Friday, October 2, 1959
Page 2
The Dailv Nebraskan
Going, Going, Gone
Going, going . . . gone.
That's been the situation with the study
lounge at the library for about three years
now. Right now we're somewhere between
the last going and the final gone.
The move to change the study lounge
Into one of the reading rooms is one of
those attempts which has been popping up
with a most predictable regularity. In
1957, men turned up in the room one day
with measuring tapes'. Everything was all
set to evacuate the hundreds of students
who used that room to do "vocal study"
juch as joint problem working.
Such a howl went up that the plan was
shelved.
But not for long.
Last spring another step was taken. At
that timg library officials told members
of the Student Council library committee
that if card playing did not stop in the
room, it would be converted to other uses.
In actuality, there were one or two small
f roups which played cards in the room,
be other users spent their time studying
and sipping coffee.
The Council, feeling that here was a
chance to do something beneficial to
save a room that students gave such heavy
use to moved to stop the card playing.
What the Council members weren't told
was that the room was going anyway. So
much for playing fair. The Council tried.
The logic behind the change, which will
make the room into a Science Reading
Boom, thus allowing the Humanities room
to expand upstairs, is apparent. It is un
derstandable. If more room is needed for
books, so be it.
The commuter's lunch room in the
Union will serve some of the same func
tion as the study lounge. It won't hold as
many persons, and it probably won't be as
conducive to study, but it may help. We
hope so.
Thus, it is not the logic behind the move
with which we would argue, but the techr
nique. Once again it would appear that a
program which vitally concerns students
had been set long ago, put into operation,
but kept concealed from students.
We wonder why the Student Council was
not told bluntly that the library had to
have the space for more book shelves
that this would happen within such and
such a length of time. This is what a
Council is for to act as a liaison. Delib
erately prolonging letting the entire facts
out can only result in mistrust and un
necessary animosity.
We hope that students will accept the
move with a mature understanding, rea
lizing that the function of a library is not
to provide bookless study space but a
place where library research may be
done. When both can be accomplished,
students are getting cake with frosting.
When one must be eliminated, we note its
removal with regret, not anger.
Nice Work, Kids!
Those blank spaces in the display case
in the Crib where the cigarettes used to be
are empty for a reason.
Union people had hoped to be able to sell
cigarettes in this convenient spot, but a
rather large number of persons objected.
Their objections took the form of swiping a
pack every time they passed by.
Hence, cigarette sales now entail going
out to the main desk, where they may . be
secured from their spot behind the counter
only by handing the attendant a bit of
Uncle Sams currency.
Incidentally, the magazines from that
elegant rack in the main lobby are dis
appearing at a rate faster than what
should be as far as paying customers go.
This isn't much of 'a commentary on
Husker honesty, is it?
From the editor's desk:
Diana
My fancy new typewriter has emerged
finally from its six or seven day bath and
is again resting in the corner of the edi
tor's office. This little grey monster has
the cleanest keys of any year-old machine
on campus, I II wager.
So would yours if sev
eral ounces of wet plaster
had dripped into the
works during the summer
renovation. Progress
marches on, however.
This summer, when it
went, it took with it 'an
undetermined quantity of
paste-pots, rulers, scis
sors, trophies, books, dic
tionaries, etc., etc. The
most valued piece of property progress
marched off with, however, was a yel
lowed picture of "Rage" Riley, first man
aging editor (which probably meant the
A No. 1 chief in those days) of the Ne
braskan. "Rags" had more fortitude than any of
his successors, most of whom stay in the
spot for only one semester. He ramrodded
the paper for some unholy length of time
something like three years.
He and. the Nebraskan became so in
separable in the minds of those on cam
pus, that the paper was termed "Riley's
Rag." And that, kiddies, is why the Rag
is called the Rag.
But since the picture with all this info on
it has disappeared probably it is tucked
in between layers of brick and glass some
wherewhen our generation leaves the
scene, the tale may slide into oblivion.
Friend caesar has nearly done me in in
his own uncapitalized fashion. I suspect
It's because I told him first things first
and until the editor's typewriter got re
paired (who ever heard of a typewriter
soaking for nearly a week), columnists
covldn't possibly hope for 'any attention to
theirs.
Also, the m.e. (speaking, you know) has '
demanded that the next repair be the tele
phone somebody bounced on the floor.
After that comes the pencil sharpener
which hasn't worked since I was a fresh
man down here (all right, so that's ancient
history).
Anyway, caesar, if you've read his un
grammatical musings, has me all signed
up for the gals' ROTC. Grief! Doesn't he
know that our efficient circulation man
ager Doug Youngdahl (this is publicize the
unsung heroes paragraph) sends copies of
this thing home to daddy more or less
regularly! Caesar's trying to get me read
out of the family. Even though I'm a sec
ond generation army brat, this is too
much!
This being "talk about the paper" days,
a word or two about our noon luncheon
today. The response has been tremendous.
We decided to hold an informal, unplanned
talk on spirit, school pride, esprit, or call
it what you will. So we extended casual
invitations to various campus leaders. For
those of you in the cynics corner, I might
mention that not one person whom we in
vited (except a couple who pled poverty)
declined to come. In fact, several asked
if other members of their organization
might attend.
One more item about the paper: Pub
Board, which hires us, isn't getting many
applicants. They need a soph, a junior
and a senior. If you've held any long-term
grudges against our little publication,
here's a chance to get on a group that
can mete out revenge. Applications are at
Student Affairs.
Daily Nebraskan
SIXTY-NINE YEARS OLD fhe tMtmlty. The member of the Daliy Nenraakaa
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OTemDeri Aasoeitued Coiieriate Press, Inter da, or nmr to i printed. February 8. is.
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Representative: National Advertisinr Serv- "JV."'.... ia,. matt, .t th. pn.e offi,.
lee, Incorporated In Lincoln, Nebraska., under the ant of August 4, 1B12.
Published at: Room 20. Student Union -. editorial staff
ri...i. v . . Editor Diana Maxwell
Lincoln, Nebraska Men.tftu Kdttor Carroll Krsna
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Telephone 2-7631. txU 4223. 4226. 4227 Wwy;:
The Dally Nnbrankan In puhllnhed Monday. Tureday, Copy Editor John Hoerner, itandra Looker.
Veneedy and Friday dnrtn the arhonl year, aaerpt Herb I'mhaco
(taring vacation and exam period, by aturtent of the Staff Writer , Jarque ilanerrk. Korea Lain,
VMvemrtty of Nebraska under the authnrlratlnn of the limit McCartney
Committee a Mtndent Affair a an eipreealnn of Oh- Jr. Staff Writer Mike Mllroy, Ana Mayer
aat opinion. Publication under the Jurledlrtlon of the BU8INKHS bl'AFF
Mhoammlttoa on Student Publication hall he free BuKlneni Manager , Htnn Kalraan
from editorial eaaanrahlp on the part of the Hnhmm- Aealatant Bualne Manager Don Perguann, till
mlttee or on the part of any member of the faculty of Grady Charlrn Omm
Maa Uelvernltp, or oa the part of any pereon outride Circulation Manager , Doug Vounnnahl
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IGWIN6AL0NS,
!i)CU,l'M A LOUSY CARPENTf K ,
I CAN'T NAIL STRAI6HT, I
CAN'T SAW STRAIGHT AND I
ALWAYS SPLIT THE WOOD...
iMNEewsnACK go, ml things considered,
CONFIDENCE, I'M STUPID, IT'S C0WNS ALONS CWi
- I HAVE POOR TASTE AND Wlrs: ii
Absolutely no sense of design
small talk
By Ingrid Leder
During Rush Week one of
the most frequent questions
asked new students is
"What are you going to ma
jor in?" However, after
these stu
dents have
been at the
U n i ver
8 i t y for
only a few
weeks you
don't have
to ask any
more, b e -cause
they
have ac
quired cer-
Ingrid
On Campuses 'n Things
tain characteristics which
make it easy to tell what
their major is.
For example, take the
art major. He is very eas
ily recognized because his
clothes are hardly ever
clean they always show
blotches of paint.
Letterip
Th Dally Nebraska will aobllsh
only those letter which are alined.
Letter attacking Individual! muat
carry the author'a name. Other may
ae Initials or pen name. Letter
should got exceed too words. When
letters exceed this limit the N'e
braskan reaerrea the right to eoa
dense them, retaining th writer'
lw.
On KVVisit
To the Editor:
Apparently Nikita
Khrushchev sold large seg
ments of this country's pop
ulation upon the idea that
the Supreme Dictator of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Re
publics (for that's what he
is, "Mr. Chairman" title
notwithstanding) is just a
- kind hearted little guy who
loves grandchildren, hates
H-bombs, respects God, and
upholds a democracy in his
country.
In this respect, we must
acknowledge that the worst
criminal of the present day
world has justly earned the
title of "The World's Best
Salesman" and all this
with a bill of goods so ob
viously improbable to the
mind of any objective per
son that undoubtedly the
"jolly little man" is getting
quite a few gleeful chortles
these days over his sucess
ful hoodwinking.
, I wonder what the effect
of the visit of Hungary's
murderer to U.S. soil will
be upon this University's
student body: whether an
other short-lived attempt
will be made at dedication
toward answering the chal
lenge of the supremacy of
Soviet technology, or
whether deadly complac
ency will increase here, as
elsewhere?
A Student Cynic
Journalism
Reception Set
New journalism students
will be guests at a reception
tonight at the Student Union.
Faculty members will also
attend the event starting at 7
p.m. in Parlors A and B.
Sponsor will be Theta
Sigma Phi women' journal
ism fraternity and Sigma Del
ta Chi men's journalism fra
ternity.
SAYS. SAYS
4sfpm raw prawf "A VICT0RY WE SEEK
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HEAD FULL STEAJ
The wardrobe of one of
these future Rembrandts
usually includes long black
stockings and too-big sweat
ers. You can also identify
an art major by ,the way
he looks you overalways
wondering whether you'd
make a good model.
And then there is the zo
major. His clothes probably
won't give away what he's
studying but his smell cer
tainly will. You can tell
right away when you're
passing a zo major in the
halls because he always
smells like formaldahyde.
When you're talking to one
of these animal-studiers and
he gets that dissecting look
in his eye this is your clue
to leave.
Of course ihere is the ele
mentary ed major. This stu
dent is easily recognized
by the books he carries
around. Ills books don't
look dull and drab like ev
eryone else's but they are
multi-colored mainly be
cause they are colorbooks.
You'll find this student
spends his pasttime play
ing with blocks rather than
partying. If you pass a
student singing "London
Bridge is Falling Down,"
you can be sure it's an el ed
major preparing for his
next class.
A certain group of stu
dents I find extremely irri
tating. When you tell them
"Good Morning," they'll re
spond with "What do you
mean by that." You guessed
it, these are philosophy ma
jors. And then there is the
journalism major. You'll
never find this specimen
without a cigarette in one
hand, cup of coffee in the
, other, pencil behind his ear,
and a stack of torn newspa
pers instead of books under
his arm. He is also very
irritating because he al
ways bombards you with a
million questions such as,
"WH.ut do you think of nu
clear fission?"
There are still nice peo
ple in this world. One day
this week I discovered at
the check stand in the Crib
that I had only 8 cents when
I was going to pay for my
coffee. So the girl behind
me in line offered to pay
the 2 cents difference al
though she didn't even know
me. I don't know your name
either, but thanks an awful
lot.
USED REFRIGERATORS
start 24.00 and up
GOODYEAR STORES
1918 "0" St.
Errant Thoughts
dear di
one day I was making my
daily tour of the campus
green when a sight greeted
my youn? eyes that i could
hardly believe actually i
heard it before i saw it
from a block away a high
pitched shrill hup two three
four pierced the air fol
lowed by okay you girls
get in step
girls question mark
i looked up to make sure
that my marbles were not
escaping their cage sure
enough there they were
thousands of young coeds
dressed in army rote garb
altered so as to fit more
or less properly strutting
around the mall
being a pathological liar
i have obviously not spoken
a word of truth in the above
but it might come true
according to rumors if the
head swagger stick swinger
in the army rote depart
ment has anything to say
about it yes there are cer
tain forces behind a move
to institute a girls rote pro
gram here at n u
speaking as a member of
that race kid what do you
think of the idea ill bet
you can hardly wait to get
into the uniform of your
country and count cadence
count naturally the uni
forms wouldnt fit but no
issued uniform ever does
and you would have the
satisfaction of giving your
arches for the u s a
you would learn left from
right which would at least
enable you to be a better
back seat driver and you
would soon learn to field
strip a cigarette butt you
dont smoke so this wouldnt
do you a whole lot of good
but think of all the girls
who do smoke and need to
know how to do this in case
of an enemy attack
if your date got fresh all
by caesar
youd have to do is pull your
m one off your shoulder pa
renthesis youd always carry
it with you so as to be
ready to answer the call of
duty close parenthesis shove
in a clip and shoot the slob
in self defense
and just think bos? no
longer would the damsels
of this campus have to donn
shin guards or shoot bows
and arrows in some silly
p e class
this fact alone will be
certain to assure the suc
cess of a girls rote pro
gram here
it might institute s o m
major problems though
would for instance the bat
talion commander of t h e
girls rote automatically be
military ball queen would
mousing go out of style be
cause who ever heard of
two soldiers being that af
fectionate and so on
yes only if women take
their rightful place in the
ranks of rote will they fi
nally realize universal suf
ferage yours caesar
Union Schedules
Weekend Flicks
This weekend's free movie
program at the Student Un
ion is a double feature for
Friday and Saturday nights,
and the cineamascope color
production of "The Man in
the Gray Flannel Suit" Sun
day night.
The double feature includes
"Deadline, U.S.A." with Hum
phrey Bogart and "The Ad
ventures of Sherlock
Holmes," starring Basil Rath
bone. They will be shown con
tinuously from 7 p.m.
The Sunday night movie is
at 7:30 and stars Gregory
Peck and Jennifer Jones.
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