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THE NEBRASKAN
Tuesdov, March 15, 1955
Ncbraskan Editorials'
Inner-Not Outer-Control
Overemphasis of activities on the University
campus has become a focal point in the list of
campus problems.
At least a few people who are in a position
to do something about this over-emphasis are
making a brave attempt. Whether these at
tempts will bear fruit remains to be seen.
As widespread as the opinion is that a change
Is needed in the activity set-up it would seem
that the change should come with the beginning
of school next fall. This means that machinery
must be worked out now before this school year
ends. If it is not, the activity chaos will con
tinue and the opportunity to begin anew next
fall will be missed.
Such a re-evaluation of the activity set-up has
been discussed by many persons on campus.
There are two approaches to the problem:
First, activities are over-emphasized from the
standpoint of the individual in attaining future
goals mainly embodied in the senior honor
ries, Innocents and Mortar Boards. Second,
activities are over-emphasized within the organ-
A Complaint?-Vote
Coed elections this Wednesday will determine
the fate of next year's activity program.
The significence of these elections has been
pretty well recognized in the past due to coed
Interest. However, it nearly always comes to
pass that at some time during the year, espe
cially after Ivy Day, someone comes up with
the question, "How did she get elected?" The
connotation is that the student asking the ques
tion is dissatisfied. This has been the case, not
only with coeds but also men and there is little
if any justification for such a dissatisfaction.
In an All-University election, or an all-coed
election, like the one scheduled for Wednesday,
ALL University students or ALL coeds are
eligible, permitted, urged, expected, obligated
and responsible to vote.
There is no cause for dissatisfaction in an
election by a student who has not been interested
enough to vote. Unfortunately, it is mainly these
disinterested students who are the constant
complainers.
The only justified complaint about election
results is dissatisfaction by the minority those
students who voted but whose candidate did
not win the election.
So coeds, no more complaints. The only way
to legally and effectively exert your opinions
is to vote. If your candidate wins, your opinion
was worth something. . If your candidate loses,
your opinion was still worth something. If you
dont vote at all, your opinion isn't worth a
plugged nickel J. H.
Afterthoughts
Royal Party
English royalty seem to have the hardest
time getting married.
The Duke of Windsor' had to abdicate the
throne to marry the woman he loved and now
Princess Margaret is having trouble in becom
ing united with Peter Townsend, a commoner
divorced from his former wife.
As if Royal disapproval weren't a big enough
barrier, it seems that Church cf England tradi
tion forbids marriages of divorcees. British
papers are now trying to find out which promi'
nent clergymen is willing to marry Princess
Margaret and Townsend,
Probably the most formidable barrier to wed
ding bells, and the least noticed, is the fact
that Townsend himself states that he has nr
reason to believe that the Princess has decided
to marry him.
izations themselves, including social fraternities
and sororities. The farmer approach is limited
to a few "gung-ho" students who drive them
selves to the ultimate glory without too much
concern for outside alliances. The latter position
includes the portion of the student body who,
in order to bask in the glory reflected by the
individual activity workers, pushes, shoves and
pulls the more ambitious students into the ac
tivity stream.
Of the 7,000 students attending the University,
approximately 1,000 at the maximum are ac
tively participating in a campus activity. In
referring to activities, honoraries and profes
sionals are not included. This means that ac
tually the problem of over-emphasis effects
only one-seventh of the student body those
persons in activities.
Several solutions to this problem have been
offered. One is to increase administrative con
trol, which on this campus would be a big
mistake. By applying administrative restrictions
and supervision to campus activities the admin
istration would find itself envolved in a miriad
of red tape and possibly a curtailment of ac
tivity efficiency altogether. Control by the ad
ministration would lessen the incentive on the
part of students to participate in activities and
would lower the value of activities for the
development of individual thinking and security
in individual accomplishment.
A second solution, submitted for consideration
would be the increase of academic requirements.
This leaves much room for skepticism as to
which would suffer most activities or studies.
However, the more studies a student finds him
self burdened with the less time he would have
for activities theoretically. It might lead to
participation in many activities for short periods
of time a week or participation in one activity,
wth all spare time devoted. However, this
method is still pushing the student into a restric
tive situation which is not conductive trt freedom
of action or the incentive to develop his leader
ship abilities. The student would be forced from
outside sources to limit his activity participation.
Then there is a more practical solution to
the over-emphasis of activity problem. Because
only those persons in activities are effected by
this over-emphasis, it is logical to assume they
should be the ones to re-evaluate and reorganize.
It should be pointed out that students in ac
tivities are not making an effort to neglect
their studies. If they do neglect studies, they
soon become ex-activity ites. In the present ac
tivity system, one virtue is that the students
who can not maintain a sensible balance be
tween studies and activities are soon either
dropped from activities or from school. But the
main problem rests within the organizational
structures of the various activities.
If there are restrictions to be set up so that
students will be less suceptable to an over
indulgence in activities and a neglect of studies,
let the restrictions come from the students in
those activities. This means that Student Council
attempts to investigate the activity situation
should be delegated to the activities themselves.
The Nebraskan suggests either the establish
ment of an intra-activity committee composed
of delegates from the various campus activities
to discuss over-emphasis problems and ways to
curb them or an inter-activity committee set-up
within each specific activity and assigned to
review the same problem, arriving at some
solution which fits its own activity's situation.
The secret lies not in handing down an ulti
matum in the form of "incorporate this rule in
your constitution or your constitution will be
revoked" sort of dictate but s delegation of re
sponsibility to each individual activity and its
members to solve the ever-increasing problem
of over-emphasis. J. H.
J. H.
r-Campus Circuit
SEATO Unknown To More
Than Half Of College Students
By the ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
How many people know the meaning of those
strange initials SEATO? SEATO is the "NATO"
of the Pacific. It's a group of eight nations,
dedicated in part, at least, to prevent the further
spread of Communism in Southeast Asia. Con
gress not long ago okayed our membership in
this group so we're in.
And yet: Less than half of the college stu
dent la the United States can say they've
ever heard of SEATO.
The Associated Collegiate Press asked college
students throughout the country this question:
Have you ever heard of SEATO, the Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization? The answers were:
yes, 47 per cent; no, 51 per cent, and undecided,
2 per cent.
Here's something to think about: more college
men then vtxrttm said they'd heard about
SEATO. The figures went like this men: yes,
8 per cent; no, 41 per cent, and undecided,
1 per cent Women: yes, 33 per cent; no, 64 per
cent, and undecided, 3 per cent.
Is this in line with other readership studies
that indicate men tend to read more current
events than women, on government and politics,
or is there some other Treason?
Not everyone who said he nas heard of SEATO
knew much about it, though. ACP asked those
who had answered yes to the question a sort
of check-up question: Would you name as many
of the SEATO Pact nations as yoa can, pleese?
Only S per cent could name all eight nations
correctly, and 21 per cent could not name any
of th nations.
Campus Capers
By Bruce Conner
The eight nations belonging to SEATO are:
Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan,
Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom and
United States.
Even though college students don't know much
or anything about SEATO, one ot the important
bulwarks against Communism, ACP has found
that they have some definite ideas about certain
things the United States should do in the "cold
war," or whatever it is.
For one thing, they think the United States
should do a better job of putting out propaganda
than it has been doing.
The ACP askod them:
"It has been stated by certain sources that
the United States is losing the cold war because
the Russians are producing more and better
propaganda. Regardless of whether this state
ment is true or not., do you think the United
States should spend mors money cn overseas
libraries, Voice of America radio stations, the
Point Four program, etc?"
And here is how they answered: 66 per cent
say yes, we should spend reore; 24 per cent say
no, we should not spend more, and 10 per cent
have no opinion.
It is interesting to note on a question like
this, bow closely college opinion runs to that of
the oldsters. Another polling organization
checked adult opinion not long ago and found
much the same thing. On the question of spend
ing more money on propaganda, they found that
67 per cent of the population was in favor, 20
per cent disagreed and 33 per cent had no
opinion.
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Where There's Smoke
Sneers Undeserved
By 'Gung-Ho' NUers
By JOHN GOURLAY
and
MIKE SHUGRUE
High school basketball fans
swarmed the Nebraska campus
last weekend.' We watched them
with particular interest because
they seemed so awe-inspired by
the University atmosphere. It's too
bad more of that awe and respect
for college doesn't last once one
get down here.
The high school fans were im
pressed by the novelty of all they
saw and by the spirit around the
University during state basket
ball time. They seemed to sense
the excitement in the aid. Aside
from basketball, when they weren't
talking about the winner of the
next game, one could see them
peering inside buildings and watch
ing with admirations as professors
passed them on the streets.
One couldn't expect college stu
dents to be inspired by the novelty
of the Student Union every after
noon at coffee time. One doesn't
expect every" fella and coed to
carry rally-spirit with him at all
times. But one can expect col
legians to react to the spirit of
the institution. The knowledge that
this is a place of learning should
breed some kind of continuous re
spect for NX's "hallowed halls."
Many college students chuckled
at the wide-eyed, interested high
school students on the campus,
a college level.
And being "gung-ho" once one
gets here is as bad as being wide
eyed before matriculating, accord
ing to many smirking collegians.
Not everyone is vitally interested
in the University. But some are.
And those collegians who are, are
trying to interest others through
their activities, sports, publica
tions and departmental clubs. They
really don't deserve the smirks
and chuckles they get. They arent
completely like the high schoolers.
Sometimes thoy get a little too
enthusiastic, yes. Sometimes they
are a little too anxious to show
spirit, yes. But they mean well.
And, in general, they do a good
job. So, hold back the smirks.
There's a pis for this spirit.
Admit it.
Globetrotting
Our Fathers Brought
Forth A New Tax . . .
Now that winter coats have been
discarded in favor of spring cash
meres it will not be long until
thoughts of most collegians will
turn to the study of figures. Nat
urally I mean the forms involved
in making up one's income tax; its
due by April 15, you know.
Government spending programs
now encompass most of the
known world, not to mention the
billions. At the root of our na
tional budget is a gimmick called
deficit spending.
So far we have managed to spend
$271,259,599,108 (approximately)
more than we have received into
the U.S. treasury. Most authorities
agree that this is doing very well,
since we have been a nation for
only 179 years.
It seems, however, that we stu
dents have little recourse but to
pay through the nose. At least
we can weep with the wag who
drafted the following Gettysburg
address fcr 1955:
"Two score and two years ago,
our fathers brought forth into this
nation a new tax, conceived in
desperation and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are fair
game.
"Now, we are engaged in a great
mass of calculations, testing wheth
er that taxpayer or any taxpayer so
confused and so impoverished can
By CHARLES GOMON
long endure. We are met on Form
1040. We have come to dedicate a
large portion of our income to a
final restingplace with those men
who here spend their lives that they
may spend our money.
"It is altogether anguish and tor
ture that we should do this. But
in the legal sense, we cannot evade
we cannot cheat, we cannot
under-estimate this tax. The collec
tors, slick and sly, who computed
here have gone far beyond our poor
power to add and subtract. Our
creditors will little note nor long
remember what we pay here, but
the Bureau of Infernal Revenue
can never forget what we report
here.
It is for us, the taxpayers, ra
ther to be devoted here to the
tax return which the government
thus far has ao nobiy sent. It
is rather for us to be here dedi
cated to the great tax remaining
before us that from these van
ishing dollars, we take increased
devotion to the few remaining
that we here highly resolve that
next year will not find as in a
higher income bracket; that this
taxpayers, underpaid, shall figure
vut more deductions, and that tax
atlon of the people, by the Cong
ress, for the government shall
not cause our solvency to perish."
Givin' 'Em Ell
Raise In Dorm Fees
Questioned By Coeds
By ELLIE ELLIOTT
a week; the beds
Today I think I shall risk my
life by living up to the title of this
column. It had best be understood
that this is simply my own opinion
of the situation.
The Comptroller has announced
that the dorm rates will be raised
$50 next year. This is not, per
haps, a staggering sum; but there
are some questions that have been
raised by the students involved. I
speak more, now, for the women
than for the men.
All freshman women are re
quired to live in the dorm. For in
dependent upperclassmen, the
choice is hardly less limited. In
the oast, it has
been generally
accepted that
the dorm was
the cheapest
and most con
venient place
to live. The
food is the
most nutritious
on campus
lima beans are '
full of proteins.
The rooms are
cleaned (?) once
are bearable.
Now, however, it will not be
cheaper to live in the dorm than
to live off campus. Let us con
sider some of the disadvantages
that one thinks of when he con
siders the difference between pay
ing $65 or $70 a month for room
and board.
Food seems to be uppermost in
the Comptroller's mind. Our board
fee is not separate from our room
fee. We lose money every time we
do not eat at the dorm ... a situ
ation which becomes more fre
quent, the longer one lives here.
I am reasonably sure that there is
an excessive amount of waste of
food here . . . unless we get it the
next day for lunch.
If the University feels that it
needs to raise the rates to pay for
the food, I suggest that it try some
plan such as this: first, separate
the room and board fees. Post the
Want Ads
Bring
Results
menu well in advance. Permit
each student to buy meal tickets
for only those meals which ha
wishes to eat in the dorm. Plans
similar to this have, been effected
successfully in many elementary
and secondary school lunch pro
grams. It might relieve a great
deal of waste and agony.
There are other elements to be
considered. We don't have "wash
day" over here; we have "rear. k
range the dirt day." Our laundry
facilities are, I think, of a pre
Civil War vintage, of the pay-as-you-go
variety. There are three
washing machines for 379 girls;
three driers; two hair-driers and
six rotten rubber shampoo hoses;
19 house phones but only 15 out
wires; and five pay phones. Our
kitchenettes (parlor, gas burner,
ironing board, and sink) have been
turned into bedrooms to accommo
date the overflow. We have no
television, no snack bar. We do
have, ho-vever, a ping-pong ball.
This latter is a great morale
booster. Can we be assured that these
deplorable deficiencies will be re
moved next year? Our rent has
been raised $30 In the past two
years, but we still have dusty
rooms, Inadequate facilities and
beans. There is a definite feeling
among the dorm residents that
we are paying for the men's dorm, '
rather than gaining any benefits
for our own housing conditions
from the rent hike. If this is not
true, I think that a public account
ing of the true facts is in order.
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