Poge 2 SUMMER NEBRASKAN TKursday, July 26, 1956 Summer Ncbraskan Editorials: Why They Are Here Chancellor Hardin's visit to Turkey to study the progress of the University of Nebraska team at the University of Ankara, points up one fact very clearly There may have been a time when the University could have been considered strictly a provincial "cow college" populated solely by corn-fed lads and lassies, but, if so, that day is long since gone, The fact that the University of Nebraska was selected as the land-grant college to aid in the establishment of the new Ataturk University, and to give assistance to the University of Ankara, which is quite an institution in its own right, is weighty evidence of the University's new horizons. Another evidence is the increasing number of students from other countries who come here every year to study in such specialized fields as engineering, geology and agriculture It is interesting to compare the reasons these students give for coming to Nebraska with those given by the typical Nebraska students. All too many of the latter say they came here because "it was cheaper than out-state colleges, or "it was closer to home." For the foreign students, however, usually neither of these reasons apply. Most of them give such answers as "I was told the College of Engineering was one of the very best," "It offers the kind of agrieul tural program I want," "I was impressed with the records of the geology graduates." In almost every case, these students are here, because they wanted to come here. It should give some of the native students something to think about. Easw The tellowlnr ai exerrpt fran Bae1aarratc MMnM flvrm at CMy Catkve fay vr. m. . Bveckenrtdce, Dean ! Faculties. Youth is a happy age of imitation, of discipline and 'conformity. And, as youth matures into adulthood, the individual slowly merges into the group, and the group merges into the community, and the community into much larger complexes of society. It is then that the individual is increasingly possessed of a sense of obscurity, of becoming just another number. Are we really losing our identity? Are we so devoted to common pursuits and activities that we are preventing the development of indi vidual personalities? I think the danger to each of us in these days of similarities and conformity is not that we may be forced into a pattern of conformity but that we may want to conform. It is the path of least resistance to go along with others, to take the path everyone else is taking at the moment. To strike out into some wilderness is to venture into the unknown and with probably difficulties. Our goal, then, is intellectual courage and integrity and strength tempered by appreciation of beauty and humane feeling. The object, indeed, is to develop personality and spirit, to insure that the world i6 in the fullest possession of educated men and women, a world where there is faith in the cultivated and inquiring mind. I think we need constantly to re-examine and refresh our memories about the fundamentals which Snark our civilization. We need to call upon the record of our origins and through our knowledge of history trace our direction. Then we may comprehend the purposes and objec tives of our way of life, remejnbering that our nation was conceived, born, and nurtured into maturity by intellectuals who were also our most noted idealists. We should always keep in mind that purpose and object. The future belongs to the educated not merely the trained. And if it belongs to the educated he must bav$ possession of that future. If worthy of the possession he will have a mature mind, one critical and yet endowed with a proper sense of social responsibility. If we do these things well we shall come to know the glory of what Is right and what is wrong, and we can ferret out the desirable from the undesirable. We shall come to know and practice tolerance. More important for all of us, the educated should emerge with a free mind ready to accept any challenge. Our educated youth is the strength of tomorrow; they have the vision we shall always need. From The Editor: Many 'Thanks Tendered From Tho Copy Dctla In Class D n u iixiews IJferenS"' of sqfvicqs Licnaete This being the last issue, I sup pose I should have a parting mes sage of great merit. Well, I had thought about it, but finally 'de cided, "why break a powerful precedent by starting now?" I would like to thank the var ious people who have helped me with the Summer Nebraskan. These include various of my friends, and relatives, who have contributed items, members of the faculty who have furnished information and ar ranged interviews, the staff of the Public Relations office, particu larly Ed Uirsch who took over on the night make-up while I was gone. And thanks, also, to all the others who in some way, gave moral or physical support. Some kind person has foreward ed me a copy of the student News paper of the University of Alaska For years I had been hearing a corruption of our own school song called "Good Old Alaska U" but this was my first introduction to such. Funny, but the paper seemed to contain much the same sort of notices which occure in college newspapers everywhere. There was even a picture of the queen of the ROTC Ball, gowned In a strapless formal too, not a fur parka. Funny when I print some thing which seems important, it often seems impossible to find any one who read it, but let me print something like last week's rather shaggy "Joke of the Week and one would almost think the Sum mer Nebraska enjoyed a circula tion at least equal to The Satur day Evening Post. It is for that reason that this week i. column will not close with a joke. "ut simple " long . . ." The Summer IMebroslcori Editorial Staff Editor .. . .......... Lucigrace Swifczec Business Staff Business Manager .......... Jerry Nlssen For information concerning advertising or editorial matter in The fcimnerNebrasku call 2-7&21, Uaiversity extension 4225, 422S, 4227. By BARB SHARP Guest Columnist Oh for the life of a journalist When I was in journalism class, the professors dealt at great length with the complicated defi nition of news. News is a happen ing, etc., etc., etc. Do you really know what news realy is? It is something any thing that can be stretched or pulled into typewritten lines' on a piece of paper. Working with news we cojjyread- ers lead such exciting lives. You have no idea how much I have learned while editing the copy that goes through my desk at the sews paper. Examples of news? Well, did you know that fur coats are easier to take care of titan cloth coats? That is what -the lead graph of a certain story says. The story then goes on to tell the 37 things you must remember to do when taking care of a fur coat. Of course, a cloth coat you mere" ly throw on a hanger and "stick in the closet. I also learned today that it is possible to make dolls out of ap ples. So don't throw away your apples. You can never tell when someone will demand that you make them an apple doll If there are any of you who find yourself desperately in need of ny lon pajamas for your dog, you can purchase them in Germany. These pajamas have lots of frills and also come equipped with a zipper up thhe back. Genuine camel saddles are also available in Ger many. That's news? FaUnuty. Sarority, 4 OcmuuHsB LaMarkaada ... Latter ... Hawa Bull.tinj , , BootcUls . . Proyreaa GRAVES PROTKtG CO. 312 North 12U Ph. 2-2957 The 1956 Cornlmskcr May Be : ' Picked Up At Student Union ROOM 20 I0.S3 A.U. b 1 P.O. 4s3 P.O. U 7 P.O. "Friday International Luncheon will be held again Friday, in the second floor dining room of the Union. Both foreign and American stu dents are invited. Students make their owa selections from the The closing piece of news illus trating my point, if there is one in this column, is printed especial ly for those of you whose phoI . numbers are similar to the nun v4 ber of a bread company. I A newspaper reporter complains that his phone number, too, ii similar to that of a bread com pany that gives the correct time when you dial it. He says that with annoying fre quency his phone is rung by callers trying to learn whether it's time for them to get out of bed. One morning about 5 a.m. his phone rang persistently enough to rouse him from a deep sleep. He muttered something into the phone and met with dead silence on the other end. "That's pretty maddening you know so I foxed him," he said. "with these words spoken in a dull monotone: "Blank Bread is encursted with mold and is fairly alive with weet , vils. The time is Z.n.n 1 menu. "4 Bible emd $empmpmr in eieftf houtm, a good srhool in mtxery iiti trietall tludled mnd ppreciated) mi ifcey mark ra thm principal euppert 9inm, mormlity, $ eivil liberty." -Benfrmin Frklli Voting is the right that guarantee all other rights. Let nothing com between you and your vote tbia year. Study the candidates, ana near what they have to any. Talk over the issues. 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