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The Daily Nebraskan Friday, March 13, 1959 Editorial Comment: I FOUND MY LIBRARY BOOK! I LOCKED IN THE ttfl?!GEWTORANDTHERE IT IMS! I FOUND IT2 I FOUND IT.1 I FOUND IT!! MA HA HA HA HA MA, I FOUND ITi I FOUND ITi HEE HEEHEE HEE HEE I FOUND ITI I FOUND IT!! ivi All TU, liMDl OTUP0P tin rvuw I ni- vvrwij 1 Student Affairs Reveals No Crackdown at Work JUST &N TAKEN OFF THE HOP! v Page 1 iroiDJT v-j'-t fr g?r u It is just about time to set the record straight around here. Last Monday, the Daily Nebraskan pub lished an editorial bemoaning the fact that the : administration .and county offi cials would not reveal whether or not they were er gaged in an organized crackdown on University student social functions. We never said they were, but that ap parently is what a 'ot of students on this campus decided on their own hook. Well, after some patient pleading, the office of the dean,f student affairs has ITHtRE IS NO Student Protest . . . Misguided stated unequivocally that they are not en gaged in any crackdown, organized or otherwise on University organizations and students. Furthermore, the student affairs office has offered us proof that there is no such crackdown. . The facts are these and they are simple: 1. At the present time there are three houses on social probation. 2. These houses are all on probation be cause of "conspicuous" actions on their Editorial Assist Usually, we put letters where they be long, in the Letterip column. But the other day we got one from Jonnie Olson hat really summed up the way we felt too. So we're going to reprint it over here in the editorial columns as the senti ments of the paper as well as" the indi vidual. "The Huskers' basketball season is over. Our record isn't too impressive, because, although our team was good, so were most of the teams we played. And there is no doubt that we had some tough luck in the latter part of the season. But all in all, I think the boys played some good even outstanding basketball. They demonstrated excellent teamwork and certainly none of them deserve to be underrated. Maybe the scores didn't always show it, but the tremendous spirit and good sports manship of the boys showed what a great team we have one we can really be proud of." Second the motion Jonnie. parts which led to complaints being filed with the University by civil officials. 3. The cases involving these houses were not sent to the Student Tribunal because the Tribunal cannot, according to its char ter, deal with cases involving organiza tions. 4. The Student Tribunal is dealing with several individual cases arising out of a civil complaint for trespassing. The land involved in these cases is in the so-called "Delt Woods" area. The matter was be gun by the owner of that land, again under circumstances in which University stu dents had made themselves "conspicuous" by their actions. These facts have been checked and the Daily Nebraskan is sure that officials in the student affairs office are hiding noth ing. The Daily Nebraskan is grateful to the office of student affairs for helping us protect the students right to know. Now, there are just one or two matters left to clear up. The Daily Nebraskan regrets that the office of student affairs did not see fit to inform the students sooner. A great deal of misunderstanding might have been pre vented thereby. The Letterip column for the next several days will bear witness to just how much misunderstanding was in volved. The Daily Nebraskan also regrets that so much of the student body misinterpreted Monday's editorial. We do not think the editorial was at fault. We said what we wanted to say and students thought what they wanted to think. . This led to a great deal of rumormonger ing. We were right busy for quite a spell trying to trace them all down. The fa:ts as we found them have already been printed in this editorial. During the past week, we have had sev eral people approach us with quaint little suggestions. Most of them involved the instigation of actions reminiscent of the spring riots of 1955. , This method of protest can be viewed by us only as out of the question. It is too ridiculous to consider among a group of young adults that wish their elders to rec ognize them as such. And as young adults, t'niversty students ought to begin to realize that "conspicu ous" behavior in any community is going to bring of ficial retaliation. And what is "conspicuous" behavior? Well, it's conspicuous when the neighbors complain about the noise at a party. It's conspicuous when a fraternity pledge class steals an active out of a University class to take him on a pledge sneak. It's con spicious when a fraternity prefers to steal its Christmas tree rather than buy it. It's conspicuous when several individu als go about burning homecoming dis plays. It's conspicuous when a mob 30 or so strong invades a private cow pasture. It's conspicuous when ... but then, maybe you are starting to get the idea. Casual Observer pre i A I T - I Diana . Conscientious students, eager to comply with any and all rulings of their elders, are leaving no possible stones unturned in their efforts to comply with administrative efforts. Willingly, honestly and docily, they are tiling, one by one and two by two through ire doors of the new wing to Teachers College. like pigeons sailing toward home, or salmon struggling back to the home stream, they aim for their goal one large office brimming with desks and files, within which lie the innermost secrets of students their affairs and all that jazz. Here their instinct fal ters momentarily, and some, who in the past were not so con scientious, but only because they had not had The Word, stop, hesitate, and are forced to inquire. Their ignorance em barrasses them, for as students, they re aliz that from their first days on campus, they should have known which desk was the right desk, ' So, books, held respectfully in their hands, heads dipped to the proper angle cf deference, they cometo register. Un til a few days ago inly a few social chair ' men followed this path of goodness. Now, all try to tread it. When they want to go for coffee, they ccme. 'When more than five want to at tend class together, they come. Only a few of the more devious unscrupulous souls no doubt, avoid the primrose path. They revert to all manner of devious maneuvers to avoid having to make this harmless little pilgrimage. If what we hear from those who reside in the wing is true, most of these students make the trip in spirit only. Perhaps when it comes to making the final steps, they realize that they are unworthy, and they falter. , Perhaps they are awed by the aura of sanctity that emanates from a place of such goodness. Several really nefarious individuals even went so far as to split up into groups of three to attend an ROTC function, held at 8 a.m. in the vicinity of MIX Building. Truly, one is appalled at students taking such steps. ' Meanwhile, other students are honing their artistic ability by making posters which they then affix to walls in conspicu ous places in campus buildings. These drawings are removed almost as quickly as they are posted, since one must admit they do not have the little signature in the lower left hand corner. Crofrs Country From across the country, one also hears disturbing rumors. At other universities, all is not sweetness anJ light between stu dents and administrators. A scribe at Syracuse Universit" writes . . . "And of course the Dean wants to end the whole mess by reminding vs that drinking is, at least officially a sin . . .: "The moral: Peccatum mortale. pro vare ed aequales calices, et nefas respon ded . . . Methodists do not drink . . . vote the Dean for Veep . . . Watch out, Greeks, two more are expected to go soon." Tsh, Tsh, such sin. , Daily Nebraskan SIXTI-nGiJT TEARS OLD Member: Associated Colleciate PreM Intercolleriate Press Representative: NatiomU Advertising Service, Incorporated Published at: Room 24, Student I'nioo Lincoln, Kr br&tka 14ub A B fll f(U)r Rrtmakaa to Maa MhbUi,. Tanter, WTCImMw m t-rtoat nrmc Of wiouw rear, run aaimi an nam penofl. fc tum,M ml thr t nii,r.t o NHirMki tsnari tbr MltwnEkttae mi the Camualtur mm iua-mt ffir. a M miivmu mt ta too mautua falilmtMB aaOnr a turtmrnimim a Uw uaafBUnlllfiF Ml Mlumiit 'uHi"tiTH attaii lw I rw trum mannrm aMwwwuhlp thr part if ikf ulHifnmtcar mt mm mm aart ml a mm mmn mt afar tarult mt ttmt I mt- 1 urn mtaitxn mt Um Miwui Matt as pm. a (Malt robroarr (. 154. asMTipuaa cats arr U aar Daily Nebraskan Letterips iTbe Dailr NebnskH will aubllsk ntlr those lrtlr which re urnrd. Lcttf attackiac indtvidualt nut1 carry tbe author'a aanw. Othera mar h Initial r a ara aam. Lettra boold not eicrrd SO0 worda. Wbra Irltrrs rxcrrd Ibii limit the Ne brahao rrsprvrt tbe riaht to eoa dfntr tbem, retainiai Ik wrttar'a iawa. Discretion To the Editor: My good gDlly, great day in the morning! What are those boys in the blue trying to prove now? Has there been any rash of accidents, panty raids, or violence to war rant the crack -down on us occasional partakers of brews and Deverages? If they think that the closing down of the local dens of iniquity will lead everyone to lay down their mugs in in peaceful surrender they are merely tooting their little tin horns! A Few Words My rest is disturbed by a dream that keeps com ing back. Perhaps you can help me if I telly you what the men in my dream say: Mr. Colossal, we've erred," said Howgrandoise. "We erred? Impossible!" ' No doubt about it, Colos sal. Here we sit in our temple out on a barren plain when we, if we are to live like ,the true gods we are, should e.e. dwell on a mountain top." 'True, Mr. Howgrand iose. But impractical. There are no mountains within 200 miles of here." ' Colossal, think of plans befitting your name. We can build a mountain here that would tower above the Tower of the Plains." "By Jove, Howgrand iose. you've got it YBu've got it. I really think you've got it." "Thanks, Colossal. Now, as I see it, we have found that our subjects have no backbones. They do not re sist our most outrageous rulings. This has been proved from hotel top to basement bottom, categori cally and alphabetically." "Clever of you, Grandie. In the future we might even have our tribunal sentence defiers of our laws work on building the mountain for our new tem ple." "I'll make a note of that, Colossie." "That won't be neces sary. Remember that as gods made so by our ab solute control over the Lves of our subjects from sunup to sundowc, and Of a Kind signup to sign-them out we are omnipotent. Now what gods with such pow ers have ever been known to lack omniscience?" "None!" "Precisely, Grandie. Therefore I shall recall the thought at the snap of my finger in the same manner that decrees to our sub jects become law." "Back to the mountain!" "Ah, yes, the mountain! Now, in order to have enough workers to do the far reaching task (That's a pun, Grandie, you should be smiling.) we have in mind, we must have more laws for them to break." "Colossal, Mr. Colossal! My omniscience allows me to see what you have in mind. Soon, anyone who signs up as one of our sub jectsif he is human at all will be unable to get through a week without vi olating on? of our ever in creasing decrees. We'll have 7 or 8,000 subjects making the mountain in no time." "Where do you think it would be most effective to begin making our de crees? "Well, Colossie, I know thanks to this grapevine omniscience of mine that brew of the grains has be come a popular beverage of our subjects. Let us brand it as a defiler of flesh and intellect, and de cree that it shall not be consumed. Breakers of our decree shall be the first to work on our mountain." "Splendid. Let us get down to business. We shall have decrees to match and make our mountain." The student? will solve the problem by traveling away from the imposed curse. Instead of having a few in some chosen spot a mile or two from town, they will be forced father away which will mean drinking while driving Let's face it, as long as there are students there will be drinking students. Per haps after a few bodies have been pulled frdm be hind the wheels of smashed cars, the masterminds will realize that as long as there is going to be drinking any way, it is best done in a safe place without wheels for a foundation. I'm not saying that laws are made to be broken, but 1 would hope that they might at least be applied' with discretion. T. Greene Wan Doubter To the Editor: Admin. Building University of Nebraska" (Att'n:: J. Philip Colbert, Div. Student Affairs) Dear Sir, I am writing on behalf of several members of a large campus organization. In the past, we were in the habit of meeting at the Student Union between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock Mon day, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Our functions (or, as they are sometimes called, "coffee breaks") had always seemed to us to be singularly innocuous, but this morning, in the, March 10th edition of the Daily Ne braskan, we noticed that such functions are frowned upon by your office, and, in fact, "unregistered parties may lead to social and ac tivity probation 1 of an or ganized group." Since there are from five, to ten or more persons involved in the above-mentioned func tions, and since all of these persons are affiliated with the same campus organiza tion, a question has arisen as to whether these func tions (or parties), should be registered with your office. We of this group have no de sire to endanger the stand ing of the campus organiza tion which we represent by continuing to meet in our present unregistered condi tion. Therefore, we have taken steps to eliminate from our thrice-weekly functions those elements which may prove unsuitable to your of fice. For example, we are now holding our functions in a "usual place" i.e. the Cornhusker Hotel. (We con sidered the Plymouth Con gregational Church base ment at one time, but were advised that it definitely is not a "usual place", due to the fact that it does not meet with the criteria established by your office. That is, "good taste, good judge ment, good citizenship, and good education.") 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