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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
fiSTeanesHay, October 22, 1947
Take It Easy . . .
The recent automobile accident and resulting tragedy
involving several young men and young of women of uni
versity age in Omaha has focused the attention of state
authorities on a problem that is increasing in its serious
nature as the school progresses.
While the youths killed or injured in Omaha had no
immediate connection with the University of Nebraska,
The Daily Nebraskan feels that the tragedy involving them
should serve as a warning to every student on this campus.
If there has been one platitude on careful driving and
all its related subjects there have been millions and all
the repeati"- if these old saws won't do a bit of good. In
fact, if a i ise such as, "alcohol and gasoline don't mix,"
was inserted here, the possibilities of each reader finishing
this editorial would be nil.
Therefore, we're avoiding such phrases and instead,
we're saying, "Don't Be Damn Fools."
Don't be damn fools about speeding and reckless driv
ing, but even more important, don't be damn fools about
mixing your schnapps with a high-powered car.
Within the next few weeks, fraternity and sorority
members will be taking off on 'sneak nights', both af
filiated and unaffiliated students will be traveling to Mis
souri for the migration, and practically every university
student will be on the highways going to various parties.
The situation is ripe for a repeat of the Omaha tragedy,
with the added catch that the university will be exposed to
every kind of bad publicity.
It is not too difficult to imagine what will result from
such an accident if the university students involved are
found to be drunk. The state's newspapers will have a
field day, temperance organizations will sniff down their
collective noses and the university administration will have
no choice but to make examples of the accident victims.
The whole situation is more or less cut and dried. We,
as members of the university are on the spot. With au
thorities all over the state reacting to increased pressure,
laws are being tightened up. Any benefit of the doubt
that may have been present in the past in such situations
is rapidly disappearing. The squeeze is on.
So take heed, children. If you haven't been flying
right before this, and you think we're talking about you,
pay attention.
Take it easy. And don't be damn fools. J. H.
Lee Harris Edits
Foundation Paper
At the Student Foundation
Board meeting Tuesday night,
Lorraine Landeryou, president,
announced the appointment of
Lee Harris as the new editor of
the Student Foundation Bulletin.
The vacancy was caused by the
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resignation of Jack Hill, who has
been editor for the past year.
Harris has worked on the Stu
dent Foundation for a semester
and helped in the publication of
last year's Bulletin.
The Student Foundation Bulle
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Student support of the univer
sity football squad has aroused
much coment lately. Until now,
this writer has observed this "tea
pot tempest" with some humor
and a great deal of indifference.
However, a recent letter to the
Daily Nebraskan seems so unfair,
at least in part, that I cannot re
strain myself longer.
Although I feel that the Daily
is open to criticism on many
points, I cannot agree with Robert
L. Ferguson when he says (Let
terip,, October 17), "The players
have to have a pat on the back
and a kind word if you expect
them to play really good football.
They certainly are not going to
do it in the face of such uncalled
for criticism as your article dis
closes." Mr. Ferguson was refer
ring to the Daily comment which
followed the Iowa State game.
The Daily Nebraskan was cer
tainly within its rights in report
ing the game when it said, "It
was hard to believe that the Husk
ers won the game." Others who
viewed the game seemed in agree
ment that Iowa State had out
played the Huskers during most
of the contest, and, but for a
few momentary lapses, might well
have won. In fact, in the light of
some other newspaper comment,
the Daily's observations seemed
entirely justified and perhaps a
little restrained.
Regardless of the merits of this
particular article, it is clear that
something much more fundamen
tal and important is at stake.
The question which Mr. Ferguson
raises in his letter is this: Does
the Daily have the right to re
port student activities and student
efforts as it sees them? I sincere
ly believe that it does. A campus
newspaper which must follow a
policy of proclaiming, "We lost
but we wuz robbed," has no place
on this nor any other campus.
Mr. Ferguson is certainly right
when he advocates "the attitude
of real sportsmanship of 'Win or
lose' it is our team, and we are
for it.' " Support the team in
every honest way, yes! But white
wash it for the sake of prevent
ing a few hurt feelings, No!
Very truly yours,
Clarence W. Kaufman
Dale Novotny, Editor:
When you called me last
Thursday afternoon concerning
the dismissal of classes Monday
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Class Matter at ta Post Offlc la Lincoln,
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"It Is the declared policy of tn Board that publications ander Its Jurisdiction shall
be free from editorial censorship on the part of the Board,, or a the part of aay
member of the faculty of the university: bat members of the staff of Tbe Dally
Nebraskan are personally responsible for what tbey say or do or cause to be printed.
morning to meet the football
team, I advised you that I could
not give permission for such dis
missal You the nsuggested that
possibly I could let it be known
thru the columns of the Daily
Nebraskan that altho classes
would not officially be dismissed,
students who met the team
would not be charged with ab
sences. Whereupon I told you
that I was net necessarily the
final authority in the matter.
Never, however, during our
telephone conversation was the
idea of "passing the buck" on
such class dismissal to the de
partments discussed, as the news
story in the Friday Nebraskan
implies. Where you got such an
idea I cannot say, but you cer
tainly did not get it from me.
My interest in good, whole
some, amateur athletics is an
open book. But I do not believe
any person who has a real ap
preciation of educational values
can, with good conscience, ap
prove the dismissal of three to
four thousand students from
classes to meet a football team,
however, valiant its showing
against a superior team may have
been. And I am really very proud
of the showing our boys made
aaginst Natre Dame.
Sincerely,
T. J. Thompson, Dean.
Postpone Improvements
Meeting With City Council
The proposed meeting of the
Student Council's campus im
provement committee with the
Lincoln city council Monday aft
ernoon was postponed until Mon
day, Oct. 27, because of heavy
agenda which faced the city coun
cil, at the Oct. 20 meeting. Dale
Ball, committee chairman, has re
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F. D. R.
F. D. R. Luncheon club will re
sume its weekly meeting Wed
nesday in the main dining room
of the Union at 12 noon. All
Democratic students are welcome.
Alpha Epsilon Rho
Alpha Epsilon Rho will meet
Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 5:05 p. m.
in Room 27 Temple. Members are
asked to note change in. time.
Pershing Rifles meeting in Room
210, Nebraska Hill, at 5:0.0 p. m.
Wednesday,
Phi Chi Theta
Phi Chi Theta, honorary busi
ness fraternity, will meet in
Room 313 Union on Wednesday
at 5:15 p. m.
Orchesis
Orchesis-Pre Orchesis (Modern
Dance) tryouts will be held Wed
nesday at 7:15 p. m. at Grant
Memorial.
Y.W.C.A.
Y.W.C.A. Comparative Religi
uns group will meet at Ellen
Smith Hall at 3:50 p. m. Wednes
day to go to St. Mary's Cathedral
on 14th and K.
Swimming: Club
Swiming club tryouts will be
held Thursday, Oct. 23, at the
Coliseum Pool. All those inter
ested should be there at 7:00 p. m.
and should bring a health per
mit, hat, and clogs.- Suits and
towels will be furnished for a
charge of 10 cents.
Alpha Lamda Delta
Alpha Lamda Delta will meet
in Ellen Smith Hall, Thursday,
Oct. 23, at 5:00 p. m.
Theta Sigma Phi
Theta Sigma Phi will meet
Wednesday at 5:00 in Ellen Smith
HalL
Unl. Vets
University Vets organization
will hold its regular meeting
Thursday night at 7:30 in Par
lor Union.
Cosmopolitan Club
The Cosmopolitan club will
meet Wednesday at 5 p. m. in
Union 315. Iradj Fard, transfer
student from Iran, will discuss
present-day Persia and play se
lections on the Persian santur
at the meeting.
Tassels.
Tassels will . meet Wednesday,
Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. in room 313
Union. It is very important that
all Tassels attend.
Student Council.
-Student council will meet Wed
nesday at 5 p.m., Room 316 in
the union.
Last Year's Cob Actives.
All men who were Corn Cob
actives last year and have not
notified Sara Warren, secretary.
of their intentions to go on the
Columbia migration should notify
mm ai once in tne Daily Ne
braskan office before 2 p.m. Wed
nesday or Thursday.
Student Pep Groups!
A brief rally will be held on
the steps of the coliseum Friday
morning at ten minutes of nine
at which time the team will board
a bus for Manhattan. All students.
Corn Cobs and Tassqls who do
noi nave classes are urged to be
there Mart Pesek, Yell King.
Kany committee.
Rally committee meeting, 5
p.m., today, Union.
Chess Club.
University Chess Club will hold
its weekly meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30 in Parlor C of
the student union. Lee Magee,
star piayer or the UCC. says. "We
challenge chess players to meet
our board of experts at any of
our meetings." We hope a num
ber of chess players acceDt this
challenge.
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