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PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Jim (Dailif TlMitadJimv t X 1 r 4vw X- VI ' " ' Member: Intercollegiate Press rOBTI-CVENTH IEAM Tlw Daily Ncbrukka to publlrtwd by th tudcnt of tfcs University of Ne braska as xprsssion of studsnU' nw u4 opinion only. According to Article 11 h. r. mini student DUbllcation and admlmstsred by ths Board r Puhilcitloiu. "It la Ui declared nolle of Ui Board that publication, under t,.AMut -hail ha fraa Inn adltorial censorsrilD on tlw part of tns Board k. mamiutr ot tha faculty of th University but members ol tha Bte.il ot Tha Dally iSabraakan ax personally raaporulbl tor what ttaay aay c do or eaua to be printed. , ttuhiarlntion rata are 12.00 per emalter, 12 60 par aemestet mailed, or SS.00 for th college year. (4.00 mailed. Single copy 6c. Published dally during the mutuM year extent Monday and Saturday, vacation and examination period, by u. t..,.-.i nf N.hnk under tha luuerviiton of the Publication Board. En bid ibniui Claaa Matter at th Post Office tB Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Conr March , 1879, and at apeclal rat nf postage provided for In Sec ttea WJ3, Act ot Octobai a, 1917, authorised September 10, 1922. , EDITORIAL, CdRor rnti Simpson Asso'ltts Editor Susie Reed Manaalng Editor Bruce Kennedy, Oen Berg Nw Editors................ Norma ChubbucR, foocme Kediger, Jerry Warren. Kent AJttell, Joan Krueger Sports Editor .......... .. Klmon Karahatsos A Editor .-. Jean Fenster Society Editor .,w,e2,m,an Fsstur Editor m " Pbotoantthar ............. a, Lamm" BUSINESS Business Manarer A Keith O'Bannon ia..ii.i. Business Manager ..........Ted Randolph, Jack Cohen, Chuck) Burmelster Circulation Manager Wendy Oaugei NihtNwi Editor , ...Jean Fenster Selling NU . . . A question of vital concern to the University has been brought to our attention several times during the past few weeks. It pertains to student enrollment which stems from selling Nebraska University to High school students throughout the state. , Student enrollment is on the way down. The influx of veterans which came four years ago is draining slowly away, and by the end of this semester, veteran students definitely will compose a small number" of the' total enroll ment. It is not our intention to make the University a large, over-crowded institution. It is our hope, however, to see Nebraska populated by the best students from all over the Btate Naturally, the best way to realize this goal is to go to the high school students themselves and sell the Una yersity to them. There are many who have already made up their minds to attend Nebraska, and for this we are thankful. But it is the student who is not exactly certain whether he wants to come to Lincoln or go to Boulder with whom we are concerned. It cannot be denied that we have lost several out standing athletes to other schools during the past few years. But the athletic department is taking definite steps to alleviate this situation. It is carrying on an extensive program to urge outstanding prep athletes to come to Lin coin. ' But that's about as far as our persuasion has gone. It would be difficult to say how many outstanding students who are not athletes have gone to otner colleges ana urn vcrsitics. We recently talked to one University Ag student who spent last summer working in the western part 01 tne state. He said that few Deonle in that area are exactly sure where their state University is located. They think only. in terms of Colorado, period. He also said that during his high school days many colleges throughout the state sent student speakers, glee clubs, bands and orchestras to his home town as agencies of ?ood will But there were never: any representatives from NU on similar missions. It is the feeling of several University administrators that this school should not go out and compete with other! institutions for high school students. We agree to a certain extent An attempt on the part of NU to fight dog-eat-dog: with other colleges would probably do more narm tnan good. It certainly would be unwise to go on Nebraska University selling trips ana turn tnem into cnucai ais cussions of other schools. But this would not be the object of such trips. Their purpose would be to tell high school students of every day campus life at the University - - . mvw 1 r a J J" 1 1 and of how attending xnu can oe iirst, eaucauunai anu second, enjoyable. There are numerous service organizations on the campus which would be more than willing to assist in the University' public relations. University Builders, Innocents and Mortar Boards, to mention a few, are set up to promote the University. And the brnd, orchestra and University Singers also could be used effectively as University sellers. Other schools are getting places by sending these kinds of groups to high schools. It would seem advantageous to the University if our organizations could make tours the state, tours which would last several days and give those groups an opportunity ot sell NU. High school students ask many questions about uni versity life which only university students themselves can answer. Obviously it would do the University no harm to send these students out to answer questions and to do a little promotion work in the process. By doing this, Ne braska may be able to convince some of the prep students who go elsewhere that they should come to the Unier.-sity. To the Editor "The Rag," I would like to take this opportunity to. express my opinion. shared by many of my fellows, as to the content of your editorials in general, and your'magnificant treatment of Jhe "beer-can situa tion" on the University campus; city1 Of Lincoln, county of Lan caster, state of Nebraska. ' J t This searching essay, cryptically -entitled;-' 'University Dump," was the final of a long ling of space-filled materials whiqh you "humorously?" print as editorials. It might Interest you to know that the average student here, is reasonably intelligent and might have some other interests in national and state affairs, upon which the flickering beacon of the campus press could shine, rather than on a careful analysis of the Pabst and Schlitz empties, their loca tion and who emptied same. Frankly, if , there are Deer cans in someone's yard, they are fully aware of the fact, and the bad name that comes from having these nasty, dlseaiie-breeding piles of rust' ing tin stock in full, view of the passing public falls directly on the offending party, not on the University of Nebraska. May I suggest that, in the future, you confine your journalistic efforts to topics of interest for a mature mind, or, if you are in terested in a "Campus Clean-Up Week," SAY SO. Douglas E. Peters, Jr. 1 WW Wim Owing to the fact that there will be no "Rag" published Fri day, this column is taking this opportunity to answer in point tne synical remarks made about it in the latest -r issue of Corn f Shucks. For those of you who don't waste your time reading that illustri ous, illiterate and defunct p u b 1 ication, we'd like to say that cer tain slander ous remarks Farber, were made about Farber's Folly which were about as humorous as a tour through a shoe factory, I By Dutch Meyers It seems that the present trend in records as well as most of the popular music is back to the danceable. Check any record counter and the records that are selling the fastest are those with smooth, danceable melodies. Many record dealers have found it prudent to break 'into the stores of 4 - 4 iky rocketing luccess of I I lalph Flana- I i " I 5a; I lA LA old records, cut the prices, and selL And sell they have been. T o further prove the point note the sky rocketing s Ralph gan r la it a g a n was originally Meyers an arranger for RCA Victor. One profitable day they gave him a studio orhestra of his own, and turned him loose. As far as any one knows this is the first time a bandleader has become a re cording star before he ever played a dance job. Recently Flanagan got his opportunity and played at the Meadowbrook in New Jersey. Th place had its biggest crowd in four years. There's been a good deal of controversy about a recent pro- The chief wits behind the ar ticle were none other than Paul, fiddling with his hair, Welt check; Walt, stand him sideways and you can't see him, Simon, and Stu, pointed head and brains, Gottstein. These three have long ridiculed this column to the point where they have be come frustrated. They found an outlet for their heinous thoughts in the campus jhumorTTTVmaga rine which is under the direction of a few half baked idiots who are non compos mentis about 140 of the time. In the past this column went out of its way to blub Corn Shucks in order to increase cir culation. We never expected the blast that was flaunted in our face. If Corn Shucks wishes to gormandize the apothematic hands that feed them, all weU and rood. However, we are sure that Corn Shucks will not mind if we refer to their distasteful publication in the future, as "The Dirty Kleenex". An apt title for a nondescript periodical of ques tionable quality. We have been sorely hurt and discouraged by the article, At least for the time being. Needless to say the remarks of nincom poops can sometimes penetrate the strongest armor. We'd like to say to these tonrooddied plot pates that we will recover and in the end we will have the termative illogation. We u see you again a week from Friday. Have a ball over Easter. P. S. A bill will be sent to the business manager of Cornshucks for the advertising that this column has afforded them in today's paper. No doubt they are honored by anything we say, good or bad, due to the fact that they are having a hard time selling their dribble. Over and out. j . BY GEORGE WILCOX. Soviets Rule China CHINA Red Russia con tinued its program of making Red- China into a vessel state with news from Hong Kong that Soviet technicians, administra tors and advisors are virtually taking over communist occupied Shanghai. It is estimated that more than 5,000 Soviet national ists arrived in Shanghai in the past three weeks. - ., a Famine in China From Hong Kong comes word of the China today. With famine sweeping the interior of China from Canton to the Kwangtung pennlnsula, the Chinese peasant is rioting apainst the regime of communist China. The indepen dent newspaper, Sing Tao Jih Pad, reports that wounded reds including men with ears or fingers cut off and women with breasts slashed weue brought to Canton from Kukong. They were identified mostly as rural offi cials and grain collectors. This may be the break that American officials in the Orient are wait ing for since the collapse of the nationalist government , to For mosa. During the 'after war years in China, the Americans through the Far East branch of the ECA fed millions of Chinese surplus grain and flour from the United, States. In an , apparent attempt by the Reds to lower the gigantic copulation rate of China, the Red may have overplayed their hand too soon after victory. National WASHINGTON Air force strength may be increased due to a defense department an nouncement ordering new studies of its $13,911,127,000 budget to determine whether more money should be requested for air force and naval planes. Secretary Johnson has requested the joint chiefs of staff, to re-examine the question. This is in line with testimony by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower who said that he felt that de fenses of the U. S. were being weakened by too drastic cuts in funds. Particularly affected were Alaska s defenses and more modern planes for the air force and navy. SAN FRANCISCO The long hand of communism finally touched Harry Bridges when he was convicted of perjury in a federal grand Jury indictment. Bridges, Australian torn, is president of the C.I.O Long shoreman's union. Two other of ficers of the union were con victed. Each of the three is sub ject to a term of seven years in prison and a fine of $15,000. Bridges is subject to cancellation of his citizenship and deporta- on back to Australia. WASHIHliTOB LADOr rockeiTthe political scene in Washington, when the C.I.P. asked the A.F.L., the railroad brotherhoods, ' and two big inde pendent unions to join with it in creating a merger of big labor. A committee would be estab lished to co-operate on economic legislative and political matters. In addition to the A.F.L. and railroad men, the invitation went to the International Machinists union and the United Mine Workers. gram service repeater, "Man hattan Tower." Before delving very deeply into the subject, I would like to say that this is a production record, or should I say a recorded production. "Tower" can not be digested time after time (L e. "Rag Mop". "Riders in the Sky"). It has aU the elements of drama, pacing, tempo, and contrast. For those who have not heard it, this is my advice. Sit down and listen to it critically, seri ously and carefully, and then avoid it until you really feel like listening to it again. NU Bulletin Board Wednesday Nu-Med meeting at 7:30 p.m. parlor Z, Union. Dr. Kenneth Meginnis, Lincoln pediatrician, will speak upon "R-h" factor. Ag Union meeting, S p.m., of parade and concessions commit tee for Farmers Fair. All plan ning to enter. a float or operate a concession are urged to attend. Block and Bridle initiation 6:30 p.m. in the Horse barn. Colorado A & M Rules 'No Skips' Students at Colorodao A & M college in the future will either have to attend classes during final examination periods, or suf fer tha consequences. According to a new "plan udopted this year by the faculty council, the policy of the college will be to require final examina tions in all lecture courses with exceptions only in courses where the instructor feels one absolute ly unneccegsary, in which case he must receive permission from his department head, or in a course whera a student's class and test grades amount to an "A" aver ee. In this last instance, the in atructor must giva the "A" stu dent permission. If no final examination Is giv en in a course, students must at tend class anyway. In some cases, frad'iating seniors will be given 'rnvssion to take their finals re examination week. .o'r.tors to the rules et up T v tne council will be punished. 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Frosh Take Over At Syracuse 17. It was freshman week end at Syracuse University recently, as the Class of '53 took the campus spotlight in the traditional "Fools Fantasy." The frosh week end calendar included a fun house dance, field day. events, a semi-formal dance, Sunday Chapel services, and frosh open houses. During the week end, the freshmen received all the privi leges usually, g'.ven to juniors and seniors, while upperclass men, wearinr, the frosh colors of green and . white, wei-e ordered to kesp the frosh supplied with gum and candy and hold doors for them. ' EASTER CARDS for Everybody Goldenrod Stationery Store -215 North 14th Street ss 1 U vtf- FOR EASTER WEARING! K - J ARROW'S "PAR" uilh French cuff it Always liie perfect shirt for Easter and Spring wearfflg the Arrow "Par" with ils long point, widespread col lar and French cuffs. 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