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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Commentary MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1957 Editorials Foge 2 The Correct Channels University students are urged to be responsible, to sffk change through prop er channels, to be patient and to under stand their elders. Yet when students are responsible and use the right channels, the truth is that they still want to be successful. They still want to see results. Seems Legical 1 Last week the ad hoc bousing com mittee promised successful results al ! though its recommendations hare not yet ; been accepted. It just seems logical that - the serious efforts of representatives from all parts of the school win be respected - and made policy. However, another conscientious effort on the students' part has ended with a " prepared statement at the Regent's meet- - ing denying a policy of coed visiting hours 7 in dormitory rooms. The Regent's denial followed nearly 1 eight months of study and preparation by the committee who sought the change ; in the present coed visiting policy. Correct C1ab4i The committee followed aB the car rect channels including the approval of the Faculty Committee on Student Af fairs after modifications were made in the original plan. The Faculty Commit - tee, comprised cf ASUX representatives, faculty members and administrators, in fact approved the plan by a wide margxa ; after a majority became convinced of the proposal's merits. It is true that Dean Ross made it dear early that be is against the coed visiting proposal, but the majority of the staderi affairs commisee members over ruled his objections and the plan was approved. Yet is the end. Cm Regents issued a statement expressing "our desire to maintain the existing rules." Accepted Ways Proper channels, democratic process, arbitration and negotiation between the different segments of the University are aB supposed to work. These are supposed to be the accepted ways to get things done. Students at the University want to be responsible. They want to think about their education and to see results in their efforts to improve the living and ed ucational environment at the University. They want to accomplish tangible re sults through democratic, adult and re sponsible means. But the channels and the committees have to be real. Students must have faith in their negotiations with other parts of the University. Students at Ne braska can only be serious and responsi ble in their endeavors if they feel that the legislative bodies, the committees and the negotiations they take part in are fair. AChaace The Faculty Committee on Student Affairs is one of the students' primary channels for responsible change. The Com mittee is representative of all parts of the school and its members know the desires and feelings of all segments. Here the students know what is going on and it is here they feel they have a chance. The Board of Regents is distant and mostly secretive. The students count on the Regents to recognize and respect the serious work of the other committees. The Board of Regents should not have denied the proposed plan after the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs had ap proved its merits. dark Kern Student Politics (EDITOR'S NOTE: The felkwmg it tie first of a two-part series oa TbswgJsts h Stodeafs aad PftBtics. aa address fey Clark Kerr. former presklr-rt f the 1k vrr&iry f California, wbiei was grrea at a cvafereace a "Stadeats aad Poli tics" at Saa Jxaa. Paerto Rica, Marti T.SL 1XT.) Saa J cam. Paerto Rice CPS I A. - spectre is faftsmnfeg American tine spec- ire cf s&sdests.- For the rst tzze in the kisJary cf tbe United States, university sSsdeils have become - a soarce of in terest for all tbe nation; a source of cocv cem for much of tbe naUaon; and a sotarcc of fear far kz of tbe Ea.ticL This is a pbenomeiioa mrciqpc to tbe decade of tkHSTt CvetrastTettSTs Tbe immensity of tbe change is spec 'tacularJy highlighted by tbe ccstrast witb tbe decade of tbe ISfs. Tbe c&m&Lamt tbea was about the sHect or apatbefsc generation, tbe generation of pre-orgaa-izatuo mm. Tbe only prior decade which bad given warsnxg of tbe sfcape of things to come was tbe I23Ts. Bat tbea sto dexits were adjuncts to tbe efforts of trade xmrnif, or of socialists sad eoca mrns&s of tbe CM LeSS, or of isolation ists. America Farsters or pacMaSs. Tbey were auxiliaries. Tbey did not stamd in tbeir own right as a potesftial fume in history. Ia tbe 1563"$, a segnnest of tnuversity sfaKiemfs developed tbeir csro style, tbeir ewa mrifffwt. tbesr own leadership in an effort to exert an impact go tbe wboSe ! sockSy. Instead of "stwtest chapcers" of ;' c9sspa mmemes&s, tbe center of ac tivity was on tbe campus itself. This is new. It is dew. but is it also c"y--f-girf 'fm tbe twXuMmg history of tbe United Susses. Does it portend a new era wiaa 'a new class strsggSeg saaecessMly for power; a sew and potent farce trji-jg to ' re-arraEge events cMser to its heart's de sire? S Gees Tie XaUm Yasa reSects its sxaeiy, but ftea ia am exaggerated fAjbioa. It mzgzJixs and to same extent distorts tbe curt est ciar aeteristaes of its society. It may, ales, at tasfc be men sesstsre to sew deretep Kmos, and turns toe new Geveftopjnes&s cay firrt be seen dramztkaHy tbrocfa tbe aeikms (if ymUh. Has power to mag nify aad t" power to respond ipadfeSy nia&es tM steady of yaaflj an especially ' lew-tfsEEg c, fcr tis-mgk y&gh some atpeds of tb EStare of a sotMy cm be Gsderjtosd ewe fcUy aM imore qmskSji r& me mat be wary of tbe diszxtims aiw. To koe codact wib tbe miad ynsrfb, bowever, is to l-e ctxt&A wiSb a partiaiariy rweileg aayect of reaSSy. As g&es yxds, so may gs tbe ja&m esly s-are slavif zrd lets essikSsij. Ia t2 UsrJl SSaies ia t2 ISTs, wbea tbe caia was csacersed with 6epresmm auad tbe threat of famwn sad oi war, al9 was yw3i cJy saere . Wbea tbe m&m west to war, so Ld yocjj cm."y mar e so. r$bes tbe cation retaraed to "t&rsdaky aod cocsce-itrided ca per sce&l i-taCf-ial welfare, so Ld yoactb 3y uscre sa Wbea "exSreasista' of tbe Eigl asd of fbe Left becar&e cjre pre Takst ts tbe ISWs, so 4 it als wb ymeb sly xasre so. Eadi tise tbe EM-reaseEt of ysczb was ia a &reeLm m wtkb tbe E-c&m, or ssroe bsecttal part cf it, ss g'ir. Yostb was Aroerica writ larfe writiea large and oSen in a hasty scrawl To gneforstaad yscJi, it is faccssary to trnderstacd tbe natron. To t3a5rsiaaJ tbe catioa, it is btf J to saSerstaad yosfa. Rrr!.ti-.sry YKatb eaa be trsdbJesoiae to tbe statzs ra wbea a catka is ia a i-iae cf trs&Ues.' A cation is ia trodwe in a perkd of cbaige, sad partkslarfy Ti&Sest cbasge, Tbe cciy toe that youth is revo jckoary is ia a revsAs&mary sZmlim ted period. Ycctb may be itberecCy rest less tct it is set irJiserez3.y revftijt-co-crj. It La a rfrtl.i.'craxy iac2j;afi,ai ccjy when revolution looms. Ia the Uniied States, in tbe past few years, students have participated in cen tral concerns of national life, such as the Civil Rights movement and the debate ever American involvement in tbe war in unn more dramatically than ever before in American histrcy. It is this recent development of Amer ican students at tbe center, rather tban oa tbe periphery, of social issues that has aroused tbe interest, tbe concern and tbe fear. There is a feeling in tbe air tbat a new force may have entered into so cial fcisixy; that youth may play a more effective political role for good or for ill than ever befmre. Reasons For ParticipatMa Ia tbe United States, some cf tbe fac tors which have currently led tbe height eased student participation in political life are these: I. llacs kiVr edaeaiiM: Fifty per cent of college age students now eater cofiege. It was more nearly five per cent a baM cectary ago. Students are new drawn from many, even a3, segments of tfaf population, not just tbe mtjMfo class and tbe aristocracy. Z. Ctmeatntim ia tie buss laiver sity: Tbe large coOege arad tbe large uni versity have become a standard habitat for many of these students. Tbe enviros roent is often quite imperrocaL There is brtie' seme of a united community of scholars aM stedents ai administrators. Tbe impact of greater size has been in creased by tbe recent neglect of tbe nn (iergradaate in favor of graduate students, research, and external service. Latitade For Frecdws I. Tie penBissrre eavinwEBeat: Tbe fami!y has become more permissive aM so has tbe cturcb. Tbe-cobege no locger stasis sa'tmdi in loco parextis.' Tbe ia Ai miuKi Istits Issr k'tidtt s. aefism. AH in a3, there is a greater de gree of aiftonosmy, a lesser sc&pe for aa tbarit y. Tbe stitdest stmds more on bis own isd relies more on bis peer erocp. 4. Tie esUmrt of tie stadeats: By ww there are enwsgh stmems associated tetber ia large esoagb grocps and for keg ecscgh periads of time and with enwgb freedsso so that aa indepetodect Atwdect culture can develop wiib its own Czm, style cf bebavtar. cade of etbar. It caa have a particsariy strmg b&Hd oa a large campes wbkb provides little corn tact with facalty, administration and pa resis. Such a stsideat c&Mare reinforces UseW ns& gives a seme of pnseecti'.a zgiosaSt exsercal tbreats. It may attract to itself tbe related cmtee of tbe mm ttsxiezl axd draw in w faculty ad sberextx. It is Me an isiaad cxtee aa island often ia tbe sun, partly de P&del osily, partly rebeSlioiis toward, tbe tfiiiSj beBevsest imperial p&ver ffeat fwppwts it anm&ts,Yktmxm i. Tie exptttsfte issaes: Tbe Wi Lave sees s&xe expMve issues tonoect tbe railed States partkatarSy tbe Cml RibU urje kiersXly sod tbe leteam w ar eTCersaly. Isternal justice and ex ternal peace are bb iEsbereaSy cotEpeU mg s&sats for idealistic youth. Coming to getber tbey bare abetted each other. Be jfjod these two issues lie others of great eoocera ccctrol of tbe bomb, adjast eect to tbe computer, accvaodztka to the mass corporation asd gversrsest agency, and mock Hie. i. Tie aew taetks: Tbe sa-is. tie teacb-ia, tbe b&ss meeting or the march covered by tbe press and TV have given wm students new weapons, ia addition to tbe older petition and picket lice and sf&e, to call attention of tbe public at large to tbeir views. Tbey caa gain potency through tbe beadnes and TV screens. Tbey can communicate with each otber q a i c k 1 y across tbe cation about tbesr coocenw. Tbey caa travel readily. Tbey can have a loose network of friend ibips and contacts. As a cneq'jeace, tbey caa raocetsfraie tbeir takcts and tbeir attention at selected pressure pcicts aise rea.dJy, Eyescore Corrected Briefly Dear Editor: This morning while walking by the columns I noticed that some enterprising person recently made a practical addition to the lights there. The improvement some sacks or curtains over the mercury vapor lights corrected a glaring eyesore for the students of the University without doing any damage to University property. My hat is off to the gallant soul who braved the wrath of the administration in such a manner. He is a true traditionalist at heart, I surmise. P.S.: The University, with its usual1 "propriety," tore down the sacks this afternoon. (Sob!) A Romantic I New Column Trick I Our Man Hoppe- Sane Capital Punisnient Arthur Hoppe A new furor has arisen over capital punishment. Advocates argue that we must kill people who kill people in order to teach them that killing people is despicable. And each cer tainly learns that lesson. Prospective Killers Opponents, however, con tend that capital punish rz,ent is no deterrent what soever to other prospective killers. This simply isnt true. One prospective vic tim whose life is owed to day to the threat of capital punishment is Mrs. Irma T. Pet; bone of Elysia, Cali fornia. Her case was brought to light in a letter from her husband. Homer, to the Na tional Committee for a Sane Capital Punishment Policy. The text follows. "Dear Sirs: Nag, nag. 1 Campus Opinion ( Ralph Bundle Criticized Dear Editor: Thank you Ralph Buncbe for nothing. Perhaps "nothing is too strong, but you should be thanked for wasting 4 CO hours for as unary students and professors attending tbe convocation and for eliminating tbe 10:30 class hour for tbe entire university. Thank you for the pap baraded ost to hungry minds who expected much rjore. If yocr were a lesser man, then you might be ex cused for dealing in reminiscences and anecdotes or for tbree cunie capsule summaries of tbe world's trouble spots. BM a u&iversity community tas a right to expect and demand more of a Ncfeel Peace Prize winner and Undersejcretary to tbe United Naticcs than .45 minutes of women's club burner and 10 minutes of meat. Perhaps when you return after 17 more years we can hope that either tbe world situation or yea will have made considerable progress. Disappointed Compassion Forgotten Dear lA&m: To Tuogicus and No Balosey: Simce yoa dmt sign your cames, it is very apparent that yon Lack tbe courage to be persecuted for your con vktkcs by even a minority. To "L&sScbs", it is apparent that yoa do not know tbe character of booest missionary Ctristianity. Yoa are reading too macy books instead of getting your informa tion from tbe source, tbe coapasi0&ate teachings of Jesus Cnrist bisueif. Yoa are getting yoiir uttrcatisa fceCT tbe records of corrupt Qsristianity. corrupted by vain and self-righteous men such as tbe Pharisees which Cbrist himself so frankly criticized. To "So EaiiMsey. liberty is no Jaeger liberty when we trespass on tbe Lbertses of others. (I woeild also ex tend Ibis criticism to Bill Steea and bis sympathizers who beSiieve tbeir is tbe right to make tbeir lewdness a pub bc ware, thus trespassing on tbe rights of those who wish themselves and tbeir children to be free from tbe Influence of such sadism against bttman self-respect) If "So Baloney" bad been bora in a black or brown coro jzsEJty, would be still feel himself to be superior or en titled to tbe same rights as tbe ma'yjrty Sch trespasses towards ourseSves and towards others is tbe cause for tbe great hardships and unbappinets in this world today. Politically Conservative White Bjy Oscar EJomstedt Daily XeLraskan TKU-t: buna ZDS. ZW tat 9ft Whbskw ram nN n we mam dwrmm naw m oum pu'Hutt. ftv Our mmtow m Cm tmmimf hIM w mm "mm tmm mw Bw Kctmmw m tmrnm mm liw. mmmtua ml am mimmmm mm amtmsju. mtrr tatotr mm K.mmmmr: Hium tim trmm Qmr. Home mt turn Mm tm .:wmm. KM ill tmm Imam C4mm kA ImnaMs liiK two tMm Imn Wfmtm. tmimt VHk Cmtrtt Tfmx. mmmmp trmn fm Iter tavha, Cmrm Cmfmimt toitnl WJtmm Wtm; Smyrna. tMac lnn Cmmp tmamrn Iiiimi i ,! tmrnm Kwtv liawdt. JB r in mn. cfcrt Unfit. Imm norm efrr ttrmHftiHm tawi OmW cmur; CSmmm$ Cmrm. Cumm tmrmmX la turn tit turn i-mr Mrrm tuimi. Cmrm tn win. bo nag. Irma was driving me out of my skull. At 11:02 p.m. on tbe night of Au gust 23, in a paroxy sm of uncontrollable rage. I took my .38 revolver out of the night stand drawer, took a bead on Irma's left ear and squeezed the trigger. "That is, I started to squeeze the trigger. Sudden ly, I blanched. 'You fool!' I cried to myself. 'Don't you realize that if you are caught, convicted by a jury after three or four trials, sentenced to the extreme penalty, lose your appeals in the State Supreme Court, Federal District Court, U.S. Circuit Court, U.S. Supreme Court and Governor's Clem ency Hearing, you may pos sibly die for this deed, with in two to twelve years, in the gas chamber.' Gas Ciamber "On the other hand. I said to myself thoughtfully, only three per cent of those who commit homicides are ever executed. Surely, knocking off Irma is worth one chance in 33 of going to the gas chamber.' "This, however, I cau tioned myself, "is going to be a pretty open and shut case of who did it and why. You're bound to get caught and convicted. "True. I conceded to myself, "but don't for?et who yen are. You are Ho mer T. PeSiboce. a White Protestant Anslo-Saxon who snakes S3.225.S7 ssssaP.j before deductions. Being neither poor nor a member of a minority group obvious ly increases your odds of escaping tbe gas chamber to at least a hundred to one. "'A hundred to one!' I said happily to myself. 'I'm gar? to let her have it: MLnfort3aate!y, by tbe time I had jadicioasly con sidered ail toe deterrent fa cets of capital pcsisjtnect and reached my decision, Irma had packed aad gone borne to ber motber. Beig a good Christian and a good citizen at heart, Mr. Petbbo&e accompanied bis letter with a check f r tl3 to help the National Committee for a Sane Cap ful Punishment Policy further its work. CW TeierisiM The Committee's goal is to execute not only all mur derers, but all present and future inmates of penal in stitutions, by slowly tear ing them to pieces with red hot irons on network color television daring prime rifling hours thus lowering not only the homi cide rate but, hopefully, that of bicycle thefts, jaywalk ing and a3 ether crimes. "If capital punishment serves as a deterrent," says tbe Committee enthu siastically, "Jet's make it a real deterrent' Ia a postscript to his let ter, Mr. Pert, heme agreed wholeheartedly with the Committee' s unassail able logic. But then, on a plaintive note, he added: To ten the troth, though, Tm not sure that the pres ent system doesn't give a maa more to think about." -f l. ' r NO. 1 . . . Romantics meet to see what they can do about the glaring lights at the columns. i. NO. 2. . . . It's slippery, but ooe of tbe romantics is ea his way. . ... - rT i MMimmBa .. ti mit --n ni iaj rm miitnrHgmiTtriprri n n m m iialLjjj NO. 3 ... tbe ligbt at last aad stodents win have tbeir revenge. 1 i irv. m tL' ' 4TBn,Ph moment tf darkness like old times at the columns.
