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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Monday, March 17, 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
Lethargy Or Leaders?
Letterip
Koeliler or London?
DeBord or Gass?
Esch or Mann?
Carey or Weaver?
Which of these women will head campus ac
tivities during the coming year? The decision will
be made by the women students Tuesday. Yet,
how many of the women will go to the polls to
vote for their representatives in four of the largest
University organizations?
' Each year there are many coeds who fail to
take Ihe time or fail to show enough interest to
go to the polls. Each year coeds loudly voice
criticism of each women's organization. In many
cases, It is the women who failed to vote who
speak the loudest in opposition to the groups.
Have they stopped to realize their vote might
have changed the policies followed this year?
The Associated Women Students board peri
odically is under fire from individuals and organ
izations who oppose its policies. Undoubtedly,
changes will be made next year. It is up to the
women to decide who they feel will be best
qualified to carry out or initiate such changes.
Every University woman has the obligation to
make such a decision by voting in the election.
Any individual who fails to make such a decision
will have little basis for voicing criticism.
Activities Board for Women can will this need if
qualified persons are elected to the positions. Any
independent woman who fails to vote will have no
grounds for crying that only Greek women have
any power on campus.
Similarly, the Coed Counselors board will be
planning the program for women entering the
University as freshmen next fall. Will women
best qualified to see that freshmen become a
vital part of University life be elected to the
positions? If every woman goes to the polls
Tuesday, this can be accomplished.
The Women's Athletic association, although its
election is open to members only, also must have a
strong board to direct its activities. It is essential
that each woman who has WAA voting privileges
cast her ballot Tuesday.
However, even if all women in University
vote in the election, there is a strong possibility
that best-qualified leaders will not be elected.
There is a strong tradition that one must vote
for her sorority sister or best friend regardless
of her qualifications for holding the office. If
each voter will give serious consideration to the
importance of the election, she will vote for
whom she believes to be the best candidate.
Election results will be announced Wednesday.
Let us hope that the most capable boards will be
We Need UMT
To the Editor:
I do not stand for what Adolph
Hitler said he wanted, nor do I
agree with oeorge wasnmgton
(today's application). However, I
do agree with Max A. Kelly and
most of the Americans who are
supporting Universal Military
Training.
I do sincerely believe that
we need a strong, enlarged and
trained reserve force, which
UMT would provide. The com
pulsory callingi of all 18 year
A Student Views The News
'Pal Joey' Points Up Trend
Toward Lack Of U.S. Morals
One of this season's openings on
Broadway which seems destined
to be a smash hit is the O'Hara-
Rogers-Hart musical "Pal Joey."
The New Yorker describes it with
such phrases as "stunning," "en
chanting." and "jaunty." "Jaunty"
Klw tho unHpvKtntpment of
olds, or high slhool graduates, ith(Tycari The characters are about
Charles Gomon
sleep of immorality.
It would seem that the survival
r.nr enrMv is deDendent on the
to admit it or not, the criterion ireestablishment of high moral and
on which most students at the ethicai standards. The structure of
recognize it, a laxity of moral
and ethical standards does exist
in this country. Whether we like
1951) to
1 nave
A strong, active organization for independent elected. It can be done, if EVERY woman votes,
women is a necessity on this campus. The Barb .-S.A.
Looking Toward College
The efforts many high schools are exerting to and a good one.
stress the importance of higher education was well He reminded up that from the Biblical time
demonstrated last week at Nebraska City high when Cain hit Abel, we have progressed in a mul-
school's College day a day designed to help jun- titude of ways. Humann said we have progressed
iors and seniors plan futures in college. The school in housing from a cave and mud hut to modern
was host to faculty and student representatives brick and steel structures. In other ways, we have
from about 35 colleges and universities in Ne- advanced from a simple one-story structure to a
building with as many as 102 stories. We've come
a long way in mechanical inventions.
But, as Humann pointed out, we still use
one method entirely primitive. We still use a
club to hit a misbehaving neighbor. The only
difference is that the methods have improved.
Modern warfare wills masses in one stroke.
Since we still use this one primitive method,
our minds need to be educated to the point where
they will not devote so much of their work to
wreck the world. It is worth thinking over the fact
that we know more about war than we do about
The message delivered to those high school peace something Gen. Omar Bradley said in 1948.
braska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.
The program, one of the most extensive in
this area, is a project well worth the considera
tion of other high schools. Dr. Arthur Hitchcock,
director of the University junior division and
counseling service, participated in a panel with
other delegates discussing the merits of various
types of higher education. Student delegates
were responsible for telling the high school stu
dents about campus life in general extra-curricular
activities and social activities as well as
academic work.
students at the opening session by Julius Humann,
assistant principal of Lincoln Northeast high school
in Lincoln, is one deserving attention of all stu
dents, including college personnel. In the routine
life of campus life, it is easy to wonder occasion-
It is the knowledge and significance of peace
and constructiveness we must learn. For that
reason alone, college is vital. There are other
reasons, but in today's world, that is sufficient.
The Nebraska City project illustrates a pro-
for four to six months training
by the U. S. armed defense
forces, plus four to six years
of reserve service would pro
vide such a working force.
I, a naval air reservist, was on
active duty from July, 195j
October, 1951. Therefore
seen what the reserves means to
us. I was aboard the USS Ans
low, a sea (aero) plane tender,
while it was being recommis
sioned, for part of the forgoing
time. It took only seven weeks,
from the day we opened her, until
the day she was declared ready
for overseas duty. This ship, and
many many others could not have
been recommissioned, and put
into battle within a short time,
without help of the reservist.
New draftees or draft-inspired
voluntaries with the help of the
regular U. S. navy men could not
have done it. We do not need a
large active navy, nor can we pay
for one; and new men can't be
trained overnight. Within the sec
ond week, we received some 50
boys who had had eight weeks in
basic. However, those boys could
not, without supervision, dock the
ship until after we had been to
sea some four or five times (two
months later.) And they showed
no signs of being qualified to as
sume a petty officers' respon
sibility before some five months
had passed. The same would hold
true with newly commissioned en
signs. It was the general knowledge,
and previous training of our
voluntary reservists that pro
vided the crew for this ship,
and trained those 50 men In op
eration of that highly mechan
ical, or- electrical controlled
ship. This is also true for many
of the other ships and planes
that formed our Korean fleet.
What are we going to do if the
Soviet Union decides to move
with her submarines and armies
into either Asia or Europe ,or per
haps in both places. As of now,
we don't have enough men, active
as uninhibited a group of people
as the courtiers of Henry VUi.
Those who have seen "Pal Joey"
or who have heard the song-hits
from its score agree that it is
even spicier than "South Pacific"
or "Guys and Dolls."
The theater, particularly the
Broadway musical, may not be
the best yardstick of contem
porary moral standards. It is
nevertheless significant that
"Pal Joey" Is a howling success
and that the moral degradation
of its characters Is treated with
out pretense as the natural and
expected state of existence.
Of even greater significance is
the fact that "Pal oJey" was first
produced twelve years ago but at
that time it was not much of a
success. One critic explained that
the public just wasn't 'ready for
it. Obviously a change has taken
place in the taste of the Ameri
can audience since 1940.
While most of us don't or won t
University judge their actions is
whether or not they can "get
away with it."
The deplorable part of the sit
uation is that the moral and ethi
cal standard seems to have ais-
our way of life is intended to rest
on truth. This is illustrated by
highway markers, railroad time
tables and telephone books. We
depend on the figures we find
printed lor our lniormauuii as w
r , . t t i... .1.. 1. 4
appeared. Many people, like John m tne truth. Honesty also is of
O'Hara's characters, are simply jDrime importance. Milk and news-
- -i i J ; 1
unmoral. We seem to be losing the
ability to tell right from wrong.
"Oilboat" Olga Konow felt no
twinge of consuenct over her
questionable dealings in oil and
war surplus tanKers. ner auvu.e
papers are aenvereu uuuj iu
American homes. In Europe such
a delivery system dependent on
the integrity of the neighborhood
has been held to be impossible.
Completely ignoring the religious
u. a , UIIl U1C LCJJf bul -
to the world: "More women should facets of the problem of morals
an intn thP shinnine business,
It Is true that the victories of
Sen. Estes (Crime-Buster) Ke
fauver in the New Hampshire
primary and of Rudolph Halley,
the crime committee's chief in
vestigator, in the New York city
council elections indicate that
some citizens are becoming
aware of the problem of morals
and ethics. The questions which
must remain unanswered tem
porarily are how thoroughly the
people are aroused and whether
the "awakening" of the cltlxenry
is not Just a fitful tossing in the
othfrs. the maintenance of
high standards is vital to the well
being of our society.
Technically "Pal Joey" is an ex
cellent musical, but it also serves
to point up the current trend in
moral and ethical standards. As
long as the audience is satisfied,
a play will be a boxoffice success.
As long as the audience's satis
faction is derived from suggestive
lyrics, shady Jokes and degrading
language, something will be wrong,
with this society's standards of
morals and ethics.
Stolen Goods
Iowa State Formulates
'Desirable' Man, Woman
. Marilyn Mangold
ally why we spend as much as 16 years in an in- gressive and direct way of encouraging high school
stitution of learning. This man had an answer, students to continue education. J.K.
Dear Mr. Quigley . . .
Sen. Estes Kefauver's election over Presi- C. Quigley's way of thinking, the Kefauver win
dent Truman may be the best new:, te television does not make the Nebraska Kerr-Kefauver contest
to the cohorts in the Kefauver c&i..p, but to at any more significant, is "just one of those things,"
least one Democratic party bigwig, the crime- and he considers the folks in New Hampshire an
buster's victory in the New Hampshire primaries "entirely different kind of pecple."
lacks any significance, whatsoever. jl
To National Democratic Committeeman James
Margin Notes-
Congratulations to the University Builders
members who have gone without much sleep this
past week to entertain visiting high school stu
dents and to interest them in the University.
The various social activities, explanations of Uni
versity functions, campus tours and various other
projects designed by the Builders to garner a
monopoly on potential University students should
pay off next fall.
The day of the high school basketball conven
tion might very well have been a relief to man
University students driving cars on campus. All
parking restrictions were lifted during the prep
ster's reign to alleviate the violations of the faculty-student
set-up which were certain to happen.
However, many University drivers have be-
ir thr strift. narking laws on
camous tot they forgot about the weekend rule shown by the surprise victory of Harry S. Tru
campus that tney oigot a man ig48 fiut tQ blame y of oppo
ana sou vw sition candidatei in this cas6i Kefauver, (although-
ineir o o Kerr,s name wag not on tn(J Ngw Hampshire ballot)
just on the unpredictable nature of people is mis
judging and underestimating the intelligence of
the voters.
The Daily Nebraskan would like to take issue
with Quigley's statements; not in regard to the
outcome of the Kerr-Kefauver contest in Ne
braska, but concerning his opinion of this na
tion's voters.
It hardly can be said that the results of one of
the nation's most important primaries are "just
one of those things." What the election results in
dicate is the judgment of persons over 21 years
of age about whom they would like to have lead
ing the affairs of their country. Of course, Mr.
Quigley, the people in New Hampshire are differ
ent from Nebraska residents, just as the people in
Lancaster county differ from those in Banner : un
ty. However, it is doubtful New Hampshiu; .Liters
are such a group apart from others, that their de
cisions, as recorded by the primary vote, could be
completely divorced from those factors which mo
tivate Nebraska voters.
Your addition statement, Mr. Quigley, that
people are unpredictable does not seem to have
any relevance to the possible connection between
the New Hampshire and Nebraska primaries. Of
course, voters are unpredictable, as was vividly
Since a delegation of Hawailans is traveling
to the States to demand a retraction of statement
from Sen. "up-for-election" Tom Connolly, it
might be possible and profitable for a similar
Alaskan delegation to visit Washington, D.C., to
speak their plea for statehood. The Dally Ne
braskan wonders how Sen. Hugh Butler would
react confronted with an Alaskan delegation,
making their Md for statehood.
The Daily Nebraska believes it might do a num
ber of students some good to look at the atomic
energy exhibition, prepared by Life magazine,
now on display in the Union lounge.
Far Eastern students who have seen the ex
hibit viewed with horror and almost forgotten
memories the picture of one of the 69,000 atomic
bomb victims who was fortunate in escaping the
Hiroshima blast alive.
It might also prove beneficial to a number of
The Daily Nebraskan realizes, Mr. Quigley,
that your statements were In regard to the ef
fect of Kefauver's win on the state Kerr-Kefauver
contest. However, for whatever purpose
you directed your remarks, we feel that you have
completely underestimated the strengths and
merits of the voting public that very public
whose votes you seek for Sen. Robert S. Kerr.
R.It.
JhsL (daily, 7lsJ)hahkarL
FIFTY-FIRST YEAR
Member
Associated Collegiat Press
Intercollegiate Press
Th. nallw N.hra.Lmn Id Duhllahed bf tlM tudenU of tlM
the nolitical and military leaders who insist that iinivemity f Ntrk m exu-raaion oi tudente' and opin-
u I'""1-"1 ' , , . , Ion only. Arnrdln to Anlcl II ot Ihe Bjr-Lowo overnln
tne atomic or nyarogen duiuu sjiuuiu re uku. tiulrnt unllcllcin una unnnwiM oy ino nimro oi mnnw
And speaking of the state tournament, Husker
fans might take a few lessons from the never-
dying spirit demonstrated by the high school fans.
tlm.a. "It la Ihe (re ared unlley of ma Bonra tnal piiiliriinna,
wider It Jtirlxllctlon nhall bo frao from editorial eanaorahlp on
the part of the Hoard, or on the port of ony memher of the
family of the Unlveralty, but the mem here of the etaff of Thai
Dully Nehraakan are peraonally reaponalhle for what their aay or
do or eauao to he printed."
Hubarrlptlnn ralee are f 1.00 a aemealer, 12.60 mailed or 3.00
. ... ... i l. lor mn couch year, ea.vu franco, oinaiv "pr ev "tn'w"
Win Or lose, it appears as If they always think dally durlnir the .chool year except Haturdaya and Sundaya.
.... j varauone ana examination perinoa. line laaue pnoiianea onnni
their team IS tops. the month of Auxu.t by the I'nlreralty of Nenra.ka under the
auprrvlnlnn of the committee on Student Publication!. Kntered
aa Second Clana Matter at the Vott Office In Lincoln. Nebraaka.
Congratulations are in Order for the adminis- ""''' ' Cioncreaa, March . imt, and at apeelal rale of
5 ... . -T , poatare provided for In Section 1103, Act of Conrreaa of October
trative personnel who are responsible for Univer- , inn, authored September 10. m.
EDITORIAL STAFF
... .. .. i ..... . Editor io.a Kruexer
a nail monins earner man in previuus years. A.noclnte Editor Itatn itaymona
It took planning and organization to compile SM?
Hal tiaeaeinaien, naiiy iuii
Rporta Editor Marahall Kuahner
Aanlotant N porta ICdHor. Glenn Nelaon
Feature Editor., Kathy Radaknr
A Keillor Dale Reynolds
Society Editor ,. , Connie Oordon
Photographer ,. , .Boh Shermnn
Kepnrlera nick Ralaton, Sara Htcphcneon,
lonard ZaJIcrk, Hhlrley Murphy, Jan Harrlann, Bob J'lnker
ton, Darlene i'ndleaak, Per llartunek, Ann ( arlann, Elaine
Miller, Atnca Ander-.on, Lonla Hchoen, fireta Orel, I'at
Ncllln. Mary Jane Mc( ullouah, Bob Decker, Natalie Katt,
Jan Hennlngion and Kea Huelrl.
BUSINES3 STAFF
man on
c a m p u s, ac
cording to the
Iowa State co
eds." has to be
and reserve, to man and operate a 6-footer with
a two-ocean force. Who is going broad
to train the boys ihat are now
becoming teenagers and older
while our present active and re
serve forces are at battle? Are
we going to send them to the front
or to sea untrained?
Yes, I will agree that I do not
approve of all of the present
UMl proposal, including the sec
tion on disability benefits.. UMT
trainee should be given and re
ceive regular serviceman's dis
ability and V. A. hospital bene
fits. Sincerely,
DALE KING TOPS
As is a well-known fact, leap
vear is here and spring almost,
At this time, a young man's fancy
liehtlv turns to thoughts ot es
cape . and university newspapers
throughout the nation oner space
to the male-female controversy,
From the Iowa State Daily
comes news of a "desirable man
on campus" survey,
This "desir
able
Commends Anderson
To the Editor:
The impulse of writing to an
editor is usually stronger when
something appears in a paper with
which one disagrees. If we read
ers concur, we usually confine
ourselves to feeling pleased, men
tion this fact perhaps to friends
and colleagues and let it go at
that.
However, ever since the be
ginning of this school year up
until now I have had the im
pression that The Daily Nebras
kan has done a very fine job
in calling the attention of the
University family to vital ques
tions of the day. Generally, it
was done in a lively, attractive
and competent manner. The
discussion of problems pertain
ing to our campus also has been
done with skill and a laudable
sense of Impartiality.
Naturally, as a faculty member
whose work is the language and
literature of another people, I was
impressed with the article by Pro
fessor E. N. Anderson of the hiS'
tory department. As a scholar
who deals with the vast field of
human action as it unfolds to us in
history, he has presented point
edly and authoritatively the im
portance of studying foreign lan
guages. '
I admire his profound insight
as to the cultural and human need
for knowing another language.
Moreover, the pertinency of his
reference to the practical value of
such a study was keenly to the
point. You deserve grateful rec
ognition for having put such
needed advice from a competent
source in such a conspicuous spot.
The article has brought the
attention of many students to a
field that is an integral part of
our cultural education and
which, alas, is often misjudged
and attacked by people who
have failed to master a foreign
language. They are, conse
quently, unable to judge the in
dispensable need for such a
study.
When we Deople of the langu
age departments point out the im
portant facts about our field, peo
ple may be tempted to regard our
pleadings as speaking up for our
"bread and butter." Professor
Anderson's article points out the
truth about the languages and lit
eratures of foreign peoples. It
will no doubt carry weight with
students and with everyone who
has the welfare of a true aca
demic education at heart.
Yours sincerely,
W. K. PFEILER,
Chairman, Department of
Germanic Languages.
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shoul
ders, a slender
waist, brown
hair, brown 1
eves and a f rVW
..,oii, f inn S$M"VU
pounds. There's Mangold
no need to worry if he wears
glasses, because most coeds agree
they don't detract from good
innVs Another interesting fact
is that coeds prefer a veritable
Tarzan with a 32-inch waist ana
a afi-inch chest.
The Iowa State men teamed up
too and set forth a list of re
miirements for the " desirable
woman on campus."
This lovely hypothetical young
thing must have dark, medium
long and wavy hair, which all
goes to prove that gentlemen
don't ALWAYS prefer blondes.
Also this lady must be about 5
feet 4 inches tall, weigh 115
pounds with a 24-inch waist.
Pins And Stuff
Leap year's advent seems to
have instigated a series of nasty
words between sexes throughout
the country. A Stanford Daily
columnist coined the following
definition of pinning. Pinning is j Will run all your anti-Truman
a word which "comes to us from jokes verbatim for all our anti-
a wrestling term wnicn means siaiin siones you use verDHiim.
'to render one's opponent com- So far Moscow has made no
pletely helpless by affixing him reply.
firmly to the floor by any means
possible.' "
I think he's bitter.
Surprised?
Headline in the Akron Buchtel
ity, University of Akron, Ohio;
"College Affects Few Students."
Big Joke
Editors of the Wampus, Univ
ersity of Southern California
humor magazine, have added a
little warmth to the cold war.
They cabled the following mes
sage to the Moscow office of
Krododil, only Soviet humor
magazine:
"Our stock anti-Truman jokes
running low. Hear you have in
exhaustible supply. Our supply
anti-Stalin jokes limitless. Sug
gest exchange and publication.
Democracy In Reverse
...... . . v.n...-inv ib .-..nrintpel from The Dally Call-
fornlan. The event happened In California, but the alfnUlcant
the grades of over 6500 students in less than 21
days. The Dally Nebraskan hopes they will be able
to continue this admirable practice.
Daily Thought
Constant questioning is the key to wis
dom . . . Through dOUbting We COme tO in- Bu.lneaa Manaer i Cohen
UWIU . a a "iuuo" ... tfT, Aaal.tant Bualneaa Manager Btan Slpple. Arnold mm,
inirv and through inauirv we nerceive truth. p.te nerratn
I V f A Circulation Manager George Wlleo
AUCitUUi night rewa editor Jieo Kyilrom
KNUS
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870 ON YOUE DIAL
3:00 "Music from Everywhere"
3:15 "Authors of the Ages"
3:45 "Nocturne"
4:00 "Musical Grab Bag"
4:15 "Concert Hall"
4:45 "Pretty Girl Zs Like a
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Racial discrimination in California since World
War II has for the most part gone on subtly, be
neath the surface, unreported in newspaper headlines.
There are no segregated sections on our street
cars and trains. Our public rest rooms do not
draw a blatant dividing line between "white
ladies" and "colored women." Our state educa
tional institutions are not closed to members of
minority groups.
Only occasionally does a dramatic incident of
racial intolerance crop up in the press. When this
happens, it rips the complacent surface from our
self-termed broadmindedness. For a short time we
re forced to reappraise the strength of our own
views on racial equality.
The experience of Sing Sheng and his family,
who after an unfavorable vote of their neighbors,
sirable. Nevertheless, for a while this weekend
the Southwood district of South San Francisco
was just a little too far south for comfort.
The residents of Southwood have Ignored the
serious implications of their placing property values
over human values. One of the most effective, con
stantly recurring targets of Communist propa
gandists is our nation's unforgivable attitude to
ward ' minority groups. It is an attitude all too
readily attacked and none too easily defended.
The Committee for a Free Asia, a (roup spon
soring democratic broadcasts to Communist
China, is aware of the incongruity between our
global intentions and our local practices. Their
warning deserves attention: "We cannot sell free
dom to Asia unless we can deliver freedom fit
home."
Surely every home owner of Southwood believes
in international understanding as the only genuine
yielded their home in the Southwood district of basis on which to construct a lasting peace. But
South San Francisco, forces such a re-examination they have forgotten that international understand-
ipon us. It is impossible not to be moved by the tng begins at southwood.
misfortune of the young Chinese mechanic and his
pregnant wife, dispossessed by a public vote of
Southwood residents.
This was democracy at work, but democracy
in reverse the democratic ballot used to fur
ther undemocratic discrimination.
There was no terrorism involved In the re
moval of the Shengs from their home. Discrimina
tion in California does not take the form of burned
crosses or lynchings or white-hooded mobs.
Other Editors Say . . .
"College life should not be a process of liv
ing from test to test." Daily O'CoIlegian, Okla
homa A. and M.
u. . , We must keep the way open for the re
ception of the new vitality. Ideas do not srow in
In this state, discrimination is couched In the a vacuum. They must have cultivated and fertile
unstated understandings of restaurant owners and ground to sink their roots." Silver and Gold, Unl
rooming house landlords and as in the Southwood versity of Colorado.
Incident in the fine type of restrictive covenants. ,,
Every adult resident of Southwood must be
aware of the fact that restrictive covenants are
unconstitutional. Most of them probably consider
discrimination Intolerable and intolerance unde-
"The country needs, not a good 5-cent cigar,
but a good 5 minute i of constructive and serious
thought by each one of us every day." lov
State Dally.
Shakespeare scribed
ere s not a minute
of our lives
slioulJ stretck
witliout some
i
pleasure
Anlhony and Chepalrt
A minute's enough to stop At the
familiar red cooler for a Coke. Pleasure?
Certainly . , . and refreshing, too.
orruo UNDEi authority or tni coca-cou company it
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF IINCOLN, NEBR
Q'H.m COCA-COU tOMfAHt
"Com" It a fghtfd troJnork.
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