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THE NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, March' 5, 1946
EDITORIAL COMMENT
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EDITORIAL. STAFF
Betty ! Hnstoa
Phyllis Trarardcn, Shirley Jenkins
Mary Alice Cawood, Phyllis Mortlorl:, Jack Cresamaa
Dale Naratnv. Marthella Holcomb
Sports Editor Gcorr Miller
Society Editor Pat Toot
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Managing Editors
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BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager Lorraine Abramsoa
Assistant Business Manager Dorothea Rosenberg, Donna Peterson
Assistant Advrrti&lnr Mimcr Sylvia Lasher
lirculatioa Mauser KelUl Jooea, Phono a-o2M
A Sound Basis?
Of the 2,000 veterans attending the University of Nebraska, some
have indicated that they desire a Veterans' club, some have shown
opposition to such a group, and a great many are indifferent to the
idea. The number of persons attending the meeting called for this
evening will give an indication as to which of the three groups rep
resent the opinion of the majority of the veterans.
About 130 of those who favored formation of a club met a week
ago and ratified the constitution which appeared in full in last Fri
day's Daily. Said constitution Jails to put forth convincing reasons
for the organization of a veterans' club, and prospective members of
the group differ in their conception of the aims of the club.
Members of the present steering committee who have expressed
their opinion to the press appear sincere in their opposition to making
the group political in nature. Other interested veterans have pub
licly expressed themselves as favoring what would amount to a po
litical party. The majority of the club backers have failed to say
what they really want.
The purposes of the Veterans' club, as stated in the constitution,
are indefinite, and in several cases overlap the functions of existing
campus agencies and groups.
Section 5 of article II gives the promotion of social activities of
veterans and an athletic program as aims of the club. There is
already in existence a fine energetic intramural athletic program open
to all university men. The Student Union offers a full program of
variety shows, dances, movies, etc., every weekend in addition to
their other excellent recreational facilities. The USA holds frequent
parties for students, and there have been several all-university parties
this year, in addition to the many house and group affairs.
In Article V, section 6, the social and athletic committees are
again mentioned with the addition of a housing committee. The
office of the Dean of Student Affairs has worked for many weeks to
unearth adequate housing. At present the Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce is conducting a surrey to discover additional housing
space in the city. The hospital units at the Lincoln air base which
will eventually bouse 200 families are being readied as quickly as
possible. The government says there are no prefabricated or other
movable type housing units available. The call for bids on the new
men's dorms is to be made in the near future. What could a Vet
erans' club do to improve the housing situation? In any case, the
housing problem is an all-student problem, not just a concern of
the veterans.
Section 6 of Article II says that the club will sponsor all groups
that serve all student and university interests and "stand with any
group that is right but part with those that are wrong." Who is
going to decide between right and wrong?
Several sections of the same article are superflous. One fays
that the group will insure in the membership a sense of loyalty,
spirit and responsibility to the university. Doesn't their presence as
students on the campus mean that thc-y automatically take upon them
selves these three things?
- The most questionable sections are those setting up the Vet
erans' club as a liaison agent between administration and the veterans
and between veterans and other campus organizations, and another
which reads, "to insure the orderly return of veterans to university
life." On one hand they declare themselves more mature than the
average student and on the other hand they ask for someone to act
as a buffer in their contacts and adjustments to college life. No one
is present to herd along the regular students when they first come
to college, and many of the veterans are men who have been en
rolled in this or other universities before. No other group has asked
to be set apart in this way.
As for counseling veterans, the campus and city veterans' offices,
the YMCA, and the office of the Dean of Men maintain such services.
Admittedly the campus veterans' bureau has been swamped with
work, mainly government red tape and paper work. According to
officials ir. charge, however, a veterans' club could or could not be
helpful to that office, depending upon the club itself.
To date the Veterans' club has not enlisted enough members to
be representative of the 2,000 veterans on the campus. Unless they
can interest more than 130 out of 2,000 servicemen and women, and
until they can agree upon some reasonable objectives of such a group,
the Veterans' club will just remain another unnecessary proposed
campus activity.
Tuxedos
for Rent
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No Secret!
Ed Copple's
Playhouse
Rented Nitely
For Dancing
For Picknicking
For Any Size
Crowd of Fun Lovers
To the Editor:
The announcement of the beginning of the Red
Cross drive immediately conjured up the remem
brance of the many fine establishments that the
Red Cross set up and maintained overseas.
One in particular that I recall was the club
in Naples, Italy. This club was quartered in one
of the more modern buildings of the Naples busi
ness district.
They made every effort possible under the cir-.
cumstances to provide a home-like atmosphere
and a variety of amusements. On the street floor
was a barbershop, shower, manicurists and a
clothes pressing facility. This was a much needed,
asset for many of the soldiers came to Naples on
passes directly from the front. They arrived in the
same condition that they were forced to maintain
while in the lines.
The lounge was on the second floor. As he fur
niture and equipment had been requisitioned along
with the building, it was of the best obtainable.
An American or Italian orchestra would be play
ing o a group of performers would be giving an
exhibition.
Along one side of the lounge, across a hall were
reading rooms, supplied with books that had been
donated by people in the States.
Most soldiers will agree that while the Red
Cross girls were not competitors for honors as pin
up girls, they were always friendly, willing to give
a word of advice or sit and talk with the soldiers.
Most of the Red Cross girls realized that many
of the soldiers had been away from home a long
time, that they had few opportunities to converse
with English speaking women.
Our division had a clubmobile assigned to it.
The three to four girls that staffed the car, trav
eled from unit to unit serving coffee and dough
nuts. Many men will remember these girls be
cause of their willingness to smile, making the men
remember that there was something else other than
war, even for a short time.
When the clubmobile appeared, it was a time
for relaxation, a time to sit or lay on the ground
and talk. To many of the men, this was just a
break from the steady monotony of war, while
others crowded about the girls, eager to talk.
The Red Cross had much influence in maintain
ing a state of moral among the men that could
have been created in no other way.
Sincerely, .
Don Dory.
AWGWAN DEADLINE.
Deadline for cartoons, ar
ticles and poems intended for
the March issue of "Awgwan,"
campus humor magazine, has
been set at 1 o'clock Wednes
day, March 6, by Ruth Korb,
editor.
Material should be turned in
at the Awgwan office in the
Union basement before that
time.
Voters
(Continued from page 1.)
Nebraskan. Polls ere located in
Ellen Smith hall on city campus
and in the Home Ec building on
ag campus, and will be open frcm
9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
BABW, the Barb Activity Board
for Women, is a representative
board council for unaffiliated
women. Coed Counselors sponsors
a big sister relationship between
upperclass women and Jreshmen, '
and AWS" regulates coed hours,
activities and rules.
USA Council
USA council meeting will be
held Thursday at 7 p. m. in
the BABW office of the Union,
according to Don Huffman,
USA president.
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