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, V- , ,,. ,.. Page 2 The Daily Nebroskon Editorial Comment- Your Help University students often go to and from classes without the slightest feeling of be ing a part of a living and growing insti . tution vital to the 'entire welfare of the state. College to this type of student is merely catching up on outside reading too long Ignored in favor of parties, or doing a theme at the last minute for a class the next day. As students many persons seem so close to the scene being observed that they are in the same situation as the man who couldn't see the forest for the trees. They do not understand what a vital part of their life this college training and ex perience will prove to be. They do not un derstand the support being given to the University by many Nebraskans who will never step a foot on the campus. They do not seem to realize that they will some day be assuming as voting citizens of the state, a responsibility for the support and growth of the university. Students now have a chance to do that little something extra in the Kellogg Cen ter fund drive begun on campus by Build ers. They may pledge a small sum of money to help insure the construction of the foundation at the University. Some students may sneer and feel that this is only another silly drive where people coma around asking for money. It is true that the open hand is a familiar sight in very American's life. To some this may Tuesdoy, December 9, 1958 Is Needed be a symbol for voluntary support or re jection of an organization, person or event which some people feel is worthy of sup port but which requires greater support than they are able to give it themselves. Thus the open hand to others ... a won derful symbol of democracy at work . . . a symbol very unlike the closed fist known in dictatorships. The drive should not under any circum stances be considered as a begging for funds. It should be interpreted as an op portunity to invest in a brighter future for the college which is now, whether or not the student is willing to admit it, giving him so much. The Chancellor has said that it will help to make the University a hub in the programs for continuing adult ed ucation in the Great Plains area. He has stressed that the center will enable a "re tooling of information" for countless adults in the future, as well as provide new opportunities in the field of short courses for youth. This, if the student is foresighted enough, means that the cen ter will be around in future years to aid both him and his children. The Daily Nebraskan is strongly in fa vor of this drive and hopes that our ex pression of support is a reflection of the opinion of the student body. Get In the "center" of things. Pledge your financial support! Modified Form A few modest . announcements, a dis creet mention of where the free tickets could be obtained that's all it took. Twice the Union ballroom was filled to capacity on the same day. A sign had been posted in the Union of fice several days that all tickets for the performance had been given out. Many did not attend because they felt that to come would have been useless since they would not have been able to see or hear. The setting was beautiful. Two tall trees shone with blue lights on either side of a stage flooded with a subdued blue light The performance was equally im pressive this year as the University Sing ers and the Brass Ensemble combined talents to present the music department's annual Christmas carol program. It took only a cursory inspection of the audience to see that not only the campus, but Lincoln turned out for the presenta tion. Probably more than 50 per cent of the spectators were 30 or older. So much for what the University has to present to the city. Another performance is upcoming, if the word performance can be stretched to include the presentation by some 500 per sons of Handel's masterpiece, the Messiah. And every year Lincoln attends faith fully. It is a part of the city's Christmas tradition to schedule attendance. The mu sic is there, the audience is there, the im pact of this oratio is there in modified form. Unfortunately, the setting for the Messiah is the Coliseum, that huge barn so adequate for basketball and so totally unsuited to a musical presentation. Another location is possible here in town one with the lighting, the seating and the acoustics that could do so much to enhance the presentation of the Messiah. It would seem that exploring the possibil ities of getting free use of Pershing Audi torium for the presentation or of charging a modest admission fee to cover the rental expense would be more than worthwhile. Thankful Times The following letter has been sent to the presidents of various campus organi zations as a little reminder of the true meaning of this season. It was written by the Rev.. Rex Knowles, head of the United Campus Christian Fellowship. I am sure I don't have to remind you that we are coming to the Christian Christmas and the Jewish Hanukkah sea sons. Cold weather, shopping, Mickey Mouse on the lamp posts, approaching exams, "Jingle Bells", "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas", and the carols all these remind us. Occasionally people, all of us, have to be reminded of the religious significance of these high holy days. As President of the Association of Campus Religious Workers I'm writing to ask you to be sure that your group considers the religious element in its planning. You can do this by sharing with others. Invite in international students. Have a party for orphans, crippled children. Or remember the aged so often forgotten at this time of year. Collect toys, or clothes. There are many ways. You can do this by worshipping. Re emphasize Church attendance. Announce the various mid-week services of the stu dent chapels. Invite one of the University Religious Workers to speak on the deeper meaning of the holidays. Include the proper scriptures and prayer at your reg ular Christmas party. If you want assistance in planning for the season, any of the Campus Religious Workers would be glad to help. Individual Staff Views By Carroll Kraus Kraus Issues are fine things for any university to have, They offer students a chance to . complain and debate, the school paper a topic to attack or support and even at times give the administration a chance to say a few words like "smoothing out , . . bulges," etc. Last week three distinct issues seemed to take form, including the now infamous alphabetical registration, Bui 1 d e r s ' plan to support the Kel logg fund drive and the IFC tabling of a motion to place all fraternities who fall below the all-men's average two semesters in a row on social probation. The alphabetical registration plan is un fortunate, not only because it may cause some hardships on upperclassmen that wouldn't have occurred before, but be cause the administration chose to merely announce the change matter-of-factly with out any chance to let the students make any comment whatsoever. Although it probably would have done no good, it would have been nice just to know that this was going to happen. I'd kind of like to know if my pay was going to be re duced about 20 per cent an hour or if I was a factory worker if the work week was increased to 100 hours a week. We don't have any unions here though. Builders picked a good thing to support when they decided to support the Kellogg drive. It'll give them good publicity if the student solicitation goes over well, and . even if it does fall on its face (which I don't think it shall. I have great confi dence in the intelligence of the student and where his heart lies) you've got to give Builders credit for taking on some thing that may result in rather large con sequences. But then it seems like some one called Builders a "whale" or' some thing once. The IFC tabling of the scholarship-social pro motion last week was carried out, as supporters of the tabling said, because more research was needed before a satis factory measure could be adopted on the fraternity scholarship question. Also sug gested was seeing whether the upper three quartile onlyor 80 per cent or above grade average pledging would work out after its initiation this year. These two points do make a certain amount of sense but two things seem to be lacking. The first is that for some rea son the people who supported the motion of placing fraternities on social probation for low average didn't seem to get to say very much at the meeting. Also, doesn't it seem that instead of accepting the mo tion, which would show that the fraterni ties had confidence in their scholastic ability, that the fraternities, or at least some, are admitting they just might not be able to keep their heads above water and the all-men's average once in a year? Daily Nebraskan STT-EIGHT TEARS OLD ZZXZnll Mbr: AMOCUted Coileflate) Pren gubeerlptlon rata nliptr temcalar ar ft tm tba fatarcollcftete Fmm "t'T im. .t .t the ,t BepreaeataUve: National Aawtitinr Service, uneota. wabHuka, : tm wuat . isu. Incorporated bditoua, mat r mwtohoa .t: Boom so. stdt union nf- JtiX UUieOlO, NtfirasKa nlor staff Write Emml Umno 14th A S "ports Editor BBJaU Lamiwrt t. . . . C'opj Editors Carroll Kmua. Dtwao Harwell, T"m Pa&jr Habraskaai la published Monday. Tw, Sandra Kully, Gretcben aide. WedMsada and rrtdai during Oia erliool year, jpt st.,f wrltora Marilyn Coffey. taring oMaMoaa and " period, bj students of to Rondra VYnalen. Wyna Smitnbcrfcr. Gatraratt of Nebraska, ondar tha authorization of the gtafl photographer Mlnnetta Taylor Cwnialtte oa 8tndrn Affair aa an expression of atn- ,,.,, aT . r aVnl opinion. Publlrnrlon oniter the Jurisdiction of the BCBIJTES8 STAFF uDeommlttoo on Student Publication ihall be free from Business Manager. . Jerry SrlirnMn adltnrtal eeniorahlp on the part of the Subcommittee or Assistant Business Mannar r ....Stan haiinan, a toe pert af any member of the faculty of the Cnl- Charieaa Orou, Norm Rohiring enrslty. Toe members at the Nebraska staff ar per. Circulation; Maautge. , Jerry Trupp LITTLE MAN ON. CAMPUS ff T If MeT oonx w- I J rALWA tFiaikm 1 fail em om J I Wr TAKE. fAY 1 II 1 WHY jeoffccwxt- vouK II I rtgApe n&KAtset fill i " . -JUeT WANTfcP YOU TO KNOW YOU W; LTk nuun. Of HAVING CHEATED ON MY LAST T6ST-YOO PASSSP A V My Little World Judy 8 There is something about school in three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas that doesn't make it seem real. Actually, professors mellow, stu dents remain in the lethar gy they de veloped over the preced ing holiday, classes drop in a 1 1 e n dance. E g g nog parties become the social past- time and every is jolly and hangs greens and gets over drawn at the bank and the Program Service plays Elvis singing "Si-i-lent Ni-i-i-te" and tests are absolutely impossi ble to study for and because we are all a year older and infinitely wiser we go down town to shop early and pre pare to lift a glass to this year of school and to the year to come and nobody really thinks about the years after that. I wonder if anyone from our class will ever have his picture on the front of "Time" Magazine? Since we have lasted through two years we will probably all continue and graduate. But of those of us left it would be interesting to know whose names would be best known (not now while we're playing and laughing our way through with a modicrum of effort) but when we gather in the year 2,000 after 40 years away from the little world we all live in here on the campus. I wish it would snow real snow and at least three feet worth. Anything would be bet ter than this miserable day. Of course with snow goes the chance of being hit in the back of the h e a d by some fun-loving youth. But the rea son I like the snow is because it is interesting. Last year we made snow angels in the yard and a large beer bottle and shot glass out of snow. (There is really an interesting difference there). Also, it is fun to walk through especially at night when the sky is very clean and very cold and the stars are very bright. This may not compar able to kicking leaves in the fall, but it is a lot more fun than throwing snowballs at people. I might as well get one pro test in and scream and yell because I am plagued with a last name beginning with "T". If this ridiculous rule is going to pass I am going to start an immediate petition to begin with the end of the alphabet. This is only fair after all one end has had pri ority all their lives and now that this discrimination ha crept into something as so cred as pulling cards, it i time for a revolt. Possibly someone will sec Hall lo Review 'Dr. Zhivago' "Dr. Zhivago," by Boris Pasternak, will be reviewed Thursday in Room 316 of the Union at 4 p.m. Dr. William E. Han, of the educational psychology de partment, will discuss the book. Pasternak, a Russian auth or, will receive a . 1958 Nobel Prize Wednesday for his book. He will not be allowed by the Russian government to accept the prize because his boo! is critical -of the method used by the Russian Commu nist party. . . . by judy truell ti e professors with nine and 10 o'clocks on Monday-Wednesday-Friday are going to have their roll cards end with people whose last name begins with "M" and the aft ernoon and Saturday morning classes are going to be heavy with end-of-the-alphabetters. Theoretical yes, but rank has its privilege as the old saying goes. Letterip XYZ Scandal And so, children, we add another scandal to a long list of scandals alphabetical reg istration. Consider the grow ing list of recent scandals, just to mention a few: 1. The Student Tribunal; 2. The pleasure palace (Stu dent Union addition); 3. The shortened period for final exams. I neglect to mention a host of problems and scandals which have been with us a long, long time (like compul sory ROTC). We observe a tendency in the University administration and in student "big-wheels" alike to simply ride out storms of criticism, knowing that we sheep will fall in line. So I must urge that this time we do not quit, that we must not accept alphabetical registra tion no matter how long it is kept. Unless some variation is chosen (such as random selec tion of the order of letters) we may well have a modern "XYZ Affair," with students taking left over courses if they are so unfortunate as to have last names in the latter part of the alphabet. But as a junior, I am violently against giving up the priority I have worked so hard to get, regardless of any variation in the alphabetical registration system. Scandalous, I say! .. MELVYN EIKLEBERRY College Roundup- Male Christinas Gift: One Stuffed Blonde Among other more serious matters, the Daily Kansan turned up the perfect Christ mas gift for the "man who has everything." For this individual, the sug gestion is the stuffed head of a beautiful blonde. It's mount ed on a mahogany plaque over the word "Conquest." Other items turned up by the KU reporter who scout ed local stores for wierd or wonderful Christmas gifts in cluded a Scrooge mat, the an tithesis of the welcome mat. This frontporch piece, a $3.50 item, offered the cheery salu tation, "Go Away." , Also discovered: a specially designed bathtub pillow for young ladies who like to sleep in the tub; a pump of good cheer located atop a liquor bottle and a braided hairpiece for girls. At Texas A & M Edward Teller, "Father of the H Bomb," painted a picture of the future for the Aggies. Cultivation of the ocean, complete exploration of the solar system and control of weather were predicted with in the next 100 years by the scientist "We are living in what is aptly termed the Age of Ris ing Expectation. 1 believe that development will continue to accelerate in the future," the Battalion, campus newspaper, quoted Teller as saying. He predicted complete ex ploration of the solar system by 2050, and artificial muta tions which will make it pos sible to produce sufficient food and crops to feed the tremendous increase in pop ulation expected. A Coordinating Board will go into effect in January at the University of Syracuse which will attempt to "imple m e n t communications be tween students, faculty and administration." According to the Daily Or ange, the board will be com posed of four students, two faculty members and two administrators'. The students are presidents of campus organizations and the administrators the vice chancellor and personnel chairman. Flickering Art By John West England's J. Arthur Rank Organization, who so nicely did "Great Expectations," "Oliver Twist" and "Nicho las Nicholby," have made an other great success of filming Charles Dickens. The first film version of "A Tale of Two Cities" in 23 years (the late Ronald Colman starred for M-G-M in 1935) again creates the drama and h 6 r r o r of France and the Revolution. Produced magnificently by Betty Box and directed 'by Ralph Thomas, the picture well dramatizes the panorama of a bitter and stirring era: the limitless luxury and au thority in which the pre-revo-lution nobles lived; the pover ty and bitterness of the peas ants, which eventually explod ed in the storming of the Bas tille and the swift justice of the Tribunal. Cecile Parker and Dorothy Tutin are featured prom inently. And, if you go to the movies often, and have a good memory, notice that the fine actor Christopher Lee plays the Marquis St. Evremonde. This is one of his rare ap pearances without the scar tissue, faded complexion and or fangs which distinguished him as the monster in "Curse of Frankenstein" and Count Dracula in "Horror of Drac ula." The film is a Varsity offering and one may wonder why it isn't in color. In a double bill advertised as "Brigitte Bardot vs. Sophia Loren," the State again Wednesday presents some pretty thread-bare perform ances designed, obviously, to prove a point. Beginning Wednesday, the two ladies (?) star respectively in "Mada moiselle Striptease" and "Scandal in Sorrento," two wide-screen performances, of which the publicity releases announce, like Kansas City, they've gone about as far as they can go. KQDL ANSWER v lAlClTlsriMI 1 1CIEI IpIr OOOHLII V El "' -Ml"l"l-I C A G I iNjGrjH A VENS u tt eTrOoTp er a tTe ROW A I M En? 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