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EDITORIAL
By John E. Lynch
Executive Secretary
Being consistent in one's thinking must
be considered a virtue. Nebraska's con
gressional delegation was, therefore
quite virtuous when each member voted
against the college construction bill. The
Nebraskans were almost alone on the
bill as it passed the House 319 to 79.
To us, it would seem that a vote
against this bill was unrealistic in the
face of statistical evidence which shows
the urgent need for college classroom
construction now.
A vote In opposition to this bill
wouldn't be so bad if Nebraskans had
any assurance that the state would take
care of the construction needs and that
we needed no "hand-out" from the fed
eral government. But, if past records
are a barometer of future legislative de
sire to get the job done, then we can't
be too enthusiastic over the chances that
Nebraska has on this issue.
The last session of the legislature did
a pretty good job of whittling down the
budget requests of the Board of Regents,
the Normal Board and the State Board
of Education. Granted that each were
given increases over the previous bien-
nium, it is also true that the budget
requests were neatly trimmed.
It is possible that legislators know the
Deeds of our university and colleges bet
ter than the professional leaders retained
to administer them. But it would seem
to us that these administrate), s should
have a more complete picture of future
needs as they wrestle with these prob
lems daily. If they don't have the true
picture, they should be replaced but
cone of them have been.
I'M DREAMING OF AN A-MINUS
(ACP) In honor of finals, Judy King
of Seattle University penned this varia
tion on an old theme in THE SPECTA
TOR: Twas the night before finals and all
through the dorm,
Stumbled zombie-eyed students, groggy
and worn.
Their books were flung all over the
chairs,
In the hope that the contents would dif
fuse in the air.
The profs were snuggled all warm in
their beds,
While visions of test questions danced
in their heads.
When out on the mall there arose such
a clatter,
That students in their stupor asked:
"What was the matter?"
And who to their blood-shot eyes should
appear,
But a white Cadillac' with three extra
. gears.
A huge semitrailer was attached to the
back,
Piled high with papers, rack upon
rack.
YOU'VE GftQANN
WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY
Unrealistic Virtue
State financing for the schools ele
mentary, secondary, and Junior College
is non-existent in Nebraska. The need
for Junior Colleges (or perhaps Com
munity Colleges is a better term seems
to be growing more evident. Dr. Decker,
while State Commissioner, pointed out
the need for more technical and voca
tional schools at the post high school
level.
It would be wonderful if -the state
would recognize and take steps to meet
these needs but it hasn't. And our
representatives in Congress don't want
the federal government to do it either.
So, it makes the situation a little
"sticky."
No doubt our congressmen still fear
"control" should they vote for any fed
eral money for the colleges. Of course,
the University got its ' start from a fed
eral grant, but that has long been for
gotten. The University recently published
a rather long list of federal research
grants it accepted. We don't know just
how much control there will be of these
independent research studies, but would
guess it would be non-existent.
Perhaps one of the best examples of
federal control should be the military
academies which are financed entirely
by the federal government. With all the
recent ruckus about the military being
subordinate to the political, it would be
reasonable to expect that the politicians
would have a heavy hand in the educa
tion of military officers. But they don't
and few complain of the caliber of offi
cers graduated from these schools.
But, being consistent is a virtue. We
can't help but wonder how our Repub
lican congressmen would have voted on
a Republican administration bill during
the tenure of Abraham Lincoln to estab
lish the Land Grant colleges, of which
Nebraska is one.
Nebraska Education News
Night Before Finals
VP' LETS GEL.'AWfcW
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Thursday, March 1, 1962
An elderly man leaped out of the
Cad,
With shining white armor and a copy
of Mad.
"Do you still believe," questioned he,
"No spoof?"
"We do," they shouted and stamped in
proof.
He smiled and he bowed a right jolly
chap,
And handed out papers from his Caddy'a
rack.
They looked at the papers and there
wasn't a sound,
Then someone sighed, and fell to the
ground.
For there on each paper, in black and
in white,
Were the answers to the tests . . . and
each one was right!
A great cheer arose and covered the
mall,
And in the midst he cried . . . "Good
Finals to All."
But his name is unknown to this very
day,
For in the confusion, he slipped
away.
Yes, Gertrude. There is a Great White
Cadillac.
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(The Michigan Daily)
Melvin Goldstein, editor
of the Daily Pennsylvania
an, was put on "conduct
probation" by the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania Com
mittee on Discipline Mon
day. A student on conduct
probation is forbidden to
take part in any extra
curricular activity. "In ef-
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An Open Letter To Mr. Steve Gage:
Dear Mr. Gage:
(I use "Mister" because
I don't feel we are well
enough acquainted for me
to call you Steve.)
This is going to be a
letter to the Student
Council from one of the
heretofore members of the
apathetic student body.
Recently an issue has
been presented to the
Student Council which has
made me rise' up a n d
shake off that stigme of
"mopism." The issue
of course, it could be no
other than the United
States National Student
Association (USNSA).
As I understand it, as
it now stands, if the Stu
dent Council votes to affil
iate with NSA on April 11,
the entire student body
will be counted on its
membership roll. Now
really, if I am going to
be a member of NSA, I
would like the opportunity
to decide for myself. I
do not think you and the
membership of the Stu
dent Council are any more
iconoclast
I To H. with H.
I I Oh Look!
; Look at Herbie go to
meetings.
See Herbie! '
See Herbie talk and
write ...
Isn't it fun and grownup?
There is something at
once both awesome and
inspiring about a male
1 cheerleader. Something
noble and patriotic. Some-
thing. That's it, there's
just something about them
that one notices immedi-
ately.
For us, watching a boy
cheerleader is quite like
the reel of an old World
War II film as the audi-
ence is simultaneously
confronted with the Ma
rine Hymn, the ghostly
figure of John Wayne
marching bravely into the
sunset, and the narrator
speaking these fine old
words: "We dedicate this
film to the gallent men
in the United States Ma
rine Corps who are fight
ing and dying for free-
dom."
I 'Yes, it sends chills
down our respective
backs just to think about
it. So do male cheerlead-
i ers.
1 Picture, if you will, the
1 the thrilling sight as
1 they lead the team onto
1 the playing court or field,
young and fresh in their
scarlet sweaters and neat-
I ly pressed white flannels,
1 trotting, skipping, loping,
I limping, walking, running,
I holding hands, clapping
I Daily
Nebraskan
I Member Associated Col
1 ierlate Pre. International
Prew Representative: Na
tlonsd Advertising' Service,
Incorporated. Published at:
Room SI, Student Union,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
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(-knurr . UM,
ect Goldstein has effec
tively been deposed as
editor of the paper," said
Benjamine Natelson, next
year's business manager
for the paper.
Commenting on his pun
ishment, Goldstein said
that although he believed
the committee, which is
composed of administra
tors, faculty and students
SSaBSSTSEsel
qualified to decide this is
sue than I am.
Recently the appeal was
made to approach the
NSA issue rationally to
do away with emotion
alism. It would appear to
me you are the one who
is approaching it in an ir
rational manner. You do
not want the issue brought
to a campus vote, yet Mr.
Danskin, a past member
of NSA, intimated Monday
afternoon that in order for
NSA to be truly represen
tative of the students of
the United States the
whole student body must
participate. Alas, Mr.
Gage, it appears as
though you are denying a
fundamental belief of
NSA. Are you so afraid of
student apathy?
Monday afternoon Pan
hellenic tried to present
an unbiased forum. It was
unbiased, but failed to
really say Anything. For
the pros it was stated
that NSA could help its
members solve issues and
bring about changes. It
was never stated just
what the issues and
by george alien
hands, and finally before
our incredulous eyes,
turning double cartwheels
and full quadruple back
flips. It makes a man
proud.
Glorious sight though it
is, we are still haunted
by those who think there
is something less than
masculine about these
dedicated young men.
Yes, believe it or not,
there are those who don't
aspire to being cheerlead
ers. To these critics who
hold that a man's place is
in the stands or directly
involved in the sport
itself, we can only point
out that it takes the firm
hand of a man to funnel
all of our spontaneous
and earnest screaming in
to the well-modulated re
gimentation of "Go Big
Red."
There is one fraternal
organization on campus
which has done more
than its share and today
we wish to give it a jour
nalistic pat on the back.
This is a modest house
and does not thirst for
recognition so we shall
not give its name. During
the past several years
they have contributed
more pink-cheeked, ener
getic jumpers and clap
pers than all the other
housing units combined.
They alone have discov
ered the true purpose of
fraternities. We thank
them. The University
thanks them.
As for the other fratern
ities and the dorms, we
can only shake a disap
proving finger and say
for shame. It is high time
you did something worth
while. Channel y o u r de
structive energy, teach
your pledges to become
good citizens of the Uni
versity community, teach
them some robust activ
ity, , teach them to lead
cheers.
As columnists of the
University of Nebraska's
Dally Publication we
would like to take this
time and space and au
thority vested upon us and
for service to society
above and beyond the call
of duty.
They are:
Jan Briggs
Mr. Hovey "
Eber Eugene Tice Jr.
Al Noddle
It is our opinion that
the laudation of activity
mongers should come to
start to cease. Now is the
time for the uncommon
common man to come to
the aid of his University
and sit. GOD BLESS THE
ABOVE.
acted in good faith, he did
not think that "any ac
tions taken by the Dally
Pennsylvanian or myself
warrant conduct proba
tion. Despite the personal
action against me the is
sue at hand is still sup
pression of the press."
Students Picket Dean
Goldstein reported that
more than 500 students
ML .
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changes would be. For
the cons, definite points
were stated against NSA
my opinion regards them
as points against.
I feel, Mr. Gage, that
the Student Council should
sponsor more of these fo
rums and present definite
arguments for and
against. This could be the
first step in a rational ap
proach. The next, if you
have not guessed, an all
campus vote.
Now, now, you can not
be that afraid of student
apathy.
Sincerely
An Ex-Apathetic
PS: As a side view, one
of the reasons I am
against NSA is that I feel
the Student Council should
be more concerned with
the problems on the Uni
versity of Nebraska Cam
pus than with those of in
ternational importance.
Afterall, we have a very
competent national government.
HOW TO BE A BWOC
Ladies, let me be frank. The days of the college year dwindle
down to a precious few. And some of you let's face it have
not yet become BWOC's. Yes, I know, you've been busy what
with going to class and walking your cheetah, but really, ladies,
becoming a BWOC is so easy if you'll only follow a few simple
rules.
The Grst and most basic step on the road to being a BWOO
is to attract attention. Get yourself noticed. But be very, very
careful not to do it the wrong way. I mean, any old girl is
bound to be noticed if she goes around with a plucard that says,
"HEY! LOOKIT ME!" Don't you make such a horrid gaffe.
On your placard put: "ZUT! REGARDEZ MOI!" This, as
you can see, lends a whole new dimension of tone and dignity.
Once you have been noticed, it is no longer necessary to carry
the placard. It will suffice if, from time to time, you make
distinctive noises. If, for instance, every three or four minutes
you cry, "Whippoorwilll" you cannot but stay fresh in the
minds of onlookers.
We come now to clothes, a vital accessory to the BWOC
indeed, to any girl who wishes to remain out of jail. But to tha
BWOC clothes are more than just a decent cover; they arc,
it is not too much to say, a way of life.
This spring the "little boy look" is all the rage on campus.
Every coed, in a mad effort to look like a little boy, is wearing
hort pants, knee sox, and boyshirts. But the BWOC is doing
more. She has gone the whole hog in achieving little boyhood.
She has frogs in her pockets, scabs on her knees, down on her
upper lip, and is followed everywhere by a dog named Spot.
All this, of course, is only by day. When evening falls and her
date comes calling, the BWOC is the very picture of chic fem
ininity. She dresses in severe, simple basic black, relieved only
by a fourteen pound charm bracelet. Her hair is exquisitely
eoiffed, with a fresh rubber band around the pony tail. Her
daytime sneakers have been replaced by fashionable high
heeled pumps, and she does not remove them until she gete t
the movies.
After the movies, at the campus cafe, the BWOC undergoes
bet severest test. The true BWOC will never, never, never, order
the entire menu. This is gluttony and can only cause one's date
to blanch. The true BWOC will pick six or seven good entreee
and then have nothing more till dessert. This is cUut and
the hallmark of the true BWOC.
Finally, the BWOC, upon being asked by the cigarette vendor
which is the brand of her choice, will always reply, "Marlboro,
oi courser For any girl knows that a Marlboro in one's hand
stamps one instantly as a person of taste and discernment, as
the possessor of an educated palate, as a connoisseur of the finer,
loftier pleasured. This Marlboro, this badge of uumr-faire,
eomes to you in flip-top boxes that flip, or in soft packs that are
oft, with a filter that filters and & flavor that is flavorful, in all
tuirjr Butico w uie uuivu ana JJUlUln. mtUnOM
BMOCt But Marlboro On Campu: But them downtown,
too. Either place, youeimht to like.
covering two city blocks
picketed the home of
Dean of Men Robert
Longley on Sunday, p r o
testing his action in sus.
pending the paper. "A
small group of counter
picketers arrived and
started trouble. When it
appeared that Longley's
home might get damaged
we called the police. The
demonstration disbanded
when they arrived."
The statement Issued
with Goldstein's punish
ment stated that the com
mittee held him chiefly
responsible' for the print
ing of an offensive issue
of the paper. It also con
demned his reporting the
circumstances surround
ing the suspension as "ir
, responsible in terms of
verification of facts and in
concern for the best inter
ests of the University."
The issue involved was
a parody printed by the
paper on the Pennsylvania
News, a weekly paper for
women on the campus.
The News later congrat
ulated the Dally on the
quality of the issue.
Attempt Compromise
Longley said that mem
bers of the student gov
ernment and the news
paper staff are trying to
work out some compro
mise to permit the paper
to resume publication. A
member of the political
science department is sit
ting in "to add his wis
dom to the proceedings."
A committee has been
set up by university offi
cials to "look into the
causes of this situation
and outline the chain of
command from the (pa
per) to other student and
university organs," he
added.
The senior executive
board of the paper will
meet soon to select a new
editor.
(Author of "Rally Round The Flag, Boys", "The
Many Lorn of Dobie GiUis", etc.)