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Poqe 2 The Daily Nebraskan Tuesday. October 1, 1957 Editorial Comment The News Game Today is the first day of National Newspaper Week As The Lincoln Star points out it is not time for newspapers "to pat themselves on the back for a-job well done." For a college journal which attempts to record the daily life of an educational institution, which tries to' feel the pulse of young life being filled with knowledge, which would cap ture the spirit and the letdowns, the Daily Nebraskan is . confronted with a number of singular problems. The staff members must work hard to make the paper interesting: they must work hard at sustaining sufficiently good grades to merit keeping positions on the paper. The college paper's staff must use tact in approaching touchy campus problems; it must keep the quality of journalism high and main tain a fight for truth. During this national observance we can look to the past months of publication and evaluate what has been accomplished. We can search our editorial policies to see that they are fair and truthful, just and forceful. We are in an unusual situation as a college newspaper. Extraordinary freedoms have been handed us by the administration to criticize and evaluate the policies of the University. This freedom we cherish. And in our daily work we strive to reach the high ideals of journalistic ethics which dictate that the truth be found and printed. As we look to our past mistakes and future glories this newspaper can be proud to share in the American tradition of getting all the news that's fit to print. We can be proud that we are a part of a great profession dedicated to the dissemination of the truth. And during this week we extend our thanks to the University for allowing us to carry on the tradition of the free press. The Coal Bin ! by pm cole I Thoughts of a Plehian Clod ' Rex Menuey A Reminder Interviews by the Student Council Nomina tions Committee for applicants for student posi tions on me Board of Publications will be Satur day. And the nominating committee, so we are told, will consider those applicants "who have an interest in publications, the ability to express ideas, the ability to work with faculty members and a knowledge of the managerial aspects of publications. This is quite a project for the members of the nominating committee. Consequently the Daily Nebraskan invites those persons who will select the student members of the board to drop in at the Rag office and see just what makes the paper run. After all, we do not believe that they , can honestly judge what aspects they have out lined until they realize just what it entails to run a newspaper. Last week the Daily Nebraskan pointed out that it will be up to the students in this critical year to pick members for the Pub Board who will merit by their knowledge and sincerity the power to cast a ballot on a faculty committee. In turn this responsibility to vote points to the Council nominating group. If that body is aware of the problems of the student publications they will certainly have a better opportunity to voice authoritative opin ions to the rest of the council. We suggested to a council officer that the nominating committee hold open hearings on the applicants so that the entire student body could drop in to see not only what the candi dates for the Pub Board but also the members of the Council know about the operations of the student publications. And tiiis could well happen if the nominating committee, not knowing what makes Sammy tick would select people for the pub board who aren't aware of the problems of putting out a daily newspaper or a 500 page year book. The suggestion, made before the initial stu dent council meeting, was not taken. From this we can presume that the council will take definite action to see that the nomi nating committee knows what it is doing. Some questions which the nominating com mittee could level at the applicants for the pub bojxd are: 1) How many persons does it take to run a good student newspaper? 2) Are the salaries paid at the Daily Ne braskan commensurate with the salaries of itudents in similar posts at other Universities? 3) How could the costs of publication be cut for the yearbook or for the student paper? 4) Have the policies of the student publica- How's That Again? On the Unions: Hoffa Union is better than none. Joe Fitz Gerald tions been in line with student thought across the country? Is the Rag a radical newspaper? 5) What qualities would one look for in the selection of persons for positions of responsi bility on a student publication? 6) What improvements could be suggested to improve the operations of the student pub lications? 7) What suggestions could be offered to im prove the quality of copy which goes into either of the publications? These are just some of the questions which we feel should be able to be answered both by the applicants for Pub Board positions and by the members of the council who are serving on the nominating committee. They cannot be answered unless one ventures into the office or into conversation with those in the know at the publications. Unless the questions plus many others can be answered we fail to see the use in trying to attract the student vote back to faculty committees. If the nominating group will truly be seeking to discover those who have an interest in the managerial responsibilities of the rag and the Cornhusker, its members must have a thorough knowledge of the problems facing the journals. That is why we called for open hearings by the nominating body. On the other hand if the council will stick to the wise decisions which it has already made this year, open hearings may not be necessary to insure the students of the best possible choices for the all important posts on the Board of Publications.- 1':- We'll be waiting with outstretched hands at our doors for applicants and for council members. Ah, Painting! It's 'good to see at least one old campus tradition still being carried out. The painting of the underside of co-eds jeans was seen on campus Saturday and throughout the past week. Amid shouts of "There's one, get her, troops," and "Hold her still," the painting went on. None of the jobs quite had the professional touch and many failed the critic's inspection. But, as one fraternity pledge said, "We just do it because it's fun." The painting was not done by pledges alone by any means. A few of the old hands were out there doing their share. One turn-about took place as a group from one fraternity invaded a sorority lawn and proceeded to place their trade-marks in very conspicuous places, on the posterior part of the girls' jeans. A flock of the girls, about twenty strong, mobbed one fraternity active and, throwing him to the ground, held him there while they placed their sorority's letters on his jeans. His amused fraternity brothers, who supplied paint and brushes, stood and watched. from the editoi First Things First. . . by Jack Pollock This is the week for painting sidewalks . . . One year ago this week two University stu dents were suspended from classes for associa tion with a secret fraternity and painting side walks. Sidewalk painting, another fading art at NU, Is presumably harmless in itself, and probably so is membership in the Pi Xi fraternity. Pub lishing an Ivy Day periodical, sidewalk paint ing, and promoting the group's social activities have been Pi Xi's main objectives thus far. But the advantages of becoming a member of the organization seem to be pretty slim. Although reportedly active the past four or five years, last year's arrests were the first. Big Eight polls may undergo considerable shuf fling this weekend following the first conference tilts. Pre-season polls showed Oklahoma rated first, Colorado cecond, Kansas third, Missouri fourth, Nebraska fifth, Kansas State sixth and Iowa State seventh. The latter two deserve higher ranking if this past week's play is any indication. Kansas State dropped Brigham Young University 36-7 and Iowa State let Syracvuse tie them, 7-7. Nebraska meets the hepped-up K-Staters at the Kansas State homecoming fracas this weekend at Man hattan. The K-Staters have won the last three out of four games with Nebraska and unless the Buskers perk up, the local squad will probably finish the season with undisputed claim on last place in the Big Eight. . In a college editor's presidential poll, one editor from the corn belt couldn't resist the temptation to place Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota third on the list of GOP Republican leaders. Although Vice President Nixon received the highest tally in the balloting for the party lead ers in both parties, there were varied opinions of him. One editor lasted his first three choices as Nixon, Nixon, Nixon, while another placed Nixon first and added succinctly, "Damn it." Texas A&M Fresident M. T. Harrington has told the college executive committee the school will not close its doors because of a campus influenza epidemic which has hit 1,600 students. Harrington said the college would continue its "normal operations" with provisions made for students missing classes due to illness to make up work without penalty. Daily Nebraskan FIFTY-SIX TEAKS OLD II ember: Associated Collegiate Press latercoUetUte Press KepraentatfTe: National Advertislnj Service, Incorporated sMi6Aed at: ftoons 20. Student tnloa Lincoln. Nebraska Ittfe&R T DmtU KofcrMKma M aaftUiaaa MaMar. Taraoar, "uaaui mmm tru uru M eeuoal fear, meet aWre. vacantia an cxjm mmnmmt.. mo4 aac ac la awuai4 unu Saeaat. w etueau aa talvmtr af tnafca oe (a aaUMa-iasuaa at tlx laaattta) mm OtMna ailatra a mm rxvmmtm mt taa wtaiaau tnWnwUH uaM tha alil'ltiia of ttw HuWiamiTUtwa mm fcMrtnrt fablleauaaa ahaU ln fro ediwrlaj ii hi i 1 1 m mm th part af la atsbaatmtlft at a tmm mmn ml mm water mt Ua Healtf mi (fee I mmti. a IMrt af mar eataMe Che Catvertltr. The t m Hvbraakaa etatt are incinaallr aa- HmMtm fat a-aat U ear. mt 4m mt nwi la as emu, fearaair , iM. kaaarrlpuaa rata are $1J4 ear aawaatat ar St Sat taw memmrmum tmmx. EMTOaUAL SIATF rdlfcJT , Jack rsilark fcditurlal Editor Inr Macrae MaMat-uic 4Ur SVua Waraoiuaki Wew Editor ...Kara vae Kpvru MM e Marts) Cevr Editors Bve lrelaad (rwrfi, Cuvie frank, Crawxe Mrr, Gary Kndxtsr. Eraie Htaea UMXEftS ST4I r eattma Muas Irrf eXinttM AMlataat ikaoawM Maaafew ..loaa -, tmm Hju-anaa. Boa Mm IkrraUOoa Meaaaaf agj)jgaijw)i "r Aside from intellect for another time. The fashion is now ROTC. And the Galley Slave isn't the only one that gets letters. Last semester the colonel sent me a no tice that I had missed lab. , That burned me up... cause I had been there all the time. And if there's anything I want, it's rec ognition for Thursday noon march ing. I had thought, though, that some thing like that was bound to hap pen. For that week the roll taking . procedure was enough to mix any one up. A dozen mouths called out names simultaneously.- And each soldier boy was supposed to an swer when the right time came. Now how a human being, let alone a cadet, could catch his name in assortments of twelve all at once, is beyond me. And how the ser geants could tell who was answer ing when and what list is also beyond me. I think I answered two or three times just for fun. Another thing aout the whole affair. I don't understand why with every absence one letter goes straight to the dean and another straight home. I don't believe that happens in any other department. Of course ROTC is more im portant. I guess the thing is cleared up, now. It certainly is a load off my shoulders. I doubt if the triplicate in the dean's office has changed files, though. Oh well, that was last year. May be they're turning over new leaves this semester. Last year's incident really wasn't very important, however; just kinda funny and a little typical, perhaps. Anyway, I'm ready for another hitch. Oops, I forgot. . .they're up to old tricks again. I'll start at the beginning. I thought I'd spend one coffee-cup-philosophy hour over in M & N, for I needed a uniform. Was that ever a headache. I had to make three trips from the dressing room to the clothes rack to get some pants. And they still aren't right. I had to make three trips for a hat. I bad to go back for another shirt size. I have one belt that is too short and one that is too long. The blouse is too tight under the arms, too short at the sleeves, too big in the stomach. In about every case, the man at the end of the line gave me a dif , ferent fitting than the . o n e at the beginning. And tbey were both wrong. I mentioned it. No help. No overcoat at alL None of the outfit is the same size as any of my normal things. I'll probably get demerits as a re salt. And I'm not out of shape either. That is, my sizes are all pretty medium, if that means any thing. " The whole trouble is that army is too gung-ho. If they cant give us clothes that fit, they shouldn't give us any at all. I always did think the army should go ivy. So much for memorandum. Ex cept. . .1 hear in the hills a familiar sound. The ants go marching one by one; hurrah, hurrah .. ft ft ft I'm getting to feel picked on all the time. " . It happened in one final last year. I'd worked the problem right; everything was in order. Then I got my paper back, and it was checked all wrong. Five off: the whole value of the problem. The grader had failed to see the final answer, and be evidently thought that I had left out units you know, apples per bushel and potatoes per sack. But I hadn't, and the problem deserved full cred it. Anyone can make a mistake. That's not the point. But in the first place, I can't see taking full value off for omitting units, any way. Especially in my particular case, which I won't go into. I went to the professor to straighten everything out. Now he agreed that my point was a good one. He added three to my grade. Five should have been added. He said I would not get full credit, though, because I hadn't crossed my t, or something. An excuse was given, anyway. The real reason for leaving these two points subtracted was to dis courage students from coming in to get their grades raised. Now I just sense this. For it was made clear to us in class that we should think twice before trying to get a test grade changed, for our papers would be scrutinized for something else to count wrong. Well, for me he just counted two off right from the start. Now I had the best possible in structor, I believe. And I :ke him, too. The situation is not octh a fuss; I'm just disturbed. I think it's unfair not to give credit where credit is due, just to keep people out of hair. If an authentic error in grading is made, it should be fully corrected, r I want to caution students to wsfceh out for this kind of monkey business, and to argue for the right score. It could mean a difference in the final grade. It didn't for me. - A friend of mine was explaining to me that there was something about this University with which he was dissatisfied. He couldn't, however, put it into" words. ' All during - the conversation, he kept coming back to attitudes. The students are only for themselves. There is little loyalty to he Uni versiy. There Is little concern with really learning things. That is, the object is to pass and get the degree. It seems to me that it is un fortunate for this fellow to feel this way and not be able to recon cile he situation in his mind. His concept of what a desirable atti tude is, I think, is what the atti tude used to be at one time. That is, people were interested in learning and there was great loy alty to the University and esprit de corps. However, this University is not the same. Before I go into that, let me explain what I think the University is right now. It is the world. When you come here, you find that you must get your own education. Now this is a desir able thing but because of the size of the University, it is carried too far. Let me explain my position on this. Everyone needs help and guidance to reach any great de gree of perfection in anything. It is only by discipline that one in creases his abilities or talents. Self -discipline, however, is one of the most difficult things a person can attain. It requires constant practice and considerable training by an imposed discipline. And even at that, one rarely reaches a complete self control. So I wonder how the students here who, by the large, have had no or little direct training in the art of self-discipline can be ex pected to get a good education for themselves. The threat of tests is not adequate to stimulate a de sire for knowledge, let's face it. I have taken for granted that 5 knowledge and wisdom were con sidered desirable then the student might conceivably go a long way to acquiring it, but even at that he would need considerable guid ance and help. He cannot do it ' by himself. As to why the University has changed from the good old days, so to speak, I think that tills is due mostly to the increase in size. It is impossible to have a close personal relationship between teacher and student because there are too many students and not enough teachers. The student of today does not realize the neces sity of submitting himself to au thority and seeking out help. How barren pride is. How cold and insufficient independence is. What can be done about this right now? I see two things. First you might swallow your pride and admit that you do need consid erable help all the way around and do your best here, or you might go to a small college which is rigidly controlled. Independence is a fine thing until it gets in your way. 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