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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1939)
TWO DAILY NEBIUSKAN THURSDAY, MAY II, 1939 ARE YOU WORTHY? To the new Union Board: You seven people are about to inherit a ureat responsibility. Are you goin to be sat isfied with membership in a puppet proup whose only duty is to meet thrice annually for approval of a budget report which you prob ably shall not understand? Or will you stand staunch and prove to the campus 1hat you de serve the positions you have been granted? You are going to meet for the first time this evening. Your first task will probably be that of selecting officers of the board. Students, don't be afraid to speak your minds. The Union is young. You know as much of its operations as any who will be present, Re member that, and elect the men who you are convinced should be your leaders. And then determine to embark upon a year of service and improvement. One of the nation's leading business execu tives, when questioned as to what a man's re tirement age should be, replied: "At that time when he is so satisfied with operations, that he cannot find a single thing to be changed." Young minds, board members, should be imag inative minds. Your addition to the adminis tration of our Union, should produce a fund of worthwhile suggestions to increase the utility and efficiency of the organization. . A stranger attended the student council meeting yesterday afternoon. That stranger arose during the meeting, and implored the members to forget factionalism, to elevate themselves above Ihe selfishness of distributing political plums. He requested that the council elect a union board of worthy, deserving stu dents who would prove their worth and merit in work and co-operation. That same man, Kenneth F. Van Sant, director of the Union, three months ago re quested that the council consider a work plan for students. From his vantage point of intimacy with all the operations of the Un ion, he saw fit to advocate a system which he was convinced would make the Union more closely approximate all the ideals and goals dreamed of at its inception. Hoard members, you are the representa tives of 0,000 students. You arc in a position to make this Union more than simply a recrea tion and meeting hall. The Union itself is more than just a building; it is those 6,000 students. The activities and entertainments should not be staged for the students; Ihey should be staged by and of those students. Our universities must ever remain the nation's greatest advocates of our beloved principles of democracy. Our Union should ever remain a standing medium and reminder of democracy on our own campus. In you, new members, we place the hope and faith to accomplish what the student council has failed. Will you show the cour age to create and to produce? Will you prove to us all by 1940, that the second Union board has sound judgment, initiative, and perserverance? Point system sufficiently to give the board a basis for cracking down. Point board backs council. Backing the Student Council in the enforcement of its recent point revision is the point board com posed of the eight leaders in cam pus activities, and the faculty committee. "Some exceptions may be made in the case of junior or senior men, overpointed at the present time but who have legitimate imper sonal excuses for retaining their activities," the point board chair man supposed, adding, however, that there will be no exception for sophomores. "To be sure it will take a little time to get the system to func tioning perfectly and certain ex ceptions must be made," Cunning ham conferring with Stanley Brewster, outgoing chairman ex plained, "but it is the aim of the board to emphasize the restrictions on the men entering activities pre venting them from getting over loaded." Council candidates being checked. Every man on the ticket for Student Council this spring is be ing checked, and any found to be tarrying more than the maximum will be required to drop something in the case that they are elected. No over-pointed man running for council with the intention of dropping it if elected will be ad mitted to the ballot. Stipulations set forth in the amendment passed by the council Feb. 9, set the ceiling on men s activities at 8 points for seniors, 7 points for juniors and 6 points lor sophomores, points being weighted out to activities in pro portion to the work required in them. Aims to better work. Brewster, in charge of the board nt the time of the amendment, declared that successful limitation of nun's activities will make it ljosrfible for better work to be clone in those in which the indi' vidual does take pait. "From now on," the new Inno cents president contended, "men will be rated on the campus on the quality of work and interest shown in a few activities, rather than on the number of titles that they car iy after their name." Stating that this policy will not only better the standards of the clubs on the campus but also will increase the number of students having the opportunity to partlcl pate, Brewster and Cunningham emphasized the nerd of good standing in school as a counter part to a varied activity program. Those bearing an average of less than 72 will be permitted to carry only half the number of points as the maximum of their division. Students af'ected by the en between the liberal and progres sive factions. During the last year, the progressives controlled forcement of this bill will be per mitted to bring their cases before the board with the appelate right of presenting it before the faculty committee. However the board does not feel that this privilege will be much used, as they antici pate ready success in carrying out their program. The men's point board as it is at present set up includes in mem bership the editor of the Rag, president of the student council, president of Kosmet Klub, presi dent of Corn Cobs, president of in terfraternity conncil, a candidate selected by the ag executive board and one Barb man. Filings open to women. Four women filed. Graduate: One position open to men, one position open to women. Three men filed. rositions on the council with the exception of the senior repre sentatives at large will be chosen by the vote of the college that the candidate represents. Each elector will have the opportunity to vote for the men from his col lege and the publications board positions open to his class. It was not possible to obtain ag college position filings. Posts on the ag executive board, Coll-Agri-Fun board and the Farmers Fair board are open. Rice Institute has been given a whale for its biology department. elects members Alpha Rho Tau Lincoln girl tops new group with 92 average Thirteen seniors were announced as new members of Alpha Rho Tau, music, dramatics, and fine arts honorary, yesterday after noon preceding the senior recital of Miss Alice Fletcher in the Temple. Miss Virginia Tookey, of Lin coln, senior in Teachers college with an average of 92 percent vas honored as the top ranking itu dent. Making the announcement was Miss H. Alice Howell, head of the speech department and president of Alpha Rho Tau. The following students were elected to membership in the ro ciety: , sc hool of Mvsio. ; ; Terry Wrrtcll Hrarh. I.lnroln. Wanda Ylrfrlnla C'mik, IJnroln. Alice Story Klrtrhrr, I'awnrr ('II y , Mnudlp air llartman, Lincoln. Marjnrie Mnrtrl Smith, Lincoln. Wllma Harriett Stntt, Avoca. Kleanor Ijicllle Thomao, Aberdeen Smith Paknta. Virginia Mary Tookey, IJnroln. Sreeh and Itramatle Art. Robert Albert Johnston, lloiiKlafl. School of Fine Art. Mury Theoda Lrlrkwm, Lincoln. Theda (iretchrn Hlnrlrhn, Morrill. Arln repoon Monroe, Lincoln. Helen Margaret Keynolda, Lincoln. Entered a neotnd-clnM matter at the poatofflic In IJnroln, Nebraska, nndei art of conicrem, March S. 1K79, and at pertal rate of potitane provided for In aeetlon 1 1 OH, act of October S. 1917. anthorlred January 20, 1912. GRADUATION GIFT STUDENTS 1 7 I EVERY. I J - i Vwhere -yr t pry ROYAL PORTABLE Nebraska Typewriter Co. 130 No. 12th St. B2157 the sophomore and junior posi tions while the liberal power was vested in the senior post. Barbs battle for council places. Featuring the election for the barbs will be the selection of the eight elected members to the barb council. Six men and two women have filed for positions with that group. Seemingly, there will be no competition for the candidates pecking places on that board. However, the division of offices will make competition for some posts heavy while there will be no candidates for other positions. The board is divided as follows: One senior man, one senior wom an, two junior men, two junior women, one sophomore man and erne sophomore woman. If some offices are left vacant, they will be filled by the council later. Only baibs may vote for these candidates. The filings for student council membership are as follows: Seniors at large: Two positions open to men, two positions open to women. Seven men and four women filed. Arts and science: Two positions ojen to men, three positions open to women. Five men and 11 wom en filed. Engineering: Two positions open to men. Five men filed. Business administration: One position open to men, one posi tion oinn to women, four men and two women filed. Teachers: One position ope-n to men, three positions open to women. Three men and e-lght women filed. Law: One position open to men. 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