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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Tuesdoy, April 22, 1952 "EDITORIAL PAGE Two-Party Politics With the advent of spring elections, May 5, several attempts are being made by members of the All-University party, the Faction, "Seniors With Guts," and other interested parties and per sons to put some real life into voting for junior and senior class officers and Student Council representatives. These attempts consist of, for the Faction, drawing up a slate of candidates to be backed by the entire fraternity membership eligible to vote and setting up a system of "checking off", to "Seniors With Guts," or otherwise, are interested .To Be Or Not To Be lamentable fact becomes more and more appar ent with each campus election. All the innuen does and smoke-filled rooms of national politics find their place at the University, in exagger ated form, because not one of the supposed party holds publicized meetings, selects candi dates on the basis of platforms, announces their candidates or openly campaigns for the election of their slate. It is good that some persons, whether Faction, make sure that all Greek men vote. For the "Seniors With Guts" the process also has been to draw up a slate composed of selections from the persons that have filed and to begin a rather ambiguous campaign, through a letter in The Daily Nebraskan, to garner support from seniors, out of the reaches of political pressure, for this slate. This group of seniors contends that their purpose Is to elect people actually deserving of office in contrast to the reputed faction system of "passing the offices around among the houses." Their methods appear to be 'anti-Faction" rather than constructive. It Is heartening to see organizations and per sons taking an interest In the election of can didates to several of the most Important offices of student government. However, one rather in backing certain candidates. But it seems ri diculous that such activities are carried on in secrecy and without faculty or administrative ap proval. Whether Greek or Independent, whether from Engineering college or Business Administrative, whether male or female The Daily Nebraskan, at this time, does not care. The Nebraskan's point of interest in this coming election is that the various interested groups make public their slates, decide upon platforms and actively campaign for their candidates. A two-party system possibly would affect the caliber of persons in student government and perhaps add prestige and worth to junior and senior class offices and Student Council mem bership. R.R. rag krueger WE CAN FIND OUT. . .office seekers Sin And Green Grass . . . Campus Beat (Editor's Not! Followtnr to s uet editorial by Ir. Nathan nr1 tha, erlitnrc Viavo rmnlifiivJ fnr thn .Tnnrnalistip Blumberf. The Dally Nebraskan from time to time this train- n ter has asked various faculty members to contribute to the Valhalla (junior division, at least) by their Will- What Am I Doing Here? Bob Reichenbach- Flood Proves Americans Will Work As A Unit When Enemy Attacks - Tom Rsche The recent Missouri river flood crisis proved something that Amortona arA Just to get on the band-too often prone ,, 5 -xrV paper.) By DR. NATHAN B. BLUMBERG Assistant Professor of Journalism "D'ye know I'd like to be an iditor,' said Mr. Doolev. "It must be a hard job," said Mil. Hennessy. "Ye spicuous this year on the Nebraska campus, have to know so much." wTis a hard job," said Mr: Dooley. "But 'tis a fascinatln wan . . "I shud thing the wurruk wud kill thim," said Mr. Hennessy, sadly. "It does," said Mr. Dooley. "Many gr-reat iditors is dead." Finley Peter Dunne Somewhere up in the Journalistic Valhalla, where there are neither deadlines nor deadbeats, no publicists or politicians, and certainly never typographical error, there should be a place' reserved for all the editors of newspapers who actually said something significant while here on earth. Unfortunately, their number would not be large, especially when compared to the mass of editors ingness to take forthright editorial stands on is sues of concern and importance to University students. The Daily Nebraskan, it safely can be said, deserves some measure of credit for the po litical consciousness which has become more con- Take, for instance, the issue of "McCarthyism." Now, there is an element in the American press and in the American population which would like to assure us that there realty is no such thing, that opponents of the junior senator from Wisconsin are somewhat hysterical, or misguided, or seeing Fascists under the bed, or are pinko, fellow travelers, "liberals" (it has become fash ionable among the more cynical to put this word in quotation marks). There are newspapers and magazines which either fail to recognize that McCarthyism exists or contend that if it does, it is good, clean, honest sport with a good end but some untidy overtones. These people don't want us to think about Mc Carthy. More important, many of these people who regularly produce sheets of paper covered hope they will obtain some of the benefits which with ink once a day, or once a week, or once a month. There are editors and there are editors. .Some recognize the function of public service inherent in the establishment of a press in a free society; others regard their chat tel as nothing more than a busi ness enterprise which, if it pays off handsomely, is a journalistic success. Thus we find the editor who stands four-square nroinct Yinlae in tfca riirrtwav. . . Courtesy Lincoln Star who Is unalterably opposed to i)r. Blumberg sin, who crusades vigorously for green grass in the public parks, and who is willing to stand np and be counted on the issue of pure milk. This type usually is also a practitioneer of "Afghanis tanism" an editorial device by which the writer gives hell to the prime minister of some foreign country, preferably Afghanistan, but never says a word about the City Council. V J accrue, temporarily, to advocates of irresponsibil ity in public life. Students should take time to ex amine the man's record, check his charges against the results, balance his techniques against the tra ditional democratic processes constructed labori ously over the years since America was born. The Daily Nebraskan, to Its credit, has at tempted some analysis of McCarthy, of McCar thyism, and of the atmosphere and practices which it breeds. There are other fields which might well oc cupy the thoughts of University students, such as the principle of a liberal arts education versus specialized training. There has been enough con fusion on this subject to confound even the in doctrinated, and as a result we have students who enroll in the University to learn tools of some trade, believing that learning how to make a living comes before learning how to live, or who believe that if one wants to teach, one should go to a teachers college. The list is long, the space limited. It is enough to suggest that the editors of The Daily Nebras wagon, this reporter will climb out on the limb with all the rest of the so-called writers and predict various and sundry outcomes of the present season. The New York Yankees will make it four in a row and cop the American League flag. The Trolley Dodgers from Brooklyn will win the Senior Circuit bunt ing. The World Series will go six games and will see the Yanks taking all, four games to two, nat-uarlly. As for in- vidiwal per- Reichenbach formances . . . Gus Zernial will repeat as the American League home run leader and Ralph Klner will repeat in the Na tional. George Kell and Stan Mustal will win the batting crown in the American and Na crown in the American and Na tional respectively. Orestes Minoso will win the RBI title in the American and Gil Hodges will do likewise in the National. Most valuable Player of the Year will be Phil Rizzuto in the Junior Circuit and Gil Hodges in the National. Ed Lopat will have' the best ERA in the American and Sal "The Barber" Maglie will hand cuff the batters in the National. , Rookie of the Year will be Andy Carey in the American League and Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" x Mizell in the National National League. Gil Hodges will also be the goat of the World Series, dropping a good peg from "Pee Wee Reese with two out in the last of the ninth, the score tied, and a man on third. This laux pas will allow Gil Mc- Douglad to score from third, giv ing the Yanks the fourth and final game of the Series by a score or 5-4. to. forget Am e r i c a n s may fight among themselves, but when another enemy attacks, they will work together. Workers and leaders alike were lavish in their praise of the work and QiXLi Rlsche co-operation What was accomplished there in often i mistake .the division f opin only a few days would ordinarily ion for weakness. But they are Kavo taUfn months or years The response was amazing. People rom all walks of life, all parts of the region went to Omaha to aid in the battle against the flood. It proved again the basic solidarity of Am- At on The country is like many fami lies. The family may tear each other apart at home, but woe to be to anyone who criticizes any member of the group. Amprirnns rjroved their solidar of itv on Dec. 7, 1941. Quarreis were thousands of people in stemming 1 forgotten, and Repuoiicans aim the onslaught of the muddy waters Democrats joined together m a at Omaha and Council Bluffs. common effort. Foreign potentates 'Round The Campus1 Pinnings, Parties . Highlight Society mmmsmmm mmium iwiimwNww 1 VA, UNDER THE LAw,CANNOT 6UARANTEE OR INSURE A Gl LOAN TO BUY AN AUTOMOBILE" FOR PLEASURE PURPOSES , . , THE VETERAN MUST PROVE HE NEEDS THE CAR IN THE CONDUCT OF HIS BUSINESS Oft OCCUPATION Although the School of Journalism at the Unl versity has no control whatsoever over The Daily kan have resisted the temptation to plead for Nebraskan, which is an independent newspaper, "school spirit" at football games, and have done members of the faculty naturally follow with great something for causes other than queens crowned interest the extra-curricular activities of their stu- by will of the Greeks. If the student newspaper is dents. The vigorous, aggressive news and edi- interested in national and international affairs, torial policies of the student newspaper this year perhaps more students will follow the same course. have been a source of satisfaction and pride to It has been demonstrated that students who profit the faculty not only in the School of Journalism most from their degree at the end of four years but among some colleagues in the College of Arts are those who asked, the earlier the better after and Sciences and The Daily Nebraskan has arriving at the University: "What am I doing emerged as something more than a "Rag." Makeup here?" Ask it seriously, repeatedly, doggedly. and news presentation have improved remarkably, until an answer is there. w Smoking In Classes . . . Not Generally Approved also has no smoking signs posted. So long as the status which the University fol lows in regard to classroom "smoking continues without serious consequence, this appears to be the wisest course to follow. Some schools are ex tremely strict in prohibiting smoking, or pretend ing to prohibit it. University smokers should be thankful that there is no iron clad blanket ruling on classroom smoking. J.K. That students generally disapprove of smok ing in the classroom about two to one was the conclusion drawn from a recent Associated Col legiate Press poll in which the University par ticipated. Freshmen and women evidently dis approve the most. When students across the nation were asked: In general, do yon approve" of disapprove of students smoking during classroom session? 29 per cent approved while 58 disapproved. Men opposed It to the tune of 51 per cent while 65 per cent of the women opposed It As a student spends more time in college, the trend toward approval .increases. For example, only 25 per cent of the freshmen polled approved, while 42 per tent of graduates did. Other fig ures were: sophomores, 28 per cent; juniors, 21 per cent; seniors, 34 per cent. The University has no rigid policy or ruling n the matter, according to Charles Fowler, di rector of the division of buildings and grounds. The decision is left mainly to chairmen of de partments and instructors. However, there are torn hazardous areas, where no smoking rules are galte strongly enforced. Temple building Margin Notes JhsL (Daily Vls&AadJkcuL FIFTY-FIRST TEAS Member Associated Collegiate Przae Intercollegiate Press Tb Daffy Nebraska W published by the stsaents of the Cnhrerslty of Nebraska as exp-easloa of students' mmwt and opin ions nil. According to Article II of the By-Laws (overning student publications and administers by tb Beard ft Pabllea- Uons, -it is :ne declared poller of ttm Board was. r abneatlaas. ander Its Jurisdiction shall bo frao from editorial eensnrsniD aa tha part of the Hoard, or oa the part of any member of tha faculty 01 too university, bat too members of too staff of The Dally Nebraskan are personally MspeaslMe for what they say or do or cause to bo printed." . gnbseriptloa rate are S3.M a semester, ft.M mailed or fl.aa for tbo collets year. (4.00 smiled, ainsle copy Sc. FaMlsbad dally d urine the school year except 8atrdaye and Sundays, vacations and examination periods. One awas pabllsbed during; the month of Aatnet by the lnlreratty of Nebraska ander the supervision of the commutes on Modern) Publications. Entered as ecoo Claw Matter at the Post Office m Uneoia, Nebraska, ander Act of Vprnrress, March 3, 18 tv, and at special rate of 5V?!? Pr.ld lor ta Section "3. Act of Coagress of October nuwiun Beviexooer . uzz. EDITORIAL STAFF Congratulations of the highest order go to the 43 University students selected for Phi Beta Kappa, or Sigma Xi membership (or both) Friday evening. with athletics, activities and social doings. Daily Thought Editor Assoc! a to Editor. . Manaslnc Ed I tori. .News Editors Bath Raymond uoa neper, Hue oortoa Bally Adams, Ken Rystrum, Jaa Steffea, oaf nniewoaica. aaiiv Hall Sports Editor. ... Marshall Kashner shkw noons oaiior.. ........................ .Glean Nelsoa FMtlfPM V.llltas. ...... n . , Tf 4a rrattfVtne tn nnta that academic honor finds Ar Editor 4-9 eM J, A. fc fjOClBty EtUtsSaf ww m w "r its place among the typical college life crammed rt-towhar.::::":" .. Monira zsjices, Bars Stephentrn, i t , aca asters, diii nundell, Nsdlns Meiiarty, Bob rinkerton. rat Ball. Shirley Murphy, Greta Grslr uarume reeiesek, Terry Barnes, Louis Schccn, Bob Decker, Natalie Kstt, Eea Gibson, Gerry Fellmsn, Ed Berg, Check Beam. Mary Jans McCsUongh, Jerry Kebert- It i3 useless to attempt to reason a man BUSINESS STAFF out of a thing he has never reasoned into. - Cr.lTt. A mis taut Business alanagers. Cteenla(los) Manas or. jilgbt Mows Editor... ,,,...,. .Jack Cohen . .Stan Slppto,' Arnold Stera, Pete Bcmtea Goers WUeos SaUy AdVar A For full Information contact roar nearest VETERANS ADMINISTRATION office Got some more news some of the weekend house parties and formals. First on the list is the Fiji Is lander party which, as usual, turned out to be a terriffic sue cess. I've got some more Phi Gams and their dates to the affair. They are: Ken Osborne and Joyce Fin ney; George Hancock with Sally Murphy; Bill Holmquist and Jeanne Smith: Bill Nelson and Charlotte Trudenabe; Dave Min ard with Pat Gilbreath: Dan Wol kensdorfer and Joyce Hays; Jack Shull and June Hartzeu. More news also on the Pi Phi's and their formal which was held Friday evening in the Terrace room of the Lincoln hotel. Some more dates to the dance were: Cathy Corp and Sandy Crawford; Janet Rogers and Larry Poppy; Shirley Ly singer and Larry Eatherton; Jane Jordan and Dick Axtell; Susie Tewell with Jerry Fen ton; Muriel Pickett and Jim Tracy; Barb Shields and Bill Farmer; Barb Colwell and Jim Plihall; Marilyn Bourckk with Larry Dunning; Barbara Hof with Joe Gordon; Maryanne Harris and Fred Moshier; Lor raine Johannes and Bob Toole y. Pinnings are really the news of the day today! Delta Gamma Barb "Putt" Gilmore is now wearing the pin of Sig Alph Warren Ras-mussen. Congratulations are also in or der for Pi Phi Sonna Holmes who announced her pinning to Phi Gam Ed McCoy last night. Surprised and happy Thetas Connie Gordon about, were showered with two canay passings last night. Sue Porter an nounced her ninninc to Howie nonnis fnrnier DU at the Uni versity. Wibby Gass also passed candy to announce her pinning to Jim McGeachin, a Phi uam. Slg Delt Rita Krantz an nounced her pinning to OU Phi Ep Harold Novak at an after hour spread Saturday evening. Add Peg Dlestel's name to the list of diamond-wearing girls around campus. Peg passed candy at the Gamma Phi house last night to announce her en gagement to Glen Reeder. The vast majority of Amer icans are Americans first, and Republicans and Democrats sec ond. Or they are Americana first, and of German descent or Irish descent second. There are always chiselers and profiteers. Even during the floods, a few sought to take advantage of the situation by looting. Most of them ended up in jail. Tha vast maioritv of Amer icans are clean, hones and decent, regardless of the hullabaloo created when some .oted person is caught doing wro' i. tv,o moWUv nt Americans will rise to the occasion when the need arises. Letterip Flood Or KK? To The Editor: niiHn? the Dast fiw days, I have noticed that The Daily Ne braskan has devoted a consider able amount of its nevs columns to reports of student activities in the flooded areas 01 umana. inese stories and pictures have been of considerable interest to me since such efforts seem commendable from all points of view. I particu larly feel I must commend The Daily Nebraskan's activities in connection with the flood since these occasional student moves re flecting charity and nobility ap peal to the intelligence of a few. However, I would like to re late an Incident in connection with The Nebraskan's flood coverage which took place last Friday. I overheard a conver sation between two persons, whom, I presume, are known as Big Men On Campus. One of the men was obviously a member of Kosmet Klub be cause he was railing against The Daily Nebraskan for not devoting more space to Kosmet Klub news. Editorial policy on The Nebras kan seems to lean more heavily in favor of flood coverage instead of Kosmet Klub publicity about their sDrine show. This champion TUESDAY of the riehts of an activity as op- Y. W. Battle for Ballots com-posed to humanitarian work:, leit mission, Ellen Smith dining room, 4 p.m., leader, Syvia Krasne. Sig Delt Charney Taub has her doubts about the Navy depart ment. She received a letter from them asking her if she would like to be a Naval cadet flyer. Char ney could have joined except she didn't meet one of their qualifi cations: she wasn't a male! How about the WAVES then? NU BULLETIN BOARD The Nebraskan's space devoted to the flood was rather ridiculous in Rri Cross Wood board meetinslthe face of the impending KK in Red Cross office in Union at snow, KNUS On The Air 870 ON YOUR DIAL 3:00 "Interlude" 3:15 "Trip to the Stars" 3:30 "Round Up Time" 3:45 Guest Star" 4:00 "Shake Hands with World" 4:15- "Final Sports Ed" 4:30 "Road to Rhythm" 5:00 Sign Off the 4 -p.m. YW Current World Problems commission, Ellen Smith south east Room, 4 p.m. Nancy Dark, leader. Convocation 10 a.m., Coliseum, Sen. Wayne Morse, speaker. Election for Goddess of Ag riculture in Ag Union from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. YW Comparative ' Religions group, 5 p.m., Ellen Smith south east room, leader, Bobbie Dunn. Corn Cobs, 316 Union, 5 p.m. Attendance is required for new members. YW Jobs and Futures commis sion, 5 p.m., Ellen Smith dining room, Mary Ann Pasek, leader. Provo Corp, cadet lounge, 7:30 p.m. No uniforms required. Sophomores welcome. Red Guidon, Motor Truck lab, 7:30 p.m. Election of officers. Panel on world affairs, 7:30 p.m., Ellen Smith hall. Ginny Cooper, moderator. For such an attitude, I would like to register my resentment against the typical, stupid col legiate attitude that would feel the activities of Kosmet Klub, however worthwhile, should take precedence over student work in an area devastated by the waters of a flooding river. The Daily Nebraskan's decision to devote more space to the flood work than to Kosmet Klub ac tivities is commendable and jus tified, in my mind. The other at titude is disgusting and inexcus able. Name Withheld By Request) CANOE TRIPS la the Qnetleo-Ssperlor tflderaese. Only $I.SS to fS.M per aersea per day. For free booklet and nap srrlte! BIU Rem, Mgr. Cance Cow ry Outfitters, Bsx 7' 7 C. Ely, Miasms ta 1 iTIA- Oa" Lowest priced In its field! 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