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Friday, March 17, 1950 PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN JIisl (Daily TkbhaAkcuv Member Intercollegiate Press .-to-rv-HrvwTH rr4H Tha DaitT Ncbratkan n publlilwd by tl itudnt of Hit nmvcmty of Ne ftraiSa M .xprM.ion of aludtnti' nwi and opinion! only. According to "'; " f tha By Lawa goTernmg atudent publicatlotu and adminntared by tna Board t Publication!, "It la ih. declared policy of tha Board thai publloatlnus, under Ita Jurltdictlon shall ba frea from editorial censorship on tha part of """"J: or on th part of any mmbr of th. faculty of Ui. University but :nler. , ' th uff Of Tha Daily Nbraakan ar paraonally responslbla for what Uiey sa for tha coll.. ya.r. ,4.00 muled. Bir.8i. cop Sc PM""'l'lnd;',,1'n !'r1 lJJ acnool yaar Mpt Mondaya ani Saturday., vacation, and examination periods by th. Unlv.ri.lty of Nebraaka under th. .upwvi.iod of th. Publ cation. Board En terrt a. Second CI... Matter at th. Poat Olfic In Uncoln N'h.ka. under Ac of Conirrwa, March S, 1S79, and at apeclal rat. of poMac. Provided for In Sec Hon 1103, Act of October 8. 1917, authorized September 10. EDITORIAL Frit Fimpaon ' Y Susie Keed .". Bruce Kennedy, Oene Berc Norma Cliubuuck, Poochle Redlger, Jerry Warren, Kent Axiell Kimon Karahatao? Jean Kr-nster Rdltor Asaociata Editor . Managing Editor New Editor ... Sports E-iltor . Ag Editor . Society Editor Feature Editor Photographer Business Manager IirSIN'ESS Pat Wie1mn , . Kmlly Heme Hank Lmmers Keith O'Bannon Business Manager . JlltV-nh.n rhu-h Rurmcister Assistant Business Manager ' nauuui Wendy Oaiieer .J.rry warren Circulation Manaser , Night New Keillor... Meeting Called to Order . . . When Assembly President Ted Sorensen sounds his gavel in the Union ballroom this afternoon, it will be the Bignal for the beginning of one of the bigest student pro-, jects of the year. The model assembly is big in the sense of expected participation, big in the sense of the real institu-j tion upon which it is modeled. The importance of the pro-. ia pmnhasized bv what the delegates and spectators will take home with them in the way of multiple benefits and by the purpose of the entire experiment. The model assembly represents an all-University pro ject. What it has to offer will interest students and faculty members alike. Although last year's mock UNESCO meet ings were heartily endorsed by Chancellor R. G. Gustavson and many faculty members, and although the finished pro duct was labeled a huge success, the apalling lack of spec tators gave us the feeling that many students and instruc tors were being deprived of obvious benefits. It appears desirable even to discuss classes, especially those concerned with the type of problems to be considered if instnirtnrs Hrem it possible to do so. We urge all students and faculty members to arrange their spare time to coincide with the conference schedule and to attend this significant project. Although students are usually accused of having no interest in world affairs, the charge seems just as aphc able to instructors, for their attendance at last year's con ference was nothing of which they could be proud. It is up to each individual student and faculty members to take advantage of this important event. Criticized from one side and praised on the other, the UN is often difficult for the layman to understand. The University's imitation of the real assembly will help us to know what the original is like. Perhaps we will better understand the formidable job the assembly faces, the prob lems it must meet. The mock assembly cannot help but leave us with ideas of oru own on ways to strengthen interna tional bonds. Thus, we will leave the mock conference a more in teligent, a more thoughtful group of students and instruc tors. The lazy, pesiimstic soul says "So what? . . What can we do about changing the course of international rela tions?" But our friend must realize what is at the basis of world government. It is public opinion which guides the real assembly delegates in representing their countries. These men aren't talking for themselves; they are talking for the United States, China and Greece. They are speaking for the people. We cannot help but see the significance of the confer ence. To us it means the work of a progressive faculty and an intelligent student body. Decline of Attention . . . A phenomenon termed "decline of at'crlur" is being studied very carefully and very pessimistically by sociolo gists these days. Oversimplified, decline of attention means a general public tendency away from any activity which requires the slightest bit of mental effort. Examples are the rise o." television, radio and motion pictures as popular forms of entertainment supplanting books, discussion groups and any kind of creative or intellectual recreation. Anthropologists don't believe in "human nature," but it must be something of that sort which leads to easy idle ness. Humanity is progressing towards longer and longer hours for recreation. There used to be a time when spare hours were greedily budgeted for creative and intellectual recreation. But now, it is not unusual to spend an entire evening watching someone else's creation, at little gain to the individual. The gloomiest observers claim that people just aren't as bright and haven't the intellectual capacity people had back say, in ancient Greece. We don't know whether this is a fair statement to make or not. We do know, however, that sometimes it is very easy to question the intellectual capacity even of college students, and that is cause for worry. Because much of the trouble the world is in today is the result of a cultural lag, and that's not in the anthro pological sense, technology and science race ahead at break neck speed, while the humanities and the either lost or yet unfound science of pleasurable, secure living lags far behind. It's not a healthy situation. The New Mexico Daily Lobo. T. 71 xlTr i m--.. BY GEORGE WILCOX International Berk 'ey, C; 'it. Secretary of State Dean Aeheson, in what may be a i .e. n ab' istorical occasion challenged Russia to demonstrate her desire for peace by ae- ,1. ini:- . proposed Jrk 11 for an New House . r aw . i x I t-, iMm.hu ,iiiUmm - ' . . I NEW QI ARTKKS Members of Phi Chi. medical fraternity at the University of Medicine at Omaha, now live in a new home. The new quarters of the Cpsilon Nu chapter are in a three-story building, which, according to the fraternity, originally cost SI 74.000. The house, loctaed at 3708 Dewey Avenue, was built in 1915 and belonged to the late Charles Metz. The 37 room struc ture was designed after Italian Renaissance style. The mansion sports a brick and stone veneer. Features of the building are a mosaic tile sun room with a marble fountain, cathedral windows, a large basement recreation room, in addition to billiard and card rooms. Master bedrooms on second floor serve now as study rooms and the third floor ballroom has become a dormitory. a $V Ok tJ cepting a new seve n point p r o g r a in to free the world from "des tructive ten sions and an xieties." Actually it boiled down to this. Ache son n ia 11 fnr .ill end to Rus- Wilcox sia's aggressi .v diplomacy, both in her dealings with satellites and with the western world, and tor new moves to conclude peace treaties and to find some solu tion to the problem of atomic controls. Declaring that "we want peace, but not at any price," Aeheson said Russia must do several things "which would give the world new confidence in the possibility of peaceful change." These are the points listed: 1. Join with the west in de finini: peace terms for Germany, Japan and Austria without try ins to make them satellites. 2. Withdraw military and po liee forces from the Soviet satel lites and refain from usinir, the shadow of force to keep popular confidence. 3. Drop the present policy of "obstruction" in the t'nited Na tions. 4. Join in seeking "realistic ar rangements lor control of the atomic bomb and other arma ments." 5. Stop u.sing communist party apparatus to overthrow by sub versive means governments of friendly nations. ti. Quit badgering American diplomatic representatives abroad. 7. Stop systamatically distort ing to its peoples the picture of the world outside their borders. Raise the lion Curtain. National Norfolk. Va. General court martials were ordered for the commandinc officer, operations officer and the navigator of the battleship Missouri, hich grounded in Chesapeake bay, Jan. 17. Key West, Kla P r e s i d e n t Truman signed the bill to re peal the federal tax on oleomar garine. Washington. The house ap propriations committee has ten tatively worked out a S 1.200. 000.000 cut in President Tru man's spending proposals tor the 12 months beginning next July 1. V' Si i i ..' . , -on f 1 V- -j4A i & -A INTERR4CI L WORKSHOP Ruth Sorensen, University student, was one of the members of an interracial workshop in Washing ton D C last summer. One of the many special projects open to college students, the group took an active part in ending segrega tion in swimming pools and a bus terminal restaurant. Shown above, members of the group discuss plans for eliminating dis crimination. Miss Sorensen feels that the project proved the inter racial groups can work together successfully. Sic believes that a combination of legislation and education is needed to end racial problems. Interracial Workshop Brinirs Tolerance Results After a year and a half of at tempted negotiation, interspersed with sit-down strikes, Negroes were served last summer in the upstairs restaurant of a Wash ington, D. C, bus terminal. The move was the direct re sult of agitation by some twenty interracial workshop partici pants, among whom was Ruth Sorensen, University student. A committee of workshoppers interviewed the owner of the restaurant and he agreed to a trial period of non-segiegation. He did not give in without con siderable opposition, however, for he said, "1 believe in the will of the majority, and the majority want a segregated res- taurant." Owner Gives In He further declared that he I would not fire any waitress who refused to serve Negroes. The j woikshoppers agreed on a sus tained sit-down, wherein inter i racial groups would relieve each other in shifts. Alter the trial 1 period, the owner's opinion i changed, and he was willing to continue the non-segregation practice. Under the sponsorship of the Fellow-ship of Reconciliation and the Congress of Racial Equality, the group spent the month of July attempting to relieve racial segregation and discrimination in the nation's capital. Swimming- Pool Projert Another of the active projects carried on was a non-segregation plan for use of a Washing ton swimming pool. Twenty-four groups agreed to sponsor the idea, after they had been ap proached by workshoppers. Deep-rooted racial prejudice was evident in the first contacts with individuals in the pool area. Comhusher Spirit p " va py ajim To) Ag Construction Takes Upward Trend In U.S. T'.li M of us are usuallv com pletely taken un with our own troubles without i-topping to icalie that others have remorses too. Teachers "-em to fall in this category quite regulailv. In one of his classes last w e e k. M r. Ross of the historv de partment was having finite a time with a character in cooperative efforts of the the class who J he Cobs, Tassels and yell ':oul.f",a ';r';' i emai ks which were not only r ai ber corny but a lit! !e out ol IjI.'h e Mr. Koss who is noted toi i:-easy-going mariner seemed to be taking it quite well until this yokel piped up with a iema:k that didn t strike him too will. Without any warning. Mi Uus. stepped o i' to ti e bL.cktiou.ol and picked up ar. eraser whu-h he heaved in the direction of hi. toi mentor. As a hasfball Builders prepared a strong foundation for Cornhusker spirit this week by hosting the two-day Nebraska high school pep convention on this campus. The enthusiasm demonstrated by the 375 prep stu dents at the meeting shows without question that the tra dition of Nebraska spirit will not soon fall. Serious about their work, the pep club members from schools in every corner of the state entered energetically into discussions of such topics as uniforms, skits, rallies and yells; finance; and organization and constitutions. The lively interchange of ideas on all three questions revealed that the prepsters believe spiritedly in progress. The real worth of the conference to the several hun dred students is a cerdit to the Builders, pep clinic hosts, and the Cobs, Tassels and yell squad. The pep band, the Athletic department, the N club. tne University administration, the Union, the Nebraska High School Activities Association and the Lincoln Cham ber of Commerce also added their interest to this first meeting of high school pep groups. With the state high school basketball tournament as a fitting background to the convention proceedings, the work of the meeting was carried along with an abundance of enthusiasm. Five minutes among the delegates and the success of huge project was obvious. Jim Wiliams' New Projects commitee of Builders has started something something to insure the continued would make a fine canoe pad growth of a real kind of spirit throughout Nebraska and aifr- wnih n,it'ht ive. vou th-1 something to merit an annual high schol rP convention rrZ'7i: the original target tie eraser took a shorter course which led it to the head at pretty C ece Kottman. S.I). 'I. In an instant a young tirl was translormed into a cray haired wonder and the class was turned into a panic ol laughter. All was settled after the teach- n.. - :... ,. v.;u cr gave his apologies, nui we i t , , j r . . r , ., ,, . i would like to lake his pait bv in Lincoln this week-end for the state basketball tourna-l ,.avit)f, t0 the VVVKn who doesn't ment and the pep convention. Let us say in print that the' seem to he able to keep jus campus is yours! It's always a stimulating season when, mouth shut: "You are going ovei the prepsters invade the University to out-blow the March, ,K Z winds for the good of the home team. We greatly admire( wist, should be sufficient. your spirit, enthusiasm and loyalty. We're constantly amazed at the terrific support high school students give' ,A Lword 'f lllii"ks to Jt,"' Its impossible to overlook the side-line con- tijv.ldlJills who t)enei,ted from So, the mat IS out to ad you the information that you sup- Or. "Mamie doesn t live here anvmore." piti her Itoss- for years to come. Editorial Briefs The key to the campus that's what we would x-r- their teams. tributions of every booster. Nebraskans. We're glad you made the trip from all the pbed ennuri! vF fkr. ctMo A HTTAPTV A7TT-T rflMF I here . U hen Una column was inaugu- j rated, it was done with the idea Our congratulations again go to the junior class presi- of presentine the male version dent Herb Reese, and his council. This group of students f thine. However, we are striv is working in the right direction. If the junior senior prom in5 V T, ,,rodm'Dd "i" , s ... , a . whole affair, so maybe the om- is a success, the council has definite plans to carry out other, rn wn he pciiird if r eive projects for the junior class. A junior class day, barbeque their slant a piu-. We re off. and outdoor dance are included in the plans. But this A lf,t f wc hear hb"ui project can be earned out only if the prom is successful. ZXZJ tvery 6tudent will no doubt enjoy a good prom. This year, t;on can De taken, the contro- it will be held in the Union, not in the barn-like Coliseum.! versy leads to some interesting And the Cornbusker beauty queens will be presented to discussions. One of the big is- give the affair added sparkle. It should go a long way in ZZ ZnZJt helping to bring back the tradition of the prom which was( V(,u t,uve l0 t-ail a gni to t-t a present in former years. Class spirit and unity have longj date? Ix-en needed on the Nebraska campus. This year's junior'. As far as we know, the usual i- i - i j- . . ... , length of time is one week with class is certainly doing its part in establishing those 1m- u fw (X(.t.,,tlonf, in t1P (i,se of )Ortant aspects of college life. parties or dances. We've talked to quite a few women and tbev seem to approve of this seven nay period as a maximum time length for accepting a date. Some men can't understand whv a sirl won't accept a date mure than a week in advance. And when yu go to call the girl on Sundjv nite lor a date for the coming weekend, some body has beat vou to the punch. The girls tell us that the reason they don't accept djtes earlier than a week is that they v. ant to be lair about it. They don't want to ret the reputation lor being dated up for "months in advance" which would obviously discourage possible suitors. That in itself is good reasoning. Of conic there is pu.vMhlv si 'inc si, b'n 1 ,;o in all this in tfiat a gill in.iv not want to uale someone and m order to tc i.hc and still give the guv the idea, .'he'll tell inn, that she s dated up un!;) hll fi co7os ovei. You know it's fuotiv. but some guvs net don't seen, to Let tin- pnluie. Ain't it a crutch That'' f K gii Is. you'll alw.ivs have vou: olaci and we still love vou. Speaking of getting dates, the Junior-Senior I'nirn is coming up and if Mm don't have dales al ready, vou better gel on the stick. One thing we hae noted for the last few years is the obvi ous minority of Juniors and Sen ior at their own dance. The I rethmen and Sophomo-es seemed to he Uie only one who attended. Some people attribute this bad wing on the part of the uu pf rclasMiicn to Die fa -t that thev don't know how to dance, f rom w fiat we've seen. It, is a.-. sumption may not be too far wrong. The moral' Why not make tins year's dance a ball that won't be foi - i gotten by the upi i classmen who attend. And may they at tend in larger numbers than in the past Second moral: Girls"! Get your man now. Make him think he's king and sav. "Honey, I'd suie like to eo to the I'rom with yousc " A lew words to the men: Sev eral readers of this column have asked for our formula for "mix- , ins up a batch." I ollowing is our procedure for making said hatch: ! (1) Obtain a wild hare. (!) Se cure a phone number. (3) Dial . the Ameche, making dure that ! T. J. does not have the wire tapped. (I) When party is reached, make with the grade A cooing (baloney). (5) Make a date at a convenient time. (G) Obtain a car (see mad man Munch. (7) Pick up the gal at I said time. (X) Stop at Koy'i fur j a ease of Whistle. N) Proceed to gendarme headquarter- and se cure a parking permit. lt) Co. After thi brother, . ou're on your own. This inform ition uas supplied by a loyal ani staunch "II" streetcr. Over and out, One of the most sui pi i.-ing fig utes that comes out ol the study nl Ag engineering is the fact that about 40''; of the nation's con struction i.- on iarms. No other service to agriculture has so much to do with ad- l)r Hill Heads EntonioloiTv Staff at NU ancmg the standards ol living for larm families. Farm structures aie largely left out of the activity of the consulting architect in private practice. The agricultural engi neer in (arm structures gives to each farmer a degree of expert skill and exhaustive care with detail that would be economi cally impossible for him to en joy otherwise. The larm architect correlates his work with the machinery to be U'cd and with i etngeration. beating, water supply and so i The majority of whites were m- different or decidedly hostile. j Miss Sorensen was told by some young white children thai Nc- i groes carried daggers in their swimming trunks. When it was suggested that daggers were difficult to hide in one's swim suit, they backed down and insisted on the equally 1 fantastic story that the colored bnys carried concealed razors in- ; stead. When the pool was finally opened to Negroes, white people I living in the neighborhood stopped swimming there. So members of the workshop group swam at the pool every after noon. By the end of the month, ; other whites were followinc; i their example, and the pool h;ld become interracial. I Seminars, Too Although workshoppers learned most through particina tion in action projects, an im portant part of the program was the group discussions. Included were some of the following I topics: 1 1. The facts on segregation in ! housing, employment, schools, and public places, both locally i and nationally. J 2. Organizations and agencies working in race relations today. 3. The philosophy of non-violence and its use in dealing with j racial tensions. 4. Educational, political action and legal techniques for com batting discrimination, i 5. Techniques for effective or ganizational work. Other Projects This is a unique type of sum mer opportunity. Others, com pletely different but equally as interesting, exist for college, stu dents. Included are summer work camp?, international semi nars, caravans, community serv ices, institutional service, and relief projects. Summer projects are spon sored by various church organ isations, the American Friends Service committee and the YWCA. Further information on the program is available to all t'niversitv students a' the YWCA office, Ellen Smith hall. A booth will be set up in the Union early next week to give additional details. King Tut's tomb was the only one of the ancient Egyptian tombs not invaded by robbers at the fall of the Empire in 1800 H. C Dr. HoM-oc amed chairn E Hill ) a- been ,,n of the Univer sity entomology department. He succeeds Dr. Ephriam H:x s,,n. head of the de partment since l!)4(i. Dr. Hixson last year was appointed assoc iate d rector of resident teaching at the college of aitri, ulture. He will lemam on the staff to assist mvesigation o! inscet-bol ne crop and livestoc k j disc ases. Dr. H,il j, lined the entomology department in 1!J40 as an instruc toi, and was promoted to assoc iate professor m 194M He is a native of Nebraska, is married and has lour sons. The 39 year old prolessor has conducted many research and investigations in the field of en tomology He received his bache lor of science and mar-tor of science degree.'- 1 r o rn Nebraska in 1M4 arid :". and his Ph. D. from Iowa State College in 1546. The new- chairman will assume his duties in July and w-ill serve for one year under a new plan which rotates the chairmanship among stuff members. e other agricul are jointly con- oith. With the tural engineers cerned. Need for Research The basic farm buildings aie much the same as they were twenty to thirty years ago. Thi only indicates to the agricultural engineer a need lor research and development. Tiie advancement lias been more marked in other phases ol agriculture and because struc- lures are ol a more perniuiient ! nature, farm building construc tion has fallen behind. At their open house Wednes day evening, March 15, at the Ag Engineering building, visitors will be able to see the labs and equipment Used 1o instruct Ag engineers in construction proc esses. The open house begins at 7 30 p. rn r MAIN FEATURES START r, "Mrs. Mike" 1:09. 3:U. 5:19. 7:24. 9:31 "Flying Saucers" 1:00. 4:00. 7:00. 10:00 "Pirates of Capri'" 2:;6. 5.26. 8:26 r Llv lllM A mm It in ANb 'Ci "Western Renegades" 2:29, 5:05. 7:41. 10:17 11 Hiilloiin Doanl Friday. All AUK newly-elected of ficers meet with Jo Lisher in j Student Counc il office between 3 and 5 p. m. Friday. Wesley Foundation St. Pat rick's Day party will oe held in Parlors XYZ, Urn-on, at (j p. m. j Friday. Saturday. I 'Wesley Foundation Sanders work party will be held at the student house from 9 a. rn. to 4 p. m. Lunch will be served. I Alpha Xi Delta's open house I will be held Saturday from 2 to i 5 p. m. instead of Sunday, as was incorrectly stated in Thurs day's Daily Nebraskan. The Copic Christians ceK orate Chn: Unas day on ttie 7th of January. Verdi's famous opera. Aida, was performed lor the first time in trie Royal Optra House, Cairo in 1B71. not at the opening of ! the Royal Oper House in 1809 1 during the Suez Canal dedication. GOLD'S . "Paramount Spring Shoes In sharp colors in calf or suede Be in step with a beautiful aprini la amartly st.vlrd Paramount hoei that feel at food ai they look. Paramount use sharp color in calf or auede for your first sprint flint and on throuth aeaaoni to come. Rainbow platform. Bamboo lair. With Un 10 95 platform and heeL Also black patent. lasi Pump 95 Kulavi fray auede. ' " Also red calf. .OI U s . . . Stnrl rmt