Friday, March 8, 1940
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Long unenforced, new plan
is now most vital on campus
By Chrl Petersen.
Center of much controversy on
the campus is the newly revised
and enforced men's point system.
No one seems to understand all of
its intricate parts. Many advance
theories as to its actual workings
but few are accepted.
The controversies which arise
when a man becomes over pointed
and the board attempts to
straighten the situation out, have
attracted much attenion. Changes
in the system are discussed in bull
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activities deem it as being
unfair. Candidates for positions it would never become a governing
worry about their points. But still force on men's activities,
the enforcement continues.
Faced with the realization that Board goes to Work
the point system for men is here It was then that the board be
to stay and will be permanently gan its work. Made up of the
enforced, this article will attempt president of Innocents, president
to explain it in all of its intricacy, of Kosmet Klub, president of Corn
Not on innovation
The point system itself is not
an innovation on this campus. It
was set up a number of years ago
by the Student Council and ap-
proved by a
general student
vote. At the
same time, a
point board,
consisting of 8
senior students
and two faculty
members was
established to
enforce its
rules. However,
ed out of
picture
this same
failed to
hforce its pro
visions.
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Journal nd Star.
The last semester of last year,
Howard Kaplan, then DAILY edi
tor, dug out the old point plan
and started pumping restoratives
into it. Graduation cut his work
tff before he was thoroughly
sCn-ted.
To finish
However, the cause was picked
up by Harold Niemann, last se
mester's editor. Through his edi
torials demanding that action be
taken and the help of the Dean
, of Student Affairs office as well
as the Innocents, the point system
was revised and presented to the
men of the university as final.
The purpose of the system was
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pation of male students in extra
curricular activities so that more
men might have a chance to par
ticipate and enable more men to
enjoy the benefits of extra-curricular
activities.
Point provisions
To effectively and efficiently
accomplish that goal, it was nec
essary to establish certain rules.
Tribe rules are as follows:
1. Any male student may have
any combination of activities
which will not give more than
the maximum points allowed,
and carry, In addition any num
ber of non-pointed activities.
2. No man is eligible, as a
candidate, for an office or mem
bership if election to such posi
tion shall make him overpointed.
A man may not reduce his ac
tivity points to become eligible
for 'another activity by drop
ping pointed position prior to
the expiration of the term of
that office of activity. After
dropping a position a man may
not return to that activity.
Points for offices within an
rganizatlon shall not be counted
separately from membership
points.
4. Automatic membership to
another organization due to
membership in a first shaH not
be pointed.
Rule annex
Supplementing this, the consti
tution of the board set up a
schedule of points for each activity
as well as certain scholastic re
quirements. A copy of the points
set 'or eacl activity and the
scholastic requirements are printed
elsewhere on this page,
gome students, remembering
how lax enforcement had been
m previous vears. contended that
lt sounded nice on paper but that
Cobs, president of the Interfra
ternity Council, president of the
Barb Council, editor of the DAILY
NEBRASKAN, a delegate from
the Student Council, and a dele
gate from the agriculture college
executive board, and two faculty
members, it turned its attentions
to the straightening up of men's
activities on the campus.
Taking a survey of all activities
on the campus, they compiled the
points gained by each man accord
ing to the activities that be was
engaged in in order to determine
whether or not he was over
pointed. Give 'em the axe
After the survey was completed,
those who were overpointed, and
some of them were sitting on the
board, were called before the board
and their cases reviewed. Then
these men were forced to drop ac
tivities until their accumulated
points met the restriction of the
constitution.
It was at that time that Mer
rill Englund, Kappa Sigma, made
his famous "Pooh-bah" statement
and resigned from the board. The
position that he held as president
of the Interfraternity Council
made him overpointed and at the
same time gave him a seat on the
board. In short, he was acting as
his own judge on his own case.
Men Jrop acivjHcs
Those men who came before the
board dropped those activities of
their own choosing which made
SCHOLASTIC SCALE.
These are the scholastic re
quirements necessary for any
man to carry a maximum of
points according to his year In
school.
Sophomore above 72
Sophomore below 72
Junior . . . .above 72
Junior ....below 72
Senior ....above 72
Senior . . . .below 72
6 points
3 points
7 points
4 points
8 points
7 points
them overpointed. The biggest job
of the board was over. Now they
have but one problem, that of
keeping men from engaging in too
many activities.
The question, "Why should a
governor be put on men partici-
patlng in activities?" naturally
arises. Activity men argue that
there are only a limited number
qualities for leadership and is able
qualities for leadership an is able
to keep in good standing scholas
tlcally at the same time, why
should he be allowed to partici
pate in only two or three activ
ities. Justifications
The point board's justification
for this question
is that often
times, men end up going to school
ACTIVITIES
Student Council .
Daily Nebraskan
Cornhusker
Student Union Board.
Barb Council
Barb IntercluD
Awgwan
Publications Board .
Interfraternity Council
Class President
Kosmet Klub ,
Corn Cobs
Y. M. C. A...
Other
Debate Squad
Jr.-Sr. Prom Committee . .
Honoraries
Professional
Departmental
N Club
Athletic Board of Control.
Athletic Managers
Cheer Leaders
Football Team
Basketball Team
Baseball Team
Track Team
Swimming
Wrestling
Golf
Tennis
Gymnastics
Pershing Rifles
Social Fraternity
Juntor Mgr.
Assistants
Jr. Sc Sr. Farmers Fair Bd.
Ag. Executive Board
Coll-Agri-Fun Board
Cornhusker Countryman . .
Member
Associate
Bus. Mgr.
. Circ. Mgr.
Group Chm.
President
Member
Ag. Y. M. C. A.
Hobby Group .
Social Council .
Judging Team .
Engineers' Week
Engineers' Executive Bd.
Nebraska Engineering
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for activities alone. Other refuta
tions are that often times men
overwork, trying to stay ki school
and ten or twelve activities at the
same time.
Every man, regardless of abil
ities, will eventually reach the sat-
uration point where he will be in
more activities than he can han-
die. It is perfectly logical that the
point board feels that it is better
to have a man really working In
two or three activities than to
have him dabbling in eight or ten
activities. Their final argument is
that there is no excuse for one
man or a small group of men to
dominate all activities on the cam
pus. They say, let more men have
a chance at being in and enjoying
the benefits of activities.
Present membership
Members of the point board at
present consist of Roger Cunning
ham, president; Dick DeBrown,
vice president, and Arthur Hill,
secretary-treasurer. Making up the
rest of the board are, Ralph Reed,
Manley Hawks, Ed Rousek, Roy
Proffitt, Erie Constable. Faculty
adviser is Dean Harper. The other
adviser has not yet been chosen.
A typical case
The manner in which the point
board operates can best be ex-
plained by giving an example,
Let us suppose that a junior
man is a news editor on the
DAILY NEBRASKAN, is a mem-
ber of Corn Cobs, and is a mem
ber of the Student Council. The
news editor's position will charge
three points up against his ac
Cobs, he will be given another ad
ditional three points as a member
of the organization. Tho Student
Council position will give him an
additional two points. Being a
junior he is allowed only seven
points in view of the fact that he
By the way, are you over-pointed?
POINTS
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Member Judiciary
Circ. Mgr. News Ed.
Sports Ed. Assistant
Society Ed. Bus. Mgr.
Staff Assistant
Member Bus. Mgr.
Eds. and Staff Eds.
Bus. Aids
Member ' President
Comm. Chm. President
Member
Staff Ed. Mng. Editor
Assistant
Bus. Mgr.
Member
President
Member
Worker
Member
Worker
President
Member Co-chairmen
President
President
President
President
Member
Sen. Mgr.
Head
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Natl. Pres.
President
AG COLLEGE.
Member
Member President
Bus. Mgr.
Bus. Mgr. Editor
President
Genl. Chm.
Reporter
Member
Worker
Officers
Member
Treasurer,
Steward
ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Chairman
Sec.-Treas.
Member
President
Bus. Mgr.
Editor
is in good scholastic standing.
His total activity points are
eight. This is one over the amount
allowed to junior men.
To the board
His case is brought before the
point board. He presents his side
of the question and the problem
goes to the consideration of the
members. His case Is perhaps a
strange one for he is but one point
over the allotment and his aver-
age is well up in the eighties.
However, the members decide
that to make one exception to
their rules would bring about
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other cases which would also want
the consideration. This would ul
timately kill the purpose of the
entire plan. As in the past, tlie
decision handed down by the
board would be that the man
would have to drop one of the
activities in order that he conform
with the provisions of the consti
tution of the point system. He
would be given his choice of the
activity which he wished to drop.
Big man members
Members of the point board are
the big men in activities on the
jcampus. They are thoroughly fa
miliar with all the ins and outs of
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Mng. Editor
Bus. Mgr.
Bus. Mgr.
Mng. Editor
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President
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Bus. Mgr.
President
President
President
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the game. For that reason, uni
versity authorities and the Stu
dent Council felt that they would
be best fitted for membership on
that board.
Perhaps there is room for some
revision in the stipulations of the
constitution. Many men have sug
gested that the number of points
allowed should be more flexible.
They use as their argument the
fact that the main purpose of the
entire system is to check men from
neglecting studie for activity par
ticipation. Be more flexible
On this argument they suggest
that the board should allow thoM
men who have high averages, a
one or two point leeway on the
maximum. Men who do not have
the 72 average are docked points.
Why then can't those who have
averages, say above 75, be al
lowed to carry one or two extra
points ?
Another suggestion Is that there
be changes in some of the point
ings given to certain activities.
Perhaps the best example of this
argument would be either Corn
Cobs or Kosmet Klub. In both of
these organizations, workers are
charged as many points as mem
bers. Since there is a decided dif
ference between the two, many
men feel that a worker should
not receive as many points as a
member. However, not everyon
can be satisfied.
After the last few hectic years,
when men were in eight or ten ac
tivities, the change seems unusual.
That's because we didn't grow up
with the new system. However,
those men who are now entering
University will be able to recognize
and appreciate the new system.
TKy will not be "activity wrecks"
trying to make the high and
mighty "thirteen."
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