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.1 ft 1 - i A s r" ,1. .1 3 3 Page 2 THE NEBRASKAN Tuesday, January 5, 1954 EDITORIAL PAGE 17ifff to 7ccf Wi il Bone? Presby Post, published by the Congregational-Presbyterian Student House, recently accused the Student Council of burying its smti-discrimlnatlon motion in the Judicial Committee. Council officers, of course, deny that the motion has been buried. They maintain that the Committee has been asked to investigate possible Council action. Since avoiding trouble appears to be the Council's primary purpose this year, perhaps burying .the anti-discrimination motion Is the wisest move the Council could make. Wise, that is, If the issue could be forgotten. But, Judging from rumbling from varied quarters on campus, the motion just won't - ftay buried. Like an old bone buried in the front lawn, the motion may be out of sight but the remaining mound of dirt is a con stant reminder of what has been buried. Two Chinas? Repugnant as it may seem to some Amer icans, the recognition of Red China is re ceiving the attention of more and more thoughtful persons as time passes. The so-called trial balloon sent out by Secretary of State Dulles did not receive any overwheming support, but it did provoke ome thinking on the subject. With the "America Firsters" and the isolationists the proposal still draws vehement denuniation. But, among the growing number of per sons who are beginning to recognize that America has come, like it or not, into the position of world leadership, Red China's recognition is a matter of discussion. Not that any group is forming to demand such recognition and a seat in the UN, but rather, more are willing to discuss the question in telligently instead of emotionally. It Is pointed out that we recognize the Communist government of Yugoslavia and the Fascist regimes of both Peron and France. In fact, not only do we recognize them, we are doing business with them. Another argument put forth is that we recognize revolutionary governments in Latin America, Including Cuba's government re cently overihrown by Juan Bastita. In fact, it must be recalled, the United States itself was created by the culmination of a successful revolution. Those arguing against the recognition of Peking state that the "legal" government of China resides in Chiang's government on Formosa. But, then again, Chiang Is not in China Mao is. If we wish to achieve any thing on the mainland, Mao and not Chiang would be the logical person to deal with. Further, such recognition might be the first in a series of steps to wean the Chinese Commies away from Moscow. A possible solution which might mollify both Chiang and Mao, yet afford the diplo matic recognition which we require for ne gotiation, would be the official recognition of both Nationalist and Communist China with seats In the UN for both nations. In any case, it would seem that at least two conditions must be met prior to ventur ing such an offer to the Reds: 1. US public opinion must be prepared for it in order that the Republican admin istration would not risk its slim majority in the Houes and Senate, and, 2. Red China must positively show evi dence of willingness to participate in the world community with the dignity becoming a sovereign nation. E. D. Red-Faced GOP Douglas County Young Republicans, caught in the middle of a political faux pas, may not have the opportuinty to act upon the challenge offered by the Lancaster County Young Democrats to a public debate over a controversial platform adopted by the Omaha GOP faction. The platform, which included a proposal to withdraw from the UN, removal of farm price supports and an ending of rural elec trification, quickly prompted a charge of isolationism by both Republicans and Demo crats alike. Hyde Sweet, Nebraska City News-Press, laid: "One thing sure, they did not repre sent the rank and file of the Republican party in this Year of Our Lord, 1953." But, recognition that the platform was ill advised is not limited to those outside the ranks of the Young GOP. A spokesman for the organization is reputed to have denied the validity of the isolationist platform by saying it was cortrary to the constitution of the Young Republicans. In their constitution, the Young Republi cans are committed to support the platform of the National party. It appears, then, that they will have to forego adoption of the platfrom or change the organization's name. Tailormade would Is the title, "Junior Isolationists, Inc." E. D. The mound now appears to be growing into a mountain. Firtft, the self-admitted spokesman for "some of the students" ("some of the stu dents" also being known as the Faction) was worried by the Council's motion even though the motion supposedly was aimed only at hdnorary and professional fraterni ties. Second, alarmists who call themselves de fender of the Greek system became upset, fearing that calling attention to racial re strictions would Invite trouble from enemies of national fraternities, Third, editorial writers on The Nebraskan took intense interest when they realized ex actly what the Council's motion implied and upon what fallacies the Council was basing its limited attack upno discrimination. Now, It appears, spokesmen for religious elements on campus are becoming concerned with the anti-discrimination motion. If the Council has attempted to bury the bone, it may be forced to dig it out again. What will happen then, no one can tell. The Judiciary Committee, The Nebraskan believes, will tell the Council that the re strictive clauses of the societies can best be changed by conferring privately with each organization whose constitution discriminates against racial or religious minorities. The Committee will undoubtedly recommend that the Council drop the oraginal motion. Such an action may save face for the Council. A rejection of the motion, however, would mark a whining retreat for the Council. Here's why: The motion was introduced, with what appeared to be the general consent of the Council, in an effort "to do something" (a second of the Council's principal objectives this year). Because the Council realized , that attempts to attack discrimination in na tional fraternity constitutions would only lead to defeat and embarrassment, the mo tion was aimed only at small groups whose restrictions reportedly were local in nature. ir . The mistake that the Council made was in assuming that it could shake the big stick at one group for its discrimination while the Council still paid homage to a more power ful group practicing the same discrimination. The excuse of having jurisdiction in one case and not in the other is not valid. The Council has power of resolution (and actually nothing more) over students of the University. That power extends, ad infini tum, to all groups, whether meeting in the Union of in a fraternity house. Discrimination is discrimination, wherever practiced and by whomever practiced. To oppose discrimination on one hand and not on the other is not reasonable. If the Council actually opposes racial and religious discrimination (and is not merely intent upon "doing something"), it should have told the faculty' committee in whose palm it operates that the Council does not condone the present practices of discrimina tion. If the Council did not believe that a mere statement of conviction were sufficient, it could have suggested that appropriate steps be taken to remove restrictive clauses from constitutions of student groups. The Council might even have called the attention of the faculty committee to the ex istence of organizations whose local consti tutions discriminate against racial and re ligious minorities. Bu to single out one group of organiza tions and to demand that they clean house is neither logical nor fair. The entire problem, of course, arese be cause the Council was more interested in pro ducing results than acting according to con viction. The student governing body may be able to turn tail and scamper away. But now that everyone knows the bone exists, the puppy may find that each new attempt to rebury the smelly thing leaves another mound of dirt. K. R. Margin Nofes Campaign Fof Safety The Omaha World-Herald spent an en tire year campaigning its heart out for traf fic safety. The campaign assumed the di mensions of an effort toward the Pulitzer Prize. By the end of the year the city of Omaha had established an outstanding record of safety. But curiously enough, the state of Nebraskar-clearly within the campaign ter ritory of the paper had its second worst year on record for traffic fatalities. The state's accidents more than erased the gains made In Omaha. The question is: Did or did not the cam paign produce the desired results? FIFTY-THIRD YEAR Member: Associated Collegiate Press Advertising representative: National Advertising Service, Inc. 420 Madison Ave, New York 17. New York Weoraskas h nabltahod by the erudonta at the EDITORIAL ST4FT . .. . ... fr-nxxMr . .. ................ .... .atos uniyerairy. 01 nennuHus M an expression of student' Editorial Frn Editor...... M I Mwr MOT and opinion only. According; to Article II at tto Managing Editor Sally NU By-lm MiM publication, and administered Nr MnTES hy tfco Bflftrt of PoMleatlone. "It t, the declared on!? vopy Kay NoaUy, (Iraee llarroy sf tlx Bwd that potilieatton muter It Jortadletioo imll sort Editor George PaxiNtrh " ' ' ediiortal eensnrehlo no the part of the i Kdltnr ........ Pwtrtt Jundt or on the ort of any member of the faculty of REPORTERS ? n'M-sijr. hut ttw mmbr of tho taff of The u. H mumhtr Rrnen Rrnramnn. Fred Daly. Be 7 ..,", !?.. 1' ' Marilyn tor don. Miml Gordon. Emily Hemphill. ftm r 'ra rnteg ore S a semester, S3.50 moiled, or jren, Florence Urn. Carol Lee. Edith Naaen. Ellon r rte e ,iliee year, S malted. Hlnrle copy Is five Pickett. Marx Petersen. Rirtler Shaffer, Mary ghelledy. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday ,, 8peneer. Uu-txrace Wwlraer. Nancy Trltseh. Lowell the vaool year, neept vacation and erarrnmttloa Vestal, Kir Woodward, Harlot Bnff, March. Miklsn. One tame punifcned daring the month of 4 at- pm)r Knsrnoulst. Mary Ann Voso, Shirley Roaonherg, . h year by the t.ntvrralt of Nehruka under the Barbara Elcka. Janey Camion. a of the Committee of Student Publication. HUS1NK.SS STAFf . ,j a, ond class mutter at tho Pot Office ta Bnntnew Manacnr Sena fttooto isenraska, nisdrr Act of CoarreMi, March S. Aw't Bralnes aianacoia-. .Oheeter ttnT, Doran Jaeob i ftt wfl rate of postatre piwtded for hi Jim liofs letter, Dick Woateott 1 I-". Act of Conrrem of Oct. 8, l-Jll, authorised Ctrenlattaa Manafa. .He WHlbMMoa . it. i'-U Meat Hew IdiKW Kay hooky i I ITU! MAN ON CAMPUS by CtcSc fc.'b!r fl '" p "I wish Snarf would seat this guy farther from the bellHe gets mad as heck when he's waked up suddenly." Daily Kansan Today's College Grads Lack Liberal Education (The following article is re printed from The University Daily Kansan. student publica tion of the University of Kan sas.) Two men who are high in their respective fields one an engi neer, the other a medical man have recehtly based speeches on the thesis that American univer sities are producing gradnates who are often lop-sided and il literate. These two, Admiral H. G. Rick over, chief of the naval reactors branch of the reactor develop ment division of the Atomic En ergy Commission, and W. Clarke Wescoe, dean of the University's School of Medicine, have con cluded that the professional schools are too intent on produc ing graduates who know every detail of their own "trade," and not enough disposed to allow their graduates to have what is loosely called a "liberal educa tion." We think Adm. Rlckover and Dean Wescoe are advancing a truth that Is so obvious it can not be challenged. On this cam pus, we think, every person in a professional school Is so bur dened with courses In his major field that he regards anything so frivolous as a literature course out of the question. We think that most students aren't too pleased by it, either. Most of them would shrink from any conversation that required of its participants more than the shallowest knowledge of politics, history, religion, foreign lan guages, or significant prose and poetry. As widely separate as the fields of engineering and medi cine may seem,' It is Interesting to note how similar were the re marks of the two authorities mentioned above. Dean Wescoe, speaking to the Phi Beta Kappa association in Kansas City, said that he hopes for, but knows today's medical By CHICK TAYLOR She was so modest she wouldn't even do improper frac tions. "The boys in the fraternity must be out. The lights are not on." "No, They're just having a little party." "Gandma! Use the bottle opener. You'll ruin your gums." The scientist had just discov ered a serum which would bring inanimate objects to life. To prove it . ne tried it on the statue of a great general in a nearby park. Sure enough, the statue gave a quiver and a moment later the gen eral creaked down off his pedas tal. The scientist was overjoyed and said, "I have given you life, general; what is the first thing you're going to do with it?" "That's easy," rasped the gen eral, ripping a gun from his hol ster. "I'm going to shoot about two million !$& pigeons." "WHO WAS THAT GIRL I SAW YOU OUTWIT LAST NIGHT?" 00 "Grandma! Use the bottle opener. You'll ruin your gums." "Boy, that's a hot number!" said the steer as they pressed the smoking branding iron against him. Irate wife: "One of the ducks you were shooting yesterday called and left her number." , Bop Christmas Card: "Have a cool Yule and frantic first." Many a rural romance has started with a gallon of corn and ended with a full crib. "I told him he musn't see me ny more." "What did he do?" "Turned out the lights." I know a girl who is so cyni cal that she doesn't even believe that storks bring little storks. schools aren't producing, "edu cated, articulate members of so ciety, better prepared to min ister to human ills," not "walk ing encyclopedias of medical lore." Adm. Rickover warned his au dience of student engineers here last week not to become too spe cialized. He cited the danger of becoming "only a useful ma chine, not a harmoniously de veloped person." To return to the immediate application of their remarks to the situation at KU, we would ask if students in the profes sional schools have even an ade quate facility in the use of Eng lish, to say nothing of being able to appreciate philosophy or art. The answer is, of course, that no student in a professional school is graduated with the so called "liberal education," un less he had the advantage of foundation training before com ing here, or unless he length ened his course by at least a year. The most glaring evidence of the acceptance on the part of the administrators of the schools of the fact that many students are totally untouched by the in fluences of "liberal education" is the fact that some schools do not require their students to undergo an examination to prove passable proficiency in the writ ing of English. A few students in these parti cular schools are genuinely smug and relieved by the fact that they escape the English Profi ciency exam. Others are con vinced that the test is nonsense, and back their argument by ask-, ing how many employers hire a man on the basis of his ability to diagram sentences. It is these students, the followers of the single track of drastically inbred specialized education, that we pity. However, these persons who would not venture to look outside their rut, even If given the chance are no worse off than those of us who want to but can't. Somewhere along the way, uni versities got ofj. the track. As the Kansas City Star, from whose editorial page we got the report of Dean Wescoe's talk, said, "It Will be interesting to observe the progress of the university in its effort to put education back on the track of its historic functions and responsibilities." The Student Speoking The Glass Bo By HAL HASSELBALCH (Colunlst Hank Gibson, usually appearing on Tuesday, was avoidably detained aver the holi days. Hal Hasselbalch, a former columnist of last semester kindly consented to fill in for Gibson.) Deferred rushing (the prac tice of sorority and fraternity pledging in the middle of the school year) hag been under dis cussion lately in The Nebraskan and, I understand, in the con 'fines of Panhellenic Council and related groups. The Nebraskan believes that deferred rushing is the thing for sororities. It has taken no stand with respect to fraternities. If I thought that the plan would lead to rushing based on the girls' personality, brains and so cial poentiality I would be for it. But, deferred rushing or not, it appears as if the parents' standing in the social register always will be the primary re quisite along with the legacy standing. And the girl's quali ties, much less her desires and feelings, will be only an insig nificant plus or minus. To postpone rush week for coeds would be to make the period into a more terrifying monster than It already is. The change would not make it easier on or better for anyone. The system enforced by the Panhellenic council would not be changed much. That is the sys tem that botches up the whole thing from one point of view and alleviates a lot of difficulty from another standpoint, depend ing whether you are a rushee, sorority active, alumnae or mas culine bystander. Fraternity rushing, not being as formal, highfalutin. and bound by stringent codes as sorority rushing leaves more room for discussion. Fraternities are free to pledge almost anyone who comes through the door, gener ally speaking, during rush week and the rest of the year with the exception of a short cooling off period immediately follow ing rush week. Without the fetters, peculiar to the women's rushing, fraterni ties are in keen competition to keep a roster of members large enough to remain solvent. Each house is not guaranteed a quota simply by belonging to the In terfraternity council, to draw a rude comparison. A fraternity cannot fail to im press and subsequently pledge a group of men each year. Three or four lean years in succession spell doom for a lodge. There fore large amounts of money and countless hour of effort are put Into summer rush programs and the fall rush week. For three days the fi eternity's fate hangs in the balance while diligent platoons of actives use all devices at their disposal to attract a pledge class. On the other side Is a raft of bewildered youngsters, fresh (in the words of Dean Hallgren) from Wounded Eagle high school. With all the objectivity they can muster the rnshees try to find their place In the Greek world. Alot of them don't feel they fit anyplace. Many have all twenty some favorite house. forep pled ging altogether, other toss In with their second or third choice. At any rate, at the end of the rush week the fraternity has only men whom it feels will fit and contribute to the organization. The lodge may not have all the men it wants, not all the first rate men it wants, but they all will be fellows the house has obtained uncompromisingly. The pledges, too, have the sat isfaction of knowing they made the final choice, whether they compromised with themselves or not. In addition they know that, for the most part, it was their personalities and attribues that procured for them their place in the fraternal system. Were the freshmen to be rushed the full first semester they would be distracted badly from their studies and the rush week would become more of a formality for the powerful fra ternities and a hopeless mad house for thel odges which were not able to impress a large group. An upset in the present equili brium would result that could not be overcome without the adoption of the system used by Panhell. To regulate the fratern ity system with such a code would be to wrest fraternity rushing of all manliness. University Bulletin Board TUESDAY Corn Cob Worker -Active. Meeting, 5 p.m., Room 318,Union Kosmet Klub Active Meeting. 7 p.m., KK Room, Union. Art Gallery Slides, 8:30 p.m Morrill Hall. WEDNESDAY Coed Counselor Dessert, 7:30 p m., Ballroom, Union. Coed Counselor Dessert, 7:30 p.m. Ballroom, Union. THURSDAY City, Ag YWCA and Home Ee Club elections, all day, Ag Un ion and Ellen Smith Hall. Letterip AUF Behind Relief Effort A disaster that has been going on since August has been called to the attention of NU students by the Lincoln Committee for the Relief of Greek Earthquake victims. The earthquakes that have been raising havoc in the Ionian Isles near Greece have been declared a Disaster Area and although the Red Cross is supplying meager amounts of food and shelter, warm clothing is desperately needed. Although loss of life is not as prevalent now as at the out set of the eruptions, extreme hardships are being endured by the million inhabitants of the islands. Blankets, coats, shoes, overshoes and Varm clothing in general is needed. All University Fund is whole heartedly behnid this local ef fort to help the victims of this disturbance. Families will be given direct support from the Lincoln Committee as all bun dles will be sent to needy fam ilies whose names have been secured. Students having clothing they wish to donate may bring their parcels to the AUF office in tha Student Union. Clothing should be brought in before Jan. 15. THE ALL UNIVERSITY FUND Fixing The Blame Dear Editor: Any good teacher will tell you that it is his responsibility to generate what educators call "motivation" on the part of his students. Students are just hu man beings. They will attempt to learn if they are made to see the value of the learning. A good teacher helps his students, co operating in every way to make his course meaningful, useful and interesting. Were I teaching Chem "A," or any other subject, and found my self with a group of what I con sidered to be disinterested stu dents, I would not begin to loudly criticize them, but wftuld imme diately undertake an humble in vestigation of MYSELF. RONALD S. BRANDT laboratory r lanes meeting for several cootlnooas hoars o a one or tno days shall meet for examinations as follows! Classes nteetloa on Monday and Toesday shall be ennht ed oa Ihc dale arhodale for the, first hoar of their laboratory aielht U edr esday or Thanday classes on the second hoar of th elr meetioHi Friday or natarday classes oa Mm third hoar. ii.i. esammatlons ham been scheduled for all sections In t be fnlnrohw sablectst Business Orambattoa S, 4. SI, ldf, 14T. 41. son. u,....ir. II. tz. in.1. ll.1t Kdncatloa 61. ti K.K. IS 3l M.K. 1, Kattlsh B, 1, t. S, 4. loo. Ho 41 French II, i Hoanisli 51. S Mathematics 11, Id. 41. 10 IS. 14, 1.1. 17, 4a, 106, )07 Saaoch S. If stadonts has ramlarly sch'ednled examination conflictlac with the shove specially amsa led arfccrhile. arfaacoawnts to take sack specially achedalesl " , , , .nniher iim should be made with the deaortm ent corscerned on or before Jaa. 111. Par oiaasnlot if a stadoat Is scheduled for an exanloennn which conflicts with a specific ally schednted examination In French, arrangements ahoald be mad Kith tl-e romance taasaam department to take each Krea rb enmtinattoa at another Ham. 1-4 a.m. All sections of Knallsh A. fThli examination Is tlx en at scores amy take tho exammafloa ta Knallsh B tor credit.) SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 this time la order foot stadrets nsaksaa MHtcteatty at TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 S-S a.m. Classes meeting at a.m. Toes., Than., Sat., or a ay one or too af IMZ a.m. Classes sMetiaf at 4 m. fix or four days, or Moa., Wad., Frt, X WEDNESDAY, JANUARY SO or two of either oae ef these 4t. or two ag ar two ef efctaa tare. 11 t-12 a.m. All sections of English B. 1 (Coliseum) All seel tons of Business Organisation 1M All sections of Knallsh ltM ( lasses meeting at 3 p.m. Toes., Thar., 9.S a.m. All sections of M.K. 1, 6 All sections of Home Economics 41, 42 All sections of Business Oraanintlon 21 (Coliseum) All socttoat of Business Onmaiaanon 141 (Cellseaaa) All sections ef Preach 11 (BNAed), 13 (Burnett 3ZO) Al! actions of Hnanish 51. Morrill And), S3 (Bum Mt 310) All sections af Electrical KaaiaeariBi 133 AU ectmag af Saeeeh THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 a-12 a.m. Classes meeting at 1 a.m. fixe ar fonr days, or Moa., Wed., rM., or any ana S-S a.m. Classes meeting at 11 a.m. Tees., Than., Hat. ar a ax one or two ef these slays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2S -It a.m. CIsikss asecting at 2 a.m. free ar four days, ar Moa., Wed., Frt, ar any on 2-6 Jn. Classes meeting at 4 p.m. Toes., Thar., ar either one ef those days. Chubs meeting at a.m. Taei Thar., Sat., ar any en or rwo of these days. SATURDAY. JANUARY S 8-10 a.m. All sections of Mathematics 11, 16, 41, 105 (Coliseum) 11 a.m.-l p.m. All sections ef Matlismailci 14, 11, IT, 43, 1, 10T, 16. I a.m. Classes meeting at 1 a.m. Taos.. Thar., or either e a ef then nays a.m. Classes meeting at 3 a.m. fixe or four sou, or M ee., Wed., Frt., at an an ar tm sr ansae Classes meeting at S a.m. fix. or four days or H on., Wed.; Frt., er nay a of these dayaT Classes meermg at 5 e.m Tues.. Than., er either mum af tk 4... Classes meeting at 7 a.m. Tags., Than ar either oae ef these day. Classes meeting at 7 a.m. Moa Wed., Frt.. or any one er tiro af meat TUESDAY. JANUARY Si t-12 a-m. All sections ef Economic 11 and 12 (Collseam) All sections of Economic 103 (Coliseum) Class meettn at 2 a.m. Ta., Tbvm. ar either en af the ear. 2-5 .,. Classes meetia. at 8 a.m. tlx, or tear day, ar Moa.. W sdT FruTer any er two ef nreinvnar. ... - . . t-12 a.m. Classes meeting at 11 a.m. fie er four days, or M oa.. Wad. M mm . . . 1- 3 a.m. All sections of Restart. OrganlseHoal47 (Collwlw Frl., er any ea at two ef turn 4mm "''" of Education 61. 62 (Collseam) 2- 5 a.m. All sections af Business Organization y, 4. muiTnan , v ... . . t-12 (.a. glasses meeting at 2 a.m. tlx ar four dara. ar 1mm vdi j Clasm. meerlag at 12 noon o" tW oTfoa? dlrT" Moo U 'mL'tJW9 " 2-5 a-m-ClasM. moving at 10 a.m. Taos., Tlmrs." Hw" m . Z, Tmt'J,'im.'' '" ' VUm S V lIMirinn a.m. glasses msoanc at io a.m. tlx 2-8 e.au All sections of English 2 All sections ef English 3, 4 AU sections ef Economic 111 t-12 2-5 er four days, er Mosu. Wed., frU at w m mr tm mt m day.