Tuesday, October 5, 1954
Page 2
. Lincoln, Nebraska
EDITORIAL COMMENT
by Dick B.bir Givin' 'Em Ell
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
Saiuriefs Boo-Boo
Nebraska football stock took a sudden rise
'last Saturday afternoon when its "stockholders"
with and without shoulder pads rolled to a 39-14
victory over Iowa State. Although the Turkish
Bath climate put a damper on the good spirits
of the fans and player's vitality, the results of
the afternoon's work made the combined efforts
more than worthwhile.
.: However, something happened during the
' afternoon that made many students and even
more Husker rooters sitting across from the
student card Section wonder. For the first time
in several years, Nebraska fans booed their own
players, jpr apparently so. Even if the high tem
perature, sodden air and confusion of the
moment did prevail, it did seem that there
were several voices lifted in booing when 11
men with the Scarlet and Cream jersies trotted
to the sidelines. Even more odd must have
been the comments pf the ever-vocal Iowa.
State rooters. It seems very probable some
'. went: "No wonder we lost; they had two teams,
one the crowd liked and one they didn't."
r This theorized conversation might or might
not have been held, but, in any case, the "cheer
ing" must have left a poor impression with our
. visitors and with our parents and friends sitting
across the field when the University rooting
sections sounded off with cat-calls, jeers and
booing when our own football players ran out
onto the playing field.
Poor impressions are not good, but not im
portant when their results are measured with
the effects booing might have had on our own
players and coaching staff. For those who re
member last Friday's pep rally and the others
who were not there the University coaching
staff made much of the fact that student backing
is one of the "necessary elements in a winning
athletic team. If this official view is not enough
to convince students their support is important,
The Nebraskan asks that each individual think
back into his own past and remember the good
feeling that comes from knowing friend's back
ing and support.
The Nebraskan is not urging mass self-analysis
or making an appeal to the student body to
contemplate on their football team. However,
it does ask that students think before opening
their mouths to boo, and present a few acts
students might do well to remember.
First, the first team has been designated as
such by professional, paid members of the
coaching staff. These men have had long ex
perience with this game of football; they are
held responsible for Nebraska's football show
ing, and are definitely interested in seeing that
the University is Tepresented on the playing
field with the best of our football material.
Second, teams are regularly staggered as a
standard procedure by the coaches. Even the
most casual football fan could see the effects of
a team that has simply run out of energy. By
regular substitution, players have a chance to
gain experience which will make them even
more valuable to the Nebraska football machine,
and can maintain the pace necessary during
the game4.
Finally, no matter what number is assigned
them, each team and individual on the playing
field with our school colors us there for only
one reason that of representing us in the best
way possible. No matter how bad they may
appear to be doing, each man on the football
field is doing his best, trying his hardest to
win, and this applies to members of all teams
first, second and third. The least we can do is
support them, the worst we can do is boo
them. T. W.
Individual Efforts
' The words "qualification, clarification and re
evaluation" do not mean back - tracking or
' apologizing. They mean a re-presentation of
facts and interpretations of facts so that more
people can understand,
This The Nebraskan will attempt to do.
It has come to the attention of The Nebraskan
that a situation between University students
and personnel at the Lincoln Air Base has
been pre-judged. Directing this statement to
the, male students at the University The Ne
braskan wishes to clarify its position.
The presence of 1500 jeligible men near the
University who are not University students but
who are mostly of University age, in simple
terms, created a competitive situation which
many University men are not willing to buck.
Because University students live in a type of
. community, with the same social opportunities,
educational goals, and under the same jurisdic
tion, it is conceivable that they would feel they
"have a right to expect priority over "outsiders."
In fact this attitude is encouraged by the Uni
versity not only to provide a thing called
""school spirit" and student participation as stu
dents but also to provide the atmosphere felt
necessary for a University to be an organized
institution. However, priority is merely an ego
tistical factor which develops with close associ
ation. This close association results in an attitude
which reacts in various ways when tested. It
has reacted prematurely since the beginning
of schoolperhaps not obviously, but never
theless it has reacted. Suspicion is the stage of
reaction to date. But as stated before this
stems mostly from the knowledge that the
t ratio of University men to coeds is two to one,
and with those odds more effort to get a date
on campus is necessary.
There are various comebacks on the Univer
sity men for this attitude one being that many
-of them may find themselves in a situation
,rmuch the same as the men at the Air Base
within a few short years. Another is the old
raying "all's fair" and "may the best man win."
"But will University men swallow this?
H How about the Air Force? The basis for
jcampus judgment on a more universal plane .
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stories and hearsay. As to the fairness of that
judgment it is one of purely hypothetical origin.
iThe ideal of judging a person or situation on
the basis of actual Knowledge seems to be
lacking.
However, when a University student sees an
Air Force man swaggering down the sidewalk,
or a group of uniformed men driving slowly
down the campus streets whistling at every
girl they see, it is with that in mind he judges
the Air Force. This is not beyond comprehen
sion: that because of a few, a whole group may
be judged. As experience has taught, it is a
humanly logical failing. But because of these
few the majority must always suffer. It is the
same with University students. Outsiders judge
us by the actions of a few those they happen
to see at the time. And according to many
local citizens, we have no lily-white behavior
slate.
Getting down to facts, it is true and justly
so, that there are officers and enlisted men at
the Lincoln Air Base who are college gradu
ates, former "men most likely to succeed," in
telligent, gentlemanly, desirous and "just plain
nice." And may the Air Force and Lincoln and
the University be proud that there are those
kind of men in the ranks. -.
Not to forget the University coeds who can
more or less sit back and take inventory
throughout the year it is still their right to
date whomever they choose, whether it is a
University student or an Air Force man. The
coed deciding between accepting a date with
a student whom she doesn't know or an Air
Force man whom she also doesn't know has
little basis for decision except that one is a
student and one is in the Air Force. Her
problem is whether to take a chance on the
student or the Air Force man.
'
To make it easier all the way around, The
Nebraskan offers these suggestions. First, cour
tesy on all fronts; for rebellion breeds rebellion
and effrontery breeds effrontery. Second, mutual
consideration of "the way to do things." College
campuses have developed a dating ritual that
is difficult to change. Introductions, coffee
dates, a week-in-advance invitation, specific ar
rangementsall these are a part of the social
'curriculum. Third, understanding of the under
lying elements, attitudes and situations of both
campus and base.
The success of University-Base relationships
still rest on each individual the University
man, coed and the Air Force soldier.
This is how The Nebraskan sees it. J. II.
The Student Vote
Four weeks from today is election day. Across
At L 1 if t ! - m
me nauOT, no memoers oi me House or repre
sentatives, nearly forty members of the Sen
ate and many governors and other state officers
wfll be elected.
. The State of Nebraska, always a state with
one of the longest ballots !i the country, will
again have a long ballot With the anomaly of
three senatorial elections.
- It Is important to the nation, to the state and
to each individual here at -the University.
" The men and women elected November 2
-will represent us and guide the policy of the
nation for the next two years. This thought, in
itself, is somewhat sobering when the problems
these men and women will face are considered.
The Stale of Nebraska has none of the "classi
cal" limitations on voting. There are no poll
taxes, literacy tests or property tax payments
which are required. The law requires six months
residence in the state, 40 days in the county
and 10 days in the district,
Students living in Lincoln but with permanent
residence in some other Nebraska district, must
vote in their home district. Registration must
be completed by Oct. 22 in most areas. Ballots
will be mailed to the absentee voter sometime
near the end of October. The local Lincoln
election commissioner reports his office will
co-operate with all voters. He says any student
may bring his absentee ballot to the election
office and have it notarized.
.In other words-everybody wants the eligible
student voters to vote. The Nebraskan plans to
cover the coming campaign in its news columns
and on its editorial page. The paper is encour
aging political activity on the campus in every
way possible. Each candidate is interested in
the student vote.
If there is any apathy, and there seems to be
an abundance of it, it lies with individual stu
dents. A lackadaisical attitude, if taken by in
telligent student voters, is reflected by 'oven
liness and poor representation on all levels of
government.
To attempt to remind "students" of their re
sponsibilty seems to be an inherent contradic
tion. "Students" should be aware of the election
and its import, D. F.
FIFTY-SECOND YEAR
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"Did you notice that genuine imported cashmere sweater?"
This Is It . . .Or Is It?
NU Columnist Asks
How Much Is Enough
By CYNTHIA HENDERSON
What is enough? When have I
done my job?
When your history assignment
Is 50 pages plus three optional
outside readings, what job do you
do? Most of us read the 50 pages,
but "optional" usually means
"not necessary" to us. So the
readings sit undisturbed on the
library shelves.
The student body is faced with
a similar question beginning today.
"How much shall I give to the
four charities supported by All
University Fund" is the 'current
query.
What is enough, for me to
give? Am I willing to run a mile,
or a mile and a half to help some
one? Am I willing to dig into my
change purse or into my bank ac
count for my contribution.
Rev. Rex Knowles discussed
this question at the Sunday eve
ning session at Presby House. As
usual, Rex came up with a thought
provoking explanation.
The question we must all ask
ourselves when considering our
contribution in his opinion is,"How
much is it worth to me to see
this job done."
Rex did not mean how much
will I get out of my gift person
ally. Giving is not a selfish matter,
although we have an inherent need
to give, as well as to receive.
He meant "how much do I want
to see a refugee helped through
World University Service," one
of the charities to receive support
through AUF. Or, "how much do
I want to help someone be cured
of cancer or mental illness.
Rex then set up the following
example which explains the men
tal process we all 'experience in
determining our gift.
Would you give 25 cents to help
a refugee student? "Sure," you
might say. x
Would you give $500? "Gee,
that's way beyond reason," would
be the reply.
e- Would you give 50 cents? "Ceiy
tainly," you reply. ,
How about $250? "Well, I'd like
to but still can't."
So goes the balancing process
weighing what you would like to
give against what you can give.
Sometime during the eleven
years of NU's campus chest the
balance unfortunately hit and
stuck at 200 pennies as a figure
that most people can give.
Was this a wise choice? I don't
believe it was. First of all, we
should not put a limit on a gen
erous gift. Second, the figure
"set" is meager. Giving $2 once
a year amounts to much less than
a penny a day. Is a penny a day
what it is worth to you to see that
a refugee student is helped?
Perhaps we are ready for a time
of revaluation. We are not giving
to a campus machine, but to four
charities which are constantly
helping people. The need is def
initely acute.
I believe that "how much do
I want to help" will be a good
question to help you determine
your gift.
So . . . this is it ... or is it?
Tips And Tailspins
What Is The Nebraskan?
By MARIANNE HANSEN
News Editor
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erica of art Idea about Tb Ncbnukaa, l(a
peratloaa pad purpoaej.)
What on earth does The Nebras
kan News Editor actually do?
There's a desk and a typewriter
all my own, and an obnoxiously
obvious sign with my name on it.
The sign reads, "information" and
"reporters here."
And, to be brief very brief, in
fact that's what my job is in
formation. It's my responsibility
to inform the reporters where to
get stories and how to write them
once they've gotten them; to in
form students of what's happening
on ye old campi; to inform photo
lab when we want a picture taken.
To help me gather and distribute
all this information, I have three
phones which . means I usually
have to answer all three to find
the right one. I am supplied with
reams of copy paper, copy pencils,
student directories, etc.
I organize the news; serve as
sort of a central clearlnc-house
which gathers the news tips.
whips them into story form, checks
them for accuracy and general
style conformity, and passes them
on to the managing editor for final
editing and page layout.
Mornings I go to class; evenings
I study. The rest of the time is
absorbed by The Nebraskan. We
publish three times a week; the re
porters show up around 1 o'clock
in the afternoon. But by then I
must have the news sorted and
ready to give to the reporters to
track down.
I handle try, anyway the count
less details which always crop up.
To be an ideal news editor, I
should be everywhere at once and
know everything that happens or
is going to happen on campus. But
I'm not five people, I'm only me.
So I would appreciate it if all
students would be honorary news
editors, and tip me off the next
time their club is going to meet,
leave the name of a student who
might be a good subject for a
feature, or any tips on anything
going on here on campus. r
Now
Our '
Our 'Future'
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By ELLIE ELLIOTT
"We are like dwarfs seated on
the shoulders of giants; we see
more things than the ancients and
things more distant, but this is due
neither to the sharpness of our
own sight nor the greatness of
our own stature, but because we
are raised and borne aloft on that
giant mass."
Bernard of Chartres
That these immortal words,
written by a man whom himself
many of us might feel disDosed to
call "ancient," have survived to
oar own times, is no matter of
chance. A thing is immortal when
it endures the changes of time,
space, environment, and progress,
and continues to have significance
to all men at all times. As these
words were applicable during the
Middle Ages, so are they now . . .
perhaps even more so. It is pos
sible that our descendents (if there
are any) will look back on this
period of history as being far more
formidable "Dark Ages" than we
can honestly say the medieval per
iod was "dark."
What? This the Dark Ages?
Nonsense! We have everything!
Freedom, democracy, equality.
Electricity, telephones, radio, tele
vision, automobiles
factories, highways. Jets, battle
ships, guns, atomic energy. Wars.
Birth control. As in Texas, every
thing now is "bigger and better."
Is it, as many men claim, because
we have unshackled ourselves
from he irons of tradition? I won
der. The war against tradition is a
violent one. We may see It al.
most anywhere, if we care
(or dare) to look. In art, litem,
ture, music, and education, all
things close to us here at the
university, there Ere numerous ex.
amples. Dali, Dos Passos, Bar
tok. This change is not neces
sarily progress; progress implies
continuous growth toward better,
ment or perfection. Anti-tradition
is a negative approach which im.
plies that anything "different" is
better than anything conventional
, . . traditional.
We are thrusting our sins on the
souls of our predecessors. This
is the traditional action of all anti
traditional young people. Does the
antithesis confuse you? Think
about it. Think about the many
times you have said or heard,
"What a mess of a world we are
inheriting from the past genera
tion. How could they do this to
us? How ignorant they were!"
Maybe it is a mess. Maybe it is
their fault. Fault? No man is
perfect. Our fathers and fore
fathers have tried their best. They
have remembered that they are
dwarfs, and they have remained
"seated on the shoulders of giants,"
passing down to -us the heritage
that they had received and have
Skyscrapers, increased. We too are dwarfs.
remember, and our range of vis
ion is grossly inadept. Are we
going to be content to squat down
here on our own infinitesimal plot
of ground; or are we wise enough
to be Raised and borne aloft on
that giant mass" so that we too
may "see more things ... and
things more distant?"
. ,
NU Views
'Second Glance' Aimed
At Evaluating Familiar
By WARREN BURT
Since last week at this time,
I've been asked often if there is
any, particular purpose to this col
umn. People have wondered po
litely if there is any consistent
direction for speculations that may
appear here. This is probably the
best time to try and clear up
the mystery.
In the life of a student of any
one, really familiar, "ordinary"
things happen day after day which
we become' so accustomed to that
they eventually lose our interest
and our notice. Very often, how
ever, these things which escape
our observation due to familiar
ity might serve as excellent ma
terial for thought, if approached
from a slightly different point of
view than previously or for ar
gument, or a good chuckle.
The latter is so often the case.
Many times if we stopped to no
tice what we're doing, of how
we're doing it, we'd strike our
selves as quite bizarre. Regard
less of our personal actions, how
ever, things which go on about us
constantly may very possibly oc
casion a hearty - laugh if we stop
a second to look at them from a
perspective which is not "ordin
ary." It is particularly true that a new
look at old things may be the
basis for not only interesting and
stimulating thought, but perhaps
ideas of great benefit. It is a well
known fact that some of the most
worthwhile and lucrative inven
tions have occurred within the
scope of simple common things.
Likewise, the greatest contribu
tions to philosophy and human re
lations are often along lines per
taining to "everyday" people,
places and events just as some
of the funniest jokes strike very
close to ourselves.
What appears in this space then,
may be somewhat serious, o r
slightly humorous, or straight
speculation; but my hope is that
it will occasion at least a glance
at many of those aspects of our
university life to which we have
become accustomed. If we take
another look at something we've
looked at a thousand times -"look,
ing without seeing" the last 950
who knows what we'll find?
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