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IFC SLATE:
Right Direction
When the Interfraternity Council (IFC) expanded its
slate to include independents Wednesday night it did cer
tainly, as Student Council President Dennis Christie said,
take a step in the right direction.
According to John Lonnquist, chairman of the expan
sion committee, the IFC wants independents to interview
for the IFC Slate next Thursday.
In the past, the IFC Slate has been the only powerful
backing any candidates for Student Council have had. It
has tried to pick candidates who demonstrate that they
know something about the campus and the Student Coun
cil. It has been an efficient screening board.
But, when a well qualified independent tried to make
the Slate before the chances were that (1) he had not had
the training the Greeks get in their fraternities (2) and
he had little backing. It should be noted that Greeks not
supported by the Slate found themselves in much the same
position with respect to backing for the elections.
The past record of the IFC Slate proves its effective
ness. In almost every case the Slate's picks have been
elected with the major exceptions being Engineering and
Ag College.
So, if the IFC Slate backs some independents this
time, those independents will have the chance at Student
Council that they never had before.
In addition, IFC has committed itself to choose the
best qualified to support for Student Council positions.
This means that Independent vs. Greek should have little
to do with the final selection, but that the personal, ex
pressed qualifications will. In other words, it will be Hope
ful, not Independent vs. Greek in the Slate interviews.
But, it remains up to the independent. The IFC has
taken the first step. The independent must take the next.
The IFC will not and should not have to recruit indepen
dents to interview just because it has given them the
chance to.
NEBRASKA PROPOSAL:
Is The Best
The Kentucky Kernel, student daily newspaper at the
University of Kentucky, has called for the establishment of
a human rights committee there.
The purpose of the group there would supposedly be to
provide an agency to speak and an agency to act in cases
of discrimination and prejudice.
' The human rights committee at the State University of
Iowa, according to the Kernel, has made progress in fair
housbig policies, education against bigotry and research in
to civil rights laws.
The Kernel also stated that the campus needs a group
of enlightened and dedicated members of the faculty and
student body, and administration to serve on such a com
mittee. It is evident that the problem is thought to exist on many
other campuses. But, many campuses have made it a
bigger problem than it really is by (1) handling it the wrong
way and (2) being too dedicated in exuberant efforts to save
the so-thought discriminated against.
By far the best of all proposals that have been studied by
the Editor is the one adopted by the University of Nebraska
Student Council Wednesday to form a study group to keep the
Council informed on the problem, if it exists here, and pro
vide a strong base upon which to act, if such action is ever
necessary or feasible.
VN'M G01U6 WHERE I'LL 6B rtPREClAXEt.
Friday, March 20, 1964
M WAS JOSTTR.YIM& IT Ok)
By Bob Weaver
Recently a curious politi
cal phenomenon occurred
on the University campus
which has historical preced
ent. That occurrence sur
rounds the passage of the
recent study-of-discrimina-tion
resolution last Wednes
day by the Student Council.
It is to recall that last
year during the spring Stu
dent Council election time
there appeared on campus
one University Party for
Progress. The UPP stood
for many things in the
minds of Greeks, independ
ents, and other students.
The Interfraternity stiic
ture noted the potential
challenge to its traditional
role on campus and there
fore galvanized into action.
It put forth a competent
slate and urged its candi
dates to campaign effective
ly. The UPP also put up a
slate of candidates and pro
ceeded to launch a vigorous
campaign, complete with a
newspaper and political
fireworks. Several meetings
of the party were held and
the main backers presented
a possible platform some or
most of which was adopted
by their candidates.
Needless to say the UPP
barely got off the ground.
Attendance at meetings of
the party was good at first
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but quickly fell off. General
support centered around a
h a n d f u 1 of independents
some of whom were Council
candidates themselves. The
party itself did not have
enough support from t h e
student body or independ
ents. Their failure to effec
tively organize around an
established organization to
include the Lincoln in
dependents was the main
factor in their death.
Part of their platform in
cluded the investigation of
racial and other discrimina
tion on campus. This was
guessed to be aimed at the
fraternities and sororities
and their well known
clauses. The resolution
adopted at a party meeting
read: "WHEREAS: It is
one of the principles of this
nation that all men are cre
ated equal; and WHERE
AS: It is a major function
of an educational institution
to uphold these virtues of
equality and break down
the barriers of misunder
standing and prejudice; and
WHEREAS: It has been
widely circulated that Uni
versity students both on and
off campus have been dis
criminated against because
of their race; THERE
FORE; Be it resolved that
a standing committee
of three be established to
investigate the extent of ra
cial discrimination both on
and off campus."
Wednesday the Student
Council passed a resolution
dealing with the same sub
ject: WHEREAS: Student
welfare is a vital concern of
Student Council; WHERE
AS: Democratic, fair and
equal treatment of all stu
dents is a part of student
welfare, and; WHEREAS:
Discrimination does exist
in areas of the University
of Nebraska and Lincoln;
THEREFORE: Be it re
solved that Student Council
establish a committee to in
vestigate areas in which
discrimination exists on this
campus and Lincoln and
prepare a report for study
by the Student Council eval
uating the problems and
progress in this area."
It is interesting to note
the similarity in thought be
hind the two resolutions.
Both appeal to traditional
American principles of
democracy and equality.
Both deal with the right of
an educational institution to
consider these principles
in the light of student wel
fare and needs. The fact
that discrimination exists
on and off campus is assert- "
ed in both. Finally, each
calls for an investigation of
said discrimination by a
party committee in the for
mer and by a Council com
mittee in the latter. The
overriding theme of both
resolutions is the investi
gation and reporting of dis
criminatory practices as
they affect the University
and the student body. Nei
ther calls for a specific
stand, action, or protest.
Of those who considered
FoRSiZfr."
and passed the resolution
Wednesday, a majority are
members of the Greek com
munity. It is to be noted
that there was no open op
position to the motion. The
Greek position in regards
to discrimination was inves
tigated and a resolution
passed by the Interfraterni
ty Council. This resolution
has been printed by the
Daily Ncbraskan before but
deserves consideration here
and reads in part:
"This is the situation as
the Interfraternity Council
sees it. The responsibility
must lie with the individual
chapter and the individu
al national fraternity. The
Interfraternity Council is
encouraged by the move
ments in the individual fra
ternities concerned to strike
out these clauses. The In
terfraternity Council en
courages this1 movement on
the campus and is gratified
by the response from the in
dividual chapters here at
the University of Nebraska.
Without exception, the in
dividual chapters here at
the University desire to de
lete these membership
clauses, and evidence for
this can be readily assayed
by studying their voting rec
ord on this subject at their
national conventions.
In the c o u r s e of a year,
events have moved so that
a rather vocal pressure
group's ideals have been
adopted by the very group
it tried to influence but
failed to do. Its ideals were
adopted in part by those
people who were to be the
object of their campaign.
This is the phenomenon
which has occurred in other
bodies politic. The ideals
and principles of a minori
ty group were adopted by
the majority. This, howev
er, is not to say that the
majority did not hold these
principles in common in the
first instance.
In the final analysis this
very process occurs often
and usually after an issue
has been brought to the
fore. The Negro Summer
Revolt of 1963 and a clari
fication of the Interfraterni
ty position helped bring this
year-long process to a res
olution. It is proper if not neces
sary for an educational in
stitution to concern itself
with significant issues of so
ciety. Through the leader
ship of the Student Coun
cil, a united effort by Uni
versity students in consid
eration of the Civil Rights
issue Is finally being made.
This consideration cannot
stop here, however. Stu
dents must look beyond
their own university, city
and state. The events In
New York City, Chicago,
Atlanta, Oxford, Birming
ham, Washington and San
Francisco must remain in
our hearts and minds as a
part of our own community
of concern.
The Peace Corps has been
busy on campus all week,
talking, smiling, nodding,
and informing everyone of
the P.C.'s hidden status
symbol. The only difficulty
is that some students are
naturally more prone to join
than others, and to per
suade the rest is a waste of
time. I shall prove my
point.
THE PEACE CORPS,
AS SEEN BY . . .
The Bus Ad S t u d e n t
They haven't mentioned
anything about a pension
plan, fringe benefits, tax
deductions, or how a vol
unteer affects the gross na
tional product of the coun
try. The Soc Major - Oh, I
do so want to help, anyway
I can. The thought of really
getting in there and slum
ming, absolutely slumming
with those poor, uneducated
natives thrills me. Of
course, our house would
have carpeting, wouldn't it?
The Engineering Major
We haven't studied the
stress and strain points of
a bamboo bridge just yet.
The Teacher's College
Student Uh, just how
hard is that training pro
gram? The Jock And you're
sure I'll get extra money
if my blow dart team wins
the championship?
The Married Couples No
children? Oh Hell, forget
it! I mean, there's a limit
to patriotism too, buddy.
A Professor (Nurk,
Nurk) Class, for our field
trip this year . . .
The Pre-Med Student It
would cut lab expenses.
The Peace Corps repre-s
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service in the Peace Corps
does not fulfill freshman
English requirements.
Host Country: No, as a
matter of fact that isn't an
out-house it's your home.
N.S.
Clinic Offers Services
The Dental Clinic, located
on third floor, Andrews Hall,
is designed to give experience
to dental students and to
provide services for those in
need of dental care. Anyone
on or off campus may taka
advantage of the services.
The Clinic is closed during all
University vacations and
during finals. Appointments
must be obtained for services.
Museum Has Largest
Morrill Hall, containing 2.5
million museum specimens,
displays the world's largest
hog, camel and elephant. The
elephant and camel were both
found in Nebraska's rich
Agate Fossil Beds in the west
ern part of the state. The
Agate beds have supplied fos
sil specimens to musuems
throughout Europe and the
United States.
Masquers Cites Bests
Nebraska Masquers, organ
ized in 1924, is the local chap
ter of Pi Epsilon Delta, na
tional honorary dramatic or
ganization. The group reco
gnizes the best actress and
actor in University Theater
productions, each spring.
Masquers junior are eligible
for membership in the Na
tional Collegiate Players.
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