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tit r- z- r r Page 2 The Nebraskan Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1960 EDITORIAL OPINION From the Editor: A Liberal View In New Orleans they have a revised version of the poem "What Are Little Girls Made Of." It goes something like this: "Sug ar and spice and every thing nice, That's what lit tle white girls are made of." I never thought Ameri cans could be so bitter and adults so childish, but the comments and attitudes of those who were on hand Monday during the first day of integration in New Orleans schools proved that they can be. Among the re marks were, "two, four, six, eight, we don't want to integrate," and "eight, six, four, two, we don't want a jigaboo. Mothers were taking their children out of school in defiance of the integration order which called for the admittance of five Negro girls to pre viously segregated New Orleans schools. The five girls are only six years old, probably too young to realize the im pact they have had on the South and on America. We Minnesota Paper Wants Endorsement (The following editorial appeared in the Nov. 9 edi tion of the Minnesota Daily, Because of its likeness to a recent situation at this institution, we felt it worth re printing.) Now that the Presidential anticlimax has begun, the Daily must ask some questions and come to some con clusions about its own part in campus campaign activi ties. The Board of Publications, in its statement of policy, says the Daily cannot support a candidate, although the editor may comment freely upon the issues. Reasons for the restrictions were carefully considered before adoption of the policy. The Daily is, after all, the University's official news paper; this is a state-supported institution. And our aud ience is forced to subscribe. We agreed, last spring, to adhere to the policy, believing it to be a good one. It seemed enough to com ment upon the issues. But we have nad some second thoughts. We intend to request removal of the restriction. A newspaper must make its preference known to stir reaction from its readers. Certainly, by not endorsing a candidate, we saved ourselves a lot of trouble. There are always more accusations of news-page bias when there is editorial page opinion. Had we endorsed a candidate, it would have been ethically necessary for us to give full opportunity for ex pression of opposition opinion. Dean of Students E. G. Williamson is among those who disagree with the restrictive policy. At the fall quarter Dean's Retreat, he said the restriction ought to be removed. Such policies, he said, are applicable only on "politically sensitive" campuses. Comment on issues and endorsement are closely related. It is a simple matter to skip over the line be tween them. It is better to lake a stand and be forced to defend It than to be safe in evasion. The Daily, in endorsing candidates, would make no claim to' represent the ma jority opinion at the University. The Daily and the Board of Publications want to know what the students think. You are the subscribers. This is an issue that should be settled now, for future reference. Reopening of Parking Lot Is Good News The decision to reopen the Nebraska Hall parking lot, which his been closed for ROTC drill, after Thanksgiving vacation is good news. The parking problem no longer should be a problem. The lot was used last year and tie general response was favorable. The complaint that the lot is quite a dis tance from the center of campus was usually forgotten about when students stopped to realize it was better to walk a couple of extra blocks than pay for one or more parking tickets. Vandalism was reported last year by the authorities who check the parking spaces. The student who leaves his car in a lot and has paid a fee to do so doubtless is shocked to find his windshield wipers ripped off or, as in some cases, aH four tires stolen. Although these serious crimes were infrequent and were apparently done away with, it is hoped that some action will be taken before Nov. 28, when students have returned, to insure all of us that, we can park our cars without worry of damage. The most probable ways to discourage any vandalism would be to either increase the police force patroling that area or to provide adequate lighting that would keep would-be vandals away from student private property. N. B. Daily Nebraskan Member Associated Colleriate Preiii, International Frent RrprwenUtive: National Adverttalni: Sendee, Incorporate Published at: Room 89. gtedrat ttaloa, Unooln, Nebraska. KEVEN1T-ONE TEAKS OLD HtbftK Telephone BE 8-7681. ezt 4225, 4!22. 4227 utHWTlpttt tmtm arc 91 nr marnntn r or ttic araa-tnte mar. lintoma M Mm laa maMw at mm mtOmt Im UhM, Knfcranka. ar tbm art tit aaawit 4. 11Z. TIm Wall? MabnMkua atiHa MnRflay, Tarmtmr. 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Regardless of who s t i r r e d up the problem, sooner or later there was I bound to be a revolt among the Negro people, just as I would revolt if I were being denied my rights. 3 And the controversy and conflict that exists now will continue to exist until equality is present in this I country that stands fori equality, regardless of Or- val Faubus, JImmie Davis and any other bigoted white s politician. I Ban Lifted I .r - w , - Qh i 1 3r By John Else I After reading yesterdas I comments about the Christ I mas decorations, I was re I minded of an old clipping which I had in my fie from the Duke Chronicle; it is a column by a Mr. Si- mon entitled, "An Intellec- tual Fallacy'. Part of it may be applicable. I "It seems characteristic I of our generation that we 1 are afraid to accept our nat- ural emotional reactions as I valid, and that we avoid en I couraging them in any way. I Our major premise is that we not become too involved with any form of expres- sion that cannot be i completely explained in terms of mechanics and in I telligeoce. Or Kand Ms is I perhaps worse) if we do experience a deeply-mov- ing emotional or spiritual response, we will not admit having had it, since we feel I that it does sot occupy a proper place in contemp 1 orary action-reaction cy- cles." Mr. Simon illustrates Ms point with such examples as that pperclassmea let s the freslimea d the cheer I ing at games since it is 1 "kid stuff and, U the etb 1 er extreme, we don't want to get involved in a high quality music, so we shrug it off as "high-brow stuff.' His insight then is: "On the I surface, these exam s plei represent a lack of I loyalty and a disinterest i ia cultural pursuits; but i this is not really the case. These surface phenomena I are outward manifestations of our fear of self-Involve- ment I Finally, Mr. Simon points I out the superficial reac tions which result from try ing to replace emotion with intelligence: "We cannot have reactions that are purely intellectual.; a re sponse which denies all emotion is not a complete and honest response . . . The denial of emotional in volvement is the denial of life itself. 1 do not intend to defend She insignificant business of the Student Council nor its fear of work, but I will de fend its p r o p o s a 1 f or a Christmas Display, purely because those who oppose it seem to do so in a vali ent attempt to show how "childish' it is and. evi dentaDy, hov, it does not coincide with the high in tellectual level of a Univer. sity. Several Universities not only have Christmas displays, but have an infor mal evening of singing around the display just be fore vacation. Far many this is a high-light of the year and perhaps one of the most long remembered and cherished memories of the graduates. Evidently some students eaanot think of Christmas ia any broader terms than that, with their great in tellect, they have discov ered that there really isn't a Santa Claus. It might be beneficial if we college students would be pulled from our egotistical and so phisticated concern for TIGHT LITTLE ISLAND Else showing our great intellect and become involved once, with our total being, in something greater than our selves. Mr. Gosip's blast at the AH University Fund appears to be from a very limited source of knowledge and experience. He made three claims, each of which illus trates this fact. Mr. Gosip's first ques tion was, "Why should we contribute to the World University Service, which is backed by the National Student Association, an or ganization infamous in past years for its control by Reds?" NSA also backs the U.S. government; does this mean that we should not? It would seem that we are able to judge tbe value of something aside from who backs it But if you are not able to make such in dependent judgement, at least you should check your sources on the NSA, which seems to have picked up a tag for being a "Red." or ganization mainly because it has done some independ ent thought and real evalu ating. Secondly, Mr. Gocip says that "those who can afford to contribute are probably working and get tapped by their employers for the equally oppressive Com uni ty Chest' Mr. Gosip has Just shown that he has nev er done any A IF solicita tion or he would be aware of the small percentage of stu dents who work ia dowa towi stores, and the small percentage of them that feel that AUF is an extra "burden." Also, if be would look into the methods of AUF and Community Chest, be would discover the great gap, aad consequently the reason that Community Chest w as aot placed on the AUF poll Finally, Mr. Gosip says that "if you can afford it and don't work, you're hiU ting toe old man for dough ,..! wonder if he has ever heard of summer jubs. it is surprising how much one can earn ia a summer if be works. BasicaUy, Mr. Gosip, you have presented the excuses of a "type." and as long as they are recognized as excuses, everything is fine. Some people feel neither a burden, nor pressure, nor need to "hit the old man. Some people just like the opportunity to share. Henry Gruether Spealts to YIVs Young Republicans will hear the YR sponsor, Henry Gruether, at the fwsv mght meeting at 7:30 in the Student Union. Gruether will speak of his exptriences in Washington, D.C., as a member of the mi nority council of the Senate judicial sub-coraminee fr improvement of judicial ma chinery. The Republicans were told lart week by Secretary f State Frank Marsh that "It isn't loo early to start plan ning for the l2 elections: Letterip Tmr DaOr Krtiwwh mm atittUtk atr immmm Sttfara m'fatrii are tlffanc. Tkrr mmy DtaaMtxt wltfe a mrm awe r tattJaw. Hww. Irtfevv UI Imr artatxa aaarr ara bmb ar tattJan aalr at Mm oaltor mta nrHAnmx. tottfn ahmuc mat PinH M raras. Waxa Irttm euwra Him Mailt tar Knanutkaa mmn Mm rtrtt ft nskaH tana, rmatafeaf tte rlt m vfewa. Gives Real Reason1 For Tuition Raise To the Editor: Why doesn't The Daily Ne braskan give the real reason for the Board of Regents' action in raising tutition an other f 12 a semester? They raised it to aid the chances of getting their new budget proposal through our., j ultra-conservauve state leg islature. Now, when it comes time to vote on the budget in the spring and the senators say, "If you need so much more money, why don't you raise tui tion?" "Then the Regents can say; "We already did, last November. " What I want to know is why they didn't just request another $165,000 (which is the amount the University will gain from the added tuition) in their budget pro posal? Then, if they didnt get it, they could raise tui tion later. SHORTFELLOW Diamond pair in ptrtect tmii Now. ted ia all cbe rust 10 ' (come, these gorgeous cuigs ( wiil ecu your luve story in dia t mood splendor. Eoeitemenr ( tmg bluet Mtb three fiery diamonds; four ia ni itching wedcUof nog. Come see them. i99Da Sotk fines Ind. fl T icoHUHitsT urns SARTORS "Quality TMr 1200 "0" .Si. I FOR All j !TH YEARS'! If M h in j ferae Naturae QUAERE Small and predatory beasts that we are, it is often difficult for us to un derstand many of the ob jects that we run across in our daily excursions to the chicken pens; but we would like to ask a question of our more learned relatives, ti:e homo sapiens who dwell upon the farm housing sua chicken pens. What should the. noble farmer, clodus administratus, spend most of his time on in order to harvest a good crop? This noble son of the soil seems to be very interested in newer and bigger silos, higher income, and var ious outbuildings which serve as excellent land marks, since non of them in the slightest resemble their fellows or indeed any other known architec tural edifice. We do not criticize this. Since we only run by these buildings, we don't really care if they look better than the av erage crescent bearer. We do however care about - the quality of t h e chickens boused in the pens. We wish that old Claude would take some time out (nm erecting buildings and spend it on improving the breed (in tellectually). We even feel, with the full authority of our H inches of height, that the owners of the big house would be more likely to en dow Claude if he would fashion a finer product If not, at least Mr. Adminis tratus would have one con solation: the 'Chickens and foxes would like him perhaps we would even like Onfompue BOW TO BEAT THE BEAT GENERATION My eouna Herkie Xyiet is a sturdy lad of nineteen cummcro who hue, we all believed until reoently, a lively intelligence asd - tirl T trlrare. Herkie 'a father, Walter O. Xyiet, is m every one knows, president of the First National Artificial Cherry Company, world 'i largest maker i wlifkiul cherries fur ladies hut. Uncle Walter had great plane for Herkie. Last year ho eut Herkie to the Maryland College of Humanities, Scieuoes, and Artificial Cherries, aud he intended, upon Herkie'i gradu ation, to find biui a niue fat wife and take him into the na at a full partner. Could a young maa have more pleasing prwpecte? Of eourn cot. But a couple of mouth ago, to everyone' conKternatioo, Herkie ai'iioumied that he a not going iuto the artifceial cherry buKiuewa. Nor wan he going to etay in college. "I am mid Herkie, member uf the Beat Geueratioa. I aiu going to t-aa Francisco and grow a beard." . WeH sir, you eaa imagine the oomruotion in t.lie family whea Herkie went traipsing off to .San Frauoinoo" Click Walter would have gone after hina and dragged hkn home, but anfurtunstely be wan right in the middle of the artificial eheny eaon. Aunt TlieliuK couldn't go either because of her old leg trouble. (Qm of her legs it older thus the other. "It f A 1L wt.mattyou?' So I went. I aearulmd .Baa Franciwco for weeks before f found Herkie iiving tuxW tljeouxitrf a frouto Pup tstaud. "Hi, bow ai you?" 1 (eried, looking distraughtly upon Lis tangloa Lewd, hi corduroy jacket, hi stricken eym. "Heat," aid Herkie. I tifl'ered hina a Marlboro .nd Mt instantly tetter when fat tM fk ii Ibucauwe whea one moke Marlboro, one cannot I too far amoved from the world. One still luw, so to peak. a bold on tlje fwer thing of life-like good tobaow, like ewy-dra-ing fil.tr atiwu. like nettling back and get.tmg comfortable and eojoy. iiag a fuu-fla vored mioke. One in, despite all appearanoea, bas calJy ha ijpioeHoriMuted, fuluJJnient-iiirected, pleaaure-tjrona. iij-kie, what are you doing witb youmJir I askedL 1 u fiuding tnyaelf,' he repUed, Ml ata wnt.kg a Bovd ia tle atd witb a pointed utiek. I as compowjjf: a fugue for clavier and polk wnirtk. I jdb aouljAing is experimett-l ma teriiJ Eke Englixb muS'tm," "And what do you do for fuu?" aiked. he aaid and took Jtwe to a dank little night dub where men in beard and women in bade burlap sat on orange crate and drank e;prew. On a tiny stage rtwd a poet recttiug a free4orna work A his own coiupowtioa entitled Emma: T4 Story 4 Bvf while behind him a jatt trio pUyed m ehoruw of Tin Roof blur.e. u leTkie," said 1, "mm home with me to the artificial theme JV d Herkie, w sadly I went home to teU t'wie WaltK fl bad news. lie wa lea distressed than 1 lad feared. Iteew Cncle Walter ha another aoo, a quiet boy earned Edvort. about Whom be had completely forgotten, and today Edvorta ia bum with fad Walter and Herkie is beat ia Baa Fraaeiaoo, axid everyone is happy. C im Hm mnmmmm And Itou too mm U hippy wiih Mulhoro,, or U you prefer mn unlMertd nMk. with fhiUp MvrrU. try II bnndn thlUp Mitrri kun-iu Commandertort,, ,ild. vut Ui tvely. Uwt m Comm4uulrukvm mbovdi him as ell as the local contractors. We maintain that if as ' much time and money were spent on improving the fac culty and libraries -as is how spent on fine build ings and miscellaneous projects, the type of ani mal attracted to this chick en run would be so much improved as to border on the human. Ignorance of the possi bilities of this statement is not confined, alas, to t b e poor farmer, who may be excused for trying to build up his reality. For instance, there have been reams of paper and rivers of ink de ' voted to the existence of that revered object, school spirit (meaning football cheering), in fact such quantities of space have been devoted to it that as an object of attention it probably far surpasses Its rival, the Holy Ghost. Why could there not be a small remark thrown in now and then about the human iplr it? Or has that died amidst a great welter of drunken freshman and hang over seniors? To return to my original point: why did they build a new administration building (main house) and a great union (bunkhouse for col legiate wetbacks) in lieu of extra funds for the library? We know the answer. The library is only used by stu dents, a minority group ranking lower than an impecunious foreign stu dent The proper answer of course is that all of these are in different funds which of course empha sizes our point Matter tf "l Wet Ten-ope Dwirf. "The Many Love o Vobit Cillii", ete.) SI '.-: . ... '" II
