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Lincoln, Nebraska
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Personal If few
One of the fondest desires of all journalisti
cally inclined persons is to have a chance to say
exactly what he thinks about a certain matter.
In professional journalistic endeavor, this happy
state of affairs seldom, if ever, occurs. There
are boundaries imposed by advertisers, pub-
Ushers, reader demands ad infinitum. The col
lege journalist, though bounded by the code of
ethics which is practiced by newspapers, does
enjoy considerably more freedom; however,
there are limits to what he can say as there
should be.
Students who have read their Nebraskans
through several " administrations" of editors no
doubt have noticed the variety of attitudes to
ward the personalized sounding off by Ne
braskan writers. For the last two semesters,
policy of having individual comment, i. e.
columns written in the first person, appear in
the editorial page, but not in the editorial
columns, has been closely followed with few
exceptions. This semester, however, there will
be .a change in the procedure.
As editor of The Nebraskan, I come in con
tact with situations which I believe are im
portant to the University population as a whole.
In our news columns the members of the staff
try to present these things in a way that will
make what is important interesting and read
able so that students not so closely bound up in
the life of this University will take note and
possibly act on what is stated, asked for andor
explained.
However, the news staff must deal with
facts in what they write. They cannot present
a story about the beginning of an AUF drive
by saying, "'AUF is a good deal; be sure to
give when you are asked to, do so."
Instead, they must make a note that, "Phyllis
Colbert, AUF president, asked that all students
contribute ..." Often, facts simply cannot
be woven into something interesting, something
with appeal to you, but the facts are important
and you deserve to know them.
This then is the purpose of this editorial and
others like it that will follow: to take those
things that are important and try to interest
you in them. The reasons behind the purposes
are even more simple; we cannot bring you a
high quality, accurate comprehensive news
paper if we deal with things other than facts
in our news columns apparently, we cant in
terest the mass of our readers with facts
alone.
The introduction is complete; this is the Per
sonal View for this issue:
Students are needed to apply for the Com
mittee on Student Publications, more often
called the Pub Board. Three students, one from
each of the upperclasses, are needed to fill the
existing vacancies. The three will be selected
on the basis of an interview with the Student
Council. The Nebraskan has printed essentially
this same announcement several times the last
two weeks with no takers thus far.
Here is what has not been said about the
Pub Board. First, student Pub Board members
do not have too much work to do. It is' a good
activity for persons who do not have too much
time for activity work. Most of their work
comes when interviewing other students apply
ing for positions on the Rag or Cornhusker.
Second, they are important because of the
votes they cast (along with the faculty Pub
Board members) to appoint the paid staff
members of the two publications. Third, long ex
perience in journalism is not necessary to handle
the job, though knowledge of The Nebraskan
and The Cornhusker is valuable during that all
important Student Council interview. Any mem
ber of either staff would be more than happy
to help you on this count. Fourth, with this job,
there is no particular organization with an in
or any group that has things sewed vp each
applicant is strictly on his own when applying
for or working in a Pub Board position.
In short, the Pub Board is something you
could do if you want to. It doesn't make much
difference to the Student Council who or what
you are if they think you can handle a position
they want to fill.
That's it for this time. I said exactly what I
think about the Pub Board, and hope the long
introduction didnt scare too many people away
from reading these last few lines. This column
will definitely not be a regular part of the paper,
'(I dont always have something to say and dont
care to sweat out a story or bore you with
reading it). Thanks for reading this the next
one will be shorter and nastier. T, W.
uropean Unity In Sigh
Monday headlines screamed the announce
ment that the nine-power London conference
was a success, Western diplomats loosened their
cravats and sat back in exhausted relief
French Premier Mendes-France had come
through.
Meantime another hope-provoking announce
ment blasted its way into the news when Italy
and Yugoslavia agreed to divide Trieste and
clear up a nine years' dispute which nearly
resulted in war about a year ago.
So the Western defense line seems to be
soldered together at least ior the moment.
But optimism is not a positive assurance
against the possibility of something back-firing.
The Trieste settlement is a cut and dried
proposition formally going into effect in three
weeks. There is little speculations as to whether
or not the Trieste Pact will work. The dispute
between Italy and Yugoslavia raged for years
and diplomatic gestures failed to alleviate the
situation. The final agreement between the
two contingents seems to be a mere logical
settlement to a feud which ended more out of
mutual exhaustion than unwillingness to com.
promise.
But In the United States, while optimism
supercedes any momentary qualms, there are
speculations as to the outcome of Mendes
France 's report to the French Chamber of
Deputies on Thursday, The French Premier is
now carrying the ball and the goal line is still
cm the far side of the imposing and EDC-oppos-ing
team. He has stated that he will stake the
life of his government on the ratification of the
London pact by the Chamber, but how many
other French premiers have staked their gov
ernments on similar contexts? He has said he
is four-fifths sure of the pact's ratification, but
leaves room for one-fifth of doubt.
Mendes-France was, during the EDC hassel
in the French parliament, pro-EDC He is pro
London pact. The EDC proposal was turned
down by the Chamber of Deputies in spite of
the Premier's own feeling. This is why the
signature of one man on an agreement over
which he actually has nc control cannot be
taken as a positive assurance. The final "yes"
lies in the French parliament and if it says
"'no" Premier Mendes-France's signature will
be just so much ink.
The optimists have placed their faith in the
major differences between EDC and the London
pact, which were designed by the British and
United States to relieve France's uneasiness.
One big difference is that Britain has made
"'overwhelming" committments on the continent
in answer to the French accusation that Britain
was not solidly entrenched as a European de
fender. Another difference lies in the provisions
for a "controlled" rearmament of Germany
with France holding a two-fold directorate
through the Brussels Treaty and NATO. But
the French in their hot refusal of the EDC
measure said no rearmament of Germany in
any form would be agreeable. Many skeptics
maintain the French were begging off accept
ing EDC and this memory hasnt entirely lost
its meaning.
Thursday will tell the story and if with hope
remaining high the Premier should win the
confidence of the Chamber of Deputies, an un
equaled security in European defense should
keep the Allies warm through many a long cold
blast from the East. J. H.
Sign Of Initiative
Signs of the times are always interesting to
The Nebraskan, and when worthy of being re
ported, are passed on to our Teaders. One of
the current, reportable signs was noted last
Friday evening at a pep rally prior to the
Iowa State football game.
This pep rally, like so many over the years,
bad pretty much the standard crowd: cheer
leaders, pep band, coaches, football team, (these
made up a great part of the voluntary attendees)
fraternity and sorority pledges, freshmen pep
teri and a few "gung ho" oldtimers with
freshmen women dates (these made up the in
voluntary audience).
But the signs were the interesting things. Of
course there were the usual banners, with say
ings "Go Buskers!" -"Sock TErn!" etc. in very
small letters and dear old Zeta Zeta Zeta in
large ones, but on this occasion, there was a
new one representing one of the Halls at the
Selleck Quadrangle.
This is the first time in years, at
leaBt from what The Nebraskan sign watchers
kave seen, that the men in the dormitories have
taken the lime and trouble to make them
selves seen as well as heard at the rallies. Not
that sign making itself indicates any great
change in the apathy of independent students
that has been the favorite "we need to do
something" thesis of student leaders for many
years, but it is indicative of something concrete,
which demonstrates the vitality on the Univer
sity scene by the unaffiliated students.
The Nebraskan, as an orgainzation, is glad
to see something of this nature happen.
The University, in setting up the machinery
for management of the dormitories, did a wise
thing in subdividing the huge structures into
small groups or units which allow the individual
identification with a certain well-defined group.
Psychologists have taken many years and
thousands of words explaining, defining and dis
cussing the effects of arionimity upon the human
organism. It seems the University has taken
some of these efforts to heart and done all that
it can to make certain men living in the Selleck
Quadrangle ieel and act like individuals rather
than parts, mere appendages of a mass.
This is not to say the men in the dormitory
have done nothing before; they have, but more
is being done this year, than in the past. The
Nebraskan offers its congratulations and best
wishes for even more actions during the next
year to the men in the Quadrangle, and hopes
the comparatively few men there who do take
an interest in their University and do under
stand It is made up of more than classrooms
and assignments become even larger , T.W.
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This is the story of Johnny Mc
Kown, Outstanding prepper of All-State
renown,
Johnny was speedy, elusive and
tough,
As big as an ox and liked to play
rough.
Scouts looked him over. Alumni
did, too.
John got an offer from Southeast
ern U.
Tuition, lodging and board to be
paid,
And cash from a fund called
"Grantsnm-aid."
Johnny set out with illusions so
grand.
Southeastern U. was tops ia the
land.
Two things for sure:He'i get on
the team
Make AD-America! Such was his
dream.
But Johnny was la for aa awful
surprise.
The first day of practice opened
his eyes.
Instead of a squad f thirty-five
men,
Johnny was one of a hundred and
tea.
The manpower wasted was al
most a sin.)
Orders were posted, restrictive
and drab;
'Dont take a course with an aft
ernoon lab!"
'No basket ball, base ball, tennis
or track!"
'No women, tobacco or late eve
ning snack!"
'Stay in condition for practice
NXT SPRING!"
'Always remember that FOOT
BALL is KING1! .
Scrimmaging, scrimmaging, oa
went the grind.
Nights at the blackboard improv
ing the mind.
Blocking and tackling as weeks
hurried by,
Hoping to get to the head coach's
eye.
Johnny was blue, for as far as he
knew
His squad same was just. "Hey,
YOUEighty-twa.'"
The last game that season he got
a big break.
They let him handle a line-marker
stake.
Came the next autumn, bis sopho
more falL
Back were the coaches and Johnny
and alL
Out to the practice field Johnny
would go,
Ruining the plays of NEXT SAT
URDAY'S FOE.
Johnny worked harder. Results
were the same.
He got on the bench but not in the
game.
Week after week be would wait for
the call
Nobody noticed poor Johnny at all.
Johnny a junior, was suited one
day,
Sat on the bench with three min
utes to play,
Forty points heading, when out of
the blue
Came a terse order 'Hey, YOU2-
Eighty-two,
Get in relieve that defensive left
guard
Move Jones to tackle and send out
Brevard."
Johnny, not sensing his lack of a
name,
Jumped with alacriiy played out
the game.
Late ia the spring of his seor
year,
Maples were budding, commence
ment was near,
Johnny was strolling dowa Liberty
Street
When whom do yoa reckon he
chanced to meet?
Head Coach CMalley, so hard to
approach.
So Johnny just sputtered a 4Good
Momin Coach."
O "Mai ley, austere, but never a
snob,
Looked Johnny aver this eye on
the job).
"Gracious, my boy, but you're
hefty and tall,
Just the right type to go great in
foot ball.
Ill teD you what flus eye had a
gleam).
Next year why don't you come
out for the team?"
Thus the sum total of Johnny's
career
Was three minutes played in his
junior year.
Always a number. Never a name.
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By J.VNCY CARMAN
One can certainly feel sorry for
the UCLA students who live so
close to the beach they dont know
what to do. However, their inter
ests are good naybe. A recent
letter to the editor of the UCLA
Daily Bruin stated;
This semester fate has willed
that we have no classes on Tues
day or Thursday.
Circumstances require us to go
to the beach on these days.
Would it be possible far the Daily
Bruin to have a special box where
we could pick up the previous day's
paper, thus keeping up with
campus affairs and become an in
tegral part of the university.
It was signed Con and Paul,
andthe paper replied:
We are trying to forward your
suggestion to the circulation man
ager but it seems that he's at the
beach too. Hmmmmmmmmm.
A recent student Senate session
a' the University of Oklahoma was
highlighted by a masked intruder
wielding a knife and message. The
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robe and mask, broke In during
the early minutes of the meeting
and slammed a roughly scrawled
message before the Senate presi
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FOOTBALL THROUGH THE AGES
The football frenzy is upon us. But let us, in the midst f this
pandemonium, call time. Let us ptuse for a Mment of tranquil
reflection. What is this game calleJ fcrotbain What w its Jhistoryl
Its origins? Its traditions? These are oot Jdk quctiitis, for when
we have the answers we will appreciate even more fully, enjoy even
more deeply, this great American frame of foolbalL
First of alL to call football an American frame is somewhat mis
leading. True, the game is row played almost exclusively ia America,
but it comes to ws from a land far away and a rivulasatkwii long dead.
Football was first played in ancient Rome. Introduced by Julius
Caesar, it became one of the most popular Koman sports by the time
of Nero's reign. The eminent historian Sigaf oos reports a crowd cf
MMCLDDXVllI people at the Colosseum one Saturday afternoon
to ee the Christians play the laons.
With the decline cf the Roman empire football fell rata disuse.
The barbaric Huns and Goths preferred canasta. However, by the
Twelfth Century A D. football had emerged from its twilight and
risen to its rightful plane im the firmament cf European pastimes.
The eminent historian Sigaf oos reports that the whole continent
was in the grip of wild excitement in the year 1192 when tha
Crusaders, under Freddie Barbarossa, joumfyed all the way to
Damascus to plav the Saracens in the Fig Bowl game. The Crusaders
squeaked through, 23 to 21, on a field goal by Dick Coeur de Ltwa
in the closing seconds f the gram.
October 2L, J 5 12, will ever remain a red letter day in the history
cf football On that day Lwmardn da Vinci, who has often been called
The Eenaissance Man" because of his proficiency in a hundred arts
and sciences, was painting a picture of a Florentine lady named
Mona Lisa Schulta. "Listen, Mona baby, he said as she struck a
pose for her portrait, "I keep telling you dont smile. J urt relax and
look natural."
"But I'm m,ot smiling" she replied
"Well, what do yon call it?" be sawL
"Gee, I dont know," said Mrs. Scbultx. "It's just ao expression,
kind of."
"Well, cut it out," said The Eenaissance Man.
"IH fay," she promised.
And try she did, but without success, f or a moment later the artist
was saying to ber, "Look, Mona kid, I'm nc gonna ask you again.
Wipe that silly grin ofT your face."
"Honest to poodness. The Eenaissance Man," said she to him, "Jt's
no erin. It's lust the way I look."
"Well, just stop it," said Leonard testily and turned away to mix
his pigments.
When be turned back to Mona Lisa and sew the smile still oa
her face, be became so enraged that be seized the nearest objoct
a casava melon, as it happened and hurled it at her with all bit
strength. Showing great presence of mind, she caught the melon and
ran with it from the studio until The Eenaissance Man's temper
should cooL
This was, of course, the first completed forward pass.
Another 'date dear to the hearts of all football fans is September 23,
1442. it was on this date, according to the eminent historian Sigafoos,
that a sixteen year old lad named Christopher Columbus tried out
for the football team at Genoa Tech. He failed to make the leant
because be was too light. ((He weighed at that time only 12 pounds.)
A nd why, you ask, is this date - September 29, 1 442 so dear to
the hearts of aD football fans? Because young Columbus was so
heartbroken at rot making the team that be ran away to sea. And
if that hadnt happened, be never would hav discovered America.
And if Columbus hadnt discovered America, the world never would
have discovered tobacco. And if the world hadnt discovered tobacco,
football fans never would have discovered Philip Morris which, at
every fan knows, is the perfect companion to football As Sigafoos,
the .eminent historian, says, "Land's sakes, I cant even imagine
football without Philip Morris. I'd soower fe to m rame without my
raccoon coat than without mny meat, rich tobaooo-browTi snap-open
pack of mild s-intage Philip Morris Cigarettes which come in rgnlar
or king-size at prices young and old can afford. Land's sakesl"
The end cf football in Europe came with the notorious "Black Zsx
Scandal" of 1.&87, in which EJ MachiaveUi, one of the Pasa mob,
paid off the University f Heidelberg Sabres to throw the champion
ship ram to the Chartres A. and M. Gophers. It was a mortal blow
to football on the continent.
But the game took bold ia the American colonies and thrived at it
bad never thrived before. Which briEfx at to another date that
remain evergreen in the beartt of football lovere: December 16. 1773-
On that date a British packet loaded with tea sailed into Boston
harbor. The lonW bad long been smarting under the English king'
tax on tea. "Taxation without representation," tber called it. and
feelings ran bigh.
Wben on December 15, 1773, the Eritirb ship docked at Boston, a
semi-pro football learn called the Nonpareil Tigers, coaxbed bf
Samuel ( Shifty, Adams, wae acrimmarmr Bear the barber. "Come.
.fnf!d wifty wmf the ship."Lets dump the tea in the ocean!"
With many a laugh and cheer the Nonpareil Tigers followed Swifty
aboard and proceeded to dump the earn, overboard in a wild, din
organised and abandoned manner. "Here now!" called Swifty
sharply That mo way to dump tea overboard. Let ret into soma
kind of formation."
And that, fans, is bow the "T" formation was born.
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