Page 2 EDITORIAL EDITORS NOTE: The follow!! lat ter was sent to the Daily Nebrae kan by Bruce Bruimaui editor of the Nebruku in MM. TO THE EDITOR: Karl Shapiro's resigna tion, in protest, from "The Prairie Schooner," which is well known here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, even if it may not have been detailed in Nebras ka's slumbering press, is the lastest distress signal from a foundering univer sity. His resignation, follow ing the r u m b 1 e bumble over "The Vision of Broth er Francis," in the au tumn issue, came when the administration s u p pressed a short story in type, presumably on "moral grounds," by a former English student. The pattern was familiar : protest (or, worse, fear of protest), swift capitular tion and the sacrifice of another principle and another professor. Even a Pulitzer prize winning po et, widely claimed on ar rival, is not safe at Ne braska. Professors Anderson, Mitchell, Foote and Ber stein not to mention those who suffered In si lence and departed with out trace have fallen and, somehow, not in ac cord with the prevailing axis of conservative power. The pressures against the University have been strong and unremitting; the farm bureau on ag policy, the 0 Street boys on losing coaches, the American Legion and spir itual affiliates on Com mies, the Omaha World Herald on the big spend ers and the soft thinkers. The moment an unortho dox thought emerges, the vigilantes are out of the chutes like broncos. Such pressures, if Why TO THE EDITOR: One would think that on a college campus the size of Nebraska, the stu dents would be able to find something better to talk about than untruths and petty garbage about each other. Students do enough good things on this cam pus that should be talked TO THE EDITOR t Being a departing sen ior, I would feel kind- of -guilty if I left without getting my last two cents' worth in. Therefore, I of fer the following candid observations about the University: On the whole, the in structors here are real good heads. Although most of them seem to be overworked and under paid, they are a pretty dedicated bunch and seem to appreciate the oppor tunity to associate with students on a personal ba sis. The custodians and grounds - keepers do a pretty good job of keep ing the campus as neat v as possible, but even they can't make a tti purse oat of a sow's ear (as th saying goes) in some of the buildings. Whoever designed this semester's final schedule must have had his head in his sock. By putting the nine o'clocks on the last day, the dorms have the expense of feeding more people for a longer time, and many students are denied a week of summer employment. Why does the Arts and SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION Telephone 477-8711, ext. 2588, 2589, 2590 14th & R Member Associated Collegiate Press, International Press Representative, Na tional Advertising Service, Incorporated. Published at: Room 51, Student Union, Lincoln 8, Nebraska. - y--r 'Pipesmoke and Teabags' wrongheaded and destruc tive, must be confronted with resolution by m e n who know and care what a university is all about. Lamentably, the incum bent administration (Ad minny Hall boys, in my day) has all too often op erated on the premise enunciated in Gilbert and Sullivan's "Yeomen of the Guard" It is better to be a live ass than a dead lion. From this timid stance flows the emphasis on public relations, which was formalized in 1954 when Chancellor Hardin announced upon arrival that he wanted the Uni versity to become "the friendliest" in the c o u n try. Symbolically, his first "friendly" gesture was to crack down on drinking. The pipesmoke has since rolled across the campus, choking off all "malcon tents" and fogging every thing that might be "a disservice to the Univer sity.' And if a voice of protest is raised, it is soon muted by the dainty tinkle of teacups in the office of student affairs. The decline and fall of a once important univer sity was well in motion when I was graduated in 1957. As a reporter in four cities since, I have talked with many professors and covered many educational sessions. I assure you, the word about Nebraska is out. Professors as a c 1 a s s and the University as a whole are still held in something akin to con tempt at Nebraska. Why else the indecently low salaries? The biennial re fusal to authorize suffici ent appropriations? The harassment of the o u t spokeorfewfc: Nothing,;;; seems, is more dispensa ble than a professor; noth- Gossip and Rumors? about, why must gossip and false rumors. continue . to be spread? When most students left high school, especially smaller high schools, they thought that they were leaving such cheap ac tions in their pasts. Next time you want to talk about someone, why don't you' think of some thing good that they have Two Cents' Worth Science college make you get a 6 out of your last language course to fulfill your requirements, when in other departments, a course in which you get a 4 can be counted toward your major? Since I've been in school here, tuition has gone up 10; room and board has gone up 10 (for the privilege of get ting poorer services); football tickets will go op 43 (for the privilege of seeing the same number of games); and parking permits will probably go up 900 (for the privlege of parking further from campus). It almost looks as though someone is tak ing advantage of as. I realize that it is ab solutely necessary that we try to have the na tion's best jocks, and that the only way to get them here is to pay them, but is it also necessary to hire tutors to 'spoon-feed them an education? Student government can't accomplish much be cause us followers are apaethtic. One of the rea sons us followers are apa thetic is that the leaders lack courage and a gen uine concern for the whole student body. What Daily Nebraskan Eatere u eeeeae! reel effire unrein near am The Dallr Nehraakea la eolibe4 Nntif, Wetfnnder, tlmntn tat Friae, etrlni the erheel rear, eieeet aarlne vaeitleae awl exam nrrioda tne en re eurinf Aeigaet. bf etaeent, el Ike Caleernltr at Nebraaki artfer Ike aotherlia. tins el the Committee en ftteetatt Affair ee aa esprweefeii ef etadeat evtntoa. Pabllralloa ander the tnrleifirtiea ef the eebrominittre ie Atoeeft PubHratlemi thin be free rren editorial cenorlf en the tart af the Hebeommlttee er en tb- pert ef any eereta eaUMe the Gntveratrv The m mhm l the Dellr N -braekaa itaff are arraanallr rriponiihle for what Iker ear, er ee, or cauaa la be artoiet February i. 1M4. Thursday, May 23,. 19631 r-i :S . ing so vulnerable as a I center devoted to educat- ing the youth and pursu- ing the truth. A phrase from Brecht leaps to mind: "I can see their di- I vine patience, but where I is their divine rage?" I Each spring the exodus of professors endangers cyclists on either end of 0 Street; notably, the de- ' parting do not generally I head for citadels in East I or West, but turn up in Missoula, Montana; Laf ay- ette, Indiana, and Kanka- kee, Illinois, apparently anything to get away. In- evitably, Dean Brecken- 1 ridge scotches any trail- ing rumors and Chancel- lor Hardin Intones "n o r- mat turnover." It waS sad to see the 3 Nebraskan under com- mando attack for provid- ing a sliver of light at the end of the long tun- 1 nel. It was sadder to ob- serve the University's typ- ical defense, teabags at the ready: that the charges deserved a fail- ing grade, that the staff was young and rambunc- tious and that previous members had graduated into able citizens, stout soldiers and respectable Republicans. The only honorable de- fense was elementary: tne Nebraskan was fulfilling its function as a n e w s- paper (in James Reston's phrase, "to print the news and raise hell"); and that the crustaceans had no business interfering with I the consequences. We of the Nebraskan's "liberal" heritage drink to you in a humpel of prime malt. Meanwhile, let us be thankful that the Univer- sity of Nebraska is not up for local option, like liq- uor by the drink. It would BRUCE BRUGMANN f Milwaukee, Wisconsin done and mention that. In any event, before spreading a story, do the person the courtesy of de termining if there is any truth in it. There is no need for students of college calib er to degrade themselves and the school by petty gossip. s. s. if the majority of the stu- i dent body was against 1 discrimination in fratern- ities, compulsory ROTC, f or higher parking fees? Would the Student Coun- 1 cil have the guts to take a firm and boisterous I stand? But if the student gov- ernments did dare to be different, would it do any I good? The administration seems to consider stMent government to be ONLY a training program to give the students exper- I ience in running commit- I tees, making suggestions, etc. The powers that be I evidentlv are afraid to 1 trust the students with too much freedom or authority. They seem to forget that most peoole i our age who aren't going to college are treated as adults by society and are trlven adult responsibll- I Hies. I hope I haven't sound- I ed too bitter, because I am deeply indebted to this institution for the ed- i ucation it has given me, and feel that by bringing I some of its weaknesses to light, perhaps I can in some way help to make it an even better place. I JIM REIERSON I dm anetter. n elate MM. at Ike With only one more edition of the Daily Ne braskan left, the editor finds herself thinking cf the past semester (which, by the way, has flown) and the position she has held. What has she de- cided? . . . that the edi- torship is unlike anything else going on this cam- I pus. It is a harrowing ex- i perience guaranteed to I add darker circles under the eyes, reduce one's life expectancy and lower the overall average (if that's possible.) Yet, every semester, someone wants the job. Why? The editorship has to do with power and responsi bility; with the pursuit of learning and with the rites of stupidity, both individual and organiza tional ... the editor comes into contact with parts of the campus no one else sees, and he sees the campus as no one sees it with all its delights and mysteries, all its high-minded souls and its nuts, all the organizers and the organized. Students delight in tor menting the editor . . . "Aw, be quiet and go write an editorial about it" . . . they threaten picket lines if a one line announcement isn't found at the top of the front page . . . they offer, grrrrrreat ideas for fea ture material "Alpha Al pha Alpha Plans Func tion" ... but this is all part of the great game of campus newspapering. However, what makes the ediotrship unique is a little more than this . . . it is more than the power: you temporarily wield, the freedom you boldly 'Elizabeth Taylor Night' ELIZABETH f TAYLOR in the entertainment arts, perhaps no two words nor the woman they repre sent , are more interna tionally well-known. Through headlines, scan dals, fwordf -mouth com mente.f ami, eff even" some critical praise for her performances, E 1 1 z abeth Taylor has risen from a child film star in tended to rival Margaret O'Brien into an adult film star rivaled by no one. Pickford, Chap;-;;; lin, Fairbanks, Valentino, , Garbo, Gable, Davis, Mon roe, Brando none can begin to reach Liz T a y lor's renown. Two of Miss Taylor's finest performances, Mag gie the Cat in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (M-G-M, 1958) and Susanna Drake in "R a i n t r e e County" (M-G-M, 1957), will c 0 re prise a Student Union Film Committee's 'Eliza beth Taylor Night' this evening, May 25, at 7:30 in the Little Auditorium. It's a must! Regardless of what one may think, of Miss Tay- , lor's morals, one's ex tremely hard pressed to deny her beauty, as well as a developing acting ability and continuing newsworthiness. She's unique. Born in London 31 years ago, she achieved film fame at an early age. 1944's "National Velvet" thrust the 12 year old into the Hollywood limelight, and she's been there ever since. Child roles in such films as "Life With Father", "Jane Eyre" and "Lassie Come Home" were fol owed by teenage, 'transi tion into adult' roles In films like "A Date with Judy," "Little Women", "Father of the B r I d e", and "Father's Little Divi dend". A short-lived mar riage to hotel heir Nickey Hilton can also be found somewhere in this 'transi tional' period. In 1951, however, when the first reel of master di rector George Stevens' "A Place in the Sun" ap peared on the screen, Liz Taylor was considered not only an adult, but an adult with some talent worthy of c r i t i c a 1 evaluation. Parts like Rebecca in "Ivanhoe" and "Elephant Walk" (replacing an ail ing Vivien Leigh) added to her stature. A marriage to an elder Michael Wild ing and motherhood also characterized this young adult. Again, George Stevens through his direction of Miss Taylor in 1956's "Gi- ... with charity for all ... . exercise, or the newspa per produced by the pow er, the freedom and your effort. It is that individu al responsibility, which UP North wt by Phil Boroff ant (recently seen in Lin coln) was the instigator of a new period, profes sionally and privately, for Miss Taylor: A talented adult actress not only worthy of critical evalua tion, but also of acting award recognition. 1957's "Raintree County" brought the first of four nominations for the 'Best Actress' Academy Award. During filming, she wooed, battled, won and battled showman Mike Todd. His death in a plan crash was a tragic blow, and Miss Taylor was persuaded to ; appear in "Cat on a Hot ; Tin Roof", giving her a second Oscar nomination. t After this came the Eddie Fisher - Debbie Reynolds thing, marriage to Fisher, a third nomination for Tennessee Williams' for "Butterfield 8" in a part Miss Taylor has said she hated.. Now, we find Elizabeth Taylor in what might be called her "Cleopatra" or Burton period. Separation from Fisher, illness, ro m a n c i n g with co-star Richard Burton and $1, 000,000 plus ten per cent of the gross per picture have found Miss Taylor starring in the most ex pensive picture ever made and receiving mere pub licity than ever before. (By the way, "Cleopatra", to be released in June, must take in 875,000,000 before it can break even, according to 20th Century Fox president Darryl F. Zanuck.) What does the f u t u r e hold? Who knows ex cept that another film with Burton "The.. V.I.P.'s" will be released in September, competing against "Cleopatra". There is also talk of co starring the two in t h e film v e r s i 0 n of "Cam elot". She, supposedly also gets many individual offers for her consistent one million plus ten per cent' asking price. From child to teenage to adult to actress to "Cleopatra", perhaps we'll someday see Eliza beth Taylor as a charac ter actress playing littl? old ladies. ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Rain tree County" this Friday night, however, might be more exciting.) But what ever the future holds, Elizabeth Taylor has be come more well-known than anyone else in t h e entertainment arts. ( Some may argue for Shakes peare, then, again, some may argue for Captain Kangaroo. Right now, however, Elizabeth Taylor is tops.) springs from the individ ual freedom granted the editor, the staff and the Daily Nebraskan. . The responsibility cf sort of nibble (Author of "I Was una 1 i ' TILL WE MEET AGAIN With today's installment I complete my ninth year of writing columns in your college newspaper for the makers of Marlboro ;Cigarettes. In view of th occasion, I hope I may be forgiven , if I get a little misty. These nine years have passed like nine minutes. In fact, I would not believe that so much time has gone by except that I have my wife nearby as a handy reference. When I started columning for Marlboros, she was a slip of a girl supple as a reed and fair as the sunrise. Today she is gnarled, lumpy, and given to biting the postman. Still, I count myself lucky. Most of my friends who were married at the same time have wives who chase cars all day. I myself have never had this trouble and I attribute ray good fortune to the fact that I have never truck my wife with my hand. I have always UBed a folded V rs. wM;y( I 'tlsf'&Z newspaper even throughout the prolonged newspaper strike in New York. During this period I had the airmail edition of the Manchester Guardian flown in daily from England. I must confess, however, that it was not entirely satisfactory. The air mail edition of the Guardian, is printed on paper so light and flimsy that it makes little or no impression when one slaps one's wife. Mine, in fact, thought it was some kind of game, and tore Several pairs of my trousers. But I digress. I was saving what a pleasure it has been to write this column for the last nine yean for the makers of Marlboro Cigarettes a fine group of men, as anyone who hat sampled their wares would suspect. They are as tneflow as the aged tobaccos they blend. They are as pure as the white cellulose filter they have devised. They are loyal, true, companionable and constant, and I have never for an instant wavered in ta$ belief that some day they will pay me for these last &!ne ysarSt But working for the makers of Marlboro has not been th greatest of my pleasures over the last nine years. The eh tatmfaction has been writing for you the college popuktioa of America. It is a rare and lucky columnist who can Had 0 audience so full of intelligence and verve. I would like TSTjr, much to show my appreciation by asking you all over to Edf house for tea and oatmeal cookies, but there is no telling bow many of you my wife would bite. For many of you this is the last year of college. This b eepe cially true for seniors. To those I extend my heartfelt wishes that you will find the world outside a happy valley. To Juniors I extend my heartfelt wishes that you will become seniors. To sophomores I extend my heartfelt wishes that you will besoms juniors. To fresbmen I extend my heartfelt wishes that you will become sophomores. To those of you going on into graduate school I extend my heartfelt wishes that you will marry money. To all of you let me say one thing: during the year I have been frivolous and funny during the past year-poesibly less often than I have imagined-but the time hat now oome for some serious talk. Whatever your status, whatever your plans, I hope that success will attend your ventures. Stay happy. Stay loose. c mm mm sbuiiua W. the maker ot Marlboro Cigarette, confetti to mort than m few nercou moment during the nine year we have ipon tared tht uninhibited and uncennored column. But in the main, we have had fun and ho, we hope, have you. Let u add our good withe to Old Max': ttay happy; itay loote. freedom that is the seventy-two-year-old heri tage of the Daily Nebras kan. L.J. Eia to dearth. with a Tem-aM Dwarf', "The Many oj uome wuu , etc.;