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The Dailv Nebraskan
Wednesday, November 19, 1953
Editorial Comment-
Fall Revue
Back in 1905 a group of enterprising Uni
versity studenU banded together to found
Kosroet Klub.
The Klub became one of the strongest
activities on the University campus and
added much to the University's store of
tradition.
The Fall Revue and the Spring Show be
came hallmarks f campus entertainment
and afforded many an outstanding ama
teur actor a chance to show his wares.
The Klub created ai air of competition
between fraternities and Independents
alike that by and large was mere friendly
than cutthroat. It filled many a house and
dorm trophy case with its caps, and of
fered those who participated to Us produc
tions a good time akng with the work they
put In.
This ytar, for the 53rd time, Kosmet
Hub is offering its Fall Revue.
There will bo three skits and five long
curtain acts this year as well as several
"surprise act." Including the crowning
of Prince Kosmet and Nebraska Sweet
heart, the show will run about two hours.
This is about a half hoar shorter than
last year's show. Kosmet Klub planned
things this way for they felt that last
year's show was a Httle too long.
From what the officers of Kosmet Hub
say, this should be one of the more out
standing shows in recent year. If they
manage to put on a show as good as last
year's, the price of the ticket will be justified.
Criticism has been heaped upon the
Fall Revue this year. Kosmet Klub has
been reputed to be a dying organization,
in debt up to its collective ears and in
capable of putting on a good show.
Undoubtedly, some of this criticism is
justified. The Fall Revue was certainly
badly timed. It came too soon after Home
coming to allow most houses to handle
both a Kosmet Klub skit and a Homecom
ing display well.
" But to say that Kosmet Klub is an im
potent organization, incapable of putting
on a good show is not at all a fair ap
praisal of the facts. ,
A glance at the membership roles of
the Klub proves that there are too many
conscientious and responsible people in
the organization to ever allow a flop to be
produced.
A glance at the houses presenting skits
is also an indication that the show will
be as good as ever. The houses involved
all have a good record when it comes to
producing outstanding skits.
As for the charge that the Klub is a dy
ing organization it might be well for the
individuals making these charges to look
at the sophomores who are workingin
Kosmet Klub this year. They will find that
perhaps there are workers from their own
houses in Kosmet Klub.
Friday night will be the proof of the pud
ding. The Daily Nebraskan is confident
that the Kosmet Klub will, not allow a 55
year tradition to die an inglorious death.
Individual Staff Views
By Wynn Smlthberger
It appears to roe that most students are
not educated in the proper etiquette to be
used upon the approach or formal men
tion of an official of the government.
To offer an example, at the recent din
ner for Vice -President Richard Nixon
many people not only students blinked
questioningly when they noticed others
rise when the vice president walked to
ward the speaker's podium. Then they
stood up finally, wondering what everyone
was trying to see!
More recently, when the State of Ne
braska and the governor, as the elected
head of that state, were recognized with
a cannon salute, and when members of
the ROTC units performed for the Satur
day football crowd, jeers and derogatory
comments were heard from all sides of
the stadium.
Certainly I don't want to dramatically
dwell on patriotism and honor or de
mocracy, for I do not think that these
were intentlonaly disregarded or even con
sidered in these cases. Yet, I wonder what
outsiders thought
I recall my few days at Girl's State
during which time we elected our own
governor and state officials. A loud stand
ing ovation acknowledged the appearance
of our governor. In a fair, democratic
election we had chosen her to represent
us. Oh, undoubtedly the vote was not
unanimous, but this was not evident for
we accepted the rule of the majority and
she was respected in that capacity until
a new governor was inaugurated into of
fice the following year.
I assumed from this example that
Americans should always recognize those
who hold their government's offices. Per
haps naively, I expected citizens to react
automatically when the higher officials
addressed them or were formally noticed.
Certainly I did not expect even those who
differed in opinion with these leaders (b
publicly display disrespect for them. This,
after all, can be voiced in actual cam
paigning and in voting.
We sometimes assume that the few who
enter the official political world will learn
and abide by the social customs, but that
we are free from such binds. Are our ac
tions, then, due to a lack of training? Have
we been given the opportunity to become
acquainted with the rules of political de
corum? If not, I withdraw my criticism o
the student body and direct it rather u,
parents and teachers who have not in
cluded this in our instruction.
It appears to me, however, that we non
chalantly accept these people like referees
whom we "boo," even though we know it's
not the sportsmanlike thing to do, when
we fail to appreciate their judgment.
Well, I'll admit that 1 too covered my
ears and ducked my head during the
LOUD cannon salute. (I hear the fellows
in the press box dove for cover when the
window trembled dangerously.) But I did
notice that whole east side of the stadium
rose when the attractive 1957 Honorary
Commandant was driven past the stands.
Interesting, isn't it?
From the Editor
A Few Words of a Kind
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A few weeks ago a newspaper from an
other college carried a letter to the editor
discussing "birth control. The writer ar
gued against any such proposal and was
apparently replying to an article pub
lished in an earlier edi
tion. This brought to mind
something that I heard
from a speaker last year
at Northwestern Universi
ty. He (somehow I'm un
able to find a record of his
name) was one of Adlai
Stevenson's speech writ
ers during the last cam
paign. He stated emphati
cally that the Ike myth had been the big
factor in winning the election, and con
tended that A dial's proposal that atomic
.tests cease was the only constructive al
though politically disastrous proposal
made during the entire campaign. Then
the speaker attacked what he called cam
paign falsehood. Instead of facing the real
issues that create world problems poli
ticians, he said, hide behind economy,
socialism and similar campaign tags. The
real issues, he said, were continued atomic
testing which was polluting the world's at
mosphere, along with such matters as the
booming population of man. Our num
bers, he declared, are . multiplying at an
unbelievable, foolish and dangerous rate
which cannot help but result in greater
and greater social disorder in the future.
I filed away these thoughts until Tues-
e. e, hines
day when I happened to glance at a 'De
cember copy of Reader's Digest and an
article by Julian Huxley, English biologist
and first director-general of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cul
tural Organization. It might be appropriate
to quote a few of his. comments:
"No other species has ever shown this
unbridled increase both in proliferation
and in consumption. And as the balance
between human numbers is upset, the
quality of the population will without ques
tion go down.
"It is thus clear that we need a careful
plan for the best exploitation of our plan
et's resources. What we need above all is
a world population policy, enabling us to
reverse the present disastrous trend.
There is a gleam of hope on the horizon.
Two powerful countries India and Japan
now have official policies of population
control . . .
"If we do nothing to prevent our grand
children's grandchildren (less than a cen
tury and a half in the future) from num
bering ten or more billion, we shall de
serve the obloquy of many generations to
come."
These quotes contain a partial summary
of Huxley's ideas on the problem. The
article is recommended reading for the
college masses. Although no single article
or discussion can possibly change a per
son's views on a matter of this nature, at
least open investigation, thought and dis
cussion will help provide or better en
able the eventual providing of a feasible
solution.
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BY DICK TEMPERO
Last weelt Brent Chambers, pus prestige and leadership
chairman of the IFCscholar-
ship committee, placed a mo
tion before the group that
would place any fraternity on
social probation if they fell
below the all-male average
for two semesters in a row.
This proposal, according to
Chambers, is a syntheses of
ideas from his committee and
other interested IFC mem
bers. Statistics from the Daily
Nebraskan for the past four
semesters show the need for
this motion. First, until re
cently the all-fraternity aver
age has been above the all
male average; however, the
all-male average has been
slightly higher than the all-
fraternity average the last
in something besides the ac
tivities world.
What can the fraternities
tell high school seniors who
question them about scholar
ship? The easiest thing to say
is "It's bad we want to work
on it this year and bring it
up!" Once used however,
there should be no need for
it again. The most used rush
ing point on campus this year
was scholarship and almost
every group used it Either
"We know that we ere low,
and we need your help to
bring us up," or "We have
good grades and we need
your help to keep .them
there."
Now the time has come for
the fraternities to take the
two semesters. Second, it is ! logical second step in this
the same fraternities that are j process and to show that they i
managing to keep the all-i are really serious about this
fraternity average down. ln;'hole thing called scholar-
the past two years, seven fra- j ship. If the IFC doesn't pass
ternities have been below the j this rule, they are in effect
average all four semesters telling the pledges and all fn-
and four houses have been in i ture pledges that they really
this "group three of the four i don't care about scholarship,
times. Third, if this rule were
in force now, there would be
12 fraternities on social probation.
rather it is just something
nice to talk about.
The fact that the same
eight to 10 fraternities have
The Sputnik scare has
made it clear "to the people
and to the legislators alike
that there is a connection be
tween American defense and
education," according to
Dean Francis Keppel, Har
v a r d University education
dean.
Speaking at the University
of North Carolina, Keppel
said: "The federal govern
ment, of course, has long
been influential in certain
problems that affect the ele
mentary and secondary
schools: vocation education,
the land-grant colleges, and
the like.
"The question is not wheth
er there shall be federal in
fluence but the form it shall
take."
The Daily Tar Heel said1
Keppel contended that feder-j
al influence should be in-1
creased following the pattern!
set in public health and agri
culture. "By support of re-!
search and development and
the spreading of tested prac-
tices through local units, the ,
federal government can sup-
port education at its very
weakest point: research and
training."
Land Grant's Role
President James H. Hilton
of Iowa State University told
a group of land grant college
officials last week that the
role of such schools has
changed since their develop
ment "a century ago when
food for a rapidly rising pop
ulation was scarce."
The Iowa State Daily re
ports that Hilton says "the
colleges must turn their at
tention to the welfare of peo
ple being displaced by tech
nical advances in agriculture.
"We must find the answer In
developing devices and pro
cedures for maximizing ef
forts of extension staffs," the
president said.
Hilton added: "perhaps the
most useful ability we could
give our students today is the
ability to make intelligent ad
justments to change." Stu
dents must understand that it
is inevitable, and view it with
an open mind, Hilton said.
Racial Discrimination
The Daily Kansas reports
that "The Allied Greek-Independent
party will fight ef
forts to kill the committee for
the investigation of racial dis
crimination at KU and Law
rence." Gerald Elliott, newly elect
ed AGI president, said his
party will actively oppose the
resolution introduced at t h e
all Student Council meeting
last Tuesday which proposes
to nullify the Committee.
KU Development
Kansas University Chancel
lor Franklin D. Murphy,
meanwhile outlined a building
program for the next 10 years
which will cost a minimum of
$15 million.
Included in the building
program are a million
addition to Watson Library
and a nearly $2 million build
ing at the KU Medical Cen
ter in Kansas City.
Physics Colloquium
A physics col'.vjuium will be
held at 4:15 today in 211 Brace
Laboratory.
Dr. E. J. Zimmerman, as
sociate professor of mathe
matics, will discuss "The
Stopping of Hydrocarbon
Compounds."
This plan would provide, In j been keeping each other com
the words of IFC president ! pany at the top of the pile
Gary Cadwallader, an Mncen- J serves toemphasize two
tive' for the Greeks to attain t things through the exercise
higher scholarship. It is ajof strong house support and
shame that a group of young j the use of good study condi-
college men (who have evictions it is possible to mam
dently come to college to
learn about something besides
campusology) must be threat
ened with social extinction
before they are willing to do
anything in one of the most
important areas of their col
lege career.
The road to high scholar
ship is fraught with the many
pitfalls of modern campus
life; however, there comes a
time when the fraternity sys
tem must examine its struc
ture minutely and compre
hensively, find the faults, and
then, most important of all,
come up with a workable
plan to rectify these weak
spots. It won't be easy, it will
seem unfair to many mem
bers; but, it must be done if
the Greeks are to have cam-
tain a good house average.
and there are some groups on
campus who keep the rest of
the houses in a hole because
they refuse to recognize this
important problem.
If the Greek system at the
University of Nebraska ex
pects to provide competent
leadership in all phases of
campus life, their members
are going to have to recog
nize problems and take dras
tic steps to solve them. This
is a needed step in the right
direction and if it is not
passed, one reason will be
because there are still some
unrealistic houses which are
satisfied with the status quo.
If this is so. we Greeks
might as well pick up our
tinker toys and go home.
(By A AuOtorafRaEy Round th Flag, Boys.' "and,
"Barefoot Boy vUk Cfcet.")
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THE CLOTHES YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN
In this column we take up fashions for college men, which means
of course, the Ivy Look. Today's Ivy Look clothaw have made a
great stride forward. Not only do they have thin lapels, three but
tons, narrow trousers, and a minimum of shoulder padding, but
now hear this! this year they are actually covered wilk wyt
This new development, while attractive beyond the singing
of it, wvertheleas gives rise to certain hazards. For instance,
people keep trying to plant you on Arbor Day. Indeed, this it
precisely what happened to two SAE's of my acquaintance,
Walter R. Gurlash and Fred Rasp. Before they could protest,
they were snatched up, planted, limed, and watered, and today
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Let us now discuss shirts. Again this year the campus favorite
is the good old Oxford with button-down collar and barrel
cuffs. This is without doubt an admirable garment, but let me
ask you a question: if you don't wear anything but Oxfords,
what do you do with all the cuff links people have been giving
you for your birthday since you were twelve years old?
Well sir, some fellows have their wrists pierced, but what E.
Mackenzie Sigafoos, a Chi Psi of my acquaintance, did was to
take a dozen pairs of his handsome gold monogrammed cuff
links and string them together in a charm bracelet for his girl,
Jo-Carol Isobar. s
(It turned out, incidentally, to be a mistake. In short order
to many admirers accrued to Jo-Carol on account of her gor
geous bracelet that she grew tired of plain old E. Mackenzie,
and one night when she was seated on a bench in Lovers Lane
throwing sticks for E. Mackenzie to retrieve, site suddenly,
cruelly, without warning, told him they were through.
"I am heartbroken," said E. Mackenzie, heartbroken. "But
if go you. must, give me back my charnj bracelets
"No, I will keep it," said Jo-Carol.
"What for?" said E. Mackenzie. "You can't wear it. The
initials on the cuff links are all mine E.M.S."
"Ha, ha, the joke is on you," said Jo-Carol. "Yesterday I waa
voted Miss Chinese Restaurant of 1958.':
"SoV said E. Mackenzie.
"So," replied Jo-Carol, "E.M.S. does not stand for E. Mac
kenzie Sigafooa. It stands for Eat More Subfumr'
A broken man, E. Mackenzie today squeezes out a meagni
living as a pendulum in Cleveland. Jo-Carol was killed in a
long war.)
But I digress. We were talking about wen-dressed men, and the
one essential for every well-dressed man -and every well-dressed
woman too-is a well-dressed cigarette-neat, compact, flavor
ful, and correct for work or play, sunshine or shower, repose or
revelry, darkness or light. And where does one find such a per
fect companion? Just go to any tobacco counter and ask for
Philip Morns. Ask for it in long size or regular. Ask for it in
oft pack or hard. But ask for it; that's the important thing.
Don t just stand there making cryptic gestures at your tobac
conist. Ha may be armed. .
Thome of you who favor tltor. try filter that wtU favor
you Marlboro, made by the maker of Philip Morrit, hm
bring tou th.it column throughout the tchool gear.
