TW DAfLY NEBRASKAN
Monday, March 31, 1952
Irsiy T Get Debt-Free Uiniiioini,
tProdldflct ff 22 Years Work
By PEG BARTUNEK
Staff Writer
On a cold, bleak, wintry day
in January 1937, two men raised
their shovels to whisk through
several inches of snow to break
into the hard ground below.
The occasion? The breaking:
of the ground for the site of
the Union. The men? Chancel
lor E. A. Burnett and F. G.
Taylor of St. Paul, then presi
dent of the board oi regents.
By these simple gestures vosl
tive action finally began on plans
that had been in the making for
seven years.
It is now that after twenty-two
years of ceaseless planning, stren
uous campaigning, heated debate
and troublesome financial prob
lems, that the Union is to be pre
sented to you, the students, fac
ulty, and alumni, a debt-free
building at the formal burning of
the $200,000 bond issue May 2.
Events leading up to this
ceremony will never appear in
history books but are neverthe
less of significance to those
who watched the $100,000
structure grow years ago and to
those who take it for granted
today.
Foremost in keeping the Union
building issue alive back in 1930
was Ray Ramsey, alumni secre
tary, who launched the first drive
for the Union in that year. Under
his direction a series of articles
aout other colleges' union build
ings were published in The Daily
Nebraskan. This series which kept
the issue before the University
lasted three years.
Then the Innocents toon up
the fight by circulating ques
tionnaires and inquiries among
other colleges, while Robert
Thiel, head of the Union com
mittee appointed by Nebraska
Alumnus in 1934, assembled
facts and made extensive inves
tigations. The result of these
investigations showed legal bar
riers that were later removed in
Sample 'Primary' Ballot
Democrat
NATIONAL TICKET
For President
(First Choice)
Vote for one
Estes Kefauver
Robert S. Kerr
For President
(Second Choice)
Vote for one
Estes Kefauver
Robert S. Kerr
For Vice President
(First Choice)
Vote for one
For Vice President
(Second Choice)
Vote for one
For Delegates at Large to National
Convention
Vote for four
Francis P. Matthews
James C. Quigley
William H. Meier
Willard E. Townsend
Chas. Knowles
William Ritchie
For Alternate Delegates at Large
to National Convention
Vote for four
Hugh B. Riley
Frederick M. Deutsch
Essie Davis
H. C. Larson
For Delegates to National
Convention
First District
Vote for two
Frank B. Morrison
Fred C. Kleckner
Clarence L. Clark
A. Clifford Anderson
For Alternate Delegates to
National Convention
Vote for two
Peg Anderson
Mary R. Cunningham
Harold C. Prichard
For United States Senator
(Full Term)
Stanley D. Long
Endorsed by the Democratic
State Convention;
For United States Senator
Two Year Term To Fill Vacancy
Vote for one
William Ritchie
Endorsed by the Democratic
State Convention;
Henry L. Fillman
State Ticket
For Governor
Vote for one
Mina B. Dillingham
Don Maloney
Walter R. Raecke
Endorsed by the Democratic
State Convention;
For Lieutenant Governor
Vote for one
A. Clifford Anderson
Endorsed by the Democratic
State Convention;
For Secretary of State
Vote for one
Harry R. Swanson
Endorsed by the Democratic
State Convention;
For Auditor of Public Accounts
Vote for one
Gustav F. Beschorner
Endorsed by the Democratic
State Convention;
For State Treasurer
Vote for one
J. R. Farris
Endorsed by the Democratic
ibtate convention;
For Attorney General
Vote for one
Michael T. McLaughlin
Endorsed by the Democratic
fctate convention;
For Railway Commissioner
Vote for one
J. C. McReynolds
Congressional Ticket
For Congressman First District
Vote for one
Samuel Freeman
Endorsed by the First District
Democratic Congressional Conven
tion;
Republican
NATIONAL TICKET
For President
(First Choice)
Vote for one:
Harold E. Stassen
Mary E. Kenny
For President
(Second Choice)
Vote for one:
Harold E. Stassen
Mary E. Kenny
For Vice-President
(First Choice)
Vote for one:
For Vice president
(Second Choice)
Vote for one:
For Delegates at Large to
National Convention
Vote for ten:
John B. Quinn
Charles S, Reed
Ernest M. Johnson
Paul S. Kmger
George J. Thomas
John P. McKnight
Elnar Viren
Richard D. Marvel
Terry Carpenter
Arthur J. Weaver
Bernard R. Stone .
Charles J. Warner
Julius D. Cronin
Harry S. Byrne
Herbert J. Hughes
Chris J. Abbott
Hal Lainson
J, O, Peck
J. LeRoy Welsh
Ted W. Metcalfe
Hugh Brown
Orin Cunningham
Charles Thone
Assistant Attorney General at
Lincoln
Leonard L. Larson
L. E. Ray
Adam McMullen
Barbara Kratz
Farley Young
William Swanson
Clifford Thone
Roy Sheaff
Dean Kratz
Assistant Attorney General
For Alternate Delegates at Large
to National Convention
Vote for ten:
Virginia Reller
John S. Samson
Kermit Wagner
William A. Stewart
Fay Smith
Donna Lynch
Neola Johnson
Frank E. Landis
Ladd J. Hubka
Chauncey E. Barney
H. J. Amen
Pat Minier
John R. Higgins
A. Thurman H'nds
James F. Harding
For Delegates to National
Convention
First District
Vote for two:
Robert Van Pelt
John H. Binning
B. Frank Watson
Guy L. Cooper
Frederic Marsh
Fred R. Irons
Mary E. Kenny
For Alternate Delegates to
National Convention
First District
Vote for two:
Maurice S. Hevelone
Norma Carpenter
Cloyd D. Clark
Jack Devoe
For United States Senator
(Full Term)
Vote for one:
Val Peterson
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
Hugh Butler
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
For United States Senator
(Two-Year Term To Fill
Vacancy)
Vote for one:
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
Dwight Griswold
Walter A. Nielsen
Al Misegadis '
State Ticket
For Governor
Vote for one:
Robert B. Crosby
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
Victor E. Anderson
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
Arthur B. Walker
John G. Donner
Andrew E. Swnnson
For Lieutenant Governor
Vote for one:
Ed Hoyt
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
Charles J. Warner
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
For Secretary of State
Vote for one:
James S. Pittenger
Endorsed by the Republican
Stata Convention
Frank Marsh
For Auditor of Public Accounts
Vote for one:
Ray C. Johnson
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
For State Treasurer
Vote for one:
Frank B. Heintze
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
For Attorney General
Vote for one:
Clarence S. Beck I
Endorsed by the Republican'
State Convention
Max G. Towle !
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
For Railway Commissioner
Vote tor one:
Harold J. Norris
Max Harding
Donald Pierce
Joseph J. Brown
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
R. C. Johnson
Ed. Swanson
William C. Johnston
Congressional Ticket
For Congressman First District
Vote for one:
Carl T. Curtlss
Endorsed by the Republican
State Convention
Congressional Convention
Band Coffee Hour
After the band concert Sunday,
a coffee hour was presented at the
Union.
Free coffee and cookies were
served. Tom Larsen, Union hos
pitality chairman, was in charge
of the affair.
1936 through the efforts of the
student council and the board
of regents.
The part the students played in
making the dream of a Union into
a reality cannot be emphasized
enough. In 1935 a petition circu
lated among the students showed
their willingness to pay a small
compulsory sum to aid in financ
ing the building. A Union execu
tive committee represented stu
dent sentiment and kept their in
terest in the issue alive.
Not only was interest keen on
the part of the students but also
with the alumni. Of particular in
terest were donations received
from the small republic of Latvia
and one from London.
The greater part of the strug
gle was over and definite steps
toward progress were realized
February 14, 1936 when the re
gents approved a petition for
securing Public Works Admin
istration funds. Big sighs of re
lief were undoubtedly heard
when the headlines of The
Daily Nebraskan on Oct. 23,
1936 read, "$180,000 Grant As
sures New Student Union For
Nebraska." Appreciation also
went out to President Roosevelt
for his signature on the grant.
The much-debated question of
where to locate the building was
the next problem to be settled.
Opinions clashed and arguments
raged until Dec. 5, 1936, when the
regents decreed that the new
structure was to be built on the
northeast corner of 14th and R,
facing south. Officials felt that
this location would place Union
activities on the rim of the cam
pus between classrooms and the
resident area.
Construction got under way
almost immediately and its
progress was marked by the
laying of the cornerstone Nov.
5, 1937. Al Moseman, Student
Council president representing
the students; Prof. Earl Lantz
representing the faculty, and
Chancellor E. A. Burnett repre
senting the administration,
headed the ceremonies,
Nebraska Alumnus, together with
copies of the University catalog
and bulletin, as well as docu
ments signed by all the members
of the Innocents and Mortar
Board societies were placed in the
cornerstone,
But the biggest day of all was
iust around the corner the Union
opening.
On May 4, 1938, the doors of
the new building were flung
open to a student body in open
house ceremonies that revealed
the results made possible by
years of student, faculty and
alumni planning and financial
backing. The results seen by
them that first evening must
have made every hour of work
and every dollar contributed
well worth the while.
Wotpd bands, dances, banquets
and motion pictures initiated the
Union into its first weeK oi ac
tivities. Since that time, its use
fulness and scoDe of activities has
multiplied many times making it
the most popular stuaem, cemei
on the campus.
Purposes behind the construc
tion of the Union were many, but
first and foremost was the hope
of promoting a University "fam
iiv whifh was to include the
faculty and administra
tive staff. It was also hoped that
the Union, as a social and activi
ties center, would improve the re
lationship of all stuaenis in an
informal atmosphere of common
endeavor.
Another purpose of the Union
was to provide a meeting place
for returning alumni and serve
as a club where they could re
lax and visit with former class
mates. It was hoped that the
presence of the Union would
promote bigger and better
alumni reunions.
Needless to say, how veil these
purposes have been carried out
has been and will be dependent
on the students on this campus.
The stnrv of the Union, how
ever, does not end here with its
opening. The years following were
A metal box containing copies also significant onauiiOam
of The Daily Nebraskan, the instill an even ,";""f
Cornhusker. the Awgwan, the tion to you who take advantage oi
its iacinucs.
Cornhusker Countryman, and the
Union Cues-
Union Host To Prep
Students Saturday
Union open house and a dance
in the Union ballroom will climax
All Sport's Day events at the Uni
versity Saturday.
Union and N club are co-spon
soring the dance from 8 to 12 p.m
Albers-Sorenson's band will play
"We hope to promote the Uni
versity to high school students,"
said Marilyn Moomey, union ac
tivities director.
The open house and dance are
open to all students.
C'A Bell For Adano
John Hershey's Pultizer prize
novel, "A Bell u
for Ad a n o,"
will be pre- ',
sented in movie
form at 7:30
John Hodiak,
William Bendix
and Gene Tier
ney star in the
story of citizens
strugg ling to
restore normal
life in a war
ravaged country
Sunday is film society day, too.
The original version of "M"
starring Peter Lorre will be shown
at 4:30 p.m. at the Esquire theater.
According to Miss Moomey, "M"
is the first talking picture in the
film society series. She added
that a new version of the movie
was released in Hollywood last
summer.
Convocation Friday
"Who Benefits from our For
eign Policy, Russia or the United
States?"
Arthur M. Schelsinger, associate
professor of history at Harvard, 'auditorium.
LA'
Murphy
'Shirley Murphy
and O. John Rogge, lawyer, will
debate this question at the all
University convocation in the
Coliseum Friday.
Eleven o'clock classes will be
dismissed for the debate.
Lynn Kunkel's convocations
committee is in charge of the ar
rangements.
NU BULLETIN
BOARD
Monday
Application Deadline for ad
vanced courses in Air Force
ROTC. Turn applications in to
Major " John Truell, Room 202,
Military and Naval Science build
ing.
Mock Primary election, 10 a.m.
to 5:20 p.m., Union, Ferguson
Hall, or Ag Union.
YVVCA Commission Group,
Camp Counseling, Ellen Smith
Dining Room, ,4:00 p.m., Leader,
Gladys Johnson.
YWCA Commission Group,
Leadership Training, Ellen Smith
dining room, leader, Miriam wn-
ley, 5:00.
YW-YM Meeting open to pub
lic. 5-6 p.m.. Union faculty lounge.
Panel discussion on the primary
election system.
Delian Union short story con
test closes at midnight.
Candidates for class offices and
Student Council representatives
filing, Room 209, Administration,
beginning 8 a.m.
Panel Discussion on Primary
elections, 5 p.m., Love library
Kosmet Kluh Selects 'Girl Crazy'
Production, Publicity Committees
Committee chairmen for the; and John Elwell direct city and, by Bill Adams and Glenn Rode
Kosmet Klubs' spring show "Girl ouMate newspaper, radio and Qnd display ommit.
Crazy" have been announced by Newspapers such as the Omaha tee heads are Chuck wiamaier
president Jerry Johnson. World Herald and . the Lincoln ana m iu,.
itzr and Tournal and radio sta- This committee covers sur
The production staff of the I1" B"' uanH KOLN will be rounding towns, business places
contacted lin Lcoln, downtown theaters,
conwi.ieu. mi the University campus and head-
Stern, program chairman, will aeWbe at the Student
nave cnarge oi wiuuuug uvuiu-,Union.
April 24 and 25 show Include
Johnson, Don DeVries, and El- I
don Shafer. General arrange
ments and supervisions for the
show are made by this staff. I
Chairman of the publicity com-'
mittee is George Wilcox. Dick,
Billig, Kent Axtell and John Sav
age have charge of Daily NebraS'
ing and the final printing and dis
tribution of the programs.
, Chuck Burmeister was named
ticket chairman. Gerry Matzke
will be in charge of student
sales while box-office and gen-
Speclal publicity will be
handled by Thom Snyder and
Sterling Kath.
Johnson announced that tickets
for the production will go on sale
April 8 and can be purchased
kan publicity, while Arne Stern era! public sales will be handled !from any Kosmet Klub worker.
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A Student Views The News
Malan's Grip Loosens
In South Africa
That scourge of politicians, the backfire, is in
the news again, this time in South Africa. More
closely resembling a chain reaction than a back
fire, an unhealthy situation is developing in this
Commonwealth nation which threatens to blow
Prime Minister Daniel Malan clear out of office.
In the light of information available, it would seem
that Malan's removal would be about the best
thing that could happen to South Africa.
Although an ordained minister of the Re
formed Church, Daniel Francois Malan and his
government have consistently pursued a policy
of "apartheid" or white supremacy since their
election in 1949. An extremist at the outset,
Malan has subscribed to the doctrine that only
Charles Gomon
Nazis that he was accused of being a
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the white Boers are fit to participate in the gov
erning process of South Africa. In a country
where three-fourths of the people are non
white, such a policy would seem to invite dis
content if not civil war.
These ideas are not new to the Union of South
Africa, but 1949 was the first chance Dr. Malan
had to put them into effect.
In 1939 when Field Marshal Jan Christian
Smutz, then prime minister of South Africat urged
the Union to enter the war with Britain against
the Nazis, Malan's nationalist Afrikaner party led
the opposition. General Smutz won by only 13
votes.
During World War II when General Smutz
of the
fascist. 1
General Smutz, head of the South African
delegation to the UN Charter conference in San
Francisco in 1945 and generally respected as
one of the world's greatest statesmen, swallowed
a bitter pill when the elections of 1949 led Malan
to power.
Since that time, Malan's policies have been
thorough. His majority in parliament enabled him
to systematically disenfranchise 300,000 Transvaal
and Natal Indian and 8,000,000 Negro voters. The
Natives' Representative Council was abolished.
Appropi iations for slum clearance and native hous
ing were drastically reduced.
Opposition to the prime minister's policies
exists, however, and it is growing.
Recent incidents illustrate the building of tha
chain reaction. Malan has removed most of tha
South African army's high ranking officers. Men
like Gen. George Brink, commander of the famed
1st South African Division at El Alamein; and
Gen. James T. Durant, chief of the air force, have
been eased out of their posts and replaced by
officers who supported Malan during the war by
refusing to fight the Nazis. Malan also ordered
deactivated the efficient native units of the army,
which General Smutz so carefully organized. This
"reorganization" of the armed forces has caused
thousands of South Africans to resign in disgust.
When Malan erased the names of 50,000
half-caste voters from the election lists last
year and gave their voting power to four white
representatives, the storm broke.
Led by a cousin of the prima minister, "Sailor"
Malan, who served as a wing commander in the
Battle of Britain, an opposition party was organ
ized. Calling itself Torch Commando, the new party
now claims 200,000 members. Torch Commando is
ridiculed by Malan's government despite the fact
that its rolls contain the names of some of South
Africa's most distinguished soldiers and citizens.
The latest development in the case came just
a few days ago when the South African supreme
court ruled that Malan's tampering with the
franchise was unconstitutional.
In the streets of Johannesburg and Capetown,
Torch followers shouted, "Malan, scram!" Police
confiscated truqkloads of ""murderous weapons"
from the seething native population. Malan himself
made frequent trips to London in support of the must know that his policies need drastic revision.
Allied cause, Malan stayed at home and made Even in parliament, he got no peace. Opposition
himself a source of constant trouble. In fact, leader J. G. Strauss chanted, "Resign. Resign.
Malan's views compared so favorably with those Resign."
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