Page 2
THE NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, December 8,
EDITORIAL PAGE
Ivory Tower
The Council's Hot Potato
The Student Council, which has on occa
gion has been criticized as lethargic by The
Nebraskan, certainly did not live up to that
description last Wednesday.
The Last Word
The manipulation of public opinion is an
art In which few persons are thoroughly
schooled.
But Sen. McCarthy, if not an expert, is at
least one who has had a very liberal educa
tion on the subject.
The exchange of remarks between Mc
Carthy and Toledo Blade publisher Paul
Block Jr. would point to this. In a Thursday
radio and TV broadcast McCarthy urged
listeners and viewers to send telegrams to
the President if they agreed with him (Mc
Carthy) on the issue of trade with Red China.
The Tthedo Blade, with a little different
wording, offered to accept readers' signatures
to a letter supporting Eisenhower's stand, as
well as to forward replies favoring McCarthy.
That same evening the Blade reported it
had received 9870 for Eisenhower and 324
for McCarthy. This illustrates something
every pollster knows the wording of a ques
tion is definitely a factor in determining
what kind of an answer one will receive.
Particularly in the case of a non-scientific
sample does the danger exist of inaccurate or
misleading results.
McCarthy, according to Paul Block, called
only for a one-way vote; whereas the Blade
gave its readers the opportunity to express
their opinions as easily one way as the other.
Public opinion expert McCarthy was pre
pared for such a contingency.
With an eye to the headlines, he dismissed
the Blade's argument very neatly.
He said simply, "It shows how dishonest a
paper can get." E.D.
Matter Of Motive
Henry Steinberg, organizational secretary
ef the Los Angeles Communist Party, spoke
to a student group at UCLA recently on
McCarthyism: A Real Danger."
The talk, was on a topic which has been
current and controversial for so long that
although it is still current, the two sides have
been reduced to sometimes tiresome repetition
of the same arguments.
Criticism of McCarthy and his methods
has become so widespread that it includes
Croups of widely divergent political beliefs.
This anti-McCarthy croup is not entirely
leftist and "pink," in fact it isn't even pre
dominately left and pink. It includes all true
liberate and we define liberal as including:
otherwise conservative persons who believe
In the word from which liberal is derived-
liberty.
The leftist, pink and bright red element in
America, symbolized by the speaker at
UCLA, is using the same terms, the same
now-trite expressions as this larger, truly
liberal group in condemning McCarthyism
but for entirely different reasons.
It seems necessary to point out again that
while on the surface of things politics put
strangely contrasted groups on the same side
of the fence, the point is how and why they
are there. S.H.
Why Not TV?
An activity-minded group of young men
on the University campus have been missing
out on one of the better opportunities for
"fame and fortune" they'll ever see.
The young men are united by a common
bond an interest, if only very slight, in show
business. They are also united by a common
desire representation on the Student Coun
cil. They are all guilty of at least two sins
(possibly more) overlooking or failing to
take advantage of a "good deal."
Many persons, on seeing the CBS television
show, "Toast of the Town" took particular in
terest in the Princeton Triangle Club pre
sentation. Possibly, a number of them thought
to themselves or out-loud, "Would it be a
good deal if we could do something like
that?"
It would be "a good deaL" And we could
do it
A doubter will ask how. Take a look at
the Fall Bevue with its Individual seta made
f fraternity cast. Note the Coed Follies,
cast from sorority members. Finally, observe
the Spring Show sponsored by the croup of
inninCt activity-minded young men.
A show of almost any type, musical or
variety, made up of students from these other
productions would be fully as good as the one
that was seen by millions of TV fans last
Sunday evening.
The possibility is a great one. Maybe the
sinning, activity -minded group of young men
has considered it, but they haven't done it
lor some time. The rewards to the sinning,
activity-minded group of youDg men would
be twofold: (1) a possibility of profit (2) a
possibility of great recognition for themselves
and the University.
Why not try it? T.W.
In referring a motion to the judiciary com
mittee which would ban campus organiza
tions, professional and honorary, containing
racial or religious clauses, the Council has
. served notice that it is aware of injustice on
the campus.
What will become of the motion remains
to be seen, but, at the very least, the Council
is giving adequate warning to organizations
possessing discriminatory clauses.
Passage of a resolution withdrawing recog
nition of discriminatory .professionals .and
honoraries would take no little courage. Once
passed, the Council would have established
the precedent of, intervention in campus or
ganizations.
Would the Council be willing to withdraw
recognition of nationally-affiliated profession
als and honoraries or be content to wave the
big stick at only locally organized groups?
More important, would the Council be in
clined to enforce such a policy if social fra
ternities were involved whether or not they
were nationally affiliated?
Then too, organizations not specifically
prohibiting personnel for racial or religious
reason in their constitutions might just as
easily include such a ban in their secret rit
uals. ' What would the Council do in such a
case? If it chooses to ignore hidden discrim
ination, such a resolution condemning open
constitutional bars would only be a facade.
Or would the Council be willing to adopt a
resolution stating that organizations having
such clauses be required to submit annual
"progress reports" on what has been done to
remove the discrimination within a given
period of time? This is the case at another
midwestern University.
The Council could let the matter drop as a
hot potato and wait for action on the part of
the administration, but this could full well
lead to action such as New York state uni
versities undertook. That is, withdrawing.
recognition of all Greek organizations with
national affiliation.
Now that the Council has brought discrim
ination up for consideration, the question is
here to stay. Such a matter cannot be
dropped or ignored now, for the Council has,
by its admission of the problem, focused at
tention upon it to the extent that inaction or
failure to pass positive legislation would con
stitute endorsement of such policies. E.D.
Tradition's End
A Nebraska tradition has ended. We hope
only temporarily.
Students attending the Military Ball Friday
night were surprised to see the Honorary
Commandant march down the Coliseum floor
in a formal instead of the traditional white
suit with matching cape lined iii red satin.
Not that the Honorary Commandant did
not look the part dressed in a formal but it
seemed a shame that she should not be dis
tinguished in the traditional fashion from
surrounding spectators also attired in form
als. The military theme has in the past been
carried out by the attire of the Honorary
Commandant. In keeping with this motif
it was assumed that the proper dress would
be tailored in military style.
To students who have opposed University
traditions gradually yet ultimately going
down the drain, the Honorary Commandant
in a formal was the final straw. J.H.
' f ' . lc
(Reprinted with permission of Herblock and The Washington Post.)
Rumpled Queen
Ellen Smith Hall Reigns
As Crusty Old Dowager
(The following article is re
printed from The Daily Nebras
kan of Oct. 19, 1950. The author,
Jerry Bailey, is a 1951 graduate
of the University and is now
serving with the United States
Army.)
Rumpled queen of campus
landmarks is Ellen Smith HalL
who squats in silent dignity on
the corner of 14th and R. Be
neath her rumpled robes of red
brick can be heard her heart
beats. . .footfalls of co-eds who
come and go through her stately
halls.
Ellen Smith Hall is named after
the University's first woman fac
ulty member, who served as reg
istrar many years ago. The Ellen
Smith of today the red brick
one shelters offices of YWCA,
AWS and Panhellenic. Her one
time bedrooms are now club
rooms. In her old-style parlors
groups like the University Dames
hold regular meetings. As many
as 15 meetings a day are held in
Ellen Smith.
She was constructed as a pri
vate residence in the 19th cen
tury by people of means. She
housed families of prominent
Lincoln business men. In the
early days of the 20th century
she was purchased by the Uni
versity, and has remained Uni
versity property to this day.
During World War I Ellen
Smith served as a fraternity
house, but the presence of so
many men was almost a sacrilege
in so feminine a building. Today
Ellen Smith sees a few males
enter her doors, but not many.
And no men at all are permitted
above the first floor.
The walls of Ellen Smith are
covered with plaques, memen
toes and portraits. Beethoven
frowns down from the piano, and
a canine portait of Ellen Smith's
dog looks wistfully out over a
parlor.
The massive carved staircase
and balcony, deep carpets, dark
draperies, all rive an air of
peaceful twilight to Ellen Smith's
interior.
The building's center court is
the scene of dismal waiting when
co-eds crowd it during AWS
court sessions. Did a girl linger
too long over that good-night
kiss? Did she stay out after
hours? She will wait in Ellen
Smith's somber court before go
ing upstairs to be told that she
has been campused.
A room in Ellen Smith's musty
attic has been remodeled to serve
as a YW worship workshop
space. In her dungeon-like base
ment Ellen Smith conceals the
YW mimeograph and piles of old
clothes being collected for Eu
rope. Narrow creaking stairs lead
down to the lower depths, and
limestone walls meet the touch.
Many steam pipes give the area
a strong resemblance to a Turk
ish bath.
A tunnel is rumored to run
from Ellen Smith to the Coli
seum. Girls perhaps could find
their way to basketball games
without paying admittance if
they could squeeze through steam
pipes and survive Gehenna-like
heat
Plush upstairs furniture and
an ornate silver service are used
when Ellen Smith is host to some
meeting. But outside of special
events, Ellen Smith enforces an
unwritten rule that the uphol
stered furniture is not to be sat
upon. Her old grandeur is not
to be disturbed by anything short
of major functions.
Perhaps the most colorful
event at Ellen Smith is the
"Hanging of the Greens" late in
November. Ellen Smith is decor
ated for the Christmas festivities
and many parties are held within
her at that time.
On the whole, Ellen Smith,
serves overtime as a meeting
place and activities center. Work
ers within her may praise Ellen
Smith, but they look forward to
expansion into offices in the
projected Union addition.
In the future, when the new
campus and projected modern
buildings are an actuality, Ellen
Smith will probably still be on
her corner like a crusty old dow
ager. She will be wrinkling her
ancient nose at the 20th Century
and all its works.
Margin Notes .eferip
Con We Match Lincoln?
In almost all fundamental school subjects,
Lincoln elementary pupils rank at or above
the national norm.
Or so the results of reading, arithmetic and
language tests given to pupils in September
and tabulated by school administrators indi
cate. In many cases, nearly 80 per cent of
the Lincoln pupils were rated at or above the
norm. Many students were a full year ahead
of the national norm for their grade.
Similar tests at university level might
prove interesting or embarrassing.
Rising Market
Interest in pets in the United States is in
creasing rapidly, according to an Iowa small
animal specialist.
The "tremendous boom" in pet interest has
especially been marked by the rising popu
larity of birds. Parakeets are particular
favorites, he said.
Which ought to make bird cage manufac
turers happy.
He Should Have Walked
A Nebraskan sought by the police on a
robbery charge was recently captured after
several weeks' search. As a result, he was
sentenced to seven years in the state peniten
tiary. Crime just doesn't pay especially if you
mistake a police cruiser for a taxi and hail it
for a ride, as he did.
Robin Hood OK In Illinois
JIul Tbibha&kan,
FIFTY-THIRD YEAR
Member: Associated Collegiate Press
Advertising representative: National Advertising Service, Inc.
420 Madison Ave., New York 17, New York
TIM JCebmskaa to published tor th stndont af tiw EDITORIAL ST AIT
CaKersirr of Nebraska M M expression of students' ' nn Sntna
aww hi optnlmw onjjr. aVeeordtnf to artiste n of th Editorial Fare Editor SSS Da Mar
Kf-Uun towBln; student publication and administered Mnna-lii Editor . .Ball? Hall
ay the Board of ruullnarlons, "It la the declared Boiler Kew Editor Tom Woodward
of thm Board that pebfleatlons ander Its Jurlsdlrtloa ahaO Copy Editors .....lam Harrison. Martaaaa Hansen,
be tree frasa editorial censorship aa th part af tea Woaky. brae Harvey
Board, or on tin part of mat member of the faculty af Sports Editor Oeort f smlrji
th C Diversity, but the member of th staff of The Editor .....DwicM Junot
fcatmsskaa are persoaally responsible lor was ther ear REPORTERS
a or cans to be printed." Mary Kay Heaehler. Bruce Brurmann, rrrd Daly, Br
Subscription rr tes an SZ saiusnm. II u mailed mt Deep. Wliilamette Drsrh, Dirk frllman, Jark Frandsrn.
U far the eolllese year, a nailed Blnrle eour Is five Marilyn ordon, Mlml Gordon, Emily H-mhll, Kara
aente. fobBsbo. mm Taesder, Wednesday and rrlda nen. Florence Lee. Carol Lm, Edith Neuen. Ellen
dtarlne the school year, eatcept vacation and examination ftakett. Man: Petersen, Butler Misffrr, Mary fchelledr.
periods. On Isaac published durlnr th month ef Yu. Bpenrer, Eurlicrare wltr.er, ICancy Trltsch. Lowell
Bt each year by th tnlrerslty of Nebraska under the v "t1' " Woodward,
wrpervtetoa af th Commit t of Student Publication. Rl Kivraa .
iSTUi F aaESiJ rSL Cm'nmt- ' Bustaes. Manacer.. . C taester Slner DoraT Jacob.
tCttsaTTliw llTZ tlJ'Zl?", JE? i" JK" Hof. teller. lilrk We.. cot t
hTusi Co"tnM .. ". authorised circulation Manatee Km Williams
18. MS. Wlshl Kewa t-dilur ,17. brao Harvey
Dear Editor:
In an article on page 2 of The
Nebraskan of Tuesday, Nov. 24,
1953, under the head of "Robin
Hood Denouncer) At TJpH- Pur jo
Underway" is the following sen-
xence:
"What I'm leading to is the
statement made last week by
a woman on the Illinois text
book rnmrmissinn in iha efl&M
that Robin Hood was a Commu
nist."
My objection is that "a
woman" referred to in this en-
tence is on the Indiana textbook
commission, not the Illinois text-
By CHICK TAYLOR
Sir Launcelot. th famnm
knight of old, was lost in a rip-
snoitin' snow storm. Then he
fell hopeless
ly exhausted
in a snow
drift. Pretty
soon along
came one of
those big St.
Bernard dogs,
who found Sir
Launcie and
barked until
the knight regained his senses
enough to climb on the dog's
back. Then the St. Bernard car
ried ' the half-frozen Launcelot
through the storm until they
came to an inn. The dog
thumped on the door with his
tail until the innkeeper opened
it
"Help, help" pleaded Sir
Launcelot faintly.
"Of course, of course," replied
the innkeeper. "Why I wouldn't
even turn out a knight on a dog
like this!"
mm
Father: "Why are you eating
with your knife?"
Young son: "My fork leaks."
a
"Leftovers sgain," said the
cannibal as he ate two old maids.
The designers in the founda-tion-earment
business- hv na
cnoice, tney just do the t
they can to keep things
shape.
book commission,. To the best of
my knowledge, Illinois hasn't
stooped this far yet. (Yes, I'm
originally from Illinois!
The article states that The
Nebraskan is reprinting it from
The Daily Bruin; therefore I am
addressing this to both editors.
Mrs Vernon E, Olson
Fargo, N. Dak.
P.S. I think your regents are
to be congratulated!
The Student Speaking
Ail That Glitters
Was A Communist For The University Poie.
himself except, if course -election,
poularity, and a lr5V
at the presidency, he carries
a quiet, non-sensational ca
paign to rid the government I
the thousands of common!,
that are within it.
"To show you what a formid.
buic eueinv ne is, lei me remind
you that almost all of the com
munists he has uncovered wer
completely unknown to th
communist party. He can find
them when even we don't know
about them. Again I say, son
thing must be done about Sen
McCarthy."
m m m
By HANK GIBSON
(The story thus far)
Although the University Po
lice were collecting many
parking fines, they were un
able to account for a centavo
Span, "cent") of the money.
J. Edgar Burrow, police chief,
suspected the subversive ele
ment on campus of getting
the money. Since I had been
a member of the Subversive
Activities Club for many
months, passing along Infor
mation to the University Po
lice while remaining unsus
pected, It was my job to find
out if the campus commies
had the money and to. get it
back. One night at a Sub
versive Activities Club meet
ing I casually expressed an
interest in where the money
from parking fines went. One
commie said, "Ah, Comrade,
if you only but knew."
PART II
Not many things slip by me.
A lot of people would have
thought nothing of the remark
or of the way it was given. But
not I. He couldn't put anything
over on me, by gosh. He knew
something.
a
But there was no time for idle
badinage. The meeting was be
ginning. The first speaker cast
a black shadow over the mem
bers by bringing up the name of
that great American, Joe Mc
Carthy. "Something must be done
sbout Sen. McCarthy," warned
the speaker. "He is hurting us
badly and doing wonderful
things for the United States. His
constant reminders of un-Amer-icanism
give the people too
great a feeling of security. His
accusations, all based on truth
and law, give the people a strong
sense of freedom and of their
rights as Americans.
"Most of -all. he is too self
sacrificing. Asking nothing for
University
Bulletin Board
TUESDAY
Corn Cob Active Meeting, 5
p.m., Photographic Productions
Lab, West Stadium.
Kosmet Klub Active Meeting,
7 p.m., KK Room, Union.
NUCWA "McCarthyism" Dis
cussion, 7:30 p.m., Room 315,
Union.
French Club Meeting, 7:30
p.m., Room 316, Union.
WEDNESDAY
Kollmorgen Lecture, 11 a.m..
Room 105, Geography Building.
Nu-Med. Meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
Room 217, Furguson Hall.
The speech was greeted with
cries of "Bravo" and "Oh, boy
l naie inai man.- iiext
on th
programme was a film showing.
the happy farmers of the Soviet
Union at work in the field,
singing and clapping each other
on the back.
Finally, at the end of the
meeting, the chairman of the
"New School Colors Committee
rose to announce that the drivs
to change the school colors to
Scarlet and Scarlet had been
discontinued because of lack o
funds.
No one was more amazed than
I. Apparently they didn't hav
the fine money. But where else
could it be? Who else would
. . . ? The answer came to me
in a flash. Of course, why
hadn't I thought of it before?
The next morning I sauntered
into Chief J. Edgar Burrow'j
office. I was wearing my best
bored sneer. "Ah, No. 167, have
you cracked the case already?
asked Burrow. He was beating.
a manikin with a billv club.
"When will you learn my
name?" I snapped, "I'm No
168!"
I had the upper hand now,
and Burrow knew it. I took my
time, watching him. "That's a
nice looking uniform you got
there, Chief." And indeed it
was. Patterned after a German
Field Marshal's uniform, it con.
sisted of fuschia pants and char
treuse jacket.
Above the left breast pocket
were dozen of medals in a rain,
bow of colors. Around his neck,
on a solid gold chain, hung- i
huge platinum badge proclaim
ing "Chief." Cloth of gold epaa
lets adorned his shoulders
Hanging in a corner I saw man
other varicolored uniforms.
Well, that was where th
money was going. We sold th
uniforms to a theatrical costurw
house and got back most of th'
money. I got out of the Sub
versive Activities Club. An
Burrow? He's now back pound
ing the beat.
SEE IT TODAY!
DOORS
OPEN
13 NOON
STUART
oou LnUI 1..
(Em. San. a Holldayil
t p.m. n .
Exe. Ran. Holioarsl
Evenlnrs 1.0
CUT OR TEAR COUPON OUT PRESENT AT BOXOFFICK
SPECIAL STUDENT DISCOUNT OFFER
This special discount llrke and 6e win admit the student ahoss nams
LLOYD C.
DOUGLAS
The
la
Technicolor
FIRST MOTION PICTURE FILMED DX
CINEMASCOPE
ACCEPTED AT ANY PERFORMANCE
STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW LD. CARDI
Signed ;
ni it to eertiy that the above U a Undent of thm Vnl. of Nebr.
AAGEES
1 :')
, ' I A
KM if J
When You Want to Give the
Finest, give him
Cashmere
Ca.hmer. twaater. . . . 100 imported eamhmw . .
Light and unbalirrably soft. Pullover. $3 A00
with full iaihioned neck and Sleeves 5 U
Part cahmr. .weat.n . . . calmer, for luxury
and noftnau . . . 60 pur wool ior durability.
1095
SlVlIi
Pullover.
13"
An
best
in
Caahmoro mufflers . . . Soft, luxurious 100 eesk 0j
mare in solid eolorti Tan, gray maroon. ary O
Caihmore socks . . . Fin hos of t3 cahxnr and
40 nylon. Solid colors: 05
Grey, tan, navy JL
CifU of auhmere Magee's . . . Ftr$t Floor