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THE NEBRASKAN Wednesday, May 2, 1945 Jul Yb&fuz&fauv rOKTI-rOURTB IKAJB raklithra tkrM Clmu aaU day Waaaeaaai u rriaay tartar, aahaai fear saoacriaMaa Bate ara S1.M Pet Samestat at Sl.aa fat the Oallcfa laa. (C.M Mtilaa Sinl eaay. Casta. Kataraa as acfeaaa-claaa mUer at ta partaftlea ta Liaeala Nebraska, anrf Act af Caacraaj Marek S. 117. aaa at aaaclal rats ml asstarc araaiaaa far in teeUaa tlaS. Aot at October . UIX Aataariaaa Seataaaaai If tvss. KDITOK1AL ST APT Vdii. Barala tf. Aaaeraen M. aldiiiars I.eslia Jean Clat'cltr. Betty Laa Huston News Eaidtors Phyllis Tetfarden, Shirley Jenkias, Mary Alice Cawood, Bill Keberts Sports Edftar .. - xjumnm. rmi Society Edita BeUy Kiaf RDSIMKSS STAFF Business Maaaret .Mildred Knrstrasa Assistant Bosiness Manager Larralne Abramsaa. Shirley Stakea Cirrolatian Maaarer Janet Hatcaiasea LETTERIP Success . . . . The campus dandelion drive was a success. It is true that the drive did not completely rid the cam pus of dandelions many of the little yellow flowers stil dot the greensward. But it did do much to beautify the campus and, more important, it gave students a chance to work together in a co-operative effort for the betterment cf the University. Such drives, with the majority of the student body participatine. have a value far above the actual materia accomplishments. They do much to promote school spirit, school loyalty, qualities which have been undergoing a re vival on the UN campus this year. This school year, indeed, has seen several such co ooerative student projects which .have .promoted long dormant school spirit. The mock politicial rally held last fall, the drive to organize new campus political parties, the experimental peace conference all have promoted school spirit made campus life more vital and more interesting.. . School spirit becomes more important as the campus slowly but steadily swings back toward normalcy, as reg ular campus activities are resumed. A university without school loyalty, without a co-operative spirit among the stu dents, lacks a vital element, fails to give students a max imum benefit from their university life. Thus it is encour aging that school spirit here at Nebraska is undergoing a definite revival, that students during tnis scnooi year nave worked together in many drives to better the University. And thus it is that the dandelion drive was a success. The appearance of the campus has been materially im proved, and school spirit has received another neiprui snot in the arm. Unaffiliated Coeds Practice for Ivy And Daisy Chain All unaffiliated senior coeds who would like to be in the ivy chain and unaffiliated coeds in other classes who would like to be in the daisy chain on Ivy day are asked to come to the first practice tonight at 4 p. m. in the Union according to Anne Wellen siek, publicity chairman. A sec end practice will be held Thurs day at 4 p. m. in the coliseum. Seniors who are in the ivy chain wear white dresses and those in the daisy chain wear pastel dresses, stated Miss Wellensiek. Rprjresentatives from organized houses are reminded of the two practices also, added Miss Wellensiek. Union Activities Include Dances, May Breakfast The activities in the union this week start on Wednesday with the usual 4-6 matinee dance. Friday will feature two juke box dances, from 4-6 and from 9-11:30. Saturday afternoon the AWS is sponsoring a dance in the ball room following the Ivy day pro gram. Jimmy Phillip's band will furnish music for the dance from 9-11:30. The annual May morning break fast will be sponsored by the YWCA Sunday morning and will be open to all university women, according to Suzanne Page. Dandelions . . . (Continued from Page 1). lions. A progress chart was main tained in front of the union and pounds were tallied as they were brought in. A weighing scale was on hand to correctly weieh the weeds and a city truck hauled them away. The. houses in their order of pounds were: Women, who collected 50,913 pounds in all: Love Hall, 13,130; Gamma Phi. 8 827; Theta, 5.006; Alpha Chi, 4.854; Alpha Xi, 3,768; Kappa, S.0C9; Alpha Phi, 2,272; " Delta Camma. 1,839; Raymond, 1,446; Chi Omega, 963; Tri Delta, 885; International House, 766; Loomis 711; Alpha O, 694; Wilson Hall, 603; Sigma Kappa, 568; Posa Bouton. 533; Howard Hall, 265; Sigma Delta Tau. 255; Pi Phi, 169; Towne Club, 180; Ray mond Annex, 110. Men: Collected 22,373 pounds in ail. Sig Alph, 9,993; Sig Chi, 8.754; Browrf Palace, 1,062; ATO, 976: Ag Social club, 910; Theta Xi. 512; 331 Club, 400; Beta. 221; ZBT, 197, Beta Sig, 158; Phi Gam, 90. "On The Beam" Meeting There will be a meeting of all "Or The Beam" members Thursday at 5 p. m. in room 315 of the Student Union. All members must be present, ac cording to Marilyn Adler. Orchesis (Continued from Page 1). dents of the physical education department and members of WAA have been given an opportunity to express their originality in dance interpretation, colorful lighting and costumes thru Or chesis. Originally dancers wore only leotards, which might be de scribed as something between a modified bathing suit and a set of grandfather's long woolen un derwear. The name "Leotard" is derived from the original wearer of this garment, a great French acrobat, Jules LeoLtrd. On his tour of this country, American modern dancers saw his costume and adopted ik for themselves. Those taking part in the re cital will be the members of Or- EbST: Chi Omega pin between Si and XCST: la tb kaer ceritirmro a kwncc at Swh a BrriarffT UtrUw fmmtalv aea. Will foxier call 2;7aSS ar Jttrwart Hkit itoa. FlightTraining Cortmtnrnl Approved Sthttol FMrht lessons arranged at the Union Air Terminal by ap pointment, Kfgfct classes for ground school instrvetion. 2415 O Street Phono C-2SS5 or 2-6124. Lincoln Airplane Cr Flying School To the Editors of The Nebraskan: It is time something was said or done about the Student Council and its attitude towards cam pus elections. This student council of ours seems to have gotten the idea somewhere that the way the students vote doesn't mean anything. As a student who is not affiliated 'with any campus political party, I would like to speak out in strong protest against this unfair attitude held by certain influential members of the Council. Since I entered the University two years ago, there has been something "fishy" . . . some "ir regularities". . .about practically every election. Back then, the two political parties now existing in the campus had not been organized as such. I am not interested in whether one party wins or another party wins. I am interested in fair elections that reflect the will of the student body. In 43-'44 Les Glotfelty (now a Progressive) com plained that the elections were put-up affairs, arranged in advance by the "leaders." Houses were virtually dictated to on how to vote. The result, by those in the know, was a forgone con clusion. An anonymous pamphlet, called the SPECTATOR brought this situation out clearly. To make a long story short, the stench from the elections was so bad that the Council set up the present two party system. Last fall, class officer elections were held. Both parties cast about the same number of votes. But the Prog ressive candidate for president of the Senior Class was defeated by one or two votes by the Student Party candidate. The Student Council which manages the elections and handles all election procedure claimed there were irregular ities (which there were caused by Student Council inefficiency) and demanded a new elec tion. Curiously enough, the President of the Student Council is also the one who was the defeated candidate for Senior Class President. A new election, however, failed to change the results. This year, the Student Council (which has complete governmental powers) set the date for the spring council elections. The Student party held a caucus and nominated its slate of candidates. The Progressive party procrastinated so long in naming their candidate, however, that the Student Council (a majority of whom are now Progressives) postponed the election. What a laugh! "postponing" elections. It sounds like favoritism to one party, if not something out of Germany. But finally the election was held, and lo, the Student Party wins 12 out of 15 contests. It didn't take the Progessives long to act. Harold Andersen, president of the Student Council (a Progressive and curiously enough the candidate who was defeated in the fall election for the Senior Class presidency) interviewed himself in The Nebraskan, of which he is, helpfully enough, -editor, apd declares that HE believes that the elec tion is null and void, and therefore we AGAIN must hold a new election. And on the editorial page, he further states lour reasons, under the title "Serious Irregularities. . .", as why the elec tion should be voided. He hastily assures us that there was no "dirty, politics or shady dealings in the election." He says, "the irregularities were unintentional duo entirely to ignorance of correct election proce dures." O. K. this is true. The carefully writ ten out rules were changed in the "early part of the balloting." Jo Martz and Roberta Collins, members of the Student Council who were in charge of the early balloting and who are sup posed to know election procedure (both, curious ly enough, are Progressives) made procedural errors on which The Nebraskan editor and Stu dent Council president declares there, should be a new election. Nobody denies that the students voted for the candidates they wanted elected. This matter of "irregularities" in every Stu dent Council election has gone a bit too far. Let the Nebraskan editor and others consider these peritnent proposals: 1. Hhe election results, arrived at in an honest fashion, should be allowed to stand. This is the sportsmanlike thing to do. If there is a re quest for a new election, it should come from a leader of the Student Party, and not from leaders of the defeated party, when the latter's own members were responsible for the irregularities. 2. The power to declare elections void should be taken from the Student Council. They should not be permitted to judge themselves! 3. Future elections should be managed, not by the Council which has proved consistently guilty of "irregularities" but by an impartial election commission composed of equal representation be tween the parties involved, with possible neutral representation from the faculty (like David Fell man or Karl Arndt, etc.) 4. The Nebraskan should not become an organ for any one political taction or group particular ly the Student Council! These proposals are bein, made in an honest, constructive attempt to better campus conditions. They are being made by an interested student who hopes that they will Ie fairly aired. TOM SORENSEN P. S. Where was the faculty member from Teachers college who is S-udent Council sponsor and supposedly watching :he conduct of the elec tion when these "irregularities" were committed? chesis: Anna Aasen, Nancy Bay lor, Janice Becher, Gloria Bremer, Jacqueline Brown, Virginia Cam- pen, Irma Lou Fisher, Bernette Hadan, Myra Lee Hadan, Mary Ann Knox, Jan Little, Peggy Maly, Carolyn Motter, Lois Neu meyer, Virginia Pettit, Maidelle Platner, Fay Shimerda, Billie Steelman and Eunice Way, and members of pre-Orchesis who are: Elaine Asmussen, Claire Dudley, Margaret Iwata, Barbara Kelly, Elizabeth Lamb, Elizabeth Laslo, Peggy Leach, Fay McCly monds. Rhoda Roeser. Shirley Stuben, Pat Toof, Beverly Uhlir, and Adrienne Waggoner. Direction of Orchesis( is under Dr. Aileene Lockhart and is spon sored jointly by the department of physical education and the WAA Accompanist for the group is Anne Bird sail, and Mary Ann Knox is the student president of the group. Admission is 40c and As Coo! as Lemonade . . . That's how you'll feel in that new Summer dress just cleaned by m.u.. .nonnBjnjpwww r.i wo, m r t- ; df3 1Z2S tickets may be purchased from WAA cabinet and representatives, sport heads, at the physical edu cation office, at the Student Union office or at the door. The doors will open at 7:15 p. m. Ivy Day . . . (Continued from Page 1). Dreams," Martyne Akerson. Sigma Delta Tan, This, Our Theme," Ethelyn Lashinsky. Sirma Kappa. "My Sigma Girl," Doreen KiUian. Towne Clnb, "Beminiseenee," Barbara GrswolA. A May Pole dance rponsored by AWS will be held in the Union ballroom between- 2 and 4 fol lowing Ivy Day ceremonies. A juke box will furnish music and free cokes will be served with every ticket. Mother's Day Sunday, May 13 tit GREETING CARDS Personal Stationery Goldenrod Stationery Store tli Nana M Opea Kraaiaft YftY the Best IS Til All to Wo" ZS" "J "jjV Fairmont's Homofi nizei Milk tastet better. 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