Vol 48 No. 105 Lincoln 8. Nebraska. Sunday, March 21, 1948
'Democracy Real
Necessity in Asia'
'Can Beat Colilmullism, Says
Lattimorc in Concluding Talk
Democracy must be made real to the peoples of Asiatic nations
if they are to accept it. We must make democracy more than a
theory to these people, Owen Lattimore said Friday night.
Lattimore, war-time political advisor to Chiang-Kai-shek, con
cluded his Montgomery Lecture scries at the university by describ
ing how democracy can beat Communism at its own game.
In two previous lectures, the
Johns Hopkins University faculty
member discussed the failure of
efforts to unite , China against
communism.
China Remains Politically
Backward.
Friday, he said that the people
of China, and other Asiatic coun
tries, are politically backward, but
do not want to stay that way. He
warned we must not kid ourselves
in this respect.
In his concluding public ad
dress, Lattimore said:
"Asia is like a huge round house
with a courtyard in the center.
The front doors are far apart. But
the back doors are close to each
other . This central courtyard is
Central Asia where the frontier's
of China, Russia, Afghanistan, In
dia and Pakistan all come to
gether. Asia's Backyard Is Crucial Area.
"This area may well be called
the showdown area of the world.
It is the area in which political
propaganda of talking and writing
counts least, and the propaganda
of seeing and doing counts most.
Here in this courtyard it is not
who says what but who does what.
"The war shook the whole
structure of European empire in
Asia. Nationalism in Asia is not
only on the move once more; it
is, as it moves forward, making its
own comparisons.
Communism Will Be Decided in
Asia.
"If, in the next few years, the
Communist influence makes head
way, it will not be because the
Russians preach Communism
more eloquently than we preach
democracy. It will be because of
this backyard area in Asia where
people are able to look over the
fences and see what is going on
among their neighbors. It will be
because they compare, in their
own terms of value (not in the
values of Nebraska or Washing
ton, or London), what they think
they can get for themselves out of
the degree of independence and
self-government that they see for
themselves in (the Asiatic Soviet
republics of) Usbekistan, Tajik
stan, Kirghizistan, or Kazakhstan,
as compared with the degree of
independence and self-government
that they have, not in theory
but in practice, in Afghanistan,
Pakistan, India, and China."
Univets Acquire
Student Clothing
At Benefit Dance
Approximately 500 tickets were
given out for the Spring Fling,
Univet-sponsored benefit dance to
secure clothing for needy students
in Europe.
The dance was held Friday
night in the Union ballroom the
admission price being an article
of used or out-moded clothing.
Jean Iloyer's orchestra provided
the music.
A wide variety of warm and
wearable garments was taken in
by the Univets ranging from shoes
to bathrobes and blankets. ' The
contributions will be sent to Eu
rope during the summer months
by the Univets in conjunction with
CARE agency, and the Lincoln
Council of Churches for distribu
tion before another winter.
YWCA Seminar
Blanks Available
Application blanks for the
YWCA Twin Cities fourth annual
industrial seminar are on hand at
the city campus office.
The ten week, informal work
study project, authorized by the
National Student Councils of the
YMCA and YWCA, is sponsored
by a group of Twin Cities citi
zens. Representatives of public em
ployment agencies attend to ad
vise students on industrial em
ployment in the Twin Cities.
Directors of the 1948 project
will be Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Elliot. Elliot is student secretary
of the YMCA North Central area.
Other projects are to be carried
out at Chicago, Columbus, O., Los
Angeles, and Hartford, Coin.
Any college student may make
application.
Mortar Boards
Honor Seniors
At Tea Today
Six Mortar Board Scholarship
winners and outstanding senior
girls will be named at the annual
Mortar Board Scholarship tea, ac
cording to Beverly Jackson, tea
chairman. The tea will be held
this afternoon from 3-5 p.m. in
Ellen Smith hall.
All university women with high
scholastic records of a weighted
85 average have been invited to
attend. All foreign women stu
dents on campus have also been
invited to the tea. Members of
Alpha Lambda Delta, scholastic
honorary, will serve, assisted by
members of Mortar Board and
senior women.
Delta Omicron, Mu Phi Epsilon
and Sigma Alpha Iota music so
rorities will provide instrumental
music.
Standing in the receiving line
will ho M T? C. Gustavson. Mrs.
Patricia Lahr Smith, Mrs. Verna
Boyles, Miss Marjorie jonnsion,
Miss Elsie Ford Piper, Joyce Ged-
des, president or Monar tsoara,
and Joanne Ackerman, vice pres
ident. Awards will be made at 4:00
o'clock.
Wilfred V. Rice Awarded
Barber Classical Prize
Wilfred V. Rice is the winner
of the Grove E. Barber Classical
prize, announced Dr. C. A. Forbes,
professor or tne classics anu sec
retary of the graduate college.
Th $100 rrize was awarded to
Rice, sophomore from Omaha, on
the basis oi a competitive exam.
There were three contestants for
this award for Latin students.
Alumni Club
Picks Slate
For Election
Morton Steinhart of Nebraska
City and Ford Bates of Omaha
were announced as the nominees
for president of the university
Alumni association. The new
president will succeed Clyde B.
Dempster of Beatrice.
Nominations were made at a
Friday meeting of the association
and the following nominations
will be announced in the next
issue of The Alumnus.
Vice president: Mrs. Robert
G. Simmons and Mrs. Harry E.
Flansburg, both of Lincoln; exec
utive committeeman (three year
term), Emmitt J. Junge and John
E. Curtiss, both of Lincoln.
Five alumni districts will elect
a member of the Board of Direc
tors. Candidates are: First, Dr.
Norman C. Carlson and B. I.
Noble, both' of Lincoln; Second,
Alexander McKie and John R.
Rippcy. of Omaha; Third, Ken
neth A. Scofield, Neligh, and
Hugh J. Birmingham, O'Neill;
Fourth, Mrs. Fred Goll, Hastings,
and Mrs. H. E. Cook, Grand Is
land, and Fifth. Floyd E. Wright,
Scottsbluff, and Edward E. Carr,
North Platte. Election ballots will
be mailed to all association mem
bers by May 1. Officers elected
by the mail vote will be present
ed at the alumni roundup lunch
eon, June 5.
May Queen Finalist
Election
The run-off election of May
Queen finalists will be held
Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In Ellen Smith Hall' and from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the A?
Union.
Only junior and senior wom
en are eligible to vote.
E.E. Building
Plans Released
Bids for a proposed new Elec
trical Engineering building, shown
above as visualized by Davis and
Wilson, Lincoln architectural
firm, will be asked foe next month
by the University of Nebraska.
The estimated cost will be about
$500,000.
This will be the first building
constructed from funds accum
ulated under the special one mill
state institution building levy
passed by the last legislature. The
building will be constructed of
red brick with limestone trim,
but represents some departure
from the prevailing type of archi
tecture on the campus.
The "EE" building will be lo
cated in the general area now oc
cuppied by University Hall. The
building will be 'L" shaped. It
provides space for officers, class
rooms, and teaching and research
laboratories.
Gustavson Speaks
At Creighton U.
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson
keynoted the annual meeting of
the Nebraska Association of
Church colleges Saturday.
The meeting, held at Creighton
university, featured the role of
church colleges in building a
foundation for freedom.
Faculty and student panels held
sessions on this and related topics.
RJgmber schools of the associa
tion are: Concordia Teachers Col
Wp Creiehton University. Dana
College, Doane College, Du
chesne College, Hastings uoiiege,
Luther Junior College, Midland
College. Nebraska Central Col
lege. Nebraska Wesleyan Univer
sity, -College of St. Mary's, York
College.
Pg. Smfflu trailed
Stan Lux Reserve King
At Jr. Alc-Sar-Ben Show
Donald L. Smith, Cambridge, was presented with the
grand champion trophy at the 14th annual Junior Ak-Sar-Ben
show presented by Block and Bridle at the State Fair
grounds Saturday night. Stanley Lux of Lincoln was
named Reserve Champion.
Richard Wahlstrom, show manager, presented Dean
W. W. Burr, in whose honor the annual event was held, with
an honorary lifetime membership
in the national Block and Bridle
club. The presentation was made
following a three-gaited riding
exhibition which was included in
the show expressly for Dean
Burr.
Approximately 2000 people
viewed the show, in which first
place winners in each award class
received medals presented by the
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben and other
winners received ribbon award.
Three trophies were awarded, in
Class II, Coed Riding Contest,
Stock Saddle, Class III, Coed Rid
ing Contest, English Saddle, and
to the grand champion. The ring
master, Ned Raun, presented the
awards.
Other features of the show in
cluded the presentation of the
junior and senior livestock judg
ing teams by Prof. Alexander,
coach of the senior team, which
received individual senior live
stock judging medals.
Lad, a shepherd pup owned by
W. T. Estry, gave his first ex
hibition tonight. Estry was pre
sented with a trophy following
the dog s performance.
Other winners are:
Clan I Horses Showing and Fitting:
Won by Kenfleur's Lois Lee by William
M. Derrick; second. Ariane de Dotttg
nics by Maria C. Leipelt; third, Dixie De
Beek by Bernlc Leman.
tiara II Co-ed Riding (Stock Saddle):
Won by Clarice Fiala; second, Darlene
Henschel; third, Louise Metzger.
C4as III Co-cd Riding (English Sad
dle): Won by Roxanne Bear; second,
Shirley Cane; third. Lois Kaminska.
iai. IV Sheep Showing and Fitting:
Won by King's Empress by Donald Smith;
second, Lincoln's Ladv by Paul Quack
enbUKh; third, Miss Mouton by Wilbur
Pauley.
Class V Hog Showing and Fitting:
Won by Ham by E. Dean Eberspacher;
second, Pete by Don Popken; third. The
Bouncer by Duane Jensen.
ia IX Beef Cattle Showing and
Fitting: Won by Regal Queen by Bob
Kreycik; second, Mary Elherta by Neil
Fouts; third, Subtle Mina by Jumes Har
mon. tias X Dairy cattle showing and
Fitting: Won by Blast by Stanley Lux;
second, Prineeps by Eupene Flynn; third.
Dandy by Glenn Claybaugh.
UN Prof Authors
Philosophy Book
For Student Use
Dr. W. H. Weskmeister, chair
man of the department of philos
ophy, has received copies of "The
Basis and Structure of Know
ledge," his second bok to be pub
lished this year.
Although not meant as a gen
eral textbook, it will be used in
Philosophy 31 and 32 classes here.
The book is published by Har
per and Bros., who have also
brought out a new edition of the
author's companion book, "A
Philosophy of Science."
"The Basis and Structure of
Knowledge" is a statement of a
philosophical position which has
been many years in formulation.
It is concerned with problems of
meaning, truth, and scientific
method and leads to the concep
tion of an integrated and closed
system of the sciences.
Dr. Werkmeister is the author
of "An Introduction to Critical
Thinking" published earlier this
year.
Classes Expecte d to Hit
New Low Thursday .
If everything holds true to
form Thursday enrollment in
classes should hit a new all time
low. Everything points to more
vacant seats and less students.
Possibly the prediction of a
sparse student showing ou the
day before vacation may have a
number of good reasons on which
it may be based.
First, spring is here and all
those who should think of school
are thinking of other things while
those who should think of other
things are thinking of scliool.
West of Time.
Second, six weeks have for
many students nearly finished
and it seems like a waste of time
Bev Sievers
Vew Religious
Welfare Head
Beverly Sievers, Teachers Col
lege junior from Lincoln, was
elected president of the Religious
Welfare Council to succeed Don
Crowe. Other officers of the coun
cil, composed of students, faculty
members and university pastcis,
are Mrs. R. M. Benson, vice
president; Ralph Hoyt, secretary,
and Dr. Curtis M. Elliott, treas
urer. Miss Sievers served the past
year as council secretary and for
merly held positions as publicity
chairman and chairman of Ves
pers, weekly non-denominational
services sponsored by the coun-
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BEVERLY SIEVERS
cil. A cabinet member of YWCA,
Miss Sievers is a member of Uni
versity Singers, church editor of
The Daily Nebraskan, and a
member of Gamma Phi Beta.
Ralph Hoyt, the new secretary,
is a senior in the School of Fine
Arts. A member of the council's
Holy Week committee, he is di
rector of the Sinfonia glee club.
Mrs. Benson, director of student
work for the Christian Student
Fellowship, becomes Group "B"
advisor to the special events com
mittee. Dr. Elliott, re-elected
treasurer, is professor of econom
ics and insurance.
The Religious Welfare Council
is composed of three groups, in
cluding ten faculty advisors ap
pointed by the chancellor (Group
A) , student pastors of each de
nomination on campus (Group
B) , and two students from each
activity and one from each church
having a regular university group
meeting.
to many to attend a class to hold
a post-mortem on a test, and be
side what prof, would be mean
enough to take roll.
Third, and last. If all those who
live out of the . city of Lincoln
faithfully attend classes trains
will be packed to capacity and
possibly even cause some of those
less fortunate individuals to stay
behind and wait for the next
train. Therefore, it seems as
though the early bird who catches
that Wednesday night train is do
ing the patriotic thing for his fel
low classmates who are forced by
some strange order of circum
stances to stay in school the next
day.