Tuesday, February 14, 1956
Ncbraskan Editorials:
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Bibler
THE NEBRASKAN
'It's Time To Think Seriously'
Revelation of a downtown "slush fund" for
football players at the University of Washington
last week should flash warning signals to other
schools operating in big time athletics.
The Husky fund, controlled by Seattle busi
nessmen and energetic alumni, provided ath
letes with "the price of plane tickets home, va
cations for wives, the cost of a car when a
player needed one and other chunks of unau
thorized aid."
Tb incident, which casts suspicion not only
upon the Washington athletic department but
upon the academic integrity of the institution
itself, is but the published episode in a story
which underlies almost every big time athletic
power in the country today.
None Trampled
American art is, to most laymen, something
that appears on Saturday Evening Post cov
ers or Christmas cards. If asked to name an
outstanding American artist, the average Amer
ican could probably get through Norman Rock
well and Grandma Moses, and then bog down
with a few mumblings about Al Capp and Walt
Kelly.
Now, thanks to the University Art Galleries,
there is an exhibit of primitive American art
on this campus that very likely should send
Rockwell and Capp back to the magazines.
- This collection, which includes artists from
the 15th century to the present, also includes
Italian, French,-Dutch, Flemish, German and
English artists. Among the better known are
Boucher, Constable, Delacroix, Dlaude Lorrain,
Jordaens, Piranesi, Tiepolo and Titian.
The 75 works in the collection have been
gathered in more than 20 years of collecting by
Mr. and Mrs. Winslow Ames of Springfield, Mo.,
by whose godd grace they appear at the Uni
versity. Also on display at Morrill Hall is a collection
of painting and drawing by Kenneth Evett, whose
mural decorations have recently been installed
in the state capitol building. Evett is the creator
of the controversial bull whose portrait caused
several piercing and critical remarks from our
state senators.
The University is indeed fortunate to have
two such exhibits as a service to its students,
faculty and friends.
The sad thing is that no one is likely to be
trampled in the rush to see them F.T.D.
The multiplicity of the "slush fund" is ex
pressed by Bill Johnson, ex-Nebraska football
player, who said in a letterip reprinted else
where on this page, "We who have played col
lege football know and admit that such a fund
exists. . ."
He goes on to say that "the fund" should be
called the "Football Players' Welfare Fund," not
a "slush fund." Such a fund, he philosophizes,
"exists in every college and has existed for
years ... is considered an adjunct to intercol
legiate football . . . and because it has never
been named has escaped regulation."
This is exactly the sort of thinking that keeps
the bonuses, the scholarship stipends, the month
ly check and all the other insidious forms of un
authorized aid flourishing beneath the confer
ence athletic tables.
It is the school of thought which placed Michi
gan State on probation in 1952, Maryland in
1953 and Oklahoma in 1954.
It's the line of reasoning which commercial
izes big time football, ruins the young men
playing the game and gravely endangers the
academic reputation of the participating col
leges. The Nebraskan realizes that active, vigorous
alumni support is essential to the vitality of the
college, especially its athletic program. They
lure prospective students to the campus, give to
many worthwhile University projects and, as
in the case of the Big Red Drive two years ago
at Nebraska, contribute heavily to the scholar
ship program.
Nevertheless, it is common knowledge that
alumni and interested citizens often sponsor ath
letes, fatten coaches' salaries and contribute to
special funds which supply both with many
added luxurie's against every existing NCAA,
conference and accreditation regulation.
It must be remembered that all outside finan
cial aid can and should be directed into the col
lege scholarship fund and administered by the
school authorities. There is no necessity for
secret remuneration of any kind to either coach
or athlete.
Whenever and wherever the public (always a
handful of alumni and athletic fanatics) assume
the responsibilities of intercollegiate football, the
program becomes a tragic burlesque upon the
ideals of American education.
If i school must rely upon the unauthorized
subsidies of its alumni or interested citizens, it's
time to think seriously about giving up big time
athletics. B. B.
for Much Friction?
Recently, the Student Council adopted a reso- persons do not expect instant integration in all
lution that had as its main thesis the right of southern schools, but they might expect that
a political body to self determination as to ex- states of these United States would realize that
istence or disintegration. they subscribe to a principle of government
In tb state of Alabama a political entity that whereby the Constitution is the supreme law
Is becoming akin to state of confusion there is of the land.
a young lady who is also seeking a goal of self This law allows for a loyal and constant op
determination only this type of self-determina- position, but it is not a law that allows anarchy
tion is concerned with the right to attend the and violence. It is a law that guarantees cer
college of her choice. tain rights of self determination.
There is nothing very unusual about this Alabama's Governor said concerning the dem-
woman, Autherine Lucy. She has already been onstrations at his state university there is bound
granted a B. A. Her marks as an undergrade to be a certain amount of friction when two
ate were average or above. She is interested races are brought together,
in library science that is why she enrolled at Yes, there is bound to be some friction when
the University of Alabama. She is a Negro. one woman attends the University of Alabama,
What kind of person would take the abuse, but how much?
the eggs and the vile remarks that Miss Lucy
is taking? And in addition to this, what kind A polioy of self-determination, under the Con-
of person would initiate court action to resume stitution, extends to religion and speech and it
her studies in an institution of learning which includes a new right the right to education at
has given her very little learning and much any public institution of the land,
intolerance. It took a while for other rights which are
listed in the Bill of Rights to become accepted.
Miss Lucy does not appear to be a tool of the The right of freedom of the press is still not
NAACP, nor is she the type of person who many accepted in three-fourths of the world's coun-
White southerners would ordinarily say is for- tries.
getting her station in feudalized and stratified This new right of freedom of education, of
southern society. self-determLiation to knowledge, may take a
In North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, three young' while to develop it may cause friction, but it
men of Negro descent are attending classes. is worth a fight to Miss Lucy and it is worth
There has been uneasiness and lifted eyebrows, tolerance and patience to our nation. S. J. '
but there have been no riots. There have been
no rallies at which the senior senator from the f I m I
state outlined a course of action to "keep Bama StlfotltlQS
white.
A was the situation In the University's riot , Fagat fUm havcb gue Amer-
last spring, the larger part of the mobs have ?aeroin? clrffl: .
not been students at the Alabama demonstra- rchsts thrke ,,n f cyclf . md
tions. Student leaders have expressed their dis- " doU. in net kmgs
taste for the mob violence and some member, cmem fan obbIe up nythinf! Wlth
of the student government organization have ii , , . . . , t .
received anonymous threats for their positive f ux (ffore,gn b m" has featufed
actions on the University campus for several years now.
It is' indeed unfortunate that the extreme. Uni" Film eac h yer edulf 8
of the problem of integration are the loudest ne' J "hown at TT"
voices. The statement, of the moderates-men f568' Jf anf fac,ultymay a,ttcnd by buy"
likt Pulitzer Prizwinning publisher Hodding ?gJ?a80n bcJUat.a bvughin,gly u
Carter-are being subdued by violence and in- ? year, the Umn ha" outdne,il"
Camatory statements. kL Seven foreign films have been contracted
Of course, it is easy for the good people of "f unfoubtecfly amon kadin P0"
Nebraska to judge and condemn. Clear thinking of l0he ., yea' , ' .
Such films as "Fanfan the Tulip" and "Mr.
f $pf? m 1 i Hulot's Holiday" have won prizes on the con-
AlfiTFiMsfM IflrlfC tinent for comedy' "Ugetsu" ranks as the best
ir 41 HWI 1 1 yyi 11) of the recent Japanese productions. "Tales of
Hoffman" is a masterpiece of art and music,
DnfAmA Dirtllfc conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham with the
wfJIIVCU til 9III5 jtoyd philharmonic Orchestra.
A faculty member suggested in one of his Other films are "Conquest of Everest,'
classes that the roof of Love Library would be "Devil in the Flesh" and "The Young and the
an excellent place for a Terrace Club, complete Damned." These have all received their share
with canopied tables, cool drinks and freshly of critical plaudits.
scrubbed country maidens. So, here it is. As fine a collection of foreign
"Just don't let The Nebraskan find out about films that could be collected anywhere in the
my proposal," he tastily cautioned. "They're United States is available here on the Univer-
always discovering some right that the students sity campus. All it takes is a few pennies,
ara befef deprived of." Subtitles, anyone? F.T.D.
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r Whale In Bathtub
J Just Lies Around
I suspect that Builders is a com
pletely worthless organization.
It is either a mistake or a big
joke. It probably began as Some
body's Folly, designed by an agent
of the Devil to trick people who
take themselves too seriously into
doing busywork.
And the trick worked. .
It has worked so well that Build
ers has become like a whale in a
birdbath. It is too big to really go
anywhere, so it just lies around
and spouts mist. That mist looks
My Bootless Cries
like a telephone directory, a few
slick-paper blurbs and a little cal
endar full of the wrong informa
tion that has every Sunday
coming after both Wednesday and
Saturday.
I imagine that AT & T could
put out those telephone numbers
as well as anyone else, and, be
sides, they need the money. No
one seems to read the slick-paper
advertisements of the University,
and if they were to, they- wouldn't
find anything in there but endless
pictures of the carillon tower.
Finally, I am sure the Nebraska
Book Store could issue much bet
ter calendars for the use of these
rare people who have enough im
portant tilings to do to need calen
dars. The book stores also need
the money.
However, if we kill the whale,
well also have to gorge out the
hundreds of Jonahs in its belly.
Builders has a bellyfull of busy
work people who apparently
haven't anything better to do than
run mimeograph machines and sell
ads to a worthless pamphlet. It has
also gotten a wombfull of the Inno
cents and Mortar Boards of the
future, who delight in ordering the
busywork people around.
None of these people will, of
course, admit the uselessness of
the Builders , behemoth because
that would make all of their hours
spent towards Building a Greater
University worthless.
And those hours have been frit
tered away, undboutedly. The
Yearbook lists Builders purposes
as, among other things, to further
good relations with the high
schools. A noble enterprise, first in
all our minds.
They further these relations
by conducting hign school tours of
the campus. This may give the
kiddies a day off from school and
the guides the feeling that they are
shaping the leaders of tomorrow,
but I am not sure I like all of those
urchins snooping around here,
placing their dirty thumbs all over
the ivory.
At any length, Builders is a
huge whale, taking up Union of
fice space (where we could put in
desks for the Rag columnists), and
eating up thousands of kilowatts of
student energy that could be better
spent in other ways.
Elliott Criticizes
Kettering Article
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(V.&. Note:) la retard to Elite Klliott'f
crlrklSBM ef Friday's Caalleaie, The e
braskaa k awkini ao apoloslea. aor If M
defendiat the (tatements made by Ckarlee.
Ketlertni, General Mot on research coa
faltaat. Mr. Ketterlns't arlriaal conlrihu
tloa wat the text of a speech to a meetlac
of the Associated Collegiate Press last No
vember and was specially aataorlzed for
The Nebraska. Becaos of space limita
tions oa the editorial ram, It wat neces
sary to cut oat a tood portloe of tin
address. Becaase the article wat originally
presented at a speech te a larre eodl
enoe. It Is perhaps ast as polished at .
It coald here beea.
Thomas A. Edison was one of
America's greatest inventive gen
iuses. He was also a hopeless il
literate. Apparently depending up
on Mr. Edison's unhappy prece
dent, Mr. Charles Kettering of
General Motors has taken upon
himself the task of revising the
English language. . .
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A full sixth of Friday's editor
ial page was devoted to an article
written for the Nebraskan by Mr.
Kettering. The article was so
garbled, illogical and illiterate
that it was not only nearly impos
sible to decipher, but also an in
sult to the intellectual integrity of
the readers.
One might presume that Ketter
ing had something of relative im
port to say, to college students.
Unfortunately, because of his in
ability to express himself in the
rational, grammatical linguistic
form which we term English, only
Kettering and the Polar Spirits
will ever be sure of his message.
Friday's "Challenge" cannot go
unchallenged, for several reasons.
If the reader wishes to dispose of
any objections as those of a pe
dantic semanticist, he may do so.
Bur if he does, I challenge him to
justify Kettering's article in terms
of grammar, logic or even simple,
common sense.
Science and scientific research
have been recognized elements in
our culture since the days of Aris
totle. Science is an inseparable
part of our heritage, an obvious
part of our present, and an ines
capable part of our future.
At the same time, our campus
newspaper is an organ whose duty
it is to keep us informed on mat
ters of importance, and to main
tain the highest possible quality in
material and presentation. Our
duty, as students, is to read this
paper critically, and to demand
the quality which is our due.
He has unwittingly embarrassed
himself, science and the Univer
sity. The Nebraskan printed his
article with no editing or apology.
Thus the Nebraskan has embar
rassed and insulted Kettering (de
servedly), science, education, the
University, the readers, and, most
of all, itself.
But, says Kettering, t h a t' a
hunky-dory. All ya gotta do in
life is "potentiate (sic) time."
This here eddycation is a wasta
of time. To hell with intelligence,
history, or degrees.
All ya gotta do to be a success
is to shoot an arrow through an
electric cash register anyway.
Good luck.
Nebraskan Letterip
layers' Welfare:
und' Suggested
F
(Eds. Not:) William N. lobatoa
araduated from the University n 19i2.
While at the University, ha played end aa
C'ornhusker football teams. He also wrote
the Football Review for The Corn hanker
yearbook for two years.
To the editor:
I note by the press that consid
erable fuss is being made because
of the claim that a "slush fund"
exists for the benefit of football
players at the University of Wash
ington. We who have played college foot
ball, know and admit that such a
fund exists but we like it to be
known by a more polite name. It
is a situation that has existed from
time immemorial.
First, let us get a name for it,
and then we can handle it. Let us
call it the "Football Players' Wel
fare Fund." That accurately de
scribes it, doesn't it? It is not a
"slush fund."
Such a "fund" exists in con
nection with football in every col
lege and has existed for years. It
is considered an adjunct to inter
collegiate football, but because it
has never been named it has es
caped regulation. So let us nam
it what it is and then we can reg
ulate it.
I don't condemn a coach because
he has had guilty knowledge of
the existence of a "Football Play
ers' Weliare Fund." Not unless his
connection with the "fund" has
been open and notorious, and his
conduct in that connection such as
it amounts to moral turpitude.
a
. I don't condemn the dispensing
of "welfare" by way of grants to
football players in a proper case.
Heretofore it has escaped regula
tion because no one would admit
that it existed.
I don't mean to be moralizing,
and I am not saying that coaches
sally forth to mold character. They
go out to win games, but in the
process of teaching the skills of
the gridiron under the rules, these
lessons of forebearance, fair play,
integrity and honor become a part
of the player and a standard of
behavior by example to the spec
tator. William N. (Bill) Johnson
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