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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1964)
I have learned silence from the talkative, tolera tion from the intolerant, and kindness from the un kind; yet strange, I am un grateful to those teachers. Kahlil Gibran Words ought to be a little wild for they are the as sault of thoughts on the unthinking. John Maynard Keynes Tuesday, June 30, 1964 Summer Nebraskan No. 3 Words Show Danger I Enrollment I Cowboy's Lingo Colorful a QJ J? EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of four stories written by students in the Depth Re porting Class of the School of Jour nalism. This series represents an experiment at using the informa tion in a new book to write a news story. By Bob Moraczewskl Many of the "western" phrases that are used to symbolize the language of the cowboy seem to be as popular as two sixguns were to past Nebraska cow boys nice to have but seldom used. "Reach-for-the-sky," "they-went-that-away" and similar cliches do not seem to be popular in the recorded language of the Nebraska cowboy. The cowboy's lingo was more original. And. it was as colorful as his red bandanna. The vocabulary of various cowboys that worked and fought with Edgar Beecher Bronson, a rancher near Fort Robinson in the 1870's, was recorded in his writings. One of his books, REMIN ISCENCES OF A RANCHMAN, presents an interesting study of language as well as a fast moving true story. Bronson's book was published by the University of Nebraska Press. The story opens with men of action and words of action. Clarence King, a friend of Bronson's tells of his experiences on the Humboldt Desert with a desert baron called "Old Man Tison". Tison has just been bested at all of his specialties and challenges King and companions to a card game with the following words: "But bein's 's I'm here 't just occurs t' me t' remark that my game's seven up, 'n' that there ain't airy feller 'twixt Salt Lake 'n' Sacramento, 'nless some fancy-fingered perfeshnul short card sharp, whose money ain't like jest nachally findin' it t' me at that thar game. 0' cou'se, arter sech a admis sion, I ain't invintin' o' anybody 't the cabin that ain't busy none, 'n' of airy o' you sci'ntific gents counts gamblin among yu' 'complishments, an' actoal ly insists on 't, I might be pe'suaded t' go yu a whirl." It may seem difficult to read the written quotes of the cowboy, but the words have rhythm. Try to imagine Tison's personality from his words. It's almost like shaking hands with Tison when you examine his speech. The hardship, danger and humor of the cowboy can be found in his words. For example, when Bronson goes on his first trail drive Tobacco Jake is hit on the jaw by a bull's horn. The situation was described by fellow cowboys: "Pow'ul hard luck on Jake, bustin' his talk box. Reckon he'd rather stay daid, 'n' come to ef he knowed it. 'N' Degree Applications Due Any student who expects to re ceive a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree on August 7, 1964, must apply for it no later than June 30, 1964. Make application at Informa tion Window 2, Office of the Reg istrar, Administration Building without delay. Draws For Student Campus Artist By Diana Goldenstein A young campus artist communicates to summer students through a variety of media. Gunars Strazdins is employed this gummer at the poster shop in the Stu dent Union and draws illustrations for the SUMMER NEBRASKAN. Making and designing Student Union posters, banners, brochures and the summer ses sions calendar are some of his various duties. Employed at the poster shop since he was a university freshman, this is the first summer Gunars has done art work for the SUMMER NEBRASKAN. Gunars will be a junior in Arts and Sciences this fall. He said he would continue his Union work throughout the school year as he has done in the past. The art major said he does all art work at the Union and spends between 15 and 20 hours a week at his job. Gunars extends his art talents beyond his university duties. His other work in cludes freelancing, sidewalk portrait painting and billboard painting. "I've made as much as $60 in one day by sketching portraits," Gunars said. He also said his .art work has been the means of his financial support since his graduation from Lincoln High School. Gunars is an active member of the Lin coln Artist Guild. Gunars is planning to study for a mas ter's degree in art before he decides def initely on a career. He has been on the Dean's honor list both years he has at tended the University. Gunars is a former Latvian refugee. ''Reckon the ef he do stay daid, he shore won't make no d -d sociable ghost, onless he meets up with sperits 't knows Injun sign-talk." Humor and hardship teamed up when Bronson and his friends were sur rounded by Indians at the White Clay Indian Agency Pine Ridge. (See above drawing.) Outnumbered 1,400 to one, the cowboys prepared to fight. One rancher made the only remark: "Reckon the ball's plum open now an' it's ' "swing partners' " Humor even crept into the language of the cowboy and sometimes the cow boy didn't know it. Tex didn't mean to sound like Andy Griffith when he said: "Crazy! It's me tellin' yu he's crazy as a d d bedbug, 'n' I got the' goods t' prove it; fo 'right thar in the. cabin, befo' me, he pulls off every last stitch o' clothes he had on, 'n' then he up 'n' puts on his ol' carcass a great long white woman's dress reachin' plumb down t' his feet, 'n' goes t' bed in it! Yes, sir, that's jest what he did; I'll swear t' it 'n' I reckon now yu-all '11 admit he's crazy." Tex just never had seen a night shirt and didn't know how it was used. Mexican cowboys were often em Nebraskan THE CAMPUS ARTIST Gunars Stazdins is at work in the poster shop of the Student Union. The illustration at the top of this paper was done by the young artist. He and his family lived in Germany about 11 years before coming to Nebras ka eight years ago. Gunars lives with his mother, and older sister. (' ' ball's plum open now an' it's swing ployed on trail drives. They brought new words and an interesting language into the cow camps and into the cowboy's history. The "remuda" (the cowboys' mutual herd of horses) and "jacemo" (a horse hair headstall for breaking horses) were part of the Spanish legacy to the cow boy vocabulary. Jose, a Mexican cowboy, mixed his Spanish and English together. He advis es Bronson what to do with the fore man of a trail drive with the following words: "Immediatemente bafo' we leev de camp, I see ese diablo Con cut heem off. Ef I you, I shoot h out heem pronto an' go on scout. You say si, I halp you, me!" The cowboy's language contains many contractions and shortened forms llllllllljilllllllllllil;llllllll!I!llllllillllllllllllllt!llllllllllll!IHIIIIIIIII Union Presents All-Staters I In Concert ! "The Music of Jerome Kern and Os- car Hammerstein" is the theme of to morrow evening's All-State music con cert which will present selections from "Showboat" and such familiar tunes as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," Look for the Silver Lining" and "The Last Time I Saw Paris." The 165-voice chorus is under the di rection of Margaret Shelley Vance, a Nebraska alumna, and presently from Chico State College, Chiclo, California. Professor David Fowler, University of Nebraska, will conduct the 75-member orchestra. The music for the concert is written in manuscript form and is not for sale. Production rights are on a rental basis only, said John P. Moran, director of this years All-State program. "Aparajito", the second in a trilogy depicting the life of a low caste family in a small Indian village, is this week's Cinema International film production. In "Aparajito," which means unvan quished, the family moves to the city, and the son starts to school. "It is a fine film and won the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival and the Best Pic ture Award at the San Francisco Film Festival", said John C. Carlisle, Union program director. The film will be presented Thursday night in the Love Library. For this film only, the showing time will be 7:30 in steady of 8:00. The historic moment in World War II, when the American flag was raised on Iwo Jima, is the basis for "The Out sider", the film to be shown next Mon day by Cinema 64. Ira Hays, the central figure in the movie, portrays one of the three men who helped raise the flag. The role of a man, who could not stand-up to the pres sures of wartime glory. ' Cinema 64 will, beginning next Mon day have only one showing at 6:30. "The Outsider" will be shown in Stu dent Union Ballroom instead of Love Library as shown on the summer calendar. partners' . of the words when it is written. Yet, when it is read aloud, the contractions draw out the words. The spoken punctu ation seems to accent the important words and create a drawl. However, some cowboys could speak in a modern style that is an unrecog nizable form of today's speech. Bronson speaks with short and correct sentences representative of his newspaper back ground. REMINISCENSES OF A RANCH MAN has tied a history of language into the true action story of the Nebraska cowboy. The use of language to illustrate the story lends authenticity to the book. If today's Nebraskans were to ex amine the speech of their associates, they would still find the remains of the cowboy's words for the cowboy's words are part of the heritage of Nebraska. World Affairs Preview Battle To Talk Thursday A U.S. Department of State official, Lucius D. Battle, will speak at the first in a series ot World Altairs Previews Thursday afternoon at the University. Battle, assistant secretary for educa tional and cultural affairs, will discuss at 1:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union ball room, according to Dr. Frank Sorenson, director of the summer session. "The World Affairs Previews are con ducted each summer to bring to the state a distinguished authority on some aspect of the United States' role in world affairs," Sorenson said. Battle is a native of Dawson, Georgia and holds a A.B. and LL.B degrees from the University of Florida. During World War II he served with the War Depart ment and the U.S. Naval Reserve with the rank of lieutenant (senior grade). He joined the Department of State in 1946 as foreign affairs specialist and was later named special assistant to the Sec retary of State. In 1953 he was assigned to the Ameri can Embassy at Copenhagen, Denmark as first secretary and later served as executive secretary for NATO at Paris, France. Battle served as vice president anHiiiiiiimnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiM Be Sure To Read Faculty Members Pursue Hobbies This story tells what faculty members are doing with their free time. One is active in Campfire Girls, another likes lighthouses. Accompanying this story are pictures taken by Dr. Floyd Hoover, University registrar. Hoover's hobby is photography. Read this story on Page 4. Thompson Delves Into Bacteriocins Dr. Thomas Thompson,' professor of microbiology, does research on micro scopic animals. Read about these animals on Page 2. Pictures and Story By All-Staters Again this week journalism students in All-State compete in a writing and photography contest. Be sure to see the winners on Page 3. IAt 4,536 1 Expect 150 Mc More J In Later Sessions The summer session enrollment at the University stands at an all-time high of 4,536 students as compared to the 3,308 students at the end of the same period last summer. This tops the previous high of last summer's 4,175 completed enroll ment. In addition to these currently enrolled, others perhaps numbering 150 will reg ister later for specialized workshps, in stitutes and the post-session, according to Registrar Floyd Hoover. Last summer 826 students enrolled in these specialized workshops, institues and the post-session, but due to the al ready high regular enrollment only the 150 are predicted. The present enrollment breakdown In cludes 2,756 men and 1.780 women. More than 6.800 students of all ages are engaged in studies on the campus this summer. In addition to the regular students, there are 1,728 Nebraska high school students on the Lincoln campuses. A to tal of 550 students are enrolled at Uni versity High School; 436 in the All-State High School Course; 390 in Boys State; 325 in Girls State; 40 in Peace Corps training; and 300 in State 4-H Club Week. Another 194 elementary pupils are en rolled at Bancroft School, which pro vides student-teacher laboratories for Teachers College. imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiitiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii Student Hit At Crossing Helen M. Zauha, 20, was hit by a car Wednesday morning while crossing 14th Street in front of Teachers College. Miss Zauha, a junior in Teachers, was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hos pital where she was treated and released after two hours. She received multiple bruises, a black eye and a bump on the head. According to the police report, William P. Fournell, 26, of 544 So. 17th St. was driving north on 14th St. at approxi mately 25 m.p.h. and entered the in tersection having the green light. Fournell said, according to the police report, that when the pedestrian stepped in front of the vehicle that was on his right, he tried to stop. Police recorded skid marks at least 21 feet at the scene. Miss Zauha said that she was cross ing from the east curb to the west curb. She saw that other people were crossing from the other side and thought the ve hicle would stop for her. Miss Zauha was given a warning ticket for crossing against the light by police. Lucius D. Battle of Williamsburg Restoration Inc., prior to accepting his present position in the Department of State.
