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emDtv purses had been taken.
By DON PIEPER
dows. One house estimated dam
age at $200.
Sororities voluntarily joined in
an attempt to gather names of the
leaders of the mob. University
officials and the police do not
know what action will be taken.
Police went to several houses
where they found it difficult to
eet women to reveal names. The
Campus policemen were un
available for comment and no
member of the University admin
istration who could be reached
would make a statement.
As the men crashed into one
sorority house, the housemother
was injured. Mrs. Mary Bucking
ham, attempting to control the
mob, had her foot stepped on and
was pushed backward according
'.o the sorority house president.
She is suffering from a
wrenched back and shock.
The riot worked its way to
downtown Lincoln where the men
entered two theaters and "spoiled
the show."
According to information avail
able at press time, the riot started
when men from one fraternity
at passing convertibles.
Then men from the men's dorm
began a water fight with the fra
ternity involving fire hoses. After
this, both groups joined on the
attack of all women's organized
fh- man hnH ladders which they
used to climb into second story
windows. They also broke into
basement windows..
After they had gained n
tnnM intn thm houses, the men
Raincoats, grass skirts, cigareta
Managing Editor
A howling mob of more than
200 University men swept through
the campus Wednesday night in a
riot cav'.ig damage which no one
could estimate. ..
Windows, screens, mirrors,
bookcases and many other things
Were broken as the rrnwrl
and books were listed as among
the things taken.
No one seemed to be able to
stop the turmoil which eyewit
nesses called "fantastic," "regret-
houses including the women s
invv
stomped upstairs and tore Into
dressers throwing clothing
around and walking out ex
hibiting "prizes."
One sorority said that several
residence halls.
Lincoln police sent three cruis
ers out to patrol the area.
According to sorority women,
able" and "shamelul. JNO one in
terviewed but the men seemed to
think that what happened Was
"cute."
swarmed into the houses through
police did not know any thing
I about the sorority joint effort.
Dasement and second story win
began throwing buckets of water
Fir
Hesndle
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Students interested in the forth
coming class officer and Student
Council elections will be given
an opportunity to meet the can
didates for those offices, listen to
their viewpoints, and ask ques
tions, at a pre-election forum
Thursday.
The forum, which will render
an opportunity to every student
to learn the views of those peo
ple whose names will appear on
the ballots next week, will be
held in the Union ballroom at
7:30 p.m.
Class officer candidates will be
called upon to state and explain
their platforms, state their be
liefs regarding the proper func
tions of class officers, and outline
the program which they feel
should be followed during the
coming year.
Candidates for Student Coun
cil representatives from the col
leges will be subjected to inter
rogation concerning their attitude
toward problems which have con
fronted the Council during the
past year issues such as student
faculty parking and stadium seat
ing. George Wilox, chairman of the
elections committee of the Student
Council, will be in charge of the
meeting.
After a short opening speech
by Wilcox, each candidate for
the class officer positions will
be oalled to the platform to de-
Council Suggests
Policy On Coverage
Motion Sent To Publications Board
Ag College Students To Vote Mondo
On Revised Amendment Of Exec Board
To Suppress This Press
. . . Editorial Freedom
The Student Council Wednesday made one of the wisest
moves in its history when it rejected a portion of one of the
most foolish motions heard in its history. What happened in
the meeting during which the Council rejected one member's
move to control editorial policy of The Daily rsebaskan is
interesting and shocking.
The Council, representing some 6,000 University stu
dents, heard a four point resolution, proposed by vice presi
dent George Wilcox, which would control policies of The
Daily Nebraskan.
The most inflicting section of the resolution was the
proposal suggesting that the Committee on Student Publica
tions establish a policy for The Daily Nebraskan in regard
to what was printed on the editorial page in regard to stu
dent elections. The proposal was :
. . that the Student Council through resolution sub
Any candidate for either class ,mit to the Publications Board (meaning the Committee on
Student Publications), request that a policy be established
in The Daily Nebraskan. This policy should include the fol
lowing:
1. Advertising and advertising notes for individuals
and groups.
2. Editorial coverage.
3. Coloring or slanting of news stories.
4. Contributions to the editor that are published (Let-terips).
Sections 1, 3 and 4 will be submitted to the Committee
on Student Publications.
liver a two or three minute ex
pression of his views. A question
and answer period will ensue,
during which candidates may be
asked to clarify any points not
cleared up by their speeches.
Next, the same procedure will
be followed with college repre
sentative candidates speeches fol
lowed by discussion and question
ing. All students are urged to at
tend the forum.
office or student council position
may purchase advertising space
from The Daily Nebraskan at the
special reduced rate of 25 cents
an inch.
If
A student-faculty sub-commit
tee on student organiza
tions has announced that the revi-j
!Ag college
, weeks ago.
If the amendment
"Bull Session" a few tion society , Agricultural Eco
nomics club. University 4-H dub.
is approved. Home Economics club, Vocational dom of the press at this University a freedom which has
To you, Mr. Wilcox, in your attempt to control the free-
sion to the amendment to the Ag Ag organizations will elect their Agriculture club, Ag YMCA, Ag always been held in high esteem and respect by the members
of this staff, the students, the administration and tne Chan
cellor, Dr. R. G. Gustavson we are shocked that your record
at this University should include an attempt to control the
student press. We commend those 13 who voted against your
dictatorial way of trying to suppress the .newspaper in its
free expression of editorial ideas in a page set aside for
them, and in a page universally recognized as a page for
ornnion.
Apparently Mr. Wilcox and the six other nembers of
the Council who opposed striking out an amendment pro
posed by Sharon Fritzler to strike out this portion are un
aware of the purpose of an editorial page.
It is through such minds as these, through such actions
as these that dictators of our time from Hitler to Peron
Executive board constitution wiu representatives at their first meet-, YWCA, Alpha Zeta and fm up-
be submitted to Ag students Mon- ing in May. silon Omicron.
day for its final ratification. Organizations entitled to repre-! All organizations will be en-
Ar students will vote for or sentatives are: titled to one representative,
tatast fhe unendment on the Block and Bridle, Tri-K, with the exception of Home Ea
the same ballot as used for Varsity Dairy club, Soil Conserva- dob, which shall receive two.
other Ag elections.
The amendment was completed
annrnwH hv th Student Council.l
A similar amendment was ap-j I j. 1 hi I
proved by Ag students in an elec-frtiai-i COIinrPlnrQ N OXK
.Hitchcock Compliments
tion held last spring
The amendment concerns rep- UThe of - Coed Counselor
resentation to the Ag Exec board I . Uke that of a leader Jn a com.
If it goes into effect, the board munity- It is a signiiCant role,"
will consist of representatives said D Arthur Hitchcock direc.
jiurautpd.wiBiu.iuu, 'c"&r ,tor of Junior Division and Coun-
prgamzauons ana iiunuiaiy uisoh-izations.
At college Student Council
reuresentatives will also be on
the board. Ex-officio members
will be the Ag Builders chair
man, editor of the Cornhusker
Countryman and chairman of
the Ag Union board.
The amendment was inform
ally discussed and approved at an
spline Rrvitt at a mass meeting Counselors cf the year, Nancee Pe
of Coed Counselors Tuesdav aft- icrsuii, mdrjone
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ernoon.
Maps For Juniors
All Juniors interested In ac
tivities are asked to come to
The Daily Nebraskan office
Monday through Friday. 1 to
6 p.m., to pick up their maps.
Further information is avail
able at The Daily Nebraskan.
Individual relationships on a
human basis is the underlying
factor of Coed Counselors, he
said. Each Coed Counselor
builds toward a community
which has rood community
spirit. The new counselors have
great Influence in advising the
life of new students.
Only 31 students out of 1400
dropped out of school during
the first semester.
This low figure may have
terested in her, then," contin
ued Dr. Hitchcock, "the coun
selor has achieved her goaf
The three outstanding Coed have succeeded in stiflin? ODDOsition.
! TVio Tlailir 'WeViro clron is trt tamnr rtn ltd ruacroa
iviuiau, miui.. - . i e 11.- i..j l : U-J..
M9nrv Whitmnrp pave hints toi"15 -a-L imneuer vl uie siuuein, guveimiig uuuy li
the new counselors as to some oi.inis university wouia even suggest suppressing uie siuaeni.
the things they may expect when newspaper.
a: . .1 i 'ill . ' f ul
meeung meir lime sisters, iiicjr
also stressed the importance of
learning to know one's "little sis
ter" and making her feel at home.
Approximately 80 members at
tended the meeting. This is the
first mass meeting since the ap
pointment of new counselors.
A resolution from the Student
Council asking the Publication
board to establish a policy on
election publicity published in The
Dailv Nebraskan was passed by
Council members Wednesday, but
the Drovision of controlling the
editorial policy was defeated.
The resolution, presented by
George Wilcox, Council vice pres
ident and elections committee
chairman, asked for an estab
lished policy on the following.
1. Advertising and advertis
ing rates for individuals and
groups during election time.
2. Editorial coverage.
3. Coloring or slanting of
news stories and news columns.
4. Contributions to the editor
of The Daily Nebraskan that are
published, i.e. Letterips.
An amendment to the resolution
by Sharon Fritzler to delete Sec
tion 2 of the resolution, dealing
with editorial coverage was carj-ried.
Council members will elect
hold-over members and officers
at their next meeting.
It was moved and seconded to
approve the Council constitution
by-laws which have been under
discussioil for the past few weeks.
Formal approval of the "by-laws
will be given next week. A new
section 10 was written into the
by-laws which defines what class
a student belongs to by his ac
cumulated hours.
Wilcox described the May 5
election procedure to the mem
, bers. The question of seniors,
or students with more than 89
hours, voting for senior class
officers will be decided by the
elections committee at a later
date.
The election forum scheduled
for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Union will allot each candidate
for a position approximately three
minutes to give his views and
platforms. A question arid an
swer period will be held in order
that questions from the floor can
be heard.
Council m e m b e rs approved
three constitutions Wednesday
Cosmopolitan club, Nebraska
Masquers and Vocational Home
making association and delayed
the College Days constitution un
til their meeting next week. They
also referred the amendments to
the Ag Exec board's constitution
to the board of ratification bv the
student body.
A provisor to the amendment
by Dean Linscott, suggesting
that the Ag Exec board delay
student ratification until May
12, was defeated. Wayne White,
Ag Exec board representative
to the Council, stated that the
amendment vote will be carried
on the May 5 ballot
George Cobel, president, said
that graduating seniors will be
given three tickets to the gradu
ation exercises.
Union Board
Elects Eight
Managers
Four new members and four
hold-over officers were elected
to the Union Board of Managers
Tuesday.
Seniors include Bob LaShelle,
secretary of Alpha Tau Omega,
Interfraternity council, All Uni
versity convocations, Corn Cobs
and president of Red Cross Col
lege Unit; Margaret McCoy,
vice president of PI Beta
Phi, Coed Counselors and
secretary of Panhellenio coun
cil; Nancy Weir, president of
Gamma Phi Beta, cabinet of
YWCA and a member of Alpha
Lambda Delta; Jack . Greer,
Beta Theta Pi, member of the
varsity swimming team, and
president of the Arnoh- Air
society; and Thorn Snyder,
member of Tau Kappa Epsilon,
Kosmet Klub and Builders.
Snyder is the newly elected
senior member.
Newly elected juniors include
Sue Holmes, member of Kappa
Alpha Theta and chairman of
the point system in Associated
Women Students board; Joy
Wachal, standards chairman of
Delta Gamma, Builders board and
All University Fund; and Ernie
Bebb, member of Alpha Tau
Omega and Cora Cobs.
The board is composed of fac
ulty, student, and alumni mem
bers, and forms the Union ac
tivities commission. The officer
just elected will serve for the
entire '52 and '53 year.
SIGMA TAU
Prize Offered
For Designing
New Pyramid
Sigma Tau needs a new sym
bolic monument to replace its
weather-beaten pyramid north of
Richard laboratory.
Consequently, the engineering
honorary fraternity s offering a
$25 prize for the design of a
new, more effective pyramid to
rnarka the golden Jubilees of the
national organization In 1934.
The first chapter was founded
at the University.
To conform to the ritual of
Sigma Tau, the following symbols
and information should be incor
porated Into the design: j
1. A pyramid in the same pro
portion of the Great Pyramid of
Egypt. This symbolizes stability.
2. A rail section symbolizing
progress. This can be used to
penetrate the monument or in any
other way desired.
3. The Greek letters, Sigma Tau.
- 4. An eight-pointed star formed
By two intorlaced squares.
5. Material: granite prefered.
6. Colors of the fraternity are
Yale blue and white.
7. Size: between three and
seven feet high to conform with
the location.
8. Location: within the circle
made by the walks located north
and cast of Ferguson hall.
The design, In color perspec
tive, should be entered in Dean
Green's office by May 25.
Judging committee will be
comprised of students and faculty
members of the College of Engi
neering and Architecture. Anyone
may enter the contest.
Amikita Elects Officers;
"This low figure may have , ,,L D.aP,fAnt
something to do with the good Janet Lynch fresiaent
advice Counselors gave to new) janct Lynch was recently an
students," said Dr. Hitchcock. Iriounced as new president of Ami
When advising new students as Ag college women's social
to the activities they should par-iorganj2atfon- Margaret Harmon
ticipate in, Dr. Hitchcock warned was cicctcd vice president.
that the counselors should notl .,. . ,
:.. .1 a-i .ui- Other officers are: Martha
a . tt iir : i
opinion of a particular . activity. "J"
Instead, the choice should be the , t"Ui"'
student's own. ??n- .social chairman; and Kay
This, said Dr. Hitchock "is a Morrissey, msiorii.
LaShelle To Emcee
Red Cross Dinner
genuine mark of sophistication
"If a counselor makes the
new student feel that she is in-
Three new members of Amikita
are Jo Knotts, Maxine Petersen
and Margaret Rainforth.
P.M. Headlines
By CHARLES GOMON
Staff Newt Writer
High Court To Hear Steel Case
The fact that the Council defeated this portion shows
that the majority are aware of the implications of such a
move. That the Council passed the other provisions is un
fortunate. Even there the Council is treading on mighty thin
ice. It is a first and dangerous step in controlling the
press.
In these times when freedom of the press is being cur
tailed where the sickle and hammer make their mark and
where the hand of a dictator arises, The Nebraskan is grati
fied that the Council of this institution does not have on its
record a resolution Kuererestine' rnntrnl nf the editorials in
the student newspaper. We reeret that the remainder was'e" au."n? ine . Past year,
passed.
It is the sincere belief and hope of this staff that the
Committee on Student Publications would reject any policy
which would infringe upon the freedom of this paper.
Bob LaShelle, president of the
Red Cross College Unit, will be
master of ceremonies at the Unit's
award dinner Thursday at 6:30
p.m., in Parlors X and Y of the
Union.
The program, which is to be
given on a television theme, with
station RCCU broadcasting, will
oegm with the presentation of
nine awards to the outstandinc
LaShelle will then give a short
resume of RCCU's work the past
year.
WASHINGTON The Su
preme Court will get a chance
to rule on the legality of Presi
dent Truman's seizure of the
steel industry.
Fed. Judge David A. Pine
ruled in a lower court that the
president's seizure was illegal.
Government attorneys assert
they will appeal to the high
est court within six days.
As soon as Judge Pine
handed down his decision
ordering the government to
Oil Strike Cuts Supply
DENVER. Colo. About 90, refinery workers
000 oil workers were out on
strike threatening to cut the
nation's production of oil in
half.
Twenty-two different
unions, Including AFL, CIO
and independents, united in
the strike. These pipe line and
return the mills to their own
ers, a series of strikes began
at the major steel companies.
In the quickest shutdown in
history, 650,000 CIO steel
workers walked off their Jobs.
The government ordered a
ban on all steel for civilian
purposes and for export which
is being stored in warehouses.
Presumably this steel will be
used in an attempt to keep the
nation's mobilization program
going ( for a few additional
days. .
SEOUL, Korea Allied
'fighter planes celebrated May
Day, which comes 24 hours
earlier to areas across the in
ternational date line, by shoot
ing down six Communist Migs
and crippling four others.
demand a
25-cent per hour day boost
plus .pay differentials for
working odd-hour shifts.
The industry-wide strike af
fected the whole nation except
California and New York. Ne
braska was reported to have a
10 to 14 days' supply of gaso
line on hand Wednesday.
Allies Down Six MIGs
On the first clear day fol
lowing a seige of bad weather,
UN fighter-bombers ranged
far and wide over the battle
front destroying among other
things, 48 Communist trucks.
As is stated in the masthead, found in each Daily Ne
braskan: "It is the declared policy of the Board that publi-j
cations under its jurisdiction shall be free from editorial j
censorship on the part of the Board, or on the part of any.
member of the faculty of the University, but the members
of the staff of The Daily Nebraskan are personally respon
sible for what they say or do or cause to be printed.' As
we have said before, we admit and cherish this freedom.
To the minority that would try to suppress us, to those
who are afraid to have the student newspaper use its edi
torial privileges, to those who are afraid of having an action
criticized in the student paper The Daily Nebraskan cannot
consider you worthy of serving on the governing body as
representatives of us, the students.
To those who recognize the importance and necessity
of a free press whether it be the New York Times or The
Daily Nebraskan we have the highest praise. J.K.
Announcement Of Officers
Tp Feature Band Banquet
. . .. r ... ....... .ii
Announcement of the new band bers for their work in promoting
officers will highlight the nnual and furthering Nebraska s band.
band banquet Thursday at 6:301
p.m. in the Union.
At the same time, awards will
be made. "N" keys will be pre
sented to outstanding band mem-
Theme of the banquet will
commemorate places the band
has traveled this year migra
tion to Kansas State, the Min
nesota trip, and the concert
tour In north-eastern Nebraska.
Decorations and entertainment
will also be centered around the
band trips.
Officers
Due to an error in Wednes
day's Daily Nebraskan, the
names of Frank Major and
Irving Thode, candidates for
senior class vice president
and senior class secretary re
spectively, were reversed un
der the pictures.
(pwuwL
By CHARLES KLASEK
Staff Writer
A rather pendantic student was
asked to give his definition of a
woman. He cleared his throat and
began, slowy:
"A woman is, generally speak
ing ..."
"Stop right there!" cut in the
instructor. "You've said it."
Thanks
to the weath
erman, our
first day of
May will be
clear, warm
and sunny
with a bare
possiblity of
The
will
reach a high
of 71 degrees.
What with all of the elections
being conducted on campus this
spring, it wouldn't be a bit un
usual if students followed the ex
amples of their elders and con
ducted write-in campaigns. It
would make the elections more in
teresting anyway.
'IIP
Warm
CIVIL ENGINEERS
Curriculum Change
Planned For y52-53
Revisions of the civil englneer-l curriculum,
ing curriculum will go into effect The areas of civil engineering
in 1952 1953 at the University, strengthened by the revisions in
Thls is so that it will be better elude highway and sanitary en
adapted to the primary needs of, gineering. This brings the depart- ,
graduates. Iment into conformity with the
After a three year period of present requirements in 94 of
study of civil engineering educa- the 111 accredited departments of
tion in 111 accredited schools, the civil engineering.
Cornhusker Staff
Applications are now open for
the appointive positions on the
Cornhusker editorial staff. Staff
jobs open are layout editor,
sistant layout editor, panel editor,
assistant panel editor, art editor,
copy editor, photographers and
section heads.
Applications must be submitted .urer, Jack Wells; promotion, Rich
at the Cornhusker office, Union ard Garottson; publicity, Warren
basement, by Wednesday, May 7. Rassmusen; and ladles sponsor,
Office hours are 1 to 4 p.m. lLois Miller.
department of civil engineering
summarized its findings and sub
mitted a report to the American
Society of Civil Engineers last
year. An abstract of the report
was published in the Society's
Magazine in May 1351. The in
quiry indicated that most civil en
gineering departments were put
Entertainment is three musical ting a great deal of study Into
comedy skits to be given by band adapting their curricula to pre
members. isent trends.
Present officers are: president,' Inasmuch as the study lndl
Lou Forney; vice president,' eated a need to revise-the civil
Charles Curtiss; secretary-treas-. engineering' curriculum at the
University since changes had
been made since the initiation
of the study, it was necessary to
make a careful revision of the
In order to do this without
Imposing additional credit hour
requirements on the students,
the revisions - were made such
that the total of 37, credit hours
In civil engineering subjects in
the old curriculum remained
unchanged. A reallocation of
courses was also made in the
Junior and senior years such as
to provide 17 credit hour semes
ters, instead of the unbalanced
condition existing In the old
arrangement.
Students will prereglster under
this new curriculum this spring,
at which time additional informa
tion may be obtained from the advisers.
f no dl on yQi)dl IF r iia etltd .lh)ite
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