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Page 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Friday, February II, 1949 J Jul (Daily. Vkbha&karL Member Intercollegiate Press rOBTT -SEVENTH f EAB T Dally Nebraska Is published by the sraricats of tne Cnlrerslty af Nebraska as u exprrasioa at studeats news an 4 epinioas only. Areerdlag t article II af the ty tj, fOTernlnc stojrn publications aad administered by the Board af Publications: I la tbe declared policy a( the Board that pnblicatlons andcr iU jurisdiction iall be frre from editorial censorship on the part of the Board, or aa tee part af any sarmber af the faenlty af the suilTersltyi bat members af tiie staff of Tbe Oailj kebraakaa are aenocally rrapoaslble for arfaat thej aay er e ar cause to be printed." 6abeeriptloa rates are ft.Ob pec aemceter. M.50 per semester mailed, ar H ot tot the eollere rear. S4.0 mailed. Blnrie copy 8e. Pohllshed daily darinr. the school yrai except Mondays aad Hatardaya, vacations aad examinatioa periods, by the Uaivemtj af Nebraska onder the snpervlslon of tbe Publication Board. Entered as 8eeond (lass Matter at the Post Of flea ta Unroln, Nebraska, aader Art 1 af tonsress, Marcb , 179, and at special rate af postage provided for ta section 1103, Act af October s If 17. autaortied September 1. 1MX. ED1TOBIAL. Editor Norm Lexer Managing Editors Cub firm, Frits Simpson News Editors. . .Louise McDIII. Sosle Reed, M. 1. Melick, fiene Berg. Bruce Kennedy Af News fcditor Myron Gustafson Assistant At Editor Jean Fenster Sports Editor Hariaa Hclderk Feature Editor Emily Heine BUSINESS. Business Manager Inr Thesea Assistant Busienss Managers. Merle Stalder, Bob Axtrll, Keith O'Banaon Clrrnlation Manager Al Abramsoa Assistant Feature Editors Ruth Ann Rand sled I, Frank Jacobs Society Editor Pat Nordin Faculty Advisor William Mice Night News Editor M. J. Mrllek Meddling With Melick By M. J. Every one seems to be setting forth resolutions for the new se mester in these editorial columns, so far be it from us to neglect lofty aims and aspirations. Therefore this column will: (1) attempt to get itself written more than once a month, (2) contain just as many misspellings and poor usages as lastascmcster's, (3) continue to use editorial "we" in spite of words of warning from our journalism prof, and (4) go right on attacking things we don't like no matter how catty we sound or how flimsy our facts. In other words if you couldn't get through it last semester there is no hope for the future. Of course, we have a lot of pet gripes. Number one is campus or ganizations which just exist with out any real service to this old institution. Number two is cam pus groups which operate effici ently and effectively for the hon or and glory of politics. Occasion ally we may even commend some worthy endeavor. Although we pretend to know all the answers, we are going to have to own up that we don't. One question which perplexes us no end is the forthcoming UNESCO conferences Is it going to be a success? If so, will it serve any real purpose, or will it be just an other event to add to the already impressive list of half-flops? We grant that UNESCO is a worth while organization, at least in theory, but is it tangible enough to be initiated on the stu dent level? The issues stagger us. Presuming that someone is bright enough to understand and loquacious enough to debate the issues set up by the procedure committee, what is the net result? Perhaps a few house chairman will come up with some miscel laneous information about specific countries that will serve as an impressive item at the weekly bridge club or dazzle the boys in an all night poker session, but beyond that, who learns anything about "this chaotic world?" We have heard that UNESCO can be a great experiment in ed ucation. It can? IT'S A VOnDERFUL LIFE! YES! COLLEGE IS A WONDERFUL LIFE Girl friends . . . parties . . . rally . . . teachers ... football games . . . ant Kosmet Kluli Re vues are memories that you won't want to for- get. College really is something that you won't want to forget. But time passes quickly and other things will obscure the past. There's only one book that records your college life just as you re member it. . . . It's the 1919 CORNHUSKER and its the finest ever published. You'll be proud to thumb through the pages just for yourself, with your family, or with your old schoolmates. . . . Reserve a M9 CORNHUSKER today with a CORN COB or TASSEL. Don't be left out . . . February 26th is the deadline. We must have your order now. See a CORN COB or TASSEL or slop at the Cornhusker office .... today I ... NOW! DON'T WAIT OR YOU MAY BE TOO LATE! for the 1949 CORNHUSKER Cornhiuker office hours 1:00 to 5:00 P3L Monday through Friday . . I Jaosil JthsL I BY BRUCE KENNEDY AS WAS EXPECTED the grain market steadied Thursday as gov ernment buyers stepped in to halt the falling grain prices. Secretary of Agriculture Brannan sam max the government would have to "pick up some 40 million bushels of grain" in order to meet the goal of 565 million bushels shipped overseas by March 31. And sec retary Brannan had some com fnrtine remarks for the farmers "We still think that the outlook for farmers in 1949 is good." GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTIIUR revealed Thursday a daring and successful soviet spy ring that op erated in Japan during the war Probablv the most successful es pionage in history, this ring sup plied the Russians with informa tion that helrjed chance the war The Army added that tne spy ring of the war years could easily, and probable with just as much success, be operating in some other country at the present time. MILITARY AID in the north Atlantic Defense Alliance program mieht be stricken from the draft. The United States proposed that no reference to military aid te in cluded in the pact. This would mean that if Norway docs expect any military aid from the United States when she joins, she will have to look somewhere else. The expected question that Minister Halvard Lange would ask Secre tary Acheson last week seems to have been answered. ' PRESIDENT TRUMAN offi cially denounced the trial of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty in what he termed as "infamous." The Presi dent said that the trial of the Cardinal was iust a kancaroo court which will go down in his tory as a blot against Hungary. An investigation, he said, of the trial as a violation oi tne Hun gary Peace Treaty is now being made. Editor Shakes Fist at Poet's Corner Offer "For the last time, we will not have a poet's corner in the Rag," shouted the editor. "And that's final!" With these words ringing in her ears, Shirley Sidles, mem ber of the Union dance committee, walked out of the Daily Nebras kan office. A PERSPICACIOUS reporter, eager to find out what was troub ling the comely Miss Sidles, fol lowed her into the hallway only to find her tearing into small bits a sheet of copy paper. One by one she dropped the pieces of paper into a Union waste can. A tear trickled down her left cheek. Alter she had made her de parture, the reporter jumped into the waste can, rescued the bits of torn paper, and put them together in a secluded corner, crouched as he was beneath the basement ! drinking fountain. IUS EFFORTS were not in vain. An unknown Daily Nebraskan re porter is credited with preserving the following poem for all hu manity. It reads: Far All Waa Part Here's rata rfcaswe ta party, list best af aa all aa; ho If yrm lilu- ta daare aa ym$ This Is swm-tbiac arw. roar ta sis aa Tarsaays, If elaaww are all doae J a at krlnc vaar faverite date aknf AMI rraJlr kaac same 1mm. isre's aLmpa. Beexike, Mrnnaa, KroVoa, tae, will ptajr. ha far year aaaetas pteaeare IMum taa "laioa war!" THtj alse play aa sreefcntat, fte aaoca both alrtt aad . We're sara yee'U ftad eajrnwat Fur tfce l alaa'i the lae l be. Our Policy: If we are to sit in this cubicle known as the "editor's office" until June (and it is our intention to do that) to-"! try our hand at bringing The Daily Nebraskan closer to I the wants of the students, it would probably be a good idea to state our policy. As the only campus newspaper, it is our duty to print all the news and print it as impartially as our staff mem bers and reporters can make it. To re-emphasize a previ ously made point, let us say again that it is our hope that we will be able to give adequate coverage to all phases of campus life. One must not construe the statement of "impartiality" of news to mean that our editorial policy is one that won't allow editorials to take sides. On the contrary, we will be taking sides on many issues. The question arises, "on what basis will The Daily Nebraskan take sides in any controversial matter?" Our answer to that can be only this: The Daily Nebraskan stands for the good of the University and its students. Accordingly, we will favor those things which we feel are for the good of the whole University and the majority of its students and condemn the things which are not for the good of the school nor for the major portion of its student population. In the first place, as long as we purport to be living in a democracy, it would be well if we would practice democracy in our immediate realm especially if we intend to sell the idea to nations teetering between "our way" and something the Russians are convinced is better. It is our intention to look into three fields academic, social and political to see if something closer to democracy can be achieved than whta exists at present on the campus. In the field of academics, we find that in applying for entrance into the University and in registering for courses one is asked to state his race white, Negro, Indian, etc. The obvious question is, "Why?" Does it make a differ ence? And, if so, where? If the administration declares that it doesn't make any difference, then we ask, "Why is the student asked to state his race?" If the administra tion's answer is that it does make a difference, then we are entitled to know in just what way it does. Another matter which needs to be looked into is the selection of students for Med school. If the administra tion realizes the amount of student concern on this point the constant questioning as to why one person is se lected and another is not it should feel the obligation of making a clear explanation as to how students for Med college are picked and whether it is done on a democratic basis or not. A point we have never had clarified for us is whether or not a student has any right of appeal in the field of academics. From our own experience, we are convinced that the vast majority of professors are pretty square shooters and are more than willing to give the student every opportunity to make good in his courses. However, every now and then we hear of incidences where professors nave without just reason flunked a student or given him a grade much lower than what his work would credit Is there a source higher than the professor to which the stu dent may make an appeal? We know to what such system of appeals might lead an endless number of com plaints from students who, if they faced facts rationally, should know the fault is their own. Nevertheless, we are fully convinced that there should be some kind of arrange ment whereby a student is given some academic protection should he run up against a professor not possessed with complete classroom objectivity. Our concern with the other two fields, social aid political, we will consider at a later date. For the present, we urge students who have any gripes along these lines, or protests, or complaints, to put them down on paper, sign them, and send them off to THE DAILY NEBRAS KAN. Remember, our most popular columnist, the one who fills the "Letterip" spaces, is YOU. Burr Addresses Ag College Group W. W. Burr, retired dean of Ag college, commented on German food conditions Tuesday afternoon in an address to Gamma Sigma Delta, honorary agricultural fraternity. "Food is the number one prob lem in Germany," Burr said. "In 1948 in the American zone, the Germans produced about 50 of their food needs. At the same time, population in that area in creased.'' He does not believe that Germany will be able to produce enough food to meet her domestic needs. Planes Scheduled For Swiss Trin The planes for the student trip. ' to Switzerland will leave Eradley Air Fields, Conn., June 18th, and July 5th, 8th, and 9th, according to Dr. A. DombrowskL Under the plan for inexpensive ttudent trips, a trip to Europe and return, with a four weeks tour of Switzerland on an all Inclusive basis may be made for $520. Trav elers may stay another two and six weeks in Europe on their own, make a group tour In France, or attend a college course of German in Tyrol, Austria.