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Page 2 The Daily Nebraskan Friday, December 9, 1966 The Old Plea Library hours have long been an editorial subject in the Daily Nebraskan. Almost every editor has written at least once that the library should be open on Friday and Saturday nights. Once again the Daily Nebraskan will make this plea especially in connection with the Student Senate resolu tion Wednesday that asked the library to be open the first three weekends of January. The reason for this resolution is clear and simple. During the first three weeks in January, students will be studying for finals and many would benefit if they could do their studying in the library. From the reaction that the library staff and other administrators have given to this Idea the chances that the library will be left open at these times appears good. The Daily Nebraskan hopes that if the library is left open on these weekends that the University will use this opportunity to once again consider the possibility of lengthening the hours every weekend night. We realize that the library has many financial and staff difficulties and that in the past when the library has tried to stay open at other times, than what it does now students have responded little. But yet ideally there is no question that the library should be open every weekend and hopefully this possi bility might again be considered. Two Fine Ladies Two very special ladies will soon be missed on the University campus Genette Mason and Madeline Girard. Mrs. Mason, who has been the fraternities' best member for the last six years, and Miss Girard, who has supported and improved the sororities for 18 years are both leaving the University. As IFC office secretary and informal adviser, Mrs. Mason is well known to almost all of the 1,800 fraternity members on campus and she knows many of them by name. Her smile, her wise counsel and always willing help has brought comfort and aid to many students who have found themselves in the IFC office troubled with one problem or another. All 27 fraternities at the University owe Mrs. Ma son their highest honors. Panhellenic Director Miss Girard ranks equally high in the sororities' estimation. She is often regarded largely responsible for the recolonization of five new sororities and is likewise con sidered the greatest supporter of the other houses which have been on campus longer. As one coed recently said, "If I have a problem, I go to Miss Girard. House problem or not, she's the one that can help me solve it best." The Greek System at Nebraska owes both of these ladies a great deal and their names will long be synon mous with the system. To Tul UoU-ilK& PEofeLEM . Daily Nebraskan gan VOl. HI, WO. 47 Can't Library Stay Open? Dear Editor: With finals coming soon I want to make the peren nial plea once more before it is too late to do anything about it. 6 Why on earth isn't the library open on weekend nights. Is there anything we can do to have it open at least during finals this year. There are many people who need to use the library at this time but find it not open to them. 505-58-8898 Quest SJitorial: n Dec. 9, 1964 Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, Neb. TELEPHONE: 477-8711, Ex tensions 2588, 2589 and 2590. Subscription rates are $4 per semes ter or $8 for ths academic rear. Pub lished Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during the school year, ex cept during vacations and exam perl, ods, by the students of ths University of Nebraska under ths Jurisdiction of ths Faculty Subcommittee on Student Publications. Publications shall be free from censorship by the Subcommittee or any person outside the University. Members of ths Nebraskan are respon sible for what they cause to be printed. Member Associated Collegiate Press, National Advertising Service, Incorporated, Published at Room 51 Nebraska Union, Lincoln, Neb., 68518. BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Bob Ginnt National Advertising Manager Dwight . Clark) Local Advertising Manager Charles Baxters Classified Advertising Manag ers. Rao ki Ginn, Mary Jo McDon nell; Secretary Linda Lade; Business Assistants, Jerry Wolfe, Jim Walters, Cbuck Sslem, Rusty Fuller. Glenn Friend t. Brian Halts. Mke Eysteri Subscription Manager Jim Juntzi Cir culation Manager Lynn Rathjen; Or sulauon Assistant Gary Meyer. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Wayne Kreuscher; Managing Editor Lois Quinnet; News Editor Jan Itkin; Night News Editor Bill Minier; Sports Editor Bob Flasnick; Senior Staff Writers, Julie Morris. Bandy Irey. Ton! Victor. Nancy Hendrickson; Junior Staff Writers, Cheryl Tritt. Mick Lowe, John Fryar, Lynn Ptacek. Bob Hepburn; News Assistant Eileen Wirth; Photographers, Mike Hayman, Dick Steinhouer; Copy Editors, Peg Bennett, Linda Marchello, Jane Ross, Bruce Giles, Dick Holman, Romney ReutzeL Wri tea Who Would HaveThunk It? btillman In Jeopardy Earlier this week, this column concerned the need for professors to show more respect for the stu dents. At that time I w a s painfully unaware of the necessity for students to show more respect for one another. It is far too common at this. University, and unfor tunately the world over, for p e o p 1 e not to take other people's opinion Into ac count and rather automa tically say, "Our opinions differ; I am right; there fore, you are wrong." That situation, hopefully, could not occur at a univer sitya so-called society of scholars where conflicting viewpoints and theories are come in contact with everyday. But the situation does arise and can, and does, as sume the qualities of per sonal disparagement and harrassment. A person voicing his or her own opinions should definitely be respected for that opinion is probably just as valid as those of the individuals who disagree. Opinions are a vital part of a person and who is so om nipotent to believe that his opinions are the only ones that deserve respect. Why is it that supposedly intelligent human beings refuse to accept that anoth er point of view is justi fied? Is it a basic conceit inherent within man? I sin cerely hope not. Respect is needed In many areas personal opin ions, knowledge and, yes, even that "dangerous" form of respect for position. Personal opinion is per haps the most necessary type and is vital to harmony in relationships. Yes, dear readers, it is a simple thing to say or think "I disagree with you, but wc each have points in our favor." To do otherwise is childish and shows, along with immaturity, that the scornful person might be afraid to take the other per son's side into account least his own prove invalid. None of us are immature and afraid. Then why don't we show it? Because we really are afraid? Respect for knowledge is another form of respect of ten lacking from this insti tution of higher learning. Knowledge concerning aca demics is usually lauded, but what of the other type? What about individuals who act without thinking of possible consequences just because they themselves are not aware of those con sequences? It is far too easy to think that because one is not informed that no one else is or that if one d o e s not know of any particular consequence none exists. But such is not the case. Often another person should be consulted. Espe cially If that person has knowledge of the conse quence; and it is always safe to assume that any de sireable action that is rare ly taken has some conse quence that prevents indi viduals from simply taking that action. Respect for position sounds like a terribly auto cratic and fallacious con cept, but it often follows the other two. In a position such as an elected office, one would hope that the elected head would have gotton that post because of respect held for his or her opinions and knowledge. If those people who par ticipated in the election do not have respect for t h e i r own opinions as well as enough respect for their leader, then something is drastically wrong. Respect is essential to any effective relationship and students should be the first to recognize it. Who would have t h u n k it? Our By JoEllen Williams Talk is cheap. It always has been. Take for instance all the talk this year: students' rights, responsible govern ment, the individual's role In making a University a better place, the budget need ed to make NU a vital, progressive force in education, and "total education." All talk. On one level it's exciting, challenging, promising. Yet, when you look a little closer, you find a lot of hot air. Fortunately, there are a few people working quite hard at putting some of these airy thoughts into concrete tangi- bles, but what is everyone else doing? What about the individual's responsibility? Perhaps the problem Is not a lack of Interest, concern or motivation. Periip a great many people support the ideas being discussed and -would like to accept the challenge. Maybe they simply haven't thought of a good way to turn all the talk into facts. If this is the case, they have over looked an extremely valuable addition to NU that is in jeopardy, the Stillman Ex change Program. It is a tangible example of the ideas being presented this year. It's clearly an educational experience for both student bodies. It offers students here at NU the opportunity to learn about several "sub cultures" in this country: the South, the small college, the Negro college, the Ne gro student In addition, by either talking with the p&rtiripattng students or by participating in actus! exchange, one can find out the hard core realities of the theories we're studying, like sociology, psychology, eco nomics, political science, history to name only a few. Most important of all are the people Involved. They are ambassadors to the campus on a 24-hour basis for an entire semester. No one would dispute the value of such a program, and it's already gotten Man Hoppe- lip service support from "concerned" in dividuals and ASUN. Why then is V. in jeopardy? Because empty talk doesn't pay bills. The Univer sity refused to make it an official "ex change," as are such programs at pri vate colleges throughout the nation, to facilitate scholastic credits and fees. Thus the two Stillman students had to pay out-state tuition. The campus YWCA consequently loaned the program the nearly $500 needed for this. The Stillman Committee has conse quently been trying to raise contributions to repay this debt. Unfortunately, there's t been a very limited response, and it has come almost entirely from faculty. At this point one could question the situation that's made such a plea neces sary. Other educatioa Institutions have enthusiastically supported such exchange programs for faculty as well as students. Why won't Nebraska And what about the $1,000 per semes ter allocated for convocations that aren't going to be held. It seems strange that a University that is willing to spend $1000 for someone to speak one hour on cam pus is so unwilling to help remove a $500 barrier to having two ambassadors to the campus an entire semester. It's too late to change the situation for this semester's participants, but if the program is to survive in future years, the University must take its share of re sponsibility for the "total education" such an exchange helps make possible. Nevertheless, this year's program al so faces a crisis. The debt must be re paid and only contributions are available. It takes the time and hard work of peo ple who care to raise this money. Here is the opportunity for the indi vidual to take responsibility for making mere words speak in action. Besides do nating money and time, the student can influence organizations, living units and other groups to support this program. Contributions may be sent directly to the YWCA, 335 B, Nebraska Union. Johnson By A Dam Site Arthur Hoppe Cludad Acuna, Mexico They will be talking for years about the triumphal, confetti-strewn, slam-b a n g parade President Johnson made through the streets of this quaint little border town. The main thing they'll be talking about is why on earth he did it. The announced purpose of the President's interna-' tional visit was to inspect the half-finished Amistad Dam, which Mexico and the U.S. have been jointly building across the Rio Grande for the past couple of years. But the real rea son, it was explained, was to "cement international friendship." throng on the sidewalks. From the roofs of the peel 1 n g one-story buildings, brightly-painted ladies gai ly tossed down huge, wet blobs of streamers, occa sionally catching Mr. John son smack in the forehead. And enterprising young sters would scoop up the near misses from puddles and make soggy second shots. By the time Mr. John son's motorcade rounded the corner by the "First and Last Chance Bar," he was looking more 'game than happy. He got out of the car, hitched up his trousers and strode to the newly-erected platform, on wldch the j. . , 111111,111 iiiiilliilllllililiilllliniiti 1 Campus 1 ' l I Opinion 1 Miss Lyle Generalizes Too Much Dear Editor: , We are writing this letter as members -of the group about whose consensus of opinion Miss Lyle has so fre quently generalized in her column, "The Other Sheep." We feel Miss Lyle is making gross generalizations about or based on very personal and specific issues while she has made no attempt to collect any data that would sub stantiate her assertions. The reason we can say this is because we know of at least ten Negro girls on this campus out of a possible 25 whom she has not talked to and are uncertain about the rest. Besides this we feel that Miss Lyle is not being ob jective in forming generalizations. We would have no ob jections to this column had Miss Lyle stuck to her pre vious statement that this column would contain her per sonal opinion and not that of all Negro girls at the University. Even though Miss Lyle begins some of her state ments with the words "I believe," these words do not exclude the fact that she is generalizing. Her views, as a result, tend to become the views of all Negro girls on this campus. The title of her column itself, "The Other Sheep," is ambiguous because after reading all of the generalizations contained therein, one would wonder whether the word "sheep" is meant to be singular or plural. In an editorial, "Criticize But Respect,' it was said that people should not only be able to state their opin ions, but also respect those people with differing opin ions. In quoting John Wycliff ("truth will conquer") and Alexander Pope ("Laugh then at any but at fools or foes," etc.), is Miss Lyle saying that her position is the ultimate truth? Must anyone disagreeing with her be reacting out of "fear" and "guilt." Miss Lyle has written, "When the truth is expressed, some people become afraid and this fear is the end exemplifies guilt." (Some here could indirectly refer to anyone or everyone). Another grievance: Miss Lyle accuses Negro girls of m not taking a stand for fear of losing their positions in the group. Is this really the case, or is this just another of Miss Lyles' generalizations. Miss Lyle, herself, seems to us to be straddling the fence on the subject of inter racial dating. She says, "I must confess that a few of my friends have married members of other races, and, I assure you that this is not to be condemned it is something to be accepted .because it is happening all over the world." If such an apology is necessary and such criterion as "it is happening all over the world" is used as a justifi cation, why shouldn't interracial dating be condemned? We feel that a better criterion for "acceptance" would be that it is morally right. Finally, Miss Lyle seems to be preoccupied with be ing ostracized from the group herself. Why else would she continually" use such phrases as, "maybe I should refuse to answer on the groundrs that my answer will hurt me as an individual," and "they were plotting and their plan was to assassinate me.' (This refers to a dream she had). Shirley Bradley Cheryl Parks White View: Interracial Dating Dear Editor: I feel there is a side to this interracial dating ques tion that is not often presented and needs to be pre sentedthe viewpoint of white girls who are dating Ne gro males. I do not purport to be as "brave" as Miss Lyle. I have asked that my name be withheld from this letter. I must do this however mainly because of parental prob lems, and not because I do not want the "great truth" to be known. It is a tendancy for a few Negro girls on this cam pus to blame their lack of social life on the white girls who date Negro guys. I feel this is a false and unfair accusation. First of all I would like to clearup some of the stereo types given these white girls: I. White girls who date Negroes are labeled over-sexed. Needless to say the stereotype is not true. Most of the white girls who are dating Negroes are responsible stu dents, often student leaders. They are not wild or as a whole any more relaxed in their sexual morals as girls who are dating white guys. 2. These girls are accused of being on some type of altruistic crusade to uplift the Negro race. This accusa tion is ridiculous mainly because the problems which an interracial couple encounter are too difficult to njlow a relationship based on some kind of feelinp af martyrdom to last. 3. It is said that the reason certain white girls go out with Negroes is because they can't get any other dates Getting to know a few of the white girls who date Negroes will soon disprove this point. These girls are for the most part intelligent, well-liked, and often very good looking After all Negroes want nice looking girls too; they don't want to date just anyone. I feel before unreservedly shouting "discrimination" and condemning members of their own race and other races, these few Negro girls who are having social prob 0(i into their own personality patterns. ?iw ff0 glrlS ar,1vdating Nero nd many are dating white guys without being horribly condemned. Gray Girl And everybody agrees . . Daint was still wet. In front that friendship between the , of the town hall. The block United States of America and Ciudad Acuna has nev er been better cementd. To accomplish all this re quird huge fleets of heli copters, buses, cars, trucks and jets converging from Mexico City, Austin, Dallas and Washington. And there, at the end of all these vast logistics, was Mr. Johnson, riding past the bars and go go joints at tiny Cludad Acuna in an open car con- In the tower said 12:12. It wasn't working. President Diaz Ordaz of Mexico gave a speech say ing friendship was great His hair was full of wet confetti. Mr. Johnson gave a speech saying friendship was great. The residents of Ciudad Acuna applauded both the oratory in English and the Spanish translation. There wcren t any chairs looked interested. Mrs. Johnson looked like a wife who's been through all this !r iny times before. Speeches over, every body boarded cars and buses out to a landing strip. Then everybody boarded helicopters to get to a mesa overlooking the dam site. There, under a tent, a huge Mexican barbecue was served the 500 dignitaries and press as a Mexican band played and sang. Mr. Johnson ate with his rain coat on. At last the moment had come. Mr. Johnson drove down to the dam tn I S.fi&w.SWS Nebraska Needs 'Spoon-Feeding' the press buses screeched - to a halt Mr .Inhncnn h,H Dear Editor: " v""uu" mi. rx . - ,. tZT U . 01 the Nebraskan carries on the front page a story under the heading, "College Stu dents Feel 'Spoon-Fed' Not Educated." The first full paragraph in column two begins with the following sen- 21V Hr? dl?catl0n'from the entomology of the word, means drawing out. so all the dienitaries on the iein, streamers and a gray , rostrum had to stand up. drizzle raining down on : Secretary Rusk, who'd him. He looked happy as a flown out from Washington clam, for the occasion, looked be- 'wonson, Wonson, rah-" mused. Other cabinet : ' couple of dozen hands, he ran-ran cried the gay members and senators was just plain bored. gotten out of his car. taken a look at the dam, gotten back in and driven off. 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