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PAGE TWO THE DAILY N'KBKASK.VN, TI KSDVY, M VY 17. V)V THE DAILY NEBRASKAN TlllKTY SEX LNTIl HiAK EDITORIAL STAFF S-t Hews Pawns Manning Kittlurt Morrte Llpp. H.iu.ru Kama. Se tdili ta Nrt,, Karhara Kaioeiratrr. Marxm. I hnrrhill, Mrrrili knilund. Inl Harm, ihra drHnma. O N I his iv( k. Night Editor Desk Editor.. .Courchill Upp Lndei 4iirrm ul in ftlodrni nuHM-.ttn. Buara. t.diKinal tMlira I imrreil Hall t. Huftinraft otiice- nivrn Hull -v li-lcphooe lla n;u. M.ht Hlln. twa-IS Uuarnall. I11SINF.SS STAFF Bji. Maaaart .'. Jiiri, laaloa Aaiialant Hb.immw Mauiw. ttmmk nlmana, An hat Hiu Clrralalliw Manaarr. BUM,, Mlrhaal SLBS KlrTION RATE (I.M a rrar kta( cop, SI .DO a armotfrf SJ.SU a'M mu .M , wtiMrl .alle. I-.ih.it4 ama-mM mallei al ibr puaivttica a l.limtln. frbrk MoaVi an ul rwiirm. Marrk 1. 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J The Winner As this m::. nj's misty ray replace tfcs ;Yiio!;e-filled air of last night's i i.v.-'srious shadows, another day r::.'v to be sooted by ",c B,nu"L c I"'."" comes into want to be frce men wno hold r. 5" .. . r,n nln- su" Clears our p,ace in Hfe witnollt tne rule '.way i.ic .; ; ;u HIT H iu ur S5- ' Af ot 1 i:r e POLITICAL POETICS Once more the politics come round, but this time we can not be found back in our hole within the ground, where once the barbs used to abound. This year now we've left our lair to come out in the open air and tell our might and show fur power to those who used to stmt and plower. In years gone by barb votes were lew, but this year we see something new. Instead of Greeks all wise and bold, fcy whom the barbs are usually tola, they'll take our choice and have "o voice, we find upon our cards today a party new. the I. S. A. The Campus Candor man to day, who has with fiat boys rone astray, attributes our activity now to what he terms a fraction row. There's more than that to this you see, for all we barbs do in Time Spr And EEeciioii Time "NYherras there is no further doubt that fpriny is in the air. and whereas spring seems t le thnt time of the year when certain people Ct funny ideas, and whereas these people ;:nd their ide;,s and spring et together, what hap pens is railed elections, he it there fore know it hy the university public that you should j.'0 ' the polls today and east your votes for new student council ar.d publication board members. In the speeches which the various factions shouted up and down fraternity end sorority row last night, students were constantly urg-ed to "voti intellig-ent'y," meaning cf course by "intellijent.y" to vote for tLi members of the faction which at the moment was the center cf attention on the rally stp.jc. Along with this wore instructions oa "ho ; to vote," but very little cmphads on actu ally getting out to vote. The vote at th: polls in last year's election did not even reac"t the 50 percent mark, yet representatives cf the student b:dy were supposedly b:inj elected as true representatives. All year, as every year, there have ben numerous complaints about the marancment of smite of the major campus organisations, the student council not heinj: excluded. These complaints were for the most part justified, yet observations have shown that many of the students making the eomplainls had made no effort 10 vote at the time of the elections. Ob viously it wouM 1 e better to set out and vole for the most competent candidates in the first place and smother ihe cause of inefficiency j.t lis source. That portion of the student body which fails to vote at the time of election has tio r'r.'ht to criticize the representatives elected by a majority vote of only about one-half of the student body. I'util students condescend to participate in campus elections, the set-up cannot possibly i.chieve its purpose that of be L'1.? a representative student jjovernment. 7e mijht alro suggest, as has been done eo often, that students not only vote, but also select the candidates which present the bet ter qualifications. Naturally the hue and cry of the political parties are to vote a straight ticket, but this does not always result in the election cf the better candidates. All three tickets bear the names of some well qualified men this year and students should take note of this fact in casting their votes. At the time it may appear like disloyalty to one faction or another to put one's approval on another faction's candidate, but it would save a lot of future gTief, which naturally attends the election of incompetent representatives. Thus, it would merely be choosing between loyalty to an everlasting faction or general campus welfare h the future. And the latter, after all, is the important thing. Almost all elections have something in common petty politics and vague qualifica tions of candidates. Perhaps the latter is not strictly true, because one can select certain re iuiiements that a ;:ood candidate must have, but very often candidates are chosen, not on the basis of their (nullifications, hut rather on the basis of their popularity rating in social life or some other phase of campus activity. In mentioning the qualifications of can-' t.idates we are keeping in mind the duties of the bodies for which membership is elective. If we must go thru the usual rigamarole, re must find out the purpose for which members are elected. Student council is, with out doubt, a valuable part of campus organ isation provided it does something. Too much time has been spent in the past in harp hg on old themes, or ia pursuing some new, but trivial gor.1. It u indeed an unfortunate thing that it is necessary to suggest a change u council activities. Such a body supposedly represents a cross-; F-ctioii of student .'overniir ability. Kven if' they don't, they can do something. There are; plenty of ; :f fairs on the campus that could ' profitably ' the concern of the student coun- cil. Il" it is so hampered by restrictions or caution, it could at least investigate. For ex-! ample, there are many clubs and societies on the campus at the pre sent time which have no ' either purpose of existence than the fact that t-iey are another club. If the student council beca-ise o.' th? voting regulations could bring aWut the aholitiem of some of 'on '-uden:s in the various col these clubs and societies which merely clutter JveclZ up the campus, usurp the studenls' time and ! ck-ction is s'.iil' true, we believe energies, and accomplish no purpose, the nres-1 Following in the same deduction tut inactive setup wouid be worth Mimething. With the opening of the Student Union, the council should ard could be able to do much toward the bringing about of better faculty-student relations, in addition to be ing a body which offers recommendations ai to how the Union might be used to better ad vantage. After all, the council is supposed to consist of student representatives, and who would be better to bring these recommenda tions to the attention of the necessary offi cials man the student council band clatter o !inating in two political raIli-3 last ni-rht. That rime old Sol brings into crea tion t:iat day that SO candidates have spent the night worrying about. The light ef the morning casts its bc.-irrj across the ta bles of two fraternity houses t!ie two housei in whic"i the identification cards of members of two opposing factions have been collected. The rally torches have cone out. V't h'js'c-vc'ed ine3ap:ione.-s le tired in their beds, a new batc of election leaders go ot duty, ready to tell everyone and see that everyone votes their way. That same clean, rure air is pierced by th 8 o'clock bell. Again it begins to be polluted by elec tioneering, dirty politics, and every eoncrivabe method of getting to the ballot box. Noon time comes and the vote. 5 it always eiots, seen.s very close. Force.- i and predictions are bjginnirg to find their way to our ears. Worried candidates and dazej electioneers begin to figure their pc:ren".a;e3 on paper. Many wonder how the new barb Inde pendent.'? a:-; e'oing. Others wonder if the Rei'ji'. 'in of the Betas to the Liberal fact on has given that fac tion eJiouph power to swing, or it let thc-.n hang. Still others guess whether or not the Pro gressive.? have set up enough of a precedent to a;ain make a clean sweep of thgs. There -re thor? who have ofien wondricd about the poten tial voting ftiencth of the two Greek fattiors. There is little in the way of forecasting the winner we in meet ing open gathered, and got our selves all hot and lathered over our slavery to the foe who's kicked us around with booted toe. And so we're Independent Stu dents, tee? A national organ ization, great, has lent to us its name and fate. We're joined with groups from other schools, to show them all that we're not loo's. We're young and bright and full of life, and soon you'll fee. us in the strif. fig.lt ng for you and all that's g'ol, and when we're thru you'll know we've stood right beside you thru the fray; so go, youse BUX and vote today. A vote for us is the one right way, so In your party preference say. I'll cast my lot with the I. S. A. We're starting out with a ticket full; they're all good men and that's no bull. We're honest and above the board, below the decks there is no hoaid of fac tion diplomats Oo try to cover with the wool your eve. There is no deal cf secret mien to hang on us a party lien. We work alone and for the throng. In that, of course, there's sure no wrong, for we're the barbs, and we will sting with our ballots those who sling the bull at us and rsv. "You haven't g"t a chance today." Now go out. boys, and do your stuff, and remember that you sure won't muff our chance to get good government you'll think the barbs are heaven sent. We'll do our stuff, we are no bums, and we won't govern with our thumbs. I really mean this now, my friend, but said I fear that I must end this talk upon my party's merits. You won't need a bunch of ferrets to discover what I mean. I am, BARB 717. There are numerous other tasks which the ! phf fa rDef-!.0 l tornP!' chanP- h council might accomplish if it saw fit to do Eeta Th'rta Pi. . . . . a m" Only after so. cinu ji n contained a progressive, inter ested, and cspable membership. The point which we wish to make is that in spite of its shortcomings, the council could easily attain the authoritative position it thould hold. If it cannot take definite actions, it could still per form valuable functions. With this in mind, and only this, should the students cast their votes for the most qualified candidates todav. LIBERALS (Continued From Page I t such, they will be abl to avail themselves of every cr'portunity to better campus life in general. These men have already proven their worth they are not an un-1 known quantity. Therefore, we can ' fel safe in putting our trust in them. The liberal party has endeavored to offer the campus these out standing men for our Muderit go'- ernnv-rt because we feel that a necessary' the mort T. stringent pressure by the student "u V.. V...- i.J l -l. then. election cf members of the I Student Council u nothing more than a popularity contest For the j bnrfit of thrs? who do not know J what faction they ere in e5S ou: ; of 100 in eveiy ho'ise do not I kno'v until they are told how f 'vote i. we have listed the hour- in the two Greek factions. Firures. i ba.sed on membership r.f the; j hous;.. come fiom the resplenrnt I ISCs Comh'isker. LIBERALS. I Acacia 43 Alpha Taj Omega 57 Zeta r :i Sigma Chi 47 Lambc'i Chi Alpha 16 Delta Taj Delta Sigma Phi Epsilon 41 Delta Upsilon $4 Phi Alpha Delta Totals 49? PROGRESSIVES. PROGRESSIVES I ben acmplisheJ Progressive made without consideration of pol- : suiuriu euuneu worKtris ouru;j eContJrued From Pare I.) the past year, it hss held office, end of iU out- Three great accomplishments stn ding contributions toward a have been achieved by the efforts tetter student governing body. j of Progressive women. These are: tiirng any action from the in cumbent progressivessives. And even then, the action accomplish! has. in all tas. bcn only half hearted. Administration of evry project attempted has reked of political scheming and unfair gov ernment Prefects which would otherwise have Wen worthwhile Sl9rn ,,u 61 have become political footballs in Kappa Sinma 43 the hands of the corrupt, ineffi- Sig-na Alp ia flu 24 cient Progrssives. i Phi Kaora Psi Pi Kappa Alpha Eeta Ciina Psi AlpKa S gna Phi 47 .3 23 35 It is a dangerous thine to nut tudents who are lary cr incompe tent into responsible office. For that reason, the Progressive Party ha selected its candidates with ex treme care, ehoosmf only those "ho have .hown their ability and v illingness to work. That the Progressive Party haj. eel onnnallv conceived and soon shown goo'3 judgment in selecting j sored by the Progressive Party. Iti candidates may be proven by i AJ1 appointments to various Ukinr a brief glance at what has ; boards and committees have been 3. Reorganization of Corn Cobs. 2. Adoption of a Wen's Activity Point System which will make for a more representative and more efficient student activities adminis tration. 3. P.eajtation f a Student 1 Union Building which was a pro)- SrorU THURSDAY! y GOLD RUSH DAYS LIVE AGAIN A Mighty Drama of a bligbtj Age! The FIRST Western '", : TrrHMirni ne f BP a v sr swsv t) 66 n 1 itics and only in the interest of the acuvny oncemea. 1 The Progressive Party has not find Will flr-it V-trstw lha vested in It by the electorate. 1 r ' The Progressive Party boasts a , L.rnl !.euiJv : " clean record which cannot be sul- !,.'' Tht,, 45 bed by any mud slinging tactics CJV 1 of an ppositit-n faction. '- : "r "". 3 Wu4 slinging is the last resort 1 'J m? 'P"s Epsilon 65 of a disease.!,! ,n.ne .h pn' '9m Th in throes of defeat ! The election today is not a choice , ,'. between two Miii. j.ff.,.. L,,t n"v y is over ties, but a choice between a party ,ir " !?iin, '1!1"1' ni Mciry which ha proven Its efficiency. ! m""" the .Student O.uncil , the Pronessive Party, and nartiea I . ru,vr ln rxlr picotons v . :.r. iv " iwtc th ui pniT iifm- Therefore, ty-caune the liberal fsrty will give the Nebraska cam pus a cleaner, more efficient stu oent government : because it offers for your election the most out-1 standing, most capable candidates; and because the Progressive fac tion, while m office, has not pro duced a true reflection of campus aims and desires, we f,f the Liber! party offer this iJatforrr a the (best possible ch'iie for the forth- .523 : coming year's student government. The ! selves. Vote for the party which is Pro gressive by name and in deed, pol icy arid principle. The Progressive Policy is to co operate with the Student Council to the fullest extent in making today's election a fair one. PKOGREH. NOT POLITICS!! 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