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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, January 7, 1953
EDITORIAL PAGE
The Fight Is Resumed
1 The backers of the women's proposal to end tire battle, it has been apparent that student
ticket prerequisites for campus voting have again apathy is a vanishing characteristic S.G,
resumed their fight to place elections on a demo-
It's Worth A Try
With the women's petition again coming into
the picture, Kosmet Klub members resume the
cry that their type of ticket-balloting for Nebraska
Sweetheart and Prince Kosmet is essential and
necessary to assure the group that the fall pro
duction will be successful.
The argument that a high calibur show for
This proposal was presented to Council mem- their fall production should not have to depend on
cratic basis.
The 24 organized women's groups who were
underwriters of the petition stated: " "If this pro
posal is not approved by the Student Council In
the very near future, we refuse to submit can
didates which will be selected by ticket ballot
ing. Our proposal will go into effect by the
undersigned on January 1, 1953."
bers Nov. 19, 1952. At this meeting the follow
ing motion was passed:
"In all fairness to each and every organiza
tion concerned, individual and seperate hear
ings will be held by all organizations to be pre
sided at by the president of the Student Coun
cil with representatives of both interested par
ties in attendance so that all pertinent issues
of any controversy may be aired."
With the hearings set to end Tuesday night,
the committee will make their recommendations
to the Student Council.
the buying of the titlists has been worn dry.
However, another point of view has been over
looked. KK members have insisted that their selec
tion method of the Sweetheart and Prince help
finance the spring show a production which has
had a successful run on Broadway. The mem
bers feel that a high royalty must be paid for
the successful musical.
However, up until the spring of 1951 when
"Good News" was produced, KK members looked
To force Student Council action at the earli- at the spring productions in another light,
est date possible an amendment to the by-laws of N Prior to this time, the KK constitution stated
. the constitution of the Student Council will be its purpose as: '
proposed at today's meeting. This will force the To present annually an original musical corn
Council to act upon the matter by the next meet- edy written, produced, and directed by students
ing. or persons connected with the University."
The mentioned by-law will read: f At this time, the group has removed the words
"Finalists for any campus election shall be "original" and "written" from the constitution,
chosen without the use of a ticket prerequisite The Nebraskan asks whv this was done? , Will
either by an All University election supervised by there be any attempt to revive the past method
the Student Council or by an impartial judging 0f having students write the spring shows?
team composed of organizational representatives Kosmet Klub members, both past and present,
and faculty members." should be commended for the musicals presented
jl over the past two years. This writer hears that
plans are almost complete for selecting the musi
cal script for the '53 production a broadway
suceess.
However, The Daily. Nebraskan hopes that the
1954 members of Kosmet Klub will look carefully
into the matter of revising their past method of
encouraging students to write the spring show.
There's talent in the University it has been
Again the proposal will undergo long and
strong debate. The Daily Nebraskan again puts
in its plea for complete and sincere approval of
the plan.
The proposal If approved, will restore dig
nity to our campus titles and add to the prestige
of the victors. It will replace winning by a full
purse for winning on an equal, democratic vote.
Regardless of the outcome of the decision, apparent through the Kosmet Klub fall revues and
both parties will agree that throughout the en- Coed Follies. Kosmet Klub give it a hand. S.Q.
The Bookstore Problem
The recent discussion on the advisability of As this paper has pointed out before, it seems
selling supplies at our Regents Book Store has highly inconsistent to be against the sale of sup-
blossomed into a red-hot contest. It is the pur
pose of The Daily Nebraskan to educate the
students on this subject
- The Nebraskan feels that students should
know that a signature on the Student Council
petition means only that the signed believes that
the sale of supplies at Regents should continue.
It does not mean that he promises to buy his
supplies there in preference to any other store.
Furthermore, there is a perfect legal basis for
the sale of supplies. An act by the Nebraska
Unicameral provides actually requires for the
Regents store for the sale of books. The
businessmen making the complaints are asking
only that the sale of supplies be stopped. There
Is no mention of books. However, it Is the con
tention of the University that the sale of sup
plies fits right in with the sale of books. Ac
cording to administrative officials, the Univer
sity's argument is that supplies and books are
part of a students' classroom needs and come
under the provisions of the law.
plies and not include book sales
Actually, The Nebraskan has not taken sides on
this issue. Our editorial comment has leaned
toward urging students to sign the Student Coun
cil petition but this is only because we find more
evidence supporting this side. More than any
thing else, we want the student body to think
over this matter. Every student should have an
entirely open mind about the situation. Both sides
have made some rather wild claims and it be
hooves the conscientious student to sift through
these claims for the real crux of the matter. For
instance, the problem of the preservation of free
enterprise has been indicated as the prime rea
son for opposition to supplies sales. Earlier in
this article we mentioned that the University
competes with private enterprise in many ways
none of which have been complained about.
The Nebraskan's only'wlsh is that no student
will sign or decline to sign without thoroughly
considering both sides of the matter. D.P.
It Seems
To Me
By GLENN ROSENQUIST
Staff Writer "
Thinking this whole Re
gents Book store business a
little ridiculous, I did a little
snooping yesterday.
I went to the disputed store
first time since September. I
generally buy my pencils and
notebooks on R Street.)
Anyway, I walked into our Re
gents Book Store.
Inside I found six shelves of
textbooks, occupying the west pan
of the store. On the east I found:
Notebooks, 98 cents.
Blue books.
Pocket editions.
I stopped to look at the pocket
editions. Most of the them were
complete and unabridged. Some of
them had scantily dressed women
on the cover. Next:
Erasers
Pencils -Pens
Glue
Tack
Rubber bands
Rulers
Ink
Notebook paper
After about ten minutes of rum
maging around, I left.
What I want to know is, why
all the fuss by business men over
our Regent's Book Store? They
sell only one brand of ink. But
who is particular when you're
hurrying to a test and discover
your pen won t write? Big com
petition!
However, I imagine that those
who oppose its operation have a
point. Approxi-a r aw. n.
The views expressed by columnists and letter
writers on this page do not particularly represent
the views of the Daily Nebraskan.
Appeal Board Has Reviewed
37 Cases Since 1951 Revision
By SHIRLEY MURPHY
Staff Writer
Thirty-seven cases of over-
pointed coeds have been judged
by AWS appeal board between
December, 1951 and 1952.
In 15 cases, appeals were
granted and coeds were permitted
to retain the activities they had
Nine women were given ex
tended grants. These girls would
fulfill obligations to an organ
ization until their term In office
was up. Generally, this Is for
a period of a month.
And 13 cases before the appeal
board were asked to drop an ac
tivity.
In almost half the cases of over-
pointed women before the appeal
board, appeals were granted.
Appeal board members who re
view the cases are: Sue Holmes,
AWS point system chairman; Jean!
drop.
Appeal sups ana arop sups
may be obtained in Ellen Smith
Hall. After a decision has been
reached by the girl and the ap
peal board, It is recorded on her
file card.
In cases where the appeal is
not granted, women may choose
which activity they wish to drop.
If a coed refuses to drop, action is
taken by AWS board and the
Dean of Women.
(A complete AWS point system,
of the present time will be In
Thursday's paper.)
Just Around
Diamonds Sprahle
As Coeds Return
Jan Staffer.
Jensby, Theta Xi; Lorraine West-
nhal. Pi Phi. and RWI Tj,ir.
Beta; Mitzle Moyle, Kappa, and
Dan Lilly, Phi Delt; Kathy Me-
Thls week the social column is
sparkling with diamonds, beems
as though every holiday brings Its
flrwi nt encasements, weddings
and ninnines. But this vacation the Cord, Gamma Phi at Iowa Uni-
Christmas sdrit was ultra-ro-verslty, and Don Wahl. Phi Delt!
tVY.rfrT aw rHent- Vi'ini-'mantle, and Santa brought an un- Jo Bryson, AOP, and Rod Bunny
Loudon, AWS president; Virginia .....A. .nminf Omnhn II
V 1.1a. AWC ..In. nxcUant' uulKvauis i.u.i.in-i o-a . -
Seen But Not Known
The "flying saucer" reports which were hit
ting the newspapers and airways daily this sum
mer and early fay. were taken seriously by a lot
of respectable people. The best explanation is
that they are piloted by Mars' scouting parties.
Yet, some still remain skeptical even though
, responsible observers have "witnessed" the lum
inous discs. These skeptical ones tend to sup
port the views of the wise old Anatole France,
who commented, "The eyes, and all our senses,
are messengers of error and courtiers of lies."
One might recall the books that have been
filled with testimony to the existence of mermaids,
werewolves, elfs and pixies. Frightened bathers
have counted the arms of the Loch Ness monster,
and only recently several people "saw" a cow
eating turtle m an Indiana lake.
Those still open minded on the subject boast
a new argument. They cite the mysterious air
borne objects noted on a radar screen in Wash
ington. This reminds one of tb,e fisher who boasts
that he had just caught a fish, and, in proof, of
fered to show the fishing pole.
For us there are numerous simple and ra
tional explanations for the flying object caugfit
by the Washington .radar. It could have been a
trail balloon hoisted by a politician. It could
have been a flock of geese on the way home
from the State Department. It could have been
McCarthy out on a witch-hunting trip. S.G.
Opening Day
The Legislature for the state of Nebraska
opened Its 65th session Tuesday amid established
ritual. There was nothing especially dramatic
bout the opening ceremonies the atmosphere was
informal if anything.
An Omaha Legislator, Sen. Charles Tvrdlk,
was elected Speaker for this session. This elec
tion Is Important not only because the Speaker
of the Legfslature is third In line of succession
(after the Lieutenant Governor) In case the Gov
ernor's chair becomes vacant but because of long
standing out-state resentment towards Omaha.
Tvrdlk Is the first Omahan to hold the post of
speaker under the Unicameral system and a
quick check of the records indicates that no
Omahan held the post under the bicameral sys
tem. So perhaps this indicates progressive
thinking among the state senators. The Ne
braskan, however, Is not qualified to make such
an analysis and will leave this decision up to
the readers.
In other first-day action, the Legislature re-elected
Hugo Srb clerk. Srb has served contin
ually as clerk ever since the Unicameral started.
He is serving his ninth term and he has never
had any opposition.
The most Important committee in the Legisla
ture, the committee on committees will be headed
by Sen. C. C. Lillibrldge of Crete. Since this
committee decides who shall serve on all Legisla
ture committees, its importance Is obvious. The
members of this committee are generally ranked
as the more influenclal senators.
The ballots senators used to nominate were
picked up In men's hats. Pages would distribute
slips of paper the senators would mark them,"
then the pages would tour the floor with the'
hats and pick up the ballots. The practice of
using hats to pick up ballots worked right in
Daily Thought
You are never so near to victory as when
defeated in a good cause. Beecher
with the general informal atmosphere of the
meeting. Senators chatted among themselves
and seemed to enjoy the affair.
1 But this is just the first meeting and no bills
were introduced. When some" of the problems hit
the session, an atmosphere of hard work and
maybe bitterness will take the place of good na
tured joking. We do not mean to say, however,
that there is anything wrong with an informal at
mosphere. When there was work to be done, it
was handled efficiently. The Nebraskan wishes
the Legislature the best of luck. D.P.
JJvl (Daily Vkbha&kcuv
FIFTY-FIRST YEAR
Member
Associated Collegiate Press
Intercollegiate Press
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ran om ,rea rroni eemunai ceaeoraiiia oa ma aart at Iha Board, or
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EDITORIAL STAFF
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Marilyn Tjtoo. Natalia Katt, Sofer Walt, Naaey Gardiner, rat
t' , .". - nnea, taaea uact.tr, Cd UeftUr,
tal Katka, Gary Hberman, Dal Hardlof, Uarwla MeAHee, Del
Snodrraat, Charlotte Defoe, Dee Jaekaen, Paddy Wrlgbt, Man
Ann Hanaen, Grace Harvey, Joey Dlntman, Marilyn Ration,
Bath Klelnert, Janey Carman, Dart Brawn, Teat Booker,
Howard Venn, Bab Serr, Gary Franden.
BUSINESS STAFF
Malaem Maaaaer AraoM Stora
Aet'l Baalaeat Maiuaen Stan abate, rare Beraatea
, Dee) Overboil
rtrenlatton Majuurer ,, M Bart
Nlfht Iditer Bars Stepheneen
mately 6,000
students buy
four spiral
notebooks a
year, mats
24,000 note
books. With
maybe a margin
of profit of a
nickel a note-
b o o k, t h a t's - f
nearly a profit a
of $1,200.00 a
year if "every- Rosenqnlst
body bought their notebooks at the
Regents.
Last year I bought about eight
bluebooks retailing at three for
five cents. At the most, with a
profit of half cent a notebook, or
four cents a student, this amounts
to $240.00 for bluebooks
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Syvia Krasne, senior representa
tive; Eileen Mullarky, sophomore
representative; Elsie Jevons, as
sistant professor of commercial
arts and Mary J. Mulvaney, wo
men's physical education instruc
tor. When a coed appeals to the
board, her average, health,
schedule of classes, position held
In each activity and unpointed
extra-curricular activities are
considered.
The decision on the appeal rests
upon the consideration of the
board to the -above factors.
Maybe it was getting back to
home cooking that made the
men realize that they ought to
settle down before too long. Or
perhaps the women took advan
tage of the last few days of
leap year. Nevertheless, here are
some of the happily betrothed
couples:
Barbara Deuser, AOP, and Leo
Manke, navy; v H
Sydna Fuchs,f
ukx, ana r osier t - ,
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Woodruff, Phi
Delt; Jane Cal-
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Overpointed women are notified "V""'.
by the AWS board point system f,lelt" pp nnV
committee. Committee members i Y ' Thiti
are Miss Holmes Betty Hrabik
and Barbara Spilker. niniriao-p Siir-
The committee keeps a file ofma Nu: Kittv
all women students according to Clothier. Gam-
rclass in school. Presidents of or-'ma Phi. and
ganizations and lists of members Rob Baubv. in Steffan
in pointed offices to AWS and the service; Sandy Imm, AOP, and phi Gam,
these are recorded on the file Bill Kennedy, army,
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More engagements will be an
nounced in Friday's column.
One vacation wedding was
that of Susan Lancaster, Theta,
and James Logue of PhlladeU
phia. The wedding was a Lin
coln event of Dec. 29. Another
wedded couple are Frank Mnnk,
Kappa Sig, and Anita Lawson,
AOP.
Several of the holiday plnnings
were Rani Andreasen, Pi Phi, and
Ted Kratt, Sig Ep; Marlene Wyatt.
Gamma Phi, and Don Larson, Phi
Gam; Sally Bartling, DG, and Dick
Dueling, SAE; Elaine Esch, DG,
and Pete De Vries, Sigma Nu at
Northwestern; Dolly McQulstan,
Tri Delt, and Jerry Robertson, Phi
Gam: Mary Lou Keating, Al
pha Phi, and Ted Cannon, Phi
Gam; Mary Ball Clearman, AOP,
and Bill Johnson, AGR; Jean Lou
don, Alpha Chi, and Leo Geier,
cards.
Committee members pull cards
of overpointed women so they
Jackie Orr, Gamma Phi, and:
1 M I.I II I. A I 'J
Jack Johanson, South Sioux City; KOnaia narai MWaraea
Alice Hansen. Gamma Phi, and m -I rAMM:o:.N
may De nounea ana appeal or i"""; ",'A J -r, ou
Ulll. I I 1 111. h in X 1 i i VJAVtl. .111
Hardt, a University
Regents Book store sells its Norma Kuiken, Pi Phi, and Wendy, graduate, has been awarded
books and pencils and erasers and Lauber, Sig Ep; Shirley Lysmger, navai wmmon.
One eraser ner person with aD-'nncket hooks solelv for the con-'".""? aPa ar.ry -incLl.on; 18"'- ar". wn um
KT a . J- i a j m i J " a .
nroximately one cent Drofit Der! , , t . . l"u. ?ED n?ersn.' -i'1.?1"' a"u,versity
eraser would he $8(10(1 for erasers. i.v-i.-- i: Pleve .iciinzie, nu ueu.
- ., - ' . z l . ing sociausiic or anu-capii.aiisiic
inaj uc cuiiiuauiB, uut about this System.
I know that the University Dairy. , , .. , . ,
store sells more than 24,000 eggs' ? people continue to make
a year and a large number of ice mountains out of proverbial mole
cream cones. And the crib served
about 800 cups of coffee yester
day alone. (That's $56.00).
We must remember that our
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Tj.-.-f. d .t. ,r,Mr, mio wuiikcis nice, in uiiiuti
erBb"to 5 Sallie Matteson'
ness any more than the Univer-i
sity printing plant in West stadium Gamma Alpha Chi actives and
is trying to run commercial print-'pledges meet at 12:20, Sigma
ers nut nf business. Neither is the Kappa house.
Dailv Nebraskan intent on euttine W Leaderxhfn Training eom-'him reeretfullv and said, 'Well,
World Herald, Lincoln Star or imittee, 4 p.m., Ellen Smith South-well, if I had known that, I
Journal readership. 'east Room. would've walked over myself."
during 1948-1852, was
amontf the 114 enlisted men who
Marian Uhe, Pi Phi, and Wes .received diplomas at the Newport,
R. I., Officer Candidate School
Dec. 5. Rear Admiral C. E. Olsen,
base commander, presided at the
ceremony.
Big Saving
KNUS
A Scot spent his last dollar to
come to this country and then
couldn't find employment. He be
came discouraged and went down
in iha rlnHr where he sat looking
out over the wate.r, dreaming of 3:00-3:15 Bands On Faraoe.
the money he had spent coming: 3:15-3:30 Curtain Call
to America. Just then a diver 3:4u-j:m rasmon rair
workintr under the dock came UP. 3:45-4:00 Linger Awniie
unscrewed the headpiece and took
a deep breath. The Scot looked at
4:00-4:15 Spins & Needles
4:15-4:39 Bop Time
4:30-4:35 This I Believe
4:35-4:50 Robin's Nest
4:50-5:00 News
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ADVERTISEMENT
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 7, 1953
To Don Pieper, Associate Editor,
The Daily Nebraskan, and to
the Students of the University of Nebraska:
That you may be further fully and fairly advised respecting the issues of the sale of school
supplies in the Regents Book Store by the University of Nebraska, we direct this letter to you through
the medium of this paper. On Tuesday of this week this paper carried an editorial and news story
which we believe went beyond the issues as we have heretofore presented them to the Board of Regents
in our original letter, and by the petitions accompanying that letter.
The editorial stated in part, "The whole argument appears to go under the assumption that
the Regents store operates at a loss which is made up by tax funds," "Further than this, opponents
have said that the Regents store operates, constantly, at a loss," and "It has been brought out a a
that the competition offered to the classroom supply business by Regents Book Store is no greater than
the competition the Crib offers local soda fountains or the Union-sponsored shows offer local movie
theaters. If private enterprise starts in, there will be no University printing service. The dairy hus
bandry department furnishes milk for University use private enterprise would furnish it otherwise.
Neither the petitions which the business people and taxpayers signed, nor our letter to the
Board of Regents, nor the letter which we addressed to the students, raised any of the above issues
set forth in the editorial of Tuesday. These issues were raised, so far as we know, for the first time
in the editorial Tuesday. We have at no time raised these issues and do not now make them a part
of our case.
The only issue at the time we presented our letter lo the Board of Regents, and now so far
as we are concerned at this time, is should a tax supported institution engage in a retail business
in competition with private business, which in this instance is selling supplies and other Items other
than textbooks in the Regents Book Store which was established for the sale of textbooks only?
On November 4th the people of this nation expressed their disapproval of this trend toward
governmental usurpation of private business and we submit that it is the wish of the taxpayers and
business people that this state discontinue that practice in its governmental institutions.
The Regents Book Store was established by the legislature in 1869, at the same time the'
University was established, because textbooks were not readily available to the students upon the
establishing of this new institution. The Regents Book Store served a purpose at that time and we
have not heretofore, and do not now-criticize or object to the sale of the textbooks by the Regents
Book Store the purpose for which is was created. We do object to the expansion of this store by M
governmental institution when each and every service it offers is now provided by a large number of
privately operated businesses within three blocks of the campus.
We have not raised the issue of whether or not the Regents Book Store is operated with tax
funds, or whether the losses, if any, would be paid from tax funds. However, since it has been raised
by the editorial, we would like to ask whose funds are being used to operate the Regent Book Store?
To whom does the money in the cash register belong? If the Regents Book Store were to be closed
as of today, would the funds In the cash register go back to the University Treasury or would it go
into some individual's pocket? Let's not lose sight of the fact that tax funds which we estimate to
be some $10,000.00 to $50,000.00 are used to maintain and operate the Regents Book Store. Pri
vate industry does not have the privilege of using tax funds in its business interest free.
In closing we submit that the only issue is should a tax supported institution engage in a
retail business in competition to private business?
We respectfully request the students of the University to uphold the principles of free enter
prise. . '
Respectfully submitted,
BEYNON, GREENAMYRE & HECHT
By II. G. Greenamyre
John II. Wilson
Lloyd J. Marti
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