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h v. iV.f.i . -1 . l ' 'A f ?! h I 5 .3 I i PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Tuesday, October 2, 1951 Tom Rische- Breaching The Gulf The adult 'world and the adolescent world have a wide chasm separating their viewpoints. The chasm Is probably wider in adolescence than at any other time in life. During the college years, the distance between the two groups lessens and grows progressively less as persons become older. Odd but true that adults can completely forget how they were when they were younger, and young people can completely ignore feelings of older people. Although it may look silly later, each stage in the development of the child is the most important to him. There were grade school days in which playing tag, cowboys and Indians, house and mama and papa were the most important things in the world. Then comes the stage at which boys and girls hate each other and live in their own little spheres. A little later in development, boys and girls begin to find each other attractive, and then begins a period of broken hearts. There are high school dates, so important to both sexes. High school Is marked by a period of dramaticism for both boys and girls. It is then that young people are most fad-crazy and affected, and then that their parents become convinced that they have raised their children to be idiots. College lessens the breach somewhat, although love and marriage is one of the main concerns of college students. Most young people mature mentally a great deal during their college careers. When I look back on my high school days, a lot of things that I did then seem silly. There were all-important football games with Fodunk Tech to attend to scream your lungs out. There were school dances at which you trotted around the floor under the watchful eye of Miss Murga troid, the chaperone. Anyone who danced too close would be tapped on the shoulder and greeted with an indignant "Puh-leese." There were always the kids who went out and smoked during lunch hours, which was strictly against rales. There were high school plays and oper ettas, which we thought were wonderful at the time. I've seen several since, and wonder how the poor teachers can stand to sit through those plays year after year. And the girls all screamed when a boy and a girl kissed in a school play. And there was the jive talk, which fowhu&faA, 9l jJondsJdajnd indicated whether or not you were "hep." The letterman was always the envy f the school. Staying out late, just driving around or going to a show or Just "messing around" was great fun. Parents who thought that these laic liours were bad put a damper on these activities. Then comes college. There the student finds that he is called "Mr. Smith" in classes instead of "Joe." He discovers that his high school prestige has melted away and he has to carve a name for himself again. Sophistication becomes the stu dent's goal. He learns to play bridge, attend ban quets of cultural interests, to become more artful in meeting people and to grow up in general. He learns that he has become responsible for his own actions. Here, too, he has not yet grown up. There is still a lot of "hell-raising" in college. To hear many older people talk, one would think that they had never experienced thfese youthful "indiscretions." One would conclude that they had been perfect ladies and gentlemen throughout their youth. This I doubt. I have heard any number of stories told by older men about "the hell they raised" when they were young, Women, generally, decline to admit that they ever played anything but little parlor games when they were young. Youth is a period of indiscretions, and of learning through experience. "Kids" do lots of silly things, most of them harmless, but some quite irritating to adults. Youth, it is said, is the best time of your life. This, I believe. A certain amount of horseplay is fun and helps develop the personality. If you meet somebody who re marks piously "I was always a perfect gentle man (or lady) when I was young," just tell them, "Brother (or sister, as the case may be), you never lived." A Rude Awakening Ever stepped under the shower in the morning and turned on what you thought was hot water only to get an ice cold bath? Startling, isn't it?. A cold shower is what Nebraska fans got at the Cornhusker-T.C.U. game Saturday afternoon. Charmed by the noises that the national scribes were making to the effect that Nebraska would be "the team to beat" in the midlands, the audi ence was rudely awakened to the fact that the Cornhuskers are not the team that everybody thought they were. If the Cornhuskers have the much reputed powerhouse, they were hiding it for the first game. Local sports writers were not nearly to lavish irjtheir praise of the Nebraska football team as were the national writers. Maybe it was just a case of the fans listening to what they wanted to hear, namely that Nebraska was on the way back football-wise. Maybe the cold showef that the fans got at the first game was a good thing. It brought them down off their dream-cloud and back into cold reality: the football team is very young and inexperienced. The sun rose again Sunday morning, heralding as fine a fall day as could be desired. Students returned to their classes again on Monday morn ing the same as always. Nebraska lost, but things went on as usual. Football fans were a little dis illusioned, but now they knew the truth: Nebraska has a good team, but T.C.U. was just a little better. Maybe with work and experience, they will be showing the Sooners how to play football a little later in the season. Joan Krueger- (The views expressed In the Letterlp column are those of the writer and not necessarily those of The Daily Nebraska.) 'Those Crazy Kids' To the Editor: "Those crazy U. of N. kids" at titude which is shared by many of the 'Lincoln residents is pro voking. Or at least an editorail in Friday's Daily Nebraskan seems to say. It appears to me that the word many is a little abstract. Just how many Lincoln residents say that about college students? Those same persons might even say the same thing about the Shriners and even attend Shriners' parades. But whoever says that or how many people say it, I still think that it's only a form of irony. Many of the activities that the University brings to this fair city are fine entertainment and en joyed by Lincoln's public. But let us not overlook the other activities provided that are not promoted by the University. There are con certs, speakers, singfests, varied church promotions, parades and many functions that are held here because it is the center for Ne braska's government and other organizations. The church activi ties that, were mentioned are as sociated intimately with Univer sity organizations not because they recognize the University as ten per cent of Lincoln, but be cause the church constitutes an initial university which offers itself to everyone, even to college students. The editorial also mentioned that private enterprise is some what dependent upon college trade and that some concerns would literally "go on the rocks" if it were not lor this trade, well, l live in a community which is only three blocks from the city cam pus, and if the businessmen in this community were dependent upon student trade, they would have to turn to catching run-away horses on 10th street. Tell me, if you can, why it would take a metropolis city to support the needs of a university. If you think 100 thousand people depend upon the University for their living, you are mistaken. If we were to remove all of the industry in Lin coln, business would go broke for certain because that is what constitutes a city. If you don't be lieve it, you had better study a little civic economics. Amy Palmer Author Clarifies 'Ugly Rumor1 By Fouling Up Nebraskan Staff In The Grandstands Just as the hand on the time clock steadily moved toward the final gun of Saturday's game with TCU, many Cornhuskers started filing out of the Stadium. To those fans who wanted to watch the closing playa of the game, the grandstand interference made their wish impossible. Besides blocking the view of others, the parade toward the ramps was discourteous to the team. I often wonder why the 11 players on the grid Iron don't give up the last few minutes and run off to the lockers. Or perhaps players on the bench should get off the field early so they wouldn't be caught in the after-game rush. The one encouraging part of the situation is that If you do annoy someone, there's nothing to keep your Identity a secret. Think about that the next time you consider parading from your third row seat to the ramps before hearing the final gun. Happy New Year Anyone casually flying over the Stadium Satur day afternoon during the game, might easily have thought the event was an early celebration of New Year's Eve, if they couldn't see the gridiron. While we are on the subject of Saturday's encounter with the Horned Frogs, we might mention also the extra expense that must be met because so many of the cards In the card section were torn up. It's lots of fun, we realize, but we also wonder how long the athletic department will foot the bill for the mass confetti party the second half of every game. You're college students now, mem bers of the card section, let's act like it. David Cohen. 'Castle Rock 'Mr. Touchdown U.S.A. Rated As 'Top' Popular Recordings Johnny Hodges and his orchestra have a field day on their latest recording, "Castle Rock." The disc features Johnny en a great alto sax solo, and he plays it In his usual free and easy manner. This song, along with the reverse side, "Jeep Blues," rates tops. The football season is here again, and a song that was popular last fall is again making its appearance. "Mr. Touchdown U.S.A." is a tune that any student on any campus can fit to his football team's star. Hugo YVlnterhalter's or chestra and chorus have made this song popular. Frankie Laine has turned out several top discs, including "Jezebel," "Rose, Rose, I Love You" and "Pretty Eyed Baby," but he has also had more than his share of flops. His latest flop is ironically titled "Wonderful, Wasn't It." There are so many faults in this record that I would have to write a separate column to enumerate them. The flops all stem back to one thing. Frankie has had so many hits that his recording company i In determining the value the University reecives by being in Lincoln, you must note that a good percentage of students in the past and present come from Lin coln. This seems very logical, and perhaps a greater percentage of Omaha students would attend if it were in Omaha. Therefore, if a so-called many residents would reject the University. I doubt if there would be any Lincoln stu dents attending. Even though the University is located in Lincoln, it is beneficial for all of the towns in Nebraska, and the "crazy kids" should not think that the people of Lincoln should hold the Uni versity paramount and acquiesce to the students' desires. However, the students should do their share in respecting Lincoln, and the general public should also recog nize the University. I believe that Lincoln has more than just met its end of the bargain, that they are really proud of the University and that private enterprise appreciates the patronage derived from the students. Any sarcasm that may be overheard in Lincoln might also be heard in Noriolk or any other town; it is just one of those idiosyncrasies. What I really have tried to point out is that the article in Friday's paper was that of dogma and had as much value to it as the empty beer cans that were referred to. I also say let's toast college life but with an attitude different from that maintained by the as sociate editor. Respectfully yours, Wilmer Hergenrader. There have been some uely rumors floating around that the Candid Reporter always "picks" on the same person, those sweet innocents who don't realize what's coming off. So, this time the victim was a member of our "dearly beloved" Daily Nebraskan staff who supposedly knows nil about such things. Assuming a false voice and borrowing a tele phone, the CR called the business office of the paper (this paper). Asking for the business man ager, the spiel began. "Hello, I'd like to talk to the man in charge of the advertisements in that student news paper." "This Is he," answered Jack Cohen. "Well, I lost my watch when I was walking along your lovely campus and I'd like to adver tise to get it back. Now, just how do I go about doing that?" "Well, would you like a classified ad?" "Yes," now this was such a lovely watch and I lost it on R street. It was inscribed on the back and it was very personal, you know. And the sentimental value is so great." "Yes, I understand, now would you like the ad to read, Lost: Bulova watch on campus. Inscrip tion on back?" "Yes, that's very nice. Now could you have it sent to me?" "If it's found, I'm sure it will be returned. Would you like to put your telephone number in?" "Well, I don't know if I should. I'm just a working girl and live all by myself and . . . you know." "Well (nasty laugh), yes. Where would you like it returned?" ' "Now are you sure it will be found? I mean, I don't want to put this ad in unless it's going to be returned." "I'm sure if anyone finds it, it will be re turned. By the way, we take ads down here only. Would you like to come down here?" "I don't know if I really should. When shall I come?" "This office closes at 5:30 p.m. Can you come before then?" "Well, I don't get off work until after 5 p.m. I wonder if one of you could come out t my place and get the ad?" We won't print Jack's answer .to this, but say that he was getting rather disgusted with the un certain female. In fact, he was waving his doubled fists in the air and mentally wondering why he ever wanted to be a business manager. The conversation continued several minutes more as the prospective customer wondered about price, times that it would be run, prospect? of get ting her watch back, danger of telling her phone number and the very intimate message written on the back of the watch. Finally Jack interrupted to say, "Now your ad runs like this: 'Lost Bulova watch on campus. In scription on back. Heturn to The Daily Nebraskan office.' Does that cover everything?" "Why yes, I think that sounds real cute. Now will you be sure and tell me the minute you get it back?" "Yes. if you'll tell me your phone number, I'll call you if it is returned." "Oh, no. I'll call you, if that's all right. You know, you just can't be too careful." "Yes, that's right. Well, thank you." "Thank you. Bye." "Good bye!" And that is what happens when our efficient business manager gets a prospective customer. Ht is patient, understanding, helpful, and charming. He never loses his temper and does not laugh at the customers, no matter how disagreeable they are. But underneath, deep down inside, he gets awfully mad. Ask Jack. Warden Installed As Student Pastor At Missouri Lutheran Church Service The Rev. A. J. Norden was in stalled as student pastor for the Missouri Synod Lutheran church at services Sunday morning at the union. Officiating at the installation ceremonies were the Rev. A. G. Ahlman, of the Christ Lutheran church, and the Rev. W. W. Koenig of the Calvary Lutheran church, who gave the installation address. "The fear of God is the begin ning of wisdom," from Psalm III was the scripture upon which the Rev. Koenig based his installation service. He pointed out that re cent events offer sufficient proof that knowledge of facts and tech niques alone does not constitute wisdom, but may in fact bring distaster. The Rev. Koenig also said that a student program which empha sizes the preaching of the gospel of Christ is not only an important contribution to student morale but also provides an essential ele ment in the University curricu lum. The Rev. Norden succeeds the Rev. Henry Erck who retired be cause of ill health. C ill I ' 4Js ''; ft v w vb- e- t 4 -A j f f .1 f.' 4 Courtesy Lincoln SIM STUDENT PASTOR INSTALLATION . . . Pictured L to r.) are Rev. A. G. Ahlman, Rev. W. W. Koenig, who gave the Install tion address, and Rev A. J. Norden, new student pastor. gives him every other song that comes out to re cord. Most of these songs neither fit his style of singing nor are they arranged as they should be Frankie Laine is a great vocalist and he can have a great future, but he should be more particular about the songs h records. Stan Kenton's niche in the l J sic hall of fame is secure. If ever a man brought to the concert halls of this country r. new music native and vibrant with I' that man is "tan Kenton. Through his unique instrumentation and in spired arrangements he has not only freed jazz from the strict tempos and traditional restric tions of the dance hall, but he has actually suc ceeded in creating whole new rhythms and sounds in music. Kenton's latest release is a LP recording fea turing "Chorale for Bass," "Piano and Bongo," "Capital Punishment," "Painted Rhythms," "Lover" and "Abstraction." The disc has nine tunes and they all rate high. dear editor . . . Three months have passed since Lincoln was the scene of a disas trous flood, which brought sorrow and suffering to many families. This flood will not soon be for gotten, nor will the University of Nebraska students who responded so readily to the call of the Red Cross. College unit volunteers di vided into two groups, the girls prepared food, cared for children, and distributed clothing, while the boys set up beds and took vic tims to refuge and safety. The University can be truly proud of its representatives who put on such a laudable perform ance. The Red Cross College Unit wishes to congratulate these stu dents on a task well done. Sincerely, Joan Hanson, President. Card Section Flashes Require Months Of Intricate Planning Few of the 1,387 students who carry out the card flashes at home football games know how much effort is put into the half-time ac tivities on the fifty yard line. Months before the football sea son begins, the designs are worked out so that the colored cards can be ordered and received by the time they are needed. Planning the card designs has been the task of Aaron Schmidt for the last two years. Schmidt and band director Lentz col laborate to work out patterns that will tie in with the band formations. The project is spon ored by the band fraternity. Gamma Lambda. Since each football game ob serves a special occasion Dad's Day, Homecoming and others the card flashes and band formations follow the theme of the game. The first flash displays the theme of the day. The visitors are next acknowledged and then the University. The last two of the five flashes do nolr follow any set pattern. . After the flashes have been planned, balanced mathematic ally, plotted and colored to scale on paper, the cards are ordered. The day of the game the Corn Cobs and Tassels prepare the displays in East Stadium. At 8 a.m. the pep groups stamp the directions on small cards and place them with the flash cards on the correct seats. This is an Intricate procedure, for a mis take at this stage may ruin the final result. When the cards have all been placed in the appropriate seats, members of Cobs stand guard to see that no one changes the de signs. At game time Cobs, Tassels, freshmen Pepsters and others fill in the 21 by 22 row section in the middle of East Stadium to check and arrange their cards so that they may be quickly raised, low ered and changed. No practices are held. One year a practice was held before JJvl (baik VkbhaAkcuv Member FIFTY-FIRST YEAR Intercollegiate Press DROP, ADD ENDS OCT. 6 Taa DeUy Nebraska to ituhrtsaatl by the student of the Unlvumlti of Nreraska expression of students' new tta only. Aoeortfla( to Article U of Ml By-Lawo rovernlnr stadent ooblleations ana administered br ibo Board rafclioaMoae, "It to tho feelare poller of too Board thai one llatloaa, under Its Jurisdiction ahall ba free from editorial oawrafclB ' tbt I1 ' lb Board, sr tht part of any member ol tbo facoity of the (Jnlvenltjr, but tbo membere of tua atI oi in umiij neornaKBD aro pmwiir noponuoie lor wnat met a or do or eauao to ne iirintea tsfeiiertfrtioa mtoa aro a aamaator, . mailer or tK.OO for tho collet rear. It. 90 mailed, fftt4 aaiH darinc tho wheal rear except Satardara and Sandave. veeatlone and examlnUlon serin ...--. tee aionib of Aairiiat by the tTnivenlty of Nebraika nnder the aupervfilon of the Committee on Student Pubiictalone, Slnrle eopr Se. Fob erloda Ono luue published i - a Seeond (!laae Matter at tho Pert Office in Lincoln, Nebranka. under Act of Conrroii, March 8 MID. and at rata oi aoataft pranaeoj rer ta aeeuea u. An ei ion trees of October a, inn, anthemed September 10, 1KZ. EDITORIAL STAFF , Tom RUcho , . Joan Krnefer .Sao Gorton, Jane Steffen, Ken Rratrom, Shirley Murphy. Sally Adama Bob liauke ... 4 Editor Marahall Kuihner -"' iiiiier.... ... Jane Kendall ., Daba Kevnoide f ntur . . . . . k :Ava .... H ... .d!taf ....... Ann OtllUsn .Bob Sherman BUSINESS STAFF The deadline for adding or dropping courses has been set for noon, Oct. 6. Students wishing to add or drop courses must do so before this date. Written permission of the instructor is necessary in this pro cedure. In changing registration, stu dents must first see their advisers and fill out dron and add work sheets. They must see their deans or the director of the Jun ior Division. After completing these steps, students should contact the as signment committee. The fees for dropping or adding are $2.50. pt?n o afaiAaffwf , i ........ ...,................. . f- t t -lut rnonaeer I "!,.', i"'ter. st'il &! Jack Cehen Peti Berfaten Chuck Barmelater Jaia itandali Pershing Rifle Smoker To Honor R07 C Men . Freshmen and soDhomore Daslc ROTC students are invited to the Pershing Rifle smoker at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Union. Information concerning pledge ship will be presented. Major James N. Pearman. as sistant professor of military sci ence and tactics, will show a movie. Freshmen Coeds To Join Activities At Mart, October 17 The annual Activities Mart sponsored by AWS board will be held Oct. 17 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the Union. The purpose of the Mart Is to acquaint freshmen women with University organizations and their functions. Those organiza tions which use freshmen workers will have an opportunity to solicit members at the Mart. Any organization that wishes to have a booth at the Mart should contact Hester Morrison, -Activities Mart chairman, immediately. Mademoiselle Searching For College Board Mademoiselle magazine is now accepting applications from un dergraduate women for member ship on its 1951-52 college board. The application deadline is Oct. 31. A criticism of either Made moiselle's August 1951 college is sue or the 1951 September issue must be submitted with the ap plication. , Successful candidates will be notified the first week in Novem ber. The November Issue will carry the first assignment for the college board. Three such proj ects will be done during the col lege year. Assignments' will give college board members the chance to write features about life on their campus, to develop their critical and creative talents, and to dis cover their own abilities and job interests. The top 20 girls will win a Mademoiselle guest editorship to go to New York next June to help publish the August college issue. A regular month's salary and round-trip transportation to New York City will also be included. While in New York, each trirl will interview a celebrity in her chosen field, visit fashion work rooms, newspaper offices, stores and advertising agencies. i or lunner miormation see Dean Marjorie Johnston or write to: College Board Editor, Made moiselle, 75 Madison Avenue. New York 22, N.Y. a game In which a moving de sign was planned. In spite of the rehearsal the flash did not prove satisfactory. The bane of the business for Marilyn Vingers, Tassels presi dent, Is the people who "peek out." They spoil the whole thing when they have to "wave at Mom," she said. Schmidt estimated that tho cost of cards for each game is about $300. Students who use the cards for confetti spend from one, to two hundred dollars each game, he said. The funds for the dis plays comes from the athletic de partment. The University card section is entirely under student manage ment, unlike other famous card sections like that of the Univers ity of California. A professional is hired to do the planning and arranging at cauiornia. WANT ADS WHEN YOU WANT RESULTS USE DAILY rJEOOflSfttri WANT AOS CASH SATES of One To Three I Day Daya Pars 1-11) a-ir foar I PIto Dfi 1 Daya If- fl-te" l -to I 61 t M ILoa ll.M j I I IW LM I Leo LiLLj.!. ' I tot I ifo ?1.M LU' I'm i iw gj I -mh-mi i.nrTirr.-a Include sddreaiM when flgw. Ing cost Bring ads to DaJly Nebraskan business office, Student Union, or mail with eorract amount and Insertions desired. "auk AGAIN Jimmy Fhlllipa Comboi Vlt.f. 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