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Editorial Comment
In The Red Spotlight
The channel-men have been at it again. This Iruth have no place in the realms of Communist
time the fate of the 11 U.S. airmen and two thinking. These are the only peaceful weapons
civilians convicted by the Red Chinese of with which the U.S. and the UN have to work
"spying" and given long-term prison sentences and have proved in the past a successful as a
has been channeled to the United Nations for firecracker against a four-inch cannon,
debate and who knows-what action. - The result of a UN debate would not pos-
After several days of insistent denials by the sibly get the desired release of the prisoners.
State Department of the "spying" charge, and As the international setup stands, Red China
following general and not-too-satisfying state- is not a member of the UN and therefore is
mc-nts as to what the U.S. should or would do not under its jurisdiction. The only possible
to obtain the release of the American prisoners, route lies in the proof that Red China was an
the foreign relations experts found the answer, active participant in the Korean Armistice
fr agreement and as such has violated that agree-
At the time the B-29 carrying the 11 airmen ment. If the Reds hold out with the argument
was shot down, its position was over the Yalu that Red China was not 'active in the Korean
River in North Korea. Because the airmen were War then it is an obvious lie, the validity of
a part of the United Nations armed forces in which can be based on the great number of
Korea, it seemed only logical that the jurisdic- Chinese prisoners taken during the Korean
tion lay in the United Nations. Perhaps this War.
would also serve as proof to the UN that the
United States argument against the admittance This whole course of action by the Western
of Red China to the UN was justified on another nations lies on the acceptance , of the U.S.'s
point. word that the 11 airmen were not spys. Under
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. took the ball at the international law the imprisonment or execu-
signals from the State Department and obtained tion of spies in wartime is considered legal,
a recommendation from the UN steering com- However, if the Red Chinese deny any active
mittee that the matter be debated in the General participation in the Korean War which they
Assembly beginning Wednesday. As usual, the could not possibly do and get away with it
Russian bloc (in this case Soviet Russia and then there is no justification for the imprison-
Czechoslovakia) fell in line with Red China, ment of American citizens. Red China has
branding the 11 airmen as "spies" as did Red not officially denied any participation in the
China. But the Russians are having a hard Korean War' but her higher-ups the Russians
, time counter-acting the jurisdictional surprise have. This may prove to be a slip-up by the
of the U.S. Soviets in the future hashing and re-hashing of
the technicalities. But Red Chinese admission to
Charges that the conviction was in direct activity. in the Korean War leaves the "spy"
violation of the Korean Armistice agreement charges valid under international law. It is their
has been parried by the Reds by asserting that word against ours that the airmen were guilty.
Red China was not engaged officially in the The fact remains that because of Hhe non
Korean War and was thus not bound by any affiliation of Red China with the UN, the only
armistice agreement. But the fact remains possible action which could result from de
Russia insisted that Red China be present at bate would be either a severe reprimand en
the Panmunjom parleys and that Red China dorsed by the free nations of the world or
signed the agreement. recommendation of a naval blockade by UN
The British, forsaking their usual "let's all countries. The former is feasible; the latter
be friends" patter, have strongly supported the only theoretical because of the fear that war
U.S. as far as verbal denunciation and inter- would result from such action. Therefore the
mediary note-carrying goes.' But a UN debate only thing the U.S. could hope to gain from UN
and verbal rejection of the Red Chinese action debate is the attention focused on the 13 prison
will do little to actually settle the dispute. The ers to avoid a Red engineered prison break
long practiced art of making conference-table with 13 fatalities or a disappearing act. If
agreements with other nations seems to be quite the U.S. is successful the Reds will find those
lost in the maze of the totalitarian mind. Reason- 13 prisoners like so many hot potatoes too hot
ing, logic, appeal to human rights and simple to hold but too much in demand to drop. J. H.
Private Solution?
The drinking problem; is slowly turning into parents permission, this is a private family
a restriction on private rights and liberties, in matter, rather than one of University or police
addition to those stated and restated laws and concern,
limitations concerning under-age students and
drinking on state or University property. Now If the University administration intends to
students are becoming University property off rule that private parties must be registered,
campus, as well as on campus. it will undoubtedly be surprised at the lack of
.The Dean of Women has stated that if a Luv cooperation. Tarents, as well as their Uni-
cokr' sorority woman has a party in her own versity children, are certainly wide-awake and
home and invites one class or the entire house have enough common sense to know that the
(a specified number representing the group), University cannot step into their private parties,
this constitutes a social function governed by just as it cannot infringe upon breakfast-table
University rules. Therefore, there can be no- battles.
drinking at these parties. If, on the other hand, this is more of an un
fc official statement and suggestion to sorority
This rule is intended to apply even if all the women in the line of sorority policy and cau
members at the party are 21, simply because tion, the rule has some basis. Since the state
of the fact that it is a University function. Ap- ment was made at a Panhellenic meeting, it is
parently the reasoning is that the "no drinking hoped that the Dean's office did not mean it
on state property and at University functions" to be anything more than a suggestion as a
law applies to student parties in private homes, further guard against public denunciation of
Just how such reasoning is considered logical University students and especially organized
is not even debatable; the logic here is simply groups of them. Whether or not students, and
lacking. Certainly most students are aware of their parents decided to follow such a sugges
the fact that no agent of the law can enter any tion is far beyond the jurisdiction of the ad
home without a signed complaint and search ministration.
warrant. Therefore, if a party were conducted It would be well for the Dean to notice that
in a civilized manner and did not disturb the most sorority drinking problems, if any, as well
neighbors, thus not constituting a breach of as those of any student group, have come from
peace, no one could enter the home uninvited, parties in more public places, such as hotel
regardless of the age consideration. rooms and rented backrooms of restaurants.
Parties of Lincoln students in their private Seldom has there been any backfiring from
homes are usually given with the parents' con- private parties where the parents act as hosts
sent and, in addition, with the parents present and enjoy the event along with their daugh
, at these parties. Because of this, most students ters and their guests,
would agree that such events are civilized, Small private parties could be the answer
well-mannered and fun liquor or no liquor, to the drinking problem, rather than a further
When a student entertains friends without his ance of it. M. M.
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By CHARLES PETERSON Both sets for the play were artistically well t
Guest Writer done, from a dramatic and pictorial standpoint.
When the Mad woman of Cbafflot by Jean Add the costumes, the magic of light, and you
Giradoux had its American premiere at the Bel- will get a colorful spectacle just right for the
asco Theatre six years ago, it was greeted with whimsy the play demands,
a mixture of opinions. The majority labeled it If the Howell Theatre is not full every "night
scanty, perplexing, confused and self-conscious, from now until Saturday, it will be the iris-
The minority, however, acclaimed it as rare, fortune of those who stay away, not of the Uni-
exhilarating and inspired. versity Theatre.
Fortunately for the audience in the Howell ja f. I
Theatre Tuesday night, the minority won, and A ft A if H I inltTC
we saw a production of which the University IIIUUVI lid
can be proud. The play is a fantasy, one of M Tl.. t?L 1
the most challenging forms of drama. Happily, YlCiyDe I heyTe Shy?
the challenge was met to the credit of cast Whistles, wolves and wise guys,
and crew nd the pleasure of the audience. The three seem to go together, being a part,
A cast of thirty four people played the show as they are, -of the college scheme of things,
with almost phenomenal coordination and vi- Coeds frown and pretend to ignore their male
taSty. Add to the show the delightful and sensi- admirers, but usually are rather pleased
tive characterizations of Miss Josephine Mar- though most would rather die than admit it.
goline, the Madwoman; Marvin Stromer, the Leastways, that's the exasperated opinion of
Ragpicker, and Millar Sirk, Dr. Jardin, and you one University of Kansas coed, who has been
have as fine an evening's entertainment as any- recently beseiged by whistles from some. 1,200
one could ask for. men students. The whistling continued for sev-
When the deaf-mute takes dictation; when eral weeks, ever since ten students dubbed her
evil is on trial; and when the ruthless financiers unofficially the "most striking coed to grace
get their just dessert the play is at its best. the campus in many a year."
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Lincotn, Nebraska
Wednesday, December 8, 1954
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Hbler
"PLEASE pass the rolls.
Woman's View
Real Christmas Reduced
To Mere Abbreviation
By MARILYN TYSON
Here we are back to our mod
ern commercialized Christmas hol
idays. People are rushing in and
out of stores frantically looking
over practical little gifts like jew
eled bottle openers, jeweled ice
bags and jeweled fly swatters.
I guess this really is the mod
ern age but I don't like it if it
means completely ruining some
thing as sacred as Christmas. All
of the old Christmas tradition is
going to pot! I'm not a stickler
for this traditional business but
when it comes to taking the Christ
out of Christmas and replacing
it with an X, the ''moderns" have
gone to far. It makes me angry
when I see the abbreviation Xmas.
Our Christmas holidays will be
gin with the usual round of cock
tail parries where everyone gets
extremely friendly and the Christ
mas spirit pours out abundantly.
Old friends are home for the holi
days and the mad rush of having
luncheons and teas in their honor
has become the accepted Yuletide
custom.
The neighbors have outdone
themselves on Christmas decora
tions. Their house is aflame with
colored lights inside and out. The
Jones decide that they had better
not let themselves be outdone so
up go more colored lights and can
dy canes and candles. .All down
the block there is a cherry at
mosphere but the spirit that pre
vails is competitive not Christ
mas. Downtown the department stores
are competing to see who can ap
pear with the most elaborate win
dow displays and novelties. Gob
bels and Sons put up t huge
Santa Claus throne so the Gibberish
Co. goes wild to out-decorate Gob
bels and so it goes on t ad on and
on.
This vicious circle doesn't stop
with the "modern adults." Oh, no.
Ask a three-year old what Christ
mas means and hell tell you Santa
Claus is coming with his rein
deer. And he's bringing an elec
tric train and a cowboy suit and
a gun.
Does the three-year old know
why we have a Christmas? The
kind without an X, I mean. Does
anyone remember why we have
Christmas? I asked a friend of
mine if she knew why we have
Christmas. She answered with the
question "Seriously or otherwise?"
I guess we have two holidays
now. One spelled Christmas and
the other spelled Xmas. Has it
ever occurred to you which one
you would rather celebrate?
COURT SIM
says: "Jockey brand underwear scores high with me!"
Endless 3. Fouler, stratospheric terror of the basket
ball courts, recommends Jockey shorts for off-the-court
activities. "Couldn't get along without 'em,"
says the lofty athlete loftily.
There's comfort by the basketful in Jockey shorts!
Better drop into your dealer's soon . . . buy a supply
of Jeckey shorts and T-shirts . . . and feel as good as
you look!
i ii .ii-aiTOM
it's in style to be comfortable ...in
JOClSStf $ underwear
mad only Kenosha, Wwcomitt
Letterip
School Spirit
Dear Editor:
Last month there was a letter
in your paper from a reader who
had attended the Nebraska-K.U.
football game and he commented
upon the school spirit shown by
the Kansans even when their team
was losing.
Why doesn't Nebraska have
school spirit? Why is it that when
Nebraska's team is winning, the
crowd is cheering and when the
team is losing, it is without sup
port from the stands?
To answer this fully would take
many hours of research and many
sheets of paper, but I think that
one reason for our lack of school
spirit is that it is discouraged, net
in the normal way, but in a method
that isn't too noticeable. When
Omaha U. finished its football sea
son and was chosen for the Tan
gerine Bowl, school was imme
diately dismissed that Friday and
a two day extension was given
them following Christmas vaca
tion. Consequently they have a
very high team backing and spirit.
Nebraska has been chosen for
the Orange Bowl for New Years
Ivan In 'Moon Race'
Indianapolis Star: A West Ger.
man space research society re
ports that Russia has entered the
"race to the moon." That settles
it. Give Moscow a couple of days
onri it will have a man back from
there with pictures and every
thing to prove it. , ,
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SERVICE
ON
Personalized
Christmas
Cards
AT THE
GOLDENROD
Stationery Store
215 North 14th St.
Day. Has there been an extended
vacation here? No, there hasn't
been. In fact, there will probably
be double cuts charged the stu
dents if they miss these days as
some professors charged their
students for misses just prior to
Thanksgiving vacation.
Not only does this decrease
school spirit and morale, it may
prevent or help to prevent soma
students from attending the game.
DARREL G. DE GRAW
WILBUe JUST WOKE UP TO
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THE OPERATOR
On every American campus there are four standard fixtures:
No. 1 - ivy ; No. 2 - a statue of the founder; No. 3 - Philip Morris
Cigarettes; No. 4 The Operator.
The ivy is to prevent strangers from mistaking the college for
a warehouse. The statue of the founder provides shade for necking
when the weather is fine. The Philip Morris Cigarettes are an aid
to concentration when you are studious, an aid to sociability when
you are sportive, and a source of smoke rings to impress new girls
. . . And The Operator is the man you can't do without.
Well do I remember The Operator on my campus. He was a young
man with a ready smile, a quick mind, fifteen complete changes of
wardrobe, a six room apartment, a red convertible, and assorted
stocks, bonds, securities, and second mortgages.
The Operator's origins were a source of lively speculation. Some
said he was left over from the old Capone gang. Some said he was
Judge Crater. Some said he sprang from the brow of Zeus.
But, in fact, he was just an ordinary student to begin with. In
his first year he studied hard, took copious lecture notes, got good
grades, and made a big reputation as a friend in need. He'd lend
you money; he'd let you copy his lecture notes; he'd write themes
for you; he'd sit up all night to-help you cram for an exam. All of
this was1 done with infinite good nature on his part, and no obligation
on yours . . . The first year, that is.
In the second year The Operator started to operate. He'd still let
you copy his lecture notes but it cost you a quarter. Sitting up to
help you cram cost 50 cents an hour till midnight, 75 cents an hour
afterwards. His prices for writing themes were iased on a sliding
scale -a dollar for a "C", two for a "B", three for an "A". A "D"
cost you nothing, and if you flunked, you got a dollar credit on the
next theme he wrote for you. , ,
His services expanded steadily. He added a line of cribs for
examinations. He booked bets on football games. He did a bit of
bootlegging. He ran a date bureau. He rented cars, tuxedos, non-wilt-N
ing boutonnieres. ,
But all of these were really sidelines. His main line was lending
money. At any hour of the day or night, for any amount from a dollar
to a hundred. The Operator was always ready with a sympathetic
ear and cash on the barrelhead. And he rarely charged more than
150 percent interest
Usury and sharp trading are practices - not calculated to win
affection. Nobody lqved The Operator. But nobody did anything
about it either . . . Because undergraduates live in a perpetual state
of need need of money, need of lecture notes, need of romance,
need of beer, need of something and The Operator was the goose
that laid the golden eggs and, therefore, safe. .
Nor did The Operator seek affection. He just went his well
heeled way, serene and carefree . . . No, not quite carefree. One
thing troubled him: a fear that some day he might graduate. Gradu
ation, leaving school, would mean the end of his empire. You can't
run a business like that from the outside; you must be right in the
midst of things, spotting opportunities, anticipating needs, keeping
your finger on the public pulse.
So he took great pains to stay in school, but never to graduate.
This he accomplished by constantly shifting majors. He would coma
within a semester of getting a B.A. in sociology and then transfer
to law. When he had nearly enough law credits, he'd switch to
business administration. Then from business administration to
psychology, from psychology. to French, from French to history,
and so on, meanwhile getting cultured as all getout, rich as Croesus,
and never accumulating quite enough credits for a degree.
Finally, Of course, it caught up with him. There came a semester
when no matter what he took, he bad to wind up with some kind of
a degree. He looked frantically through the class schedule trying to
find some major he hadn't tried yet. And he found one physical
education. So, sleek and pudgy though he was from high living, The
Operator entered the department of physical ed.
It was a mistake. Among the people he had to wrestle and box
with were some great hulking fellows who, like everybody els on
campus, owed him money.
Their tiny foreheads creased with glee as they regarded The
Operator's trembling little body; their massive biceps swelled joy
ously; their flexors rippled with delight. Rumbling happily, they
fell upon him and covered him with lumps, the smallest of which
would have taken first prise in any lump contest you might name.
Confused and sick at heart, The Operator dragged bis battered
members home. He knew he had to get out of physical ed; his life
was forfeit if he did not So, unhappily, he transferred to come other
course, and the following June, a beaten man in his cap and gown,
received with lifeless hands a diploma and a bachelor of arts degree
and shambled out into the great world.
I don't know what happened to The Operator after graduation.
It's not a bad guess that he's serving time in some pokey somewhere.
Or maybe he was lucky and went into the advertising business. If so,
he is surely a big man on Madison Avenue tod;
But, as I say, I don't know what happened to him. But this I do
know: another Operator appeared on campus as soon as this one
left, and he in turn was replaced by another, and the process goes
--on endlessly.
For as long as boy students like girl student better than going
to class, as long as parents cling to the delusion that the allowance
they had at college is sufficient for their children, as long as blood
runs warm and cash runs short, there will be an Operator operating
on every campus everywhere.
CUil thulmta. 1M
Thii column it brought to you by the maker of PHILIP MORRIS
who think you would enjoy their cigarette.
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