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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Thursday, February 28, 1952 EDITORIAL PAGE Fun's Fun, But . . . "An annual event occurred in the annals of Uni versity history Tuesday night, the annual by-play . - ... t 1 to this event occurred wim tne annual resun. University men, an estimated 500, paraded to the Nebraska Theater, stormed the doors of the build ing and crashed Coed Folios against the back ground of squeals from University women, pleas from the management and action by the Univer sity and city police. University men have been tempted to attend the Follies because the AWS board has ruled them out for years. The incentive to crash the theater becomes stronger each yar, as successive classes of University men rack their brains for original' and successful ways to gain entrance. Various methods, ranging from disguises to outright force, were utilized Tuesday evening. University and city police soon appeared oh the the result that this year's display of crashing the Follies was worse than preceding years, according to one city policeman. Suggestion has come forth that the Follies be presented for two-night shows at the Ne braska theater. Suggestion has been made that the Coliseum be utilized for the performance. And a suggestion has been made that the AWS wrd find a. suitable building for a one-night performance, if it objects to the Coliseum or the two-night show. Perhaps the caliber of the Follies acts would not justify staging the show for a large audience or in a large building such as the Coliseum. Perhaps the male interest would drop off after University men were allowed to attend the show one year and AWS would lose money. There are many imponderables to the Follies crashing question which need to be worked out immediately. The resDonsibilitv for Tuesday nights display What Am I Doing scene to help the harrassed theater staff control . hi0h school behavior does not rest solely with the mischievous men and to eject them from the the maie stujents who crashed the theater. Uni- building so the show could go on. versity women, in their conversations and actions, Tuesday night's performance by University tempt university men to crash the show. Univer- men went too far. The police were called to the sity women squeal with delight when the doors theater in an effort to help the management clear open and 50o men come rushing into their show, the building of males quietly and without resort And University women aid the male invaders by to force. Unfortunately, some prankish University y,iriinB them under the seats and not indicating to males were not in the mood to be asked to leave poijcemen who are the disguised members of the the theater or to respect the Lincoln law enforcers The invading males pushed, shoved, tripped and hit policemen. Once inside, they resorted to numer ous tricks, funny and stupid, to foil the policemen. Moat of the antics were greeted with smiles end laughter. Tuesday night's episode cannot be so taken. The University men, goaded to greater prankish efforts by University women, carried their act past the point of humor, decency and law. " Damage was done to the theater, according to audience. The coeds of Coed Follies In their encour agement of such action are just as much at fault as are the males. And the responsibility for clearing up this situation cannot be placed solely with AWS board members. They don't want to lose money, they want to have a good show and they want public feeling to be such that the show may continue to be an annual event. If University males have such a great desire to see the Follies, they might take action to assure the city manager of the Cooper foundation. Several AWS that they will support the show. If AWS is city policemen were "roughed-up" in the scram- interested in making their show something besides bles, the show was interrupted several times, much an annUal circus night, they might take action to to the dismay of the participants and the audience let men into the show, in a larger building or on and many not too funny incidents occurred which tw0 separate nights. call for action on this questionable rowdy tradition. "1 To the members of the Associated Women's Students board, The Daily Nebraskan would like to direct this call for action. Each AWS board, in past years, has tried to correct this situation, with L Such conduct as wem on iuomj greatly lessens the standing of the University in the eyes of state taxpayers who support this institution. Students male, female and. AWS might take this into consideration and have the problem solved before the 1953 show. R.R. (See pictures on page four.) Lack Of Leaders? .. u Y nv nrpstiee or Dower inher it national nop cries of "Come Home, ikc wouiu "" havT llTSiSw in Ne- ent in a public braska. Walter Raecke, wanted by Democrats as country -as founded When cand dates have to na nPDPHn iiilu uuuuv wi"vwi o their nominee for governor of this state, time and time again has said he is not a candidate for the office of chief executive. He has asked his political bedfellows to endorse some other person for the nomination. And against . Raecke's "expressed wishes and over . . . protests" petitions have been circulated throughout the state for the purpose of placing his name on the ballot for the Democratic nomination for Governor. A state editorial writer applauded this un ' usual case of the office seeking the man. A state newswriter pointed to the reputed Republican opposition to both Robert Crosby and Victor Anderson as candidates for the GOP nomination. This same newswriter also referred to a reputed Democrat feeling that "conservative and straight shooting Walter Raecke will be the next governor of the state." Many unusual Ideas have been brought to the public eye through this more than unusual situa tion of begging a man to run for public office. It is rather hard to understand that the Nebraska .Democrat party would be so publicly insistant on Raecke's accepting the party nomination if any 'other candidate within the party could be found. It appears that Walter Raecke is the only man corne out and fight this Republican state. The Democrats seem to have realized this and have insisted that their desire for party power be enforced through the services of Raecke. amiss in our concept of governmental duty. One also wonders if the coy "I don't want to run but I won't stop your insistance that I do" has become a political maneuver rather than an honst statement of belief. Perhaps some politi cians feel that their waiting until the last minute to announce availability will cause .voters to heave a high of relief and swarm to the polls to elect the reticent candidate. It also appears to The Daily Nebraskan that the Democrats lack of a willing candidate for the nomination has caused them to point unfairly to hearsay evidence that dissention reigns within the GOP ranks. The attack on Crosby reputedly stems from Crosby's liberalism and "some injudicious statements." Anderson "has caused considerable raising of eyebrows" because of rumors that the money spent in his campaign greatly exceeds the money he would receive as governor. The Daily Nebraskan does not agree or disagree with these rumors or reports. But it looks like the finger of scorn is being directed at the GOPs so that .the Democrats may convince themselves of the correctness of the draft of Raecke. It also might be logical that dissention within the GOP for the state post. The Daily Nebraskan is not saying that Wal- ter Raecke's support Is scraping the bottom of the political barrel. Neither to The Nebraskan " saying that Raecke ". . . will be the next gov ernor of the state." But it seems rather unfor- tunate that the selection of a governor of a state rests on such unstable circumstances. It also appears that an aggressive, concrete 'desire to take part in state government, to partici- pate actively in the administration of a democracy, to accept the wishes of the people is lacking In the attitudes of the majority of the voting public. It Margin Notes' Congratulations are In order for the Delta Gammas, Kappa Kappa Gammas, Love Memorial 'halL Sigma Delta Taus, and Alpha Chi Omegas The Dally Nebraskan does not support Ander son, Crosby or Raecke. At this writing, The Ne braskan Is on the political fence, so to speak. However, the situation within this state regard ing our highest office seems greatly in need of Careful analysis by voters resulting in a greater awareness of the responsibility and duty of pub lic life. R.R. We're Not Better Herbert Agar's message at the University con vocation Tuesday morning struck a pretty clear sounding belL In order to preserve ourselves, the speaker, a Pulitzer prize winner, said we must dis cover our own faults and correct them. He maintained further that only the danger of our own western suicide would make possible any communist revolution. Here he might have an important point. Regardless of what our international intentions Here? Bob Reichenbach First of all, congratulations to Joanie Hanson, 1952 TNC. The Coed Follies seemed to fniw the usual trend v.ith two major attacks launched by aspiring (procaDiy per spiring, tool maie speci.ai.uiB. This year one of the on slaughts was broadcast over a KFOR newscast. When Connie Gordon, in charge of ushers, was asked why she let all those men crash the gate, she replied, '1 like 'em!" Gad, what notoriety! At the time this column is Be ing written, the Student Council is about to hear the report from the Faculty Parking committee. Just want to make it.clear that I'm not second-guessing. So, at this time, I will predict, ala Drew Pearson, that the faculty parking committee win not agree to any conditions which would tend to remove the segregation which now exists in the parking situation. Why should they? Students come and go but the faculty lives forever. Now that they have reserved parking places, surely no one can blame them for wanting to keep their status intact. About the only thing which would serve the dis pensers pf knowledge any better would be individually reserveu stalls with the name of each in structor on a sign at the curb such as those found at the Adminis tration Building. Frankly, I would he extremely opposed to such an arrangement. Let's hope that the fartiltv narking committee doesn't work the Student Council for any such drastic provision. The saying goes that posses sion is nine points of the law, out of a possible ten, I guess. The faculty is in possession of certain privileges with regard to parking. Now the Student Council, and the students who own and drive cars on campus, find themselves in the unen viable position where they are trying to disposess the faculty of these privileges. Instead of starting out with a fair shake as far as the parking problem is concerned they are now in the hole. . A great deal of time and effort will have to be spent in order to get the students back where they started. It is entirely possible that this same time and effort could have been SDent more profitably trying to improve the old parking problem instead of trying to bring it back. Even if, by some miracle, the faculty committee agrees to discontinue the present arrange ment we will be faced with the same problem which existed last spring and for several years De fore that. My own suggestions for Im proving this situation are two fold. First off, it seems very possible that the amount of space currently used for cross walks could be revised. At, the corner of 12th and S there is an example of this disproportionate use of red lines. In front of Sosh, facing north, there Is a cross-walk which occupies one parking stall. The pedestrian traffic at this point Is as heavy as at any point on campus. Just west of this cross-walk, be tween Sosh and Geog, is the corner which is plenty big enough to handle the pedestrian traffic. So far no quarrel. But, in front of the Geography building is a huge red line occu pying about seven parking stalls. Yet the number of students cross ing here is seldom as large as it is at the single stall cross-waiK just north of Sosh. And there is a big cross-walk in front of the east side of the stadium which seems to be used very infre quently. Just what is the big space in front of the Library used for? Not parking, that's for sure. The second part of my sug gestion concerns the dwellings that are being razed from time to time to make way for new buildings. Is there any reason why these lots cannot be made into temporary parking lots until the buildings are put up? Probably both of these possi bilities have been investigated long ago. But if they have been, nothing substantial has been done along those lines. II I Mm I7R III. W.- ii in i i i i . rr ii i mill i ' ,n ii i i ill ii i n u i i vunfwii i vfc . it I I I I I A I ii y r7 - V I 1 EI llk M V 1 "N- Tir(- M J I 1 at at fWJP fin HL m ' lM-"""WMBLkML". final t k- r.w.htv n month nearly a third of his stuaenw p - rruicssur mvn d wu exams." (Daily Nebraskan Cartoon.) Stolen Goods Even Shakespeare Must Have Worried About Exams 'Marilyn Mangold' nrfines from the underworld. Five weeks of this educational se mester have passed or had you noticed? Examinations seem to be on al most everyone's mind; pernaps they were even familiar to bnaice speare for the Minnesota Daily re ports that some of his writings apply to examinations. Here's what that talented, bewhiskered gent had to say on the subject: Studying in me iiDrary: more light, you knaves; and turn the tables up, and quench the fire, the room is grown too hot" (Romeo and Juliet). fin Crammine at 3 a.m.: "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all tne uses oi mis world." (Hamlet). Prof hands out tests: "O most pernicious woman! O villain, vil- lain, smiung, (Hamlet). A Wet Sob Story At least things aren't quite as bad here as they are with the Navy boys at Anapolis. The story is out that some poor middie flunked a recent test because there was an up-side-down period on his paper. It's Haunted According to informed quarters (which all goes to prove that money talks) there is a ghost on the loose at Chapel Hill, N. C. Said ghost is reported to be in habiting the front porcn oi me home of a man who died recently. The man's wife and son also in habit the home. . . At any rate, there Is a brigni green metal rocking chair on the front porch that was the man's favorite chair; he used to sit there every night before he died. Recently a passerby noticed an unusual shadow across the chair. Chapel Hills population has flocked to see the ghost. They see a shadow from a street light which shines on one of the pillars of the porch and leaves a single dark image across a brilliant yellow pillow at the top of the high back chair. Many reported they saw the clear outline of the ghost's arms and legs, others said in tones of awe -they saw the cnair rocn slightly. If you believe in ghosts, it's a good story. Common Cents Permit me to Dass on a noble paragraph from the Cameron Col legian. It has to do with filthy lucre and goes liKe tnis: If a man runs after money- he's money-mad. If he saves it he's a capitalist If he marries it he's a fortune nunter. ii ne spends it he's a play boy. If he doesn't make it he's a ne'er-do-well. If he doesn't try to make it he lacks ambition. If he gets it without working he's a para site. If he acquires it after a long life of hard labor he's been a fool who obtained nothing from life. And if he s broKe nes naa it. Check that ... you can't win there either. . There Were Two Count your blessings one by one because, until recently, TWO daily newspapers inhabited the campus at Smith college in Massa chusetts. After five, years oi two publications a day the papers have finally united into one great journalistic enterprise. Commented the current, one of the papers: "Perhaps if the student body, the alumni, and friends of the college believe as we do that two papers are a unique and vital contribution, something may yet be done. We have tried our best to serve Smith College." Or as old Doug said, "We shall return." And remember! A slip of the lip means a wet chin. Letterip Book Notes Humor Book Brings Corn Shucks Nostalgia Mary Worrall NU BULLETIN BOARD Especially sound was his statement: "Because we are different, does not mean we are better." J.K. for their winning performances in the 1952 Coed are, and although we might rationalize occasionally Follies. All of the skits, curtain acts and traveler our conduct in foreign actions, Agar's words should acts were the result of great time and effort on the p one to rememoer. part of University women. The Follies, through these efforts and the work of the AWS board members, present an evening of thoroughly desir able entertainment for University women and Lin cola residents. . How fortunate are the members of the AWS board. They gave themselves a pat on the back, coupled with late permissions for the entire board, to celebrate Tuesday evening after Coed Follies. Coeds might keep this special permission in mind when applying for the AWS board. The question of admitting reformatory in mates to the University was shelved by the Board of Regents until their next meeting. The fact that two members of the six-man board were not present .to express their views and votes on the subject caused the problem to be postponed. The Dally Nebraskan sincerely hopes that ac tion wiU be taken soon on this issue which seems to have garnered the concern of the state's tax payers. The Board of Regents should consider a'l tUm, views, facts and histories of the prob , Urn and take an official stand soon, Doily Thought Jhn (Daily. TbdjhaMn, FIFTY-FIRST YEAR Member Associated Collegiate Press Intercolleelate Press n.n- v-.kbM I. nnhllahrd bl th ttldl-nU of the Cnle.lly al Nrbrwlui M epr.ton f .tiidenU' nwi and opln t,m Tom. Aordlnf to Artlel. II of Mm -By -Lm lion., "It I. tho dMlsred policy of tho Board tht public lon, tZ'i IU JrlHftlon .toll bo fro. from dlorll Mn.or.hU. on tho part of tho Boord. or on th. prt of any nmr of th. faculty of tho I'nlvcr.lly, but tho member, of tho tff Dally NebrMkMi aro peronaUy rponIW for what they y or do or caiMO to b printed." . Hubaertption rateo aro ttM wti l W mailed or 13.00 for tho eollefa year, lt.00 mailed. Slnfle copy . rubll.ned dally dnrlni the aehool year oxeopt Saturday, and HanAmyf, vacation, and examination period.. One le publl.hed durlhc tho month of Auiu.t by tho lnlverlty of Nebraska under the upervl.lon of the eommltteo on Student Publication. Kntered mm iiMiiiiH ria Mt ih. 1'nrt tfkffie In Lincoln. Nebraska under Act of Contrm., March 3, 1S7D, and at apodal rate of poetaco provided for In Section 1103, Act of Confrc. of October S, 1B17, authorized Heptember 10, 12Z. Thursday YW Noon Discussion group meets In Ellen Smith Dining Room at 12 noon. Neala O'Dell, leader. YW Worship Workshop meets in Ellen Smith Dining Room at -p.m. Leader, Phyllis Knerl. YW Community Tours commis slon meets at 4 p.m. at Ellen Smith southeast room. Jane Jackson, leader, A good case of nostalgia for the by-gone days of the Corn Shucks can be worked up by reading "A Treasury of College Humor," a volume of funny-bone ticklers compiled and edited by Richard Koppe, William Irvine and John Burns, all of the Cornell College Widow. The best in college humor, from line jokes and short stories to comic strips and parodies, can be found in the treasury. A trend towards banning the magazines in which these Items appear has continued, according to the editors, but "despite recurrlnr chilly blasts of censure from those great, gray gods who sit as college ad m I n Istrators, these maga- s 1 -" V I JL This tinlnhibited humor in creases the dare of a college editor's life, and the editor will ingly submits himself to three common ordeals meeting the deadline, paying the printer and facing the faculty. He would much rather Join Kappa Beta Phi (scholastic honorary for stu dents with the lowest averages) than have his magazine go in tellectual along with him. Benchley's "joe college" boys and their hip flasks, racoon" coats, squared hats and convertibles are followed on their raucous journey through college. Every word of the book or step on the Journey is worth reading and following, un less you don't like to laugh. NU Joan Of Ark? To the Editor: Letterip Tuesday carried an ap preciation letter directed to you and your staff, commending you on a job well-done. But the letter continued: "There is a girl on your staff who is raising herself to star dom with some very 'hot' editor ials." Most people consider "hot" edi torials as either controversial or those which hurt others. The edi torials which Miss Raymond has written are perhaps controversial and have been critical. As I un derstand it, Mr. Epstein believes "a better method for giving school spirit a shot in the arm" should be employed. Perhaps Miss Raymond is a Carrie Nation. But perhaps she is instead an Eleanor of Aquitane or a Joan of Arc or a Florence Nightingale. But for what purpose does that left hand corner of second page exist? To inform, to argue, to cru sade. These Miss Roymana nas done. And even Miss Krueger if guilty of this crime. Very Sincerely, INTERESTED KNUS On The Air 870 ON YOUR DIAL 3:00 "Interlude" 3:15 "Big 7 Sports Scope" 3:30 "Radio Workshop Players" 3:45 "Ag Notes" 4:00 "Something for the Girls" 4:15 "Holiday Inn" 4:30 "Your Top Ten" 5:00 Sign Off Wcrrall zinea have survived for more than a century, some with an extremely tenuous hold." t Some of the older college humor magazines, the Harvard Lampoon, the Yale Record, me cornea Widow and the Princeton Tiger, are leaturea. rom oeKinmmia Student-Faculty Coffee hour atL.h . f h. V.-toonists like Peter the Union Faculty lounge at 4:301. d Charieg Adams, and p.m. jsarDara joreamauci, icauci. TrI-K will elect new members Editor. A.Mtclato Krtltor. , Manaflnf Editor!. Mow Editor. at 5 n.m. in the Crons laboratory, YW Office Staff meets in Ellen Smith dining room at 5 p.m Leader. Barbara Hershberger. YW Christianity ana oociai Problems commission meets in Ellen Smith Northeast room at 5 p.m. Leader, Nancy Weir. Junior-Senior council meeting in Union parlor Y at 7 p.m. Rep resentatives to attend. Ag Union handicraft committees meet at 7 n.m. Cosmopolitan club members meet at 7:15 p.m. In Union lobby tnf visit to Weslevan Phalanx meeting, 7:30 p.m., 206 Armory. All members requested EDITORIAL STAFF ..ioan Krueior Kuth Raymond Don rioper, sue orton to be cresent. ,. gaily Adam., itoRytrom. Jan strffon, German club meets at 7:30 p.m 1U1 luwiiiairn. n,iir . . a port. Editor Marhll Ku.hner,ln Union parlor A. Aa.l.tant Hporti fdHor. (Uenii Neloon Feature Editor , .....Kathy Badaker A( Kdltor .11 Reynold Society Editor .Connie (iordon fhotofrapher , ..Bob Sherman BUSINESS STAFF nrpect for those who can be of no possible e:rvica to bim. William Lyon Phelps. "All's Fair." one-act comedy, 7:30 n.m.. Room 201. Temple. Coffee Discussion hour at 4 p.m. in tTninn Mnslf! room. Subject: "One Plus One Equals ?" by Rev. Douglas Clyde. Riwk and Bridle. 7:13 p.m.. Circulation Manager Oeorre Wilcox1 ,, ai.i TT,,cVianHrv hall. MEM Kewa Editor. .Janet SfceMe ou'" """"" ' mm i it, - Ml 1 a nuntlamgn1 ti5t ftHilneu Manarer Jack f'ohen 'illlS 13 inO iUlill t-cow Ji a 6v.lk.v . . ... A;,u,.,lt hmin. Manafcr. 8tn UlU, Arnold Hlern I'ete Herc.ten humorists and writers like Robert Benchlev. Georee Santayana and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow have appeared. These magazines are almost the only fresh source of writlne and artistic talent avail able now, so killing them kills tnis source. Racy as many of them are, there are great talents still hiding within the pages of college humor magazines. The book characterizes the aver age professor as ranking just south of poison ivy and leprosy in a stu dent popularity poll. Besides whacking at profs, the book cov ers exams ("How l tiunnea Psychology"), parody issues (Reader's Dijest, ;vith a book se lection of the Encyclopedia Brit annica by Clifton Fadiman; Vague, with well-tempered manners by Emily Hoax; Esquire, the maga zine for cavemen); cartoons; comics (Dick Twathy); "Rip It or not by Bellevely," plays, ("Th Mummy Limps at Midnight"), and advertising (Which twin has the toenails?) rokl Another man twitched to Kentucky Cu5 the thoroughbred of pipe tobacco DO IT TODAY I SWITCH TO '.m(i. 'iyii'uininw h KENTUCKY CLUB Node hew swell botta yon pip taotoabow math fruha yomr noath fcaia when roa awUch M Kaotackjr Club. Send Cot fro total og abeirlag la plpm aa how la (ot Iboai at big taring, Mail. Poaeh Tobaooa Caw WbaaUog, Vtoi Va, Dept 19