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Thursday, March 22, 1951
Editorial Comment
No Pity For Poor Initiates . .
Wednesday's Daily Nebraskan carried a story
of the Student Council report on high initiation
fees being charged by several campus honorary
and professional groups.
It was revealed that many students are pay
ing large sums for the privilege of membership
In these organizations at least in comparison
with other groups' members. The Council in
vestigation stemmed from a routine check by
the student activities committee which later dis
closed that local chapters of these groups are
mailing in huge portions of the fees and dues
to the national office with rather scrawn bene
fits being received in return.
For instance, one professional group demands
$55 from each new member during his first year
of affiliation. A total of $25 is subscribed for
the pledge fee and $15 for semester dues. Out
of the total amount, over half is sent to the na
tional office. The only benefits assured to the
new member by the pledge fee is a "life mem
bership in the organization" and a certificate.
Again little is received by the individual in
return for the $30 in semester dues, ascribed
as going for the maintenance of the national
office, "conventions" and expenses of a paid
delegate to the conventions.
There are several similar examples. And in
many cases, even the officers of the organiza
tions are not completely aware of the reasons
for such large fees. Several members of the
know more exactly how the national office spends
their money.
One group, an honorary, asks each new ini
tiate for $38 the first year. Of this total amount,
$5 goes for a pledge fee, $25 for initiation fees
and $8 for semester dues. And here is the real
sticker: only 48 cents of the $25 initiation fee
remains with the local chapter; the rest is mailed
in to the national office. Therefore, yearly, the
national office receives from each new initiate
a total of $28.52. The question is, does the ini
tiate get his money's worth?
Praise is due Student Council concern over the
situation. Perhaps a better insight into the ne
cessity of such high fees may abe realized by the
Council, the groups themselves, as well as pros
pective members who are asked to join.
Curious investments by national officers of
one group in land needs explanation. Certainly
land ownership is not always a money-losing
venture. Yet how does it benefit the group's
members after they graduate? This is not say
ing that money should be spent as soon as it is
received, but the funds should be applied in a
more direct way to benefit the member while
he is still in school and an active participant in
the group's activities.
One of the most valuable educational benefits
received by a college student may be attributed
to the friendships and contacts established when
he belonged to an organization. With this in
mind, any group as closely associated with the
student's line of study such as an honorary or
professional shouldn't have to bear the stigma
of being too expensive and "for the moneyed
ones."
There are undoubtedly many who would find
membership in several of these groups very
worthwhile, yet they simply can't afford to pay
out the price of high initiation fees and other
attached fees combined.
College education, nowadays, already is too
expensive without any extra financial bur-
Healthful Climate ...
The week's paradoxy in campus life: The
women's point system is aimed at preserving a
coed's health. So says AWS.
So, at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning one campus
junior received a phone call. She was given
five minutes to decide whether she would give
up other campus activities she has worked, in
for several years in order to accept this new
campus position. By votes she has won the elec
tion, but is informed she won't be permitted to
win unless she promises to give up other activi
ties. She'd be overpointed. Five minutes to
decide.
Healthful or nervewracking? Democratic or
demagogical? You figure it out; we can't. j.k.
These Red Lectures . .
Latest along pink activities at the University
is the lecture series on communism, started last
night in Love library auditorium. Alpha Kappa
Psi, the sponsors, couldn't have chosen a more
timely or more controversial topic for the series.
Question is whether the content of the lectures
will be informative in such a way as to help give
the audience a true analysis of communism in
this country today rather than toss another log
on the already firey hot fear and panic of com
munism. Because of the importance of communism in
the world today, the series can be a worthwhile
undertaking for anyone who attends if they
avoid the emotional state.
The real value in the series will unfold if
they help listeners realize, in a sane and logical
sense, the status of communism in the world and
in, particularly, the American economy. We can't
afford to become more frightened about the sub
versive elements than we are today. The com
munists themselves hope for the time when we
are in such an acute state of fear we will allow
suppression of freedoms which have made us
great.
Rather than creating an atmosphere of fright
over the situation, we hope the series will serve
as incentive to citizens to think wisely, with a
minimum of fear and a maximum of reasoning,
when dealing with communism. j.k.
Campus Lines
Persian Students Celebrate
Netv Year 1330-Old Style
By Jerry Hailev
While the Union was bulging at the seams
Saturday night, crowded with high schoolers, a
smaller party was going on upstairs. Parlors
X, Y and Z took on a near-Eastern aspect while
a celebration was staged.
The Persian students on campus marked the
beginning of their 1330 with the party. They
went all-owt to entertain the more than a hun
dred guests who came. The ruests learned much
about a nation and a people.
Everywhere were decoratioins in the Persian
national colors of white, red and green. Promi
nently placed was an exhibit of Persian arts and
crafts products. Guests exclaimed over works of
art in cloth, silver, ivory. Prominently placed
with the exhibit was a large color photo of the
Persian Shahinshah and his queen.
Beside things Persian were a couple of things
American: a jukebox that provided music for
dancing- and a refreshments table to attract the
hungry and thirsty.
Among the guests were students, wives and
dates from Europe, Asia, North and South Amer
ica and points between. This was largely a Cos
mopolitan club function, of the type where stu
dents from many lands meet in friendship. But
as said hefore, it was the Persians' night.
One of them related how, two years ago, there
were five students from Teheran in Lincoln. They
liked it so well, and sent such favorable reports
home, that the next year a dozen came. This
year there are nineteen Persian students.
Hossein Kazemzadeh took the floor to describe
the Persion custom of counting the first day of
spring as the beginning of the new year. He
told how, on the first day of spring, ancient high
priests would present ancient kings with wine,
symbolizing life, and a sword, symbolizing
strength. He traced present-day customs for ob
serving New Years Day in Persia.
Music some oriental and some modern was
produced by a combo that included Abolghasem
Rafat with violin, Taghi Kermani with santolr
(a big brother to the zither), Mohmmed Shapoori
with drums, Morteza Sohljoo on. Piano and Ray
Sohljoo with harmonica. Two of the Persians'
Mndm npfehhnr Wned them. . . Fritz Sikeri
with mandolin and Bill Saad with harmonica. ,
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A dash of politics and a flash of fierce national
pride appeared when Amlre Khodayar stood up
to announce that the Persian mejlias had voted to
nationalize the nation's oil resources. Until now,
80 per cent of Persia's oil had been exploited by
the British. A mire apoke with fervor when he
announced, "We are celebrating aomething else
(than New Year's). . . the oil Industry is nation
alized!" Mention should be made that one Persian lady
was present to grace the evening. . . Mrs. Fate
meh Ousqul, whose son Morris attends the Uni
versity. Sure it was a good party, which Just goes to
prove: you can meet the world right here on
campus, if you care to, that is.
High
Frequency
By Lois Nelson
As Told to Art Epstien
"Ben-Hur," a novel by Lew
Wallace, has been adapted for
radio by Gaylord Marr, staff
member of the University radio
section. The radio production will
be presented over station KFOR
from 9-10 p.m. this evening. This
play will be presented by "Au
thors of the Ages."
The time for "Authors" has
been extended one half hour in
order that the radio section may
present this special Easter pro
gram. Tonight's cast will include
professional raido performers for
this special holiday show.
The story begins about 20 years
after the birth of Christ had been
prophesied to the wise men. At
that time a young Jew of wealth
and noble house, Ben-Hur, broke
off his dearest boyhood friend
ship. The object of this friendship
was the Roman, Messala, played
by Mr. Dean Graunke, director
of experienced theater in the
speech department. Ben-Hur,
acted by Dutch Meyers, and Mes
sala had passed many years of a
happy childhood together.
Due to a quarrel, the young
men parted with bitterness and
that day Messala had his revenge.
While Ben-Hur was watching
from his window, a title became
dislodged beneath his hand and
fell on Gratus, wounding him
severely.
Ben-Hur was seized immedi
ately. He found himself sen
tenced to the galleys for life, his
lands confiscated, his widowed
mother, performed by Janis Cril
ly, and little sister, Tirzah, played
by Mary Kay Tolliver, torn from
him and taken he knew not
where.
Finally the youth Jew found a
friend. Quintus Arrius, played by
Dick Freeh, a Roman tribune,
became impressed with the
strength and nobility that the so
surprisingly found in a galley
slave.
When the vessel was attacked
by pirates, Ben-Hur galley slave.
When the vessel was attacked
by pirates, Ben-Hur saved Ar
rius from drowning and the
grateful tribune adopted him as
his son.
But when the death of his ben
efactor left him free, he returned
to Jerusalem to seek vengeance
on those who had betrayed him.
In Judaea Bert-Hur could find j
no trace of his mother and sis
ter, whom, indeed, he had been
seeking since his release from
the galleys.
But he did discover that the
actual moneys of the family were
in the hands of one Simonides, a
Hebrew bond slave of his father,
who had resisted torture in order
to retain them.
Simonides. acted by Mr. Ken
Greenwood, Program Director of
station KFOR, had by skillful
trading increased the fortune of
Ben Hur until it was a fabulous
amount. - Simonides1 daughter,
Esther, played by Sue Kent loved
Ben Hur from the moment she
saw him and prevailed upon her
father to grant immediately to the
young Jew that which was his.
Meanwhile Ben-Hur had once
more encountered his old enemy,
Messala. The Roman had athletic
prowess and planned to drive his
own horses in the coming chari
ot race. The Jew saw in this cir
cumstance the possibility of ven
geance. Hearing that the
bian Sheikh, was looking for a
driver for his bays, Ben-Hur of
fered his services. A friend of the
Sheikh was Balthasar, played by
Clarence Flick, assistant profes
sor of speech.
The chariot race was a triumph
for Ben-Hur. Although Messala
attempted foul play, the young
Jew emerged victorious and saw
his enemy killed by his own char
Meanwhile Pontius Pilate, played
by Bob Askey of KOLN, was sent
as the new procurator.
When the Prisons of Gratus
were cleared the guards found
in a dungeon, two women who,
once beautiful, were now hag
gard and wasted and afflicted
with Leprosy. They were the
Sunday Easter Bonnets Outshine
True Meaning of Annual Holiday
church I Easter. B'
Easter, -to all the Christian wona wm -
rAiO,4 i frtr tiA mm- services m ic
Prof Says Birtltdays, Goats
figure in isOmeaies ui mjuv
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of
Your rovins reporter walKed
into Sosh today to gather some
more little tidbits in his humorous-incidents
series.
When he asked Curtis M. El
liot, associate professor of eco
nomics and insurance, if he had
any incidents to tell, the good
professor turned to a girl who
happened to be in his office and
asked if she had any.
"Lots of them," the girl re
plied, "but you can't print most
of them."
Elliott did have a few printable
stories though.
He told of an experience while
he was teaching on Ag campus.
A goat got loose one day so some
of the classes were let out to
help catch him.
Class, Goat Scattered
The goat wasn't caught, and
neither was the class, which
scatered in all directions.
Another time he came to class
one Monday morning to find
over half the class missing. He
wondered what was wrong, but
figured, "Oh well, Mondpy morn
ing." Who should appear a little
later but the rest of the class?
They had learned that it was
his birthday. So in they trooped
with a big birthday cake and
ice cream and coffee for all.
Maurice C. Latta, assistant
professor of economics, told of
an experience that happened in
one of his classes. He tilted back
just a little too far in his chair.
Had he not caught his feet under
his chair at just the last instant,
he would have gone backwards.
Just before he caught himself,
he saw several students getting
out of their seats to help him up.
He also told of a little Italian
mother and the sister of Ben-Hur
The two were released but sent
in exile.
The opposition against the Naz
arene now reached its height,
and his death was demanded.
While passing to his judgment,
the Nazarene, Rev. Rex Knowles,
met two leper women whom he
healed. They were the mother
and sister of Ben-Hur.
The crucifixion of Christ fol
lowed. Ben-Hur begged the Naz
arene to allow him to try to save
Him; but Jesus made it plain to
the young man that God willed
He should die. .
Additional cast members of
"Ben-Hur" include Bob Spear
man as Malluch; Don Wagner as
Caius; George Hancack as Drusus;
Jack Lange as the Wine Mer
chant; Wayne Wells as a Roman
Soldier; and John Wooin as the
narrator. Joan Hanson is the as
sistant director. Sound supervisor;
Neil Trabert assisted by John
Barrett and Tom Nuss. Jess
Crump will engineer the show.
"Ben-Hur" will be presented
live in the radio section of the
speech department over station
KFOR from 9 to 10 p. m. tonight.
student who always calico, mm
Simon Legree because of his
tests. One day, when they were
having a test, the student came
late. , , , .
He looked at the test, loked at
Latta, and said, "Well, Jjocipr,
You still hold the record. You re
the man with the whip and the
big dogs." .
Richard M. Bourne, assistant
professor of economics and labor
relations, told of a student in an
other teacher's class who brought
a blue book to class with his
notes in it. In the confusion at
the end of class he handed in the
wrong blue book.
The book came back with an
"A" and the comment, "Some
what muddled but all here."
Delian Union
Holds Short
Story Contest
The Delian Union Literary so
ciety is again sponsoring its an
nual short story contest for all
unaffiliated University students.
Manuscripts are now being ac
cepted and will be judged by a
committee headed by Dr. Louise
Pound. Wilbur Caffney. of the
University English department
will also be a judge. The stories
will be judged on their original
ity, aptness of thought, style and
adherence to convential short
story form. Cash awards fill be
given for the three best stories
submitted.
The following rules govern the
contest:
1. Stories should be between 1,
500 and 4,000 words in length.
2. Manuscripts must be type
written, double-spaced on stan
dard 8Vi" white, ruled paper.
3. Stories must be original and
can't have been published previ
ously. 4. Contestants may submit any
number of manuscripts.
5. Manuscripts must have the
name and address of the author,
a statement that the story con
forms with the rules and the title
of the story on a separate page.
6. Manuscripts must be post
marked not later than March 31.
1951.
The first prize will 4e $30;
second. $20 and third, $10.
But did you ever stop to
consider that actually it is also
one of the most budget breaking
experiences that can nappen to
a family. Papa turns grey over
night, and the repercussion of
all those filled-in . checks can
mean disaster for the family
bank account.
Different Story
All the younger members of
the family in past years have
been satisfied to get up bright
and early Easter morning and
go in search of a mystical "Har
vey" who deposits hard boiled
pees in- various hide-a-ways.
Now it's a different story. Junior
not only finds the colored -eggs,
but is perfectly willing to cry
if he doesn't find elaborate
goodies of chocolate and marsh
mallow in symbolical shapes
within his reach.
In past years it was socially
acceptable for the female portion
of the family tp purchase a new
ribbon, sash, artificial flowers, a
new hat or just some small in
significant article of clothing to
add to their wardrobe. Not so
today; Easter means the birth
of an entirely new -ensemble.
Females of all species ara not
able to make an appearance on
Easter Sunday morning unless
they are decked. out to resemble
a bunch of peacocks boasting
new tail feathers. Just a new
dress is not enough it must be
accompanied by coat of the latest
cut, a creation some designers
call a hat, gloves and shoes. With
a little persuasion women can
make a big sacrifice and use last
years handbag.
Man Must Suffer
Again at this season of the
year man must suffer. He is
nonchalantly pulling his hair out
while "she" is lightly unbalanc
ing the budget. Before worse
comes to worse he realizes that a
new tie, or a new pair of socks
will suffice.
Thus the modern family faces
the crowd of the Easter parade.
Ag Bulletin Board
Public Relations Committee meet
ing in the Music room, 7 p.m,
Thursday.
No craft class Thursday.
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To -whom it may concern:
In the March 21 Issue of The
Daily Nebraskan the article con
cerning Initiation fees of campus
organization which are too high
contained certain erroneous and
misleading statements concerning
the fraternity of Alpha Zeta. It
was stated that large investments
in land were made by the na
tional organization out of fra
ternity funds.
There was a rumor to this
elieci wnicn reaenca me, oui u i.
hag been found to be entirely 1
false. The fraternity does have
larce investments, but they are L
all In government bonds and in
the name of the fraternity.
We have at our disposal a
complete financial report of the
national organization. This states
generally what the finances are
used for but there are some
points which need clarification.
This we hope to do in the near
future.
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chancellor.
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