Wednesday, March 7, 195S
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Ditk lihlcV
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k Heme! In The Machine
The Mallard Club, most recent subversive ele
ment oo the campus, has dissolved and with it
vent the Mallard Club dance.
The dance has changed itself into a usual
"College Night", affair, without the auspices of
the Mallard Club or any other organization
made up of University students. The University
Administration won its point very explicitly.
The reason why the Mallard Club dissolved is
clear. After the Administration went on record
against the dance, sororities and a number of
fraternities decided to boycott the affair, or
advised their members against attending. The
first flush of enthusiasm for the Dance paled
quickly under tha threat of University inter
vention. Thus, with prospects for a successful turnout
for their dance looking very dim indeed, the
Mallard Club recognised the power of the sword,
folded Its tent and silently stole away,
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Tht Administration has now established a
policy against organized groups attending parties
outside of University regulations. By squelching
an event sponsored hy persons from the Univer
sity designed especially for a certain area of the
University population, the Administration forced
the sponsors to give up their project. This is
all well and good and in keeping with policy.
However, the Administration must realise that
this policy will have to apply to all functions in
volving University students where drinking might
take place. It will especially involve occasions
where a number of members of the same or
ganised house go together in a block.
This could involve rally dances during the
football season at Ring's Ballroom, where drink
ing admittedly taken place, and where persons
from the same organized house would logically
go together.
It could also involve private cocktail parties
at private homes in Lincoln before and after
house formals, and before and after University
functions such as the Military Ball and the
Homecoming Dance. Members of organized
houses attend these types of parties together.
To be consistent, the Administration would
have to apply their non-drinking policy to these
private parties. This could run into a good deal
of confusion.
The University has neither the manpower nor
the desire to prowl around Lincoln looking for
students drinking in groups, or drinking under
age in private homes. The same thing applies
to the renovate "College Night" at King's.
Also, and perhaps more important, strict en
forcement of the policy would stifle most of the
extracurricular social life in the University
community. The rally dances themselves would
die; the Military Ball and the Homecoming
Dance would dwindle to three hours of sitting in
straight-backed chairs in the Coliseum.
All in all, a cloud of fear would descend over
the student body. If the point was ever reached
when friends and fellow students would hesitate
to gather outside of University control for a little
sophisticated socializing, something very much a
part of college life would die.
No student wants to feel like a kernel of wheat
in an academic threshing machine. F.TJ).
God-Shaped Vacuum
Aftar three days of Religious Emphasis Week,
many students have forgotten their qualms mat
this Is simply an attempt to evangelize the
ampus in the manner of a four-day revival.
The speakers mat the RE-Week committee
saw imported have not talked about religion in
the abstract. They have preached a practical
philosophy and the necessity of a "God-consciousness."
They have placed religion in the realm
tt gutdifig principles and not sanctimonious talks.
These men have depicted religion as a dynamic
force and not a twice a year commodity to be
endured.
At on of the RE-Week speakers said, there
is a God-ahaped vacuum in every man. This is
the factor that sets man apart from lower ani
mals mad that makes him seek higher mouva-
PJE-Week has served to point up the importance
ef motivmtkn in life. Perhaps some students
become so immersed in academic detail or im
ptemcnteSon of various theories that they have
forgotten the basic reason for learning at alL
Learning sad education are not intended to
produce a herd of robots mechanically spouting
theories of evolution or Montaigne's essays with
out conscience or moral compunction. They,
are designed to turn out a reasonable, inner
directed person who recognizes the importance
of man in the singular, in the grammatical fiction
of "we shall, or we must."
The results of any such week will not be im
mediately determined. It is immaterial what
temporary reactions are evidenced in students.
The all-important factor is the lasting impression
and the phrases that provoked individual thought.
RE-Week is to serve as a partial emergence
from the "college-exile" and from self-encouraged
oblivion of reality for students.
R is a rich opportunity for the semi-religious
or irreligious student to see just what has made
religion a dominant influence in the world for
centuries, and a chance for the truly religious
student to renew his faith.
The Nebraskan urges that every student attend
as many of the remaining sessions as his sched
ule permits. Those who don't only hurt them
selves. J.B.
A Logical follow Through
Tt will be interesting to watch the progress
of the Campos Religious Council's petition to
fad-ode a chapel .m the proposed Union addition.
Working through the various campus student
. bouses, the group has collected nearly 400 sig
aatara and with the added impetus of Religious
Week, it goal of 2300 signatures doesnt seem
too If"
Kowever, the petition is not the last word in
the final decision. The Union Planning Board
Brest review the student appeal and the admin
istraoVn most meal its official decision regard
ftnf tha kgaSty of a chapel in the Union.
As yet, no decision has been forthcoming.
The chief dUSeulty ia putting a chapel in the
VmLm resides with the traditional concept of the
operation of church and state.
Bteaw- f&a University is state-sponsored and
ataia-aapported, the line of reasoning goes, there
it so place for the chorea on its campus. While
re&giaa cannot t equaled to the church, most
people find it difficult to accept it without its
tssaal instztntacaaBsed form, the church.
For ftis reason, religion is usually passed off
a kieccotgafcia with aa objective university.
JLad tht c&apeL aa a practical outgrowth of this
accept, la induced in the dismissal.
Bat tMs dfvis&n at aa awkward one. A
student doesn't leave his religion at the door of
Andrews Hall to pick it up again as be leaves
class an hour later.
Nor does a University, in accepting a certain
responsibility for its student members (enforc
ing state laws, drinking regulations, etc.) wish
ti impose a godless university upon its com
munity. Yet, the cleavage remains. Bat the clear aft,
at mast he related eat, is between the church and
the state, not hetweea reiigiM aad the state or
fte ceastiiaeat, retigtea aad the University
A chapel in the Student Union, as an inierde
ncminaoonal place of worship for members of
all faiths, would not be associated with the
church generally or a church specifically but
would be identified with religion itself and its
universal principle of quiet meditation and wor
ship. The precedent of this line of thinking has
already been established in many Universities
and state-owned colleges where chapels have
appeared in their Student Unions.
It would be fitting if such a principle could be
applied here at Nebraska and a chapel could be
established in our Union as a logical follow
through of a successful Religious Emphasis
Week.iM BJR.
On Ivy Bay
tt is s&out feat Kmc of fee year.
TSsa Ls ef t&a year, thai is, when a certain
gSytra af $-yythfntirm r4 f r p to creep
fc&S & y cf certaia third-year stadersti at
feis TJsimsSy, aad locks of great cunning and
tofiyeeesled smirks dance across the faces
f a 283 tteaJser ef sesfers.
Isj Tmy is 'sigfc.
Jsf Z,sj is tb great climax of the year on
CJj C43Jpss B is Shea tiat the hopes and
prsjvs aid m&3 dcacs cf pc&ks, coupled witfi
hunzt Z wsrk cooe to a bead for those of the
Jacks class t&st hops to be drawn bio the
kaa circaM ef lbs aeafcsr baooraries.
- B tf f&m ansa! May Madarss that sigsals the
mi f C J'az&ar -Situs.
B Is a flee for Iaterfnttemty and Istersoror
fcy sfr, sad &e time fcr &s presentation of
esys cf adklasSae actrrfcies aad service to the
V'disai'-j pma to fraternities and sororities.
It is the time for rewarding the top scholars in
the graduating class.
It is the time for gamboling across the green
behind the Administration Building, dressed in
nice summer dresses and faded denim trousers,
while the weight cf the annual Friday beer bust
presses tightly on the temples.
It is indeed a gay occasion. Coupled with a
Spring Day on the Friday before, Ivy Day might
turn into aa event to rival Veishea and CU Days.
Bid, most of all, ft is the time when top senior
men and dress themselves in the Cowing
garb cf their mystic orders and stride stoically
through the eager crowd, until with screams and
shouts their damp-eyed successors are masked
or thrown beavSy to the ground.
Aad there is always the evening foCowmg the
excitement of the afternoon. Somebody even
wrote a song shoot A: "On, Ivy Day, oh Ivy
Day, re all get . . job. Ivy Day. F.TJ).
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Agent Of Devil
Writes Letter
Oddly enough, there seems to me
some dissatisfaction in certain stu
dent quarters concerning the pro
hibition at the University.
These are obviously malcontents
and agents of the devil engaging
in "calculated subterfuge", be
cause everyone knows that most
students here have never tasted
the wicked brew and probably
haven't beard of liquor.
Nonetheless, I feel that all ele
ments should be beard, and since
I'm paid by the month by the
Devil anyway, I say, hear them
out! Here is a letter by one such
discontented agent (currently in
the hands of a reformer, though):
"The University administration
should not tell students where they
may or may not congregate. State
laws do this quite adequately. The
function of a University is to ed
ucate its students, not to tell them
what is morally right or wrong.
Students should determine their
own moral standards.
"When a student enters the Uni
versity, be should assume full re
sponsibility for his own actions. If
he cannot, then be should retura
to his parents. A university is not
a nursery school. Students learn
to take care of themselves quickly
in a free environment. In larger
universities this works quite well.
"According to state law, when
one reaches the age of twenty-one,
one may drink alcoholic beverages,
except on state property. Legally,
this excludes privately-owned land.
"I do not think the University
administration should have any
thing to say about twenty-one-year-old
students drinking on pro
vateiy owned property. If students
under twenty-one drink off cam
pus, they should be responsible
My Bootless Cries
Inly to city or county police.
"I feel that the only solution to
the administration's difficulties con
cerning student control is to make
adult students handle themselves
like adults. We have lived by
state and county laws much longer
than we have lived by the admin
istration's laws.
"One thing I don't clearly under
stand is: why are some Greek or
ganizations allowed to drink in
their basements, and others are
not? I feel a definite prejudice
exists in this type of administra
tion." The above letter is from a
rwenty-oce-year-old female student
at the University. If the letter
fits, wear it around a nice cold
drink of . . .
Nebraskan Letterip
Support This Drive
To The Editor:
It is only right that Associate
Professor of English, Orin Stepan
ek, should be honored, for he
was one of the finest professors
that this campus ever bad.
His implacable honesty gave pur
pose to the lives of those who chose
to listen to him with an open
mind. It was an inspiration to
listen to and work with a man who
bad the courage to speak his
thoughts freely at all times, de
spite the heavy opposition he knew
be bad.
He spoke what be held to be
true at all times, disregarding toe
consequences to himself; be was
a prophet in the pure sense cf the
word.
Now, many have chosen to sing
bis praises in an attempt to glori
fy themselves by elevating him to
a kind of sainthood. He did not
want disciples; he held them to be
priests. His central message was
that we must all find ourselves in
dependent of one another.
" Yet, many of those who are bray
ing the loudest are the same per
sons who were either indifferent
or hostile to him in life. They
didn't have the courage to be his
open enemies during his lifetime;
yet, now that be is gone, they
have the gall to profane his mem
ory by twisting bis words to their
own ambitious ends and pretend
ing to be his friend.
Though bis life was one of in-'
flamed idealism, his road was one
of anguish and suffering.
True, the man is dead; but the
Truths be fought for during bis
lifetime are not. He opposed hy
procrisy, organized fakery, com
mercialism and other evils wher
ever be found them; they too, are
still alive.
It is our duty to take up the
gM where be left it. We should
resolve not to echo inane platitudes
or myths about his life; but, rath
er we should use it as a constant
reminder that we must attempt
to encourage and understand the
Emersons and Stepaneks of the
future.
Let us hope that his memorial
fund will help to found lives half
as fine, full and dedicated as was
his. Support this drive!
Jefcs Marshall
THE GRIM AND GRISLY ADVENTURES OF
NORBERT SIGAFOOS, AMERICAN
If you squeam, read no further, for today's column is not for
th?UsUaahnaiSowing story which begins in 1946 when Norbert
Sigafo an Shyology mjor from UCLA, went on a field trip
with his class to Monterey Bay to study the many fish and
crustaceans who make their homes in these waters.
But truth to tell, Norbert was not very interested n ichthyol
ogy. What he was interested in was television, which in 1946
was an exciting new infant industry. While his classmate.
TZtd over a. fail of the boat, studying the tunny ano
jack which swarmed below, Norbert just leaned and thought
about television. Thus preoccupied, he fell overboard and, all
unnoticed, was washed far out to sea.
A strong swimmer, Norbert, after 43 days sighted land-a
tiny atoll, far away from the normal sea lanes Tired but happy,
he clambered ashore. Being a college man he was of course
fearless, resourceful, and clean in mind, body, and sp nt He
built himself a snug shelter, fashioned traps for animals, wove
fishing lines, and arranged day ana nigm ign
any passing ships.
Though nine years went by, Norbert never abandoned hopa
of being rescued. At long last, his patience was rewarded. On
October 14, 1955, be was picked up by the Portuguese tanker,
Molly O'Day. T
Ralph Gomez, the ship's captain, greeted Norbert witt a
torrent of Portuguese. "Do you speak English?" Norbert asked.
"A little," said Ralph Gomez, which was no less than the
truth. He did speak a little English: two words. They were a
and -little." XT . .
But, withal, he was a good hearted man, and he gave Jorbert
fresh clothes, a razor, and a cheroot
"No, thank you." said Norbert to the cigar. "I m a Philip
Morris man myself. Have you ever smoked Philip Morris ?"
"A little," said Ralph Gomez.
"Then you know what I mean when I talk about thair yummy
goodness, their delicately reared tobaccos, their soothing, con
soling, uplifting, unfailing gentleness-pack after pack after
pack," said Norbert.
"A little," said Ralph Gomez.
"I suppose you're wondering," said Norbert, "how I kept my
sanity during all those years on the island."
"A little," said Ralph Gomez.
"Well, IH tell you," said Norbert. "I've been thinking about
television because that's what I want to go into when I get back.
For nine years I've been sitting on that island thinking up
brand new shows for television. And I've got some marvelous
new ideas! I've got one terrific idea for a show where a panel
of experts tries to guess people's occupations. 'What's My Liner
I call it Then I've got one, a real doozy, where you pull some
body unexpectedly out of the studio audience and do his whole
life story. This Is Your Life,' I call it. But that's not all! I
thought up a real gut-buster of an ideaior a quiz show where
you give away not S64, not S640O, but-get this, Ralph Gomez
S6ift06! Wow, I can hardly wait to get back to the States and
sell these fabulous ideas to the networks!"
There is, fortunately, a happy ending to this chilling tale. Nor
bert never had to suffer the bitter disappointment of learning
that all his ideas had long since been thought of by other people.
Why not? Because the Portuguese tanker, Molly O'Day, struck
a reef the day after picking up Norbert and, I am gratified to
report, went down with all hands. mmm. j
If lh aWlerwif Hory of Norbert Sigafoot has left yw limp, com
fort yamr-if with m gentle Philip Worrit. So toy the maker of Philip
Morris, mho being yom this eohtmm meekly through tho thool year.
Bad Faith
To the Editor:
Dean cf Km Frank HaHgren
Friday sa-d mat the holding of the
KiZuA Cub dance was a denv
cnstralksn of "bad faith" on the
part of the students.
Does be think the tiring of two
plain clothes spies to snoop around
the bouses on campus was a denv
onstation of i4 faith on the
part cf tie Dean of Uen?
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