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True Men
Every semester the Daily Nebraskan staff faces the
tough decision of choosing one student and one professor
as Outstanding Nebraskans. The task was no easier this
year.
In both John Lydick and Robert Knoll, the staff saw
persons whose contributions to the University will n o t
end with graduation in June or resignation from the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
Knoll, well-known to any English major, has brought
fame to this University through his many recognitions by
other persons in his profession.
His continued work in the development, of Educational
Television has made the phenomana the success it is to
day. For ten years he has hosted a program called "Con
versation Piece."
He has shown his devotion to the University by re
jecting many appealing offers to join other faculties.
Though "he has been a great contributor for many
years, Knoll maintains a humility that is disarming. Like
many persons in his field, he prefers the title "Mr." to the
"Dr." he has earned. When told of his choice as Out
standing Nebraskan, Knoll said, "Although I am not sure
I am outstanding, I am a Nebraskan."
Lydick's leadership in Student Council has been un
precedented. He is a young man who stepped before Stu
dent Council at election time last year with some fresh
ideas, some daring, revolutionary ideas, to build an ef
fective Council. He was elected.
It's a funny thing about campaign ideas, they're rather
like old soldiers, they just sorta' fade away. But not so
with John's. He has presented them, one by one, to either
the Student Council or to the Constitutional Convention,
and one by one, they have been accepted by the pros
pective groups.
The University will be indebted to John for a long
time for the creation of a new constitution to make a
stronger and better Student Council. He. alone, could not
have done this, and he, in his humble manner, would be
the first to admit it, and to emphasize it.
Excerpts from a poem by Rudyard Kipling, IF, may
well describe John.
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, '
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue.
Or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.
And which is more You'll be a Man, my son!
Goodbye, Mr. Chair
It's an old chair, it's a broken-down chair, but it's
your chair. And that good old chair, that chair that at
times has been your only companion, is about to give you
a shove and tell you that it must prepare itself for a new
person, a new editor.
It has suffered from your presence. A cigarette burn
can be seen in the seat, a stain is left where a coke was
spilled one late night sometime back in the semester.
There is a scratch on the arm from the time you got up
in frustration and gave the good old chair a good old kick
that sent it banging into the wall. You've left your mark
on the chair, you hope that that isn't the only mark you've
left.
The first day you sit in that strange chair,' you feel
that it is a throne, that you are on top of the world, that
you, and you alone, have the most influential voice on
campus, that people are going to clamor to read the
gems of wisdom you've written while in the chair.
You have many ideas for the semester, ideas that you
and the chair plan to develop during the next few
months. The chair tries to tell you you have little time,
that a semester is as short as the glow of a lightening
bug. But that old chair doesn't have your confidence yet.
You are in the office but one minute when you find
the editing of one page is only a part of your job. You
find persons running in and out of your office with a
myriad of questions staff writers, campus leaders, others.
You wonder at the capability of other editors to even get
a page out.
Once in a while you turn to someone for help and find
that only the old chair is there and sometimes he can be
frustratingly quiet. You alone, must do the job.
You find no one agrees with what you and the
chair have put together. It's either too forceful, doesn't
say anything or is off on the wrong track. You begin to
feel that you've stepped into a quick sand pit and are
about to gasp your final breath. The semester seems inter
minable. And then you and old Mr. Chair have a long talk. He
reminds you that disagreeing with people is part of your
job, that getting them to think about other points of view
is part of your job, that putting out a responsible paper
is part of your job. The only thing that really matters is
that you stand for what you believe to the point that you
can still look in the mirror in the morning, and again
when you go to bed at night.
And suddenly it's here the end. Time for you and
the chair to part. You think back over the past semester
and what you have accomplished, or failed to accomplish,
or started, hopefully, for the next editor to carry on. You
find you and the chair haven't enough time to say all
the things you had planned to say.
You find yourself completely in debt to a small staff
of writers, copy editors, business men that have done the
work of the paper and to the chair. There is no way to
repay the debt.
This, dear editor of next semester, is what faces
you. You have many challenges before you. May you be
twice the editor I was, and may you maintain a clear
conscience as you go through the semester. May you, from
the beginning accept the wisdom of The Chair.
You, too, someday will find yourself with this final
editorial to write. You, too, will take one last look at the
broken-down but steady old friend you have made during
the semester. You too will wonder at the fickleness of the
chair, Its eagerness to get rid of you, the old, and to gain
a new friend. But now you are new. Now you have a fresh
slate in front of you. Good luck. My prayers are with you.
And goodbye to you, Mr. Chair.
SUSAN SMITHBERGER
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Challenge
Dear Editor:
I would like to establish
my real position on discrim
ination, which I think was
misinterpreted in today's
Daily Nebraskan. 'First of
all, I voted in favor of la;t
year's resolution to study
the problem of discrimina
tion. There is no reason
why I would not support a
resolution which would ac
tually accomplish something
in this area. Larry Frolik's
report on his committee's
study of race discrimination
at the University was in
tended to reveal some pos
sible discriminatory prac
tices that, exist on this
campus. The report should
have compiled a detailed
survey of all aspects of
University life; it could
then have been a very re
vealing report.
I think that the report did
reveal several things, and
pointed out some of the
basic problems that do ex
ist here at Nebraska. How
ever the resolution in yes
terday's council meeting
did not attack the problems
as presented in the repot t.
When 1 say that by pass
ing this resolution the stu
dent Council members give
themselves and other Uni
versity students an oppor
tunity to pass the buck. I
do not think I am exagger
ating a bit. I think Mr.
Brown was absolutely cor
rect when he said that Uni
versity of Nebraska people
overestimate their know
ledge of discriminaiton; ov
erestimate their knowledge
of Negroes. I think that Ne
braska students and Nebras
ka people would rather for
get this problem, with the
idea that the few number
of Negroes are not enough
to cause a problem. The
resolution dealt with some
thing which has already
been dealt with by the
I.F.C.; the solution it offers
already exists.
But what has been done
about Negro apathy? Have
we tried to curb apathy bv
taking no action on Kappa
Alpha Psi? By allowing Kap
pa Alpha Psi to drift aim
lessly? We require nothing
of the Negro here at the
University, and in so doing
we allow him to become
apathetic. We do not extend
ourselves to the Negro; he
is socially isolated; he is cut
off from the rest of the cam
pus. I maintain that, al
though the Negro is apathe
tic in many areas, it is due
to the students themselves
oppressing the Negro by
failing to realize the actual
problem. We have failed to
realize, that the problem
goes much deeper than fra
ternities and sororities.
I agree with the phil
osophy that a trip of a thou
sand miles must begin with
one step; but the first step
is the most important, the
one which gives us direc
tion. This first step must be
the guideline, the backbone
of everything we do in the
future. I do not think that
the resolution of yesterday
was useless; but I do think
that it allows the Council
and the students to forget
about this issue once more,
thinking they have solveu
it, and withdraw with a
clear conscience.
Sincerely,
Bob Kerrey
Editor's Note: As a mem
ber of Student Council, Mr.
Kerrey, if he is truly con
cerned, could accept u as
his responsibility to see that1
Council does not now forget
about the issue and that it
continues to do something
constructive in this area.
Save The Pie
Dear Editor:
Shades of Mount Sinai.
Student Council has en
graved an encyclical on tab
lets of stone.
Moses Frolik, socio-moral-ist
par excellance, has sur
veyed the situation and pre
pared an ingenious solu
tion. In short, the good guys
beat the bad guys.
Baloney. Baloney. Balon
ey. You see, what is supposed
to be a moral resolution is
actually very immoral. For
in an attempt to make sense
out of a very complex situa
tion, the Council has ques
tioned the right of free as
sociation. They think the Su
preme Court has its head in
the sand. The Court deemed
this area inappropriate for
any sort of investigation.
But thank goodness twenty
seven college kids set them
straight. Justice Warren is
no doubt a pinko.
Frolik's report actually
com mended the Fraternit y
system. But this he man
aged to ignore for the sake
of his "personal feelings."
Larry never did let the facts
spoil a good story.
And finally, I say the
"magnificent seven" are not
actually the bad guys. But
several journalists and
some old crafty politicians
are applying for sainthood.
Once again they have res
cued Mother, apple pie, and
the American flag from the
clutches of those noisy de
tractors who chose to think
twice.
Mr. Brown, I am sorry to
disappoint you, but I am not
a racist. I voted, if you'll
pardon the expression, on
the basis of a constitutional
issue. If I had relied on my
feelings, I would have been
counted in the affirmative.
I predict that in the near
future, Student Council shall
resolve to eliminate Philoso
phy 10 from the curriculum.
Why not? They abandoned
logic on Wednesday, Janu
ary 13, 1965.
Mike Barton
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Think Again
Editor,
It is inconceivable to me
how anyone who is truly
representing the College of
Arts and Sciences could
vote "No" on the nondis
crimination resolution which
was passed by the Student
Council Wednesday. Per
haps Miss Segrist s h o u 1 d
ask herself whether she is
representing a college or an
individual interest. Or may
be the students of t'.:e Col
lege of Arts and Sciences
should think about who they
elect as their representa
tives. Yicki Elliott
Epigrams Sought
Dear Editor:
I am working on my sec
ond volume-anthology of
illustrated epigrams Wise,
Witty and Well-Worded.
Anyone who has created
or has in his possession
such epigrams or illustrat
ed epigrams SERIOUS.
SATIRICAL OR HUMOR
OUS, is asked to send them
to me, 4304 California St..
Omaha, Neb. 68131. Source
will be acknowledged in
book.
Sincerely yours.
Harry G. Mcndelson
Exchange Your Books
It is not uncommon to
hear students complain
about situations existing on
campus which aggrevate
them in some way. About
this time of the year such
complaints often center on
book prices.
The problem stems from
the fact that the book
stores sell books for 103
per cent, buy them back for
150 per cent, and sell them
again for 75 per cent. Alpha
Phi Omega, a national serv
ice fraternity, has estab
lished a student book ex
change which gives the
student an opportunity to
avoid this situation.
The exchange, operated
by Alpha Phi Omega, is a
non-p r o f i t organizatioon
which buys and sells stu
dents, books at roughly 60
per cent which allows both
the student buying the book
and the student selling the
book to make a great sav
ings. Student support of
the book exchange, which
runs Feb. 1-12 in the south
party room of the Union,
can help alleviate a poor
situation.
Alpha Phi Omega.
Favors Resolution
Dear Editor,
As President of Panhel
lenic, I would like to make
our stand clear on the reso
lution passed by Student
Council. Believing in the
educational approach in
solving problems, Panhel
1 e n i c wholeheartedly sup
ports the resolution. Our re
presentative to Student
Council, Dianne Michel,
voted in favor of this resolu
tion. Sincerely,
Jean Probasco
By Frank Partsch
1 had planned to have the
Closet swept clean by now,
but a few aspects of the se
mester remain which I
would like to cover, hoping
to have the necessary infor
mation next semester to
shovel some more . . .
A few words for this se
mester's staff. They have
been overworked, underpaid
and criticised. They have
been used as models of the
poor quality suffered by the
Daily Nebraskan as a result
of the financial problem.
Their personal lives have
been annexed by their duty
to the paper.
But if I could choose any
five staff writers in the
whole wide world they would
be Jim Korshoj (who came
in this semester with no
knowledge of the Nebraskan
to become one of my best
writers), Priscilla Mullins
(the backbone of the writ
ing staff), Marilyn Hoege
mcyer (who did a staggar
ing amount of work), Wall
is Lundeen (especially good
at interviewing many peo
ple for one story) and Pen
ny Olson l inexperienced but
good potential.)
1 was thinking about this
Thursday morning at 1:30,
as we were putting the fin
ishing touches on Thurs
day's report of this week's
Student Council meeting.
Priscilla had arrived at the
office at 1 p.m. Wednesday,
1 meaning that she had work
ed 12 and one-half hours on
the two stories which ap
peared under her by-line
Thursday.
This 12 and one-half hours
included attending a two
hour meeting and making
countless phone calls. It did
not include food, drink or
studying. Using this as an
extreme but not infrequent
example of the "second
mile" devotion, I say sin
cerely, thank you, staff.
Speaking of the Student
Council meeting, one of the
most discouraging aspects
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The Monster
Granted, it has been a
strange semester. Old mon
sters have died and new
monsters have been created.
To see some of the latest
products of the monster
factory, one would think
that those-who-must-impress
are getting toward the bot
tom of the new-projects
barrel.
Take Dead Week, for in
stance. Oh sure, it's nice on
paper, but let's try to look
ahead for a week and see
what really happened.
Enter 40 per cent of pro
lessors, clothed in their
rights of academic free
dom "We will have hour
exams this week as sche
duled; no one should mon
key with our classes."
Enter 80 per cent of stu
dents, clothed in grubbies
"No meetings and few hour
exams this week; we can un
wind at 4,000 private par
ties this week before study
ing next week."
Enter Mrs. Duffy "busi
ness certainly is good this
week."
Enter activity-jockey"!
can organize my meeting
secretly this week and steal
a week's march on the
rest.' '
Or take the Builder's
award to the Outstanding
Professor. Oh, that's nice,
too. Somehow it leaves a
bad taste in one's mouth.
Few individual students
have had the scope to rec
ognize a superior professor
over one who dismisses
class every Friday so he
can sleep.
In a house of 75 students,
40 of whom are dissectrom
ony students, is their any
reason why Prof. George
Lincoln Stonewall shouldn't
be nominated? And if 75 per
cent of the students are ma
joring in electrical 'conflag
ration, why shouldn't D-
Arson Fleem get the honor''
For $500 things, a more
responsible thing should be
pulled out of you-know-where.
The Daily
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Friday, during th. Khool rear with ha .veeuS Wednesday, Thursday and
lion periods. exception of vacation and axamina-
of the opposition to the
"white clause" resolution
was when Andy Taube
asked me if the. purpose of
a student newspaper was to
tell Council members how
to vote.
Without going into the ob
vious purposes of any news
paper, I answer "yes" and
add that it is indeed unfor
tunate that Taube chose to
ignore every argument, edi
torial and plea abstaining
because he had not had a
chance to express his opin
ion. I am an Arts and Sciences
student. I am disappointed
in Miss Segrist, who op
posed the motion, but at
least she didn't let me down
the way my other represen
tative did. Please, I voted
for you to represent me,
not to sulk because you
couldn't express your opin
ion. And John Cosier a 1 s o
abstained why w h o can
say torn between all argu
m e n t s and implications.
WHY BOTHER TO GO TO
THE MEETING? WHY
BOTHER TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF SOMETHING
YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL
LIKE VOTING FOR?
Lydick and Knoll are Out
standing; we all knew this
before, but the Nebraskan
is happy to be able to honor
them publicly. To the new
Outstanding Nebraskans,
thank you for your service.
To the readers, our stories
on these gentlemen today
show that they were chosen
on much more than a list of
activities.
As a last fling at the good
bard, I would like to finish
the semester with a quote,
which, although I found it
for Lydick, applies equally
to both of our outstanding
Nebraskans.
"His life was gentle, and
the elements so mixed in
him that nature might
stand up to all the world
and say THIS WAS A
MAN."
(Julius Caesar)
Take new dormitories.
Mass produced living.
Take new faculty parking
areas. Mass produced lack
of parking space.
Take new Student Coun
cils. Mass produced for the
masses.
Life can't be all bad; may
be these will all be good.
And we look forward to the
next semseter to see what
monsters will appear.
C. C.
E. P.
Yea, Partsch
Shoved into the last fur
long of the semester, many
commendations appear,
sort of like an afterthought.
Included here are the out
standing professor and out
standing student awards.
While this sort of thing is
in vogue. I would like to
thank and commend Frank
Partsch for his consistently
meaningful, w e 1 1-written
column. It's a brave soul
that dares to open closet
cases in broad daylight. ,
Gail Harano
Old Saint Nick
Dear Editor:
Eagerly, as children await
the arrival of Old Saint Nick
on Christmas Eve, I, too,
await for the arrival of that
voluptuous fruitbasket to
adorn my desk.
For this is not just an or
dinary fruitbasket contain
ing the usual apples, oranges
and candy bars but one that
contains that precious little
printed note saying, "Good
luck! Love, Mom and Dad."
I only hope that each stu
dent who receives one of
these cherished gifts remem
ber how your parents still
think of you in these trying
times and how two brothers,'
Jeff and Jay Pokorny, think
of you as next semester's
tuition, books and supplies,
room and board, laundry,
car payments, clothing ....
Skip Sorensen
Nebraskan