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IK ID AY. MARCH' 16, 1934.
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Examining Council
Reorganization.
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IS actual outcome of the student council reor
ganization movement was expressed Wednes
day when It was announced that a slight revision
would be made in the present system of student
representation.
In reality the revision consists in changing the
number of holdover iunlor members from four to
eight Under the present constitution the following
membership is provided for: 10 junior man and iu
Iunlor women elected from the various colleges on
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the campus; four seniors, two men and two women.
elected from the student body at large; one gradu
ate: four seniors, two men and two women, elected
from the junior members of that body to serve the
following year. Under the new proposal memuer
ship will consist of one graduate, 12 seniors, and 20
juniors.
Obviously the change is designed to give the
senior class more representation in the council. In
reality this move was probably the result of a sug
gestion made during reorganization sessions held
earlier this year. It was pointed out then, that the
few senior members in the council actually accom
plished the work completed by the council during
the year.
Junior members, it was pointed out, fail rather
completely in recognizing the responsibility they
incur when elected to council memDersnip. as
matter of record this indictment seems to be true.
Viewed in this light the; proposed change should
accomplish some good. Indeed it should place in
the student governing body individuals recognizing
the great possibilities of a functioning council.
While the proposal will obviously increase the coun
cil's size to thirty-thiee members, The Nebraskan
feels that the probability of increased activity far
outweighs the problem of the council becoming too
unwieldy.
The additional proposal to add four seniors-at-large
had some merit It must be noted that addi
tional members will Increase council membership
to thirty-seven. The Nebraskan feels that an
equalization in representation of the two classes is
desirable, but not at the expense of much needed
efficiency.
The council's proposal passed for the first time
Wednesday night should merit the favor of student
voters this spring. The proposal should be adopted
If for no other reason than to increase senior rep
resentation and subsequently increase its activity.
TVUMNQ the entire course of the council reorgani
zatlon movement much criticism has been di
rected at the council mainly on the score that it
does not represent campus extra-curricular life. The
Nebraskan has pointed out that councilmen repre
sent colleges and as such do not effectively repre
sent the best Interests of the student body. For
It must be remembered that essentially the student
council's duties arg centered about regulation of
student activities. As such, the Nebraskan main
tains that the council should represent activities
nd not colleges. Under this plan councilmen would
represent an active constituency. At present many
members of the council do not realize what inter
ests they represent and have no Incentive to ac
tively participate in council functions.
Members of the council have admitted the exist
ence of this glaring deficiency in student repre
sentation. It was apparently their opinion that this
was the basic evil. But according to them the big
gest obstacle in the path of council reorganization
Is the faculty senate committee. It is the Ne
braskan's understanding that this group has been
largely instrumental in blocking any schesg which
would eliminate college representation.
As yet however, we have failed to find any Justi
fication for this stand. As a possible solution of
this campus bugaboo, a proposal was brought for
ward during reorganization sessions that provides
for the creation of committees in the various col
leges. These committees would represent the func
tioning activity groups and vested interests of each
college. Representatives to the student council
would be elected by this committee.
Under this set up council representatives would
obviously represent the best interests of the college.
At the same time councilmen would be responsible
to a definite active coistituency. In addition it
would foster the remote possibility of making the
council representative of an all-student vote, thus
taking elections out of the hands of petty factions.
As a valuable by-product it would probably stimu
late Interest in student activities of the individual
colleges.
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Tha refusal of thg faculty senate to consider re
Vision In the system of student representation has
all but stopped efforts to reorganize. The Nebras
kan, however, feels that this enterprise should not
fee relegated to Ike well known ash heap. Indeed
ft would be well worth the time and effort of thg"
new council to build up a case against the present
system of college representation. j
fT AK rrwtat it seems Nebraska student! Bttift
cept the revision proposed by the council Wednes
day, The probable Increase in council activity, as
a valuable by-product of the change is too promis
ing to escape the attention of thinking students.
The Student Pulse
Brief, concise, contributions pertinent te matters
pf student life and the university are welcomed by
this department, under the usual restrictions of sound
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous mat
ter and personal attacks. Letters accepted do not
necessarily Indicate the editorial policy of this paper.
Jonah Asks
A Question.
TO THE EDITOR:
Underneath the surface of this campus under
ground political maneuvering will soon be taking
place, with the politicians arranging for placements
on the Student council, which has been given so
much publicity and incentive in the columns of the
Nebraskan this semester. The elections of the new
members of the council, activity men and women
with ambitionn to scale the heights, will be held on
April 8.
Those elected will hope that there is no work
connected with the office, and will later see to it
that labor is kept down to the minimum, as stu
dent council activities, or lack of sucb, constantly
show. The winning party will crow, and the losing
one will immediately start on a campaign of re
form, their attitude being wholly altruistic in every
way.
Year after year there Is a campaign for reform
of politics on the campus, and year after year noth
ing is done. But this winter and so far this spring
there have been signs of more activity in the dlrec
tion of bringing about alterations in the activities
pattern. There have been many words produced,
and I nope not wasted. Siass meetings, organisa
tion heads' gatherings, and secret political sessions
behind closed doors have added to the confusion.
But can't something be done to make some change
effective? So far only words have been offered,
Is the student council actually considering reorgani
sation? What about this constitution business car
ried on by the student council? Does it really mean
anything or is the council merely attempting to es
tablish the semblance of doing something?
It would be great to see something actually ex
plode for a change instead of merely threaten to.
JONAH.
Contemporary Comment j
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Following Roosevelt
Leadership,
"None goes so far as he who knows
whither he is going'Oliver Cromwell.
During the past week America has cast a few
reflective glances back over the events which have
occurred since March 4, 1933. Perhaps the most
critical peace-time year in the existence of the
ment which on the surface seems a convenient
assumed historic stature.
To the man who would write, or even attempt to
understand, history in the making, these have been
difficult though fascinating days. Out of the con
fusion of possible interpretations of the new deal,
emerges with great certainty one time-tried axiom
of universal history.
History teaches us that the man, Issue, or move
ment which on the surface seems to convenient
black or white, is much more likely to turn out
to be a dirty, intermediate gray.
If we are pleased with the economic liberalism of
the Roosevelt regime, we must also admit our dis
appointment at its unenlightened foreign policy.
With the elimination of child labor, the reduction
of working hours, and the acknowledgement of the
general principle of industrial democracy, we must
pair off America's sabotage of the London eco
nomic conference, our entrance-into dangerous na
val armament race, and our cowardly denial of the
doctrine that world leadership in peace and dis
armament and peace belongs to the United States.
If we glow with satisfaction at the recognition
of Russia, we must also confess our disgust with
the administration's dollar diplomacy in Cuba. We
may praise the elimination and celebrate the repeal
of the 18th amendment but we must also deplore
the utter inadequacy and frequent stupidity of the
liquor legislation which has followed prohibition.
On one account however, we can escape this end
less balancing of good and bad. In the tempera
ment of the President himself we find the most
encouraging aspect of the present situation. Mr.
Roosevelt has repeatedly shown himself favorable
to experiment On frequent occasions, be has acted
with rare courage and disregard for precedent He
has made undeniable mistakes, 'but his very will
ingness to risk an error scorns to promise well. He
may be feeling his way. He may lead America
farther and farther from past traditions in his
tireless search for recovery. But the country, re
sponding to the thrill of vital and colorful leader
ship, seems happy to follow and eager to take a
chance:
Minnesota Dally,
Ag College
Br
Carlyle Hodgkin
INSIDE THE CORNERSTONE.
The southwest cornerstone of the animal path
ology building is hollow. The workmen, back in
1919 when the building was constructed, purpose
fully made it hollow, for Dr. Van Es had so in
structed them.
Inside that hollow cornerstone is a steel box, and
inside that box are newspapers of that day, pic
tures of the animal pathology department records,
test tubes, ar.d other articles wnlach, two or three
hundred yers from now when that building is torn
down, will be extremely interesting.
Most interesting, perhaps, of all the articles re
siding there in that hollow cornestone will be two
test tubes, one inside the other. For inside one
of them are spores of the livestock disease known
as anthrax, spores which Dr. Van Es says "will
livs forever." If they wont live forever, Dr. Van
Es thinks it would at least be interesting to dis
cover how long they will live.
The spores were put in one test tube and the
other tube slipped over it and sealed by means of
a flame. Between the two tubes is a slip of paper
on which Dr. Van Es has written something to this
general effect: When this box is opened, will the
openers please give this tube to a bacterologist And
sill ttt bacterologist cleass m&ke a culture of ib&
contents of the tube and inject guinea pigs with
the culture to determine the status of the anthrax
spores.
Are living spores likely to live sealed in a test
tube sealed In a stone wall for two or three hun
dred years? Well, no one known. But these two
Instances of how long spores have lived Dr. Van Es
does know. Once In England following an acute
outbreak of anthrax a number of cattle that had
died of the disease were buried together. For
twenty-five to fifty years there was no more an
thrax in that locality. Then some workmen laying
a sewer pipe dug up the bones of those cattle, left
them lay scattered around in the pasture. And
shortly after, that came another outbreak of an
thrax. The other instance was of a bacterologist who
dipped a silk thread in the blood of an animal that
had died from anthrax. For twenty-five years or
more he kept that thread. He sent a small piece
of the thread one time of Dr. Van Es, who prompt
ly soaked it in a solution, prepared a culture, and
injected some guinea pigs. They died within twenty-,
four hours.
Whether the spores sealed in the cornerstone will
ever kill guinea pigs will be left to the great, great
grandson of some Ag student who goes to college
end becomes head of the animal pathology department
BOW TIES AND EAR RINGS.
Here and there on Ag campus Thursday one
would spot a big husky Farm House boy wearing
a flowery bow tie and a pair of long, dangly tar
rings. They were wearing them, so the story goes.
as a part of the necessary sacrifice involved in be
ing transformed from a pledge to an active.
The first thought one has at sight of a student
wearing a pink or baby blue bow tie and flashy
ear rings while he is overhauling tractors, grading
hay, planting a student garden, studying farm ac
counts, or Judging hogs is that it is silly business.
And then after a moment's reflection, one says,
"What if it is silly?"
Perhaps we take too many things too seriously
and It would be better if there were more silly
things, more things that were just for fun. Or
again, perhaps after all everything Is silly, and one
thing happens to be Just enough sillier than all the
others that it comes to our attention.
Then the thought will probably come along that
such business is too silly for college men to be
wasting their time and energy with, and that it
looks like they would start to grow up and realize
that this world is no garden of roses where big men
have time to fool around with pink bow ties and
green ear rings. Then to answer that promptly
comes the thought that they will finish college and
be put out In the big, cold, hard, cruel world soon
enough, and that the proper thing for them to do
is have their fun while they can.
And then one decides that all these are only
transient thought that float through peoples' heads
for want of something better, that at best the
amount of truth In any of them is small, that noth
ing about any of them is certain.
But one thing about ear rings and pink ties docs
seem certain: their actual function is to make
women more attractive. In that they are success
ful. But when they are hung on a big, corn-fed
farm boy, their effect is decidedly the opposite.
A new student union building
has just been open id on the Mac
shall college campus In Hunting
ton, W. Va.
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