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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
EDITORIAL PAGE
Hear Ye, Council, Faculty
Monday, February 4, 1952 H iffl Man On CampUS
The years a student spends In college constitute
a period In which he should be preparing for fu
ture life. Thus, any situation in college should be
comparable, so far as possible, to conditions the
student will encounter in later years. Unfortunate
ly, this policy is not always followed. Greatest
ignoring of this fundamental fact has come from
the complaints raised, to date, against election
Tjy-laws proposed by the Student Council. .
The section of the proposed by-laws dealing
with pre-election campaigning seems to be draw
ing the most comment The only other provision
is pne providing that "there shall be a minimum
of three polling places, the location of which
shall be designated by the Student Council." In
view of criticism which the Council received
last spring when it placed a polling booth in
Ferguson hall, it seems logical the student legis
lators might find a more specific answer to this
problem In their by-laws.
On the point of the pre-election campaigning,
however, lies the most dissention. The faculty
to vote with a degree of intelligence.
Of greatest surprise to The Nebraskan was
Article C, section 8, concerning newspaper pub
licity. This makes provision that: "The elections
committee shall be responsible for furnishing The
Daily Nebraskan with sufficient facts for non
partisan publicity and publicity should be factual
and of equal coverage." . , -
The Nebraskan wishes to remind the student
body, and especially the members of the Stu
dent Council, what it attempted to make clear
in the first issues of this semester. We shall
not submit to control by one or two groups nor
to one or two individuals, including the Student
Council.
Although The Nebraskan in the past has main
tained an impartial attitude toward candidates in
all elections, it should be stressed that this policy
is the newspaper's, and not a policy decided by
the Student Council or the faculty. Members of
this staff are directly responsible for what is said.
On news stories as impartial a stand as possible
always will be maintained. But we operate under
committee on general organization, which passes no censorship, especially editorially.
final judgment on the by-laws, has not taken ac
tion on them. But the committee has let Council
members know the attitudes expressed in their
discussions of this subject. The committee objects,
in main, to the pre-election campaigning provisions
because of the political nature of such electioneer
ing and because handbills an placards would lit
terup the campus.
The Nebraskan would like to point out, to
this faculty committee, that careful study has
been made by the Council election committee on
the by-laws. It is extremely difficult to see what
serious objection could be made to the obviously-mature
attempt by the Council to have
college elections stimulate, in such a small way,
state and national politics.
The Nebraskan has every desire to work con
tinually and to cooperate with the Student
Council on all worthwhile projects. But it should
be made clear, that if and when the Council
desires .impartial publicity, it might recommend
to The Nebraskan to follow such a policy edi
torially. However, The Nebraskan will not sub
mit to any mandatory control by any group.
We're strongly in favor of the faculty com
mitteee accepting the by-laws proposed by the
Council in most instances. There are some changes,
the Council should make first, though. After all,
we're not children. We're sure that we can bear
the political pressure of electioneering and cam
paigning. We would like to think that college really
is a preparation for life, not - just an ivy-covered
wall behind which to hide. The Nebraskan also
By Bibler'
Union Cues
'Life' Theater Exhibition
Depicts Stages In Drama
Shirley Murphy
"Theater-From Ritual to Broad- pictures from many current pro
way" goes on exhibit today in the auctions. Dlltw ,
main founge of the Union. Jrancjs Fergusso
The exhibition was preparea oy S,r wk
"Good morning, Professor Snarf!"
Murphy
the editors of "Lire" magazine,
Four historical
stages in drama
are depicted.
"The Begin
nings of Thea
ter," section
one, shows rit
ualistic dances
and festivals
which give rise
to Greek
tragic theater.
Six panels in
section two,
"Tr-Qcrin Thpa-
nrppk traeedy
use 'of chorus and relate medieval
drama with its uaxnearai
ground to Shakespearean tragedy
iiTVia Perennial Liii'e 01 Com-
j n AaniMc tho tradition of
rlownine from which popular
farce developed. It traces clown
w Ampriran vaudeville and
farce to American ministrel shows
and musicals.
Revolution in drama because
of industrialized society and
sufferings of Individuals in
drama comprise the final sec
tion, "Theater in the Modern
World." This section includes
intrndupes the sections.
The exhibit will be in the Union
through Feb. 16. Union house
committee is in charge of the
event. Beverly Mann in chairman
and Marilyn Moonr.ey is sponsor.
A Student Views The News
Traditional Support Of Underdog
Extends To US Foreign Pplicy
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Society To Show 4 Films
A film society is a new Univer
sity feature co-sponsored by the
Union general entertainment com
mittee and the Fine Arts depart
ment. The society will be on a mem-
andibership basis, students, xacuity
and general puDiic may purcnase
a ticket for admittance to four
movies. Student-faculty price is
$1.20 and general public price is
$1.80.
The movies and dates are:
"Birth of a Nation," Feb. 24; "Dr.
Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," Mar. 16;
"M," Apr. 6; and "Short His
tory of Animation," Apr. 20.
The Union committee will send
applications to organized houses.
Blanks may be obtained in the
Union activities office. Persons
must obtain applications to re re
ceive tickets.
"The society is on trial basis
said Thorn Snyder, committee
chairman. "If the plan is success
ful, it will be expanded on a
weekly basis next year."
The films will be presented at
4:30 p.m. in the Esquire theater.
The committee evidently favors a closed elec
tion where there are no handbills, placards, Daily
Nebraskan publicity or anything which might lend feels that handbills and placards won't cause too
a slight atmosphere of politics to the elections, much shambles on campus.
If students want open elections actually re
sricted open elections let the students have
them. Let the students, and The Nebraskan,
carry on their elections and politics on an adult
basis.
If the Council by-laws are unsuccessful, the
students will be the first to admit their error and
What the Council is proposing seems to be a restricted-open
election. Limits have been suggested
on the type and amount of campaigning that is
permissible. Handbills, placards, Daily Nebraskan
publicity, with impartial news coverage to all
candidates, or a rally before the election, requir
ing candidates to be present, would give students
an opportunity to judge their potential leaders and work to change the election laws. J.K and R.R.
One-Way Streets
'As residents of Lincoln, University students posal submitted to the city council by the traffic
division and Barton. It then was referred to the 21
member city traffic commission and aproved by
them. The only barrier remaining is final accept'
ance by the city council.
soon may be vitally affected by the traffic pro
posals which are now being considered by the city
council. Many campus citizens may be surprised
to learn that 16th and 17th streets may be re
stricted on one-way traffic from E street to
Holdrege street. In other words, all traffic on 16th
jtreet, or "fraternity row," will be south-bound
and all traffic on 17th street north-bound.
In a study made by George Barton, Chicago
traffic consultant employed by the city of Lin
coln, and by the traffic division of the local po
lice department, it was found that 17th street
was carrying a heavier traffic load than the
width of the street can adequately accommodate.
Under the new plan, three lanes of cars can be
routed in one direction rather than one lane
in each direction. The traffic division eventually
hopes to have the street widened but under
present conditions, it finds no alternative to the
plan for one-way streets.
The plan for one-way streets was part of pro-
However, a preliminary step must be taken
by the council. A few weeks ago that body
passed an ordinance which gives it the power to
set up any street as a one-way street. Monday
night they will cast their final vote on an ordin
ance which provides for traffic lanes, parking
and means of getting on or off of one-way
streets. If the ordinance is passed, it will go into
effect Tuesday, Feb. 19. This will then clear the
way for the council to adopt by resolution the
proposals for controlling traffic.
If 16th and 17th streets are restricted to one
way traffic in the campus area, it will affect a
majority of the students who drive as well as the
residents of the organized houses and the girls'
dorm. These students should seriously consider the
effects of the proposal and express their views
before the city council takes final action. S.A.
An Old Axiom
Following disciplinary action by the ad
ministration in various cases, students do not al
ways agree with steps taken by the administration
on the grounds that the University was unjustly
invading the private lives of individuals without
right.
"Just because a person goes to the University
doesn't give the dean's office any right to punish Older children are responsible to their school and
students when they become involved with the parents. Later an individual finds that instead of
police," was a typical argument advanced by good becoming more independent he is becoming more
the University after a law violation also felt the
wrath of parents following a misdemeanor in
grade or high school. They should have discov
ered then, that although the teacher had worked
her revenge, they were still held responsible by
parents for the reflection made on them. And
so it goes.
Children are responsible to their parents.
friends of offenders.
Sometimes it is difficult to understand why
action is taken by the University officials when
a student misbehaves. In an ideal society the
University would not have its perogative. Action
toward righting the wrong would be taken by
the party or branch of society offended. When
the offender had compensated for his wrong
doings he would be free of any guilt or respon
sibility for what he had done. This, however, is
not the way the world functions.
Rules have seen set up prescribing methods
to be followed whereby individuals may "pay their
debts to society," but, society does not stop when
the rules do. Even though the debt has been paid
according to the rules, few people are willing to
stamp the debt paid and forget the account
.
This vast segment that is not willing to "for
give and forget," forces the University to Impose
separate punishments on erring students in addi
tion to those imposed by the "police, fraternity, col
lege, department or individual offended.
The same students who bear the wrath of
responsible with each affiliation he enters
Not only is one's own integrity at stake as
he carries through his plans, speaks his thoughts,
or responds to his impulses but everyone a person
knows will be affected in some way by his ac
tions. The closer the relationship the stronger the
effects will be felt.
An individual Is always on trial, and the
organisations to which he is a member can be no
better than individual members. When a mem
ber misbehaves, the Integrity of the group is
judged by the Integrity of the individuals. Al
though disciplinary action should be as direct as
possible, this is not always easy.
Charles Gomon
With Morocco pacified once more some writers
thought French troubles in Africa were ended.
The Tunisians, however, were not so easily
placated. They demanded complete domestic inde
pendence. Paris responded by agreeing to let the
approximately three million natives have an
"equal" voice in the Tunisian assembly with the
150,000 French inhabitants, meaning the same
number of representatives for each group. This
proposal, while an improvement, left the Tunisians
cold.
A Tunisian cabinet mission was then dis
patched to the UN general assembly session in
Paris to demand independence. The French
counter-moved by arresting the nationalist lead
ers in Tunisia.
Some of the jailed nationalist extremists were
communists. Others were not,, including Habib
Bourguiba, popular leader of the anti-communist
New Constitution Party. Instead of collapsing for
want of a leader, as the French hoped, the inde
pendence movement exploded in the face of newly
appointed Resident General Jean de Hautecloque
Western vehicles were burned, French police
were murdered, and European residences were
stoned. French authorities called on the Bey of
In a nutshell, Grady contends that the British Tunis' nominal ruler. to use h" influence to halt
arrogantly underestimated the whole Iranian prob- tne V10lence but at last report the Bey wasn'i
lem, and that the US contributed to the disaster wearin6 himself out helping. French army and
foreign legion troops weer called upon to restore
order, a task which at present they are herd
pressed to do.
Whether or not we like to think so, Middle
Eastern nationalism cannot be eliminated at this
late date by suppression. Pressure and intimida
tion have failed our western allies repeatedly,
but they still keep coming back for more blows
at the hands of the Middle Eastern natives. It
is unlikely that the west will gain or retain
friends by repetition of policies which have made
only enemies in the past.
Libya, bordering on Tunisia, is now independ
ent. It is hoped the natives there can make a suc
cess of their newly-granted freedom. While the
French recently granted sorely-needed government
reforms in Tunisia, more concessions will evidently
be necessary before peace can be restored.
All over the Middle East the natives are ac
quiring increased independence. The West must
realize that sound advice is needed, not threats
The natives must learn to use their freedom in a
serious and intelligent manner. By their own
choice, they are pretty much on their own.
It's your move, Abou.
We Americans have always admired the under
dog. Any man has our respect who keeps on com
ing back. Perhaps born of Horatio Alger stories,
our opinion often is that if the guy with the bloody
nose keeps getting up, he may wear out his oppo
nent and eventually become the winner.
It seems that something of this "you can't
keep a good man down" attitude leaks over into
our foreign policy and that of our allies. Britain
and France have been on the canvas to many
times in the past few months that it is almost
impossible to keep track. In the Middle East
alone Britain has been thrown out of oil-rich
Iran and is rapidly being pulverized in Egypt.
The latest development is the revolt against
French rule In Tunisia.
While the US has no colonial interests or as
porations in any of these countries, it certainly
is to our interest to keep these strategic areas out
of Russian hands.
Henry Grady, former ULS ambassador to Iran,
comments in a recent article that if, when he went
to Iran in 1950, he could have "prepared a list
of all the blunders that conceivably could be
made in dealing with the Iranian oil dispute . . .
it could not have been more complete than the
list of blunders which actually were committed.''
by failing to provide either sourid advice -or a
counter balance of adequate technical assistance.
The same tune is currently being played in
another key some 1,500 miles straight west of
Iran. The French have a native insurrection on
their hands in their Tunisian protectorate. Gone
are the days when a revolt in the colonies can
be put down by the presence of a gunboat or
100 of the King's Men. Today the repercussions
are felt in every corner of the world.
French North Africa contains the protectorates
of Morocco and Tunisia, separated by the large
province of Algeria. Algeria is an integral part
of metropolitan France, occupying a position sim
ilar to that which Alaska would have if it were
to be a state in the US. Morocco and Tunisia have
native sultans and French resident generals who
"advise" the native governments.
North Africa has been seething with discon
tent for months. Through the support of fierce
Berber warlords in the Atlas mountains, the
French a year ago succeeded in alternately threat
ening and cajoling the Moroccans into acceding to
French demands.
Stolen Goods.
Students Inattentive As Professor
Repeats Lecture Of Previous Day
- Marilyn Manaold
After sorting various other cam-1 for.) smnk ram.i. v
pus newspapers in mad confusion! "We ran into a rather similar school teachers aren't old main
all over the Rag Office, rve ugly situation when various teach- anvmore. Th tnrv n.
found a few notes of potential erg announced in class that certain vpsIpH that ca
No one is responsible only to himself. This is interest to collegians on this cam- tasks and homages were due'primary teachers have one or
.inns mem oeiore me semester rmuwi inn a. j . .
Rorov, .,V.V- : r,u i L" l v"fiJC"UCIUB, exciuaing ineir
JPlsl (Dcdii ThJbAa&kcuv
nlr! axiom that needs 'pus,
no new uisiuvM, tr 4U
to be realized. H.H. Lutiful land oi
Hawaii comes a
little story you
have probably
read before. As
a matter of
fact it was
printed in its
entirety in 20
papers. It tells
of a certain
history profes
sor who once
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Intercollegiate Press
Tfc. n.llv Nohrankan li published by the itudenU of tht University
of Ni'hrkH ai MPrtMlon of ludinW ntw and opinion! only.
A Jt IV I Acrordma to Article II of the By-Lnwi governlni Undent Publ -
Marain Notes "j-l ? j:tcztm li
diction hll be free from editorial eemonblp on the pnrt of the
. , . . j . Unurd. or on the Brt of ny member of the faculty of the Unlver-
The Daily Nebraskan wishes to commend the mem" of the ff of The Daily Nrbrkm .re
AWS board for their decision to have qualified ;!', "ibl ' whl the' or do or c"u" 10 te
faculty members help with the preliminary judging ft.T,M:"o,3eVMS7 JSiVS
of Coed Follies skits and Typical Nebraska Coed. rn.ruaih,Sf KrZ!,'!S
When the University coeds who are members of a, rubtJ SUr
mm aw a Doara ana ineir cnosen iacuuv memDers. at the Fot oiiice m Lincoln, iscbrna, unucr ci ra.m,
authorities in the fields of entertainment, begin
their Judging Wednesday night, they will have
tnken big step toward alleviating many of the
"Stipes' that result from unfair Judging.
OrchMs, congratulations and a Greek applause
are due Patsy Peters, chosen by the Inter-Fraternity
Council to reign for a year as Inter-Fraternitv
Sweetheart Miss Peters has publicly become, by
r s vote of the Greek representatives, "what a
c LUlicart should be."
llfM, Aot.of ConarcM of October Si 1917. authorized September IP
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor , Joan Urui ai"
Auoclate Editor . . . Hum Kaymnnc
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Mangold
went through a
whole lecture, Jokes and all, won
dering why the class paid no at
tention. (Hardly a cause for com
ment in some of the classes I've
attended.) But the point of this
story comes now it seems that
said professor had repeated the
Jesson of the day before. Aloha
Ho.
Juice By The Keg , . .
From far-off and snowy Utah a
Beneath their covering of frieht-
ening work,' though, term papers
are really as good for you as a
whole keg of orange juice.
Have you had your keg today?
As, the flowers that bloom in the
spring, tra la!
husbands.
Teddy Bears, 2 To I . . .
Last but not least, I've found the
results of another survey. (What
are these surveys coming to). This
Mfl,. t-.,;., uivey concerns tne lemale, par-
NewS txpenment . . . Idon the expression, sex.
West Virginia university did The question asked at Ohio
something daring the other day State university, during the sur-
What type of stuffed animal do
and got one rather disconcerting
answer. Said the reader polled:
"The Daily Athenaeum (the
campus paper) is a pretty good
little paper but let's not kid any
one aoout it being a student pa
per. Let's call it an experiment
you sleep with?"
The result:
The women prefer teddy bears
two to one. The bears got 22 per
cem 01 tne votes, uogs were sec
Manaunt Kdllora . . .
Newi F.dllorc
snort. Editor T.. "Z ?Trgt headline it should reach you
am i spom Editor nirnn Neinon i ana pernsps you can go as tar with
Feature Editor Kuthy Hudnkcr 4 At nnv rato Teva envs1
Ai Kdllor Dole Reynold I11, l Bny TBle iexas say'
Society Editor Connie Gordo-1 "Whatever its faults may be,
lo BtTgiNFsa staff 8bWM'' e university certainly is a place
Bu..n. M.n., .... ....... ... J. t f?at goes in for education. (How
Ati't, HutlneM Mane era Btan Bipple, Arnold Ptem about that?" Always educating
rircuimion Mnnu..,, tSir'wC I ?e0Ple ,vj.n , them term themes jpearing in fact, according to a
Might Hewi Kiuu cenni. oeroto write, final exams to study I recent survey, more teachers
of the journalism department and f"08, wih 11 per cent, elephants
let it go at that." i wun mur percent, horses
Commented the editors, "Please,1 and unks tied for fourth place
it's a school." " the popularity poll with two
Just as journalism majors have Der cen ach. But the lowly
trouble so do freshmen women, giraffes and kangaroos got only
But ladles, don't drown yourselves ,one Per cent apiece,
in tears of self-pity until you hear Speaking of sleeping I was
Don piepcr. sue Gono, story has reached Texas. Since itow things are down South. At roused from . deen lnrr,Ker Tm-
coeas mnaDiung tne irenhman column so I think that since 1
dorm here to be in by 6 p.m. Mon-' have now written a sufficient
day through Thursday. amount to fill up the necessarv
jna iot inose peopje in eie- space I snail return to it.
Table Tennis Will Begin
Table tennis tournament time is
near. Students may sign up in
the Union activities office or in
organized houses, from Monday
until Tuesday morning. Each
house is limited to five contest
ants. Players should check with the
Union activities office, Thursday,
to learn the names of their part,
ners.
The champion wins a trophy.
Second and third place winners
will receive medals.
The contest is on an individual
basis. It will be an elimination
tournament until the quarter
finals. Competition will finish
with a round-robin system.
Semi-Finalists Decided
Bridge enthusiasts met Satur
day to decide semi-finalists for the
intercollegiate bridge tournament,
Feb. 9. The bridge meet also
served as a practice tournament
for the Big Seven competition,
Mar. 7 and 8.
Movie Series Announced
Other "futures" on the Union
agenda include a better living
series for city campus and the
spring movie series. The Union
will present a faculty recital.
Feb. 10.
The Sunday night movies
scheduled for this month are:
"I Was a Male War Bride
Feb. 10; "House on 92nd Street,"
Feb. 17; and "The Prince and
the Pauper," Feb. 24.
Movies begin at 7:30 p.m. in the
Union ballroom. The films are
open to University persons.
Relocation Of Game Nook
University playboys (and girls)
will like the handy new location
of the Union Game Nook. The
nook is in the corner by the Crib
entrance. Chess, checkers and
playing cards may be obtained at
check stand.
NU BULLETIN
BOARD
Tuesday
Red Guidon business' meeting,
7:30 p.m., Motor Truck labora
tory. Girl Crazy chorus tryouts, 7
p.m., Union ballroom.
Typical Nebraska Coed inter
views and judging, 7:0 p.m., Par
lor K. Union.
Husker Handbook, filings close,
p.m., Public Relations office.
Wednesday
Nu-Med., 7:30 p.m., Love library
auditorium. Dr. F. H. Tanner will
lecture on general pathology.
uoed follies skit nudging. 7 to
9:45 p.m. Judges will visit organ
ized houses.
Girl Crazy chorus tryouts, 7
p.m., Union ballroom.
Thursday
Coed Follies skit judging, 7 to
9:45 p.m. Judges will visit organ
ized houses.
Girl Crazy chorus tryouts, 7
p.m., Union ballroom.
Saturday
Penny Carnival, 2 to 4 p.m.
Union ballroom.
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built for the Roman gods 27 years
before the birth of Christ, has
been used as a Christian Church
for 13 centuries.
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