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Friday, October 19, 1956 THE NEBRASKAN Page 3 'round the prickly pear LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bible? Voice of The Turtle I 4 More than one hundred years ago, hardy groups of pioneers struggled Westward to the gold fields and the free land of Cali fornia and the Northwest. One of the more famous of their routes the Oregon Trail passed the length of wbit is now Nebras ka. A few people stopped to stake out on the grassy prairie, and be came the first modern Nebraskans. Some, however, kept moving to the West. They are still doing it. Every wo years, a great Westward Mi gration takes place from the gras ay plains of Lincoln to the rugged Fred Daly majesty of Boulder, Colo. The mi grants are students, wbo miss up to four days of classes to make the long trek across the dusty heart of America. There are a number of reasons for this mass exodos. Some go to partake of the healing waters in the Temple of Taulagi's, and the Sanctuary of The Sink. Others love the fresh mountain air that eddys through the Denver night spots. Others just like to get away from it all. The key to the whole business, however, is the football game be tween Nebraska and Colorado. Ne braska won the last time they were out there, in 1934, and again last year. In the brief time since Colo rado entered the Big Seven, an in tense rivalry has grown up be tween the two schools. The key to the victory is the Buf falo Head, symbol of victory. Since the Cornhuskers won last year, CU will reward the head to Ne braska at half-time for that vic tory. The Buffalos. for that is the nickname of the CU stalwarts, will most Lkely to be a little bit ea Loiterip Pogo Abandoned Dear Editor. How could you allow your Oc tober 16tn editorial go to press after receiving Mr. Anderson's very intelligent letter which was published in the adjacent column? His questions very pointedly ex pressed many of the reader's dis satisfaction with your illogical ap proach to the political scene. Per haps that is typical of those who have backed "Pogo" for president and have now abandoned their former champion in support of a candidate whose realm, unfortun ately, is not solely confined to the fantasy of the comics. Nebraska is predominantly Re publican and, as such, has achieved a remarkable level of brainwashing. The chant on every one's lips is "peace, progress, and prosperity." But what have con temporary Nebraska Republicans contributed to this cause? We are s-i'.l faced with an antiquated tax system. Our roads have the honor of being among the worst in the country. Our educational system needs immediate "evaluation, par ticularly in areas of teacher cer tification and redistricting. Is this what we are to consider to be progress? And what of prosperity? In a purely agricultural state where everyone is more vitally af fected by its economy than in many other areas, can anyone de ny that the situation is serious? As far as the peace angle is con cerned, it is nonsense to suggest that anyone wants another war. However, anyone who maintains that the wars which have been fought were merely for the gain of a particular party does not deserve the freedom be possesses because of the sacrifice of those wbo have preferred it for him. With all these factors in mind, then what is tV simple answer for why the Republican party could aeain be reelected to power? The answer is this General Eisen hower, It is not the Republican party or their platform which is e!I;ng the presidency. If it were, there would not be a Democratic ally controlled Congress. Presi dent Eisenhower's popularity is a vague and questionable combina tion of a glamorous military ca reer, flag-waving, Texas, Mamie, jrrandchiidren, Sunday on the farm, golf, the Bible, mothers, the Constitution, bubble-topped Lincoln, beef stew, heart attacks, and an innumerable amount of other props carefully assembled by Robert Motgomery, George Murphy and some annonymous writers formerly with "Stella Dal las." It should be a political philoso phy put into intelligent practice that sella a particular party. Tbe vticaUy, any capable leader aaould be able to lead bis party in the accomplishment of these tasks. The voters are not buying the Re publican political philosophy and, therefs.. President Eisenhower personally make it more attrao feeU it is necessary for him to live. But what is to happen when he can no longer be available fcr our leadership? This is why it is imperative that the voters develop a realistic attitude toward the is sue and consider the leaders in accordance with the philosophy which they profess. No individual j is non-expendable. Only ideas can survive and even these must be j constantly reevaluted in a fluid ao-1 ly. s ger to get the thing back again. There seems to be some difference of opinion between the two schools as to whether or not this will take place. Also, it is Colorado's Homecom ing, for which they have hired a gent named Louis Armstrong and his Redoubtables to make music and otherwise entertain the faith ful Friday and Saturday nights. Nebraska upset the Buffs two years ago to spoil the festivities. Last year, at our own Homecom ing, we upset CU again, to make a success of our particular rites. It must be more than a little dis couraging. So, lumping together a pleasant trip to the Rockies, a football con test between two determined and exceedingly stubborn outfits and the unmatched party-party atmos phere of a Colorado Homecoming, it would appear from here to be a most spectacular Migration. "Glory, glory, Colorado, an d to. . .' 1 i" i r Ed. note: 1 order la ptaw a for gotten srct erf readers, namely aspiring Intellectuals, nils of culture will be in serted from time to time, in today's column.) Tradition. Good old tradition. Be it steeped in the tradition of John Brown's fine old body, following i nls political weignt around. His the tradition of motherhood, home ! raan Friday, who had currently and the flag, or simply kissing un- been re-elected to the governor der mistletoe, all good things must sn,P after lng defeated in a Free have tradition I Soil landslide, was contacted. And And migration being gOOdi thing is not without tradition Let us pause for a moment and turn back the grimy hands of time (along with the faculty's wrinkles) and examine this phenomena, re sulting from the foundation of this traditional institute. Italia est magna insula -G. Horace Flaccus C. D. Thrasher, son of a local wheat magnate grew restless of j owning the only horse in a one- i horse town and being long gone ; from knee pants (predecessor of bermudas) decided to make his mark upon the world. f His father, Brown Thrasher, 1 took the boy under wing and garb- j ing him in the lastest catalogue J fashions sent him East to his own ! alma mater. S C. D. wasn't long for this world.! One thing led to another. First, down hours in Swahili 66, then a ruptured spleen resulting from a calcified crumpet and finally the inevitable occurred expulsion. Poor old C. D. tried so hard to make good but his planting holly bocks amidst the ivy was just too much for campus officials. Upon bearing of this. Brown Thrasher, now a brome baron, made his classic statement "this is the last straw," and immediate ly set out to iron out his boy's future. Old man Thrasher had a real problem here. It was during his weekly appointment with bis lady barber named Delilah that the in spiration came. Thrasher's old classmate, Henry Ford had made quite a name for himself by found ing the Ford Foundation and con tributing to institutions And after all, Henry Ford wasn't so rich. . .he never owned a Cadil- J I Hi A IV, AFTOfl SHAVE LOTiOn 'AN ON THIS fWfc' KUNSTrf Wl vice lac in his life. So why, pray tell, couldn't old Thrasher found some sort of institution for his chip off the old block to attend. Brown Thrasher began to throw . I as the pood povernrkr snrldenlv r- .- . .. . , ,u niiavvu siiuii ii i j iv a woo vu viic; threshold of a millennium, the Uni versity was formed. And since it was to be located in a group of Thrasher's aban doned grain elevators the old sea dog was given the honor of nam ing the institution. This was quite a decision and required much pon dering over. Le lirre est sot la table. -Daudet Being a fair and just man he gavc jt much pondering over. To a good university the title had have a srnidgeon of culture, Just , smidgeon mind you. No . . DOD COOK - m0rc' ,DOr!ess-, Just smj8con Several of his learned friends pro pounded examples: Oedipus Insti tute, Cranium College, Partbanon Prep. . .good, but more than a smidgeon of culture, as anyone could see. Then it came. He would dedicate the great institute to bis favorite musician and composer. Bach Woods Nebraska. Thrasher, who was no slouch at the jews-barp and famous in his college days for his laconic birdcalls knew his music! His idol, Nebraska, composer of the Egg Candler Suite, had be come world renowned for his abil ity to pick out mournful Estonian ballads on his metronome. Bach Woods Nebraska Universi ty was shortened to Nebraska U. after a violent holy war between the Corn Cobs and the adminis tration and the school began to grow. The school song of "Home, Home on the Grange" was adopted and 0tR f: 4 fef versa ) I i 4 A ASOUNP Rf OWN BSHT ENS" soon the department heads began to roll. New instructors from all ver the country were drawn to NU to find sanction for academic freedom. Such scholars as: Dr. Frank Cromagnon, anthropology; Fibula Flushbox, engineering; Mort Pestel, pharmacy; a war refugee from China who was a military genius, Gung Ho, ROTC and Elvis Pelvis, medicine, and national president of Zeta Thigh fraternity. Com esta asted Cervantes And what has our young C. D. Thrash all the meanwhile It seems through some quirk of fate be became graduated in one se mester receiving 118 hours of eights. (His father thought it a bit unwise to give him nines stu dents are a suspicious lot, you know). Under the guises of a graduate student C. D. remained his seedy self. In fact he was m tweedy and seedy his doctor had tied his umbilical cord in a Windsor knot! However, a distressing thing was i happening at school. The Corn fed youth from outstate were not the type these faculty members were particularly fond of. Not to say they were bad but the dance of the time was the Turkey Trot. So, the faculty committee on committees made a resolution to remedy this situation. After con sultation with the poultry expert on Ag campus they maintained they could see no reasons why turkeys couldn't migrate as it was that time of year. Hence, migration was officially approved and thrived evermore. Oh, and by the way, if you're ever in Taulagi's at Boulder, look up old C. D. The old scrapper never made it back! BILL MURRELLS Drive la Barber Shop and Sportsman Barber Shop 15 & P r!l'r : Refraining onfiteptk och'on haols roior nicks, h!p keep your skin in top condition. 1.00 M. SKUITON A very comforting piece of in formation has been brought to my attention recently about Corn Cobs, and I think that every comfort ing piece of information about Corn Cobs should be passed along these days. The Corn Cobs at the University of Nebraska are not. as we have been led to believe by alarmists, on the verge of assuming a posi tion of campus prominence. On the contrary, Cob heads have ap proached me with the prospect of Bruce Brugmann attacking their organization fierce ly, simply to dispel the myth that it no longer exists. "Why," one representative be- j gan, his voice choking noticeably, ! intone imormea me just me other day that they just couldn't beleve there was such an organiza tion as Corn. Cobs." j "No longer exists, no longer an organization, I nudged him gent-1 ly. "Bosh! That just doesn't stack up with the facts about Cobs." What other campus organiza- tion, I said, pulling him out of range or a husky Tassel, "could spend all Saturday morning hus tling carnations and all-day suck ers? 'What other campus organiza tion could form such a solid mu tual benefit society, electing them selves periodically to office? "What other campus organization could hire Charlie Spivak, a vir tually unknown dance band, for such an all-important University function as the Homecoming dance? "What other campus organiza tion, with as much money in its treasury as Corn Cobs, could sit complacently on the sidelines watching Louis Armstrong (as but one example in comparative Big Seven situations) play for two nights at the Colorado Homecom ing celebration? "What other campus organiza tion could, year in and year out, bring in such a collection of anti quated relics, deftly wipe "Tip pecanoe and Tyler, too" from their traveling cases, jack them up with an assortment of jolly press re leases and point them towards the Coliseum platform Homecoming eve? "What other campus organiza tion could raise such an upright eous bellow when they find, in stead of attending a formally con stituted University function, many students go tripping off to a local bistro with Old Grandad? ""What other campus organiza tion could embarrass The Nebras- for o m 1 J I it 1 Phillips Petroleum Company, one of America's great integrated oil companies, has positions open for engineers, chemists, physicists and virtually every kind of technical graduate at the Bachelor, Master or Ph.D. levels. Representatives of PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY will visit your campus on Friday, October 26 YOU ARE INVITED Placement Office. Or, kan, who must consider the wel fare of the university and the re sponsibility of a campus newspa per, in supporting the dance, to the point where the editors would like to tell the organization where their cobs belong? "And," I concluded lustily, with a pleasant poke in the abdomen, "what campus organization could possibly prompt Fred Daly, the hoary old man with the meer schaum touch, to state: 'Cobs would make a good fire, if some one would put a match to them'." "I see your point," the Cob head said. "Unfortunately, we must exist," and he whistled off, possibly to find out why the color ful Lord Kendall had decided to assist a Union committee rather than devote his time to Corn Cobs. I received a letter from former v-hraskan rnl.imnio R, tt kl whn riirrpnM ' " j wuiab u aibtiv. public relations work for the Uni versity in the East. I Plying that roguish touch which we have all come to know and de- tesi, young tienKie says in one of his occasionally printable pass- a8es: "Why must my good name be Sartorial There are two distinct factions on the campus. Those who like hairy, ape-like crew-neck sweat ers and those who do not. And furthermore, there are two sub factions of the faction which dis likes hairy- ape-like crew-neck sweaters, those who are ivy and those who are not. Of course it is a foregone conclusion that any one who likes hairy- ape-like sweaters is definitely ivy anyone knows that. The big Ivy movement which encompasses approximately 37.456ro of the student body was Bob Ireland slow starting on the University campus. In fact. Nebraska was undoubtedly the last state to jump on the green-leaved bandwagon (this is supposed to be symbolic of ivy). Back in the traditional east everything in the east is tradi tional; clothes, cars, pencils, talk, Republicanism, informal conform ity, etc. the ivy movement was instigated by such stores as Brooks Brothers (home of the worst salesman with the best products), Rogers Peet, and J. Press, to pportunities ENGINEERS and other TECHNICAL GRADUATES to make an interview appointment with vouT for further information, write: D. R. McKeithan Technical Employment Consultant, Phillips Petroleum Company Uartlcsvi!!e, OUahoma. bandied about by every loose tongued lout who has touched a quill, so that it becomes a house hold word with every wench and street-walker in the Greater Lin coln area? "What is this cheap chaff about 'Builder's has taken up where Roger Henkle left off?' Can I never forget my sordid past; must you rake up the much of my left-wing associations of a by-gone era?" Continuing to spray the campus with "Bootless Cries,' the bard of the Harvard Law Review eventu ally asked of Jess Brownell, form erly the "Albatross of Andrews Hall' who left school last spring following an article linking his name closely with Adminny Hall lieutenants. Is it true, the Raffish Ragamuf- i fin of Rathbone Road concluded. tnat oia Jess was asked to leave his pipe-laying job after the Tem perance League decided to hold their annual meeting in Wakefield? (Eds. note: This report Is ob viously without foundation. Though j Browned may have left town, it j is doubtful that he was holding a j job, m-jch less one in which h .was enraged to lay pipes.) Splendor mention a few. Three-button, button-down shirts, pleatless pleata with shiney buckles, hairy, ape like crew-neck sweaters, and sport coats with no padding, patch pockets, and center-vent soon be came symbols of every eastern college man's sartorial splendor. I am not sure when this big move got under way but it was quite some time ago. Any way, by the time the ivy spirit hit such midwest centers of conservatism as Lake Forest and Highland Park addicts of the great crusade were wearing their trouser two inches above their shoes and their coats a full foot below their arm reach. A sort of quasi-pumpkin display at best, but comfortable. Then, it seems, the ivy parade jumped across the plains of Iowa and Nebraska to Colorado U. and Stanford. And finally in a great puff of diffused, confused smoke the ivy fires started burning in the Cornhusker state. Ivism is the official creed of the well-dressed Husker. Everybody's shirt is buttoned-down from at least two positions. Ties are either regimentally striped or lavishly foularded. Pants are firmly buckled from the back. Suits are either tweedy of flannel with the "natural look" prevailing. r i i i I i ' ! C. Lt4 i
