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Poge'2 The Dcily Nebraskan Friday, November I, 1957 5? I ; , n I'M .1 1 7 1 1 'r i X x r Editorial Comment Homecoming Once a year the University lets down its hair and succumbs to the Wild West spirit that must have kept people on the great plains many years ago. The University students fortunately or unfor tunatelydrop their books at this special time and forget the tests, the sleep, the eating whirh is vital to students under normal conditions. Of course, it's Homecoming. And with the renewed spirit not just for foot ball but for Nebraska, the University, the organised house starts bubbling all over the campus and into the city of Lincoln. Spectators by the thousand what is it some prophets say, 75,000 of them swarm the campus to laugh at, be amazed by and grumble about the colorful displays. Then the parties start. Houses welcome home the alums who have been gone as long as the Old Uni Hall has been down. Some alums pour into the city who haven't been here since new buildings such as the new administration hall have been planned and pounded into shape. They goggle not only at the lights and color of the Homecoming displays but at the stature which the physical plant of Old NU has gained in the past 10, 20, 30 years. The severest critics of the institution those who remember back to the glorious days of the 20s and the hard but happy days of the thirties bow with a degree of humility to the fine University which, in spite of anything they can say, has become even bigger and better than before. Then the football game and the excitement of the Cornhuskers' fight to please the Home comers takes over the scene and gives every alum a chance to shout his lungs out for the team which he loves. Homecoming. A time for renewing old asquaintances. A time to share the cheer of the "University. A time to forget about squabbles and get hep with the good times. . The lasting impressions which one homecom ing can make on an alum or on a student are unbelievable. Probably most students who have been around for more than a year can recall listening to grads tell of the homecoming of their senior year; the floats, the house displays, the dance and so forth. This homecoming has all the makings of a never-to-be-forgotten occasion. For those who aren't impressed with football or displays or floats, the very spirit which seems to sparkle on the campus during home coming is fascinating. For those who want to let their hair down and admit that all the activities of homecoming are well worth the time and the effort they can breathe a deep sigh of satisfaction that they've been here when NU had the "finest" of home comings. And so it will be for many, many years to come. This is the time to take stock of the Uni versity's spirit. This is the time to resign yourself that the University has one of the truest spirits of any campus in America. And without any maudlin rememberings stu dents here can look forward to the day when spirit might drop 100 degrees and think of how they will, in turn, recall the Homecoming of '57. And a word of support for the team? Cer tainly. As little Rollo's flag indicates, we're behind you all the way. No sweat. KNUS Expansion Communication. By word of mouth, and through the printed page man is able now to throw out ideas which change the face of a University, the course of history. Controversy, drama, music, sports all have gained a sound place in the life in both the newspaper and the electronic wonders radio end television. And with these thoughts in mind the Univer sity radio station, KNUS is aiming to bring new pleasure into the lives of the students on the campus. The station, in an effort to sound out opinion of Greek houses on the possibility of having KNUS piped into those houses as it is now piped into the dormitories, has discovered that the Greeks want to receive the benefits of a camus-astudent-operated radio station. This is a tfnance for the University students to support a department within the University, to help fellow classmates gain professional ex perience in radio work and to help themselves by absorbing . some of the drama of life which radio transmits. One of the commercial stations now on Pro gram Service will be dropped soon. Into the houses now comes the radio voice of the University. Going one step further we might suggest that KNUS be. piped into the Union for the benefit of the students who are taking a moment out of a busy day for relaxation. The radio station, in its poll, attempted to discover what type entertainment the students at the University want on their radio station. It certainly would be no great financial loss to the Union as a matter of fact it might be a gain to have local disc jockeys with an eye toward pleasing the students here playing the music which has been requested by the stu dents. The Daily Nebraskan is proud to note that the students are working toward the expansion of a fine service. We are proud to work with the University radio station, KNUS, in its all-important role as a University service. from the editor First Things First. . . At midnight Emily's unwritten rules on dig nity are cast aside for a 24-hour period of back slapping, extraordinary tales of unparalleled gridiron endeavors of Cornhusker squads of '07 or '27 or Rose Bowl days, and recognition of Nebraska grads at alumni luncheons. Saturday's a 24-hour revival of Cornhusker lore, of greeting old college classmates and some not so old. It's a period of paper-mache, of floats and bands, burning effigies and stu dent rallies. Statistically, some 75,000 are expected to wit ness the celebration, including 25,000 witnesses of the house displays; 20,000 lining O street for the annual parade and 35,000 at the Kan gas University and Cornhusker gridiron battle. It's Homecoming 1957 version with better (but not necessarily bigger) Homecoming Queen candidates "than ever before," along with crowning of the NU Homecoming Queen, and a day climaxed by dancing to the tunes of one of America's foremost composers, Duke Ellington, and his orchestra. Says comedian Jack Parr of campus Inhab itants, "The trouble with being a leader is you dont know if they're following you or chasing you." Festivities at Nebraska Wesleyan University's Homecoming were altered slightly when the flu bug struck last weekend. Almost all activ ity Jack Pollock ities went on as scheduled the annual chuck wagon feed, alumni convocation, house decor ation displays, open house, student theater pro duction, homecoming dance and crowning of the Homecoming Queen. But flu struck at Mid land College, too, forcing the cancellation of their game with Wesleyan. Said Vance D. Rogers, Wesleyan President, of the unique Homecoming festivities that pro ceeded without a football game, "All . . . add up to a meaningful Homecoming, without a football game, but with a school spirit not to be surpassed. While lovers of peace, quiet and a less epi leptic kind of minstrelsy have waited patient ly for Elvis Presley's adenoidal art form to fade, Nov. A "Time" reports that rock'n' roll "looks as solid as ever." Because he lives off what most parents would agree is the fat of teenagers' heads, Presley's latest disk, Jail house Rock, is already an established hit, "Time" reports. With "Jailhouse" being distributed to the tune of some 2,000,000 copies, Presley's sales of single disks have reached a staggering 28 mil lion. If you haven't heard Elvis' latest rock V roll, just listen to the Theta loudspeaker system during the Homecoming decoration viewing. The tune's different but the noise is there. Daily Nebraskan FIFTY-SIX TEARS OLD aeademhi y. ....... fcntesd a Mean class matte M ton post friaa IB - member: Associated Oollfflate Press uou, Aeora.ua, nd tea hi Auctut , uu. Intercollegiate Press miu irk rouuen EtpraentatiTe: National Advertising Service. Zt, """""""""B.rS Incorporated rMrio fedltor Bob Martel - .... M-M Stun Editors .... Bob Ireland and Gary Rodfers. , Fabllsbed at: Boom 20, Student Lnion iuvy tditor, Hoi. inland ,cii.o, ff fnjviln ftfriruK-a Carol Frank, Georgs Hoyer. Omry Kodfers. ttrnlo Hlnes auDw lic(li Heporters Hharon Alirams. it, Aic, Jan 14th & R ' Andorra, Marjr Apklnf, Bobby Buttorfield, Jn ' . , k1,.hi m.h.. vi.. reley. Handy Compiler, fU Klanafan, Patty rn.ler, -T!?-?. 0. ZZ? !LJS "?JiZ JjL J"1y Griffin, So. Hammond, Carl Hatbaway. Karen fw,SMU "ll"lB J '.i, Karrr, olerta Knaup, Marnta Knop. Carol LonKhow tSSSJTTSE rSLTS i?nr TTvSSJS Garry Laupheimer. I,rld Id Jane, lender sobrwkanida, tta aaiborlMtlo. of th. lmmitt. tmmlo .M'to'"- tmmu ,N'"Ur' ""D La twil Affair, a aa exprmloa of udnt optnlor.. Probawo. Koanne Keleh.tadl, Joanne Slmkln., Wyna taMlnatloaa wider In iarlodlrUon at th wubwrnimltte. SmJthberfer. hueleal Tbompwn, Arlena Tuen., Mar am fetadeat Pirn! leal lane snail be free from editorial taret Wertman. . sananbip an thm part of the ftabeommittea or oa U Sports Writers. . .Ken Krced. I! Rasmussen, Ron tina. nn s u, sMtnbar at toe faeairr af tae I ntverslty. as been, Harold Friedman, Bob Win. nT taa part at mmt nersoa aut.lde the Cnlerltv. Taa BlHlNtstt STAFF siw si 1 1 1 1 is of -4he Neiralaa staff an personally re- Ranlne Msnsrer Jerry ftellentla pnsMioi for whml tne say. It ejuise t aa Aaslntant Business Manacsrs. . -Tom Neff, etan kalman pr'- e., February , ln Bob Mmidt . -thH'rljilloa rales ars SJ.M per mmiin m S fof Clrrnlatloa Manafer ..... Aba Worrla HbWbMbV fcti? lSiTiTw ' M... umm sBaaaBajsBBpjpjsjB I M.1 9 ' 1 WW " 7 WE COULD ONLY GET F V ONE SHEET i J I ' I J 1 Daily Nebraskan Letterip Frisby's Hero In regard to your informative article on Nebraska's new sport Frisby I think it only proper to point out that this sport originated at Yale University and not at either of those other two institu tions you mentioned. As you un doubtedly realize, a great deal of ingenuity, skill, and research were needed to contrive such a chal lente to athletic prowess, and in the Ivy League this could be ac complished only at Yale. I am sure that this factual error was because of hast due to the amount of time spent playing this fascinating sport and that further reflection would leave but one pos sibility of its origin. Albert C. Jerman Yale '57 tt r -ir 'Man' Debunked To the Editor: A few weeks ago the World Her ald came to this campus to find out what was going wrong with Nebraska Football and in doing so got the important views of one of our learned Innocents. This individual seemed to have all the answers and was in on the inside story of the problem as it really stands. He - voiced himself quite freely, and for his noble deeds was made game captain for the following week by the team. Now a week passed and spirit became the key word. Many people worked long and hard to build back the spirit that had been so lacking at the games. All the Important people on campus supporter" this drive and the results did iow. BUT, with four minutes and 55 seconds left in the unfinished bat tle who did I see moving out of the stadium? None other than Mr. (man on campus) Bobby S. and pinmate. L.J. Who's Naive? To the Editor: Who could possibly be naive enough to suggest that the liaison committee will not give a strong report concerning the Mitchell case? "Why, for over a year and a half now, this collection of non entities has been doing an amaz ing job. It has successfully parried ru mors of discontent in the Arts College; it has avoided charges that the Dean of Men had in temperately maligned a professor; it has so far managed to avoid doing anything on the Mitchell case (until the faculty senate or dered them, in effect, to get down to business.) In fact, the committee has in geniously disguised its very func tions, made ambiguous in duties, and sidestepped its critics to the point where no one really has any idea what in blazes it's supposed to be doing, much less what it has done in the past. This, in the space of two years, is quite an accomplishment, even for a faculty committee at the University of Nebraska. Grad Student In Chemistry it it ' Dislikes KOTC To the Editor: My system has finally rebelled. I am forced to cry out against the most unpleasant pasttimes on the campus that of the Reserve Of ficers' Training Corps. The reason for all this is the "lab" this last hour. (It is now 1 p.m. Thursday). I have just been subjected to one of the most obnoxious and repul sive experiences of my life. We were forced to wander about for an hour in a milling mass called "platoon maneuver." I think through all this confusion and rais ing of dust, we were begged, threatened and. cajoled to execute the ridiculous maneuvers in a neat and military manner, by what is known in military circles as a "platoon leader," this particular one being quite garbled and ob viously a refugee from English A. His diction and grammar would have made an old Kentucky moun tain man blanch wtih horror. Fur thermore, if he were more intelli gent he would be drunk with power. This has ceased being a farce and a game, I tell you. It has become a downright im position and a violation of the dig nity and rights of man. It is becoming harder and hard er to laugh at this business. True, it affords a great amount of pleasure for the people who are not directly connected, as would any such exhibition of sioppiness and confusion, but for the basic students who are being moved about like marionettes (the simple is net too apt) by the advanced cadets the situation is humilitating and degrading. Furthermore, the students who have a class before and or after are forced to wear this assinine uniform, and since it is impossible to keep the sackcloth clean, they are forced to take demerits on it which lower their grade on one hour which they didn't want in the first place. This is, of course, ex cluding those brave and ferocious warriors who plan to continue with the course. The remedy I call for is an ob vious and just one, Make ROTC Voluntary, Cadet Anonymous. r A Scholar's Freedom To the Editor: Chancellor Hardin, in May of 1955, declared: "Never, in my opin ion are the best interests of a uni versity served by a violation of academic freedom." Dean Lambert, in a nationally acclaimed statement in 1953, said that the "right to uphold, to dis cuss, to dissent are ... the strength of a great University." In June of 1957, following the publication of the Mitchell report, Chancellor Hardin said he had no comment at this time." Dean Lam bert had "no comment." How much longer must the uni versity community wait to hear what comment our courageous spokesmen on academic freedom have to . make on the Mitchell Case? And, what will the Liaison Com mittee have to say about this obvi ous cleavage between word and deed? Ah, yes. We will see Dean Brechenridge dispatched to the front to continue "scotching rum ors." Bitter The Gadfly They pulled the gadfly's sting er last month, leaving it buzzing frantically and fruitlessly, at least for a few weeks. After that, the experience of thinking about re ports instead of reporters and lit erature instead of linotype was so pleasant that I'm considering re fusing to pay the 40 cent fine I presently owe the library. I note that the Greeks and In dependents were quite able to con duct their rock throwing contests without me (except for one re strained letterip which caused one J. C. Priest, Christians take note, as a "smooth-shaven barbaric") Still, I can't agree with Cole that talk without action is worthless it's been quite some time since the Barbs were alive enough to so much as talk the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. Still, I think it generous of the Administration to give me back my column just before the impor tant meeting of the Faculty Sen ate Tuesday. You will remember last year certain members of the faculty orating at great length on the apathic nature of the current crop of undergraduates. Tuesday we'll see if the faculty has re tained the vim, vigor and vitality they find so lacking in us. First item on the agency is con sideration of the calendar, which includes the constantly controver sial question of the two-week-one week exam period. Now the University is theoreti cally run for the benefit of the students, though few faculty mem- The Galley Slave dick shugrue Ask anyone a question. I mean ask them so that you can quote what they say. Watch them clam up. For example, "Sir, what do you think of the decision on the Mitchell Case?" Answer: "Well, I'd rather not make any comment on that right now." , Or, "Would you like to comment on this dues-paying situation sir," Answer ... "I refuse to make any comment on this particular situation at this time." Or, "How do you feel about the ' IFC fine of the naughty frat, dean?" Answer: "I'll have to re view the case before I make any statements." A non-committal generation. No one, it appears, wishes to be involved in any controversy. And considering, the repurcussions of some seemingly insignificnat re marks made by some public of ficials ( such as Charle Wilson and J. F. Dulles) I can't say I blame some of the hard-headed objectors. But on the other hand this fail ure to participate in a lively al tercation (if making comments to a journalist can lead to that) is a frosty way to keep American spirit from being stirred warm. We have, thank heaven, a few examples of men, who in our day, are willing to say what they feel is right under any circumstanceS. Such a man is Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts who went down to Jackson, Mississippi, recently and spoke his views on integration. Talking before an -assembly of staunch Southern Democrats the fearless fortyish Kennedy was asked how he felt about the issue which is paining the nation. Kennedy said that he and every one else knew that integration was the law of the land and as such must be enforced. That man was the first man, I would wager, who ever received a standing ovation from Democrats in the South for standing up for integration. He has those qualities which you just can't help admiring. ft V r For men only: Many of you, no doubt, are splashing around in the e c s t a c y of having been "caugh;" by some young and, no doubt, beautiful lady. But in every crowd there are 70 or 362 or 2,896 young men who bers want to admit it. The two. week exam period has been over whelmingly approved by the stu dents time and time again and time and time again the faculty demands a one-week period. Now it would seem to me that the Senate ought not only to approve of the two-week period this year, it ought to go on record as fa vring the system for years to come. The Rag is getting tired of going over the same arguments every year even the budget only comes up bi-annually. Let's make up the mind for good. But the return of my column corresponds nicely with the meet ing of the Faculty Senate next Tuesday. The terrors of the ar nished towers will be discussing the three most controversial top ics to disrupt the placid academic waters for some time. First on the list will be the ever-present two-week exam ver sus one-week exams. Now really. Two years ago when I was a frightened freshman covering my first Faculty Senate meeting the faculty discussed the two-week ex am period. The Student Council discussed the two-week exam pe riod. The Rag discussed the two week exam period. Last year it was the same story, second verse. Now here we are again. Remembering that whatever I say is colored by my tendency to procrastinate, I am in favor of a two-week exam period, as is any red-blooded American student. Re membering also that numerous Homecoming Spirits i A. Sara Jones polls of students have borne out the above statement and that in theory the University is run for the benefit of the students, I'd think that the faculty would also favor two-weeks of exams. But gentlemen, let's arrive at a decision once and for all, instead annually belaboring the same tired arguments. Let's arrive at a de cision acceptable, if not favorable, to both students and faculty and find a new issue to fight about. But the juicy topic, the Impor. tant topic, and the topic that ev eryone wishes wasn't there is the Mitchell Case report, which, like the poor, we always have with us. The report of the Liaison Com mittee reports that they are not proper committee to report any. thing. Being uninstructed in the art of "proper channels", it seemed to me thatoy specifically asking the Liaison Committee to make recommendations, the Fac ulty Senate conferred upon t h Liaison Committee the ability to make recommendations. This, however, is not the case I guess. But more important, the com mittee has also recommended that the Mitchell case be closed. Noth ing would be better for the Uni versity than to forget' about the Mitchell case. And nothing would be worse. The report of the Committee on Academic Privilege and Tenure last June showed that on three separate occasions the academio freedom of C. Clyde Mitchell, ex chairman of the department of ag ricultural .economics, was abridged. This is not something that can be passed over lightly or taken care of by merely report of the facte. The Administration is morally bound to take step to prevent the re-occurrence of such action and the faculty, the ta drnts Indeed the citizens ot Ne braskaare morally bound to In sist that they do this. This is not the time to discuss the personality of Dr. M'cchell or the justification for his removal as chairman of the depatment of agricultural economics. The 1fcre instances cited by the committee, did not concern either of these. The report of the Liaison Com. mittee, which will be presented t the Tuesday meeting in effect throws the responsibility for rec ommending action on the case into tht hands of the faculty as a whole. No committee or group of faculty members seem willing to take personal responsibility. Last year a prominent memoer of the University faculty accused the present crop of undergradu ates of apathy and indifference to ward important issues. Tuesdpy will tell the tale if apathy anj indifference are peculiar to the students, of if the faculty too suf fers from the rotting disease. don't want to get caught. So you might get on the stick and do some catching of your own. There seems to be in popular circulation among young ladies a book by the editor of that guide to "girls, "Seventeen," which tells how to flirt fair and square. I don't know how this book is going over in the collegiate set, but at any rate some dangerous information is sprinkled in Us pages. Here are some things you can avoid if you want to sava your money and your mind. (1) Watch out if some gal phones you for what you can tell is a manufactured reason. 2) Beware of damsels who say, "That was a wonderful report you gave at Union Board meeting," or some such lie. 3) Eschew those gals who seem fascinated when you start talking about gear ratios in the new Ed sel. 4) Avoid "sparklers." Enid Haupt says the suggestion she has set down for young ladies are "fair and square." These sug gestions I have made are just as crooked. ft ft ft Big speculation last week was over the location oft the Missouri Vistory Bell. No one would admit having seen it. Innocents said it wasn't stolen. The accused stand vindicated in light of the facts. It appears the Mortar Board crew got ahold of the bell and were playing Ring Around the Campus, dust how true this is may still be a matter for speculation. But the grapevine, (so reliable) says that the MBs are now bar gaining for some piece of their mystic paraphenalia by offering the Buffalo head back to the Red men. And here are the unmystic stu dents like you and I standing back agape not only at the audacity of the MBs to blame the bell-taking on some harmless young men, but at finally getting a look at these two symbols which are, ap parently, handed back and forth between schools for the benefit of the student bodies. You never know about these things. For all non-Ivy Leaguers: Dirty Old Man entries are still being received at the Daily Nebraskan office. Come out from under the bushel and let your voice be heard. c C ' hi n: