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Editorial Comment:
Regents9 Plan Could Be
Major Help Keeping Staff
The newly inaugurated plan of selecting
several outstanding professors in various
fields for "Regents' Professorships" could
be a major step in the battle to keep top
teachers at the University.
The plan, announced by the Board of Re
gents last week, calls for significant sal
ary supplements through the professor
ships from donated funds.
It is hoped that the number of the pro
fessorshipswhich initially will total about
two or three will be increased rapidly as
well as the amount of. the salary supple
ment. Nominations for the program Vcan be
made by University faculty members.
Qualifications for the professorships are
Campus Elections
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an approved candidate
for student body president at Oregon State
College, the Daily Barometer reports.
Approval came by telegram from Walt
Disney studios in Hollywood: "Regret Walt
in Europe but see no reason why Mickey
wouldn't make good student body presi
dent. Better he should be a top man in
journalism school. He would have sharp
nose for news."
In connection with their campaign,
Mouse constituents have challenged other
presidential candidates to an open debate.
"We don't need a man to do a mouse's
Job," commented one of the Mouse cam
paign managers.
high wide academic reputation and ir
reproachable personal integrity. The se
lection plan provides for an extensive
screening process, with final appointments
to be made by the Regents.
There is little mystery as to why the
program has been established. Salaries of
University professors are low not nearly
high enough to compete successfully with
the Ivy League schools, the Big Ten and
a number of other institutions. The need
to keep our professors certainly exists.
The professorship plan can help in sev
eral ways. It will raise the relative salary
of the professor to a point where outside
offers won't be quite so attractive money
wise. In this way, top teachers will retain
incentive to stay at the University.
Their remaining here means a lot to this
institution, not only as far as teaching and
research go, but also in attracting promis
ing young staff members who surely will
be impressed with the "name" teachers
who are University staff members.
It is hoped that the outside sources who
are contributing to this fund continue their
donations and interest. And perhaps this
effort on the part of the citizenry to keep
the University faculty strong will have
added dividends next year when the Uni
cameral once again meets and sets down
another University budget.
With this plan, with the construction of
a center for continuing education and of a
new cancer research institute, and with
other worthwhile educational objectives
and gains, the University is earning a
solid place on the academic map of this
country.
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It Seems to Me
It happened Wednesday, but it's been
cn the lips of hundreds of Greeks and non
Greeks since then.
The "it" referred to Is of course the
"disciplinary" action taken against the
Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Ep
silon and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternities.
One party, one that got
somewhat the stories
vary oat of band, has re
sulted in a critical blow
being banded down to the
"Trl-SIg" fraternities and
has east a dark cloud over
the entire fraternity sys
temand that takes in the
sorority system, too.
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Rush Week is one of the biggest days
of the fraternity year, and these three
houses won't be able to participate in the
next one, since rushing privileges of the
houses have been suspended until Septem
ber 1961.
- The consequences speak for themselves
these bouses are severely hurt.
Was the punishment just? Somehow it
seems exceedingly severe, even if all the
rumors about the destruction and drink
ing at the Crete party were true. I'm sure
most of them have been highly exagger
ated, sot by Sig Alphs or Sigma Nus or
Sig Eps, but by those outside of these
three houses.
A year's suspension of rushing and pledg
ing privileges cuts the bouses' lifelines,
their route ef sew blood, membership and
leadership. And even though members of
other houses are quite concerned that the
actions of these three fraternities are going
te effect sH the ethers indirectly or direct
ly, sot too many fraternity men can force
a smile when they think of this punish
ment. Other fraternities may be able to blame
the Tri-Sigs if the administration tightens
the knot on fraternity parties and the like;
they may be able to point to the three as
the guys who got the University down on
us."
And from some corners, publicity of the
party has been criticized a lot more than
the incident itself. This seems to indicate
that maybe the worst part of what the
Tri-Sigs did was to get caught, at least
reported.
But certainly few people are naive
enough to believe that drinking, and even
"illegal" parties, are restrained to a se
lect number of fraterniti.es Certainly every
independent living in the dorm or off-campus
can't be pure, for instance. ,
It's again naive to expect a complete
transition to or continuance of goody
goody behavior when a high schooler
leaves for the big time, academically. I'm
Sure the administration and Board of Re
gents realize this.
So drinking, etc., etc., goes on virtually
under the noses of our University leaders
who probably see some truth in the say
ing that "boys will be boys and girls will
be girls" until something happens that's
a little worse than mere drinking, a little
worse than a non-registered parcy.
Then, wham.
Pressure on the University undoubtedly
was great after the Crete incident, and
more action than mere words probably
was needed as a show of power to the up-in-arms
citizenry. Then, too, severity of
punishment also probably was considered
as a deterrent to future actions that tend
to throw "a bad light" on our University.
Maybe the whole incident goes to show
that there Just is no place for drinking
parties for University students, no matter
where or what happens. Maybe the Uni
versity is trying to say, "This world is too
complex and too nervous and too small to
allow such things to happen."
In other words, as standards tighten and
the country's educational system gets
more jibes and more investigations, horse
play and parties and tradition and activi
ties are sidelights to college living that
may have to end.
Maybe In 50 years, in order to get
through college a student won't think
about the weekend in any other terms
than a time to get caught up on the
studies. Maybe there will be no place for
fraternal living, for "extracurricular pur
suits", for many of the things that we now
think make college life bearable.
I certainly hope the attitude doesn't quite
progress to that stage, but if we're serious
ly concerned about the conduct of our stu
dents, why not be serious about it from the
start. Let's be consistent, too.
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-Howell Finale'.
Laughs and Tears Aid
'Diary' Score Success
' By Carroll Kraus
"The Diacy of Anne Frank" closed a tear-jerking,
laugh-provoking four-night run Saturday at Howell Theatre
with the general consensus being the play was successfully
solid. . .
Although parts of the performance merited a little less
than rave notice, most of the audience had little to say but
good about the play after the final scene.' .
Slow Start
It seemed that the play began rather slowly but pert
Sharron Purbaugh in the role of Anne carried the audience
along when things were at a leisurely pace.
The second act was shorter, more interesting and faster.
The play, of course, was a dramatization of the diary
written by Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam
during World War II. At the age of 13, she and her parents
and sister went into hiding in a secret attic over a business
establishment with another Jewish couple, the Van Daans.
They were hidden by a Mr. Kraler, who like other
Dutchmen helped to hide Jewish refugees from the Nazis.
The Franks and Van Daans lived in the attic from July,
1942, to early 1944. They could never go outside for fear of
discovery by the Nazi "Green Police," who had shipped
thousands of Jews out of Holland into concentration camps.
Little Food
Food supplies were meager, brought in by Mr. Kraler
and Miep, his secretary. During the daylight hours of busi
ness in Kraler's shop, the upstairs residents could talk only
in whispers and were unable to use plumbing facilities.
The close living, the scarcity of food, the desire for per
sonal freedom, the fear of arrest the combination of all
these things made for argument after argument in this
Jewish sanctuary.
It also brought out in Anne a- desire to "do things,"
many things that she did before, and things that she planned
for the future.
She found her strength in this hope and in young Peter
Van Daan, three years her elder, yet not so strong in faith
as the girl.
Families Discovered
But a thief's discovery that the Franks and Van Daans
were living in the attic eventually led to their arrest by
the police; subsequent shipment to concentration camps;
separation and eventual death for all except Otto Frank,
the father.
Playing Otto Frank's role was James Baker, who prob
ably 'was the strongest acting element In the play. He was
more than good in the role of the rational father, was
especially fine in the closing scene. His final lines caused
more than one audience member to dab his or her eyes.
Miss Purbaugh, in her first big Howell role, gave in
dications of brilliant performances in the future. The same
might be said for John Abrahamzon, another freshman,
who handled the role of Peter with authority.
The total effect was enhanced by the performances of
Joe Hill as Mr. Van Daan and Sharon Binfield, his wife.
Miss Binfield is another freshman.
Smaller Roles Cast Well
Zeff Bernstein as Mr. Dussel gave a usual good per
formance as did Bill Larson as Kraler and Mary Dee Pat
terson as Miep, in smaller roles.
Louise Shadley as Mrs. Frank and Lesly Smith as Mar
got Frank, although cast in unassuming roles, could have
handled them with more conviction1;
Lighting effects were quite good as were the sets. How
ever, at times the audience must have feared someone was
going to break a leg falling down the stairs leading to the
attic.
"Diary" made for a fine ending to University Theatre s
1959-60 crop of productions. This final performance should
keep most of this year s uieairegoers Duying season ucei
next year, and new Howell patrons asking for more.
OR ELSE
by john else
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cheating. The instructors
merely support and pro
mote the program; It is
initiated by the students.
If you are one of the ma
jority who writes the crib
notes, looks on your neigh
bor's paper, or uses the
book which you left lying
open on the floor, you
should receive the credit
for such expediency. The
professor's part, in allow
ing it is actually relatively
small.
It is just like all the
other worthwhile activities
on campus e.g., drink
ing in fraternity houses,
Homecoming night's "open
house" policy, and t h e
"Square-Alpha" parlies that
don't happen to raise too
much of a stink outside the
campus: sure the adminis
tration deserves some credit
for letting the students en
gage in these activities
which will keep Nebraska
grads from being labeled
as "social misfits" (with
an education), but the real
recognition should go to the
intelligent, imaginative and
resourceful students who
plan and engage in these
activities.
So you too are or can be
an active participant in
helping our University grow
into an institution from
which graduation is really
not such a tedious old grind
and to which students
within and outside of Ne
braska will flock, despite
the objection of responsible
friends and relatives.
You -don't have to let the
faculty get the credit. If
the present rate of increase
in participation continues,
and everyone comes to the
realization that an educa
tion is more important than
the ethics employed in
achieving it, cheating and
the various other activities
will become so common
that the professors and the
administration will no
longer be criticized for sup
oorting them and finally
the students will receive all
the credit, as they truly
deserve.
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as I watched my first, "The
Diary of Anne Frank."
I think the saying that
"Every day you learn
something new" could be
applied to the college level.
Here is a whole new as
pect of college life that
some of the NU students
are missing out on! And
believe me, you are miss
ing something. It may be
that I'm just a little sen
timental, but it is impres
sive to see something that
brings alternate emotions
of tears and laughter from
both the audience and the
cast.
Speaking as a previous
member of the "uncultured
clan," I offer sincere con
gratulations to Bill Baker
and Sharron Purbaugh,
cast, production -staff, and
everyone concerned. And I
earnestly urge everyone to
start saving their money
for a season ticket next
year. I am.
A Now Avid
, . . Theatregoer
Council and IFC
To the Editor:
I notice where the IFC
backed Student Council
slate ran all its candidates
through in the elections last
Monday.
It is hardly surprising
when every fraternity
member has to vote or be
fined a buck.
If the IFC has confidence
in its candidates, why does
it have to require all fra
ternity men to vote? Sure
ly Greeks have enough
confidence in their mem
bers to think that fraternity
men will be elected without
forcing everyone to go to
the polls.
Wondering
Editor's Note: Although
a $1 fine does exist for fra
ternity members who fail
to vote at Student Council
elections, it might be point
ed out that the IFC obvi
ously has no power to con
trol how fraternity mem
bers mark their ballots. If
a fraternity member wishes
to vote for all independents
or for all Greeks, that is his
prerogative under the se
cret ballot system of vot
ing. Something 'AW
To the Editor:
How many are there on
campus , like I was until
last Friday bight?. .What I
mean is: how many stu
dents have never been to a
University Theatre produc
tion?
This thought came to me
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Religious Group
Elects Neuman
Richard Neuman, Sigma Al
pha Mu, has been elected
president of Hillel, Jewish re
ligious student group.
Other officers are Harold
Kaiman, Zeta Beta Tau, vice
president, and Nancy Gross
man, Sigma Delta Tau, secretary.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS
If you are one of the
many men that has not
decided as yet what
kind of workyou should
go into, after gradua
tion, THIS NOTICE
APPLIES TO YOU.
One of the nations
largest financial insti
tutions is offering,
FREE OF CHARGE, a
vocational guida nee
series of tests for the
interested student to
help him to determine
his mental ability, tern-perment-personol
i t y,
and vocational inter
est. Normally the
charge for this service
through an outside pro
fessional counse Llo r
would be in excess of
$100.00.
The testing will be
conducted in the Na
tional Bank of Com
merce Board Room, 7th
floor, (use alley en
trance) Wednesday,
May 8th, 7 :00 P.M. If
you would like to take
advantage of this
FREE service, please
make your reservation
by writing to Box 4401.
Lincoln, Nebr.
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