THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, October 27, 1944
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Where Is the Party?
. The five-point basis for yearly recognition of campus political
parties proposed Wednesday night by the Student Council is a sound,
practical measure designed to help party organization as well as to
ripfine the lecal limits of Council jurisdiction over campus parties. In
corporation of this proposal into the by-laws of the constitution will be
a real achievement for the much-maligned "44 Council More specif re
ally, is a featkeT in the cap f Jeanne KotUn, head f the Council
political acticn committee, and president Harold Anderson.
According to the Council constitution, the measure has been
tabled a week pending approval, but unoinciai unanimous approval
has alreadv been voiced bv council members. This unofficial O. K.
gives politically-minded students the go-ahead signal on immediate
organization in order that their parties may be in shape lor the al
ready overdue fall election. For that matter, under the election rules
of the constitution, the fall election cannot be held until participat
ing political parties have been recognized by the Council. Since the
present barb and union parties were declared "unofficial" Wednes
day, there are no legal parties on the campus; hence, no fall election
until parties are re-organized.
Aside from the fact that the five-point plan is more specific in
its requirements than ever before in Council history, it contains
several revolutionary qualifications. Provision must be made by
the party for the democratic election of a party leader presumably
by a general party election instead of by the totalitarianism methods
of a faction within the party, as has been the case in the past.
On the subject of factions, instead of the usual organization of two
more or less secret factions, a men's and a women's, who vie against
each other as well as against the opposing party, one of the five
points specifically states that each party will form one faction whose
function is to act as steering committee for the expedient direction
of party business. It is recommended by the Conncfl that factions
representatives be elected at some sort of general party election on
a basis of equal representation of student groups.
The third outstanding reform is that instead of putting up the
usual long list of candidates on the general election slate and then
organizing to back one of the candidates, the party will choose one
whom it wishes to back from their list of candidates by party prim
ary, and that candidate's name only will appear on the general elec
tion ballot.
Finally, it is worthwhile to note the emphasis placed upon plat
forms in the five-point plan. Since 1938, no party has "stood" for
anything. Party affiliation has been determined on the basis of
whether or not the individual was a barb or a greek, an unhealth
ful tho convenient division. Provision has also been made to guard
against the issues of a platform growing obsolete, which is what
has happanede right now. Each fall partis must re-petition the coun
cil for recognition of their program for the coming year.
The five-point plan is a good piece of legislation and represents
clear, far-sighted thinking on the part of the Council. With the
approval of this plan next week, that body will have done all K h
legally allowed to do in order to clarify the political situation on the
campus. It is now up to the as yet unofficial student party leaders
and members to clarify their own sit nation, not only to the Coun
cil, but to the student body as a whole, and to their own party associates.
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LETTERIP
October 25, 1944
Dear Les,
Your question of October 25 was a good
one. Naturally the campus wonders what
is going to happen to the War Scholarship
Fund. You are correct in saying that the
GI Bill of Rights covers completely what
the WarScholarship Fund intended to do.
The fund was intended to give scholarships
to returned veterans who had honorable
discharges from the service and who had
left college in good standing. The GI Bill
of Rights, however, will completely cover
the cost of education of any service man or
woman desiring to take advantage of it.
According to my knowledge, it is good
journalistic policy to print news when it is
new. You asked about the War Scholarship
Fund on Wednesday, October 18. Your
repetition of my statement was not printed
until October 25. During the intervening
week, the Student Foundation officers have
investigated the plan of the Alumni office
completely and have come to a different
understanding of it than we received at
first impression. We feel, with our broader
understanding of the plan, that it is a
worthy cause in line with our purpose.
Technically the War Scholarship Fund
was to enable returning veterans to come
back to school. If we cannot do it by giv
ing them scholarships (that is, if the need
for scholarships has disappeared), .we can
do it by informing our own Nebraska serv
ice men and women about the GI Bill of
Rights and about how to go about taking
advantage of the program AT THE UNI
VERSITY OF NEBRASKA. All other
schools are trying to get students back to
their schools under the GI Bill of Rights.
Why shouldn't Nebraska? We certainly
need the increased enrollment it would
bring.
The Alumni office, under Ellsworth Du
Teau's direction, has worked out a complete
program of informing service men and
their parents of the CI Bill of Rights and
the advantages of attending the University
of Nebraska under it.
I hope this answers your question, "What
is the War Scholarship Fund to be used
for?" As soon as a definite decision has
been made, you and the rest of the students
who so willingly contributed to it will be
the first to know what it is to be used for.
We assure it will be for a worthy purpose
Sincerely, -Natalie
Neumann
President, Nebraska Student Foundation
LETTERIP j
October 25, 1944
Dear Editor:
We should like to thank the editorialist advocat
ing the return of Love Library to a civilian status
for bringing to light the almost unendurable sacri
fices of the student body in denying themselves
the joys . and comforts of this new edifice. Their
ability to carry on this sort of hand-to-mouth
existence Is little short of miraculous, considering
the strain already imposed upon them by the
presence of army trainees on their campus.
There are, however, a few points which seem
to have been overlooked in this rapid survey of
a rather complex situation. Consider, for instance,
the necessity of issuing three blankets to each in
habitant of the Field Honse, as was done last year.
Two of these were for warmth, and one was to
keep the snow out. Consider, too, the fact that
on some days last year nearly a third of the
company living at the Field House was on sick
call with colds due to Inadequate heating and
ventilation. Use of the Field House was an emer
gency measure to handle the overflow from the
library, and it is not sufficiently equipped to pro
vide proper quarters.
We do not ask for overstuffed chairs, or ice
boxes to raid when the pangs of hunger creep up
on us in the night, or even a place wherein we
might throw a house party now and then. There
is some excusable desire, we think, for a warm,
dry corner in which to curl up in an army blanket
at least several nights a week.
The battle is not done, oh editor, and it may
be a hard winter.
For the Pre-Meds,
Pfc. Andrew H. Neilly
(Editor's Note: We are sorry, and also quite
surprised, at his interpretation which was read
Into Wednesday's controversial editorial, "We Want
In." Neither the Nebraskan staff nor the civilian
students have any desife to "kick the army off
the campus" now that the unit is so much smaller
than last year. The Nebraskan has co-operated
With the army with the utmost, enthusiasm and
has enjoyed the association. In this, we feel, the
paper speaks for the entire civilian student body.
We are sorry If our use of the free editorial
columns of the Nebraskan to express the stu
dent's desire to use the new library as soon as
possible has been misconstrued as dislike of the
army units stationed here. We still believe, how
ever, that the wishes of a majority should be
considered, if not take precedence over, the few.
As to the Private Neilly's charge that the drafti
ness of the field house was the cause of a great
many colds, a talk with Dr. Kufos A. Layman of
the university student and army health service
quashes that idea. Dr. Lyman said Thursday,
"there were no more colds in the field house than
In any other building on the campus last year.") . .
Rosenlof Speaks
To Kemper Meet
As Guest Adviser
Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, director of
admissions at the university, has
been invited to be guest adviser
at Kemper Military school during
a three-day faculty conference
held Oct. 28-28, and to address
the faculty on "Youth and Post
War Opportunities of Kemper."
Dr. Rosenlof gave the prelim
inary address Thursday afternoon.
This morning he will visit classes
in his capacity as advisor, and,
during Friday afternoon will con-1
fer with divisional groups. A I
faculty reception in his honor!
was held Thursday evening. Dr.
Rosenlof will sum up his experi-j
ences at Kemper in his final ad
dress Saturday morning. j
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