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The Daily Nebroskan
Friday, May 24, 1957
Daily Nebraskan Editorials:
Our Voice
Jta open letter to the Nebraska Unicameral
on the University's budget.
Dear Senators,
. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to
express our views to you on the University's
budget. You have probably become a little tired
Jiearing the chides and the near-threats of the
Daily Nebraskan on the budget and the increase
'which the University has requested from the
state.
A number of us have met with you and dis
cussed the proposal. We were not attempting to
"lobby" you at all, gentlemen. And we couldn't
qualify as experts on the budget. Nor could
,many of us be expected to understand the intri
cate workings of the University.
On the other hand, Senators, we were most
Interested in learning from you what you thought
of the University and the needs of the institution
in the future.
Our chancellor has presented us with a case
which seemed to be most reasonable. He out
lined the needs of the University which are
expected to grow because the enrollment will,
no doubt, increase in the next few years. You
gentlemmen are aware that it is difficult for
the students to figure the needs of the Univers-itjv-But
we relied on the capabilities of our
chancellor and the University's budget commit
tee to investigate the possibilities of cutting the
budget in spots and "holding the line" where
ver it was possible.
When one of your colleagues, Sen. John
Adams, suggested that the chancellor and the
regents come before you and tell the reasons
for raising our tuition you gentlemen decided
that this was not necessary.
This would presume that you understood the '
needs of the University sufficiently to deny the
necessity of such a discussion.
If that is the case, gentlemen, you undoubtedly
realize that the students who were polled by the
Student Council did not like the idea of a boost
in the tuition. On the other hand, we believe in
the needs of the University and presume that the
school must have the money.
The bulk of the money which will go to the
University this year will not reach the present
student body. By the time the improvements are
made which some of the budget increase will
provide we will be gone. We will be bearing the
fair share of the taxes of the state of Nebraska.
And we shall have paid the share of the tuition
which would go for the future of the school.
But we believe that you gentlemen have the
interest of the state at heart. And sharing with
us the belief that the future and the progress of
Nebraska depends heavily on the type of schools
which bring forth the top citizens of the state
you can only agree that we must support the
school to the greatest of our ability.
Many of the students at the University today
are young married people, senators. They are
attempting to obtain an education which will,
in turn, help them to make a sucess of their
lives.
They are counting on you for the support of
the budget which the chancellor presented and
which the governor ultimately broke down to fit
into his "hard-tack" budget.
They are counting on you to look to the future
and give to this institution the life-blood which
it must have to operate efficiently in the next
few years.
In the next few days, senators, you will be
debating the budget which will make or break
the University.
We would sincerely appreciate your investiga
tion into the budget which seems most necessary
to the success and progress of the state. We
our parents and some of us have selected you
to represent our interests in the capitol. It's no
secret that we are concerned over the possibility
of not gaining a budget which will be able to
move the University upward.
And so we appeal to you on behalf of the
people of Nebraska to give us a decision which
you believe is the most appropriate for the times
and the conditions which are prevalent in the
state at the present time.
We thank you again for your time, senators
and express our appreciation for the way in
which you have listened to the future leaders of
the state during the entire "budget debate."
Respectfully,
The University Students
Outstanding
the school and thus of the state of Nebraska.
Their work and successes have benefited the
University as well as bringing recognition to
themselves.
It is with pride that the Daily Nebraskan
presents its nominees for Outstanding Nebraskan
for the spring semester of the 1956-1857 school
year. This same pride is displayed every se
mester, when one faculty member and one
senior student are chosen by the staff.
Yet, while Dr. K. 0. Bouwsma and Sandra
Reimers are honored specifically, there are
others, perhaps unsung, who are continually
working for the betterment of the University.
All these people must be recognized too it
is because of them the University can progress
and grow into an institution truly serving its
students and people of Nebraska.
Another set of Outstanding Nebraskans have
been honored by the Daily Nebraskan for their
contributions to the University community. This
award is the only one of its kind, as it is a
function of a student organization.
This semester's two winners are worthy of the
honor, as their records show. They have con
tributed both in the classroom and in service.
Both are outstanding in their chosen fields, hav
ing reaped honors and recognition from their
colleagues. Finally, wherever they have gone in
pursuit of their particular interest and abilities
they have well represented the University and
its ideals.
While the title of "Outstanding Nebraskan"
does merit to those recognized, it equally honors
the University. These people, no matter what
their line of endeavor, are representatives of
From The Editor's Desk:
A word or two
before you go . . .
By FRED DALY on probation when a group male students and consider
Editor of zealous pledges stole an able hand-to-hand fighting in
So here we are, at the end active from an engineering sorority houses and the Wo
of another year. A lot has lab- men' Dorm
happened, much of which will Dr. C. Clyde Mitchell made 1955-56 saw rumblings about
have long and lasting effects his debut on the pages of "C-Street Gang" pressures in
on the University and on stu- The Nebraskan when the Unhersity athletics, the hir
dents as individuals. Board of Regents guaranteed ing of Pete Elliot, and finally
But what is at the top of free expression to professors the great harrumphing caused
most of our minds is that this after complaints had been by the "Mitchell Case." This
-school year is over. We will made that he was "indoctrin- served to set the University
'never be the same for it, as ating" his classes. on its ear, and caused the
with any school year. Much In the spring, Dr. Clifford average student to throw up
I has happened and perhaps Hardin was unanimously elec- his hands in despair when the
much has been learned. What ted chancellor by the Regents. good Doctor's name was men-
is absorbed academically That spring was also the tioned.
I through classes and socially scene for a minor riot and Then, of course, there was
through relations with students bonfire, including the throw- tnjs yCar. The biggest thing
I and faculty has done a great ing of water on deans of stu- nas been and still is the fight
;deal to shape whatever lives dent affairs. the University has had in
we will lead as "tomorrow's But the most significant ' getting the money it wants
'citizens." thing about the year 1953-'54 for operation and paying liv-
This is especially true for was the passing of Dirty ing wages
"the graduating senior, who Earl's. This bastion of the g() here' we we aeain still
: looks at his "getting out" with student coffee-break and hang- t q
.muted feehngs of great rehef over-cure was destroyed by whde we
and maybe a funny feeling wrecking crew, the summer return to the Univer.
low in the stomach. of 1954, and salt was sown u be
So permit us, if you will, into the furrows. ..' ' , .
. . ' ' .... , . . ., the same. It is never the
to dwell on things past that There will never be another Mme fe
. stand out as especially sig- Earl s for wh.ch students when aractuall th
nificant in one way or another should forever sorrow, and working and playing and grip-
through four (or more) years, health officials should be . .f. ....... f ,.
. . .. ,. , .. , ing with the rest of them,
terminating in graduation. thankful. Ah, youth!.
Most of this class came to On the political side the no- You mi8ht say tlus " 'ood-
the University in the fall of torious Faction applied for by- WeU u IS- We came here
19f3, clear of eye and light Student Council recognition, (most of " 10 graduate and
of step. There were Great then decided to disband., et the blazes out. It's been
Things to be Done and Exams were cut to one week un most 0,6 time-
Learned. It took a little while by the Faculty Senate, but So, off we go, into the
to adjust purely. were reinstated to the two- setting sun, our heads bared
That year was marked by a . week period the next year. and our hearts light. Shall we
promise from the Administra- ' But the big event was the forget those we left behind?
tion to clear up the parking great riot-panty raid that Probably,
problem (by October, 1953). cost several thousand dollars You have to go to work
The Sigma Chi's were put damage, the expulsion of 19 sometime, you know.
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MebrBsim Letterips
To the Editor:
Congratulations to the Univer
sity Theater for an outstanding
season. Those of us who were able
to view the productions in Howell
Theater, or even more gratifying
be in them, are aware of the
truely professional job attempted
by all concerned.
I feel, however, that one "black
spot" marred, the University The
aters past season. That black spot
was attendance, or rather the lack
of it, on the part of the student
body and the lack of interest dis
played by members of the faculty,
especially a few in the English
department.
I can still hear the irate cries
of many students after it was stat
ed publicly that the midwest is
backward culturally. Oh, Well, the
University Theater offers culture.
Why don't more students take ad
vantage of it?
I cannot understand how one
professor 236 (Shakespeare could
tell his class that the University
Theaters production of King Lear
might be just "interesting."
Doesn't he know that Shakespeare
wrote his plays to be acted and
seen? As it was King Lear turned
out to be one of the most memor
able productions ever witnessed in
Howell Theater. The University
Theater has done many of Shake
speares plays in the past but this
"instructor" has yet to see one.
As I review in my mind the
plays put on in the beautiful $40,
000 Theater I am amazed. All
types of plays were done. Desper
ate Hours the first play of the sea
son had just ended a fairly good
run on Broadway. The Garden of
Asciepius gave nr- instructor at
the U. a chance to have one of his
own works produced. Dark Of The
Moon, a wonderful fantasy, was as
professional a production as I have
seen.
The Corn Is Green is a well
established play in American
drama. King Lear has been called
Shakespeare's greatest tragedy and
is one of the classics of English
literature. The Dead Day was a
wonderful experience for any the
ater goer. A highly symbolic Ger
man drama it was performed, al
most to perfection both by the ac
tors and technical crews. A fine
undertaking! Harvey kept the au
diences rolling in the isles every
night. Look over the list. Some of
these plays will probably never
again be viewed in the midwest.
What a fine opportunity it was for
those of us who appreciate good
theater to have been able to see
such excellent plays!
I understand that steps are be
ing taken to insure better attend
r i for next year but that
should never have become neces
sary. I think it is our duty as uni
versity students to "support our
Theater. We have one of the finest
of its kind in the country.
For a job well done I say to Dr.
Williams, Mr. Whittaker, Mr. Sti
ver, Miss Servine and all the casts
and crews of this seasons produc
tions, "thank you." Keep up the
good work."
Joseph Alan Hill
San Blast
sanford mcConnel!
This time of semester every
available issue has been hashed
over so many times that it is
pointless to mention. Of course
nothing has been done about most,
but it's been nice to criticize. Next
fall, time will allow many of this
semester's issues a chance to re
appear, and somewhere between
new stjdent week and Homecoming
a few irate voices will cry out
from Selleck Quad, "How about
giving the Independents a voice
in campus affairs?" Early in De
cember," "the cause" will almost
die, and after vacation, it will be
useless to mention it. Second se-
through these doors
The other day, when the Faculty
Senate refused to remove from the
table a motion by Donald Dysing
er that would have given student
representatives the right to vote
on faculty committees, and then
later, refused to consider a revised
motion to the same effect by J. P.
Colbert, the Daily Nebraskan edi
torials responded with a broad
side at the Faculty Senate.
Certainly if the faculty's action
was taken merely to block stu
dents from exercising a privilege
which I believe is justly due them,
there is cause for a clamor. How
ever, conversations I h a v e had
with responsible faculty members
led me to believe that the Daily
Nebraskan's editorial policy may
have been hasty.
As one faculty member put it,
"We are in a big squeeze. The
members of the faculty senate are
not against student voting. But this
motion of Dysinger's also contains
a clause making the Faculty Com
mittee on Student Affairs a Uni
versity committee and that we are
against."
This might logically lead to the
question of why Dean Colbert's mo
tion was refused consideration
when it had no such clause. To
understand this, it must be pointed
out that the Faculty Senate at the
ime of Colbert's motion was in
a high state of parliamentary con
fusion. When Dr. Gray raised the
question of whether Colbert's busi
ness could be brought up without
notifying the faculty in advance,
'Cross The Campuses
The following essay appeared
in the Christian Science Monitor
and was, in turn, borrowed from
"On a New England Campus" by
Frances Lester Wamer, copy
right 1937. It still holds water to
day. It is possible for an academic
course in a college department to
be an institution in itself. The
course, like an individual, can ac
quire a reputation, attract a fol
lowing, and become a Celebrity. It
can do this in an amazingly short
time. Students have an uncanny
faculty of passing the good word
along. They report the matter as
explorers report a discovery. The
fame of the course can stand out
distinctly even above that of the
others offered by the same profes
sor; but no course was ever known
to attain such distinction with
out an able somebody at the
wheel.
These celebrated courses, Strang
ly enough, are almost never of the
species that in men's colleges may
be called 'a pipe' and in women's
colleges may be called a "snap."
Knowing what we do of human
nature, we must marvel at the
fact. An easy course often wins an
affectionate and faintly derisory
fame as a handy bit of syllabub
with which to top off a heavy
schedule. But no 'snap course'
ever wins a large and permanent
following for its pipe-and-nap quali
ties alone. As a Mount Holyoke of
ficial pensively remarked one day,
'the students would rather do some
work than be bored.' No matter
how labor-saving a course may be,
it will not stand high in the halls
of Rumor as long as anyone Is
able to say, unchallenged, "You
don't get anything out of it."
There used to be a school of
thought that discouraged this. You
should, it was held, elect your
courses according to the abstract
subjects regardless of how they
were administered. To keep stu
dents from 'electing the professors'
sections were shuffled and the dra
matis personae changed.
You thought that by diligent de
tective work you had at last
wangled for yourself the lifetime
privilege of such-and such a sub
ject under So-and-So and you
woke from this pleasing illusion
to find yourself doing work under
that printed caption, to be sure,
but under So-andSo's worthy col
league, who had been run in with
out warning.
You felt as a fisherman would
feel if he stood in line for two or
three years for the privilege of a
fishing trip under the tutelage of
Izaak Walton in person, and found
himself off on a well-conducted
trip, but with the Compleat Angler
left behind.
George Moyer
the confusion was intensified. With
such a condition it is remarkable
that it was by only one vote that
the Faculty Senate refused to con
sider the motion.
I believe (and here I am stick
ing my neck out so I hope the
faculty Senate will choose not to
make a false prophet out of me)
that the right of students to vote
on faculty committees will even
tually be returned to them. How
ever, the delay of such action
should not continue for long lest
the students of the University be
gin to loose faith with their teach
ers. Altogether, I am rather proud
of myself, for I have filled nearly
200 inches of this editorial page
with what was probably the worst
written of the series of columns
that appeared here this semester.
I probably said less in actuality
than the frequent articles by the
Associated College Press, but I
have at least shared the stage with
some brilliant actors.
Sanford McConell thrust his type
writer at campus apathy and with
a liquid style ably represented the
independent viewpoint of the cam
pus. Gary Rodgers analyzed political
events and world affairs and saw
as clearly from his Republican
viewpoint as a good share of the
leaders of his party. (Take it or
leave it Doc. That's as close as I
can come for a Republican even
if he is a good friend.)
So like the bush pitcher who
gets his chance to crack the lineup
in the Grapefruit league, I can
say that though they may have
hit me hard at times, the support
I got was brilliant.
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mester, Ivy Day, Spring Day, and
election day will oe regarded sa
just another day until the cycle
is once more completed. How long
the history of the Independent will
continue to repeat itself in this
maimer, it's hard to tell.
Between the extremes of leader
ship and support something is
quite plainly missing. If the pre
sent building program continues,
a new residence hall will be com
pleted about every five years. The
concentration of on campus Inde
pendents will increase, but can
their self-respect improve? One of
the chief issues in spring election
was "should Ram restrict its ac
tivities to the Quad." The majority
voted to concentrate themselves in
side the protection of Selleck walls.
I don't know how successful they
hoped to be but about one week
after they had voted an awards
dinner was held in the Quad, and
I would venture to say not ten
out of every hundred residents
knew about it. I woud imagine a
reverse of previous Independent
policies, if there were any, will
continue to lead Quad activities to
the point which was reached by the
awards banquet: I n d e pendents
don't know what's going on inside
the place where they live, and their
government becomes a complete
failure; the term "fraternity re
jects" seems well applied,.
For some odd reason, most Inde
pendents resent being considered
lower than fraternity men. Yet,
they never have had the spirit
to prove such accusations unfound
ed. Many of their leaders have
tended to use their office for per
sonal gains and forgotten about
the few who cared enough to
put down a 'x for them. So once
more we reach the low point of
the cycle. Having the majority of
the men who monthly pay their
seventy to the Quad office, I can
say that n undertaking would be
too great if they would become in
terested. I feel that they can im
prove their name on campus only
by supporting a government which
is earnestly interested in making
RAM so effective that other camp
us organizations will offer Inde
pendents a place by their side. As
I said in the beginning, however,
about this time most issues have
grown pretty old. So until next
fall,
"Pass, banner, pass and bu
gles, cease; And Leave our
desert to its peace!"
Fashion as I see it
By
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Well gals it looks as if sum
mer is just about here. Show
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the most outstanding events
on the social calendar. With
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a problem of what to wear.
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You will find this fashion hit
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second floor. See you there!
This is the last column for
this year. I have enjoyed
helping you all and hope you
will look for new fashion tips
again next fall. Congratula
tions to all the graduating
Seniors. Good luck when you
step into the working world.
