Friday, February 12, 1954
THE NEBRASKAN
EDITORIAL PAGE
Student Forum
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
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Student Opportunity
The Nebraskan has urged student partici
pation in the selection of the University
Foundation distinguished teaching award
winner.
The question arises as to how students can
help select the winner. With so many stu
dents, any of whom might make a nomina
tion, how can their nominations, if allowtd,
be channeled to the proper authorities.
The Nebraskan offers these suggestions for
siting up an apparatus for student nomina
tions. First, a program of'kidividualyiominations
submitted in writing to the dean of the college
by individual students. These nominations
could be made by individuals within the col
lege of the nominated instructor.
Second, in colleges with internal organiza
tion as Engineering, Teachers, Ag and Busi
ness Administration, nominations could be
made by students to the college organization.
The names submitted could be voted on by
an organization within the nominated instruc
tor's college and forwarded to the dean. This
system would not be workable in colleges
with little or no internal organization. How
aver in this instance, a student could make
his nomination directly to the dean of the
college.
The third suggestion would utilize the Stu
dent Council with nominations made directly
to the Council by individual students. The
Council would vote on the names submitted
and forward a list of the instructors receiving
the most votes to the deans of each Univer
sity college. The list passed by the Council
could be known as the "Official Student
Choice for the Most Distinguished Instructor
in The Colleges."
However, it would also be necessary to pro
vide an opportunity for additional student
nominations, which could be made directly to
the dean of the respective colleges..
These programs are suggestions by The Ne
braskan; they are not necessarily the best or
only plans for student nomination for the dis
tinguished instructor award.
However, these three suggestions or any
others depend on two basic factors for suc
cessful operation recognition of student abil
ity to help select the most distinguished in
structor by the Foundation Board of Trustees
and active student interest.
Without acceptance of a plan for student
nomination of possible award winners by the
Foundation Trustees, student interest, no
matter how widespread or intense will be
present with no avenue of expression. Fail
ure of students to take an active interest in
the selection can result only in the realization
by the Foundation, instructors and the gen
eral public that University students don't
really care to set down their opinions of their
instructors.
Student opinion in selecting the outstanding
instructor of the University is necessary and
important. To assume its rightfully import
ant position, student opinion must be allowed
by the Foundation Trustees and made known
by students. T.W.
Broken Confidence
The complications of an already difficult
situation were compounded drastically when
afternoon editions of a Lincoln newspaper
left the presses.
A request from, University officials that
privacy be" held in the matter of selecting a
Cchancellor was ignored in that paper.
The assumption of the University adminis
tration was that the newspaper used informa-
'On My Honor'
This week the Boy Scouts of America are
celebrating their 44th anniversary. There
are now 3,300,000 boys actively engaged in
the Scout program and according to scout
leaders in the Lincoln office, more than 25
million men have been scouts at one time or
another since its inception in 1910.
At first it seems almost naive to mention
the Scout movement in an editorial of a col
lege paper, but when a group of men, num
bering approximately one-fourth of the men
in the United States, have kept a group alive
for nearly half a century, there must be
something to the program.
Scouting representsadventure and fun to
the average 12 year old, but beneath the sur
face lies a strong set of ethios and principles.
. Naturally, every scout doesn't do a good turn
every day, but, then, how many adults al
ways slow up to 15 miles an hour in the
downtown speed zones?
A leading lay Scouter said in a speech re
cently that "Scouting serves the man as it
serves the boy." He pointed to the thousands
of volunteer leaders that work for scouting
every week. Yet, the whole thing still seems
' remote to a college man who witnesses scouts
in the movies, the comic strips or, if by acci
dent he happens to be up and out in the
woods on a Sunday morning, hiking along an
out of the way trail.
As a group, we seem to have forgotten that
8 or 10 years ago we were taught principles
of mental alertness and moral straightness,
but we now feel quite confident that we are
ready to enter business and professional
careers, begin to raise families or enter the
military service in defense of our nation.
We stifled a chuckle underneath our breath
when we heared an 11 year old fervently say,
"On my honor, I will do my duty to God and
my country and obey the Scout laws." It's
just a "stage" and he'll soon get over it all.
But maybe on this very campus, we need just
a small dose of those same ideals. They satis
fied us then. Are we now to big for these
elementary human concepts?
Many years ago, prophets wandered among
the people of the Holy Land, warning thl peo
ple of sin and corruption. They served as a
ort of conscience. Scouting could be part of
our 20th century American conscience, if we
only recognize It.
Ideals of doing ones duty to God and coun
try, obeying basic laws, keeping personal
vigor, mental acuteness and moral fiber are
very bit as applicable on this campus as they
are in the most remote little scout troop.
We salute the Boy Scouts on their birthday.
But we wonder how much 20-year-old campus
Tenderfoots might gain if they could again
listen to a smal boy repeat his oath and laws,
thinking of them as a conscience "serving
man as it serves the boy." D.F.
tion which University channels had given all
reporters at a Regent's meeting Wednesday.
Actually, it is entirely possible that the in
formation was obtained through other
sources.
The simple tactic of looking across the
street from the Journal-Star building and
seeing Dr. Weber enter the Lincoln Hotel
could have given the newspaper the man's
name. A check of newspaper files would
have yielded information about Dr. Weber
and a telephone call to Kansas would have
confirmed the interview.
The method of obtaining the information is
of little concern, however. ' Since the news
paper was given the information by the Uni
versity, it was morally obligated to respect
the confidence of the University.
This confidence was violated in the inter
ests of "practical journalism."
Even the practicality of the move is ques
tionable. For when a newspaper campaigns ior open
Regent's meetings, then uses information
gained from an open meeting to act against
the wishes of that body, closed meetings could
be justifiably reinstated.
Chancellor Selleck said, "I feel the Univer
sity owes an apology to Dr. Weber and also to
the many other press and radio representa
tives who so courteously cooperated in this
effort dictated by the best interests of the
University. Without doubt this incident will
make far more difficult the task the Regents
face in attempting to interest men who now
hold responsible positions in the Nebraska
Chancellorship."
It Is more than unfortunate that the Uni
versity and Dr. Veber have been embarrassed
and the Regents hampered by the failure of
one newspaper to respect the confidence of a
news source. S.H.
Margin Notes
Polite Pinch
Evidently the state tax commissioner's of
fice thought the bitter pill of taxes would be
easier for Nebraskans to swallow if coated
with a little of sweet courtesy.
The handbook prepared this year to guide
county assessors contains a special section on
"the attitude of the assessor." The book cau
tions assessors to be courteous, patient, help
ful and not demanding.
Probably, however, taxpayers would ap
preciate it more if the assessor would just
close his eyes when making evaluations.
On Preparedness
In the midst of this May in January, many
strange things have been happening.
The Omaha Public Power District said
Monday that six room air conditioners were
sold during the month of January compared
with one sold during the same month last
year.
The dealers reported that people were "put
ting up a guard against a hot summer."
It seems just a little bit extraordinary to
have Nebras'kans worrying about hot sum
mer heat spells in February, but then this
February seems to be just a little bit extra
ordinary as far as the weather is concerned.
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On The Light Side
At Loose Ends
By JOYCE JOHNSON
It was pointed out to me by
a fan that the best statement in.
my column last week appeared
in the last line. I shall therefore
repeat it so that once again I
can impart some words of wis
dom. "Can anyone spare a dol
lar for a cup of cofiee?;" . . It's
surprising how much coffee I've
been able to consume in the last
week!
Although my main passion in
writing is to emphasize the
lighter aspects of life I actually
have a deep, dark fear. I fear
that not enough written cheer
is being extended through the
campus. Everywhere I go I ask
"what's the good word?" I
either receive no reaction or they
just aren't good words.
Is it because everyone is ling
ering between winter ski trips
and spring picnics? Or is every
one just plain tired of lookin? at
themselves in the mirror?
Whatever the answer is I
have my own rather profound
observation. What I think is
lacking in our University atmos
phere is a humorous magazine
which will once again reflect
Joe College and his never-ending
battle to out-wit his pro
fessors, his date, his parents and
even himself.
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The good old Cornshucks, the
last publication concerned with
Nebraska humor, was last seen
way back when I was a fresh
man. Granted, it was just what
its name implied, but neverthe
less it was widely read from
cover to cover, ad it got its
points across.
Satirizing one's campus in a
humorous vein often achieves
more in picturing to both the
student and faculty member
existing college conditions than
high-toned giberwish emulating
from the latest local leading
authority. Jonathon Swift would
be proud of me!
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In addition a humorus maga
zine does one very important
thing. It stimulates the imagina
tionor am I wrong to suppose
an active imagination should be
an important factor in a. per
son's make up?
Personally I feel that Jerry
Minnick, stalwart football de
fender, who displayed amazing
talents as a fervent cheerleader
at the Nebraska, Colorado bas
ketball game; and other football
masters, Nick Adduci and John
Bordogna, who have recently un
leashed their talents along new
lines . . . that of being whizzes
in the art of making pizza,
should all find themselves in a
reactivated Cornshucks.
Someone once pointed out that
Nebraska aesthetic climate is
comparable to a cultural desert.
Perhaps this is true, but at least
the desert could be more en
hanced if the sand were more
interesting. However one feels, I
am firmly convincd that the
University scene, although with
out a Cornshucks, still provides
much local color and radiates
many a chuckling incident which
should be brought to light.
I don't know about the status
of the Cornshucks, but love is
here to stay. So may you all feel
the sting of cupid's dart come
next Sunday . . . especially my
friend Sal Hepatica.
From Cornell
Committee Findings Dim
Velde Political Brilliance
(Reprinted from the editorial psset of
the Cornell Daily Sun for February 8.)
For a time last spring there
appeared to be a new star on
the political horizon. Representa
tive Harold Velde, a former FBI
agent from down-state Illinois,
was about to play Castor-to Mc
Carthy s Pollux.
By CHICK TAYLOR
A very important event in
American History transpired last
week. The oldest bebopper in the
United States celebrated his 80th
birthday. Naturally, members of
the press covered the event. One
reporter asked, "How does it feel
to be the only octogenarian bebopper?"
He answered simply, I m just
crazy mixed up old man.
If two hula girls love the same
man, will they draw straws for
him?
Cannibal to infant son: "How
many times do I have to tell you
not to talk with someone in your
mouth?"
They laughed when I stood up
to sing how did I know I was
under the table.
Tome
"Me luv is gone
She dun me dirt
Me never new
She were a flirt
' To them hoo luv
Let I forbid
Lest they be dood
Like I been did!
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Then there's the one about the
cross-eyed teacher who had uo
control over her pupils.
"D o t n' anything Saturday
night?"
"Nope."
"Kin I use your soap?"
YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL
HOW FAR A COUPLE HAVE
BEEN IN A CAR BY LOOKING
AT THE SPEEDOMETER.
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"I want to do something big,
something clean."
"Why don't you wash an ele
phant?" a
Then there was the family
who named their dog Carpen
ter because he did odd Jobs
around the house.
She: "How was your party last
night?"
Voice on fraternity phone;
"We're having a swell time."
As chairman of the House un
American Activities Committee,
Velde brought a flurry of head
lines by indicating that his group
would probably start probing
Communist infiltration into the
nation's clergy.
The new star burned even
brighter as Hal (all Republicans,
apparently, feel that they should
follow Ike in name as well as in
headgear) pledged to continue his
search for Communists, "where
ever they may be found," in edu
cation as well as in churches.
As all stars, this one flickered
most boldy before its death, how
ever. As soon as Attorney Her
bert Brownell (Herb) finished his
attack on Harry Dexter White in
Chicago, Hal lay plans to sub
poena former President Harry S.
Truman. Astonished at such bold
ness, the Republican administra
tion was not able to react until
after the subpoena had actually
been delivered. Hal backed down
somewhat awkwardly.
And death finally came, as It
inevitably had to come shortly
after this last expenditure of en
ergy. The scene was Washington,
the time was Saturday, The evi
dence was 195 printed pages.
In the report of the un-Ameri-can
Activities Committee's ef
forts during the past year, the
following conclusions ere drawn:
As for education, "The meas
ure of Communist success is mi
nor when related to the many
thousands of loyal American
teachers who have refused to be
come robots or mechanical rab
bits at the beck and call of the
conspirators . . . That a rela
tively small number of American
students have chosen Communism
in preference to the Republican
form of government is additional
evidence of the basic and funda
mental soundness of American
education . . . Evidence on the
record indicates that in no in
stance has a university or other
educational institution knowingly
employed the services of a mem
ber of the Communist party."
As for religion, "A minute num
ber of case-hardened Commu
nists . . . had actually infiltrated
themselves into the ranks of the
loyal clergy , . . Only a very
small number of clergymen in
the United States have been con
sistent fellow-travelers . . , The
new members of the clergy who
have associated with Communist
causes is a minute percentage of
the hundreds of loyal, patriotic
men of the cloth."
H is a well known fact of si
tronomy that one sees the light
emanating from stars much later
than it is actually emitted.
What Next
By BILL DEVRIES
Hello there! My name is De
vries and my scribblings will ap
pear here on the Nebraskan edi
torial page every other Friday
throughout the semester. Some of
you oldsters may recall the col
umn affectionately entitled "Bil
loni," which I penned for the Ne
braskan last year. That literary
gem seemed to be popular with
the college clan but not always
so with other segments of the
population.
After receiving numerous phone
calls, letters, and threats from
"old ladies, churches, WCTU, the
morals squad, the National Asso
ciation for Gag Writers and the
SPCA, I decided that I had better
channel my dubious journalistic
talent along conventional lines.
I' did, however, have one good
comment on "Billoni" from an
outsider. J. J. Phillips, president
of the Phillips Milk of Magnesia
Company, wrote and said that he
thought the column was . quite
moving.
The editors told me that I
should use this space to introduce
the column and give the readers
some idea of what they might ex
pect to see in forthcoming issues.
As you can see, I have chosen
the title "What Next" to headline
the column.
If this sounds vsgue, then It is
as It should be. For in the event
that you should glance at future
efforts, you can expect to see a
conglomeration of humor, philos
ophy, comment on highlights and
sidelights of the news, some non
sense, and perhaps a prediction
or two.
In other words, you name it
and you'll probably see it here.
But to start things off in a light
yet expository vane, I would like
to take this opportunity to direct
my thoughts toward the students
who have just entered the Uni
versity. We always pick up many new
students at the turn of the se
mester and it must be difficult
for them to adjust to the system
without the help of new student
week and the many orientation
sessions such as we have in the
fall. And so to all you New Stu
dents, I say "welcome aboard."
I hope that you adjust easily to
the situation and that you are
successful with all of your vari
ous courses. Perhaps some of the)
old students will help you trans
fer into the right college.
A friend of mine got me lined
up with an ART course this se
mester, and I really appreciated
It. However, the other day I found
a model that I wanted to paint
in the nude but she wouldn't let
me take my robe off.
But seriously, I know that you
are going to like it here and we
are all proud to think that you se
lected the University of Nebraska .
as your school.
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I think that you will find that
Lincoln is a nice city, too. It is
very quiet and peaceful. The
only guy who doesn't call it a
one horse town is the street
cleaner. He knows better. But
there are lots of things to do in
Lincoln. There are parks and
museums and libraries and tav
erns and drive-in theaters.
The last time I was at a drive
in I finally found out why they
are so popular. I spent two min
utes watching the picture, and
two hours watching the audience.
For further diversion, Lincoln
has a plentiful supply of taverns.
I never will forget the time some
friends and I were stranded in a
little dry town in Kansas. Condi
tions were terrible. For days we
lived on nothing but food and
water. But I understand in Lin
coln you're not considered drunk
as long as you can lie on the
floor without holding on.
Well, enough of this nonsense.
What I really want to say is that
I hope this column will be both
interesting and enlightening for
you, and if nothing else, an es
cape from the usual text book
type material which seems to
dominate the reading habits of
most college students.
Two On The Aisle
Martin, Lewis Highlight
Reworked Runyon Story
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Bv DICK RALSTON
It has always intrigued me that
Hollywood writers have so much
faith in themselves that when
ever' they do an adaptation for
the screen of some legitimate
author's successful work they
completely distort and rewrite
the original story out of exist
ence. Sometimes they improve the
original but more often they don't.
Improvement or not, it seems that
all the average movie adapter is
interested in is making the screen
story his and his alone.
A case in point is "Money From
Home," originally a Damon Run
yon short story, now playing at
the Lincoln. If you were think
ing of not seeing it because you'd
already read the story, don't let
that stop you. You haven't read
this story.
This story revolves around a
horse race bu there the similar
ity with Runyon's story ends. A
bookie gets into hot water over
some debts to a "mug" and is
intimidated into fixing a race.
To help him do the dirty deed,
the bookie enlists the aid of a
veterinarian's intern. But the
bookie falls in love with the
owner of the horse that is sup
posed to lose and helps the horse
win.
All is well in the end, however,
when the cops arrest the mug
before he can do any bodily in
jury to the double-crossing
bookie. The bookie nhvinnslv safe
the owner of the nag while the
vet's intern wins a lady vet.
Martin and Lewis are the stsrs,
Martin playing the bookie with
Lewis as his partner in crime,
the intern. Marjie Millar and Fat
Crowley are the romantic objec
tives of the two heroes, Marjla
as the owner of the nag and Fat
as ht lady vet.
The show is not the best of the
many to the Martin and Lewis
team's credit, but it contains
many laughs. The best is a sere
nade under Marjie's window, Mar
tin doing the vocalizing of course,
but with Lewis giving the action
and Marjie's radio contributing
the instrumental background.
Marjie, through a stroke of
sheer genius, realizes what is go
ing on and, after Martin has been
chased away by a watchdog, be
gins switching stations on the ra
dio, leaving Lewis alone on the
terrace "singing" opera, bebop
and torch songs. Just what con
nection all this had with the gen
eral Plot wasn't explained, but
it was a good routine.
Also tossed in 'for laughs is a
sheik with his harem, an alco
holic English Jockey and Lewis's
pet ants who get loose during a
dance with obvious results.
Any resemblance to Damon
Runyon is purely coincidental.
A tip oa the midnight show at
the Lincoln Saturday: "The Red
Garter." The show is a burlesque
on westerns and is, from ell re
ports, very good.
From K-State
Student Paper Condemns
Booing By Basketball Fans
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N, I hi, editorial appeared nhnrlly after
Ihe kanaai Mtale-Kebruke baifcetball Mux
at Kanwi HUle.l
No one likes a poor sport. Yet
Saturday night K-Staters showed
the worst type of unsportsman
like conduct in their booing and
hissing of the relerees. Or worse
yet, booing when a Nebraska
player stepped to the freethrow
line. Not quitting with merely
booing, many K-Staters stood up,
shook their fists, turned thumbs
University
Bulletin Board
FRIDAY
YWCA Noon Discussion Group,
12 p.m., Ellen Smith Hall.
St. Valentine's Ball, Ag Union.
SATURDAY
Coed Follies Skltmssters Meet
ing, 10 a.m., Ellen Smith Hall.
Csndlellght Room Dance, 8
p.m., Union.
SUNDAY
Slnfonla Smoker, 3 p.m., Par
lors XYZ, Union.
Mortar Board Scholarship Tea,
3 p.m.Pi Ellen Smith Hall.
"Jim Thorpe," Union Movie,
7:30 p.m., Union.
MONDAY
Metals Conference, sponsored
by department of mechanical en
gineering. Allts-Chalmers Interviews, for
senior engineering students.
TUESDAY
NUCWA Mass Meeting, 7:30
p.m., Union Room 313.
Prof: "I will not be;ln today's
lecture until the room settles
down."
Voice from the back of the
room:
"Go home and sleep it off. old
man."
down, or waved handkerchiefs as
me reieree came to the sideline.
Each year a "trophy is giv:n
to a Big Seven school with the
best sportsmanship. The visiting
team rates the coach, players
and spectators.
How high could K-State ex
pect to be rated after Saturday's
game? Even though Kansas
Mate might not have a first
place team this year, everyone
could work toward getting the
sportsmanship trophy.
If the Wildcats were playing
at an opponent's school and op
position booed the referees so
vigoriously when the decisions
were tor the Cats, K-Staters
would have be:n horrified. They
would have come back talking
about nothing else but how
terrible the opponents were, and
what poor sportsmanship than
they have for iseveral years.
There is no excuse for this.
A rule may be questioned, but
not the referee's decision. Ha
calls them as he sees them, try
ing to be equally fair to both
sides. When a rather strange
decision was called in K-Stata's
favor, no one booed. They
cheered. Yet if a similar decision
had been called In Nebraska s
favor it would have brought the
roof down. Perhaps it wasn't the
decisions as much as whose
favor it was In.
If a K-Stater thinks he can
referee better than the officials,
perhaps this K-Stater should
volunteer to help in a practice
game. The student would prob
ably be surprised at how poor he
is until he gains experience.
The referees hJred to work the
basketball game, or other athle
tic events, are experienced men
with years of practice behind
them. They aon't ret tU thS
mistakes. No one eould. But they
do the best they can, and tor
that, they do not deserve to tie
booed.