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ONlYCiaTT CF NEBtV f rmu S , If J f I Thursday, Feb. 24, 1966 The Daily Nebraskan Vol. 81, No. 69 For Student Elections . . . Democratic Process Required By Julie Morris Senior Staff Writer A resolution requiring all student organizations to "pro vide for a democratic elec tion process to any elective office or position" was passed by Student Senate, Wednes day. The resolution also provides that student organizations must have their constitutions ratified by a vote of t h e members or those governed and that organizations must provide for recall, initiative and referendum. It states that members of, or those governed by, student organizations have the right of appeal to the ASUN Stu dent Court in matters of the constitutionality of legislation or acts passed by the organ ization. The regulations will take effect by Nov. 1, 1966. Resolution Tabled The senators tabled a sec ond resolution regulating pro cedure for approval of amend ments and new constitutions of existing student organiza tions. Sen. Andy Taube moved for the tabling because the regu lations provided that the Sen ate would approve a consti tution based on its content and clarity. Taube contended that the Senate will be dealing AWS Battle The struggle between ASUN and AWS over t h e AWS constitution was primar ily a struggle between per sonalities, according to Mrs. Kathy (Weber) Frank, AWS Board member and ASUN senator. "It was mainly a personal struggle," she added. "T w o of us on AWS know that there were some omissions from our revised constitutions and were planning on making some changes after it was ratified." She explained that the con stitution was for the AWS Board and not for the wom en students and that plans for having elections in the fu ture included holding a pri mary to choose the candi dates for the Board instead of interviews as has been done in the past. The revisions for this year included a different method IFC To Regulate Unpaid Housebills By Randy Irey Junior Staff Writer Interfraternity Council (IFC Wednesday night passed a motion concerning the regula tion of unpaid fraternity housebills. This motion said that each fraternity should be informed about the amount of unpaid housebills it can have at the end of the month. Furthermore if a fraternity has more unpaid housebills than it should at the end of the month, it must show by the 20th of the following month that this unlawful amount of receivables has been reduced to 75 per cent of the allowed amount. 75 Per Cent IFC promised to work out a policy concerning the third part of the original motion which dealt with the prospect of a fraternity failing to meet the 75 per cent rule. In reference to failing to meet the 75 per cent, Dick Scott, from the Office of Stu dent Affairs, explained that the IFC would have the right to first action. If they did not act, he said, his office would. Most likely, social probation of an undetermined period period would be the penalty. These motions were passed at a joint meeting for frater nity presidents and treasurers at the Nebraska Center. Ray Dean, representing the Interfraternity Board, com posed of Greek alumni, made these housebill proposals to the IFC. Allowable month-end receiv with the matter of content next week, so the resolution was premature. Discussing the requirements passed governing election pro cedures within organizations, Sen. Kelley Baker asked, "In effect, this would do away with AWS slatings wouldn't it?" ASUN President Kent Neu meister said that a slating system could still be used but that such a procedure would not "preclude" the possibil ity that a student could put his name on the ballot with out being slated by any offi cial committee, if he needs the organization's eligibility requirements for the office. "We are not trying to abridge an organization's rights; we just want to set up a general provision," Neu meister said. "I think it's a very fair resolution. The pro visions we passed were fun damental to any representa tive or democratic constitu tion for student organizations, he said. Sen. Bob Samuelson ques tioned whether the Innocents Society and Mortar Board fell under the designation of students organizations, and asked if their constitutions would be legal under the new regulations. Larry Frolik, 'Personal' of representation, she added, and s"o AWS thought the re vised constitution should be approved by Student Senate until other arrangements could be made. "The constitution was ap proved in form and clarity by the constitution commit tee," she said, "but it was contents that were ques tioned." A meeting between repre sentatives of ASUN and AWS was held Monday night, she continued, and originally ASUN wanted to approve the constitution under the provi sion that AWS would hold a constitutional convention dur. ing second semester. "We didn't think ASUN had the constitutional power to make this a requirement and as it turned out we were right," she said. "As things stand now, we recognize the problem and are sure it can be worked out." ables (or housebills due) were defined to be "the amount that will not exceed $400 for any chapter; provided that the chapter's projected reve nue is less than $4,000 per month. If the per month revenue is more than $4,000 than al lowable receivables (or house bills due) shall be approxi mately 10 percent. Rushees In other action at the meet ing Taylor Withrow moved that the IFC by-laws be amended to read "That no fraternity shall contact a rushee from the midnight on the last day of rush week until the following Friday noon, and no fraternity shall pledge a rushee until the fol loing Saturday noon." The by-laws presently read that men must wait thirty day before pledging if they fail to go through Rush Week, fail to pledge by the end of the week, break a pledge, or vio late rules of Rush Week. Ther was no discussion and action will be taken next week. Stuart Forbes proposed that the by-laws also be amended to allow a fraternity two scholastic waivers per se mester. This would permit the pledging of two men a semes ter who either were not in the upper half of their class, if that basis applies, or did not make a 2.0 average in the University. Again there was no discussion and action was slated for next week. Both proposals require a two-thirds majority for p a s-sage. ASUN vice president, said that question would have to be de cided by ASUN Court. School Exchange The Senate also passed a resolution calling for a stu dent exchange program, spon sored by ASUN, between the University and a predomi nantly Negro school, Stillman College, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The resolution was pre sented by the University YWCA. The ASUN committee on civil rights will have jur isdiction of the project, with YWCA assisting. YWCA president Linda Cleveland explained that the program will be established on a semester basis. At least two students from the Uni versity and two from Still man, a liberal arts College with an enrollment of 600, would participate in an ex change. The first exchange would take place next fall. Miss Cleveland said that it is hoped the project will be an "ongoing one so that a number will go each semes ter." The program would be open to interested students in good standing at the Univer sity. She said that scholar ship help would possibly be available for participants in the project. G. Robert Ross, vice-chancellor and dean of student af fairs had already approved the plan, Miss Cleveland said. She also said that officials at Stillman have also agreed to f ' 1111 II " it r i 11 Libs I NATIONWIDE . ". . survey of recent concerns in American photography are pres ently being displayed as part of the "American Photography The Sixties" exhibit at Sheldon Art Gallery. The exhibit includes 184 items by 59 photographers from across the nation. Seeger To Appear In The "Father" of America's folksinging revival, Pete Seeg er, will appear in a benefit concert at the new Wesleyan Auditorium-Fine Arts Building May 6. Seeger will be in Lincoln under the sponsorship of the University Student Religious Liberals, the University Friends of SXCC, the Metho dist Student Movement of Ne braska Wesleyan and the Lin coln Chapter of the NAACP. Interdorm Committee Elects Chairman By Nancy Henrickson Junior Staff Writer A permanent chairman and recording secretary for the interdorm co-ordinating com mittee were elected by resi dence hall representatives Tuesday evening at a meeting at Abel Hall. Marv Almy, president of Selleck Quadrangle, was elect ed chairman of the group. His opponents were John Fryar of Gather Hall and Elaine K a 1 los of Pound Hall. Joan Spivey, president of Pound, was elected record ing secretary. The other nomi nee for that position was Lar ry Anderson of Selleck. In the discussion preceding the voting, Tom Holeman of Abel Hall asked whether the chairman would have the right to voice his owrn opinions end enter discussions. It b a d it. Stillman's student council may sponsor the program there, she said. Dr. Paul Byerly, associate professor of physics was pre sented as the new faculty ad viser to ASUN. He succeeds Dr. William Pharis. who held the post for four years. Phar is was presented an engraved gavel in recognition of his service. Friends In Faculty In a farewell speech, Phar is lauded the senators for their efforts in student gov ernment and told them, "I'm well aware of how frustra ting it is to get anything through the Faculty Senate, but more and more you have an awful lot of friends on campus among the faculty." In other business. Sen. Dave Snyder, a member of the European Flight com mittee, reported that 27 peo ple have signed up for the summer flight from Chicago to London. The minimum number needed for the flight was 5. Snyder said the flight will definitely go and that cost will be $370 round trip. He said a previous plan to char ter a train from Lincoln to Chicago has been cancelled, resulting in a Iowt iriee for the trip: Snyder said the to tal of $370 will remmn the same no matter how many sign up for the flight. The deadline to sign for the flight is April 1. i :'.. 1 ' ''1 1 i Pi lflu I: J 1 1 jjjj i rl : ; I t ,. I: Seeger has been singing folk songs for the last quarter cen tury and is often noted as be ing a determinging factor in the growth of the number of amateur guitarists in the country. He has written a book on playing the five-string banjo, popular in the last few years. His years as a folk singer have included singing h i s steadfast and often heretical views in churches, saloons, been moved at a previous meeting that officers would be separate from the representa tives of fie co-ordinating body and that they would have no vote. Don Chamberlain of Cather said that the chairman should be a neutral at the head of the table. Chairman's Voice "The chairman mil be the foundation for keeping the group's unity and goals," stated Keith Olsen, Burr West's representatives. "W7e need a competent man for leadership, one who is inter ested in getting things accom plished. We should consider how that person will react to criticism and other views, and we should allow him to ex press his own views." A vote was taken and a ma jority of the representatives X-T'TK TO" li TlfA 31 r r fj'b pgf5 - " 1 i sif ' ' 'fcs , . 5 if .. f : ft I Mm" 1 X , '.. 1 " 1 r - . , vTs f.fl , i - i , : a.. GENERAL STORES From Paper To General Stores By Toni Victor Junior Staff Writer Purchasing, storing and de livering some 36,000 reams of paper a year is just one of the jobs of General Stores, a di- Concert migrant camps, college cam pusesanywhere he can find an audience. In addition to being a gen erous patron of singers from other countries, Seeger has recorded a large number of albums of his own, including "We Shall Overcome," "Peter Seeger at Carnegie H a 1 1," "Songs of Struggle and Pro test," and "God Biess the Grass." agreed that the chairman should be able to express his own views. Since Almy was elected chairman, Ted Suhr succeed ed from alternate representa tive to represent Selleck in the co-ordinating body. Acting as chairman, Almy informed the group that Ed ward Bryan, director of hous ing, will speak at the next meeting. Almy explained that Bryan wanted the opinions of the dorms as a group about the maid service in the dorms. Almy suggested that the group divide into different top ic areas, such as scholastic, activities and administrative. He noted that they had al ready organized a social group. He suggested that the committee devote one meeting to each of the separate areas and that each representative fills requisitions vision of Special Business Ser vices, located in the west end of the Stadium. "General Stores." stated manager George Hannan. "is actually a storeroom of t h e most used supplies in the Uni versity." Dealing mainly in office supplies and office furniture for the University, General Stores also handles all custo dial supplies, maintenance items and handles incoming parcel post and freight. Items such as mops, brushes, duplicator paper, paint, lumber and automotive supplies are all kept on hand in the giant warehouse to ful fill requests for requisitions from every part of the cam pus. Inventory According to Hannan. t h e inventory in the warehouse amounts at any given time to as much as $160,000 to $180 000. The total volume for a year is approximately half a million dollars or more, Han nan said. The warehouse is a massixe vault of rows of boxes, reams of paper, shelves ,of pipes, drawers of nuts and bolts and yards of cut lumber. It is located adjacent to the Job Pool where the actual mainte nance work is done and which uses many of the items. "The Administration is ten tatively looking for a larger location for Food Stores, Job Pool and General Stores." stated Hannan. He explained that the warehouse is bulging at the seams from lack of space. The figures on the consump tion of some of the commonly stocked items in General Stores are staggering. Ap proximately 36,000 packages of paper towels are used by the University in one year. Duplicator paper runs from to research on his own and bring back ideas to discuss at the meeting. Rules of Dress Tony Redman of Cather Hall asked the Selleck repre sentative if they have any rules of dress for meals. He explained that the men in Cather abide by the rules of dress except that in the morn ing, some would rather not have to get completely dressed as they do for classes. "We don't feel it would be proper to tell the men what will be acceptable, and we would like to work out a com promise," Redman said. Suhr said the dress rules at Selleck are definite and are posted at the caferteria, in addition to being printed in the dorm handbook at the be ginning of the year. Miss Spiv ey noted that dress requirements are not deter campus. Paint, Has It one to two carloads per year, with 7.200 reams in a carload. Special Items However, Hannan said that 75 per cent of his time is tak en up with the purchasing of special one-shot items on requisition. These include such varied items as fence posts, adding machines, cash registers and tractor tires. General Stores is manned by 16 employees who work either in the stockroom or re ceive and make deliveries of tiems. Richard Bennett, director of Special Services, said Gener al Stores-manager Hannan "is one of the most knowledgeable people in the educational field, on office supplies, furniture and equipment. He is an ex pert in this field." Bennett stated that the rou tine of purchasing and de livery might seem unimpor tant to the general public, be cause it is taken for granted. But. he said, if someone wants a particular item and it is suddenly not available, the entire system of supply takes on large dimensions and com plaints are voiced. YD's AnuouDce iVcw Campaign The Young Democrats have announced a new program called '"Campaign Readiness 1966" to provide grassroot junior parties w orking for 1966 election candidates this sum mpr. The program will send Young Democrats from t h e University into their home communities this summer to do door-to-door campaigning and to set up booths at county fairs and work for Democratic Party candaiatcs. mined by AWS but by the dorms themselves. Almy proposed that dress regulations be considered discussed at next week's meet ing and that the coordinating body make a uniform dress recommendation mainly as an information exchange. JoSm Decker of Cather asked if anvone was writing to other universities about interdorm government. Anderson said that investigation should be based on informed sources. Almy appointed Suhr to pre sent at the next meeting a draft of a letter to be tent to other universities. Redman proposed that indi vidual residences halls send copies of their minutes to oth er residence halls, but the pro posal was defeated. Anderson suggested that instead, they distribute announcements of current information. 1