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f . I It .-a if V;.'i . -t ft M - !:' ' ;? 4 T '1 U ft 1 Jo :'.f Page 2 THE NEBRASKAN Tuesday, January 12, 1934f ) EDITORIAL PAGE Old Enough ToFigh In the President's State of the Union mes . sage last week, the proposal to enact legis lation to enfranchise the 18-year-olds came Close to being a Republican appeal to the youth of the nation and little more. Such legislation would likely take the form of an amendment to the Constitution, since, as it Jiow stands, the States retain the tight of determining the qualifications of tht voter. ! To date, only Georgia has a law on the books recognizing the 18-year-old's right to the ballot. Nebraska's unicameral, (as late as the last session, has said no to such a pro posal. If the President seriously hopes to get two-thirds of both Houses of Congress, in addition to three-fourths of the State Legis latures to approve such an amendment, he la indeed an optimist. Another element which tends to put this recommendation In the. realm of a political vesture, revolves around the political com- Athletic Pressure The Board of Regents announced Satur day that Its members were planning nation wide trips to check on the off-campus repu tations of prospective candidates for the post cf University Chancellor. As fine a position as the University post might be considered, the Regents may dis- cover that many foremost educators, admin istrators and professors are not interested in the chancellorship for a simple reason a reason former Chancellor R. G. Gustavson mentioned in an Associated Press interview from Washington this week. Asked about his new job as head of Re sources for the Future, Inc., as compared with his Nebraska position, Dr. Gus said, "Actually, the general conditions are much the same, except that here I don't have a football team to worry about." Ha might well have stated the exception In terms of athletic pressures, for it is gen eral knowledge that Gustavson was forced to withstand tremendous pressures from men who regard a winning football team as the renith of success for a university. The fact that Dr. Gus personally held off much of this pressure is demonstrated by the serious athletic explosions which have occurred since his resignation. The realization that demands for winning teams have nothing whatsoever to do with tho wise administration of a university per haps accounted for part of Gustavson's deci sion to leave Nebraska. Other men, perhaps now being considered lor his position, hold the same view. Who ever accepts the chancellorship will be forced to assume the position upon one of two con ditions: 1. Either he must bow to the demands which forced the resignation of George Totsy" Clark, or 2. He must be prepared to fight the foot-ball-firsters a battle Gustavson found very unpopular. The only other possibility is that the com mittee appointed Saturday by the Board of Regents and the athletic board will so spe cifically define the Cornhusker athletic pro pram that the Chancellor will be removed from the bickerings over teams, coaches and athletic subsidies. K. R. Honesty In Operation - "Operation Honesty" took onx.a really sig nificant meaning over the weekend when .some state newspapers attempted to put tht Governor on the spot with regard to his personal taxes. In the past, many persons have pooh poohed the principle upon which Governor Crosby's plan rests the average Nebraskan is fair and honest when it comes to filling out personal property tax schedules. But when the Governor's own finances were brought to the attention of the public, apparently with intent to prove that "people don't practice what they preach," not only was the contrary proven true, but the whole operation was enhanced. Any cynicism based on the "theory" that Yeah, It's OK for the big boys to preach, they're knockin' down plenty," was dispelled quite effectively with the disclosure by Lin coln papers that the Governor actually over estimated the worth of some of his personal property. Examples of high and honorable conduct In politics have a habit of remaining un published. Usually, the news of erring offi cials catches the headlines instead. Bat here Is a case where, through no effort of his own, our Governor had an op portunity to illustrate by personal conduct, and not by words alone, that he is qualified to speak with real convicion of "Operation Honesty." More than almost anything he could have said, this incident gives evidence that the7 Governor is himself an average Nebraskan fair and honest. E. D. plexion of the 18 to 21 age group. The na tional trend toward party affiliation, according- to at least one political scientist, would favor the Democrats. Thus,' it would seem that the wrong po litical party is advocating this measure, un less, of course, the proposal is entirely a political move. Earlier this semester, the Lancaster County Young Democrats endorsed an 18-year-old votee resolution which may or may not prove anything. What of the oft used argument "If they're old enough to fight, they're old enough to vote"? Well, let's look at our own campus. Taking the non-veteran group, one will find that the average male student enters the University at about 18. Should the right to vote be withheld from him until he is grad uated at 22 and first enters service? What of the females which make up somewhere close to 50 per cent of this age category? They don't fight (in a military sense, at least). What of the person who quits high school and enlists at 17? Should he be qualified to vote? He can fight. What of the 4-F who through no fault of his own cannot fight? And what, one might wonder, would happen if a generation were fortunate enough to grow up without going through a war? The "old enough to fight" argument does not stand up. The only sound basis for granting the franchise to the 18-year-olds is that this age bracket has arrived at political maturity. This is debatable. Furthermore, as previ ously pointed out, the Republican party might find the voting habits of this age group somewhat embarrassing. A partially completed poll conducted by The Nebraskan (which has been temporarily held up pending a faculty-administration de cision) revealed that among Law students 44 per cent are opposed to the 18-year-old vote, only 18.5 per cent are in favor of it, and 37.5 per cent have no opinion. The average age of persons polled is 23. The efforts of those in favor of lowering the voting age, in the eyes of The Nebras kan, would be better directed if more em phasis were put on political education in high school at the present. While today's 18-year-old may not be quite ready for vot ing, there is no reason that eventually this age category will be qualified for the re sponsibility of using the ballot. At any rate, the President's proposal stands as a wise political move in securing the good will of the younger generation, even if it may be somewhat premature. As ges tures go, this one is not too bad it may even stimulate some discussiion. E. D. Foolproof System As registration rolls around each semes ter, the nature of Director of Registrations and Records Floyd W. Hoover's job parallels that of another Hoover J. Edgar. In the development of a "foolproof plan to exclude hasty NUers from jumping the gun and pulling cards before the scheduled number of hours are posted, Director Hoover (F. W.) applies the methodical precision and organization of Director Hoover (J. E.). Without sacrificing efficiency, the pro cedure for mid-term registration stands as immune from gate-crashers as possible. ' However, the process would not be "nor mal" unless there were a few students who chose to pit their wits against the system and try to pull cards just a bit early. After all, students reason, what good is a system without a chance to test it? Besides, Director Hoover (F. W.) privately estimates that any system of this type is good for only about 15 minutes. E. D. Margin Notes We're Old Fashioned If Brownell's proposal for granting im munity from prosecution to persons who "squeal" before Congressional committees were a law in Lincoln, a "repentant burglar" might have won himself a pat on the back and an open door. By changing his mind after robbing an Emerald service station, the youth might have even won himself a citation for good citizenship by turning himself and a buddy in to police. But, unfortunately for him, Lincoln still subscribes to the old law: A person is guilty of a crime if he committed it, even though he squeals on 40 other thieves. You Said It! Students in a beginning psychology class at San Diego State College were asked to list "your most valuable asset" Two of them wrote down "intelligence" and both mis spelled it. Making Friends Vice President Nixon and his wife appear to have made friends around the globe dur ing their recent trip to Asia. Perhaps one of the constitutional duties of the 'extra man" in government should be to act as a special ambassador of goodwill. All anyone needs is a big smile and a TV voice. FIFTY-THIRD ' TEAR Member: Associated Collegiate Press Advertising representative: National Advertising Service. Inc. 420 Madison Ave., New York 17, New York THa Kthraakaa to pirbttuhea by tbm tsdmta of Mm EDITORIAL STAFF Catrr NobrMk, a. mm oxpreaatfm at .ttoenta ,,. mmf J mtniro only. AHorHIni to Aittelo I ol tt vauZii pI iWii "tTm -lwa imm if todwil publication. ana admlnJoteml . '",. 1. ? ,f J?" Row l"obtlmtlon. "II to Uw oaelarea policy ZvLZ ' i 1 H" t tht Bear that anfctteatlont ondnr Its JurtodlcttoB sbnll 2?!? v.- ? WwrS tiai tram editorial psaimrehip oa tho part of torn Cop ElUt0" Hfrt" Martaono Hansta, gniart, m m U part of an memhor of tlw faculty of , - Noaky. C.raco Harvey t-n Cnwiit. hut tfec atoaibera f tho staff of Tba Ooorrt Paroled irakaa aro peraooaUy nwpnaaiblo lor what tbqr aay avaltor Dwltht Jandt w s r eaw to too printaa."" nFPfiRTFRo. .U? l -JLaaadJ Zf FMIman. Eml.y Hemphill, 8am Jen.n. Florrnce L. Si' allZJ wSSST mSEH rSlafaJlT' V,,al' R"'. Marrla Mli-kelwn, tlrrnt, Ronm- jmw. (ao Ismjo PBBiMtied attnnc tho. month of Aoc- Mrv Ann Vm uMrh-r. vi..l. i.nr W aaca aar by tin Cnlwilty of Nrhrwlm Dnbw tho m"' ,mry nn Vo"' Barbr Ele- Carmen, ttpcrviatoa of tho Ccmmltteo of Student PabllraMona. BKBIHES4 STATS' (awn! H eeoat ! matter at tho Prat office la itnutnen Manaa-nr Staa Sappto Limvim, Mebraeka, ander Art of Cnnrreas. March S. Aai't BlulneM Managers. . .Cheater Ringer, Do ran J aro he 1M4, ansd at opecial rate of p""ta(e provided for la Jim Hofatatter, Dick Weeteott pn-fion 1103. Act of CoKKreu ef Oct. K, 1317. authorized tlrrnlatlna M Roarer. SUm WIIHamaoa Sryt. 19, lS3, Night Newi Kdltor an Harruion The Student Speaking little man on campus by Dick BibJer " -' MW 1 I'M-the '-CONTEMPT mST -" tf-io j. AH Thai Glitters "Try to forget for a I'm your professor and let's talk your problem over man to man." The Challenge Red China Recognition May Have Advantages By H.N.V. TEMPERLEY Visiting Professor of Physics (The following article is- a con tinuation of an article treating British attitudes toward US for eign policies. H. N. V. Tempcrley is a visiting professor from Cam bridge University in Britain.) Two further big issues remain between us: the admission of Red China to the United Nations and your attitude to our policy in the Middle East. The Red China issue is one of great complexity and I do not think our handling of our end of it has been happy, but several points do stand out. The first one seems to be most important, but I do not think I have ever seen it even mentioned in an American paper. It is sim ply this: Surely the object of admitting a nation to the UN is to make it more difficult for her to commit aggression. Certainly, the fact that Italy and Japan were both members of the League was a hindrance, not a help, to their aggressive designs. Once again, If you think that the traditional methods of diplomacy are enough, why cre ate the United Nations?. If you think that only nations with a certain standard of con duct should be admitted to the club, why not move for the ex pulsion of Russia? (I must say here that I find Russia's pro posals that some admissions should be "horse-traded" against others absurd and ridiculous. Each case must be considered on its own merits.) Frankly, your present policy of treating Chiang as head of a Great Power (whatever he once was), reminds me of the custom by which deposed Chinese em perors were permitted to hold courts and perform ceremonies. Surely your jurists can find a way of recognizing the fact that there are two governments of China (as there have been many times in the past) without any question of "surrender" or "loss of face" being involved. We recognized Franco Spain before the civil war was even over; but there was not, and has never been, any question of our "surrendering" to him. We did . not like him then, we are not particularly friendly now; but surelv it is the sensible thing to establish diplomatic relations with the people who really have the power, rather than having to get a third nation to "watch your interests." I have kept till the last perhaps the most tricky situation of all: our policy in the Middle East. Your criticisms of us there really do hurt! Here we are, enduring all kinds of threats, insults and violence from Egypt, and yet are pressed for more and more concessions. Here is the score. They broke the treaty of 1936 we saw their point that World War II had changed things and made another treaty with them. Now that they have broken that we have indi cated our willingness to go still farther. And still they are not satisfied. a Where will it all end? Would you tolerate such nonsense as this near the Panama Canal? My personal feeling is that, By CHICK TAYLOR If there really are microbes In kisses, germ warfare isn't any thing new. Ahd then there was the prof who is dieting he wants to win the nobelley prize. Judge: "What do you wish to charge against your husband?" Wife: "Free love, Your Honor. He ain't supported me for six years." a An old mountaineer and his son were sitting in front of the fire smoking their pipes, cross ing and uncrossing their legs. After a long silence, the father said, "Son, step outside and see if its raining." Without looking up, the son answered, "Aw, Pa, why dont we je'st call in the dog and see if he's wet?" She: "I caught my boy friend necking." Her: "I got mine that way too." if my country is to be criticized at all, it is in the direction that our policy has been too weak. The Middle East still seems to be an area where a little force, at the right time and place, can work wonders and save many Nlives in the long run! . If your Teddy Roosevelt were alive today, I feel sure that he would advise us to annex the Canal Zone outright! The idea that Egypt can hold it by herself is ridiculous. Militarily she amounts to nothing. Look at the rotten show she put up against Israel. If we will have to come back the moment there Is a spot of trouble in that part of the world (and who know what will hap pen next with Ibn Saud and the Emir of Jordan both dead) why should we leave it at all? ' My sentiments about Persia are similar. Your readers can prob ably guess their nature, so I will not try their patience further. I can only end, as I began, with the suggestion that it helps to look squarely at difficulties. By HANK GIBSON Jan. 12, 1954 - LINCOLN, NEB. (AP)-At 10:04 this morning, right after nine o clock classes, a large cylindrical rocket ship, resembling a gram elevator, left this planet and streaked skyward. Authorities on the campus of the University of Nebraska, from where the object was launched, were unable to offer any ex planation for the unprecedented event. A crowd of some 2,000 was 'gathered about the ship when it took off. many having been at the launching site since its discovery early this morning. There are no further facts as this goes to press. Jan. 13, 1054 - LINCOLN, NEB (AP) Government offi cials' and guided missile experts have been flocking here in droves since the news of tho rocket ship (or grain elevator, one) launching. No one on the campu3 has yet been able to shed light on the facts of the mysterious egress, althought J. P. Clobbered, Uni versity official, has said he sus pects "them (sic) clever engi neers" of being behind the af- Apparently the object was able to reach escape velocity, since there have been no re ports of a large flying missle striking earth. Jan. 14, 1954 LINCOLN, NEB. (AP)-An important clue has come up in connection with the strange air ship which was launched from the campus of the University of Nebraska here Tuesday. Hy Bridcorn, general director of Gooches Mill of Lincoln, an nounced to the press today that a grain elevator has been miss ing from one of the Gooch mills since some time Sunday, Jan. 10. Meanwhile, a state of Marshall Law . exists at the college. No one has been permitted to enter or leave campus since Tuesday, with the exception of trips under armed guard to the "Diamond, Grill," a local tavern. Food, blankets, and supplies are being dropped by parachute and the possibility of a campus airlift is being investigated. , When asked whether they though the strange craft could be a grain elevator, the many rocket and guided missile experts investigating the occurance said such a thing was impossible. A theory of mass-hypnosis has been advanced to explain why the. 2,000 odd people (most stu dents here are odd) saw the ob ject take off. There has still been no news of the-air ship re turning to earth. Jan. 15, 1954 LINCOLN, NEB. (AP) The campus of the University of Nebraska is a secluded island in the sea of Lincoln's almost normal metro politan life. Since last Tuesday morning no one has been per mitted to enter or leave the cam pus except the army of govern ment officials .and rocket and guided missle experts. An airlift has been in operation since yes terday, bringing in supplies and removing the sick. There has been no explanation for the launching of a large object re sembling a grain elevator which took place last Tuesday. Theories here are a dime a dozen. Th Red scare has been around sev eral times. Mysteriously enough, there has been no news of the stolen grain elevator, - missing since Sunday, either. Experts still generally deny the possiblity of the grain elevator and rocket ship being one in the same, but there are those who may be com ing around to that point of view. Reporters have noted experi ments being made on fissionable corn, barley, and other grains. & i Jan. 16, 1954 LINCOLN. NEB. (AP) FLASH! The mys tery of the rocket ship which was launched from the campus of the University of Nebraska last Tuesday has been explained. As had been expected by soma of the assembled guided missla experts, the craft was a grain elevator which had been missing from Gooches Mill in Lincoln since last Sunday. i How the ship was made air born or carted from the mill to the campus is wrapped in official security, but the ship has re turned to'earth. The entire thing was a giant publicity stunt to advertise tha Unniversity of Nebraska Mas quer's show "Pure as the Driven Snow" or "A Working Girl's Se cret." The show was in produc tion on the nights that the grain elevator was in the sky, Jan. 12, 13, 14, and 15. Reporters who were in town covering the event went to the show and called it excellent. Seriously, guys and dolls, do yourself and me a favor and check this Masquers' show. I think you'll be glad you did. University , Bulletin Board v TUESDAY Farmer Fair Board Meeting, 4 p.m., Ag Union. Navy ROTC Tfja Dance, 4-3 p.m., Ballroom, Union. Sigma Xi Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Auditorum Morrill Hall. NUCWA Mass Meeting, 7:15 p.m., Room 315, Union. University Senate Meeting, 4 p.m., Love Library Auditorium. WEDNESDAY Lecture "Atlantc Europe and the Ancient Orient," 8 p.m.. Auditorium Love Library. NU-Med Meeting, 7:30 , p.ro. Love Library Auditorium, fShop TUESDAY 9:30 to 5:30 We Give Green Stomps Lincoln' Bu fopartmM Store In GOLD'S Men's Store SfwriaL (pWicha&SL Men's Wool TWEEP with ZIP LINERS Budget Terms Two in coats One in of These coats represent a real value themselves, but with the addition the removable zip-liner they are truly an exceptional buy A good selection of sizes and colors. Come early! GOLD'S Men's Store Street Floor i uMt v mm 'M 4xV, Vs t v3 ' ' ZZi Another Opportunity to Save! Men's Wool SIPCM1T COMT Token From Regular Stock Formerly 29.95 to 60.00 Shipping chargei added on out-of-town deliveries. Now 19.97 to 40.00 Sport coats in bold tweeds or more conservative patterns. Res SBeSioSn. 8 N' " eaCh PaMrn' bUt ' GOLD'S Men's Store . . . 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