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THE NEBRASKAN
Wednesdqy, December 161953
EDITORIAL PAGE
"During life I have witnessed both peace
and war in the United States. I love peace.
I love mankind. I love them enough to fight
tor them. That is what I am doing right now
that is why I am not going home."
Thus an American soldier bid farewell to
his country and his mother.
Had he "ratted" on his fellow prisoners?
A Short Memory
As The Nebraskan Implied in an editorial
last Friday, the Student Council has a short
memory.
It appears that its memory is rapidly be
coming shorter.
Proof? Consider the following:
Last spring the Council was up-in-arms
over constitutional provisions which proved
awkward for filings and elections.
Because the time was too late to correct
the injustices last spring, the Council made a
mental note to insure that this year's Coun
cil would turn its attention to the problems.
One holdover member was elected to the
1953-54 Council primarily because he had de
vised an elaborate system to eliminate one of
the election problems that of class deter
mination by hours.
This fall, however, the entire matter of
election difficulties was assigned to the elec
tions committee, to which the aforementined
member did not belong.
But, seemingly, that committee has done
nothing. Tuesday The Nebraskan received a
letter from the chairman of the elections
committee.
He asked that the "inequities in filing and
voting" mentioned in Friday's paper be speci
fied. Although The Nebraskan believes that
enumeration of the problems is important, the
editors had hoped that the Council could re
member the problems it was so concerned
about last spring.
To refresh the minds of all concerned, The
Nebraskan calls attention to the problems the
Council encountered, as reported in last
spring's Nebraskan:
! 1. The Student Council constitution states:
"Regular University rules shall govern in de
termining a candidate's eligibility" (Art. V,
Sec. lb). In the past, the Council has dis
covered this means anyone possessing more
than 88 credit hours is a senior.
This determination was interpreted by last
year's Council as unfair to students in col
leges requiring more than 125 hours for
graduation and to students who carry full
University loads. An elaborate system for
determining class standing was introduced by
Mac Bailey. The system was unacceptable
last spring because it did not conform to
"regular University rules."
2. The constitution states: "Filings for col
lege representation are open to students who
will be eligible to serve during their sopho
more or junior years" (Art. IV, Sec. la (5).
Last year's Council believed this provision
was unfair to the Interfraternity Council and
Panhellenic Council.
The Nebraskan admits that both of the,
problems are complex. They cannot be
aolved at a Wednesday afternoon meeting of
the Council. For that reason, last year's
Council intended that the 1953-54 student
body assign a committee to work out the de
tails of possible constitutional amendments.
Seemingly, little or nothing has been done
and the deadline for introduction of pro
posed amendments is near.
In the hopes of beating that deadline (the
nd of the first semester) The Nebraskan
volunteers to open its files to the elections
committee.
Perhaps a few articles and editorials will
refresh its memory. K.R.
Chance To Share
Christmas spirit, a not-too-well defined
condition of the body and mind, seems to
have Invaded the busy hustling University
community.
Part of that spirit, that of singing happi
ness has been most clearly shown. Groups of
ttudents have made their spirit of Christmas
felt and heard by many.. Also, parties for
underprivileged and homeless children have
done much to spread the illusive, wonderful
"Christmas spirit."
' These wholehearted, kind actions by many
University students are good to see, especially
when one realizes that these people go to
class, do their assignments and study
Christmas spirit or no.
. These students have done much, but it
would be an even truer sign of Christmas
apirit if a few who have shown no signs of the'
feeling of Christmas could take part in an
project organization sponsored by a Univer
aityvorga?2izatiqn. s "The project is inviting a foreign student to
an American home for a day or several days
to take part in the?, Christmas festivities. This,
even more than the other Christmas projects
would reflect real Christmas spirit. The
Nebraskan newg columns carry an announce
ment of this ' project why don't you take
part in it? T.W.
knkind Or -len
Had he been converted to Communism? Had
he forgotten life in the United States?
No one knew.
He left behind a sobbing mother who loved
her son enough to travel 7000 miles to Tokyo
in the faint hope of seeing him.
"I know that you want to take me home
with you," he wrote to her, "but I have made
up my mind and I am not going."
Tears in her eyes, the mother could not
. understand why her son had turned his back
on his family and his country. She didn't
know whether to blame him, the Communists
or herself.
Pfc. Richard Tenneson, the son, didn't tell
his mother why he had chosen Communism.
We can only imagine his reasons.
But his letter gives one hint of his think
ing. "I love peace. I love mankind," he said.
But he didn't love his mother enough to re
turn to her and his family.
Richard doesn't say it in his letter, but in
dividuals no longer matter to him. He loves
"mankind."
Just how a man can love mankind and not
love men as individuals is difficult to under
stand, of course. But when an ideology, like
Communism, becomes predominant in a man's
mind, the value of the individual is forgotten.
Theories, carried to their logical conclu
sion, leave no room for an individual.
The mother in Tokyo said, "If (the Com
munists) can destroy the home, they can dis
integrate the nation."
She did not refer to infiltration in govern
ment. She meant that Communism or the
fear of it can break the bonds of a nation
just as it broke the bonds of her family.
If the Communists can implant distrust,
suspicion and fear of one's neighbor and the
man down the street in the minds of Ameri
cans, the United States can be destroyed. By
breaking the bonds which tie individual
Americans together, our enemies can break
the nation into a thousand pieces, each hat
ing and distrusting the others.
The strength of our nation does not lie in
Washington nor in the military supply
depots. The real power is the faith we pos
sess in each other and in our nation. As long
as we retain the ability to understand our
neighbors at home and across the ocean, as
long as bonds of love and friendship remain
strong, no Communism in fact, no theory
can destroy our civilization.
Certainly we do not want Communists in
our g&vernment or in our schools. We should
want to root them out or at least expose
them for what they are.
But when the hunt for Reds becomes so
frenzied that we can no longer trust our gov
ernment, our teachers and our neighbors, we
are lost- - - - - - - - -
When the perpetuality of an idea equality,
democracy, security or even peace becomes
the most important purpose of our lives, no
matter how good the idea might be, America
has been defeated.
Our nation was built upon the integrity of
the individual. The faith and trust its citi
zens have professed in each other have made
our nation great.
Communism would destroy this faith, if
not by direct action at least by dividing our
people through fear.
Communism has destroyed the families of
22 American men. As Richard's mother has
said, Communism "can disintegrate the na
tion" if we replace our love for the individual
with a cold ideology. K.R.
Margin Notes
Ultimate In Diplomacy
One of the most recent diplomatic gestures
was evident in the presentation ceremonies in
Oslo, Norway, of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The king of Norway made the Nobel pre
sentation to America's Gen. George C. Mar
shall and in describing the Peace Prize and
its qualifications the King pronounced Nobel
NO-bel instead of the correct pronouncia
tion of no-BEL. Whereas Gen. Marshall, in
his acceptance speech followed the King's
pronounciation and referred to the coveted
prize as the NO-bel Peace Prize.
Who said American diplomacy is a past
virtue?
Ctitch Pitch
Nebraska, it seems, has reached the ulti
mate in liberal Jhought and, indeed, has be
gun to return to the old isolationist traditions.
Douglas Co. Young Republicans have ob
jected to several provisions in the national
GOP platform and substituted planks sup
' porting the following: Withdrawal of the U.S.
from the United Nations, removal of ground
forces from Europe and abolishment of eco
nomic aid to Europe and an orderly reduc
tion and elimination of price supports for
farm products.
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The Challenge
Are Today's Freshmen
As Poor As Pictured?
By ARTHUR A. HITCHCOCK
Director Junior Division and
Counseling Service
(This is the thirteenth in a
series of articles treating- the
problems, issues and challenges
of the day.)
Is there really trouble with
freshmen? The question seems to
center around the difference that
may exist between freshmen in
the University today and those
who were here a few years ago
as freshmen. Without any reflec
tion upon the upperclass stu
dents, many of whom have heard
me make these remarks before,
I would like to point out a few
significant elements in the ques
tion that has been raised.
First, are similar persons being
compared? There is one very
strong difference that should be
recognized at the outset. A few
years ago, a large proportion of
freshmen were veterans rather
than students who had graduated
from high scheol only three or
four months before becoming
University freshmen. K
Naturally, the veterans had
had many more years of experi
ence; they were much more ma
ture than persons going to col
lege directly from high school.
This Is recognized by everyone
including today's freshmen. -This
is a difference that is created by
years of experience rather than
by anything intrinsic within the
individuals.
It is, however, an important
point that should not be over
looked. Consider whether we are
comparing freshmen who have.
come to the University directly
from high school or whether we
are comparing those freshmen
with veterans who have had sev
eral years of military experience
before they became freshmen
in the University.
Let us now actually compare
today's freshmen with those of
the past years on several points.
P re-registration Tests
So far as the test data can dis
close, there is very little differ
ence discernible between this
year's freshman class and the
freshman classes of the past sev
eral years. It is true that during
two of the recent years there has
been a slight increase in those
whose test scores appear at the
lower end of the scale, but there
has been no difference in the
past two years. There appears to
be as great a proportion at the
high level this year as there has
been in the past.
Down Slips
It is well to investigate
whether or not there has been
any sharp increase in the number
of down slips that have been
given to freshmen during their
first semester. A completely ac
curate comparison is impossible
because of the change in the
down slip reporting this year.
Nevertheless, in comparing the
actual number of down slips no
decided change appears. So far
as can be determined, this year's
freshmen are not receiving any
larger proportion of down slips
than freshmen in other years.
One significant fact has
emerged, however, namely that
several Instructors have told me
that they never before have had
the experience of so many fresh
men coming to see them after the
first down slip period. This is
an important point. It means that
the students have taken it upon
themselves to go to the Instruc
tor and talk wih him about the
down slips they have received.
This is a healthy condition.
Reactions On Campus
New Student Week had been
in progress only two days when
reports began to come to me from
a number of sources that this
year's freshmen seemed to be
much more alert; they were fol
lowing directions more readily
as a group; and they were ad
justing more quickly to the re
quirements of the University
than had occurred pre
viously. I remind the upperclass
students that this is not a reflec
tion upon any other groups but
is intended to' point out the na.
ture of this years freshmen class. "
It was very valuable to learn
a few weeks after the semester
had started that several of the
Deans of the undergraduate col
leges had been told by instruc
tors that the caliber of the fresh
men this year is unusually good.
There was considerable favorable
comment about this year's fresh
men. Conclusion
The comparisons that have
been stated are only a few, but
they are intended to point up the
fact that a comparison of this
year's freshman class as a group
-with freshman classes of other -years,
fails to place this year's
freshmen in an unfavorable light.
On the other hand, there is found
a generally favorable reaction to
the caliber of the students who
came into the University this
year.
Before we close this matter,
reflect for a moment on the re
sponsibilities involved. Univer
sity life entails joint responsibil
ities between faculty and stu
dents. The faculty endeavors to
perform its part in the relation
ship; the students endeavor to
perform theirs. I believe that this
year's freshmen are taking their
part in the responsibilities, and
I believe that they have the cap
abilities to fulfill the responsibilities.
University
Bulletin Board
WEDNESDAY
AWS Freshman Workers
Meeting, 5 p.m., Parlor X, Un
ion. Ag Christmas Program, 8
p.m., Ag Activities Building.
One-act plays by Frosh Ac
tor's Group, 8 p.m. Temple
Building.
Cosmopolitan Club, 8 p.m.,
Room 313, Union.
Chess Club Meeting, 5 p.m.,
Union.
Phi Chi Theta Meeting, 7:15
p.m., Union.
Student Council Lecture
Series Program, "Mechanics of
Reproduction," 7:30, Love Li
brary Auditorium.
elterip
What's The Trouble With...
Dear Editor:
I am sure every freshman in
our University has been deeply
touched by the concern you have
shown them. Having been a
freshman myself once, I humbly
offer my thanks to you who
have left your test tubes, filing
cabinets, dusty bookshelves, and
lecture notes to devote your en
ergies to individuals instead of
the tubes, cabinets, shelves, and
notes which you can more easily
Lefs Be Specific
Dear Editor:
Please be more specific about
the "inequities in filing and vot
ing" referred t in your Dec. 11
(Tuesday) editorial entitled "Fu
ture Is At Hand."
I would like to draft a reply
to this journalistic gem, but let's
understand each other first.
R.E.P.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: See edi
torial in today's Nebraskan en
titled "A Short Memory." for a
more specific consideration of
the problem.)
evaluate and more surely whip
into the ideal shape.
Of course, the immediate re
sults of your study results
which may have received im
proper publicity by no means
are so complete or conclusive as
you or I or . any of us would
wish. Therefore, pursue your
study right down to the last
down.
And when you finish with the
freshmen, take a good look at the
seniors; your powers of evalu
ation as practiced on freshmen
should as thoroughly as in the
former study reveal, "What's
the Trouble with Our Seniors?"
You might even be able to find
a cause similar to that of Study
No. One.
Then, when you have, through
all this experience, become ex
perts of observation, take a
good look at the question,
"What's the Trouble with Our
Faculty?" That ought to be a
hot one.
VANCE HANSEN
By JERRY SHARPNACK
Synopsis: I had been sent to
Africa by Mr. Rystrom because
of an article he had seen in
the New Yorker magailne:
"One of the rules of the Jlnja
Golf Club, of Uganda, Africa,
permits the ball to be lifted
without penalty from the hoof -print
of a hippopotamus." The
editor believed it to be a gi
gantic hoax because he doubted
the existence of a single hip
popotamus in all Uganda. My
job was to expose the hoax in
. time for Friday's edition.
' We left off last week as one
of the passengers on the ship
said to me, "You keep your
bloody body out of Uganda,
unless you want a woncha
through your stomlk."
I was in doubt at the time as
to just what a woncha was, but
a person with consistent stomik
disorders is in no position to de
bate on such a point. On the
other hand, this was an impor
tant assignment and I was de
termined to see it through.
.1 did not try to continue the
conversation with the gentleman,
but merely went below to my
quarters, such as they were.
I did not see the man again un
til we docked at Gleempa on
the African coast. He was walk
ing down the gangplank and
carrying a set of golf clubs and
a large, oddly shaped box. I did
not care what was in the box
I just hoped I would never see
him again.
My problem was now to get
to Uganda. But it turned out
not to be much of a problem,
as there is only one way any
one gets to Uganda on the pack
of a llama. What a llama was
doing in West Africa was beyond
my curiosity.
The Jinja Golf Club is not
what one might expect, if one
wanted to expect something. It
was a long single-story struc-
The Jinja Story
ture of Colorado sand stone, and
glass doors. There are statues
standing around. Also there was
a girl sunning herself atop one
of the largest elephants I have
ever seen. There was an esca
lator marked "up" near its left
thigh; I took it and got off on
the level marked "girl."
.an
"Hello," I said. "Are there any
hippopotamuses m Uganda be
cause, I am here to expose a
hoax if there isn't."
"You keep askin' that ques
tion, buddy," she said, "and
you'll wind up with a woncha
in your stomik." Then she nod
ded towards the golf course, and
I saw one of the strangest things.
While . one man was standing
watch near the twelfth noie, an
other man. none other than th
man on the boat, was taking
something from the oddly shaped
box. He took the object and went
into the rough. Then I saw it.
Could it be? The object he was
carrying was a stuffed hippopot
amus foot!
I saw it all, rather than shoot
his golf ball from the rough, he
instead stamped the foot on th
ground making of course, the im
print of a hippopotamus hoof.
This way he could take advan
tage of the Club's rule and re
move the ball to a more favor
able position.
- I jumped from the elephant's
first story and ran towards the
twelfth hole. "I see what you're
doing," I told the man with foot.
"I'm going to expose you."
There was a fight and the last
thing I remembered was a pain
in my stomik, then everything
went black.
I woke up in the infirmary of
a ship headed for the United
States. "What happened," I asked
'the captain who was sitting by
the bed drinking Scotch.
"You got a woncha through
the stomik, boy," he said.
I slide I Motor Vehicle Laws
I. Rule I Tightened This Year
I was looking for information
in the Department of Roads and
Irrigation the other day, and I
was referred to Mr. Boyles of the
Motor Vehicle Division; Mr.
Boyles is presently serving as the
Assistant Director of the Motor
Vehicle Division.
He told me that the legislature
has enacted some new laws and
has changed some old ones, af
fecting the operation of your car
and mine. In general, compensa
tion is being made for the rising
cost of new cars and the careless
ness of new drivers.
I didn't realise until now that
. the MYD had. so much to do with
the way in which you and I han
dle a car. There are regulations
which provide for every start,
stop, or turn. The Motor Vehicle
Division also has a police force
of its own to enforce the laws of
the road.
. The most significant legislation
this year is the initiation of a
' point system for traffic violations.
The point system has been under
taken in order to prevent exces
sive traffic violations.
"The following point system
shall be adopted:
(1) Conviction of a felony in the
commission of which a motor ve
hicle was used shall merit 12
points.l
(2) Third offense drunken driv
ing in violation of any city or vil
lage ordinance . . . regardless of
whether the trial court found the
same to be a third offense 12
points,
(3) Third offense reckless driv
ing or willful reckless driving, or
any combination of the two re
gardless of whether the trial court
found the same to be a third of
fense 12 points,
(4) 1 Failure to stop and render
aid ... in the event of a motor
vehicle accident resulting in. the
death or personal injury of an
other 12 points,
(5) Driving a motor vehicle
while under the influence of alco
holic liquor or any drug in viola
tion of any city or village ordi
nance 6 points,
(6) Careless driving, negligent
driving, or willful reckless driv
ing 6 points,
(7) Reckless driving in violation
. . .6 points,
(8) Speeding in violation . .
6 points,
(9) All other traffic violations
involving the operation of motor
vehicles by the licensee for which
reports are required . , . includ
ing parking violations or over
loading of trucks 2 points."
Now here are the teeth of this
law:
"Whenever it shall come to the
attention of the director of MVD
that any person has . . . accumu
lated a total of twelve or more
points within any two year period,
the director, shall summarily re
voke (1) The license of such person
to operate a motor vehicle in the
atate, or,
(2) the privilege:, if such oper
ator is a non-resident, of operat
ing a motor vehicle within this '
state. ,
Such revocation shall be for a
period of one year . . unless a
longer period of revocation was
directed by the . . .'Judgment."
..
I don't believe I'vi got too many
more parking violations to go be
fore I've had my iquota for the
next two years-glad I'm gradu
ating. After reading these new
regulations, I wonder if the state
has enough police to enforce all
of the provisions. )
I presume that th new point
system will set as example of
those who are brought to court.
At any rate, when you contem
plate the nex U-turn in the mid
dle of the block, It migM pay to
think a little first.
i
Other regulations are just as
comprehensive. For instance, Ne
braskans will have to pay $6 for
new. license plates this year if
theif car weighs less than 3000
pounds; if your car weighs more
than 3000 pounds, however, you
will pay $8. for the new plates.
All new cars except Willys, Nash,
Crosley, and a few others weigh
over 3000 pounds.
Ham radio operators have
wanted some sort of special rec
ognition for quite some time. Now
ham operators of radio stations
may buy an official plate bearing
their call numbers to be attached
to the regular automobile license
plate for a fee of $1, This plate
will resemble the regular license
plate, but will be smaller.
One of the newest regulations
has to do with the recent contro
versy over automatic tarn sig
nals. Every car which is manu
factured after January 1st must
have automatic turn signals in
order to operate In the state of
Nebraska.
Turn signals were not previ
ously recognized at all in the city
of Omaha, but they will be re
quired all over the state on any
car turned out after January 1st.
Also, on any vehicle so loaded
that the driver's hand signal can
not be seen, some form of light
or turn signal must be provided.
If you have a car more than
40 years old, you may now bu
a permanent license plate for it
that will last the life of the car,
even if the car is transferred
from owner to owner. There are
some car owners on campus who
could use this information.
Previously if you had an acci
dent which resulted in damage
exceeding $50, you had to report
it to the MVD; the damage limit
has now been raised to $100. Also,
on the state highway, you must
if you wish to tow your car any
farther than to the nearest garage
have a permit, but once you buy
one, you may tow your car any
where for a year. There are some
car owners on campus that might
be interested in that, too. Pre
viously you had to pay $10 each
time you towed your car any
where unless you were headed
for the nearest garage.
Incidentally, we're to have new
plates this year. The colors will
be Just reversed, black back
ground with yellow numbers.
It 1 : a
j tn nave uccitsiun to
walk through the capitol build
ing, the Motor Vehicle Division
will give you the inside story on
traffic conditions in the state of
Nebraska. One tabulation which
is posted daily down there is the
traffic fatalities to date. As of
Tuesday. . Dec. 15, 1953, 325 per
sons have been killed in Nebraska
as compared to 308 at this timaJ
last year. J. A. MARKS
By CHICK TAYLOR.
Pessimist: "How many did you
say this car will hold?"
Optimist: "Three, but six can
get in if they're well acquainted,"
Latest model gas ranges in
clude a Venetian blind in the
glass oven doors this is for
bashful girls
who cook
rump roasts.
Define: H20
and C02.
H20 is hot
water and
C02 cold wa
in. 1
She: Haven't I been fair to you?
He: Yes, but I want you to be
fair and warmer.
Should you say, when a. house
is on fire, that a woman's place
is in the home?
Ted Britt says he knows a
girl who is so dumb she thinks
Chase and Sanborn are wolves
because, they date every bag!
TERMITE'S NIGHTMARE A
I dreamt I dwelt in marble'
halls.
