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Wednesday, April 26, 1950
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Council9 s Future ...
Student povernmfent- on this campus has no alterna
tive but to continue in its present "interim" state for
another year. The Student Council's pnncipal objective
for this term, a Council constitution that will adequately
serve the student body, can hardly become a reality in the
remaining weeks of this semester.
It is now for the Council to take steps to set up a
succeeding body to carry on its work of this year. It
should be the task of the students themselves to recom
mend the plan to be used next year. Long have cries
of "faculty domination" hovered over the Council scene,
resulting in a student government that appears weak
and Inefficient. Thus, it seems essential for the present
body of representatives to initiate action to assure the
continuation of the constitution project in a manner suit
able to the group m power.
There is no reason why the present Council members
cannot take action immediately on the plans for next year.
Faculty approval seems imminent if the representatives
set up the organization list for their successors, if they
elect their holdover members and select their officers to
insure a carry-over of the Council's work this year.
The Council now in office has just not had enough
t?m mnlfltr all of the work on their year's agenda.
In adition to writing a constitution, the representatives
considered a possible student court to regulate student con
duct, set up regulations for budgets and ticket prices on
University dances, acted as first host for the Big Seven
sL . At i. i. J 4-1. AvniviinafiAII
Student (Jouncii convention, mvesugateu cAammai,.
RPf.nn. rheatin? and teacher-ratine polls, attempted co
ordination of freshman orientation, planned a new seating
arrangement at basketball games, and discussed NSA, in
addition to such administrative duties as issuing parking
permits, approving constitutions, calling tor student ac
tivities reports, campaigning for a bigger budget, conduct
ing student elections and fostering better student-faculty
relations.
The Council obviously has not been a loss to the
campus. There is no disgrace in being unable to finish
such a complex, highly debatable and necessarily practical
instrument as the new Council constitution must be. In
stead. thework that has been done on that document
should prove to be very profitable in the second year of
consideration of the constitution tor wmcn every siuaent
entertains high hopes.
With that thought in mind, it would seem to be most
desirable for the present Council to put their year's work
into suitable form for next year's group to complete. It
is for the representatives now to set up the machinery to
select the leaders and members of the second session of the
"interim" Student Council.
To the Editor:
The University calendar for 1949-50 designates the dates April
27-29 as College Days. To students in the College of Engineering
and Architecture, the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth represents
Engineers Week. Into the 48 hours of these two days are crowded
many events which are the products of careful planning, and in
tensive work.
Open House at the College on April 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. ana
7 to IT) D.m.. is the portion of the program which is most interesting
to the public. During these hours, there will be displays or stuaeni
work and ingenuity in all departments of the College.
Laree groups from high schools and colleges are expected to
visit the exhibits in the afternoon. A great crowd is expected in the
evening. If you wish to make the tour in a leisurely fashion, it is
suggested that you take advantage of the afternoon hours.
Educationally, Engineers' Week is a very important part or me
fundamental training of the students of Architecture and engineer
ing in the College. The event is the result of fifteen weeks of care
ful nlanning. Several hundred students will be organized to carry
tu. nf ths ivoolr without anv nrevious rehearsals. The
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plans are always so carefully made that there are very few cases
of error In judgment or execution.
Members of the faculty and student body of ts University nave
alwavs been very helpful to the students of the college by attending
the Open House and exercising patience with the slight interrersnco
with normal routine expected on Thursday afternoon, tor your
courtesy and sympathetic cooperation we are grateful.
We extend a cordial invitation to everyone to visit us and see
any or all of the displays at Open House on Thursday.
Yours truly.
Roy M. Green
Dean, College of Engineering and
Architecture
Editorial Briefs
Results' 'f the all-University poll Wednesday morning
will not be published until instructors have returned their
ballots to W. C. Harper's office. We urge aU faculty mem
bers to get their ballots in the campus mail as soon as
possible on Wednesday so the results can De puDiisneu in
Friday morning's Daily Nebraskan.
Our congratulations go to the more than 1,000 Uni
versity of Nebraska students wno won ouisiancung recug'
nition for their scholastic achievements at yesterday's an
nual Honor's convocation. The freshmen whose names'
appeared on the high scholarship roles can consider them
selves off on the rieht foot toward making their next
three years in the University the most valuable educational
experience. The sophomores and juniors are a step turtner
along the way, maintaining praise-worthy averages and
developing as college should develop its students, .but tne
seniors, especially those with superior scholarship, are the
ones who have the greatest right to feel genuinely proud
of themselves. They are buttoning up their University
careers with a record deserving the greatest commendation.
Not once have they slipped along the way. When they re
ceive their diplomas, 'these symbols of fulfillment of Uni
versity requirements will have special significance. They
will not be mere meaningless scraps of paper; they will
signify success.
Few things could better boost University publicity than
Chancellor Gustavson's recent "swing around the state."
We sometimes think that we are the only ones with whom
Dr. Gustavson is a great favorite, but his popularity is
acclaimed throughout the state. His personal appeal, his
nationally proclaimed abilities, make him one of the biggest
drawing cards which the University possesses. The trip
through the state convinced the chancellor that ' Nebras
kans will be satisfied with nothing less than the best."
The best, of course, will be provided only if the next uni
cameral sees fit to supply the University with a great in
crease in appropriations. The last legislature left the Uni
versity "sadly short changed; we cannot afford to let a
similar betrayal take place again.
Block and Bridle's choices for awards to Ag students
win the approval of the entire campus. To Robert Beck
went the top prize for being high winner in the senior
division of the recent University livestock judging contest.
The national Block and Bridle club's gold medal was
awarded to Robert Raun for taking second place in the
contest. The national organization's silver medal went to
Robert Watson for winning first place in the Junior di
vision of the contest. . And Stan Lambert carried away
r.itior;! honors for being the outstanding member of the
I.Lrw..la chapter. These awards are of no minor sig-
r.ricince; they represent the recognition of far above..
gv;rr3 rcnormance.
;
; Union's date of summer activities offers a tantaiiz-
'.n to anyone who plana to spend the warmer
: r;hooL From photography instruction and
' -.--J to r porta films and square dances . . , the
; . :. 1 student should seldom be at a loss for en
To The Editor:
We do not hope we do not intend (nor do we care) to ex
press the dogma of the majority. Rather, we should like to present
the warped views of a small (O! very smaiij minority wno ieei
that the student body may best be served by their dissension.
At the moment, our concern deals with the two pertinent issues
on today's political agenda. These issues involve the respective sizes
of (1) the union and (2) ihe "Rag." We zealously pursue our futile
arguments in that one-two (1-2) order.
We are informed that many (if not most) students miscon
strued the meaning of our preceding articW. For the purpose of
clarification, we (quite frankly) intend to vote "NO!" on the proposed
addition to the Student Union. The singularly confused few who
misinterpreted our previous "Letterrip" should be censured for their
unseemly naivete with pool cue.
We have taken our stand. And now to elucidate. We vote "NO!"
not because we are blind to the manifold virtues of "snooker
and "Missouri Eight," but rather, our dissention stems from our de
sire to appear obnoxious and contrary.
We take a like stand on issue two (2). Despite unremitting
effort, we fail to see the value in the proposed expansion of literary
mediocrity. We condone and endorse two (2) possible alternatives
by way of improvement: (a) the utilization of different paper; (b)
the transition from its present state into one of non-existence.
Still "amid delapidated buildings, cracked sideswalks, et al.,"
(sic) we say, "Yea, every day, in every way, our campus is getting
bigger and bigger." And three (3) new maxims (just think! THREE
(3): "Viva the king-sized Union!" "Viva the king-sized Rag;" (and
for the point-punchy "Rag" staff) "Viva king-sized activity points!"
With all due servility,
Bill Sherwood
Dave Ferguson
To the Editor:
The University of Nebraska Young Men's Christian association
has had a successful year, both socially and financially. I, as presi
dent of the city campus organization, feel that much of the credit
should go to the superior publicity which we have received in the
"Rag." The complete coverage and prompt attention which your
publication has given the foreign films, elections, etc., of the YMCA
has not gone without extreme appreciation on the part of the offi
cers and members of the Y.
If the addition in size of the Nebraskan means that we will
always get such fine publicity, let me inform you that the Uni
versity of Nebraska YMCA is completely behind your program for
continued expansion.
In closing, let me again extend to you my heartfelt "Thanks"
for all the coverage that the YMCA has received during the past
school year.
Sincerely,
Ralph M. Hanneman
President, City "YM"
BY DICK WALSH
If you see" students gaibed in
streaked cotton dresses and
grimey old denims, you see the
signs and can't help but know
that Farmers' Fair season is in
the air.
And underneath the sweat and
dirt that has always accompa
nied the initial work on Farmers'
F a i r exposi
tion lies the
happy hearts
and the tired
muscles of
more than a
score of Ag
gie students.
This year's
festivities are
well under
way. Adver
tising is out.
Signs are
painted. U p
houses have
Barbecue and
Walsh
organized
serenaded.
To the Editors:
It seems the time has come to make it quite clear just what
the position of I.S.A. is on the campus. The Independent Student
Association is a service group, organized to present a social program
for the 8,000 independent on the campus. We do not now, nor
have we ever stated that we represent all Independents attending
this school. It is our policy to provide an extra-curricular activity
program for any independent that wishes to participate.
Recently there has been some criticism of our last election, and
that we havt been ambiguou in our statements. It is true only
a small portion of independents voted in our last election. But
those students who voted were hopeful that the officers they elected
will present a social program for any Independent to rally behind
if they want This is our aim. Nothing more. It is our purpose to
give every student an opportunity to use his free time and talent
in our organization, not by seeking us but by our seeking him.
The editors of this paper have implied several times that I.S.A.
would be a good start for a political party on the campus. I want
to make it very clear that I.S.A. does not ever intend to be a political
organ. It will, however, encourage participation of its members
in all campus activities, political and- otherwise.
Independently yours,
Jim Tomasek
Vice president of I.S.A.
UC Seniors Give
Lights to School
A unique gift was presented
to Union College by the class of
1950 in a recent presentation
and dedication ceremony.
Seven brick pillars six feet
high, harmonizing with the ar
chitecture cf the buildings,
have been erected t junctions
of campus walks.
Topping these pillars are
three-foot, omni-d irectional
fluorescent lights. Paid for by
the members of the senior class,
the gift is valued at more than
(1,000.
Edgar Ortner, president of the
senior class, made the presenta
tion. Principal speaker at the
ceremony was J. N. Anderson,
professor emeritus of Biblical
languages, and former mission
ary to China.
YW Continues
Group Meetings
Wednesday's YWCA commis
sion group meetings Include
Community Service at 8 p. m..
Miriam Willey, leader; Social
Service tours at 4 p. m., Liz
Moodle, leader; Beliefs on Trial
also st 4 p. m. Sua fryer, leadari
Penn State Plans
Delayed Rushing
The Pennsylvania State col
lege has recently proposed to
house all freshmen. In campus
residence halls beginning next
fall.
Freshman will be required to
stay the entire year in the resi
dence halls, but rushing by the
fraternities may start at the be
ginning of the second semester.
In this way newcomers will ac
quire good study habits while
providing excellent living condi
tions. "The fraternity rushee will
have a semester to look over the
prospective fraternities and can
make a wiser choice this way,"
said an interfraternity council
member.
Because of the heavy post
war enorllment, freshmen fra
ternity pledges were allowed to
join the fraternity soon after en
rolling in college, up to the pre
sent time.
and May morning breakfast at
5 p. m., Jan Johnson, leader.
The Social Service tours group
will visit the Christian Record
Benevolent association where
braille books are printed.
town
been
dance tickets have been sold.
Rodeo animals have been as
sembled. And orchestras for the
Friday and Saturday night
swings have been engaged
Of course, I'm not the person
to be giving credit where credit
is due. So all 1 11 say is, credit
is due.
a
Farmers' Fair means many
different things to many differ
ent people. To Lewis Badger
Halsey, it means a rip roarin'
cow-boy-time, or at least, ten-gallon-hat
time.
I'm sure that Badger's actions
need no verification. Here is the
story:
Badger, as he is known to all
his friends, was suppin' in the
Del Friday afternoon, and de
cided to model western style
hats. Leland Keister, Rodger
Egan and Jim Curtiss loaned
their hats as Badger strutted
around in a manner unmistak
ingly similar to Buffalo Bill. But
Badger returned them all and is
now resigned to a week of bare
headedness. The head is too big
for the hat.
. '
Agricultural enthusiasts at
tending the Block and Bridle
Sam R. McKelvie dinner which
climaxed the annual Feeders'
Day on Ag campus Friday, heard
the successful rancher and pub
lisher of the Nebraska Farmer
outline his state of the union as
regard to Nebraska young men.
Formerly governor of Ne
braska, McKelvie had - this to
say:
Confidence in the future rests
on opportunities of youth today.
To destroy this is to destroy the
very foundation upon which our
society is built.
Don t ever start thinking
that you are indispensable. It
just isn't so. I've turned my job
over to other fellows, and invar
iably they've carried on as well.
"And when we think that we
should be on the job all the time,
were depriving some young
men of opportunity."
Such an attitude taken by one
of the leading agricutural men
in the nation should be a note of
encouragement to University
graduates of this year and to the
hopefuls of future years. ,
An illegal "synthetic cream"
peddler from Iowa was caught
in the act cf selling his concoc
tion to a Northeast Nebraska
cream station, State Agriculture
Inspector Harold Gannon said
Monday.
A Morton's salt salesman
noted Harold Alam selling a
five-gallon can of . "cream" at
two different stations in Teka
mah, Neb., last week.
According to an article In the
Lincoln Evening Journal, the
"cream" was "mostly lard, with
a stabilizer, 1 or 2 percent cream,
skim milk and enough dye to
make it look like cream."
The product passed the Bab
cock butterfat test, but when it
wag churned, "it went out with
the butterfat," Cannon said.
As a final word, don't try It.
The human cream factory Is in
the Burt county jail, sentenced
to 90 days on a charge of selling
adulterated cream,
MB Committees
Plan Ivy Day
Plans for the 48th annual Ivy
Day are being made for May 6
by six committees of Mortar
Board, senior women's honorary
society.
The traditional day, which
dates back to 1901, is held each
year as the climax to a year of
activities by student organiza
tions. An Ivy Queen and court
are presented, a band concert
given, and contests are held for
sorority and fraternity singers.
Climax of, the day comes in
the afternoon, when new Mortar
Board and Innocent members for
1950-51 are masked and tapped.
This year there will be no orator
or poet as there has been in the
past.
Committees of Mortar Boards
planning the event are: public
ity chairman, Jeannie Sampson;
Marilyn Boettger, and Mary
Helen Mallory; invitations Ja
net Eythe and Janice Cochran;
band and flowers Mary Ellen
Schroeder; ivy and daisy chains
chairmen, Katy Clem and Jan
et Fairchild; gowns Jan Nutz
man; general arrangements
chairman, Jean Eckvall; Dorothy
Borgens, Gwen Munson, and
Marcia Kushner.
mm
mm vmm
Weidman.
VY Proposes
School Revision
New York State has made a
proposal to establish two-year
colleges in communities through
out the state, whereby elemen
tary school would be six years,
junior high school four years,
and junior college four years.
This plan for combining the
last two years of high school and
the first two years of college,
tends to raise the community
education level through the four
teenth grade, it is reported.
By Pat Vied man
Extra! Police raided the Sigma
Alpha Mu "Casino Party" Satur
day night and arrested Bernie
Magid as keeper of a disorderly
house. Gambling devices and
phoney money
were confis-
f" - cated by the
:'V rf'A, raiders. Magid
C'' i,"' I? was released
lvsi nished Dy his
r f r aternity
brothers, stage
money of
course.
Bob Raun
and Jim Sturm
c e 1 e b r ated
birthdays with
a picnic at Pioneers. Delbert Kopf
was ukulele soloist for the occa
sion serenading Eillen Deris, and
Barbara Bollen.
Alpha Chi's Fun House will
color week end happenings Sat
urday night. Costumed guests
Joretta Owen and Wendy Gauger,
Shirley Schiedt and Jack Trupey,
Jan Lindquist and Bruce Cooper,
Nancy Dixon and Dub Winkel
man, Jo Fusby and Jim Norton,
will dance to combo music.
South America take it away!
Kappa Delts took it and made a
bana up party of the theme, t n-
day night saw Betty Fletcher and
Gene Sommerfield, Nancy Mc-
Nally and Gale Teller, Pam
Kinne and Charlie Curtis, Lois
Norval and Tom Kinsley dancing
the rhumba and conga.
Renken, the King.
Picnics top the news this week.
Miami Triad celebrants and
many other party crashers ap
peared at a huge picnic outside
Ashland. Also at Ashland on
Linoma beach were the Phi Rho
Sigma and Phi Delta Phi, honor-
aries of medicine and law re
spectively. Cheering sections for
the softball game included Sue
Samuelson and Bob Wenke, Jan
Champine and Chuck Duian, Jo
Noble and Spike Kokjer, Georre
Abbott and Ginny Taylor. Phi
Rhos' won the game incidentally.
Also picnicking were the Sig Eps
on Saturday. Dale Armstrong ana
Mary Pitterman and Clyde Luther
and Mary Middleton were among
the fresh air enthusiasts at the
affair.
All convalescing card sent to
pneumonia victim Jerry Warren
should be addressed to "Massa"
at the Sigma Nu house. Congrat
ulations to Lois Elwell, Queen of
the Fiji-Tau tussel, and Randy
Going Steady: Jo JM&ers ana
Fred Mesmer, Nancy Wier and
Jack Warren, Beth Alden and
Bob Howey, Margie Line and
Hank Pedersen Pinned: Louie
Lawson and Elaine Lof, Francie
Goodsite and Gil Rosenberg.
Engaged: Don Jensen and Jan
Kepner. Irene Hunter and Chuck
Hiedt, Bobby Flory and Al
Sward.
Wilcox
NU Bulletin
Board
By George Wilcox
Peru College Murders.
Dr. Barney K. Baker, a psy
chology professor, angered by a
dismissal move, shot and killed
the president of Peru State
Teachers College and anothr
professor av.d
iT then killed
himself.
See story on.
front page for
details.
Strike Delay.
A C. I. O.
C o mmunica
tions Work
ers of Amer
ica off icial
declared there
is a "possibil-
itv 'that thai
union will delay its nationwide
strike set for a 6 a. m. this
morning.
The statement came after
word that Cyrus Ching, gov
ernment mediator, was sending
one of his top aides in a move
to try to break the deadlock in
telephone strike negotiations.
America-at-War Brown.
America is now at war. in a
tragic and very real sense, with
the Soviet Union, Cecil Brown,
radio commentator and author
declared at the honors convoca
tion held at the Coliseum.
"I have just come back from
a survey of nine countries of
Europe. I must at once present
to you a stunning fact. We are
right now, in a tragic and real
sense, at war with the Soviet
Union."
"My impression is that Russia
need iot for the present engage
in a shooting war."
Nebraska Floods '
A Jeep levee at South Sioux
City broke flooding about 2,000
acres as rising waters from the
melting snows hastened new
casualties over the state.
As of yesterday, the Missouri
has spread out over at least 75,
000 acres of land in Nebraska
and Iowa, leaving about 300 per
sons homeless.
F e derally-constructed levees
were holding, protecting areas
behind them, but privately-built
agricultural levees all along the
Missouri were sagging.
No let up is forecast in flood
conditions.
Five Years Ago Russian
Friendship
It was five years ago yester
day that American and Russian
armies racing across shattered
and vanquished Nazi Germany
met at the Elbe river.
It was a great day for the al
lies and the world. Peace was
near. The fusing of brotherhood
of the East and West would
guarantee peace forever. Or al
most. Was five years ago dedicated
to nothingness?
What ever became of left
handed hitters?
This is the question that Tony
Sharpe, baseball coach at the
University of Nebraska, would
like answered. Out of his squad
of 38 players there are only two
who hit from the left side. On
his traveling squad he doesn't
have a lefthanded hitter.
VACATION
Wednesday
Cosmopolitan club will meet
at 7:30 p. m., Parlor X and Y
in the Union. Amanod Escalante
will discuss Mexico. Films will
be shown.
Thursday
Innocents Society members
will hold tackling practice Thurs
day, 7:30 p. m., at the usual prac
tice grounds.
Ivy and Daisy chain practice,
1,5 p. m., ParlaVs X and Y, Union.
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