Thursday, April 16, 1942
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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This Year's Council Has
Is Successful in Few Activities It Sponsors
Pcato and quiet characterized
action of this year's Student Coun
cil which ended its activity this
afternoon. Disputes were avoided,
and the few things which, the
Council did sponsor were success
ful. After the traditional Student
Council sponsored migration to
Kansas State, which was saddened
by the Husker loss on the gridiron,
the Council "organized a new pos
ition, sophomore president. No
trouble was had in this election
which was combined with the fall
election, mainly because the greeks
faced organized opposition.
In October, constitution of the
national defense committee, organ
ized by the Daily Ncbraskan and
the Student Union, was approved.
Courtesy
Hurt 'I In. I.
Lincoln Journal
Dilli- TlM'oliHld.
Later, the Council worked with
the committee in several drives,
including the Red Cross and the
V-Book campaigns.
Seeking more wide-open elec
tions, the Council approved open
participation of women in politics.
Okcyed was open party support
for vvomen running for office.
Most successful undertaking of
the Council was the Red Cross
drive in October when a commit
tee, headed by Mary Rosborough,
collected enough money to put UN
a way over its goal.
Another big activity on the
Council's October calendar wa9
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the National Student Federation
associations' convention here with
members of Student Councils thru
out this region sending represent
atives. It was not until December,
that the Nebraska Council offic
ially joined the NSFA.
First indication of a barb-greek
fight on the Council was given
when Bill Da foe, Dave Marvin and
unaffiliated members of the Coun
cil clashed over the proposed barb
amendment to the Student Coun
cil constitution.
President Burton Thiol charged
barbs with playing politics. The
proposal, with Council condemna
tion was beaten badly in the elec
tion. With eves of this part of the
nation on it, the Council approved
the constitution of the America
First Committee after much cam
pus speculation on a nd agitation
over the matter.
Upon the suggestion of Thiol,
the Council approved a plan pro
viding that all candidates must
file a platform and get the appro
val of the Council before they
ran for the Council. The bylaw
was later repealed because of crit
icism pointing to ,jt.s unconstitu
tionality. Chief Work.
Main achievement of the Coun
cil was organization of the Stu
dent Foundation, a group to publi
cize the university to high school
students. John Douglass was chos
en chairman of the Foundation.
Following the suggestion of fac
tion president Buzz Dalton, the
Council approved a plan for the
publication of a handbook on the
Council activities, purpose and
aims. It was also decided to spon
sor faculty-student coffee hours.
Recent meetings have been dom
inated by quibbling over the physi
cal education program and "im
provement of educational stand
ards." Sidestepped until the last
few meetings was action on the
election.
Change in the usual selection of
Student Union board members in
order to avoid politics was also
passed. Thiol, at the same meet
ing, criticized members for la-ck
of interest and co-operation.
Prospects for a battle for hold
over positions between barbs and
greeks wree eliminated when
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Business activity chart shows steadily rising line thruout the state.
According to the University of
Nebraska's index of general busi
ness activity, business in the stale
once more moved up during March
after allowances were made for
seasonal variation.
Department store sales increased
approximately 10 percent which
suggests that Easter shopping was
heavier than usual this year. In
crease in number and value of
building permits issued predicts
another spurt in construction
activity, especially in defense
areas of the state. An increase of
10 per cent in bank debits usually
represents a comparable interest
in general business activity, but
for March it reflects to a consid-
Bacteriologists
Hold Regular
Meeting Here
The university will be host to
bacteriologists from Nebraska,
Kansas and western ?Iissouri for
the regular spring meeting of the
Missouri Valley branoch of the
Society of American Basteriol
ogists on Saturday, May 2.
All interested persons will be
invited to attend morning and af
ternoon sessions when scientific
papers will be presented in Bessey
hall auditorium.
Dr. Leunis Van Es, chairman of
the department of animal path
ology and hygiene, will address a
noon luncheon for members and
their guests in the Student Union.
He will reminisce on developments
and personal experiences in the
field of veterinary bacteriology.
A business meeting for election
of officers willN follow the scien
tific program. Present officers are
Dr. N. R. Ziegler, University of
Missouri, president; Dr. C. E.
Georgi, University of Nebraska,
vice president; Dr. C. A. Hunger,
Kansas State Health Laboratory,
secretary-treasurer; Dr. L. D.
Bushnell, Kansas State College,
councilor; and Dr. K. H. Lewis,
University of Nebraska, archivist.
Friday! IIis nosc ets
' caught in the
draft.!!
Second Bi( Feature!
"THE NIGHT BEFORE
THE DIVORCE"
T.jTin llnrl Mary Reth Hurhe
Fewer Disputes;
greeks took every holdover post
with no barb opposition. The week
before, barb attempts to fill va
cancies in the Council, had been
accepted as a sign of opposition.
Officers of the council this year
Lincoln Journal
crable degree the larger income
tax payments made this year.
Postal receipts, on the other hand,
decreased 5 per cent during the
month.
State Ranks Fourth.
Although business in the state
slumped noticeably in February,
it compares favorably with busi
ness activity reported in other
states. Among 34 states, Nebraska
ranked fourth with a 16 per cent
increase in the value of retail sales
as compared with a year ago.
Independent retailers in small
towns of 2500 or less have been
reporting the largest increase in
dollar sales for a number of
months. According to a depart
ment of commerce report for Feb
ruary, they again experienced a
substantial gain. 21 per cent, over
the corresponding month of last
year. This is significantly more
than the increase enjoyed by re
tailers in larger population cen
ters. In the state, Grand Island
reported the greatest increase, 15
per cent, over February 1941. This
differential expansion in retail
tively greater increase in purchas
sales provides evidence of a rela
ing power in rural districts.
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foothills of the Roclcies, a mile
above sea level, in sight of per
petual snow, in an unsurpassed
summer climate. Organized re
creation: Hikes, steak fries, visits
to glaciers, mountain climbing,
weekend outings, excursions to
Pocky Mountain National Park.
Trout fishing nearby.
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have been Burton Thiol, president;
Chris Peterson, vice president;
Ruth Iverson, secretary; Mary
Rosborough, treasurer; and Dala
Theobald, chairman of the judic
iary committee.
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Increases
A recent study of the trend in
prices reveals that formal controls,
such as price ceilings and ration
ing, of key commodities is inade
quate to prevent a general rise in
prices. By the middle of Decem
ber those key commodities consti
bureau of labor statistics' index at
tuted less than one-fifth of the
value of the commodity in the
wholesale prices. From March to
December inclusive the index ot
controlled prices rose one per cent.
This slight increase is attributable,
in part, to rise in the prices of un
controlled raw-materials which'
price schedules, such as textiles,
automatically lifted some of the
Furthermore, an upward revision
was made in some price schedules.
Over the same period, the index:
of uncontrolled prices rose 16 per
cent. Further analysis of price
trends of commodities subject to
no controls showed no discernible
difference. Informal controls con
sist of suggestions, warnings, fair
price requests, or freeze letters
sent to the producers. Evidence
of this nature may cause Price
Administrator Henderson to freeze,
all wholesale and retail prices.
Good Volume Falls.
It is estimated that the total
physical volume of goods and
services purchased in 1942 will fall
slightly more than one-tenth be
low the record volume of last year.
The bulk of this decrease will be
in the durable consumer goods, for
the output of these goods Mfill be
curtailed -to about one-third of last
year's volume.
The decline in consumption as
a whole during the present cal
endar year is not expected to be
drastic. Sales over the past few
months undoubtedly reflect some
forward buying on the part of
consumers. Furthermore, about
85 per cent of the consumer ex
penditures in 1941 were made for
nondurable goods and services.
The production of these goods and
services will continue for some
time, for the production equipment
is not adaptable to the output of
war materials. However, a short
age in the total labor force will
eventually reduce the output of
these civilians goods and services.
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