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The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday. Ortobftr-1 6, 1 957
Editorial Comment
Who Conforms?
Rumsge through the books racks around
campus and pick up a copy of the September
Atlantic Monthly.
From this magazine we can get a picture
of how the collegian and the college atmosphere
strikes an artist.
Ben Shahn who is an artist, author and
lectvper, writes in that periodical under the
heading ''Nonconformity" that the deadening
efects of over conformity are well understood.
He goes on to say, "When it comes to what
kind of nonconformity shall be encouraged,
liberality of view recedes. There seems to be no
exact place where nonconformity can be fitted
in; it must not be admitted into the university
curiculum that would produce chaos . . .
"Without the nonconformist, however, with
out the critic, without the visionary, without the
person of outspoken opinion, any society of
whatever degree of perfection must fall into
decay . .
This seems to be an indictment of modern
thought and the wish to be like the rest of the
world.
Witness any attempt to try the unusual in
the newspaper business . , , and this goes
further than the college press.
In the East during American Newspaper
Week, a weekly paper attempting to demon
strate that the press is free to write what it
desires within the law, printed a story saying
that the county attorney was using the position
he held as a tool for personal advancement.
Bight next to the story the editor printed his col
cmn which explained the story was untrue, that
the man was above reproach, etc. He said that
this was t demonstration of how the American
press was fit to print news.
Immediately upon publication of the news
paper, the county official in question sued the
paper for $1,000,000 charging that his character
was defamed and that the newspaper was not
staying within the bounds of its responsibil
ities. We shudder to think what could happen to
the Pink Rag which this newspaper prints every
April Fool's Day were our administration at
this University less ready to share in the fun
of that day.
Now witness the failure of an individual to
want his name to be printed in an interview
for fear that his personal beliefs, although
stemming from his conscientious conviction that
what he has to say is right, will be taken as
radical or nonconformist. This happened in
yesterday's paper when we printed a survey of
students concerning the AWS hours rule.
Witness the failure of certain members of
the administration to voice an opinion on the
Eight-Day Exam period.
Witness the failure of most students to re
ject the hypothesis that the football team is a
great asset to the University for it fosters
spirit. t
Witness the failure of many instructors to
voice their own opinions other than behind a
closed door concerning vital issues of the day
or political preference.
We are all guilty to some extent of harbor
ing a fear to speak what is truth and to stand
up for what we have spoken.
Sunday the movie Fountainhead was shown
on television and the hero of that film was seen
to be one of the few who believed that man's
personal values and his own ideas were inviolate
in a democratic society.
And, although we dont often look to a movie
as a great spokesman of more than Mother,
Home and Family, the showing of this film
was timely since we seem to be nearing the
brink of becoming chained to society.
The film hero was freed by the jury who
listened patiently to his summation which in
cluded the thoughts that all men who have
been creators have been non-conformists. They
have been hated, he said. Their ideas have been
borrowed. But they were still nonconformists
for they dared to bipass the norms of society
and create.
So it would seem that a plunge from con
formity into the realm of personal thought and
reasonable creation is necessary for the sur
vival of a free state.
Mr. Shahn has not come along too late.
There are some who might dare to disagree
with the masses. There are some who, by the
inspiration of such men as Jefferson end Lin
coln, would try to avoid the pit of uncreative
thinking.
These people, we would guess, are within
the walls of the American University. We would
guess that if they realized the message that
truth is more important than the masses they
would rebel from the tyranny of a muddled cul
ture. They would take the best which this nation
has to offer and the best which our heritage of
long ago lays before us and in turn lay it before
the average man saying, "Here is the real
American way. Here is the way to truth, the
way to imitation of such persons as Jesus and
Jefferson and George Norris. Here is the chal
lenge to be different not for the sake of differ
ence but for the sake of truth."
It's a disturbing thought that we are in a
rut. But it is heartening to realize that in getting
out of that rut we will be back on the path fol
lowed by truly great people.
That's the true challenge of college education.
Rah Rah Rah
Talk about beanies around this campus.
Well, the aversion to them isn't just located
here in the heart of the corn land. Here's what
the Mississippi State Reflector has to say about
the beanie (or rat hat) situation:
We're wondering where the beanies went.
With over 1,200 freshmen on the campus,
there should be a beautiful maroon glow aris
ing above the campus on a bright, sunny day.
This is just not the case.
Recently we made a poll of freshmen rear
ing beanies. To our surprise less than half of
the skin heads had their skulls adorned with
the Maroon Beanie. And yet the Mississippi
State Bulldog says that "the State Beanie is
required to be worn by all freshmen." We're
really concerned with the situation. Are our
traditions disappearing?
At the student council meeting last week
we suggested that since the Memphis State
game will be Freshman Day, the freshman
should be required to wear their beanies and
that they should be permitted to discard them
after that day annually. We were overruled
because "that is requiring too much of the
freshmen." We don't think so. It has been tra
ditional in American Universities for freshmen
skin-heads to wear beanies. .
We still think that 1,200 freshmen, sport-
. ing Maroon Beanies would be a most impres
sive sight at the opening football game. There
remains one group on the campus that can
make this a reality the upperclassmen.
We aslc, upperclassmen, where have you
; permitted the beanies to go?
. Thus spoke the Reflector.
.fow maybe those fellows at Miss State
have a good idea. But let's just see anyone make
a sugestion to the freshmen here to wear beanies
at the Homecoming Game at NU.
Man! Would we have the local press and the
bulk of the Greeks and the level-headed beetle
brains on our neck!
Well, it is just goes to show that probably
the only persons interested in sticking to the
vanishing Americanism, the beanie, is the col
lege press. Now we'd hate to be called old
fashioned, but it would surely be nice to have
home traditions left around the ole campus.
Stuffy Topic
Pity our fellow travelers at Kansas Uni
versity. The Daily Kansan reports that the
election committee of the AH Student Council is
going to take a long, hard look at the coming
freshman primary and general elections to pre
vent stuffing of the ballot boxes.
Apparently, the political party, "Pogo"
(sounds familiar), was found stuffing the boxes
last year.
Here's the catch. The election chairman
says his group has come up with no new ideas
to prevent stuffing the ballot boxes.
But here's the cstch. The party workers serve
as poll workers in the KU elections.
Maybe our Jayhawk Buddies could take a
little advice from their Cornhusker neighbors
and appoint impartial poll workers, such as
members of the campus honoraries. It's an
idea, anyway.
from the editor
First Things First . .
Comment of the day comes from two stu
dents walking across the Union parking lot in
the rain. Said one, "I'll sure be glad when they
fcuiid the Union addition to cover these mud
holes." We understand the building may serve
other purposes, too).
What's California got that the Midwest hasn't
fot was the general theme for an editorial
appearing in the Kansas State Collegian this
week. One thing was never quite plain to us,
writes assistant editor Jim Bell, "Why so many
people want to go to California."
Admitting there must be something good
bout the Hollywood state, Bell said, "We
didrit see it this veekend when we were there
to witness underdog Kansas State (upset
by the Huskers two weeks ago, 14-7) tie College
f Use Pacific (7-7).
by Jack Pollock
" 'Course the weather was pretty lousy and
we didn't see much of the state, Bell writes,
but for what little money we have, California
is fjr Californians not us." While the Kansas
State visitors were there, he added, it rained,
was cloudy, chilly and disagreeable "just
warnt nice at all."
But there is a bright side to every rusty old
tin can, Bell said, and that was a certain foot
ball game. California papers established K
State anywhere from 10 to 28 points worse than
COP and Bus' Boys proved something, at least,
to those West Coast terrors (though we privately
believe, and the statistics support us, that Kan
sas State should have won).
"But take it from an eld world traveler, . .
says Bell, "And stay in Kansas. You never had
it so good." And that applies to the Cornhusker
state also , . .
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The following is a tale concern
ing the exploits of one Mubby
the Mudhawk who resides in the
valjey of slop near the Big Toadum
river.
Mubby was a very nervous Mud
hawk who was always looking
for things to do. Some days he
would go for long hikes in the tul
lies by the wwamp. Other days
he would sit on the shore of the
big pond and yell impolite words
at the water bugs and toadies.
But Mubby was getting tired of
this same old routine. He longed
for something exciting, invigorat
ing, corrupt, and stimulating.
One day as Mubby was impa
tiently strolling through the forest
green he came upon a cylindrical
Letterip
To The Editor:
Your attempt at presenting a
poll of the students and labeling
it a representative poll, at that
is quite discouraging to those of
us who believe that rules were
made to be observed and not to be
dug into in order to be tossed
aside.
I am referring, o course, to the
editorial in Tuesdays Rag which
suggested that students were (and
are) displeased with the AWS regu
lations on housing st the University
and the hours which have been
established for those houses.
Now it appears that the chief
arguments which your poll friends
offer to halt the present regula
tion is that when one gets to col
lege he (or she) is old enough to
take care of himsslf (or herself)
rule. As a matter of fact the nil
has been established, as I under
stand it, not to halt young people
from studying together but to halt
the possibility that any trouble
could arise in an organized house
which would in turn reflect poorly
on the house or on the University
in general.
As to the moral dangers which
might follow the present rule, I
am inclined to believe that you
have made (or a least the people
you interviewed) a faulty analysis
of the problem.
As grandmother used to sa.v,
"Anything that can happen after
midnight can happen before." This
applies here, too. Anything that can
happen outside the houses could
just as easily happen inside. If
not in fact, then in mind, which
is pretty sneaky.
I don't feel that the 20 or so
people whom you interviewed pre
sent a fair picture of the situation
at the University.
Rules are rules. And any at
tempt to get then changed is a
clear case of conspiracy against
the established authority. Shame
on you.
J. SUverheels
TOADIE
by bob Ireland
object lying b the path. It was
bright red, s.iapad like a discus,
only much lighter.
So Mubby placed the object un
der his feathery wing and beeped
his way through the forest. Soon
he came to the large clearing near
. the Freddy Bear's Tavern and
there Mubby sat down (on a toad
stod of course).
After he had been sitting on the
toadstool for awhile basking in
the warm sunshine a group of
jolly forest folk appeared from
the tavern and began to scream
loudly at Mubby. "Go away you
muddy ole bird," they shouted
as they beeped down the road.
Quite naturally Mubby became
very irate at all this disparaging
talk and began to puff his feathers
in anger. As the shouts increased
in ridicule and intensity so Mubby 's
feathers puffed out until he seemed
like a great wad of down high up
on a throne.
Suddenly Mubby hopped off his
toadstool, grabbed up the disk he
had found in the forest, and hurled
it mightily at his adversaries who
were by this time literally rolling
with laughter.
Of course the disk being so light
did little damage to tee howling
group and they continued their spell
of laughter.
By this time Mubby was extreme
ly chagrined at the whole affair.
His one weapon had fai'.ed to cur
tail the on-slausrht of the enemy.
As he grew redder in the face, lie
longed for some bit of satire he
could shout across the field st his
enemy.
Suddenly, with nortiing belter to
say, Mubby cried "Frisbee" with
all his might and then fell exhaust
ed to the ground.
"Frisbee?!," one of the howling
people sprawled on t he green
cried, and then picked up the red
disk and hurled it across the field
at Mubby who lay prostrate on the
ground.
The disk struck the dust close
to the enervated Mudhawk. spin
ning to a stop at his feet. The
heat of the battle must have
reinvigorated Mubby for almost
instantaneously he flew t3 his feet,
grabbed up the disc and again
sent it flying through the sky back
to the people assembled across the
field.
Well, dear friends, this spectacle
of athletic prowess continued until
duik fell on the little clearing
and then arm-in-arm the tired.
but tiarny group of forest folk In
cluding a Mudhawk azmei Mubby
trudged back to Freddy Bear's
Tavern to plenish their thirsts and
their unique afternoon.
Thus dear readers you have
been exposed to the story of how
that ever-popular campus game
called "Frisbee" got its start in
the sporting world.
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