THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, luly 12, 1949
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Who Will Investigate . . .
The people who, are doing the investigating? Who will
judge the loyalty of the loyalty committee? t
In the neat system of political and ideological tail
chasing which the federal government has evolved is bound
"to get confusing. We hesitate to predict that the time will
come when :iobody will have any idea who is investigating
them.
The most recent investigation news stems from De
troit, where a committee of three will attempt to "purge
the city of Reds." Detroiters will insist that all city em
ployees take non-communist oaths. The superintendent of
schools strongly suspects that some of his teachers have
(hush) communist (unhush) tendencies. The whole pro
cedure is rapidly becoming as popular a fad as blue jeans
and bobby socks.
Perhaps that is what the University of Nebraska needs
a good rip rousing investigation- With the exception of
the two "proclamations' one by the Board of Regents and
one by the faculty the University has managed to keep its
head. Surely this is an unhealthy sign. What are we trying
to cover up?
At our Mother's knee we learned that trust and con
fidence inspire reciprocation, apparently this system is the
oretical and could not possibly work on a national scale.
The working together spirit which our forefathers appar
ently had seems to have become an outmoded custom.
The national jitters seem to be invading the remote
field of campus politics. The feeling of distrust is even ap
parent here. The whole basis of American life has become
one of fear. A concept of "let's tear it down" or destroy it.
The constructive attitude has fallen by the wayside.
The attitude of a nation is the attitude of its people.
Suddenly these people have become much more interested
in finding out what is wrong with their neighbors than in
using their energies to do something constructive for
themselves.
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Bargain
Basement
One of the aims of the newly
organized graduate club (see Fage
4) is to put pressure on our newly
organized coach, Biff Glassford.
The graduate club takes the stand
that they've given coaches a
chance before and nothing ever
happened, like a touchdown for
example and this time they are
not going to give the coach a de
cent break.
Even the possibility that Ne
braska football would go up be
cause it couldn't go elsewhere
didn't faze this dangerous pres
sure group. They are plotting,
day and night, at DON's.
Between rounds the other r ight,
a scout ran in, pale with exhaus
tion,' brandishing his hunting
knife in a semi-circle, with the
news:
"Biff's pulled a fast one, yes, a
real fast fast one. Some wiseacre
up in Curtis asked me if the foot
ball practice going on was open to
the public. It's unethical, that's
what it is."
Then he died.
Daniel Ajax O'Meara Boone
eavc a erim Irish laugh, and
started for the door.
"I will take this joker's place,"
he said.
' Oh, no, Daniel, you're the only
one that can turn on the tap. We'd
be lost without you."
"Okay."
Daniel has always been noted
for his scintillating conversation.
Jack Cady, of racket fame, got
up to speak. Taking his time,
picking his words out of an old
True Confessions carefully, he
remarked:
"I will go."
Everyone was relieved. For
Black Jack can take care of him
self, that is he could, but whether
he still can is a matter of specula
tion. No one has heard from him
lately, except Deacon Don Munt,
who received this strange com
munication to the graduate club
today:
"I am stationed under Bleacher
Number 2 on the 50 yard line,
rather cleverly camouflaged by an
Indian shawl, and an engraved
picture of Lewandowski. Diabol
ical progress is being made. 'Biff
is teaching them something he
calls 'signals'. What are Nebraska
boys coming to? And another
suspicious thing. The boys are
going forward, not backward. Sec
what I mean? Men. we must
move quickly. I'll never return
alive, but do have my body sent
to the Chi O house, if you ever
find it under the extract bottles."
With two men gone and many
more to go, there will be a solemn
session of the club at the chapter
house tonight. After a bright bit
of gaiety by Social Chairman Jack
Cawood who has promised some
exotic tap-dancing and a little
"song the boys will get down to
business.
The club's Women's Auxiliary
will be attending to plot you-know-what-kind
of strategy
against our heroes. Jake Dahl
grcn, the janitor, will advance his
theories on how to remove Black
Jack from under the extract bot
tles, and some scum from the
street may be put under seven
year contract to assassinate Biff
Glassford. We'd like to alert all
law-enforcing agents upon 'this
matter, for this group of graduate
unemployed are dangerous, blood
thirsty, muddled, thirsty, intellectually-twisted,
neurotic, psychotic,
psychosomatic, sneaky, boys.
Our only suggestion can be:
get them jobs and they might
straighten out, or their employers
might be minus everything they
ever owned in a decent amount
of time. Who knows?
Picnic . . .
Everyone is invited to the pic
nic sponsored by the University
YMCA and the Co-op Religious
Activities Committee, Wednesday,
July 13,a t 5:15 p. m.
After meeting at the Methodist
Student House, across from the
Union, the group plans to go to
Irvingdale Park, at 17th and Van
Dorn. Pop will be furnished for
5c a bottle, and everyone will
bring their own sandwiches.
Those who have cars are re
quested to bring them to help
provide transportation.
The picnic is being planned by
Bill Broaden and Jerry Young.
Hal Nebclsick is in charge of
vesper service.
Happy . . .
Are we to see that these fertile lands shall not lie
untilled ?
For nearly three weeks the campus lawns, sidewalks
and flower gardens have lain idle. But Tuesday the "man
with the hoe' came to life.
The unidentified gentleman appeared to be plowing
up the lawn in front of Sosh. Several others were digging
up something-or-other with spades in the same general
vicinity. We are relieved.
There was a time when we toyed with the idea that
it might be safe to walk across the campus along the fa
miliar way. How conventional. How tedious. How much
more exciting to have the walks move hither and thither
Quite seriously, though, someday our now rather de
cadent campus will be a thing of beauty. When the last
oat has been planted and dug up, Nebraska's students
may point with pride to a truly attractive campus.
Ding, Dong . . .
San- the bells in the granite carillon tower which lies
between Love Library and the Coliseum, Morrill and Bessey.
At any rate that was the supposition.
But when the wild bells ring out in the fall they are
destined to sound very un-Plymouth Congregational; they
will sound very un-carillion for that matter. Because . . .
The memorial slab of granite is not a carillion tower after all.
When the stately structure is finally complete, an elec
tric mechanism, which makes a noise like bells, will be hoisted
into its upper extremeties.
No one will climb the 85-foot span of the structure to
the belfry chamber overhead" ala Paul Revere's friend.
No solitary figure will sit in its heights to entertain future
collegians. Even the bell tower has been regimented.
We thought that all that concrete was being mixed to
construct a home for bells. But we were wrong, the majestic
structure will house a button.
Future generations may point with pride to the tower,
a tribute to mechanical ingenuity.
Opportunities
Vnr cultural enrichment have been especially profuse on
the campus this summer. The Summer session committee's
artist series have offered students a chance to observe non
campus talent and the school of music has provided some
fine collegiate entertainment.
The summer session chorus, under the direction of J.
Dayton Smith presented an especially fine concert last week
and the Pops concert, scheduled for tomorrow, promises to
highlight the summer musical season.
Immanuel Wishnow, who will be directing the affair,
has long been responsible for some excellent orchestral
phenomena. The regular session University orchestra has
proved time and again, Mr. Wishnow's ability to produce
really fine musical entertainment.
The Union has pitched in too, with the summer musical
programs. It co-sponsored all the events forementioned and
will also co-sponsor the forthcoming summer theater pro
duction of Noel Coward's "Hay Fever."
To the Daily Nebraskan it "looks good." Hats off, then
to the perpetrators of these cultural advantages and a word
to the wise of the student body its well worth while.
Gleanings ...
From summer editions of the collegiate press through
out the country:
At the University of Colorado, the Silver and Gold is
fighting the battle of student housing. According to the
paper, conditions are deplorable and housing scarce. A re
cent City Council decree lifting rent control seems to have
blown the lid off the Colorado situation.
A student at Colorado University is involved in a $500
damage suit. He charges a Boulder business establishment
with racial discrimination.
The Kansas State Collegian finds itself faced with a
possible censorship ban. The Collegian printed a picture
showing deplorable conditions in one of the classroom build
ings on the Kansas State campus. Immediately the college
authorities charged the paper with "dirty journalism " Then
came the request that the paper be censored. The Collegian
waved the banner of "free press" for several days while
ducking tomatoes and various other clutter which was
heaved in its direction. At last the School of Journalism
came to its rescue. Henceforth the Kansan will be, as it has
been, free from censorship.
Kansas State's Student Council has set up a suggestion
box into which students are requested to drop ideas for
making the council more representative "It seems to me
I've heard that song before."
Students in . Indiana are just as hot as students in
Nebraska. There too, the thermometer has hit 90 and de
cided to stay for a while.
The Indiana Daily Student also reports that the Na
tional Education Association has gone on record against
communism. Said the association, "Members oi the Com
munist party of the United States should not be employed
as teachers."
The University of Oklahoma has just enrolled Its first
Negro veteran. He is Malcolm Whitby, 39, a former navy
musician. A former O.P A. statistical clerk, he is studying
for his master's degree in education.
The same paper reports that Britishers are toying with
the idea of establishing dog licenses for men, not dogs. Un
der the proposed set-up the owners would receive the li
censes on a life-time basis.