THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, April 17, 1940
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Inefficiency indicated in
Eligibility Trouble Again
Tuesday's election was postponed by the Stu
. dent Council elections committee when a late rul
ing of ineligibility on one of the candidates for
Ivy Day Orator left one of the campus factions
without a representative. Then yesterday the com
mittee ruled that the faction could not have a sub
stitute candidate's name printed on the ballot
which would mean that the election colud have
been held just as well on Tuesday as tomorrow.
Such indecision and apparent ignorance as to just
what to do is a serious reflection on the commit
tee's efficiency in directing the Important busi
ness of campus elections. Nor would it be neces
sary to decide on these last minute mix-ups if
clear-cut information regarding the election had
been released in the first place.
If there is not sufficient time between the clos
ing of filings and the election to properly check
eligibility of candidates and announce the results,
then filings should be opened and closed sooner to
allow time. If there is sufficient time now, then it
is up to the elections committee to take a little
more interest and avoid the confusion which seems
to characterize all contests this year. On another
Tuesday, February 27 to be exact, the DAILY was
forced to carry a similar story on the very day of
election to the effect that the names of two candi
dates for Prom Girl previously released had been
ruled off the ballot because) of ineligibility. Because
of the lateness of the announcement, pictures of the
ineligible candidates already had been taken and
were run along with others in the group in the same
issue of the DAILY which printed news of the elec
tions committee's ruling.
What excuse, what reason can be given for
such situations? In the first place, the elections
committee itself never appears to be too sure
about the rules up to the time the polls open.
More publicity should be given the exact qualifi
cations which candidates must meet in order to
be eligible to run. The Orator candidate ruled In
eligible Tuesday was disqualified on a point never
mentioned to the DAILY by the committee. Then
filings should be checked in time to allow for due
settlement of any questions which may arise as a
result of rulings on eligibility. There should b
none of this last minute business of notifying can
didates, factions, and the voters themselves just
what the situation Is. Rulings on all controversial
points should be made early enough to eliminate
ny protests made on a basis of contradictory
statements and absence ef concrete facts. For ex
ample, the question of women filing and voting
for Ivy Day Orator has come up a number of dif
ferent years. Yet this year, no definite ruling was
made on the subject until the scheduled day of
the election and then the ruling contradicted a
earlier and supposedly official announcement. A
woman candidate for Orator was not ruled Ineli
gible until after filings had closed and until after
she considered herself officially notified as eligible
and her backers had started campaigning.
The major trouble, insofar as the DAILY is
concerned, is the same as frequently afflicts pub
licity of other campus affairs. This is lack of a cen
tral organization authority through whom all infor
mation about an affair is iasued and who can be
counted upon not only to publicise the facts but to
Insurance the accuracy of those facts. In the ease of
elections, it would seem that this authority should
be the chairman of the elections committee. He
should not only ascertain all necessary information
in due time but he should see that it is made avail
able to such agencies for dissemination as the
DAILY. When such is not done the DAILY has to
get its information from various sources which
leads to contradiction, denial and general mix-up.
The DAILY Is anxious to print accurate cam
pus news and H makes an honest' effort to obtain
It But when the authorities themselves disagree.
It is inevitable that this Indecision is reflected In
this newspaper's reporting. Certainly it Is to the
best interests of all the sponsoring organiza
tions, the DAILY, and the reading public that
acts be given correctly the first time and In suffi
cient time. A little more co-operation toward this
end would seem in order.
By Norbert MohttJtea
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL
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TODAY
MATIN ER DANCK.
Agwlar weekly lines janes J be
kM ta the l aena ballroom at S p. m.
Hiadonta most prroeoi Me(lflalea cards
CHIEFS TALK.
Activity on the war front yesterday confined
Itself to reports from the various government chief
tains as to the progress of the war. In France Pre
mier Reynaud told the French senate that Germany
had lost about one-third of her navy in the past
week of fighting. The specific figures which he
quoted were that 20 percent of Germany's cruisers
snd 25 percent of the destroyers had been lost.
These figures at first glance may appears rather
high, but they are probably rather exact when one
remembers that Nazi destroyers at the outbreak
"of the war numbered only, slightly over 40, and
cruisers, both light and heavy, and including the
three pocket battleships were not more than 20 in
number. To suppose that ten destroyers and four
cruisers were destroyed is not hard to believe if
one adds up the reports which came in during the
week.
Chamberlain meanwhile thundered away at the
Nazis, still verbally, telling the national free church
council in London that the German invasion of Nor
way and Denmark showed that "no people, however
meek, however peaceful they may be can be safe
until this mad dog is destroyed." He reiterated his
confidence that the monsters of wickedness" in Ger
many would be destroyed our confidence would be
bolstered if someone other than the Umbrella Man
were shielding the British.
U. S. GETS SLAP.
The United States has been taking the real ver
bal beating these days. A few days ago the Ger
mans released documents supposed to be taken from
Polish diplomatic correspondence which would seem
to indicate that if there is to be any "war guilt" this
time it is to live at the feet of the Americans, who
through their U. S. ambassador supposedly gave
the Poles such encouragement as to induce them to
refuse the benevolent protection of the Germans.
Only this week the other side took their turn as cer
tain English officials accused the Americans of fos
tering a war spirit and by indirection leading the
old world into war.
President Roosevelt receives todays slap, this
time from the German press. In answer to the Presi
dent's recent condemnation of the Nazi invasion of
Norway the German press let it be known in no
uncertain terms that they would appreciate it if the
President would keep his nose out of European af
fairs, which is apparently to be the province of the
Nazis alone. The President, appealing for interna
tional justice last Saturday declared that "if civil
ization is to survive, the rights of smaller nations
to independence, to their territorial Integrity, and to
unimpeded opportunity for self-government must be
respected by their more powerful neighbors." In re
ply to this statement the Nazis state that "Europe
demands that European affairs be regulated in a
European manner and not according to American
principles and interpretations."
We can certainly agree that Europeans, if the
Nazis are to be taken as examples, do not conduct
their affairs in accordance with American views as
to democratic principles of self-government Euro
pean methods, personafied by Nazi aggression,
which takes whatever it can by the force at its dis
posal is certainly out of line with our "American
principles or interpretations."
I wander around wondering about things. Espe
cially the way that we can twist this language of
ours around. You too should wonder about the
linguistic barriers I've wandered across.
Do people who talk to themselves ever become
boring? Why is it that when the world limb is
mentioned, men never think of arms. Or trees?
Isnt it imposing upon yourself when you tax your
memory?- If people laugh up their sleeves be
cause their funny bone is there? IShy the choke
on the automobile isnt on the back seat driver?
Do prise fighters go around wishing each other a
slap happy New Year? If it isnt better to have
halitosis than no breath at all? Why nature didnt
make the mosquito a vegetarian? If leaving foot
prints in the sands of time isn't a matter of just
having big feet? Why more twins arent named
Pete and Repete? Why husband-beating wives
rent called "the batter half.' If the President
cf today isn't just tha two cent stamp of tomorrow ?
What happened to our girl Saturday?
PRESBYTERIAN STUDENTS,
Preabytertna staaoate wSI SMC he par
lor X e4 taw I s Ion at noen.
rappa phi.
sH Phi will meat ss parlors X aai V
4 tha Unlan at 1 p. o.
GAMMA ALPHA CM.
Mamben of Guam Alpha, Cad wtM aseet
ss ream S15 ef the Union at o, as,
SIOMA ALTHA IOTA.
Member of Sigma Alpha lota, wID meet
ha roam Sit ef the) Union at t n. as,
MV PHI EPNILON.
Members of Ma Phi Lpoiloa w4H meet
ha ream 316 ef the Union nt 1:99 a, m.
HOME EC ASSOCIATION
The Home Kcanomlca association will
meet at 8:44 p. m. m the social rooms of
the Home Ee bnllding. Srholnrshlps and
loan funds which are available to Home
l.c students will be discussed. All girls
are welcome la attend.
KAPPA PHI AND PHI TAU TRKTA.
Dowltt Baldwin, secretary of the Board
of Missions, located in New York 1 My, will
spenk to a joint meeting of Knppa Phi and
I'hi Tnn Tbeta Wednesday evening at 7
P. m. In pur lorn X and i' of the I'nion.
Mr. Hnldwin will dlsoms the relationship
of the college student ta missions and
missionary work.
TASSKU.
Tussrls will meet at the Coliseum to
usher for the Musical Jamboree at 1:30
P. ns
OORNOOBS.
Corncobs wB ease tickets as the
nee dance at p. in. ta the Union ball
roam. Meeting wUJ be postponed foe a
weeU. Extra credit will be given to tarn
robs who help Tassels asher at the Mwal
enl Jamboree at the OeUseam at V:st
THURSDAY
p-rencm nuc
Tha Preach CUrb will present the Preach
film, "I Fla dn Jaar" la the Union bail
roeta at 4 aad I n.
THETA 810 MA PI.
Tbeta Sigma PI will meet as parlor
of Mae lintun at :M P. at.
VOCATIONAL. LECTURE.
Kea Rohlnson, continuity editor ef the
central division ef NBC will speak as the
Union In pnrlom XVI of the Union at t
p. m. In the but meeting of the vocal to '
series sponsored by the AWS. The meeting
Is open to aH stwaeats. Hobmson will hold
Individual conferences m the fnrulty lounge
from 1 ta 4 a. m.
SCABBARD AND BLADE.
Members of Nenbbnrd and Rlsde will
meet la parlors XV of the Union at 7:1ft
P. m.
SINFOMA.
Sinfonla will meet In parlor Z of the
I'nion at noon.
fiAMMA LAMBDA.
Members of Gamma lambda will meet
In room SIS ef the Union at 5 p. m.
HAMK.
The society of Anertcan Military K-ngl-neera
wlU Buret In room SIS of the Union at
7 P. m.
LUTHKRAN STUDENTS.
Gumma Delta Bible class will meet at
t p. m. in room 263 Temple. Tho meet
ing will be the Inst meeting cf the semester.
VX0
Reporter
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day, and if the women have a good
speaker, she should be allowed to
perform. No one can deny that
women are good talkers."
Lee Clare, business administration
senior:
"A man, of course, because it
has always been a university tra
dition to have a man as orator. I
don't think we should break an
established precedent now."
Kathryn Park, arts and sciences
freshman:
Tm prejudiced. A man."
Wally eleven, business administra
tion senior:
"I think we should allow the
elections to be run as they have
been run in the past. It's the cus
tom to have a man and I don't
think that the custom should be
broken.
Barbara Cook, arts and sciences
sophomore:
"I don't especially care whether
it is a man or a woman, but I think
they should both be allowed to run.
A man's voice does carry much
better than a woman's, however.
Howard Zom, ag college sopho
more: "I think the orator should be a
man, but women should be allowed
to run It's tradition though to
have a man, and perhaps tradition
should be followed.
Marion Cooper, business adminis
tration senior:
"I think a man should be chosen,
since a man's voice carries so
much better in an outside cere
mony. Men are also more inter
esting to listen to.
Clarence Johnsen, business admin
istration sophomore:
"It seems more appropriate for
men to give orations, because they
have a more powerful voice, and
express themselves much more
clearly. I don't think women
should run."
Marjorie Fouts:
"Certainly a woman should be
allowed to run. Since this is a
co-educational school, women
should have the same rights as
men,"
Barton Baker, arts and sciences
freshman:
"Yes, let them have a woman
orator. Except for the tapping of
the new Innocents, Ivy Day is al
most entirely ladies' day, and they
might as well be allowed to have
the orator, too.
Profs participate in
Writer's Guild meeting
Several members of the univer
sity faculty will participate in the
April 27 meetings in Lincoln of
the Nebracka Writers guild. Dr.
R. A. Miller, director of university
libraries, is chairman of the non
fiction panel roundtable on whose
program will appear Dr. M. S.
Peterson and Dr. Ruth Odell of the
department of English. Peterson
will discuss "Organized Material
for Biography," and Miss Odell
will talk on "Unorganized Material
fop Biography." Herbert Yenne of
the department of speech and dra
matic art is president of the guild,
and Theodore Diers, radio director,
is secretary.
Coed
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with John K. Sc-llek's office in ac
cordance with the anrounced pio
ceedure. Office approves filing.
Selleck's office gave her appli
cation the official approval, and
Miss Miller started her campaign.
She carried on her campaigning
through Monday night under the
impression that she was eligible
and had been officially accepted as
a candidate. The first notice she
received that she was not a can
didate for orator was in a story in
yesterday's DAILY, telling of
Clineberg's ineligibility, and that
Bryce Smith, progressive, and
Lyle Gill, Barb, were the only can
didates. The elections committee,
it appears, had not notified her
that she had been disqualified on
the grounds of the Council's rvling
in April, 1939.
I feel silly.
Miss Miller told the DAILY yes
terday evening, "I think the elec
tions committee showed a lack of
consideration or of common sense
in not notifying me of my dis
qualification earlier. After ail, I
felt rather silly . . . campaigning,
and then discovering at the last
minute that I wasn't even on the
ballott."
Professor Lantz explained that
the Student Council had ruled last
year, when a similar controversy
arose, that only men students were
qualified to vote for the orator.
Following this theme, Lantz con
tinued, it was accepted that since
men alone could vote, they should
be the only candidates for the of
fice. Women, it was ruled by the
committee, efrcted the May Queen
and nominated candidates for
Mortar Board; therefore, men
should be the sole participants in
choosing the Ivy orator and in
nominating Innocents.
Liberals go to work.
The liberal party, on the basis
of the election committee's state-
merits that women would be per
mitted to vote this year a state
ment that has been proven to be
Inaccurate did an extensive
amount of campaigning for their
candidate, covering, in the course
of their efforts, all sororities and
organized barb groups.
Dean LeRossignol
is toastmaster
at Texas meeting
J. E. LeRossignol, dean of the
college of business- administration,
will be toastmaster Friday eve
ning at a dinner meeting of the
nation's business schools on the
Texas university campus.
Deans of the business schools
are meeting in Austin from April
18 to 20 to discuss their educa
tional problems at the 22nd annual
session of the American Asrocia
tlon of Collegiate Schools cf Busi
ness. The three day meeting will fea
ture addresses on such subjects as
student placement, curricula, so
cial lmp'icaliona of business edu
cation and other problems.
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