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    THE DAILY NEB R ASK AN
Thursday, January 3Ty 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
Sink Or Swim Together?
Why
Am I
Here?
.Bob Rekhenbach
An interesting note on the
national scene concerns Con
press and the Justice Depart
ment (Attorney General J.
Howard McGrath in uarticu-
lar) . Following upon the heels
ot the income-tax scandals
comes a new wave of investi
gations. They are even inves
tigating the investigators
now. We are waiting for an
investigation of the Student
Council and J. Howard Mc
Cobel. But Congress is not occupied
soieiy with matters of suca world'
shaking significance. The string'
tie set can show a spark of ro
mance.
'Why Not An F-Week For NU?'
Cries Former 'Shucks' Editor
"Wonder where the others are celebrating tonight?"
The. old saying about either sinking together or memory book. Favors, to be paid individually, also
swimming together had taken on quite a meaning had been ordered,
at the University. This seems to be the recent atti
tude of the administration. It is quite different
from former cases when the administration stressed
that action by a few individuals should not con
demn the entire University.
Although anyone may change his mind, the ad
ministration seems to be overworking this activity.
The most prominent example of the sink or
swim together theory occurred following Christ
mas vacation when two fraternities were deprived
of social privileges because of action by a few.
The majority were not even near campus. This
is not the first time an entire group has been
penalized because of a few individuals' actions.
The strange part of the situation is that it
departs from former Ideas connected with the
same principle. For example, two years ago,
when several University students were involved
la a law dispute, the University took great pains
to stress that jh action was not typical of stu
dent conduct as, a whole, but rather Just a few
Individuals.
Unless the illegal functions or action is taken
by an organi2ed house as a whole, it seems entirely
inconsistent to place the entire house on probation
r take away social privileges.
The social ban for this semester on two cam
pus fraternities resulted in about $400 loss for
one because plans and arrangements for an an
nual social event already had been made. The
house must make up the loss in some way above
regular operating costs. Total loss included full
price of the band booked for the evening, partial
payment on the ballroom reservation and- pro
grams and invitations.
As one member put it, "at least we got a pro
gram and invitation." Perhaps it can be put in a
The other house was fortunate. It turned over
reservations and the band to the Interfraternity
Council for the annual ball Friday. The only
monetary loss members of this house incurred was
cost of individual favors.
Obviously, when University rules are broken,
offenders should be punished. That Is true any
where in sc!i.ol or out. However, in keeping
with American standards, punishment should be
directed toward individuals, not groups which
they were not even officially representing. When
one faculty member is turned in for violating
rules, University or otherwise such as drunken
driving, the University would not place the en
tire faculty on probation or take away certain
privileges.
It seems we are regressing rather than pro
gressing if this is the attitude to be used. Natur
ally, action taken by one member of an organiza
tion so tightly knit as a Greek group will reflect
on the entire group. But that is as far as it should
go. Punishment should not be directed at all unless
the action was collectively or officially taken by
members.
No doubt it is hard to determine what is offi
cial, but certainly the administration is capable
of making this distinction.
Recently Congress passed a
bill returning a $500 surety bond
to a Mansfield, Ohio, man.
Allen Spangler had forfeited
the bond when he and Austra
lian Patricia Gaynor were not
married within the 90 days re
quired by law after she arrived
in this country. Spangler ex
plained that the delay was nec
essary for the two to get re
uainted in new surroundings.
After President Truman signs
the bill, $500 will be returned to
Spangler. Ain't that sweet?
In the interests of greater safety,
the Preferred Risk Mutual Insur
ance of Des Moines says they will
give a 25 per cent discount onl
"Ur"""? -"ning the semester
--w " a a- sa, uiiivv itvt
io tajce an alcoholic drink while
the policy is in force. This reward
to total abstainers wilL it is
thought, make the hiehwars of
America saier. Although there is
no apparent restrictive clause, one
must assume tnat this offer is not
good to college students.
All this business in Ecvct and
iran iaieiy Dnngs to mina a
thought which makes most of us
stop and wonder. From the out
side it looks like a siimle case
of nationalism versus imperial
ism somewhat similar to a series
of incidents which occurred in
1796 and 1849. Only this time
tne participants in the earlier
struggles are aligned somewhat
diflerently.
IMItor's Not I The author I a lSO graduate f the
University ai4 former tltur of Corn Shiieks, eampns humor
MfHlm. Ho spent font immlw at Columbia university
taking; gnaduate work. He expect to leave for the army In
JObraarr.
Having been asked by the editor of this publi
cation to set down a few observations on paper, I
hereby must confess that I have practically no
opinions which could be termed thought-provoking
or controversial. However, I do have a few ques
tions. For instance:
Why are the temporary bu!!2ings called tem
porary? , Where does the money for drop and add slips
go?
Why is it that after reading Fearless Fosdick,
I can't stand Dick Tracy?
What ever happened to the
McCarthy investigation?
When fraternities are put on
probation, why do their mem
bers seem to relish in spreading
the fact?
Why is Milton Eisenhower
so famous?
Since the engineers have an
doesn't the Faction go them one better and have
an T-Week"?
ML
Jacobs
"E-Week," why
Why did Dresscn pitch Branca?
What ever happened to College Days?
Why do Dental college students seem to havt
the worst-looking teeth?
Is Ed Sulivan literate?
If steel girders can be found for historical so
ciety buildings, parking lots and athletic stadia,
why can't any be found for a new Temple build
ing? Why are beer taverns called bars?
Of what use is the liberal arts' natural science
requirement?
Why not a rival campus newspaper?
Who does Stassen think he's kidding?
Why haven't they put Harpo Marx on TV?
Why don't they conduct a teacher-rating system
among the teachers themselves?
Is it good or bad .for a girl to be over-pointod?
Why can't Hollywood put out a movie as enter
taining as "The Lavender Hill Mob"?
Why does Omaha get nearly all of the good
roadshows? f
What ever became of By Hooper or, for that
matter, Lucky Pierre?
-Stolen Goods-
Survey Reveals 57 Per Cent
Of Undergraduates Cheat At UCLA
, Marilyn Mangold.
This new columnist is begin-
with stolen
goods from last semester. Even
though finals are over at this
great institution, news of the final
seasons at other
campuses prove;
enhstemng.
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u tne university must punish and it should
let it punish individuals when the action is caused
by individuals. Action on the group as a whole
will be taken by its national organization. There
is no need for the University to take such steps
if they should be.
The distinction between group and individuals
may be hard to make, but it would be fairer than
a colective punishment. J.K.
A Sweetheart Should Be . . .
Six lovely University women have the honor early Tuesday. Tuesday night, the six coeds were
this week of being finalists for the annual title of notified of selection as finalist. Without interview,
Inter-Fraternity sweetheart The names of Jean without judging and without any basis for judg-
Loudon, Sue Brownlee, Janet Peterson, Jane Flet- ing, the social committe of the council read through
, cner, -axsy meters ana Beth Alden have been the list of names and arbitrarily placed the honor
' aaaea. xo me ever-growing rou 01 campus queens upon six of them.
vr queen cauuiuaies. j.ne juauy ieorasKan recog
nizes each 01 these girls may possess necessary
qualifications, whatever these are, to reign over
the Greeks as sweetheart of the fraternities.
However, these young ladies have gained more
of a distinction than their predecessor queen
candidates. Most female beauty honors on this
campus are bestowed on the basis of ticket
votes, poise, charm, ratings during interviews or
through their participation in certain academic
r extra-curricular fields. Not so with the latest
Sweetheart finalists!
The Inter-Fraternity council last year came
np with a new method of selecting aweeaheart
finalists and this year's Greek rulers have sec
onded the plan using it to choose finalists.
i" " Each of the- fourteen sororities informed the
Council heads of their candidate for Inter-Fraternity
Sweetheart, presumably late Monday night or
Margin Notes
Although the Student Council undoubtedly is
finding enough to keep busy, one worthwhile pro
ject it might undertake is investigating possibilities
for mid-year commencement exercises. As several
mid-year graduates this year admitted, it would be
: to have some sort of program to recognize
four years ot work toward a degree.
The Nebraskan has reason to believe that an
appeal from students for mid semester com
mencement exercises would not go unnoticed by
the Chancellor. This Is important
There is no need to .import a speaker. A short
talk by Chancellor Gustavson or another prominent
University official would at least give some recog
nition to mid year graduates. It is a possibility
worth consideration.
It has been brought to the attention of The
Nebraskan several times recently that playing
eiess in the Union lobby is not permitted. Check
ing with (he Union board, The Nebraskan dis
covered the decision did not come from the
1 iUfsrd, the tisual channel. Wherever the decision
was made, it seems that explanation is due.
At present Sj games may be played in any
vm but the game nook, outside the Crib. With
.la recent interest in the game it seems a shame
io discourage it by restriction to this small area
T.: s Hebrasksn can see no barm ;n a chess gam
I'ayed in the Union lobby. .
Daily Thought
friend and a shadow attend only
T?i the Em shines. Franklin.
The social committee of the IFC, according to
Council President Harold "Hod" Myers, consists
of Herb Nordeen, Steve Carveth, Cy Johnson
and Bob Reichenbach. What a jolly time these
young men must have had, chatting over the list
of 14 candidates, basing their final decision of
six onagain in ts words of President Myers
"what they thought a sweetheart should bo."
This method of judging the woman who is to
receive the honor of Sweetheart of 23 University
fraternities deemed so worthwhile that the
Wednesday night judging for the "final finalist'
was based on "what they thought a sweetheart
should be." However, in this case, not solely the
social committee, but the entire membership of
23 college men, will decide "what a sweetheart
should be," not collectively, but individually by
ballot.
The Daily Nebraskan is not in disagreement
with the six young ladies who vied for the Inter
Fraternity Sweetheart honor Wednesday evening.
We are not in disagreement with the veritable
existence of the IFC. But we would like to ques
tion, with thought, th basis of selection of the
Sweetheart finalists and the kind of leadership
of an organization which permits this fallacy.
R.R.
Here we are, the living ex
ample of democracy and the
champion of free peoples every
where, that is, except where
the interests of those who would
be free conflict with ours. Over
simplified, the Question boils
down to this: can we doggedly
maintain that people all ever
the world have the right to con
trol their own countries and
their own resources even when
such a stand would inevitably
weaken our position in the
"family" of nations to such an
extent that we would lose our
strongest allies?
By our stand in Iran and Indo
nesia we have indicated that such
a position, no matter how noble
is untenaoie. we seem on the
verge - of interfering in Errot.
which once again mocks our riiK
trine of the inalienable right of
people to govern themselves. But
umes cnange and things become
old-fashioned and nhsniot p.
haps this doctrine has fallen vic
tim to the changing complexion
oi miernaxionai affairs.
From all appearances our
theory will be re-stated, in
audibly, in somewhat this man
ner; the United States favors
the right of people to govern
themselves, but only when such
a policy is expedient Whether
such a re-statement Is neces
sary Is another question.
JhsL (Daily VbrfMAkajv
FIFTY-FIRST YEAR
Member
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March 3, 187P,
110H,
1922.
A survey to
determine the
number of this
month's dis
honest students
at UCLA re
vealed that 57
per cent of the
u ndergraduates
cheat In con
trast to most
professors, who Mangold
would throw up their hands in
horror at such publication of
criminology, a UCLA philosophy
prof explained the situation with:
"The pressures of our society are
too great The university merely
reiiects tne price that an mdivi
dual has to pay in order to come
out on top." That figures!
After finals were over. I went
to the various book-stores and
sold a few books 25 cents worth,
in fact and then proceeded to
spend my aged father's dwindling
Danx accouni on some new books.
Which tragic story serves a transi
tion into naraeranhv five and
some more stolen notes.
A non-nrofit student boob pv-
change will be established on the
university 01 tjoioraao carrrous.
if the administration annroves.
The exchange will be managed
by non-salaried employes who
will sell books for students. A
service fee of ten cents will be
charged to the student selline the
book and the buyer will not have
to pay more than 60 rer cent of
the original cost of the book.
Sounds economical to say the
least.
After buying my new books, the!1
next step led me to the classroom.
Union Dance
lhe Union Will hold firming
Hog day dance, Saturday, Feb. 2,
irom to 12 p.m. in the Union
oaiiroom.
Music will be furnished bv Jean
Moyer and his orchestra. Admis
sion is 44 cents per couple.
'WANT ADS
Although few students to be on
the verge of nervous breakdowns,
very few are able to sit still dur
ing a lecture. At Kansas U. a
professor plans to install a
"wiggle-graph" which will record
the number of times a student
wiggles during a lecture. Zoology
classes will probably rate the most
wiggles.
Fellow lady students beware!
With the formal season in prog
ress we have one problem solved
for us with indelible lipstick.
(UCLA men named Rose Laird
their "Woman of the Year"
really Marguerite Higgms was,
i way it happened at Auburn Col
lege in New York. A Dusmess
major there concealed a wire re
corder and a microphone in the
ladies lounge during a fraternity
party.
Of eight accumulated hours of
talk, six hours and 40 minutes
were devoted to the human male
in general. Girls who had just
left the room were talked about
for three hours and 15 minutes,
the recordings revealed.
This column may not prove to
be exceptionally outstanding be
cause I'm really not too well
versed in world affairs. Artie
vao,!.. , . .
cosmetican who perfecting indel-i?!y.er be.en ? e Strom-
ibie lipstick to its highest degree.) I " eUvCi,i-
TToiihio nr,oiotr nn,rfC 4- 4v.ni ment ever gave me a mink coat
lipstick which permits a ' fellow as a matter .f act 0 ONE has
wear the same white shirt on two five? J?e a .miI?k coat) but as the
gi eai sapiain Sanson, i snail stay
with my column until it sinks.
dates and a girl to save hours of
precious time, i.e., no more need
to blot your freshly applied lip
color on tne dorm door at one
second to one o'clock on a Satur
day night. I hope I have made
the term "indelible lipstick clear
to every one now.
As I said, we have one problem
solved, but there is another horror
which will surely strike at the
heart of every coed the possibil
ity of hidden wire recorders and
microphones. Don't laugh it
might happen on this campus the
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