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The Nebraskan
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1960
EDITORIAL OPINION
-Interstate Crusaders
Are Needed, Council
It is perhaps unfortunate that with the lack of all
University representatives reduced by the absence of
class officers and like spokesman the entire burden of stu
dent representation falls on the Student Council. Many
times occasions arise for crusades which the Council
perhaps rightly feels would demand too much of their
time.
However there is one crusade which we would like to
urge the Student Council to consider aiding. That is the
Regents' attempt to get the proposed access route for the
interstate shifted. '
Such a crusade would be favored by large groups of
University students. All of those who try to cross the two
speedways separating residence halls from the campus
should favor attempts at keeping their private "chicken"
strip from becoming a feeder to the national network.
Students now privileged to study to the background of
semi-trailers as well as all of those" now familiar with
the problem of driving within fifteen miles of Memorial
Stadium should similarly be interested in any proposals
to stave off another addition to our local study laboratory
in traffic problems and poor city planning.
In addition such a change as the Regents' proposal
would be eminently practical. The University, to keep up
with expanding college population, must nearly double in
the near future. Such growth is going to require more
land. Such land must be acquired from districts to the
west or east of the campus. Cost of the land would prob
ably be about the same. Land values now are undoubt
edly less than they will be in the future.
To save money, remove traffic hazards to students,
better study conditions, have room for expansion and
remove the detracting features of industry bordering on
our campus, the University should undoubtedly act now
to press for adoption of the Regents' proposal.
We urge the Council to exert its leadership over the
students and organize a strong student backing for the
proposed change.
Gosip Column
By Leon Gosip Council projects and pro
Recent developments in posed projects that it ap
the Military Ball situation point a clock painting corn
compel me to make some mitee to remember all
observations regarding it. clocks and, even, award a
First: The personal column prize for the most unusual
ads regarding the potential numbering. Then, to k e e p
"boycott" of the Ball in them busy next week, the
Tuesday's Rag were quite council could propose that
amusing all clocks will be numbered
The most amusing part , (Roman) figures
about them, however, was cla" will be list
not the fact that some stu- id m tne schedule books m
dent were shocked by them. Koman.
It was the reception they We'd have our XVIII
were afforded in military class, in astronomy or our
circles, and you don't have XIII logic session,
to go far to find out what Most upsetting s t o r y of
I mean. the week was the word that
Talk about fractured dig- University offers teach
mtyi ers salaries far below the
the second development nation"f average It wasn't
was (at this writing it had news- however Nor does it
not yet taken place) the fem that anything will be
Panel discussion of "proper dne abo.ut 01(5 situation in
ball etiquette". By the time e cminS sess f Jhe
people get to college, it is legislature, much to the
assumed thev have collect- shame of our state-
ed a little bit of native in- Budget conscious legisla-
telligence. When students in tors are like blind mice
a major university have to when it comes to putting
be told what the lines of the damper on the chance
conversation with a young to improve the state Uni-
lady should be, it's unfor- vesity. You can't tell them
tunate for the future of that, naturally, since you're
male-female relationships. just a "smart alec college
It's very nice that young punk."
ladies should be told to Speaking of disappoint
wear their flowers on their - rnents, the Student Union
wrists, or to be sure to Music Committee's cancel
bring extra large purses for lation of the Classical Cul
extra large bottles. But that ture program is just an in
kind of stuff is usually re- dication of mothy minds,
served for Dear Abbie or for Wmle Sunset Serenade may
those confidential talks be nice stuff, it will never
Mom has with Daughter, c o m p e t e with Beethoven.
Is it true that the Student We were givei no reason
Council has planted John for the switch. But that's
Hoerner's column in the not unusual, is it?
Rag to soothe his umbrage f J '. 7T
at being "picked on" by this Mademoiselle
column and nthpr T Ann'
even know the guy, but if GlVCS Prizes
I did, I'd suggest that he
change the name of his For Nnnfirfinn
column from whatever it is numivuuil .
to "Jack Hoerner's Corner." Prizes will be awarded by
But the news of the week '"Mademoiselle" for the best
that tops all other items is articles of prose nonfiction
the news reported that class published in college newspa-i
schedules will henceforth pers during the 1960-61 aca-i
be designated in a military demic year,
fashion, like 1400 or 1900. Fifty dollars will be award-
Isn't it just plain ridicu- ed to the publication and $75
lous to think that everybody to the author of the winning1
should be subjected to a entry in the three categories :
switch in the time-honored student, faculty and alumnus
time system? And, I'd like Entries will be judged on
to know, will the Student originality of thought and
Council provide for new writing ability and should be;
clocks in every classroom, of interest nationally to col-
dormitory, fraternity and lege students,
sorority which run in a 24 It was announced that the1
hour cycle, rather than the articles of prose nonfiction!
12 hour business? on any subject and that "qual-'
It is ia line with past ity is what will count."
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By John Else
I Yesterday Mr.' Calhoun
pointed out how free from
"problems" is our "com-
munity of purity": no
Greek-Independent p r o b-
lems, no integration prob-'
5 lems . . . But wait, why
I no problems? It's simple:
no convictions, no action
1 (or reaction), thus no prob-
lems. The fact that the
I negative attitudes are hid
I den does not mean that the
I problem does not exist.
1 How much segregation is
there in fraternity and so
I rority houses? And what
I would be the reaction if in
I tegration were forced at
1 these points? Answer these
questions and then you will
have answered as to
I whether we have a prob-
lem.
1 But don't stop here. Look '
into the available Lincoln
housing; see what restric
1 tions there are against for-
eign or negro residents. .
Look into the assignment
1 proceedure at the residence
halls, where the most ad
i vanced steps have been
taken and yet it is impos-
sible to neglect the racial
factor. Then ask again
i whether we have an inte-
gration problem.
Southern schools are be-
ing forced into integration,
so that the spot-light is upon
I them and their failures are
I so clear that it , causes
guilt pains in all of the
i U.S. but not a quite
deep enough pain that we
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recognise our participation
in the same guilt.
New Orleans Public
Schools, Vanderbilt and
other Universities have had
to face the problem with the
critical eyes of the North
upon them. We, as other
schools of the North, have
avoided the problem by
' pointing at the South, if we
were aware at all that a
problem existed.
If the South eventually
overcomes its prejudice,
there is going to be a strong
finger pointed northward.
What if we were put on the
spot? What have we1 done
to try to alleviate our preju
dices, both personal and
social.
Our "problem" is one
greater than Greek-I ode
pendent misunderstandings
or integration; our problem
is that we lack students
who think.
Our President-elect is a
new father. The birth was
not natural a Caesarean
operation had ,to be per
formed. Likewise, perhaps
thought by students cannot
come about by natural pro
cesses; but perhaps it can
be brought about by arti
ficial stimulation, that is,
if the Student Council does
not fear attempting opera
tions more serious than the
extraction of splinters we
got from doing things no
more significant than slid
ing down our cellar doors.
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Nebraskan Letterip
To The Editor:
The discussion by Mr.
Riddleberger of an ap
proach to economic im
provement for underde
veloped peoples was inter
esting, if not, at some
times inconsistent with the
approach the nation has
been taking for the past few
years. Mr. Riddleberger
did not delineate what he
meant by the possible "ex
treme avenue of approach
based "on Communism."
Perhaps he meant that,
under a "socialistic system,
the nations would plan their
economies, rather than let
them plan themselves, hit or
miss.
I do not advocate com
munism by any stretch of
the imagination, but I do
feel that a planned econo
my may be just the thing
which underdeveloped na
tions expect and need. We
have our own national
goals imbedded in our Con
stitution, but the new and
undernourished nations
have nothing to look to ex
cept our pocketbooks. Now
if the United States planned
the economic goals for the
underdeveloped nations,
they would have some
place to go.
The problem of economic
aid or economic coopera
tion stems from the entire
area of the goals of the
ICA. America would prefer
to cooperate, but, unfortu
nately, that means that
this nation provides the
monev whereas otner na
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tions (the recipients) pro
vide the work to be done.
The foreign aid program
of the United States has,
unfortunately, a history of
mal-administration and, at
times, corruption. This is
by no means a reflection
on Mr. Riddleberger, who
has a record of excellence
in serving his nation.
Nevertheless the facts are
that the foreign aid pro
gram has been subjected
to some mismanagement
throughout th year s.
America, it has been said,
has been afraid to effect a
strong foreign aid program
because it would be said
by the recipients and our
critics that we are dicta
tors. The fact remains that
they don't have to take our
money and they should be
willing to take it on com
promise terms. These
terms should be:
1) Previous outlining 1 of
their national goals.
2) Specific program with
in the next five years.
3) Provisions for match
ing funds.
4) Frank monthly ap
praisals of expenditures by
outside agencies.
5) Close internal super
vision by U.S. authorities
who have been previously
screened so they know
what they are doing.
6) Long-range analyses of
goals and projected growth
for ultimate best use of aid
and trade.
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