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1 Thursday, November 7, 1940 DAILY NEBRASKAN dLbAml So you wonder what's wrong with campus activities? Repatetlly rxtra eurricular organist tons have been eriti ei.ed this fall for not showing the life and the leadership tnt is expected of them by the faculty, by the campus at large and by the editors of this paper. The failure of members in several of these organizations in particular to moot the standards made mandatory of them by the pood work of their predecessors has put the whole activity program of the university on the spot. t ut niht the problem came to a head when the Stu- .1. ..il Minnrtsedlv composed of men and women who hold a keen interest in campus affairs, wm forced to expell two of its members. The expulsion did not result from illegibility or for any underlying political aims, for the two represented opposite factions Rather the Council was compelled to act because of the lack of interest and the shirking of responsibility that Eugene Littler and Bill Pugsley have shown m members of that body this fall. Doesn't the action of the Council laU night go to the root of an evil that has likewise permeated Com Cobs, the Inter-Fraternity Council, YWCA, and particularly the low pointed activities on the campus. Call it what you like the symptoms all point to activity-itus, a state of mind found in every organization to a greater or lesser extent, where actiT ity points and prestige of office are elevated above interest for the ore-animation's sake. i v t limit the problem however to the Council ami the above named activities. Lets not make examples of two men whose attitude is that of many in other campus organizations. This week as the political drums start rolling, there are a rmmber who, enticed by a prospective victory at the polls, are contemplating dropping activities they are now in. Forgetting the need of their respective groups for their cooperation, these men limited in the number of organizations they'can be in by the 'point system, are turning to what they think are greener pastures. . tw iolners. Thev work their way to places of respon sibility; by popularity and in some eases politics, they occasion ally get to key positions where the group actually becomes de pendent upon them for the success or failure of its program. Then like dogs hunting for bones, iney sn.u mr -TW pose as members of these organizations, ,,rrv the work and attend the meetings. They seem to think that points like grades are a necessary goal for their endeavors. Men like this in every election are put forward for popu lar posts .... men mind yo who are shirking other activity and other responsibilities ... Men who have no interest in the new post other than in the prestige it will give them. Those who are now contemplating withdrawing from certain activities where work is at a premium, for others where prestige is the end, remember .... No organization like a quitter. C. 0. M. tion We merely caution "The Barb" against taking a one sided stand in campus polities that might involve it in litliouiues with Council authorities. With a ranee of activities so broad as the Barb Union has, it appears that "The Barb" is wasting its energies on issues be yond its sphere, and beyond the agreement which its editors made at the time the paper was organized. So long as a conservative policy is followed, toe daiijT is behind that publication. We trust its editors will profit by this experience and take a wiser course in the future. C. 0. M. Dear Editor To the Editor: Yesterday's DAILY NEBRAS KAN contained in its editorial col umns some criticisms on the policy of The Barb. The Barb Bulletin, predecessor of The Barb, had for nf its fenutres a "personality column." It has been and shall be the policy of The Barb to continue th; future whether under the head of Barb Personalities or any other head. In all prooawiuy me head wiH tw vanea every wt, No one can deny that the out standing factor in Barb activity thi war organization rrowth Can it not b that the same thing that tit)t "Oib" Hueftle to the position of organization director of the Barn union rnuu mmm to be a candidate for the junior class presidency? Must he be pe nalized or excluded from the page of The Barb by reason of this fact? The Barb did not mention Hnnv m ii candidate, but the DAILY NEBRASKAN did! rh other criticism made by the pinch hitter for the editor may be explainer on xne oasis u j nriiitM'i M-ror. The tararraph3 explaining the united Barb front and the use of pontics as a means was actually a portion of the signed article "307." The DAILY NEBRASKAN S editorial wnier knew that It was a punter's errt,r before the editorial wm written! Let tt be VnoWn that The Barb m no way feels responsible to the DAILY NEBRASKAN for ita sub sidy. The representatives for The Barb asked for a permission to so licit advertishto, and aot a subsidy. Therefore, it seems a tittle strange that the DAILY should bemoan its sum of $250 in place of the large amount of advertising which the DAILY claimed would be taken from them by a Barb pub lication. - Dorothy Jean Bryan, Editor, THE BARB. The Daily Nebraska". rOKTIKTH TEAR. aa i i a a4a VJfrmB amavai sit aA sMP ftVMrfl Milled. SWHile eoow, lVt. Entejrd m a. a mlm at a mMlH Vtlr of ponrr ProvlM fr to Art of Ortoncr 9. traitor :, 12Z. tnimM tor Naflaniil Avertht NATIONAL AnVKRTlMNO HClVlt'B, PIC. fa Mama Atk.. Wew Tar, IS. T fMrar Bout o I-o f" (tea a'Iw. Pabltthra Tily tnraix th whool y rrrrw M4y mm Sfy, rtlon, i. n,fm mriiJi Kv iiMidmtff m a Tn.ii,f. , .."-w - . -. . rniv.,.itv nf NVhnntkft iiniI UK wnprrrtrt wt MM rMleaitMi Military group pledges 26 men At the last meeting of Scabbard and Blade, 26 students were con firmed as pledges by Cbtewef Thil ls, adviser of the group. After the appointments, pledge duties were aisinuwieu u mum r. on military aspects of the present war. , , . The following were apMne. ur.iiw Run.lin. Richard Nispel, James Selzer, M'Jlard Chick, Jr Ernest Peterson, Hflroio i. niu key Kenneth E. HiwemoUer. Wil- ford C. Olrtch, Clark Asnton, Warren A. Guinan, Meinn rt. v,iv son, Robert J. Butler. Sheldon A. Kaufman, Richard D. Kennetly, Murrill B. McNeil, Timomy . Hurgins, Robert A. Geiwica, jonn T. Hay, Louis W. spranttei, rtien- ard H. Yost, Richard txnrey, lick Hall, Grove C. Johnson, Cirant W. Howard, F.phraim Gershater and Louis Seybold. A pitcher is a eatcher ea tne Bradley Tech ball tenm.-Cfauek Pitcher, veteran baseball an football player, will be nemna w plate. . University of Texas has eight of the world's 1,222 identified copies of early editions of Shake speare's plays. Dropsie CoHey-e, rhilale!pM, has 24 students, seven faculty members. myw v. - ""www;"" "T x ' y T v ' Official Daily News Bulletin Wise men start where fools end up v.ii.-.:.- - debate vester.lay, the strident council endorsed the position taken by the DAIIA that promotion of iu;.i onUte in anv publication must be prohib- iltnl. With the exception of stories in which a candidate is m .v iv,n.ii A .red that no maienai "s mialifications of any man or woman who may be placed on the ' i 1 4 Via runs TV ticket, can Appear within two weeks oi me e.rr. ... , . to be the scratching of the violating party's cand.datea. This decision clarified definitely the limit to which The liarb" will be able to go in the future. It was not the purpose of the DAILY in editonalizmg on the questionable content of the barb paper, to harm in any way that publication. The ed.tors of this paper realize the impor tance it plays in the successful organization of the barb social and athletic program. v, ; interest of all the students, it seems essential d to stav within the limits set that mat ' 1 . . t n wo by the Council, and on political questions to be fair to all parties concerned. If it be In,,, a -The Barb" states, that fc, percent of the activities of the Barb Union are non-poli t.cal then surely all but one story on the front page of its official newspaper need not deal with politie.1 issues and cand.dates This does not mean that -The Bail)-' should not seek to . ,. r, r in venders in the coming election and in arouse imnm . , llv. On the contrary the DA I LI leeis eamnus minima ft'"' y that a,' non-p3,1in viewpoint MA win t Tuesday and thertny eieei uore reprefientative officers is a worthy project of any pftbl.ea tin aroMa iota. Tl m i r bMUMf t. R. WaAntart S4M ATTwenow. A KJm MMI - Mtuli" MhmM Oi !' rrMT, rnm. lvr- V r A14V. r. mi .p. - : . i Krhrmmm f th rty "P"n win TASKCIJt. I ( p. m. that dT pr'"'. Snrlal aaMto( wM aw ' 7 p. m. hi room Sti ttw I IMON BANC. j a.-o m,a w. hru la Hh kaS- IrviiHI Haklta, ikkhii ""r" w Ji iuiiliati Mrmrt aalliiwit aaai Mil paa tai 4 raaf4 Mrs. Amtwta a) 1 TfaJ ft ffWraWP1 imiftAl 1MB. iti iiisaiiiBi a-tati win ImM IWfr flr4 tfaiMW lri 7 ni! B p. m. gM l flsr rytv 4rBffrf MntfrtH. AH rrt it;-, I - The new auditorium at Tulare university has a concrete dome measuring: 110 feet in diameter- largest in the U. S. The f rst honorary oerree ever bestowed by the University of Maryland was given the Marquis de Lafayette 116 years ago. t orty memDers m ine wiaruriic grid squad are one inch taller and 15 nounds heavier than they were as high school seniors. Stanford university rooo: re search institute holds that Ger many can prevent a critical food shortage tn occupied nations by rolpanine wneat reserves to them. Dakota Westeyan university 1s contributing 31 national guards men under tha national defentie rJrCby tbeBcUSy.te ' 2. product, needed by 3. pbone 4. oio. FAectnc, tB8Wf, perbai, Monotonous.- iob,neter! - o( e telephone mcrffcno- - never loft ;a. ,Vare tlcctric coinmn - toward maW onomical.