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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
FridgyyJDecember J 2, 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
Fsor Tccfics
The example t what has happened to Dr. S. JJ,
Anderson this past M has brought into sharp
focus the type ef thinking and acting that is des
tined to make' us nation of spies, ot non-trust-
in citizens, of fearful persons. According to R.
Sound
Off
By MAW MORAN
SUft Writer
There are some forgotten
Minsk nr (v-MtmnL It weald nake every
man afraid U say what lie really UtoBgfct. II people On this -Campus. At
woald tam as tnte a nation ef hypocrites, least, if they're not forgotten
a. yet, tney Will be soon !
xv rNMn wM thfn warn a self- Now this doesn't refer to
C. Patterson, state adjutant ef the American appointed judge ot what is Un-Amerlcaa and 'h)j,jort to t
Legion, ne telephone call, supposedly from one is not Every person would consider himself aajmak4 , name
student, started this entire matter, authority a true Americanism, There would bejUjat mill be re- ,
The type t thinking fundamental t all to- no central authority just every person thinking jmembered, or
he was the last word 'ton activities traditionally ! d" I
tested in the authority of the Federal Bureau of jTne reference
investigation, the Army Intelligence and similar is to those who
-t.iTi5At work hard to
American activity committees lh America
Legion or any ether group Is suggesting a type
of dttrenry that threatens o vertara ear
democracy te extinguish aay real thinking
fat er anrrersiues.
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Tt VltMVS PNUiWCU vwi
writers on this do not particularly represent
the views of the Pailr Nebraskan.
Just Around
Ag tien's Club, Pi Phis Plan
Christmas Themes For Formals
Jan Steffen
-v. . t v j rin and Brody; Al Olsen ana Karen Ben-
xecK me nans wiui pougns 01 riv&xr, " - p
This thing that happened to Dr. Anderson is
mushrooming all over our country. It appears to
One person whom this writer interviewed re- be crowing so fast that no force on earth seems
cently expressed calmly and rationally the very able to stop it. The case of Dr. Anderson b typi-
kind of thinking that began the characters sassi- cal, according to reports received by this writer
nation of Dr. Anderson. This person sid it was during this week, t the type f call, letter or per-
the ob ot every man and woman in this country sonal visit to which administrative officials and
to keep their eyes and ears open for anything re- faculty members are frequently subjected.
lited to Un-Araerioanisra and to report such things
to the constituted authority.
What lie swgrested, in essence, was a nation
f spies. What (his kind ef -philosophy weald
4a to wr reentry can hardly be eeneetved. It
w1d practically force the printing ef Indexes.
It weald absolutely stif free distassiea amy
tjpe of politic! phnophy. It weald snake ta
neceitt statements lift Insinuations ef treason
Darrell Luderoan,
several campus organizations this Tht atnrday nlsht social eal
jweekend. Two groups are pian
Oar University b la iaRrer ef losing that
very freedom i which K was founded If attacks,
scon as that one veieed by aa America Letoa
member, are allowed to centime. Seme et Umm
trevfis that prof ess to fUht sal wwrk fee Amer
ica are rxrrjit ea the very activity that Is stifl
ing freedom ef theaght, freed d f apeech aad,
abeve alt, treedma to fnd the tratX. X. K.
The Key
The recent rash of insinuations and accusation! .does not seem Justified that he should hare called
concerning the loyalty, interrity and aims of Dr. Patterson in September (Patterson revealed Wed-
35. X Anderson is certainly one of the most -dis- nesday that the call came in September after tell-
turbiag situations 3a Universfty history. It is the in reporters in ether toterviews that it came
result of the careless tongue f Joe Vinardi, the this "faH") m-hea the course was JTinished last
author of the charges. June. Not only that, but the course is only f-
35ut maybe it is the result also cf someone fered in the spring semester. Next semester Pro-
jnost probably student witJi a personal gripe fessor Anderson will not teach the course and the
Sigalnst Professor Anderson. At least all the evi- instructor, Dr. Sobert Salcai, does uot plan to use
ence The Daily Nebraskan can wjoover seems to the text ia question. -Indicate
that this is the case, Even if it were it
does not excuse Vinardi, .who made the original
charges as a guest during Monday wight Ameri
can Legion Post S meeting. He spoke without
jjroof of my kind. His whol accusation that a
""certain professor . . using a Icev itext" taught his
course in such a way that students ""couldn't swal
low tfie stuff was based on anonj-mous phone
calls to &e office of 3t C Patterson.
Patterson, State legion Adjutant, told The
Nebraskan vdiiors Wednesday (hat lie ncefrei
nly ne nbone caS that he caa remember witk
may degree of certainty. That call was reported
to be from a student, representing a creep f
Stsdents, violently dpcrjing (be text Professor
Aaderaoa was using and (he methods he use! ia
teacbing. The caller Is supposed to bive accused
Andersoa of giving etnly ne side ef (be story, f
- wlantiag hi lectures to make (hat one side loos
like Che only side ant f Indicating (hat (he book
he wed was practically (he gospel.
la view of these facta, (here Is athiag that :
(he Legion coald have done to help the stadeat j
or fstare students. The coarse was aver it had
- been aver for more than three months. If there
m sach violent thoaghts brooding la (be
breast of (his Student, it seems only atstaral (bat
he would have aired them long before he did.
Evidently they were violent enough that sun
nier vacation didat cool them. Bowcver, they
Ernst not have been violent enough that the
caBer thought the nroper authorities should be ,
notified. By proper au&orl&es. The Nebraskan
nets the dean of Professor Anderson's college,
Walter C Knitter. Certainly, Dean Militser
could have handled the situation from there ea i
with snch reeommendations as seemed to be
needed.
If the student wanted V get the respected
name of Professor Anderson dfrawn through the
mud and his reputation challenged, e picked an
excellent method. He called an association com
pletely dissociated tram the Jniversity. This
frotrp received his call and eppxrez&y did not
There 3m some confusion surrounding the take any vofficial action whatsoever. In a Ne
inefhod hy wJbich Vinardi, State Chairman of the hraskan interview, Patterson said Shot he did not
make a name
for themselves
or those who,
becausa of their
looks or per- Moraa
sonality, are honored by their fel
low-students.
These forgotten people are not
the winners of the contests .
They are the 'also-rans." The
ones who climb almost to the
tor but not euite.
These forgotten people are in
variably known by the same name,'
the FINALISTS.
FINALISTS are ef many
areeds. One geaas of the higher
order rets Jtve or tea votes less
than the winner ia aa an cam
pas dcrtiea. Then therea the
one who impresses five oat of
six yodres bat loses to the man
who lntpresses alt s?x There's
the kind who get to be prin
cesses instead of ftweens, and
the ones wha end ap the second
agBest men oa campns.
Just for instant ... Most Jun
iors and seniors, at least, will
recall that Eileen Derieg (Raun)
was Honorary Commandant in
1850 and Jackie Sorroson (Lewis)
won tbe honor in 1S51. But who
remembers who the competition
was, those girls who bad the back-
r.ing f jrmal dances with a Christ
mas theme, and a number of
others are having Yuletide house
parties and gift exchanges.
The Lincoln Hetel will be the
scene of the f rmal da nce ef Ag
Mens Clan. The Pi Beta Thi
formaL.tvUl begin with a'smer
raobora dinner at the Lincoln
HbteL and the dance afterwards
will be at the M Phi house.
Beth forma events are sehed
aled for Friday evening.
Another Christmas event being
endar Includes a PalUdian Soci
t rhrtetmis nartT for all in
dependentsa traditional event
which inelades a gift exchange, j
games, skits and refreshments.
All independents are invited to
rant to SOI Temple at S:Ss nan.
A date party and gift exchange,
will be features of the Delta Signup
Phi holiday event Saturday night.?
Among the merrymakers will e
Larry Kuhl and Lola Monia; Dave
Johnston and Norma Landsey;!
Dave Chapman and Carol Dunker;
and Dick Hill and Betty Sue Pet-1
tijohn. , !
At 5:50 p.m. unoay o.ppa
son; Greg Doty and Ellen Pickett;
Don Orien and Liann Farretl;
Lowell Neumeyer and Mary Pit
terman; Wes Barton and Bev
Mann; and Al Winseman and Kay
Kinsey.
' On the Delta Gamma social cal
endar is a Christmas tea Sunday
afternoon.
h
Marlene Meinka. a sophomore
ia Tonne Club, has announced
her engagement to Bob Short,
Delta Sit, who gave his fiance
the ring on the night ot the
Military BalL
Another betrothal recently
announced Is that of Larry Pel
Urd. Kappa Sig. and Jean
planned for Friday is the Interna- Sigma fraternity will hold its an- Bronko.
taonal House party a combination nual Sweetheart Dinner. wth the W e hare two Pmninp lor the
date and stag affair, wiih some following couples present: record th J'-0" M
Norris House men invited. Among Stan Gohiinghorst and Jane Monson. AGR, ana Alene Wis.
the dates at the I-House wi'J be Famam; Bob Hohl and Eihel Tier, L&omts Hall; and phfck Bat
Helen Jean Utterback and Bill Schroedcr; Dick Tilly and Bev tey. Phi Delt, and BeUy Ueber,
Pollum; Lois Lawrence and Bob Connell; Bill Kiffsn and Jane Alpha Aj.
Notes On Half-Notes
MU Madrigal Singers in Demand .
For Performances Throughout Year
Danny Foael
The "-Madrigal Singers" are a :t;arden Scene."" To bishlight the business she made the mistake of
:-g cf the student body but lost small highly specialized group of evening, Bawn played a eon.-crto singing wKh Fed Nickels and the
out with the candidate officers': :men and women wbo perform .which is unusual for a noun Five Pennies, a jan combx And
Even now, not very many stu-bpyj and new music, usually o. now due to fax-estagaSoa pro-
tt?Ztta Tcompanimenl Dean eff fA3 ble te
Changing the pace just a mix,
Now you may say this wrole the imaflngals five years ago bere js.enu.ra vim j
thing as tmimportant. . . If tbese.at the imiversity. With the idea Rhythm"" band to play to o
ISLi01 f,of hri2 together men aiS crow al PiI
Se .V STnotS re-Ballroom Sunday, December U.
forgotten anyway, you say, cause 'ceive pleasure from siaging. The 5aT3i Pce waltzed ((Tennessee
a cuick look at tbe record would group since that time rather ttaa Waltz) ad cried CWent to Your
recall Oiem to roemory. But to growing in number, grew in qui!-Wedding ) ber way to Sop place
wfcat record? repultim in record siles lasl week and
The tonal effect that Prof essor rsnks as tb country-s top
FelU has strived for was that gA.
cne cua ana
These nXAUSTS, as (hey
are called, get newspaper pab
tocity bef ere the final oeetston
made, bat wfcM mt after the
Mnewaeement ef the winner Is
anase public? Is any perma
nent record ever nude ef the
eooasian? If they're taxiy, (hey
may Sura tcp ia the backgreamd
ef a pirtore ia the yearbook
... and even that west list
their names.
As I see
tradition
al madrigals
who would
gatber 111
Sriemiship and -
Iharmrmize. The
igroups goals
(were cm exart
;ness and then
in 3S5D they
scheduled to - lav at Omaha's
show bar, Angelas was forced to
ican3 ber engagement. It seems
that when Ella first started an the
n ia arrow a ajne , . w,
m column--narticiMte an a
:ists
rans
'that ef the warmer.
is very nearly as geat ashroaucast
11 inri 1 1
Just the facti
'thet a person becomes a FECAL-r
Ford
CBS. Then last year they
Tt is nKr pert Ter radaa
Legion's Un-American Activities Committee, heard do anyQiing with the informBtian the caller ffsve'jgj. 53 Jot mostremle and 1Ifc taTy nd the Krwanis,
about the phone call. Vinardi told reporters that him. The only thing he -did with it was talk at ' are rhsea by both the hanoree lon6 "' towns U ever Ne-
members at the present time.
Membership as by try-out and
L- -met w k 'everyone as eiOJe. ajsciucung
BARGAINS
in Christmas Cords
i(kf mat Mmikn
GoiicBTT'd StffticBtry St&rt
t!5 North Ilth Street
TONIGHT
Deeem'.er I?th
LEAP YEAR
DAY DANCE
JOHNNY COX
end his crcliestra
Coapks Oaff
Advance Sale
Raan Xasic Stare
SLH Per Cewpk,
at the Door SLH
Monday Legion meeting. However, Patterson told The results of that conversation are only toe ;PBrenl hes forgotten people
The Nebraskan that he certainly couldnt remero- plain.
'ber any such conversation. Ee x!id admit that he
might have mentioned the call during some ie
cussion but he ""didn't hnow."
la the opinion r The Daily Nebraskan, this
Is the key which anight unlock the whole affair.
We feel that ft Is very Important that the pel mtu
wha made the call la the first place be found.
The Nebraskan is making every effort to find
bin and, w'hea we succeed, effer bin the entire
right band of the editorial pare. He may vse
this apace bewrver be deems necessary te pre
sent bis side of the ease. The Nebraskan has
printed Dz. Ldgar Johnson's comments in de
fense of Prof essor Anderson and ag very willing
to print any legitimate, signed comments te the
contrary.
To The Nebraskan, two things are unite oh
viont as a resalt of the Vinarffi statements.
First, the student whe called did a because of
personal animosity toward Anderson. And,
secondly, the American Legion r any ether
self-appointed security agency 4s atot the place
to take rumors. When a peraoa has inf ormatioa
wbich be considers of a security nature, the
Federal Eurean ef favestigstioa is jhwt as easy
to contact as the American Legion. Be would
be assured, if be called the rX3, that chance re
marks concerning bis termination would not be
thrown around carelessly far the public to be
come alarmed about.
"We, of The Nebraskan, hope that every stn-
ture or clipping to show bis lads, ".
iney u ve proua 01 them too.
are just as proud cd them. His
ifraends and fellow students t
m MTx years, n ue nas a pic- Tl..rC mAl
Folk, however arraiigements cf,
-nrmulaT .uriS inoviUtT melodies are!
presented on occafucms. The high-!
Now, in case you may be won- light this year is their trip to '
dering. Fin not suggesting six er Milwaukee, WisconEm to periorm
seven queens lor each event. IVe t the Nitional Music Educator's
no desire to change the system at convention.
all and am mot going to turn ,a for mc nrman. .in
crusading columnist' on ahis'Own 'Gionham 2ne fim c;ibo ootm.i
nriiTY KnieniHTw minei. nurimir xivrvcn. j
fThat doP flpl fair "fa Tr -k: ft-Ho Junior Wuimet. TUuriel Ticketl, Kttv
U 4uJ Jl? Z " "n- " 3mr .' Mown. luf
itnaz those finalists whs come so Muiim. o-im eium. 2no th- '
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find the -dent in the University .and every citizen cf Lin
person who made the original call because several coin lias learned a lesson from the unfortunate
of the students have graduated. 31 we did Jtalk to affair. TS'f cannot continue to enior cur nurrtrv
the one who made the call, the chances are very as we do now, of individuals and
food -that he would deny it The Nebraskan hopes Jeel Ihey can become policemen
not- agents.
Unless a student or students, if you will had Only .official agencies can ,and
something personal against Professor Anderson, it trusted with reputations. B. t
and security
should be
Margin Mofes
snaae wnen tnat "place an
sun" is a-ardefl the winner.
Even a croup picture t(wiih
names ) la the ClornlniSker f the
entire breed, the FDSALISTS,
run with the cttber pictures ef
the erent ia question, would be
a tug hem an renMsmhenne siotta
the honor and the occasion. I
Am say these near-wiimers
should be taken cut of the
'"lorgtrt&eii'' Class and accorded
the honor they deserve.
the
Irtivul Maim.
J'uuux. iia Ju Vsifck,
! Iact Sunder tpx'nin, Mistiha
Elman, ont tttf America Joremost
!.1mie4e iw.loiraktll 4m 31urP ttTlrli '
-ence at the Cornhurker Hotel.
Elman, oted Jnr Ihis eicoelletit
tone, coupled with csiQelletrt piano
works by Fred Sieger thrilled the
! audience with arrangemems cf
;-"Much Aflo About Nothing
tra cf the Crusade and
fUifwarmttted' .
Lefterip
C&oldng Rewards
WhDe the career of a housewife may not ap
pear to pay monetary .dividends, future house
wives might take a second look at the rewards
Sot goad cooking.
Sirs. Feter S. Harllb's of Chicago took cook
ing ability paid if with $22,000 for first place
honors the enok -of -tiie-y ear eontest A 3.6-year-old
Boldrege gil won and an elec
tric ilisiiwasher lor ber "'banana split pie.'
IWth ih announcement of John WhiflaCk and
Gorman Scott as X-Veek co-ciiairmen, the en-
. . , .. , Dear Editor.
Eobert B. CroBby said lie us considering the ap- 2 was artoimded
pomtment of women to top strte jobs.
wiin xne slow, hut. continued momentum of
"the recognition of women in government offices,
in the future in many years a woman may be
vying lor the top honors -of the country.
:toriui which
by the
appeared in
edi
The
JIisl (Daily TkiJiaihvi
FnTT-rTEET TXAJt
BSLemher
Assoclsted Oolleglste
InlerBouegl&te
Xineers win xmdertake 'their Annual Job of prepar- tw Qm
ixZ lor the event-fUled week.
The purpose xtf E-Week 'is to interest 5ugh
school students in the College of Enckieeriog.
This is iudswd a worthy project which' .deserves
much praise.
The HuUj Nebraskan heartily coiigratnlaiea
Arnold alman of Macks and John Warlock of
Xsraey who were selected by the Nebraska
Lhafios Scholarship .Selection Committee as the
two .stie representatives to the regional tater
wtows. Tlie distinction of this scholarship is nnsur
psmm& and the representatives are Indeed Ae
asri'lng of praise.
Besides Hie administrative appointments .of two
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30. After a recent meeting ctf the
American Legion i(8t w'hich I was
not p-fHPTri), (certiun stutemeirtf.
were allegedly made. Tiie iaHow-
and I iarve no doubt as to their
meturity, judgment or sense. ,
If yoa, ms author d the edi- i
toriak bad iazz sincere la four !
desire to protect the University,
yua would have tejsregareed the
matter cricinaly rather than
have issued innorrert, rash
statements ia roer t focus
public onlereKt sepvn the matter.
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ing Aav a committee was appoint-!etual cvetits has licit been truly
ed lc ueteruune the Ammcar. Le- recorded. By attacking the Amen-,
Eion rutude toward ihe publica- can Legion ana the coninutte,
tions if tSrinEtitule Pacifat! ntod eusauif . the .
Stations as lactual material. This ; relevant wsue that ibe comnuttee
background of events led to yDurjM0 fvm on- '
unwarranted editorial. l ou Iri8v ""ww T ;
J","""; , . . that cur comrnrtrtae -jJi make ?io;
The ccimmittee to which you re- r,Mh ,m awwrtoau We
fer imdiiotyet tnet yetyDurecb-, massi 4DEEtbBr cubk tiie-
loriaj lias nitaciJta to cnminnaoa jJJnUtelB repajt smal
and statements.
Could It awt be that your
editorial is rniity of the things :
yea cum'sos to abhor f SkniiD
satiims bef ore whtaining gaots in
sa open ami fair manner
Our commil-fle plans to meet to
aiacuss in Ihe tradiacnal Amen
tum maimer a probiem with which
we are confronted. No member cf
the cnmmrtfi has prejuaged or
tormeil an (Opinion, but are 5n-i
dn'iduaTy accused of being ""wikib
bunters" jnerely becauBe we Surve
te the group which lias ai&ed ue
to determine lor Ihem cur opin
iow., ' !
I (flerplf regret that yoa baie ;
made your attack epvn the
American Legiun jlrJ the mem
bers of a commistee which tin ft
not met nor tamofl any state.
anemx, richer sinrularty er eui
lectfrcly. Tours werr truly,
txsr a, EXArr
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women 1y President-elect Eisenhower, Gov -elect en -r- Mmw, k.i wdint. iw,. kolfi..,
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One further of yoedi-g,. ve flarti3y ,3
iorial to which I deel I must take t u-rm't blast art Doe An-
exception:
The Amerloan Legion and its j
IweHtigKtinr Committee aift
ffone way nt on a limb nd
anirht if they had any oense
call itt all off and retract their jj
stkiemeRts of the iasl tw slays." j
The membership nf the Ameri
can Legion (contains some icf the
fterstm. Wt liare fcim lor Hirtory
11)1 end be is tuning such radical
papers m the Uew York Tunes
end the MoaeowHsfiiied Lonflou
ikitmomirt. j
It snust be pure leH lor She
Legion 4e be uucfc a group of
irnDcriteE. Jfierl liiirig taken up
wiil be purge vl the Gretiks cm
outstanding (Citizens sfl this com- campus 3 or iiirvinj; aecret ronel-
m unity ana n communities ,infrs.
throughout this tu'tion. Its num
bers are Jound in ptiKtioc sof
Smu leadfinitup tnrouchoul this nation,;
whole ideal is tbntcfL
SOB TATOTET and
LAN DQDSOJS
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CmM-ihaithtii bivlao
Its colors to Uses. Cat
is file an thiae iwoes-
sary" ietvers, nnenaa,
caros and tiiDs . . . U
ae aUe ss Cmf then
iawwiCitittgy. jus has
suicing poikot
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