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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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fc'IfillT NEWS KDITOR
Gene IWrt
Meddling With Melick
By M. J.
It's spring . . .and all sorts of
things come out in the spring.
Birds, bees, flowers, pinnings,
picnics and politicians, to name a
few. It happens every spring. Its
a ritual.
Since time immemorial, or at
least since the Rag came into be
ing, spring has brought a rash of
columnists and editors who de
nounced, in encyclopedlic tirades
somewhat similar to the windy
dissertations in this column, the
evils of dirty politics.
Everybody from the lowliest re
porter to the most exalted editor
has added his bit to the condem
nation of anyone who has any
thing: at all to do with elections.
The faction of course is thorough
ly scathed. Innocents and Mortar
Boards come in for their share of
profanity too. This spring the Stu
dent Council is also on the firing
line.
And so it goes. Journalists for
years and years have been com
mitting political suicide or may
hem, as the case may be, and
for what? An analysis of former
publications shows a discouraging
resemblance between the present
political situation and former
states of chaos.
But the passionate few go on.
Talk, talk, talk.. Inches upon
inches pile up on the copy desk.
Fingernails upon fingernails pile
up over conference tables. Cigar
ette butts upon cigarette butts
pile up in the crib.
Quite in character with human
nature even outside these hal
lowed walls, everyone talks and
no one does anything. Every
once in a while some thinking in
dividual evolves a positive ap
proach to some of the much kicked
about questions. Occasionally an
opportunity is presented to turn
energy spent in condemning to
actual growth. The opportunity is
usually passed by.
Complaining is so easy, con
structive action is so difficult.
We're getting around to some
thing? Possibly.
The something, of course, is the
Constitutional assembly. It's not
the answer to a reformer's prayer.
It's not the solution to all the ills
that beset the campus. Neither is
it a cure-all for the faction or the
Council but it is an opportunity.
It's an opportunity to put some
excess energy to work in a con
structive manner.
Its a chance to quit yelling and
try working. Maybe it will end
up like a lot of other dreams
nowhere. And maybe it will end
up like a lot of really great
achievements. Nobody knows until
somebody trys.
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BY PAT NORDIN
Vacation is upon u and those
who have not already escaped are
off to home towns for various gala
affairs today.
Home to Alliance with beau
Walt Metz is our ex-editor
Jeanne Kerrifian. Other couples
arp inm-novine home together
with nuptial ceremonies in view.
The wedding of Jack Brand and
Lutlrll Deuchler will take place
on Easter Sunday in Falls City
with a bevy of Kappa Sig broth
ers attending. Doug Peters and
Mary Dunnrll will be married on
the following day.
The Delts began vacation cele
brations early by holding their
initiation in Omaha Wednesday.
The big night was spent in tour
ing the town.
Something new in the Delt
limelight is the steady arrange
ment between Frank I-eary and
Ann Stevenson.
There's nothing like a trip to
while away vacation time. Mary
Ann Martin and Margy Hughes
will take one they're off to Chi
cago. A backward look at last week's
social program shows:
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Friday
Miami Triad Lincoln Hotel
Saturday
Cohmo Carnival Lincoln Hotel
Pi Phi Formal House Party
Sigma Kappa House Party
ATO Initiation Italian Village
Sunday
Pre-Easter breakfast
College Activities Rldg.
Evidently Friday night was
given over exclusively to the an
nual Miami Triad given by
Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta and
Beta Theta Phi. The dance was
held at the Lincoln hotel with
Gene Moyer and the boys pro
viding the music. Dancing under
the three lighted pins were
rA,-lv pnpneed Terry Gaines and
Jerry Hall, Ginger Taylor and
"Bus" Whitehead. Also "tread
ing" were Doug Hord and Nancy
Howey.
Cupid was at work at the Pi
Phi formal Saturday. Two p'n
nings resulted; Joel Bailey and
Phil Grimm and Marcia Adams
and Dick Kuska.
Winlon "The Bodv" Buckley
showed off his new date to his
ionlniis frntcrnitv brothers. At
lo.-iKt iwn in narticular were re
portedly aeed-out by "Buck" who
escorted Kappa prexy Marian
Battcy to the ATO initiation
party at the Pike.
Thf nnniinl Pre-Easter break
fast Piven bv the Ac Religious
council was an example of the
kind of social activities this cam
mis npoHs LookinE sleenv but
having fun were Neal Baxter,
and Alice Boswell, and Mervin
Frenrh rind Lois Gillette.
Ticnic season is in full sway
or so testify the Phi Delts fol
lnwine their nlodce picnic in
Crete Sunday. Jack Packer went
with Bob Kinsey and Mary
TWivl with Jack McMann.
Last Thursday's picnic ended
sadly for Iee Aksamtt who com
muned with nature and con
Easter Message of Hope . . .
Clyde Martz, Daily Ncbraskan editor in the spring of
1941, wrote an editorial previous to Easter which a later
editor, Alan Jacobs, reprinted in the spring of 1943. Jacobs'
firm was- "Whrn Ftfitor Martz wrote the followinT
editorial there was a war in progress, a war which appeared
far removed from this nation.
"On this Easter of 1943, the meaning of his writing
takes on new and added significance, gives hope to a
harried people."
None of the signincance is gone, even now in me
enrintr nf 1 P49 Our nation which has too soon forcrotten
the horror and tragedy of the past war now faces the possi
ntrifr wnrld conflict. Mr. Martz's editorial
brings to mind the seriousness and imminence of the pres
ent international situation, xei it, gives assurance mat
good will triumph over evil just as Christ triumphed over
death.
THE EDITORIAL . . .
tnm with iealousies. creeds and re-
l;,, oT-if. rnifif'iprl Christ. Thev crowned him with
ugiuua ouii, . v, .
thorns and with laughter decried the immortal semblance
t iv,a fnrwo nt frrwl ncv niacea mm in a tiave, baying
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his way Of life was not lor mem, anu r-l gieeua aim
tyrannies triumph throughout the then known world.
Three days later, however, .while the faithful were
still mourning his loss, and while the greedy were not yet
recovered from their acts of crucifixion, the "good" was
roiirr-Artfrt nnrl in now frlorv filled the hearts of man
with a never-to-be-forgotten message: "Christ gave his
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life that man might live. lie arose irom tne aeam snowing
men that good will triumph over wrong, and that some day
the Kingdom of God will be erected on earth."
That is the Easter message. And more significantly,
with greater feeling than ever before, men will repeat that
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message ail over me woria mis ounuay morning.
Mfln rm tVio !-! H lff ipl.c nf Yiicnsln via nnrl nrfwfv mfTi
v...-. r " " -
enslaved by totalitarian rule, families homeless because of
war from the air pressed against the innocent, and families
starving in Belgium, Poland and France. All these men
of every denomination and every way of life, will cry out
. . i i . r .i r. .lr:ll . r ii i.
in meir neans ior me luuinmem. i uiat nie&&age.
The world is going through a period of stress, where
vqIiias hsvp nn lnnrr-r much meanint?. Hate and ereed has
temporarily suppressed humanitarianism and love. In
Asia, Russia has suppressed tne cnurcn, ana nas set up
material and regimented codes of faith. Throughout Ger
many the church has been attacked, and has been instructed
bv the rulers what sort of doctrines are to be taught. And
even in America men are ridiculing tne cnurcnes, wim
atheistic conceit are laughing down the Biblical messages
... . . r- . . . 1 J
ann with certain latausm are saying love ana peace are
impossible in this world.
Yet despite the suppression, a suppression on three
rnntinpnts nnrl rlosnite 1 hp skepticism anrl dnuht. men todav
everywhere are praying for essentially the same things
that this Easter message symbolizes. They are praying
a j a , r
tor a resurrection, a resurrection, tney cry out tor, wnere
good, love and humanity will once more crowd out of man's
minds the hates, the jealousies and the greeds that have
brought forth this war. And they live on with the faith
that that resurrection will come.
Every period of strife produces a new awakening. The
war and suffering of the present will be replaced by a
new happiness of the future. Through the gloom of today
still shines the brightness of tomorrow. It is this thought
that these men on the battlefields of Europe and Asia
and the starving and homeless refugees of this war will
have this Sunday.
At the present the forces of evil have triumphed over
the good. But only for a while. As the Friday of Cruci
fixion is followed by the Resurrection Sunday, so out of
this period of distress and fear will arise a new day. Christ
symbolizes in man's mind everywhere that new day.
And that Christ will rise again!
Clyde Martz.
traded the mumps. Firncc Augie
Deuchler is now watching for
symptoms and so is Jake Dahl
Rren.
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