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Thursday, November 7, 1940
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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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.
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pledges 26 men
At the last meeting of Scabbard
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on military aspects of the present
war. , , .
The following were apMne.
ur.iiw Run.lin. Richard Nispel,
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son, Robert J. Butler. Sheldon A.
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Murrill B. McNeil, Timomy .
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T. Hay, Louis W. spranttei, rtien-
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Howard, F.phraim Gershater and
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Pitcher, veteran baseball an
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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
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arouse imnm . ,
llv. On the contrary the DA I LI leeis
eamnus minima ft'"' y
that a,' non-p3,1in viewpoint MA win
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