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Friday, February 10, 1955
Nobraskan Editorials:
Precedent Established
The right of self-determination by University
organizations was assured in the Student Coun
cil meeting Wednesday when the Council voted
to uphold a proposal by their own judiciary
committee to prevent a merger of the Ag Exec
Board and the Farmers Fair Board.
This right will keep any organization from
being absorbed by another organization unless
the first group is in favor of the merger, is
financially incapable of carrying out its func
tions or is not interested in carrying out these
functions.
The judiciary committee, and ultimately the
Council, has said that the Farmer's Fair Board
performs an activity and wants to keep on per
forming it. Where the Ag Exec Board has the
authority to coordinate the activity of the Farm
er' Board, it cannot step in to perform that
activity for the Farmer's Fair Board.
Since the Farmer's Fair Board has fulfilled
'all the requirements for existence carrying out
its functions, having a desire to carry them out
and being financially able to carry them out
It will keep on existing with none but its own
members to decide what shall be done.
The precedent set by the Council in their
decision is an important one. A good deal of
care must be taken before one organization can
assume the responsibilities of another. There
will be no mergers, forced or otherwise, unless
both parties agree, or unless the absorbed group
is in some way unable to do its own business.
The Council's recent action may almost be
thought of as a declaration of independence for
every campus organization. In the knowledge
that pressure cannot be brought on them to dis
band or merge with another unless they err in
their own internal affairs, campus groups can
work for their designed ends with a clear brow
and a firm jaw.
The Council should be congratulated for their
decision. Although the precedent set may not
be one whose effects will be felt immediately,
it is on the records as a definite statement of
policy. This policy might easily be useful as
campus activities and politics change and de
velop over the years.
Congratulations are especially due to the ju
diciary committee which had sense enough to
see the importance lying behind the immediate
issue of Ag Exec Board versus Farmer's Fair
Board.
It is rather nice seeing the Student Council
doing something worthwhile and thoughtful for
a change. F.T.D.
Close Jo Home
The subpoena of John Neff, a little-known
Lexinjjton attorney, to appear before a special
Senate investigating committee brings a fester
ing Congressional sore dramatically close to
home.
The sore is simply that many people are be
coming increasingly uneasy about the influence
of high-pressure lobbying upon their elected rep
resentatives in Congress.
And rightly so. Many congressmen them
selves, nationally syndicated columnists and re
spected newspaper editors have directly inti
mated that "a number of senators are beholden
to oil interests for campaign contributions."
Thomas L. Stokes, widely read columnist,
spoke the sentiments of many close to the Capi
tol scene when he noted that ". . . you could
sense the anxiety here and there on the floor as
Senator Hennings pressed for a full inquiry that
would uncover such contributions."
Senator Aiken of Vermont, a respected sena
tor of considerable longevity, told reporters that
he had never before seen in his 33 years of
service such a variety of intensive lobbying
techniques.
In the other direction, Senator John Butler of
Maryland, a backer of the bill, told the Senate
that radio recordings have been made "by cer
tain of my colleagues" for a big labor organiza
tion opposed to the bill. These recordings, But
ler continued, were being played in Maryland
radio stations in an effort to influence his vote.
Statements such as these, made by respected
segments of the Senate and press alike, indicate
strongly that an immediate reappraisal and self
examination by both Congress and private in
terests is an urgent necessity.
But Congress must do more than talk if it is
to completely assure public confidence and main
tain its integrity. Instead, it must not isolate
the Neff incident but must use it as provocation
for a thorough investigation into the big lobby
ing interests in Congress, including previous
campaign contributions and future "promise"
contributions growing out " votes on particular
measures.
Secondly, it should revise the election laws,
according to the proposal presented by Thomas
Jennings Jr. of Missouri. This measure would
induce congressmen to publicize all campaign
contributions and expenditures.
These two moves, induced by senatorial initia
tive, would do much to resolve the uneasiness
with which many citizens are justifiably view
ing the United States Senate. B.B.
Little man on campus
by Dick Bibler
The light To Speak
In the first of a series of articles by Univer
sity faculty members written for The Nebraskan,
iieao of Faculties Adam C. Breckenridge made
a particularly meaningful statement.
His article said, in part: "Always in our midst
is a new crop of young people. They, too, should
find expression. Student voices have a place in
this discussion."
. He was speaking of the necessity to have dis
cussions, "honest, thoughtful expressions," on
what a university is and what its aims and ob
jectives should be.
It is especially fitting that such a statement
should appear in The Nebraskan, long consid
ered, at least by the staff, as the main outlet
for student opinion and the "student voice" on
the oampus.
One of the main objectives of The Nebraskan
Is to provide such a sounding board for student
opinion. In his article, Dr. Breckenridge asked
for student opinion and discussion on the day-to-day
problems that besiege an institution such
a this university. It is only logical that the
student body be given a chance to form their
opinions on University matters, and to express
these same opinions.
Ever since the founding of the University, this
has been the right of the students. It is the
right of the students now to express their opin
ions ad to. offer., their suggestions to the Ad
ministration of anyone else who will listen.
The problem lies in whether or not students
at this University are taking advantage of this
right.
Naturally, no policy an be formed that will
please everybody. Controversy and displeasure
will arise from every issue, big or small. The
important thing is to air these opinions, instead
of allowing them to smolder and be warped by
rumor and lack of information.
It is here that The Nebraskan can step in.
By opening its letters to the editor's columns,
and encouraging columnists to present varied
opinions, it is hoped that many of the campus
opinions can be brought out.
The Nebraskan will do what it can. It re
mains for the students to do the rest. As long
as student opinion remains important, the least
the students can do is to work on formulating
a little of their own.
Student voices do indeed have a place in Uni
versity discussion. It can be a very important
and influential place, as long as it is filled.
Unhappily, this is not often the case. F.T.D.
Almost The Real Thing
On March 14 through the 17th a mock political Even without considering the convention itself,
convention will be ineld on the University cam- the planning, organization and appearance on
pus. This is to be an exact replica of the na- campus of prominent political figures should
tional Republican and Democratic conventions, prove a valuable experience to University stu-
except that the mock convention will be non- dents.
partisan. , It is one thing to read about famous politi-
Two nationally known political figures, one cians; it is another to see and hear them in
Republican and one Democrat, are going to be person, discussing the issues which have made
the main speakers. This will help give the con- them famous.
vention an air of authenticity and will also serve It is one thing to read about the political is-
to acquaint the delegates with close-hand infor- sues which are shaping the thoughts of the
tnation on current political controversies. Democratic and Republican ranks; it is an-
A convention such as this one is a good thing other to hear them presented in person by their
to see started at Nebraska. In many other Uni- outstanding exponents,
versities across the nation mock convert' ins
Jiave been going on for years. On some tarn- It's one thing to hear a convention rumble
puses conventions such as this even serve a on the radio or watch it explode on TV; it's an-
useful purpose, nominations for student govern- other to generate a little of the steam yourself,
ment offices being one way. Why, with a little work and boisterous en-
A general knowledge of how the national con- thusiasm, who knows but what a good group
ventions are run and their purpose is probably of Nebraska students can't toss as much confetti,
njoyed by all. But there are very few students stomp as many feet, create as much havoc and
who actually know the exact procedure followed confusion, throw as much good, solid Lancaster
in a political convention and the intense rivalry County mud, stalk out of as many flood meetings
it provokes. and in general explore the possibilities of a po-
The appearance of a mock convention on this litical rhubarb as no national convention has
campus would not only supply students with a ever done?
knowledge of the procedure used in state and If the spectacle of last year's riot with per-
national conventions, but would also give them haps a dash of trumpet fanfare tossed in for
a complete picture of current issues in politics, good measure could only be recreated within
It also will give any young politicians on cam- the confines of the Coliseum, what a dilly of a
pus a chance to apply their political aspirations, mock convention we'd have this year. M. U.
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Average, Average
ezra pound, $
strawberries
(Eds. Note:) Corban La Pell,
most recent addition to The Ne
braskan's corps of columnists, is
an artist of some note. He painted
the murals in the recently redeco
rated Union Music Room, and his
work has been displayed in Chi
cago, Wichita, Kan., Omaha and
Lincoln. His column, "The Image,"
will be run every week on the edi
torial page of The Nebraskan.
By CORBAN LA PELL
Let us have a round for Pound,
Ezra Ezra sAve the western world
$ destroy it for no ones salvation,
elect eZra pound for president,,!
"you remember Smalter, don't you
dear?" and our economy remem
ber 2 also, i feel, that being a be
liever in our $ great, red, white and
blue american way ("praise the
lord and pass the Ammunition")
not giving etc.i owe a vote to
ezRa pound it's my duty, but it's
not your duty EZ hates you, as i
do. ez is for Kulchur so is this
stimulating university. ..just look at
all of our greek columns, we're
University Atmosphere
Challenge To Intellect
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
(Eds. note) The following article by Dr. Adam C. Breckenridge, Dean of Faculties, Is the first of a
weekly Nebraskan series featuring columns written by outstanding faculty personnel in the many de
partments at the University. The purpose of the series is to bring the written expression of various
Faculty members before our University community. The series is intended to cover a wide range of
topics dealing possibly with the individual profes sor's special field, his special definitions of a Uni
versity, his special "gripes," crusades, suggestions anything which he might wish to discuss and which
would be of interest. The contributors to the series are 'hoped to represent a cross section of depart
ments, colleges and schools at the University.
By DR. ADAM C.
BRECKENRIDGE
Dean of Faculties
If you have traveled into Utah,
you may recall roadside histori
cal markers starting invariably
with the words "This is the place";
then follows the explanation.
I wonder whether we could agree
upon the proper wording for such a
sign here at the University of Ne
braska. What would you have the
sign say? This is the place where
what? What is a university to you?
Surely, it is something more than
a place the folks sent you when you
finished high school.
Perhaps we -couldj agree that n
university is an instrument of high
er education. It is indeed a place
where learning is the chief product.
where opportunity exists to explore
the world's civilizations.
It is a place where learned peo
ple are eager and able, to assist
young men and women in man's
constant search for knowledge. It
is a place where the curious mind
seeks some high degree of satisfac
tion, and where those who work and
depart find a better understanding
of their fellowmen.
A university is an atmosphere. It
challenges the intellect. It stim
ulates thought and provides the en
vironment for reflection about the
world in which our forefathers
lived, the same world in which we
live now and will live tomorrow.
A great task for a university al
"ways is to insure that young men
and women understand fully its
mission and why they are a part
of it.
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-The Challenge
ft E d uiii ion
By CHARLES KETTERING
General Motors Research Consultant
(F,d. Note:) Today' Challenge wu (unmitted to The Nebraskan hv Charle
KetterliiK, noted rlentlHt and rrMtrrh ronKiiltant for General Moti.ro. Among hl
xcatent Invention are the electric rah reclHter, the electric automobile if.
tarter and the electric automobile Ignition .vtem.
There is a difference in the point ol view between the average
inventor and the average person. Most people are interested in where
they came from. The inventor is interested in where you are going.
Almost all of our education has to do with where we came from.
I believe it was the Brookings Institute that made a study that said
the more education you had, the less likely you were to make an
invention. Well, that shouldn't be. It should be just the other way.
Why is it?
The principal reason for it is that people get so used to looking
backwards, where they came from, that they lose the whole point of
of view of trying to look forward, and the more they look backwards,
the more dangerous it is to try to look forward. You can't do anything
about the past, outside of getting some points of view as to where you
are going to go in the future.
Why An Education?
Why do people want an education? What is an education for? In
a recent survey in Connecticutt they got twenty-seven different answers
to this question and they were all very narrow in their implication.
I think if you took it broadly, you would find out that an education
is to increase the value of time.
Now education should potentiate time. It should make your
twenty-four hours worth more. That is the value of education.
How much of our education is channeled in that line? I think if
you analyze education, you will find out that some of it is to organize
creative thought, and the other is to teach you how to kill time, and
killing time is simply avoiding responsibility.
Fictibn In Education
There are many fictions in the great industry of education, like
there are in everything else. We have at the present time a great
play on degrees. If you don't have a degree, you don't amount to
anything.
We have these intelligence tests, these I.Q. tests and so forth. I
have always thought that the I.Q. tests measured the torpidity of the
liver more than it did the mind of the student.
What is wrong with I.Q. tests? It isn't a test of the kid at all,
it is a test of what the guy that made up the questions thought he
ought to be. It hadn't anything to do with the kid at all, not a thing,
and if you don't fit that, it isn't what you are, it is what the fellow
wishes you were. A person should be thankful that he is not that way.
For The Future
But the whole question of education is how to potentiate time.
In the first place, education is for the future. What are you going to
do in the future. It isn't what the world was one hundred years ago
it is what is going to be in ten, fifteen or twenty years?
So many people are afraid of tomorrow. If a person was shoot
ing an arrow, he wanted to shoot it through this curtain between today
and tomorrow, most people's arrows strike that curtain and turn right
around and bounce back. They won't penetrate it because they are
afraid to penetrate it, and the thing that is called research is a device
that is supposed to help you do that.
Researchers Are Amateurs
' Now how do you plan for the future? Research is a method of
doing things. Research is a bad word, because it gives you the idea
of intelligence, accomplishment and so forth, which it should not do.
It is the parlor word for amateur, because researchers are people
who are doing a thing for the first time, and that is what an amateur is,
and his job is going to be just as lousy as any other amatjr.
It mkes a difference when you are walking down a tu.'i road,
whether you know whether there is a wildcat behind that tree or not.
It makes an awful difference.
So we need to learn how to explore the future. What are the pos
sibilities? That is what an education should help you do, but unfortun
ately it is so much easier to read what has been done than It is to
forecast what can be done.
I think it is wholesome to have
discussions honest, thoughtful ex
pressions on what a university is
and what its aims and objectives
should be.
Always in our midst is a new
crop of young people. They, too,
should find expression. Student
voices have a place in this discus
sion. Our views may differ. Some may
look upon a university as a meal
ticket. To others it is a route to a
The Upper Chamber
preferred position. Others may
look upon a university as a place
to stay until they pass into some
thing called maturity.
I think of a university as a
place where knowledge is the first
objective, a facility where ideas
are examined, tested and freely
explored. To me it is a place of
easy access, unhampered by petty
restraints.
I think of it as a place where you
live and work, study and play;
where you come to have a most un
usual adventure; where you find a
love for search and exploration
and in so doing gain an enduring
vision of tomorrow.
Surely, this can be such a place.
It Happened At NU
Bob Elwood, versatile Husker
mile and two-mile ace, has ac
quired a new honor to tack to his
steadily growing pile of blue rib
bons. Selleck Quad associates tell ug
that, after meals, he can race
from the edge of the dining hall,
climb three flights of stairs and
turn on his room light in less than
25 seconds.
happy about our poets artists and
musicians. ..look at their salaries,
yet sir rebob, EZ knows we luve
kulchur. ) ( item- ezra pound's
new york committee chairman is
Bruce Conner, tinkle those far
away green crested clouds and
think of the bell tower spouting 40
tons of Strawberry Preserves,
item: i understand Ellie Guilliatt is
back working for the safe free
press rag. cheers, a revue: Andres
Segovia plays compositions of Sor
and Tarrega in h i s consistantly
The Image
tasteful and artistic manner on
Decca DL 9794. Ezra Pound is $
our answer. Strawberry) (Preser
ves, students who are dead with
crimson tripped flowers in their
fresh young hair, wanting babies
or an appertainment thereof ... to
wit... )( people, here sitting with
eversharps and paintings of cow
boys above their rubbished topped
cracked sensualized desks, hoping
things $ go well any irregularities
are intolerable, bravissimo. For
you Ezra Pound. "Hey Man, don't
cut off your ear." blood cut time
spoils our sidewalks, hope you en
joy learning what other people are
doing ... but, etc. ..those who do
cannot know what they are doing,
knowing what you ae doing is in
tolerable, go ahead and enjoy it
we don't give a damn ART is not
for those who still worship their
navel, item: i see "Guys And
Dolls" was passed by the national
board of revue, cheers, art is al
ways clean and red blooded amer
ican. Just what is dada? "sorry
maam , your son was killed."
Mustn't be smudged )( edit, cen
sor, cut. kill, you do it. string him
up. ..he's crazy, the majority rules.
Average. AVERAGE. AVERAGE?
AVERAGE. ..Did you hear? send in
your dollar and you're average,
don't live too long, strawberry preserves.
Leiterip
Apology
As commanding officer of Com
pany A-2 I would like to apologize
for those parts of the performance
of the Pershing Rifle Crack Squad
at the Nebraska-Kansas State
basketball game halftime inter
mision which may have detracted
from what was otherwise a very
skillful performance.
I had hoped to interject a note
of humor, but did not realize it
would cause the reaction it did.
John H. Copenhaver
Captain, P-R
. Tn, l"" written t
the fcdltor In regard lo a amall ditoril
ae inory titled "It happened at T"
whica appeared in Tuesday- Xebraakan.
Any article appearing ander that title hi
not to be taken aa nerimit comment na
ramput affaire. In writing on the Pershing
Kifle't fine eilhition. the Nehraikaa wa
only rrcngnlring a fine bit of homoroo
byplay by one of the (quad members.
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University of Nebraska
ART FACULTY
EXHIBIT
An arresting gallery of Oils, Water Colors,
Sc ulpture, Prints and Drawings done within
the past year . . ,
by
Peter Worth
Leroy Burket
Gail Butt
Freda Spaulding
Manfred Keller
Rudy Pozzatti
Thoma$ Sheffield
David Seyler
February 13 through 18
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AUDITORIUM, Fourth Floor