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Page 2 int. DAILY NEBRASKAN Tuesday, February 22, 1949 i 1 3 1 Jul (Daih TbibhadJiatv Member Intercollegiate Press FOKTT -SEVENTH TEAI n Daily Nebraskaa to published by the tartrate el trie TJnWerslty of Nebraska as a expreaeloa of studeata new and epluioas ami. Aceordlac to article II at the By Uvn roveraiag student publications aad administered by the Beard of Publications: 1 Is tne declared pollry of the Board that publications trader Its yarlsdietioa shall fca free from editorial censorship on the part oi the Board, or oa the part of any anember af the faralty of the anlverslty; bat members of the staff of The Dally Mebraakaa art persoully respossible for what they aay or do of cause to bo printed." Svaoerlptloa rates are KM per semester, (2.50 per semester mailed, or fS.Od for r college year. S4.M mailed. Slagie copy Sc. rablishrd daily during the school year except Mondays and Saturdays, vacations and examination periods, by the University ef Nebraska ondrr the supervision of the Publication Board. Entered aa Second Class Matter at the Post Office as Mneola, Nebraska, aader Act af Congress, March t 187, aad at special rale of postage provided for la Miction lit J, Act of October . Mil. svatboriied September It. 1911. fight Newt Editor Gcae Bern Meddling With Melick By M. J. Now that the UNESCO conference is over we really should sit back and relax but we have a lew lingering gripes to air. It's the issue of student publicity, on the campus and outstate, that concerns us. The matter in mightily confused by past iniquities and present complications. Official university publicity is handled through the University public relations office. This department sends news to outstate papers and supplies the Daily Nebraslian with faculty and administration news It says here. The crux of the matter is that Public Relations seems to consider faculty and administration developments as matters of prime impor tance and student doings as matters of no consequence at all. This attitude has been exemplified by the indifferent manner in which the office supplies The Daily Nebraskan with NU "scoop" before it goes to city papers an indifference which amounts to rarely giving (the Rag the benefit of a big news break, or holding news 'til it's good and stale, witness the Frandsen letter. The final blow to student publicity was dealt during the UNESCO conference. The effect which PuWic Relations expended in getting out their most recent publicity "brain child," 80th Anniversary, left them so completely devoid of energy that they were unable to sive more than a minimum coverage to "the finest student project since the peace conference." The whole attitude seemed to be that the student-sponsored project was of little consequence. The fact that he New York Times considers it otherwise, and that members of the State Department looked upon it with eager interest, left Public Relations cold. Perhaps we have the wrong perspective when we consider stu dents a matter of major importance at this institution. Perhaps we are wrong in believing that other Nebraskans and other Americans are interested in student activities and achievement. If we're wrong someone will undoubtedly correct us. If we're not, we suggest that Public Relations take a careful look at the University in general and its own slant on University news in particular. Hospitality Tliat All America Understands The Council Answers y isii v. .a : J- i f 'TV-.- : ... - ; i . . . i vi t S b- - 1 . j , ' t w y s ' i ! : " k In Wednesday's editorial, the question was raised, "Just what does the Student Council do?" The editorial contended that if the Council would become actively interested in the issues stated therein, the Council would no longer have to consider seriously the criticism that it "never does anything. The editorial did admit that the "ball is already rolling. (This was not intended as a pun, we presume, on President Dale Ball s name.) Of the five issues presented to the Council for considera tion in Wednesday's article, each one has been or is under consideration by the Student Council this year, and com mittee consideration and action has been printed in the Daily Nebraskan on two of the editor s issues. These two are the first presented in the article: "1) What can be done about cheating in final exams?; and 2) What can be done to increase the relationship of for eign and U.S. students here on the campus?" The scholar ship committee, established last November, has been work ing out a program whereby existing scholastic problems, in cluding cheating, could be worked out more satisfactorily, A committee also is trying to establish a plan whereby dis placed persons could be brought to the University for study, Included in the original plan for the scholarship com mittee is the problem of securing academic appeal for stu dents, advocated so strongly by the editor this semester. Work was begun on this before a word had been printed in the editorial column on academic appeal. The other two suggestions for action, freedom of dis crimination in housing students, and fair basis of entrance to the medical college, have been, considered; however, even the omnipotent powers granted the Council in its constitu tion have their limits in faculty and administration inertia. To help clear up the question "What does the Council do?" the following has been compiled from minutes of the Student Council this year: Already Accomplished 1) A non-profit Regents bookstore to protect stadents from eiorbitant prices for acc essary books. J) A anlntlon to the parkin problem that canned anch a furor oa the campus last year; at least, the best solution possible at present. .1) Slow proem la the antl-disrrlnilnatloa policy la Bir Sevea schools. 4) A "College Days" program, a coordination of Ivy lhy, Knginrrr's Week and Farmers Kalr. ft Traffic lights being Installed at a critirnl point oa the eampas. 6) A method of checking budgets before large social events so students will not be overcharged for campus functions. )7 A a Ice skating rink for the benefit of stiidentst On the Agenda 1) Straightening out of various scholastic problems. Z) Reviewing all constitutions W determine whether organiralions arc fulfilling their avowed purposes. 3) Finishing the football seating problem by working out a method by which only students may use student tickets. 4) Investigating the problem of bringing DP students here. it Kalargiag the pep etuhs or adding pep organisalioas Ui provide a more workable card section at football game. 6) Securing representation on the faculty commlttc on student affair and social functions. 7) rinding a quicker and more satisfactory method of checking graduation credits. Koutine Tasks. I) Approving constitutions of campus organliations. tl Managing the student migration. 3 Conducting all campus elections. 4) Serving on the Honors Convocation planning committee. t IMannlng or delegating the organisation of rallies aad other phases of campus spirit programs. The Council isn't finished yet. Many items of business will come before the Council yet this year concerning the rights of you, the students. Council meetings are never closed sessions. All students are invited to come to Council meetings each Wednesday at 5 p. m. in the Union to view their government in action and if they desire, to speak their opinions and wishes. The Council is trying to serve the students. Tjiis is the answer to "What does the Council do?" Lrouise McDill, Corresponding Secretary Wed ZL : (Council (Editor's Note: The story below Is the first of a dally, series of features on the Student Council. Council Npre resentatives will be grouped by - the colleges they represent. The functions of special committees and officers will be explained. By introducing members of the council to the student body we hope to encourage students to present suggestion's to their council representa tives.) Dale Ball, Biz Ad senior, is the "first man" of the Student Council. As president, Ball appoints and supervises committee work, con tacts, and in some cases pacifies, faculty mem bers and is ex pected to keep in touch with everything that happens on the campus. His job entails looking into areas where student Council aid is needed. He must anticipate trouble areas and keep abreast Council contributions to the campus. Not the least of his duties is conducting Student Council meet ings at 5 p .m. each Wednesday. The Council meets in room 315 of the Union. Any student may at tend Council sessions and receive permission to speak his mind to the Council. President Ball also strives to keep office hours in the CoiAicil room, Union 305. from .4-5 p. m. on Wednesdays and sometimes on other days. Aside from the presidency of the Council, Ball is a member of In nocents and Thi Kappa Psi. I N Ball. of possible --V ' : , ML JAojiL (paqsL BY BRUCE KENNEDY. Aikjor it either way . . . loth trade-marks mean the same thing. OTTLED UNDCI AUIHOHTT Of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY IY LINCOLN COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY O 1949, T.e Coco-Colo Coaeowy Seed Analyzer Speaks to Tri-K Hobert G. Colboin, Nebraska state seed analyst, spoke at the Thursday evening meeting of Tri-K, honorary agronomy club, on the work of the state seed testing laboratory. Business of the evening in cluded the acceptance of Willard Stowell, Ag junior, into the club. He was not present at the De cember initiation. NEW FORMULA WKH VIIATOI works wonders in the looks of your hair. It looks natural. . . it feels natural. . . and it stays in placet Try a bottle. Tbh iptcial ct m bound tins luttrt kttpt hair in plan u about stiffntu, r - ,m- i i 6. Wfo X 1 I 1 .ill " -a WITH THE DEFENSE clause of the North American Security Al liance treaty still the stumbling block. Secretary Acheson is nevertheless looking for the pact's adoption within a month. Acheson believes that conferences with the Senate Foreign Relations commit tee will iron out the difficulty. The. final stages of negotiations will begin this week at the State Department. Other developments in the treaty are the almost over whelming vote of Norway's domi nant labor party for their accept ance. And the multi-billion dollar military aid proposal for countries of western Europe will figure greatly in the treaty. THE FIRST LARGE scale naval operations with the use of the atomic bomb will get under way this week in the mid Atlantic. This trail of lighting ships against the A-bomb will also include six of the "snorkel" type of submarines which will attempt to "sink" the fleet. The operation will involve more than 120 ships, several aircraft and 35,000 men. FLAWS IN the handling of the nation's foreign relations were cited by the Hoover commission as an example of reasons for a complete overhauling of the state department. Dealings abroad which are now spread out all over the government, the report said, should be in the hands of the president. Q Days 'Til 1949 Cornhuskcr Sales Close See a Cob or Tassel And Gef Yours Now!