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EDITORIAL
Wednesday, October 24, 1 9621
STIFF ARMS, STUPID SMILE ... -
New Symbol Is Repulsive
The Nebraskan feels compelled to Is me an official protest to the Corn Cobs,
Tassels and Athletic Department for the changing of the University s symbol from
the Corn Cob man to Huskie the corn husker. ... 1
All three of these organizations are the admitted sponsors and originators of the
Charfothing much was said when the idea of a new symbol was announced or f
when the costume was ordered and purchased and the Corn Cob man officially
retired. We were . hesitant, but the idea behind the change has some merits:
Nothing has ever been seen that depicts the name Cornhusker the ear of corn
used last year certainly did not. s
True. A Cornhusker by definition is a person who husks (removing of the dry
outer covering of an ear of corn). No one would dispute that a symbol that shows I
an ear of corn still prancing around with its husks on certainly is not taking our j
name literally.
However, after watching the Huskie (more often called Mr. Manure among the
students) move around rather clumsily at the last three games has turned out stom-
achs to say the least.
The idea of having a corn husker as our symbol is better than a corn cob, how-
ever, the present corn husker with the stiff arms and stupid smile just does not
meet the standard of a symbol for this University. Most of us here at Nebraska are I
glad to be here and are proud. Huskie or should we say the costume used to rep- g
resent a corn husker is offending and repulsive.
We would like to suggest that the Corn Cobs, Tassels and Athletic Department
make arrangements to get their (our?) money back or bring the Corn Cob back be-
fore we have to take it down to Miami and the Orange Bowl.
The Nebraskan is in favor of bringing back the Corn Cob man ... the Huskie g
corn husker is a complete failure. f
Old Guard
by don ferguson s
Dear Omar Harold:
Thank you, Omar, for putting your foot in your mouth. The readership of the g
rag was undoubtedly interested in your name and the connotation that it gave. But
why was the pen name needed? Afraid your friends would realize your wrong
and laugh, too?
To top it off, there is no Omar. He left no real name. There is no such person
registered. Maybe Omar is a Greek himself? But we sincerely doubt that.
Omar, if you had taken the initiative to ' go over to the fine street dance, you
would have found a number of Independents there. Did you ever see mention of
the fact that Independents weren't welcome? Also, does Selleck invite the Greeks
to its dances?
You know, Omar, you brought out an interesting fact. The Greek-Independent I
relations. We hope that you know it is a two way street. Having been on campus a
few years, we have noted that the relations between Greek and Independent have
never been better than they are now. It's people like you, Omar, who open mouth,
insert foot and don't try to do anything on your own to improve the supposed situa-
tion. g
So what if the Delts did advertise their party directly to the Greeks? They are
a Greek letter Fraternity and entirely within their rights. But, we didn't see them g
ask anyone to leave. In fact, those there all looked as if they were having a
great time. . I
Back to the problem, Greek-Independent relations. Talk to the leadership of
RAM AND IWA; Panhellenic and IFC. They have all thought a great deal about the
problem and they have all worked to bridge the gap that has existed (note the has), g
We feel there have been great strides to remedy the situation that existed five g
years ago.
All of us should realize by now that we are working for at least one common f
purpose a strong, better University. We should realize that the atmosphere of an
academic community should not be marred by a petty split of this type.
So you chose to be an Independent. Others chose to be Greeks. Isn't this a mat-
ter of personal choice and freedom? Doesn't it logically follow that each will, to
some degree, desire a certain amount of activity . within their own group? People of
common ideals have grouped together since the beginning of mankind.
No one can deny that the Greeks and Independents have many different phases I
of their activity. No one will deny that there is competition between the two groups. S
Competition, in the right manner, is good for progress. If we have a strong, united
Greek system, built with a spirit of inner competition, it will move upward.
If the Independents have the same unity and desires, they too will grow and 1
develop. And maybe they too will realize their role in buildng a campus. Many Inde- i
pendents have made valuable ccatributions to the University. Dave Scholz is only
one good example. Omar, ask him about the split. As president of RAM, he should
know. And if he feels there is a split of the unhealthy variety, maybe the two of you s
can work toward a solution. I
Thank you Omar, for this opportunity to help you chew your own toes. But your
letter seemed hastily prepared and unfounded in facts and background. I personally I
would enjoy knowing who you really are we could have an interesting chit- I
chat ... , , i
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Take It Easy ... But Take It
by mike maclean
The trouble with football teams is
that they are made up of people. Thus
they are subject to periods of let-down,
exhaustion, overconfidence, exhilaration
and determination.
Bob Devaney's charges have exhibit
ed many of these factors, and one may
contemplate what they portend.
I would like to restate that Bob De
vaney is, in my opinion, doing a tremend
ous job of "coaching" the Nebraska foot
ball team. Let's not forget that he has
won five games in a row with practically
the same team that won only three
games last year. Let's face it, Nebras
ka's determination and desire to win far
outshine their overall talent. Bob De
vaney is getting the most out of the
players he has to me this is the true
meaning of the word "coaching".
In North Carolina State, Nebraska
faced a team that was just as good if
not better than they were. With a lot of
bard work, some good breaks (the pass
interference call on the last touchdown
drive), M particularly
the use of two different
teams, the Cornhusker
were able to eke out a
win.
North Carolina
State's runback of a
Husker kickoff is not
much of a compliment
to Nebraska's defense,
but does it mean so
much? Yes, when you
consider that fact that
the Huskers had another defensive lapse
In letting Kansas State score on one pass
play. If we admitted that a pass was un
expected, one may concede a completion,
but the Wildcats should never have
cored. For the rest of the afternoon
the Huskers were quite stingy on defense.
What does this mean, if anything?
I think that Nebraska may not fare as
well at the hands of the other Big 8
teams as many people think they will.
Nebraska does not play two halves of
the same kind of football. One half al
ways outshines the other. If this per-
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sists, and it may or may not, it will be
disastrous against teams like Kansas,
Oklahoma and Missouri. Nebraska must 1
make tremendous improvement every I
week to etay in the Big 8 race; no team
has any business fumbling five times in
their fifth game.
In order to be successful in the sprint
for Miami, Nebraska will have to play
tough, heads up ball in the first half
with no lapses of any kind. Then, instead
of a letdown or a sudden coming to life,
they must be even more alert to with-
stand the assault that will be forthcom-
ing in the second half from the above
mentioned teams. Maybe Nebraska will
improve and rise to the occasion, I hope
so.
One very interesting hassle that may I
very wen develop is tne Big 8 ending
up without an undefeated team. If peo
ple think, that Kansas is going to roll
over and play dead for Missouri and Ne
braska because the Sooners beat them,
they don't know Jack Mitchell. Oklahoma,
undefeated in the loop, has yet to reckon
with Missouri and Nebraska. The Corn
huskers must play Kansas and Oklahoma
on the road. One thing for sure the rest
of the season will see some darn good
football with the Huskers in the thick of
One must really admire the Husker
squad for five wins isn't it great to
see a team go out on the field and really
slug it out? I really hope that these
squad members and Devaney and his
staff are even more successful in the fu
turethey deserve it. But please, Fellas,
watch the defense, OK?
Joyce Burns adds some color and
talent to the half-time ceremonies. Come
on, guys, there's a band out there, too.
Man, I mean what happened to the
cheerleaders this year? They have about
as much spirit as a centurion at a funer
al. Isn't it too bad that with a team
that deserves the support of the fans as
much as . this one does that the cheer
leaders can't touch off the spirit. Bob,.
do you think you could spare a couple
of the' assistant coaches during the
game? g
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Democrat
Republican
by Jim moore
Issues or qualifications?
It appears that this is the
core of disagreement be
t w e e n Democratic con
gressional candidate Dr.
Tom Bonner, and his Re
publican opponent, Glenn
Cunningham.
Cunningham feels that
qualifications, not the is
sues, are the most impor
tant aspect of the cam
paign. (For my Republi
can friends who them
selves doubt the logic of .
such an assertion, read
World Herald, Oct. 6.)
Even with my own, sup
posedly "socialist" atti
tude, I must seriously ask
if only qualifications are
to be considered. I am
sure that not even Cun
ningham could have this
in mind. Surely he must
mean a blending of the
two aspects in political
campaigning are impor
tant. But the fact still re
mains that our "represen
tative" (and I use that
term loosely) feels that
qualifications are most
important.
If you waded through
my opponents column
next door, I'm sure you
are aware of the fact that
Cunningham is now a re
presentative in Congress.
Naturally, truth, justice,
light and the American
way flow from such qual
ification! We cannot ques
tion a member of Con
gress. He has EXPERI
ENCE! As Cunningham's qual
ifications are so uncon
querable, unquestioned,
and completely undeter
mined, we must turn to
our candidate who only
has facts to support his
qualifications.
Dr. Bonner received his
Ph.D. from Northwestern
University, and has also
studied at the University
of Geneva in Switzer
land, as well as the Uni
versity of Rochester, and
Middleburg College.
Dr. Bonner is a Phi
Beta Kappa, a fellow of
the Hearst Foundation
for American History, a
fellow of the Chicago
Medical Society for Med
ical History, a Fulbright
Lecturer, and most re
cently, a fellow of the
John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial.
Certainly no one can
. contest the ability and in
telligence of this man.
His knowledge of Ameri
ca and her past are per
haps unexcelled in his
Congressional District.
(Of, course, this could not
include Rep. Cunningham
he is a member of Con
gress and therefore his
qualifications cannot be
questioned?)
I would hope that any
University student could
see through any such at
tempt of the Republican
incumbent certainly Dr.
Bonner is more qualified.
But WAIT! yells my
Republican friend. What
about experience? - Cun
ningham has served for
eight years in the U.S.
House of Representa
tives. Fact. Cunningham
has voted on many, many
bills. Fact. Cunningham
has voted against nearly
every major bill from
both sides of the aisle.
Fact.
WAIT! yells my Repub
lican friend again. Prove
that last statement. "Rep
resentative" Cunningham
has voted against: Kenne
dy Trade Bill (endorsed
by the past Republican
Secretary of State), Peace
Corps (endorsed by the
House minority leader),
National Aid to Educa
tion, the United Nations.
Bonds and the Abolition
of Poll Tax (favored by
House and Senate Minor
ity leaders). Cunningham
has also voted against
military and economic aid
to anti-communist and un
committed nations, curbs
on Jimmy Hoffa, medical
care for the aged, area
redevelopment, low and
medium-cost housing, wa
ter pollution bill, the Al
liance for Progress, the
house. rules change, the
Urban Affairs re-organization,
and last, the farm
bill.
It would seem that in
tills last group, possibly
some merit could be de
rived from Just one of
these proposals. All of
these bills would have
aided the farming com
munities of his district,
and especially the urban
area of Omaha.
Why did he vote against
these bills? Evidently he
did not think they were
needed. Everything is just
fine. Fact? We are all
completely satisified. No
one has any -orrplalnts.
This state is the best in
the Union why else
wouldn't we want help
from the Federal govern
ment? I wonder.
Dr. Bonner, in favoring
all of these bills, shows
the progressive, spirited
attitude that this state so
sorely needs at this cross
road in its history. Dr.
Bonner certainly is the
more qualified man in
District 2 with respect to
his ability. He is certain
ly more qualified with
respect to experience.
What do you mean by
that last wild statement
yells my republican
friend again. But certain
ly no practical experience
in Congress (and this is
not to imply Dr. Bonner
has no practical experi
ence) is better than Cun
ningham's fantastic expe
rience and ability to
scream "NO, NO, NO,"
to nearly everything that
comes his way.
Republican
by charles a. peek
Twelve men represent
ing the entire United
States Congress are
seated one side of a large
table. The time is 1961;
the event is the Canad-ian-U.S.
Interparliament
ery Conference. One of
these men is Glenn Cun
ningham. How did this native
Nebraska Republican earn
the honor of being ap
pointed by Sam Rayburn
and John McCormack as
a delegate to this con
ference? First of all, Congress
man Cunningham did that
which he was elected to
do. He was elected to be
a member of Congress,
to take a hand in pass
ing the laws of the na
tion. With a 97 voting
attendance record, one of
the finest in the House of
Representatives, he h a s
fulfilled this part of his
obligation.
One must do more than
this, however, if one is to
receive this sort of honor,
and Glenn Cunningham
has done more. We all
realize how hard it is for
a member of the minority
party to have his name
on a bill.
Glenn Cunningham has
done, however, just that.
In the last six years two
new laws have been writ
ten into the books to help
control the flow of ob
scene material through
the mails. Congressman
Cunningham was a co
author of. both of these
bills.
Further, we all have
heard of the Cunningham
Amendment by which the
free distribution of Com
munist propaganda
; through the United States
Mail was put to an end.
This is not all. It was
his bill which created the
much needed Code of
Conduct for federal em
ployees. The House
passed and the Post Of-
Read Nebraskan
Want Ads
fice adopted his bill to
ban the use of planes for
surface mail, thus saving
the railroad service to
many towns and cities.
He was also author of a
bill in the field of con
struction which resulted
in agency regulations pro
hibiting unqualified bid
ders. A bill producing
changes in the regulations
of radio and T.V. was al
so written by Congress
man Cunningham. As a
sideline,. it was his legis
lation which brought
about Police Week to hon
or officers killed in duty.
Now there have been
some charges against
Cunningham to the effect
that all he is doing in
Washington is fighting the
administration. Lyndon
Johnson, our vice-president
said as much when
he stated that Nebraska
ought to elect someone to
give President Kennedy a
hand, not to fight him.
Yet all of this ignores the
facts that in many areas
of foreign policy, includ
ing Berlin, Cunningham
has supported the Presi
dent. The important fact to
note is that membership
in the twelve - member
committee is by no means
the only honor which has
been given Cunningham.
He has frequently been
asked to serve as acting
minority leader in t h e
Congress. That he served
well was witnessed to by
praise from Sam Rayburn
and John McCormack.
A list of accomplish
ments including being
Mayor of Omaha, a mem
ber of the School Board,.
Director of the Savings
Bond Division of the
United States Treasury
put Glenn Cunningham in
office. A list of accom
plishments in that office
include legislation passed
and honors and prestige
received have kept h i m
there.
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