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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
