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Nebraskan Editorials:
THh NtBRAiKAN
Tuesday, Moy b, lV3
;rff cartons 01 Success
Spring Day, although held in a gently falling
rain under gray skies, was not a washout.
Even though participation in the athletic events
and attendance at the carnival was held down
by the wet weather, the general opinion of those
who took part was that Spring Day was a good
thing.
Obviously, it would have been much better had
It been sunny and warm.
The important thing, however, was the feeling
that Spring Day could be a success, given a
few breaks in the weather. The tie-in with Ivy
Day kept more students around for the weekend
who otherwise might have gone home.
The RAM Glee Club sang at the Ivy Day
festivities, showing the way for more independ
ent participation. The winning of second place
in the women's sing by the Women's Residence
Halls indicated this participation well on its way.
A number of congratulations should be handed
out The first, of course, goes to Don Beck, who
took charge of the Student Council committee
oa the Spring Event, and guided the whole pro
ject to its culmination.
The Council, for giving Spring Day its initial
push, deserves congratulations. The Union for
the merging of its birthday party with the
event, the N Club for taking charge of the
athletic events and the Ag Exec Board for the
barbeque should also be recognized.
And finaCy, to the vast army of committee
workers who did the final pushing and pulling
after the leaders had set up the mechanism, goes
the final congratulations for putting the event
over.
The Nebraskan firmly believes Spring Day was
success. If it did not draw as large a crowd
as it hoped because of the weather, it at least
aroused student interest in what was going on,
and drew favorable student opinion.
The student body seems to approve of Spring
Day, combined with Ivy Day for an all -University
event. For this reason, the new Council
should make a point of keeping Spring Day alive
next year.
Maybe some of that time-honored Cornhusker
spirit the old-timers talk so much about would
be given a boost F. T. D.
Apathy And Representation
The general apathy of the student body to
wards Student Council has been reflected in
Monday's elections.
For in this election representatives for eight
college! were to be elected but due to a con
stitutional ruling three colleges will not have
representatives next year.
Mora specifically, only one name was sub
mitted for the ballots for Pharmacy, Dentistry
and Law colleges. The Council constitution states
it is necessary for two names from each college
to appear on the ballot. Therefore, these colleges
will not be represented unless a special election
is held, and the Council has no policy requiring
or sanctioning such an additional election.
It may be interpreted here that there is a dis
tinct apathy in the student body toward how their
affairs are sun, especially in the colleges in
volved here. The Council should recognize this
and attempt to solve this problem, as their
body is weakened by the lack of representation
from these areas.
Also an injustice is being done here on an in
dividual basis, for the people whose names were
submitted in good faith are being denied their
right to run for Council positions, through the
lack of other's actions, not their own.
The Council should investigate this matter, for
the older, more mature members of the profes
sional colleges are not being properly represent
ed B. C.
'. . . This Is The Tragedy
The statements by Chancellor Hardin and
Dean W. V. Lambert in Saturday's Board of
Regents meeting should send a chill down the
spines of many faculty members at the Uni
versity. Not one word of conciliation, not one phrase
of favorable comment, not one gesture of en
couragement -was extended to Dr. Mitchell in
the official releases save the one back-handed
complement that "Though he has established
himself as a popular classroom teacher and
achieved considerable notice as a public servant
conversant with farm problems . . he does
fulfill the requirments to head the department
The administration has operated entirely with
in its preogatives. It has the authority to remove
an administrative official such as a department
chairman at anytime and with it has the ac
companying privilege of announcing this de
cision at any time.
But nevertheless in the action of replacing Dr.
Mitchell in hesitating to make his demotion of
ficial, in failing to encourage him to remain
as a f till professor, in refusing to grant him a
conciliatory statement, in neglecting to mention
bis jrofessional competence ' in the field of
agricultural economics, it is apparent that the
administration has been waiting for sometime
for a reason ""to get Mitchell.'
The fight has been exactly the same fight
which was waged against Mitchell in 1953, when
he was attacked in frontal' assaults by Regent
J. Xeroy Welsh of Omaha and the Hall County
Farm Bureau Federation.
Except that in all recent cases the administra
tion has taken the fight underground, where it
cannot be seen by students, where it cannot be
watched by fellow faculty members, where it
can be safely withheld from the newspaper re
porters, where it can be effectively kept away
from the watchful eye of the American Associa
tion of University Professors.
In short, where Mitchell specifically and pro
fessors and administrators generally can be
dealt with more quietly and effectively with the
gentle methods of administrative c o e r c i o n
manipulating tenure, cutting back appropriations,
refusing to raise salaries, withholding leaves of
absence, assessing impossible work loads, etc.
And under these conditions, whether the Uni
versity administration is acting legally or not,
The Nebraskan is convinced that the sum total
of these conditions does not work toward a better
University and a stronger faculty.
In 1952, when E. N. Anderson was under fire,
and in 1953, when Mitchell was under attack,
the assault came from individuals and organ
izations detached from the University,
The deadly factor today is that the attacks
upon professors and administrative officials,
whether they are legally justified or not, whether
they are brought before the public or not,
whether they are made known to the rest of the
campus community or not, have been levied by
our own University officials.
This is the tragedy. B. B.
From The Editor's Desk
isestions Submitted!
To . Clyde Mil
shell
By BRUCE BRUGMANN
Editor
Following the Board of Re
Cents final approval of the de
motion of C. Clyde Mitchell
as chairman of the depart
ment of agricultural econom
ics. The Nebraskan has sub
mitted these questions to Dr.
Mitchell for consideration.
These questions have been
raised by staff members of
the Nebraskan, students, pro
fessors and interested citi
zens: Do 7m feel that the rea
sea gives by the admiafstra
tfoa for yoar replacement as
department chairman nams.
ly, chat It is being done to
strengthen the program ef tti
department is the full rea
son? 2. Do ym think (hat the
pressure from conservative
political elements in the state
were influential in this admin
istrative decision?
2. Da ya feel that If pres
sure' were instrumental ta
this demotion, the admuustra
i Urn's stated reasons etmeU
tsi us attack ea year prefes
aieiud reputation as a scholar,
administrator, economist aad
4L Why do you feel the ad
ministration was hesitant in
miAir-z your demotion offi
cial? E. Pees Xjunhert'i press
$taieratat asd his letter to
Chancellor Hardin Indicate
that yen were advised several
times that you would be re
placed as department chair
man. Dees this meaa that yea
agreed to this course of ac
tios? 6. One of Dean Lambert's
statements mentions that be
had sought a replacement with
toe help of members of your
department Several mem
bers have indicated to The
Nebraskan that they were dis
turbed with the implication
that they "had been made to
appear that they were in on
the move to replace you?"
Did the departmental person
nel know of Lambert's deci
sion prior to the staff meet
ing early in April of 1856,' at
which they were told you
were being removed because
of "pressure?"
7. Chancellor Bardia and
Dean Breckenridge told the
Cornhusker Beundtable en
April i, 1931, thst they "had
not been Informed that a
change was being considered"
for the chairmanship f the
department Bad yea dis
cussed this matter with either
administrator before yes left
to December, 1B5S, and did yea
acquiesce is the matter to
either?
I. A recent lefcterip writer
mentioned that real academic
freedom was not apparently.
wanted even by all professors,
citing the refusal of the
Graduate Faculty to elect you
to membership as evidence
that your liberal ideas might
possibly be resented by schol
ars and research people on
the Nebraska faculty. Do you
have any pertinent comment
on this subject, particularly,
in reference to the fact that
both Chancellor Hardin and
Dean .Lambert said this was
an Important factor in tout
demotion?
S. One ef year staff mem
bers told me that yoa had
stayed at Nebraska for sevea
yean at a -considerable lost in
salary below your former sal
ary and below competing ot
ters. If this is true, did the
factor f acsdemic freedom,
particularly la reference to
the statement adopted by the
Beard is IBM, enter into your
considerations?
10. Chancellor Hardin said
In his statement Eaturdey that
the recommendations of Lam
bert raise "no issue on the
point of academic freedom.'
Do you feel that your demo
tion has raised an issue on the
spirit of academic freedom, if
not the letter of academic
freedom?
11. Since the formal an
ouncement ef your demotion,
have your plans to rotors to
the University siadergoae any
change?
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Brovnell Rises
To Fill Breach
Today, dear readers, you are wit
nessing the result of a great sac
rifice. It was only at the incessant urg
ing of the editors of this paper,
m ho realize the sad shape it would
be in without Browne II, that I
dragged my broken body and shat
tered muse to the typewriter. It
isn't fair to ask a roan to work
Jess Jesting
so soon after the Ivy Day weekend.
But despite my physical and
emotional condition, I will fill the
breach for the Nebraskan as best
I can. If I eem to be a bit hazy
about events which oocured re
cently, I am sure that you will all
understand and sympathize with
me. ,
First of all, I want to thank the
young men who wrote and pub
lished the Pixie Press for putting
my name in it. I sent a copy to
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Evolution Speeded
fn Animal Kingdom
By PETER S. RXIBLE
Minister, The Lincoln
Unitarian Church
Edi. "Htr: Tbc follffwtar rticlt to
twertntrS from The Lincoln Unitarian,
a .maty vnbltaaliaw ml the Vnltartaa
Caareh, Llneala. Ttata article appearad
a Ike May 4 nraae.)
A strictly Fictional Tale About
a Lion, A Camel, A Parrot and
A Cow, Having No Significance In
the Contemporary Lincoln Scene.
"No,'" said the Lion, "as the
King of the Beast, I can definitely
say that no changes have been dis
cussed in the Animal Kingdom.
These rumors that I planned to
replace the Camel and demote
him are untrue. ,
'True, some have questioned the
Camel's water -holding capacity,
saying that it has diminished great
ly in recent years. But I not bold
with this."
"Yes," echoed the Parrot on the
Lion's shoulder, "we have consider
ed no animal to replace the Camel.
It is pure coincidence that there
is a visiting cow at the court. As
far as we of the Animp1 Kingdom
are concerned, the Camel still
heads our transport section.'"
'
"But,, said 1, "ever since the
Camel suggested "a new way for
digging oasis in the desert I've
heard a great deal of criticism of
him.
"His ideas have been called
visionary land un-animal like; and
some have .suggested that per
haps a more sluggish, more plod
ding beast would be better to head
the important transport section.'"
"This may be true," squawked
the Parrot, "but we have discussed
no changes. We believe in freedom
of opinion here in the Animal King
dom." So it was that our interview
terminated and the sun set and the
night came. The t"ct day was
calm and peaceful and hot, but I
could not help noticing the way the
vultures insisted on making lazy
circles in roe sky right over the
Camel.
If I had not been lulled by the
Parrot's words, I would have
thought there was something fore
boding in this sudden attention by
the vultures for the CameL
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But then the parrot was after all
the spokesman for the King of
the Beasts. The sun set and night
came another day and yet an
other followed as before.
But as the sun arose to start the
new week, I beard a sudden racket
among the messenger jackals;
and then the words became clear'
as they sprang to shout the news
to the far corners of the King
dom: "New head sought for transport
department. Camel fails to em
phasize research on water capac
ity. Camel liquidated."
"My, though I, "I know such
things take place in certain va
rieties of red wheat, but I didnt
know they happened in the Ani
mal Kingdom." So I sought out
the Parrot once more.
"Good morning, friend," said
the Parrot, "Have you heard that
the contented, cud-chewing Cow
is to be .the new head of the trans
port department?"
"Now look here," I replied,
"three days ao you said no
change in the transport department
had been considered."
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"Oh, that,' remarked the Par
rot rnDdlyJ "You didn't ask me
if any change would be consider
ed. That was a different question
entirely. Woujd be is quite a dif
ferent matter than was. As a news
man you should know that!"
Ashland Gazette
Nebraska Editor Bemoans
Resignation Of Swindler
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Last week's announcement that Dr. William F. Swindler
would cease to head the journalism work at the University of
Nebraska has greater significance than the dimming of the star
of the man who has created roost of whatever journalism train
ing Nebraska offers. -i
For Dr. Swindler In the past decade has striven to develop
a distinctive "SchooJ of Journalism" on the pattern of several
other great universities in the nation.
Now his efforts are to be submerged into a department of the
School of Arts and Sciences. Although he himself is supposed
to be staying, we doubt that it can be anything but temporary
after such a demotion. '
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The result will be that Nebraska's journalism hopefuls will
resume attending outstate journalism training centers, and tbt
Arts and Sciences "journalism department" will dwindle to a
couple of courses for high school English teachers to take.
a.
Dr. Swindler has waged a Sturdy fight, but bis objectives
seem to have been torpedoed.
It Happened At NU
The ultimate elements of purest
bureaucracy have finally made
their way into the cloistered circle
of University campus activities.
It took a long time, but the whirl
of activities seems to have -whirled
Its way into a situation right out
of a Washington agency.
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A certain vice president of a
certain well-known campus activ
ity was giv& an assignment per
taining directly to his department.
In fine administrative fashion, this
vice-president delegated the job to
an efficient and hard-working sen
ior board member.
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The senior hoard member,
realizing the responsibilities of the
task, in turn delegated it to a
junior board member.
The junior board member,
quickly realizing the way such
tilings are done, sought out as
etiger worker, and placed the job
iri his hands.
trhia, of course, is purely admin
istrative chain 'of command, and
waa done with speed and efficien
cy.'; Each link in the chain knew the
linkS,elow him, and where the
buck should be passed.
The worker however, upset the
oiled wheels of. the organization.
Thrilled by his newt, responsibility,
the worker went straight to the
source of power, wber he could
be given aid and guidsi&e.
The source of power was) natural
ly, the vice-president whoVtarted
the whole thing in the first place.
The vice-president then contact
ed the senior board memberS etc.,
etc., etc.
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It's nice to know tilings art get
ting along so welL
As I said, this is fiction. For
who could believe that the lion is
still King of the Beasts, and that
the parrot still sits upon his shoul
der; and who could believe that
the camel has disappeared and
that contented, cud - chewing cow
would head the important transport
department.
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Moral: Is the Animal King
dom evolution has speeded up
f late. Things ea Monday are
not what they were ea Friday.
mummy and she was over-joyed at
such recognition for her little boy.
I am a bit angry about your
calling Roger Henkle, "famous,"
though. That sort of favoritisnt
shouldn't be allowed. Why, just ask
anybody on the street who is
more famous, Henkle or BrowneH,
and you will learn that neither of
us has ever been heard of.
a a a
I understand that Spring Day
was fairly successful in spite of
the weather. As for myself, one of
the reasons I'm such a mess this
week is the amount of energy I
was forced to expend in avoiding
Spring day.
Hundreds of people, having
heard of my tremendous brut
strength, wanted me to indulge
in such sports as Pushball and the
Tug of War. However, I fought
them off with a jagged bottle, and
thus managed to preserve my hon
or. a a a
Then I had quite a battle with
myself on Ivy Day. I really want
ed to attend the annual festivities,
but I also wanted to watch the
Kentucky Derby, and the sporting
side of my personality won.
I dressed myself in my best
white suit, a little thin at the
knees but still presentable, con
cocted a mint julep, and watched
one of the roost exciting Derbies
in years.
a a a
I suppose I should say some
thing about Student Council elec
tions, the Student Tribunal, and
the Honor System, but I just cant
find it in me to do so.
a a a
The girls are coming out in their
summer dresses, and the smell
of lilacs is about campus, and all
these activities seem unnecessary.
You know, it's almost romantic
enough to make me lift my body
from its pallet and take a walk.
And I hope to be well enough by
next week to do just that.
Nebraskan Lefterip .
Textbooks Not Enough
To the Editor:
I was shocked to learn from a
recent issue of The Nebraskan that
because of outside pressure and
the influence of special interests
Professor Mitchell is being re
placed as head of the Deparmtent
of Agricultural Economics.
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I know Clyde Mitchell well and
admire his ability and forthright
ness. He has continuously ap
praised the probable results of
various proposed agricultural pro
grams and activities public and
private and presented his con
clusions to students and farm peo
ple in terms which they can understand.
Many individuals and interest
groups do not welcome such forth
right appraisals and statements.
a a a
But if the economists and other
social scientists in our agricul
tural colleges and experiment sta
tions are to continue to make sig
nificant contributions they must be"
free to study emerging problems
and proposed solutions, and make
their findings available to the pub
lic. a a a
Teaching from textbooks and
conducting research on so-called
non-controversial subjects are not
enough.
Howard . TeUey
To the Editor:
I feel that there is some signif
icance in the fact that, in spite of
open offers of editorial page space
for elections platforms, only one
individual running for Student
Council has seen fit to have his
views and goals published in the
campus newspaper.
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One immediate conclusion would
be that the numerous candidates
on several slates have ignored this
opportunity to present a concrete
basis for judging them because of
overconfidence (in popularity or
house pressures), or lack of initia-
SC Campaigning
tive (the sterling quality of some
of the outgoing Council's ''mem
bers 'in name only ."J
But whatever their reasons for
neglecting to publicly present
platform, candidates should re
member that they will be expected
to represent the views of the stu
dent body through own ideas and
actions if they are elected,
a a a
What better way is there to pre
sent these than in the Eag? Per.
haps they are all too busy cam
paigning to stop to think about
what they are after.
Harpsichord Soloist
To the Editor:
Will the unidentified individual
who comes to the "Silo" at S a.m.
to play "Come Down, Come Down
From Your Ivory Tower" on the
harpsichord please desist?
We members of fee Cadaver
Chorus at Bessey are practicing for
the Ivy Day Sing, and yon disturb
our harmony.
A. Spedmea
3p :t?w!i8
r v Columnist Incites
f i Council Upheaval
taaWkaaaft ' ' 4kSf4r ' 'ahWatMatf j
Dear Mother,
I haven't been able to write late-
ly, because, as you have undoubt
edly heard, there has been sup
pression of academic freedom on
this campus, and I have been
afraid that it might extend to letters-home,
and 1 hare been hesi
tant. a a a
I finally decided that perhaps
disguising a letter as a William
The Pcrvenu
box greeting card would get It
through.
There has been a great upheaval
of power os this campus; it seems
that the administration and faculty
have decided that it would be ad-
vantspeous for them to have more
of a voice in the government of
this University.
a a a
What is particularly disturbing
to me is that I understand 1 was
the direct inciting force for them
to make their move. By some de
vice, unbeknownst tc me, who, like
that Japanese ambassadors in
1M1, was sitting sanguinely (mean
ing No. Webster's New Colleg
iate) In the Union at 4:00 WeAnes
day, I influenced the faculty com.
mittee in my ubiquitous way to de
clare Student Council action nu2
and void.
a a a
Now IH admit that "outside
pressures" had led me to favor
removing certain organiza
tions from S. C.'s pernicious list,
but I had hardly wanted to see
the fine old body reduced to a
mumbling, quivering, distracted
wraith. I just can't help wonder
ing if I'm not more influential oa
this campus than I think,
a a a
I understand that not everyone
joined in the ovation gives the
production of Bemee and Juhet
by Eugene Hare, promising young
graduate student, Friday night.
a a a
A certain clique, raised and
spoon-fed on Maura Shearer, Les
lie Howard, Booth, Garrick and the
printed page, not deigning to suf
fer the slings and arrows of any
amateur two-hours-traffic, left
Arena Theatre to follow happier
pursuits, forsaking t)e Dionysias
rites for something a little more
Bacchanalian.
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