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EDITORIAL
Wednesday, March 13, 1963
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On Academic Freedom . . .
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WHAT IS University?
By definition, it is an institution of uni
versal learning. It is a testing ground for
thought' and theory and it is a battle
ground of ideas. A university is the meet
ing place of divergent views 'with the
desired end being the realization of truth
and natural law.
OUR UNIVERSITY is universal
enough. Subjects of instruction range
from animal husbandry to Greek philos
ophy and from medicine to the history of
the art. Our University provides the
means to research the work that goes
on in most academic departments with
out heraldry. And if it is not realized
that new truths are being found each day,
it is certainly acknowledged that seeds
of truth are being implanted in the minds
of the University's students each day.
What, then, is it that the University
is not?
FIRST OF all, it is not a privately
endowed institution. It is dependent for
its support upon the taxpayers of the
State of Nebraska. And as is any public
institution, the University is sensitive to
public opinion. Very few state universi
ties, if any, can be ranked, in terms of
liberalism, with the private eastern col
leges of the Ivy League.
Any adverse comment about a state
institution is a black mark on the record
of the officials who are appointed to be
in charge of the institution whether or
not the comment is grounded in fact
Therefore, it is to the credit of the Uni
versity administration and faculty that
there has been no question raised as to
the Nebraskan's right to comment on the
issue of Clyde Mitchell and his transfer
of duties. A recent issue covered this
semester by the Daily Nebraskan could
be paralleled to the example cited in
1956.')
SECONDLY, THE University of Ne
braska is located in the center of the
bread basket of the nation. Nebraska is
not an industrial state nor is it an area
of strict community culture. To most of
the state's inhabitants, "academic free
dom" is a term of vague significance,
but the inference that "outside pressures"
are influencing the state university's poli
cy is a matter of concern for any citizen.
Academic freedom at our University
may be the issue of concern at the pres
ent time, and, although the current de
bate is distasteful to all parities con
cerned, it seems unlikely that academic
truth or freedom of expression will com
pletely disappear from this state institu
tion, conservative as it may appear to
be, now or in the foreseeable future.
fCommenf on 'Babbit'
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The Asian flu and the
bubonic plague, not even
the black death can rival
the scourge of the High
School Basketball cham
pionships. For those of
you who have not wit
nessed the yearly phenomena-trauma,
there
are three exciting days
of bell week awaiting.
From all over the state
they come with their lit
1 1 e pompoms and letter
jackets, and they pour in
to the Union like a tribu
tary of the Mississippi
River. They are all "so"
excited about being here
at "THE DNTVERSITY"
where everything is cool
And exciting and they just
love, love, love to take
over the Crib and stand
in the halls and give three
cheers ior Bexatahotta
High.
The little varmits in
their baggy sweaters and
levis run around the place
like it was the Indianapo
lis Five Hundred. Careen
ing around corners, get
ting lost five hundred
times between the Crib
and the information desk.
Crying real tears because
they lost while slurping
cokes and combing their
hair over the tables.
Jazz and Java is more
like Morons and Milk as
the little demons rush to
the dance floor with such
finesse that Emily Post
would turn over in her
grave.
"Wow ! Is it exciting and
fun to be trampled by a
bunch of those out-state
outscouts when you walk
in the door of the Union.
Now we know why it's
called the Nebraska Union
just those Clearsfl per
sonalities of the month
can giggle and snort in
here for three days.
Somehow, the Union
manages to adapt. They
start serving .cokes in
smaller cups, and have
promised this year to pro
vide tranquilizers for the
Crib rats who have been
ejected from their mecca.
In case any of yu
would like to join this ma
rauding band of mudnens
and get in the spirit of
excitement f the basket
ball tourney, and help
them overtake the Union
and make life a misery
for everyone else, it is
suggested that you learn
the following cheer:
Three cheers
One Yea bo
Off to NU
We will go.
Cokes in the Crib
Fights in the hall
Raucus in the lounge
Man, What a brawL
Shatter their nerves
Break the tables
Spit on the rugs
Swing from the gables.
Tournament, tour
ment What a spree.
We push the campus
to Insanity.
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TO Titu. tDuOR:
Congrats to Bob lingo
for his tough article on
the Simmons-Rag tussle.
All the guys in my frat
think that "Babbitt Reads
the Newspaper''' really
lets the proverbial cat out
of the bag.
Personally, I think it's
the greatest I've read dur
ing my sojurn at this in
stitution and should go a
long way towards jettison
ing premonitions among
us that the Rag is orient
ed to the "liberal" frame-of-reference.
The really great thing
about this article is its
originality in that it pre
sents a realistic bull ses
sion between realistic peo
ple on a bus. This gives
it a kind of dramatic en
vironment that really
packs a punch, which is
really a new w ay of ex
pressing opinions on vital
issues and should be util
ized more often.
However, a few ques
tions do raise themselves
in my mind. Does the
word' ""'Zenith" refer to
the proverbial product?
And is the "Zenith World
Messenger"' a news me
dia of the Zenith Corpor
ation? If so. wasn't the
writer "plugging" Zenith
products? And isn't this
illegal in a public news
media?
Secondly, just who is
this guy Mr. Babbit? Is
he a friend of the author
or maybe a relative?
Whoever be is. I'm 'dis
cussions chairman of my
house and would really
like to have him over for
dinner some night. We
have a tough bunch of
guys here an I'm sure he
could give us a fresh,
stimulating slant on tie
current political scene
Content - wise, I agree
with Mr. Babbit on aB
facts except where he
says college students are
too gullible and swallow
everything they read.
Speaking from personal
experience only, 1 would
say instead that we are
really quite a .clear-eyed,,
level - headed, realistic
bunch.
For instance, weVe re
alized for years that so
called '"liberals" and oth
er such cranks infest the
curriculum but nobody I
know ever took them ser
iously. And as for believ
ing everything we read
heck, with all the parties,
dinners, mixers, blasts,
primers, games, dates
and other social functions
we really honestly .don't
have the time. So why
worry?
.Other than this 3 just
want to say keep it swing
ing, keep your presses
oiled, and keep grinding
out the really great columns.
3 .,
BlOua ft rose
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Iast time in this col
umn, the state legisla
ture and the governor of
Nebraska were blamed
for their 'lazy' approach
to appropriating a work
able budget for the Uni
versity of Nebraska, but,
as I said then, they are
not entirely to blame . . .
students, parents, AND
administrators of the
University are also guil
ty of rot properly edu
cating their state legisla
tors of what is needed
and wanted.
After the defeat last
session of the requested
budget, radio stations in
Lincoln asked at random
what the citizens thought
of the ""gross injustice"
performed by the
governing groups and, by
quite a substantial ma
jority, most were ap
palled at the way in
which the budget was
handled. Evidently then,
the people of Nebraska
see She need of providing
for the educational val
ues of the state colleges;
however, it has not been
expressed in a directive
form, consequently the
"3 Old Men" are not
being saturated by the
ideas akin to their elect
ed responsibility.
Administrators, too,
are as guilty as the stu
dents and parents. Not
that the Chancellor's of
fice is not attempting to
create good relations
with the legislature we
know differently. Howev
er, it is up to instructors
likewise to improve the
overall view the senators
have about the Universi
ty. The constant threat
posed by the instructor
that he will resign his
position if he is not of
fered better benefits is
certainly not the most ef
fective pressure. Admit
tedly, the instructor must
consider h i s economic
situation, but to threaten
resignation seems not to
affect the senator, so
there must be another
method which could be
more effective.
Students, parents
of students, and the ad
ministration could all do
more to persuade the
legislature that the ap
propriation of a workable
budget cannot be left to
fate there is something
the student here on cam
pus can do.
All in all, though, it is
still the legislator who
must answer to us, and
if his answer is not the
right one, then he either
must find the right one
or be replaced.
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