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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1962)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1962 THE DAILY MEBRASKAN SCRIP Poge 15 campus orum Brilliant Job By World-Herald Noted By Letter Writer the Once again the World Herald bas 4 one bril liant job of opening mouth , .. .. inserting Ifoot. This is in regard to its justi fication editorial entitled "'Professor' FareweB" en May IS. It was a marvelous 30b of -stacking the deck" to picture Dr. Chasson as a villain who lias hurled -completely false and flir ty remarks :at the state, the University, the legis lature and the "Nebraska taxpayer. . By now most 'Of the stu dents are aware of Dr. Cluisson resignation. IKis resignation is important far three reasons.: ((I) as .chairman of the Physics Department lie is nation ally and internationally Iknown, ((2) be was candid in Ms criticism of the leg islature and Nebraska, and (5) iit dramatizes the effects reated by as sufficient budget. ITs amfortunate that the "University's administra tion lias tried to cover am, to a certain eirtent, the To the editor: 3 write to (express a mild (dissatisfaction with the new bousing policy explained to the lead article of the Daily Nebraska lor Monday. If 2ny ""mild dissatisfaction' soon takes on the propor tions of an ineluctable tor rent of rage, then such as the force of events. Though tit University bas some (obligations to as sure proper bousing facili ties if sr students, the power accruals ach an (obliga tion can be grossly abused. It is obvious from the simul taneous programs lor build tog extensive dormitory space and lor raising the standards on off-campus bousing ((and will this al ways be done on the basis of health and safety r wIH ft be carried to an extreme by the force -of ulterior mo tives?) that the mala (ob ject is to -gain a fuller con trol (over the student life on campus. Women undergraduates, -even mow, are under (near ly as strict a system of reg tulation as the children in the strictest and most pat ty (of nursery schools. Bal anced with the need for reg ulation should be sauna slight ((even to quasi-fascist Nebraska) respect for the Individual. When, through such subtle and loathesoirie ly insidious imeaBures as forcing rents on accepted bousing iup and groafly in creasing the pressure to live to those lacndes ml realty great loss this man is to the state by calling him "'impatienT' and stat ing the transition period will toe made easier by the bigh caliber physics staff stiB within the de partment. I also realize the administration may not be to a position to say what they actually be lieve, but we as students are in a position to snake wur deep concern known to the people of the state. I ask, why even make a transition? Tt (certainly will cost more in the long run to find an equElry capable replacement. It may even be possible, so we win settle lor less. 3 maintain that more wiS be lost dollarwise to time and ffort getting a re placement than a sub stantial raise would nave been to Iketp bim bere. But then again, Nebras lians seem to believe to ifalae economy. The (Other question con cerns Dr . Oiassohs al leged impatience. He bas been bere six years. To ... . M3d Dissatisfaction' mindless, constitationalized conformity called dormi tories, the individual loses bis freedom to even choose where be win live, then all is not right with the world. The Increase to the JekB viduaTs eoBege expenses that will result from Shis aew bousing policy was ad mitted as a disadvantage lor International students, but what about the (ordinary native citizen? That this new bousing pol icy could be so flagrantly proclaimed en the f rant page (of the student news paper, shows to what a great extent the students -of Nebraska nave been re duced to docile automatons by that domineering mother ben, whose solicitous cludk togs are, (of (Bourse ((dh, mais ami!)., all to nur -own interest. Hock ms inte a mindless security., 'Great Mother Hen:! And it iis supremely iron ic that this should be an nounced to the same (issue to which appears an edi torial (urging the students to be concerned ;abaut the future (of Nebraska and the termites of desiccafion that are eating through the whole rotten state. One adminis trator, Who was uuoted to front page article, said ((perhaps rather bopeluliy) that because so many youth and young families are leaving the suite, the Xiui wersity population will nry Increase about WS by 1ITC0 (and we can build enough me, that 3s definitely not being impatient Six years Is more than many "pa tient" native JCebraskans would wait for things to get more promising be fore moving (out ttl state where cpportunity as greater and ne"s Suture is more certain. The World-Herald edi torial then goes tote some complimentary remarks en the University's school f journalism, who the same day Chasson ire signed, won first to na tional competition. Then follows this choice litflc sentence:: w3f IDr, Chasson's com plaints about the state, its amiversity and its peo ple are even parfiaQy jus tified, the journalism stu dents (deserve uncommon praise.'" Well, I submit right bere and now that the jaarnalism ifispart anent -does "'-deserve no common praise.'' Who do you think gave financial backing to the department lor the 'depth reporting dorms to "keep that many cmfier wur thumbs is that it?). It is precisely smcl discouragement of individa ahsm as Is seen to the anew berating program that is csssisg the yssfli f Ne braska to "'get eat while Che getting EooS" ((and bow many ef my friends nave atsed those very words in reference to this article'!). The new bousing policy is (Drily a small part of the mindless conservatism that is emasculating the state -of Nebraska, but tt as perhaps the place to make a stand ((if there's anyone left to do so). Profound lunrest iis Seit about the .general problem to both the faculty and the student body, but neither tearful lamentation nor air tempts to reason with the mnthiaking, merihanicaBy rutted conservatism will bring the needed results. If we all remain "'calm and sensible" about the matter, Nebraska will soon become tfhe stagnant marass sfi spinelessness ((that's 3 ike reptiles, you Iknow) and de cay that tt 3s fast becom ing. "Misae Taufe Address Changes A reminder irom your post !ice--n0W 3s the time to advise publishers f your summer address change. It tabes six weCki to (Change addresses. experiment which made the national victory pos sible. Was at a Nebraska concern? Was it Included to the budget? Heavens aw! How ridiculous. The money came from the Wan Street Journal to New York after being convinced to risk its mon ey en this Idea conceived by the Journalism staff. Headers Digest bas con t r 3 b a t e d a substantial amount Sot ether projects by the journalism stu dents. Nebraska newspa pers also have done a marvelous job with fi nancial support. The mon ey lor the really big pay off mchrl cost the taxpay ers near ns much as the reward at w3i bring is the state, tfhe amiverslly and its people. By comparing the twa departments to the same editorial, there as an am plication that one good department makes a great Tumversity. This as com monly Imown as tfhe to Jormal laEacy ef compo sition. An example as that because there are one ar two AHAmerican Soot lbaH players an the team, tfhe team win be AB American. This as pure butik. to nrder to have an excellent amiversity every department needs to be first class, and there as mo reason why that should not be the goal of erory Nebraskan onJy tfhe best should be good enough. The next ISO words to tfhe editorial mdkes the point that life to Nebras ka never bas been easy and that drouth, hoppers and (Otber adversities laced (our pioneers. It &oes (on and says the state bas contributed their (Quota (of tfhe aurtknfs art ists, writers, educators, and scientists. On the scientist account they gave Dr. . (George Wells Beadle as an ex ample. He iis (or was (Chancellor -of the Univer sity of (Chicago. Now iisnl that great? I certainly am pleased with the present Chancellor,, but why iiBn t Beadle the Chancellor a the University of Nebras 3ca. 3 would have liked to Slave seen bim stay bere to do bis work and help the noation by working to Nebraska, not Illinois. (One would think that these people who advo cate doing things (on the local level, (land Most Ne braskans Sail tote this Igroup) then the state lev el, and then the Jeueral level only to very rare cases, tiiat they would be the iiret to recognize that we must Ikeep our lead ers, teachers, and ttal&nt to the state. lEy doing so, we male a stroag wMdh to turn is then la a position to help toe country whe hea help the world. As it is now; Ne braska talent is being used to make ether states stronger. To be consistant to their thinking these same peo ple shouldn't expect a strong central government to make She state strong, thereby enabling lacal coraEnmities to be made strong. The last piat She WorldQerald attempts to make as thvtt Chasson has found place more idaaly adapted to Ms temperament.'" They add, "'But at would be mighty amrrift to make Nebras 3ca war aar every ene wbe comes its way." Now that last sentence is a true jewel and enry the World-Herald is ca pable ef making such a clever (Observation. How ever, they themselves, seem to be to the pro cess ef iteaning ever back ward to "make Nebraska ever'" tor industry toy tog property tax exemp tions, tur to "'make Ne braska (over" for tourists by promoting the restor ation ef historical sites, etc Haw they already for gotten that Nebraska lost one representative to Con gress because cur popu lation bas not increased to proportion to (Other states? Shouldn't we make some effort to "make Nebraska ever" to &eep tour share nf the peo ple? Or would the World Herald like to see Ne braska with enly two sen ators so they wouldn t have as many politicians to worry shout? When 27 per cent oT eur youth are leaving at the time nf their first employment, asnt it time to "make Nebraska ever"" for that 17 per cent and mot Just for IDr, Chasson as ft be World-aierald would lead (us to believe. (One last point that I would like to make con cerns the Herald's con stant screaming about the national deficit and the .great burden it win place en Suture generations, If it as really so concerned about Suture igeneratiora and the young p&npk: of Nehraiika,, why doesn't iit promote a budget far the University that win jgive this (future generation the fund (Of liigher education it is going to meed to maintain a strung state, a strong nation, and a peaceful world. (Or is this asldng too touch oof the ' "'descendants who made a prairie bloom.'' George Pitexsun
