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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Bibler
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Dorm LighlsOn Or OH?
Nearly two weeks ago, the Dorm Council of
the Women's Residence Halls rejected a pro
posal that the so-called "traditional" ruling
of 11:30 p.m. lights out hears for freshmen be
abolished. In a restatement of the rule, the
Council pointed out that permission to study
after the deadline could be obtained from the
housemother, if studies required later hours
This stand was taken after a petition, signed
by nearly 200 freshmen, was given to Miss
Hansen, head resident, requesting a change
in the rule. Complaints about the rule have
been frequent in the dorm for many years,
but before this year no initiative had been
taken to do anything about it. Instsad, room
mates sought to avoid the rule by their own in
genious methods, such as stuffing towels around
the door cracks so light rays don't show, drag
ging lamps in the closets and studying there,
or turning out the light until the housemother
had made her regular check.
Generally, freshmen coeds feel they are
old enough by the time they reach college to
decide for themselves when to go to bed. They
accept the new responsibilities of higher-level
studies, and in order to finish assignments
often find it necessary to study later than 11:30
p.m. It should be the individual's right to de
cide whether a finished project or eight hours
"ileep every night is more important.
If later studying is necessary, the coeds have
been allowed to study in the basement morgue
or recreation rcom. However, the morgue is
as barren as its name, and most coeds hate to
study there. The lighting is poor, especially
in the rec rooms. If references are used, all
this paraphernalia must be lugged downstairs.
In spite of the objections of the freshmen,
however, the Dorm Council voted to continue
the rule. It is significant that only five of the
voting members at that meeting were fresh
men. The rule does not affect upperclassmen.
The Council did say that it would make a
point of emphasizing to ireshmen that permis
mission to study later could be obtained upon
request. Apparently many freshmen were not
ware that they could do this.
But apparently this was all talk and nothing
more. The situation is now more confusing
than ever, according to various reports from
freshmen residents. No attempt has been made
to explain the decisions of the Council; in fact
most girls only have a hazy idea what the
Council is or what it attempts to do, let alone
the time and results of any meetings it hap
pens to have. Yet the Council is supposed to
represent the opinion of the residents.
The coeds who have received permission
from housemothers to study late, have found
this system inconvenient and time-consuming.
Much time is wasted while they search for
a huosemother who may be anywhere in the
three-floor hall. Some, before granting permis
sion, require an approximation of the time the
coed intends to stay awake rather difficult to
do, as anyone who has studied must know.
Permission for late study is usually only
, granted if the pleader can prove she has been
studying all evening in her room. In other
woras, it a coed wants to practice for Coed
Follies or participate in some campus activity
during the evening, she will be required to
nave lights out by 11:30 p.m. This is hardly
fair for the conscientious student who would
like to have her studies done but would like
to take advantage of some of the other aspect?
of University life, too.
Enforcement of the lights out rule varies in
each hall, depending upon the housemother and
her mood at the moment. Since the petition,
enforcement has reportedly not been very strict.
This must be interpreted as an admission by
housemothers that the rule is foolish and im
practical. Yet stubbornly, the Council has re
fused to admit that such a long-established
rule could, and should, be changed. Instead, it
has preferred to stick its head in the sand like
an ostrich and pretend not to see how silly the
whole situation is.
It is time the Dorm Council and Miss Han
sen admitted that lights out at 11:30 p.m. is
unnecessary, hard to enforce, and disliked by
all concerned. And did something about it!
M. H.
The Biggest Issue Arrives
The Student Council, whether it realizes the
fact or not, will vote on one of the most im
portant issue facing it this year, during its
meeting this week. The issue concerns repre
sentation on the Council by the Co-Op Council
or, more accurately, representation by non
Greek students living in organized houses other
than the dormitory.
Specifically, the Council vote on whether or
Dot to accept a request from the Co Op Council
which was presented by Louis Schoen last
Wednesday and put into motion form by Murt
Pickett.
Co-Op Council President Walt Brestel said
the request was made to enable his organization
to present its ideas and problems and cooperate
on projects aimed at promoting the good of
the whole University. He explained that in the
past the independent council member has repre
sented both bis group and the dormitory. Bres
tel noted this situation was not satisfactory to
Co-Op members for several reasons. First, the
Council delegate was elected by ballots cast
by both Co-Op and dorm voters. Since the Co
Op total population is only about 150 persons,
their ballots had little effect on the outcome
of the election because of the winner needing
only a plurality of the votes cast. Second, the
Co-Ops are not in the same position as are
dorm men. Actually, Co-Ops are independent in
the literal sense of the word; they receive no
subsidization from the University; they con
duct their own business affairs, and they must
operate at a profit in order to stay in opera
tion. Hence, their problems are much differ
ent .from those of dorm men; yet, Co-Ops are
represented by persons who do not share
these common problems.
Co-Ops have asked the Council to recognize
the "status quo," that is, Co-Ops are not part
of the independent group on this campus in
the strict sense of the word, and Co-Ops are
not receiving the type of representation they
want or are thought to receive by sharing a
Council delegate with the dormitory.
Naturally enough, the request and resultant
motion have been viewed with considerable
alarm by Greek-letter organizations. Should
the motion on the floor of the Council be
passed, the groups can see the beginning of
what well might be a parade of similar requests
by non-Greek organizations for membership
In the all-powerful student governing body.
This feeling of alarm is not entirely without
foundation.' Tiiuugn members of Greek-letter
organizations can v eil understand and sympa
thize with the Co-Op members, Faction and
IFC members are understandably slow to agree
to a proposal which would allow other organiza
tions increased representation on the Student
Council.
Like it or not, the Student Council must
realize there is considerable effort expended
by members of Greek-letter organizations to
take part in election of Council delegates and
by doing so 'swing the balance of what little
student authority there is on this campus to
their favor.
Since this is the case, the Student Council
would do well to consider this request by the
Co-Op Council carefully. Should an affirmative
vote result in the CrwDp request, the Student
Council should be prepared to give concrete
reasons for it; the Greek elements will cer
tainly he interested in hearing them. Should
the vote be negative, the Student Council
should be prepared to answer the smaller,
though no less important, group which is seek
ing equitable representation.
The purpose behind allowing any University
college or group representation on the Student
Council has centered around the theory of gain
ing a good cross section of the population gov
erned by the Council. It is up to the Student
Council to determine whether or not repre
sentation by the Co-Op Council will further
this purpose, though it may arouse another
section of the University population.
The Co-Op Council has made a legitimate
request. What they ask for would bring another
independent stud body into the realm of
student governrm something this campus
sorely needs. How.er, the Student Council
would be guilty of a grave injustice to Greek-'
letter organizations by granting the proposal
which would allow an organization of 150 mem
bers equal representation with groups of similar
composition by much larger size, i.e., the Inter
Fraternity Council.
The Nebraskan does favor increased inde
pendent activity in student activity life by in
dependents; however it cannot favor the mo
tion now before the Student Council. A plan
by which college representation would call
for a certain number of independents would be
. far more equitable and far more successful
a means to this end.
The Co-Op Council should concentrate its ef
forts in closer cooperation with the dormi
tories and their representative to the Stu
dent Council rather than agitating for its own
representative. T. W,
Afterthoughts
Reverse Flag
The tiny American flag on the back of your
ten dollar bill iray appear to be flying upside
down, but don't worry, the bills aren't counter
feit. An alert schoolboy noticed that the flag ap
peared to be upside down and reported it to
the Secret Service. The Socret Service made a
microscopic investigation of the flag which
flies in front of the Trearury building and
found that it only appeared tc be upside down.
They said it was only an optical illusion.
The question brought to mind is "Where did
the schoolboy get a ten dollar bill?"
Swons And Soldiers
Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis) has pre
sided over his last meeting of the Senate In
vestigations Subcommittee.
He called this last session his "swan song."
Old soldiers never die, but what about old
swans?
Embraceable You
A motorist in Alabama ran 40 feet off the
road, tore down a fence and rammed into a
tree. Facing the judge and forced for an ex
planation of the accident, he maintained that
his girl friend was "holding me too tight"
and "I couldn't hold her and the wheel, too."
The judge, after lengthy contemplation and
a quick recollection of his own younger days,
dismissed the charge of reckless driving and
booked the driver for driving without a license
and without license plates.
Forced to explain his action, the judge said,
"I'm convinced that it could have happened
as he said."
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French Study Leads
To Purse Snatching
By Harold T. Warren
(Ed. Note: The semester's near
ly gone, and now the struggles of
some courses can be viewed with
a fair amount of objectivity. The
mind might even wander, and
come up with a reaction or two on
the course that the instructor never
intended.
Harold Warren, a graduate stu
dent taking second year French,
found the intricacies of French
taking his imagination astray and
letting the old familiar English
take over again to relate this tale
of woe. Warren, who is primarily
interested in English not French
is a Lincoln bus driver who grad
uated from Cotner College "way
back when.")
The University did its best to
make a French student of me.
There are no complaints. No ali
bis.
It's just that those distracting
idioms in French had a way of
asking for something more. Each
expression seemed to deserve a
story. "Avoir la chance," "mon
tour" and "et son contenu," (by
chance, my trip and its contents)
called for a pencil, quickly.
What a person could do with just
those three words from Maupas
sant's story of "The String," just
borrow a few French terms and
establish a setting near Goderville,
Nebraska. And then let me tell of
honest Mr. Hauchecome.
Hauchecorne can best be des
cribed in his work clothes. Let's
begin with his heels. He covered
them with mail-order shoes cost
ing $2.98. His bibless jeans, of
doubtful value, were badly worn at
the thighs because of using his
leg as a fulcrum in digging flowers.
Yellow suspenders bore on their
brass buckles the undeserved title
"police."
The gray shirt was always too
large at the neck but was cool.
A grass hat was one of several
bought in quantity from the dime
store. This one was tied by a piece
of string to the suspenders. Mr.
Hauchecorne never chased a bat
blown off by a hot wind. He just;
hauled in the string.
His eyes? They were sharp blue,
fitted with glasses of his own
choice in his own way. He had a
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Change The Law?
Dear Editor:
Editorial comments and articles
In The Nebraskan indicate a gen
eral unhappiness toward the Uni
versity administration's obvious
distrust of voluntary student com
pliance of the drinking and non
drinking rules on the campus and
in and around the living quarters
of students affiliated with the Uni
versity. Regardless of the merit
or lack of it with regard to the
University policy and its methods
of enforcement of the policy, may
I suggest to The Nebraskan and
to those students and organized
groups who feel that the policy is
unfair and an invasion of human
rights, that an unusual opportunity
is at hand to alleviate the matter
in a democratic manner.
The state legislature is In ses
sion. The above mentioned groups
can Individually and collectively
(including the IFC) oppose L.B. 29
which makes even more stringent
the rules against drinking. Fur
thermore, and this may take a bit
of speed to do easily, perhaps they
could influence some legislator to
Introduce a bill to specifically ex
empt any bond fide college and
university from any restrictions
with regard to the use of any
drink alcoholic or otherwise. Cer
tainly there must be an alumnus
of some campus group in the leg
Islotme who, when in school, had
similar feelings and would be
willing to cooperate. Fathers of
some of the students might be
sympathetic. (I'm not so sure of
many of the mothers.)
Should Rich efforts, if attempted,
be unsuccessful for lack of time
or other reasons, then two courses
of action might be followed:
1. The formation of organized
efforts to achieve such a law in
the succeeding legislature in 1957.
2. Indication of desire to conform
to the state law which University
officials feel incumbent on them
selves to enforce and the offering
of a positive program by students
and groups to alleviate a situation
which apparently has reached pro
portions requiring University en
forcement. R. E. GARNER
Critic Criticized
Dear Editor:
Last Wednesday's Nebraskan
printed a story about Dave Bru
beck, the jazz pianist appearing
here Tuesday. The first para
graph dealt with the time and
place of the concert and the price
of the tickets. The remainder of
the article consisted of quotes by
Lincoln's jazz "experts," the local
dlic jockeys. According to John
Barrett, local jazz expert, "his
(Brubeck's) jazz is like the class
ics; it requires close listening and
studying to be understood."
If any of yon fans were listen
ing to John's program at about
12:45 a.m. last Saturday night,
yon would have heard him play
Brubeck's "Jazz goes to College,"
which he termed in The Nebras
kan as "emotionally explosive."
The only thing which makes me
question whether John is an ex
pert or not is the way he played
the record, let alone listen to it.
He played the record a 33 RPM
at 45 RPM! At the end of the
record which didn't take too long
at this increased speed, Barrett
sighed and exclaimed, "that Bra
beck is the swinglngest."
My criticism doesn't lie with
Mr. Barrett who obviously didn't
know what he was talking about,
but with The Nebraskan staff in
its choice of critics.
TOM STOUP
Censorship
Attempt Hit
too-long nose, graying hair and a
sandy - bearded face, not often
clean-shaven.
On a Sunday c dress suit adorned
this descendant of pioneer stock.
He went to church. While he was
walking in the dusty grass by the
side of the road, fox tail seed fas
tened to his trousers. Dandelion
feathers caressed his face. The
Sunday suit was accompanied by
the Sunday attitude "all's well with
the world."
Near a plum thicket a bright ob
ject shone in the sun. Mr. Hauche
corne retrieved it from among the
Sumac stubs and wild grasss. In
the clasp of a lady's purse was the
names, Mrs. Fortune Houlbreque.
The finder thought to examine the
purse and "son contenu." There
were no contents. Mr. Hauchecorne
decided to return the purse to the
rightful owner thinking, perhaps,
of a slight reward.
He walked all the way. When he
handed the lady the purse, her in
dignation was withering.
"Why you old rascal I You stoled
my money and you have returned
my empty purse!"
Naturally there is something
wrong with this story. It happened.
By ELLIE ELLIOTT
Great minds are pondering great
problems. Youth is facing the fu
ture with wonder, fear and a cer
tain amount of cocksure firmness.
Blind hands, calloused with strug
gle but sensitive with the throb
bing intensity of potential creat
iveness, grasp frantically at the
ebbing freedoms of life. And Mrs.
Orme wants to censor literature
for minors.
The problem of censorship is
an old one; it is almost a tra
d i 1 1 o n. M i 1 1 o n's "a r e o
pagitica," covers the situation
much more wisely and thoroughly
than I ean hope to do; I recom
mend It as essential reading to any
man who has even a corpuscle of
the spirit of Phoebus Appolo left in
his regimented veins.
The immediately terrifying as
pect of Lincoln's censorship pro
gram is the fact that many of us
here at the University are minors,
and the proposed law, revised or
not, will affect us and our free
doms. We are supposed to be
the "cream of the crop," that ele
ment of the citizenry which is to
lead the nation in thought, pur
pose, and wisdom. We are, ap
parently, suffering under the dil
usion that we are educated adults,
capable of finding our own paths
and stumbling along them as best
we can. I do not think that this
is a dilusion; if we cannot belive
in ourselves, we cannot then suf
ficiently believe in anything.
"Ye are the light of the world.
A city that is set on an hill can
not be hid. Neither do men light
a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and
it giveth light unto all that are
in the house."
"The light comes with the dark
ness, On the corners, in the alleys,
In the pits;
Under the bushels
Flung recklessly in the mire,
Turbulent, heaving,
Submurged in the volcanic
Muck.
Driven from the new-plowed
fields
By the glances, by the ques
tion In their eyes,
Inspecting, hoping,
Vicious in the supposition;
The light withdraws
From the light, sucked into
Explosion.
The fiends plunge the light ever
Quoggle's Qualms
Businessman's
Intentions Aim
At Reducing
(Edlfor'f Sott: Th followto ankle b
reprinted from The Wall Hlreet Joanul.l
At 48 Wilbur A. Quoggle real
izes he has bogged down in a sed
entary route house to garage,
parking lot to office, desk to water
cooler, dining room to chair in
front of TV set after overeating.
Every morning he reads the
medical column in the paper and
agrees with the author that some
thing must be done to retain those
years of life threatened by excess
poundage.
With mounting enthusiasm Mr.
Quoggle reads and re-reads all ac
cessible literature on abdomen
flattening, slimming diets and
other hygenic age-thwarting sub
jects. When his wife isn't looking
he even sneaks peeks at what the
feminine beauty columnists are
writing about recapturing or pre
serving the youthful silhouette.
All Is In order. The great decision
has been made. Wilbur A. Quoggle,
the indomitable, will never sit
when he can stand, never ride
when he can walk, never eat or
drink too much and will do calls
thentics faithfully morning and
night beginning a month or two
from next Tuesday or Saturday.
deeper,
With their whips, with their
stones.
With their books
Into the dark.
Wretching in their eagerness
To kill, they will die,
Sufocating in their own
Filth."
NDNS
Textbooks
Sometimes
Unheeded
The approaching dreadnaught
approaches, but dread it not if
you are one of those who has
studied consistently and carefully,
You too, need not fear exams if
you have periodically opened up
your textbooks and occasionally
poured over their contents.
But, if you fall Into the class of
students, by fast count, 5,678, who
have not been diligent in the pur.
suit of academic attainment, the
course now left to you is the one
most often termed "No Doze and
No Sleeping." This may seem re
dundant,)5but it is far from a re
cumbent. The NDNS method requires a
flat desk top with few distracting
objects. There should be no ash
trays, bowie knives or life size
pictures of Marilyn Monroe on the
desk top of a student following
the NDNS method.
Sometimes books are helpful, but
most of the persons using this
method have completely avoided
textbooks as they are unused to
their appearance.
However, outline books (which
can . be purchased for a small
amount at any good bookstore) are
ideal for use in this manner of
study. These get-smart-quick
books come in many assorted col
ors. The red series includes jour
nalism, botany and Spanish and
the blue series features political
science, psychology and compo
sition. Probably the most marvelous
publication in this series is the
small outline book on exams. This
booklet tells you nothing that you
could not already guess, but it is
handy to refresh your mind on how
to go about refreshing your mini
The color of this booklet is scarlet
and it is disgustingly cheap.
The files are another source of
last minute information. Included
in these metal containers of ac
cumulated knowledge are past
tests and an essay on the econom
ic revolution of 1898 written in
1899.
The entire desertation can be
summed up in the words of the
old Hindustanian proverb, "It is
not earlier than you know about."
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