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EDITORIAL
For Clarification . . .
Role of Campus Mempsps
RECENT ATTACKS leveled against
the University and, specifically, the
Daily Nebraskan, have presented cause
for the re-evaluation of the role of the
college newspaper.
In the statement of purpose and policy
which was printed in the first edition of
the current semester, we stated:
"THE NEBRASKAN will stand for
whatever it believes will benefit the Uni
versity, its faculty and its students. This
does not mean that we will accept any
phrase, "for the good of the University"
as a final dictum on any matter, as not
one of the three groups which composes
our University body is always 'able to
know what is best for the other groups.
"Our main goal is that of complete
coverage of the University community.
Any concentration on state, national and
world events will be secondary to our
purpose of existing as a college news
paper which serves as the printed voice
of the campus ... the Nebraskan will
not create issues, as such, but this does
not mean that controversy will be
avoided. Rather we will report what we
feel is important to the campus commun
ity, and if, because of some report we
find that a further investigation needs to
be made, we will, in a sense, be creating
an issue f
HOWEVER, BECAUSE of the recer!
attacks and our statement of policy con
cerning controversy and the serving of
the campus community, we find that
comment on a non-campus issue is
merited.
In a report submitted to the Republi
can Party Saturday, Ray Simmons com
mented: "THE FOREGOING (examples) show
a pattern which is clear and never
changing. Students at the University
of Nebraska are being openly and
deliberately indoctrinated with con
troversial and extreme political philoso
phies rejected by the overwhelming ma
jority of Nebraskans of both political
parties."
As a result of this statement, the
following question arises: Is the campus
newspaper a college paper which repre
sents only the desired image of the col
lege and private citizens, or is it a
publication which reflects the views of
the students in that institution?
IF FREEDOM of the press is not
taught in the universities, where will it
be taught? Are University students, who
reflect some of the most current re-
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The purpose of this state
1 ment is to officially inform
Nebraska parents, students
and all others interested in
the university's determina
s tion to preserve the value,
s the integrity and the pro-
freshing thoughts, to be surpressed to the Prietv of its programs and
point that thev are afraid to present and s to state publicly its opposi-
support their own views? And, is the
college newspaper supposed to convey
student opinion through a stereotyped out
line labeled, "The Specifics of Majority
Opinion"?
The question of whether to print
articles which do not contribute to a
favorable impression of a college often
arises. In answer to this question, it is
accepted by all who live under a demo
cratic form of government that nothing
is gained by withholding information from
the readers. And, in presenting this in
formation to the readers, both sides to
every question should be presented, with I n " " vXeV. L th r
the principles of objectivity being the LP?nJ
first consideration. ZI TJ f 'l?
c DrmrviT.nM I they elect and employ to
. lu V a ra,s . s operate it, and in its stud-
i ent body which, for the
i tion to communism.
"We regret exceedingly
1 1 h e developments which
have made it seem neces-
sary to us to:
Attempt to reinforce in
this manner that the Uni
I versity of Nebraska is an
American public institution
I of higher education, com-
mitted by belief, heritage
and law to American prin
s ciples, and
Attempt to reinforce in
I this manner the faith of the
given to both sides of the question, and
the fact that the conflicting viewpoints
are based on truth, both ideas must be
represented fairly and completely, and
the readers must be left with the de-
cision as to which viewpoints are right
and just.
We have recently been asked to con- I
form with a political philosophy. How- i
ever, we ask: If non-conformity is syn- I
onymous with trouble-making, in the mind
of society, and if trouble-making is the
worst of all sins if even non-conformity f
begins to follow a pattern of conformity
why then should not the students be 1
expected to reflect the patterns of their I
society?
IF THE rotting cancer of silence pro- I
ducing fear and apathy has reached even
into the campus the last ground of i
idealists then we can only conclude
that the whole of society has been or is
being caught in its fearful growth.
Perhaps some ask that the univer-
sity students and the student newspaper
become a mimeograph, faithfully re- I
producing the stencil of society:-
Is our newspaper to serve as the
voice of student opinion, or is it to serve I
as the carbon copy of an opinion which
is favorable to a critic?
ARE WE the silent generation or I
the silenced generation? I
OUR ANSWER: There is. no time for f
silence and conformity for the sake of 1
conformity. Ours is a purpose and cause
which serves the student community ... I
our only path is that of objective jour-
nalism which combines individual view-
points with the printing of the facts.
. e most part, is composed of
1 their own sons and daugh
ters. - - , -
We wish to direct atten
tion to the following points:
GOVERNMENT
The responsibility for the
government of the univer
sity under constitutional au
thority and under direction
of the Legislature has been
placed with the Board of.
Regents whose members
are elected and who are
not only unalterably op
posed to communism but
who have, in addition, giv
en solemn oath to support
and defend the Govern
ments of the United States
and the State of Nebraska.
We clearly understand that
our responsibility includes
the duty of protecting the
university and its students
from all influences detri
mental to the fundamental
processes of American de
mocracy and to the Ameri
can freedoms of inquiry
responsible expression and
the unhampered pursuit of
learning. We are fulfilling
this duty and we stand
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Protest to Demolition
Stand on Controversy
WE OF the Daily Nebraskan editorial
staff believe in free speech and fair
comment. In our statement of purpose,
we advocate that the Daily Nebraskan
shall be an instrument of and for the
University of Nebraska student body. In
stating this purpose, we make complete
coverage of campus news our prime
consideration with necessary space given
to members of the student body for their
individual expressions.
We also believe that the opportunity
of free speech and fair comment should
be utilized by our readers, both for
criticism and commendation.
CONSEQUENTLY, WE wiU not criti
cize Mr. Ray Simmons for his criticism
of us.
That criticism, in essence, charged
that over a five-semester period, the
Daily Nebraskan has presented pre
dominantly the liberal viewpoint. Outside
of a few examples, Mr. Simmons wrote
in his pamphlet, "one looks in vain for
any political comment from the Univer
sity which is conservative rather than
liberal."
OVER THE past weekend, evidence
that the Nebraskan has publicized the
conservative viewpoint has appeared in
the daily newspapers. Yet, further evi
dence is available in the Daily Nebraskan
office. ,
Despite this, as a result of our policy
of statement, it follows that we respect
the right of Mr. Simmons to express his
opinions concerning the Daily Nebraskan,
its editorial policies and its editorial and
news content.
WE ONLY wish that we were more
certain that Mr. Simmons similarly re
spected our rights.
TO THE EDITOR:
I protest the demolition
of the old Administration
Building. I protest be
cause of its exterior beau
ty, its representation of a
period of architecture, its
past tradition as a focal
point of the old campus.
I protest because the
new structure will be of
concrete appearing mar
ble and steel, marvelous
in its simplicity, a model
of the best of the new
architecture, extremely
utilitarian, and destruct
ive of that part of the old
campus, which reminded
us of our past. All that
will remain architectural
ly to call up the days
when buildings were con
structed with towers and
turrets and cupolas and
ornate columns to imitate
older universities and to
symbolize our hopes that
we might someday have
a great University will be
Grant Memorial and Arch
itectural Hall.
Once we had Pharmacy
and Old University Hall,
frivolous and weak at the
joints, but elegant and a
thing of wonder to our
students from sod and
wind-blown frame houses.
I protest that the people
of the state did not see fit
to supply the money to
rebuild and maintain the
ues of these old struc
tures. Not that I think the
people would have list
ened at this point of time
when our old buildings
are like junk in the at
tic not quite old enough
to he valued as antiques.
But I protest because
the administration could
have stalled the demoli
tion of the old and placed
the new buildings else
where. The administra
tion could have waited for
another generation which
might as a whole find
some value in the build
' ings as a tourist at
traction perhaps. The ad
ministration could have
protected this link with
our past as a reminder
for our students that no
education is complete
without a heightened
awareness of the past
and that no true progress
is made except that built
upon the efforts and
hopes of those who went
before us.
I realize that this pro
test is too little and too
late, and that there re
main now only a few
more things to do in the
name of "progress."
Let us tear down the
remaining old buildings,
dig up the trees, the
grass, and the iliac
bushes, and build a park-
old buildings, and I-.pro-.---ing.lot. Then we might-
Ell
For
Ulnitv
test that "the TJni versity
administration aided and
abetted this neglect by
not making known to the
people the intangible val-
we just might in a burst
of ostentation dye the
gravel green.
MRS. ELLEN SIM DEWEY
Class of 1944
OPEN LETTER TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, FACULTY MEMBERS AND THE
CITIZENS OF NEBRASKA:
WE ARE sure that between our
critics and us there is no difference of
opinion on the urgent need to fight
Communism and Communists at every
turn.
But some of our critics disagree with
us on method.
IT IS our position that In America
we often agree to disagree, to let our
assorted beliefs compete for. public ac
ceptance in the free market-place of
ideas. This right to freedom of expression
is guaranteed by the Constitution. It is
likewise limited by the Constitution, all
rights being qualified.
In this country, we have legal
machinery with which to fight sedition.
Thus, if any citizen knows of students
who are Communists, it is his public
spirited duty to set the machinery of the
law in motion, to see that indictments
are brought and trials held, so that the
guilty will be punished and we hope
the innocent exonerated. That is the
American way.
BUT IT is not he American way to
point the finger of guilt by association,
guilt by distortion, guilt by mere asser
tion particularly when that craven
finger is pointed at young people.
To charge, without firm factual sub
stantiation, that today's students are
Communists or the dupes of Communists
is to play the dedulous ape to a 17th
century scoundrel.
MOREOVER, IT is grossly unfair to
the 99.99 of our students who are loyal
and dedicated Americans and who are
undoubtedly better informed on Coramun-
Moore: Nebraskan Sounds
Too Lirallyejudjced
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ism and Communist objectives than most
of their predecessors were.
These students are steeped in the
American values that assure freedom of
speech, freedom of the press, freedom of
religion, the importance of enlightened ika said. . "In order to make a
discontent as an instrument of progress, Ijudement, I'd have to do an
me jinjAJi uuiuc vi Buiuig uui iiau iruins, e extensive siuay oi oacx is
inconsistencies, inaccuracies and ambigu- fsues of the Daily Nebraskan
ities. i wish I could comment, but
LET'S ATTACK this problem with it would not be fair either to
reason; this is not the first great stress lyu or 10 Mr- 'lmm,,,8
Dlaced on the nation When wo call I
someone a Communist, let's be ready to I u s- Senator Carl Curtis
prove it. We'll lick ourselves if we let could not reached or
the term be loosely applied to anyone -mmeiu.
who disagrees with us. If we set friend 1 Fred Seatn. former Re-
against friend, implant seeds of distrust fpublican gubernatorial candi-
in our institutions of learning, foreet that iaaw. explained tnai ne nao
the "battle of ideas" is what made this
country what it is today, then we have
done for the Communists what they can
not do for themselves.
What do we win if, out of fear of of the charges
Communism, we destroy the American
heritage of freedom? Fight Communism
to the bitter end, but in a manner that
protects the lives and reputations of the
innocent.
THE STUDENTS at the University of iSimmons bas put out. If this
Nebraska are as fine a group of young I' I JecI the Daily Ne-
adults as we could find any place in the ffbraskan is overwhelmingly
world. We should have faith in the 0De 'd61 and ' ,ean,ng too
students just as the students have faith lfar ln one direction in Its
in their fellow citizens of Nebraska and presentations,
in the American system. i
Now is the time for unity, not divi- j u 8ecms w me inere
siun; ior courage, not
reason, not irrationality.
fnot received a copy of Sim
jfmons report, and that he
I would release a statement to
day after having seen a copy
I Bill Moore, chairman of the
iGrand Island "Think and
lAct" Committee, said "I have
Iread the material Senator
hysteria; for IT
too much prejudice involved
in fact, the Nebraskan
sounds highly prejudiced (to
ward the liberal philosophy),"
Moore said.
Charles Thone, past state
chairman of the Republican
Party, said he had no com
ment.
The editor of the Fremont
Guide and Tribune, Russell
Weber said there hasn't been
enough time for any general
reaction in the Fremont area,
since news of the report did
not reach there until late
Saturday afternoon.
Weber commented, how
ever, that "there is an ex
treme attitude that presents
strongly one side of the is
sue," and that this is an at-
iiiuae not presented in a
manner that would encourage
open discussion of the situa
tion. Don Ferguson, editor of the
Nebraskan in the spring of
i2, said, "I was disap
pointed in his uncbjectivity.
Anybody can take statements
out of context .and can make
a case one way or another."
ready at any time to dis
cuss and consider any pro
posals, , presented properly
and in good faith, which
could further enhance the
fulfillment of the total re
sponsibility of our office.
The university is a pro
duct of human endeavor
and therefore, is not im
mune to error. Since it ts
governed by a public board
and composed of public
property, people employed
by the public and students
availing themselves of edu
cational opportunity, p r o
vided in substantial part by
public fund, it expects its
actions to be scrutinized,
debated and even subjected
to open criticism. We be
lieve, however, that a 1 1
such participations can and
should be accomplished
with the utmost considera
tion for the welfare of Ne
braska and its people so
that damage to the reputa
tion of the institution, in
which Nebraska has in
vested so heavily, can be
held to a minimum.
STAFF
The administrative offic
ers, faculty and employes
of the university are under
oath to support the Govern
ment of the United States
and to oppose any forces
which would destroy it. Wc
believe that the staff mem
bers of the University fully
understand the obligations
they have accepted and are
aware that the Board of
Regents will not hesitate to
fulfill its duty to take
prompt remedial action
whenever proof is made
that such oaths are being
violated.
On the other hand, how
ever, we Intend to resist
vigorously the spread of
unsupported hearsay
charges, speculations, or
innuendos which would
foster doubts concerning the
loyalty and patriotism of
the university, its staff
and the student body it
serves.
STUDENTS
The doors of the univer
sity are open to all stud
ents who have demonstrated
scholastic ability and the
desire to participate in
higher education. It must
be expected that some of
those who enter will dem
onstrate the usual mani
festations of immaturity
and inexperience, as did
their forebears at similar
points of personal develop
ment. This, inevitably, in
volved outcroppings of the
natural impatience most
young people have to cor
rect immediately the in
equities and ills of the
world as they see them. It
also occasionally involves
an exercise of the inclina
tion some young people
have to disturb the status
quo and the minds of those
who would prescribe their
thoughts and utterances.
DETERMINATION
Consistent with the policy
it enunciated November 21,
1953, when the Board of
Regents noted, "The rights
to uphold, to discuss and
dissent are the moral fiber
of America's greatness,"
the university now intends
to continue to conduct its
programs of teaching and
experience for students ac
cording to the traditional
American belief in freedom
of inquiry and democratic
decision. '
In the pursuit of this
course,, the university, re
sponsive to its fundamental
responsibility as a teacher,
will provide a wholesome,
stimulating and effective
atmosphere for the encour
agement of learning. '
We recognize that the ac
complishment of this ob
jective requires, among
many other things, an alert
ness to the possibility of
subversive activities. The
university, as always, will
continue to cooperate whole
heartedly with all the of
ficial agencies of inquiry,
including the Bureau of In
vestigation, and will, should
the need arise, act on its
own volition to keep from
its campuses influences of
. any kind which an; damag
ing to the operation of
American freedom of threat
ening to the American form
of government.
POINTS
By way of summary, the
Board of Regents wishes to
state clearly and emphatic
ally: Communism is not pres
ent at the University of
Nebraska. If it, or any other
subversive activity, should
ever be found at the uni
versity, the Board of Re
gents would act promptly
and effectively to eradicate
it.
The general climate at
the university in which
students are encouraged to
learn is wholesome and
stimulating, and the Board
of Regents intends to keep
it so.
The Board of Regents
continues to uphold the
American right of students
to express themselves and
their views in student pub
lications in keeping with
the usual accepted journal
istic requirements for ac
curacy, responsibility, good
taste and fairness. Respon
sibility foi my change in
this attitude rests with the
Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents
has the utmost confidence
in the patriotism and loyal
ty of the University of Ne
braska staff and in the de
termination and ability of
its administrative officers
to help keep the university
a loyal, American public in
stitution of higher educa
tion especially devoted to
the service of Nebraska and
its people.
Signed:,
CLARENCE SWANSON,
; President
RICHARD E. ADKINS
J. G. ELLIOTT
FRANK FOOTE
B. N. GREENBERG
J. LEROY WELSH
Daily Nebraskan
SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR OF
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