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Tuesdov, October 9, 1956
Ncbraskan Editorials:
Friday's fracas
After Saturday's thrilling victory over Iowa
State, the spectators, the coaches and even the
press had nothing but praise for the student
spirit displayed.
But how many were aware of the "spirit"
which has become all encompassing at pep
rallies? Obviously no one who was lauding
Cornhusker sideline actions could have attended
Friday night's melee, and had its impressions
removed from their minds, regardless of Satur
day's results.
From the actions which prevailed, the only
visible correlation between the word pep was an
association with the name Willie Pep of the
prize ring. And even this Pep would have been
amazed at the tactics employed.
Present interpretations of a rally as exempli
fied by participants this year seem to show an
extreme favoritism towards overshadowing Sat
urday afternoon's physical contact the night
before.
The most pathetic attitudes have been em
ployed by fraternity pledge classes who band
together to show a more active interest in
plastering their fraternity's name all over cam
pus than interest in the program of the rally.
And what is the supreme showing that can
be made by a pledge class? Something that they
can return to their houses with a complete
satisfaction? Complete annihilation of their
"competition", first by ripping up their banners
and second, by out and out assault.
How strange other campus rallies are with
their banners of victory and team praise.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
l Third And Proper Step
attending integrated high schools without inci
dent or evidence of ill feeling. More thousands
in East Texas are attending segregated schools
and probably will continue to do so for some
time to come.
Mansfield and Austin lie where East and West
Texas meet, a minor cultural border where the
choice is more clearly defined. One community
is sticking to the traditional way which has been
legally condemned; the other has chosen the
smoother path of legality.
Integration failed in Mansfield for the time
being. And the incident was not notable in that
Negro students were turned away, but that a
mob scene accompanied it. The Texas Rangers
were called out, not to enforce the law, but to
preserve peace and order. The mob at Mans
field was surely, like all other mobs, aggravated
by a few agitators. Although the product of
only a few men, a mob can be a terrible and
powerful thing.
But most people want to do what is right and
lawful and will do so when it is presented to
them as such. It is the duty c the leaders
of the people to show them the right things to
do; in this case compliance with the law. But the
leaders of the people, perhaps because they do
not believe in the law, chose the path of pre
serving peace and order (rather than law and
order.)
Situations like the one at Mansfield will be
handled competently and smoothly only when the
state officials have the belief and the coursge to
declare that integration is both lawful and
morally just."
On the other hand, the Georgia State Signal
has taken a forthright editorial stand endorsing
the opposite point of view. The paper says it
will support segregation at Georgia State and in
the state of Georgia. It also endorses former
governor Talmadge in the senatorial race and
says it will back the Democratic candidate for
president unless -he favors integration. The
Daily Texan observes that the Signal's editorial
policy is one that appears to be condoned by a
majority of Georgians.
Racial tension flared in parts of Tennessee
during the summer. The feelings of segregation
ists in that state, and in other parts of the
nation, were analyzed quite thoroughly by Dr.
Glen Robinson of George Peabody College for
Teachers in Nashville. He said:
"Some feel that basic constitutional principles
are involved, others feel that more time is
needed to reduce social, economic, and educa
tional differences between White and Negro chil
dren. Others feel that more time is needed for
both races to adjust to such a major social
change. And some persons want to prolong de
segregation in much the same way that one puts
off going to the dentist."
On Sept. 19, a front page story in the Daily
Texan told of soma important action by the
State Supreme Court. The high court had re
fused to allow a group of Houston residents to
file suit to stop integration at the University of
Texas. The suit had contended that the U.S.
Supreme court decision does not require the
Board of Regents to integrate the University.
But the state court refused to accept that argu
ment and its action ended consideration of the
case. About 100 Negroes have applied for ad
mission to the University.
In the same issue of the paper, the Daily
Texan discussed the integration problem in this
editorial:
"It was quite like any other freshman orienta
tion discussion group. The meeting was in Eng
lish building 1 and the editor and three other
upper classmen were on hand, to welcome 71
freshmen and transfers.
Five of the 71 were Negroes, five of the first
undergraduate students preparing to enter the
University this week. In spite of the precedent
being set, the meeting was as unremarkable a
fathering of interested new students as has ever
met on the campus.
And it was just what we expected.
The entrance of undergraduate Negroes was
the third and logical step in a gradual integra
tion process in secondary and higher education
In Austin. The Graduate school was desegre
gated in 1950, and Austin high schools were
opened to both Negroes and white students in
1955.
And thousands of students in West Texas are
erthoughfs
A little dog died yesterday. His name was
Sig," and he belonged to the Sigma Chi fra
ternity. Sig wasn't a pedigree. He never won
any blue ribbons. And yet this animal, in his
short life, had perhaps more friends on the Uni
versity campus than any other animal in history.
He was known everywhere for congenial tail
wagging and friendly disposition.
If Sig would have been a human be might have
made a good politician. He was every place at
once lying in classrooms, rollicking around
campus lawns, following one of his many masters
Into the crib, sleeping on a sorority bench, or
relaxing at his familiar place of vigil in front of
the Sigma Chi house.
Sig was indeed a feature of the campus.
Last night his masters held a funeral for Sig.
It was a simple ceremony. No great eulogies
were delivered. No one cried.
But in the hearts of his many friends Sig's
loss left a sincere feeling of regret and quiet
mourning.
From the editor's desk:
...with malice
towards none
The game was over. ent" found its way to The Ne- ferred to by their position In
The clock on the fieldhouse braskan office and since it can the organization. In the IFC
had ticked by 50 seconds since not be printed in the Lett rip story, only individual repre-
the ball had split the uprights column (it is against Nebras- sentatives of h o u s e s were
giving the University its first kan policy to print any letter identified by affiliation,
conference victory. in the Letterip column without The letter continues: . .
And Pete Elliott Jumped and knowledge of authorship, a Can it that the fraternity
cheered along with his team. few of its criticisms are re- $ygUrc a m sucn need of pub
He frabbed Dee Andros, printed here: hctiy that it must dominate
Huskr ,eoach' nd "Each time a member of a the staff of the paper, rig up
two did an Impromptu wait fraternity performs some act fake political campaigns, and
to the midst of running play- which you deem worthy of resort to carrying "commer-
ers and happy cheerleaders. mention in yew paper, I note cials" in pep rally parades?"
iJfYH h meTitim f his fraternit The Nebraskan has never
JltZTL. tl S 5 a omitted- 1 ra rather believed in incriminating or-
TriftrL J JJCK? . curious " to why certain fra- ganizations b e c a u s e of the
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2uJ rZJStSZt ,ir,bl! tWO mtmbeTt d one person who is dismissed
visaing coach Elliott was off missed for membership in Pi from the University
again running like a small boy fuddeniy become unaffil- Zl , .
with a straight A report card fcted in vour naner after com- Admittedly, four out of five
in his hand. Eis tie flapped in 2LJ cHiXTcU of the Nebraska's main staff
the breeze and a Tmil X point U thaT'v.ar na- are Greek' but tbe Pub,ica"
stretched across his face as per L solely S ben t,on' tboard that "lect the
he pawed the spot cm the field mof Greeks . . " (Each time ,Uff h" DC1 known 10
where the field goal had been the word, "yor," occurs, His "2
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The
Silent Majority
Now our friend Yogurt Z. Kritch
somehow came to be a sophomore
in Engineering at the U. of N.
Yogurt decided long ago that no
one was going to run his life;
therefore he is an Independent and
lives in Selleck Quad.
During his first year, he drove
a little Jaguar to school. He could
Sabah Kuskaki
always find a cubby hole to store
his "heap" even if he did have to
drive around Selleck for ten or
fifteen minutes. But this year Yo
gurt brought his limousine. He
drove the car for hours but could
not find an 8 by 18 around Selleck
Quad.
Finally, Kritch made the mo
mentous decision. He must go to
that Seventeenth Street lot. But
first he arranged for a taxi to take
him those, long blocks from 17th
St. to his room. He turned into
the lot and headed for the nearest
space. His car would only go in
halfway. He sent it back home to
his father.
Next week his father sent him
transportation appropriate to tbe
situation a horse and buggy!
Late the first night, Yogurt
proudly cantered his horse George
into the 17th St. lot. CRASH!
BANG! SCRAPE! The horse fell
over a gunny sack full of tin cans.
A deep bloody cut from the tin
flamed on George's front leg.
After he purchased a first aid
kit and had the bandages in place,
he went to feed George. But by
Joe Saturday, no oats could be
found. Somebody had swiped
them!
(Yogurt you had better check
your hub caps . . . and your fender
skirts . . . and the horse shoes on
George's feet. Some people like to
borrow these things.)
Yogurt started to search the
area, but he needed his Kritch
light. Since the lot had no lights,
he could not even see his hand in
front of his face. He began walk
ing anyway.
BANG! THUD! Yogurt tripped
over a rock and slammed his
tender head against a car bumper.
After the stars cleared a little, a
beautiful, well lighted, police pro
tected parking lot began to take
shape. Under the picture, a sign
appeared-IF ONLY THE UNI
VERSITY COULD AFFORD TO
GIVE AN INDEPENDENT A
LIGHTED, PROTECTED 8 by 18
IN WHICH TO PARK HIS CAR!
Today, Yogurt putts around the
campus on a scooter. If you see
him please say a kind word to our
poor, mistreated friend. He de
serves some consideration.
On The Social Side:
Marriages:
Beatrice Brock, Kappa Kappa
Gamma at the University ol
California, to Don Rogers, Tau
Kappa Epsilon senior in Business
Administration from Honolulu, Ka
wail. Dolly Sturgis, Pi Beta Phi sen
ior in Home Economics from Re
no, Nev., to Merlin Wigren, sen
ior in Engineering from Scottsbluff .
Engagements:
Hanna Rosenberg, Twoen Club
senior in Arts and Sciences from
Lincoln, to Dave Gradwohl, Uni
versity alumnus from Lincoln now
at Harvard Graduate School of An
thropology. Anne Lee Brook, Zeta Tau Al
pha Junior in Teachers from Rug
by, Tenn., to William Reiser, Jun
ior in Business Administration
from Benkelman.
Mary Jacobs, Kappa Delta
pledge in Arts and Sciences from
Lincoln, to Chester Johansen, Kap
pa Sigma pledge in Business Ad
ministration from Lincoln.
Pinnings;
Jane Spencer Locke, Kappa Kap
pa Gamma senior in Teachers from
Nebraska City, to Thorn Snyder,
Tau Kappa Epsilon sophomore in
Law School from Omaha.
Jo Kercha, from Lincoln, to Jack
Lamphere, Tau Kappa Epsilon sen
ior in Arts and Sciences from Lin
coln. Cathy Vondra, from Lincoln, to
Bob Tyler, Tau Kappa Epsilon
senior in Business Administration
from Lincoln,
Joanne Schonek, University
alumnus from Ashland, to Roy
Schiefelbein, Tau Kappa Epsilon
senior In Engineering from Belle
vue. De Chatterson, Love Memorial
Hall Junior in Home Economics
from Doniphan, to George Edgar,
Phi Kappa Tau student at Per
kins School of Theology at South
ern Methodist University.
Marty Keating, Alpha Phi soph
omore in Arts and Sciences from
Creston, la., to Harold Dubas, Sig
ma Phi Epsilon Junior in Agricul
ture from Burwell.
Rosemary Bredthauer, Sigma
Kappa Junior in Teachers from
Grand Island, to Ray Schultze,
Beta Sigma Psi senior in Arts and
Sciences from York.
Lefferip
Lrtirri I the editor will ke iiate4
air if they are leu the werae,
trprd, and sirned. Pieudonrmi will be
permitted if the author placei hli name
ea file in The Nebraekaa office for
aublic rveyance.
I am a Francophile. In view of
what I have to say, this should
be clearly understood at the very
outset. I am a Francophile ration
ally, because I find the French
people an incredibly imaginative,
talented, and humane poeple. I
am a Francophile emotionally,
susceptible to such romantic in
toxications as being inspired by
the sight of the tricolor and thrilled
by the strains of the Marseillaise.
And as a Francophile, I am gen
erally wont to make every possible
concession to the French and their
point of view. Nevertheless, I was
disturbed by some of the thoughts
expressed by Dr. Ian Forbes Fra
ser this past Friday when he spoke
in defense of French interests in
North Africa.
During the course of his address,
Dr. Fraser identified "two ene
mies of the American people:" the
Soviet imperialists and Islam. At
the time, I chose to believe that
the inclusion of Islam was a slip
of the tongue on Dr. Fraser's part
that what he had meant to say
was that some Arao governments
in recent times have not always
behaved in a friendly fashion to
ward us. But apparently Dr. Fra
ser meant what he said, because
he declined to correct himself
when this question was raised
from the floor, and during the ad
dress he spoke . several times of
the "Jihad," or Holy War.
Now his use of the term "Jihad"
"last Jihad" was not that of the
eighth century, the Islamic inva
sion of Europe that Charles Mar
tel turned back at Poitiers. There
have been many subsequent Ji
hads, the last of which was de
clared in 1914. Nor is there, as
War today. For none has been
declared against Christendom, and
in fact Islam no longer possesses
the institutions by which one could
be declared, the caliphate having
been abolished in 1924. And if ary
thing is to learned from khe Ji
had of 1914, it is that Islam v. as
not then and probably even less
today the force in the Eastern
world that it once was; tnat the
declaration of a Holy War today
would not bring all the Moslem
world down around our ears any
more than a call to a Crusade
by Pope Pius XII would bring
all Christians, including ourselves,
down around theirs.
I might also qualify what Dr.
Fraser said about the American
Minutemen and the French Mar
quis (both of which were capable
of being quite unpleasant to those
of their countrymen who refused
to see things as they did), or ques
tion the implications he draws from
the presence of fifty Arabic-speaking
Russians in the Soviet embas
sy at Tripoli. I wonder at Dr. Fra
ser's logic when in one breath he
says "our" enemies in Algeria
are only a handful of murderous
cutthroats, while in the next he
speaks of a Holy War which im
plies that the entire Islamic world
is at war with us.
But more disturbing to me was
Dr. Fraser's suggestion that the
Moslem is our enemy because he
is Moslem. Now in point of fact,
Islam historically has been more
tolerant of other religions, more
willing to live side by side with
peoples of different faiths, than
Christianity. Consequently I can
not regard Islam as the "enemy"
of the Christian world. Nor can
I regard the Moslem as the en
emy of the American. I have had
the good fortune to come to know
a handful of Turks quite well. And
certainly one thing which im
pressed me about these Moslems
was their admiration and respect
for America and Americans; they
left me witi the distinct impres
sion that their fondest desire was
to bring to thtir homeland much
of what we have achieved in our
own. Consequently I was not sur
prised to see that two Moslems
who were attending Dr. Fraser's
lecture felt impelled to state from
the audience that they are not our
enemies. I think these gentlemen
should be commended for their
courage in speaking out on behalf
of their people, for we should re
member that it is not always easy
to address an assembly, especially
in a tongue that is not your own.
I believe they should also be com
mended for the dignity and re- 7
straint with which they did this;
the last time I saw a Moslem who
though he had been offended, he
replied with his fists, not his mind
and tongue. To my mind, it is
only to be regretted that it was
not possible to offer these gentle
men less embarrassing circum
stances under which to express
themselves.
This is not to say that I do not
agree with much of what Dr Fra
ser had to say. I am quite willing
to admit that Algeria is of stra
tegic importance to France and
to the United States. If, however,
there is reason to be concerned
over the security of our bases in
North Africa, I fail to see what
possible good can come from in
sisting on flimsy grounds that the
Moslem peoples of Morocco, Al
geria, Tunisia, and Libya are our
enemies. Moreover, not being es
pecially well-infomred on the mat
ter myself, I am ready to agree
with Dr. Fraser that the Alger
ians would in fact be better o'.f
under French guidance than if
they were independent. It is prob
ably true, as he said, that the
Moroccans, in their newly - won
independence, have imperilled the
efficiency of the hospitals, schools,
and hydro-electric plants wh'ch
the French so graciously built for
them, and that a similar fate
awaits the Algerians should they
succeed in winning their independ
ence. But when Dr. Fraser vses
this to justify continued French
rule in its present form in Algeria,
in spite of my Francophile feel
ings I find it impossible no: to
wonder how the Algerian feels
about this. And I can imagine
that the Algerian, in his blindness
to the advantages of French rute,
is behaving in a manner which is
not altogether alien to American
actions in the past. For as one of
our countrymen once asked, at a
time when he also lived under a
resonably benign colonial rule, "is
life so dear, or peace so sweet,
that it must be purchased at the
cost of chains and slavery? For
bid it, Almighty God! I know not
what course others may take but
as for me, give me liberty, or
give me death!"
We should not think it sTangs,
then, if the Moslems of North Afri
ca should prefer liberty to elec
tricity, freedom to efficient hos
pitals. Rather we should try to
understand this. For Islam does
not make the Moslem our enemy,
but misunderstanding can. And we
should not forget that his point of
view deserves a hearing as much
as that of the Frenchman.
Finally, I should like to agree
with what one of the dissenting
Moslem gentlemen in that audi
ence Friday tried to say: if Com.
munism is really so much more
attractive to the Moslem than our
Western way of life, if these peo
ples can find sympathy for their
desire for freedom nowhere but in
Soviet Russia, then I must con.
elude that something is basically
wrong with the way in which the
Foreign Offices of the Western
World, including our own, have
put our case and have handlei our
relations with the Arabic-Islamie
peoples.
Sincerely yours,
B. C. Poland
Ass't Prof of History
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