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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, June 14, 1949
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Intercollegiate Press
FORTY-SEVENTY YEAR
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Editor M. J. Mclick
Business Manager Keith O'Bannon
"The Fleet's Out"
For Naval Cadets
Its '"sailing, sailing, over tlio
bounding main" for some 50
KROTC students from the univer
sity, who will spend six weeks this
summer aboard ship.
Forty-five sophomores and sen
iors will come back shell-backs
from their cruise to Panama, after
being duly initiated in a tradition
al ceremony upon crossing the
equator They are scheduled to
report in San Francisco June 13
for a trip south via Long Beach,
San Diego and the Galapagos is
lands. They will attend classes as
they sail on US cruisers and de
stroyers. Four other students will also go
to Panama on their contract cruise
of the Atlantic. Thirty-five jun
iors, meanwhile, will be spending
six weeks on air indoctrination at
Pensarola, Fla. before going to
Little Creek, Va. for their amphib
ious training. Six more will take
their marine indoctrination at
Quantico, Va.
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We appear to snicker up our proverbial sleeve.
But we are forced to chuckle slightly at a story on today's front page. They're at it
again.
By "they" we mean the solid citizens of our state and their typically mid-western
attitude, which has forced the faculty to come out with the childish document which
appears on page one.
With this pojnt of view in mind, government, politics and opinion seem to fall into two
categories. What's good is American and what's not good is "communistic."
We feel certain that a vast maiority of those who cry "communism" at the droo of a
hat could not adequately define the term. Everything from liberalism to socialism has at
one time or another come in for a dose of being labeled "red."
We hasten to state that an aggressive communistic policy, such as that now prac
ticed by Russia a program which incidentally is not true communism certainly does
not meet with our approval. Like our republican forebears we heartily condemn it.
But there is such a thing as bending so far over backwards that one loses one's
equilibrium. In the words of the faculty resolution "We believe . . . those basic nrincinles
of academic freedom which permit and encourage the free, honest and impartial discus-
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From the time heis first exposed to an American history lesson everv U. o. citizen
has a large dose of propaganda propaganda can be eood as well as bad. The somewhat
biased attitude of early textbooks inevitably led the American youth to believe that
every act committed by his government was altruistic and benevolent or, at least, justifi
able. This same American tripped, triumphantly out of grade school believing that
America was virtually called upon by heaven to enter every war in which she has ever
engaged. The U. S. an aggressor nation? perish the thought.
This type of slanted history is, of course, not peculiar to the U. S. but is found all
over tne world.
Sooner or later, however, Junior is bound to be exposed to the political facts of life.
When this time comes and it seems to come more often than not with a college educa
tion some one has to be blamed for the rude awakening. This scapegoat is currently,
the college professor. The prof who attempts to explain to Junior that all nations are
guilty, at one time or another, of encroaching upon their fellow nations; he who attempts
to say that world peace is achieved only through understanding; he who attempts to im
part that understanding he, is guilty of themost heinous of all crimes.
We, in America, profess to believe in the United Nations. We claim to want to jret
along with all the nations of the world if that can be done without giving up some of
our cherished national pride. We want to get along with other nations by converting
them to our political principles. America says: "We want to get along with you, but since
our way is the only way we can never have real harmony until you accept our beliefs "
So Mamma and Papa send Junior to college to learn to live in a world of men. For
all intents and purposes it is presumed that they intend that he should become a man a
man who can live with and understand his fellow man. But there must be a fallacy in
this premise. Junior is to become a man, but a man with his prejudices nicely set out for
him.
THE NEBRASKAN believes that democracy is the finest form of government so far
evolved by mankind. Mamma and Tapa believe it, too. These then are reasons that Junior
should believe it?
If this thing we call democracy is logically and ideally the finest form of government
existing, a fair comparison of all political ideas will certainly expose the fact.
The nation has the jitters and Nebraska is no exception. Suddenly it is as afraid of
the truth about world politics as a two year old is of the dark. America Is a young nation;
perhaps it is time it grew up.
We said at the outset of this tirade, that we snickered. We do. For we know that in
spite of the scrap of paper, the truly intelligent members of the faculty and there are
many will continue to teach the truth as they understand it. We feel certain, too, that
the solid citizens on the main streets all over Nebraska will continue to cry that our uni
versity is "communist-infiltrated" although the scrap of paper may soothe their troubled
minds for a time.
America contends that it is the champion of world peace and the UN, but as long as
university faculty members must waste their valuable time compiling testimonies on
loyalty to soothe the nerves of an unenlightened citizenry we shudder for its success.
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HOLDING A PLAQUE, at left,
is Cadet Lt. Dana B. Rasmus
sen. The plaque was awarded
by the provost marshal gener
al's office in Washington for an
outstanding academic record as
a second year advanced ROTC
student. Rasmussen is a senior
in the School of Fine Arts and
a member of Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon. He is a member of the
ROTC military police section.
Lulli
lerans . . .
Lutheran Student Association
meets Tuesday at 5:30 p. m. at
the Student House, 1440. Pastor
Alvin M. Petersen, Lutheran pas
tor for students will be the
speaker. There will be a picnic
supper, recreation, and a devo
tional program. Summer school
students are cordially invited.