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THE NEBRASKAN Nebraskan Editorials A Challenging Resolution Although Student Council elections are three week away, it is not too early to begin empha sizing the need for student participation and Interest. . The Nebraskans thus resolves: To dedicate - Itself and its newspaper columns to those stu dents who would see effective student govern meat com to life at this University. To encour age any student who fills the election require ment to file for a Council position and to pledge himself to a sincere and energetic campaign. To encourage student government on the Univer sity campus to the ends that a more representa tive Council with a hypersensitivity to the needs, wants and rights of the student body at Urge may be instituted. Beginning Monday, April 25 The Nebraskan editorial columns under the heading "Your Stu dent Council will be offered to any candidate from any college who wishes to express his views on student government and its responsibi lities. This space will remain available until the Student Council elections May 10. The Ne braskan maintained a similar policy during the state elections in November and the Student Council candidates will be offered the same op . portunity to express any and all views. A list of questions, submitted in the interest of a more effective student government, will be available to candidates in The Nebraskan office Monday morning. Candidates may answer the questions offered for their consideration and may add to the list if they wish. The Nebraskan cannot stress enough the im portance of the forthcoming Council elections. It is the responsibility and the duty of all stu dents at the University, who are to be repre sented by this Council, to interest themselves in the candidates and their platforms. It is this interest by the entire student body electorate which will determine the effectiveness and re presentative quality of next year's Student Coun cil. It is the student body which is directly re sponsible for the actions of any Student Council, whether they are right actions Or wrong. Student government can be an unequaled blessing, if it is supported by the majority and not manipulated by a minority. Student govern ment, if students would only realize, is an un developed means at this University of express ing student opinion again the opinion of the majority and not the special interests of a minority. Student government on a broad, con structive basis can be the education in demo cracy and democratic principles which every citizen should have. Student government can be of vital assistance to the little man if he knows HE is represented and can feel free to exercise his rights as a constituted. But first he must become a real constituent. He must know what he believes and vote for the candi date which supports his beliefs. But he must not stop here. He must then practice the rights which his vote gives him a voice in the gov ernment. If there has ever been a need for the rejuve nation of student interest in student govern ment, it is now. That interest must grow into a vital, living necessity with each and every student. J. H. B. Fear Of Precedent l A fraternity has been placed on social proba- tioa for participating in a water fight the first ! Incident in what proved to be a very long evening. Most of the administration's disciplinary ac- tion has met with the approval of the student I body, including the suspension of 15 students from the University. Students that have lived ' and studied with members of the University community have been expelled, and the majority of students have approved the action. But, disciplinary action placed on a group seems most inopportune and inadvisable. Public opinion will almost certainly condemn Phi Kap pa Psi as the leader of the riot, even though administration spokesmen state that the frater - city did not "start" the insurrection. The administration also states that similar action could be taken in any instance of "water fights' by campus groups depending upon the severity and circumstances of the incident. Fraternities and other organized houses are worried about a policy that would discipline them for harmless spring shennanigans. The administration has the right to control almost any phase of campus life and usually tries to gain cooperation of organizations in most cases, as in the recent "drinking policy. Most groups are able to understand the view of the University authorities and will usually comply with the regulations, sometimes grudgingly, but nevertheless, cooperation is us ually rendered. The question lies in the advisability of punish - Ing a fraternity, with all the resulting publicity, for a somewhat trivial incident. There seems to be some question as to whether Phi Kappa Psi -... actually deserves being singled out. The an- l versify no good and, just as surely, did the Phi Psi's no good. The action has already been naaiy cistortea by communication media. Another worry, already mentioned, can be - found in the precedent, if any, of the action. Will other groups be penalized for similar oc curances and, if not, why should the Phi Psi's - be punished, if they didn't "start" the riot? In the large part, the administration is handling the whole undersirable incident with Intelligence and needed expediency. The mis take of last spring press silence concerning disciplinary actions is not again being made. But, the disciplinary action taken against a specific fraternity, seems unwarranted and very undesirable. S. J. Afterthoughts Dog's Life The riot at the University of Nebraska has served a monumental purpose to the city of Lincoln after all. Had it not been for the riot at which the mayor was present and about which he made his brilliant observations, there may have been no precedent upon which the City Council could act. The mayor wasnt kidding they do tie up dogs in the spring. Congratulations on the fast work, Council! Security Plus If it's security you're looking for, you should have been in line 37 years ago to apply for a job in Sears, Roebuck and Co. Although the beginning salary then as only six dollars, now at the time of retirement, you would be earn ing $80 a week. Here's the catch. You would be entitled to 1380 shares of company stock worth $104,000 and $17,000 in cash. But of course, you'd be at least 57 years old which is sometimes considered to be too late to get married and settle down. Color Question Yale University recently reported, after some research, that alcoholics do not see pink ele phants. Quite possibly this conclusion was reached due to the general incapacity of persons to re member insignificent details concerning periods when they have no control over their faculties. The color of the elephants really doesn't matter. Big Deal Several students who visited the Capitol in connection with recent legislative actions had time to gaze at the so called "square bull" mural on the building's wall. A somewhat natural comment was not that he was out of proportion, but that he was an "awfully big cow." LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler I ""I r , ! The Self-Governed State Conservatism Cause For NU Riot By LOUIS SCHOEN Many analyses have been made pression. To and more will be made of the causes of and responsibilities for college panty raids and spe cifically for last week's mess here. Obviously the lack of disci plinary action was the reason last w e e k's panty raid snowballed in to a criminal riot. Had per haps a half- dozen Lincoln police been permitted to corrte on the University premises sticks when the riot with was night in its The Nebraskan FXFTY-eECOXD TEAK Memberi Associated CoDefiate Press Intercollegiate Press fiefraeztaMrc: KattoaaJ Advertising Service, I&esrpersted fis Vciwasksa avbUshea mr atsoentt mt tka Ins wnllf mi Sateaafca wider tks auUmrtzattoa OJ the too Bttta mm StoSeat Aflmin m mm eipressloa of student ptakav. PirbUeationa amaer tha Jwfedictioa mt tfas 8ufc mimm mm Staonrt fabllrstlnM sfcsa fee tn from mmurm fHaralnls oa the nan mt the feubcomnttttm, mt mm tm mmtt mt mmr lejnbar mt tba tacottr mt the l.nivrr ty, mr mm tmm mmrt mt mat mmurn outside the I nlvfrstty. ttm mmmimn ml tbe Sebraakaa staff am pennmaJI re. ami Ma tor artist they scj, er . - atuu (a ha printed, ewmartisj la. tSi. EDITORIAL STAFF FaHar HHamt Pas Kaitar Maaasiai kmmmt ..... Biews bailor ........ ft MO! Si fciSMSe ....... Cess EaBspj ........ tmm ttarrtaaa tar ............ Maria! Hsaxa Oick fUlsiaa .... .. Krace flraHaiiiBB .... Firs' laj. Koaat ttenkle. Bast ttrnrnm, Mari'rs MttrfcrH ItaWat Ujs ttaaskroaer Keponen . . . ftentilf Dsm, Jeanne Jaare. Kitt Jstsersatt, Lantrac wilr. Jalia Marc fear Mm, iere btVUbut, Barbara rtallnaa, fileaaar Piter, rViexy t'alrite, Carrtiw fttastram, t"ra BeHtarR, 4na Kaau Kaa Wartoaki, LiUliaa Maanaatstea. aaarac Stcmu Sam Hint, Rathe Koaens uh,l. 1'a.t Brim n. Martene ButUi. 4ea inhtwmi. Kay Lavwsaa, RiHtrr M art. Kir tat Xews oltor ftaai irmmrm BUSLVESS STAFF Sastacat Maaasar mjul HmHrntm Ma Ubm tnnsai Mcbtmmh. Marlnra t.wka. youthful stage, the mob might have been easily dispersed. But much more was involved. Some persons have reasoned that stronger disciplinary action against leaders of past riots would have prevented this one. Yet the lead ers of the 1952 riot nearest of any recently in comparative size to last week's were suspended from school. Disciplinary action following all past "panty raids" has been sufficient to forewarn leaders of even the "panty raid" which allegedly was planned of their destiny, if caught. This is much more than a dis ciplinary problem. The very oc currence of "panty raids" and, to a degree, even of water fights among men and women of col lege age and supposedly of above average intelligence, indicates some cultural imbalance. A na tional recreation leader who spoke in Lincoln over the week-end charged panty raids to "recrea tional illiteracy" which he said is common in the contemporary United States. College student panty raids do indeed seem to be an exclusively American problem. Student up risings are common in colleges around the world. But in other na tions, there is usually some high-minded political or social cause motivating such uprisings. Furthermore, the frequency of "panty raids" seems to be a problem exclusive to the. Univer sity. There have come to be an average of perhaps a half dozen panty raids or riots of similar na ture ia tbe U.S. each year. But normally different schools are in volved each year with the ex ception of Nebraska. Youth today, of course, are fac ed with the general insecurity and frustration resulting from this age of militarism, machines and mo lecular explosions. This same gen eration of youth was born and reared in the insecurity of de- these factors pre sumably should be charged much of the responsibility for student uprisings wherever they occur. But what is the cause for the frequency of such uprisings at the University of Nebraska? The var ious failures of the administration to take preventive measures, I think, are only part of the reason. It seems to me there must be a social or cultural factor character istic of Nebraska youth which is largely responsible for the repe tition of riots here. Nebraska is one of few states recognized as a stronghold of extreme conserva tism. The state's political conserva tism is largely a reflection of the extreme conservatism inherent in the' more basic ideals and atti tudes in Nebraska society, such as religion and social ethics. The youth of Nebraska, much more than their elders, can see the wrongs which extreme conser vatism in the past has inflicted on society. College youth are particu larly aware of this. There is, I think, a general tendency of yoath in Nebraska to revolt against this extreme conservatism. Most youth fortunately find less violent and more productive means of re bellion than .staging riots. But a small minority of students is inherently barbaric. Such indi viduals are a natural part of any society. When their nature is prop erly diverted, they are the soldiers, the policemen, the protectors of life and property against the threat of men like them whose nature has been improperly, diverted. These are the individuals who composed the rioting mob last week. In rioting they find a means which more" suits their nature of rebellion against the extreme con servatism of tbe society in which they were reared. This alone is not responsible for last week's riot or previous bar baric student uprisings at this uni versity. But it is, I think, a major factor. It is the spark of uprising, fanned to flame by tbe other in fluences which have been discussed. CLASSIFIED ADS For Sale: Larfe house, eoncreta fclock construction, four bedroomt, 1 baths, modern- kitchen, iarge study, built-in book shelves, especal'T suitable for faculty Well located Mar schools, trsnsportsrtcm. reasonable. Write THE NEBRASKA. Bos. 20. Use Nebraskan Want Ads 8 Nebraskan Leilerip Columm Wednesday, April 20, 195? Schneid Remarks Long Look At Editor Ends In TV Party Rv STAN SCHNEIDER , , , T om nf)f ner- penea 10 move uuu me Daoy (Author's note - I am not per p y they ain't out for eating cake and Ice-cream. Any how, I was in this house when the riot started and I just happened to get caught in. the middle of it." sonable. I do not play the piano. I play a pretty wicked chop-sticks with a sharp hatchet. I am even afraid to write. If the Unicameral should take time out from throw ing rocks at a square cow and read this, have pity on me, I'm just trying to have a little good old, red-blooded American fun. Besides, I'm just a little guy.) Sen. 1 "Along the line of dyn amic legislation, I propose that we take a long look at the editor of the Nebraskan. Some body said she has been writing opinions in the campus paper." Sen. t "Well by dingy-dongy I have been around this Senate for 57 years and I propose that we take a short look at the Editor. Yer agin' old senator from Yu, Nebr., ain't got too many good years left and a short look at that young sprout is about all these old eyes could stand. My cane, page boy. Both of them." Page Boy. "Here's you toast soaked in warm milk, Senator. Gum it, boy." Sen. 1 "I understand the Uni versity budget calls for candel abra for the editor's piano. I pro pose we take time out to watch Liberace. What does the Senate think of George?" Sen. 3 "I think he's too fat to fit in Liberace's swimming pool. I propose we invite the editor of the Nebraskan to a swimming par ty." Parlimentarian. "Gentlemen, gentlemen. Pa-leeze. I look ter rible in a swimming suit. We can solve this whole problem by se lecting an editor who every body hates. One with no personality, one with no culture. One who only has one name so we'll know who to look for." Sen. 1 "It just so happens that I was down on the campus the other night when this little get together took place and . . ." Sen. 2. "Yeah, you gay rascaL I understand you were in one of those sorority houses. , Tee-hee. Tell me, boy. Are they still grow ing them like they did when I was a kid?" Sen. 1 "Better. Let me tell you about this one toothsome coed . . . Now wait a dad-bumed minute fel lows. A vote is a vote. I just hap- Page Boy. "Who caught your (yuk, yuk, yuk)" Sen. 3 "I move that we finger print every city bus in Lincoln and especially the one involved In the gathering and after we find out who was rocking it we take thoss names and put them into a hat. Then well draw ene name from the hat and make him the editor of the Nebraskan" Sen. 4 "I move we go watch Drag Net. What do you think of Frank Smith?" Sen. 2 "I think his wife Kate la fat." Sen. l "If It's alright with you guys I would like to go back and tak another long look at the editor. All in favor say I." Everbody. "I" Sen. 1 "Come back. You didnt say 'may I." "Somebody throw that jerk out. What does he think we're here for? I think he's wasting the tax payers' money. Where's the Ser geant at Arms?" "He's here but you know about his operation. He had a calous removed the other day and the bandage stuck to toe seat of his chair and he can't get up." Sen. 43 "I move we go watch 'The Medic' on television." It was carried and they did. Quick Quips Coed to man at telephone com pany complaint desk: "Nobody ever calls me." PRINTING Fraternity. Sororitf. Organization Letterheads ... Letters ... News Bulletins . . . Bosklsts . . . Programs GRAVES PRINTING CO. 312 Nortk 12th. Ph. 1-2957 Dear Editor: This letter may seem tardy in that tbe subject I desire to is- cuss &as long since dropped from ! journalistic significance. My delay ia writing is largely due to the poor mail service that your publi cation enjoys here. Perhaps the activity situation has changed considerably since I attend ed tbe University (What an un derstatement!) In those days ell dL tea months go there was jwej' room in an activity for any mtvs desiring to participate. They tibs were privileged in that they eii Mk fcJcber positions ia those "terssjozaticm. if they were inclined Is nrr.k dOigently and conscien- v s, if they displayed initiative -sn-S sincerity, if they were honest ' dtpeafiable, and if they were "j . I'-iOus sad arising to compete, -y stood fighting chance -of mztcLTg ia those groups. The Let cf Lot niftier is that there SLrent ciary individuals capable Ivli.g -cp to those qualifications f.r;3 if they 'axe capable, they trsst willing to exert themselves. Ti;3 Escojir.u for .there being just s va;y few great men, but soulii iu5es el email men. Tb action taken by the Student Cluneal oa XSarch 30 in effect tLt textile student from. competing for leadership respon sibility in more than two campus organisations. Insipid, absolutely insipid! The theory of this action assumes that more students will take part ic campus activities by limiting participation by students. How ambiguous can this action become? I have never known an over aboundance of students in any of the many extra-curricular en deavors. There has always been room for more. The need for them is evidenced by the continuous de mand for help by practically all campus activities. But where are the interested students to fill the vacant spots? The simple answer is tt& the are not enough inter ested people to fill the biH Does the SC propose to create interest in these lethargic parties? Better yet, does the SC propose to coax these individuals into activities? I hope not, for I fear that the leadershp in organizations that were once proud representatives of our great Uni versity would falter and ultimately destroy the very groups they at tempt to lead. I want my leader compete for his job, to show initiative and ambition in the work that elevated him to a position of leadership. Kone of us want a person that must be coaxed into accepting a post of responsibility for he's not worth the buttons on his shoes. The Student Council has thrown competition out the window and sold the capable man down the river ti make room for the mamby pembies that ha vent and never will have the guta to compete. Congratulations to Bill Devries, Mimi Hamer, Walt Wright, Tom U think and to act for myself, a standard of good behaviour to enjoy the benefit of ray creations, ! be adhered to for its own sake and to face the world bwldly and' say, this I have done. All this is what it means to be an American.' Dear Editor: Last Thursday night's scene at the Women's Dorm and those sor- Woodward, Jan Beal and all the;0"1? houses which were stormed others who are mature enough to fight for a fundamental right that has always been ours as Ameri cans. BOCKFORD G. YAPP -54 Ensign, U.S. Navy P.S. I think yon might be inter ested in "My Creed" by Dean Ai fange. It goes: "I do not choose U be a com mon man. It is tmy right U be an eommv if I can. I seek eppor tunity not security. I 4o net kb to be a kept citizea, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the cal culated risk; to Areata and to baOd, to fail and to succwu. I refase to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of Utopia ... I will not trade free dom for beneficenc nor my dignity for a handout. It is my heritage fulfillment to the stale calm of was one of savage paganism. There is no one thing to be held as an explanation for it. It was probably tbe product of a great many factors, some, no doubt, be ing very nebulous. Although some students, who were guilty beyond a doubt are being called to answer for the riot, theirs was only a small part of the major cause. They were simp ly a group of young men away from home, and with no standard of behaviour to fetter tfc ir gross, Freud could probably classify them prettily into one category or another and dismiss them. The fault lie with hundreds, nay, thousands of people. The people who started this University, those who have attended it over the years, those who attend it now, those who administrate now are all guilty. They have not set up A student will do anything he can get by with today. There is noth ing to hold him from wild im pulsive action. In short, his only ethics is -a choice between taking a chance or not taking a chance. It the odds are with him, he takes it and havoc reigns. What this University needs, is crying out for in real despera tion because of the lack of , is an honor system. Immediately, I know, scoffers say that it wont work, that young students are not ready for such a code. WelL it has worked and is working now for several universi ties over the nation. It can work here. Students at this University are not less capable of being put on their honor and restraining themselves fpr the sake of that honor than anywhere else. Cer tainly there would be infractions no system is perfect- But an honor system is a workable, en nobling thing. It has a curious ef fect. It changes a person's point of view from an ethical system surrounding him to one within him: the latter he is not so ready to violate. It is part of himself, a precious thing his self-respect PtOMETHEUS 4 Anther -Bartaol Bf Wit CUKm 4 LOVE IN REVERSE They were at the campus swimming pool. She was standing on the diving board lithe, young, vibrant He came swimming over. "Hey," he called, climbing up on the board, "was it you who made that dive a minute ago?" She nodded lithe, yonng, vibrant "Whew!" he whistled. "That was some dive! A back jack knife two and a half twist full gainer swan. Where did you learn to dive like that!" "I fell off the board," she explained. "Oh," he said. He looked at her lithe, young, vibrant "Let's g steady," he said. "But I don't know anything about yon," she said. "W hat's there to know?" he said. "I'm a typical American coDega man young, healthy, and broke." "That's good enough for me," she said, "for I am not interested ia money. I am a girl of simple tastes lithe, young, vibrant" "Dad!" he whispered. "Crazy!" she breathed. Their lips met Their arms twined. They fell off the board. "If you only knew," he said later, as he applied artificial respira tion, "how long I have been looking for a lithe, young, vibrant girl of simple tastes', for though my heart is large and full of love, my pur5 is lean and meagre. My cruel father sends me an allowance barely large enough to support life. So I have been looking high and low for a girl of simple tastes." "Search no more," she said. "My tastes are simple; my wants art few. Just take me riding in a long, sleek, new yellow convertible, and I am content" "Goodbye," he said and ran away as fast as his chubby little legs could carry him, for he knew this girl was not for the likes of him. He had neither convertible nor hardtop, nor the money to buy one, nor the means to get the money, short of picking up his stingy father by the ankks and shaking hira till his wallet fell out No, there was nothing for it except to forget this girl. But lying on his pallet at the dormitory, he could not get her out of his mind and finally he knew that whatever the expense, he had to have her -lithe, young, vibrant So he sold a few things-h textbooks, his overcoat, his hi-Y pin, his roommate's trus-and soon he had accumulated a goodly sum. Ho went to a place that sold automobiles. "How much does it cost," ho aid, "to buy a yellow convertible automobile?" The man told him. He collapsed in a gibbering heap. After a while he stirred and shambled home. But on the war ho focc-f,1SMTW)th 1 bi sigrn 1,15,1 Mid: REN'T A CAR DRIVE V. j Hop Cime lnt0 our hero's eyes. He went inside. "How much does it cost" he said, "to rent a yellow convertible automobile!" Ten dollars a day, plus seven cents a mile," said the man. Uone and done, said our hero, and soon be drove away in a long, sleek, new, yellow convertible. -V5!001" Mid the litiie- Tonn 'brmnt girl when she saw the car. 1 his suits my simple tastes to a T. Come, let us speed over rolhne highways and through bosky dells." And away they went Tbey drove north, they drove south, they drove last, thef drove slow, they drove east they drove west they drove and drove and drove and, finally, tired but happy, they parked fcagh on a windswept hill. "Philip Morris? he said. "Yum, yum!" she said. -JffiM6"" .Pinst "You know," he said, -yoa rl; Phllj.P Morns -mild and fresh and relaxing." mmiAi H!?J? " lg difference between me and Philip Harris, .valine in rl " nd re Md 1 onl' They laughed. They ki.sed. He screamed. VI hat is it, dear man?" cried she, alarmed. h? E3 do.metr- h . "I just noticed. We put on 200 miles tonight, and this car costs seven cents a mile, and I have only $14 But that's exactly enough," she Said, a lotoi'ml! Ut,K ' StiH ?Z to driTe borae. nd t " for thTt?" Cr VVbcre wiU 1 tht money to pay I dont know," said she, out i'SSSL gluaJy-He -d 7ol"t? PrL 'Peedometer doesn't move when movioS.rd-notIiWV0n,y rd the car was ranis wmyreUter andl-lTl? hom ia "f" .rfrT nd m enough monev fc. r,at ui wiais a ueerre idea!" ..j ,r ' ' . r. . ( cu. arid ana wsa wierrtT str d, clothes, ana ce is piling up ave enough to C Mat tiulnan. W- causetcdayTur take his girl out riding again? be ,hould hav DOUb W This W ro,W . Vou by ih$ o pmup mRRlS m thtir cigarette.