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THE NEBRASKAN
Wednesday. November 14, 1956
Ncbraskan Editorials:
An Invitation
Check Nov. 30 on your calendar.
That's the date for the Military Ball on the
University campus which promises to be one
of the fmest social functions the University has
ever witnessed and most definitely will provide
a wonderful time for each student who attends.
The Ball Committee decided that the opening
for the formal season should be something the
campus could remember. From all indications,
that evening will be.
Foresight is responsible for the apparent suc
cess the Military Ball will achieve: Foresight
that enabled the Committee to obtain a good
band, foresight that insured an enjoyable pro
gram for intermission and foresight which
assures every person attending (that is if tickets
are obtained early enough) a table to call home
at the dance.
Publicity wise, the Ball is on its feet this
year. Every day a new notice is presented to
the public reminding it of the year's big social
event. The ball is well on its way to reestablish
ing itself as the top social event on the campus.
In direct contrast to the Homecoming Dance,
the Ball is being met with glad hands from the
male students on campus. No shady plans have
been conceived to transgress the policy of the
University as to social functions.
By comparing the two events we can get a
good idea why this is so. First, the Ball has
been minutely planned. Every detail has been
thought of (the foresight) : dinner, transportation,
flowers, the dance, are all wrapped up and
within the means of each student.
Secondly, the election of the Honorary Com
mandant has been returned to the student body.
It is obvious that the girl chosen for the honor
will be the girl the majority of the campus or
at least the men who attend the ball, want.
The good will of the Military and Naval Sci
ence Department is taking a more-than-ever-before
active part in the dance is the third item
to take into consideration. The Ball Committee
has thought of every trick of hospitality to make
the dance as enjoyable as possible.
Each senior Military and Naval Science stu
dent has been urged to attend the dance.
Of course, the function is sponsored by the
ROTC. And we cannot express too loudly or
too often our congratulations for the good job
being done and the fine Ball which will result,.
In the past, tradition has dictated that every
senior ROTC student attend. But that tradition
has caused some ill will toward the department.
This is one of the traditions which can well
afford to be broken as it hurts the "espirit de
corps" needed so badly in the ROTC today.
The Nebraskan suggests that each arid every
student be invited, to attend the dance.
We are looking forward to the Military Ball.
We trust that the enthusiasm it is generating on
the campus will be the major tradition left over
from this year. And by making attendance at
the Ball a matter of spirit, a matter of enjoy
ment, the campus can be assured of many years
of wonderful formal season openings to come.
Policy Limitations
It might be sigificant this time that The Ne
braskan has just received from the American
Civil Liberties Union a pamphlet entitled, "Aca
demic Freedom and Civil Liberties of Students."
The booklet, which was published in August,
regards some of the duties and responsibilities
meted to students in the search for democratic
freedom and truth at institutions of higher levels.
Those fields in which a student can better
himself are discussed most thoroughly. They in
clude student, government, student publications,
on and off campus social activities of a student
and the rights of a student as far as discipline
is concerned.
"No student should be expelled or suffer other
major ' disciplinary action unless advised expli
citly (preferably in writing) of any charges
against him, accorded ample notice and given
a hearing at which he is presented with the
case against him. The opportunity to have
advice and to answer accusations and to submit
to testimony should be accorded him," one
section of the publication states.
Not two weeks . ago Chancellor Hardin reaf
firmed his stand of last May that "If there
is anyplace within our society where conflicting
ideas and opinions must be expressed it is on
our university campuses. The only limitations
if limitations they be are those already ex
pressed in our University policy: the responsi
bility of citizenship" and "the precepts of schol
arship and faithful performance of other aca
demic responsibilities."
We presume, then, that the University is ready
and willing to lend a judicious ear to any stu
dent or faculty member who feels that his rights
as a citizen of the University are being challenged.
From the editor's desk:
...with malice
towards none
If we have presumed wrongly, then The Ne
braskan most heartily apologizes to the Administration.
But if the University would act without due
process then we must voice our strongest ob
jections. The ACLU pamphlet went on to state that
"realistic and practical definitions should be
used in place of such general criteria as 'conduct
unbecoming a student' or 'against the best in
terests of the institution' which allow for wide
latitude of interpretation and hence confusion."
It might be pointed out thta the ACLU, far
from being a "leftist" organization, is only
working for the re-establishment of the free
doms inherent in the Constitution. Such dis
tinguished Americans as Robert Hutchins, for
mer chancellor of the University of Chicago,
and Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt are mem
bers of the ACLU.
, To the list of fuzzy terms may we add, "not
acting in good faith"?
After thoughts
Bearing Up
A girl most likely to stop the Baylor Bear will
be chosen at the pep rally Friday. The contest
ants will wear bathing suits and attempt to look
pleasant.
Whether or not the bear will stop at the sight
of University coeds is a difficult question, but
the fact that fraternity attendance at the rally
will be increased is almost certain.
Members of the yell team give this advice.
"Grin and bear it."
In addition to meeting many
good people at the recent As
sociated Collegiate Press Con
vention at Cleveland, I also
discovered that we are blessed
with one of the better publi
cation systems in the country.
'(I also learned how to win
friends and influence airline
stewardesses.)
Editors of college papers in
the East and South often have
a strict censorship imposed
upon them by the college ad
ministration. The discourag
ing thing about this situation
is that more often than not,
the college editors have be
come so accustomed to the
strict control that they feel it
serves the best purposes of
their institution.
When the general welfare of
any college is served by the
imposition of controls and de
nial of criticism, it is time for
the Institution to remove from
Its class schedule courses in
philosophy, literature, political
science and the humanities
and prevent , any charge of
hypocrisy.
At Southern University in
Louisiana, the college editor
would very much like to com
ment on the actions of several
m. nbers of the state legis
lature concerning a certificate
of moral fitness which, must
be obtained by all students at
tending his college. Origin
ally, the certificate was used
to exclude Negroes from the
state's white colleges, but now
it is bein used to keep out
"radical" Negroes out of
Negro colleges.
The only problem that this
man faces is that if he would
dare to question the actions of
members of the legislature, in
addition to himself, the presi
dent of the university, would
be removed bodily from the
institution.
This, in the United States
which has a society based on
the premise of freedom of ex
pression. In a rather abrupt action, a
committee of faculty members
has removed two skits from
consideration for participation
in the Kosmet Klub Fall Show.
The president of the Kosmet
Klub was informed of the ac
tion within an hour of the
time that judging was sched
uled to begin.
It is entirely possible that
the skits were of questionable
taste, but the action of the
faculty group acting through
Dean J. P. Colbert seems not
only hasty, but unreasonable.
The scripts were turned in
over a week ago.
It seems only logical that
the Delts or the Quad would
be glad to change any part or
even the majority of their
script, if informed of it in
time.
The real tragedy is that
Selleck Quad, for the first
time, had planned to partici
pate in the program. Their
participation would have done
much to boost enthusiasm and
loyalty to the University
among independent students.
One of my comrades-in-words,
Paul Hannon, editor of
the Colorado Daily, tells me
that he has recently been the
object of pointed and rather
malicious statements. It seems
that he was recently credited
with possessing the inherent
intelligence of a gnat's navel.
Which is all well and good if
you don't live in a glass fra
ternity house.
T T
The Nebraskan
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick B.b!erT
Sartorial
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A little Pi Phi reportress (fem
enine form of reporter) came
prancing in the other day wearing
her collar backwards. She and
some sorority sister of hers were
having a bit of fun confusing the
clothes-minded set (this is assum
ing we have such a group) on cam
pus. Well I happened to notice that
there was a plaid belt and brassy
buckle fastened on this particular
Pi Phi's collar which indicates to
me that there is a distinct ivy
move among the fairer sex on
campus.
I was groggily slurping my morn
ing mush last week when one of
Bob Ireland
my blood-shot eyes wandered and
happened to focus on my mother
who was toiling over the stove.
My usual grubby morning dispo
sition was immediately supplanted
by an intense feeling of ape-like
enthusiasm.
For low and behold (to use an
other hackneyed expression) on
the back of the collar on my moth-
vipe ri
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li'vi curicL i
m versa w
After an almost disastrous epi
sode yours truly as whipping boy,
things have returned to an even
keel. It seems the author of this
drivel suddenly found himself mak
ing up for an over portion of "ver
sa" and chalking up some good
work on the "vice" side of the
ledger.
It's quite a sensation to be
running number one on the Ad
minny Hall Hate Parade. But, as
my bid to become controversial
was squelched in the stretch be
it hereby resolved that all subter
fuge, circumvention, and bad
faith be handled by our prominent
experts in the field, namely "With
Malice Towards None" and "Round
the Prickley Pear."
Rumor has it that the pear is
pricklier than ever these days.
If any of you devoted readers
should happen to run into anything
that looks a bit shady in the near
future, just hold your tongue and
enclose 25 cents and two shrunk
en heads to Controversy, Box 96, In
ferno, Nebraska.
But I digress.
As world affairs seem to be push
ing Pogo out of the number one
coverage position on the editorial
page these days, it seems that an
explanation would be in order.
Headlines have been screaming
Russian aggression, mass murder
etc. lately without giving the
collegiate layman any understand-
Letterip
Dear Sir:
Saturday afternoon as I was
driving home after attending the
Nebraska state high school jour
nalism convention at your uni
versity, my car stalled on the high
way some miles east of Lincoln.
I had hardly lifted up the hood
to try to find out what was wrong
when a young man in a car bear
ing a New York license plate
stopped to offer assistance. Since
we could not make the repair our
selves, he turned his car around
and drove me back to tie nearest
filling station where I was able
to secure help.
He told me that he is a student
at Nebraska U, and refused to
accept any pay for his assistance,
asking only that I offer to help
the next person whom I saw in
trouble along the road. He also
said that it is his policy to stop
to help any out-of-state car that
he sees in trouble.
I do not know his name, but I
want to express my tnanks to a
mighty fine Nebraska U student
through your newspaper. My opin
ion of your university students is
now at high peak, you may be
sure.
Sincerely yours,
Kenneth Stratton
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Call Jerrla Drlng. 2-4348.
Beautiful handmade gifts for all oc
casions. Reasonable prices. Mrs, Cora
8 trough, 231 No. 10th, 2-B081.
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VETEBAflS STILL IN SCHOOL
UNDER THE WORLD WAR 1 1
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REMAINDER OP THEIR EDUCA
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1
ing of the situation.
Last week I had the fortune to
interview an Hungarian peasant
who was flushed during peasant
season. Upon close examination of
his person, I found him to be rath
er fat; that is to say his bay win
dow was of closer proportions to
Hudson bay.
Turning to my interpreter, a Rus
sian Wolfhound (their equivalent
to a bird dog), I asked him to
find out what was behind this.
He promptly turned around. Final
ly I got him to understand that
wasn't what I had in mind when
I said "behind"; that I meant the
reason behind it.
His reply will probably enlight-
Bob Cook
en many of our future history
books: "Ve vas Hungary, Soviet!"
Those who are familiar with the
situation, say that this aggression
stems from early training. So; let
us examine the early training of
said Soviet soldier.
Take the case of U. Krain, sol
dier of fortune and direct descend
ant of an overseas agent stationed
in Siberia, with one of the leading
salt companies of America.
U. was a product of the
U.S.S.R R.O.T.C and received
somewhat the same background
that a NU senior probably would
receive here in the Army pro
gram. U. even attended a sum
mer camp on the Siberian tundra
which rivaled the futility of our
own fond Ft. Riley.
And being a veteran of such a
program, the basis of this aggres
sion could possibly be well war
ranted. But, in any case, war is hell!
Splendor
er's brand new brown house dresi
was an ivy-like belt and buckle.
Immediately I realized the
great significance of this dress
the mothers of America had gone
ivy I 0 ye prophets of sartorial
splendor shout this great innova
tion in feminine attire from the
very housetops of the campus!
The other day while we were
trying to catch up on long lost
sleep another busy little report
er came fluttering up and started
screaming frantic questions in the
ear, concerning the infamous hairy
ape-like, crew neck sweater. She
wanted to know if my mother's
washing machine had broken or
something.
Boy was I angry!
She then inquired if my sweat
er had always been that way be-'
cause she had bought her brother
one and was afraid that it might
suddenly change into, one like
mine. Feeding her great portions
of aspirin and other panaceas I
assured her that all would be well
with her brother's sweater.
Tomorrow, because of popular
demands, I will sacrafice on th
mall my hairy, ape-like, crew necki
sweater to the great god of Ivism.
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Candidate Steraed
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Jimmy Phillips,
well known campus
bandleader, takes kii
orchestra Into the Turn
pike Ballroom for one
night Saturday, Novem
ber 17.
This is one of the first
Public appearances by
the group which gener
ally confines its perform
ances to college proms
and parties.
The aggregation hat
been featured for several
seasons at the Student
Union, the Kosmet Klub
Review and various cam
pus functions.
Asked to comment on
the forthcoming dance,
Phillips said "I hope we
can have a wonderful
turnout to mark a fitting
conclusion to the Home
football season."
Featured with the band
are guitarist Joe Babcock
and drummer Jerry Cole
man. ,
Dancing will be from
9 to 1 P.M.
90c each tex ir.cl.
(Author -Bartfott Bt Mt Cktk,m U.f
LITTLE STORIES WITH BIG MORALS
First Little Story
Once upon a time when the inventors of the alrplans
were very small boys, the roof on their house developed
a terrible leak. A repairman was called to fix it. He set
his ladder against the side of the house, but it was a
very tall house and his ladder was not quite Ions enough
to reach the roof.
"Sir, we have an idea," said the boys who even at that
tender age were resourceful little chaps. "We will tret
up on top of the ladder and boost you up on the roof."
So the boys climbed to the top of the ladder, and the
repairman came after them, and they tried to boost him
up on the roof. But, alas, the plan did not work and they
all came tumbling down in a heap.
MORAL: Two Wrights don't make a rung.
Second Little Story
Once upon a time a German exchange student came
from Old Heidelberg to an American university. One
night there was a bull session going on in the room next
to his. "Ach, excuse me," he said timidly to the group of
young men assembled there, "aber what is that heavenly
smell I smell?"
"Why, that is the fragrant aroma of our Philip Morris
cigarettes," said one of the men.
"Himfoel, such natural tobacco goodness !"
"It comes in regular size in the handy Snap-Open pack,
or in long size in the new crushproof box. . . . Won't you
try one?"
"Dankeschon," said the German exchange student
happily, and from that night forward, whenever the men
lit up Philip Morris Cigarettes, he never failed to be
present.
MORAL: Where there's smoke, there's Meyer.
Third Little Story
Once upon a time Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, had
herself a mess of trouble in Ithaca. With her husband
away at the Trojan War, all the local blades were wooing
Penelope like crazy. She stalled them by saying she
wouldn't make her choice until she finished weaving a
rug. Each night when her suitors had gone home, Penel
ope, that sly minx, would unravel all the weaving she
u uuiic uuniig lug day.
WtJWlWhdeiBtth M?f
Well sir, one night she left her rug lying outside. It
rained buckets, and the rug got all matted and shrunken,
and Penelope couldn't unwind it When the suitors came
back in the morning, the poor frantic woman started
running all over the house looking for a place to hide.
,We11 II" haPPf i that Sappho, the poetess, had
come over the night before tb write an ode about Penel-
rw! T-UI. So B,h5 Baid- "Hey Penelope, why
don t you hide in this urn ? I think it's big enough if you'U
kind of squmch down." "
iifnelP50pfd ln.the urn- and Jt concealed her
perfectly except for her hair-do which was worn upswept
in the Greek manner.
TrtJRH Tir'Jith,theujors Poundinff on the door, Sap-oKnl.T-favShe.whipPed
0l,t or nd cut
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MORAL: A Penny ,haved is a Penny timed.
. ..... CMax Sbulmaa. 196.
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