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S i 1 1 A T m - ;s ' .if li a j M , if I DAILY NEBRASKAN Friday, Februory 18, 1955 Nebraskan Editorials- A Strong Finish? After a year's absence from the campus, the KUCWA Mock United Nations jot off to a weak tart yesterday afternoon. Out of 23 delegations scheduled to attend the UN sessions, only is were present about S3 people which barely constituted a quorum needed to accomplish anything in the assembly meetings. These SO people plus a few interested students . made up the total audience present to hear Dr. Ruth Seabury's opening speech. The assembly accomplished two things: First, they elected a president. Second, they reviewed the rules of procedure hardly qualifying as a review from the haggling which went on. An obvious lack of parliamentary procedure knowl edge made the whole session a confusion plus the fact that preliminary meetings should have been held among the delegates to iron out procedural difficulties. The delegates seemed to forget that the conference theme is to deal with Revision of the United Nations Charter, cot the rules of procedure. To quote from a Nebraskan editorial written during the 19SJ NUCWA Mock United Nations: . . . two factors prevented the conference from being a complete success. The first was poor attendance ... the second was the small number of delegates who actually participated in the Assembly and in committee meetings." The editorial goes on to point out the lack cf international know-bow in the way certain delegates voted, the lack of working knowledge of the UN and particularly the lack of atten dance by both delegations and the general stu dent body. In 1953 the General Assembly was adjourned for lack of a quorum on the last day of the mock conference, student interest in IS53 was ao low that in 1954 NUCWA abandoned all attempts to hold a conference. After one day of the present Mock UN, KUCWA's attempt to revive the annual event teems doomed as were its precedecessors. This was seen in the lack of organization and interest which Thursday's Assembly showed. The public relations has been far below par lor an organisation seeking student support of project. Only during the last week was the student body made aware that there was to be KUCWA spring conference. February 11 found the spring conference chairman still trying to find students to fill a delegation and little time was left for these delegations to prepare even an adequate outline of their country's UN activi ties ami internationsl position on policy. The adbsence cf a parliamentarian in Thurs day's meeting, was little short of a disaster. Ignorance of parliamentary procedure, on the part of the delegates, slowed up the conference to a great degree. Actually, the only thing accomplished in the meeting yesterday was that it officially opened the Mock UN. By virtue of the small attendance, Dr. Seabury's speech and the election of a president may be given little credit as actual accomplishments. Both lacked, not from con tent or purpose, but from support and active participation by the student body. It is recognized by the University that inter national affairs, past and present, should be important to students. Courses available and required in current events, 20th century history and political developments in the world today indicate this. There are students who also realize this, however, there are more student hypocrites who profess an interest in world affairs based on a hurried glance at the local newspaper and disinterested speculations on international trends. The lack of organization is not the entire fault of NUCWA but includes in the blame the student body which persists in a type of Mid western isloationism embodied in its lack of interest for topics that have no bearing on social enjoyments or activity points. For an organization attempting to promote knowledge and practical application of that knowledge a noble ideal indeed NUCWA has consistently borne the brunt of student indif ference. Indifference has taken the form of irrespon sibility in that students accepting a position as a delegate to the UN conference fail to show up, thus lessening the effectiveness of the con ference even more than it already is from lack of general student attendance. NUCWA can do no more than plan the con ference, call for volunteers to fill delegations, set up the mechanics for procedure and hope that the students will follow through. If the students fail to fulfill their responsibilities, then the NUCWA project fails and if the NUCWA fails then the whole campus fails to fulfill its responsibility for knowing what makes the world today tick. The next two days will probably see an un eventful NUCWA conference with a very few students attending and even fewer getting any thing out of the conference. This is rather frustrating to those who feel the NUCWA project is a necessity in that students are given a chance to learn and teach the inner workings of an organization so great an influence on world politics today. J. H. iiiifies The Universal Day of Prayer again will be tsfcserved around the world Sunday. Since, how ever, days are set aside Erst for this end then far that, Sunday w22 probably pass by as some thing akia to Groundhog Day. Et Is tsatural that the abundance of different "Days" makes them tedious and a trifle insig ftifirarit. No unit of time, by virtue of a special tilt, can be expected to accomplish much of anything. Nevertheless these days do serve as Of Prayer Who, Us? T those cynical students who nave been thinking that students of today are losing their grip, a note e encouragemest came from the ranks of University instructors. "Looking back to xny own coed days, I can sea that w didn't hare the vigor and enthu siasm far service this generation does," Miss Mary Miele&ze, associate professor of aecondary education, said Wednesday in a Nebraskan inter riew. ' Vigor end enthusiasm? Who, us? It seems strange that She older generation lias more faith is us than indeed we ourselves bate. Perhaps we consider oar vigor and enthu siasm, M there is such a thing, znisdirected. At any rate, we are thankful for the vote of eonSdeace ami are Just a lisle bit inclined to re-evsfai ear eSarts and accomplishments. - Thanks, Mary JCelense, and congratulations for Che weZ-deserve-2 recognition from the Stu dent Cifyff i TIT i X. a remainder of things of which one often needs to be reminded. Members of the City Campus and Ag Religious Councils have planned special services for Sunday. A few students who believe in the principle of prayer and who wish to give visible support to it win attend. However, the past has shown that a large majority of students will not attend. This win not be because they deny the principle of prayer, brut because other activi ties will interevene. By no means does this indicate that the campus is disinterested and that the Universal Day of Prayer is observed or-'y by a discourag ing few. Sunday's significance lies only in the fact that it is visible evidence of something practiced for centuries before and centuries to come. Since prayer need not be visible, the Universal Day of Prayer will pass quietly and without noticeable reactions or change among men and women. The prayers of students, fac tory workers, statesmen and peoples throughout the world will be repitions of prayers made throughout the centuries. Mesy faiths, creeds, races and nationalities will join in at least one the prayer far peace. Those without" a faith wi! agree si least wsh the comiuon end. The Universal Day of Prayer is like a state ment of fad. Only a nod of the bead is neces sary to do it justice, K, S. ''What's Hew In NU Colleges Dental College Adds Course, Expands Laboratory Facilities By BEST I ROOFER Dean, Ca2rge f Dentistry EswsSy the CoOge cf Dentistry has made atiks3S aad storatkms which have broadened Cat cjpartanitkas cCered by the college, and ijwraased the efficiency is teaching. A craisase coarse is orthodontics 5 as bees eiisd to She program, which heretofore ia cJaflna' lot cm graduate course, pedodontk. Eilorss ciD&e: Orthodontics is a division cf festasfey de2kig with irreruhsrines cf teeth; pAxmks da&is with the care and treatment cf cai35nss' teeth. A eSseie, taoWaratory ami seasiaar- rmm kas hem jffratged ai cvmph&ely mpm& im ut ftfv&aeed work $m erttetetks amd pts&tl$sif-k-.K Ec& mM. rmivl f am elee "feicsZy (ferrtel eHU3 ctair. wtrf mat m& esl-iast mtlh & l&e Iscttwmests rati VKppBrt tseeeawy far tht tresteeut cf Hie cf&d-jtatieal. Tkt faiCJwa efr.-pif!ist light grey bjjS r, mM tefSM-yeSew 3s kammtize to lead cfaeerfvl effectfresecs to the clinic c-Biira&mest. Three new deatal writs, also in the jade-green tone, in the diagnosis clinic add to the ef ficiency ia oral examinations. Uew cabinets to house the projection machines ca class-rooms facilitate the use of this type cf teaching aids. Alterations is cauKLatttioij treats and waiting rooms for the chfld-patierts and also for adults give needed relief to previous problem areas. For the we cf students and faculty interested in studies cf the growth and development, of facial bones tvm birth to adahood. or chances resulting from disease, aotadect or beating processes in bone tissues, or daring treatment cf mslocclosioa of teeth, a BaSton-Eroadbent Cephslometer and two General Electric X-ray machines have been ina32. 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(Vav twi. ttcr MM, CUSIXXSS STAFF a-V I mini Maaaaws .... Ufaliiiwil. Kartw tomu .miina W hbmi. ar Campus Capers lITTLI MAN ON CAMPUS By Bruce Conner by Dick klblW ti--itiiiiTi i "JmmMftrT&sMm " '''" ,i "Boy yen foaled Mm THAT time. Campus Preview 'Far Country' Typifies Cowboy- ViiiainRoutine By ELLIE Gl ILLIANTT I saw "The Far Country" yes terday. It starred James Stewart, Ruth Roman and Corrine Calvet. I remember having seen this same story many times before with different scenery, different actors, different title, but the self-same, hackneyed plot. The tall, lean cow poke who says very little, and speaks always in a soft-spoken monotone, who is bitter toward life, women, and bad men, who gets a raw deal from a cigar smoking, villainous man in black and ends up killing him in a spec tacular gun battle is played by James Stewart in the same stereo typed manner of Randolph Scott and Gary Cooper. It Is diffkatt to accept the character that James Stewart por trayed. He was a dead-eye with a gaa (sitting, standing - preae bis stomach ia the mad). Be did set sa mack as twitch a facial msscle wfcea a mm-der was ceta mitted twa feet away from aim, aer did be get partscudaiiT cpset wbea bis e frieBd was killed U eM blood- The Me thing be treasured was a tink&ag bell attached to Ms sadtfTe-hm. I realize that the Ideal cewbey is played with emetial restraint, bat this ee was played ia aa etnotiewal straight jacket. As f er the ether eharactetrs, Otey were rather iaewftgretu. Rwth Roman, striking oat en what 1 would suppose to be a rather ted ious and strenuous trip en horse back through the Yukon territory, was meticulously dressed; and, evea though she was trapped ia an avalanch en the trail, she came eat spotless, radiant, with aot so much as a hair eat of place. Ia Dawsoa, whea the other people were dirty, ankept, aaconth, aad uderfed. Miss Roma a sallied forth ia a gorgeous arrar. Ia con tract. Miss Calvert, the ingenue of the piece, was plain, inane aad peachy keea GOOD" But even more than the technical incongruities, I disdain a plot that has GOOD GUYS and BAD GUYS in the absolute sense. This erse frontiersman that Hollywood cuts out for the public from time to time, with different - names of course, is not the portrait of a courageous conqueror of the wilder ness. Rather it is the clear-cut picture of a stubborn lout who will not change his plan of action no matter what the circumstances. But, if I may say so, I did see a good show this week. The came of this production was "The "Con sul," being presented by the Uni versity Theatre and the music de partment. If you barest seen it, I suggest that you do here is really fine entertainment. I Nebraskan Leiterip 'Consul' Merely Pitiful Dear Editor: Is there any particular reason for The Nebraskan to pad its reviews of University Theater productions? Jess BrowneU's review of Menot ti's "Consul" includes such phrases as "a superior production' and "a nearly flawless performance. In truth, the group responsible for the selection of the opera simply chose a piece that was beyond the capa bilities of the performers involved, and the end result was neither a superior nor a nearly flawless per formance by any of the principals, with the exception off Mrs. Amund sen, whose woke was Quite ade cjuate tor the role assigned. However, while I am no expert, it does seem to me that there is a genuine fault in the opera itself. As with "Death of a Salesman. the action Resented is not ia any way tragic, but merely pitiful. These two pieces of socaTed art present such a despicable picture cf He that, if reality was actually like this, all the feelings of man that we call noble would soon be recognized as $fcanLasies. and we would 2.2 quickly succumb to sui cide. E this portrayal is false, then what taction do these works have? In snort, I believe that, unless The Consul is fcnctkcsl through its phmging cf the audience tto a pKychotac state of self-pity, it gives no pleasure and has oo true mean ing. P. M. Aadersea linguistic Jingle Dear Editor: . I 6ad E&ie EErtt's cstfarma ia creasMtitty istrii? for this rea sa: The la4y seem to fee 4v sessei with the Idea cf t&nkix&g Teer eetawa, Gh1a m EU, "ith a M of opkblk-aAed phrashtg t&at to tcy hmpie nuad, re4ces the entire eewiext to a stale of tMBgaess. The latest example was la Tuesday's Rag, "Arise Proofreader: Te Teagefsl Ghost. If the lady has somethiag to say rm sore she does) the let her say it simply aad plainly. We, as "aormal readers, would Eke to share her noble fhesghts with awt having to be barrassed by a mass of fatagsistie Jangle. Now, if Miss Elliott can justify ber method of presentation, then perhaps a cwre appropriate title can be found to fit the column, be cause, for my money, "Given m EH" implies yust what it says in do imscphistacated terms. Stanley R. Slater Now 'Culture' Dear EdHar, So lfi1zi Mitchell, who Just two months ago called pseudosxitellec tuals mdotatoecu. and who praised the idyllic life of the farm er with a television set, has switched to "eu&nre. But des pite the complete netamorphosis, she still bases ber opinions on im mutable moral obligations. CwHare, she says, is "the e I& atesed refinement of taster. So, the prelect for the day, for thoce of as fortonate eaavgh to possess tastes, fa to refine them eJigeteed by whatever that Baeaas. Iscl it pctssJhle to do scxnethi&g because you enjoy it, rather than because it's the thing to do? My favorite composer is J. S. Bach. Kiss Vl'Zche'l would consider that laudatory, but I donl welcome such praise, because my object is merely to enjoy music, not to pursue "cul ture.' Therefore I hope that Miss iOtcb eH's new-found k&eHectoal snob bery is as short-lived as ber pre vious eternal principle was. F. Jay Pepper Jest Jcstin' Daunted Love Drives Lazy Lout To Work By JESS BROWNELL I have a rather tragic story to dimples on her elbows and dimples tell you today. It is about a young on her knees. Theophrastus and man who went to college, found ko Ko Mo had a wonderful affair, and lost love and came to a sordid went out every &nd he end. The hero of my story is Theo- spent t amounts ot m m phrastus Such a young fellow an effort to Iease h whfch whose personality I always found leased her ve much engaging, though some people were r . inclined to consider him rather , TheB struck TheopW shifUess. I will relate his story Ju from the beginning. informing him that his fa her was . : . . . having financial difficulties, and r..,", there would be no more His infancy was uneventful, and it 111 I?J?2L was not until he reached the age of five that anything unusual was noticed about him. At that time, his parents, who were rather dull, perceived that the youngster sel dom walked. When Theophrastus was 16, an Incident occurred which misdi rected bis entire life. One day, as he was relaxing in the gutter, a passer-by chanced to drop a book beside him. It fell within the range of his filmy gaze, and with an an accountable burst of energy, Theo phrastus read several pages de scribing the joys and dissipations of college life. went immediately to Ko Ko Mo, who, upon hearing his news, told him to go away and never speak to her again. Not easily daunted, Theophrastus implored her to give him another chance. She and her sorority sisters then sewed him into a wet horse hide and put him out in the sun to dry. When his horrible screams made it known that he was ready to beg their forgiveness for his in sane request, they released him, and he returned to his rooms in a state of desperation. After he had recovered from his ordeal, Theophrastus began seeking From that moment on. he was de- new paths to happiness. He de termined to become a college stu- cided that the only one left to him dent. He induced his unfortunate was activities, and he went to parents to provide the necessary work. He suffered a complete re- funds an., matriculated at the nni- versal of character, became a dil- versity, where he began preparing igent worker and soon was made to be a beach-comber after gradu- a member of several groups which ation. held regular meetings, where they It is at this point that love enters sat around a tiny fire, drinking my story, in the form of a lovely milk and reading passages front girl named Ko Ko Mo, who had Robert's Rules of Order. - Hortence 'n Gertrude Vastly Ghastly If Canyon Goes By MARY SHELLEDY aed JANET GORDON (Tliasr' sate: Man SMca tm Jaatt iilia. aw Uttnekm niiniaaiitii art twta iaain ia aat CaBoc af Am aad Scmskcs.) "Hortence, you see the paper this morning?' "Sure. I read Pogo." No, illiterate, I was referring to something more poignant. Steve Canyon has been sent to For mosa." "Ghastly, Gertrude! Is there to be a war?" "Vastly ghastly if Canyon's go ing." "Formosa . . . tsnt that south of the Okefenokee Swamp?" "No, it's north of the -48th par allel. Don't interrupt, I feel this is a matter cf the utmost concern. "Cearern or conservatism, Ger trude?" "Same thing ... deal yoa Estea to Ksowland?" "What channel is he oa?" "They dealt televise hearings af that sort, Borteace." "Ob, yes he's the one that said, 'Might is right.' Or was it 'Give me the Matsus or give me death ? That was Representative HegeL Knowland's a senator." "Then he's the one I was read ing about. He wants to help Chi ang Korn -chucks manufacture popped rice. "Not quite. Chiang Kai-shek is the Form os an tourist who wants to see the pagodas in Peking." "That's nice. Who's going with him?" "Couple hundred thousand friends." "Why then, what's to keep tint from going?" "Five muliea Chinese who've already seen the pagodas.' 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