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Editorial Comment
Pub Board
The Faculty Senate Subcommittee on Student
Publications discussed the possibilities of rein
stating the student votes on that body.
The Daily Nebraskan is vitally interested in
the action of the committee for its decisions de
termine the paid staff of this newspaper as well
as that of the Cornhusker.
Consequently when the student members of
the board were deprived of their vote last year
this paper was up in arms about 'the entire
business.
We believe that it would be beneficial both for
the committee and for the student-faculty rela
tionship for the student members of the board
to be returned to their active place on the
group.
Our reasoning is based on two major factors:
1) Students usually know best the problems
which their fellows are facing. They understand
their peers and can judge from a level plane
the capabilities of those who are applying for
paid positions. It is important, we believe, to
have the balance which the student vote accords
when making suoh momentous decisions.
2) The relationship between the administration
and the students was harmed last year when
the power to cast the vote on the committee was
denied. There can be no responsibility on the
part of student members of the committee unless
they are given that responsibility. We are sure
students wish to show their willingness to
-ooperate in the proper conduct of the Univer
sity and they will do this readily if they realize
their voice is strong.
It is made strong when embellished with a
voting power.
But the responsibility for power does not stem
from the vote alone. It grows in the Student
Council, which directs the interviews for mem
bership to the pub board and in the minds of
the students who believe they could serve well
the interests of the University by giving of
their time and talents to the Board of Publi
cations. We can readily believe that some of the
powers which had been tested with the student
body primarily the powers to cast votes on
the faculty committees were taken away from
the students k because of irresponsibility on the
part of students themselves.
When such an important post as the Board of
Student Publications is used for personal gain,
responsibility is tossed aside and loss of the
faith of the faculty in the students results.
We therefore believe that it is up to' the
students through their representatives on the
Council to place into membership of the Pub
Board only those whose unselfish interest in
the work (and not the power) of the office merit
a voice, a voice in such a pressing business.
We admire the student body for requesting the
voting power on this committee and others. But
we cannot stand by and shout that the vote must
be returned if we know that it will be handed
to people unqualified for the post.
And so it becomes the duty of the Council
through its nominations committee to pick the
members for the Pub Board who are sincerely
interested in good journalism, who know the
problems to be faced by the Daily Nebraskan
and the Cornhusker, and who wish to partici
pate in the overall program of improvng student
publications.
Until young men and women are placed on the
board who have these attributes not implying,
of course, that this was not the situation gen
erally last year we cannot clamor for the
student vote. We can only wallow in our own
complacency.
Tradition?
We note with some disappointment the failure
of freshmen to buy beanies this year.
Perhaps this failure to purchase stems from
the fact that freshmen believe, year after year,
that they are a more mature group and should
not be subjected to such a disgrace as the
wearing of a beanie.
And despite the fact that KFAB radio in
Omaha congratulated editorially the fraternities
on the University of Nebraska campus who
have stopped participating in the beanie wear
ing tradition because the radio station believes
it detracts from the growing process of Uni-
We're Lost!
Get out your cowboy boots and your ten gallon
hats.
Indications are all around us that the next
switch in the fashion parade will be back to
the Wild West days.
Looking through the Daily Nebraskan we
noticed a chic new style that looks just like
what mama used to wear.
And we speculate that the next move will be
back, back, back to what grandma uced to wear.
Right now the styling of both men's and wom
en's clothes closely resembles what was worn
in the Lost Generation the Roaring Twenties.
Relatively high collars for the men, beetle
shaped outfits for the girls; tapered suits for
the men, stragly hair for the gals; ukeleles for
the men, Charlestons for the gals these are
the big selling items of the present (modern)
day.
As soon as raccoon coats for the male side
hit this campus we're opening a high button
shoe factory because it won't be long before
we'll be able to do a booming business.
Forecasters call for Western styles to be in
high favor come next spring.
Fashion-wise were turning into Bridey Mur-phys.
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versity students, freshmen are a lot to be
humbled, we believe. They are the students
who have just arrived on the campus and must
learn slowly but surely the traditions (few that
they are) of the University.
On other campuses freshmen gladly move
aside when an upper classman saunters down
the street. At other colleges, freshmen will make
an effort to meet an upper classman and offer
a helping hand.
But not at good old Nebraska U.
The beanie tradition was powerful once upon
a time. That was before school turned into a
part time occupation. That was when men and
women devoted their waking hours to the pur
suit of 'genius (whether he was ever captured
is another question).
We are sorry to see freshmen step onto the
campus without beanies. To us the beanie
always meant a willingness to be docile in action
if not in mind.
But as with all fine traditions it takes more
than one body's word to revive the beanie.
It seems strange, though, that in the future
when Frosh is a big man with a son jntering the
University he will look back to the old days
and grasp for a tradition saying to sonny, "Why,
I can remember when I wore my freshman
beanie."
from the editoi
First Things First . . .
An ardent Cornhusker grid fan and dog owner
reportedly checked on reservations for the Kan
sas State football game to see if a certain hotel
permitted dogs . . .
He received this answer from the manager:
"I've been in the hotel
business over 30 years. Nev
er yet have I called the
police to eject a disorderly
dog during the small hours
of the night. Never yet has
a dog set the bed clothes
afire from smoking a ciga
rette. I've never found a
towel or blanket in a dog's
suitcase, nor whiskey rings
on the bureau top from a
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dog s bottle. Sure, the dog's Pollock
welcome." P.S. "If he'll vouch for you, come
along too."
On the rise and decline of college honor
systems . . .
"Kobe University in Japan has abolished its
traditional honor system. The decision was
made at a students' meeting held in January.
Since then, examinations have been proctored
by the "school overseers."
At Nebraska, university students rejected a
Student Council honor system proposal 1,005 to
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787 at an all-student election in May, 1956.
Ordinarily at this time of year, college news
papers are condemning their respective admin
istrations for "apathetic" attitudes and policies
on student-faculty problems apathetic perhaps
being the most overused word in college edi
torials. Gratifying at NU this year were immediate
steps on the part of the administration on park
ing, student voting pn various university com
mittees, and more universal, the flu bug.
Dr. I. S. Fuenning, director of the Student
Health Center, reports 300 students, including
football team members and bouse organization
officers, and housemothers have been vacci
nated. As more vaccine becomes available,
more persons will be vaccinated.
Currently, instructions are being given dormi
tory and house officials on how to set up sick
wards, how to treat those with flu and how to
take precautions against spread of the disease.
Texas A&M last week reported 600 students
on the sick list, including a three-day period
when the college hospital treated a case per
minute during working hours. Crowded condi
tions forced the health center to send afflicted
persons running a temperature of less than
102 degrees back to their dorms.
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...by bob Ireland
I understand that the ROTC (Ar
my of course) has been having
some difficulty with a mysterious
bugler who appears during the
weekly Thursday marching labs.
The whole problem, however is
very simple. You see the phantom
bugler (as we shall dub him) has
a very simple repetoire of such
hacknayed works as "The call to
the races," "Charge," "Retreat,"
"Stampede," and "Taps. Now if
the ROTC department is bothered
by sudden overtures from a bugle
they should, perhaps, incorporate
the music into their already con
fused schedule.
I can see it now. A group of be
wildered frosh cadets are assidu
ously trying to disconnect their
proficiency loops from the fence
around the drill field because the
head trooper forgot the word for
"stop' when suddenly the mystic
bugle sounds the "attack" and
hundreds of little brown beanied
creatures begin to dash madly in
all directions.
A policy of this sort would cer
tainly bolster the morale of the
cadets and sharpen their wits
considerably if nothing else.
Now that "Oral" Faubus has
stolen the headlines from the Asi
an Flu I think that some comment,
however small, is due him.
I used to think that the Southern
democrat was really an old-fashioned
liberal with socialist ties
during convention years. But now
that the Arkansas hillbilly has
sallied forth right behind the East
lands and squirmin' Herman Tal
madges. I fail to see anything
worthwhile in the majority of
Southern principles but hominy
grits and charred magnolia trees.
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During the summer I was for
tunate to be a member of a four
way safari to the East and in a
forward looking, swept-winged,
1960 car at that.
During our excursion we chanced
to be in the vicinity of Cape Cod,
right in the heart of patriotism,
the flag, motherhood, and pil
grims. While there, we decided to
visit a few historical sights and
included on our schedule was Ply
mouth Rock.
The rock is presently within a
well-like digging, guarded by a set
of iron railings and surrounded
by psuedo-pilgrims. The psuedo
pilgrims are local patriots dressed
in the costume of John Smith and
Willy Bradford. Needless to say
I was sorely disappointed in the
obvious commercialism and petti
ness of the whole display.
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Also on our trip we stayed a
night in Cambridge at a YMCA
much to the chagrin of one of our
companions.
We all had heard about the Bos
ton accent and were anxious to
hunt out the unique species whose
dialect was so original. On the
night of our arrival into Bean
town we were naturally lost be
cause of the incompetence of our
driver so the smallest of our as
semblage bounded out of 1960,
adjusted himself to 1957, and then
scurried into a common, ordinary
drug store to seek the whereabouts
of Harvard.
His conversation with the apothe
cary went something like this:
Traveler: Could you tell me
how to get to Harvard?
Druggist: Hahvud . . . why you
juust follow the Charlie Whyers.
Traveler: (pause) ... the
Charlie Wires?
Druggist: No! No! The Charlie
Whyers'
Druggist: The T-R-O-L-L-Y
W-I-R-E-S are up there! (pointing
up into the sky and mumbling
something about "those midwest
erners from Philadelphia.)
Through These Doors
george moyer
A middle aged gentleman, who
doubtless had the same seats for
a quarter of a century, leaned
over to me at the football game
the other day and said, "You
know, if I hadn't bought these
seats for the year, I wouldn't
come to another football game at
the University this year. And I've
been coming for a long time, boy."
At the time, the old alum's com
ment didn't register with me be
cause I was too busy trying to
avoid recognition by anyone who
might have seen my column in
last Tuesday's sports page. How
ever, I now realize that the com
ment is typical of the deteriorat
ing school spirit of both alumni
and students.
Nebraska football fans are a
breed characterized by hardy per
severance. They have been coming
since the war with the hope of
one day seeing the Huskers once
more on the national pinacle. How
ever, the old guard supporter is
dying out and the cynical breed
is arriving. This is the breed that
engages in riots at rallys, screams
for the coach's blood at each loss,
won't yell at games because,
"That's so childish" and consid
ers athletes nothing but "dumb
jocks'' unworthy of honor or
friendship other than as a curiosity
of the age.
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I have known three managing
editors well and each has been
a real individual. First, there was
Fred Daly. Fred ran about the
office cheeping like a grounded
robin until five minutes before
three and again before 5:30. Then
he put the paper together and
bounded off to growl at a copy
editor or pin mate.
Next was Jack Pollock. Jack
came in quietly, sat down quietly
and stayed in the slot the entire
afternoon saying things is an un
dertone like, "People, we don't
coffee at 3 p.m., people," and
"let's count these heads, people,
please, people."
The third is Ron Warlohski. Ron
comes in like Jack, and stays in
the slot all afternoon, but he is
never quiet. He is continually
shouting, "where's the news,
there's the copy editors, what am
I going to do?"'
Which all goes to show that copy
editors would never make com
patible husbands.
Thoughts of a Plehian Clod
Rex Menuey
It is my contention that many
people on campus who do not have
affiliation would like to belong to
some club. One has the obvious
alternatives of the Greek system,
the religious organizations, the de
partmental clubs and such things
as the Y.M.C.A., etc.
There are a few other clubs on
campus which are little known un
fortunately, These organizations
while having the same objective
of helping the student to improve
himself go about it in a different
way then most of the more popular
organizations.
The oldest student organization
on campus and founder of The
Hesperian Student, later changed
to the Daily Nebraskan, is the
Palladian Literary Society.
Today's Palladian group has re
tained much of the character cf
the days when the main focus of
campus clubs was of a literary
nature. The Friday night programs
include such things as dramatic
skits, a musical almanac, debates,
poetry interpretation, and talks by
members on such things as litera
ture, fencing, cybernetics, astron
omy, art, chess, photography, trav
el, etc. As you can see, one of the
underlying philosophies of these
programs is that an educated per
son has a wide variety of interests.
This is a real live club dealing
with current interests and issues.
The point of it all is to give the
members a chance to exercise
their talents in an atmosphere free
of the pressure of grades and test
ing. What a breath of fresh air
this can be at times.
The programs are put on by the
members, and since there are no
assignments or involuntary volun
teering, the participation in the
programs is for the most part
spontaneous and concerns what the
individual knows and likes.
The Friday night meeting is open
to all students and faculty mem
bers who wish to attend. The pro
gram begins at eight o'clock at
the building Tempory K.
The requirements for member
ship are that the prospective mem
ber be in good standing with the
university and is not a member
of any social fraternity or sorority.
However, this does not bar any
such people from attending the
meetings.
The Gadfly
Sara
The time is ripe for the long
awaited, long-promised and long
postponed revolt of the Independ
ents into an organized group able
to challenge the complacent su
premacy of the Greek faction.
Small cracks are appearing in
the Great Greek Wall and if the
Independents' have the initiative,
they can begin to push it down.
One hundred fewer men regis
tered for fraternity rush week this
year, and last year showed 4i sim
ilar decrease. Significantly enough,
several fraternity men have indi
cated that rushing programs this
year had to be designed to sell
not the individual fraternity ?????
but the Greek system. Looks like
the frat pin is losing some of its
magic.
The disgraceful incidents at the
Friday night rally and the attempts
to cover them up were also sig
nificant. "Don't publicize it", the
Nebraskan was told. "You'll hurt
the fraternity system".
Nobody hurts the fraternity system-except
the fraternity mem
bers. At the same time, the Independ
ents are beginning to recognize
some of their own advantages. So
cial programs, once the exclusive
property of the Greeks, are spring
ing up in mens dorms and co-op
houses. The new dorms can best
almost any living quarters the fra
ternities can offer. The ruling re
quiring freshmen men to reside
outside fraternity houses, long ig
nored for lack of living space, may
be put into effect when these pro
posed dorms are completed.
Independents have been hurt in
the past by lack of forceful leader
ship. Though still somewhat under
thif handicap, a few posibilities
are residing in the dorm, and if
the decline in frat membership
continues, more natural leaders
may swell the Independent lines.
Jones
The ratio of Indepsnd?nt women
to Greek is about 53-50. The In
dependent men outnumber the
Greek by 5 to 1. Weak attempts
to organize Independent parties on
campus have generally failed for
lack of anyone to vote for. Last
year when RAM Council wanted
to back candidates for Student
Council, few Independents filed for
election which made it difficult to
find a slate to back.
Beth the Independents and the
Greeks would benefit from a strong
Independent party. At the present
time the Greek hold undisputed
domination they're getting a bit
complacent and a bit careless.
If another party arose the Greeks
would have to go to work to clean
up their system get rid of some
of the undesirable features of their
pledge programs and cease their
eternal bickering among them
selves. Such incidents as have oc
curred Friday night would have
to be elimated if the Greek had
to worry about public relations,
A great deal of criticism is lev
eled at people who "stir up bad
feeling between the Independents
and the Greeks". I'm not worried.
If this were a time of trouble out
side the University, or if there
were a great deal of hard feeling
within the University, it would be
a time for soothing voices and
healing personalities. But we are
faced wiili quite ihe opposite situa
tion. The Greeks hold dominance
and no one argues. The Independ
ents grumble and no one acts. A
great deal of slime can accumulate
beneath complacent waters and we
need a bit of trouble to stir people
up, if you'll excuse a mixed meta
phor or something.
I'm not an Independent. I can
do nothing but suggest and stand
by and cheer quietly if the Inde
pendents do something. And there
will be several Greeks standing
with me. We'll wait.
On Campus
with
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(By th- A uthor of "Ralhi Hound the Flag, flo;.'" tic.)
WHAT EVERY YOUNG COED
SHOULD WEAR
Gather round, girls. Flip open a pac- ' Marlboros,
light up, enjoy that fine flavor, that good l. jr, relax and
listen while Old Dad tells you about the latest campus
fashions.
The key word this year is casual. Be casual. Be slap
dash. Be rakish. Improvise. Invent your own ensembles
like ski pants with a peek-a-boo blouse, like pajama
bottoms with an ermine stole, like a hockey sweater with
a dirndl.
(Dirndl, incidentally, is one of the truly fascinating
words in the English language. The word originated on
June 27, 1846, when Dusty Sigafoos, the famous scout
and Indian fighter, went into the Golden Nugget Saloon
in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to see Lily Langtry.MissLangtry
did her dance in pink tights. Dusty had never seen any
thing like that in his life and he was much impressed.
He thought about her all the way home. When he got
home his wife Feldspar was waiting to show him a new
skirt she had made for herself. "How do you like my new
skirt, Dusty?" asked Feldspar. He looked at the large,
voluminous garment, then thought of the pink tights on
Lily Langtry. "Your skirt is darn dull," said Dusty.
"Darn dull" was later shortened to dirndl, which is how
dirndls got their name.)
But I digress. We were smoking a Marlboro and
talking about the latest campus styles. Casual, we agree,
is the key word. But casual need not mean drab. Lven
up your outfits with a touch of glamor. Even the lowly
dungaree and man-shirt combination can be made ex
citing if you'll adorn it with a simple necklace of 120
matched diamonds. With Bermuda 6horts, wear knee
cymbals. Be guided by the famous poet, Cosmo Sigafooa
(whose cousin Dusty invented the dirndl), who wrote:
Sparkle, my beauty,
Shimmer and shine,
The night is young,
The air's like wine,
Cling to a leaf,
Hang on a trine,
Craid on your belly,
It's time to dine.
(Mr. Sigafoos, it should be explained, was writing
about a glowworm. Insects, as everyone knows, are
among Mr. Sigafoos' favorite subjects for poetry. Wljo
can ever forget his immortal Ode To a Boll Weevil? Or
his Tumbling Along with the Tumbling Tumblcbugt Or
his Fly Gently, Sweet Aphid? Mr. Sigafoos has been in
active since the invention of DDT.)
But I digress. We were smoking a Marlboro and dis
cussing fashion. Let us turn now to headwear. The motif
in hats this year will be familiar American scenes. There
will be moflbls to fit every head for example, the "Em
pire State Building" for tall, thin heads; the "Jefferson
Memorial" for squatty heads; "Niagara Falls" for dry
scalps. Feature of the collection is the "Statue of
Liberty," complete with a torch that actually burns
This is very handy for lighting your Marlboros, which"
is terribly important because no matter how good"
Marlboros are, they're nowhere unless you light them.
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Whatever you wear, girl and men too you'll Had the oerfeet
accessory i Marlboro, whose maker, take pleasure in bringing
you this column throughout the school year.
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