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Volume 53, No. 22
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, November 3, 1953
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Nebraskans, Britishers Debate
University and Oxford Univer
sity students met Sunday to
debate British Middle East
Policies at the Unitarian Church
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NU Debaters
By DICK FELLMAN
Staff Writer
"The British were forced into
the Middle East and today there
is no reason for us to apologize
for giving them independence,"
stated John Peters. Peters, one
of the debaters from Oxford Uni
versity, said this in - his general
defense of the British policy in
Colbert Says Women's
Standards High At NU
Dean Speaks At Pan hell Convocation
"The entire civilization is made
up of standards," J. F. Colbert,
dean of student affairs, said in
speaking on "Standards in Cam
pus Life" before sorority mem
bers who attended the Panhel
lenic convocation Monday.
Colbert pointed out several
categories in which standards
are made and carried out. He
congratulated the women stu
dents, particularly sorority
members, on their high scholar
ship and expressed his regret
that University men have not
made as excellent records in that
field.
CITIZENSHIP, Colbert noted,
Is air important standard to be
created by University students.
He compared the University to a
"community within a commun
ity," and emphasized campus
"housekeeping" such as keeping
lawns and parkways neat.
Besides citizenship, he stated
laws and regulations such as
state laws on traffic and alcohol
and pointed out that sororities
can do much to set standards on
the University campus.
Another category of standards
mentioned by Colbert was that
NU Men Interested
In Orchesis To Meet
Men students interested in Or
chesis will meet in Grant Me
morial either Tuesday or
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Men are" not required to try
cut for membership; they are
automatically in the organization
if they attend one of these meet
ings. ' Each year Orchesis presents
Christmas program and a spring
recital.
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Smiles From NU Royalty
Rex Fischer (left) and Nancy met Klub Revue Friday eve-
Hemphill beam after being se- ning They were presented fol-
lected Prince Kosmet and Ne- lowing skit competition by
biaska Sweetheart at the Kos- men's organized houses.
in Lincoln. Debaters (left to
right) are: John Peters, Ox
ford; Dale Johnson, University;
Patrick Mayhew, Oxford, and
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the Middle East in a debate with
the University Sunday evening.
Wayne Johnson, defending the
University's side of the question,
said, "The benevolent imperial
ism of the British is less than
the wise policy they say it is.
Great Britain's policy has been
one of political double dealing
in Palestine, violation of Egyp-
of social relationships. He con
gratulated the University on its
"hospitality to outsiders," and
said that standards are set by
women rather than men. He
pointed out standards in activi
ties, such as honesty in student
elections, and good sportsman
ship which he felt were com
mendable here at the University.
WHAT YOU do. reflects on
your organization, and finally on
Panhellenic," Colbert said,
pointing out that one cannot
divorce oneself from one's sor
ority or from Panhellenic.
Colbert said that courtship
has been removed from the
home and transferred to the
campus and thus campus stand
ards again come into the pic
ture. Spiritual standards, he said,
which help to create a feeling of
"allied spirit" among members
of our campus groups, are also
important to campus life.
Hamilton Revealed
As 1953 UMOC
Tim Hamilton was revealed
as the Ugliest Man on Campus
during the half-time of the Nebraska-Kansas
football game
Saturday.
Hamilton, a member of Sigma
Phi Epsilon and Rodeo Club, is
en Ag College sophomore from
Pierre, S. Dak.
The UMOC, attired in a fur
coat with a paper bag over his
head, was escorted onto the
field by Jack Cillespe, ALT
Board member.
During trw presentation, the
band and the card section
formed the letters UMOC.
Hamilton wes elected in the
second all-University election
Friday.
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Wayne Johnson, University. The
Rev. I. J. Domas, (standing)
minister of t h e Unitarian
Church, looks on.
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tian interests in the Suez Canal
area and extremely 'shrewd'
business in Iran."
THE INTERNATIONAL de
bate was held at the Unitarian
Church. Representing Oxford
University were John Peters and
Patrick B. E. Mayhew, while
Dale Johnson and Wayne John
son spoke for the University.
The question for debate given
at the opening of the debate by
James Lawrence, editor of the
Lincoln Star, was: "In the opin
ion of this house the British have
mishandled the Middle East."
Each team had twenty-four
minutes for constructive speak
ing. During these speeches, each
man g a v e a twelve-minute
speech alternating with the af
firmative first and then negative,
while the rebuttal speeches were
each five minutes, starting with
the negative.
DALE JOHNSON, of the Uni
versity, contended in his first ar
gument that the political double
dealing in Palestine has antagon
ized both the Arabs and the
Jews and has solved no prob
lem. "We have- solved the Pales
tine problem, and there is noth
ing in that country for us to be
ashamed of," Patrick Mayhew
swiftly countered. "America has
some responsibility there, for Is
rael was egged on by wealthy
supporters in the United States."
The American debaters con
tinued to develop their idea that
Britain had produced "political
chaos" in the Middle East by
showing that 40,000 troops were
brought in to defend the Suez
canal against the Egyptians.
"HOW MANY troops will be
needed if Britain expects to de
fend the canal against Commu
nism?" Wayne Johnson asked.
"The British policy in Iran has
been to take everything and'give
nothing," he continued. "Iran
was treated like a colony while
Britain made business deals con
cerning the oil fields. I won't call
them chizelers, just shrewd busi
nessmen." "The Middle East could not de
fend herself, and she could not
be left as a vacuum," John Pe
ters said in clarifying the Brit
ish stand. "We recognized the
independence of each country
and helped defend it. The area
isn't safe yet, and we don't think
we should go home until it is."
PATRICK MAYHEW sum
marized the British stand when
he said, "An astonishing amount
has been done in the Middle
East."
Phi Psi's, Sigma Nu's Place
In Annual Revue Competition
The Phi Gamma Delta skit,
"History of the French Revolu
tion," won first place in the
Kosmet Klub Fall Revue Friday
evening. Second place winner
was Phi Kappa Pi with "Jazz
Jeopardy" and third place win
ner was Sigma Nu with "Captain
Cook Discovers Nigma Su."
To the question "how did you
feel about winning first place?"
a group of Phi Gams said, "Phi
Gams feel there's no place like
first place." Charley Ferguson
said their biggest problem in pre
senting the skit was teaching the
chorus line the be-bop beats.
MIKE SHUGRUE, Phi Psi
skitmaster, said, "We were wor
ried because our soloist, Larry
Kimmel, was sick during the
week. We had very few tech
nical difficulties because of the
co-operation and spirit of the
house. We were pleased about
I placing and impressed with the
whole show."
Dick Curtis, skitmaster for
Sigma Nu, said, "We put In a
lot of hard work, especially on
dance 6teps and the timing. We
had a little trouble with the
black lights and getting the
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30 Houses
Receive
Slogan OK
The Homecoming decorations
committee of the Innocents So
ciety has approved the themes of
the following organized houses
for Homecoming displays:
The Theta Chi display, Buf
falo the Buffaloes'depicts a
Cornhusker football player stop-
ping a buffalo. Delta Upsilon,
Buffalo Bill Glassford, showing
the coach standing over a buf
falo with gun in hand. Alpha
Phi; Sleigh-em, a Santa Claus
sleigh with buffaloes pulling it.
Delta Gamma's theme, Our Dra
gon et Buttalq shows a dragon
representing Nebraska eating a
buffalo.
FARM HOUSE; Buffalo Bust
ers, depicts rodeo scene with
Cornhusker riding buffalo. Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Heads We Win,
shows buffalo nickel with theme
saying "Heads We Win, Tails
You Lose." Alpha Chi has a cook
stove with a buffalo inside. It is
heads, "Buffaloes in our Range."
Gamma Phi's theme, "The Moon
is Blue and the Buffs are too"
has a blue cresent moon.
See Colorado by Air is the
theme of Phi Gamma Delta and
it shows a Cornhusker football
player kicking a buffalo over
scenic Colorado. Alpha Tau Ome
ga's, display is derived from the
movie "The Day the Earth Stood
Still" and shows a huge robot
projecting his rays on an infini
tesimal buffalo. A buffalo being
kicked over a goal post with the
theme, Huskers Boot Buffalo was
originated by the Sigma Delta
Tau. Kappa Sigs display is titled
Kappa Sig Krater and shows a
volcano erupting a large Victory.
ALPHA XI'S theme is, "N. U.
Ranch." It shows a buffalo in a
corral being branded with N. U.
Theta Xi; Time Runs Out on
Buffalo, picturing a Husker
watching a clock and then club
bing a buffalo at a certain time.
A hugh fly swatter swatting buf
falo flys is Tri Delts theme, Buzz
in Alums, Swattem Down. Sigma
Nu's "Slaughter Time at N. U."
pictures a birfnilo being " be
headed with a guilloine.
Phi Psi's "Build Up Huskers" is
an intricate machine which takes
in small Husker and emits hugh
Husker. "Close Shave" is Kappa
Kappa Gamma's idea and it has
Bill Glassford trimming all the
hair off a buffalo in a barbers
chair. Chi Omega goes modern in
their display using contempor
ary art to depict Colorado's de
feat. Their title is "We'll see you
as you are."
PI BETA PHI'S display, "It's
No Gamble" is a slot machine
with a buffalo coming out. Sigma
Alpha Mu; "Bit off More Than
They can Chew" shows an intri
cate "Rube Goldberg" machine
with a buffalo chewing on a piece
of corn and eventually shooting
himself.
"Colorado's Chances Aren't
worth a Nickel" in Beta Theta
Pi's display and it shows a
Husker shooting a nickel squarely
through the buffalo's heart.
Sigma Chi; "Swamp the Buf
falo." It shows a large swamp
with the various swamp animals
and also a mired buffalo. "We
Won't Huskers Can't Lose" is
Pi Kappa Phi's theme.
SIGMA KAPPA has a large
showboat with admission being
charged to see the buffaloes de
feated. The title is "N. U. Show
boat." Men's Dorm has the theme
NU TD in 3D. It is a 3D movie
of the defeat of CU. A scene
depicting the roasting of buf
falo burgers is Alpha Gamma
Rho's "Cook the Buffalos."
The list of the remaining
houses and display themes will
be continued in Wednesday's Ne
braskan. member, said the show had im
proved 100 percent over- last
year. He said, "As I was a pre
liminary Judge, it was evident
from the start that it vould be
a terrific show because we saw
eleven top-notch skits."
Marshall Kushner, secretary
of Kosmet Klub, said, "I feel the
show was the best we've pre
sented since I've been in school."
Shirley Chapman, Union activ
ities director formerly with the
Florida Union, said that the show
was the best campus talent show
she had seen.
Joyce Johnson said, "The cali
ber of the show was on a much
higher plain, and even the master
of ceremonies tried to inject a
higher quality of entertainment."
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THE MASTER of ceremonies,
Dave Andrews, added to the show
with his interpretation of a scene
from Shakespeare and a pan-
tormne of "The First Dance . . ,
After Five Yean of Dancing."
Judges of the skits were Mrs,
Samuel Freeman, board member
of Circlet Theater; Jack McBride,
assistant television director of
University Public Relations De
partment; and Ruth Hovland of
Hovland-Swanson
Society
Pecoyatioin)
Display Duplication Afo Problem At NU
Students who migrated to Co- the Huskers to the Tigers." tions Committee,
lumbia, Mo., noticed that the To avoid the same situation This description includes the
themes and slogans of many of with Nebraska Homecoming dis- ,jesjgn ancj name of the dis
the' Homecoming displays there plays, it has long been a custom , ... .
were repeated. of the Innocents Society to have Play. so the committee can de
Examples of the slogans and each, organized house which en- termine if two similar ideas were
displays which were repeated ters Homecoming competition submitted. In these cases, the In-
were "Pop the Cornhuskers," submit a description of its dis- nocents approve the idea, that
"Flush the Huskers" and "Feed play to the Homecoming fiecora- was first submitted. .
'Clipped' Jayhawk
Kansas cheerleaders give their
"comrade - in - arms" a ride
from the field following a loss
to Nebraska by a score of 9-0.
it happened at nu
A group of fraternity men were
complimenting themselves on
their unusual job of decorating
for a Saturday-night houseparty.
They had built a waterfall to
lend atmosphere to their Hawaiian-scene
decorations.
Later in the evening another
non-decorating member of the
group made use of the waterfall
rather than merely admiring its
beauty.
He was found with his head
under the steady flow of cold
water. When asked about his be
havior, he said, "I knew that
d thing was good for some
thing." The Outside World
Senate Slates
Food Price
Investigation
A full investigation of food
prices from the farm to retail
grocery store will be the proj
ect of the Senate Agriculture
Committee, Sen. Milton R. Young
said.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son has ordered a study of price
spread in meat in order that he
may determine the cause of the
disparity between beef-on-the-hoof
and retail meat prices.
Reorganization Plan
The controversial reorganiza
tion plan proposed by Secretary
of Agriculture Benson has been
ordered to go into effect imme
diately. He told a news confer
ence that President Eisenhower
approves of his plan.
Benson's proposal calls for the
abolishment of the seven re
gional offices of the Soil Con
servation Service which would
place the responsibility on state
conservation offices for fulfilling
conservation programs.
It was suggested that Benson
delay his plan until Congress has
a chance to discuss it.
The Winning Skit
The Phi Gamma Delta inter
pretation of a "History of the
French Revolution" won first
place honors in the Kosmet
Klub Fall Revue Friday night.
The modern version of the
Scofl- Uomms
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The Jayhawk-clad Kansans
spent a busy afternoon assist
ing the cheerleaders in raising
KU fans' spirits, even though
NHSPA Convention
Program Scheduled
5 Sophomores
The Nebraska High School
Press Association will hold its
22nd annual convention Friday
and Saturday at the University.
Approximately 750 students,
representing 50 high schools, are
expected to attend.
The meetings will be held in
the Union and the School of
Journalism. Dr. W. F. Swindler,
director of the School; James
Morrison, assistant professor of
journalism, and the professional
journalism groups are in charge
of the program.
A CONVOCATIOV featuring
Governor Robert Crosby as
speaker will open the convention
Friday morning. Five gold keys
will be presented to the stu
dents who had the best first
year records last year in the
School of Journalism.
, Panel discussions, composed of
high school students, will meet
to trade ideas and discuss vari
ous journalistic experiences.
Clinics, led by experts in spe
cialized fields, will consider
"How 1 to Prepare Photographs
for Newspapers," "Better Ways
to Write News Stories" and
"Planning a Theme for a Year
book." A SPECIAL edition of The
Nebraskan will be published by
the high school students Friday
afternoon. Each school may be
represented by one member on
the staff.
Neale Copple, city editor of
the Lincoln Journal, University
School of Journalism graduate
and former faculty member, will
speak at a banquet Friday night.
A Variety Show, presented by
the Union Activities committee,
a convention party and dance
will follow.
FIFTY TO 75 awards, cover-
historical revolution pictured
be-bop enthusiasts beheading
the supporters of slow, digni
fied music. The act featured
improvised be-bop and old
French dances, Charley er
Uson was skitmaster.
Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star
his reclining position her
would seem to indicate the ef
fort was "strictly for the
birds."
To Receive Keys
ing almost every aspect of jour
nalism, will be presented a,t a
luncheon Saturday. The out
standing high school yearbook
Will be awarded a traveling tro
phy by the Grand Island Daily"
Independent. The Omaha World
Herald will give plaques to two
outstanding printed high School
newspapers and an outstanding
mimeographed paper. Professor
Donald Brown, of Illinois Uni
versity, will judge the newspa
pers; Professor C. W. Brewster,
of Syracuse University, will
judge the yearbooks.
"This convention is a valuable
undertaking," Dr. Swindler said.
"The School of Journalism has
three responsibilities: its own
student body, its graduates and
other newspaper people out in
the state and the high school
students interested in journal
ism. It is very important to
maintain these contacts."
Regents
Support
Hus cers
Medical College
Plans Approved
The Board of Regents at a
meeting Saturday morning,
passed a vote of support for the
Nebraska coach and team.
Acting Chancellor John Selleck
was directed by tr Regents to
personally report their, "confi
dence in the coach, and team, and
the University of Nebraska foot
ball program," before the kick
off. DURING THE closed meeting,
the Regents gave their attention
to two other matters. They ap
proved the speeded plan for the
University Medical College build
ing program and briefly dis
cussed the question of naming a
new Chancellor.
The recommendation of Dean
James P. Tollman of the Univer
sity College of Medicine for ex
pediting the new building pro
gram was approved,
This move sanctioned the plan
for moving ahead on plans and
construction under the .25 mill
levy passed by the 1953 Legis
lature. -
THIS NEW levy will collect $6,.
000,000 for the development pro
gram on the Omaha campus. Pre
liminary plans lor the new units
have already been completed by
the architect.
Because of the College of Medi
cine business, the Regents de
ferred until November 14 their
meeting with the faculty com
mittee on the selection i of a new
chancellor. Clifford Hicks, com
mittee chairman, reported that
"not to: my knowledge have iiny
new names been added!"
Unior Dunce Lessons r
To f-eatur .'"Jitterbug
Dance 'lessons will be held
Tuesday in the Union Ballroom
at 7:30. ,
Miss Donna McCandless, in
structor of the series, said that
students need not know anything
about dancing to take these les
sons. The beginning steps o! jit
terbug will be taught. .;