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6 ifc "I THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Wednesday, May 14, 1952 Stolen Goods1 " Barbed Wire Tree Catalogue' Draws Student, Texas Christian Poll Reveals EDITORIAL PAGE I 1 New Meat To Chew . . . End In Sight? It took a foreign student's speech to make for a least having the chance to speak our minds, soma University students think quite seriously at the convocation Tuesday morning. You could have We have gone on record now as opposing riots, heard a pin drop as George Phillips of Trinidad Maybe that will stifle some of the adverse public told tha assembly students that if his people had opinion and end the letters and phone calls. It is carried on actions such as the recent riots, they not concrete by any means, but af least the would be called cannibals. Tha students applauded this speaker, and the applause served notice that at least the majority of University students understand that riots, raids and such impulsive spurts of spring; fever must not be a recurrinr characteristic no matter how great be the urre to "cut loose." resolutions give the public a new taste on which to chew. As the Chancellor said in all sincerity he looks at the student body seeing; capable and conscientious students. We had a riot. .Yes, and we recognize a mistake. Now it is time to channel our thoughts to some of the favorable actions we, as students carry on. J.K. It. was ft wise speech which Chancellor R. G. Gustavson presented to the students. He didn't scold them as many had expected. He merely emphasized how the riots had been interpreted in the public, eye and how such instances increase Successful Runners A sort of race is run each school year that manv students do not know about. No tickets are public doubts about the advisability of deferment sold for this race and no stop watches are used. programs. In one sense the convocation was a "high school Ish way of attempting to make students of Univ ersity age recognize a mistake. But what other method could have been used? It is impossible t ignore public sentiment at such a pitch, especial ly when that very public supports the institution. That public sentiment has been sparked by ex aggerated reports. The success of the general meeting following the talks is doubtful. Too many students went away feel that something had been "put over a them." This Is unfortunate, but we should realize that It is difficult to handle an assembly such AS this with 2,500 students present This opportunity for demonstrating truly democratic procedure did not work especially well, but at least two resolutions were passed. One con demned riots; the other promised action to pre vent forth riots. The officials do not wear black and white striped shirts and there's no rope at the finish line. This sort of race is run for the students. If the race isn't won the students complain loudly. This race isn't exactly one with a burst of speed near the finish. It takes more driving in the middle of the race and then waiting for the results. This race is run with copy pencils, paper, cameras and pictures, layouts and drawings. It's planned for with typewriters and schedules. Some of the runners are paid for their efforts and some are not. And their race concerns every student in the University. The race was won this year and the results were announced Monday starting at 1 p.m. The Cornhusker staff has made another record of another college year and are distributing the books. One o'clock Monday was the result of a staff's year-long work to please the student body. Regardless of individual feelings on the results The yearbook is out on time ready for the stu of tha meeting, we should give credit somewhere dents. R. R. Opposition To The Favorites ... 6 Knowles And Dell The Nov. 4 national election even long after mit to UN membership all nations who express the the primaries are over is picking up quite a bit willingness to accept the responsibility of mem of interest and competition, at least in regard to bership," and would promote "... economic the Nebraska candidates. A committee has been development, human rights, self-government for formed to run opopsition candidates to Sen. Hugh dependent people." Butler, Dwight Griswold, William Ritchie and Standley Long. Butler and Griswold are Repulican-endorsed candidates for Nebraska's two Senate seats. The other two are the Democrat party candidates. And now, two more names might face Nebraska voters on the Nov. 4 ballots. Rex Knowles, University student pastor, and Dwight Dell, Beatrice farmer, are the "favorite sons' of this three-month old committee. At present, they are not active as candidates for the Senatorial positions. The only way that the names of either man can appear on the ballot now that the primaries are over and both major parties have endorsed their man is for a petition carrying 1,000 signa tures and the candidate's name to be filed with Nebraska's Secretary of State 40 days pior to the Nov. 4 election. Such petitions are now being circulated throughout the state. However, both Dell and Knowles have stipulated that they will not be eme active candidates for the Senate posts un less 5,000 signatures are gathered on their res pective petitions. Both men obviously are in- . sistmg on quite a vote of confidence before having their names entered on the ballot. The committee backing these men is called the Committee To Elect Dell and Knowles to the Sen ate, according to Don Moore, assistant professor in the University's department of physics. At the beginning this week, they issued a call to Univ ersity to help accomplish two things circulate peti tions and raise money. With th ecall to students, from the Committee, went a two-page platform which the candidates, if they become such, will support. The platform is listed under eight points and includes part of Senator Butler's voting record and a tew facts about Griswold. This new "party," composed of Republicans, Democrats and non-party voters, is in absolute opposition to Universal Military Training (or conscription of any kind!, favors civil rights legislation and statehood for Alaska and Hawaii. The Committee behind Knowles and Dell pro poses "to strengthen the peace-making function of the UN." In order to do this, they propose to put an end to the US. Russian arms race, would "avoid -the exerting of pressure on other nations to accept the United States position," would "ad- To "foster a program of mutual foreign aid through the United Nations" the committee sug gests that a mutual aid program of 3 billion dol lars through the UN would do more good than the proposed 7 billion dollar foreign aid bill and would save the taxpayers four billion dollars. In order to solve the Missouri basin flood problem, the Knowles-Bell party suggests a "bi partisan approach." The committee considers "the problems centering around flood control, rural electrification, and soil conservation as important to our future as any international problem." The committee is in favor of "steps to eliminate inefficiency, waste and corruption from the gov ernment." by "a check on indiscriminate spending, on personnel overlapping, on the disposition of military surplus . . . along with the enactment of much of the Hoover report on reorganization." For a "realistic tax reduction program," is proposed a platform based on "faith rather than fear, on real mutual aid, on UN negotiation" to save 20 billion dollars of money now spent for arming the world and "for excessive armaments here at home." You may like Senator Butler, Griswold, Ritchie or Long. And you may disagree with the plat forms advocated by the Knowles-Dell supporters. However, our state now has opposition to the an nounced Senatorial candidates in the form of two men who want 5,000 signatures and who have spoken out for what they believe. Nebraska voters including those University students of voting age should examine this new "party" and its platform. On Nov. 4, it very well might have been worth the time and ef fort. R.K, Margin Notes The silkworms in England are getting extra rations of Mulberry leaves to increase silk pro duction for Queen Elizabeth's coronation gown. Perhaps a local parallel could be drawn in that graduating seniors are getting one extra com mencement ticket this year so that three people per graduate can witness the final honors of four years hard work. With all the flurry of spring registration, it has become apparent, in some instances, that the col lege catalogs are not the last word on group re quirements, hours needed for majors and minors Alum Remembers A note received in the editor's office last week mentioned a statistical error printed recently in The Daily Nebraskan. One University alum noted that the linden tree on campus near the administration building was planted by the class of 1905 instead of the class of 1902. He writes that the tree was planted by Prof. Laurence Fossler, who was chairman of the German department and sponsor of the class of 1905. He adds a little more history to the tree by adding it was dedicated to the Ger man poet Schiller since 1905 was the 100th an niversary of the poet's death. The alum writes that the poet's poems and plays were "still go ing strong" at the University in 1905. . What a memory this alum has and what loy alty to his alma mater to take time to write trie school newspaper. Conscientious alums such as he are appreciated. J.K. J Jul (Daily Tl&LhaAkcuv FIFTY-FIRST TEAK Member Associated Collegiate Press Intercollegiate Press The Dolly Sttrulua la nshttshed mm the srsSiojts mt the University of Nebraska M expression of students' news and opin ions only. According to Artld U mt the By -Law. (warning Indent publication and administered by the Board of PaMlca tlsm, "It I. the declared policy mt tint Board that publlnetv.as. sneer it. juniunrtion .Mil mm iron tmen editorial censorship ine part or tan noara, or on tan part mt any Barb Wylie Yesterday a p p roximately J.oUO University students heard their Chancellor speak to them on their merits and demerits as college students, He did not speak in hast or without deep thought or con cern. He did a more or less confidential conference with his students and tried to aid them in finding their own solution to their problem. He spoke as a man who knows his students from inside the fence and not as one who gets a distorted picture from cress dispatches. The convocation could have been a great success. The students were there, the faculty and ad ministration were there, and the problem was presented. It is a little saddening that students who did not utilize the op p o r t u n ity to voice their opinion took the situation so lightly until time ran out and it was al most too late to ? do anything. As it stands, two re s o 1 u t i ons were passed. Let's all try to keep them. We are going to look a lot sillier and less responsible it we break these resolutions. Rioting is a maladjusted andor juvenile method of expressing boredom. Tuesday, I sat in a room peck ing away at my typewriter and listening to a friend dial the number of the girl's dorm five times. Each successive time she dialed the number, she got a little madder and her face got a little redder. The first three times she rang, the phone was answered and nothing hap pened. The last two times the phone was not even answered. Finally, in desperation, she gathered her fury and stalked across the street to deliver her message in person. This is not an isolated case. It happens every day whether the person behind the switchboard is iust learning " or a veteran oi tne cause. The Student Council has! "mm Wylie A poll by Texas Christian unl- AJew fiesf Seller? vciauy iu leant ju&i. wnjr oiuucma select a particular school drew this reply from one freshman: "They sent me a free catalogue." Too bad about him, free cata logues won't be a great asset to a final. 'Hello Walk' Delaware U. laments an old tra dition it just made up, the "Hello Walk," has been un successful in creating a friendly cam pus attitude. Its proponents hoped students using the "Hel lo Walk." a L'dLCU IU II lit I ournose. would jnangoia cheerily greet each other in pass ing, but results have been disap pointing. Either it was snow or ivy obstructions that caused the friendly students to take the "Drop Dead Walk" instead. Roaring Stones Colorado U is preparing a mu sical show based on some silly old campus fable about a pair of stone lions that roar when female students pass by. Not knowing the whole story, we wish they would explain this carefully to us: does this mean when every female stu dent passes by, or just the ed ma jors, yf Bps One K-State Collegian staff member said she's heard about a new book depicting romantic life among the Indians. It will be out soon and is interestingly, educa tionally, and stnmgely enough entitled, "Lust of the Mohicans." Not Medicine A dietitian at Michigan State College has placed this sign at the end of the chow line in one of the halls "Silverware and glasses are not medicine; therefore do not take them after meals." Wit, that's what these authorities have, wit. Balloons And Bust The science building at Houston University last week was, accord ing to the Cougar, shaken by a "terrific explosion" in the chem istry lab. Nobody was hurt or damaged, it said.-but all were (and I quota) "helpless with laughter." As the chief of the chemistry intelligence department soared in the gradu ate students pointed to a red-faced fellow standing in the corner. Humphrey, the college freshman, was blowing up a balloon out of a rubber tube. It burst. That's all. Music, Music, Music Colleges next year will be of fering plenty of business to name! bands, according to Variety maga zine. A survey of bank bookers showed that many colleges have increased their budgets and are in the market for such top outfits as Ray Anthony, Elliot Lawrence and the Six Fat Dutchmen. Variety believes that the new enthusiasm for name bands is due to the younger age of the arerage stu dents, as compared to the average students' age four or five years ago. Former GI's weren't so in terested in social life. Vofes For A Hoax At Oregon State College a fel low named Dick Hastings, candi date for student body president, turned out to be a fictitious stu dents primped up for this year's president who didn't like the idea that there was only one candidate running this spring. ; Hastings polled 113 votes, and not until after the election did the conspirators confess that he was a hoax. This Modern Age They used to say college was a thirsting mind on one side of a desk, and an educated ' mind on the other. But these days, reports the K-State Collegian, it seems to consfst of a student union on one side, a stadium on the other, and a large amount of social ac tivity in between. Any transfers to K-State? Aloha And so, as our grades gradually sink in the west (the Ad build ing, that is) we take our leave of this beautiful land of deadlines and mad typists, to return soon with more news to keep you in formed of the world in general. Korn Kernels- All-Ag Picnic To Feature Races, Softball And Sing As students will get one last I Unas Tullis will lead the group in fling Wednesday before digging a community shir in 10 siuay ior iinais wiui m all-Ag picnic. This will be an Ag fun day, with races and a softball game. The games will start at 4 p.m., and the picnic lunch will be served at 6 p.m. After the lunch, Mrs. Al- This will climax a year of Ag Union activities, which have been centered around serving Ag students. A lot of hard work and effort by students, and some faculty members, has resulted in a very good year for the Ag Union. Next year we will be looking forward to more Ag Union events, innlnH i n o Vi r ..... " gei- acquainted investigated to no avail; the Stu dent Council has suggested and also to no avau. Auinoruies. syi "p0t Luck With that added leiepnone lines o wit : tne profs- din dorm would mean an increase in ncrS) h Q u r room bills. If this is so, and we dances, dancing mignt as weii xaKe n ior giima., iesSons, and the then perhaps a competent iun time switchboard operator could be added to the staff. Letterip Two Wrongs To the Editor: The action being taken by the University officials in response to the riot is, in my opinion, just as notorious as the riot itself. It is against many democratic princi ples which the University should be teaching. In the first place, the Univer sity is violating the rights of the individual as entailed in the Constitution. According to the University, a man, if in any way implicated, is guilty with little chance of proving inno cence. He is ont confronted with the evidence against him. He does not even know what the charges are. I have asked many of the men who were called in by the Uni versity what the charges against them were. In not one case did they know. In many cases, they had substantial evidence to show that they did not trespass, break or enter, soil, destroy, or steal private property during the riots. This reminds me of the Cardinal Mindzenty, Robert Vogler and William Oatis type of justice that the communists dole out. At least they had the semblence of a hear ing a pretense at justice. In the second place, the only ones who are really punished of the "accused ones" are the ones in activities and who hold scholarships. This seems to be the punishing of the diligent and the acquiting of the lazy. The riot is not to be condoned. It was not according to the best American principles. But the way the University is punishing the rioters, or for that matter, any male students who might have had his name turned in, is cer tainly not what is expected of an American educational institution. PAUL MEANS. NU BULLETIN BOARD many other ac tivities they sponsor such as hand i- craft irr vl ch rre? n v. A a variety of .vf Reynolds games lor the student's leisure time. And not leaving out the re freshment part out of it, we will also be looking forward to the many coffee hours in the Dell. In general, the past year has been a good one for Ag college. Practically all of the events held on Ag campus the past two semes ter have been a 'luge success. These included the Farmer's For mal, Coil-Agri-Fun, Easter Pro gram, Ag Sno-Ball, Block and Bridle Show and Farmers Fair. Wednesday rdrmers r air is always a climax Kappa Alpha Mu, 7:30 p.m.,;1" "e many Ag events, it is tne Parlor B. Union. i one event at which Ag students Builder's Meeting, 5 p.m.. Par- work and spend the most time. lor C, Union. amount of time and work spent. If Farmers Fair were a part of an overall University func tion such as College Days, and if the right efforts were made in the line of publicity and if activities were directed to the interests of high school students, it would be much more of a success. Vcishea at Iowa State with its over 100,000 high school students and visitors has proved what this sort of thing can do in the .line of public relations. With this kind of a setup, a midway, dance and rodeo would be great attractions, but open houses would be one of its stronger events. However, open houses serve no real purpose at the present. It will take a lot of work and planning to make a fair successful as used to be held years ago, but if it is directed in the right way, Ag college could make it work. Parlor Coed Counselors, 4 p.m X, Union Corn Cob Smoker, 7:30 p.m., Parlor YX, Union. Student Council, 4 p.m. Room 316, Union. Cosmo Club Meeting, 7:30 p.m.. Room 316, Union nowever. n is not Quite as re warding as it should be for the Try It The Rocky Mountain Col legiate announces that English, the language, is a funny thing. Tell your girl friend, it savs. Ag Union activities committee; tnat time stands till when you nimi. anl fnnA Hiv. i n.m at lok into her eyes and she will uuic .you. nut jusi iry telling her that her face would stop a clock. Sounds like that old busi ness of making friends or in fluencing people. Ag picnic grounds. Cosmos Club dance, 7:30 p.m., Room 316, Union. Thursday NUCWA Dinner, 6 p.m., Parlor C, Union. Koemet Klub Smoker, 7:30 p.m.. Parlor X, Union. Alpha Phi Omega, 7:30 p.m.. Room 316, Union. Theta Sigma Phi, meeting, 5 p.m., Ellen Smith. ROTC parade, 6 p.m.. practice field west of the Coliseum. FRI., MAY 16th Advance Sale Haun Musio Store $1.50 Plus Tax, at the Door $2.00 Plus Tax. ana the like, in tne case or duo-matriculating fMniw tn mmmti, ont tan BMcnnan mt tt itff mt Tmm ... . ,, , . , Dnll NnbrmokM mrm omouallr rapoMlbln tar wkn Uanr mmw me UKicnia, uie wui u ui uie cuuege uean seeins m nn nr tun in m nnntsa." carry more weight than the official catalogs. At the 19th national convention of the YWCA, college and university students have denounced what they call "gag rule" on college campuses. lUav to the convening students, includes college rewdred loyalty oaths for faculty members and ereeninir of speakers who might be expected to sir unpopular opinions. These YW people must bo mighty happy with out University with speakers from Dr. Martin Niemoeller to the Korr Schlesinger debate on foreign policy. However, on the loyalty oath issue, the YW might take issue with the University. Daily. Thought That hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal. Seneca. 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