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The Daily Nebraskan
Friday, December 11, 1959
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Editorial Comment
Extending Library Hours
At last there seems to be a tangible step
In some direction in the Student Council's
long effort to get an extension of library
hours.
A three-page report from Frank A.
Lundy, director of Libraries, was pre
sented to the Council. In this report, Lun
dy stated that the heads of the public
service divisions have given "thoughtful
Attention with regard to desirability, feasi
bility, and cost" to the Council's proposal
that hours be extended to 11 p.m. on week
days and Sunday.
The report further states that all are in
agreement with the students "as to de
sirability." No such agreement is forth
coming on the other two points under
consideration, feasibility and cost.
The report indicates that any such ex
tension would require additional student
help to man the library between the pres
en closing hours and the proposed time.
In addition, it states that a University po
liceman would be required to patrol at
these times In order to guard the books.
Cost of the additional student help, plus
an other additional expenditures to the li
brary is estimated in the report to be
about $3,780 a year.
' At the present time the Libraries of the
Colleges of Law and Medicine already
enjoy a schedule somewhat comparable
to the proposed one for the main library.
Both are heavily utilized in the evening
hours.-
It is a justifiable assumption that Love
Library would be similarly utilized with
the extended hours. Many types of study
cannot be done without the immediate
use of a library. For the vast majority
of students, most intensive study is done
in the early and late evening -partly be
cause of classes, partly because of jobs
and other activities.
Thus the funds which would be required
to put the extended hours into operation
do not seem great enough, under the plan
devised by the library staff, to warrant
shelving the idea because of cost.
The Daily Nebraskan concurs complete
ly with the findings of the Student Coun
cil study group in saying that an extension
of Library hours is definitely desirable.
We sincerely hope that the small increase
in the financial burden will not be allowed
to discourage this increase in hours.
Still Another One?
Wednesday night the Interfraternity
Council learned that Lambda Chi fratern
ity is looking toward the possibility of re
establishing a chapter on the Nebraska
campus.
Lambda Chi is no stranger here, having
an active chapter until the years of World
War II when more than one fraternity
was forced to quit for various reasons,
lack of finances being one of them.
Lambda Chi Alpha is a strong name in
national fraternity circles; its number of
chapters approaches the top of the list.
It is probable that the fraternity could
become a strong one on this campus with
in a few years with national backing and
support of local alumni. . .
The IFC has deferred action on the re
quest; Lambda Chi did not ask immed
iate attention.
After next year's rush week the IFC
will check ruth week figures and see
whether there are, to put it bluntly,
enough rushees and pledges to go around.
This is the only procedure that possibly
can be used in considering the fraternity's
request Rush weeks in past years have
shown a slack in numbers coming
through; fraternities seem to be losing
their popularity, the national alumni presi
dent, of one fraternity said at the recent
National Interfraternity Conference in
New York City.
In light of such evidence, it does not
seem feasible to admit another fraternity
to campus unless the picture changes
considerably within the next several
years. Perhaps the fraternity could pros
per; perhaps it would fail.
Some houses on this campus undoubt
edly are having financial difficulties in
maintaining their existence and their char
ters. The addition of new competition
would only hasten their death.
Four years ago rushees had 24 fra
ternities to choose from; now the number
is down to 23. Another several years may
drop the number even lower.
Fraternities for the most part are proud
of the free enterprise-type system by
which they obtain their membership. But
having an additional fraternity in the
competition in a situation such as the
present one would serve little good.
The IFC, the whole University, owes
much to the fraternities presently on
campus they have made large contribu
tions. It seems fair then that they should
share in some spoils which to fraterni
ties are pledges.
If the IFC finds next year that the num
ber of rushees continues to be low, it
should unqualifiedly tell Lambda Chi Al
pha that there is no room that the IFC
owes to its members to keep the status
quo.
From the editor's desk:
On Campuses 'n Things
By Diana Maxwell the Betterment of Student-Parent Rela-
In the fall when the Student Council tionships was not prominently displayed
holds their annual Officer Orientation on P2e one oi the newspaper a week
program to acquaint treasurers with the ahead of 016 meeting
intricacies of handling funds, presidents Fourth would be a demonstration of an
with parliamentary proceedure, and social intelligent-looking individual dropping off
chairmen with something a press release about a news-worthy event
' or other, there ought to fT-t (not just free publicity) with the news
be one more session. . ;y editor of the paper, explaining perhaps
This one would consti- a any special interesting or pertinent aspect
tute a real public serv- fer-- of the upcoming event,
ice. - , i Fifth on the agenda would be more
It would be called - R " mass snickering as all publicity chair
" Publicity Chairmen yv. J men confided to the same guy next to
how to get cooperation." r, - him that after all, his own organization
First item on the agenda I ' i was so all-important that when he said
would be a big sign which I I he had a story, by golly, that paper
would be handed to each darned sure better get it in.
publicity chairman. Said Final item on the agenda would be the
sign would say, SMILE. lynching, in effigy or otherwise, of the
Then there could be practice session in editor of the campus paper,
which such techniques as smiling, joking . t .
pleasantly, looking human and generally Inappropriate though it may be at this
Mowing the dictate of good behavior Point. one word about Handel's Messiah
could be exercised. wnicn bein2 presented at 3 p.m. Sun-
Frora here the session could move into da to toe vim. It is i tremendous
BwssSi CSetJiSr
SSSyjSL 0rgad " effeCtiV" For Performance of the scope of this
cafllng committee. one no term paper w Mon eMm
By now the chairman would have to rap fhouid SOmeon from attending it.
for order since there are about 150 organ- poor acoustics and all, 'this is a mag
izatione on campus, and each publicity nifkent musical production, and one of
chairman is turning to the fellow in the those traditions which is really that
next chair to snicker, something so valued on campus that no
Third item would be a demonstration of one would consider letting it fade into the
how sot to get parties, coffeees, teas and past.
luncheons into .the campus newspaper. It
would consist of a fire-breathing, red-eyed And in the swan song, the ladies of the
creature careening into some newspaper Black Masque ask me to relay to all cam
office, blowing a whistle, stamping his pus males who will be bringing in damsels
feet and demanding at 5 decibels why the after 12:30 tonight, please have some
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By George Moyer
Sources reveal that my
last column has been the
subject of a classroom dis
cussion in the PE depart
ment. Never was there an au
thor with so much pride
that he would reject kind
ly words, whatever their
source. And the fact that
only two members of the
class had read the column
mars only slightly my ecs
tacy. Obviously, there are
some discerning, keen and
piercing minds tucked
away in unsuspected
places at this institution.
Thus fortified with suc
cess after my first gambit
into the world of athletics
this year, I will dive once
more into Sports Illus
t r a t e d
(about the
sole lei
sure - time
reading
m a terial
availab 1 e
in m o s t
f r a ternl
tv houses.
dorms, law f f I
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etc). Moyer
It seems that Sports Il
lustrated is beginning to
take itself seriously as a
Luce Publication (that's the
outfit that produces Time,
Life, Fortune and riots both
in South America and on
the floor of the U.S. Sen
ate). Last week, this glossy
magazine continued a fine
old Luce tradition of help
ing Americans to think the
way Henry Luce wants
them to think for them
selves by plunging the
world of Sports Illustrated
into politics.
(The Luce group can't
claim the honor of plunging
the entire world of sport
into politics because Avery
Brundage, Micky Cohen,
Cus D'Amato, the Chinese
communists and several
other various and sundry
lrresponsibles have already
done that.).
Observing that U.S. mens
teams have so far meas
nred a touring Russian
men's basketball team by
substantial margins, the
magazine said that al
though basketball is one of
the most Intricate of team
sports, the success of the
team still depends on the
ability and desire of the in
dividuals on It to assume
responsibility.
The willingness of the in
dividual American basket
ball player to assume re
sponsibility sometimes re
sults in team play that is
flamboyantly original. All
of which, says the maga
zine, should lead the aver
age reader to draw the nec
essary conclusions about
the relative merits of Com
munism and Democracy.
Having thus established
that Democracy is a verit
able hothouse for producing
talented basketball players,
the article then says noth
ing about Democracy's ab
ility to get moon rockets
launched.
Nevertheless, It is a won
der some Lnce publication
hasn't started worrying
about the facility with
which our universities, col
leges, high schools and jun
ior highs produce exctllent
basketball players without
turning out similarly excel
lent rocket engineers in
similar quantities.
Could it be that Ameri
can classrooms no longer
encourage flamboyant orig
inality so that the individ
ual's' only chance to be or
iginal within the framework
of a cooperative enterprise
comes on the basketball
floor?
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Be Our GUEST
By Don Gels
Have you ever stopped
to ask yourself not "What
does my country owe me,"
but, "What do I owe my
country?"
Examine yourself! You
are in college receiving an
education given you as a
result of someone's desire
years ago that the words
set forth, "All men are cre
ated equal," be applied to
reality.
You also receive such
basic freedoms as speech,
religion, and others set
forth in our constitution
a document containing
rights and privUeges which
are being taken for granted
today.
There are numerous an
swers to this question but
let us take a concrete ex
ample: Are yoif aware that Rus
sia is now leading us In
the armaments race? This
has been confirmed by the
following three reports:
Legislative report to
the President in U.S News
and World Report, 22 June,
1959. Page 75;
Rockefeller report to
the people, New York
Times, 6 January, 1958,
page 20;
Johns Hopkins report
to Congress, U.S. News and
World Report, 31, January,
1958. Pages 50-57.
It is estimated that we
will need approximately fif
teen billion more dollars
per year to strengthen and
build our national and civil
defense.
Your voting franchise Is
another point of interest.
There is a considerably
low percentage of people
who exercise this constitu
tional right, and many of
these are poorly informed.
Have you ever stopped to
consider that you owe ?our
country a vote?
In seeking a college edu
cation you are surrounding
yourself with a sea of
knowledge in which you
dare not remain ignorant.
What do you propose to
do about it?
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THE WORM TURNS"
Shakespeare laid it Ibis wayi
"The smalle worm will
rum, being trodden on."
But Miguel de Cervantes
beat him to it in "Don
Quixote", Part II, Book 3:
"teen a worm when rod
upon, will turn oaoin.'
"MUSIC HAS CHARMS"
The 17th Century playwright, William Congreva
wot the (Irtt to set down this clonic metophor
concerning the powers of sound and rhythm.
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Bride", Act I, Sc. 1 :
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for my ihyme;From that tme unto this season
rcceiVed nor rhyme nor naton."
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