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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, October 5, 1951
Torn Rsche.
TNE: Dead Or Sleeping?
Last spring, an organization known as Theta
Nil Epsilon came to verbal blows with the officials
of our University and apparently came out the
loser. Under the leadership of Chancellor R. G.
Gustavson, the organization received its "Sun
day punch." If the blow was not fatal, it was
hard enough to render the organization senseless,
for a period of time.
Following an episode in which the TNE'a
met the city police one Wednesday evening,
seven of its members spent the night in the
city jail. They had been found painting the tra
ditional fraternity skull and cross bones at vari
ous houses and intersections around campus.
Four of these students were suspended by Dean
T. J. Thompson, but were later reinstated fol
lowing a conference between high University
officials and active and alumni members of
Theta Nu Epsilon.
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At this conference, lancellor Gustavson and
other University officials extracted from the mem
bership of TNE a list of all its members. They
extracted also a promise that there would be no
recurrence of the sign painting and general "hell
raising" that had plagued the campus for years.
Both the list and the pledge are now housed in
the safety deposit vault of a local bank.
The Chancellor told alumni and student
members of TNE that he considered any under
ground organisation, whatever its purposes, to
be evil. He said that such widely varied groups
as communists and the Ku Klux Klan were in
the same class with TNE, in that both groups
had secret meetings and secret membership. He
told them that he considered TNE a destructive,
rather than constructive, force on campus.
The Chancellor re-admitted the students who
were suspended on condition that the entire mem
bership list be revealed. He allowed re-admission
because he said, "It is part of my philosophy that
some provision should be made for the offender
to get back into society. Unless you do, you are
crystallizing a criminal class." The Chancellor
expressed certainty that TNE was a dead issue on
the University of Nebraska campus and declined
to say what action might be taken should the issue
arise again. When I told him that at least one of
the TNE's had said that he intended to keep the
pledge "because it is my neck if I don't," the
chancellor only replied, "He's' right."
The Chancellor saidie was "amazed" at the
people who were active and alumni members of
Theta Nu Epsilon. He expressed shock at "the
infiltration of TNE into the faculty, athletics and
student organizations." He reiterated his belief
that such an organization had no place on the
University of Nebraska campus.
.
The Chancellor's approach to the matter
seems entirely sound. The TNE fight seems to
be closed for the present, and should it rise
again, the administration has an adequate lever
with which to stop its activities. Alumni mem
bers, the Chancellor said, include "many prom
inent: Lincoln citizens." Some of these persons,
who nave actively aided the fraternity in the
past, might not be willing to allow such an or
ganisation to rise again, since their names are
available, with their signatures.
Twenty years ago, "nieta Nu Epsilon was an
recognition by the grand council of the fraternity.
In 1926, the fraternity was reorganized and pro
vision made that members could not belong to
any other college fraternity.
The fraternity in those days was more a
group or recognized campus leaders in various
positions. Through the years, it degenerated into
a purely drinking and political fraternity.. Many
chapters reached this point, among them, Ne
barska's. Balrd's Manual of American College
Fraternities estimated that at one time, nearly
400 clandestine chapters existed. It had originally
been founded, in 1870 at Wesley an college, to
bring together "a group of congenial fellows who
possess ability for leadership and representative
students in all phases of life." Its form gradually
changed. The original national organization has
since ceased to exist.
On the University 01 Nebraska campus, Theta
Nu Epsilon exerted no constructive influence. It
selected "good joes," some of whom were prominent
in activities and some who were relative nonen
tities. At one time they exerted a great deal of
power on campus, but that power rapidly declined
in the past several years. It came to a rather
disastrous climax last spring. Its membership was
generally supposed to be composed entirely of
fraternity men, although there is some doubt on
this point. Last spring, a "Pink Hag" appeared,
purporting to present the names of some of the
TNE's. There is also some reason to doubt the
authenticity of at least a portion of this list.
TNE has gone down for the count. Time
alone will tell whether it will rise again. The
Dally Nebraskan is willing to back the apparent
winner of the fight, the Chancellor. If Theta
Nu Epsilon stages a drunken comeback, there
will be cause for action. Until then, the matter
is closed.
I
We're Not Alone
I was talking to a student at Oklahoma A&M
this summer, and the topic got around to campus
activities. Finally, he mentioned that a secret or
ganization of campus had been forced out into
the open last spring. The name of the organiza
tion? TNE!
He was telling me that one of the members
a person highly placed in activities, had become
angry and told all about the group before a
meeting of the student senate. The revelations
rocked the campus.
It seemed that since 1919, TNE had man
aged to maintain members in high activities by
infiltration and division of the opposition. They
selected students on the way up, and backed them
for still higher office. This they did by splitting
. the position, in the familiar way of getting two
highly popular candidates to knock each other out
of the running. Some students thought that the
organization might have female members, but at
any rate, coeds were backed by TNE.
The most amazing part of the situation was
that the existence of the organization was either
Dear Editor:
As one progresses a Ions his
school career, even the most en
thusiastic student wonders at
times Just why he is spending his
time on the campus. This prob
lem has many answers depending
upon which student is doing the
answering.
My concern with, this .problem
has been stimulated somewhat by
the letter in yesterday's Rag
about the editorial policy of the
paper. The letter writer disap
proves of the type of articles that
are appearing in the Rag on the
editorial page and seems quite
sure that the reasons why the
editor does not follow the typical
Greek line of stereotyping is that
the editor has not grown up yet
I was Just beginning to congratu
late the Rag as to the new editor
and as to the worthwhileness of
the stuff that was printed on the
inside of the front page this year
The overwhelming attitude of
the person writing this missive
was that of intellectual snob
bery. If he wants to reply or
disagree to this statement, he is
free to.
Now just why should there
be people and why should there
be students who are burdened
with this attitude of "me for
myself and my intellectuality,
this is the most important thing
for me while attending the Uni
versity"?
I am sure that this attitude
comes mainly from the professors
and the parents in the home com
munities of these students. It is
the conviction of many of the so
called learned persons of this col
lege town of Lincoln that intel
lectuality is the highest ideal for
which to strive.
This is not true because while
learning from books is neces
sary for continued progress, the
foundation upon which the peo
ple of the world must learn to
live amicably together is found
in religion. The highest ideal is
God and is lived within the re
lationship which people have
with God. Out of this relation
ship between God and people
comes the basis upon which
people can care about anyone
but themselves. This holds true
in all areas of life and includes
getting along with our neighbor
at college, at home, at our jobs
and also the neighbors that we
have in other countries.
If the University does not seek
to create and to nurture this at
titude of concern for others and
By KATIIY RADAKER
Staff Reporter
Now is the time for all good
doctors to come' to the aid of their
patients. After playing the role of
a physician for the fourth time in
"People Will Talk," now at the
Jstuart theatre, Cary Grant would
paraphrase the familiar typewrit
ing exercise this way.
Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain,
two ingratiating players, have
poked some fun at the medical
profession but at the same time
have expressed a heartening
philosophy, t
Grant plays a crusading doc
Ann's Alley
BY ANN GILLIGAN
Society Editor
About this campus crimel
Yes, it is true. Black mail, em
bezzlement, and other crimes are
ruling the campus. The only hint
I can give you now is a list of
names that may be involved. Ask
Dick Billig, Marilyn Vingers or
"Moon" Mullen about it.
Major social activities this
weekend consist of migration,
farmers Formal, and, you guessed
it Kings again!
More couples migrating for
"the big game" will be Diane
Feaster nnd Lee George, Mary
4?an Niehaus and Don Ander
son, Anita Spradley and Jerry
Ewirg, Gracia Eyth and Larry
Anderson, Ting Lilly and Dale
Swanson, Harriet Wenke and
Charlie Wright, Mary Belle
Baldwin and Tom Tobin, Mar
ilyn Mueller and Fred Allen,
Sydna Puchs and Foster Wood
ruff, Luella Cooney and Rollle
Reynolds, Connie Clark and
Sonny Karges, Marie McDuffee
and Lee Carter, Lorene Graver
and Ken Kelly and Jane Wade
and Bill Anderson.
The big Ag event Friday night,
the Farmer's Formal, will be at
tended by Barb Walstrom and
Gene Entrel, Marilyn Rice and
Jerry Eastin, Marilyn Bamesber
gcr and Chuck Stuber, Betty
Brinkman and Joel Mead, Diane
Cooper and "Shelly" Jacobs,
Terry Barnes and Fred Hosterman,
Jo Meyers and Wayne White,
Elaine Millen and Jack Lemon and
Delma Sarnes and Phil Olsen.
Seems like there isn't anything
accredited national fraternity with 14 active unknown to the student body, or else was known
chapters, 11 of which had houses on national cam'
puses such as the Universities of Illinois, Cali
fornia and Ohio State among others. Nebraska's
Iota chapter, chartered locally in 1895, was not
one of these. At one time, the society had 82
active sub rosa chapters, but most of these were
suspended and were no longer legally entitled to
to very few. Drinking, apparently, was not a major
requirement.
As a result, strong student and faculty ac
tion was taken against TNE. Several prominent
activity leaders lost their jobs.
Other campuses have problems too. We're not
alone. '
Connie Gordon.
Banning Automobiles On Campus
May Bring Surprising Results
to do Friday nights but go to
does not allow for the reality ofiKings. Some of the dates will be
relicion as a basic source of moti-!Jerry Krupinsky and Helene
vation in Deonle's concern ior
other people, then I can see no
valid reason for my attendance or
for the continued existence of the
University, for civilization will
soon disintegrate.
PHIL HAIN
Dear Sir:
Is it merely my good fortune
or aren't they distributing the
Rag this semester? It seems to
be my very good luck always to
pass Daily Nebraskan boxes
empty of that sub-literary publi
cation. We all pay for the Nebraskan
in our tuition, do we not? Then
we all should have to read it.
Otherwise we would not be get
ting our money's worth, and I
believe we should always make
the most of our University dol
lars. Of course, I'll grant you it
might be a losing deal in the case
of the Rag. After all, whose time
is not worth more than the Daily
Nebraskan?
Sherman, Marvin Steinberg and
Charlene Katz, Keith Mumby and
Jean Perrm, Bob Howard and
Agnes Anderson .and Paul Shedd
and Rita Al Goding.
And now for pinnings and other
such situations people get them
selves into.
At the Chi O house, Jan Glock
passed two boxes of candy.
One box announced Jan's pin
ning to Knox Jones, the other
announced the engagement of ;
her alumnus sister, Barb, to Ed
Saffel.
Only one other pinning this
week. Ginger Hein announced
her pinig to Jim Nissen. This
affair is a little backwards, for
the couple got engaged last
summer.
But the steady list is long.
Mariam Wohlfarth and Bob
Selden, Blaine Ward and Francis
Fricke, Monty Herman and Char-
ney Taub, Paul Galden and Audrey
Marx, Louis Nelson and Wayne
Hunt, and Bob Tooley and Jo
Johannes will not be "dating the
field," for a while. Barb Turek
I tor and teacher in a medical col
1 lege who treats his patients with .
hearty doses of practical psy
chology as well as the usual
amount of pills and serums. He
imbues In his students the philo
sophy that a doctor should treat
a person's mind as well as his
body, a belief that almost causes
his undoing.
As the forward looking Dr.
Praetorius, he practices what he
preaches, especially when it comes
to Jeanne Crain. who is first his
student, later his , patient and
finally his wife.
There are many unforgettable
scenes In this Zanuck-Mankie-wicz
triumph and one that will en
chant every boy from four to 40
is the miniature train sequence in
which Grant, Slezak and Black
mer essay the roles of train dispatchers.
There are splendid Character
izations by Hume Cronyn. Walter
Slezak, whose bass fiddle playing
accounts ior much laughter. Sid
ney Blackmer, Basil Ruysdael and
Katherlne Locke.
Stanley Kramer's film "Cyrano
de Bergerac" is now showing at
the varsity theatre.
For an actor with the ac
complishments of Jose Ferrer,
the part of Cyrano is practically
fool-proof. Nose and all, he is
the epitome of Cyrano, giving
us a remarkable picture of the
17th century poet. He loved his
young cousin, the beautiful Rox
anne, with all the ardor of his
heart, but, because of his dis
figuring nose, never made this
love known to her.
Instead, he wrote her love let
ters which were sent to her in
the name of Christian, the young.
inarticulate soldier she thought
she loved, and who wooed her
with Cyrano's exquisite poetry
and prose.
Mala Powers, a beautiful girl
quite . new to the screen, plays
Roxanne. William Prince is prop
erly handsome and gauche in the
role of Christian. The part of
Cyrano's arch enemy, De Guise, is
in the capable hands of Ralph
Clanton, with Morris Cranovsky
playing Le Bret and Lloyd Cor
igan as the baker-poet.
A comedy based upon the thrills
and excitement of big league base
ball is "Angels in the Outfield,"
starring Paul Douglas and Janet
Leigh. It is now playing at the
Lincoln theatre.
The movie is the story of Guff
McLrovern, manager of the Pitts
burgh Pirates, whose ungovern
able temper and use of investives
serve only to bring about a loss of
morale to his team, which results
in losing games.
It is when three influences
enter his life that a remarkable
change comes over Guffy, a
change which leaves its mark
not only on him but on the for
tune of the Pirates.
The first influence is repre
sented by spirited, young Jen
nifer Paige, a newspaper wo
man sent to get a story on
Guffy from the woman's angle.
She learns that there are soft
spots beneath that hardened ex
terior. The second is represented by an
eight-year-old girl from an or
phanage who takes miracles com
pletely in her stride.
The third , influence manifests
itself in the voice of an angel
which informs Guffy that he and
the Pirates will have celestial help
and guidance if he reforms.
The fabulous New Orleans of
1860, lives again as one of the
world's foremost ports of call in
"Adventures of Captain Fabian,"
which starts Friday at the State
theatre.
Macheline Prcllo is the fiery
Lea Mariotte, who appears op
posite Errol Flynn. Vincent Price,
Agnes Moorhead and Victor Fran
con also star.
The story concerns the famous
ruling family of New Orleans, the
Brissacs, who ride rough-shod
over everything that stands in
their way.
The beginning of the events
is sending a harmless old woman
to the gallows for witch-craft.
It is her daughter, Lea, who de
cides to carry out the curse
placed on the Brlssao family by
the condemned woman., The
girl's hate for them exceeds all
bounds when she is condemned
to death for the killing of a
coachman in self-defense.
It's the skipper of the vessel
"China Sea," Captain Fabian, who
steps in and saves the girl through
the threat of revealing what he
knows of the Brissacs shady background.
"She Shoulda Said no," show
ing at the Nebraska, speaks out
the message of law enforcement
officers everywhere.
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My sympathy is with the
Greeks who get one copy at school jpassed candy kisses at the SDT
and r,nA o "tlin micfl" an1 4Vncii - i -i i .
nouse announcing iier new sieaay.
and one at "the house" and thus
are stuck with two. Realizing this
letter makes me a jackass in the
eyes of the frat rat (and think
ing nothing could be better), I
care not a penny s worth whether
or not you print this, for how
can l receive any pleasure from
its being printed when I never
see a copy. Vance Hansen.
Sid Rubin
The Kappa Delt's have a new
brother fraternity, the Chi-O-Pas
The boys, composed of football
players from Chicago, Omaha, and
Pennsylvania, serenaded the girls
last Monday evening and showered
them with firecrackers as part
of the "initiation" ceremony,
Things are getting pretty serious at Michigan
State. All automobiles and bicycles have been
banned from the campus.
An irate student "wrote to the editor of the
student paper to warn or 'impending dangers.'"
"Among other suggestions he made was the
outlawing of students wearing heavy shoes to
classes. He pointed out that not only would there
be wear and tear on the walks, but also, the danger
of threatening those who wished to go without
shoes on the crowded walk."
By the way, I stole that from the Iowa State
Daily.
Speaking of stealing things from the Iowa
State Daily, I am lifting something from the
"Ballyrot" column (for a change).
Here it is:
"Despite official protests, Congressional In
vestigating Committees behind every bush, and
the arrest of many Daily Staff members, we will
continue to print VITAL, CLASSIFIED IN
FORMATION about this country's secret wea
pons." "TOP SECRET"
"Don't Read This"
"Anyone who reads farther please report
immediately for execution. You can greatly speed
things if you bring your rope."
THE HOLD DOWN
"The Hold-Down, or Mechanical Submarine
Sinker sub-C60 is a secret weapon fitted to the
The Hold-Down is essentially a kind of inverted
cradle, painted black with white spots."
"The enemy submarine is located and fol
lowed; when it starts to surface, a ship equipped
with a Hold-Down is maneuvered directly over
the enemy. The enemy sub then rises into the
cradle-shaped Hold-Down and is held down."
"The enemy captain, seeing something wrong,
looks through his periscope and sees only the
Hold-Down, painted black with white spots. He
thinks this is the sky and stars, and since the
submarine can rise no farther he assumes that
it has surfaced. The crew eager for fresh air, the
hatch is flung open, and everyone takes a deep
breath and drowns."
Great armchair strategy.
The following comes from the Daily Kansan.
"In view of the recent sports scandal, there
is talk of moving the Buildings and Grounds
Fixit Ship a little farther away from the Ath
letic department office."
Well, that's all for today, EXCEPT
News is still coming in about the biggest
campus scandal of our time. I'm still pledged to
secrecy (thanks to you, Sue) but just keep read
ing the Rag, and you too many know about some
AT miLLER S
of the goings-on of some of our more "prominent"
bottom of ships to cope with enemy submarines, campus personalities.
JJul Oaih TkbhadJucuv
FIFTY-FIRST YEAR
Member
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