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EDITORIAL PAGE
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
rm, i,r- avnnssed bv columnists and letter
writers on this page do not particularly represent
the views of The Dally Nebraskan.
If Can't Stop Now
An item on the agenda of this coming Wed
nesday's Student Council meeting, barring dis
missal of the session for a ROTC parade, should
be the setting up of a committee to hear the
case of any organization affected by the anti-ticket-balloting
move started recently by Univer
sity women.
Bob Hasebroock, Council member, in the
midst of the heated discussion about ticket-balloting
elections, moved and received majority
approval of such, that "individual and separate
hearings will be held by all organizations . . .
with representatives of both interested parties
In attendance so that all pertinent issues of any
controversy may be aired."
The Student Council is in favor of committee
hearings for those organizations whose budgets and
whose pet projects would be affected if ticket-balloting
were outlawed. The women's organized
houses, by signing the petition, are in favor of boy
cotting those elections requiring balloting by ticket
If such elections are not ruled out by the Coun
cil. And nearly everyone concerned is interested
in avoiding through legislation this, the evils of
unchecked ticket-balloting.
It has been suggested that the backers of
the petition' which brought out Quite a bit of
student interest in Student Council session, re
Write the proposal in official, approved form of
an amendment to the by-laws, and have some
Council member re-present it at either this
week's or next week's meeting.
This way, the Council would be required by
their by-laws to act upon the proposal before
Christmas vacation after which it might be lost
in the shuffle. And, also, after which, the 24 wom
en's organizations that signed the proposal shall
not be able to put up candidates for any elec
tion which uses ticket-balloting.
The Council has committed itself to hear the
case of the affected organizations. The proposal-signers
have committed themselves to a
boycott by Jan. 1. The entire matter, although
somewhat forgotten over Thanksgiving vaca
tion, cannot be stopped now. The Nebraskan
hopes for a prompt and equitable solution. R.R.
Overexuberance
"Overexuberance resulting in flooding of sorority-house
parlors, breaking furniture or any other
kind of property damage is juvenile and inex
cusable.' The above quote was taken from "Fra
ternities and Fraternity Members at Nebraska," a
pamphlet issued by the University Interfraternity
Council.
This pamphlet is designed to acquaint both
Greeks and Independents with the rules regulat
ing fraternities and the organizations enforcing
those rules. It is a very official-sounding docu
ment Besides overexuberance, the pamphlet ex
plains the evil of costume parties which are not
so supervised "that there is no possibility of un
couth or indecent behavior or obsceffe costumes."
Chaperons, the pamphlet warns, should not
"be forced to act as police officers. It should
never be necessary for them to clear the house
when the party time ends. Neither should it be
necessary that a close watch be kept to prevent
women guests visiting the upper floors of houses."
The First Step
This evening a here-to-fore untried project will
be held on the University campus. A student com
mittee, working with the athletic department, is
sponsoring an athletic banquet purpose of which
is to give student recognition to those participating
in Intercollegiate sports.
Much hard work has been done on making this
inaugural banquet a success. A fine speaker has
been contracted for the evening and organized
houses have been urged to send several represen
tatives to the banquet.
The Nebraskan finds the beginning of such
a "banquet extremely commendable. Its pur
pose, of course, is to honor University athletes.
Its gttal might very well be to integrate one of
the most criticized University functions that of
athletics with the entire student life. Athletics
today, although contrary to Its first purpose, is
a. big business. Tonight's banquet might very
well he a step toward renewing the ideals of
competition, and free play upon which major
sports were founded.
We hope that the banquet is a success which
It shall be if it receives student participation, and
congratulate those founders of this new event.
R.R.
.The Nebraskan feels that this is a very worth
while warning and hopes that every fraternity
will strive 'zealously to prevent such things.
We must always remember, the pamphlet tells
us, that "casual fun activities enjoyed by college
age men and women need not result in neighbor
hood disturbances." .
The Nebraskan is very happy to see that some
organization at last has seen the great sins that
take place on our campus. Not only has the IFC
seen these sins, but it is warning us that they are
sins. These actions are sinful because "in any ap
proach to problems concerning scholarship it is
assumed that most students at the University en
rolled for the purpose of obtaining an education.
The rare individual who is here only for the so
cial activity or for athletics presents a special
problem. , ."
No one can deny the importance that social
activities do play in the scheme of college life
even for the students "enrolled for the purpose
of obtaining an education." However, for the
majority who want to be educated, despite fine
opportunities for social advancement, the IFC
pamphlet has this suggestion: "Files of past ex
aminations and old term papers are of doubtful
value as study aids. Most good students keep
examination papers for future use as reference.
The result is that fraternity files contain mostly
mediocre papers. Furthermore, professors can
not be depended upon to use the same questions
and problems semester after semester. Finally,
no self-respecting man will copy a theme or term
paper and submit it as his own. The few in
dividuals who do this benefit no one at all,
themselves least of all."
The pamphlet deals more specifically with the
problem of cheating. Cheating is bad, the pamphlet
says, because "the critical comparison and evalu
ation of student work by which academic credit
is determined necessarily proceeds on the assump
tion that all work submitted by each student is the
product of his own scholarship."
The Daily Nebraskan does not quarrel with
what the IFC says on the problem of college mor
ality. However, we do think that a more judi
cious effort might have been made when the word
ing was 'chosen. It isn't a big thing; we thought
the pamphlet was very amusing and very correct.
D.P.
Margin Notes
Storm Stories
A great new passtlme has come Into existence
for most University students since Thanksgiving
vacation. No longer are coffee conversations con
cerned with the last weekend, the coming week
end or one's draft status. The mid western snow
storm has provided all necessary data for post
holiday conversations. '
From the hilarious to the unfortunate are the
stories of University students who spent all the
way from Monday until Friday getting home for
that Thanksgiving dinner. Swaping storm stor
ies seems to have taken the spotlight for this
week's parlor games.
Congratulations
The Daily Nebraskan offers its heartiest con
gratulations to those senior, junior and graduate
women invited to join Pi Lambda Theta, educa
tion honorary. We would also like to commend
those students who will compose the ranks of
the University concert band.
These organizations, although slightly extra
curricular, are two of the most advantageous
ways for students to spend their leisure time.
The achievements necessary for membership In
these croups comprise an excellent balance be
tween the academic and the extra-curricular.
Intellectual Uncertainty?
Dr. Robert Sakal, University Instructor, spoke of
the uncertainty of Chinese intellectuals which
eventually led such persons to adopt Communism.
Sakal is quoted as saying that the lack of financial
and moral aid given to the Intellectuals was what
made it difficult for them to keep their place be
tween the extremes of right and left.
It seems unfortunate that the term intellec
tual does not, in the definition of our modern
world, demand an Intelligent approach to all prob
lems before it can be placed upon those whose
minds have risen above the average.
UN Paradox?
From now on out it looks like ull-Communlsta
will 'be tossed out of the United Nations at
least those presumably-representing the .United
States on their proverbial ears. The Dully Ne
braskan finds no fault with keeping our own
governmental agencies and our part of the United
iU V i w e -jt I
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Ho tli at lives to live forever, never fears
'tez. Perm
Nations free of those nledeed to some form of
government other than democracy.
However, a paradox is being brought out In
the United Nations when we do not tolerate
Communism within our own ranks and yet deal,
day after day, with persons and with countries
representing that very thing we fight.
Opinions, Plus
A jet pilot, recently back from Korean fighting,
gave an Omaha audience his opinions about the
air-warfare over the muddy peninsula of world
wide renouwn. Servicemen back from Korea give
the American public their opinions on what the
GIs think they're fighting for, whose weapons are
superior, what we ought to do with the police
action, and nearly every subject related to the
war.
It would appear that not only the American
public Is divided on the myriad of questions
concerning Korea. Those American men fight
ing up and down the hills of the little land seem
also to represent all shades of opinions on this
International subject.
JIul (Daikf TkbhoAkarL
FIFTY-FIRST YEAR
Member
Associated Collegiate Press
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As I
See It
By LARRY DUNNING
Staff Writer
Thanksgiving vacation was
very nice but as someone bo
arrrorjriatelv cut it . . . onlv
16 more days until Christmas
vacation.
Eisenhower's vacation will
probably be spent in Korea; ,at
least there is a myriad of rumors
to that effect. The rationality of
this trip has been questioned
from all sides.
However, a noted columnist
one Fulton Lewis. Jr., has re
cently written an article defend
ing Ike's propose trip. In it he
says that the persons wno query
this move by the General nave
riA fYii-Aeierit and are too busy
trying to make it sound nice pon
ttcal ideolocv.
Wf claim that most neople
think- that. Tk is trvinc to live
up to a campaign promise. Lewis,
however, says it is for an en
tirely different reason. He be
lieves actually,, and I am certain
that Eisenhower can find some
hidden opening to the cul-de-sac
in Korea.
This is an absurdity, an irra
tionality that no one but a
sentimentalist would propound.
There are but three answers or
rather alternatives to the ques
tion of Korea Total war, an
all out offensive that would be
aimed at the conquest of Asia,
complete evacuation and sur
cease of 'aid or a diplomatic ar
arangement with the Commun
ist aggressors. The sentimental
ist who expects immortality
from a mortal believes that
there is a fourth alternative,
Elsenhower.
Vvartlv what this vaearv con
tains, no one is certain. Many
people feel that the name in
itself ic nmni.wtpnt. Regardless of
this, there is little more that can
be done in Korea. Lewis also
writes that the military leaders
of the United States say that we
can conquer the Chinese Com
munists at will. This might be
true, but in the same breath he
says that Russia is using the
Korean incident as an invitation
to war. Therefore, wouldn't logic
show that, if this a golden-edged
invitation, if we would make any
attempt at conquering the Chi
nese Reds that Russia would look
upon that overt tendency as an
RSVP to her summons?
Our second alternative would
be complete evacuation. This
might be one of the evidences
of the Republican Regime, the
isolationist policy that many
fear. But Isolationism in this
day and age, when it takes but
a few hours to fly from Vladi
vostok and drop an atomic
bomb on almost any city of
consequence In the United
States, Is completely out of the
question.
In short, by staying in Korea,
we are doing exactly what Europe
tried to do with Hitler, stop his
conquest of it. If no one would
have raised a finger and let Hit
ler annex what he wanted when
he wanted and at his leisure,
there is little question of what
country would be in power today.
But, since a stop-gap measure was
used, the Nazi machine was
crushed. That is exactly what we
are doing in the Korean penin
sula today stopping that which
could be our ruination and the
ruination of the rest of the world
if it is allowed to continue un
abated. Wf arp nlsn usine at the nre-
sent our third alternative. Trying
ior diplomacy, we use me vcivci
tongue in place or tne iron nana.
This is our most renable and
feasible alternative.
This is what is being used . . .
therefore, why is Eisenhower go
ing over to Korea? Political hi
jinks? Not only probably but de
finitely. To appease the mothers
whom he told ... "I will go to
Korea." But to the 30 million other
pepolc who voted for him is this
an injustice . . . Jeopardizing him
self to uphold a campaign pro
mise? Certainly there are those
who will say that this will fur
ther demonstrate the Intense sin
cerity of the man . . . but is this
rational? And what could be vows
in the face of rationality or death?
Preface
The World Thai Isn't' Relates
Story Of forth Just Created
Barbara Dillman
I looked for a book that would take the mini
mum amount of effort and time this week. I
found it in ''The World That Isn't" by Frank Tash
lin. There are exactly 85 pages of pictures and
blank space. On some of the
pages there is writing, but never
more than a line or two. In
fact, I could quote the whole
thing in the space taken up by
this review. I would do that
except that the writing does not
say much and the pictures do.
The book tells the story
of the earth as though it had
Just been created. What we
call civilisation is the primi
tive beginnings of enlture,
DHIman
Tashlin is gently
poking fun at our way of life, at the ideals of
our pseudo-scientific thinking.
One two-page spread illustrates the line
"Man worshipped many Gods." The picture shows
a variety of people, each In a pose of religious
adoration before such idols as a pile of money,
a stock ticker, a fur coat, a mirror, a package of
cigarettes, a glass of champagne, a beautiful woman,
and so on.
Then in this history of mankind man made ft
decision to drop the atom bomb. In the hole
left in the earth by the bomb, man threw every
thing he didn't need money, war machines, and
weapons.
In fact, man got rid of everything that we call
necessary to live. He traveled on his feet made
pottery with his hands wore fig leaves for clothes.
"They all lived happily ever after," according to
ihe book, and maybe it isn't such a bad idea after
all.
Stolen Goods
i
I Lme You' Gets Top Honors In Poll
Of 'Sweetest Words1 fa Language ;
Peg Bartunek
According to a poll taken re
cently among several small south
ern institutions, these were se
lected as the sweetest words in
the English language:
1. I love you.
2. Dinner is served.
3. All is forgiven.
4. Sleep till noon.
5. Keep the change.
6. No class tomorrow.
7. Ask me again some time.
And the saddest were:
1. Buy me one.
2. We're through.
3. I graded those exams.
4. External use only.
5. Report to your local board.
No one is complaining about the
housing short
age at Michi
gan State. One
of the dormi
tories on the
campus is now f
housing both I
men and wo- I,
men students.
The' grads are
saying they '
'never had it
so good." a
From the Bartunek
Daily O'Collegian:
if
Students go to college 14 days
out of every year, According to the
student newspaper at Southeast
ern State College. Here's how the
paper figures it:
Out of 363 days a student sleeps
away a third of this eight hours
a day. This leaves 242 days. Then
there are 52 Sundays. Take at
least half an hour per day off for
lunch and three months for sum
mer vacation.
This leaves 91 days.
Now subtract 52 Saturdays, a
couple of weeks for Christmas;
throw in sprfng vacation and the
Thanksgiving weekend. We're left
with two weeks of school each
year,
The Cavalier Daily, Univer
sity of Virginia, has finally fig
ured out the following defini
tion of education:
"We have been sitting around
this University, man and boy,
for over five years and we have
finally decided that an educa
tion is a prooess of deadening
one end in order to liven up the
other."
Here is an item taken from the
Texas State College for Women
student catalog:
"All students attending this
college are expected to adhere
to the following regulations ,
"Not to chew gum in public.
"Not to sit in the dark with
a young man.
"Not to indulge in slang.
"Not to make herself con
spicuous by the use of too much
paint or powder. ,
Oh yes, this was from the 1911
edition.
KNUS
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