Page 2 EDITORIAL Students As Lobbyists? IN THE next few months the state Legislature will be considering budgetary requests. Included in these requests will be those of the University for higher faculty salaries, physical improvements . and expansion programs. As usual. University students should make an attempt to become "lobbyists" on behalf of the University budget. This can be accomplished by talking with leg islators from home counties and attempt ing to emphasize the point that the stu dents, as well as University adminis trators, want these requests granted. LOBBYING CAN also go into the home county directly, through letters to the town newspaper, talks with local groups, officials, family and friends. Some students, educators and politi cal leaders have questioned the value of such lobbying. How much good does it really do? Is .it worth the great effort exerted? And, is this the proper sphere for student action? Oh yes, we win all (yak, yck) attack AWS for tbe womea'i hours sys tem that they impose, (ha, ha, ha) and we will Install the first University (chortle) Key Club, be cause we wIQ let (eh what fan for us) the girls let themselves in and out (harrah) of the dorm by themselves became they are mature (oh yes, are they ever) enough to take care of themselves, and furthermore (chuckle) if they aren't (good deal for as of the lecherous sex) nobody wfll know tbe dif ference except maybe, but who really cares any way. . Ah yes, what a sterling resolution! Complete with laughs and grins, Al bert Anticurfew has made a great leap forward into running the hours system here at the University. Along with all the jol ly whereas's and hysteri cal therefores, we will march forward onto the new frontier of ultra late nights with more than "vigah," as a matter of fact with a great deal of anticipation and puerile joy. Oa behalf of the hap pily soured womea a this Yes, BI, there is a Stu dent Council. Yes, BI, the student flow win continue to be congested. Yes, BL WHY DOESNT STUDENT COUNCIL DO SOMETHING? Sure, students have been asking that question as far back as UHO, (ac cording to the old Rags) and for one b & s i c rea son. And, you hit it on the head, BI apathy. And, why apathy? One indication may be drawn from Wednesday's fiasco. One could specu late that many students would have liked to have the Council take a stand on AWS hours. This IS a student problem at least to many. But, BI, did you listen as that motion was read? From what has been said, it was meant to be a "funny deal." No wonder Dick Weill zipped back that the motion had little value. If it had been made in seriousness, maybe the troops would not have felt it was ridic ulous. Mr. Weill was wrong in his aphiionization that it was worthless. It IS a student problem. Maybe it would have merited more comment and concern if SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR OF ' PUBLICATION Telephone 477-8711, ext. 2588, 2589, 2590 Member Associated Collegiate Press, International Press Representative, Na tional Advertising Service, Incorporated. Published at: Room 51, Student Union, Lincoln 8, Nebraska. 14th & R ' BL'glNEM Mm MnuMn Aealataaf (Him Maaafarf . fplrratalJaa afaaajfrr , , ONE AREA in which we students could concentrate and we will have a perfect opportunity to do so while partici pating in the Student Council's Senators Program is that of the general state of Nebraska's higher education. We should switch to this emphasis instead of devoting all our time to lobbying for one thing money. This proposal would have students concentrate on a less glamorous area. However, it is an area of more long-term importance. INSTEAD OF talking about the Uni versity NOW, we have to be qualified to speak about the University's future, its liberal arts program, its professional schools and the athletic programs within the University. Although of less importance in the present, this proposal, if properly imple mented, could reap the University and its students considerably more benefits in the future. campus, "gyre and gim Me" most defend "Mary Worth" Weill who wants to protect them from tbe cold cruel world. It was a noble gesture on his part, and sincerely, shouldn't AWS cite him for counteracting a mo tion with a fervid speech that, let's face it, should have been "beneath the dignity of a fraternity man?" Thank you Mary Worth, guarder of morals and de fender of the AWS deci sion. May your name be inscribed on every late minute summons from now until May Day. It would appear that the most invigorating and exciting statement of the resolution was over looked, because no one has been ranting and rav ing because Albert Anti . curfew said that the Stu dent Council believed in the equality of the sexes. Aha, now even they, the literate and popular stu dent leaders of our cam pus, are jumping on the suffragette bandwagon. In other council busi ness DS1 Bonklau intro duced tbe ninety-eleventh motion about the brilliant one-way stair system, re cently installed, re -in it had beea a motion to advocate endorsement of a nuclear test ban treaty within tbe next two weeks. This is why the Student Council is often looked up on as being a circus. You have clowns who intro duce what could be good legislation and angry young men who wave the Gag of ridiculum. Few students and even fewer faculty members could care less which door they go in or out. Few students even bother to ask or even find out who their representatives are. They want an active Council. Few of them know that the Council has been re sponsible for reducing registration from a one day affair to 15 minutes. Few of them know that the Conncil devised the stndent-facnlty evaluation program. Not too many students know that the Council is actively involving itself in the Senators' program. Little mention has been made of the Master's pro gram which would recog nize prominent graduates and bring them to the campus for the students' benefit. Why? Because one or two itu- Daily Nebraska! Eatrrta aa mwl ahua auttcr, anttn aaM. at faa aaat afttc in Uarala, Kefcrnfca. The DIT Mraraakaa la MbM Maaflar, WeOawairr, THaraaar m4 rriaar aariaa ia -ar, aacrat aarina S raraUaaa ana aaam prrtaae. aaa aae aarfac hmnmt, a, H ataaVata af fa Uafraraar af Karaka aaarr tae aaMatrha 2 Dm ( the Commit! aa tttaaral Attain aa aa naraxi af afaafaat aataiaa. FaMlraUaa aaatr fl JvrluUrtiaa at 3 tka aatn-ammfUca aa MaacH PeaHrattom aU he free 3 tram acliarlal eemartala aa Ike aart af tar ttatkMaamlttw 5 ar aa la- pjrt af aar arraaa aatatde la t'aiverirltr. The 5 mmar af la Dallr N-arakaa ataff ara aaraawltr 5 mpaoolMe far wat tki-' tmj. ar aa, ar eaaaa la aa aciaW. rekraarr (. 5 STAFF mu Friday, March 1, 19631 stalled and forever chang ing, in Burnett that has been plaguing the student body since the beginning of this, the second half of school, in the year of our Student Council 1963. The motion died for lack of enforcement, and furthermore, the one-way system is going to go down the same putrid path. The whole problem is, nobody is going to. know "which way is up" in Burnett until some happy-go-lucky instructor manages to explain in his class in the midst of dis cussion of the enamorata of the South American sloth that "east is east and west is west and the center door is anybody's guess." We have heard that there is a plan afoot to install the campus police at the doors during peak campus hours, but they have reportedly negated the idea, because they would much -rather lock the girls dorm at n i g h t and watch all tbe couples out there . . . which in return relates to the first problem that of wom en's hours. Do we want to take the only source of enjoyment from the campus police? by don ferguson pid motions make all ac tions of the Council look ridiculous. Because when one mo tion of importance, or at least of potential impor tance to about half of the student body, is intro duced, it is done so in humor and defeated in rage. Maybe the Council members should be asked to justify their individual participation in Council. A check of the last semes ter's voting record indi cates that only about one fourth of the Council's membership were key people in doing anything at all in addition, to an excellent executive coun cil. Maybe it would be ap propriate for Council members to hurry back to the old Rags of their cam paign days and see how many of their campaign promises have been bro ken or forgotten. Maybe the student body will get on the stick this spring and put the screws to Council candidates and match their quality with that of their leadership. Then, maybe BI and the rest of us will see stu dents willing to take note of Council actions. Oaaflcks, 0h Cwmfariiam. Frier Lace Jar Qrtk 5 oiiuinibB Problem Of The Week By Pi Mu Epsilon PROBLEM: In chess is it possible for the knight to go (by allowa ble moves) from the low er left-hand corner of the board to the upper right hand corner and, in the process, to light exactly once on each square? Bring or send answers to this week's problem to 210 Burnett. The solu tion will be printed next week along with another problem. SOLUTION: The solu tion to last week's prob lem was submitted by Jane Isaacson. The an swer: In every possible case, B is taller than A, except when A and B are the same persons. I Do Better 1 editors note: T 'w Mmii Br fram aaatleauaa farma an. larm ntmmctt af Valaalra and vaaM-be Vnianwera rcrairr ar the Peat Carpa DWMaa af Slr tiaa. Job description: "Con nector of steel girdles." "I've never had a fiscal examination." "First I thought you had to be an English major to teach English; then I learned different." "I'm quite prolific, but haven't developed any particular skill in any thing." "About emotion, he can take it or leave it." Reference about garb age collector: "He seems to be down in the dumps some of the time." "And when he was in the mental hospital with T.B. ..." Area preference: "Eur ope Rome, Germany. London, Hawaii. I would prefer these countries be cause of their higher cul tures and more scenic travel areas." What do you hope to ac complish: "I need, want, V . . gear up for more III ''" , uOn'n hv! ,?-. tm'i V"-. -' ' - Air ' , ' :-A ( a a.. !, . ' t. . r. : , Backwards . . . 1925 . . . The Associated Women's Students at the University of Nebraska took the grasshopper by the tenacles and attained national recognition by be ing among the first ten major Universities in the country to establish an ac tivities point system for women. But many post World War I philosophies of col lege life have changed. The original purpose of the point system was, "to distribute the honors and duties of college life in or der to promote efficiency in activities, and group consciousness in a larger number of women." Point systems have been under fire for at least the last twenty-five years at NU. In 1940 the AWS point system took a back seat to the newly enforced activity point system for men. The Daily Nebras kan urged NU men to "face the realization that the point system for men Than That! and must have a job." "Socially, she can mix with the masses as well as the classes." "Hasn't been arrested as yet." What do you hope to accomplish by serving in in the Peace Corps: "Peace." "There are only two ways to do things, her way and the wrong way." Primary skills: "Jack of all trades I wish I could be the master of one." "These are the people whom I feel know me best. If you would like another list of people who do not know me as well, but are in more import ant positions, please let me know." "Applicant appears to be making good strides developing from ashy, self-conscious girl into a persevering, self - confi dent lad." "Thirty minute visit to Canada, it was a pleasure trip." Assignment: ' ;::, Info the Future is here to stay and will be permanently enforced." The complicated men's ac tivity tally which took in to account age, class standing and grade aver age was enforced by eight senior students and two faculty members for only a few years before it was abandoned and the Daily Nebraskan prediction be came immortalized for foresight. The justification for the short lived men's point system was quite similar to that of the AWS sys tem "to regulate and limit the participation of students in extra curric cular activities so that more might have a chance to participate; and, to enable more stu dents to share the bene fits of extra curricular ac tivities." The need for men's reg ulatory standards was felt because "often times men end up going to school for activities alone often men overwork because of activities every man will eventually reach the saturation point of more than he can handle. It is better to have a man real ly working in two or three activities than to dabble in eight or ten. There is no excuse for one small group dominating all the activities." The AWS supported this viewpoint in defense of their own rules, but the group of men who were ultimately successful in getting the men's regula tions repealed obviously did not 'concur. Perhaps the peak of the point system controversy in recent years came in 1953 when there was an attempt by the Student Council to establish both men's and women's point systems. The motion passed and for a while the AWS and the Student Council fought for juris dictional rights in control ing women's activities. The Council, under stu dent protest, repealed the systems before they ever had a chance to go into effect. However, one lesson can be learned from the point system battles. The men's systems, with pur pose and structure simi lar to the AWS system, have successfully been disposed of for several good reasons which were as valid in 1940 as they Result: All 3-speed manual transmissions in Ford-built cars with V-3's now are fully synchronized in each forward gear To get more "go" in low, Ford engineers were asked to upgrade the conventional 3-speed transmission to give drivers more control in all three forward gears j to make "low" a driving gear and they tackled the problem imaginatively. Their achievement another Ford First, is the only U.S. 3-speed manual trans mission with all .three forward gears fully synchronized I No need now to come to a complete stop when you shift into low and no clashing gears! It lets you keep more torque on tap for negotiating sharp turns and steep grades. It makes driving more flexible, more pleasurable. Another assignment completed and another example of how engineering leadership at Ford provides fresh Ideas for the American Road. 4 4 f - MOTOR COMPANY The American Road, Dearborn, Mlchioan WMfta NOINBCIVINO LUDUSHIf B-tlMOS YOU KTTHM-BUILT OARS are today, and which are as applicable to wom en as they are to men. FIRST, it is a decision of the individual as to how many activities he or she wants to participate in. A governing board should not usurp the individu al's right to determine the amount of emphasis he or she would like to place on activities. SECOND, limiting t h e number of activities in which a student may par ticipate does not necessar ily encourage more stu dents to participate in ac tivities. It is still the in dividual's choice as to whether or not he is go ing to join activities. Lim iting point systems only insure that there will be vacant positions, not that students will fill the va cancies. THIRD, no matter how complicated the sys tems get, they cannot completely allow for vary ing capabilities in differ ent students. Even consid eration of grades, class standing and status of the activity cannot be made applicable to every stu dent. FOURTH, even systems which assign different activities cannot take into account the fact that some activities and posi tions require work only during certain times of the year. FIFTH, each activity has within its interviewing boards, requirements which prohibit individuals who are too overloaded with activities from at taining positions. Students who have more than they can handle already are automatically "zapped" in interviews. SIXTH, if one assumes that limiting activities will enable a student to devote more time to schol astic endeavor, what law requires that individual to spend his extra time in the stacks and not at tha Grill. These brief arguments which are in direct oppo sition of the aforemen tioned goals and purposes of the point systems were sufficient to repeal all but one of the NU activity limitation systems. And what makes one of the first ten point systems in the United States an ac cepted dogma? -g- 3