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V it i ' u Page 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Friday, Jonuory 10, 1953 EDITORIAL PAGE Until 5 P.AA. This book store business seems to be in a mess. The University exists for the Instruction and Charges and counter-charges have filled the Uni- help to its students. As such, through legislative versity-private enterprise air with clouds of doubt, grant, was established the bookstore which now. Ignorance, hesitation and disgust. During one of these disallusioning argument?!, it seems hardly possible that one word, one phrase, or one utter ance of any sort can clear the air. But one thlnr la evident upon purusnal of the news stories and editorial comment and let ters to date. Student Interest In this matter Is vital. The point of whether one is In favor of the Regent's Bookstore continuing to sell supplies Is a matter of student concern. Perhaps the Issue of a few pencils, notebooks and rlue pots Isn't as fascinating as one concerning academic freedom, athletes flunking out of school, athletic de-emphasis or cheating on exams. Despite its seeming unimportance, the Regents of our University have given to us, the students, the decision in this matter. By 5 o'clock this eve ning, the student decision will be in the hands of certain persons who will take their information to the members of the Board of Regents at their Saturday meeting. Petitions, circulated by the Student Council, indicating a student desire for continuance of supply selling at Regents, will be presented to the six members of the Board of Regents. At this moment, it doesn't look like the Regents will get too affirmative of a student opinion. They need a majority of student signa tures on the petitions to make them feel that stu dents feel strongly enough about the matter to carry the fight to the floor of the Legislature. This might gain importance In the eyes of the student bodythat group so named to give the Regents their course of action in this business If students were entirely aware of the petition signed by state businessmen was not sent out with all the facts, the petitions being circulated on this campus by the legal representatives of the privately-owned book stores does not at tempt to convey the facts, and the motives be hind this move do not seem, to this writer, to be absolutely concerned with a tax supportetd In stitution engaging In a retail business In com petition to private business. as a student convenience, sens tnose supplies necessary to the classroom and the laboratory. The bookstore does not operate on tax funds but Is self-supporting business and does not put its profit into private pockets but into the improvement of its service. The Regents Bookstore does not make any ef fort to operate in competition with private busi nesses. But the retail bookstores, two in number, obviously felt that the selling of supplies at Re gents would cut down slightly on the profit theyi realized from this merchandise. H. G, Greena- myre, John H. Wilson and Lloyd J. Marti, under savage punches that ended either the employ of the two privately-owned bookstores h " waS lne CIVlUZa Sound Off By MARJ MO RAX Staff Writer As I sit here in the warm living room with only the sound of the typewriter in competition with the TV to mar the silence, the world seems small and secure. Only three things bid for my attention this column, the boxing matches on TV and the bowl of fresh pop com that my Dad set on the table for me before turning in for the night The pop corn, needless to say. is making the strongest bid with its salty aroma and color of melted nutter. Many of the fight fans are dis appointed with the results at the Cleveland Arena tonight Not quite four rounds have been fought and, already, two fights are over. It wasn't uncivilized, Tba views expressed by columnists and letter writers on this page do not particularly represent the views of the Daily Nebraskan, Just Around Formals, Engagements, Pinnings Came Post-Vacation Social Whirl Jan Steffen on this campus, insist "that the only issue is should a tax supported institution engage in a re tail business in competition to private business." They have attempted to cloud their own profit motives In a blgh-soundlng phrase that rouses thoughts of democratic principles in the minds of many. Unfortunately, this affair clearly seems, to this writer, a matter of money, not of principles. The Board of Regents has asked us for an answer. They will enter into whet well might be a debating contest before the Unicameral with the private interests represented by the Lincoln lawyers if we want the Regents bookstore to con tinue to be of service to University students. We must at least answer this problem. The Nebraskan is in favor of continuance of supply selling at the bookstore. However, the student opinion on this matter must be brought to the Board of Regents attention by Saturday morning The Nebraskan hopes that students sign -a Student Council 'petition today. We believe that apithy,not agreement with the private book stores, is reason for the comparatively small number of signatures en the petitions. From now until 5 p.m. is time to voice an opinion by signing a petition. Please do. R. R. 7 v I NT 2- Juniors And Seniors As 1953 takes Its first faltering steps through the calendar, an old problem jumps squarely in front of the students of this University. Is there any justification for junior and senior class offi cers? This question, and it is certainly a time-worn one, was brought up Thursday afternoon as a rep resentative of the senior class went before a faculty committee studying a brand new consti tution for the Junior-Senior Class Board. The constitution, printed on Page 4 of this paper, is the product of an effort to give the class officers and councils a legal basis for existance and per manently outline the duties of these organizations. The members of the Board felt that something was needed to make them more than just an honorary body which sponsors the annual Junior-Senior Prom and plants ivy in the spring. This constitu tion, Board members felt, would help make it ob ligatory that future officers make some effort to increase the standing of their class by positive action. Quite legitimately, the faculty committee won dered if there was much any officer could do along this line. The committee quizzed a repre sentative, quite thoroughly, on what plans he had for making the University better through class officers. The plans he gave, plans discussed and decided upon at Class Board meetings, were con sidered by the committee as plans which could just as well come under the jurisdiction of the Student Council. As a matter of fact, there seemed to be two main complaints against the proposed constitution. First, they thought that there were too many chances for small, unrepresentative cliques to gain control of the board. And, secondly, they thought, as has already been mentioned, that the Board "duplicated" the Student Council. The constitution they were discussing is printed on Page 4. The senior representative agreed, and The Nebraskan also agrees, that there was a very good chance that a small, unrepre sV'd clique might very possibly take over the Board. This has been going on for many, many years as the Faction has nominated men for class offices and voted them in. Unfortunately, some times these men have not been of extremely high caliber. When such an event takes place, the whole student body suffers, or would suffer, if the class officers had any duties important enough to cause suffering. The point is partly that no duties have been prescribed before because no officers have been strong enough to make per manent, legal duties. It would be unfortunate If the Faction con trolled tie Board. But there does not seem to be any way to write the constitution so that their control would not be automatic. It would not be fair to the unorganized students, the com mittee said, if the constitution were approved as is. The senior representative admitted and The Nebraskan also feels forced to admit that no positive way is evident to make officer elections fair to all involved. In other words, how would the constitution be changed to make it difficult for small cliques to control the Board? The senior representative spoke only for him self when he agreed that it would be bad for the Faction to control the Board. The Board now is Question Or Filler? Either a newspaper columnist ' who answers three questions each day was short on new ques tions (or answers) or he must think he is striking a blow against Middle Age superstition. In Ids Thursday column be asked the ques tion, Do dreams come true?" Perhaps he ex tracted to destroy the simple belief of thousands f newspaper readers by the bluntness of his answer. Kis answer: Dreams don't come true. Kow we know. well represented with Faction-elected men. It is only fair to say that these men are all working very bard and they have shown no in-born weak nesses because of their campus political affilia tions. But the committee suspicious of the future, wants to be sure. The Board would like to have Juniors and seniors, and any other Interested students, make any suggestions about the constitution. The Nebraskan is Interested la seeing this institu tion the class officers become something the campus can be proud of and it seems as if the constitution is the best way for them to ret there. If the constitution is wrong it should be changed. This is your chance to suggest changes. D. P. To Mr, Crosby Everything became official during Thursday ceremonies for Bob Crosby, Nebraska's 27th gov nernor. Mr. Crosby got inaugurated at 2 in the afternoon. A reception " and later a dinner for former governors followed this official event The social highlight of the day came last night when a University concert band opened the inaugural ball with a concert, followed by a Grand March led by Governor and Mrs. Crosby. Although be has been working industriously for months at the business of getting to be gov ernor and then at getting ready to bead bis state. Bob Crosby officially went down in the annals of Nebraska history Thursday, January S, 1953. Mr. Crosby is a comparatively young man for the office of governor; his political career seems to hav followed a predestined pattern, climaxed by his sweeping election to the governorship of this state. This man appears extremely familiar with all phases of the state he now leads. He has watched this state for years and knows what must be done to insure the successful government of the citizenry. During the primary and the November elec tion, The Daily Nebraskan editorially supported Mr. Crosby. Although his final opponent, Wal ter Raecke, was a formidable match' the election of a Republican to the governorship did not set any precedent In this state. The Nebraskan still is heartily In favor of Bob Crosby. To this 27th governor of our state we wish the best of luck and success in all bis ventures. We know this man to be honest, con scientious and interested in the welfare of his. people. Nebraska is fortunate to have a man the cal iber of Mr. Crosby at its belm. The Nebraskan wishes him well. R. R. tion which has invaded the ring. Doctors ended the first fight when Del Flanagan i n -jured his right arm in the first round of a ten round go with Lester Felton of Detroit They wouldn't 1 e t Flanagan come out for Moran the fourth. The second fight ended lowing couples in the first round when one of,' oe among the men received a severe injury those at the over one eve and doctors called dinner and a halt Too bad they don't have ref erees in Korea to end what goes on ever there. The United Na tions, closest thing to a referee on that front, is receiving two or three resignations a week from Americans on its staff who have been questioned as to their Red sympathies, Two formal dinner dances and two house parties are on the schedule for Saturday night, when all the newly-pinned and engaged women will have a chance to sport their badges and diamonds. The Alpha Chi's will hold their red carnation ball at the Lincoln Hotel, with the following couples present: Tat Pauley and Joe Pointer; Willamette Desch and Bob Ban ner; Jo Knudson and Weldon Borgaard; Marcla Stransky and John Gilmore; Donna Follmer and Paul Pflasterer; Rose Ellen Voceltant and Bill Ruber; Ginny Barnes and Don Johnson; Harriett Cook and Bob Volts; Barb Nelson and Bob Gilmore. The second formal an annual affair will be the Sigma Nu Pie Dinner, wnicn will be held at the Cornhusker Hott. The fol- -qitffr" .We 1 Truman is getting ready to leave too. Making his last presi dential message to Congress to day, he added a message for Joe Stalin. Warning Joe to discount the prediction of Lenin that one stage in the development of a Communist society would be war between the Communist and Democratic worlds, the President pointed out that Lenin was a "pre-atomic" man who viewed so ciety with pre-atomic eyes. War cannot now be a "stage" in the development of anything, the President told Joe except the ruin of "your regime and your homeland." Some Republicans praised the speech and a lot of Democrats did. Not an entirely surprising arrangement! dance Bobby Niel son and Bob B I o omstrand; Y'J Bill Neef and r , flori Frank: " J i m Genova Steffan and Martha Paine: George Tyson and Shirley Nash; Bob Salyers and Joan Hanson; Tom Wood- planning a dance for their act ives, with "Vanity Fair" as a theme. Amonr the couples plan ning to attend are Lois Gere lick and Al Ross; Chantey Taub and Monte Herman; Zoe Swart and Shelley Green; Mickey Rabiner and Marshall Kusbner; and Pat Korney and Jerry Wlneberg. "Hard Times' will be the theme of the FarmHouse costume party at the house Saturday night. Among the dates are Cal Lemmon and Gloria White; Dale Nitzel and Mary Lou Young; Rex Meyer and Marlene Hutchinson; Marvin Cof fey and Bev Ellis; Gene Scott and Carole Trussell; John Eastin and Jackie Vincel; Bruce Maunder and Shirley Slagle; Jerry Hoffman and Dorene McMullin; Fred Smidt and Barbara Spilker; Eldon Wesley and Carol Dunker; Dale Reynolds and Jean Steffen; and Jim Weber and Elaine Mill en. To continue with engagements that happened over Christmas va cation, we have these to add: ! Pat Nellis, Alpha Chi, and Bennett Martin, Sigma Chi: Barb Young, Gamma Phi, and Grant Whitney, Alpha Taa Omega; Pat Savage, Kappa Alpha Tbeta, and Bob RusseQ. Ft Kappa Alpha alum, Omaha University; Lee-Ellen Creas man, Tbeta, and Jerry Mattka, Phi Gam now attending New Tork University; Llla Wanek, Kappa Delta, and Chuck Klasek, Sigma Chi. Sara Stephenson, Kappa Delta, and Hal DeGraw, independent; Beth Alden, Alpha Phi, and Larry Andersen, Phi Psi: Connie Decker. Chi O, and Tom Hunt, Beta from Colorado University who is now at the College of Medicine. Omaha. Joanie Bohwer, Chi O. and Chuck Cramer; Dorothy Supon chick, Grand Island, and Gerry Gruhn, Brown Palace; Javne Wade, Alpha Xi alum, and Bill Anderson, Sig Ep; Joan Blotch ford, Alpha Xi, and Dick Pos pishelL Kappa Sig at Colorado University: Betty Hall, Alpha XL and Jim Tighe, Theta XL Mary Lou Keating. Alpha Phi. and Tei Cannon, Phi Gam, are also enraged not pinned, as printed in an earlier column. ward and Joan Roe; Bernie Nevin and Bobbie Blackburn; and Carl Harper and Helen Foulker. Sigma Delta Tau pledges are Nof Alone To the Editor, I have read with interest of the American Eegion attack on Dr. ! Anderson, and "State of Asia." As one who has been, so to speak, through the mill, I thought you might appreciate a word of en couragement from the outside. The University f Colorado labored under its own little MeCarthyite burden for better than two years now. Daring the first part of that time, I was news editor of the Silver and Gold. Last year, I was editor-in-chief. Now, as a graduate student and occasional colum nist for the S and G, I still ob serve the corroding influence of anti-intellectualism sapping the source of the University's strength. ,1 ,T , "v i"T. . - ;.L r; .your administration has reacted: n . ,7., ;,r u,LTTJ whether it trembles, as ours has mended a budget of $170,830,874! has already made collections for,??"1"6'1'., hf! iS.? "I to the Nebraska Unicameral for the year, there will be no all-out j""" 'lZTZJZiZ Z 1953. This kind of knocks the! drive on the campus, but the na- j academic integrity. From you that it makes a considerable Lefferip ing committee to look into ac tivities at the University. By adding our name to the grow ing list, we join such famous centers of education as Har vard, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin, and many others. The G-I.'s wont know where to go to school when they get bome if all the universities are suspected of Just the activities that they have spent their service years fight ing against Will end this up for another week but not without a sugges- props from beneath the new gov-jtional organization will gladly ac nrnnram urirh nithmirrh y.t tniont -rmti-ih,,. D!aiiierence. Should the administra- 5.5 mills, is still .05 mills above that set by Peterson. In Peter' son's budget he recommends $33,661,600 for the University. Wonder how much of that can be raised by selling supplies in the Regents bookstore? We see by the papers that Terry Carpenter has asked a Congressional investigat- utruta WISH lj likhijuuic jubuv , , . TTni,TOiw riie .mn ,! Kir'tion falter, should it attempt cau the dread disease last summer,110"8 onsoUdatiim in an effort to and r dimes now mav mean ' protect the "center" of academic naire teaching. Unfortunately, piddling state politicians and American Legion "protectors' of the youthful mind do not seem to be capable of understanding this simple truth. For it Is true as you will have reason to know. Happily, student editors not appear to be so easily panicked as are college admin istrators. At campus after cam pus, here at Colorado, at Cali fornia and Pittsburgh and Tex as and Penn State and Chicago, the student editors have fought long after the feeble figure head! in the front offices bad succumbed to the mounting pressures of hysteria. It is a dis mal story with a basic plot and a dosen endings. But it Is well to remember (and comforting, too) that you are not alone, that others have fought as yoa are fighting and that each lit tle voice added to the chorus of sanity may help to stem a terror that threatens so become universal. Good luck. If I can help in any way, please contact me. Sincerely NORM G ELM AN that the number will drop in "jeaom wnae reiinquisiung uie 1953. 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