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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1961
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The Daily Nebraskon
EDITORIAL OPINION
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Boom Boom Bombl
Must Wake Us Up
la view of the startling world situation which has
taken an even graver disposition with the explosion
of . the 30-50 megaton blast by the Soviet Union, we f
of the Daily Nebraskan intend to go beyond the normal
editorial policy by presenting only news and opinions
, pertaining directly to this campus, per se. j
We feel it is the duty of not only this publication f
but the entire campus population to inform ourselves on
this matter which critically threatens human existence. It
. is not enough to become aware of the possibilities such j
explosions have alone. We are not just students. We are
not Just faculty members. It is not enough to say we
are concerned because we are Americans. We are living
and breathing human beings. Stripped of ail social
identity and we are united by a common purpose or in- 1
Stlnct-WE WANT TO LIVE! I
It is not our intent to urge mankind to madly rush
out to the Russians and plead for existence. To do so
would be to give up what our predecessors fought and
died for in past centuries. To resign all these God-given
rights is to give up all reason for living.
The only logical and sensible way to secure our
way of life is to take an individual Inventory. Do you
have an opinion? Are you well acquainted with what is 1
going on around you? Or do we tend to push past the
page one headline in the local newspaper to get to the 1
sports section "and the fashion pages? Is a game of
bridge more important than expanding our own knowl-
edge by reading expert evaluations of the clash of ldeolo- 1
gies or watching a special report on T.V. dealing With
number one concern of free people?
Not long ago one of the leading television networks I
presented a program entitled "War or Peace: Where I
do we stand?" The program was built around the facts
concerning the East-West controversies given by ex-
. pert reporters scattered over the world. The commenta-
tor, our own Eric Sevareid.v announced after the pro-
gram that the network allowed and encouraged the ex-
perts to give their opinions due to the seriousness of the I
topic. These men, all close
crisis, noted a deep concern for the American people
to realize the. seriousness of the problems we face to
day as Americans and members Of the human race.
Certainly no one will solve these stark questions by
way of a sudden revelation. It is our opinion that the
ultimate solution to these problems lie within each in
dividual. The world situation today is man-made. And it is
man's first and most important moral obligation to pro
vide free world for future generations. The task of
acquainting ourselves to our own complex position is
. immense but all too real. The SO megaton bomb can or
cannot be the first real step towards total annihilation
of this earth. War or peace, existence or suicide: the
decision is ours.
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Democracy Collapse
To the Editor:
The United States is no
longer the goingest of con
cerns, and in all probabil
ity will not be a going con
cern by 1970. Democracy is
wilting before the brilliance
of the Red Star, a brilliance
fed by the Soviet Union's
dynamism on the interna
tional scene and by its mag
nificent accomplishments in
the realm of science. D
mocracy is a fragile form
of government unable to
withstand crises. The politi
cal climate in Asia, Latin
America, and Africa is
such that it is difficult for
Democracy to flourish. The
peoples of these land
masses lack Democracy's
base, wealth and they are
familiar with the self-centered,
lecherous capitalist
from North America. With
the loss of these peoples
to Communism, Democracy
will cease to be a going
concern.
The United States is as
PROBLEM OF
Three men who had a
monkey bought a pile of
mangoes. At night one of
the men came to the pile
of mangoes while the oth
ers slept and, finding that
there was just one more
mango than could be di
vided exactly by three,
tossed the extra mango to
the monkey and took
1 away one third of the re
mainder. Then he went
back to sleep. Presently
another of them awoke
and went to the pile of
mangoes. He also found
just one too many to be
divided evenly by three,
so he tossed the extra one
to the monkey, took one
third of foe remainder,
and returned to sleep.
After a while the third
rose also, and he too
gave jne mango to the
monkey and took away
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to the reality of the world
the boxer who has been hit
hard earlv and is retreat-1
ing tired and confused from 1
a confident, but not I
an overconfident adversary. I
The stalker is grinning. It
is a grin of knowing. Time
is with him. He will win.
He will win. I
R. L. Siegell
IFC President
Qualifies Statement
Dear Mr. Beatty:
I would like to clarify one
statement made by you in
your recent barrage of edi-1
torials aimed at the IFC. f
Everyone is entitled to per-1
sonal opinions. When you
quoted me as saying that
their would be no more 1
IFC fines for Student Coun- i
ell voting, you were quot- s
ing a personal opinion, not I
one of the IFC. The Inter- s
fraternity Council will have
to make the decision on this I
and all other matters at the
appropriate time and I
through the appropriate leg- 1
islative channels
Don Fergusenl
THE WEEK
the number of whole man
goes which represented
precisely one-third of the
rest.
Next morning the men
got up. and went to the
pile. Again they found
just one too many, so
they gave one to the mon
key and divided the rest
evenly. What is the least
number with which this
can be done?
Bring or send answers
to 210 Burnett. Answer to
last week's problem:
Lieutenant Howitzer,
Brigadier Grenade, Ma
jor Tonk, Captain Mus
tardgas, and Colonel
Vereylight. There were no
correct solutions sub
mitted due to a misprint
in the Daily Nebraska. A
correct method of . solu
tion is posted in 210 Burnett.
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Editor's Note: This is
the first of a series of col
umns dealing with the
many aspects of religion
on campus; what role it
plays in relation to the
student and what role re
ligion should take in cam
pus life. The articles will
appear aproximately once
a week up to Christmas
vacation. Each article will
be written by a campus
religious leader.
In his book, Conscience
on Campus, Waldo Beach,
in speaking of the mean
ing of the love of God,
points out that the defini
tion which he has set
forth "sounds first off ut
terly distant from the
tangled difficulties and
daily decisions of campus
life."
He then goes on to say:
"It has been made re
mote by a certain bad
habit of culture in sep
arating 'religous from
'secular' activities, by
compartmentalization. No
where is this neat separa
tion more carefully ob
served than on campus."
In the next paragraph,
he elaborates, "On the in
tellectual side, religious
faith, in the minds of fac
ulty and students alike, is
a private Suriday matter,
quite permissible to talk
about in church or chap
el, but with no relation to
the workaday world of get
ting to Monday's classes,
correcting quizzes, or
cnecKing iaD repons
Religion then is consigned
to one section of the in
tellectual map."
Now you may feel that
Dr. Beach to too sweep-
Ing in his statements, or
you may disagree espe
cially with his observation
I that "nowhere is this neat
separation more careful-
I ly observed than on cam-
pus."
I Yet I believe we will
I agree that it is true that
I in the lives of many peo-
I pie on our campus, re-
I ligion is in a "compart-
I ment", used at certain
tain times and in certain
places only and having
1 seemingly little, if any,
I significance in the other
1 rather carefully segregat-
ed areas of life.
1 However, to render a
judgment in respect to
s other people is quickly
1 and easily done. Perhaps
I we even immediately see
the Images of various peo-
1 pie we know,
i But what about our-
1 selves? Is our religion and
religious life also too much
I in a "compartment"? If
1 so, is it because it is in-
'adquate? Does it answer
I the basic issues of life and
death, of our relationship
I to God, of our purpose in
this life? If we believe
I that our religion is ade-
quate, could it be some-
1 thing which we merely
profess? Has it taken hold
of us? Is it really ours?
Are we personally com-
mitted? Have we person-
this life? If we believe
that our religion is ade-
I quate, could it be some-
thin g which we merely
Paths of Life
profess? Has it taken hold
of us? Is it really ours?
Are we personally com
mitted? Have we person-
al religious convictions?
Are wi ' doing anything
about examining, acquir
ing, or keeping these?
Or have we perhaps even
been overcome by a para
lyzing academic deifica
tion of suspended j u d g
ment? As Congressman
Judd pointed out recently
in a speech delivered in
our student union ball
room, "Objectivity is im
portant as a means to ar
rive at a decision, but it
can be a vice."
If we have no real per
sonal convictions either be"
cause we merely accept
by inheritance or tradi
tion or are primarily hold
ing in abeyance, then it
is little wonder that what
ever religion we have does
not penetrate all areas or
paths in of our life.
In the case of the Chris
tian who accepts Jesus
Christ as Savior and
Lord, the Scripture says
that Christ "lives" in him
and that he is a "new
creature." If he has found
forgiveness and peace in
Christ and is in a living
relationship with his Lord,
can this be tucked away
Monday through Saturday?
Can it be that there is no
evidence of this in the
classroom, on the athletic
field, in the place of resi
dence, in social activities,
and other daily affairs?
To live our religion
daily on campus and oth
erwise, to apply it in the
various activities of our
.life is by no means al
ways easy. Forthcoming
articles by religious lead
ers on campus should help
us in this respect to
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take our religion out of
the "compartment" into
the varied paths of our
life, to apply it.
But we need to search
for that which we desire
to apply. There is always
the danger of being over
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" THE UNIVERSITY
THIMKPart 2
BY TOM
Question: Why are you
attending the university?
Answer; "To learn how
to get along with peo
ple". Question: Are you
satis
fied with
your sit
uation? If
not, in
what way
would
you like
to change
it? An
s w e r:
"We want
to be se- Eason
cure," Question: Is there
anything you would be
willing to die for: An
swer: "Nothing."
These questions and an
swers appear in the cur-,
rent October issue of Har
per's in an analysis of stu
dent apathy at the Univer
sity of Houston. Harper's
supplement on The Col
lege Scene furnishes the
basis for this series. Gaps
and qualifications exist in
the quotes and paraphrase
below. The object: to stir
one dormant mind to
think.
SEX
Colleges sometimes
have a wide and rather
comical array of regula
tions about who may visit
a student dormitory,
where,' when, and how
(doors open, lights on, four'
feet on the floor). The fu
tility of such attempts to
abolish privacy is obvious.
Young people who really
want to have love affairs
while they are in college
will do so anyway.
WASTED CLASSROOM
There are three main
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(.Author of" I Wat a Teen-agt Dwarf' "Th$ Many
LovaofDobieGiUtf',tic.)
THE DATING SEASON
I have recently returned from a tour of 950,000 American col
leges where I made a survey of undergraduate dating customs
. and sold mechanical dogs, and I liave tabulated my findings
and I am now prepared to tell you the simple secretfrf successful
dating.
The simple secret is simply this: a date is successful when the
man knows how to treat the.girl.
And how does a girl like to be treated? If you want to know,
read and remember these four cardinal rules of dating:
, 1. A girl liket to be treated with reaped.
When you call for your girl, do not drive up in front of tht
sorority house and yell, "Hey, fat lady!" Get out of your car.
Walk respectfully to the door. Knock respectfully. Wlien your
girl comes out, tug your forelock and say respectfully, "Good
evening, your honor." Then offer her a Marlboro, for what
greater respect can you show youi girl than to offer Marlboro
with ita fine flavor and exclusive selectrate filter? It will in
dicate immediately that you respect her taste, respect her dis
cernment, respect her intelligence. So, good buddies, before
going out on a date, always remember to buy some Marlboroe,
available in soft pack or flip-top box in all 50 of the United
States and also Cleveland.
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t. A girl lilcei a good listener.
Do not monopolize the conversation. Let her talk while you
listen attentively. Make sure, however, that she is not herself
good hfitener. I recollect a date I had once with a coed named
Greenshjeves S.gafoos, a lovely girl, but unfortunately a listener,
not a talker. I too was a Hstener so we just sat all night lonfo
each with his hand cupped over his ear, straining to catch
word not talking hour after hour until finally a policeman came
& IT! US ff I did a year and a day.
fche got by with a suspended sentence because she wa the sole '
support of her aged housemother.
3. A girl like to be taken to nice placet.
By "nice" places I do not mean expensive places. A girl doe.
graaous The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, for example. Or
Mount Rushmore. Or the Taj Mahal. Or the Bureau of wSghta
and Measures. Find place like these to take your girl In no
crcumstances must you take her to an oU-craking pbnt
4. A girl liket a man to be weU-informed.
eafuX With few.mtere88 'acts that you can drop
casually into the conversation. Like this:1 "Did vou know
Snookiepuss, that when cattle, sheep, camels tefiS
and other members of the cud-chewing fami y8t up theaU
ways get up hind legs firet? Or this: "Are youfware HoUiw
headj Oslo did not become the capital of Norway till July 11,
J&nv into the conversation
save up to a half nWhon dollars a venr this way.
6 toei MssHbulwaa
co-epontor, with Marlboro of S US uralCommander'
EASON
sources of waste in college
teaching: the classroom
system, the examination
system, the departmental
system. Most teachers
give lectures that are not
as good as the average
texts in their fields
which are not very good
and most students have
not read enough or heard
enough to make the kind
of contribution that is
worth making in a class
of fifty students. The en
tire concept of college ex
aminations needs radical
review.
For the examination,
there could be substituted
the demanding paper, just
as for the class there
could be substituted the
seminar. Departmentaliza
tion means that education
al programs that cannot
be fitted into the depart
mental scheme are short
changed. GOD IN THE COLLEGES
The agnosticism of the
classroom is not militant.
It is ohly' unconcerned. It
is bourgeois Christianity
all over again, to so great
an extent that, in college,
in spite of differences in
belief, the behavior of ag
nostic and of religious
man is pretty much the
same. The colleges make
a "commitment to non
commitment," have a
"faith in non-faith."
The editors of Harper's
introduce their supple
ment as an incomplete at
tempt to begin exploring
some urgent questions in
American higher ques
tions, These two columns
are more incomplete, but
hopefully thought
provoking. sit H '
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