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THE DAILY NEBRASfCAN
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Member
Intercollegiate Press
A Look Ahead .
Possibilites of disastrous fires at the University,
I especially among organized houses and dormitories, are
tirAif Vi i rv V TT'i'nt-s 4- r i , rvV 4-Via T T itmini Vina kaAn f Arf linatfl
( published br ui tudent of tiw univcmiy of n-i in having a low rate of fires in its history, threats of a
. ..t ,rti .' u a Bn.i nDiniuna oniv. A ceo rains iu Annie n i . . -viti t :
if "hi "y liwl govVrnmr ud. pubiTcetron. .n,. .dmm.etmd by th. B.ru laiai nre are always present. UKianoma ana iowa umver
of puwictioni. -it u th. declared poiic oi the Bomrd i that puj"tlf,"- """'sities have had such experiences within the past year or
llT Jurisdiction ehall be free from editorial cenaormip on the part oi tne oarr 1
if n the part of any member ot the lactil.y oi th. University but me.nnh.re oi s0.
?L t Th. r..ir N.bmskan ar. personally responsible lor bat they aa . ., .j
a cnet'K a iew momns ago among we orgaiuzeu
vv".
The Dally Nebraskan
warn
nil t($m
m
th itaff of Th Daily Nebraska r personally
A. jIa O.ll.a A K tinnlKl .V
rorTna'S ." VT. of -kiS . TrST'eoS V?-"" 1dn.wu,,: houses on campus revealed a shortage of adequate fire
pSK." escape methods. Many houses had escap-s ot some sort,
terrt i Scond class Matter at th. Post ottic. in uncoin, Nebruka. under but these were in poor condition, not useable or inadequate.
. i a ?n ... s etnrlnl miff OI DUMar iuuviucu iui iu .. . . . .
Hon 1X03, Act ot October ft, 1917, authorized September 10, m
EDlTUKlAeU
Editor '
Associate Editor
ilHnaging F.dltori
News juniors
Sports Editor
Ac Editor ..
Society Editor
Feature t-dit
Photographer
Frit Simpson
MRie need: confessed that thev had placed confidence in faultv fire
Bruce Kennedy. pane Bern! AUa Tn!,; P f UoA
.Norma Chutibuck, foocnif oi-ajJto ui cAiia. xannig a.iiy rviiiu ui an ca.il, kjja ui waa,
r" Redi's'eV; Jr; '0nn .1"'., granted could easily result in loss of life
or - J""' In view of these facts, one house on ca
pHl wtetlman! , '
J;. Km,ly Hin' for fire preventive measures, prepared sor
lllf Hank Lammers r. .... ... '. r
BY GEORGE WILCOX
National
New York The much dis
cussed and controversial trial of
Judith Coplon and Russian Val-
Many of the occupants had never even thought about a entin A. Gubitcnev, cnargea
fire or what they would do in case of fire. Some of themj conspiracy and auempica
espionage enaea wnn a luhvil
tion. A federal court jury of
six men and six women ruled
ramnua checked that the former government em-
some fire rules, I Ploe and thc stocky'. blonde
a j ti,. ; .,i ...oo Kussian met secretly in rvew
laiiu aLacu a uiuin. ui ill x lie cauci lllicii Ldi ui 111 nao
... -. L u a d., tuJ York and plotted to spy for the
Keitn u gannon a oucccaa as xai cts Lite uiiiiciuic waa tjunuci lieu. i- u l tiic: ... T
w;":::::::::Ted"B;;.doipb, j.ck coh.n. chuwh BUrn,,,,,e. occupants found that the bottom- haJf of the escape was soviet umon. t
:r::""":V".::::::.V This meant that in order to leave the house.1. Brunette, vivacious Miss Cop-
o nn u'ac found
tne people wouia nave to jump tne last iu or 10 ieet to KUiit on two
fVstriftltnf Tfntiii (T Pnll !tne ground- is fortunate for these people that they dis-1 counts one ,
X CClClier IllUfflb. V 11 'covered this faulty fire escape in an experiment and not ot conspiracy .
... . , . r - tf.arhpr-rat- nnaer actual conaitions or lire. 11
The poll taken on student opinion of This house , no ..bad.. exampe are
Ing system produced interes.ung '"u. .o. llouses on campus who will discover the same need for was found in- f
should be considered carefully by faculty members. 'adequate exits and escape. But what singles this house no'cllt f an IZ-
Probablv the question with which most instructors out from the rest on the campus is the fact that it war "hJr Pchc a TBf , )
r concerned deals with student attitude in rating leacn- lai-aiRiacu auu uiLtingciiL cuuugu iu tunimi uuut. .cm pi en, to s
a tr-iir dfeS iWJ
Business Manarer
Assistant Business Managers
Circulation Manacer
Nlgbi News Editor.
I I HT l i 1 l WJrtrZ-J - - .
documents to Wilcox
unauthorized crsi)ns.
Miss Coplon can receive a
minimum of 25 years in prison
ind a $10,000 fine. Gubitcliev
"Yi een'J say ioeo profi don ! lake t special Interest la r oeerf
one oi em think, he x the only one yer taking course from."
' . .. .t Mf!r,o- evctpm wprp the position of their house in relation to a fire.
ers. Tne question reau, .u ( .g what thjg houge ugeg for drilJ rues:
established at Nebraska, would you rate instructors od-, l Firgt pergon tQ discover fire jg responsible for rjng
jectively disregarding personal prejudices or feelings to- ,ng buzzer.
ward the instructors?" ' At sound of buzzer, bring towel, leave light on
vr :tntni nn rlmiht feel that students would door closed before proce? ding down hall.
Iflflll V 111GL1 UVbVlM - n n. , ..... ... ...
not rate according to teaching abilities alone-that their -'rls rig ht side 01 hall keep to right and girls fai.es a maximum penalty of 15
not rate accoruing iu iwu & on left Slde of hall kee tQ ,cft on both f,()0rg when
prejudices would have too great an effect on their judge- tQ fjre escape Jlm js al,.ca$dy un
ments. Of course, no one can deny that some prejudice! 4 Second floor fire extinguisher is on bulletin board der 40 months to 10 years sen
would naturally enter the picture. A person never makes and fire extinguisher on third floor is on outside of service tente f0r conviction on similar
iudements without conscious or unconscious prejudices door. charges in V'ashington, D. C.
. . . . 5. Be careful and do not run on fire escape. Manchester. N. H. Dr. Rich
having some enect. Ko,:cv fi,-v rn,H rflte We are 1PS rules that this house prepared ard Ford, Harvard pathologist
But 294 students out of 300 believe they could rate because belive th shoud u. d , , . . nr Hprman
instructors with a minimum or personal prejuuiuc. otrier houses to follow. The rules are simple but effective: Sander testified the injection of i c,umcu,,c s,,uu,u "dve mv,lcu l,,e i Keivie. Keith said, "He paid
result is about what we expected. According to the re- all of them could be adapted to any house on the campus. 40 cubic centmeters oi air could wthw man to that one last ; $23,000 for bull the other day,
, . , 1. .1.. u mnrl,. And that is ilist what u-p umnM HUp rn ccan nntinn . t,;ii M,c thhin R,,r-I week! ?nd S0 ' ,0lC' n"1 '.. rould lve
porter wno iook tne pon, me sia ...v..j - j - . " r "-"r-" "
lauehed and considered the whole matter more or less a,f filar fire rules, periodic fire drills, and a general; roto in the 5o-cailed -mercy
-"'"-ciii aiiiuug aiuut'iiis mai mere is a neeu lor urevenuve, death trial.
By Dick Walsh
It blows at this writing like
' there will be no picknickmg by
i college students for a while.
inviting. His education is not
only going to benefit himself but
others in the community as well.
Also it comes to light that a
"fraction" of college graduates
do feel themselves, shall we say,
more suited for professions other
than farming. Keith Frederick
son, also a January graduate,
is now employed by the Ne
braska Farmer. In commenting
on the actions of the Farmpr i
I publisher and farmer. Sam Mc-
,
Editorial Briefs
1
After two state pathologists
had testified lor the prosecution,
' they believed Mrs. Horroto had
died from air embolism caused
bv the injections, the
"Out of This World" certainly paints an apt descrip-
joke. ! fire measures on this campus
a 1 1 It. -.1 J UVIll
If a system were estamisneo, mere wouiu piuuauiy
be about six out of every three or four hundred who would
consider it a joke. But this small a number indicates that
instructors need not fear a student's personal prejudices
to any great extent.
The second Question was. "Do you think teacher rat
ings should be carried out according to a definite scale or
on the basis of general criticisms in the student's own tion of Lowell Thomas' motion picture lecture of his
words?" I recent journey which took him inside the land surrounded
Results showed that 193 students would approve a by darkness and mystery, Tibet. The account of this rich
definite scale. Ninety-four would rather criticize in their experience in the "Forbidden City of Lhasa," related in
Own WOrdS. And 16 ieil tnat a comoiliaiiun ui uuui snuuiu ucwu uy mc juuugci ui mc iiiuiiiasca, ui uc uiuugut iu f rfi Senate action is
be used. The argument has been brought to us that a Lincoln under the sponsorship of Mortar Board. Few stu- un(ertain since Hawaii is re
definite scale would result in too much regimentation. We dents will want to pass up this authoritative lecture on one portedly to be republican and
feel this is a valid argument, but at the same time, a of the most widely publicized expeditions in years. 1 Alaska Democratic which has
student may not thinof all the important points if hel Soret
criticized only in his own words. I In a era when the new replaces the old almost before; the 1952 presidential elections.
We are inclined to agree with the 13 students who the world hears of the old, students find it difficult to international
felt that both should be combined. By doing this, the im- develop any skill in originality. The originality . . . creative; London Winston Churchill ,
portant points could be included in the scale, and there thinking ... is the goal for which students aim in a ottered the labor government '
would still be room for additional comments which he journalism course directed by Robert P. Crawford. The l'J"ce ln ""chance "post-
student thinks could be helpful to the instructor. popularity of the study has brought attention from out- ponVmentosteci nauonaiiza-j
The third question was concerned with whether or side the journalism school, and students in all fields find tion. Labor quickly rejected the 1
produced Dr. Ford who declared
lorty cc's of air is not enough
to block any appreciable part
of the arterial system leading
to the human lung."
Washington The house passed
a bill to make Hawaii a state
by a vote of 261 to 110. Last
Friday, the house passed the
Alaska statehood bill by a vote
It Is believed that some Col
lege of Agriculture students will
be counted in the nation's in
ventory of farms and their pro
ductive resources. Next month
is the seventeenth Decennial
defense Census of the United States and
Carroll Christensen wonders if
the old Model-T will be counted
as an asset or as a liability.
Just because you are going to
the University of Nebraska col
lege of. you name it, is no indi
cation that you should feel your
self above engaging in the oc
cupation of
farming. At
least the best
of them turn
to the farm
sooner or lat
er. Tom Chil
vers. January,
1950 graduate
and formerly
one of the
o u t s t a n d
ing students
on the Ag
campus, is
Walsh
I him a lot more bull for a lot
less than that."
! Some 164 dairy men of the
surrounding territory gathered
at the collece last week for the
State Dairyman association mect
1 ing and the Dairy Industry con
ference. This brings to mind the
i need for better facilities to han
, die such and similar groups
i which frequent our hospitality.
I Jim Dunlap, of the Animal Hus-
1 bandry department, left the col-
lege this week for a two-week
I tour of the globe. As a member
of thc Naval Reserve, he is as
signed to a destroyer. We are re
minded, and strongly too. that
the cow paths on the campus de
note a growing feeling of home
sickness on the part of the Ag
student to again "go after the
cows." This is our excuse. We
wonder what excuse the uptown
folks have ... A large crowd
is the indication Thursday at 5
p. m. when Dunne Lake explains
to the College of Agriculture
students just why, how, when,
and where.
(
The banquet is one of the old
est traditional event of the so-
not instructors would pay any attention to tne ratings, mey can Denenteoy tne course, uther tnings being equal.l inpa ann accoramK to wcpuiy , now pack- on ms father s farm lo-, riety which was organized in
One hundred and fourteen believed thev wouldn't. One it is the student's originality, his ingenuity, that makes Pr,mf Min,stcr Herbeit Morn-1 tated near Pierce. Good enough 1 1871.' Palladian was the first stu
hundred and eighty-six believed they would. ' him preferable to other applicants for a job. USLm - A ' T? iefa'rm.n S?JZ 1 S ''8an,Zatin n thC ""
Personally, we have a little more confidence in instrue-. iOCal newsoauer reports that a tyipsssnssns
tors. If thev realize that students are ratmz them seriously: The average Lniversitv student leads a sheltered life.1 graduate of the University of
and objectively, a large number would probably consider Must of us are non-voters and have little interest in na-; Nebraska Evelyn Caha. who has
the ratings valid criticism and endeavor to improve their tional or international affairs. People are every day testify-1 versity m Prague haTbn ex
teaching methods which receive low ratings. As in the ing to this fact: The University student must take it upon peiied" from Czechoslovakia "in
case of the six students who considered teacher-rating a himself to be informed and actively concerned in world, the interest of the state."
joke, there would always be a few instructors who would affairs. Thursday night NUCWA members will form their! No reasons .were cited from
consider such a system in the same light. wn opinions about three proiosals now confronting the necw f7(ff' thegtveTnrnents "aui-
A teacher-rating system is not designed to tell an U. S. Congress, an Atlantic union, world federalism and tude has been detected for some
instructor how to teach his course. It is designed to heln methods for strenethenine the United Nations. Nebraska time. Miss Caha from Ceresco,
the instructor improve on teaching methods which he may students' views ultimately will be heard by the law-makers
realize are inadequate in the opinion of his pupils. For through NUCWA's parent organization, the Collegiate
this reason, we believe the instructor should be glad to Council for World Affairs. World government is based on
reecive criticisms which may throw some light on his world opinion. What we say at home can make or break
weaknesses in teaching. international cooperation. It is our duty to form intel-
Teacher rating can be helpful if considered as a help, ligent ideas on world affairs,
not a hindrance, by both faculty and students. As for the "
students, 294 out of 300 must consider it a heln. or they Those students who have not seen the University
would not believe thev can rate instructors obiectivelv. ilheatres and .Nebraska Masauers presentation of "Home the -blizzard of '49
. of the Brave" will have the onnortunitv to view it on trTc1 "Thoughtfulne" is the word
stage. Those who have already seen it will have a chance "J which .h.u'.i
received her bachelor of science
in education degree in 1949 and
has been enrolled in the School
of Philosopy at Charles univer
sity in Prague.
State and Loral
Lincoln Gale-like winds
brought havoc to Lincoln and
the Nebraska countryside in
storms reported to be worse than
Just Arrived . . .
AMLLER'S MODERNACE ROOM BRINCS YOU
Another Exciting. Croup of Fresh Spring Cottons
SIZES 9 to 15 7.95 and 8.95
Sprint it lint lirrr limp for frei-li Sprint ml.
ton. for plnic, rlnr, anil ruke dales. Prirrtl
rinlil fur ;ou, in oathable, Sanforired oMIiin .
piiir, rliainbra, and ginicham. Of roiir', in your
fatorile colore and paMrU. Chnn.r. now while our
Mocks are roinplrir.
M0DERNAGE ROOM
Second Floor
Confession in Lent .
to attend it again, and the play is certainly worth a repeat 1 be noted by ail univmity tu-
performance. Arthur Laurient's nlav. winner of the New! dent. At a time durint Lent
(Editor's Note: The followinc article, written by a studrnt at York Critics Circle award of 1915-46. will be Stated March' wn,-n we should all consider
.... .. ... .n ..... . O nlh.ra th. unrfl ,l hfilir h i 1 1I I .
the word
Is certainly appropriate as
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.e-....-- .-....., .............. ... a,. lllc .num. uiraici. i it-'Bi'iueu ui connection wnn nfh
puDiicauon.j ne mooei united nations general assembly, the perform- a guide in workinc with others.
ance win sound tne appropriate note for the onenin? of "
I'd alwavs considered mvself a ?rirvl Christian T marie
it to church fairly regularly, worked for the YMCA and the all-University conference.
even managed to get to a religious discussion group once
in a while. I was as good as the next fellow, no better I. Tne Manh 1'" and the March lamb seem to be play
no worse. That is, I thought I was all right until one night, inK ames Wllh At any rate, they seem determined
not so long ago, an incident happened which started me to havoc Wltn tradition.
thinking. -
I was alone in my room working on a sosh p..; r that;T,.I Gnrtlvrnt
was due in a few days when a friend dropped by and CJltrUtni II
asked if I'd help in a project to collect clothes for shipment w i W JJ
overseas. I would have liked to help but that paper had ILXpUllllS I'll
to get in, so I told him I was sorry but I thought I just ' , 1
couldn't swing it. My friend looked disappointed, but he' ill ) Ori IT )
nodded and said, "I know how it is," and left. , UUL ' UgUI J UU
After the door had closed behind him, I began think-' Takine ovtr ,he March
Inf. Sure T haH ovpto pnaenn ,'r. il, ,..,-1-1 4 ,., 17 us moderator of the model
t l j .... it: I XT..
i Music Sophs
Tell Program
For Recital
j Kleven jophomorrs at the
School of M isic will present a
deiirliiiei,tal rfcital, Wednesday,
j March 8, at 4 p in. in Social
i Science auditorium.
Soienseti s qualilicatinns lor Two vocalists, three pianists,
the seat of moderator stem from one cellist, a violinist, and a bari
formcr activities which include tone horn player will each pre-
At Miller's
Another Spring Must!
BURLAPS by Betmar
hoping (or quiet peacchil ses
sions. As long as l ie fires ol de
bate produce moie light than
lic.it on the subject, let them
rage."
Qualifications
ui ' - t ..... . . .i. Ilniiwl Nat inns conference for oi trie) university ox-Daic se.n so.o at u.i- c. i. ct
fiVThinoTfircr;H T i 1 .u l ti- ui1" the sicind I consecutive year is squad for four years, member ol William H. Wurtz. Virginia
Iirat tningS Iirst, and It was then that my thoughts were Ted Sorensen, Law college jun- Phi Beta Kappa, past president Nord,trom, i-nd Elburn Cooj.cr ill
versity Law Review, stated: "I Last semester he acted as dc
am deeply honored, and it is my lense attorney in the Kclieion-in- netist.
privilege to again preside over Life Week sanity trial of Roswell Works by Sc arlatti. Bocchcrini.
.1 :. . . 1 , M. I II 1 r-. i .
uit: iiiteriiutioiim iumiviiihc m iiuwani, aiunfni council presi- f-n, .J)f) ,0.ait Woif Glazou
ine vjiiivcrit.iij'. ot-oi. ourenwn is also rn '
The law student, who con- chairman ol the Social Action!
ducted the UNESCO session last committee of Lincoln. i
year pointed out that: "Last year
gave me the opportunity to help
steer many spirited debates on
issues which students realized for
Buaueniy jarreo. wnat exactly was I Duttine first? And ior. of the University ym and for.
What Was I sacrificing in order to put it first? Sorensen, who was recently mer member of the Student
SUddeniV mv wno e SVStem of va ne cpemerl uoalr anW"- t:u.v. -...-woe. w. .e y.- v,.,u....i lonsu.uuoriai assembly
Insecure. I had sacrificed a chance to help a suffering
human being for the sake of a better grade and a few hours
of sleep.
My mind ran back over the story of a young manj
not very mucn older man I, whom I claimed to be fol
lowing. He had gotten so disturbed about the world's con
dition that he gave up literally everything to do some
thing about it. He left his nice, respectable iob as a car-
. . . , , , . ... ' . . -. issues wmcn
jj;iiu:r, ma noine, ms vuiage or iNazaretn, and tor several the first time were of vital im
years traveled through his native country teaching and portance to them personally."
serving, winning a few friends and many enemies. , Political issues
He wasn't afraid to stake everything he had on what "This year's United Nations
he believed; he worked all day long and far into thei conference." continued Sorensen,
night month after month, until finally the religious lead-!1 ffluJTLS?
era of the day felt that he was too dangerous to live, and sues."
after seizing him, they nailed him to a cross where he He reminded students that the
hung Until he died. General assembly is "neither a
He had been willing to give up everything, including ". TUtKi'nd ?f
his life, for what he believed. I had refused to surrender! ideas, replacing a battleground
ven a few hours Of Bleep. of atoms. Its participants must
I have not been and I will not be a real Christian so wrestle with tough, practical
long as I am not willing to sacrifice everything and I p,ndif.s. Sr,,.,,vn said
will play a Beethoven finale.
Wurtz and Miss Nordrtrom play
the flute, and Cooper is a clari-
rcaliy mean everything for what I believe.
Ping Pong 'JVimms
Advance in Meet
These men advanced to the
fourth ' round in the intramural
table tennis tourney: Douglas
Dudley. Harry Eckerl. Bob W ess
lund, Dan-el Dunning, Ed Clau
sen, N. C. Fitz, Bob Radm, Earl
Moore, Wayne NicLson, and John
O'Neal.
Fourth round matches must be
played on Tuesday or Wednes
day of this wetk from 5 to 7
p. rn. Those who f;iil to play
their matches on one of these
two nights will lose by forfeit.
Players should contact their op
ponents immediately and ar-
i"Thus, as moderator, I'm not ' range lo play their matches.
.pin,
now. and Pryor arc represented
I in ti e concert.
The complete pniyiarn is as
! follows:
When Love Is Kind. Old Eng
I h; h, Jar.clle Moiir, Scottsblulf.
i Sonata, A Major, Scarlatti,
Naula Watson, Pierce. Neb.
Sonata in A Major, Borcherim,
Janice Liljedahl, Eisex, Iowa.
Fantasy, Impromptu, Chopin,
Kathryn Baker, David City, Neb.
Blue Bells of Scotland, Pryor.
Charles Curtiss, Geneva, Neb.
Sonata. C Major, Mozart, Joanri
Smith, Omaha.
Meditation, Glazounow, Jane
Goeres, Sioux Falls, S. D.
Verboigenheit, Wolf, Nancy
Button, Ogaliala.
Trio Op. 87, Allegro, finale, !
Beethoven. William Wurtz. flute: !
Virginia Nordstrom, flute; Elburn i
Cooper, Clarinet.
5 y
llrre I. somrthini "nrt under the aim" larlln
lillle hale in liurliip and Mudafawar Straw. Rough,
trsiurrd fabrii-e llial add a note of imadnru and
that "onielliing differenl" lo your Spring ensemble.
Hirer .t,lr ilir .liK-lir. Dul.liie, and Snu Cap
(illu.lralrd). Kriiin colors of Orange, Yellow,
Red, I'iHhIo.
YO'JNG COIONY H A.T BA
az-on F'"or
m.LLER t PA.OE