The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 02, 1965, Page Page 2, Image 2
Review 'One Potato, Two Potato' Disappointing Picture Frank Partsch, editor Mike Jeffrey, business manager Page 2 Friday, April 2, 1955 uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiitiii' torn The Bottom Up Thus far we have written three edi torials on the Student Council senators program. With so much to occupy our pages, it seems a little trite to b e g i n a fourth. Nevertheless, we feel that a few words on our views of the program's pro gress are very much in order at t h i s time. Wednesday night the program w a s brought into Cather Hall for the most ef fective session that we have yet witnessed. Nearly one-fourth of the total population of Cather spent nearly two hours in dis cussion with Sen. Richard Marvel, Terry Carpenter, Harold Bauer and H. C. Cran dall. Issues ranged from national to state to local politics, the liberty amendment and taxation problems all the way to the personal lives and feelings of the senators on the educational set-up of the s t a t e. The senators program has justified itself in this and other past and future meetings, and we owe a commendation to those who are making this program possible to us. But Wednesday (the same day these four senators visited the University) sena: tors committee chairman John K e n a g y told Student Council that Senator Marvel would not be able to visit the University until after Easter. This leads us to wonder exactly who is running the program. Ap parently a very great breakdown in com munications exists somewhere in the chain of command. We are convinced that the prob lem lies in the basic organization of the committee and its workers. Two years ago, the founders of the program ran it themselves, rather than appointing a Greek for the coordination of Greeks and a dormie for the coordination of residence halls; thus the program was unified and carried on without duplication. This year, with several parts of the program working nearly independent of one another, it is possible for the chair man to make such an announcement as Kenagy made Wednesdav. We have been shown that the program can be run quite effectively on this basis, and we therefore feel that the time is past when we need Student Council's help in running the senators program. We sug gest that after this year that these duties either be given to a special activity, re vert to Interfraternity Council and the living unit coordinating bodies, or become a perogative of each individual living unit. WE HAVE ALSO COMMENTED sev eral times on the complete waste of time involved in writing letters to the editor without signing them. Two such letters was received yesterday, which we would very much like to print. If the authors, who signed their letters B.M. and T.C.B. would visit the Daily Nebraskan office and sign their work, we could do so. CONFUSION HAS RESULTED, as it does every year, around the, differences between various parts of the paper. We oiler these guidelines for your conveni ence: an editorial, which appears at the unper left of Page 2, is our expression of our official policy. It may be written bv the editor, any staff member or any guest writer. A column, which also appears on Page 2. expresses the views of the writer and should not be construed as part of our policy. Columnists are not part of our paid staff and may write on any subject. Pages 1 and 3 contain objective reports of the campus news for the day. We hope there will be no further con fusion regarding these topics. Responsibility To Education The budget committee has recom mended tuition raises for all students at the University. Overlooking our per sonal feelings on the subject, we should consider some of the problerr i which would be dropped in Nebraska's lap if such a plan were adopted. Gov. Frank Morrison and Sen. Terry Carpenter have both protested the com mittee's recommendation, saying that tuition hikes would cut down on the number of Nebraskans who would be able to afford a college education. Arguments in favor of the raise say that the students and parents should be able to "carry their share of the 1 o a d" along with the taxpayers. Well, we'll see. Assuming the measure is passed, al lowing a greater part of the University's operating expense to come from tuition, and assuming that this does cause the lower income group to look elsewhere aft er high school, what would this mean? Not wanting to spend the rest of their lives in the shoestore or picking corn, these people would begin grabbing up every available plot of ground in t h e state's trade schools, or thronging to the four junior colleges. They would leave the state, perhaps to find jobs that would pay for an educa tion elsewhere. They would create un necessary burdens in the Nebraska labor supply and HELP TO STRENGTHEN NE BRASKA'S POSITION AS -A LOW-INCOME STATE. ........ These problems, especially the migra tions to trade schools, are going to be felt right back in the budget committee which had a hand in recommending them. We feel that it is noble and righteous to consider the plight of the taxpayer when making out the University's budget. We also feel, however, that this state and its taxpayers have a responsibility to educa tion, and that if this responsibility is not met immediately it must be met later when the price will be greater, in money, votes and tempers. FRANK PARTSCH K6CUTIVG sQSSions Dear editor, In answer to your editorial concerning Monday's meeting of PanHellenic, I would like to make a few clarifying state ments. First of all, I did call an "executive session," but, as the last item of business. The Daily Nebraskan reporter remained in the meeting, taking notes, until this time. I talked to your reporter prior to the meeting explaining the situation to her. I felt that an "executive session" as the last item of business would be the most convenient and considerate means of handling it. Your reporter was very gracious and cooperative in understanding our position. I explained that had she been a sorority member she would be welcome to stay, as our discussion concerned only Sorority members. And, for the sake of clarification, any sorority member could have ben present at this "executive session." The PanHell enic members were repeatedly urged to take the discussion back to their houses and present it in its entirety as nearly as possible. Consequently, I do not feel that I am "managing the news." All concerned were informed as to the business of the "execu tive session." As far as an executive session is con cerned, I'm sure that you're aware that public groups such as the Board of Re gents and the legislature hold "executive sessions" so it would certainly seem to be within the realm of PanHellenic to do so and we will continue this policy when ever necessary. YES, I do care. That is why the meeting was conducted in the manner in which it was and concerning what it did. Diannc Michel, PanHellenic President Editor's note: We must first remind Mins Michel that many representatives of the journalistic field are protesting the closed sessions of the Legislature and the Board of Regents, just as we protest the closed sessions of PanHellenic and Interfraterni ty Council. Then we must urge that all sorority members who are really interested In the topics discussed attend these sessions. And then we might say (drawing much disagreement from many quarters) that discussions "which concerned only sorori ty members" really concern the whole University community of which these members are a part. Finally, we must thank Miss Michel fur her cooperation and comments. She is exercising ber perogative as Panllel President; we exercise ours as editor of the Daily Nebraskan. Difference of opinion is likely as we work for our respective goals, but w hen this disagreement can be discussed with mutual understanding, as we discussed it yesterday, most problems can be solved, or at least neutralized. This is a crucial time for many campus institutions and ways of life a greater Interest in these problems is es sential to further democratic solutions. By Diaper Sandoe One Potato, Two Potato is supposed to be a very fine motion picture. It has been widely hai'od for its cour age in presenting unusual subject material, and Barb ara Barrie has been award ed the best actress award in the Cannes Film Festi val. Frankly, I found t h e picture quite dissappointing. The plot centers around the courtship and subse quent marriage of a young, pretty white divorcee, and Nsgro man, and the prob lems they encounter be cause of th3ir inter-racial marriage. The picture has a point that has been made over and over and deserves to be made again and again, but a number of little things hamper its effectiveness. A great many of the film's faults are the responsibili ty of Rapheal Hayes and Orville Hampton who com bined to write the story and the screenplay. These men have been nominated for an Academy Award for t h e i r work, but I fail to see the grounds for the nomination except on the grounds of their courage. The script is sentimental, cliche-filled, and baldly thin in many instances. It re fuses to delve deeply enough into the personalities of the hero and heroine, and is apt to present almost too sym pathetic a view of them. When we do see a possible motivation of their charact er, there is no follow-up, and our interest in that flicker of personality is al lowed to die. Moreover, the plot itself lacks probability in some of the most important dramat ic features of the motion pic ture. Miss Barrie does a fair job of acting perhaps an admirable one but her acting is not of superlative quality. Bernie Hamilton, who plays the part of the Negro husband, is too stoic, and does not have complete control of an admittedly dif ficult role. The sound track of this low-budget picture sounds as if it were picked up from a microphone located in a rainbarrel, but one is apt to get accustomed to this. The picture does have many good points. Among them are the divorcee's lit tle girl by a previous mar riage; the fact that such a subject is produced for mo tion pictures in the first place; and occasional mo ments of spontenaity. This picture is well worth seeing because of its valu able social message that is if one can wade through the melodrama, incongruity and sentimentalism. How Do Vou Like It? Dear Frank, Well, it's been nearly half a semester now; how do you like the job of editor of the Daily Nebraskan? Be ing the f o r w a r d-looking campusite that you are, who scorns snowball fights be tween living units and works for their cessation, you are no doubt respon sive to well-directed criti cism. I have none to offer, but I do want to say you've convinced me: I'll never hate another colored per son in my life. With my lit tle mind reeling under the daily impact of vital news of the Negro revolution on half of the front page, of piercing arguments .for Negro equality on three fourths of the editorial page, and of disarm ingly quaint reasons for go ing to Alabama in 90 per cent of the Campus Opin ion, what can I way? I'll do anything where do I sign? To whom do I contribute? What Negro can I equate? Oh, Frank, as one of those narrow-minded little bigots who curses Catholics and I HIS Kl ICHtK MOUND 6 COVERED IdlTH DANDELIONS don't touch THEM.CHARLIE BROWN! Dont vou dare hurt All Those INNOCENT DANDaiONS.'THEV'RE BEAUTlFtfL ! DON'T VOL) DARE COT THEM DOWN ! wm Communist diplomats say our State Department is rude when it complains about raids on U.S. em bassies. They say it's un couth to use form letters. fish on Friday, who catches colored people and cooks them on Saturday, and who sleeps 'till noon on Sunday, chuckling inwardly at the religion jocks struggling through the snow outside my window, I can only say "Hold; enough; all of your talk about the equality of man is undermining mv morals!" So much so, in fact, that the first warm day of spring I'm throwing a big party at Pioneer Park, and all of campus is invited, including Negroes, Friends of SNCC, beatniks, H. Michael Rood, et al. We'll take off all of our clothes, and trip merr ily over the grass, up and down hillsides, in and out amongst the trees, plucking rosebuds and singing "We Shall Overcome" and "It's A Treat to Beat Your Feet on the Mississippi Mud." I love the whole world now. And, Frank, I'm not alone. Many others have seen the light, too, and we beg for a letup in your relentless attack; we surrender. Your war is won; or at least as won as it will ever be from the frail fortress of a col lege nswspaper; so please PLEASE try to find some thing else to print. Maybe we could devote a page to comics and features, or give us some skin pictures or something. But, whatever it is, I know it will be bet ter than what we're getting now. Mike Brooks j BlDS, VO0 MAV NOT I KNOW IT, BUT VOL) LOOK KIMO OF COTE STANCW6 THERE j SURRO0NP6D 6V DANDELIONS.. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK CUTE.'.' CjR7 T Jlie modt to 5au the feadt about the vera bedt m i ei i y d 1 1 ii i . e UlAJAInJJL The Daily Nebraskan Entriwd Mmmd clH nialln- at th tort nine In Lincoln. Nabrmka, unnVr tha art of Auauat 4, 1I2 Tha bally Nfhrakn ii puiilinhi-d at Kwrni Si, Nrunuk a I num. on Monday, WJnrliiy. Thuraday and Friday dur kM tha arhuul year. rxot during vacation and linal fxaini nnlum prlod. and one durlm Auauat. 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