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t '1 Page 2 EDITORIAL PAGE Pride And Prejudice A few pertinent words by Thomas Jefferson written 150 years ago and recently reprinted by Colorado University's Silver and Gold, student paper, have been noticed by The Daily Nebraskan and are here quoted as a prelude to something we feel should be cleared up. "In every country where man is free to think and to speak, differences of opinion will arise from differences of perception, and the Imper fection of reason; but these differences when permitted, as In this happy country, to purify themselves by free discussion, are but passing cloud overspreading our land transiently, and leaving our horizon more bright and serene." In the editorial columns of The Daily Nebras kan where the staff members are free to think and to speak free from administrative or faculty cen sorship or strong suggestion we think this is true. On the editorial page of he Daily Nebraskan differences of opinion will arise from differences of perception. This, also, holds true. Every man is an Individual, and, as such, has his own Indi vidual, differing Ideas and opinions. Through our editorial comment there is im perfection of reason. We do not always say we are right or we are perfect. Our reasoning is to support our opinion, on occasion. Often reason shows our opinion to be wrong. This we admit. These differences when permitted to purify themselves by free discussion in the editorial columns of The Daily Nebraskan this is what we strive for. As for leaving our horizon more bright and serene, we are sure that despite criticism, ob jection or imperfect reasoning we are doing the right thing. Thomas Jefferson's words are so true in this world today of conflicting idealogies and editor ial hassels, that we want the readers of The Daily Nebraskan to understand their significance. The Nebraskan staff is not fundamentally tak ing an editorial stand for or against any person or organization before examining the facts. We can not announce that we will do thus and so. When we see an issue coming up or notice a subject that lends itself to editorial comment, we shall take stands. We do not advocate taking the middle-of-the-road course on editorial subjects. Neither do we Intend to make our decisions before complete examination of the facts. The Nebraskan shall not dodge issues and shall not create them. The editorial page is also the place for not only staff opinion but for the views of the entire University body. We stated at the beginning of this semester, that the greatest possible attention should be paid to letters from our readers. Every single letter received in this office this year has been published either singly or appended by an editor's note. The authors of letters to The Nebraskan are asked only to follow the canons of good taste and to obey the laws of libel and slander as does each and every editorial writer of this paper. The editorial page is our pride and perhaps re flects our prejudice. The criticism of same un doubtedly is the expression of our readers pride and prejudice. To our readers, we are trying to bring home the fact that the free expression of ideas is the basic tenet of the editorial page. We shall dis cuss, we shall crusade, we snail explain. we shall express our Ideas as we want our readers to express theirs. R. R. Where Were They? Three pictures on page 1 of today's Daily Ne braskan show the interior decorations of three popular coffee shops on this campus between 10 and 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. Under normal class-day circumstances, nothing would be unusual 'about these pictures of three coffee shops bulging with students. As a matter of fact, there is not too much of the unusual about the subject of these pictures. Quite a few students take a coffee hour when- ever their class, study and activity schedules permit. What makes -these pictures different is the fact that they were taken. The students in the pictures, at first, did not "realize why the cameraman chose them for the subject of his labors. Then a few guilty con sciences went to work and surprised faces and low mutterings took the place of posing. -At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, Chancellor taken a healthy first in the convocation story. Our Chancellor spoke to us about our Uni versity. And where were those persons that were the main subject of the Chancellor's re marks? Why, it was coffee time. R. R. 'Gtye-'Em-Heil' Harry "Don't count Truman out," you hear the politi cal observers say. "He won the '48 election single handed and he can do it in 1952. His "give-'em-hell" formula worked against Governor Dewey, and he's out stumping again presenting the "facts" in defense of his Administration and in ex posure of his Republican opponents. No one seems to know exactly how effective the Master Politician has been during his current tour. Senator Kefau : has said that he thought the "President's whistle-stop campaign has had a "negative effect" for Gov. Stevenson. Editorial 1CP. Gustavson' spoke to an All-University con- writers throughout the nation have criticized Mr. vocation at the Coliseum about the state of the Truman and his tactics. Time magazine this week University." AH Classes Were dismissed. Out'of afr -caried him "The Other McCarthy." New ReDub- enrollmentof approximately 6,900 students, an estimated 1,500 persons attended the convocation. A slight bit of figuring shows that a little more than one-fourth of the student body, and many of the audience were faculty members, were interested in what the Chancellor had to say. The students shown in these three front page pictures are only a representative group of that majority of University members who find it be neath their collegiate dignity to attend a convo cation. Homecoming may be a great tradition on our campus but greater than even that is the "Convocation? Good, let's go coffee" attitude. University instructors dismiss their classes at the bidding of the administration for these convo cations that are deemed worthy of all-student con vocation. Many fine speakers one of the finest of whom is our Chancellor are brought to the University to lend whatever they may to the wel fare of the students. It's an age-old editorial subject this non attendance at convocations. Student editors the country over have been lambasting their readers for many years about their apathy to take ad vantage of University-sponsored functions. But Wednesday's performance by the majority of this University's student body has, in our minds, lie, since February, has doubted his ability to "re create sympathy for the underdog, the resentments against the 80th Congress, the admiration for a scrapper and the sense of complacency over good times that together set off the miracle of Nov. 7, 1948." But the President's crowds are larger than in 1948. His speeches, even Time has admitted, are better written and better delivered. The crowds, the magazine said, "(understond) every word he (says) and (seem) to accept it as truth." Whether he is winning the votes the Democrats want is not known. But the President is doing something Governor Stevenson could never do. He is lambasting General Eisenhower and the men who support him and whom he supports he is attacking them from every side and from every position. He has proved effective enough to cause the formation of a Republican "Truth Squad," con sisting of Senators Ferguson (Mich.), Hickenlooper (Iowa) and Case (So. Dak.), which has followed Mr. Truman along his whistle-stop route. The countermove is the GOP's rebuttal to the cam paign aimed at cutting down Ike. Whether the President's campaign can again tilt the electoral scales remains to be seen. Right now, however, his listeners are more concerned with hollering, "Give 'em hell, Harry!" He is. K. R. DAILY NEBRASKAN What Am I Doing Here? By LARRY DUNNING Staff Columnist With the world series at an end and all bets payable by the end of this week, the big Question on the campus seems to be Homecoming or Polio fund? The Innocents have woricea rapidly trying to squelch further self-sacrificeing donations from the Homecoming fund to the Polio fund. It was a Krandoise gesture, do nating the homecoming fund thus. However, isn't this what one might call ( and I quote) "robbing Peter to pay Paul?" Fifty dollars (in some cases less) from each of the organized houses is put into a Homecoming fund. Some of these houses have graceiously donated their Homecoming money to the polio fund. If the various organizations wish to contribute to the polio fund, why must they do it in this man ner? The amount donated was ap proximately $50. If there are 50 members in each particular house that would sill only be one dollar a piece. If there are more than 50, it would be even less. 'I've had math and know about such things) $50, especially when pro-rated, is a very small sum. If the organised houses have such big hearts as it is believed, they will not only donate $50 to polio, but they will do it from their pockets and not from a fund budgeted to help the Uni versity. Homecoming is not only tradition, it is more. It is a ready source of revenue for the Uni versity and is component parts. The community as a whole, is, in a financial sense, aided by homecoming. Take the inno- cents society, they receive $5 from each decoration. This helps them carry on their many functions throughout the year. What football game does everyone want to be sure to at tend? Homecoming, of course. Hence, more tickfets are sold which in turn helps fill the coffers of the University. Look at Homecoming from the standpoint of the community as a whole. Hotel rooms overflowing, cafes crowded, motels floundering under the wealth of customers. And these people are spending money. Money, Incidentally is what our economic system is based ipon. The people spending nave a Friday, Octobsr 10, 1952 Mnnlc And Hose Single Colon, Soli fabrics Biggest Wings In '52 Fashion By BOBBIE RUSSELL Guest Columnist What is the newest thing in fashions in '52 color! Yes, that's right! And what is new about couor? Just this it's a single sweep of single color, making anyone look tall and slender and in finitely groomed. As for your accessories, espe cially those that come in the middle area like belts, bags, scarfs and gloves you wear them in the same color family, or black. All of this adds up to one thing longer, slimmer look. The color of the year is emeraude green. Colors in the brown family are also good, ranging from light beige to deep cinnamon. The rage in evening dresses and party clothes is bright red, in cocktail dresses black. The silhouette this fall features the linear look. That is the dropped waistline. The most popular of the dropped waistlines are the middy Terry Barnes and the smooth top down to the hip line, ao cented by a full, flaring skirt. Two of the newest fads in suits are the "Gaucho" suit and the "Elliptical" suit. The "Gaucho" suit features the jacket cut wide and handsome exaggerating a mere sliver of a skirt. The "Elliptical" suit features the jacket, rounded in back, ending in a wide band that hugs the hips and curves up in front. It has a straight, narrow skirt. The biggest thing tn fabrics for the fall of . '52 is tweed. Everything from suits and dresses to separates are of tweed or bulky-looking tex tures which are actually soft to the touch. An other trend Is toward soft fabrics of silk and jersey and also the new miracle orlon jersey which is washable, wrinkle-proof and even mothproof. Just Around Nevman Club Ball Set friday; Seven Parlies Highlight Saturday Another big party weekend is in store for Uni versity students. It will begin with the Farmers Formal Friday night at Ag College, but chances are it won't end with the seven parties scheduled for Saturday night. Newman Club's Harvest Ball, . 's featuring Jimmy Phillips' or- -hs - cnesira, win De neia r riaay eve ning in the Union ballroom. Other events of the weekend in clude two exchange dinners one between ATO and KKG Fri day night and the other between Phi Psi's and Gamma Phi's Sat urday noon. The Sammies and SDT's are also having a supper all party at the SDT house Friday Stcffen night. Before we elaborate on those seven Saturday parties, we'd better catch up on a few events of Monday evening. The first occurred when a fire- MS; J good time; the people selling are man rang the doorbell at the SDT house, asking for the president. The mysterious visitor left a box of candy to announce the pinning of Charney Taub and Monte Herman, ZBT. Another pinning announced Monday was that of Larry Schaffer, Sigma Nu, and Nancy Harris, DG from Oklahoma. Another new pinned couple is Beth Logie, Chi O, and Carl Huebner, Beta Sig. A hayrack ride for all independent students is first on the list of Saturday parties. Anyone who wishes to attend is to meet at Palladian Hall, 301 Since June 25, 1950 This mess in Korea broke out June 25, 1950 when a force of North Korean soldiers charged across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack on a tiny South Korean army. That is the -way lots of wars start with surprise attacks. And, as is al ways true with wars, the Implications of the in itial attack are slow to die down. The history books will say that, as soon as word reached this country, there were many high-level conferences and the decision was made for naval forces to form a blockade on the Formosan coast and ships were sent into Korean waters. Then, the United Nations were contacted and advised of our decision. An immediate meeting of the UN gave official approval of the decision and assurance that other nations would join us under the flag of the United Nations. Luckily, this was possible because the Russian delegation was absent from all UN meetings at this time because of anger over another problem. After this meet ing, this was the situation: United Nations troops were fighting North Korean Communist troops in the central section of that peninsular hotbox. Basically, that is the same situation that confronts us today. There are differences, of course, but basically that Is where we still are. The two main differ" enees are the addition of Chinese troops and the three-ring affair taking place In the circus tents at Panmunjom. The addition of Chinese troops lias made a great deal of difference in the pro gress of the conflict but the same cannot be said for the truce talks. The first birthday of the start of truce negotiations took place this sum mer and there was little to celebrate about The sews columns this week told that the present Dcily Thought Vhcn one has not what one likes, one must like what ono has. French. reeling Is that the talks are at their lowest ebb since their inception. These same columns had more to say about the ficing' war: it is getting hotter than ever before. Put both these things together and look back over the history of the conflict and you get the most dis' couraging pitcure of this generation. Unfortun ately, there is not too much that can be done to brighten things. Actually, it is unsafe to mention ways; one prominent general was removed from Korean command because he mentioned definite plans for clearing up this trouble. D. P. able to use the money. Homecoming serves a dual role. Not only does it typify the ivy covered walls; not only does it bring much happiness to the people attending, enjoying the sights or reminiscing about the past; not only does it bring the satisfaction of working together to those who participate in the erection of its dsiplays; not only does It publicize the University to the extent that a few more students are enticed to attend; but also the financial aid that is given to the surrounding com munity is a small matter to take into account. A grandoise and unselfish ges ture? Perhaps. But despite the Kansas State Collegian, I am in clined to believe that partially this comes from laziness. I don't see any of the organized houses donating from their social fund. If generosity, unselfishness and self- sacrifice were the reason lor this gesture, then sacrifice something that is a benefit to you and in no way, shape or form a necessity, and not something which your University depends upon to carry out some of its very important functions. Dig that $50 from your social budget if you are actually self sacrificing. Or if that doesnt seem plausible, since your mem bers are so willing to vote the Homecoming fund into the Polio fund, they will certainly be will ing to kick in a dollar a piece themselves to take care of the deficit in the Homecoming fund. Let's not be martyrs for a cause especially under false pretenses. The University donates much of its time to you, don't let them down by rationalization. Donate to the polio fund, but take the money from something that is self sacri- .even if it is your pocket. Jan Staffer. Temple Building, at 8 :30 p.m. Warren Underwood, who originated the hayrack idea for Saturday, is in charge of the party. Although Arlene Gray ana Vernon Joy, Barbara Johnson and Robert Bacon, and Jackie Knore and Don Strider will be there as couples, Underwood stressed that the hayrack ride is for dates or stags. A "Penny a Pound" Riviera party is being planned by SAE for Saturday night. Each girl will be weighed as she comes to the party, and her date will pay a penny for each pound for the All University Fund drive. Rumor has it that AUF is planning to kidnap all skinny girls that evening. Dressed in French sailors costumes Saturday night will be the Delta Sig's and their dates for the "Apache Ball." Among the couples will be L. G. Lawrence and Phyllis Meyer; Bob Short and Marlene Meinke; Gerald Adamson and Phyllis Everley; Bob X.ane and Carol Roberts; Dave Chap man and Carol Dunker; Kent Kelley and Lorene Dravers; Tim Nelson and Kitty Wilson; Chuck Anderson and Jeannine Urlig; Dick Hill and Betty Sue Pettijohn; Vernon McGill and Connie Lindley; Bill Hurst and Mary Swanson; and Bob Ficke and Mary Stransky. "Head West to the Beta Sig Barbary Coast Party" will be the password for the following Beta Sig's and their dates Saturday evening: : . Rick Eggert and Liz Bredthauer; Fred Arendt and Betty Zichek; Jerry Meyer and Betty Me Knight; Bill Renner and Ann White; Dick Heub ner and Pat Schmide; and Don Coleman and Mar bara Padley. Letterip FIFTY-FIRST YEAR Member Associated Collegiate Press Intercollegiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF Tkt hail Nebraska H asrblMied by Mm Madmit ot On fjarrar Itr of Nebraska as expression of Mifdents' aews asd o aaloni aalT. 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Kditor tatectata Kditor . MaruKioi hdtiora Newe IkdJton Kditor Au'i H ports Kditor roaturo IMUtor .... At Kditor MertMy Kditor Rain It r snood Dob Piooer Ha Genoa. Kea Rrstron SaUr Hall, Hal HasMlbale. Dkk Rolstoo. Mara Mtaaaoatoa. Pat Ball Uteaa Melton Charles Kbuek Peek Ceack Bead Jim Hfla Letterip Irritating . . . Dear Editor, The editorial "America's Youth" in Oct. 8 issue of The Dailey Ne braskan was irritating to say the least. At this stage of the cam paign how can you say that Taft's backers are "supporting the uen eral's policies?" Please inform us: 1. What are the General's poli cies? 2. Who today in the 'Republican ranks is supporting what was an original Eisenhower policy? I prefer to say that Eisenhower has been a "pretty good fellow" to get along within his chosen group. He adjusts readily and, we might add, is. well under con trol. He is a submissive "captive." Also, why is it necessary for you to apologize editorially for your political leanings? I am greatly relieved to know that "we are not! alone in the world of college dailies." 1 D. Paul Miller j W.C.T.U Dear Editor, Well, here we are again with an example of the narrow-minded, holier-than-thou, typically Middle-western attitude. Back again to the days of Carrie Nation and the W.C.T.U.! Brandishing a hatchet, the Dean of Student Af fairs is again ready to give the sobriety test to all fraternities. Now it 'seems that the taboo on drinking in the organized houses will be rigidly enforced. Any house in which is found al coholic beverages at any time will be prosecuted to the full limit of the law namely, loss of all social privileges. Surely, the Dean does not think that this action is going to prevent drink ing on the part of University students. He is accomplishing but one thing: he is forcing students to do their drinking in cars and in dark road-houses far from the campus. The law and everyone else recog nizes the age of twenty-one as the precise moment when an individ ual gains mature judgment. But not the University. Admittedly, students who are not of the magical age of twenty one are and will be drinking at fraternity parties, but they also are and will be drinking else where. Consequently, the Univer sity is forcing students who wish to drink out onto the highways and cyways of Lincoln. Any parent would rather have his children drinking at home than making fools of them selves in public, but the Univer sity prefers to take the roll of a wicked step-mother. How much better it would be if Univer sity men and women could do their drinking under the watch ful eye of solitous friends or, better yet, of the Dean of Stu dent Affairs. Good-bye campus; Lincoln, here we come! 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