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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1939)
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1939 TTT'I rryisn t i n i ti v Mrnn iCViV , i "" m I I Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Student THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR Office Union Building Day B7181. Night B7193. Journal B3333 Member Associated Collegiate Press, 1938-39 Member Nebraska Press Association, 1938-39 Represented for National Advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC. 420 Madison Ave. New York, N. Y. Chicago Boston Los Angeles San Francisco Published Daily during the school year except Mon days and Satu-days, vacations, and examination periods by students of the University of Nebraska, under supervision of the Publications Board. Subscription Rates are $1.00 Per Semester or $1.50 for the College Year. $2.50 Mailed. Single copy, 5 Cents. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice in Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917, Authorized January 20, 1922. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HOWARD KAPLAN BUSINESS MANAGER RICHARD M'GINNIS EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editors . .Merrill Englund, Harold Niemann. New Editors .. .June Bierbower, Richard DeBrown, Norman Harris, Ellsworth Steele, Fern Steute ville, Ed Wittenberg. Society Editor Margaret Kraue Reporter. .. .Marian Bremers, Stanley Breuer, Jean Carnahan, Lucille Cox, Cay Deurmeyer, Jim DeWolfe, Janice Felthauser, Gene Garrett, Pat Green, Francis Keefer, Evelyn Leavitt, Morton Margolin, Clark O'Hanlon, Chris Peterson, Paul Svoboda, Lucille Thomas. David Thompson, Otto Woerner, Ava Wharton. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assistant Business Manager. .Arthur Hill, Robert Seidel, Helen Severa. Solicitor Ed Segrist. Phil Simpson. Burton Thiel Circulation Manager Stanley Michael For a 'Student' Union Board Nine months ajro this week a lb' member governing board deftly and efficiently opened the doors of the long-awaited Student Union building. . .and then with quite an equal deft ness and efficiency it retired into a state of lethargy from which, it seems, it may at last be aroused. Conceived some two years ago by two students and Dean Foster of the law col lege as a "fool proof" plan, the proposal as criticized on the front page proves again the utter worthlessness of political seleclion of per sonnel. But even those illustrious as university seniors and men of laws often find learning a difficult process. They could not count be yond their fingers. That the students were al lowed seven votes on the board while the mighty faculty could yield but six, was proof enough, they believed, that posterity would be protected. They did not, however, protect that posterity against itself. The NEBRASKAN reporter might have emerged from Director Van Sant's office a much more enlightened young man had he framed one or two more pertinent questions for the self-styled "dictator." "Is it true that all the affiliated men on the board are members of the same political faction? Ts there any basis to the ugly rumor that certain feminine mem bers were selected solely because of the qualifi cations, not as to ability, but of agreeable reac tion to vote trading with the faction in pow er?" In the answers to these questions, the re porter probably would have discovered the evil which the board's framers were evidently too naive to foresee. As an obvious political football, the stu dent union board is an example of the worst type. Even a general campus election, such as that employed to select the student council involves a degree of the desired elimination process. But in the cut and dried system in use now, which allows those in the majority to select the personnel before nominations are even opened, there is certainly eliminated the least possibility of such an idealistic sit uation as one in which merit could play a part. Vet here is an organization which can and must, to live up to its name and the ideals for which it was founded, utilize more of the abili ties and talents of the students than any exist ing activity. It is not the duty of thj faculty nor is it the duty of a hired social director to bring "a closer unity among barb students, a greater understanding between flreeka and un affiliates, and a common meeting place for pupils and instructors." These aims can and will be achieved only thru the efforts of stu dent direction. . ; , Such direction; however, does not refer to impersonal pofiey forming. Director Van Sant is asking for volunteers who will 1 oil him how to run his business: ,Ue is asking'for students who will tell him what the other 6,000 students want, and see that! he roes it. There is no value to be derived froia group of board members whose heads nod with acquiesence and bordom at three budget meetings a year. Instead of the! puppet society supposedly functioning at the present time, Mr. Van Sant and the NEBRASKAN suggest that the student council adopt a work and promotion plan similar to those employed by the publi cations and Kosmet Klub. Under such a pro posal only they whose records warrant, could receive the accompanying plums of an im portant campus activity. Only under such a plan, can the Student Union succeed. Dictator (Continued from Page 1.) to a meeting) not because they fee) a consuming interest in the Union, not because they are anxious to represent and relay student opin ion in regard to the management of the Union to those to who di rect it, but . rather because they are members of the dominant po litical faction on the council and need a little boost in their activity careers. What Mr. Van Sant very earn estly desires is a large student board with a few faculty mem bers serving in advisory positions Membership on this board would be secured on a competitive basis Freshmen and sophomores would start out as Union workers, and by the quality and constancy of their efforts win appointment to th1 board as juniors and seniors in a non-politicnl selective process. By making membership on the Student Council holds first meeting today Members of Student Council will hold their first meeting of the new semester this after noon at 5 o'clock in the Union. 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In othei words, Mr. Van Sant would run the Union according to the wishes of the board who would in turn get their ideas from the students with whom they are in constant communication. As long as the board did not appear to be sending the Union to financial debacle or physical disfiguration the desires of the students would be the law of the director and his associates. The plan is not impractical since it is now in operation on more than one campus. Its adoption at Ne braska would mean simply .hat instead of Director Van Sant's running the Union as he thinks it should be run and hopes the stu dents think it shoud be run, lie would run it as he knew the stu dents wanted it run because they had in fact told him so! Union tea to honor Barb activity women today A tea in recognition of those Barb girls who have earned 35 or more activity points during the past semester will be held in Par lors Y and Z of the Union, Thurs day, at 3:30. Giris who have earned 50 points will receive pins. ah tiaib women are invited Presentation of pins will tak place at 5 o'clock. Lutheran Bible class holds session tomorrow The Gamma Delta Lutheran Bi ble class will meet with Rev. H. Erck for its regular discussion pe riod at 5 o'clock tomorrow in room 203 Temple building. Lanquage honorary meets tonight at 7:30 Memhers of rhi Sigma Iota, ro mance languages honorary, will meet tonirlit at 7:30 in Union Parlor A. Patricia Lahr will be the speaker for the evening. Women's rifle club meets this afternoon The first meeting of the Worn en's Rifle club will be held in room 205, Nebraska Hall this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Capt. C. C. Hough will give a short. Instructional talk. Pep society meets for business, Union tonight All Corn Cob actives and pledges will meet tonight In room 315 of the Union for an Important business meeting. Hoffman (Continued from Page 1.) Union ballroom Sunday at 4 o'clock on the subject "Getting Away With Murder." Hoffman's reputation reveals him as a progressive man with a clear-cut and courageous outlook. He is one of the few government officials, who, in spite of the op position and criticism, fought a fight to the finish for his ideals and standards. Stand on Taxation Noteworthy. One of the most noteworthy of his policies was his firm stand on the question of taxation. His un biased outlook on this problem is revealed in the following excerpt from a speech: "No one wants to pay taxes: We are just willing to have the other fellow pay them bi,- no -one is entitled to a free ride on the gov ernmental train. In New Jersey, less than one-third of lour people own real estate, but they have levied upon them over three fourths of the cost of government .....It is a dumb, vicious, anti quated system of taxation, but we stubbornly insist upon continu ing it. "We go on kidding ourselves in the belief that real estate can con tinue to bear the cost of our ever increasing services of government, although we know that real estate will not produce the income to meet the tax levy; then we have large delinquencies borrow more money at higher interest rates impair the credit of our local gov ernments, have more sales taxes. take more properties out of the rate tables, and cause more dis tress." Felt Strongly on Traffic Deaths, Education, the status of women, philosophy of government, justice, safety and health were also prob lems to which he devoted his time. energy and capacities in the at tempt to solve them. Hoffman felt very strongly about the countless unnecessary deaths that are being caused daily by careless driving and poor traffic management, and devoted much of his time in ap peals to the public for safer driv-ing. BULLETIN. Freshman A.W.S. will not meet today. 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