The Daily Nebraskan
Monday, September 26, 1966
Page 2
TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
BY Ml POKORNY
So . . . now the big issue on the
x University of Nebraska campus is t h e
question of a Student Bill of Rights. From
reading the "Rag" in the last two weeks,
one would think the Bill of Rights was
" the greatest event in the school's history.
.:I seriously question this belief, for a Bill
of Rights in itself will mean very little.
Granted it will be a beginning. But the
; important question is a beginning
toward what?
I pose the above question because I
. see two possible courses of action follow
ing the enactment of a Bill of Rights. One
course is that after a Bill is passed, and
some of its supporters get all the person-
al, political benefit they can out of it,
-the iarger issue it represents will be for
. gotten.
This is the issue of how do we make
: the University a true community of schol
ars, a community based upon mutual re
"spect. How do we make this university a
-.visible example, or model, of the world
"we would like to see come into existence.
- ,If we cannot create a community here
of 18,000 people which is based upon re
spect for others, based upon a quest for
things cf real worth, based upon human
dignity, how can we ever, even in our
"most optimistic moments, think we as
adults can do this in our world, country
andstate.
The danger, then, is that the Bill of
Rights could become merely a "one-issue"
fight with the powers of authority. A "one-
" issue" fight which offers us all the op
portunity to make our one kick at "Ad-
" ministration".
It is a psychological fact that in the
process of maturing we all at one time or
ancjher have to fight an authority figure
be it our parents, or in this case, our
Administration. We s o m e' h o w prove to
ourselves we are "really grown up" by
. this symbolic act of resistance. And in a
-realistic, political sense stand against the
Establishment, too.
Second Course of Action
The other interpretation of the Bill
of Rights is one which believes it has a
much deeper meaning. Perhaps the Bill
of Rights could become the starting point
: for-the establishment of a really "human"
community, a community which respects
and develops human beings as individu
als and as members of a group. It would
"be a community which would instill in
its inhabitants the wisdom and the cour
age to face the immense number of
problems confronting the world, instead
of offering them the hope of escape.
Perhaps the Bill of Rights will signify
a new era in which the University com
munity made up of its three parts fac
ulty, students and administration w 1 1 1
work together to make a better world.
This would be a situation significantly
different from the one we now have
where the three segments of the Univer
sity are usually running at cross pur
poses. Perhaps in this new era, for ex
ample, the students, faculty and a d m i n i
stration will be able to go to the people
of Nebraska with one voice and prove to
them why the University may someday
help to bring about a better world.
Perhaps after a Bill of Rights is
passed the Administration will respect
faculty and students as fully equal
partners in the quest for a "human",
rather than a "dehumanized", community.
Perhaps, once and for all, we could
realize , as James Baldwin and Lillian
Smith have written so well, that t h e
struggle for a truly "human" world can
only be won if we ALL join together to
resist the external forces in the world,
and more importantly, the internal
forces in ourselves, that are pushing us
toward dehumanization, and eventual de
struction. For me, then, these are the two ways
of perceiving a Bill of Rights. It could
be the beginning of a united, quest for a
better world, A WORLD WHICH MUST
FIRST BE MADE SETTER IX THE
LIFE OF THIS UNIVERSITY. We have
got to start somewhere, and since this is
where we find ourselves at this point in
our lives, the University is where we
should begin.
This quest for a better world, coun
try and University is "the Impossible
Dream" to borrow a line from the cur
rent off-Boadway play "The Man From
LaMancha." It is a challenge directed
toward us which asks, "What is your
impossible dream?" "What is your life
all about?"
Perhaps with the passage of a Bill of
Rights we will all find the courage "to
dream the impossible dream," and to
work for its realization through action
realizing that, "it isn't a calamity to die
with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a ca
lamity not to dream . . ."
. . This column is dedicated to Mr.
Archie Mcllney, one of my sources of
inspiration, and is for especially fresh
men, but others too.
The purpose of this column is to pro
vide a forum for all sorts of ideas and
to be sure all hear about the things I
consider important so the reader may
reject, support, think about and argue
these issued
The title of this column comes from
the poem below which is virtually my
only poetic effort and it shows.
I am reborn at the age of 20.
I have changed and suffered through
adolescence.
I have grown and changed.
I left my teen years in illness.
Now I emerge as a new person, yet
I am the result of my past.
I am on the threshold of adulthood
Out of chaos and uncertainty I have
come into a knowledge of myself and
begun to become an integrated person.
My soul is free of fettersto.
I am fettered only to that which I
have chosen to be fettered.
I have been schoiastically quite sue-,
cessful (as far as grades are concerned,
anyway). Why? Mostly because I work
hard and organize my time around my
studies and my activities (of which there
are several).
When considering scholarship at a
university, one must consider several
aspects of the total experience to f u 1 1 y
appreciate it. The purpose of a university
can be condensed to two words "foster
learning."
The years one spends at a university
and the time when ones finds his place in
society and learns to know himself.
In this the college student has a
unique opportunity he can choose h i
life's work and his life style based on
what he is good at as well as what he
likes. This is unique in that many peo
ple, for one reason or another are not
lucky to have such a choice.
These years are also a unique chance
to find oneself before having to earn a
living (unfortunately, some students,
through their own fault or possibly none
of their fault, must earn their way through
school and lose some of this opportunity
for freedom.)
Of course, this is also a time to have
fun (even I like to have fun occasion
ally). Last of all, and perhaps most
Important, college is a time to finish the
preparation begun in high school and
before (which should be largely complete
at the end of public education) to be citi
zens of this democracy the one really
basic requirement of a democracy is that
the citizens be basically educated. Out of
our colleges should come the leaders of
democracy.
As for acutal study hints: The first
requirement is that the student have an
actual interest in school. If a person has
no interest in college (excepting the Viet
Nam problems) he should not be wasting
his or the staff's time here.
When you come to college, decide you
want to be here and make the most of it.
The second requirement is an interest in
your courses. Obviously, the student's ma
jor field should be of interest to him, as
well as being an area of talent.
I have changed my major twice al
ready and will change it once more. The
basic thing to remember about studying
is that it is an individual matter. As
Steve (Patrick Henry) Abbot said
teachers don't teach you, you teach
yourself. They merely provide an atmos
phere conducive to learning.
Specific tips: 1. Go to class! No
teacher is so bad that you can't learn
something from him or her. After all,
you won't always have a choice of who
you will associate with, and you won't
always be able to avoid unpleasant-seeming
people. Perhaps you will learn more
from someone who challenges your basic
beliefs than from someone with whom
you are always in agreement.
2. Keep up in class reread your
notes from day to day. This not only
helps you learn and remember more, but
it immensely shortens the time required
to study for tests.
Do assignments as soon as possible
it may seem that you have a very long
time, but you don't.
4. Go to the professor for help, he will
appreciate your interest in the course.
And don't let yourself be shunted aside by
a professor or administrator stand up
for your individual rights. Professors and
administrators are very human. They
will try to do things the easy way if they
can. If you feel you have been taken ad
vantage for no fault of your own or for
efficiency's sake stand up for your rights!
5. Take the extra time to learn the
course and learn the course material not
just for the grade, but for the information
and understanding of the course. This is
what stays with you.
6. Study for tests to learn and review
and don't use old tests as the only study
material your notes and the text t h e
old tests can only show the type of test
to expect.
7. Use all your time. Forty-five min
utes of concentrated study Is much better
than two hours of day dreaming. Also,
every spare minute auds up and leaves
you with much more free time.
Finally, remember that total educa
tion is what is important. Read newspap
ers, magazines, watch news programs,
read extra books. College is more than
text books.
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I TTly Soul 3s cfree
Campaigning with Reagan
Having spent four days
following Governor Brown,
a spirit of fair play moved
me to hop over to Mr. Rea
gan's campaign to analyze
equally his grasp of the
issues, his style of delivery,
his electioneering strategy
and to seek for omens.
And so it was that at
8:30 the other morning I
joined Mr. Reagan for his
first major address of the
day. In the Hall of the
Crucifixion.
The Hall of the Cruci
fixion, in case you are un
familiar with the beloved
shrines of Los Angeles, is
a beloved cathedral
like structure high atop the
highest beloved knoll in
Forest Lawn Memorial
Park the world's most
beloving (cq) cemetery.
The occasion was the
monthly meeting of the
Forest Lawn Employees'
Association. And a jollier
lot of mortuary attendants,
burial ground keepers, plot
salesmen and souvenir ven
dors you'd never want to
meet. Never.
To hear them, 600 'oiccs
strong, sock out "Smile,
Darn Ya, Smile," in the
Hall of the Crucifixion at
8:30 in the morning is an
experience I'M hrcver re
member. Forever.
But you nuve co lead up
to an experience like that
gradually. First you walk
up the broad steps to the
hall, past a huge ornate
sign saying that this shrine
is maintained only through
ft O""tn'butions of a gener
ous public specifically 25
cents each, children and
the clergy exempted.
Inside the church-like ves
tibule is another sign say
ing shorts and similar tourist-type
attire are out of
place here, but "smocks
are available free of
charge." And through that
is the very Hall of the
Crucifixion itself, which is
an auditorium.
The huge wall down front
was covered with drapes.
A lady employee politely
explained that behind them
was a vast painting of the
crucifixion. But it wouldn't
be uncovered "because of
the secular nature of the
occasion."
A piano and an organ
were banging out lively
tunes to warm up the audi
ence. Stage center was a
carved oak rostrum with a
spray of carnations and
gladiolas in front of it and
the American and Forest
Lawn flags on either side.
Mr. Reagan sat in the front
row in a maroon sport coat,
looking brave.
Following a prayer and
the Pledge of Allegiance, a
gentleman wearing a grey
suit, glasses and a throat
microphone cried: Let's
show our illustrious guest
how Forest Lawn can sing."
And, stomping a foot, he
led us in not only 'Smile,
Darn Ya, Smile," but
"Marching Along To
gether," "The More We Get
Together" (the happier
we'll be), and not one, but
two " verses of the Star
Spangled Banner.
Mr. Frederick Llewellyn,
the executive vice presi
dent of Forest Lawn, took
over and said, "Good
Morning."
"Good morning," chor
used the crowd.
"Oh, we can do better
than that on this bright
sunny morning, can't we?"
he said. "Good morning."
And they did thunderously
better.
Mr. Llewellyn then read
a long list of employees
who had broken legs, re
cent surgery or were other
wise snug abed and said
we should "remember them
with card or letter as we
would like to be re
membered." Afterward, he presented
bonds, pins, certificates,
presents and cash to nu
merous other employees for
their suggestions, their
length of service or their
retirement, calling each by
his or her first name.
"We at Forest Lawn,"
said the lady next to me
happily, "just love these
get-togethers."
The candidate also spoke.
THE WHISTLER
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Sorry about the title fans.
I spent several hours try
ing to think of a sexy or
obscure title to show my
attunement to the intellecu
tally electrifying atmos
phere of this institution of
higher learning.
But everybody's got to
have one, so why not "The
Whistler?" For Steve Ab
bott and all the English
buffs, I did however man
age to sneak in a refer
ence to e.e. cummings in
my name (check out the
small caps, Stevie babe).
Which brings me to my
first point, i.e.: Steve Ab
bott, Carl Davidson, et. al.
as a student I resent
being told that everyone on
this campus wallowed in
lethargy till these two
champions of libera
lism stirred our child-like
minds. If you want the real
champions of student rights,
I say look at the Student
Senate.
The people really re
sponsible for a changing
student government can be
traced from Schaaf and
Doerr back to John Lydick.
Where were you, placard
bearers and bearded won
ders, when the Constitu
tional Convention spent
countless hours changing a
sterile student government?
The men at the helm of
student government today
are not there by accident
or because they are in ca
hoots with the administra
iton. They are there because
the student body trusts re
sponsible leadership. The
task of changing to a dy
namic and meaningful stu
dent government is not an
easy one in an arch-conservative
state like Nebras
ka. In my opinion, Schaaf
can bring us closer to this
goal without upsetting the
applecart.
Now, let's move on to a
revelation that may come
as a surprise or shock to
many students. Those met
al boxes hanging over the
street on fourteenth are
traffic signals (for the bene
fit of freshman from Osh
Kosh or Pender, green
means go; red means stop).
Every year us Townies
are plagued by bleary eyed
"Susie s" and "Billies"
swarming across the street
like lemmings to the sea.
This year, instead of again
debating to close fourteenth
street immediately or con
sidering having sixth grade
traffic monitors, let's just
pay attention to the traffic
lights.
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I Opinion I
Another Bill Of Rights Comes First
Dear Editor:
Have you ever been called a nigger? Been ashamed
to be white? Been ushered out the back door of a church
and met outside by State Police with rifles in hand?
Been run off the road by a truck at the entrance to vour
campus? Lost a job because your references included a
Negro college?
If you have you might well realize how ridiculous
over publicized the Student Bill of Rights is. The
talent and energy that pulsates through a university
campus should not be wasted on foolish arguments for
changes that will recieve little attention once the excite
ment of battle is over.
Students seem to gripe universally that although they
are expected to act like men and accept certain respon
sibilities legally, they feel they are treated like children
when their educational institution imposes rules it has
decided are for the benefit of the overall goals of an
academic community. Perhaps if these students werp
really the men they claim to be, they would realize there
is a much more far-reaching Bill of Rights that needs
immediate and active support of every citizen of our
country.
However new I may be as a NU student, I am not
new to America. In the last twent-some years I have
seen something even more glorious than chivalry die
that something being the patriotism and spirit of human
unity that is desperately necessary to keep any nation
alive.
Consider a local example, namely the Saturday foot
ball games. I don't deny that this School has spirit
during the game. But what happened to the "Star
Spangled Banner" or the school song??? The Can-Can
from "Ballet Parisiene" would have gotten more attention
than they did.
Are people here embarrassed and afraid that some
might actually hear them if they sang out? Or is it they
don't know the words to either song? "One certainly
couldn't learn them by listening on Saturday afternoon!!!
But what has this to do with being called a nigger
or standing up for constitutional rights? Only this if
those people, who now claim ther personal rights as
adults, cannot be BOTHERED with such a small (?)
thing as singing OUR National Anthem, how can they
find the time to learn the detail of actual happenings in
the country they are prepareing to lead?
Or are the educated youth of America merely willing
to accept the word of newspapers (national as well as
campus) as the final authority? We are forfeiting a much
more important freedom than housing regulations when
we sit back on our largest muscle and settle for talk
about unfortunate circumstances. Good grief, Charlie
Brown, if you believe in something ACT on it !!! There
are opportunities throughout the country and the world
for people to do something worthwhile and lasting for
mankind in general and the United States' future speci
fically. Why not seek them out?
Admittedly the brutal murder in Selma of an alumnus
of my own college precipitated my seven month sojourn
in the South. However, hired first to teach high school
classes and later as a faculty member at a Negro college,
I discovered there was definitely more o life than fight
ing with the Dean of Women for 11:30 hours for women
on Friday nights. (Yes, I said 11:30).
The people I met in Alabama were working for an
education against an unbelievable poor school system and
an impossible political structure while we had spent four
years in our cozy college planning strategies to make
the administration allow women to smoke on campus.
Now I have never actually advocated sit-ins,,
pray-ins, etc. My only "civil rights" activity has been to
respect a person for what he proves himself to be and try
to set an example by my actions. I don't happen to agree
with the majority of the activities SNCC sponsors, but
that has not lessened my friendship with certain of Car
micbael's allies. Our difference of opinion has merely
served as a basis for respecting separate ideas.
Everyone is not willing to risk encounter with police
or other "influential" administrators in that section of our
country associated with civil rights issues. However, there
are plenty of other areas that need interested and edu
cated participants.
Although some are actually not aware of it, we are in
a war. Eliminating, of cours.e you patriotic individuals
who devote your energies exclusively to dodging the
draft, college groups can bring strong support to USO
groups. Government agencies on all levels need active
people to take a stand and work behind the scenes.
Also there are numerous foreign opportunities for
students to act as ambassadors for our country. Through
educational exchanges students have already tremendous
ly affected foreign attitudes toward America.
Coming from two campuses where doors were always
opened for me, I h a v e lately been t e m p t e d to comment
bitterly about the gentlemen on this campus, but I have
thus far refrained. Perhaps if this is published, certain of
these gentlemen will take even greater pleasure in slam
ming doors in my face.
Oh well, if they believe it is worthwhile and know it
is the best possible way their talents can be used, then I
must respect them for standing up for what they believe
in. What stand are you willing to take?
ANN KAUFMANN
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Dear Editor,
I am really disappointed with the students at this
University, and even more so with the majority of the
people in the state.
So far, the only comments I have heard after Ne
braska's two football games have either criticized the
play of the team, the coaching of the coaching staff or
the rulings of the officials. Occasionally one might hear
someone sighing, relieved to have won one more gane
and to have kept our beloveld winning string intact.
I am all for football, and all for winning too, but I
don't think we should become obsessed not only with win
ning, but with winning by a tremendous margin. I can re
member when 1 was happy to see Nebraska win any
game, and when the people of Nebraska counted a season
successful if we beat Oklahoma.
Coach Devaney has done a tremendous jod in tne
short space of time Jie has been here. He took a team
which was not even mediocre and turned it Into one which
has seldom left the national rankings. And he could not
have done it without the wholehearted support of all the
members of both the team and the coaching staff.
Any person who thinks that these men don't give all
they have every Saturday, every week, and throughout
the year is sadly mistaken. Nebraska has played and
beaten two tough foes: TCU, possible candidate for the
SW Conference Title; and USU, ranked sixth in the pre
season polls.
It is really a shame that the people of this state are so
overly concerned with winning when so many important
issues are passed over, such as the University's budget,
the civil rights movement, the war In Vietnam, and the
improvrment of education within the state. I didn't realizt
the national title or a bowl game was that important.
John Gait
