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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Sunday, May 16, 1948
More Than Flag Waving . . .
Today at 10 o'clock the Freedom Train, containing 127
of America's documents, comes to Lincoln. Citizens of Lin
coln and University students will have the vopportunity to
see nearly all of the blueprints for our American way of
life. The coming of the Freedom Train today climaxes a
week of rededication to that American way.
This rededication week and the coming of the Freedom
Train may be called by many people a "flag raising cam
paign" staged by some political group to arouse the emo
tions of the American people. They say that democracy
may be the ideal portrayed in these documents under cases
in the modern train, but that with unethical politics, graft
and corruption in the government we have lost all sight of
this objective.
While our American system may not live up to the high
ideals of our American heritage, we still ma maintain that
our way of life has brought a higher standard of Kving to
its people than any other way of life has ever brought. But
we must be ever aware as active citizens that this way of
life can be undermined by corruptness until it loses all of
its value to us.
The objectives of the American Heritage program and
the migration of the Freedom Train with its priceless pos
sessions is to help raise the level of active citizenship in our
country which will guard against a catastrophe known to
other civilizations in the past.
The specific objectives of the program are (1) to de
velop a greater awareness of the advantages we enjoy as
Americans; and (2) to persuade all Americans than only by
active participation xn the affairs of the nation can we safe
guard and preserve our liberties and continue to demon
strate to ourselves, and to the world, that the way of a
. iree man is best.
The Freedom Train is a dramatic means of stirring
Americans to a serious re-examuiation of our rich heritage
of freedom. From this re-examination mu"t come not merely
a sense of exaltation or pride but a realization of our serious
responsibilities as American citizens to vork constantly to
maintain and enrich our freedoms.
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Manuscripts
Of Freedom
On Display
The Freedom train is m town
Today from 10 a. m. until 10
p. m. the widely-traveled stream
liner will be open to the public
at the Burlington station.
Students will be able to course
America's history from 1492 to
1945 through the viewing of the
127 priceless documents.
Most of the manuscripts are
originals either, lent out of pri
vate collections or taken from
ths Library of Congress, National
archives and Similar govern
mental places of safe-keeping.
Documents Listed.
A few of the more famous doc
uments downy through the years
are the following:
The M a y f lower Compact,
drawn up by the Pilgrims to pro
vide for their first years of gov
ernment in Plymouth colony.
Jefferson's draft of the Declara
tion of Independence, containing
all changes and additions before
being presented to the Continen
tal Congress.
The Treay of Paris, recogniz
ing the Independence of the
United States. The Bay Psalm
book, the first book printed in
the colonies. Qeorge Washing
ton's own copy of the Constitu
tion. The original manuscript of our
national anthem, the Star S Dan tr
ied Banner. Abraham Lincoln's
draft of the Emancipation Pro
clamation. Lincoln's Gettysburg
aaaress.
The proclamation of Independ
ence of the Phillipine Islands.
The United Nations charter, the
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uiiucu outies uixiciai copy.
Surrender documents of Ger
many and -Japan, ending World
war ii. -me Iwo Jima fl'2. Gen
eral Eisenhower s personal flag
ana ouier nistoncal banners.
And, besides the above. 113
other famous documents.
Union Leaders to Receive
Awards at Banquet May 20
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By Lee Best
The keynote for the final week
of activities in the Student Union
will be awards, rewards, and
honors, to all the members of the
Union Board and us commit
tees, who have successfully ac
comolished their goal for the
past year, to give Union events
a "new lease on life."
This new lease was put into
effect through the actual running
of the Union by students. Here
tofore the staff and directors
sponsored all dances, concerts,
games and parties. However, it
was Duane Lake's plan to see
that the students actually learned
how their project of ten years
"ticked" by making them plan
the types of entertainment they
wanted.
Presentation of Awards.
Thursday evening May 20,
Union leaders will reap the
fruits of their efforts when
awards are made for their serv
ice. Parlors A and B will be de
moted to the serving of a royal
feast for the old and new mem
bers of the Student Union Board.
At the banquet new board mem
bers will be installed, old mem
bers will receive the Union keys
of distinction, and a new honor,
the Distinguished Service Award,
Will be announced. The receiver
of this key was chosen by the
Board at a meeting last week, on
the merit of service offered to
the Union by a committee mem
ber. Guest at the annual meet
4ng will be committee chairmen
and members of the administra
tion.
Friday night. another, and more
gala, affair, will reward com
mittee members for work done
Letterip
To the Editor of the Daily
Nebraskan:
As one of the bus company's
most steady patrons I was some
what amused by Dean Thompson's
statement to the press in which he
was quoted as saying: "We've rot
to ret rsed to walkinx five or six
blocks after we park."
Less than tweuty feet from the
entrance to the Admniistration
build inr is a parkinr space with a
sirn readinr: "Reserved for Dean
of Student Affairs."
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in engineering a new series of
entertainments, and for acting
as hosts to the student body and
visitors during the year. All
committee members have been
invited to room 15 at 8:00 p. m.
for a party with a stunt pro
gram, prizes and surprises and
an opportunity to become more
fully acquainted with members
of each group. They are also in
vited to. attend the dance in the
ballroom with their dates, as
guests of the Union.
Finale Frolic.
The closing event on the
"dont miss it" list is the Finale
Frolic, a dance in the ballroom,
with Mickey Bride, the "little
man with the band," playing
from 9-12, on Friday evening
May 21.
Two More Movies.
The regular Sunday evening
coffee hours and movies will
carry through May 16 and May
2, with "Home in Indiana." star
ring Jeanne Craine, June Haver.
and Lon McAllisater, being
shown this week at 7:00 in the
ballroom and another evening
of "flicker fun" to be featured
the following Sunday.
'Y'GroupsPIan
Pioneer Park
Picnic Today
YW and YM groups on - the
campus will hold their, final social
events of the school year today.
' The University YM-YW on city
campus is going to Pioneers park
on their annual retreat. All cabi
net members will meet at 12:45
p. m. at Ellen Smith hall where
transportation will be provided.
Don Crowe, YM president, and
Barbara Speer, YW president, are
in charge of the program. Bill
Reuter will lead the worship serv
ice, and the YWCA will serve the
noon day meal. Reporting on
progress made during the year
will be Miss Mildred Taylor, ex
ecutive director of the YWCA, and
Gordon Lippitt, executive director
of the YMCA.
To Set Dates.
'At the retreat the two cabinets
will set the dates for next year's
membership campaign and also
plan their joint program. Both or
ganizations this year had the
largest membership in history.
Plans are underway for an en
larged program next fall. The
University YMCA is planning a
new feature for next year by
sponsoring a freshman camp for
all new men students so that they
may get acquainted with the fac
ulty and various student leaders.
This event is planned for Sept. 12,
at Camp Strader, in Crete, Neb.
"Co-Wed" Club Picnic
The "Co-Wed" club of the Uni
versity YMCA will go to Pioneers
park for a picnic and topic They
will - leave from the Temple at
3:30 p. m. Dr.' William Hall of
the educational psychology de
partment, will speak on the topic,
"It's Tough to Be Married." at the
evening picnic meal planned by
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Albright.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lippitt
are sponsors of the group, which
is J made up of students and their
wives. During the summer the
club is planning bi-weekly picnics.
Classified
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ORourke, 1237 R St. Phone 2-2304.
WANTED Student barber to work part
tine at Paul's Barbarshop. See Paul
at 223 Mo. 14th St.
NEW one-wheel trU.-r cha-wij and car
top lunnt racks. Call s-152a.
WANTED student durlnf summer
school. Apply Fred Tinner, A College
Dairy Barn.
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