The DAILY NEIIRASKAN
Thursday. December 7. 1939
'Just One Big Laugh' Gussie
Guir, our ewt-pmmt hamyard In
fluearr, rame tn I he front lunun hIt
day ilh this letlr most ol which
rrprint in full. We took the librrtv of
drifting thaw parts ar.d word which
mrllrd of Ons.N- bark ground rullurr.
tiiwat tn TigM. Ed.)
Dear God,
Almighty throne,
Somewhere.
Your honor:
You've probably pot a lot of
other t hi nps pressing your
mind just now, but 1 wish you
could give a few minutes of
your time to our student gov
ernment here at Nebraska.
We've gotten ourselves in an
awful mess. You see, we're
gettin' just like the Uig-Time
polities. That's our system
iere.
I hate to keep nagging yon
about things, but I sure hope
you'll read with pity in your
heart when you see the story
about the Student Council on
the front page of this morn
ing's DAILY that is if
you're geting it now. You
see, we've got a bunch of
boys and girls down here
who haven't got around to
representing us students.
They just sit around, act im
portant, and dabble in poli
tics. Just like in Big-Time,
they don't vote their convic
tions; they vote the party.
They don't thinnk for them
selves; they just take the
word of others. And some
how, I think you ought to
sympathise with us down
here for ever giving woman
the power to vote.
You see, here's the way it is.
We have a couple of senior
honorary societies lown here.
They call them the Innocents
and Mortar Iloards. Nothing
in Washington would compare
with them. Hut anyway,
they're elected, I guess, on the
basis of their activities. So we
have a Prom committee to help
some of the stragglers along.
That pretty much makes them
cinches. It also sure encour
ages muckraking.
Well, yesterday, they chose
members for that committee.
Everyone at that Student
Council meeting came ready to
vote. They weren't able to
look beyond their respective
political noses, which can
smell only the present, to take
a word of advice from the
Men's Point board. The board,
you know, recommended that
they be fair and re-open fil
ings, liut they were ready to
vote, so they scorned the point
I ward.
They came into the room,
acting as if the election was
the most important event of
their life. To those who were
able to push brothers and
sisters into office, it prob
ably was. It was a disap
pointment to others. That's
our system. It was a fair
election, but there was a lot
of deceit just like in Big
Time stuff.
Then the climax came. A
member got up and delivered
an oration with a choice of
words that made every one lis
ten. He decried the system and
he said bad things about the
members of the system. You
know how they do in lig-T,ime.
That's about all your
honor. Oh, yes please help
every student on our campus
to give just one big horse
laugh for his student govern
ment. It's Big-Time, you
know.
Gussie.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL BULLETIN
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CORXHlSKr.R SALES.
All members of Corn Cobs r.rd Tassels
who still have Comhusker ales books or
money must check in at the Combitsker
office by 3:30 p. m.
COOK RF.Y1FW.
Marian Nicholson will review "Reachine:
for the Stars" by Nora Wain when Co-ed
Counselors' book review group for women
meets today at 7 P. m. in the Student
Union Bonk Nook. The book is a uicture
of nasi Germa-iy from the viewpoint of
a woman who lived there.
SKETCH tl-ASS.
The sketch class will meet for the thiid
time this semester today at 5 p. m. In
Student Union il5 under the direction of
Thealtua Alberts.
The liss will work from a male model.
Materials and instruction are provided free
to all interested students.
BRX DANCE fll'B.
The Barn dance club will be held train
this mk in Grant I'cTvma lodsy from
7 to 7:60. At the last meeting over a
hundred were in attendance. Everyone Is
welcome to attend.
AC AVri S HAXCE I.ESSOXS.
Ballroom dance lessons on the ax campus
will tcpin Thursday. Pec. 14 at 5 o'clock
in the Stutient Activities buildinp. A
relics of six lessons will be Fives for
75 cents. The lessons are fivrn for both
boys and pirls but identification cards
will be required.
W. A. A.
W. A. A. bowline party will be held
Saturday at the Ur.coln Bowlins Alleys
from 1 to 3. Every pirl . urped to
attend and pet In un eira practice be
fore the intramural bowling tournament
bet ics.
LITHERAX STIDEXTS.
Lutheran student will meet with Rev.
H. trek lor the ntnl.tr (lamina Ih-Ha
Pit .le class at 5 p. m. today in room 203
Temple.
ENGINEERING CONVOCATION.
A an enriawt rotit fa'ion w in .he
held a4 11 a. m. lur. I. 1. ta lempie.
Harry C. Iavi will diMiht 'Sone -pert
of Merhawiiatina a Amenraa
SMvtny.'
RIZAD TOIR.
Members of Alpha Kapaw PsL prafrs
SHiruU fcutine admmi(ralit trairrnitv.
will conduct industrial lor l I he
Lincoln Sfteel Corporation loCay. All l.ui
r.ers admimstraiion Undents are cordiailv
invited 1o attend. Everyone will meet at
Uie outh entrance ol tiaj acx-nces at
2. JO p. a.
BARN DA.ME.
Another Thnruliiy tiitb! Rara Ianer will
l-e held in Grant Memorial today from
:4S la ;:4J p. m.
t:n.E rRAcncE.
Tbere will be a rifie prartirc the rrtt
f thh week btit prarlteea will eontinne
next week in the basement of Andrews
from 6-d p. m.
FACILTT DANCE CMB.
The Faculty Sqnare Dance elub will
meet Friday at 9 p. m. In connection with
the barn 4nce at (he male physical eda
ealion conference.
I RESHMAN A. W. S.
Charles rillsbtiry. cadet colonel of the
R. O. T. C. will speak to freshman
A. W. S. croups on the as and city
campuses today. Ac Rirls will meet at
4 p. m. tn room 304 of as haft; city fcirls,
at Pp. m. in Ellen Smith.
Music students
present recital
The weekly student music re
cital was held yesterday at the
Temple theater for students of the
music school only, when the fol
lowing program was presented.
The Pretty Creature, Wilson; Jack An
derson, vocalist.
Elude On. 15. No. 12, Chopin; Housh
ton Furr, Pianist.
Andante et Allegro, Barat; Bob Nelson
trombonist. '
Pu bist wie elne Blame, RaMnstein; El
mer Bauer, vocalist.
From the Canabrake, Gardner; La.
VaiiRhn Owen, violinist.
The Asra, Rubinstein; Elaine Weiand
vocalist. '
Impromptu A fiat. Chopin; Marion
Percy, pianist.
Accompanists: MiLada DoieaaL Jolteen
Kelso, Ke:th Sturdevant.
Henry Cox talks
at 2 p. m. today
Prof. Iknry M. Cox, asitlant
director cf the university's bureau
of educational instruction, will
discuss "Seme Aspects cl Mathe
matics Examination" this after
noon at 2 in Social Sciences 304.
Professor Cox, formerly cf Geor
gia university, was brought here
to serve as full time educational!
research worker when the bureau
was initiated lart February.
Dr. J. P. Guilford of the psy
chology department is the direc
tor cf the bureau, which is located
in the basement of the' adminis
tration building. The chief work
of the bureau is the administra
tion cf tests to freshman and other
new .students. In addition, the
bureau is working on new types
of examinations and new testing
procedures.
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Pi Tau Sigmas
meet in Atlanta
Five mechanical engineering stu
dents are at Atlanta, Ga., this
week end attending the national
convention of Pi Tau Sigma, na
tional mechanical engineering fra
ternity. ncjrcsentinp the Nebraska
chapUr are: Martin Hemsvorth,
president; Robert Rchluckcbier,
vice president; Eiwofnl House!, re
cording secretary; and Paul Owen,
historian, all seniors: ar,d Don
MeixeL corresponding secretary,
junior.
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(Continued from Tape 1.)
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ucauy, ii vas uoumnii.
The bill pi-ovided for the elec
tion of a six man board from six
districts in the state. If that is
done, there would le a jrrcat possi
bility of log rolling Ixlween some
of the educational institutiens to
i receive more than others. If the
board was appointed by the gover
nor, you would have the same
situation.
Politics and human element
"If the human element could he
eliminated from politics, it would
be a rr.'zl desirable setup. That
element cannot be eliminated.
Dr. Miller, now candidate for
the governor's office on the re
publican ticket, completely fshaped
the plan durirg the last legisla
tive session. Highlight ef his pro
posal was. of course, the creation
of a board of higher education.
The board was to consist of six
members elected by the people by
districts. He felt 'that it would
avoid the overlapping and repeti
tion of courses in the different
nohools, eliminate politics, prevent
the waste of money, and improve
the standards of 'Nebraska edu
cation. The bill was finally shelved by
the education committee. There
is little chance that it will be
brougnt before the legislature
afrain.
New i-etolution
The Taxpayers League, during
their convention passed upon and
entered a resolution advocating
that the next legislature does not
pass laws granting the board of
education land and funds and the
privilege of purchasing bonds other
thaji thone provided for in the
constitutk!.
The constitution allows this
board to purchase ktate, federal,
and local government bonds. Ey
the limitations Imposed in the
resolution, the taxpayers feel the
finances of Ue board will not be
drained for the purchsj of poor
bonds.
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