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The Nebraskan
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Friday,' Feb. 101961
EDITORIAL OPINION
Staff Views
This column, in spite of
its title, will not be a hor
ticultural suggestion box.
My thumb is blue, not
green my pen leaks
and my only attempt at
growing things failed when
I slipped my ivy plant an
extra snort of water over
final week and it turned
yellow. Exam atmosphere
is bad for anything that
walks or crawls it seems.
One of my grades last
semester was very valuable
to me however. It was
from an instructor who
thought he'd use a little
psychology and give me a
lower grade than I expected
not because of what I'd ac
complished in class but be
cause of the work I didn't
do that he thought I was
capable of doing.
His object was to make
me mad enough to become
a whiz-bang in the next
course I took from him.
After considering t h i s a
bit, it seems to me that
this is the same psychol
ogy President Kennedy
used in his State of the Un
ion message last week. His
negative outlook on the fu
ture of America's defense
and economy had one ob
ject making Americans
mad enough to do some
thing about the present
situation.
The problem is not an
Satyr
Here beginnetii the first
chapter of formalized study
guides designed to benefit
the young student embark
ing on the paths of scholas
ticism at the University of
Nebraska. This report has
been carefully compiled
from the memoirs and note
books of such noteworthies
as: I. R. Ashleswitch, dean's
list, Nebr. bar; Geo. Ham
ilton Metcalf, Prof. Emerit
us; Richard P. Stucknicka,
dean's list; Jose Emilio,
B.M.; and other notables.
Possibly the first hint to
pass on concerns the1
horrendous task of registra
tion. All of these worthies
suggest the refusal of em
ploying the Great White
Father, IBM, in this under
taking. Feeling as they do,
that scholasticism is an in
dividual perrogative, those
of pristine pedantry may
not subject their ' regis
tration of future intellectual
endeavors to the me
chanical monsters in the
marble halls of palacial
splendor.
It has been this diligent
researcher's observation
that every "real" student
willingly pays the three
dollars to pacify the whir
ring, clicking gods in order
to enjoy the scholastic free
dom of bartering with the .
bespectacled spectacles who
pass out the slotted, dotted
cards. The joy of trading
three History 10's for one
English 236 card is rivaled
only by admission on pre
sentation to the class of
one'g choice.
Here is inserted a parable
whereby you seekers may
discern the ultimate joy of
scholastic freedom. Now it
came to pass that a student
of law enrolled himself at
a large University. He was
of youthful appearance and
of the fine family, Palladin.
(surname Charles) Now in
those days payment of fees
was in the temple of Mars
amid shields and shin
plates and basketball nets.
It so happened that,
at the final table of collec
tors and checkers, there sat
a matron of fortitude but of
slow wit. She consciensci
ously and with great care
stamped the cards with the
mystic seal, "PAID", fold
ed them neatly and placed
them in the hand of Charles.
Upon accepting the cards,
Palladin, proceeded to
chuck them deftly and dis
dainfully in the nearest re
ceptacle. The matron fell
into a state of seizure ex
claiming, "You dare not do
that. You must have the
Cards. Stay your foolish
whim, gentle sir."
"To Hell with em." said
the man of law.
"You must have the cards
to enter class." cried the
matron.
"Forget H," said the
scholar, "I'll take my
chances.
Seeking higher authority,
the checker trotted heavily
in search of Miss R i n t y.
'Come quickly catastrophe
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SEVENTY-ONE YEARS OLD
14th R
Flowerpot
By Gretchen Shellberg
individual one, however.
Not even ten, or fifty, or
even a thousand men can
solve the gold outflow or
start the auto industry
rolling again. They may be
mad because the great
phenomonen of American
Democracy is in danger;
they may be frightened;
they may not believe it.
But what can they do?
Spend more money, Mr.
Kennedy would say. Cut to
spend more, one must make
more. And it would seem
to me that frigthening the
American people will not
make them spend more. In
fact, if I had it, I'd prob
ably hoard my money in
stead of trying to boost!
the nations economy with
it.
A "maliciously given j
grade" (to quote the prof.) I
may be understood by one i
student and he may be will- I
ing to work harder, but is
a maliciously given State of j
the Union, heard by the I
whole world, the right way j
to get a nation to start!
toeing the mark? j
It's like showing y o u r j
dirty laundry or something, j
Too bad the American peo- j
pie can't just "drop the !
course," but unfortunately
the nation, is out of add j
and drop slips and about I
all each one of us can do j
is "punt." f
of catastrophies has struck.
A student has cast away
the mystic cards. g
Unfaltering and dauntless, f
Miss Rinty marched forth to .
confront the wayward f e 1- i
low and inform him of his
folly. 'Young man, pick up f
those cards and clutch them f
to your bosom." 1
"Nay," quoth he, "for I
am a Student of law. Miss I
Rinty on hearing this, qua- I
vered, wavered and t h e n
withered and retreated.
Moral: If you want to stop
screwing around with a 1 1
those damned cards, enroll f
in law school. f
Thus the importance of
scholastic freedom must not 1
be underrated by the pros-
pective scholar. But even
more important is scholas-
tic duty. Possibly the great- i
est duty of the scholar is 1
the matter of appearances.
The tools of research con-
stantly refered to are:
briefcase, unkempt hair,
worn tweed coat, odd pipe I
and large volumes of De- I
cline and Fall of Dorian
Gray. (Decline and Fall of
anything may be used in
cases of emergency impres-
sions.)
Next in order of import-
a nee is an air pf disdain. I
(Sucking bar of alum kept
in waistcoat pocket suffices I
nicely for assuming scholar
who fails to sneer meaning-
fully.)
Class attendance and par- I
ticipation have been noted i
as "musts" and schedules
should be adherred to dili- 5
gently. First and third
Wednesday of every month I
are class attendence days, i
These days, in conjunction
with second and fourth Fri-
days are only sugges-
tions. Of course, each new I
member of the intelligent- 1
sia should establish his own
times.
Notes taken in class round r
out the tasks of the pedant
elect. It must be remem
bered that notes are not for
the benefit of the scholar
since one never refers to
these obtuse jottings. (Out
line series to be followed
rather than text or lecture.)
The notes are to make
snobbish onlookers on eith
er side of the scholar feel
ill at ease with his own ig
norance. Constant employ
ment of Greek and Latin
phrases along with unknown
classic texts provides t hi s
area of classwork with the
necessary mysticism and
crypticism.
Time and space and
"Sweetwater" limit this
writer from pursuing furth
er the m a 1 1 e r of study
guides. Gentle reader, be
not alarmed at this turn of
the screw. The SATYR will
avail himself to you with
juicy tidbits from time to
time. In the meantime, ease
the frustrations of college
life. Say "DAMN" at least
three times a day vehenmt
ly. To this word add the se
cret of sublime happiness
and intense pleasure, "YANKEES".
"THE SWEETWATER
AFFAIR," an original opera
presented by the University
of Nebraska Departments
of Speech and Music in
Howell Memorial Theater
on Feb. 8, 9, 10 and 11.
(Since I am not a stu
dent of music, my com
ments on that part of the
production are completely
those of a music apprecia
tor, a layman, rather than
a musician, and should be
so regarded.)
Webster defines 'opera'
as 'a play . . . sung to
orchestral accompaniment'
and 'concert' as 'a perform
ance of vocal or (and) in
strumental music' "T h e
Sweetwater Affair," world
premiered Wednesday eve
ning, is certainly an 'op
era,' but the current pro
duction seems a 'concert.'
Rather than 'singing a
play,' the cast 'performs
music
Robert Beadell's music is
contemporary western. The
instrumental music is pow
e r f u 1, particularly in
bridges between scenes
and acts and also in the
overwhelmingly dramatic
climax. Vocal characteriza
tions emphasize not only
Bruce H. Nicoll's prolific
libretto.
Musical direction by "Pro
fessor Leon Lishner is com
mendable, but his direction
of the action, or play
movement, is generally
poorly conceived and exe
cuted. Movement is t e 1 e
scoped, stereotyped and oc
casionally over done. Ex
amples: Of telescoping, the
thugging of Averill at the
hanging; of stereotypes,
angry men pounding the
table to show anger; and,
of over doing, the repeti
tion of table pounding in
o
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both scenes of Act One,
also Norton's unvaried Gary
Coopcr-like stance. The
most effective bit of direc
tion is the hanging, silhou
etted behind a cyclorama.
Nicoll's two act script is
disjointed. What happens
between the four scenes as
revealed in on stage con
versation seems sufficient
material to extend and
build the script. It's a case
of the characters becoming
the playwright. Immediately
hindered bjj a weak first
scene, the storyline does
not build to the climax. The
ending is very abrupt.
The tragic plot takes
place in Sweetwater V a 1
ley, Territory of W y o m
ing, in the year 1889. Wil
liam Bothwell, bastard son
of an English nobleman
turned Wyoming cattle
baron, has stolen land for
cattle grazing from hog
ranchers. Jim Averill leads
a group of fellow hog ranch
ers in stealing and selling
some of Bothwell's cattle
as payment for the stolen
land. Bothwell and h i s
ranch hands get revenge
having previously killed a,
hog rancher named Jensen
for cutting fences, they
procede to hang Averill and
his accomplice and lover,
Ella "Cattle Kate" Watson,
after a mock trial.
This very generalized
plot sketch reveals certain
questions unanswered for
the audience. Does one un
lawful act erase a previous
unlawful act? After the fi
nal revengeful act the
climactic hanging what
happens next?
The lead roles of "Cattle
Kate," Bothwell and
Elaine, Bothwell's spinster
sister, are dual cast. The
role of Averill is triple
cast. I taw one cast open-
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ing night, and another the
previous night at the final
dress rehearsal, but still
have not seen the third
Averill Wayne Robert
son. In both casts, the per
formers show extensive
musical direction and abil
ity, but little or no aware
ness of stage technique.
One strong exception is
Paula Roehrkasse Knepper,
who portrays Elaine Both
well. In Wednesday eve
ning's performance, Mrs.
Knepper dominated, sug
gestive that the real trag
edy may be the secondary
story of a woman hating
life in the West rather than
the primary story of Aver
ill's and "Cattle Kate's"
search for justice. In the
same role, Sue Worley is
adequately persuasive in
the other cast.
Both Jocelyn Sack and
Judy Lawrence are too
ladylike to be "Cattle
Kate." This character is an
ex-prostitute, and should be ',
somewhat masculine and
hard rather than feminine ;
and proper.
John Moran's interpreta- ;
tion of Averill has life and i
enthusiasm, while Cal Carl- 1
son's Averill is more re
laxed and complacent. As
Bothwell, Lou L a w o n
seems to be straining, fight
ing against an orchestra i
conducted by Emanuel 1
Wishnow that often tends j
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ship of the magazine.
Lynn Ashby, the resigning
editor, called the censorship
of the Ranger "totally beyond
the bounds of what it was in
tended for." An article con
cerning Dr. Logan Wilson, re
cently resigned chancellor of
the University, was censored
by a three-man Ranger Edi
torial Advisory Committee.
The eensnrshin decision was
upheld by the Board of Texas
Student Publications, inc., me
nuhlishers of the maeazine.
Ashby had called a special
. . .... mnn n Jl A
meeting of tm itsf eoara w
appeal the decision of the
censors. . The Board voted
three in twa to reiect the ap
peal on the grounds that it
was unjustified ana wiinoui
merit.
In a letter addressed to the
Board, Ashby said, "Since the
tsifirffor
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nair. Ana just a little does a lot
Censorship
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Ranger calls itself the 'stu
dents' magazine of the Uni
versity of Texas' but it no
longer is that, I prefer to
spend my spare time drinking
beer, instead."
Later in the letter, written
in typical Ranger style, Ash
by wrote, "Until the Texas
Ranger is returned to the stu
dents for which it was intend
ed, no editor worthy of the
name will tolerate the condi
tions which now prevail to
ward the magazir,."
In an interview with the
Daily Texan, Ashby said the
censoring of the story con
cerning Dr. Wilson was an
act by TSP of "protecting the
sacred cow." This was not vul
gar or obscene.
A member of the TSP com
mented he thought Ashby was
sincere when he said he was
"fed up," but "the supervi
sion of the Ranger is the
same as it was a week ago,
a month ago, and 10 years
ago."
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