Lincoln, Nebraska
Personal View On These Elections
For the first time in many years elections
have been a wide spread subject of conversation
because of the number of students taking part
in them rather than who did or did not success
fully "campaign" himself to victory. More spe
cifically, Greeks are working themselves into a
king-sized twit over the large numbers of inde
pendents who made use of the ballot.
This flexing of electoral muscles is no yet
a cerainty, but rumors drifting down from the
third floor ballot counting chambers of the
Suder.t Council have one common fact mixed
with the hot air independents are votijpg, and
voting solidly Independent.
Whether this phenomena of wide spread inde
pendent inerest in things other than the class
room, assignments and clean laundry will cause
much of a change in the elected bodies or indi
viduals on this campus Is yet to be seen. As
of this date, there is no certainty the independent
students have done what many Greeks fear they
have. The only concrete measuring device of
independent activity at the polls has been that
here are two non-Greek coeds as candidates for
Honorary Commandant, a prize sought after by
sorority houses and usually one they successfully
attain.
However, let's assume independents have been
voting in significant numbers. What will it
mean to this campus so long dominated by
Greek letter organizations? First it means there
will be competition for elective offices to an even
greater degree than the battles between houses
of the past. The Faction or All University Party,
ao long successful in boosting its candidates
into office without the prospective office seeker
worrying about winning, unless -some faction
member defaults in his duties to the orgaa'za
tion, is in for some competition.
Second, the sorority grip on elective honors
like that of Honorary Commandant, etc., might
be loosened. In the past, sororities have battled
among themselves to win for their members
euch distinctions with no worry about a non
Greek candidate winning. Now, however, it
aeems that sororities may be forced to form
their own faction or similar organization or they
will split their vote so many ways there will be
little or no chance of one of their group winning.
There is, of course, the chance the independent
vote also will be split, but members of this group
seem to vote "independent" rather than for
individuals.
Third, as a result of the situation suggested
in the first point, the quality of elected bodies
may improve, remain static or regress.
I think having an active independent element
in our elective system will not bring any im
provement in election results. On the other
hand, independents would necessarily not elect
persons of lesser ability and interest to office
because they are not members of Greek letter
organizations.
So far as I am concerned, the added number
of voters supplied by the apparently revitalized
independent element on the campus can be good.
It should not be regarded simply as a force
which will pressure other organizations to put up
better candidates or campaign harder to win
for themselves elective offices, but as a tool by
which able, non Greeks may receive elective
offices.
Independents should keep in mind that inde
pendence does not certify ability. Mass voting
simply to "run in" independents over affiliated
candidates is nothing less than adopting tactics
which non affiliated persons attacked as unfair
and non democratic.
As I see it, our campus politics have been
benumbed through years of constant Greek
domination, with a few exceptions. Elections
in which houses have competed against each
other have been wide cpen (for Greeks) with
little or no independent participation. In a
sense, affiliated persons and organizations
earned their right to dominate because these
people and these organizations made elections
necessary and important.
Now, a significant number of independent
students seem to feel themselves a part of the
campus life outside the classroom a new
phenomena no matter what may be said in
argument. This year independent students have
earned the right to compete because they also
have worked in building up campus organiza
tions, traditions and reasons for holding elec
tions. The only evil in this voting awareness by
independents would be for this new group of
voters to adopt the policy of voting for the classi
fication independent rather than able individuals.
The good which may come from this spirit, of
competition is unlimited. T. W.
Political Press Conference
Mrs. Abel, William Meier Race
For 'Pee-Wee' Senate Term
T'Hf',.."" T1fl b rtf "I'M tn a running for Hit short-short term Senate seat. lidaie concernina national and international
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By DICK FELLMAN
Copy Editor
William H. Meier, Minden attorney, married and three children.
MaiaM nftAniliJ A -J. . J f .1 TTI T .... O-l 1 TT
attcuueu huu giauuatcu iiuiu uie university J-iaw Dcnuoi. ne - i
was assistant U.S. attorney for Nebraska, attornev for the Fpdpml f
Land Bank of Omaha, a special agent of the F.B.I., Democratic Party f"JCi
State Chairman, and has served on the Selective Service and School f1 -Boards
of Kearney County. '
Mrs. George P. Abel, born in Nebraska, five children, former high '
school teacher and principal.. Mrs. Abel is a graduate of the Univer- v , ;
sity. She is a past president of the PTA, a recipient of the University's v ! '
Courteiy Lincoln StarDistinguisne Servlce Award and a trustee Of the . University Found a-Courtesy Lincoln Journal
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Mrs. Abel tion. She is an active businesswomen in Lincoln.
Mejer
Should the present farm parity
price support program be con
tinued or should the parity price
be further raised or lowered?
M. I agree with President Ei
senhower's statement at Kasson,
Minn., and at Brookings, S.D.,
that bur farmers are entitled to
at least 90 per cent of a price
which would be on a parity with
other goods. Such a parity is flex
ible, not rigid as some partisans
maintain. However, the present
administration has openly aban
doned all effort to maintain such
parity and has permitted the in
come per farm in Nebraska to
drop from $5,200 in 1952 to $3,779
in 1953.
A. No comment.
What should be done with the
Increasing farm surpluses the
government is storing throughout
the country?
M If all the food in the world
were divided equally among all
the people in the world, all of us
would go to bed hungry every
night. There is not too much food.
There is poor distribution of the
available food. Our treasure of
food in storage is not a surplus
it can and should be used to avert
starvation and to help bring last
ing peace to the world.
A-No comment.
With the shortage cf reserve
military strength, should a com
pulsory reserve training law be
enacted?
M. There appears to be no al
ternative. A. No comment.
What can be done to curb the
anemployment problem existing In
many Industrial sections of the
United States?
M. The national economy must
be expanded at the sime rate as
additional workers come into the
labor market. The present ad
ministration has endeavored to
"stabilize" the national economy.
This does not allow for the ever
increasing numbers of people who
must be accommodated by our
as
the
population in-
economy
creases.
A. No comment.
What can be done In a new and
positive way, to hall subversion in
government?
M. We must first convince our
selves that we have the best poli
tical and economic system the
world has yet contrived and then
we must take the offensive on
the world-wide front to convert all
other people to our kind of politi
cal democracy and our kind of
capitalistic economy, founded upon
Christian precepts. We and they
must be convinced that our sys
tem offers the best and in fact the
only hope for peace and for the
individual dignity of every man,
regardless of race, creed or place
or station of birth. We must not
only oppose Communism. We
must zealously, fervently, cham
pion our own cause, rather than
spend our time and energy merely
negatively fighting against Com
munism. Such united enthusiasm
will halt subversion in government
and elsewhere.
A. No comment.
What do you feel will be the re
sult of the recent London Pact
which promises to rearm Western
Germany?
M I hope it will result in a
more firm committment of the
German people, together with all
other Europeans, to the ideology
and objectives of Western Chris
tian Civilization.
A. No comment.
Should Sen. McCarthy be for
mally censured by the Senate?
M. This question is to be de
cided by the United States Sen
ate, acting as judge or jury. As
a lawyer I would "strike" any
juror who had expressed an opin
ion rearding the case before he
had heard the evidence and the
arguments of counsel. Since I
may be called upon to help de
cide this matter, I feel it would
be as Improper for me to an
nounce my decision in advance as
would be for
it would be for a candidate for
district judge to announce how he
would decide a case to be tried
before him if he were elected.
A. No comment.
Why are you running for the
U.S. Senate?
M. I am a full time resident
of Nebraska and maintain a home
in no other state. I believe that
my experience as high school
teacher, F.B.I. Agent, Assistant
United States Attorney, and coun
ty lawyer qualify me for the of
fice. And I believe my experience
as a father, school board member,
president of my local Chamber of
Commerce, District Governor of
Lions Clubs and four years as
State Chairman of the Democratic
Party of Nebraska has acquaint
ed me with the aspirations and
attitudes and wishes of the peo
ple of Nebraska. I believe that I
can effectively carry out the
wishes . ? Nebraska people for the
remaining weeks of this term of
office of United States Senator.
A. No comment.
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Editor's note: In the above in
terview statements by Mrs. Abel
are conspicuously absent. She was
contacted by the above writer for
a personal interview on Oct. 11,
14, 18 and 19. She was out of town
on all these occasions and the call
was never returned.
On Oct. 22 the reporter tele
phoned Mrs. Abel and asked her
for an interview. She said she
was too busy to see him. The
reporter then requested that she
answer questions through the
mail, as many other candidates
had, but she refused, remarking
that "my comments might be too
easily misconstrued." Since that
time she has remained unavailable
for comment.
The Nebraskan is sorry that
among all candidates' contacted
Mrs. Abel alone was unwilling to
give time for an interview with a
student newspaper.
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KK Answers
Dear Editor:
The column recently appearing
in The Nebraskan regarding the
failure on the part of Kosmet Klub
to recognize the "Independents"
is not exactly accurate. One of the
six finalists competing for Ne
braska Sweetheart is a representa
tive of Towne Club, a "non-Greek"
organization. Also there are maie
independent students working to
get into Kosmet kiud.
However, it may be true that,
through an unintentional oversight
by us, certain groups namely
iral Hvin units" which
are not considered organlied
h nn eps m a v have been missed.
For this we anoloeize.
It would have been appreciated
by the members of Kosmet Klub
if we had been informed of our
mistake instead of printing it in
The Nebraskan in a critical
fashion.
Kosmet Klub
China Unworthy
Dear Editor:
In reference to the letter by Mr.
Guy Cooper III titled "Recognize
China?" in the October 27 edition
of your paper.
I believe that Mr. Cooper is,
while correct in certain respects,
much too politically immature.
First of all he takes it for granted
that by granting Red China admit
ance to the U.N. and offering them
a U.S. ambassador, Red China will
see our side of the story.
The second point is that Red
China has proved itself unworthy
of a place among nations by pur
posely and deliberately attacking
U.N. troops in Korea. The third
point is that the U.S. must not
lower itself in the eyes of the free
world by taking such a degrading
position. In other words, the ap
pearance of having to lane an
inferior position.
Chiang at Formosa has fought
communism most of his life, with
our moral support, at least part of
the time. How would it appear in
the eyes of the simple, free peo
ples of the world if we were to
betray his cause because a little
pressure was brought to bear on
us? Must we subject ourselves to
this disgrace in the eyes of all
involved? Maybe Mr. Cooper
thinks that what the other coun
tries think does not matter. If he
does, ask him why the U.S. is
trying so desperately to arm cer
tain European countries. Lastly
may I point out that Mr. Cooper
has lived in democratic countries
most of his life and does not under
stand the position of the peoples
of continental China.
Must I point out that it is the
WomaiVs View
New Chain
Letters Hit
NU Campus
By MARILYN TYSON
Letters, letters, letters. "Do you
want to buy a letter?" Honestly,
they're driving me nuts. This cam
pus has gone crazy over the darn
things.
Of course the reason I'm so bit
ter is because I've got two of the
lovely little masterpieces that I'm
desperately trying to sell. I tried
my salesmanship this moraine but
it seems 4,999 other students are
selling, too. Oh, well, what's ten
dollars? Ten dollars! Eead!
PLEASE buy.
It seems that the whole campus
is also gung ho on the Saturday
game with Missouri and I think
it's great.
I've been racking my cerebrum
to think of some way we could
improve the spirit at NU rallies.
At one of the California school's
rallies, the Yell King arrived in
a helicopter.
I think if the Corn Cobs would
march through the women's or
ganized houses (living rooms, that
is) before the rallies, it might
help. Maybe the cheerleaders
could work up a system of velline
contests in which organized hous
es and dorms could participate.
When the University of North
Carolina went to Maryland to olav
them, they arranged for a rally
on the Capitol steps. Now if the
University of Nebraska could ar
range transportation for us to
Washington, D. C, maybe we
could rent the Library of Congress
and have a real ball. Of course,
I'd settle for a rally at the Orange
Bowl Jan. 1.
Good luck. Bill and Team. I'd
love to go to Miami.
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leaders with whom we must deal?
Those hardened Communists who
subject their peoples to slavery?
We cannot buy them out because
they know that any deviation from
the Russian cause means death,
and since they have the power to
dictate, they do. We shall be deal
ing with the leaders, not the peo
ple, if we admit China to the U.N.
There is no need to bring up other
factors as I know most every one
is aware of them.
Franklin Sogandares-Bernal
GUYUS
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