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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, November 12, 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
Business As Usual?
' The Omaha World-Herald, In its Sunday maga- the entire school year that the dismissal of Sat
zlne section, carried a story about the University's urday classes would inflict no great upset in the
mrm- t.i ..ii i t . 11.. i i s.-i
xiomeconung ceieorauon compieie witn pictures university worn, scneauie.
A THOUGHT FROM THE FACULTY
Can American's Judgement Be Trusted?
of the five Pep Queen candidates. The story cited
"out Homecoming and Ivy Day as the two major
events of the year tnat draw attention and alums
to the University.
The Daily Nebraskan and a majority of the
student body feel the same way. However, it
would appear that the administration of our, Uni
versity does not share the same sentiments.
Attempts have been made by representatives
Of Corn Cobs and Tassels to see if classes could
be dismissed this Saturday in order to make
Homecoming a real Student Holiday with com
plete emphasis on the entire University family
We also felt that Homecoming should take
precedence over other projects desirous of class
dismissals in the future because of its treat
importance to the future of the University.
Homecoming is the most appropriate time during
the entire school year for alums to be induced to
contribute financially to their alma mater and
for prospective students to decide to enroll here.
Dismissing classes Saturday morning probably
affects very few persons but the overall spirit
and attitude which might be generated by an ad
ministrative proclamation of a Student Holiday
greeting alums, parents, and visiting students and would ensure the success of the entire weekend's
. friends.
: ;
The Nebraskan examined the situation listen
ing:' to reasons both for and against the dismissal
of classes Saturday morning. We then came to
'. the firm conclusion that since University classes
- are dismissed only for occasional one-hour convo
cations and the three traditional vacations during
activities.
Homecoming means fun for student, faculty
and alum. It can also mean the future of the
University. The Nebraskan is sure that the stu
dent body is of this opinion. Administrative
support of the annual festivity through the
declaration of a Student Holiday, is the vital fac
tor still missing. R.R.
Wrong, Guess Again
- With nearly all of the returns counted and a
'landslide victory for Eisenhower assured it ap-
in cheating. That they are successful and com
mand resnect is attested to by their tremendous
By EDGAR N. JOHNSON
Professor Of History
Those Americans to whom the
realization of the democratic idea.
is of serious concern must con
sider of vital importance the
uestion whether the majority car
o trusted to submit to rational
jnsideratlons and act in a rational
lanner. This is to say whether i'
an be trusted to think and ac(
itelligently.
For the majority must make
decisions which determine the
way in which the country is to
go. Among these decisions is the
periodical choice of national,
state and local governments. If
this choice is made intelligently
we get the best available can
didates in public office. If not
we get less than the best. In
times of national and world
crisis less than the best is not
good enough.
It is quite .evident that there
are more men than ever in public
life who are willing to affirm
and to act upon the conviction that
the majority of American citizens
are neither rational nor intelligent.
These citizens are to be ap
pealed to, they say, not as in
formed men and women who act
in accordance with their consid
ered opinions, but as uninformed
citizens who act In accordance
with their prejudices, or as mere
sentient animals who act in ac
cordance with their instincts and
feelings.
If the support of the majontyi
pears that the American people again outguessed growth and the evident financial success of their jg to be sought it must
the professional guessers.
After being completely wrong on two succes
sive elections, it would seem that it will be a long
. time before the people will again have the faith in
the pollsters that has been built up in the last
few decades. Polls have sprung up on nearly
very facet of popular thought and opinion from
- choice of cigaret to whether or not you believe
700 Visitors
The only University-sponsored function bring
ing large numbers of high school students to the
operations.
But to continue enjoying this success the pons
must continue to come up with the right predic
tionsand in the last two presidential elec
tions they have very obviously failed to do so.
Maybe the complete reversal of their prediction
in 1948 compelled them to be a little conservative
in their predictions for 1952, but at any rate they
were again upset if not in outcome at least in
degree. In the final tabulations published the
day before elections and based on interviews taken
laign took over these methods.
A melancholy phase of this
jvhole question is that some ele
ments in our educational system
lave taken over the views of the
;ellers of comics, cosmetics, po
litical candidates, and programs,
fhey too assume that democracy
s incompatible with reason, and
.hat as more people go to school
.hey are to be taught less because,
'or some strange reason, they have
lost the capacity to learn.
Some in this group go so far
as to suggest that it is hardly
necessary to Know anything. It
is only necessary to get along.
Accordingly when curricula are
to be built they should be com- j
posed of a great deal of what 1
, .
has been called "contentless co
operation." It is hard to develop
a rational citizenry upon ignor
ance or upon qualities of tactful
apple-polishing.
Sebastian Castellio, a sixteenth
century French humanist who suf
fered from religious persecution
remarked in one of his tracts, "Le!
no one think he is going wrong in
using his mental faculties. It is
our Drooer way of arriving at the
truth." One of the golden rules of
Nazo oratory was never to try to
appeal to the reason of the au
dience." "The real art of oratory," a
Nazi Gauleiter defines "as the ca-i
Dacitv to evoke emotion." "ine'
Party Speaker must address hhn-
self to the sentimental ana emo
tional reactions of the masses
rather than to their reason."
If Americans in ever greater
numbers are to surrender to those
who have no trust in their pow
ers of reason, if they are to aban
don their intelligence to the
manipulators of their prejudices
and feelings, and If they are to
believe those who trust in the es
sential stupidity and animality of
the majority, then we are pre
paring, via the public relations of
ficer and the advertising agency,
for the accession to public office
of the fanatic, the demagogue and
the authoritarian.
Just Around
Loomis, Love Halls furnish
Parties for Slay-At-Homes
Jan Steffen
talked to as if it could reason. It
is incapable of understanding this
kind of approach. It wishes to be
By MARILYN -MANGOLD
Guest Columnist
The Quality and Quantity of
this column will undoubtedly be
touched by the absence of Jan
who has fled to New York to get
the scoop on a real party. But
here we go, hoping that this col-
' . h'lumnist can report the parties
I xi at
with the ferver with which she
attends them.
Since there apparently is a tern
ure days were: Gene Kerr and
D. JoAnn Shimonek, Wayne
Keller and Joyce Kuehl, David-,
Chapman and Carol Dunker,
and Don Geisler and Janice
Baker.
The Beta's Roaring Twenties
party completes the list of affairs
on last week's agenda. Johnny
Cox's band played for the flap-
Did You Know?
pers at the Lincoln hotel ball
room. The Betas and their dates
must have turned their parent's
attics inside out to come up with
the authenic costumes that were
worn.
Seen doing the Charleston (or
a reasonable facsimile thereof)
were Carl Mammel and Myrt
Pickett, Dave Kaup and Jan
Jaco, Dale Swanson and M. J.
Weir, Paul Shedd and Ticky
Rothenberger.
Swapping stories of the Golden
convinced that he whn makes the porary slack season on pinnings
appeal is sympathetic with or will tms weeK some DacKtraciung win; . we the ost talkative na-'m ? luw" "t l"c "w'"c"
support its prejudices. It wants to have to be done to announce items tion in world? Figures seem.1" JifjJ1 tt,?
or romanuc interest, novemwr a to jndicate that we are and are VrA ch.i
was a big day for the DGs who in mnr so. of the 79.300.000. Juby .he.llc"r.ger And. Pat.
announced two pinnings and one telephone in the world, more Ted Bareer and Marv
entratremen Eniraeed are Kay.:n as knnnnn rnr In th TTnitpr! . ' earger ana Mary
rvv.r .rwi .Tir Mnnvir Sicrma 'c.-. vJ 17 onn nnn' AUce Hopb, Bob Claussen and
up to Oct. 30, one of the most prominent polls
campus me Keoras&a aign scnooi tress Associa- j " f lul jcynical scorn for the intelligence
Con annual convention is over now. Only the Ior Stevenson, ana i per t-m, unaccmcu. ot the ordinary American pos
-attoT-Ml remains nf inumalism mnfk rnori1 terpreting the results, the pollster claimed a trend sessed by those who make for
Issues of The Daily Nebraskan and Scarlet and toward Stevenson which if continued or accel
Cream and notes from the many panels and dis- erated "would give him a majority of the popular
cussions are left to remind the regular student of voie on election day." ;
This pollster in interpreting the feelings of
the -undecided" vote predicted a 2-1 or a 3-1
Democratic split, either of which would produce
nave lis passions aroused, not its or romanuc interest, noverairr a tn jnHirnt ihat we are and are
mina stimuiatea.
It is to be hoped that these
men are wrong. The apparent
success of those who nse such
strategy can lead and has led Chi.
to much disillusionment. This
success can be found first of all
in those who manipulate our
mass media of communication
for profit
It is not difficult to imagine the
the past weekend. But and this writer is talk
ing from personal experience there will be a
great deal mare left in the minds of the 700 high
-schoolers.
As far as The Daily Nebraskan can deter
mine, the press convention is the only project de
signed on a partly academic level that brings
large Bombers f high school students to the
cub pus. Of coarse, there are Band Day and
basket ball tearnamenU bat they have athletic
backgrounds. It might be said that E-Week fits
Into this category, bat it is not primarily designed
for the high school student. It is open to the
pnbBc in general.
In the eyes of The Nebraskan, the School of
Jooraalism in general and Assistant Professor Wil
liam H. Hire, in particular, are due for a "thank
you." Jfearly every student in the school put in
several hours and many used a lot mora work
ing on the convention. It was a publicity stunt
extraordinary.
It seems as if mere departments could try the
same sort of program. It is certainly beneficial
to get high school students on the campus and in
troduce them to what our school has to offer.
It is nice to show then a good tame at athletic
contests, but it is ever so much belter to bell? them
in the Cell they like best
Since roost cf fee members of the staff are in
the School of Journalism, it may seem as if we
atre merely pushing our own projects. However,
enir parfiripatian in this project has only convinoeii
es ihat it is worthy cf more campus recognition.
Wo ak yoa, dees, directors, profeisors, ia
atraciors. and students ia the Tarioss colleges
and departsaests of our fsdvercity, why bc4
think over this project?
College Days went over the fci3L The Ke
ferasfcaa believes in the prindpks behind College
DayjwSixice this program seems to be impractical,
we recommend that its principles be iz&pOesuented
ia projects similar to the press convention. Theie
projects are a krt cf work, but they definitely are
worth OjD-T.
tunes on comics.
The producers of bad movies
pose as the obligated amusers of
the American illiterates. The
writer of the ordinary radio or
television script does not assume
that his listeners have ever read
MicKy wait is now wearing conversations a day mat's ex-
or written very much, pr can
the Sig Alph pin of Parker Gee
sen and Mimi Hamer has chained
Jerry Roe's Phi Gam pin to her
anchor.
Only two pinnings were an
nounced Monday night. Bar
bara Akeson passed candy at
the Chi O bouse to reveal her
pinning to Tom Ilunton, TKE,
and Lola Foss told her Alpha
Xi Delta sisters of her pinning
to Dick McCauley. a Pi K A j
from Iowa U. j
For those who did not unof
ficially migrate to Kansas, there
actly 900,000
year ago.
a day more than a
When Postman E. A. Robinson
of Dallas. Texas, reported that
he had been bitten, he showed
teeth marks on the back of his
leg as proof.
"I had quite a time shaking
him loose," Robinson said.
Asked what kind of a dog it
was, Robinson, still dazed, ex
plained, "It wasn't a dog; it was
Barb Bell, Cal Bentz and Mary
Alice Hobb, and Rocky Yapp and
Julie Johnson were some more
of the costumed couples.
Trying to get away from it
all, the Sig Ep and Sigma Nu
pledges tried to sneak to Kan
sas. After a few minor caUs
trophies both groups watched
the game and are reported to
be safely back resuming their
quiet pledge lives.
Quite a few, Alpha Chis went
KNUS
3:M-3:15 Bands On Parade
3:15-3 Curtain Call
3:3-3:45 Fashion Fair
3:45-4:flt Linger Awhile
4:H-1:15 Spins A Needles
4:13-4:30 Town Crier
4:39-4:35 This I Believe
4:35-4:50 Robin's Nest
44-5:01 News
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an outlet lor tne energy cener-Vcv" .: CVk. Pat Neiii
Hall combined efforts and spon
sored a Treasure Hunt at 3820
Holdrege.
The party-place was decor
ated with Treasure Island
trinkets. Some of the island
ers and their dates were: Burt
Carter and Shirley Parson. Bay
Harmon and Eleanor Steaven
aen and Dick Dunklan and Lois
Kieckhafer. Others who were
ia the spirit of the hidden treas-
its 300 inmates.
Once Over Lightly
Hit Weak Spot For Best
Revenge On Enemies
Marlin Bree
In Austria, a dignified gentle
man was arrested for selling cold
tea as whisky. He explained to the
judge that he needed the funds ip
cfarf a 1mnran(A laami,
.11. ft, van . j - i? .1
a close result Seasons for giving the Demo- iunaerstand many polysyllabic " ."ir oL has
erato the edae in the undecided vote were based ,orus. ine recent political cam- f iufenina tn 7h amo .Harris told his listeners he would
on the outcome of the 1944 and 194S elections.
The same poll also asked the question "If the
presidential election were held today, which politi
cal party would you like to see win: the Demo
cratic parly or the Republican party?"
Results were: Republican party. 45 per cent;
Democratic party, 44 per cent; and undecided, 11
per cent Assuming a 2-1 or a 3-1 Democratic
split in the undecided vote the Democrats were
given the edge on the outcome.
However with the same eempletoess as ia
194K, the voters refited the pollster's theories.
Eisenhower won which wasn't too moch of a
surprise to anyone. The fact that be won a
landslide victory of over five miOieB votes was
not so small a surprise even to the most op
timistic Bepnblkans. Percentage-wise the fi
nal vote was approximately 54 percent for Ei
senhower and 44 percent for Stevenson. Ia ad
w uoKru Hmuiauj crackes uc i tv . . . . .... , . . .
... . . ... ... I jiucjc 5 u.ems ia uiu L-iu-, as ne retires.
-Solid Sosrth- aad earned 443 electoral rotes "versity who do not know how to During the winter, you
frooa 39 states to Stevenson's tl votes from Bine successfully cope with their build a snowman in the bed.
states, flltt respect to party victories, the Xe
pabHcans seem to have done what was con
sidered next to impossible before the elects en
getting control of the Congress.
Whether one attributes the landslide to Ike's
popularity or to an upsurge in Republkansim, the
a small boy, about four years old.iw Kansas; they were not sneak
ing, nowever. xiarnet look ana
Jack Harris of Mandan,
DaW T 1 i : A J .
N iuuu vugt jidu a nugrauon aaie, as
AiA Mirlsn. HT,n,...u i r.i
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Love Memorial Hall an(i liomio laundry of anyone who;0"3 c .t t. Vean ulon?"
Ha? combuTed1 e7forU and'lZ!: identified thethor of the phrasejfj
Ben
Jean
Martin,
Clohart
"So much to do with so littlei""'"" uaon ana io uier.
time." Mrs. Henry Hoppe iden- .. 9 .
tified the author as Cecil John' . the ?momt of w,rk re
Rhodes. Then Harris asked her oc-.0-"?. ? homecoming decora
cupaUon. She is laundress for the'"0'" wl" "ot maSylam-
Mandan Sta Traininc School and ' wecnena. A lot
of open houses are promised for
after the game this Saturdav.
Watch for the list this Friday.
Main Feature Clock
(8MatM ramUM fcr Ttnaten)
, mi7; -uperauon ssecret
1.00, 3:08, 5:12, 7:18, :24.
further u,e: T" Qui Man," 120,
YltO4 tm J1PM MS HAJ
w iul .xx lox: vuu urm niruipr
evidence of inflation: A St Louis -4:0g 8:3. 9:20,
woman sued a bus company.
charging that she had had to get
on a dus wnen the driver refused
to change a $5 bilL She won
$1,500 damages after the court
decided that "in lieht of chanced
economic conditions," 95 is no
longer a big bill.
Lj be (Us win arrve as a lesson to both the
pollsters aatd those who svoport them. No one
caa be right all of the time, etpeeiaOy when es
timating public thought and predk-ii&g what the
pebUe is aooct likely to do. Polls have a def
inite ralne ia delimiting pabtte opinion 4a foci
they are the Boost reliable yardstick available.
Bt tbry are sot iafaSrble-D JL
Margin Notes
Om Rally ...
HsmecCTtiiijg week, the time f.w tadmdxig a
feeling cf Coninaier IcysJty hiio She stuflenlc,
will be ian&srtA by the. fcistaiig of rallies to cue
iztdead cf the usual two.
The rally cwaxniattee gave the reason 12ui the
JTridiy eight rally was efc&oellet! because St would
lave too icada ccerjetfikm with bouse iJisplsys,
therefore, We5xedy wM be Ihe day for She saa-
ta past years, !ihe Friday rally wits sspparled
wh&earlfi3y by tbaAeais oca with fhe home
jdifplryc Tie WeJneadry tigJ-1 rally win be bin--fe:l
the &cS Cbat stu&ndf wZl be ia night
'elaiises, mwtirigs or stadyaxig.
The KetCTWfeaa reeomraesrfs that fee rSy
cte-ir-Jttee rtcstosHer its c2xaoe and have either
jtwa rsISes cr tfbe one, but on FrisSay.
o
It's finally Here ...
The l be oct mm? annsunoemeiilj have 85
tally etaaed with tLe Student Directory iiftribut
tioca wtadh began Taeaday. The Itirectory
ci.en't! m round cf applause Sur its priiiiE&:e in
Ititiirj-t-g zames and Mlires&tt cf al ttaieais.
" ISlSa the araak ever i-.r ffibe 11 staff, ft "li
rtfc2 n saa befSi tUe work aJ3 over again ta
ih arrer eaafeig aame tyyiag cycle.
Its Tecche Gather ...
I Tcrtfit elementary eeattoa teachers wifl
- j I '.1st ia & Vmm Hrooi Ivr the pwrpoie of
, J;arfUig lt-g.rtS.er s!3 of tes Is 4 wtrf mimtXkvm
' fw mm trei&xx of tea, aeordig to s b?
enemies.
Now take the ease of Joe, a
stadeat People always took ad
vantage of him. Be could never
find a cleaa shirt hio room
male had wera them. When he
looked for his stockings they
would alwavs be dirtv.
fact remains thai the pollsters completely under- People took advantage cf Joe
estimated the Republican strength ia the election, mainly because he had httle
chance cf getting back at them.
He wasn't strong, rich cr intelli-gect
If Joe bad , ummlr,
only known t
'there is a way
jto handle per-
sons whom you ;
dislike. It un't .
necessary!
jto bive tor J
isperial a 1 1 r i- I
ijbutes, either. " ,
I The idea is to f v
strike bock at " 1
lit, rr!!! Li Ui
at their weak- Bree
ert moment or wnen- tney are
sleepy. Thus, the place to strike
is wesr bed.
The methods cf dealing with an
enemy s bed are varied. Among
thme who practice this art there
are several wider acclaimed
methods. j
One way to handle an
enemy's bed la by soaring wa
ter on it. This, however. Is very
crude. A sooth better way Is
to place a bottle fall of water
ia the bed. The end of the bot
Ue has a cork ia the end, and
the cork Is faoieaed to the edge
of the bed. Whoa the straage
bottle Is foBBd by the enemy,
be m throw it from the bed.
This wIQ also wet dews the
bed bat la a Brack more clever
way.
For that matter, anything can
ba niaced ia a bed to cause dis-
""r" traction. Zit cnxktrt and such
mm-wVlil muse Vie CCWCa cutvi. n
' deal skunk was even used crjee
u ZmZ produced pleasurable results.)
can
I And so the methods go. The
problem of handling your enemy
is solved, temporarily at least
I Just a word of caution. Have a
few extra dry blankets around,
just in case.
CJvdilmaA QahdA
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tion. Buy Mom a special this
year.
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215 North 14 A Strtot
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