THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Monday, May 12, 1952
A Student Views The News
On The
EDITORIAL PAGE
We're Trying To Solve It
. . . Why Publicize Us?
An atomic bomb explosion In the middle of whose name is on the list is being considered
16th and S streets nrobablv would not cause cuilty until proved innocent. This theory is com
more publicity than the recent adventures of sev- pletely against everything we have been taught
eral hundred University men when thev charffed since we walked into grade school years ago. Is
Into women' sresidences. The nation-wide com- this correct?
ment has reached such heights that we won- Is it fair to demand that a man produce more
der why the two nights of rioting are resulting than one source of evidence testifying that he was
in so much coverage. Students in other schools not participating in order to produce the "reliable"
carry on similar events and get little attention. source sought by the administration?
As students, we naturally are concerned with
the type of publicity the University receives. We
are tired of havinr this thing blown up no big
that misleading and false reports are circulated
all over the country. It Is the bluest news the
press wires have carried about the University
II year.
Tlmo magazine reported that Dr. T. J. Thomp
son, dean of student affairs, was "thoroughly
doused." It Is Interesting to compare this report,
which millions will read, to the facts. The press
wires story says: "Police finally halted the raids."
That also is amusing.
Xhe action has been tagged "inmature," many
letters which have been received are Just as
"Inmature."
That the men be "shipped off to Korea" as
some suggest is ridiculous and radical. Certainly
the riots should not be tolerated, but if this sug
gestion were followed out, shpuld not the women
who encouraged the men in a few cases be "shipped
to Korea" also?
The problems confronting the administration
in trying to determine disciplinary action are
many Mid there are problems facing students at
the convocation Tuesday.
For example: According to Dr. Thompson, ap
proximately 100 men are on the list submitted to
the dean's office by various houses. Any man
Many students object combining the damage
for both nights. Dr. Thompson, who reports the
itemized damage at $185 (excluding sorority
house damage), says he does not see how division
is possible. Yet, many men were in the mob
only one -night What is the answer?
In compiling sorority house damage, The Ne
braskan would suggest that the University authori
ties take charge in order to prevent complaints
about inaccurate estimates.
These are ticklish problems. The Ncbraskan
notices that persons who have taken it upon them
selves to write the Chancellor, the dean or the
newspapers have neglected to give us answers for
this.
You see, there are numerous details In de
termining what is to be done about the riots and
the resulting damage. And In no instance
should punishment be inflicted on an innocent
party.
This editor is of the belief that while the storm
ing of women's residences and carrying out lin
gerie is not exactly the proper type of recreation
for students, the University need not and should
not be condemned because of this occurence.
A mistake has been made, and the school
and students are trying to rectify it. In a quickly
wanning breath we ask non University persons:
Please let us do It in peace. J. K.
Where Is Horace?
. ... Mystery Of Missing Courses
' Faced with the perplexing problem of "What tain courses. This policy is generally followed in
should I take?" students, especially juniors and most departments. Subjects are listed in the bulle-
seniors, consult the pages of college bulletins, tin, most department chairmen said, so that stu-
After deciding that the history of medieval Eur- dents will know they are available. If there is
ope interests him, a student checks the schedule the demand, they will be taught. With but few ex-
for first semester 1952-53 only to find that Medi- ceptions they will be taught at least once every
eval European history is not offered. Then comes two or three years. A student of the, classics
the plea, "If they put it in the bulletin, why wishing to study Horace can be assured that at
don't they give it?" some time during his college career he may do
Just who are the "they" that are refusing so. '
to comply with his wishes? Why is the bulletin
of the College of Arts and Sciences in particular
filled with descriptions of courses which will not
be taught next semester.
The "they" are the chairmen of the seven
teen departments in the college. It is their res-
Offering subjects in alternating years also is
necessary because of the limited number of in
structors qualified to teach. The University bud
get does not allow for a great number of men in
each department. Therefore, it is a question of
teaching a small range of topics each semester or
ponsibflity to submit' a list and description of the teaching a wide range on the alternating years
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courses which may be offered in theip department
to the dean of the college. . They also decide which
of these courses will, be taught each isemester.,
The situation is further complicated by the
confusions in the numbering of courses. The Arts
and Sciences college bulletin states:
"Courses bearing odd numbers are offered the
first semester; even the second semester, unless
otherwise indicated."
Some departmental chairmen are in accord
with ,this scheme. Some are not. Dr. M. A.
Basoco of the mathematics department said that
this scheme was the convention 25 or 30 years ago
but his department does not follow it literally. A
plan. With the departments operating under this
handicap, students should consider themselves for
tunate in- being abl eto study many of "these ad
vanced xurses sometime during their college days.
A third reason for the un-taught courses is a
means of circumventing administrative red-tape.
Just as the far-sighted housewife keeps a stock of
fancy delicacies on her kitchen shelf for unex
pected company, several department have extra
courses on their shelves. The house wife will not
have to leave home, buy extra food at a distant
market and then replan her meal if she has
stocked u pfor an emergency. " Thus, the depart
ment which retains some courses in its catalogue
contrasting, opinion was expressed by Dr. W. H. listings which are seldom taught is prepared for
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Werkemister, chairman of the philosophy depart'
ment He said that all philosophy courses are of
fered according to the odd and even numbering
system. - In addition, those with course numbers
ending in a "O" are offered both during the fall
and spring terms.
an emergency. A course, once it is aroppea oui oi
the catalog, must be re-instated before it can be
offered. This involves drawing up detailed out
lines, submission to and approval by the faculty
course of study committee, further administra
tive approval and appropriation of funds to teach
Although it is logical to follow the odd-even tne c(mrse. Therefore, a few subjects such as
system, in many cases it is impractical Many Czecholovakian . language and history of the
subjects which are only one semester courses are French revolution are included in the bulletin. If
not part of a sequence. The number has little
to do with when it is offered. It merely indicates
the degree of preparation necessary. (Numbers
under 100 usually are freshman and sophomore
subjects, 100 series juniors and seniors, and 200
series juniors and seniors and graduate students.)
The confusion would be reduced if the College
of Arts and Sciences threw out this system.
The overthrow of the numbering system would
facilitate meeting the demands of students for cer-
the occassion should arise demanding that these
subjects be offered the department chairman could
immediately make all preparation.
Although in purusing the Arts and Sciences
catalog a student may feel he is being "gyped" in
the number of courses offered next' semester, he
must eralize the difficulties involved. His desire
to study Horace or medieval European history or
projective geometry will be satisfied eventually if
not now. S.A.
iy
AP Haywire
Amy Palmer'
Well, this is It. kids; the last
week of classes. The year has
none so fast, it seems like only
yesterday we were all rushing
down to a local hotel to bet on
the football
games.. And
now there's
nothing to look
forward to but
those horrible
old summer va
cations. There are
still a few
problems to be
solved before? 8
we all leave
MIC WHfu. w
to the mercv of Palmer
All-Stater's and summer school
students. One of them concerns
finals, a most pressing problem
Indeed. Of coarse the less sam
about them the better, especially
the part concerning grades,
An unscheduled event will take
up two days lor a iew ui wo
boys. This is tne unanceuors
spring reception, or hearings on
the riot. The Honors uonvocauon
was sunosedlv the last all-Univer
sity event, but something seems 10
have come up. Now the question
is, which is more important, pne
more cup or conee or nn ouucai
scolding from the powers mat De.
It's also time to say good Dye
(perhaps forever) to the Senior
class. We'll all miss Joe Ponslego
who always insists he's giving you
the right change and George Cobel
who always insists the Engineers
are the only college on campus
and George Wilsox who always
insists.
This kid is going to spend a
busy summer writing a sequel
to that ever-popular book, Take
Care Of My Little Girl. The title
of my forthcoming literary ef
fort will be Goodness, Did They
Get All Your Lingerie? or,
Woman With The Whip.
Tiz hasn't decided his summer
plans yet. He's been awfully busy
these past few weeks hatching
eggs. They finally came out yes
terday and I'm not saying they
weren't all parrots, but he s named
two of them Perfidia
But enough of this drivel. (Some
of you have been saying that all
semester). It's time to wave a
fond farewell until next year
when I'll be back again-that's a
threat not a promise. So it s good
bye to the beauty queens and the
keep-off-the-grass signs; the pro
fessors and 'passion porch'; the
brains and those of you who are
getting drafted. It's been great,
it's been real and believe ma it's
been.
Presidential Steel Seizure Tests
Authority Of U.S. Judicial Review
Charles Gomon
J
Rubber-necking like spectators at a ternis
match, U. S. citizens watched the operation of big
steel jump back and forth between government and
owners. At last report the government was again
In control of the mills on a presidential seizure or
der, pending a decision by the U. S. Supreme
Court.
The high court will decide whether Judge
David A. Pine's federal district court erred in
declaring the government's seizure Illegal.
When negotiations broke down between the CIO
steelworkers' union, the mill owners and govern-.
rpnt mdlators, President Truman decided it was
Letterip
AUF Needs Booljs
Dear Students:
Because of the great need of
textbooks in foreign countries, the
All University Fund is conducting
a book drive from May 12 to 31.
Boxes tor your books will be
placed in the fraternities, sorori
ties, organized houses and various
buildings on the campus, including
the Union.
Foreign students are hungry for
learning and you can feed them.
By giving your books to these
young people overseas, you will
be affording them educational op
portunities otherwise impossible.
The All University Fund Board is
cooperating with the World stu
dent Service fund organization,
which will send vour books to the
most needy countries and peoples
We hope that you will recognize
i;his campaign as a wortny cause
which merits your help.
Sincerely,
JOAN HANSON, President
All University Fund
They Need Our Books
For the first time In many semesters, Univer
sity students might not be confronted with the
age-old hook-selling problem starting May 12.
The traditional hassle to buy and sell books one
for a little 'as possible and one for as much as
possible can be alleviated this semester.
The All University Fund is starting a cam
paign to collect textbooks for students in foreign
countries students that cannot Just drop into a
bookstore. The drive begins May 12 and will last
until the list.
AUT will place books in fraternities, sorori
ties, organized houses and various campus build
ings, including the Union. Instead of students,
selling all their books, AUF is asking them to put
at least one of their books in the boxes.
We are so fortunate to be able to attend school,
to have qualified instructors, adequate facilities
and most of all nearly every book we need or
want.
If college has taught us anything at all, we
should be aware of the vital need for education
In the world today. And, ss college -trained per
sons, we should be the first to want to further
education, share our learning and help our fel
low students to receive, as much as possible,
the same education as we.
Donating a book to a foreign student might
mean a few less dollars for University students.
It might mean a few less movies, cups of coffee
or dinner dates. But the value of one of our text
bosks to a foreign student not nearly as for-
. . . Lefs Help Them
Starting Monday, when we begin to think
about selling our books and setting ready for
next year, maybe we could deny ourselves the
little bit that will mean so much to some student
In some foreign land.
When you walk past that AUF box for books,
stop and think a minute. Then give one of your
books to help further the cause of world educa
tion. R.R.
Jisl (DoUll TldAaAkcwL
FIFTY-FIRST YEAS
Member
Associated Collegiate
Intercollegiate Press
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opinion, that there was no basis In law for the
president's seizure order.
Judge Pine said even If a moblllsatlon-crlp-pllng
steel strike resulted from his vigorous
condemnation of the government's action, "the
contemplated strike, If it came, with all its aw
ful results, would be less injurious to the public
than the Injury which would flow fro ma timor
ous judicial recognition that there Is some basis
for this claim to unlimited and "unrestrained ex
ecutive power. ..."
For the first time in this country's 163-year his
tory the Supreme Court is being called upon to de
fine the scope of a president's power. For the
first time since Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt took
office 20 years ago, an effort is being made to
restrain a chief executive from continuing to ex
pand the powers of his office.
At the seat of the squabble lies the theory of
big government by expediency. President Tru
man's point of view on the matter is now pretty
thoroughly understood. He intimated at a recent
press conference that a president could seize the
press and radio if the interests of the country
could best be served by so doing. Government
lawyers arguing before Judge . Pine last week
spelled it out in no uncertain terms. , The ex
ecutive has unlimited power and is not limited by
the Constitution. Judge Pine disagreed.
In view of the president's statements It Is
high time Americans reevaluated the policies on
which our government is proceeding. Appar
ently the administration feels that whatever
opinion is currently held by the president, that
opinion will be the voice of the "best interests
of the' country." Such a theory smells like
Neroian placation-of-the-mob philosophy.
The fact that we may be engaged in a finish
fight with Communism does not mean we must
resort to their techniques. Tne end docs not jus
tify the means.
time someone built a fire under the steel dead- The president of the United States has taken
lock. Th fire was started when Commerce Secre- it upon himself to declare a status of national
tary Sawyer sent telegrams to the steel company crisis, to commit the country to warfare, to uso
presidents and the union leaders informing them these pretexts to seize control of private prop
that the government was no running things and to erty without any process of law and to claim
please forget about a strike. that his action is "not subject to judicial review."
When the steel companies took the seizure In the words of Judge Pine, "this spells a form of
question to court, Judge Pine handed down a de- government alien to our constitutional government
cision that might well give him a place in his- of limited powers."
toryi It is the essence of everything we are fighting
Judge Pine held, in a concise and orthright against.
4UITB A FlMTHfNS Wfa dVUDIfte
-Student Diplomat-
eporter in Rome
Likes Italian People
Forget It
To the Editor:
'The refutation of a lie can never
jatch up with a lie." This is a
-veil known fact of propogandists
and publicity men.
By the same token, good pub
licity about the recent spring riots
?an never catch up with the na-tion-and
state-wide notoriety the
University has received.
Onlv something as sensational
ns the riot itself would do any
good like throwing out every one
involved. Th is ridiculous so wny
mt iust ienore the whole thing.'
fhis is the nrevailing campus at
titude and the one l aavocate.
SYLVIA HENU EKoUIn .
Lest We Forget
To the Editor:
Adverse Dublicity? Yes, the
University has received more than
its share lately. But, lest we iorget
that throughout the past year,
through the work of many un
selfish students and fadulty mem
bers, the eyes of much oi the na
tion has been focused on the Uni
versity in a much better light.
I would like to cite for an ex
ample the University Mock pri
maries held few months ago.
Though few people realize it, a
national television network com
mented on the primary and cited
it as an example that college stu
dents were aware and interested
tn the affairs of the day.
It is true that the recent riots
will undo much of the public rela
tions" of the past year; but the
actions of these few students will
only temporarily blur the vision
Df those who do realize what a
really fine instition the Univer
sity is.
Sincerely,
SOMEONE WITH A GOOD
MEMORY
By BARBARA ADAMS
Staff Writer
fKdllor's Note: Miss Adams. University slu-
rieat. la llvini in Home this semester witn
her parents. She b a former Holly Nebraskan
.staff writer and Is a newly-appointed man
atlns editor of the Cornhusker. She will
return to the I nlvsrHty uext inn. xns ioi
iowinr Is special respondencc to The
Nebraskan.)
ROME The people that's
what I like about Italy.
Of course this Mediterranean
boot country can't be beat lor
breathtaking scenery and artistic
and historical treasures, but, to
me, it seems much more intriguing
to learn about the people ot today
than a dead civiliaztion.
You see them at the open food
markets in the street, all shouting-
out their products In loud
harsh voices and waving every
thing in, your face from raw
fish to bunches of violets. You
see them joined together in al
most frenzied mobs, jamming
the streets in demonstrations
against the way Trieste is being
governed. You see communists
and neo-fascists gather in huge
separate political meetings in
the big downtown squares as
city elections create tension.
Street vendors practically run
you down trying to sell cameos,
Parker pens or postcards.
Or maybe you see them in the
park, soaking up the sun and
buying colored balloons for their
children. Or perhaps you go to a
little "nstorante" where, with
most gracious manners, they will
fill you with spaghetti and wine.
At any rate, you're likely to
make some hasty generalizations.
Then you make some individual
Italian friends and begin to under
stand these artistically temper-
mental people who think and act
so much differently from the way
we Nebraskans do.
Take, for instance, the profes
sor. Each Wednesday morning,
this Italian with three university
degrees, takes a group of us on
tours in and around Rome. He in
sists we learn all about art and
Italy. He gets as excited about
Michelangelo as we do about the
Nebraska Iowa State football
gamer and strangely enough, he
makes us that way, too.
He knows what's good about
Italy, but he also points out his
people's shortcomings. He says,
"We get lazy and we always
have to talk, and sometimes
when we do, we act as' if
we're going to eat each other
up." But he's doing a mar
velous job of selling Italy to at
least a small group of Amer
icans. But I guess my most interest
ing friend is an Italian girl to
whom J've been writing for al
most seven years. At the time of
Jie big clothing drives, I sent a
winter coat with some thing to
Italy, putting a letter in the pocket.
Well, Pina Travaghata, a Sicilian
just my age, wrote and thanked
me for it. Since then, we've been
writing to each other. .
When we got here, her two
brothers, living in Rome, came to
call. One was to be married in a
few weeks, and Pina and her
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LIFE AT ALL -WITHOUT
DELIGHT
Victory in Dtjtal
Punctuate your life with pleasures. A
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to tiring work and a fresh start refreshed.
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