The Daily Ncbroskon
Monday,' Morch 4, 1957
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Looking back over the ensuing year it is pos
sible to cite only two items. of any news worth
concerning the NU Interfraternity Council, the
annual Orphans Party and the resignation
episode. The latter received the bulk of print.
For the past two years the IFC has been
nothing but a meeting place for fraternity presi
dents to Sit indifferently for 45 minutes to hear
the minutes read, reports given and the general
routine of all such meetings. In general the
business was carried on by only those fraternity
presidents who had a little "espirit de corp."
The most important fact is that few fraternity
members other than presidents paid any atten
tion to Council developments.
Unity has not existed in the IFC for quite some
time. In fact the only semblance of common
purpose which prevailed at all during this year
was the resignation episode and even then
there were two distinct sides. People always act
together better when something exciting such
as executive purge is in the offing.
Now that the blood has been cleaned from
the axes the iuestion is whether the fraternity
presidents , can direct seme of their recently
manifested zeal to projects of virtue. Something
on the same line as the Orphans Pr.riy would be
admirable indeed and very beneficial both for
the fraternities and the community. y
The Nebraskan feels that one 'of the definite
shortcomings of the present IFC procedure
is that only fraternity presidents have direct
contact with the Council and that too few of the
some 1,000 fraternity members are exposed to
the organizational procedure. It is impossible
for the average fraternity man to get riled up
over joint IFC ventures if just the house presi
dent is indoctrinated on the subject.
What the Council must do in order to instill
more patriotism in its operations is to give more
fraternity men responsiblity in the organization.
Such a solution i should be investigated in the
near future by a special committee of the IFC.
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'Remember When'
The 1957 edition of the Coed Follies begins to
night at the Nebraska Theater. Featured will
be skits, curtain acts, traveler acts and some
thing dreamed up by the Mortar Boards. Coed
Follies is the big event sponsored by the Asso
ciated Women Students.
Also on the program will be the 1957 Ideal
Nebraska Coed (who used to be the Typical Ne
braska Coed), the naming of the six eligible
bachelors and the presentation of the beauty
cjueens for the 1957 Cornhusker. All in all, it
will, be a gala night.
But it is not like the old days. Once upon a
time the Coed Follies were restricted to no one
but coeds. This, naturally, meant that every
red-blooded male student on the campus tried
to gain entrance to this female hideaway.
The police were called out, there were riots
in the balconies, and men clad in women's
clothes were led grinning out of the theater. A
spirit of healthy competition built up.
This competition got a little too healthy, how
ever, until it got out of hand. Men students
gaining entrance got the idea they belonged
there, which just wasn't in the spirit of the
game. They got so they resented police inter
vention, and actively and physically tried to
evade detection.
Finally the AWS resorted to the only thing
that could possibly keep the men from sneak
ing in they made it legal and sold the men
tickets to boot. Now Coed Follies is a mass
production rivaling the Kosmet Klub Fall Re
view, and anyone and everyone is welcomed
with open arms.
This is, of course, better for all concerned.
The Follies present their usual array of coed
talent, and no one ends up shrieking in the bal
cony. 'Still, the spirit of the chase is gone, and very
few male students can "remember when" they
were tossed out in the street for trying to
slither in and view what they weren't supposed
to, and what every coed wished they would
slither in and see.'
Time marches on!
Letter To An Anxious Friend
(Eds. Note:) The following is a Pulitzer
Prize winning editorial on freedom of expres
sion by William Allen White, first printed In
the Emporia Gazette July 27, 1922. It has been
heralded as one of the outstanding works to
assert freedom of the press, and is presented
by the Daily Nebraskan in honor of the 89th
anniversary of the birthday of this great jour
nalist. You tell me that law is above freedom of ut
terance. And I reply that you can have no wise
laws nor free enforcement of these wise laws
unless there is free expression of the wisdom of
the people and, alas, their folly with it. But
if there is freedom, folly will die of its own
poison, and the wisdom will survive. That is
the history of the race. It is proof of man's
kinship with God. You say that freedom of ut
terance is not for time of stress, and I reply
with the sad truth that only in time of stress
is freedom of utterance in danger. No one ques
tions it in calm days, because it is not needed.
And the reverse is true also; only when free
utterance is suppressed is it needed, it is most
vital to justice.
From The Editor's Desk:
A word or two
before you go .
Peace is good. But if you are interested in
peace through force and without free discussion
that is to say, free utterance decently and in
order, your interest in justice is slight. And
peace without justice is tyranny, no matter
how you may sugar-coat it with expedience.
This state today is in more danger from sup
pression than from violence, because, in the
end, suppression leads to violence. Violence,
indeed, is the child of suppression. Whoever
pleads for justice helps to keep the peace; and
whoever tramples on the plea for justice tem
perately made in the name of peace only out
rages peace and kills something fine in the heart
of man which God put there when we got our
manhood. When that is killed, brute meets
brute on each side of the line.
So, dear friend, put fear out of your heart.
This nation will survive, this state will prosper,
the orderly business of life will go forward if
only men can speak in whatever way given
them to utter what their hearts hold by voice,
by posted card, by letter, or by press. Reason
has never failed men. Only force and repres
sion have made the wrecks in the world.
William Allen White
By FRED DALY
Editor
Working on Friday after
noons has become a little dif
ficult, now that balmy breezes
waft gently across the cam
pus, beckoning both the weak
and the strong out into the
hinterlands.
Still, in order to publish
Monday's issue the staff must
work Friday, Saturday morn
ing and Sunday afternoon.
There has been a noticeable
rise in efficiency andspeed
since the great outdoors has
reached out its call.
Someone mentioned the
ether day that the first and
only thing he reads on th"
editorial page is "Peanuts,"
the Daily Nebraskan' prize
winning comic strip. This is
either a recommendation for
the comic strip or a slight on
the intellectual curiosity of
the students.
This sort of thing has come
to my attention more than
once while working on various
jobs down here. Surprisingly
enough, many students ( con
sider the height of readability
to be comic strips, "feelthy"
magazines and gossip col
umns. No one seems to care very
much 8 bout what goes on
around, the campus, or more
especially, around the world.
Still, perhaps this is too much
to expect, since we are here
to get an education and pre
pare ourselves to be Leaders
of Tomorrow, and can't be
bothered with such trivial
things.
The idea! We just don't
have the time to find out what
is going on in the Suez, or
even where the Suez is.
Thursday night, if you
stayed up late enough, was
really a fine night. It was so
foggy you couldn't see the
Capitol Building or the addi
tion on Teacher's College.
It was the sort of night that
they always have in the Eng
lish movies, where Bulldog
Drummond comes stumping
along, and somebody whistles.
All I could see was the
campus police car slipping
along, slick as anything.-Old
Drummond never did show up,
or there might have been
little action.
The campus political wheels
should start oiling their cogs
sow and begin rolling into
action. The smoke in the
Crib will thicken up, there will
be muttered conferences in
dim rooms and people who
haven't spoken to you in two
years will suddenly become
friendly as could be.
But, as they say, campus
politics prove good training
for the future.
It looks like rather a drab
future, doesn't it?
A man who graduated from
the University in 1954 (I say
"man" because he has a pay
ing job, and few I know in
school can claim as much)
came back the other day for
one reason or another, and
asked where the new addition
to the Union will be.
When told it was to be the
Union, he blanched a little
and said "now, where will
you park?" The question
should have been, "Where do
you park now?"
It apparently is the custom
with the Daily Nebraskan's
columnists to assume titles for
their columns that no one
really understands.
In the case of this editor, I
(actually my girl) have dipped
into the classics and come up
with "a word or two before
you go. . ."
It is classical as anything.
It is from Shakespeare. Every
one knows that.
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Intercollegiate Press
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Incorporated
Psbiished at: Room 20. Student Union
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Opinion polls have become a
popular means of securing group
preferences. Their first wide use
was determining presential vots.
The famous 1948 election results
revealed opinion polls are not al
ways an accurate method of
sampling. Despite the 1948 electipn
set back, the importance placed
in opinion polls has continued to
grow. Top radio stations tell their
listeners about Hooper and Tren
dex. National manufacturers are
subtle and ask you in "twenty-five
words or less," and add "scores
of prizes to encourage individuals
to think up the best opinions.
This year, two opinion polls were
conducted at the University. One
was extremely important. It also
attempted to gain support for a
third party in the November elec
tions. The lesser poll dealt with
a very unimportant subject, the
proposed tuition raise. The en
thusiasm demonstrated by the
many individuals who acted as
canvassers wore campaign buttons
and filled out questioners is an
example of the response opinion
polls can stimulate. It is quite
natural that loyal comic fans should
regard the subject of tuition as
very menial. The . majority of
-Sanford McConnell
questionaires ended down, iiside
the first trash can. Perhaps it is
unfeir to compare Peso with Uni
versity tuition.
The Pogo and tuition polls, are
ar.alagous with fraternity and in
dependent group spirit. Like the
tuition poll, independent group in
terest has long been very slight.
Many independents, since coming
to the University, have failed to
participate - in any type of group
activity. The annual NUCWA con
ventions offer a valuable chance or
experience and the value of or
ganized co-operation. The individ
ual benefits by the having a chance
to actively compare his ideas with
others. The simulated situations
are very realistic and offer prep
paration for the actual counter
part. The majority of students will
remain in Nebraska; and as fu
ture community leaders, should
have a thorough understanding of
the state legislature.
The mock conventions provide
both knowledge and competition.
The fine showing of Manatt House,
during last year's convention
serves as a standard other Quad
houses and independent organi
zations vould do well to obtain.
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Poetic Madness
Hence Imagination, the bastard child,
Of fusion of thoughts and inspiration,
Haunts its Creator in weird conspiration,
Making his ill-conceived conception run wild.
And the Thinker feeds his offspring with foods mild,
Such as uninhibited dreams and aspiration,
To hasten the growth of his ulcered iration,
A modbid thing who dares stand undefiled.
Thus, a poem is born, anonymously
A natural and illegitimate product, a
Out of the catharsis and contumely
Of a lunatic of doubtful conduct,
Nurtured by the gall of wounded personality,
And the pus of injured sensitivity.
Nelson Chuang
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Last week, a meeting was held
in, Paris that may radically
change the course of international
relations in the future.
The prime ministers of six West
ern European nations, Achille Van
Acher, Belgium, Konrad Adenau
er, West, Germany, Guy Mollet,
France, Antonio Segni, Italy,
Willem Dress, The Netherlands
and Joseph Bech, Luxembourg
met in the Hotel Matignon, Paris
residence of French premiers. The
result of the meeting was tremen
dous step in the direction of econo
mic cooperation.
Paving the way for a commun
ity of nations comparable to the
U.S. or Russia in power, they
agreed to the gradual establish
ment of a common market free
from tariffs and trade barriers,
among their nations and territor
ies. They also agreed to go ahead
with the long-discussed European
atomic energy commission, which
will pool their nuclear resources.
The significance of this move in
atomic energy is the fact that the
combined West European goal for
"1967 is 3 million killowatt hours
of electricity generated by atomic
power. This is comparable to the
Russian goal of 2,600,000 in 1965,
and the U.S. goal of only a mil
lion killowatt hour in 1965.
Western European economic co
operation had its Instigation in
such organizations as the Benelux
Customs Union, the Schuman Plan
for the Iron and Steel Community
and the European Cooperation
Council. Since the economic hurdle
has been successfully been passed,
it is only a matter of time until
definite plans 'art laid for the
framework for a political union.
The agreements reached at the
meeting, which are expected to be
formalized by treaties late in
March, will still have to hurdle
ratification by the parliaments of
the six nations. It is the opinion
of &is writer that ' no defeating
opposition will develop-. The reali
sation that such a union is neces
sary in order to safeguard any
resemblance of power that re
mains in this part of the world
which was once the power center,
has sunk horns and the Farlia--menta
axe sot about to eut off
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their one chance of saving them
selves from the oblivion of second
rate power positions.
How far this realization of the
necessity of union among the
Western European nations has
gone can be gleaned from the at
titude of Great Bti.ain. This
island, once absolutely dedicated
to the proposition of keeping away
from entangling alliances on the
continent has expressed its keen
interest in any results that the
six nations come up with. The de
generation of British power may
well result in British participation
in any political union that is set
up; and many think that if the
economic union works satisfactor
ily, the British may join it before
the year is out.
The result of having a third pow
er nation in Western Europe with
the industrial might, population
and power matching that of any
nation in the world will cause
both the U.S. and Russia, the two
giants of the power politics field,
to stop and do a little revamping
of foreign policy.
Personally, the idea of having
a nation that is tied to the U.S.
by alliances, culture, political
background and social outlook is
quite comforting.
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CU Removes
Silent Record
The Student Union (called the
University Memorial. Center) at
Colorado University has "removed
the plague on good listening by
destroying forever the 'Silent Rec
ord' " which the "Committee for
Occasional Silence" had put into
the jukebox in the UMC Grill.
Lawrence Weiss, assistant pro
fessor of journalism and chairman
of the Committee for Occasional
Silence, termed the disc's remov
al as "the greatest outrage since
the Sone of Scone was removed
from Westminster Abbey."
A poll of the student body re
vealed, according to the UMC
Board, that only 0.5 per cent of
the students were aware the "si
lent record" exists,
"Silence is out of keeping with
th. riotous environment of the
Grill when it is inhabited by cof
fee drinking students who are seek
ing relief from the tensions of
academic life," the Board said.
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ACP:
College Women Deemed
Better, Neater Dressers
Minneapolis (ACP) In terms
of neatness, color, and overall ap
pearance, coeds are deemed the
better dressers by both, college
men and women. Naturally the
cceds feel somewhat stronger
about this than do the men, but
even a majority of the men are
in agreement with the coeds.
Here is the exact question as
asked' by Associated Collegiate
Press of a representative national
cross-section of college students:
Who do you feel are the better
dressers, in terms of neatness,
color, and overall appearance,
college men or college' women,?
The results: '
With students believing coeds
are better dressers the. feeling is
generally that coeds are more
"clothes-conscious," are more in
terested in their appearance than
men. Others think women have
better taste for color. Some feel
the coeds are under a sort of
social pressure to keep themselves
neat and stylish. Here are a few
representative comments:
A freshman coed at Rochester
Institute of Technology (Roshester
N.Y.) feels ."women have more
of a 'need' to dress up," while
a male freshman attending the
University of penver ' (Denver,
Colo.) simply says: "The girls are
more conscious of clothes than
men."
"The majority of men just don't
care, while the social pressure is
on every woman to look neat at
all times."
"Judgment is more often passed
on girls rather than boys in re
gard to their dress," is the way
a Wake Forest College (Winston
Salem, N.C.) male senior feels.
A male graduate student at Syra
cuse University (Syracuse, N.Y.)
has this to say: "College men
look sort of factory produced in
the black & grey flannels.
Girls have a much better sense
of imagination with combinations,
tones, and shades of color." Bv.
it takes a Tyler Junior College
(Tyler, Texas) freshman coed to
come up with the thought held
by many college men: "College
women are trying to make a good
impression on college men."
As far as college men go, a
good numbsr of both coeds and
men feel they dress to sloppy and
casual, or as one coed said: "Men
are generally sloppy creatures."
However, there is a considerable
amouia of opinion among both
college men and women that men
are indeed better dressers. Here
are a few typical remarks:
"Men's clothes are tailored more
simply, without frills, and are
usually neat," is the feeing a
Mississippi College (Clinton) fresh
man coed. But a male freshman
attending the College of Steuben
ville (Steubenville, Ohio) feels this
way: "Men take pride in them
selves and their clothes every
day, while the girls keep most
of their good clothes for dances
and parties instead of school."
A male junior at Juniata College
(Huntingdon, Pa.) looks at the situ
ation like this: "It is easier for the
fellows to look nice; the girls
have to 'do too much' in order to
look 'dressy'." but a Wake Forest
College senior coed sees it as a
matter of taste, in favor of the
men: "Women too often take it
for granted that they are better
dressed, but the men display bet
ter taste most of the time."
"College men are more conscious
of their everyday attire, whereas
college women only dress up for
special occasions," is the way &
male freshman at Ohio Universit.4
(Athens) feels.
Students finding themselves un-
decided on the issue have several
reasons. Some feel the men and
coeds hve separate standards and
can't be compared. Some believe
tftat both have their good and
bad points. Others feel it depends
upon the school or location or con
dition. Here are a couple of
typical replies:
"It's a personal thing; no Stereo
type is fair," is the comment of a
male junior at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons (San
Francisco). A male sophomore at
Syracuse Univesity sees it this
way: "I think each sex dresses
in a mediocre fashion. Both col
lege men ad women are neat at
times, remarkably sToppy- at
others."
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