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Tuesday, Tanuary 30, 195 1 PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN .i 'J Is n i s :! T EDITORIAL Driver's Seat . . . The position of a beginning college editor in these days of world crisis sharply parallels that of a youngster, just 16 years of age, who has received his driver's license. Both have gone through periods of instruction and preparatory study and now are in the driver's seat, ready to assume full command of their respective vehicles. Both have passed the preliminary tests with little or no trouble but what now confronts them is a true test that of driving on an ice coated road. The new editor, like the novice auto manipulator, must realize his task and set about to achieve it in the best pos sible way. He must look neither to the left nor to the right or cause his forward progress to be diversified. A sharp turn could easily force the vehicle into a spin on such a treacherous path and result in chaos. The driver must not let his attention be attracted by an outside force that would cause him to lose control just as the editor must not lose control of the vehicle that assures the protection of the rc3dG!r's interests At the bottom of page two in this paper, the masthead begins with this declaration of faith: "The Daily Nebras kan is published by the students of the University of Ne braska as expression of students' news and opinions only." The staff of The Daily Nebraskan makes this pledge to said students and will do its utmost to fulfill it. We pledge to travel a straight course in carrying out our pro gram and not to be deverted by forces which act against the interests of our readers. If at some time we skid and falter from our chosen path and in so doing fail to satisfy our readers, we ask their cooperation and also their help in correcting our mistakes. As is stated in our masthead, the "students news and opinions" are the backbone of this newspaper. It is our re sponsibility to furnish the students with news. It is the students' responsibility to furnish The Daily Nebraskan with opinions. Debate Subsides . . . The "Great Debate" of colleges and universities over the country has subsided in the past week, or two and the situation of draft-age students cleared somewhat. The de bate mentioned does not concern our nation's foreign pol icy but rather the question; "Should a student of draft age enlist and choose his branch of service or should be con tinue school and risk being drafted into the infantry, hop ing to use his education to further chances for officers school?" For some months recruiting officers and univer sity officials have been waging a battle and the 1A has been right in the middle of the fray. Last week the administration provided for these frus trated students. Upon recommendation of a group of U.S. senators, including Nebraska's Wherry, the Department of Defense declared that students who are drafted during the college term and receive postponements until the end of the year may choose the branch of service in which they wish to serve. This move was made official after many college and university presidents appealed to their congressmen, protesting the "slaughter" of 1A students. The slaughter should be over now. The recruiters have lost their mam point that of the enlistee's choice. The University has been taking further steps to aid the probable draftee and reservist. More than 150 students affected by the activation of the Lincoln Air National Guard group have been promised partial and in some cases full credit if they continue their studies this semester. Chancellor Gustavson has cautioned male students to stay in school and use their education to best advantage if they &ZC c silled -Defense department officials also state that ROTC and NROTC programs will be expanded and their quotas raised. This will provide for many freshmen and sophomores. Jun iors in good standing stand a fair chance of graduating and seniors are assured of graduation, except in some cases of reserve activation. In addition to these many provi sions, Earl J. McGrath, U.S. Commissioner of Education has requested that most students be exempt from the draft. The student is finally receiving just consideration in this troubled question and it is now up to him to continue his education nd utilize it to the greatest advantage when the time comes. These developments should also discredit the confused "What do I care, I'll be drafted anyway" atti tude If students will realize the importance of their edu cation they will abandon this attitude and its byproducts; wholesale skipping of classes, lackadaisical preparation of daUy work, procrastination, etc. The future may not look bright to -the male student but his chances of graduating are mounting day by day. Want Poise, Bulging Bicepts? Join Male Dancing oroup . i i . . i 1- rnrrnritrti t i fin tv, Women'g-Physlcal Edu cation department wants men. Under present conditions, who doesn't? But the FE department hat t more novel reason for wanting them. A modern dance club for, all male is being started and a few dozen members are needed. According to Helen Martin, dance director, bashfulncss and alleged lack of talent make no difference. There Is a simple olutkm to both of these prob lems. If you're afraid your friends will see you, bring them along ana grow kii" gether. Interest and hard work ; will take the place of talent un til the fundamentals have been ( mastered. 4 . rrrvia tm nn ArAte fir a course. One does not learn to play dead like a tree stump or fly like a fairy. It's a good chance to de velop poise and your sense of equilibrium. It will take hard Jim 0ailty, TbhhaAkath Mambat N Intercollegiate Press rOKTt-ldUHTH gt.AU tttt Ostly NsbrasknB M published RT tha stndsots of ihs Unlvsrsltx of Ns .rfaaka xpTOMrton of tndtmW now ana opinion only. Acrnrrilng to artlcla II of tha Bf Laws governing student publications ana ailmlnistsreil Dy ths Board ft PnnHaatlona, "It to MM osclarsd policy of lUs Board that publications, undri Ha Jurt4lttaa ball b frsa from odltorlai censorship on ths part of tbs Board v en tno part of any niamhor of th faculty of th University hut msmhsr. I tba staff of Tbs Daily Nshrasaaa art personally rsaPonslbis fot ohat trwy sa aauas to a Prints a. SwasartpMea rata aro i.M par mwrtr, tt.Mjm utwnln matim. or SK.00 fot 91m mill ywr, 4.00 mailed. Hlniil sopy An. riilillhl dnlly during, tha school Tinas' ott HtnrOT and Hnndays, siwatlnns and anamination periods and nr haws dnrlns month ml atiat by tha I'nlvsrslty of Nebraska unflrr tha snnrr tum of Vhm fSammlttea on Stnrtwit Pobllfatliwis. KntarM a Hrrond rims Matter at 4n Fast Oftftaa hs IJnroln, Nebraska, under Art of Oanirress. Mareh 9. Irl7ft, and M pastal r-jiic of pta provided tor In Sarttoa 11011. ant of Congress of Opto her a, tMll, anUiurSMSl step tombs 10, int. KOITOKML rlta T Warren ManasIn: F.dltor. ....... Joan Xmeirr, Tom Risehr Kows Editor. Kent Astrll, Glenn Mrt-nitilit, Ruth Raymond, .frnnnp. I Jtmar. Hw tlortm Jporta Editor HI" Mundell aporta Kdllor. "m Koala" ! Kdllor -la"- llanrlii I AW rttm. , Walsh fv.eVrty JCdltor. lonna Preseolt rhotflcrapner smlfMHM Msmnmh Amm't Business Managers iU Mrenlatlim IManncrr Miff hi Mews lAdilor COMMENT wnrk nnd concentration, but the results will be well worth the still muscles and push-ups that will be a part of the class. There will be an opportunity to appear In the Spring Concert with the beautiful girls of Orch eHtra; but that is optional. Sound like a good idea? If so, get started now. Meetings will be held in the dance studio of Grant Memorial every Monday at 5 p. m. Wear some old levis and come prepared to move around a lot. Any student photographers interested In taking pictures for the Cornhusker yearbook please report to the Corn husker office between Z and 5 p. m. any afternoon. Fifty cents will be paid for any pic ture appearing in the book and all supplies will be furn ished. nnrrwooo , . '.. T'i oh-ii. flnirli f ir.iv..T, B'Hi Helrlienharh ',' '''""l "., "H' AdhudfL 'Nebraskan9 Appeals For Student Opinion To the Student Body: At one time or another, every student at the Univer sity probably has made some comment about The Daily Ne braskan whether complimentary or critical. Comments about editorial policy, the editorial of the day, some of the stories, or the paper in general are heard on campus each time the "Rag" is published. But despite numerous com ments, very few letters to the editor ever reach the "Rag" office. University students and faculty members are perfectly justified every time they present an idea about the paper, because the "Rag" is the student newspaper of the Uni versity. Because of this .status, The Daily Nebraskan wel comes letters to the editor from both students and faculty. It is for this purpose that the "Rag" allows space for the Letterip column, and every time a letter to the editor is re ceived, it is printed. Many students, although wanting to comment about the paper, hesitate to have .their names printed. To oblige these students, The Daily Nebraskan will refrain from printing any person's name sending a Letterip upon request by that person. However, letters to the editor must be accompanied by the student or faculty member's name regardless of whether it is to be printed. The Letterip col umn is open at all times to letters about any phase of cam pus or off -campus life. Organizations, reflecting the combined opinion of a group, as well as students are invited and urged to send letters to the editor. As a student or faculty member you are entitled to your opinion of tiie student newspaper. It is your privilege to send comments. The Daily Nebraskan Staff High Frequency BY ART EPSTIEN If the songs that are being published this month are any indication of what is in the off ing for the rest of the year, then this war-minded campus can find some relaxing minutes by lis tening to the new y e a r's soothing rec ords, Popular ballads are heading the list of the various types of records. Bop is almost dead, except fnf Iho f PW fanatics who Epstien cling to the hope that the real bop and be-bop will once again come alive. The Dixieland jagg that filled the nation last year is slowly going out of existence. How ever, with such music combina tions as the Firehouse Five Plus Two, and Bob Crosby and the Bobcats cutting wax, Dixie will never leave us again. The Waltz kick that the nation went on for the few remaining months of 1950 is about gone. Jazz will still linger with us always, espe cially with the revival of some of the old records that made so many of today's artists the greats that they are. Tops among today's ballads is "My Heart Cries for You." Best of the latest releases of this saucer is Dinah Shores. With the orchestra and chorus un der the direction of Henri Rene the combined effect allows for sweet listening. Another hit ballad has come from the pen of Irving Berlin. "You're Just In Love" (often called "I Wonder Why?") is a tune that can be classified as dream;' and sentimental. The song is the type that you would enjoying dancing to while with your best girl. Perry Como, with the aid of the Fontaine Sisters and Mitchel Ayre's and his or chestra, has grooved a certain hit of this song from "Call Me Madam." One December afternoon in 1937, the idea of Benny Good man and his band playing a concert in the famed Carnegie Hall was hot . The night of Jan. 16, 1038, will go down in musical history as a night that will live forever as the night when great musicians as Benny Goodman, Harry James, Count Basic, Teddy Wilson. One TVof exact lllimtration '' ' Potpourri BY MARYLOU LUTHER Criminals do it, children can't tell it, students want more of it, businesses are run by it, and next to the weather it is undoubtedly the most discussed subject in the world. It is the name of a magazine, an essential ingredient in music, a question asked daily by mil lions and something on the hands of the sick. People die because they've spent a lot of it, athletes try to beat it, Rudy Vallee likes to share it with others and even the Russians are governed by it. It's a four letter word. Spell it backwards and you get emit. And if you haven't guessed it by now, you've been wasting it. And speaking of wasting things (no, you won't get the answer to this riddle from me) it be comes evident to the reader of this column (yes, I have literate friends) that the "Rag" staff is either desperate for material or has space that it can afford to waste. Since I prefer to think of myself a"a space-filler, any sug gestions from "my readers" that would take me out of the desper ate category would be greatly appreciated. And since The Daily Nebraskan offers no money-back guarantee to readers, the only consolation I can offer is that you won't have to read this column next year. (Editor's note She graduates in June). Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Cootie Williams, Bobby Hackett, and many other jazz greats assembled together to perform a jazz con cert that will be hard to equal. Now from an L. P. Album of two records, titled "The famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Con cert," all the actual music, even the wild applause of the audi ence, can be heard by anyone who enjoys truly tremendous jazz as it was known in the days of yesterday. Such hits as "I Got Rhythm," "Blue Room," "Shine," "Body and Soul," and a real jam session, can be heard as done by Benny Goodman and the boys. If you arc the type that Is not afraid of ns-king your record dealer for a few party records then you can, without fear, ask him for the record, "John and Marsha." This record is the accepted version of "Silent George." With an organ back ground Stan Krcberg says noth ing but the two words John and Marsha. However, the many ways that hp says it is what mukes the wax click. Who-ha. MEN'S F A CTOK Y4) A M A G ED i13 S0EilISB EwCl IZZ.LZ - , -,,-,.,,. (Cornell 4 minors p i By Donna Prescott During the past two weeks tests were given and taken by most people eh!, Jim Godfrey? Some people had such good grades the whole semester they got out of taking the final. Ex ample: Bill Maxe. Study breaks were taken by the NU students in neighboring communities such as Denton, Fremont, Omaha, Roca and their home towns. When exams were over, many of the students had taken off for home and shor, vacations. Bill Weber and Ted James left for Denyer U. What drew them out west when they live in Illinois? Never underestimate the nowers of a woman. This little eem of nonspnsp was overheard by two boys who were having an argument: "Why don't you do down and meet a train HEAD-ON!" New girls on the campus are Raty Coad from Kansas and Margy Zellers from Atlantic, la. Several alums werp visitinu -tho Delta Upsilon house this week I end. Chuck Hemmingsen who is j stationed in Fort Riley, Bob ! "Berries" Wait, who is stationed in San Francisco. These boys got in on the stag parties given for Don Bryant who is about to be married and Jerry Swanson who took the step at the altar Sat urday evening. Gene Bruening:, Sigma Chi prexy, has taken up refereeing basketball games. After his epi sode in Ashland he's not too sure about the avocation. Seems there was a squabble during the game over the calling of a technical foul. The crowd got out of con trol and Gene and his friend left via the back door. Friday evening there were only six girls left in the Alpha Xi houpe. They became very do mestic and dismissed the cook. Thusly they prepared their own dinner. The menu was T-bone steaks and French fries. Most of the Beta's took off for Omaha after finals. They were seen partying at the Road House and the Phi Rho house party. Several attended the hockey game. Other people seen at the Phi Rho house party were Anne Jane Hall and Charlie Toogood, Ann Stevenson and Frank Leary, Joan Alexander and Jim Blankenship and Pete Peters and Jan Huf ford. Something new in the line of Lincoln house parties was Ed Acherman's barn dance. Sigma Nu's and their dates dressed in jeans and flashy shirts enjoyed this unusual party. Has anyone seen a pooka on the campus with white ears named Harvey? Composers' Work Presented at NU Eleven Nebraska composers had a chance to hear their music played Friday afternoon by top student musicians from the Uni versity. None of the music had been performed previously. The pre sentation, an annual event, Was sponsored by the University's School of Fine Arts. Arthur Murphy of the music depart ment faculty was in churge. Solos and small ensemble num bers by the following composers were heard: Mrs. Margaret Mc Burncy; Mrs. Alice C. Skelton; Mrs. Dorothy E. Johnson; N. S. Pettinger; Mrs. Lena Pratt Jones; Stephen F. Park; and Miss Flora Bullock. Wnrk for chorus: Alfred Walcsbcy, Mrs. Skelton nnd Miss Bullock. Works for band: Louis Po korny, Ltimlr C. Havlicek, George Bryant and Mrs. Jones, I?. 1 ' i mill I pfa fM 70 JUST PAIRS Broken hlzen of ma hogany colored boot. KmhoNMcd upper wlfh buckle inNtep Mlrap. Leather noIcn and heels. While ihey lat, at this valueful price! 0 ' OC1ETY Sig Alphs, Y-Teens Formal Held The Siema Aloha Epsilon fra ternity had their annual formal Saturday in the Cornhusker ho tel. Favors for the occasion were Moscow Mule mugs with the SAE letters on them. Sig Alphs and their dates danced to the music of Aaron Schmidt and his orchestra. The brothers formed a line before the intermission and a grand march was held. Married, engaged, and pinned Sig Alph's marched down the aisle to the strains of "Vio lets." Dates to the dance included Bill Dugan and Nancy Widener, Bruce Parrine and Jan Clayton from Kansas City and John Mills and Caroline Rogers. The Teachers college Y-Teens went to the Y-Teen formal Sat urday evening. It was held in the YWCA ballroom. The princess from TCHS was Doris Barney. The ballroom was decorated in blue and silver to carry out the theme of the "Sno-Ball." local Disc Shoiv Named by Coed Shirley Murphy, freshman on this campus, has just named the Duth Meyers disc jockey show. The name she gave the show is "Saturday Night Sandman." Her winning card read like this: Dear Mr. Meyers: I have been listening to your program the past two weeks and enjoyed your soft soothing relaxing mu sic. It is so relaxing that I fall asleep towards the end of the program. Because of this a proper title for your disc jockey show would be "Saturday Night Sandman." Please don't think that I am bored with your show but it's just that the music puts me to sleep." For sending in the winning title, Shirley received an inter view on the show. Tentative plans are for her to appear on the program this Saturday, Feb. 3, between 11 and 12 p.m. University Alum Gels Top Post in New York Dr. Louise Kuhl, a native of Beatrice and a graduate of the University, will be acting dean of Geneseo State Teachers col lege, Geneseo, N. Y., beginning Feb. 1. Having received her B.S. degree from the University, Dr. Kuhl obtained her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Univer sity of Iowa. f-0 ': .4 t.....i. I 4 '.V,. II mm, ri.rs co-hit cj B "BLUES BUSTERS" I -NOW HHOWIM. BUD LOU ABBOTT COSTELLO . "NAUGHTY NINETIES" .ION MAHI4 II HIM N HAI.L MIIMI.Z Hr)V 11 U II Basic ABC pj "SUDAN" ,.;;:;':,' j : ,- ' 1 ' -V-.Buntly fVxr f(Jf ... Suits Look! Ilcfore you pack or put on your Nan Hun I Icy Suit . . . take a peck Umule at the works! See the carefully hound flat neamn, the nhaped elf-eovered ahoulder pad, the hound armhole ... all hidden hut important details that are proof that these cViiHii-reniMuiil Brooktone rayon mils are tops! M Oceanian Brown Dark Green Itucknkin Second V''" m5J$ s Uni-ulii's Hits w Dritarlnifnl Sinn- Cupid Busy During Recent Exam Period Mickey McKie, Alpha Chi pledge from Red Oak, Iowa, re ceived a diamond before the exam period from her pin-mate Val Hammond. Before Don Cuppens left for the navy Monday, he slipped an engagement ring on the third-finijer-left-hant! of Phil Wheeler. Mary Sue Holland, Delta Gamma alum, received a ring from Don Bloom, one of the Husker gridders. Other campus engagements during the final exam weeks were: Don Richerdson and Lou Ann Watkins, Glen Curtis and May Van Horn, Wayne Eisenhart and Barbara Yeager. Monday evening the Kappa Sigs serenaded the Kappa house to honor Nancy Pumphrey who possed candy to announce her pinning to Don Winklcman. Nancy Dixon announced her pinning to Dai Myers, Sig En alum from Weeping Water, to the Alpha Chi house. Other pinnings were Jim Win ters and "Bunny" Lezar and Bill Karrer to Beverly Bush from McCook. Saturday at 8 p.m. Jean Lead ley walked up the aisle in the Westminster church to be mar ried to Jerry Swanson. Her bridesmaids were Barb Wiley, Jean Smith, Shirley Hamilton, y Pat Baldwin and Mary Ann Lindauer. Helen Berry was married in the St. Mary's cathedral Jan. 23 to Robert Dalton. Bridesmaids were Norma Jean Schick, Car lyle Rogers and 'Madelyn O'Brien. Workers are wanted on the business staff of Corn Shucks magazine. AH persons inter ested must call at the Corn Shucks office 4 p. m. Wednes day. Old workers also are re quested to report at that time. i if if 1 ZTM U i.lt. NOW PLAYING THE MEN WHO MADE IT AND TIIE GALS WHO WAIT FOR THEM! ILFaa VfVfC FOROUNDFORS ass soby (racu . kmc kx wrrti NOW KHOWINO- w"Ia M 1 1 iff . iviarriaoe Milium unit Junior Si ten! War Paint Red! Vary Hlue Beige Floor