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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, February 10, 1949
JIul (baik Tkbha&Ixuv
Member
Intercollegiate Press
FORTY-SEVENTH TEAK
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EDITORIAL,
Kditor Norm Venn
Managing Editors fub Clem.
Frits Klmpson
News Editors. . Louise MrDIII. Susie Keed.
M. J. Mrltrk, (iene Berg, Hrure Kennedy
Ag News Editor Myron Uuslafson
Assistant Ag Editor Jean r'eniter
Sports Editor Harlan Beideck
Feature Editor Emily Heine
B18INESS.
Business Manager Irv Ohesen
Assistant Buslenss Managers Merle Staldcr.
Boh Axli ll, Keith I' Hanson
C irculation Manager. Al Abramson
Assistant Feature Editors. Ruth Anu8and
nlrdt, Frank Jarohs
Society Editor Pat Nordin
Faculty Advlr.or William Hire
Night Nras Editor Bruce Kennedy
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Dear Editor:
A bill to provide for fair employment practices in Nebraska (L.B.
117) will have a public hearing before the labor committee next Mon
day, Feb. 14.
Discrimination in employment lowers the wages and purchasing
power of large groups in our society. This tends to drag down the pro
ductivity and general economic condition of the population. Surveys
made show that there is a definite need for legislative action in this
state to eliminate this trend.
To those who would oppose legislation in favor of education as a
better, means of achieving civil rights and improving intergroup rela
tions, I want to point out that most educators and social scientists
agree that both education and legislation are valid approaches to the
goal and are, moreover, essential to each other. This was the opinion
expressed by the president's Committee on Civil Rights, which has
ruged that this legislation be adopted in every state.
The proposed bill will not force Nebraska's employers to hire a
certain quota from minority groups but will only prevent them from
rejecting potential qualified employees on the grounds of race, creed
color or ancestry. Being geared to needs in Nebraska, the bill docs
not go as far as successful bills in other states, most of which call for
the creation of a commission.
The record of achievement of such legislation elsewhere is one of
the best arguments in favor of this bill. New York, the state having the
longest experience, reports spectacular success. Many New York em
ployers who had previously opposed the passage of the bill now back
it enthusiastically. Seven other states also report success
Those who would like to have this bill brought out of committee
and finally made into law can help by expressing their opinions and
writing to their state senators and the Labor committee at the State
House.
Sincerely,
John OHare
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BY BRUCE KENNEDY
WHOLESALE PRICES took an
other dip Wednesday but this time
falling below the levels of the
closing days of the OPA. The
sharpest breaK in a year, the drop
included prices of wheat, pork,
fuel and many other foods.
Experts predicted that the gov
ernment might resume its move to
buy some commodities to support
prices. However, it is believed that
this drop will not immediately af
fect lower retail prices.
GIVING THE KIND of speech
that many Republicans think he
should have used during his pres
idential campaign. Governor
Thomas Dewey addressed a Lin
coln Day dinner in Washington
Tuesday night. Dewey said that
the Republican party is split wide
open; and in his opinion something
should be done about it. Perhaps
Mr. Dewey was one of the many
renders of Harvey Newbranch's
editorial, "God Hates a Coward."
RUSSIA'S well-practiced habit
of preventing any sort of settle
ment on any sort of issue was used
successfully again as the Big
Four Foreign Ministers' Deputies
convened for the third try at writ
ing the long-delayed Austrian
Peace Treaty.
Despite Premier-Marshall Tito's
disagreements with Russia last
year, the Soviet renewed support
of Yugoslavia's territorial claims
on Austria. Stalin's intentions of
peace made last week could have
been converted into hair) nr-tirm
during this meeting. But Western
Powers were probably right when
they doubted the sincerity of the
Soviet chief.
AS STUDENTS at Nebraska
were sloshing around in the melt
ing snow Wednesday, Wyoming,
Idaho and Northern Utah were
swept again by strong winds and
cold waves. Railroads and high
ways were closed as the drifting
snow halted transportation in the
far west. Nebraska, however, es
caped most of this new onslaught
and enjoyed a touch of spring.
A NEW JET BOMBER, the
B-47, streaked across the nation
Tuesday to establish a new record
for a transcontinental flight. Av
eraging about 607.2 miles an hour,
the bomber traveled the 2,2P,9
miles from Moses Lake, Wash., air
base to Andrews Field. Md.. in 3
hours 46 minutes. Quite a change
from the speed of the "Old Ford"
New AUF Allocation
A portion of the funds raised by the AUF drive will
be given to the United Negro College Fund. This marks a
new allocation for the AUF, and we heartily commend the
AUF officers for adding the UNCF to their list of organiza
tions which will benefit from the drive.
Many a citizen who condones segregation tries to ra
tionalize his prejudice by advocating separate but equal
schools for Negro students. The result is that throughout
the U. S. we have a number of separate schools. The matter
of equality, however, seems to get lost somewhere along
the way.
True equality will come only when enough of the racial
Dreiudice which blots the nation's record is erased so that
all colleges will be open to any individual who meets the
academic requirements. Until then, we must improve the
present situation and work for the ideal of true equality
by providing students of the Negro colleges with the best
educational facilities possible.
Citizenship, morally defined, is not to be borne by one
race or religious group. Citizenship is a responsibility for all,
not a privilege for the few. One cannot expect the Negro to be
"like everyone else" as a citizen as long as he is not regarded
like everyone else in educational, economic and social
spheres.
The United Negro College Fund plavs a vitallv important .
role in the maintenance of Negro colleges. A report on the
fund states that these institutions "have small endowments
They have no wealthy alumni. They receive few large gifts.
Their students, because of meager family incomes, can pay
IaCQ 4 Vl Q T1 V O If 4 Vl rcf f Uaih a4iiiatiavi ' '
It was the editor's pleasure last summer to meet a stu
dent from Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) who was
able to give a first-hand report on the conditions which exist
in that particular Negro college. The few books that the li
brary does have, he reported, are in such bad condition the
pages are so torn and soiled that they are almost illegible.
Other conditions of the college can equal those of the library.
Yet the students of Lincoln U. are as intent (if not more) as
other American college students on getting a college educa
tion. To Nebraska students we make an appeal that they
concern themselves with the betterment of the American
educational system and show their willingness to do some
thing constructive about it and GIVE to the ALL Univer
sity Fund drive.
NU Bulletin Board
of years ago.
Thursday
Union ring Tong tournament
has been postponed to Feb. 15.
Registration will continue this
week.
Filings for the Junior-Senior
Prom King and Queen close Fri
day at 5 p. m. Any senior man
or junior girl with an overall av
everage of 4.5 as of Sept. 1, 1948,
may file at 202 Administration.
Any organized house with rooms
for students attending the
UNESCO conference please con
tact the UNESCO office.
Monthly meeting of Nu-Meds
in Union at 7 p. m.
in
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!
YES! COLLEGE IS- A WONDERFUL LIFE
Girl frit-mis . . . parties . . . rally . . . teachers
. . . foothall parties . . . anil Kosmet Kluh Ke
iies are inemories thai you won't want to for
get. College really is something that you won't
want to forget.
Itut time
will oliseure
that record
member it.
passes quickly anil other things
past. There's only one hook
your college life just as you re-
Ihe
. . . It's the 1919 CORMIUSKKR and its i
the finest erer published. You'll be proud lo
thumb through the pages just for yourself, with
your family, or with your old schoolmates.
. . . Reserve a M9 CORMIUSKER today
nith a CORN COR or TASSEL. Don't le left out
. . . February 26tb is the deadline. We must have
your order now.
See a CORN COB or TASSEL or slop at the
Cornhusker office . . . today! . . . NOW!
DON'T WAIT OR YOU MAY BE TOO LATE!
for the 1949 CORNHUSKER
Cornhusker office Lours 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Monday through Friday . , .
UNESCO executive meeting
Koom .ius ol Union, 7 p. m.
Thi Chi Theta initiation in Ellen
Smith hall parlors. Fledges at 7
p. m. and actives at 7:15 p. m.
Bridge tournament playoffs at 7
p. m.
Meeting of prospective teachers.
4 p. m. in Love Memorial Library
auditorium.
Intervarsity Christian Fellow
ship meets in Room 315 in Union
at 7:30.
Sigma Tau dinner meeting, 6
p. m. at Union.
Trident will hold its first closed
meeting, 7 p. m. in Room 107,
Armory.
The Christian Science organiza
tion will hold its weekly service
in iioom ;us of the Union, 7 p. m.
Sigma Delta Chi meeting, 309
Burnett, 7 p. m.
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Kappa Alpha Theta
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Vets Get Free
Medical Aid
Hospitalization and out-patient
treatment provided by Veterans
Administration are not available
to members of veterans' families,
VA said Wednesday in response to
a number of inquiries.
Only ex-servicemen and women,
if discharged under conditions
other than dishonorable, are en
titled to hospital treatment under
the priority system.
First perefence will be given to
emergency cases, second prefer
ence to those suffering from in
juries or diseases incurred in or
aggravated by military service and
third preference to those who state
under oath they are unable to pay
hospital charges for treatment of
nonservice-connccted disabilities
or ninesses.
Out-patient, treatment is avail
able only for veterans with ;ser-vice-connected
disabilities. Each
veteran's eligibility must be de
termined by VA before treatment
can be authorized.
1M Cage Slate
5 p. m. ROTC vs. Towans: AIFt:, vs.
Architects. 7 p. m. 7ta Bt Ti,t!vs.
Phi Kappa P b; Brown FHhwt'vs.
siKma Alpha Epsllon B: Alpha. Tau
OmeKa vs. Phi Gamma Delta (Ft). 8
P. m. Farm House vs. Beta 8ipm Ph1
(A); ivita Upailon vs. Alpha Gsmma
Kho fA); Beta Theta Pi vs.. Sigma
Clil (B),