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Some Customs Vary:
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By WYNN SM1THBERGER
Staff Writer
With glasses pushed to the tip
of his nose and hand moving hur
riedly to apply a scribbled auto
graph to books of his verse, the
weary Ogden Nash sat behind a
writing table before a line of an
xious admirers.
Mr. Nash spoke in Lincoln
Thursday for the convention of
the Nebraska State Education As
sociation and appeared at local
department stores in the after
noon. I approached the table, my own
book under my arm, in order to
get near enough to discover what
type of personality the author of
light verse might have. He, noting
my interest, allowed me to plop
comfortably beside his chair and,
in a friendly manner began relat
ing the story of his literary car
eer and answering countless ques
tions which are undoubtedly fired
at him a number of times daily.
In the few moments that I sat
there, I realized a few of the prob
lems which a celebrity must face.
He was showered with compli
ments and flattering remarks,
uch as: "I came down to get
a book for you to autograph, but
I couldn't find any that I didn't
already have at home," or "Please
write down u couple of your poems
on this old envelope so I can
frame it for my students," or "We
call our old car Ogden since it's
a Nash!"
Mr. Nash commented that peo
ple in the Midwest do have some
customs and habits such as the
meal hour and the food eaten
which vary from the habits of peo
ple in the East, but he does not
agree with the idea that midwest
ern people lack artistic intelli
gence. He has found his audiences
In Kansas and Nebraska to be
both alert and very literate.
Mr. Nash has always had the
desire to write. He tried to write
"true poetry" but found that he
lacked many of the qualities of a
"true poet." He realized, howev
er, that he knew the mechanics
and rules of writing poetry. He
Screen Tours
To Feature
Wildlife Series
The first in a series of Audubon
Screen Tours will feature the wild
life wonders of the River of the
Crying Bird, more commonly
known as the Wakulla River in
Florida.
The program will be held Mon
day at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Love
Library and will be shown by Al
lan Cruickshank of the National
Audubon Society.
Among the inhabitants of the
river are the limpkin, the crying
bird; the stately American egret;
the comical raccoon; the lazy alli
gator; the anhinga, known as the
"snakebird", and millions of fid
dler crabs.
Before becoming an official lec
turer of the National Audubon So
ciety and bird instructor at its
camp in Maine, Cruickshank
taught in nature camps and was
on the staff of the American Mu
seum of Natural History.
He and his wife, Helen, were
awarded the John Burroughs Med
al in 1949 for their book, Flight
into Sunshine. He has served as
president of the Linnaean Society
and is a full member of the Ameri
can Ornithologists' Union.
Sponsors of the program are the
University Extension Division and
State Museum and the National
Audubon Society.
Dairy Team Wins
Contest Honors
The University dairy products
fudgiiig team won first place in
an international contest in Los An
geles this week.
Team members Rodey Knox,
May Hard Harr and Martin Carran
cedo competed with 21 other teams
in the 23rd annual Collegiate Stu
dents' International contest.
Harr took second place honors
Jn individual milk judging.
The team, coached by P. A.
Downs, professor of dairy hus
bandry, placed tenth in the over
all Judging competition.
had written and spoken in rhyme
since he was seven or eight years
old, and sometimes he had found
that he could express himself more
explicitely in rhyme. Thus he de
cided to write "bad poetry, with
the use of proper mechanics, for
humerous results."
His first poem was received by
a New York newspaper enthusi
astically. He decided he had found
his place in writing and continued
to send in his "emotional, philo
sophical, beautiful and p o e t i c"
work. He feels himself lucky to
have had his verse catch on as
quickly as it did. His first vol
ume, published in 1931, was a best
seller and thirteen more have sold
in large quantities since.
. Mr. Nash's poetry consists of a
combination of rhyme and reason
about everyday circumstances ap
proached in a hilarious manner
usually not previously imagined
by his readers.
A new volume which will soon
be released, "The Christmas That
Almost Wasn't," will be illustrat
ed by his oldest daughter. He was
pleased to announce that his
vouneest daughter, Isabel, who
has been used as the subject of
many of his poems and who is
the mother of his "only grand-
son," has written a novel of her
own which will be on sale shortly
in the United States and England.
He said he has not pushed their
following their father's line of
work, but since they show writing
talent, he will encourage them.
Being a writer who is able to
say a great deal in a small amount
of space, Mr. Nash was at first
faced with a problem when mag
zines wanted to pay him by the
line. After realizing that he was
padding his work and producing
poetry of poor quality, Mr. Nash
began to make special agreements
with magazines so he could be
paid by the job. He is not fond
of working on regular television
Civil Service
To Discuss
Federal Jobs
E. H. Yeater of the Civil Serv
ice Commission will be in the
Union Faculty Lounge October
30th and 31st to discuss federal
career opportunities.
The Civil Service Commission
has announced that college juniors
as well as seniors may now apply
for the Federal Service Entrance
Examination.
The written test will be admin
istered November 16th and will re
quire four hours. Applications for
the test must be received by the
Director, Ninth US.. Civil Service
Region, New Federal Building, St.
Louis 1, Mo., on or before October
31, 1957.
The examination will enable men
and women with bachelor's degrees
to enter any one of more, than 125
different types of positions in the
federal service.
Eligible students currently en
rolled wiU receive eligibility and
employment offers effective upon
graduation. Starting salaries range
from $306 to $377 a month with op
portunity for advancement.
Positions are of the trainee type
and those, appointed will receive
training in such fields as business
administration, recreation, tax col
lection, agriculture, and the nat
ural sciences.
STORMY
WEATHER
Even though the weather
has been rather dismal lately,
there still are places (3 to be
evact) that will give you that
extra lift. I'm speaking (of
course) of the three Kings
Drive-in's in this fine town
of Lincoln.
The striking Interior, pert
waitresses, and that wonder
ful aroma of delicious food
all work together to cheer you
up on a rainy day.
Brighten your
King's way!
day the
Visiting Prot Cites Student Maturity
New Zealander
Tells Of Customs,
College Life
..By GARY RODGERS
Copy Editor
Students at the University of
New Zealand mature much later
than their American counterparts,
according to Peter Coleman, a new
assistant professor in the Univer
sity's history department.
Many New Zealand students grad
uate from high school without hav
ing dated. Indeed, when they enter
the university they exchange their
former school uniform short
trousers for the boys, and loose
fitting, unflattering gym tunics for
the girls for more adult garb,
Coleman commented.
The earlier dating and wider
range of social experience gives
American students poise and so
phistication unknown to college
freshmen in New Zealand. But
whether this earlier maturation is
programs, for they tie him to New
York and he has "little poetic in
spiration when weekly pay checks
are sent from a TV station.
Mr. Nash tries to spend most
of his time writing. However dur
ing the twelve weeks that he and
his wife travel for speech engage
ments, he finds writing quite im
possible. "My schedule usually involves
rising at 7 p.m. in one town and
leaving for the next by 3 p.m.
And then there are the Asian flu
shots one must have before com
ing to this part of the country!"
he said with a tired sigh as he
scrawled his name boldly across
an inside page of my book.
He waved a cheery good-by and
turned to smile painfully as the
next person in line exclaimed, "It's
such a thrill to see you in person
because my mother brought me up
on Ogden Nash like other moth
ers bring their children up on
Mother Goose! 'J
Sir Raleigh's
Influences
Acclaimed
Sir Walter Raleigh's influence on
Queen Elizabeth I had a pro
nounced effect on the course of
history up to the present day, an
English historian said Friday eve
ning in the last of three Humani
ties Lectures at the University.
Dr. Alfred Leslie Rowse, noted
author and lecturer, recalled Win
ston Churchill's answer when he
asked the former prime minister,
"What was the decisive fact in
modern world?"
In reply, Churchill quoted Bis
marck: "That North America
speaks English."
And among the reasons for this,
Dr. Rowse said, was that Raleigh,
"a man of genius whose mind was
possessed by an idea of an English-speaking
colony in the New
World, was a favorite of Eliza
beth I.
With the resources Elizabeth
gave him, he was able to plant
the first colony in 1585 on Roanoke
Island, off North Carolina. Al
though it came to an end because
of a hurricane, it was the basis
for Jamestown which was success
ful 20 years later.
He recounted that Raleigh's
first attempt at colonization was
unsuccessful, the second was lost,
and the third was countermanded
and sent to fight the Spanish Ar
mada. If the British had not been suc
cessful in defeating the Armada,
North America may have been
speaking Spanish today, he said.
Women Pharmacists
The University cnapter of Kap
pa Epsilon, national pharmaceu
tical fraternity for women in phar
macy, is participating in the
Fourth Pan-American Congress of
Pharmacy and Biochemistry to be
held Nov. 3-9, in Washington, D.C.,
by assuming financial responsibil
ity for the entertainment of two
pharmacists attending the Con
gress. Members of the local chapter
are Kathleen McCullough, Karen
Greenlee, Vija Upitis and .Inese
Ziedins. Phyllis Platz is faculty
adviser.
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them yet, get a copy of GOOD OL' CHARLIE
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The Daily Nebraskon
beneficial Dr. Coleman declined to
say.
Dr. Coleman is presently filling
the vacancy left by Professor Aub
rey Land who is engaged m re
search at the University of Lon
don on grants from the Guggen
heim Foundation and the Full'
bright Program. Last year Cole
man held a research fellowship
at the Harvard Law School.
He is teaching three courses in
American constitutional history
and the History survey course
at the University. Since receiving
his masters degree at the1 Univer
sity of New eZaland in 1949, and
doctorate at the University
of Texas in 1933, Coleman
served as intern with the
United Nations Technical Assist
ance Board in New York before
going on to St. John's College, an
afficiated institution of the Univer
sity of Manitoba in Canada.
Two years later, in 1955, he re
turned to the United States to teach
at Park College, Missouri. At the
present time Dr. Coleman is pre
paring a study of Rhode Island,
as well as a survey of social and
economic policy in the Atlantic
Seaboard states in the period
from the Revolution to the Civil
War.
Students at the colleges of the
University of New Zealand are
more politically conscious than stu
dents here, according to Professor
Coleman. Sometimes the students
gather to criticise government po
lice policies, or even, on occasions,
to organize parades through the,
cities of New Zealand to give wider
expression to their views. Perhaps
the very size of the United States,
as well as the nature of federal
ism tends to hinder comparable
political activity in American uni
versities, Coleman said. Although
the political parties do not have
clubs in New Zealand colleges, na
tional issues are debated frequent
ly and political leaders are regu
larly invited to debate their views
before university audiences.
The bachelor's degree can be
obtained in New Zealand in three
years mainly because the univer
sity requires a thorough grounding
in all basic cubjects for matricu
lation. This permits undergrade
ates to specialize much earlier than
in American colleges as there are
few required courses for New Zea
land students to take. Out of a
total of nine courses normally re
quired for a B. A. degree, no
more than five subjects would be
studied, and a history major would
have no obligation to study either
mathematics or any of the sciences
But classroom and library re
sources are quite inadequate in
New Zealand by American stand
ards which makes graduate study
possible only in a limited num
ber of fields.
At the University of New Zea
land, the administration exercises
little control over student activities.
In fact, most students live off
campus in private establishments
over which the university authori
ties exercise little control. Those
girls who stay in private dormi
tories have to abide by the house
rule3 and may not stay out later
than the curfew hour, but those
who choose to stay in private ac
commodations are free to come an
go as they please. As the failure
rate in many federal classes is as
high as thirty per cent this freedom
is more apparent than real. Those
who wish to pass the annual exam
inations have little time for any
excessive extra-curricular activi
ties. And it is this that means that
there is no equivalent to either
socilastic or social probation. Stu
dents are not expelled for low
grades. After they have failed suf
ficient courses it is presumed that
they would do better to leave the
university for other occupations.
Standards in New Zealand might
well be higher were more students
studying on a full time basis, but
as most have to support them
selves throughout their college ca
reer it is common to have full
time jobs as teachers or civil ser
vants and to attend university
classes late in the afternoon or ear
in the evening. This, together with
the fact that so few students live
on campus depirve much of the
university life in New Zealand of
its corporate character.
But although the incidence of
part-time study is high, this is not
because it is expensive to attend
the university. Every student who
passes the examinations for admis
4-H Club Pictures
A retake of the University 4-H
Club Cornhusker picture has been
announced by Joan Norrls, Pres
ident of the group. Members of
the club are to meet at the Meats
Laboratory on Ag college campus
Thursday at 5:15 p.m.
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sion, and who then returns to
high school for an additional year
of preparation is granted a truition
scholarship which would, in most
cases, pay all the fees for a B. A.
degree and leave a residue for text
books.
In general, university studies in
New Zealand are more humanistic
than practical. Many fields of
study customary it an American
University are not even offered in
New Zealand. Teachers are
trained in colleges which grant cer
tificates rather than degrees, while
accountants, pharmacists, nurses,
or journalists do not have to at
tend universities in order to prac
tice their professions. Moreover,
many who are given technical train
ing by the university may find it
difficult to find employment in
their chosen field. Although there
is a great shortage of engineers,
doctors, and dentists, many chem
ists, physicists, and zoologists have
to find unspecialized employment.
Big Eight
Nebraska,
By CAROL FRANK
Copy Editor
Enrollments increased two. per
cent this fall in all Big Eight
schools except Nebraska and Okla
homa State, according to a re
cent survey.
Nebraska suffered a 3.4 per cent
decline while Oklahoma State noted
a drop of 0.5 per cent.
Chancellor Clifford Hardin at
tributed the enrollment drop at Ne
braska to a 33 per cent tuition in
crease and tightened scholastic
standards, which went into effect
this fall.
Nebraska increased its tuition
and fee cost total for resident stu
dents from $90 to $120 per semes
ter; for out-of-state students, from
$180 to $240 per semester. This is
the highest tuition rate in the Big
Eight schools.
Colorado, Missouri and Kansas
Universities have shown the best
gains.
Tom Yoe, director of public in
formation at Kansas University
said their increase in enrollment
was believed to be due to an in
crease of population moving into
the state and settling in industrial
centers.
Yoe said, however, the number
of enrollments from rural and urb
an communities where income is
Prep Press Association Meet
Scheduled November 8-9
An agricultural information ex
pert Lyle Webster, and a wire
service bureau chief Cy Douglass
will be the main speakers for the
26th annual Nebraska High School
Press Association on the Univer
sity campus, Nov. 8-9.
Webster, director of information
for the U.S. Department of Agri
culture, will give the Friday eve
ning banquet address.
Douglass, chief of the Associated
Press bureau for Iowa, will speak
at the opening session Friday
morning.
Webster, who has held his USDA
position . since 1951, Is a native of
North Dakota. He has worked in
the Department of Agriculture
since 1931.
Douglass, who will speak on
"News of the World, How It's
Gathered and Distributed," began
his newspaper career in his home
town of Boone, la., after gradua
tion from Coe College in Cedar
Rapids, la.
Union To Stage
Worker Jamboree
Know-How Jamboree will be
held for all Union workers at the
Boy Scout Cabin on Tuesday. The
purpose of the Jamboree is to get
new workers acquainted with each
other, according to Don Binder,
Committee Chairman.
The workers are to meet in
front of the Union at 5 p.m. There
will be a bus to provide trans
portation for those without cars.
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Victory Bell
The Nebraska-Missouri Victory
Bell exchanged hands this week
end as a result of Nebraska's
13-14 loss to Missouri. The bell
Enrollment Rises;
OSU Report Loss
mainly derived from farm prod
ucts are down due to lower farm
income.
Also a decrease in the enroll
ment of Korean veterans was also
noted, he said. t
At Kansas U, resident rates
climbed from $90 to $103 per
semester and rates from non-residents
from 162 to $188 per semes
ter.
Tighter academic standards were
invoked also at Colorado and Iowa
State and Iowa State, Kansas,
ansas State and Colorado inaugu
rated higher fees but managed to
maintain a boost in their enroll
ments. Arthur Go wan, registrar at Iowa
State, said that the school's in
crease was normal and they ex
pect an increase each year for the
next three or four years based on
present high school enrollment.
Entrance requirements for non
resident high school seniors were
tightened to include only those
"better than average," Gowan
said.
The school formerly took stu
dents who were in the middle of
their class, he said.
Colorado's enrollment increase,
largest in the conference, resulted
mainly from an additional number
of returning former students, ac-
. Nebraska high schools which are
members of the Association are:
Aurora Ain-ll, I.nup City. Litchfield.
Omaha Bcn&on. Nebraska City. North
Platte. Blair. Juniata, Grand Island, Kre
mont. St. Patrick. Hastinn, Tekamah. Goth
enburg, Omaha Cathedral, Johnson. Fre
mont, W"ct Kearney, Scotlshlulf, Hertrand,
Omaha Holjr Name. Belgrade. Lincoln.
McGrew, Omaha Technical, Columbia, Sut
ton, Creiphton. St. Ijudter Academy, Lin
coln Southeast, Omaha South, Kenesaw,
Kearney. Sidney, Bartler. McCook, L'ncoln
Northeast. Superior, Neliati, Ord, Waverly,
Fairbury, Louiiville, Omaha Weatilde, Lex
ington, Alliance.
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with Revere's Sleeveless Lambswool
Cardigan. $8.95
SPORTSWEAR ON FIRST
Monday, October 28, 1957
has been Nebraska property for
the last three years. Missouri
will now retain the bell until
Its football team is defeated by
the Cornhuskers.
cording to O. W. Hascall, director
of admissions and records.
Hascall said, "we anticipated a
few more returning students, but
with a little tightening of the
economy we find students going to
school close to home. We missed
on predictions of. out-of-state stu
dents all down the line, he said.
The scholarship deficiencies com
mittees at Colorado were tighter
this year then ever before, Has
call said.
Carl Rochat, director of public
Information at Kansas State, said
the only reason they could giva
for the slight decrease in the Uni
versity is that it followed a natural
falling-off in the number of high
school graduates going to college.
A survey indicated that Kansas
and Nebraska were the only two
states in which there was a de
crease of high school graduates
this year following the birth rate
that preceded the war baby boom
of the 1940s.
Current enrollment figures,
with amount of change from
last year:
Oklahoma 11,459, up 153 stu
dents or 1.3 per cent.
Oklahoma State 10,546, down
59 students or 0.5 per cent
Colorado 10,357, up 523 stu
dents or5.3 per cent. . ,
Missouri 9,862, up' 410 students '
or 4.3 per cent.
Iowa State 9,826, up 153 stu
dents or 1.6 per cent. . .
Kansas 9,216, up 351 students
or 4.0 per cent
Nebraska 8,134, down 291 or
3.4 per cent.
Kansas State 8,700, up 174 stu
dents or 2.7 per cent.
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