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Friday, February 5, 1954
THE NEBRA5KAN
EDITORIAL PAGE
by oick Bib. The Student Forum
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
Of? Mti-Discrimittalion
The much-maligned Student Council has
come forth with some positive thinking and
action on the subject of racial and religious
discriminatory clauses in honorary and pro
fessional fraternities.
In a clear and unmistakable statement of
policy the Council said, "... no person shall
be barred from membership on racial or
religious grounds ..." in either group.
- This means, of course, that any constitu
tion bearing discriminatory clauses would
face immediate rejection.
The policy will, however, not be retro
active, according to the Council. No present
constitution containing the objectionable
clauses will be revoked.
Thus a second glance would make it seem
Fear's Amendment
Fear of strong, centralized government was
one of the key elements behind the scenes
when the Constitution of the United States
was first drafted and approved. In those
times, as today, dark prophesies and state
ments beginning "but what if . . ." were com
mon place as the fathers of the country met
to salvage the disorganized wreckage left by
The Articles of Confederation.
These same dark prophesies and state
ments are also the stock-in-trade for'' the
backers of the Bricker amendment and its
compromise movements. Most of, the objec
tions to the present method of conducting for
eign affairs so far as executive agreements
re concerned are similar to those of the early
times.
Forward looking on the parts of members
of the Senate would ordinarily be laudable
an action some upper-level policy makers in
the United States government have neglected
In the past. However, most of the "forward
looking" has been aimed at bringing up ex
amples of possible evil. Only the black side
of the picture is shown. Loud-voiced elements
favoring curtailment of the presidential
agreement making power show a picture of
the "Good Old U.S.A." being led down the
road to ruin through horrible, uhwise foreign
executive agreements.
The truly sad part of the Bricker amend
ment is the fact it has received considerable
backing by United States legislators. It would
be unfair to assume they wish only to in
crease theirs or their successors' power. In
the majority of cases, the men behind the
amendment are trying to do the right thing.
They feel as though there should be more
controls on excutive agreements and treaty
making powers of the president. They believe
they are going to impelment foreign policy,
when by the very nature of their suggestions
they can succeed only in impeding foreign op
erations. Why do these men feel this way? Obviously,
they have little faith in the man or men who
lead the country. The amendment was first
Instituted during Harry S. Truman's admin
istration, artd was seen by many in the
political "know" as a slap at Truman and
nothing more. However, the attempts at re
vitalizing the amendment under Eisenhower's
administration indicates a real fear of the
administration's ability to institute foreign
agreements.
Fear of administration Is not a new thing.
The people of the United States have been
noted for this fear from the earliest times of
the nation. According to a University political
science instructor, the American people have
spent their entire collective political lives
giving power to governmental agencies and
then removing the power by applying crip
pling controls.
The Bricker amendment is the modern ex
ample of that fear of government. T.W.
No Queen?
What? No queen!
The question arose and was quickly an
swered by an overwhelming vote during the
meeting of the IFC before the Ball.
The decision no queen.
This action by the Council has shown good,
common sense. A queen would be just another
one of many presented at balls during the
social season on the University campus. Dur
ing discussions by members of the Council
several facts were emphasized quite strongly
by its members.
First, there are already too many queens.
Second, there is always so much question
as to how the queen will be selected. Also,
there is almost unending debate as to voting,
nomination, etc.
Third, the title has come to mean compara
tively little to those who are supposed to
appreciate queenly beauty. One of the mem
bers put this final point quite clearly by
saying, "Almost every one of 'em (Univer
sity coeds) has been que'en of something or
other."
Apparently the old law of supply and de
mand has shown its power once more. The
demand for "Queen" titles has dropped from
both men and women the supply is at an
all-time high. T.W.
as if the Council has worked hard only to
come up with a watered-down result.
Actually this is not the case. Of the ap
proximately 50 professional and honoraries
on this campus, only two have discriminatory
clauses. These two are making efforts to
have them removed through national organi
zations. The Student Council has, with this declara
tion of policy, done all that would normally
be considered within its jurisdiction and duty.
The group went one step farther, however.
In the last part of the policy statement lies
the most significant and worthy action the
Council has taken for some time.
"The Student Council neither can nor
wishes to limit the power of choice in choos
ing one's friends, because friendship i s
something that one gives voluntarily and is
not a product of force or legislation. However,
it is our belief that it is unwise for an in-
dividual or group to limit its area of choice
by the pre-set standard of automatic rejec
tion of a person on racial or religious
grounds."
The inclusion of this unprompted opinion ,
raises the Council action above the level of
a mere formality. It shows that a conscientous
attitude and sincerity went into framing the
policy.
This is perhaps as important as the resolu
tion itself.
The Council, whether it remembers it or
not, is the official voice of a community of
close to 7,000 persons. Whatever the practical
effect of its action may be, the sounds emin
ating from that body are interpreted as repre.
sentative of student opinion.'
The people of Nebraska who pay for our
education; Lincolnites, who usually regard us
as originators of panty raids and false-alarm
firse; professors, who dispair of putting some
knowledge into our heads, and fellow students,
who when serious seldom over-rate them
selves, can be in this case justly pleased with
the adult anti-discrimination statement of the
Student Council.
It would be well for members of social
fraternities and sororities to read and ponder
the action of their spokesman on the Council.
The policy passed unanimously.
It seems incongruous for discrimination to
remain in one part of an organization when
its leaders speak out forceably against "auto
matic rejection of a person on racial or re
ligious grounds." S.H.
Costly Excitement
Excitement is a valued article among hu
mans. That large amounts of money are spent
eac' vear for thrills, the unusual and extra
ord y things is common knowledge. Doing
illeg. things is exciting like turning in a
false alarm. But excitement is as expensive
as it is rare.
The expensive excitement is even greater
when not only one fire engine appears, but
five or six ladder equipped trucks scream
down the street
In regard to the alleged fire that occurred
at the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity house
Wednesday night, it's very possible that a
group of practical jokers were having a very
amusing time.
The scene was a very impressive one
twenty-two firemen, three engines, and two
ladder companies. Girls clamored to the
windows of their sorority houses. Other stu
dents ran out of their fraternity houses, and
dorms, and in less than a minute after the
fire ''department had arrived, the street was
filled with curious spectators, some knowing
already that the alarm was false, and others
waiting to see a major fire.
It was a good show; however, consider the
results of such action. The students at the
University should be a mature, thinking peo
ple. They consider themselves adults, and de
mand to be treated thus. They bitterly com
plain when professors talk down to them, or
when the residents of Lincoln object to their
decisions and actions. They are insulted when
the Lincoln newspapers refer to them as
youngsters.
The point is that if the students wish to be
treated as adults they must not merely claim
to be adults, but must act accordingly.
When a false alarm is reported, it is usually
written up in the paper that the authorities
have taken to juvenile court some ten or
twelve year old that was responsible for the
alarm. Even this group is supposed to know
better, and they aren't trying for recognition
as adults.
Aside from the fact that students lost pres
tige from such action, a far more serious
problem resulted.
The only station available during that pe
riod Wednesday was University Place No. 5.
The Fire Department officials said it would
require 10 minutes for a fire-fighting unit
to reach the down-town area from that sta
tion. ' Luckily the false alarm resulted In only a
few minutes of wasted time of the fire de
partment's, but what would have happened
if a serious fire had broken out In the center
of downtown Lincoln? J.C.
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On The Light Side
At loose Efids
Hello there, my name is Joyce
Johnson. I just received an
"oncha" through the mail. Could
it be a warning from the Burnt
Orange Dahlia? Could it be I'm
toying with danger. . .?
Johnson checking in. I just
captured the "Gumdrop Kid."
Could it be he dropped his gum
once too often? Could it be...?
You're right! The thrill and
chill stories should be left in
the hands of master minds, Hank
Gibson and Jerry Sharpnack. As
for me, what am I doing here?
I'm wondering also. This I can
say. I won't promise any thrills,
but I imagine. I'll provoke a few
chills.
However my main reason for
writing this column is to prove
woman's place is definitely in
the home. Naturally, there will
be a few of us who will venture
forth to discover whether this is
actually a woman's world. How
ever there are evidently others
who have become aware of the
growth of a woman's place in
society, for a vital statistic has
recently been released which
states that 50 per cent, of the
people married in the world are
women. This 'fact ought to give
you men something to think
about.
Speaking of marriages I hap
pened to overhear some naive
senior ask where all the seniors
were at this particular social
outing. The answer he received
was "they're all home with their
sopuses." If anyone happens to
enroll in a philosophy course on
contemporary thinking, the sub
ject, or problem to some, on
college marriages should be
thought provoking.
Who said this was a world of
specialization? In my opinion
college students, more and more,
are combining a diversity of in
terests in their school career.
Nowadays, when one is grad
uated he not only leaves with a
degree but also a marriage part
ner, a child and a second copy
of "The, Joy of Cooking."
The Mortar Board society is
an outstanding example of the
popular concept of marriage as
an extra curricular activity. Re
cently these girls had to fill the
vacancy of social chairman left
by one of the Mortar Boards who
was graduated in January.
The girls decided to select a
member from the group who was
in the "unattached" category. In
less than one minute they had
chosen the successor. The girl
didn't know whether to be flat
tered or flustered. . .Anyone who
wishes to contact the Mortar
Board social chairman may
reach me at dinnertime.
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It seems to me that college
marriages bring on certain social
problems. First of all furnished
apartments are at a premium in
Lincoln, especially at a rate
which students can afford to pay.
I wonder if the Administration
has ever considered using a
section of those good looking,
new men's dormitories as rooms
or apartments for Mr. and Mrs.
Joe College?.
In addition, I am wondering
whether the mass of activities
offered at the University will
fulfill the needs of its future
married students? It will be in
teresting to see whether a club
for married fathers will event
ually replace AUF or whether
Coed Counselors will become
Coed Homemakers who meet to
exchange recipes, their president
chosen on the basis of contrib
uting the most tasty dish. Even
the term "tasty dish" might take
on a new meaning.
Whatever the critics' views
are on the subject, it seems so
ciety is increasingly accepting
the dual role of being married
and going to college. What are
my reasons for such a general
ization? I was told by confiden
tial sources that the novel, "I
Was a Child Bride," is no longer
among the top ten.
In the meantime, can anyone
spare a dollar for a cup of cof
fee? JOYCE JOHNSON
Two On The Aisle
'Formula7 Movie Lacks
Forerunners Qualifies
Start with a couple of well
established stars, with possibly
a dash of a new pretty face
for flavor, mix well with a story
patterned after current box
office successes and advertise it
as "a story about all women"
and you've got the typical Hol
lywood recipe for a class "a"
(small letter deliberate) movie.
And it still works!
In "Forever Female," current
ly at the Stuart, William Hdlden,
Ginger Rogers and Paul Douglas
are the "well established stars"
Pat Crowley is the "new, pretty
face" and the patterns are "The
Moon Is Blue" and "All About
Eve'. All in all, pretty good
ingrtdients by movieland's cur
rent standards.
A in "All About Eve", the
scene is Broadway, the back
ground is show biz, and the
aging actress (Ginger Rogers),
is afraid of age and youthful
competition (Pat Crowley). The
purely non-coincidental resem
blance to "The Moon Is Blue"
(it's advertised as "sophisti
cated, spiced with more than a
dash of that Fast Fresh and
Fun of "The Moon Is Blue" is
the character played by Miss
Crowley: an over-enthusiastic,
candid and conversation-stopping
pursuer of William Holden;
the only trouble being that the
author forgot to give Miss Crow
ley any of the wonderful lines
that so enhanced Maggie McNa
marra's parallel role.
Aside from Miss Roger's poor
reading on too many lines, star
performances were par excel
lence. William Holden plays a
struggling pluywrite who calls
himself deliberately arrogant
and Paul Douglas provides the
few laughs as a cynical producer
and ex-spouse of the aging Miss
Rogers.
If I sound as if I didn't enjoy
the movie you're right, I didn't.
But not for the more obvious
reasons that it was a poor movie.
It was a fairly good movie.
But it was too obvious and too
poor an attempt to combine into
one big package the features
that made "The Moon Is Blue"
and "All About Eve" so success
ful an entertainment If not as
"art." The comedy lacked punch
and the drama lacked depth.
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Second semester classes have
started and this column is back
both depressing developments.
Stiff upper lip,, kiddies!
Congratulations to Bessy Hall,
. ur, Sally Hall; the new Madam
Editor.
"Strike It Rich," national, raejio
TV show, has been called a "na
tional disgrace" by the New York
City Welfare Commissioner.
Seems that too many of its con
tetsants, lured to New York by
the program's something-for-nothing
bait, are ending up on
relief. The contestants recite
tear-jerking sob-stories, and us
ually end up with only a little
money and an "impressed" audi
ence. The famed Boston "Pops"
Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler con
ducting, is scheduled for an
Omaha concert on Feb. 15, a
Monday night, unfortunately. But
for the "tops in pops" take it in
if you can.
"Playboy," the 50-cent rag
which makes Esquire look like a
church magazine, is now offer
ing three-year subscriptions. If
it can go half that long without
being banned it'll be doing well.
It's nearing Academy Award
time again. Being mentioned for
"Oscars" are Marlon Brando
("Julius Ceaser"), Audrey Hep
burn ("Roman Holiday"), and
Montgomery Clift ("From Here
to Eternity"). Some of the top
movies in the running are "From
Here to Eternity," "The Robe,"
and "Lili." My nomination for
worst musical of the year:
"Walking My Baby Back Home."
Any seconds?
By CHICK TAYLOR
By CHICK TAYLOR
The bank president was strol
ling through his domain one day
and saw a stranger in the teller's
cage, briskly counting $100 bills
and piling
them n e a t ly
next to a small
bag. Assuming
him to be a
new employee,
t h e president
greeted h i m
cheerily and
said. "You
lofck like a N'CE
bright young man. May I ask
where you received your finan
cial training?"
"Yale," stated the young man,
scarcely pausing in his task.
"I thought so," beamed the
executive. "And what is your
name?"
"Yohnson."
One lbok at the brassiere ads
is to convince one that honesty
is no longer the bust policy.
"Would yoy like to see a model
home?"
"Glad to. What time does she
quit work?"
Politician: "Congratulate me, I
just won the nomination!"
Wife: "Honestly?"
Politician: "Why bring that up
again?"
University
Bulletin Board
FRIDAY
Nebraskan Reporters' Meeting,
3 p.m.. basement of Union.
YWCA Rendezvous, 3 p.m.,
Ellen Smith Hall.
Interfraternity Ball, 8 p.m.,
Turnpike.
Faculty Coffee Hour, 4 p.m. to
6 p.m.. Union Faculty Lounge.
Home Economics Club Tryouts,
1:30 p.m., Home Ec Building.
SATURDAY
Cosmopolitan Club Valentine
arty, 8 p.m., Parlors XYZ,
Union.
Candlelight Room Dance, 8:30
p.m., Union.
SUNDAY
Newman Club Retreat Begins,
11 a.m., Student Center Chapel
MONDAY
Basketball game, against Colo
rado, 8 p.m., Coliseum.
TUESDAY
Philosophy Club, 3:30 pm
Faculty Lounge.
And while the todc is movies.
in case you are one of those per
sons who's bemoaning the fact
that you can't stay out late
enough to see the weekly mig
night preview shows, weep no
more. The last three have been
stinkers of the first order.
Best movie prospect for this
weekend: "Cease Fire." Poorest:
"Forever Female."
Now to collapse into a serious
vein for the next eight inches.
Well, the row is about over, and
Bill Glassford is settling back on
his plush $87,500 contract for the
next seven years. "Seven years
. . . that's a long time.
The 43 players who vowed
never' to play for him again are
about all back into the football
fold, with the exception of Max
Kitzelman. It was too much to
hope that all 43 players or even
most of them would stick by their
pledge not to play for Glassford.
It would entail great personal
sacrifices for many of them.
But if these 43 "disgruntled
players" and "free loaders," as
the Omaha paper viciously called
them, had stuck by their guns and
refused to play what then? In
all probability Nebraska would
have lost all ten of its football
games next fall. In my opinion
that would be a blessing.
For then the "few disgruntled
players" and "small minority"
of students who believed it es
sential to Nebraska football that
Glassford be ousted would be
joined by a rising wall of criti
cism from persons throughout
the state, and demands for a new
coach would be too many and too
loud to ignore.
A year from now we would
have a new coach.
I love Nebraska football as
much as anyone does, but if
by losing ten football games wo
could save the future of foot
ball at Nebraska, then I repeat
it would be a blessing to lose
them. Under present conditions
Nebraska high school players will
continue drifting to other schools,
or come here to be greeted by the
some mistreatment that they'
have undergone for the past five
years.
But it now appears that Glass
ford's "grid-iron curtain" will
settle once again over "Dear Old
Nebraska U."
Of Max Kitzelman, let it be
said he was a man of his con
victions, who had guts enough to
stand up for what he believed
right when the going was the
toughest. Nebraska football will
miss you, Max.
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Invilet
the women of Nebraska
U to a showing of a color-sound
motion picture
entitled:
"Scotty Wins
Ski..
Mer Wings
This film depicts the real
life story of a Stewardess
her selection, her train
ing, and her duties.
Stewardess Representa
tive, Betty Hanneman, of
United Air Lines, will be
on campus at the time to
discuss a Stewardess ca
reer.
FILM: "Scotty Wins Her Wings"
TIME: 5:00 P.M. Thursday, February 111954
PLACE: Love Library Auditorium
For further Information call
STUDENT PLACEMENT OFFICE
OFrtCE OF DEAN FOR WOMEN '
ELLEN SMITH HALL