Tuesday, May 18; 1954
Page 2
THE NEBRASKAN
EDITORIAL PAGE
The Common Touch
He didn't say much, but he made a lot
of sense and even more friends, would be
words to describe the results of Dr. Clifford
M. Hardin's press conference held Sunday
afternoon In the Chancellor's office.
Hardin didnt say much; there were no
Ion statements of policy, only a hearty
chance to do much or learn the inner
Something New
They have managed to hang around Jtor
lour years. They have absorbed a reason
able amount of the information thrown out
to them by instructors and textbooks. Some
of them have a scrapbook of party souvenirs,
others two Greek pins to show for the four
years' effort
. Some have acquired a headful of know
ledge, others a headful of nothing. Either
way, it's all over.
Soon they will put on absurd black robes
for a few minutes, go through a lengthy
ceremony called Commencement and emerge
a new creature an alumnus.
In past years, no particular notice had been
taken of this strange metamorphosis. They'd
finished school, sure. So they're no longer
students; so they have a piece of parchment
to show the world. So what?
So they dont have to take finals in some
courses. So they are worried about finding
a job, or shouldering a rifle instead of regis
tration and next semester classes.
Until this year seniors have passed from
the University scene with comparatively no
recognition. No noise, no celebration. Just a
handshake and a piece of parchment. But
this year the University and the senior class
officers bad an inspiration.
Plans have been made to sponsor a special
Senior Say, when seniors can have a final
blast before bidding a formal fond farewell
to the old alma mater. Instead of partying
quietly with the old crew in a local refresh
ment establishment, the whole class can have
an all-day fling at Capitol Beach to celebrate
the sad or glorious, as the case may be
end of school.
Senior Day will be beld June 5 at Capitol
Beach: The swimming pool will be open free
to seniors from 3 to 6 pm, all rides will be
at reduced prices, and the University will
pay for a dance band and the rental of
Kings for the evening.
This University-sponsored affair is a splen
did idea, and The Nebraskan hopes to see
the plan continued in future years. The end
of four years of 'cracking the books' deserves
a special send-off. And what better way than
a party on the University. M-H.
Outstanding-Who?
Two persons who have served the Uni
versity will be honored this week. But first
those two persons must be found. One must
be a student, the other a faculty member.
Three nominations have been made for the
ward this semester Miss Helen Snyder,
Marshall Kushner and Barbara Adams. Out
of approximately 7,500 students and 1,500
faculty members only three are considered
to be outstanding. What has our University
come to?
The award of Outstanding Nebraskan was
established in 1949 as a desire by the Ne
braskan to honor those persons whom its
staff considered to be worthy of special
recognition. With the help of students and
faculty members who submitted letters of
nomination stating reasons why their candi
date should be so honored, the staff was
able to establish a tradition.
Perhaps because members of the Ne
braskan staff feel that to see one's name in
print is in some way significant they do not
regret they cannot present something other
than a nominal award. No cup or cash prize
is given. No audience is present to cheer the
winners except the silent reading public. But
the underlying appreciation for service, true
character and leadership is present when The
Nebraskan staff prepares its copy and places
the pictures In the paper.
To ns the Outstanding Nebraskan awari is
aa honor to receive and we want the tu
4 rats and facility to feel the same way. This
caa be accomplished If they will ase the
op perteniUes available to them to nominate
t&eo whom they consider outstanding. Active
ftartletyttloa by she University populace is
needed for an endeavor such as this.
Traditionally the finest possibilities for the
ward have been mentioned and selections
based on careful consideration by the 'staff,
have been hard.' Yet there have been com
paratively few. persons who have received
fh award relative to the number who are
deserving. ,
The opportunity to have a student and
faculty member recognized for work well
don is present cow. The search for two
Outstanding Nebraskans is on. Help the Ne
braskan find and honor the two most de
aerviag. J.H.
smile and a frank admission, "I haven't had
a chance to do much or learn much about
the inner-working's of the University as yet"
He made friends of those who heard what,
he had to say when he discussed several of
the hot issues facing Nebraskans today.
To a question on farm price supports, Dr.
Hardin noted that it was the University's
and faculty members' duty as an educative
organization to give students the pro's and
con's of both fixed and fluctuating price
supports. He emphasized the fact that both
sides of the question should be given, but
that it was not the function of a University
to sway students to one way of thinking
or the other.
The question of athletics, a year long buga
boo to the University administration came
in for some direct answers by the new
Chancellor-elect.
He agreed with Chancellor's Selleck's
suggestion of removing the present athletic
board and initiating a plan whereby the
athletic director would be directly responsi
ble to the Chancellor and the Board of
Regents. Dr. . Hardin noted this system as
being very successful at Michigan.
Dr. Hardin gave the only statement of the
afternoon that bordered on the "glittering
generality category when he gave what he
thought the importance of athletics was to
the University. He said athletics were an
important element of college life and noted,
"it should be remembered that athletes are in
school for an education." -The statement is
hazy as to what he intends to do, but his
direct support of the new plan for doing
away with the athletic board is heartening.
Dr. Hardin noted the importance of the
University research efforts, but said funda
mental or basic research should be geared
to help the people of the state. He pointed
out that fundamental research is often the
longest road for scientists to follow, but
added "that's where the big payoffs come."
The Chancellor-elect complimented the
University on having an excellent faculty
and said he considered high caliber men on
any University faculty an integral compo
nent of a really good university.
Dr. Hardin's straightforwardness really
came to the foreground when he empha
sized the service element that should be
part of the functions of the University. He
particularly noted the need for good rela
tions between the school and the city
around it.
Particularly emphasized was the necessity
of keeping the "common touch." The common
touch as defined by Dr. Hardin is the spirit
of working with persons outside the Uni
versity rather than retiring to the ivory
towers of learning to remain aloof from those
who support not attend the University.
It is in this particular area that Dr. Hardin
seemed to speak with real confidence and
conviction. It is in this area The Nebraskan
believe the University could take bold steps
forward.
It has been a matter of common knowledge
that relations between the University and
the City of Lincoln have not been the best.
Not that there have been serious battles be
tween administrations, but there has been
bad feeling on the subject of athletics and
the search for a new Chancellor blossomed
into the -full glories of a childish sand-pile
battle.
Dr. Hardin is undoubtedly well qualified
as an educator and an. administrator for the
job of running this school. The Board of
Regents has seen to that. It has been en
couraging that the Board has found a man
to fit the high qualifications they have set up.
Even more encouraging have been Dr.
Hardin's comments regarding the spirit of
the "common touch.''
The job of beinr Chancellor will be a dif
ficult one, and there might well be a ten
dency for the new man to disassociate him
self from those around Mm because of the
pressure f work, but Dr. Hardin's statements
on the subject Jiave been an encouraging
sign this will not happen.
The Nebraskan feels the University will
profit greatly from Dr. Hardin's service and
his determination to keep the "common
touch." T.W.
argin Notes
Good Idea
Here's a lesson, reported from Ridgefield,
New Jersey, that might apply to a few Uni
versity students about this time of the year.
Firstgraders in P.S. 124 are kept after
school for five minutes if they are noisy and
for ten minutes if they fall off their chairs.
Teachers College, take note.
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"VT. The Student Forum
A Second Glance
"We'd like to take you upstairs and show you the real
craciousncss of fraternity life, but it's sort of a rule around here
to wait until th' rushie is pledged."
Aggie News, Views
Final Reynolds Column
Presents Senior Musings
By DALE REYNOLDS
With the last week of classes
now at hand, there is one special
group of students that seems to
stand out from the rest And not
just because they are doing any
thing special, but maybe because
they aren't doing anything at all.
This special groupUs the fabu
lous (unbiased opinion, of course)
class of '54. With the realization
of the fact that there are only ive
more class days left of the four
year struggle to prove to the fac
ulty, parents and others who said
they would never make it, some
"go panic" with the thought that
now is their last chance to do the
many deeds that had been
planned.
And the same goes for this
columnist, as he sits down to
write his last comments of the
year, for this is the last chance
to "blast" at the remaining unin
vestigated organizations on Ag
campus, or to take a poke' at
some department, or criticize the
faculty.
But they will go unbiasted, be
cause U Is getting a little late in
the season, and the attitude of a
graduating senior seems to be
taken as one who is maybe a lit
tle bitter, or disinterested, or Just
doesn't care which is maybe
right.
But as the end draws near, it
does seem there are a few things
which can be gotten out of the
way. Such as dropping that one
course which the final is being
given the last day. Or skipping
one more class, and coffee with
the boys (or girls).
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Or maybe walking boldly across
the Ag campus lawn in broad de
fiance of the Ag Exec Board's
and administration's regulations.
And run over the campus cop that
gave me my last parking ticket.
Or make a dirty face at the in
structor who flunked me on my
last test. Maybe even set fire to
one of the old relics on Ag, such
as the Chem Building.
Or turn up my nose at the has
been Mortar Boards because I
wasn't selected to be in the dais
chain. . v
But on second thought, it would
take too much time, and wouldn't
be worth the trouble. So I will
be like the rest, and let things
take their course.
By PAUL LA ASE
The future success of the Eis
enhower legislative program (if
such a thing exists) will be
dependent upon the results of the
coming November Congressional
elections. At present the Senate
has 48 Democratic members, 47
Republican members and one
Independent, Senator Morse of
Oregon, who usually votes with
. the Democrats. In the House
of Representatives the Republi
cans enjoy only a three vote
margin over their Democratic
opposition. This margin is too
small to achieve any satisfactory
results.
What will be needed then, is a
large Democratic majority in the
next session of Congress, Eisen
hower will stand to gain more
support, on most issues, from the
Democrats than from his own
Republican party. Further, De
mocrats have shown that they
will support sensible legislation
and not disagree just for the
sake of disagreement in hope of
defeating the Administration's
program (as has been done so
often in the past by other
parties).
This is undoubtedly a shocking
statement but examine the
facts. Much of the Eisenhower
supported legislation has been
defeated by the Republican
members of Congress. Others,
somewhat more successful, were
opposed by Republicans but
passed because of Democratic
support
At least three times the Presi
dent has proposed that Congress
raise the legal limit of the fed
eral debt above its present $275
billion maximum. Three times a
huge majority of Republicans
have, opposed this move and
three times it has been defeated.
As a matter of interest, the fed
eral debt is now slightly above
$274 billion and is increasing.
President Eisenhower asked
for an extension of the Recipro
cal Trade Agreements Act of
1934, in order that a thorough
study could be made of our
entire trade and tariff policy. It
was only because of almost una
nimous Democratic support that
the Trade Agreements Act was
extended. Most Republicans op
posed the measure, both in sub
stance and in principle.
One measure written by ihe
Administration and personally
sponsored by the President was
an increased public housing pro
gram to be carried out in the
near future. The nation today
faces a serious housing shortage
in many localities a shortage
which is not being alleviated in
spite of much construction, due
to our ever expanding population.
The entire public housing pro
gram was defeated in a close
vote a majority of the Republi
can members of Congress opposed
it.
Only last week the much dis
cussed St. Lawrence Seaway was
finally pushed through Congress.
Its chief opposition came from
the railroad interests represented
in Congress by some middle
western (Ohio) and eastern Re
publicans. Without strong Demo
cratic support the measure would
have failed.
Perhaps most important of all,
the election of a Democratic Con
gress might put some clamps on
the President's number one op
ponent, Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Senator McCarthy has been the
major source of irritation to Eis
enhower and the Republican ma
jority in Congress shows little
disposition to oppose the mighty
Joe. The election of a Demo
cratic Congress, as a bare mini
mum, would at least automat
ically relieve the Wisconsin ter
ror of his committee chairman
ship. There are other similar in
stances which might be re
counted, each illustrating the lack
of cooperation between the Re
publican Congress and the Re
publican President. There is little
likelihood of this unhappy situa
tion being relieved if the Repub
licans receive a larger majority
in the Congress in November.
(Fortunately, this possibility
seems remote. It might also be
in the better interest of the na
tion as well as the President to
see the Democrats emerge vic
torious next November.
And in a couple of wee Us, I
will march to the commencement
exercises with the rest of the
group, and take my place with
the many who are soon forgotten."
And while half listening to the
commencement speaker tell us
that we have . not reached our
goal, that our work is not done,
and the world is just beginning
for us, I will sit with mixed emo
tions thinking "Thank God its
all over," and at the same time
wishing I could do it over again.
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Graduation day will mark the
end of many an adventure for
for the senior class. Through the
four years there are many who
have attained honors for high
scholastic achievement or out
standing work in activities vari
ous other awards.
But come Jane 7, they will all
be Just "nothing" out in the cold,
cruel world. They will all again
be on the same basis as they
started, bat all will have the
benefit of the greatest achieve
ment that comes with college
that of acquiring the multitudes
of friendships during the past four
years.
All the rest of college activity
studies, honors and achieve
mentswill soon be forgotten, but
this part will never.
Well, I'm through for the year.
See you at the Grill.
Letierip
Student Assails Columnist Loose's
View On Red Chinese Government
Copped Copy
Kissing Chart Stolen;
Dorm Counselor Soaked
By BRUCE BRL'GMANN
Battle-scarred and barely leg
ible, the famous osculatory chart
of the Wyoming K.KG- house was
stolen by force and run in the
college paper with an accom
panying box score of the official
standings. Names of various
Colorado gents were listed Mler
the many categories of kisses nd
the night-to-night results were
posted on the bulletin board.
The list was published in the
Nebraskan some time ago, but
the boys at Colorado, alter vich
vicious prodding with their
prowess, developed more ver
satility on several new categor
ies were added. This is the lat
est list published in the Wyom
ing Branding Iron, which, much
to the coaftcmation of all, in
cluded the ratings of the boys
as judged by their dates.
1. Gooey
2. Vacuum Cleaner Type,
3. Quick Peck
4. Tight lips
5. Don't '
6. Words Can't Explain ,
7. Can't Get Enough
8. Good Way To Spend an Eve
ning. 9. Can't Tell Ear From Mouth
10. Steam P.oller or Endurance
Test
11. Dashboard Variety
12. Panting and Passionate
13. Gooey but Nice
14. Gooey ala Teeth
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Write-in votes were permitted
fn the campus elections at Texas
University, Libera ce polled three (
votes for student body president;
Shane and John Foster Dulles
close seconds top cheerleader
and Satchel Paige drew a vote
for chief Justice. Tripod, a dog-
a bout-campus, got three votes
for Cactus editor.
mm
A dorm counselor at Stephens
college walked in on a poKer
game at midnight - and was
promptly drenched by a bucket
of water placed above the door,
intended for another intruder.
At Michigan State College a
student blamed a current flu
epidemic on kissing and id,
"This is a shocking state of tf
fair. Decent students unjte!
Fight filth and disease! Aid your
weaker friends!
Reprinted from the North
western Newsiiner:
AH through a meal, one diiier
had been annoying those at
neighboring tables in the dining
car by his impatient demands
upon the waiter.
At one point, while the waiter
was serving another customer,
the boorish fellow banged on he
table and yelled: "What dxs
a man have to do around h;re
to get a glass of water?"
A sweet young thing at the
next table looked at him a mo
ment and said, nicely: "Try
setting yourself on fire!"
At Kansas State Teachers col
lege, controversial rules have
sprung up concerning tennis.
Rule one tays that all men who
play tennis on the courts must
wear shirts. Rule two says '.hat
the courts must be closed Run
day mornings in order that peo
ple might attend church.
About each rule the Bulletin,
college paper shouted "Discrimi
nation," snorting derisively, "If
some people are embarrassed by
men without shirts, then go
ahead, pamper them. But .
if men must wear shirts, then
the ladies should be required
to do likewise.". A letter to the
( editor asked that the courts be
- closed Friday-afternoons so that
the Christians would not be de-.
filing the Moslem sabbath.
(signed) Mike Mohammed. '
University
Bulletin Board
TUEgflA
' Adelphl Annual Formal Dinner,
6:15 p.m., Union,
Annual YM-YW Picnic, 5 p.m.,
Peter Pan Park.
, WEDNESDAY
Mechanical Engineering Ban
quet, 6:30 p.m.. Union.
ALPHA KAPPA FBI I.VITIA.
TION BANQUET, 6 p.m., Lincoln
Hotel.
THURSDAY
Lab Theater Plays, 7:30 p.m.,
201 Temple.
FRIDAY
Cornhuoker Staff Meeting, 4
p.m., Cornhusker Office.
Lab Theater Flays, 7:30 p.m.,
201 Temple,
Dear Editor:
Several articles in- the Student
Forum by Paul Laase regarding
Communist China stand to be cor
rected in part if not in entirety.
Laase states that the Chinese
Nationalists received limited U.S.
aid during the 1947-49 eriod
when the civil war was approach
ing its despicable climax. How
ever, in August, 1946, an em
bargo, imposed by General Mar
shall, halted shipment of all mili
tary aid to Nationalist China un
til after May 1947, a period of
10 months, while the Chinese
Reds were being reinforced by
the Russians.
If Laase will take into consid
eration the amount of money ac
tually utilised for military aid
to the Nationalists and divide the
amount on a per man basis, be
will conclude the Nationalists
were using empty rifles or sling
shots for weapons.
Prior to 1947 additional aid of
questionable value was given to
the Nationalists. According to'
former Ambassador Bullitt
"nearly half of a 1,500-man ir.ili-'
tary mission to aid Chiange was
composed of fellow travelers and
Communist sympathizers."
When Major General Patrick
J. Hurley resigned as Ambas
sador to China on November 26,
1945, he declared in his letter
of resignation. ". . . The pro
fessional foreign service men
sided with the Chinese Commu
nist armed party and the im
perialistic bloc of nations whose
policy it was to keep China di
vided against herself." And on
June 19, 1946, Dean Acheson ap
peared before the House Foreign '
Affairs Committee and requested
that the U, S. government arm
10 Chinese Communist divisions.
But Laase does blame the fall
of the Nationalist government on
lack of popular support
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Laase also states that Chinese
Communists acted as a guer
rilla army throughout World War
II. Information I received di
rectly from Japanese who were
in the area would indicate that
the Red forces spent more of
their time intimidating peasants
and making dictatorial reforms
than hampering the Japanese.
Laase goes in to say the Chi
nese Communists are in sole con
trol of the Chinese mainland. This
is hardly true. No political party,
including the Chinese Commu
nists, has ever obtained com
plete control of Greater China
and in view of guerrilla activi
ties being carried on in the in
terior and Southern China will
not do so in the near future.
Fnthermore, the Russians ex
ercise a great amount of control
over China, as In Manchuria, Sla
king, Tanna Tuva and Mongolia
and undoubtedly wield great
political and military influence
in the central government In
short the Communist government
is partially de foncto rather than
all de facto.
His idea that the U.S. has not
recognized the Chinese Com
munists because of their methods
of obtaining power is an under
statement The Chinese Reds
avowed their friendship for the
VS. in Korea and demonstrated
their trustworthiness by break
ing truce agreements in Korea.
The Reds have forwarned of
their intentions by creating in
cidents along the Indian border
and supplying the rebels in
Indo-China.
Another idea embodied by
Laase is this intrepid statement:
"It is often quite dangerous to
pass moral judgement upon one's
neighbors, especially when one's
neighbor is quite powerful."
Should the Ui. kneel down to a
foreign power without voicing an
opinion? Some people believe we
should turn the other cheek. Et
tu, Mr. Laase?
Dr. Seung Joon Chef, dean of
administration at Chosan Uni
versity in Korea, has warned us
about the difference between the
bookish Communism most Am
ericans are familiar with and
the existing Communism now
seen in Asia. I am sure most of
the Chinese people now realize
the difference between the two
mediums.
The apparaqt acceptance of
Communism on the Aslatle
mainland does not mean that an
other form of government can
not exist at present or In the
future. For there Is an old orien
tal saying that "Yon can put
ap a slgn.'do not pick the cherry
blossoms', but it Is useless
against the Mind which does not
read." And the Chinese may not
bother to read the Communist
sign.
Richard A. Stubea
From Cornell
Senior Air ROTC Man
Charges 'Broken Faith'
(This letter appeared first In
printed here from the letters
the. Harvard Crimson and Is re-to-the-edltor
olnmn In the Cor
nell Dally Sun: It was written
In protest to the current Air
Force policy of not commission
ing some graduates this year.
In view of the statements car
ried on the editorial pages of
The Nebraskan In the past few
weeks, this letter seemed well
worth presenting.)
To the Editor:
This letter is in behalf of the
senjor Air Force ROTC cadets
who are not being commissioned.
We at Cornell have petitioned
Senators Ives and Lehman and
Secretary of Defense Wilson in
protest of being denied com
missions. We do not feel that
after four years of ROTC we
should have to be referred back
to Selective Service and have to
serve as privates-
Wo read recently that students
from your school and Tufts had
gone to Washington to see wbst
could be done. We don't have
any farther informatian on tho
. results of that trip.
- Approximately 5,000 of us ar
in the same predicament We
were accepted into advanced
ROTC, ribt on the basis that we
had to take flight training, but
solely on the fact that we would
receive reserve commissions and
could choose the branch of tha
Air Force we desired,
Time is running out. We hava
asked the people at home to send
telegrams In protest We are get
ting a raw daL Ail we want
Is something we worked for and
earned. The 5,0 W students that
are concerned plus their families
should certainly be able to de
mand some change . . .
We are all willing to serve
our country, but why not in the
.capacity we have contracted and
trained for. The Air Fore tosses
almost $10,000 the cost of four
years of college per man when
we are not allowed to serve as
second lieutenants.
