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Editorial Comment
Facing Reality
Let's face It.
From every side the students of this nation
are being told of the incredible advances which
the Reds have made In the last forty years.
We have been admonished by Sputnik, we
have been admonished by the staggering num
ber of doctors and engineers the Russians
have put to work in the last year, we have
been admonished by those who have seen the
tremendous growth within the Soviet Union.
Clearly, the declaration of the war of the
minds has been posted to the American youth
and we can't ignore it.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who spoke to the
ntudents of the University earlier this week,
explained that the Russians are eager, de
termined and almost able to catch up with
the Americans within the 15 year limit set
down by their leaders.
Mrs. Roosevelt told us that we have a gigantic
two-fold responsibility hanging over our heads.
First, Americans have an obligation to learn
bout Russia and the progress she has made
In science and industry, the overtures she is
making toward the uncommitted areas of the
earth, the philosophy of life which makes the
powerful Red nation determined to win the
rest of the free world to her side.
Secondly, the students of the United States
have an obligation to grasp every chance they
have for learning of the world in which we
live. Americans must learn of their history,
their philosophy of life, their system of eco
nomics which leads every man onward for
the sake of the individual rather than that of
the state.
There is no question about it, the Russians
have become convinced that they can win the
free world. The United States need not have
another Sputnik shoot toward outer space to
remind us of the very real and very alarming
challenge.
The problem falls distinctly into the hands
of the Universities cf the modern world.
We must assume a gun for butter attitude
with regard to this world situation.
How will the United States and the universit
ies within the land halt the Russians?
Initially, we must revamp the standards of
education from kindergarten right up to the
last years of graduate school.
Jacquez Barzun suggested recently that the
graduate schools must intensify their courses,
cut down the years allowable for the obtain
ing of a degree, concentrate on the value of
the education rather than that of the degree.
It has been demonstrated by educators
that much of the learning which is done in the
lower years of a person's education is done
through repitition. By a concentration process
in the years through eighth grade, not only
can the child learn more but faster.
It becomes a question of being willing and
ablo to make the sacrifices to go to school
six days a week in many cases, for the
youngsters.
It becomes a question of sacrificing many
of our petty activities and aiming our total
efforts, our total spirits at lifting the quality
not only of the educational system but also
of those who will be educated.
For the faculty and administration of our
schools it will mean coming out from behind
the desks of theory and going into the labora
tories to get something done.
In all, though, the task set before us by
the modern-day world conditions can produce
a most satisfying result. It's no secret nor a
deep thought that hard work has its rewards.
Those of us who have struggled with Cicero
in high school remember his saying, "The
greater the difficulty, the greater the glory."
And now, we trust, Americans will stop
philosophizing about the great problems of
education, the never-to-be-met challenges and
get to work.
The Religious Week
By SYLVIA STEINER
Religious Editor
Methodist Student House
1417 R St.
Friday, Dec. 8
7:30 p.m. Wesley Weds
Sunday, Dec. 8
S p.m. Supper, worship and forum "Pro
testants and the Jewish Faith" Rabbi Stern,
speaker
Tuesday, Dec. 10
7 p.m. Christmas Caroling
Wednesday, Dec. 11
7 a.m. Cabinet
7 p.m. Bible study
8 p.m. Choir
Coffee hours 4-5 p.m. Daily
Congregational-Presbyterian Fellowship
333 No. 14th St.
Friday, Dec.
7:30 p.m. Christmas Decorating Party
Sunday, Dec. 8
9:30 and 11 a.m. Worship
5:30 p.m. Supper and forum "The Significance
of Celebrating the Birth of Christ" Profes
sor Charles Patterson, speaker
Monday, Dec. 9
7 a.m. Breakfast and bible study: Genesis
3 p.m. Study of Contemporary Theology
Wednesday, Dec. 11
7 a.m. Cabinet
7 p.m. Vespers
Thursday, Dec. 12
7:15 Sigma Eta Chi
University Lutheran Chapel
(Missouri Synod)
15th k Q
Friday, Dec. 6
7:30 p.m. Christmas Decorating Party
Sunday, Dec. 8
10:45 p.m. Gamma Delta supper and bible
study "What Shall I Do for a Living?"
Tuesday, Dec. 10
7 p.m. Christian Doctrine Study
Wednesday, Dec. 11
7 p.m. Choir
Thursday, Dec. 12
3:30-5:30 p.m. Coffee hours
Baptist-Christian Student Fellowship
1237 R St.
Friday, Dec. 8
7:30 p.m. Open house at home of Uninversity
Pastor
Sunday, Dec. 8
9 p.m. Supper, worship and Pre-Christmas
program
Wednesday, Dec. 11
7 a.m. Cabinet
T p.m. Vespers
Ag Interdenominational
3357 Hoidrege
Sunday, Dec. 8
S p.m. Supper, worship, and forum "Turkey"
Dr. Gooding, speaker
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
Union
Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 7 & 8
Conferette at Union
Tuesday, Dec. 10
7:00 p.m. Bible Study at 317 No. 18
Thursday, Dec. 12
7:30 p.m. Fellowship
Newman Club
1602 Q
Sunday, Dec. 8
Masses 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.
10 a.m. Communion Breakfast at Continental
Cafe, Father Tuchek, speaker
5:30 p.m. Newman Club Supper and Business
Meeting
Monday, Dec. 9
5:30 p.m. Newman Club Supper and Business
Meeting Monday, Dec. 9
7:30 p.m. Mother's Club Christmas Party
Wednesday, Dec. 10
8 p.m. Choir
Weekday Masses 6:45 and 7:15 a.m.
Saturday, Masses 7:15 and 8 a.m.
Confession 7:30 p.m. Saturday and before all
masses
Religion classes
7 p.m. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
11 a.m. Tues. and Thurs.
7 p.m. Tues. (Ag Activities Bldg.)
Legion of Mary
4:15 p.m. Tues. and Fri.
8 p.m. Tues. (Ag Activities Bldg.)
University Episcopal Chapel
346 No. 13th St.
Sunday, Dec. 8
11 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon
6 p.m. Canterbury Club
7:45 p.m. Evening Prayer
Tuesday, Dec. 10
10 a.m. Holy Communion
Wednesday, Dec. 11
7 a.m. Holy Communion
7 p.m. Choir
Thursday, Dec. 12
10 a.m. Holy Communion
South Street Temple
20th and South
Friday, Dec. 6
8 p.m. Evening services
B'nai B'rilh Hiflel Foundation
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
32nd & Sheridan
Friday, Dec. 6
8 p.m. Evening services
Saturday, Dec. 7
8 a.m. Sabbath morning services
Evangelical United Brethren Campus Fellowship
Student Union
Sunday, Dec. 8
5 p.m. Lesson and discussion
Unitarian
Sunday, Dec. 8
11 a.m. Worship at Church, 12th & H
6 p.m. College Student Group at Union
Lutheran Student House
535 No. 16
Sunday, Dec. 8
9:45 a.m. Bible Classes (at 1200 No. 37 and
535 No. 16)
10:30 a.m. Coffee and rolls
11 a.m. Morning worship
5:30 p.m. L.S.A. Cost supper
6:15 p.m. L.S.A. Program
Wednesday, Dec. 10
7 p.m. Advent Vespers
7:30 p.m. Choir
Thursday, Dec. 11
7:15 p.m. Membership Class
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Senior Survey
by ron warholoski
Somehow, Thanksgiving vacation
didn't make much of an impres
sion. It was gone before it had
a chance to get a good start.
Coming back to school, faced
with mid-terms and term papers
etc. didn't make the trip any
pleasanter.
'
I wonder if there is a master
plan on the construction going on
at our University. What makes me
wonder about this is the lack of
continuity in the styles of archi
tecture being used. We once had
a beautiful Girl's Dorm and then
the new wing was added and the
entire effect was ruined. I'm not
saying that the new wing wasn't
needed, but why couldn't it have
been built in the same style as
the old section? And then, the new
student health. Help!
Did any students buy their
way into the After Point club?
From reports that I have heard
from various people around cam
pus, students didn't go for the
idea in a very big way.
Comment around the campus is
raving over the Sport's depart
ment's headline concerning the
performance of the basketball
team on Monday night. It seems
that the headline claimed that the
team "clowned" its way to vic
tory. But then the sports depart
ment has been known to make
mistakes before.
A smoldering feud between the
Cornhusker and Rag staff over
who is stealing who's ash-trays is
about to break into open conflict
according to Anne Pickett, chief
"lifter" for the smoking crew of
that hard working Cornhusker
staff.
Another sore point between the
two staffs is the constant flow of
people who trot into the Rag of
fice and start explaining their
Cornhusker problems before the
Rag staff has a chance to point
to the door leadihg into the Corn
husker inner sanctum.
It seems that everyone has mis
understood the term "Honorary
Commandant" as regards the pret
ty miss who reigns over the Mili
tary Ball. The three finalists are
all Honorary Commandants and
the winner of the election is Queen
of the Ball.
The visit of Eleanor Roosevelt
to our campus evoked more argu
ments and comments in this office
than have been present for a long
time. The staff is pretty well di
vided as to the respective merits
of that noble ady who has done
much more for her country than
we give her credit for.
The University's handing of her
appearance was rather a mess.
The poor, little Union ballroom
was so jammed one could hardly
move his foot without kicking
three people. The University is
perfectly willing to allow use of
the Coliseum for the Chancellor or
a comic like Bennet Cerf; but
when someone who (really) has
somethur to say appears our poor,
little institution insists on allowing
the audience to be crammed into a
space not big enough for half the
people that attended. Then too,
why weren't classes called off?
,
I don't have any idea why the
Builders insist on claiming that
the Student Directory is for the
"1957"-1958 school year. Every
year they come out in December
making them useful only in -1958. I
can hear the Builders, particularly
Nat Johnson, screaming now.
Plebian Clod
How many real people are
there? Whrt is a real person.
I think that a real person is one
who acts like himself and does
net identify himself with his social
role or with the front he puts up
for strangers and acquaintances.
A person may be a student,
should think of himself as a stu
dent to the exclusion of recogniz
ing his own personality and the
demands which his personality
makes on his life, then he has
identified himself with his sccial
role. Or a son may so dentify
himself with his role in the fam
ly that he excludes his own per
sonality. He will render his duty
and aff?ction to the family b2
cause it is part of his role.
Identification may also result in
the person identifying himself
with the front he puts up for
others. He may come to think
of himself as being what ne
would like others to think -he is.
This is not being "stuck up" for
that is only the negative side of
the picture.
I think that identification like
the kind I have described should
be guarded against and compen-
Lclterip
Convocation
To the Editor:
The unquestionable value of
Mrs. Roosevelt's ideas coupled
with the improper handling of the
convocation point to some rather
obvious criticisms. First, if we
dismiss classes for such notables
as Chancellor Hardin and Bennett
Cerf, it seems rather strange that
we would not do the same for the
somewhat more notable Mrs.
Roosevelt. We were led to believe
by Union officials that' the pur
pose of not dismissing classes was
to avoid an overflow of the Union
Ballroom.
This points to a second criticism.
The University possesses more
than adequate facilities for such
an address. However, we under
stand that the coliseum was not
used because of an impending bas
ketball game. First things first,
you know.
The University has not fulfilled
its obligation to the students when
it does not extend its finest facil
ities to any notable person who is
wiling to share his ideas with
the students. Never again accuse
the students of being disinterested
in what happens in the world
around them. The ideas are pres
ent and so is the desire on our
part to listen to them. We only
ask for a decent chance to be ex
posed to these ideas.
Jim McCartney
Tom Keene
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sated for. To identify yourself
with your sscial role or front
would be to neglect your ownpsr
sonality end lead to it being im
poverished and underdeveloped. It
would lead to mediocrity and to
the break down of the last effect
ive guard against conformity and
by rex nieiiucy
a shallow understanding of life
It is only thru a raelr.ation cf
your own personality ard en in
vestigation of the depth of your
perscnality and mind that you can
acquire detachment enough to be
able to view reality with any de
gree cf clarity.
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(By the A uthor of "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!
"Barefoot Boy with Cheek.")
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WHAT TO DO TILL THE
PSYCHIATRIST COMES
Once upon a time at the University of Virginia there was
a coed named, oddly enough, Virginia University who waa
handsome and kindly and intelligent and ingeniously con
structed and majoring in psychology. Virginia went steady
with a young man on campus named, oddly enough,
Oddly Enough who was supple and fair and lithe and ani
mated and majoring in phys cd.
Virginia and Oddly enjoyed a romance that was as
idyllic as a summer day, as placid as a niillpond. Never
did they fight never, never, never! because Virginia,
who was majoring in psychology, did not believe in fight
ing. "Fighting," she often said, "settles nothing. The sci
entific way is to look calmly for the cause of the friction."
So whenever she and Oddly were on the verge of a
quarrel, she used to whip out a series of ink blot tests and
they would discover the true underlying cause of their
dispute and deal with it in an enlightened, dispassionate
manner. Then, the irritant removed, their romance would
resume its tranquil, serene, unruffled course.
After six months of this sedate liaison, Oddly was so
bored he could spit. He loved Virginia well enough, but
he also believed that people in love ought to fight now
and then. "It opens the pores," he said. "And besides, it's
so much fun making up afterwards."
But Virginia would not be provoked into a quarrel.
One night Oddly tried very hard. "Hey," he said to her,
"your hair looks like a bat's nest and your ears look like
last year's turnips and your face looks like a pan of worms
and as for your head, I've seen better heads on newel
posts."
"My goodness, we're hostile tonight !" said Virginia
cheerfully and whipped 120 Rorschach cards out of her
reticule. "Come," she said, "let us examine your psychic
apparatus."
Oddly tried again. "Who makes your clothes?" he
sneered. "Bethlehem Steel?"
"Hmm," said Virginia thoughtfully and lit a cigarette
"This sounds like an anxiety neurosis with totemism,
anagogic trauma, and a belt in the back."
"I hate you," said Oddly. "I hate your looks and your
clothes and your toenails and your relatives and the
cigarettes you smoke."
"Now, hold on, buster!" cried Virginia, her eyes crack
ling, her color mounting, her nostrils aflame. "Just keep a
civil tongue in your stupid head when you talk about
Marlboro! Nobody's knocking that filter, that flavor,
that flip-top box while there's breath in my body ! It's a
great cigarette, it's a doozy, it's a dilly, it's a bear and
anybody who says a word against it gets this."
By "this" Virginia meant a series of combinations to
the head and liver, which she now delivered to Oddly and
turned on ber heel and stormed away.
Oddly brought her down with a flying tackle. "1 love
you," he said.
"And Marlboro?" said she.
"And Marlboro," said he.
And they kissed and plaited love knots in one another's
hair and were married at VVhitsun and smoked happily
ever after. s7. m., shuim..
And you too, gentle reader, will smoke happily ever after,
once you try Marlboro, the -cigarette that gives you such
tot to like including, we earnestly hope, this column.
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