks i as ji expression of student news and oilniins only. Aeeordlnir to artlclell of the ny iaws ..... 1.. , n..Kii.in. --. rfninianit bv the Hoard of Publication: "It Is the declared policy of the Board that publications under Its jurisdiction shall be free from editorial censorship on the part of the Board, or on the part of any member 01 the faculty of the onl venlty ; bnt members of the ktaff of The Bally Nebraska are Per sonally reaponslhle, for what they say or do or cam to be printed . I I' A V.I.- Th. .nlnlnn, .vnrMIM n V eAIUmniHl IH ins ivany l"ui.n... - - aot necessarily reprcient those of the University or The Daily Nebraskan.) Further Explanation... In view of the voiced disapproval of students regarding the Daily Nebraskan there are certain factors that stu need clarification for full understanding or exisung proD lems. In a recent letter to the editor 15 students suggested several good points in the way of corrective criticism which they felt would improve the paper. The staff of the paper is in complete agreement with the majority or tnese points. However, Rome wasn't built in a day, and the Rag probably will not assume all the aspects of a metropolitan newspaper overnight. A sorely needed wire service, as suggested in the above mentioned student letter, would do wonders as part of an over-all shot-in-the-arm move. Despite this need, such a service has been fought for by members of the staff for several semesters to no avail. The Daily Nebraskan is an organization that must adhere to the suggestions of its own board of directors, the Publication Board. Without the official sanction of this group, no action may be undertaken This student-faculty organization determines, in part, the policies that are to be followed by the appointed staff members of this publication. This guidance is directed, for the most part, to the financial supervision of the paper and not to news censorship. Under these conditions, the student members of the Daily Nebraskan can do little, other than propose a change in precedent. Consequently, as has been done many times before, the staff of the Daily Nebraskan has readied a proposal which would subsidize a restricted number of reporters to act in the capacity of handling designated areas over the campus in order to cover all possible news sources. At present these extra-curricular slaves are offered no incentive to write for the paper. Along with the above suggestion will be one proposing the installation of a wire service which would give the paper access to national and international news as well as items of purely local interest. Due to student displeasure with the present system this writer feels it to be of utmost im portance that such a service be procured. This writer also feels, and his opinion may or may not parallel that of any other members of the staff, that pre vious attempts along this line have been hamstrung when responsible individuals listened to the opinion of outside forces, who viewed with competitive displeasure any such move. If this be the case, it is not only an insult to the student s mentality but to the college family itself, which should exist as a self-sufficient group, free from outside intervention. We realize that the students pay for a newspaper, not a comic sheet, and we attempt to direct our efforts in a uitunuu vein in oraer to satisfy the majority of this group A newspaper you pay for and a newspaper you deserve . the propositions above will bring the desired result. D.N. News Print By Jim Coufal. Last week President Truman issued an executive order setting in motion machinery to determine the political affiliation of mem bers of the Civil Service. This is an infringement on what Ameri cans had thought was once their basic guard against government control of voting. Is it necessary? The reason for the action is clear. Groups in the United States that have a higher interest in the success of foreign governments than in our own have positions in the government that are dan gerous to the national security. Of these groups Communists are probably the only ones with the organization and man-strength to be of any real danger. It was because of this group that the action became necessary. Theoretically there could be Communists who are loyal to our government, but actually, the pos sibility is remote. The reason is this: Russia is communism's great hope; it Is an experiment for world communism. If Russia be comes economically successful, it would be the best advertisement possible, plus the power of an economically strong state. Also world communism is one of the avowed aims of the party. It is for the realization of this hope that communists regularly try to discredit the United States and to aid Russia by every means possible. Stalin and Trotsky, al though they differed on method, were Dotn working with this end in mind. Being a materialistic philos ophy, Marxism attracts few Christians. To communists their politics is a religion in itself. No moral standards stand in their way. The need of a workers' world supersedes everything else, so think they. With convictions like this, the communist is a dan gerous enemy. National responsi bilities should not be entrusted to him, and in the Civil Service he would have these responsibilities. True, Americans are sacrific ing some freedom, but they will receive in return a great deal of necessary protection. If the presi oents commission limits itself to thwarting only groups that work tor other than the national inter est, there will be little need to worry about the effectiveness and safety of the r.ight to vote. Dear Editors: It is sometimes very interesting and amusing to read articles or books about a country, written by people who have been there for a short time and who try to draw conclusions about the people and li" '- that country. For example, a foreign correspondent goes to Ru h 'here he stays for a couple of weeks and then writes a thick uook on Russia. But the most interesting of all is the opinions of people about a country which they nqver visited or if they did, about which they are not well informed. ; j '. ' I was really surprised when I read, in the Daily Nebraskan of March 28, the results of a survey made by Pat Meehan, on whether the United States should give aid to Greece and Turkey. Of course, there really were some thoughtful opinions on the matter; but there were also some which showed absolute ignorance by the contributor about what is going on in these two countries. I am of Greek descent and was born in Turkey where I spent most of my life, and which I left only two months ago. In the survey a pre-law student stated "Turkey is not, at present, and in fact never was a democracy . . . Greece is virtually dominated by the communist party. In view of this fact, aid to Greece Mrtll ultimately be of benefit to the communist party;" This opinion really surprised me. I do not want to express my opinion on whether the United States should help these two countries, because I might be prejudiced. But I want to answer this gentleman who has very probably never been in either Greece or Turkey and who has very peculiar and interesting opinions concerning them. In Turkey, today, there is no racial discrimination, race prejudice and religious prejudice. Freedom of speech, press, and assembly is one of the outstanding characteristics of the Turkish constitution. As for Greece, the communist party claims that it has the ma jority. In reality it controls no more than ten or fifteen per cent of the entire population, although it is encouraged by Russia both ma terially and spiritually. I hope that I have done a little to help clarify this issue. Sincerely yours, Pandeli Sakaiak Presby House Greets Easter All university students may at tend Pre-Easter services from 7:15 to 8:00 each morning this week at the Presbyterian Student House. The Rev. O'Linn McGuire will speak on "Nationalism," assisted by Shirley Sabin, Monday. "Sec ularism" will be the Rev. John Clyde's topic Tuesday. Georgianne Rediger will be his student helper, and Elinor Henry will sing a solo. The Rev. Thomas Barton will talk on "Militarism" Wednesday morning, assisted by Dave Mc- Shane. "Acquiescence" will be discussed by the Rev. Dr. A. L. Miller Thursday. Charles House will assist him. Final services Friday morning will be led by the Rev. Sam Maier, who will speak on "The Christ." His student helper will be Sherill von Bergen. TO STUDENTS AND ADVISORS All students who wish to register for applied music courses such as organ, voice, piano, etc., and also for music theory courses such as har mony, ear training, counter point and instrumentation, must secure from Dr. Arthur West brook his signature on their registration blanks BEFORE going to the dean's office and not afterward. This is essen tial in order that Dr. West brook may assign a teacher and write in the correct calendar . number. "We want to accommodate as many non-music majors as we can," Dr. VVestbrook said, "but we do not like to disappoint them just because they didn't understand in advance the me chanics of music registration' Uni A Capella Choir Sings For Vespers Music Includes Choral Anthems Appearing today for the fourth time this season, the University Singers will present an a capella program of Palm Sunday music at First-Plymouth Congregational church. The program begins at 5 p. m. The Singers' selections are a group of three Palestrina anthems and a group of modern numbers, including Burleigh's arrangement of the Negro spiritual, "Were You There" and Kalinnikof's "Lamb of God." An original composi tion by Harry Harter, a mem ber of the Singers, will end the choral group. An annual Holy Week pro gram, the vesper concert, is un der the direction of Dr. Arthur Westbrook. Prof. David Foltz will conduct one portion of the program, and Prof. Myron Rob erts will play the organ. Joan Harrison Koupal, who joined the faculty this year as instructor in piano after completing graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music, will be heard as violinist in Karg-Elert's "Fugue, Canzona and Epilogue" for organ, violin and women's voices. The only non-choral works pro grammed are Dupre's "Poeme He roique" for organ, brass sextet, and drums, and Reger's "Rene dictus," the organ prelude. Form ing the sextet are Eugene Stoll, Marlin Killion, Herman Larson, trumpets; and Paul Austin, Em bree Rains, Carroll Brown, trom bones. The complete program, open to the public, is: Bcnedictus r Rege Orpan. Gloria Patrl Palestrlns Adoramus Te Palestrina Tenebrae Factae Sunt Palestrina University Singers. Fupue, Canzona, and Epileptic. Klarc-Elert (Organ. Violin and Women's Voices ) Apnus tel Kalinnikof Were You There Burleich Listen to the Lambs Pett Mystic Cherubim Song Harter University Singers. Poeme Herolque Pupre (Organ and Brass Sextet.) Choral Benediction. J Ckssified WANTED Ride to Chicago or northern Il linois, Indiana or Ohio for two pas sengers Friday, April 4. Please call Hank Anderson, 2-7S31, after Sunday evening. LOST In or near library. Sheaffer pen cil, silver csp and gray-black barrel. Call 2-5560. 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