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Page 2 The Nebraskan Friday, May 5, 1931 EDITORIAL OPINION Campus Prepared For BIG Weekend Ivy Day weekend, like a sale at a downtown depart ment store, has something for everyone. For the alum it's the memories of their Ivy Days. For the average student, it's the high point of activity for the year. For a few select juniors, it's the reward of three years of hard work. Everyone connected with Ivy Day knows that this weekend, above any other festivity during the year, is the most tradition-packed 24 hours of the year. It is too bad that more interest couldn't be taken in the Ivy Day activities. The interest is always highest during the masking and tackling ceremonies for Mortar Board and Innocents Society, but, the attendance for other parts of the ceremony is usually very meager. The entrance of the Ivy Day Court and the crowning of the May Queen are not usually viewed by too many spectators. This part of the ceremony it. would seem, should stir up more interest, especially among the coeds. If you could see a picture of last year's entrance, you would note that most of the spectators were parents or loyal friends. There were very few students watching the pagentry. Many activities and ceremonies on campus have been labeled a farce by students, but we feel that Ivy Day will always remain the core of tradition at the University. Another tradition, although fairly new on the cam pus scene, is Spring Day. Originated after panty raids in the mid-fifties, Spring Day is designed to wear out any and every enthusiastic student on the campus. Provid ing there is proper transportation and clear weather, an other rockem sockem Spring Day will do just this. All of those who participated or watched the Greek Week games several weeks ago know that this type of activity gives the students a chance to let off steam. Be side this, however, is the fact that these games are very entertaining to watch. We strongly urge you to attend these games, today and the Ivy Day festivities tomorrow. Inside View By Phil Boroff Revisiting a favorite out standing film is always worthwhile, and "Gone With the Wind," the 22-year-old epic of the Civil War, has proved itself a most durable product. The film main tains a brightness in both production values and audi ence response unequaled by new products. (A possible exception might be 'Ben Hur.') As most know, the film is based on the novel by Mar garet Mitchell. David 0. Selznick acquired film rights for $50,000 when he published it in June, 1938. He made the film entirely his. Selznick began bargain ing with studios for the re lease of the film, but planned to shoot the film at his own studios. Warner Brothers offered Bette Da vis as Scarlett O'Hara and Errol Flynn as Rhett But ler in return for releasing rights. But the movie-going public felt that only one ac tor could portray Butler Clark Gable. To get Gable, Selznick agreed to release and co-produce with M-G-M, where Gable was under con tract. Today the film is owned entirely by M-G-M. The s e a r c h for an un known to play Scarlett O' Hara is history with much more interest than recent searches for a Saint Joan and an Anne Frank. Such known personalities then unknowns as Lucille Ball, Paulette Goddard and Sus an Hayward tested for the part, but English actress Vivien Leigh won the cov eted role of the Southern Belle, Scarlett O'Hara. Les lie Howard was signed to interpret Ashley Willes and Olivia DeHavilland was cast as Melanie. On the evening of Decem ber 10, 1938, filming began. The first scene to be shot was the burning of Atlanta. This was achieved by pro duction designer William Cameron Menzies at the Sel znick International Studios. He facaded Cecil B. De Mille's silent "King of Kings" sets with Atlanta architecture, and burned the structures to make way for the construction of Tara, the O'Hara plantation. George Cukor began di Dailv Nebraskan Member Associated Collegiate Press, International Press i Representative: National Advertising Service, Incorporated I Published at: Boom SI, Student Union, Lincoln, Nebraska, i 14th Si R i Telephone HE 2-7631, ext. 4225, 4226, 4227 I SEVENTY-ONE YEARS OLD BCUXE3 OFFICE HOURS: S-S P.M. Monday through Friday! The Dally Nebraskan l published Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and Frl- May dnrlnr. the school year, except during vacations and nam period, by student of the University of Nebraska nnderauthorfzation of the Committee z an student Affairs as an erpreion nf slndent opinion. Fnbllratlon nnder the Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Student Publications shall be free from editorial censorship on the part of the Subcommittee or on the part of any person entsld the University. The members of the Dally Nebraskan staff are E personally responsible far what they say, or do, or cans to bo printed. 5 February 8. I DM. Bnbscrlptlon rates are per semester or M for the academic year. a Entered as second elass matter at the post office la Lincoln, Nebraska, " and-r the act of August 4, if) 1 2. EDITORIAL 8TAFF - Editor V , Dave Calhoun 5 Manaclnt Editor Oretehea SbHIbcr.- News Editor , Norm Beatty 5 Ac News Editor Jim Forrest Snorts Editor Hal Brown 3 Copy Editors ..Fat Dean, Louise Rolbert, Jerry Lamberaoa Staff Writers Ann Mover. Dirk Stuekey, Nancy VYhltford Junior Staff Writer Dave Wohlfartb, Jaa Sack, Cleyd Clark Eleanor Bllllnrs Wight News Editor Cloyd Clark BfSIXESS STAFF Business Manager Rtaa Kalmaa Assistant Business Managers ..Doa Ferguson, Bill Gunlieks, John tichroeder recting the film, but was re- moved after three weeks I and some difficulties with Producer Selznick. Cukor I then went into the director- ial position on "The Wisard of Oz" with Judy Garland. Victor Fleming was called ' in to direct. He held the po- sition for 10 weeks until ill- ness caused his resignation. Sam Wood, of "Out Town" and "Kings Row" fame, finished the picture. It took 22 weeks and a budget of I $3,957,000 to complete the film. The three hour and 42 s minute film premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, on De- f cember 13, 1939. In early 1940, the film was announced as the recip- ient of 9 Academy Awards. The awards received were: Best Picture, Actress (Miss Leigh), Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel), Direc- tor (Fleming), Art Direc- tion, Color Cinematography, Film Editing, Screenplay and a Honorary award to I Menzies for the outstanding use of color. It had won more awards than any oth- 1 er film until "Ben-Hur." Miss McDaniel's was the first and only Oscar given a Negro in an acting cate- gory. Since its first release, and f four subsequent releases, the film has become the most popular, highest gross- ing of all films. It's esti- mated gross is around $40,- I 000,000. Miss McDaniel, Ga- ble, Howard, Fleming, Miss Mitchell and several others connected with the production have passed I away. Vivien Leigh has comf pleted filming the screen version of Tennessee Wil- Hams' "The Roman Spring I of Mrs. Stone." Olivia de- Havilland will soon appear in the screen version of the best-seller, "The Light in the Piazza." Selznick has began producing the screen version of F. Scott Fitzger- 1 aid's "Tender is the Night" with his wife, Jennifer Jones. I Authoress Mitchell found her title in Ernest Dawson's "Non Sum Qualis Eram" s ("Cynara"): "I have for- got m u c h, Cynara! gone I with the wind, flung roses, 1 roses riotiously with the I throng." I Council Needs Best Not Factional Slate To the Editor: Well, the IFC was polled Wednesday afternoon. And the results were about as unexpected as if Panhellen- ic were to be asked wheth- er sororities were to be dis e solved. Only this time the IFC was running that aux- iliary organization of theirs the Student Council. You don't know what I'm talking about? Let me be more implicit. An amend- ment that would have dis- qualified any person elected to the Student Council by means of coercive acts on the part of any student or group of students was pro- posed to the Council. During the discussion the facts were laid on the table. The only group significantly af- fected by this amendment 1 was the IFC, The only argu- ments presented against it were presented by Council representatives backed last year by the IFC slate. And thesr arguments were next to meaninglessness. What was the official IFC I stand? Of course, they were extremely interested in pro- tecting their "rights" to fine any fraternity man who doesn't vote in the election and, presumably, vote for Greek men. They argued that any group has the right I to sacrifice any of privileges belonging to the individuals I within that group for any other privileges that the I group might incur. Specifi- cally they said that the 5 "majority" of Greek men has formed a type of "So- cial Contract" by which I they could forfeit any right that they wished to, in this case, the right to vote or the right not to vote, for the ad vantage of the group, spe cifically, the guarantee of IFC domination on the Stu dent Council. These men who voted against this amendment are to be congratulated. They upheld their allegiance to the IFC the body which in perpetuating Greek dom ination of Council assigned them the task of guarding the sacred and inviolate in terests of "each and every Greek man." They voted so the IFC could be proud of them. They voted IFC re gardless of any "liberal" be lief in the worth of the democratic process and re gardless of any qualm fas hioned ideals of the unres tricted right to vote in a free election and the inali enable right to own prop erty, including one dollar bills which might be "ap propriated" by certain groups. The outcome of the vote? You've probably guessed or read it by now. The amend ment was defeated by one vote. And everyone of those "nays" came from those much too able IFC-previous-ly-backed candidates. Re member this when you vote Monday. Sorority girls, recall this also. You are woefully un derrepresented on the Coun cil. Aside from the bare minimum required number of girls, you have no other representation than one or two activity representatives. And what do you do about it? Vote for the IFC Slate? I wouldn't advise it. Vote for some individuals on it but don't vote for the slate. Remember that Panhellen ic forbids "block voting." How can you condone it in the IFC then? Independent girls, enough said already. A strong Stu dent Council not committed to the IFC can not help but work for your benfit. And you might get some of your able talent recognized for Council representation, probably the hardest work er on the Council this year is your new president. Ral ly behind her and put some able independent girls on Council as well as independ ent men and Greek men and women. Independent men, organ ize. You look like a bunch of ants scurrying around af ter the home nest has been destroyed. You're coming but why so slow? You've got brains your average was higher than the Greek men's average. You've got ability in your Council rep resentatives this year Bliss and Witt. Just get organ ized and enthusiastic and walk all over the big IFC slate. Greek men, Let Us Grow Up. Remember We are Big Boys now, governing our selves, manipulating pledges' lives, spending Dad dy's usually hard earned money for formal "favors" and other such nonsense. We live in a democracy, a loose federal state. We have beliefs in the rights of men, in the unlimited opportun Daily Nebraskan ities for men. And you shouldn't become such ar: dent little fascists so young in life. Some things are not to be sacrificed under any circumstances. When they do cease to exist, we even lose the right to sacrifice. Then we're controlled au thoritarianism whether it be TNE, "good guys," or TNE in disguise. An Interested Greek Student Innocents Overlook Worthy Candidates To the Editor: - Tomorrow the campus will nervously await the tackling of 13 new faces to the sen ior men's honorary, the In nocents Society. There will no douty be a great deal of criticism and head shaking at the results by those who are interested, informed or otherwise connected. In an independent re search project conducted to determine the relative suc cess of those 130 Innocents tackled between the years 1947 and 1957, It Is my con clusion that 15 per cent have positions of national impor tance (usually minor at best), 30 per cent have gained the respect of their community through leader ship ability, and the other 50 per cent are just run of the mill college grads. What does this mean? It is my. opinion that the society does not always choose the most deserving candidates. If this is the case, what things determine this seem ing "oversight" and what can be done to remedy the situation. First and foremost In the list of reasons is the charac ter of the selections. Cer tainly, the sub-rosa influ ence and Infiltration by The ta Nu Epsilon has made possible the selection of questionable members. Fra ternal ties and deals also play their role hi little trag edies staged throughout the years. Secondly, I should like to point out the inequalities that exist in the different colleges. Ag college has an overall of 6.1 while the rest of the University hangs around a 5.3. Certainly this allows the advantage to any group who can successfully control Ag activities. These "scholars" of the soil also have comparatively more time to participate in activi ties. Third, certain activities behind a candidate's name have more weight than oth ers irregardless of the con tribution made by the indi vidual or the time involved in his participation. Fourth, the Innocents rules and regulations con Tareyton delivers the flavor. . . TUP TIDCVTAII fin ' " -?: k Y ' ' ' '; " '' ? till - J m , I ,"' ' " ? .'' ' " mmmmiiSSSm to;. ? ' ' V ' " v$ "i4 mtrnw Mw I" !v acS$ ' V ' i ' 4 MM till t ' ' - v . ' ,n - I ?! if " ' ST mmi&&z, j. Here's one filter cigarette that's really different! 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Ideally, the honorary should choose 13 outstanding junior men who have shown themselves leaders and competent scholars. They should be examples to un derclassmen and a source of pride to their University. It is my contention that they could be if certain changes could be made in their se lection. I believe that a faculty and administrative board should be set up in order to make the selections or at least help make them in conjunction with . the old members. Perhaps this may solve to some extent the political overtones asso ciated with the Societv. Whether the Society is guilty or not makes little difference h the aspersions cast on the group by public opinion detract from the In nocents' traditionally high place on the campus. Another remedy to take care of the inequalities of the 6.0 average requirement is to make it a percentile standing in the respective college. A candidate mist maintain an average that places him in the top 25 per cent of his college, for in stance. Well, that is the problem as I see it and a remedy to the present situation. If the society is to salvage the dy ing respect of the campus, then it must improve its standards of membership, choose more deserving men, and reduce the amount of political dealings involved. Bob Prokop NU Students Content With Petty Groups To the editor: Spring has sprung, the adrenalin has riz; tell me what the hell this campus is! The IFC has made clear its understanding of its re sponsibility to the campus; the Student Council seems SPOOK! DlfllA UA5tfC TUIt wiiihtA. W I y,wMy. Tarevton Letterips to have submitted to the fact they can't do anything about it Recently there appeared in the Rag the news of IFC's rejection of Chip Kukiin's proposal for an "Open Slate." Chip 'tried to get the IFC to change its "IFC Slate" for Student Council so that it would be open to all students and it would support the most qualified, whether Greeks, independ ents, or even teachers' col lege candidates. The reaction to this pro posal was a mere four votes for it and such comments against it as: "the purpose of IFC is to see that the interests of fraternities is furthered"; "Our duty in IFC is to promote the Greeks"; and (get this one) "anybody can live togeth er." (he should pull his head out of the sand!) I awaited a storm, from both Greeks and independ ents ... but it didn't come and so I ask, "WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAMPUS??!! It would seem that IFC, or any other campus group, in its rela tion with an all-campus or ganization such as Student Council, should seek the highest quality leadership rather than have such a nar row loyalty and purpose. College students setm to have magnificent abilities of criticism as long as it con cerns the outside world: we condemn the legislators for their narrowness in putting the interests of a basket weaving center in their home territory over the op portunities for education in state high schools and col leges; we condemn our Sen ators for their narrow scope in seeking the best for their own states, disregarding the needs of the nation as a whole; in this critical gen eration we are even broad minded enough to criticize the U.S. and other countries for seeking their own bene fit on the world scene rather than the good of a "world community." And then, on our own cam pus, we are content to stay within our own petty, self centered, limited loyalty groups rather than seek the PIZZA SPAGHETTI MOSTACCIOLE LASAGNE RAVI OLA 7S $!.S0 OPEN 4:00 P.M. 3457 Holdrtg PARKING LOT SOUTH 4 - jo. . j a x yy f: dual: FILTER DOES IT! JSC.- good of the campus. If nr state, our nation, or t! e much-hoped-for worl.I com munity are ever to develop the fullness ofthsir poten tials, men must nut aside these selfish and narro-.v loyalties for the goo : of th greatet whole. If the IFC, RAM, IWA, Panhell, or any other group defines its purpose as the development and promotion of its group, even though it may mean a disregard for quality and the best interest of the University, it should recognize what it is saying to our legislators and diplo mates . . . and God help u if we promote such limited and selfish views! John Else Launching Pad Under the Schiller Linden Tree The May Queen sits in glory Surrounded by her court of coeds All dressed up. Around, around the fine old tree The mystics tread their rounds With covered eyes and heads Scaring juniors. And on the left and on the right Sit parents with hopeful looks Will my baby wear red or black Or not. 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