THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday. April 23, 195
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Just Between Us...
That noise you heard about 11 a.m. Tuesday points, our society should not be content with
was Karl Marx he was turning over in his grave, being told that Communism is bad. There should
And Ben Mark Cherrington, an outstanding be a greater attempt t0 understand our enemy-
Cornhusker who had returned to his alma mater , . , . . .i, .'
to deliver the Honors Day Convocation speech, what ls ood and what ls bad about him" That 1b
was responsible for Marx' unrest.' It all had to he ib of the scholars, who cherish the unre-
do with the chains which bind the workers of the strained search for knowledge. A true scholar
WOrld. has learned that nothing must be accepted with-
At the end of his "Communist Manifesto," out examination. That is not to say that all
Marx directed the workers of the world to rise scholars are skeptics without faith. It means that
up. After all, Marx said, there is nothing to lose scholars are not easily hoodwinked by mass
but chains and nothing to gain but the world. propaganda.
fr We must meet the challenge Soviet Russia is
The radical theories which Marx and his issuing daily. And, the only way we can meet
successors formulated have been tried in Soviet them effectively is with understanding. This is
Russia. Dr. Cherrington looked at Russia, and so important that It should be shouted from the
saw that the workers who had arisen there had housetops. And that is just what Dr. Cherring
gained nothing but chains. ton was trying to do Tuesday impress Upon the
But it is no new revelation that Russia is scholars of a great midwestern university that
totalitarian. Although few Americans understand their place in this civilization is only valuable as
the political and ideological framework of Marx- long as they continue to search for the truth,
ism, propagandists have made sure that the word
Communism leaves a bad taste in the American
,iti Mprarthvism hn Anna this t nnt.hinff Because the truth and only the truth can
else. To call a man a Communist, is the worst beat Communism. Brute force can hold Com
thin vou could Dossibly do to his reputation to- munism down but it will take truth, and people
day. We know that Communism especially the who understand that truth, to really defeat Karl
Russian brand is bad and that we should fight Marx monster.
to keep our freedom. That is the job of the scholar. He must search
JL for the truth himself and he must help others In
But, and this is another of Dr. Cherrington's their sqprch. D. P.
NEBRASKAN EDITORIALS
Victims Of The Machine Age
The iron hand of the absolute number has sity's normal limit of 18 hours a semester. He
taken over the entire University. Courses are has, therefore, been penalized "because I happen
numbered, credits are numbered, hours are num- to have a few more hours than my colleagues in
bered, students are" numbered. Numbers deter- the junior class."
mine students' places in the registration lines and In his letter, Kushner states, "We are all
divide students into classes. aware of the fact that the administration has
Today's college world is the realm of the IBM designed a breakdown of students' hours which
machine and the arbitrariness of numbers. No determines what graduation class they are in.
longer does the human element participate in di- This is right and perhaps even necessary."
visions and decisions. ' But, as he implies, the Student Council need
If the IBM machine places a student in a cate- not and in fact should not follow the adminis-
gory, that is where he stays. No amount of logic tration's definitions of juniors and seniors. To do
can ever change his classification. He is a victim so is unfair to students who have worked hard
of the machine age. and carried heavier class loads.
Jf The Daily Nebraskan earlier this semester
At times the iron-numbered system appears a warned the Council that such situations might
little ridiculous. Earlier this week six University arise in the spring elections. The problem was
juniors (third-year students with another year be- assigned to a Council committee three weeks ago.
fore graduation) were listed with seniors honored but no action has been taken,
for superior scholarship. At least five of them As Dean Linscott said, "Nothing can be done."
refused to don cap and gown and parade across At least not this year. Borderline cases were al-
the honors day stage as graduating students. lowed the benefit of the doubt last year (in the
Today the height of the ridiculous was reached two cases known), but the new constitution and
when two applicants for senior class officers were the administration's rulings on election filings are
denied the right to run because they had earned being followed to the letter this year at least in
two or three more hours than the 88 maximum this case. (The strict interpretation, however,
allowed juniors under the administration's IBM may not include constitutional provisions con
system, cerning the length of time filings will be ac-
One of the rejected applicants, Marshall Kush- cepted.)
ner, in a letter to The Daily Nebraskan, writes:
". . . it is my misfortune to possess 90 hours, Kushner states in his letter that it is merely
which, according to the breakdown, makes me a his intention "to right a situation which I -think
senior. is very wrong." The Daily Nebraskan agrees
"This is my third year at the University of with him. He and the other rejected candidate,
Nebraska. I will be graduated in June of 1954. Paul Laase, have not received a fair deal.
as a 'senior i cannot possiDiy De graduated tnis cut eo nours is tne maximum. The rule is
June, or next January, for that matter." being enforced. And Kushner's and Laase's
n WORLD
REPORT
U.S. Editors Report
On Trip To Russia
(KDITOK'S NOTKi Th followlna article
appeared In th. April 17th cdlllon of th.
Wall ntrect Journal.)
The American editors who had
a peek behind the Iron Curtain
for a week have returned home
with stories of the high prices and
snortages of goods in Russia.
The plight of the Russian work
er or ordinary civilian, especially
women, always has an impact on
a westerner visiting Russia.
The latest visitors noted that
cheap print spring dresses put
on saie in Moscow while they
were there sold for approximately
$125 when figured at the Russian
set exchange rate of four rubles
to the dollar. A synthetic fabric
raincoat, first ever seen in Russia
and which would cost under $10
in the United States, was priced
at tne equivalent ol $137.50.
Nylon stockings are almost un
neara or ana worKing women
usually wear baggy trousers.
Stockings, when they have them,
are of heavy lisle, and the Drice
is $3 to $5 a pair.
In 35 years under Communist
Government ownership here is
what the United States State De
partment has reported about the
'soviet paradise:"
Soviet workers have rmt un with
whatever labor conditions their
one and only employer (the stateV
dictates. Wages are fixed. So are
the prices and working hours.
Labor discipline is strict and any
breach of its numberless provi
sions is severely punished.
Sir David Kelly, former British
Ambassador to Moscow, not long
ago noted in his wise and amusing
book, "The Ruling Few." the toueh
life of the Russian under the Bol
shevik rulers.
Sir David likes the Russian neo.
pie, but not the regime whose kev
note is undiluted seriousness. Rus
sian citizens, he says can never
relax. They must always concen
trate on erecting a "mighty, in
dustrial, mechanized, super-effici
ent socialist soviet empire."
He gave these instances of pen
alties for slackness:
A transport worker is liable
to 10 years' imprisonment for tol
erating accumulation of rubbish.
A worker over 20 minutes late.
or who is late for three times in
a month for periods adding up to
20 minutes, gets six months' cor
rective labor and a fine of one
week's pay every month."
Prayer
Offered By Rev. Rex H. Knowles
At The Honors Convocation
We ask Thy blessing, O God, on all of us as we strive to
teach. Grant us patience in our task, clearness in our instruc
tion, fairness in our discipline and Joy in our calling.
In the time of weariness and discouragement, refresh us
with faith in the value of our vocation and with the hope of
making the coming generation wiser, stronger and happier in
Thy service, and in the service of our fellowmen.
We ask Thy blessing, O God, on all of us as we strive to
learn. Make us worthy of our heritage in this home of learn
ing. Quicken our minds in the love of knowledge and our
hearts in the love of virtue. Free us from fear of that which
is new and from scorn of that which is old. Lead us forward
from this day in the spirit of understanding and confirm us in
the confidence that all truth' is for our good and to Thy glory.
In the time of weariness and discouragement, refresh us
with the joy of growing wiser and with the hope that by work,
by study, by play and by friendship we are being fitted for
our calling in the service of our country, our world and our
God. Save us from the sins of laziness, self-indulgence and
conceit. Make us honest, diligent, loyal and humble so that we
may do honor to our parents and to our university and may
grow to the limits of our power in Thy service. Amen.
It Seems To Me
Columnist Offers Own
Rules Of Safe Driving
Glenn Rosenquist
AUF pledges its support to The
Daily Nebraskan safety campaign.
Which campus organization will
be next? Will it be Student Coun
cil, NUCWA? Come one, come all.
Jump on the bandwagon!
Some people believe I have done
nothing but criticize, unjustly, this driving) is only a misdemeanor
remaps l nave Deen
My apologies to the Law stu
dents for calling a misdemeanor
a felony last week. I learned that
a felony involves moral turpitude
and in Nebraska is a penitentiary
offense. A misdemeanor, however,
is not criminal in nature. The traf
fic violation I wrote of (negligent
Mr. Kushner could have earned his 90 hours
In five semesters without exceeding the Under
names will not appear on the ballot.
The wheels of the machine grind on
tims are crushed and forgotten. K. R.
Its vie-
Let's Start A Tradition
During the fall, a crowd of University students Honors Day and Athletic banquets Tuesday eve
attended a banquet in honor of our athletes, ning. He felt, just as The Daily Nebraskan does,
Tuesday evening another crowd went to another that this campus is sorely in need of tradition
banquet this time to honor outstanding scholars, the solid type of tradition.
The Tuesday meal was the first of what I hope And certainly honoring our scholars is a type
will be a long succession of Honors Day Ban- of solid tradition. It only takes a little imagina-
quets. It ls a fine idea and one which deserves tion to conceive future Honors Day Banquets held
the united support of the campus. , in the Coliseum. The speaker could deliver his
Many students, and faculty members, went to main address there and eliminate the morning
the banquet with chips on their shoulders. They convocation. And, possibly, the convocation at
were prejudiced against the banquet because they tendance problem could be eliminated,
suspected a dull evening. On the surface, this There were slightly more than 230 tickets sold
prejudice was well-founded. After all, wouldn't for Tuesday's banquet. Many were sold to faculty
the speeches be Intellectual and the diners be members. But the number of students who
students with horn-rimmed glasses? But, when bought tickets to the Honors Day Banquet Is
they filed out of the Union Ballroom, nearly larger in proportion than the number of stii-
everyone commented on a delightful evening.
Even Intellectuals can be fun.
Dr. Gustavson campaigned for a tradition of
dents who bothered to attend the regular convo
cation. And classes two of them were excused
for the convocation.
It looks like a great tradition. D. P.
Yesteryear At MU ...
By DICK RALSTON and Ignored. ' What is important is the disregard
Staff Writer for &n regulations which such a provision en-
Since the picnic season has been more or less genders.
Informally opened by the advent of warm weather, t ,,. v, . , , , . . .
, j.i . t . x, Everyone is-aware that students desiring to
I reprint In part an editonal from the 1933 Daily ;, . 4k ,, , . . .
Nebraskan referring to regulations concerning hunt fQr chaperons. The very informal nature of
picnics, to say the least, precludes the presence
picnics In that age of "innocence."
"... An extensive code of laws is to be found
In the University catalog, in the division 'General
Information,' and under the heading 'Rules and
regulations Governing Students.' Section 32 of
these rules , . . has to do with picnics. It says:
"'All parties, including picnics and social mi
grations where women are present, shall be offi
of any of any such representatives of formality as
chaperones . . .
"It is very apparent that this particular 'ruie
and regulation governing students' not only fails
to govern but has a very detrimental influence on
the gravity with which students regard other reg
ulations. The rule might very well be dubbed
dally sponsored. Notice of such parties shall be the ,e which makes lawbreakers of students.'"
given to the dean of women, and the names of
the sponsors submitted to her for aproval at least
A quick check with the dean of women's office
NUBB
THURSDAY
Fine Arts Ensemble concert at
8 p.m., union Ballroom.
Red Cross Senior Lifesavine
course at 7 p.m., Coliseum swim
ming pool.
NUCWA meetine at 7:30 n.m..
Union, Room 316.
AUF Board meeting at 7 D.m..
union, Koom suv.
jornnusker Applications for
copy writer due by 5 p.m., Public
Relations Office.
Francis A. Flood lecture at 8
p.m., Love Library Auditorium.
Tri-K Club meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Agronomy Bldg., Room 206.
Spanish Club meeting at 4 p.m.,
Union, Room 313.
WAA Banquet at 6:30 p.m., Co
lonial Cup, 735 So. 56 St.
Soil Conservation Society meet
ing at 7:30 p.m., Agronomy Bldg.,
Room 206.
FRIDAY
Record Dance for Fine Arts Fes
tival participants at 9 p.m., Union,
tvouna-up Koom
campaign
a bit outspoken in my resentment
for gory accident pictures. There
fore I present the following as my
contribution to safety the ten
cardinal rules of safe driving.
1. Do not drive your car unlass
your windshield is clean.
2. Do not speed.
3. Obey traffic signs and learn
the arm signals. Stop at red lights.
Also stop for octagonal yellow
signs which say in black letters:
"Stop." (Signs will be observed
which say "Slow" and- "Soft
shoulder" and "Curve" and
pavement.")
4. Watch at intersections.
5. Especially look for children.
They generally will not watch for
you.
6. Make sure your brakes work
Students who have riever at
tended an honors convocation
have missed part of the pomp and
circumstance of their college career.
iroiessors turn out en masse
for this annual event. They wear
their caps and gowns.
Professors wear robes with wide
flowing sleeves. A doctor of phi
losophy degree entitles one to
wear three black stripes on the
sleeve. This identifying feature is
'wet : often missed aeainst the black
robes. In addition, a professor may
wear a yellow or a black tassel on
his cap.
n r i
masters aegree noiaers wear
white tassels on their caps. In ad
anion, tneir gowns nave ' "no
CUM LAUDE
n cm j - t... O" ""- .cy
i. oiuw uuwn oiKurvc . ijue 10 sleeves," only arm holes. The
a certain amount of so-called cen- oippv-- aro cuf anA tha
trifugal force, your car may over
turn.
8. Do not drink, then drive. Al
cohol slows down reaction time.
Lots of alcohol reduces visibility
and sensibility.
9. Keep a sharp look out.
10. Read the traffic violations
arms emerge from the gown at
the shoulder.
Another feature of a faculty
member's regalia is the hood.
Hoods hang down behind the
gown, and are of many colors.
As a general rule, the colors
braskan.
column each day in The Daily Ne-bnding the inner border of the
nooa are me scnooi colors oi the
institution where the degree was
received. Thus, doctors of philos
ophy receiving their degrees from
the University of Nebraska wear
robes with scarlet and cream
bands on the inner margin of the
hoods.
OKLAHOMA A&M
Judges Rules
Draft Board
Acted Illegally
Alumnus Is
Curriculum
Authority
By JANE SAXTON
Staff Writer
One of the outstanding authori
ties on curriculum planning for
public schools living today.
This is Dr. Hollis L. CaswellfY
dean, College of Education at Co--
lumbia University.
Caswell was graduated from the
University in 1922. He received
his master's and doctor's degrees
from Columbia in 1927 and 1929,
respectively.
While in school at the Univer
sity, Caswell was on the Univer
sity debate team and was a mem
ber of Acacia, Phi Delta Kappa
and Kappa Delta Pi.
After graduation from Ne
braska, Caswell held a number of
positions. Among them are high
school teacher, principal, superin
tendent of schools, field worker
in educational surveys, consultant
to state departments of education
in Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Ar
kansas, Mississippi and Kansas.
It was while he was a consult
ant on instructional programs otAv
city school systems at ColumbiEtJL ;
and George Peabody College in
Kentucky that Dr. Saylor of the
University educational curriculum
met Caswell.
According to Saylor, Casewell ls
a very studious individual and a
hard worker. Yet, said Saylor,
he's known of many a problem
that Caswell ngured out while on
the golf course. Aside from golf,
Caswell likes to think of himself
as an amateur gardener especi
ally of flowers.
Caswell is married and has two
sons, Hollis Jr., 21, and Allen, 19.
The elder son is studying atomic
physics at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, while the
younger one is specializing in for
eign languages at Oberlin.
He is a member of the National
Education Association, the Ameri
can Association of Scnooi Admin
is past vice-president of thfe.
American Educational ResearchQ!
Association and a past first vice
president of the Department of
Supervisors and Directors of In
struction. Caswell ls also a co-author of
two books, "Curriculum Develop
ment" and "Readings in Curricu
lum." He has contributed educa
tional survey articles to numerous
educational journals as well.
Indeed, the University should
be proud to call this most distin.
guished man one of its alumni.
Coronation To Cause
TV Boom In England
English television manufactur
ers expect nearly 30,000,000 per
sons in Britain to see the cor
onation of Queen Elizabeth June
i on TV.
The Radio Industry Club in Lon
don estimated that approximatelyf
2,750,000 TV sets would be oper-vi
ating on coronation day and that
the number of viewers would av
erage more than 10 per set.
From the Oklahoma A&M
Collegian
Male students who have been
casting suspicious glances in the
direction of their draft boards, got
Red Cross Senior Life Savin 'some reassurance recently.
course at 7 D.m.. Coliseum swim-l A federal judge ruled that
ming pool. I draft board acted illegally when
Cotton and Denim Dance at 9 11 inducted an honor student in
p.m., Ag College Activities Bldg,
farmers rair, Ag College.
Daily Nebraskan applications
for staff positions due at 5 p.m.,
Public Relations Office.
Hearings on Cornhusker appli
cations at 4 pjn.. Union Parlor Z.
Manuscripts for Daily Nebras
kan Wednesday literary section
due 3 p.m. in Daily Nebraskan office.
New Jersey because he flunked a
chemistry course. The student,
now at Fort Dix. will be dis
charge from the army to return
to upsala college
The court based its ruline on
the fact that the student actually
aia not nave to lake the chenus
try course, but enrolled voluntar
ily in summer school in order to
graduate early,
two days In advance, preferably on the Monday informed me that this rule is no longer on the
preceding the party . . .' books and that it is no longer necessary to have
"It ls not particularly important, perhaps, that a chaperone for an informal picnic,
the regulation be abandoned because outmoded Thank God for progress!
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