DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, November 12, 1940
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Daily seeks endorsement
for editorial program
When
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rememner last year s
I he DAILl is seeking information in today s election. lemenuer Inst year s prom!
Voters today will answer eight questions, expressing their Ueineinber the popular opposition to the politically ridden
views on the desirability of cooperative boarding and rooming committee responsible for its failure.
houses, on the extension of coliseum athletic facilities, and on Its attendance was small; it failed financially. Its orehes
whethcr they favor an activity ticket giving to every student tra, while proving to be better than was expected, was not of
a subscription to the DAILY for a dollar a year. the quality which the students of this university felt befitted
If the students endorse these proposals, the DAILY will dc- an annual party of its kind,
vote itself to making them realities. If the students at the polls There was friction and little coordination among the mem
today reject them, their votes will signify that the present state bers on the committee. The co-chairmen of that committee could
of affairs is preferred. not agree or did not know what one another had in mind, and
It is important therefore that each voter consider the ques- accordingly gave out contradictory reports. In fact so little or
tions carefully and be sure before he votes that his check in- ganized was that committee that all of its members could not
dicatcs his true state of mind. It is also important that each even get together to have their pictures taken for their section
voter, before he votes, understands the questions thoroughly, in the Cornhusker.
The students were indignant. They felt the prom com-
What of cooperatives?
Surveying the rooming house situation a year ago, the
DAILY found that some students were living in deplorable
hovels, in attics, in dirty rooms with wallpaper falling off,
with exposed wiring and with tumble down beds. In the same
survey they found a much smaller number of students living
under more favorable conditions in cooperative rooming and
boarding houses.
mittee had sold them out. They felt the Student Council which
selected that committee had used the prom as a political
plum, giving membership on the committee, to activity men of
the party in power who were unable to make a place for
themselves in other activities.
That student body went to the polls and cast an overwhelm
ing vote last spring to take the selection of the prom committee
out of the hands of the Student Council. Acting upon the man-
A year ago staff members of the DAILY' went to the ACBC, date of the people, the Council washed their hands of the whole
to the Cornhusker Co-op, to Baldwin Hall, and to the Ag Col- affair and empowered the Innocents Society to do with the
lege Grad Club. They talked with Mother Wilson of ACBC, prom as it saw fit.
the founder of the cooperative movement on this campus.
The DAILY was enthused by what it found. Students
wore eating good meals in cooperative boarding clubs for lit
tle more than those who were struggling for a bare existence
on niggardly rations. Students were living in clean airy rooms
for less than most of those living in ordinary rooming houses
and for little more than those who were living in the hovels.
Strong cooperative movements have grown up at Okla
homa, at Missouri, at South Dakota and at Texas A. and M.
There are houses near the campus that would serve our purpose
well. The administration of the University favors the movement.
Early this fall the members of that society made their de
cision. They decided that that group which suffered most from
a badly managed party should be given an opportunity to name
a committee which they felt would give them value received
They gave the selection of that committee to the student body.
Today that student body goes to the polls. Today that
student body decides what kind of a prom this university will
have next spring. Each voter is a winner if the prom is good;
each is a loser if the prom is bad.
Students, you took the prom out of the hands of the
council to free it from politics. Now that the selection of that
The DAILY is willing to work for it with utmost vigor, pro- committee is in your hands, will you keep it free?
riding you show favor with the plan by your vote today. But the slate of candidates today are a number of hard
gf, !.. working men and women, men and women who can give to you
vJI COllSCUnl iaCllllieS the kind of a party you want. And on that same slate there are
The coliseum hasthe facilities to provide recreation for all men and women who are wanting membership on the committee
the students of this University who desire it. Yet it has always for activity points and personal prestige.
becn limited to but a part of those students. To the large num.-.. Each of voij.-W your affiliation is expected to vote for a
ler ofTlMifinattdapenjjoare compelled to work" during the committee along party lines, the same way that committee was
afternoons there is no opportunity to enjoy the athletic program selected last spring which you, by your vote at the spring elec
open to their classmates during the day. tion decried. Are you going to vote today for men or for
To remedy this state of affairs, the DAILY is in favor of parties?
keeping the coliseum basement, its showers, swimming pool
and basket room open in the evenings, in order that all may
have an opportunity to use its extensive facilities. If you fa
vor such a change and could make use of it yourself, endorse
it at the polls today.
Of automatic subscription
Were the entire student body to take the DAILY on the
plan followed by many other universities, it could be sold to
them for two-thirds its former price, and its staff could put out
a larger sized and more representative newspaper.
It could devote more space to interesting feature mate
rial, and could prevent the discontent, such as is expressed by
the YW in a letter in today's paper, which arises when stories
are crowded out through lack of space.
College journalism could be given more play, and this Uni
versity could print a paper comparable to the eight and twelve
page papers printed daily by schools such as Minnesota, Iowa
and Illinois. I
If you want a product of better quality for a lower price,
express yourself in favor of this proposal today.
C.O.M.
Study the candidates carefully and lemember the re
sponsibility you have assumed. If it is a goodr'"! this year,
you are to be praised. If it flops, let's heal "complaint
For it is you, students, by your vote who havv L ied.
When you go to the polls today and whel you check
the names of the men and the women you wantL . .
. . . Remember last year's prom! j
C.O.M.
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Just a word, please
It was not a problem of what
to say or how to say It, but rather
it was when to say it for candi
dates' ' dinner speakers this elec
tion. The Armistice Day holiday
cut out all chances of speaking to
entire chapters at their dinners
for all houses cancelled out their
Monday night meal.
Liberals talked Friday noon, the
progressive Friday night, and to
rorities at all meals from Friday
noon on.
The world is just beginning to
use electricity intelligently, ac
cording to Dr. Fredrick P. Woell
ner, professor of education at the
University of California
A $916,000 building program is
unaer way at the University of
oeorfia.
Dear
Editor
To the Editor:
As members of the cabinet of
the YWCA, we resent the implica
tion contained in your editorial on
"Activity-itus," In this editorial
you stated that the YWCA is per
meated by a state of mind-
where activity points and prestige
of office are elevated above inter
est in the organization for the or
ganization's sake.
Perhaps two or three of us are
active in the YW for this reason.
However, the overwhelming ma-
ority of YW members are earnest
ly endeavoring to fulfill the Chris
tian aim of our organization which
includes "a desire to realize a full
and creative life through a grow
ing knowledge of God providing
a means for campus-wide friend
ship striving to arouse interest
in contemporary political, social
and economic developments," and
suggesting "a more creative use
of leisure time."
In carrying out this Christian
aim, the YW has planned a varied
program intended to meet the in
terests of all girls on the campus.
Eight freshman commission groups
led by Interested YW members
met each week to Mscuss such
freshman problems as whether
the freshmen are getting the most
out of their college life, their rela
tion to the campu3, national and
international YWCA, and their re
lations to each other. About 120
freshmen girls attend these meetings.
For upperclass girls, the YWCA
sponsors staff meetings. About
125 girls are actively participat
ing in these groups. Some of the
projects of these groups include
sending girls to take charge of
games and the library at tlio
Southwest and Belmont Commun
ity centers, discussing foreign af
fairs and our relations with other
countries, and solving problems
arising between men and women
on the campus, in the home, and
at social gatherings.
Besides these activities, between
50 and 100 girls attend weekly
YWCA vesper services In which
between 25 and 30 girls take part.
It attempts to help girls outside
the organization by inviting for
eign students to cabinet meetings
to see how the YWCA may best
serve them, by giving teachers
col'ege nanioya .training In leader
ship, and by collecting mo"ey to
pay the tuition of Chinese students.
These are just a few of the proj-
ects of the YWCA. Would youn '
fer, however, from the types
these projects that the girls VorkVA
lng in the YWCA are interested in
it for the wike of "activity points
and prestige of office?" Bvery
woman is encouraged to partici
pate in this organization, regard
less of her race or religious creed.
Naturally some of the women in
the YWCA are well-known In ac
tivity circles. However, they are
known as activity girls because
of their Interest in the YWCA, not
because of their interest in "Ac
tivity points and prestige of of
fice." If the Daily Nebraskan had real
ized the active part played by
YWCA members in carrying out
the aims of the organization, we
are sure that it would have favor
ably presented the work of the
YWCA.
Slmr1
YWCA CABINET. -yT
Kd. The rdltorlal aa arUrtty-lta waa
aot altiwd at the prairaaa at YW, aor
at that Innrr rlrrlc af (Ida wha rn
arlrntlounly aupport Ka arllvttlea. Tiie
Dally rreogiilira that a lanre perarntaKe
of the membrr In rvrry organization are
not affrrtrd by the malady. The ru:.orUl
dM aot Imply tbal.
t la aaly a tew In each rroap who am
jolnt-rn and in whom activity polnta and
preatlge el on Ire ar elevated above ln;r
ret In the organltatloa for In orianl.a
tioa'a ankr. It la aafartunale iaarej lliat
thr fn:iurr of L rie few krlnc thr ac
tivity prormm la (rarral Into poar repute.
The IIAII.Y haa never taken an o--ponlng
atand to the activities of YW. if
Ita tvnrk linn not tiem properly ptihlitii'd
la the paM, ev.-ry rfforl will now be mude
to (Ive II what attention II deserve.
V, O. M.
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