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01 Page 2 EDITORIAL Friday, September 28, 1962 Majors and Minors by dick durfee In the digression of thought perhaps we may stop and traverse to a degree upoa the topic of the majors and min ors. Seems dull? Most probably, yes. Why? In all truth majors and minors interest the student to no great degree. In a vast majority of cases we have a major and minor because sooner or lat er (as in most cases) it's necessary. Why no love of the course of study? Intrigued by the paradox of mean ingless majors, I have taken the liberty to examine the situation. We declare a major. We spend a perponderance of hours in it, and yet no overt love for the "major'. Why? Certainly not in the de gree of excellance among instructors. Certainly not in nnused opportunities op en in nearly all fields of study. Then why? Be c a u s e in the perponderance of cases the academic community has failed to create a student interest in a course of study, the major. Exceptions? Of course. The Law College. Theatre people. Journalism? Perhaps. But in the majority of departments, NO. We graduate "majors" in history, lit erature, art, and engineering. But did they major? I seriously doubt it. Cer tainly, they fulfilled the academic re quirements and showed a degree of pro ficiency in the field, but again, did they major? To my naive thinking a major should consist of more than merely an amount of hours in a single field. It should represent an interest, a desire and a functioning knowledge in a field of study. Let us now prey upon some of the deficiencies in our concept of the major Should they extend beyond the class room? Undoubtedly, yes! But sadly in most cases, it doesn't. The concept of activities as a supple ment to education is basically sound. But the popular activities in many cases pur port to "boost" the University etc., etc., etc. Where is the activity which broad ens and develops the major? Make no mistake we have Spanish Club, ACE, Nebraskan and countless others. To date and to knowledge they constitute startl ing success in a few examples and dis mal failure in the majority. Activities designed towards broaden ing the major and other allied interests have been notably unsuccessful. They ap peal to the minority of the students in the field, and their concrete production of program, plan or accomplishment has been lacking to a remarkable degree. Wait! I hear a familiar cry. "Stu dents are apathetic towards studies, stu dents don't care." But sadly they do care. But what do they have to care about. Apathy and disinterest have a dif ference. Presumptiously, I ask our educators, do you seriously attempt to draw the student into the department? Do you feel that you give a major? Is there a bird so rare as a student who says with pride, "This is my own, my native department." In fact is there a student so rare who says anything about your department besides, "God, Here I Go Again." Do students argue, discuss, mention the course of study offered? Do they know attitudes within the department to wards a field of concern? Beside within the confines of the classroom, do students know anything about the department? A plea for a more encompasing ma jor. Unfounded, unreasoning or unmen tionable? Is it really that? 4rC ; --, X X: 7 f Milf v &&X : " -ui zszAl OKU Sr. Lou'.s po-VipMtW I CAMT m. WHETHER HEfr IEA&IKI6 DR. ITS rUSHtUS- Old Guard TWISTING ... Classification of Types Before the Twist fades into obscurity as did its predecessors, the Charleston and the Big Apple, some attempt -should be made to classify the types of twisters who use the dance floor as a means of shaking off their petty frustrations. First, there's the One-legged Squat-downer. This hapless individual may be readily recognized by his awkward position on the fl oor one leg dangling uselessly while he slowly cracks down in time with the lilting rhythm in the fashion of a Russian Cossack dancer with a jcharley-horse. If this description doesn't ring a bell somewhere, look for him out on the campus sometime. He's easier to find there, perhaps, because one leg will be bigger around than the other. This is due, of course, to the increased exercise it gets. TJext is the Loose-limbed Piston-pumper. This guy should be ashamed to get out in front of a crowd of people. He is more hampered than other dancers because he is continually one or more steps behind the beat The Piston-pumper is absurdly easy to spot. There's one in every crowd. He's the one who stands aloof from everyone (even his partner sometimes (. He twists and turns himself as though he were punching a brick wall and the pained expression on his face often causes him to look as though be were. The third class of twister is the Finger-pointing Crouch-bender. The only thing wrong with this boy is that he's in the wrong locale. He dances as though he were prancing around a roaring fire in the wildest jungles of South America. He alternately crouches and stands erect with fingers pointing upward as though praying to the gods to take him out of his misery. The fourth class of twister is the Knock-kneed Fipger-snaper. This is perhaps the most enjoyable type to watch, for invariably he is the one that provides the most entertainment for onlookers. This lad generally has a clear field in which to dance because everyone else is standing back to watch him. His undulations bear a close resemblance to the frantic contortions of a midle-aged fat woman scrambling out of a tight girdle. Throughout the whole ritual, accompanied by systematic muted snaps of his fing ers, his face resembles nothing so much as a bare room in which the light has gone out. The last kind oi twister and one that is becoming increasingly harder to find is the Short-skirted Foot-stamper. Obviously, this last type is a girl. This is one type that you won't find on the ordinary college dance-floor because the technique is generally learned from an instructor and since most college students sincerely feel that they already know how to dance, they never take the trouble to learn. With this simple key, and a little practice, very soon you'll be able to spot one as soon as she starts to operate. Note the face filled with confidence, the eyes sparkling with just a tinge of superi ority. There's good reason for this because she's doing something that not just anybody can do. With stilted expression, the Foot-stamper moves around in a tight circle casting fearful eyes downward and stamping her foot as though trying to harass an ant or a bug. When encountering these and other twist types on the dance floor, be discreet in your observations because the chances are better than even that they're classifying you, too. O'COLLEGIAN, Oklahoma State University Gluek Type By dave wohlfartb Down with Kugel! Its repercussions have caused Its death. Instead, bring in Gluek Stite er, Gluek Type. Hurrah! At last the Corn. Cobs have accom plished something. The rally last Friday was the best this writer has seen in four years. - The program, which in cluded the -"Miss Quarter back Contest" and short talks by Coach Bob De vaney and Athletic Direc tor Tippy Dye, was in teresting and clever for a change. The other big plus factor was the un usual amount of good old beat the-hell-eut-of-thera plrit shows by those in attendance. Only drawback of the rally was the numerous fights and resulting in- Daily Nebraskan Mi at t 1 tMM 4. MU. Vm mm 0iw Im I Hii iii. W laraasa, juries (out of five re ported two were of a seri ous nature) which seem to mar every cheer ses sion. Many of the old school feel that a rally means a chance to prove who's toughest and re lease energy by swinging instead of cheering. These "veterans" weren't com pletely off base for in the past competition between houses was of a keener nature and there was little . to cheer about as far as old SV was concerned, i Here's hoping things change this year. Three things may promote this new era the elimination of signs, banners, bells, etc. ; a perked up program slate and a football team which may go some where. Actually, Friday's raily was one of the calmest this corner has witnessed, especially for an opening raiiy. Let s not panic, just continue working toward rallies for the team in stead of "rumble-rallies.'" Comments have come from all sides concerning the "Miss Quai Leiback Contest." Many students, including this one, thought the idea imaginative and entertaining. It was the best idea for a rally I've I seen. I But from the Panhellen- I ic group comes the of- ficial w5 "What the girls had to go through I was beneath the dignity I of a sorority girl.' That's I quite a statement. In my opinion. Corn Cobs Program Chairman I Roger Stork is to be commended for a job well I done on raily number one. 1 When Karen Bush booted I the pigskin over the Union door entrance it climaxed I an entertaining skit idea. I Stork commented, "I thought the rally was a 1 tremendous success." He I added that there will be no rally this week as the pep-builders are held just I before home football I games. He mentioned a f e w f ideHS which will highlight the rallies for the rest of i the year-di street dance, i a speech by a guest alum gridder, a yell contest among fraternities and men's living units, and Continued on page 3 f-.. Three cheers to the Monday afternoon Do- Gooders club. The one we refer to is commonly known on campus as Pan- hellenic. You remember; the organization built by administration, controlled by alumni groups and op- erated "for the advance- ment of the Greek sys- tem" and the "sorority world" at NU. OK Girls. Censor me. The rumor mill, rather I reliable in this case, in- f dicates that one do-good- er member, either on her I own or prompted by out- f side sources, proposed that Greeks should not 1 write anything that would criticize or cast unfavor- able reflections upon the Sorority or Greek system. (Thank heavens it didn't I pass!) I - Undoubtedly, the girls could do this (censor) to 1 female writers. They could always pull a pin, threaten to remove the sweetie from her activi- 1 ties, severely spank her hands, and maybe even i put the Union off limits until after 4 each after- noon. Panhellenic has shied away from publicity. Tbey even have constitutional piuvisions which frown on unfavorable words. BUT 'WHOA ... How can anything progress if it never allows anyone to look at it, IMPARTIAL- ' LY, or partially, and i sound off? I If Panhellenic realjy I has tbe program of prog- ress that they say they do or that tbey would like I as to believe, why do they 1 frown upon Rag report- ers? Why must they seek to discourage comment I about their system? I Who's perfect? We will be among the 1 first to agree that the Greek system is invalu- ble to the University. We will be among the first to recognize that it does have and deserves a place on campus. We will be I among the first to con- demn uninformed j.j.g. because they didn't both- I er to take time to check I their facts before they I shouted off about Greek i scholarship. (One even f wonders if j.j.g. aren't 1 possibly guilty of what I they write scholastic I apathy. But be serious, girls. Criticism never hurt any- one. What DOES hurt is I walking backward into 1 the future. Open the eyes, f and see a little. One can even question i that latest supposed re- I quest, edict or misconcep- tion of old rules, that there be no dancing at Sunday freshmen func- 1 tions. So now they can sit around and hold hands. and even cat pizza, but NO dancing. Wow come, I come. We hope this isn't Panhell! These "blue codes" deserve to be bro- ken I A recent article pub- lisbed in the Saturday I Evening Post, carried a poem titled "Sheath." It 1 could be retitled "Sorori ty Creed." Maybe even a law on this is in order. Or maybe we should be told not to have ham burger for lunch. We quote it here for whatever value, humor, etc., that it might have: "It mystifies me how it covered my knee As modest, yet modest as well might be Til the moment I sat that, friend, was that It scooted, ker-whoosh, like a cat hearing 'Scat!" And each tug just leaves me more starkly di vested . . . I'd better stand up again Or get arrested." Ferg To the editor: Is it bad to be an I? Are functions and pin nings and line-ups and pledge points and sweatshirts a n i beanies and rituals and woodsies end coeds and oams and grips and secrets essential to college life? Do these things called fraternites help the student here? Are they the key to suc cess Here at the univer sity? Must one join a group to be outstanding? 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