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The Daily Nebraskan Friday, January 17, 1 958 i Editorial Comment I i ! The Problem of Pleasing Semester Roundup Feiv Burning Issues Plagued 1SU As 'Family9 Moved With Caution Newspaper offices often become nostalgic places when the end of a reign comes around. College papers fall heir to this sentiment, naturally, more often than any other publica tions. And at the Daily NebrasKan at the end of. a semester we have occasion to lock over the work we have done or have failed to do during the past five months. We take into account the ideas which students have given us during the semester and look back over the issues of the Nebraskan to see if we have put them into practice. One student told as that we lose readership by plugging particular ideas throughout the semester. The specific problem he had in mind was the Student Tribunal which the Daily Ne braskan feels is extremely important to the Uni versity. We have been plugging the Tribunal for days since it was passed by the council in hopes that the student body would realize the significance of passing the motion. Now that the semester is closing it might be apropos for us to msnticn that our anxiety in this matter, or any other important matter,, is not created from the thought that we must keep the Tribunal in the limelight. More important is the thought that the newspaper might be of some service to the University by helping to make the Tribunal a success. So if students become chagrined by the in sistent and consistent pounding of this idea into their heads we hope they will take it in the spirit in which it is offered. It is not, of course, the purpose of the editor ial pages of a newspaper to please every fac tion of the University ... or any faction of the institution for that matter. Rather the service which an editorial page may give comes from its analysis of critical issues on the campus and its work toward encouraging corrections necessi tated by present conditions. The problem of pleasing is a big one. Every one can't be pleased all the time. But then, everyone can't be right all of the time. The Oustaiiding Nebraskans Once ft semester the Daily Nebraskan selects two persons who have worked for the Uni versity throughout the preceding semester and in jjie case of the student throughout the four years he or she has been at he University. This semester we believe that the student body and the faculty are very well represented in the selection of Duane Lake and Barb Sharp as the Outstanding Nebraskans. - Both have gone beyond the call of duty, we can say without fear of reprisal in serving the University's interests and promoting the prestige of the school. Mr. Lake, whose outstanding contribution to the University has been his undying faith in the Union and his belief that the school should not bow to any other institution in the facilities it oilers to the student body for recreation, and who has carried through the University's dream of getting started on the addition to the Union which will make it ultra-modern, and Miss from the editor - Sharp, who has worked diligently in her ac tivities to promote the welfare of the University are both deserving of the honor. Certainly no one can argue that the nominees for the award are ail, in a sense, outstanding Nebraskans. Others who have gone unnamed are also outstanding. We believe that the award which is given each semester is one w hich can be cherished through the years by the recipients. Consequently the newspaper investigates each and every t nomination in order to determine the two representatives who are truly out standing. Through this award we wish to indicate to he University community and to the state of Nebraska that those who are striving to improve themselves, who are striving to make the state a better place, succeed in motivating us toward our own personal goals. And so we congratulate the Outstanding Nebraskans. First Things First. . . Without any great fanfare, the end of the se mester seems to have rolled around. The flu epidemic is over, the Mitchell case is dead, students on some faculty subcommittees now cave the right to vote, construction on the Union addition is starting and the Faculty Senate is probably on the verge of appointing a special subcommittee on applause. On the first of next month April's fool day of February the mid-term graduates are shorn from thetf educational sanctuary and step into the business worid. The grads appear to have many masks. In their own eyes they appear fresh, virile, progressive and edu cated. To their parents, they appear mere youths barely out of short pants but with diploma in hand. To the faddy, they seem r in fants in the world of e J cation. To their employ. ers, ... only a look of bewilderment . . . With the end of the semester comes the end of the present Daily Nebraskan regime. The ma jorily of the staff will remain on the paper but in Afferent editorial positions. Jarring issues were not quite as evident this Jounui and Sw bv Jack Pollock semester no Mitchell case, the Unicameral budget story was finally over last summer, no national elections, but the students will be vot ing on a Student Tribunal. To those who have constructively criticized the Daily Nebraskan this past semester, thanks. To those who merely criticized and criticized again, I say, perhaps your literary talents could bettter be put to use at the Rag office. Creative talent has never been turned down. It appears that as each semester rolls around, it has gone by a bit faster than the previous one. For those who desire a slower moving world or for those who need excuses for get ting to classes late, I will my ever-late time piece (semi-automatic). To the members of the Faculty Senate, the administration, other staff members, represent atives on the Student Council and others with whom we have supported policies or disagreed with, we trust our appraisal of the issues were for oerall betterment of the University com munity as a whole. To students with a perennial negative atti tude . . . onions. To Barb Sharpe and Duane Lake, our Outstanding Nebraskans, cirigratula tions. To the admirstration and our advisor, isr free editorial reign, thar.ks. With that, and with finals, that should be the end of first things first at last. The Religious Week Methodist Student House xSy, Jan. 1 S p.m. Supper, worship and forum: "Cartoons and Character" Coiregational-Presbyteriaa Fellowship Su5ay, Jan. 199:30 a.m. Worship; II a.m. Warship; S:30 p.m. Sapper and forum: "Op portunities for Chr.at.an Service" Student Panel Wednesday, Jan. 227 p m. Vespers Latheraa Student House Frr?sy, Jan. 17- p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Cub s-p-pr and program, Mrs, Westover fro Fam ily Service Sunday, Jan. 19 9 a.m. B.b'.e classes at li'-K) No. 27 arid 535 No. 16; 10.30 a.m. Coffee .id Rolls; 11:00 a.m. Worship with Com raanioti; 5:30 p.m. L.S.A. Supper; :IS p.m. L.S.A. Program "Church and State" by Del Far-gasejer, Boh Krohn, and Vagn Chnster.sea Wednesday, Jan. 227 p.m. Vespers; 7:30 p.m. Gboir Thursday, Jaa. 237:30 p.m. Membership Class Ag laterdenoraiaational Sunday, Jaa. 19 S p.m. Supper, worship, and fonm: "A Short Look at Mark" Newman Cab Eirxiay, Jaa. 13 Masses 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. Newman Club supper Weekday Masses :5 and 7:15 a.m. Saturday Masses 7:15 and 8 a.m. Confession 7 30 Saturday and before all Masses University Latheraa Chapel (Missouri Synod) Friday, Jan. 177 pm. Married Students Pot Luck mday, Jan. 1910:45 a m. Worship and Con firmation; 5:30 p.m. Gamma Delta Sapper and Book Report "Dynamics of Faith" by Joan Weerts Wednesday, Jan. 227 p.m. Choir Thursday, Jan. 23-3 30-5:30 p.m. Coffee Hours Baptist Christian Fellowship Sunday, Jan. 195 p m. Supper, worship ar.d discussion, "Dynamics of Faith" led by Dave Rboadet B aal B'rilh HfllH Foundation Tifereih Israel Synagogue Friday, Jan. 178 p.m. Friday Evening Service Saturday, Jan. 188 a m. Sabbath Services South Street Temple Friday, Jan. 178 p.m. Friday Evening Service University Episcopal Chapel Sunday, Jan. 199 a.m. Holy Communion; 11 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon; 6 p.m. Canterbury Cub; 7:45 pm. Evening prayer Tuesday, Jan. 2110 a.m. Holy Communion Wednesday, Jan. 227 a.m. Hoiy Communion Thursday, Jaa. 2310 a.m. Holy Communion Daily Nebraskan FTFTT-StX TEAKS OLD Ifmbtr AaacUte4 OolUftaie Pre Intereetleflate rreas EcprtotBtaHTe; National Advertising Service, lacorpi ae4 rabtisheJ at; Koosa 2, Student Cnion Lincoln. Nebraska KtkAK Tt IHaty PtOmtfoM M aatjaMMS imi. 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Maraat hmmm, tmw n I. ! it. fmrmnmf. mmt iimr, laiaajaia. Brnt Tot . aa RUa, Laa (ajrlw. ai&ixEM star Ma Miar...f aaa ttu Oiaa Hal o By DICK SHUCRUE Editorial Editor He who lightly assents seldom keeps his word. Lao-Tze This semestsr has been one of light assent at the University, but it'll be some time before students will discover whether the words of the Chinese philosopher come true. Often light assent may just reflect caution, both among the student body and the faculty-administration. If so caution has certainly been exercised on the campus over the past five months. There were some high spots during which both the ire of the students and the fac ulty s'-ict to new altitudes. There were times whsn the old laisssz faire got a good workout. At anv rate h?-e are t!n major editorial issues which the student newspaper com- J....:.... .. r: . ' 1 tion to the state of affairs fame Is a private interest organization from the inadequately informed newspapers. In the middle of October ths Daily Nebraskan tock a poll of students to discover wliat their at titude was regarding; the ruling that woiren may not be in organ ized men's houses at particular hours of the day. The regulation, spelled out by the Associated Women Students, is ill-received, the Rag discovered. Students had opinions ranging from the totally unfavorable, "It's an unwise rule," to the compro mising, "I guess it's all right." The rule still stands. Due to the efforts of the Dean of Student Affairs, J. P. Colbert, the students on three faculty com- HI i' ftAe II w ni..... Ik. . . ... EE j .f- - A .....v " v 1 1 given wic (a;wct tU n SS"T i vote w'cn had been taken away i It" 2dwA ,ast year' The thre committees j T J "ere Student Affairs, Social Af- A V irfl mm fair. anH Puhliratirm Ra nienlod on durirj the first srmes ler: At the outset of the fall term the Nebraskan kickeJ off t "a ball of controversy by stating that the University's spirit has changed little in essence, much in external demonstration over the past twenty-five years. But the paper stated that the "win or lose, we're win you all the way" spirit still pre vails among the majcrity of the student body, contrary to what tho state newspapers were saying. : Aa s CWirtray Sundavurtw Lincoln J.u'iial Journal and Sur Colbert Hardin The Student Council was give.i a pat on the back for getting th Student Tribunal committee off to a good start. Council president Helen Gourlay put law student Dave Keene in charge of ths group which was to investigate every student tribunal in the lani and the charters which made them possible. Keene continually called for suggestions from the student bodv to help in constructing a charter. The Daily Nebraskan supported the work of the committee with the belief that the charter passed by the students during the spring semester was impractical and slanted. By the end of the semester Keene and his committee had come up with a charter which the newspaper believes will give the students a solid amount of self govern ment. An old ttwm in t h e side of a c a -demic f r e e dom, the case of C. C 1 y d e M i t chell, a former chair man of t h e D e partme.it of Agricultur al Economics, of Agriculture was given some re newed vigor when the Liason Committee was handed the task of making recommendations 'or the di.osal of the case at the bidding of the Faculty Senate Committee on Privilege and Ten ure. Fast Close The Daily Nebraskan urged that the Vttchei! case be finished and fast. But the liaison committee made no specific recommend i tiors and w as laid to rest without the proper r.tes. The paper expressed the thought that the situation couid have been handled with more definite action and commented that until some formula for action in this sort of case is established there would oe trouble in faculty administration affairs. The chancellor debvered, wtat to the Daily Nebraskan, was a disappo.nt.ng State of the Univer sity address early in the semes ter. What was equally disappointing was the lack of attendance on the partof lb student body. Possibly AO students attended the convo cation. The chancellor neglected to point to the specific problems which the University i presently facing. The Rag, on the other hand, called for complete confi dence In the chancellor on the oart of the student and in torn and as such was not qualified to have a pergonal representative on the council. Finally during the semester the Rag lifted its eyes and asked the student body to accept the respons ibilities of honor. The administration had' sent a directive to instructors describing the way in which examinations were to be given and how to avoid student cheating. The newspaper believed that this was a clear demonstration of the administration's lack of confi dence in the honor of the student body. The Nebraskan called for a vote of confidence in students by them selves and their superiors through the establishment of an honor sys tem on campus. . 5 Coonwiy SuiwUr Ji'Himal and Mar Mrs. Roosevelt versus the College Cowrtemy Sawta Ceortaar Ltarala Star torn) aad Mmt MJtcbell Miss Goarlay a neclarntioa of the true state of th UaiTcriltj by Us cUcf admui Wrator. Spirit stepped into the picture again when the state newspaper, led by the Omaha World Hernid and the Lincoln Journal, stated that spirit was a thing of the past at the University. Pure Nonsense The Daily Nebraskan called these spook hunts by the big pa pers pure nonseose saying that even if there were a drop in overt spirit, it was because students have come to school to study rath er than to play around. In reality the onl major objeo- The student newspaper congrat ulated Colbert for his sincere ef forts in helping the stidents and admonished the students to as sume the full measure of responsi bility. The Student Council stood the blast of a Nebraskan attack and countered with no action, as far as the paper could tell. After last year's trouble the Council had when the rolls were in validated the paper believed that the governing body should follow some rules itself in order to stay within the bounds of "justice." The suggestions made by the Daily Nebraskan included the presentation of resolutions to the Council a week before they were to be voted on to insure that suf ficient information was circulated to the council and the student body, giving of the rolls to the Nebraskan each week so that stu dents would know who was absent from council and supplying tha newspaper with resolutions which passed the council so that the stu dent body would know what was happening. Council president Gourlay gave the paper the rolls one week. Then the suggestions were apparently forgotten. In the middle of November elev en professors of the College of Arts and Sciences presented a resolution calling for certification of teachers by the departments in w hich they study as well as by the Teachers College. The Daily Nebraskan essentially agreed with the proposal. But the paper declared that the question of whether knowing the material or the methods of teaching is the more important is considered moot. However, the paper emphasized that the knowledge of the subject matter is a consideration whicn cannot be ignored in certifying teachers. The University was given a mid term pick-me-up when Mrs. Elea nor Roosevelt, wife of the late Democratic president, visited the campus and told the student body of the Soviet Union's educational system. Mrs. Roosevelt's comments came at a time when the entire University was concerning itseif with a reorganization of the ed ucational system and the problems which the Russian threat present ed to the West. Seeking a representative on the suident council the Kosmet Klua circulated a petition during De cember asking student support. The Daily Nebraska objected to the proposal stating that even though the Kosmet Klub served a targe portion of the students, it The Gadfly The Student Council's stand of opposing Kosmet Klub's desire for Council representation may be misunderstood by some students because of a misunderstanding of the reason for any organization having a Council position. Certain groups were asked to elect representatives to Student Council not because the organiza tions would be benefitted but be cause the Council would be bene fitted by the presence of such members. Fourteen Council members rep resent the various colleges of the University and at one time they constituted the entire member ship of the Council. But a stu dent representing the College of Arts and Sciences cannot have much contact with his constituents because they can never be found together. Consequently the Council felt it was losing contact with the student body that it couldn't know student opinion on important issues. To remedy this, the Council decided that groups which regu larly meet together should be given a representative on the Coun cil. Since living units (which are represented on many of the Councils) are primarily Greek, the campus activities seem a better place to start. A committee of faculty and students were set up to draft the new constitution. Speaking before the Student Council last week, one of the fac ulty members of the committee explained the criteria by which organizations were chosen and why Kosmet Klub did not met this criteria. In the first place Kosmet Klub consists of a small group of fra ternity men. But the Council has contact with fraternity men through the IFC and with a sim ilar group through Corn Cobs. Secondly, the shows which the Klub presents are of interest to whoever likes that sort of thing, but as far as being of real service to the University, the Klub falls a bit short. All in all, no one disputes that the Kosmet Klub is a fine group for the University and that they have done a commendable job of cleaning up the organization from the smutty position it was in sev eral years ago. And the Klub might be benefitted n they were represented on campus. But the Council would not be benefitted by having the KK'ers present. They would sot be In Daily Nebraskan Letterip sad States To the Editor: , Our University of Nebraska is noted for providing fine back grounds for educations which will aid the student for the rest "A his life. It would seem, then, that some type of relative importance should be set up to determine those courses which the student takes. Namely, the system of "pulling cards" is one which very often imposes heavy burdens on the stu dent. Many students are forced to work their way through college. Conse quently, when ROTC sections are closed, the student Is forced to completely re-arrange his schedule, sru&lly cuUuig wut valuable work hours. The circle is a vicious one the student must work to attend classes, but be can not work because of those classes. It has been found that the ROTC de partment is, as U expected of them, usually stubborn and stead fast in their refusals in aiding any of their "loyal cadets." Students have begged, pleaded and cried to arrange some type of mutual agreement with the department to make their college life easier, and their lives in ROTC as bearable as possible. In this case, it is not a ma tier of waiting for the red tape to clear, or permission from the White House the student merely receives a very unsympa thetic "No!!" After seeing his hopes for a nicely arranged schedule and a pleasurable semester literally shat tered, how can the student possib ly have any interest in the offer to enter into advanced ROTC. Especially when it is uttered in the same breath as that abominable "No!!" DISGUSTED if liif.Wl UflTHE PENSL'lMl IS A VERT I riy- "HE HAS NO FEAR OF MAN..' f f'lN FACT. 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